by Dazzlerocks What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, hoping to make them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the target and delegitimize … Read more
by Martin Armstrong One of the more fascinating examples of how the government prosecutors are looking for high profile cases to further personal careers rather than actually policing society to protect the people has been exposed by the sale of the Leonardo DaVinci painting of Jesus Christ. I previously reported that DaVinci’s 500-year-old painting, known as … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Healthcare costs have been exploding even in Germany. The revisions in healthcare of about two years ago did expand the coverage, but the expanded costs were completely unexpected. That means Germany is also looking to now raise taxes to cover the higher costs due to their legislative reforms. The reforms have brought in more people in need of care and relatives than … Read more
by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market In general, it has always been dangerous to put blind faith in human icons of any kind; not to mention, entirely unnecessary. The maxim that one “should never meet their heroes” is something far more people should take to heart when applying elevated status to political leaders in particular. Hero worship of a … Read more
by Thinker Lynette Zang Interviews Gerald Celente on why he does this work, and how you can protect your future wealth right now. They discuss everything from the US economy, stock markets, central banks, bitcoin, governments, global currencies, gold and silver, precious metals protection, and a lot more. Emotions flair in the first half and … Read more
by Thinker We are all entitled to have an opinions, and our Creator says we shouldn’t judge, but I do think its important to know the history of a country or organization before you start volunteering for them. This story shows the reader that they should dig deeper into the truth and see if the … Read more
Ron Paul spars with Ben Bernanke, claims the Federal reserve has destroyed the value of real money. The Federal Reserve is a private bank, and not a part of the Federal government. Destroy the Fed, and you severely weaken the global crime syndicate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXB8ETjEVc GD
Do you believe that markets are all out of whack because of central bank intervention? Look at any particular asset class or market around the world. You would think everything was calm and peaceful. You would think that there weren’t any tensions. Look at volatility, it’s historically very low. But what we are looking at … Read more
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The bubble popping in 2000 (it was not 2001) was a lot like an avalanche. It wasn’t clear exactly which snowflake was the one that put it over the tipping point, but once confidence was lost, it went very quickly. The closest thing to a catalyst was an article written by Barron’s in March, 2000, called “Burning … Read more
via CNN: That’s what the Social Security and Medicare trustees projected in their 2018 annual report released Tuesday. The trustees estimate that by 2034 the combined trust funds for Social Security — which help fund the old age and disability programs — will run dry. At that point Social Security will be able to pay … Read more
by quantumdwayne https://www.tesla.com/shareholdermeeting?redirect=no Model 3 is now the best selling premium medium-size sedan in the US. Screenshot from the live stream: https://i.imgur.com/S3bkx31.png Model 3 SR low volume production by the end of this year. 5,000/week by the end of this month looks very likely. Supercharger V3 will be quite an improvement. Announcement later this year. Tesla’s … Read more
by kjk You have to understand that in this specific case Jim Chanos is not offering a statistically proven wisdom but picking facts to feed a narrative that serves his interests. Jim Chanos is a Tesla short. His interest is served by Tesla stock going down. He is invited on TV where he spins narratives that … Read more
Apple has reported they they will start blocking Facebook’s web-tracking tools. Last time I check about 25% of cellphones and presumably Facebook users use an iPhone. With Google being in competition with Facebook and Apple, it doesn’t seem that far fetched for Google to do the same with Android. Seems like this could have noticeable … Read more
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When you make dumbass laws you end up with workarounds like this. via Bloomberg: Communities in the Golden State are using a loophole and citing financial distress so they can put new taxes on the ballot. Pasadena is exploiting it to tax pot. When is a fiscal emergency not an emergency? When it’s in California. … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled last week that the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) may continue to access data at the world’s largest Internet node in Frankfurt am Main without just cause. In the ruling, the court dismissed an action brought against this practice by the operating company and the government demanded they … Read more
by Michael Snyder By a very wide margin, this is the most optimistic that Americans have been about the future since I started The Economic Collapse Blog in late 2009. Even though the middle class is shrinking, 102 million working age Americans do not have a job, and we are now 21 trillion dollars in debt, most people are feeling really … Read more
