The Private Equity Firms at the Core of Brick & Mortar Retail Bankruptcies

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter An astounding list of the meltdown: PE firms doomed the retailers. One of the big forces in the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown are private equity firms that acquired retail chains via leveraged buyouts during the LBO boom before the Financial Crisis or more recently. Numerous of those retail chains have now filed for … Read more

Central Banks: From Coordination to Competition

by Charles Hugh-Smith This is one reason why I anticipate “unexpected” disruptions in the global economy in 2018. The mere mention of “central banks” will likely turn off many readers who understandably have little interest in convoluted policies and arcane mumbo-jumbo, but bear with me for a few paragraphs while I make the case for something … Read more

FISA Memo Exposed – Guess Who's Going To Jail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRQbyPwVKU I doubt Hillary or Obama will go to prison. Don’t think we’ve ever jailed a president or ex President and Hillary has so much dirt on everyone, no man dares to go there. Not that I don’t think they should, I believe more than anyone they should go to jail, but consider this…. Benghazi, … Read more

Great Video Explanation – “Operation Trump” – Former Federal Prosecutor Outlines Scope of FBI and DOJ Corruption…

by sundance Former federal prosecutor Joe diGenova outlines the majority of the events behind the unlawful surveillance of Donald Trump and each of the participating members within the FBI and DOJ corruption. In essence, during this 30 minute discussion, diGenova outlines much of the back-story and how FBI officials Bill Priestap, Peter Strzok, Jim Baker, Andrew … Read more

Time-Wasting Stupidity: Facebook To Let Users Rank 'Credibility' Of News

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Facebook will now let users rank the credibility of stories. Expect partisan ratings.   In an move that supposedly will weed out fake news, Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News. “Facebook said on Friday that it planned to prioritize high-quality news on the social network by allowing its users to … Read more

What They’re NOT Telling You About The Government Shutdown!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL-955J9JOc On the early hours of Sat. Jan. 20th, 2018, a shutdown of the United States federal government had just begun— a year anniversary following Donald Trump taking office. After a failure to pass a relevant legislation funding bill for government operations and agencies, the shutdown stemmed from the disputes over the status of persons … Read more

# Release The Memo Explained – RUSSIAGATE Has BOWN UP in Face of its Originators – FBI, DOJ, Hillary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46sbPJUSoWc # Release The Memo Explained – RUSSIAGATE Has BOWN UP in Face of its Originators – FBI, DOJ, Hillary Clinton ~~ Links: 1) http://www.thedailysheeple.com/video-… 2) Uploaded under “Fair Use” provisions for discussion and commentary at http://PolitiBrew.com Fox news segment FISA ABUSE 3) Thumbnail image -devin-nunes-w-co-conspirators-fbi-and-fusion-gps.jpg https://theconservativetreehouse 4) Music – Youtube Audio Library “Ambient Ambulance” … Read more

Nancy Pelosi whoops it up with Democrats over government shutdown at a tony DC restaurant

Servicemen in hellholes like Afghanistan, stuck with their K-rats, are being denied phone calls home based on this shutdown, while Pelosi and company are going all tony. celebrating their shutdown with a sumptuous feast at Acqua al 2.. A government budget requires a certain number of votes to pass. Republicans have contributed virtually all of … Read more

Coast Guard Attaching Cruise Missiles To Icebreakers, As The Battle For The Arctic Begins

by stockboardasset As the world advances closer to war, the United States Coast Guard is preparing to equip icebreaker vessels operating in the Arctic region with high-tech cruise missiles for the first time as Washington escalates geopolitical tensions with Russia. Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft confirmed last week that the Coast Guard’s newest fleet of heavy icebreakers … Read more

Liquid Helium proves zero point energy and aether

Unlike any other element, helium will remain liquid down to absolute zero at normal pressures. This is a direct effect of quantum mechanics: specifically, the zero point energy of the system is too high to allow freezing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium Liquid helium retains kinetic energy and does not freeze regardless of temperature due to zero-point energy. According … Read more

International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.

An international arms watchdog has confirmed that a large percentage of the weapons used by ISIS were initially purchased by the US or Saudi Arabia. They were shipped to anti-Assad forces and Iraqi government militias before quickly being recycled into ISIS possession. A damning report by the EU-funded Conflict Armament Research has found that the … Read more

California state payroll increased by $1 billion in 2017, twice as fast as previous year

by DCG No wonder the state wants half of the businesses’ tax-cut savings. Someone’s gotta fund the bureaucrats. From Sacrament Bee: California’s state payroll – excluding its universities – grew by more than $1 billion last year, twice the rate of growth as the previous year, according to new figures from the State Controller’s Office. The 6 percent growth … Read more

Paul Craig Roberts: The NSA Is a Blackmail Agency

by Paul Craig Roberts The main function of the National Security Administration is to collect the dirt on members of the house and senate, the staffs, principal contributors, and federal judges. The dirt is used to enforce silence about the crimes of the security agencies. The blackmail mechanism was put into gear the minute the … Read more