The #1 thing the elites, bankers, big corps are scared of the most, is the people coming together to take on their BS. That’s why they continually drive divisive agendas, whether race, religious, or politically related.

Charlotte NC was an integrated city in 1890. Then poor whites and blacks started banding together politically into a “fusion party”. In response, the white elite enacted segregation laws and deed restrictions. Divide and conquer. via charlottefive: “Segregation didn’t just happen,” …

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#VIX was seen as sure thing — until it suddenly wasn’t anymore: Inside Wall Street's $8bn VIX time bomb.

  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-02-07/a-crash-course-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-hottest-trade-video   Before whirlwind, banks turned volatility into the hot item VIX was seen as sure thing — until it suddenly wasn’t anymore https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-06/volatility-inc-inside-wall-street-s-8-billion-vix-time-bomb?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=180207&utm_campaign=ritholtz L O L $VIX pic.twitter.com/QQXjX3bd1i — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 7, 2018 h/t @Schuldensuehner