Why Can’t We Sue the TSA For Assault?

by Ron Paul When I was in Congress and had to regularly fly between DC and Texas, I was routinely subjected to invasive “pat-downs” (physical assaults) by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). One time, exasperated with the constant insults to my privacy and dignity, I asked a TSA agent if he was proud to assault innocent … Read more

Today’s Internet Not ‘sustainable,’ Experts Warn… GoogleFacebook Dominate, Privacy Under Assault, ‘ad Platform Manipulated’

via WND: The digital world has been flooded with concerns in recent months over the power of the giant tech companies, particularly Google and Facebook, to control the flow of information. Conservatives in America have expressed alarm, and in Europe, a leader of the Brexit movement has accused Facebook of “doctoring” the news. Now Congress has been told … Read more

Tech Bulls Concerned If Selling Starts Here

by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The Trend for the Nasdaq and Semiconductors remains up, as each is near all-time highs and both are reflecting relative strength over the broad markets. Ths 4-pack above looks at some key price points for Tech and Mid-Caps that are in play at this week. The upper left … Read more

Comey and Horowitz – Birds of a Feather

by LV So it took over a year for the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue its findings regarding the FBI’s handling of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails.  When one looks at the results, it is difficult to understand why it took that long.  Many of the facts … Read more

Germany’s Migration Chief Sacked Amid Asylum Agency Fraud Scandal – Fall Guy?

by Thinker The ousted head of Germany’s refugee agency was central to an unfolding asylum application fraud scandal, but firing her won’t fix core “structural problems” in the country’s migration system, a geopolitical analyst has told RT. After serving just 18 months as head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Jutta Cordt … Read more

Horowitz and Wray testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on the IG report Today!

Examining the Inspector General’s First Report on Justice Department and FBI Actions in Advance of the 2016 Presidential Election Kicks off at 2pm ET. https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/examining-the-inspector-generals-first-report-on-justice-department-and-fbi-actions-in-advance-of-the-2016-presidential-election I believe it will be televised live, please correct me if I’m wrong. This should be very interesting.   AC

Industrial production, China retail sales, Miles driven, Federal interest payments, Budget charts

by WARREN MOSLER A weaker than expected print due to auto sales which have been volatile, but charts show it’s still chugging along at a modest pace: Highlights A big drop in autos skewed industrial production lower in May, slipping 0.1 percent and missing what was an already soft consensus by 2 tenths. Manufacturing volumes fell … Read more

Angela Merkel Down for the Count?

by Martin Armstrong There are some saying that Angela Merkel will be overthrown in a matter of weeks and others saying that there is no plot to remove her. Nevertheless, scandal rising in Germany over the refugee crisis keeps brewing behind the curtain. Cyclically, 2018 may be a peak in Merkel’s career despite what people … Read more

Flashback Jan. 2018 – Gowdy Sounds Off On ‘Troubling’ Text Messages Was Right!

by Thinker Give Gowdy Jeff Sessions job, then American will know the guilty will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Jan. 2018, ‘America’s Newsroom,’ the Republican lawmaker Trey Gowdy sounds off on the ‘troubling’ text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. A politician who continued to show evidence of fraud in … Read more

Trump Opening Up Obama’s Secret Record, All Of America Deserve To Know

by Thinker At long last, the American people may FINALLY get some answers with regards to the Obama administration’s infamous g*n trafficking scandal dubbed “Fast and Furious.” As the leftist progressives continue to look for non-existent Russian boogie men under their beds, the Trump administration is promising to release the documents pertaining to the scandal … Read more

Onward to Stock Market Nirvana… Or Not

by Charles Hugh-Smith Rising wedges tend to lead to declines, so ignore them. At long last, we have reached the Nirvana of consensus: the stock market is heading to new all-time highs. Even the perma-Bear camp seems to have accepted the inevitability of new all-time highs ahead: The FANG stocks are hitting new highs, the Russell … Read more

Is Draghi Really Ending QE?

by Martin Armstrong Mario Draghi said the euro-area economy is strong enough to overcome increased risk,  and therefore this justifies the European Central Bank’s decision to end bond purchases bringing to an end a decade-long failed experiment. The truth behind this statement is starkly different than being portrayed in the press. Draghi also pledged to keep … Read more