by Simon Black In June 1884, a local farmer named Jan Gerritt Bantjes discovered gold on his property in a quiet corner of the South African Republic. Though no one had any idea at the time, Bantjes’ farm was located on a vast geological formation known as the Witwatersrand Basin… which just happens to contain the … Read more
by Ruby Henley We know after observing tests all the way back to 2013, North Korea does have advanced nuclear technology. Why did we deny what some experts tried to tell us? Bruce Bechtol, a political scientist and former senior defense intelligence analyst is a specialist in North Korea. He told us that Iranian officials … Read more
by stockboardasset An unclassified 50-page transcript on Advance Policy Questions for Admiral Philip Davidson, USN Expected Nominee for Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, just confirmed the collapse of American exceptionalism in the South China Sea. Adm. Davidson, the likely nominee to replace departing U.S. Pacific Command Chief Admiral Harry Harris, warned that Beijing has the capability and capacity to … Read more
via Carla Mozee and Anneken Tappe The U.S. dollar broadly advanced Wednesday, resuming its recent uptrend inspired by higher Treasury yields, as the 10-year yield stayed above 3%. What are currencies doing? The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.39% which gauges the buck against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.4% to 91.118, its highest level since mid-January … Read more
by DCG Heaven forbid British authorities actually worry about REAL CRIME in their country. The UK is toast. From BBC: Chelsea Russell, 19, from Liverpool posted the lyric from Snap Dogg’s I’m Trippin’ to pay tribute to a boy who died in a road crash, a court heard. Russell argued it was not offensive, but was handed a community order. Prosecutors … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Jumore Global reports, April 24, 2018, that according to a Feb. 27 report released by the International Energy Agency, the U.S. is expected to replace Russia as the world’s top oil producer by 2019. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the U.S, will overtake Russia as the biggest crude oil producer “definitely next year,” if … Read more
by stockboardasset The Director-General of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), Jean-Marie Aurand, presented breathtaking information on the collapse of global wine production, assessment of the worldwide harvest, and the state of the overall wine industry at the organization’s headquarters in Paris on Wednesday. During the presentation, Aurand warned that global wine production collapsed in 2017, with … Read more
By Jay Syrmopoulos Los Angeles, CA — While interviewing NRA TV host Colion Noir on his podcast the Joe Rogan Experience, the two discussed the the anti-gun “left-wing” Hollywood elite that make millions to billions of dollars on movies that often feature a heavy dose of gun violence. Rogan said that many of the same “liberal actors” … Read more
by Thinker The time has come for us to reap what we sow. and in the Catholic church it isn’t good, but for the victims of the priest who used the name of the Creator to do a satanic act on a child, will be held accountable for his actions. Unlike other nations around the … Read more
by Dana Lyons We would have titled this post “Trend-Setting”, except we already used that title for a post a few weeks ago. The genesis of that post — as with this one — was our weekly #TrendlineWednesday feature on our Twitter and StockTwits feeds. We don’t typically pen a blog post based on our #TrendlineWednesday offerings, but the number of … Read more
by M. K. Matthews, The Organic Prepper The ten year U.S. Treasury Bonds rose above 3% for the first time since January 2011. The main reason is speculation that the Fed will seek an increasingly aggressive rise in interest rates. Yields rose as Fed officials talk of raising interest rates four times this year instead of … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter When is it gonna pop? The junk-bond market is still in total bubble bloom, simply ignoring the bloodletting in the Treasury market that pushed the 10-year yield to 3%, finally for the first time in over four years. But investors are lusting after higher yields, and companies are taking advantage of … Read more
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Florida school shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv was recently called in for questioning by school officials for taking a trip to a gun range with his father. Kashuv told Tucker Carlson that the interrogation was “a clear attempt to intimidate me.” He said he was called to the school office … Read more
“This message should not cause alarm”? If the cops know Romford Town Centre is a problem between 3PM and 7PM they should have lots of cops there. h/t B4OPENSPACE
Now, researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University teamed up with researchers from Disney (yep, the Disney of World, Land, and Cinderella) to transform those lame, “dumb” walls into smart walls. They function as a gigantic trackpad, sensing a user and their movements. In the paper presented at the 2018 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montreal, Quebec, the … Read more
A full-scale training exercise known as Dark Sky is May 15-17 in Brown, Calumet, Dane, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties. Utility companies, law enforcement and first responders will be part of the power outage simulation. “The what ifs. We’re trying to fill in those spots for the what ifs,” said Rob … Read more
by Chris Black Trump’s administration received a serious setback on Wednesday, following an activist Federal Judge’s decision, which forces the Department of Homeland Security to resume the Dreamers Program, an Obama-era (illegal/unconstitutional) executive order that protects hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from deportation. More precisely, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates for the District … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DRU_NqntOc Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Fired FBI Chief James Comey told reporters at his book signing Tuesday in Chicago he hired former US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald last year — around the time he was fired. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/…
‘Store count isn’t everything,’ CEO Suzanne Greco says Sandwich maker has plans for U.K., China, India, Latin America Subway Restaurants, the world’s most ubiquitous dining chain, will continue closing U.S. stores as it expands internationally. After peppering the nation with thousands of locations, closely held Subway is retrenching. This year, the sandwich purveyor is planning … Read more
Experts say that the people buried here are the original Native Americans, ancient Europeans who migrated during the last ice age. They were found in a very well-preserved state, such that brain-matter was still intact leading to DNA proof of their origin. This burial site is of particular importance because the only other known examples … Read more