by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning Alice in Wonderland’s White Queen believed six impossible things before breakfast. Today’s guardians of opinion demand we believe a six more… and another dozen by lunch. That the mainstream news is precisely and invariably accurate, for example. That deficits do not matter. Or that a man offered $15 an hour to … Read more
via Khaleej Times: The US Dollar Index’s 4.5 per cent rise since mid-April has myriad causes. One, the Italian election annihilated the political center and produced the worst possible coalition scenario of the far left (Five Star) and the far right (Northern League), two populist, anti-euro parties that won 54 per cent of the vote. Italy … Read more
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
by Martin Armstrong It took only one day for complaints to be filed against Google and Facebook under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of members of the European Parliament, he insisted that Facebook was ready for Friday the 25th when the GDPR, which is the European Union’s new … Read more
via Kathy Orton Mortgage rates continued their upward march this week, extending the most prolonged increase in rates in 46 years. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.66 percent with an average 0.4 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1 percent of … Read more
by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper A new Ebola outbreak is on the radar in the Congo and just over a week ago had reached a city of more than a million people. Well, things likely got a whole lot worse over the weekend when family members of 3 infectious patients with confirmed cases of Ebola … Read more
Self-driving automobiles will be PRISONS-on-wheels controlled by tyrannical governments. Kiss your personal freedom goodbye. https://youtu.be/VIa-velBIW4 h/t anon-opbeast
by Thinker Flint native Jada Coleman decided to step up when she watched a Netflix documentary about her own city and felt it only told just part of the story. It talked about the crime and poverty, the scandalous water crisis, and the way the city police force was responding. But it said little about … Read more
by Thinker The Executive Order by President John F. Kennedy #11110 that would have ended the private banking institution, the Federal Reserve that was redacted as soon as Vice President Johnson took the helm. What else was redacted by Johnson? The Executive Order that would have ended the CIA and the man who was running … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKl8dZeDcMc Good morning, I’m still reporting on: Deplorables, Relax Trump Will Not Testify , 2254 Synopsis: Rudy Guilliani appeared on Fox News Sunday today and let something slip.
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
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
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
This is so important and is rarely discussed in the financial media (No surprise). Do you see how this LIBOR rate increasing will make a huge impact on the global financial markets? We always pay attention to the Federal Reserve and their actions. And no doubt they are critical. But more attention needs to be … Read more
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
A place called the “Death Alley” which numerous of crimes occurs and as reported by OMAR NAVARO, maxime waters have failed the people and all she’s concerns with is her pocket and family, OMAR went on to list her unforgivable crimes; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnRZWb7p2sI AC
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
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
In The UK… You’re Not Allowed To Talk About It. About What? Don’t Ask! “I am in a country that is not free… I feel jealous as hell of you guys in America. You don’t know how lucky you are…“ AC
by WilliamNyeTho The buffettisms are to buy stocks that are: For a great price In an industry that you are capable of understanding Have a great competitive advantage Have great management Buffett, for the past few decades, has made it publically known that he does not understand tech, and has little to no desire to do … Read more