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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Other people’s money is always more fun to play with recklessly than your own.  As such there’s been a quiet escalation in number of  private capital pools offering mortgage (and auto) financing to subprime quality borrowers.  “Special Circumstance Lending” is one such lender in Denver.  It constantly runs ads on Denver … Read more

by stockboardasset It is an uncomfortable time for Taiwan. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began a dangerous “island encirclement” war drill around the country, which on Friday saw bombers and fighter jets simulating strikes on Taiwanese targets for the first time. It seems as Beijing will not wait for reunification; it wishes to intimidate the island … Read more

by Sara Tipton  “Nightmare bacteria” with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-its-kind hunt to see how much of a threat these rare cases have become. It’s also important to realize that there are steps that can be taken to help … Read more

Peter Schiff, Released on 5/15/18 Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including … Read more

The controversial Father Coughlin speaks against the Federal Reserve Part of a speech by Father Charles Coughlin at a political rally in Illinois, 1936. Father Coughlin During his time in the public eye, Father Charles Coughlin became one of the most revered figures in the Depression era of American history. Known for delving into politics … Read more

Synopsis: Slowly, but relentlessly, the group of experts mostly coalescing around Fox News, are assembling not only the truth about what has been going on for the last 9 years, but gigantic and lawless scope of it. Former US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Joe DiGenova and former Federal Prosecutor Sidney Powell, summed up … Read more

Sean Parker and Chamath Palihapitiya talks about how Facebook and other social media is destroying our society.

This week we talk about how the Bond Market is losing its biggest customer in world history, central banks. Liquidity doesn’t exist today without central bank printing and intervention. Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg says to prepare for inflation and $3,000 – $5,000 gold. Inflation is an emotion, being caught off guard is the trigger. … Read more

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGm0qXBv7RU Trump team ready to ‘pressure’ Mueller at probe’s one-year mark https://www.politico.com/story/2018/0… Judge rejects Manafort motion to dismiss Russia probe charges http://thehill.com/regulation/court-b… U.S. identifies suspect in major leak of CIA hacking tools https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-identifies-suspect-in-major-leak-of-cia-hacking-tools/2018/05/15/5d5ef3f8-5865-11e8-8836-a4a123c359ab_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b1b6abea69c9

Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s third-highest-ranking official, must stand trial on several charges of sexual abuse, an Australian court ruled on Tuesday. Many see as a moment of reckoning for a church racked by scandal. AC

The death toll in Gaza increased dramatically on Monday as Israeli Defense Forces opened fire on thousands of Palestinian civilians, killing 41 and injuring at least 1,700, and the United States’ response served as a reminder that if the governments in Iran, Syria, North Korea or Russia had done the same thing, the U.S. would … Read more

Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned Israel’s response to violence on the Israel-Gaza border during an interview Monday with Mehdi Hasan of the Intercept, saying: “Innocent people are being killed.” “Do you believe, as many human rights groups — American, Israeli, Palestinian, European — are saying, that the IDF snipers shooting kids, people in wheelchairs, are those … Read more

DOJ responds to request for info on Comey’s law professor friend http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/… Judge rejects Manafort motion to dismiss Russia probe charges http://thehill.com/regulation/court-b…

Joe DiGenova: John Brennan Was Behind the Set Up n Trump

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But no blood in the streets. Just a rate-hike cycle at work. Today the US Treasury 10-year yield broke out of its recent range and surged 8 basis points to 3.08% at the close, the highest since July 2011. The price of a bond falls when its yield rises. The odds … Read more