What Memorial Day is Really All About

by Dave I received the following pics a couple of days ago in an email from my brother that was about to depart Phoenix for the flight home after a business trip. We have all seen the gussied-up, sanitized, homogenized as well as somewhat impersonal photos and videos put out by the various media outlets … Read more

Scientists, Funded By Crypto, Using Blockchain to Stop Monsanto from Taking Over Cannabis Industry – To Stop Monsanto From Patenting Cannabis Strains

via thefreethoughtproject: As The Free Thought Project reported last week, blockchain startups have been offering interesting solutions for the cannabis industry, which is facing strict regulations from the government, as well as constant take-over attempts by large corporations. One major concern of cannabis advocates is the possibility of large biotech corporations like Monsanto patenting seeds or even DNA … Read more

Trump Tweets – Spygate Twitter Storm, Hot Topic Questions About Obama, Hillary, The DNC and More!

During the past 24 hours, President Trump has unleashed a firestorm of tweets on his realDonaldTrump twitter account! And most of it is about Spygate! —– realDonaldTrump (16 hours ago) Why didn’t President Obama do something about the so-called Russian Meddling when he was told about it by the FBI before the Election? Because he thought … Read more

Dr. Lacy Hunt: The Bond Bull Market Is Not Over!

by stockboardasset Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr. Lacy Hunt back to MacroVoices. Erik and Lacy ask if the bond bear market has really started and what are the opposing views? They further discuss shorting high yield debt, junk credit and ask where to be on the yield curve right now. They then move on … Read more

Bizarre True Story UK Military Tested LSD on Royal Marines Same as US Soldiers

by Thinker In the kind of clipped BBC English that more frivolous generations associate with comic Harry Enfield’s Mr Cholmondley Warner, the narrator explained how the LSD was given to the Royal Marine Commandos “in a cup of wartah.” “Twenty-five minutes latah, the first effects of the drug became apparent. The men became relaxed and … Read more

Massive Atmospheric Compression Event

Significant flash flooding has led to several water rescues in Ellicott City, Md., the National Weather Service D.C./Baltimore office reported Sunday afternoon. They’re calling this an “extremely dangerous and potentially catastrophic situation.” h/t Christ Hawk

American Media Blocked in Europe

by Martin Armstrong The American media companies such as Tronc and Lee Enterprises are now totally dark in European Union countries. Some of those sites include the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, the St. Louis Dispatch, the Chicago Tribune, and the Orlando Sentinel. It appears that various American media have decided to … Read more

Interesting article on American Banking History and Impacts

by tektonic_plates WSJ’s Jason Zweig is one of my favorite writers. Here is a short excerpt from his latest piece: The U.S. has followed a similar course, with banking crises in — among other years — 1819, 1826, 1837, 1839, 1857, 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, the early 1930s, the late 1980s and, of course, 2008-2009. It might sound odd for banks to be deregulated now, when they are reporting … Read more

How Not to Negotiate a $6.1 Billion Deal

by COMPUTER1313 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-24/how-not-to-negotiate-a-6-1-billion-deal The Xerox-Fujifilm formula: 1. Tell CEO he’s fired. 2. Have him arrange sale of company. 3. Hope Carl Icahn doesn’t find out. By midsummer, the board had concluded that Jacobson was incapable of leading Xerox. While he continued to talk with Fuji, they were interviewing replacement candidates. On Nov. 10, Keegan and … Read more