The Militarization of Police in America: “Active Shooter Training” Now Massively Federalized

by Prof. James F. Tracy, Global Research:
As mass shooting events become ever more common throughout the United States, so too has their direct coordination under Department of Justice and FBI auspices.
Aggressively publicized by a submissive corporate news media, the continuum of such incidents over weeks, months and years is an essential socialization process for the public’s unquestioning acceptance of the growing police state.
An under-examined facet of this broader trend is how “active shooter drills” have become massively federalized in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Alongside the militarization of police under the Pentagon’s 1033 Program, which provides high-powered weaponry and armored vehicles to state and local law enforcement agencies, officers are receiving military-style training funded and supervised by the US DOJ and government subcontractors.
Read More @ Globalresearch.ca

We Are Now At Historic Extremes As We Head Into 2015

from KingWorldNews:
As we head into the end of year, one thing has become clear: World markets are now at historic extremes. Below are three examples of how distorted things have become as a result of the unprecedented global money printing binge.
Here is just a small portion of Jason Goepfert’s internationally acclaimed work: “The latest Optimism Index data for commodities shows that optimism dropped the most in the Swiss franc and Euro, both dropping further into excessive pessimism as the currencies sink against the dollar. They have been unable to mount any lasting rallies in spite of what has been several bouts of pessimism. The biggest increase in optimism occurred in the dollar, no surprise, which is staying strong in spite of near-historic levels of optimism.
Jason Goepfert continues @ KingWorldNews.com

Elf on Shelf Toy Teaches Kids to Love Surveillance Society

from TRUTHstreammedia:
A new Christmas “tradition” has emerged that not only has Santa making a list of who’s naughty and nice, but a personal “elf” to watch over children, spy on them in every room and “report” back to the North Pole ahead of Christmas.
And… the toy makers promise that parents have found it to be a useful “behavior modification” tool, with kids acting different when they believe someone is watching their every move.
In the context of the reality we live in today, this is ridiculous. Do they have a version with embedded cameras that feed back to Central Services?
NSA surveillance state conditioning, anyone?
Read More @ TruthStreamMedia.com

Organic food sales skyrocket across Australia, while GMOs lose traction

by Julie Wilson, Natural News:
Known for having one of the most outstanding economies in the world, with consistent high growth, low interest rates and low inflation, Australia is no stranger to the booming organic food market. In fact, the nation down under is home to the largest number of certified organically farmed hectares in the world, with 22.69 million hectares cultivated in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Similar to the healthy food movement in the U.S., Australians have grown increasingly more interested in healthy lifestyles that include food free of pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones and genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Although the organic food market only accounts for about 1.25 percent of total food sales, Australia’s organic sales are increasing at an astounding rate, averaging a growth of over 15 percent each year, according to the 2014 Australian Organic Market Report.
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Jim Willie: The Dollar Collapse is Now – Audio Interview

from The Victory Report:
“The dollar is not rising from strength, it’s rising because the entire system is breaking. We’re experiencing systemic failure right now The whole financial structure, all the platforms are collapsing and the evidence of that is all this money seeking dollar safe haven, because everything is breaking.”
Topics Discussed:
-All USDollar based financial markets are rigged and showing false value, most linked. together.
-Collapse from China no longer having access to gold, or else USTreasury Bond market breaks.
-China using USTreasurys liberally in acquisitions, and the real big holders of USGovt debt.
-All USDollar based financial markets are rigged and showing false value, most linked together.
CLICK HERE NOW TO LISTEN TO THE JIM WILLIE INTERVIEW

Protest Wants Action for Man Shot Dead by Officer in Home Doorway

by Amanda Warren, Activist Post:
Do you remember John Geer?
In August 2013, a man who committed no crime – his hands above his head and placed on his front doorjamb – was shot through the chest by a Fairfax County, VA officer during a lengthy discussion. Officer “John Doe” claimed that Geer had moved his hand – to ear length. Geer had had his hands up for an estimated 45 minutes … And this is what the media referred to as a “stand-off.”
Apparently, this precipitated the need for SWAT boys with an MRAP to push through the house – and take with them an amount of unreturned belongings. After nearly an hour of doing who-knows-what during this process, but certainly not calling an ambulance, they discovered what you probably already guessed – John was lying dead on the floor. Five-and-a-half hours later, he remained sprawled on the floor.
Read More @ Activist Post

SF Fed Warns US Equity Valuations Will Be Cut In Half In Next Decade

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/25/2014 - 16:45 When "the retirement of the baby boomers is expected to severely cut U.S. stock values in the near future," is the ominous initial sentence from no lesser maintainer-of-the-status-quo than the San Francisco Fed's research department, one begins to recognize the Federal Reserve's overall need to hyper-inflate asset prices at whatever cost for fear of the 'wealth' destruction looming. As the following study reports, projected declines in stock values - based on the latest demographic and valuation data - have become even more severe. Our current estimate suggests that the P/E ratio of the U.S. equity market could be halved by 2025 relative to its 2013 level.
 

Japanese 10Y Yield Drops To Record Low; 2s Sell Subzero After BOJ Indirectly Buys Record Foreign Stocks

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/25/2014 - 15:43 While the rest of the world was preparing to celebrate Christmas, China was busy easing its economy into growth, and its stock market into low earth orbit, by lowering non-bank deposit reserve rates to zero as reported previously, while Japan was enjoying the consequences of the BOJ monetizing 100% of all gross JGB issuance, when overnight the Japanese Ministry of Finance not only sold $22 billion in 2 Year paper at a negative yield of -0.003%: the first time ever a government note (not bill) has sold at a negative yield, but the Japanese 10 Year yield dropped to 0.31%, declining below the previously all time low hit on April 2013 when the BOJ first announced its unprecedented QE program.
 

Ruble Rallies 34% After Biggest Russian Intervention In 5 Years

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/25/2014 - 12:52 Since the Russian Ruble troughed at almost 80 RUB/USD, it has rallied an impressive 34% erasing most of the dramatic devaluation of December. However, as The CBR just announced, this 'strength' came at a price. Russia burned through $15.7 billion of reserves in the week ending Dec 19th - the biggest percentage weekly drop in reserves since Jan 2009, leaving reserves below $400 billion (still a significant amount) for the first time since Aug 2009. While CBR explained much of this will come back as repo trades mature, Vladimir Putin turned inward, blaming the government for "defects" in restructuring the economy.