Stock markets show eerie similarities to 2007-2008 crash…We are right on target for SERIOUS financial Pain

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If you compare the graphs of the markets from 07-08, you can see the irrational exuberance that drove them higher and higher to their peaks. After each peak were modest declines, followed by a more horizontal level which have way to one last gasp…Then the first hit comes, !likely in another month or two. Shortly … Read more

YOU’RE FIRED! Congress Officially Filing Impeachment Charges Against Anti-Trump Politician

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggfyosSaW74 RWN reports, Since we finally have a U.S. President in Donald Trump that actually keeps his promises, it’s starting to look like the Deep State is about to crumble. And this time with the help of the Republican Party. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/congress-offi…

Starbucks Ditches Plastic Straws to Save Oceans, Ends Up Using Even More Plastic

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hkq-hIRYGk Jack Davis for the Western Journal reports, Last week, Starbucks announced that it would be abandoning the use of plastic straws, an announcement greeted with gushing praise. The action was “an Environmental Milestone,” The New Republic proclaimed. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/starbu…

Mike Lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins Bill Moyers to talk about what he calls Washington’s “Deep State,” in which elected and unelected figures collude to protect and serve powerful vested interests.

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Lofgren tells Moyers [26 min] Historical context to everything is important. Bill Moyers is a man most people consider credible in the mainstream. Worth investigating. Mike Lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins Bill Moyers to talk about what he calls Washington’s “Deep State,” in which elected and unelected figures collude to protect … Read more

Russia Dumped Most/All its US Treasury Holdings, Disappeared from List

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Who stepped up to the plate? It’s a good thing Russia never held as many US Treasury securities as China and Japan. The scenario would have been different. The “grand total” of US Treasury bonds, notes, and bills held by official foreign investors (central banks, governments, etc.) and non-official foreign investors … Read more

Dem states sue over tax overhaul: ‘Unfairly’ targets highly taxed

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via wsaz: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland sued the federal government over the Republican-led tax overhaul Tuesday, alleging the new law championed by President Donald Trump unfairly singles out high-tax blue states. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, was dismissed as a long-shot political stunt by supporters of the new … Read more

How can any reasonable person claim that 17 US intelligence agencies are wrong about Russia hacking the DNC and Podesta?

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JK LOL!!! Colin Powell – UN Security Council – Feb 5th 2003 The material I will present to you comes from a variety of sources. Some are U.S. sources. And some are those of other countries. Some of the sources are technical, such as intercepted telephone conversations and photos taken by satellites. Other sources are … Read more

The 5 pillars of debt default

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Image by iStock/erhui1979 From Tom Luongo of Gold, Goats ‘N Guns: Regular readers of Gold Goats ‘n Guns know that I’ve been handicapping a major sovereign debt default to begin here in 2018 or early 2019.  But, what do I mean by that? How does a sovereign debt default come about?  And who will default? There are a … Read more

Lawmakers clash with tech over political bias

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Lawmakers clashed Tuesday at a contentious hearing over claims that social media platforms and tech companies are biased against conservative viewpoints. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said the hearing addressed a serious issue. But Democrats said the hearing, coming one day after President Trump dismissed Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election during a press conference … Read more

EU expected to fine GOOGLE record $5 billion over antitrust abuse

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The case relates to the dominance of Google’s Android operating system, which is one of the world’s most popular mobile software systems. The EU has scrutinized that dominance, arguing that Google should look to make competition fairer and allow smaller players in the market to flourish. European Union regulators will slap Alphabet-owned Google with a $5 billion antitrust fine … Read more

Fed Speaks = Another Top?

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by SpontaneousDisorder Just thought I’d put this here as an update to a previous post I did. Jerome Powell has testified to congress and the market got excited again. The previous post I made was when the Fed had a meeting and that timed a short term top. The Nasdaq and S&P are bit higher, the … Read more