Judicial Watch Demands DOJ Inspector General Probe Into "Scandalous" Lynch-Clinton Meeting

"Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s meeting with Bill Clinton severely undermined the already low public confidence in her agency’s criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton. Her meeting with President Clinton creates the appearance of a violation of law, ethical standards and good judgment. Simply stated, Attorney General Lynch’s June 29, 2016 meeting with former President Clinton creates the broad public impression that “the fix is in."

Italy Granted "Extraordinary " €150BN Bank Bailout Program To Prevent "Panic, Run On Deposits"

The European Commission has authorized Italy to use government guarantees to create a precautionary liquidity support program for their banks, a spokeswoman for the European Union’s executive arm said, adding that the program was approved under the bloc’s "extraordinary crisis rules for state aid." Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hoped to use a liquidity backstop to contain investor panic, which could result in a run on deposit and affect banks’ liquidity.

The Collapse Of Western Democracy

Democracy no longer exists in the West. In the US, powerful private interest groups, such as the military-security complex, Wall Street, the Israel Lobby, agribusiness and the extractive industries of energy, timber and mining, have long exercised more control over government than the people. But now even the semblance of democracy has been abandoned...

The New Narrative For Earnings: Blame Brexit

Every quarter there is always a fallback narrative put forth as to why companies fail to meet earnings expectations, and we now have that narrative for the rest of 2016 (and perhaps through 2025): Brexit.

Driver In Fatal Self-Driving Tesla Crash Had Recently Posted Video Praising Car's Autopilot

The driver killed in a crash in Florida while using his Tesla Model S’s autopilot feature had less than a month prior posted a YouTube video praising that same autonomous driving feature.

"Off The Grid" Indicators Reveal True State Of U.S. Economy

What's The Car Preference Of Millennials? Bentley - Of Course

As many millennials have resorted to living with their parents in order to save on expenses, it turns out that "the other half" are out driving luxury cars.

The Militarization Of The US Goes Beyond Police Departments"

Are they arming themselves against terrorists or you?

Could The IRS Empty Your Bank Account?

"I'm just waiting for the government to do the right thing," he says. "Not just for me, but for everyone in this same situation. The government shouldn't have taken our money, and they need to give it back."

This Is How Venezuelan Truckers Avoid Looters

You know it's bad in the socialist utopia when...

Geert Wilders Warns "Dangerously Blind" Western Governments: "Beware Islamization, Stand For Freedom!"

Outspoken Dutch opposition leader Geert Wilders discusses how "dangerously blind" western governments are to the dangers of the Islamization of the West and the growing influence of Sharia law. Having already called for a Netherlands EU referendum, Wilders outlines his plans to defend the identity and civilization of the West from indoctrination.

Busted Lambo Driver To Cop: "My Shoes Are Worth More Than Your Wages"

Hours after taking delivery of a £550,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster, self-proclaimed "Lord" Iqbal Aleem was pulled over by police in Digbeth, England. What transpired after the police stopped Iqbal is the type of spoiled rich kid nonsense that will make blood shoot out of your eyes.

The Curse Of "Wealth Effects" Central Banking

The robo-machines and perma-bulls are at it again, delivering another volumeless dead-cat bounce in a market that has churned sideways for 600 days now. Nevertheless, there is a reason for the churn and there is a culprit behind the abortive rallies.

Rent Affordability In Just One Chart

Thanks for nothing Alan, Ben, and Janet

ObamaScare Looms - Health Insurers Are Looking For A Taxpayer Bailout

Insurers helped cheerlead the creation of Obamacare, with plenty of encouragement – and pressure – from Democrats and the Obama administration. With the prospect of tens of millions of new customers forced into the market for comprehensive health-insurance plans, whether they needed that coverage or not, underwriters saw potential for a massive windfall of profits. Six years later, those dreams have failed to materialize. Now some insurers want taxpayers to provide them the profits to which they feel entitled - not through superior products and services, but through lawsuits.

Fighting Back? "Robo-Lawyer"-App Overturns 160,000 Parking Tickets

Got a bullshit parking ticket? Now you can appeal it in less than a minute. The new chatbot tool, DoNotPay, uses previously successful appeal letters to draw up a customized template, allowing users to avoid courts, legal fees, stress, and having to use a lawyer. So far, the free app has overturned 160,000 parking tickets in London and New York. With a success rate of 64%, DoNotPay has appealed $4 million in parking fines in just two cities in only nine months of operation.

Caught On Film - Juncker "Disappears" Farage

"Lyin'" Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, tries to prevent photographers from snapping Nigel Farage, who looks on with justifiable schadenfreude.

Why Was A Gun Used in The Paris Terrorist Attacks Linked To "Fast And Furious"

One of the guns used in the November 13, 2015 Paris terrorist attacks came from Phoenix, Arizona where the Obama administration allowed criminals to buy thousands of weapons illegally in a deadly and futile “gun-walking” operation known as “Fast and Furious.”  ATF leaders went out of their way to keep the information under the radar and ensure that the gun owner’s identity was “kept quiet,” according to law enforcement sources involved with the case. “

Stocks Bounce, Bonds Bid, But Gold Soars To Best Year Since 1980

JPM Head Quant Explains How The Algos Traded The Brexit Crash, And Why He Sees "Elevated Risk"

"As gamma exposure turned significantly short on Monday 6/27, it also contributed to a larger squeeze up on Tuesday and Wednesday (please note, these were even more prominent on 8/26 and 8/27 than this week)... We maintain the view that we have not yet seen the highs of VIX due to Brexit and  related risks. The points discussed above suggest equity markets face elevated risk in the days and weeks ahead."

Bad Earnings, Balance Sheet Rot, & The "Brelief" Rally

Despite mainstream economists hopes that somehow “this time will be different,” the ongoing massaging of economic data through seasonal adjustments to obtain better headlines did not translate into actual prosperity.  Of course, “reality” is a cruel mistress and despite ongoing hopes and overstatements, “fantasy” eventually gives way.

Silver Surges To 21-Month Highs, Gold-Ratio Crashes

While gold surged to its highest since March 2014 on Brexit; Silver is nearing $19, up almost 9% since Brexit, breaking above Jan 2015 highs to its highest since Sept 2014...

The TARGET2 Chart Shows A Breakdown Of The Central Bank Narrative

Despite the alphabet soup of bail-out facilities provided by the ECB, people still do not trust the system. In our view, the TARGET2 chart is the best way to assess trust in central banks and as it clearly shows, the narrative is failing. It seems impossible for Draghi to reestablish monetary confidence.

Artist's Impression Of The Modern Olympian

Olympic atheletes heading to Rio are dropping

Chris Wood: "It Will Take A Political Genius To Hold The EU Together", Italy Is The Flash Point

GREED & fear continues to believe that the real flash point in the EU is likely to be Italy. GREED & fear was reminded of this reading this week that Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is now seeking Europe’s agreement for a €40bn state-funded recapitalisation of the country’s banking system.

Canadian Lawmakers Chant ‘Four More Years’ After Obama’s Speech to Parliament

by Susan Jones, CNSnews:
“Thank you very much,” Obama told Canada’s cheering lawmakers on Wednesday, as he concluded his speech on globalization, the new international order, and “universal values.”
The Canadian Parliament erupted in chants of “Four more years, four more years!”
Obama received two standing ovations before he even began speaking in Ottawa, one of them coming as his liberal counterpart, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hailed “the lessons you taught us, not by executive order, but by example — that we are accountable…to each other.”
Obama told the Canadians that as president, “I’ve deepened the ties between our countries,” and he held up the U.S.-Canada partnership as a model for the “the path we need to travel” in a “rapidly changing world.”
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Cannabis Compound Found to Help Rare forms of Epilepsy

by Anna Scanlon, Natural Society:
Researchers are continuously finding that an oil derived from the cannabis plant is actually incredibly effective in treating and controlling a rare form of epilepsy. Since an estimated 30,000 Americans live with the particular form of this disease, this relatively recent discovery brings new hope to tens of thousands of people in helping them to regain control of their lives.
In light of these discoveries, pharmaceutical companies have taken action in creating a pharmaceutical drug derived from the cannabis oil. The drug has been produced at GW Pharmaceuticals, which is based in London. It contains a high dose of cannabidiol, which is found within marijuana plants.
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Leaked Global “Terrorism” Database Reveals 2.2 Million People Tracked by Intel Agencies

by Jay Syrmopoulos, Activist Post:
A security researcher claims to have a copy of a Thomson Reuters database that contains 2.2 million records from their ‘World Check’ database of “heightened risk individuals and entities,” which is used by governments, banks, and law firms around the world.
The security researcher says the database is from mid-2014 and contains millions of “heightened-risk individuals and organizations,” which it places in one or more of a number of categories, including terrorism, money laundering, organized crime, bribery, corruption, and “other unsavory activities,” according to reports.
Reddit user Chris Vickery says he obtained a copy of the database, although he won’t reveal how until “a later time.”
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Brexit’s Modern Manipulation and Its A-Bomb Beginnings

from The Daily Bell:
Brexit could spell more trouble for Trump, who supported leaving … Donald Trump plans a major trade speech on Tuesday that the campaign is billing as “declaring American economic independence,” a clear reference to the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. If trends continue, he could be doing it against a backdrop of markets crashing and the pound hitting lows last seen in the 1980s. – CNBC
In past articles we’ve pointed out the beginning of a new, elite dominant social theme: globalism versus populism.
Brexit is being positioned as a populist uprising and so is Trump’s campaign.
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Massive Leak of Secret Database Used by World’s Banks and Spy Agencies

from The Anti Media:
A confidential database used by the world’s largest banks to help them judge who to take on as clients has been leaked online, the company’s operator has confirmed.
Chris Vickery, an internet security researcher, posted a Reddit message on Tuesday saying that he had been able to access a mid-2014 version of World-Check, the database run by financial information giant Thomson Reuters.
He said the copy of the database, also used by intelligence agencies and law firms, has more than 2.2 million records about individuals and organisations, under categories ranging from terrorism to corruption to organised crime.
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Brexit: The Second Greatest Victory

by Gary North, Lew Rockwell:
The fall of the USSR was the greatest victory. It came in the final week of December 1991.
Brexit came in less than one day.
The USSR had looked shaky in the second half of 1991. Britain’s position in the EU looked solid until after the initial voting results trickled in.
The New World Order has suffered its greatest defeat, ever. They tried everything in the book to scare the voters from voting for an exit. They failed.
There will be lots of explanations offered. But this one is the big one: national sovereignty still trumps globalism. People are committed to their nations. They are committed emotionally. They are not committed emotionally to international bureaucracies. But this is all the NWO can offer the masses: international bureaucracies that super-rich people know how to milk.
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George Soros Bets €100m AGAINST Deutsche Bank – People Grabbing Their Money and Running!

from SuperStation95:
BILLIONAIRE investor George Soros took out a staggering €100MILLION bet that a major German bank would collapse after Britain’s decision to cut ties with the crumbling EU.
The man who “broke the Bank of England” took a short position of 0.51 per cent in Deutsche Bank shares on Friday – the day after the people of Britain backed Brexit.
In growing signs that desperate Angela Merkel’s economy is struggling in the wake of the nation’s decision to leave the EU – Soros Fund Management said its short position was now 0.46 per cent – suggesting it had begun to take profits from the trade.
Since the momentous decision, shares at Deutsche have dramatically slumped.
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Secret Government Warehouse Stockpiling for Pandemic: “Can’t Be Discussed Publicly”

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
Somewhere, there is a sprawling system of government storage facilities so secret that the American people can’t be told where they are, or what is kept in them.
But it is clear they are gearing up for something. These secret facilities are apparently in place to support the logistics of a response to an unprecedented disaster the likes of which no one has ever seen, or perhaps even conceived of in this country.
What happens if a mass pandemic sweeps through American cities – an avian flu, or an outbreak of a laboratory created disease? How many millions of people would be wiped out within a matter of days? What happens if terrorists deploy a biological or chemical weapon? Will quarantine zones be necessary? Will martial law be imposed?
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