Releasing balloons outdoors now illegal in Va.

BLUEFIELD, Va. — It is now illegal in Virginia to release non biodegradable balloons outdoors, and a local leader wants to see the same restrictions in West Virginia. As of July 1, anyone releasing balloons into the air for any reason, even a memorial, can be fined up to $25 for each balloon. The new … Read more

Eggs to be rationed across UK until spring 2023

via gbnews.uk Eggs are set to be rationed across the UK until Spring 2023 as supermarkets up and down the country rush to take urgent action. Asda is limiting customers to two boxes of eggs each and Lidl is restricting customers in some stores to three boxes, while Waitrose said it had not introduced any … Read more

There’s No Bottom Until Frenzied Speculation Turns to Dust

by Charles Hugh-Smith Only when speculative sizzle attracts no buyers / marks will the bottom be in. There hasn’t been a truly organic bottom in stocks in decades. Fifteen years of relentless central bank manipulation since the 2008-09 Global Financial Meltdown has persuaded punters that central banks will always save us should the market turn down … Read more

Alasdair Macleod: It’s all about the pivot

Guest post by Alasdair Macleod from Goldmoney.com: Over the last two weeks gold and silver have continued to enjoy a significant rally, but this week has been one of consolidation. In European trade this morning, gold was at $1765, down $14 from last Friday’s close. The correction has been more marked in silver, which this … Read more

Shop lifting up 50% YoY. Are you paying attention?

Shop lifting up 50% YoY.Are you paying attention? https://t.co/43r8B7IHnX — Ilia Sakowski (@IliaSakowski) November 19, 2022 'Organized retail crime, shoplifting, and theft' has driven $400 million in extra profit loss this year at Target, $TGT. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 16, 2022

The “Policy Pivot” May Not Be Bullish

by Lance Roberts Since June, the market rallied on hopes of a “policy pivot” by the Federal Reserve. However, those hopes got dashed each time as Jerome Powell clarified that the “inflation fight” remained the primary focus. Mr. Powell made that point very clear following the latest FOMC announcement. “The question of when to moderate the pace of increases … Read more

After the Fed causes yet another Great Financial Crisis – and the next Great Muppet Reaping fleeces millions of retail investor bagholders – will the sheeple FINALLY decide they’ve had enough of these fraudsters controlling our money issuance?

Did you ever stop to wonder if the Feds reckless monetary policies of the last 20 years led to everything we are seeing today, where risky bets and businesses were encouraged? Or will that take 10 years for the PhDs at the Fed to figure out for you? — Liberty Street News (@LbrtyStreetNews) November 18, … Read more

Debt market signaling a SAVAGE recession ahead…

10s-2s Yield Curve now at ….. -0.702% ⚠️ https://t.co/cjQRCrLm15 pic.twitter.com/YxcqYPjWZo — Ayesha Tariq, CFA (@AyeshaTariq) November 18, 2022 Thank goodness Yellen the Felon has assured us there will be no new financial crisis “in our time.” Ivan, can you go check on the old girl’s vitals? h/t Boo_Randy

The Intercept Begs Readers for Donations after Multimillion-Dollar Sam Bankman-Fried Grant ‘on Hold’

The Intercept begged its readers for donations after the publication revealed that a multimillion-dollar grant from disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried would be placed “on hold” due to FTX filing for bankruptcy. Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX plummeted from a $32 billion valuation to facing bankruptcy after his company was at the center of significant … Read more

NAACP Calls for Companies to ‘Immediately Pause All Advertising’ on Twitter Over Trump Being Reinstated

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for companies to “immediately pause all advertising” on Twitter in response to former President Donald Trump being reinstated. Musk polled users and had over 15,000,000 votes before deciding to reinstate Trump. A 51.8 percent majority of users voted to reinstate the former president’s … Read more

FTX Lost $3.7 Billion in 2021 – In Bankruptcy Filing It Hides the Names of Its Unsecured Creditors Who Are Owed $3.1 Billion

FTX reported a $3.7 BILLION loss in its 2021 tax return. Also, its unsecured creditors are redacted in the company’s bankruptcy filing and they are owed an additional $3.1 BILLION. What’s going on? FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that went bankrupt only a few days ago, was in financial duress for some time. In the company’s … Read more

Was FTX was a Deliberate False Flag Implosion Designed to take out Cryptocurrencies – Competitors to the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

The PTB will be attempting to foist CBDCs on the people and bring in financial enslavement. Just one problem, there is a major decentralized alternative, Cryptocurrencies. They, the governments and central banks, will try and seduce the population to use CBDC. And they must destroy Cryptocurrencies so there is no competition to their CBDC. We … Read more