Rahm Emanuel just might be one of the most corrupt politicians in recent American history. One just needs to look at his involvement in Fast and Furious to know utter and inexcusable corruption.

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This latest Big Brother tactic would make Eric Blair cringe, as drones are now being considered to monitor legitimate and lawful protests. via propublica.org: ProPublica Illinois reporter Mick Dumke looks at the state’s political issues and personalities in this occasional column. Even before thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago to speak out against President Donald … Read more

AWESOME: Trump shows Kim video of possible hotels on North Korea’s beaches, talks of opening up economically.

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Donald Trump included a Hollywood-produced video in his presentation to Kim Jong-un during nuclear talks in Singapore The four-minute film showed Kim as a leader at a crossroads and urged him to choose a more economically and technologically open future Part of the footage included a wide shot of a beach and an image of … Read more

Controversial new study shows IQ scores falling in younger generations post-1975. This reverses rising IQs Post-WW2

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We hit peak civilization in the 70s. All downhill from there. via thetimes.co.uk: The IQ scores of young people have begun to fall after rising steadily since the Second World War, according to the first authoritative study of the phenomenon. The decline, which is equivalent to at least seven points per generation, is thought to have … Read more

BREAKING: Hostages taken in Paris

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THREE hostages, possibly including a pregnant woman, have been seized by a man in Paris claiming to be armed with a “bomb and handgun”. One hostage has been seriously injured, the hostage-taker has claimed. An armed man is believed to have seized three hostage in Rue des Petites Ecuries, with armed police and firefighters at … Read more

GOVERNMENT IS JUST A WORD FOR THE THINGS WE REFUSE TO DO TOGETHER UNTIL PRIVATE ENTERPRISE STEPS UP

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Domino’s Pizza unveils U.S. infrastructure project filling potholes. Domino’s is offering to fill ‘cracks, bumps and potholes’ to smooth road conditions. The initiative is aimed at ‘saving pizza.’ Picture courtesy of Domino’s Pizza.”Have you ever hit a pothole and instantly cringed?” Russell Weiner, president of Domino’s USA explains, stated in a press release. “We know … Read more

THE LONELY LIVES OF LEFTISTS.

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MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle: Yeah, I Scream Curses at Trump in the Shower. Which makes a nice bookend to the 2009 New York Times columnist who dreamed of Obama appearing in her shower. As Ben Shapiro noted, during the Tony Awards on Sunday, “alleged comedian Michael Ian Black tweeted out a bumper sticker that could easily be taken as the … Read more

The United States of Suicide: 25% Surge Since 1999 Brought on by Debilitating Depression and Incessant Isolation

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By Bob Shanahan   I really hope this article doesn’t depress you as it did me while I was researching it. But this is an important subject that must be discussed and properly dissected.   Here’s a shocking and telling statistic on the direction of American society today: suicide rates have risen sharply in every … Read more

How the Socialists Keep the Poor – Poor

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by Martin Armstrong Everyone knows I donated my time to try to reform Social Security and privatize it back in the 90s. I was even shuttling between the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, Bill Archer, and the House Majority Leader Dick Army. I argued for the privatization of Social Security to allow it … Read more

Senator Feinstein Makes SHOCKING Admission About Illegal Immigrants Under Obama

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLi11Df9vOE Cassandra Fairbanks for the Gateway Pundit reports, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) claimed that she “didn’t really know enough” about the “mistreatment” of illegal immigrants to pay attention to it during the eight years that Barack Obama was in office. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

Move Along, No Bubble Here. Nothing Can Go Wrong

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move along, no bubble here. pic.twitter.com/XEpQHnRAsk — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 12, 2018 nothing can go wrong pic.twitter.com/ANbV4kXoog — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 11, 2018 Tech relative EPS growth off a bit pic.twitter.com/QimKMOHnQi — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) June 12, 2018 https://twitter.com/DonDraperClone/status/1006266970126340096 the middle class gets nothing — all the wealth goes to <10%… debt-fueled tax reform continues … Read more

Is the mortgage industry the catalyst for the next financial crisis?

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by ConcreteCrusher I’ve been reviewing in depth the non-banking mortgage originating industry, FHA’s mortgage insurance funds and Ginnie Mae’s mortgage backed security insurance programs. References: https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/MMIQtrlyQ12018.pdfhttps://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Housing/documents/2017fhaannualreport.pdfhttps://www.ginniemae.gov/about_us/what_we_do/Reports_To_Congress/ReportToCongress17.pdfhttps://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/5_kimetal.pdf Since the Financial crisis there has been a considerable increase in loans orignated from non-banking mortgage entities, insured by the FHA and securitized by Ginnie Mae into mortgage backed … Read more

Got a CP14 letter from the IRS saying I owed >$1,200 for failure to file (which is true). I called them and a 25 minute call reduced it to $56, just the interest, due to their “First Time Abatement”. It never hurts to call!

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by FranklyPatheticAnswr I was just dumb this year and just didn’t file on time for the first time ever. I owed substantially more than normal this year, which I anticipated, but didn’t have the funds in the right account to file and pay before the deadline. I called them and in 25 minutes my penalties … Read more

Asian Financial Crisis v2.0

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via theguardian: Are brewing exchange rate and debt crises in Argentina and Turkey localised events without broader implications? Or are they early warning signs of deeper fragilities in bloated global debt markets that are being exposed as the US Federal Reserve continues to normalise interest rates? Rising interest rates could test stability in some advanced economies as … Read more

Strangely enough, the last two historic and major #NorthKoreanSummit ‘s coincided with the top in the Stock Market. To. The. Month. June 2000, October 2007…….June 2018?

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https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1006397170935894016 pic.twitter.com/9rIDcfvAJ0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 12, 2018 h/t @McClellanOsc pic.twitter.com/hG3GN0fsux — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 11, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1006389908938854401 h/t @OccupyWisdom

Global Morning Highlights

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by QuantalyticsResearch Global stocks appear to be shrugging off the Trump-Kim summit as investors shift their focus to the US FOMC decision on Wednesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) decision on Thursday and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision on Friday US equity index futures are declining this morning with the Dow Jones minis … Read more