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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

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

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

Since the 2016 election, the FBI has used the full extent of its power in an attempt to undermine President Trump. Given the most recent revelations of potential bias from James Comey and other high-ranking FBI officials, the conflict has reached a uniquely heated level. However, this is not the first time a U.S. president … Read more

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

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

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

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

by Martin Armstrong May was an important turning point in Southeast Asia. The corruption that has engulfed the previous Malaysian government centered around a sovereign wealth fund involving Goldman Sachs has rocked the entire Malaysian peninsula. The national debt, which was believed to have been $170 billion, appears to be more like $250 billion of 80% … Read more

by DCG Back on September 25, 2017, Comedy Central debuted “The Opposition” with Jordan Klepper.  About the show, from Wikipedia: “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper is an American late-night talk and news satire program that premiered on Comedy Central on September 25, 2017. The show is hosted by comedian Jordan Klepper, a former correspondent on The Daily Show, and satirizes right-wing politics. It airs each Monday through … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter When consumer products companies, retailers, oil-and-gas drillers, manufacturers, and other companies complain that shipping goods within the US is confronting them with soaring costs, capacity constraints, and delays, they’re not making this up. Trucking companies and railroads – an infamously cyclical industry that suffered through the “transportation recession” from 2015 through … Read more

Some proof being wise in the beginnings of Idiocracy is frowned upon. This kiddo WORKED, not WHINED, his way through school. In a world where everyone gets a participation trophy, something amazing happened on a highway in Wake County, North Carolina, where a father refused to let his son’s amazing accomplishments go unnoticed, for fear they might … Read more

by Yojimbo Did you hear about this patriot on the Hoover Dam? What do we do if nothing comes of the IG Report?

And more is coming. I just got word that Tamarack City is being evacuated because a dam is about to give. More storms are at their doorstep. HOUGHTON, Mich. — Storms moving across the Upper Peninsula washed out several roads in the Houghton and Hancock areas and created dozens of sinkholes across the Keweenaw Peninsula. … Read more