Bloomberg: “There Were Warnings on the Banks. Nobody Listened”
via Bloomberg: It may be tiresome to read day in and day out, but everything seemed to stall the second the S&P 500 came within a couple of points from … Read more
there
THE BREXIT LESSON: As long as there is no common ground in Britain, we shall be divided and ruled
by John Ward Today is a day for counting the numbers – and while numbers aren’t everything, they do count if we really are to become a Nation governed for the … Read more
For all the praise for Obama’s “cool rationality,” there isn’t a less-informed or grounded basis for foreign policy than “if only.”
SHADI HAMID: Obama and the Limits of ‘Fact-Based’ Foreign Policy. “How America’s best and brightest once again steered the country to failure.” There’s a lot wrong with this article, but a couple … Read more
There is a reason we don’t follow CNN
WELL, OF COURSE: Media turns blind eye to Dems’ jaunt to PR during shutdown. Remember Jim Treacher’s profound wisdom: CNN’s CHRIS CILLIZZA: Republicans are losing the shutdown blame game — and … Read more
There is only so much gov’t & fed can do to prop stocks, at some point, the market will figure out the global economy continues to implode.
There is only so much gov't & fed can do to prop stocks, at some point, the market will figure out the global economy continues to implode. pic.twitter.com/uKrfk6pwhr — Alastair … Read more
Another 2020 contender: Bill de Blasio says “There’s plenty of money in NYC, it’s just in the wrong hands”
by DCG The mantra of every elite socialist and ill-informed, government-educated proggie. From NY Post: Burnishing his progressive credentials, Mayor Bill de Blasio portrayed himself as a protector of the working class … Read more
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire — smoke screens excepted, of course — but so far Mueller hasn’t even produced much smoke.
PHILIP KLEIN: Confessions of a Russiagate agnostic. Being agnostic about Russiagate is challenging for a political commentator. Russia has dominated the news for the past two years, and people on each … Read more
“If There Is No Crisis, Why Are They Acting Like There Is One?”
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Intrigue So we got the Dirty Rally I alluded to before Christmas. The imbalances I highlighted on December 23 called for a reconnect to moving averages off of … Read more
There are a lot of upside risks at this moment
by Dave Right now, to my mind, there are a lot of upside risks – news events that could cause a large rise in prices. The largest of these is … Read more
North America Is Rattling: There Have Been 81 Significant Earthquakes In Alaska So Far In 2019
by Michael Snyder Something is happening to our planet. The mainstream media is not talking much about this, and the experts assure us that everything is going to be just … Read more
Is There Any Level of Criminality That Could Get a Big Bank Shut Down? Probably Not
via Mark Nestmann: Call me crass, but I wasn’t shocked to learn last week that Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) had agreed to pay a $575 million fine to settle claims … Read more
The first step to a better future is to get your spending under control so there is money over each week/month.
by deejay1974 Even people on very low income manage to save, and people on high incomes sometimes don’t – in both cases the key to success/failure is spending less than you … Read more
FITTON: THE WALL — Congress dithers as our border is under assault. And there is a public health emergency! President Trump should deploy our military to secure our border.
by TFittonJW Recent interview with NewsMax: Judicial Watch tells the truth about the border: www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2019/01/crisis-of-seriously-ill-migrants-slams-border-patrol-tb-pneumonia-influenza-parasites/ Weeks after mainstream media outlets reported that illegal immigrants don’t bring disease into the United States, … Read more
THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF AQUATIC DRONES: There are at least two manufacturers promoting aquatic drones at CES. This is the FiFish P3:
This is the Navatics Mito: Both units have built-in lighting to overcome the underwater murk, are connected to their remote control via a tether, which, assuming it doesn’t break, will … Read more
Dershowitz: Unless Dramatic New Evidence Comes Out There Will Be No Impeachment of Donald Trump
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Professor Alan Dershowitz joined FOX and Friends on New Year’s Day morning. During the discussion Professor Dershowitz was asked about the Deep State … Read more
“There Is No Middle Class Economy Anymore”
So a recession is looming? The natural chain of events is already in motion AC