Concern For Stonks

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by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News Last week, a former high-ranking Fed official disclosed that the Fed is determined to “break” the stock market. If they succeed in this, the impacts will be felt across all markets, so maybe we should take him seriously? Let’s begin with the former head of the New York Fed, Bill Dudley. … Read more

CA Looks to Reduce Work Hours to 32

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California legislators proposed a new bill that would allow employees of bigger companies to work fewer hours in a week without losing any income, which critics said would become a “job killer.” Assembly Bill 2932, introduced by Assembly Members Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) and Evan Low (D-San Jose) in February, would require companies with more … Read more

Doug Casey on How “The Most Important Prices in All of Capitalism” Are Rigged

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Via International Man International Man: Interest rates are simply the price of money. They have an enormous impact on banks, the real estate market, and the auto industry. It’s hard to think of a business that interest rates don’t affect in some meaningful way, either directly or indirectly. That’s why interest rate expert James Grant correctly … Read more

Owning digital assets “on the block chain” plays perfectly into the concept of “owning nothing and being happy”.

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by shangumdee Although I own a fair amount crypto currency, I don’t see how digital currencies with arbitrary values are going to give us a an alternative to Fiat. As we are seeing, governments are creating their own digital currencies. They will be able to limit usage of these digital assets against anybody who does … Read more

‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280

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A non-fungible token (NFT) of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet could sell for just under $280. The current owner of the NFT listed it for $48 million last week. Iranian-born crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi purchased the NFT for $2.9 million in March 2021. Last Thursday, he announced on Twitter that he wished to sell … Read more

Yes, It Is Different This Time

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Most people would be horrified by a 40% decline in their “investments.” When bubbles pop, speculative assets don’t drop 40%, they drop 90% or even 98%. The irony of the sudden panic about real-world inflation generated by rising wages is two-fold: 1. The status quo never mentions the rampant inflation in assets, … Read more

I WONDER HOW TRIGGERED SHE’D BE BY AN AUDIT: BLM Co-Founder Says She Gets ‘Triggered’ by Charity Transparency Laws.

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  Patrisse Cullors, the Black Lives Matter co-founder who cashed out and got millions of dollars in media contracts, says that the recent scrutiny of BLM’s “charitable” finances upsets her. Black Lives Matter is embroiled in several scandals involving the $90 million they raised in 2020 to end police brutality and racism. The most recent eyebrow-raiser was … Read more

“We are illiquid in rates. We are illiquid in equities. The size of the bid-ask is down near the levels of 3/2020.” — Mike Green

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“We are illiquid in rates. We are illiquid in equities. The size of the bid-ask is down near the levels of 3/2020.”—Mike Green @EmilKalinowski @JeffSnider_AIP @profplum99 Another GREAT show. — JacksonMonero (Farmer Jack) (@JackMonero) April 13, 2022 Chart of the United States MBA 30-Yr Mortgage Rate shows extraodinary tightening of credit availability in progress. FROM … Read more

The Ideals and Values of the Antifa Left are Indistinguishable From the Google HR Department

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by Chris Black These values are also embraced and promoted by the military, the media, Hollywood, higher education, public schools, Wall Street, K Street, both parties, and international finance. So when you see an establishment “journalist” say he is speaking truth to power it’s a lie. He speaks for power, in defense of power. He … Read more

Describing This as Evil is a Massive Understatement

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by Chris Black Horrifying footage shows Israeli forces killing a 45 year-old unarmed Palestinian woman, mother of 6 children, in broad daylight. Facing no sanctions, no words of condemnation, and no war crimes allegations from the West, Israel keeps killing the Palestinian people with total impunity.] Facing no sanctions, no words of condemnation, and no … Read more

It’s Amazing When You Think About It How Far the System Will Go to Try to Keep People from Hearing Our Ideas

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by Chris Black There’s a whole industry (modern journalism and the deplatforming activists) built around the concept of protecting the general public from even hearing alternative political ideas. They act like ideas (any ideas including ours) are viruses, and that even simple exposure to them will infect the public. It’s worth noting I’ve met few … Read more

There is No Such Thing as Trans Kids or Vegan Cats

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by Chris Black But there are hordes of degenerate groomers, high on decadence, frothing to project their sickness onto helpless children in order to prey on them, sexually and ideologically. The mask is off. This is the line. Psaki issues threat to those protecting children from transgender nightmare "To be clear, every major medical association … Read more

Red Pill on the US Government

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by Chris Black There is literally no avenue within the federal state, be it Congress or the Supreme Court that will ever pertain to the interests and concerns of the American people; they even admit that our means of contacting them (be it phone calls or franking) has little impact on their decisions overall. This … Read more

Illegals arrive in US only to discover food, gasoline, rent and cars cost more than in the country they left

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Here’s a breakdown for Mexico… Snip Full Breakdown of The Cost of Living in Mexico Expense U.S. $ Rent (furnished, two-bedroom home) $750 Electricity $30 Water $15 Gas $30 Household help (maid, three times a week) $135 Internet $20 Cellphone $10 Cable/Pay TV $35 Healthcare (IMSS for two people) $85 Transportation (car maintenance/public transport) $30 … Read more