ANALYSIS: the system designed by politicians cannot deliver what citizens want…..and this is of course the citizens’ fault.

by John Ward The only way electorates can get what they want RIGHT NOW is for the political class to change what happened BACK THEN. This explains why legislators resort to plebiscites among the ignorant. Down this road sits dictatorship, patiently awaiting our arrival. Here’s a dilemma to fox even the most nimble mind. We live … Read more

Government By Organized Money

by Jesse Gold and silver gave up a small amount of their recent rally today, being short term overbought. And conversely, the dollar bounced up off its own losing streak from a short term oversold condition. The putative reason was that the Fed minutes released at 2 PM revealed that ‘some’ would like to see … Read more

The Deep State's Plan 'C' – Murder Donald Trump?

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Longtime Donald Trump advisor and confidante Roger Stone is warning once again about the deep state. This time, he said that the deep state’s “plan C” is to simply murder the president, since plans A and B won’t work out.   With trust in the mainstream media at an all-time low, the … Read more

Hooters Franchisee Surges 41% on Cryptocurrency Rewards Program (Titcoin?)

by Anthony B Sanders You know cryptocurries are hot when the restaurant chain Hooters develops a cryptocurrency rewards progam. {Bloomberg) Add Chanticleer Holdings Inc. to the list of companies racking up big stock-market gains by jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. Shares of Chanticleer, a Charlotte-based Hooters franchisee and owner of burger joints across the U.S., surged 41 … Read more

Top 10 Charts For Investors To Watch In 2018

via Callum Thomas I spent a lot of time this past week looking back across 2017.  I reviewed some of my best charts and market/macro calls of the year (along with some of my worst!). I also reviewed some my favorite charts. This article provides a look at some of the most important charts and indicators as … Read more

Houthi Navy Seizes U.S. Underwater Minesweeping Drone Off Yemen; Is The US Preparing For Invasion?

by stockboardasset Amid a major humanitarian crisis unfolding in Yemen as a result of a Saudi-led military intervention, backed with airstrikes from the United States, which have increased threefold under President Trump. Western media has fallen silent on the Yemeni war leaving it to be a faceless and nameless conflict unlike the wars in Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Most … Read more

Twitter Censors German Website Under Hate Speech Law

by stockboardasset 2017 was the first visible year where public sentiment in the West began to shift against governments, media, and large tech companies like Facebook and Google. Decades of flawed economic policies have resulted in out of control wealth inequality, which has driven the public to populism and nationalism. But nowhere in the West has … Read more

Kellyanne Conway: Trump Critics Are "Bold" On Cable TV, But In Person Their "Knees Start Knocking" [VIDEO]

Kellyanne Conway: Trump Critics Are “Bold” On Cable TV, But In Person Their “Knees Start Knocking” Special advisor to President Trump, Kellyanne Conway, mocks critics of the president who she says are very “bold” on social media, but terrified of his in person. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/01/03/kellyanne_conway_trump_critics_are_bold_on_social_media_but_in_person_their_knees_start_knocking.html

The Pension Dilemma In California (A Market Correction)

News Articles here: 1. CalPERS adopts new asset allocation increasing equity exposure to 50% http://www.pionline.com/article/20171… 2. Pension Dilemma: Expecting 7% Returns in a Negative Yield Setup https://www.themaven.net/mishtalk/eco… 3. Pension Funds’ Dilemma: What To Buy When Nothing Is Cheap? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pensio… 4. “Everything Is Overvalued”: Public Pensions Face Dangerous Dilemma In 2018 https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-0… 5. Full-career retirees comprise … Read more