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Hidden in this WSJ article, the truth comes out… “Today, officials are more attuned to the fact that some of these offenders suffer from mental illness, and furthermore, convictions could lead to deportation for undocumented immigrants, Mr. Vance said.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-d-a-aims-to-stop-prosecuting-subway-fare-evaders-1505403036 Police arrests are plummeting across California, fueling alarm and questions – lowest in 50 years. … Read more

from Financial Survival Network Peter Schiff joined us to discuss the latest developments in the economic landscape. Contrary to MSM opinion, the crash of 2008 was only a precursor to what’s coming next. And unlike Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, there’s no hiding from it. When it hits, not if, the devastation to the financial system will be … Read more

by Ruby Henley President Trump and the First Lady made a promise to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and many are asking if they kept it.  They gave $1 million of their own money to charities helping the Houston area recover from Hurricane Harvey.  After witnessing the charities working firsthand themselves, they knew where they … Read more

By Michael Snyder Venezuela is the 11th largest oil producing country in the entire world, and it has just announced that it is going to stop using the petrodollar.  Most Americans don’t even know what the petrodollar is, but for those of you that do understand what I am talking about, this should send a chill up … Read more

by Samvel Z. Harutyunyan   Yes, it seems Donald Trump gets an unexpected support from our Holy Lord – this time in the form of a hurricanes squad, that shocked the South and the Southeast of the United States. They all have their names – does anyone have an idea, who names them like that – … Read more

by Mark Angelides This has been a truly terrible week for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. She has not only shown herself to be against proper democracy and blind to reality, but also that she is morally bankrupt and addicted to the idea of a free people. In an interview with CNN, Clinton said that … Read more

by Mark Angelides Black Lives Matter students and staff at UVA have denounced the statue of the university founder, Thomas Jefferson, and rather unsurprisingly released a list of demands. As with all of these demands, there is a fair amount of idiocy thrown in with some of the more reasonable ones. But it seems that … Read more

Last Wednesday was another good day to make money on Wall Street: Stocks pushed up, interest rates were at rock bottom and the VIX gauge of investor unease was again trending downward. But as investors celebrated yet another bounce-back from a market slip, Christopher Cole, a trader who runs a hedge fund here that makes … Read more

by gavypavl  To start with, we’re going to have to take something as an axiom. It should be self-evident, but it’s safer to state it: that Clinton should know that when something is marked “classified,” it means it’s classified. Similarly, we have to assume that she knows that stripping classified headers of an email and redistributing … Read more

by Samvel Z. Harutyunyan   Yes, America is the greatest country indeed, a superpower, democracy number one in the world.  All the more so, it’s a high time to stop that monumental romp, and stop it as soon as possible. Usually, a practice of erecting the monuments comes from the ancient times. Emperors and empresses, kings, … Read more

by Ruby Henley First they suppress our free speech and our publications, and next they come for us. We have reached a serious crossroads in censorship by Paypal, Facebook, and Google. Have you noticed that “anti-Islamic” references have been suppressed by our media and even our President as of late?  I have noticed it, and … Read more

Signs of an epic financial top in the making! ICOs may well be the most popular investment craze since the dotcom boom of 1999-2000 HERE is the deal. You can buy an entry in a computer ledger issued by a startup company on the basis of an unregulated prospectus. It is called an “initial coin … Read more

By Michael Snyder Should you get free money from the U.S. government every month simply for being alive?  That may sound like a crazy idea to many of us, but the truth is that this will likely be one of the biggest political issues in the 2020 presidential election.  At this point, 40 percent of all Americans … Read more

by Robert Carbery We have been at war for far too long. Afghanistan is a war that cannot be won. We are not there because of 9/11. We are there to expand the empire and it should not be allowed to continue. So much money is being wasted and one senator has had enough.   … Read more

Historical Debt Outstanding – Annual 1900 – 1949 The first fiscal year for the U.S. Government started Jan. 1, 1789. Congress changed the beginning of the fiscal year from Jan. 1 to Jul. 1 in 1842, and finally from Jul. 1 to Oct. 1 in 1977 where it remains today. To find more historical information, … Read more

America’s middle class had its highest-earning year ever in 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Median household income in America was $59,039 last year, surpassing the previous record of $58,655 set in 1999, the Census Bureau said. The figure is adjusted for inflation and is one of the most closely watched indicators of how the middle class is faring … Read more

The broadcast network evening newscasts remain as hostile as ever towards President Trump and his agenda, although the networks appear to be easing up on their obsessive wall-to-wall coverage of the administration. Since Inauguration Day (January 20), Media Research Center analysts have reviewed every mention of President Trump and top administration officials on ABC’s World News … Read more

by Geoffrey Grider KEEP THESE NUMBERS IN MIND: 316 TO 90 AND 80 TO 17. THEY WERE THE LOPSIDED VOTES IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE IN SUPPORT OF THE DEAL PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ON STORM AID, THE DEBT LIMIT AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING. EDITOR’S NOTE: From the way the GOP in Washington are acting, you would think … Read more

By Michael Snyder Two major hurricanes, unprecedented earthquake swarms and wildfires roaring out of control all over the northwest United States – what else will go wrong next?  When I originally pointed to the month of September as a critical time, I had no idea that we would see so many catastrophic natural disasters during this … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter For years, individual investors in the US have been a dreary bunch, as stocks soared relentlessly since bottoming out in 2009. But 18 months ago, in February 2016, they finally caught the bug, and now optimism has surged at a record pace. Optimism about the stock market in particular has reached … Read more