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Retiree Patsy Jardin will see her annual income plummet from $49K to $19K as the California Public Employees Retirement System cuts benefits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfH_lphIljU Breaking!! Trump Backs The Blue!!! http://redstatewatcher.com/article.as… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiw0hh8o7aI CNN Normalizes Antifa: Leftists ‘Seek Peace Through Violence’ http://www.breitbart.com/big-governme… https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/08/18/us… http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2017/02… http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/ti… http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/16/us/occu… http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo… http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/27/us/berk… Boston Police Chief: Leftist Protesters Hurled BOTTLE FULL OF URINE at Police Boston Police Departmernt Commissioner William Evans told reporters on Saturday that leftist protesters hurled bottles full of urine at the … Read more

Economist John Williams says, “A big factor in the dollar’s value is political stability or the perceived political stability. Right now, you have a circumstance in Washington where there is tremendous political discord. I can’t remember seeing anything like this in the past. The President has effectively had his options shut off in terms of … Read more

by Ruby Henley A group of former U.S. Intelligence officers calling themselves the VIPs have authored an extensive report with forensic evidence that the Democratic National Committee was not hacked by the Russians in July 2016.  The report alleges the DNC suffered an insider leak, which was conducted in the Eastern time zone of the United … Read more

by Ruby Henley   In Steve Bannon’s first interview after he left the White House was with the WEEKLY STANDARD:  http://www.weeklystandard.com/bannon-the-trump-presidency-that-we-fought-for-and-won-is-over./article/2009355 QUOTE: “The Trump presidency that we fought for, and won, is over,” Bannon said Friday, shortly after confirming his departure. “We still have a huge movement, and we will make something of this Trump … Read more

by Ruby Henley George Soros is a billionaire gangster, who has stated his goal in life is to destroy Western civilization.  Why?  Just because he can.  He looks down upon the common man and laughs.  He steps on him like he would an ant.  In fact, he sees us as ants.   Charlottesville has given him … Read more

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the crazy world of bonds as we see a massive crash quickly approaching us. Currently, Italian junk bonds are yielding less than US Treasuries. This is dramatically alarming. As countries throughout the world are reaching complete bankruptcy, even if they won’t come out and … Read more

by John Rubino

Newt Sounds The Alarm: Trump Won’t Have ‘Stable’ Presidency Without ‘Serious Changes’  Former Speaker of the House and longtime Trump supporter Newt Gingrich is seriously worried about the future of Donald Trump’s presidency. Gingrich, who has consistently been one of Trump’s most optimistic supporters, said Friday morning that Trump is more isolated than he realizes … Read more

by Mark Angelides A story is emerging that has been verified by several news sites (although none of the US mainstream are covering it), that suggests Sweden is erasing its Viking past by quite literally destroying historical artifacts as they are found. If this is true, it is not only an assault on the history … Read more

by Mark Angelides There is a pervasive idea doing the rounds in the media (and also stated by Mr. Piers Morgan), that the First Amendment Right to Free Speech should not cover Nazis or sentiments related to racism. But limits of ANY kind are a stepping stone to censorship and tyranny. It verges on the … Read more

by Ruby Henley   President Trump deserves credit for improving relations with China and North Korea.  He met with the President of China at Mar-A-Lago some months back, asking for China’s help in dealing with North Korea.  We are indeed seeing as of the present, China and the US forging stronger ties between the two … Read more

by Robert Carbery The events in Charlottesville and the media-hyped aftermath of it are being used to destroy the Trump presidency. All mainstream media guns are being pointed at the president in an effort to paint him and his followers as racists and bigots, thereby proving their point that this man is not suited for … Read more

by Ruby Henley   The AP is reporting as of now:   WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says reports that President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser is stepping down are “100 percent false.” http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gary-cohn-not-resigning The rumor is spreading that Gary Cohn, President Trump’s chief economic adviser is resigning, due to conflict concerning the Charlottesville tragedy. However, … Read more

by FS Today’s chart comes from Jason Goepfert at SentimentTrader.com. Last month, Jason told FS Insider that sentiment readings were reaching extremes, even surpassing 2000 tech bubble-levels of euphoria, which was a “very troubling sign” for the stock market (see Rydex Trader Bullishness Surpasses 2000 Tech Bubble). This most recent data looks at the total number of Hindenburg … Read more

by NEE Median Salaries for H1-B Visa Workers Grew Five-Times Faster than the Salaries of Equivalent Domestic Workers, Over Last Decade New data from Pew Research shows that temporary foreign workers (H1-B visa holders) have received significant raises over the last decade, while American workers have suffered from relative wage stagnation. Over the last decade the … Read more

by GoldCore – Gold hedges massive ongoing devaluation of U.S. Dollar – 46th anniversary of ‘Tricky Dicky’ ending Gold Standard (see video) – Savings destroyed by currency creation and now negative interest rates – Long-term inflation figures show gold a hedge against rising cost of fuel, food and cost of living – $20 food and beverages basket … Read more

by Ruby Henley The Charlottesville Incident is beginning to come together.  The first witness to speak to the news media and to tweet about the event is Brennan Gilmore.  He was presented as an accidental witness, but who is he really? Here is his first tweet:   Excellent answer, Brennan Gilmore. pic.twitter.com/n8iuLYRK74 — Minor Leaguer (@Minor_Leaguer) … Read more

Retail Sales (ex autos) Still Weak pic.twitter.com/0IUcFEEU1H — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 16, 2017 And the reflation trade rolls over… Ouch!… $SPX levitates stabilizer funds got it pic.twitter.com/2LZZNS8Sun — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 16, 2017 A U T O B U B B L E in #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/V3lPCGSsru — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 16, 2017 Following June’s huge … Read more