For the first time ever, Facebook published it’s internal definition of terrorism.

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Any non-governmental organization that engages in premeditated acts of violence against persons or property to intimidate a civilian population, government, or international organization in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim. Notice the “non-governmental.” And no, I’m not reading into it. They actually said that this does not apply to governments: “Our counterterrorism … Read more

11 MILLION DOCS RELEASED! GEORGE SOROS CAUGHT IN THE LARGEST DATA LEAKS IN HISTORY!

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by Thinker Before, during, and after the elections, the infighting between Democrats and Republicans rolls on. What most Americans don’t realize is the problems aren’t with the parties themselves as much as the individuals who don’t support anything but satan. The lies have come from both parties along with crimes against humanity and the American … Read more

The “Tax Cut Act” Has Increased Taxes for the Rich

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BY JOHN MAULDIN Each year the IRS releases aggregate data on individual income taxes, with a two-year delay. The Tax Foundation helpfully organizes the reports, and in January they released their summary of the data for 2015. In 2015, 141.2 million taxpayers reported a total of $10.14 trillion in adjusted gross income (AGI). On this amount, they paid … Read more

An Orderly Unwind of Stock Market Leverage?

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter That would be a first, but it might be happening. Everything in slow motion, even market declines?    There is nothing like a good shot of leverage to fire up the stock market. How much leverage is out there is actually a mystery, given that there are various forms of stock-market … Read more

STUDY: Quarter Of Children Under 7 OWN Smartphone!

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LONDON — How young is too young when it comes to owning a smartphone? Believe it or not, according to a new study, a quarter of children six and under actually own a mobile device. Researchers with musicMagpie, a company that helps people declutter by selling their unwanted electronics online, conducted the study after they noted a … Read more

Commodities: The Top Asset Class of 2018 So Far

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by visualcapitalist Is the commodity supercycle coming back from the dead? For now, such a claim could perhaps be considered both bold and premature – but there does seem to be some compelling evidence that is mounting to back it up. THE ASSET QUILT According to the most recent “Asset Quilt of Total Returns” put together … Read more

Fake Markets Produce A Fake Economy

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by John Rubino Automtaic Earth’s Raúl Ilargi Meijer just posted an essential essay on the world’s financial markets – or what used to be the world’s financial markets. Here’s an excerpt: “[Price discovery] is the process of determining the price of an asset in the marketplace through the interactions of buyers and sellers”, says Wikipedia. Perhaps not … Read more

Nicaragua Protests Over the Collapse of Social Security

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by Martin Armstrong At least 10 people have died in Nicaragua during this week’s violent protests over the government’s planned changes to the social security system. Nicaraguans began protesting on Wednesday against measures that increase worker contributions and lower pensions. The economics of Marxism has completely failed and the decline in the birthrates spells doom … Read more