Police Release Dramatic Footage Of Deadly Shooting Of Unarmed White Man

Perhaps in order to address the public's perception that all deadly police shootings are focused on miniorities in general, and blacks in particular, something we showed is not true recently, the Fresno police overnight released body camera videos showing two officers fatally shooting an unarmed white man amid renewed scrutiny across the United States over the use of force by police.

Three "Red Flags" That US Housing Is Starting To Roll Over

With the S&P500 at all time highs, it is time to look at the US housing market where, however, courtesy of some recent data by RealtyTrac, Bank of America and Credit Suisse we find that not all is well.

To treat everyone equally... I have to file this under "Black Trash"...

"That's Racism!" - 'Ebony' Editor Believes Killing White People Is Not A "Hate Crime"

Judging by Ebony Editor Jamilah Lemieux's perspective, "hate crimes" are reserved for minority groups and in her words "not the most comfortable word choice" for the 'hate crime' that Micah Johnson unleashed on numerous white Dallas police officers last week. As Mediaite.com details, Lemieux, speaking on CNN yesterday, disagreed with President Obama's description of the mass murder of white people as a "hate crime."

Trump Demands Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg’s Resignation

by Jeff Nielson, Bullion Bulls:
Irrespective of how one feels about Donald Trump, what we just saw in the U.S. is an outrage, and a disgrace for the U.S. Supreme Court.
A U.S. Supreme Court judge has publicly voiced her opinion about Donald Trump, a candidate for the U.S. presidency, and urged U.S. voters not to vote for him. Trump (rightfully) reacted in outrage, as it is one of the oldest traditions of the Western legal system that the judiciary should not (and must not) engage in such public comments — as it (rightfully) calls into question their independence/impartiality.
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Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg "Regrets" Her "Ill-Advised" Bashing Of Donald Trump

“On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them. Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect.”

You Know It's Bad In Peripheral Europe When...

For the first time since 2014, Portuguese sovereign credit risk has deteriorated to worse levels than its former Zika-infested, corruption-covered colony Brazil.

Putin Claims Biggest Diplomatic Victory In Syria Conflict Yet, As Kerry Arrives In Moscow To "Seek Cooperation"

In an unexpected twist over the Syrian conflict, John Kerry arrives Moscow today to seek closer Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, in what some have dubbed a dramatic shift in US military objectives on the ground, and what to most is seen as the clearest diplomatic victory by Putin in the escalating "new cold war" with the west yet.

Singapore Market "Glitch" Sends Stocks Soaring

It appears 'officials' in Singapore have discovered what US officials know very well. The best way to stop selling pressure is to stop trading and so, as FinExtra reports, with STI beginning to weaken to the day's lows, a "technical glitch" ended trading on The Singapore Stock Exchange at 1138am local time for the rest of the day. You'll never guess what happened next!!

Trump's Shocking Surge Continues: Ties Hillary In Latest NYT Poll

Following yesterday's chaotic polling data, the latest NYT/CBS poll provides a post-email-gate reality check as Hillary Clinton's 6-point lead has evaporated leaving Trump tied nationwide, leading the "reckless" former secretary of state on the economy and jobs, trade, and national security. Perhaps more worrying for the Clinton campaign is the rise in negativity with 67% of voters saying she is not honest and trustworthy.

BOE "Disappointment" Leads To VIX Flash Crash

It appears the machines were not expecting Mark Carney to disappoint this morning. When the Bank of England decision hit at 7amET, US equities instantly tumbled but VIX flash-crashed to almost an 11 handle, before reversing almost instantly back above 13. Having run all the stops lower, it appears the machines have run out of VIX stomping ammo as stocks roll over at the open...

"We Shouldn't Be At New All Time Highs" - Even Larry Fink Doesn't Get It

 "I don't think we should be at new [stock] highs... We are seeing investors worldwide pausing, we are seeing quite a large sum of money being pulled out of equities over the last year. And yet we are at record highs. That's just a sign of how much money is being taken out by central banks in their bond purchases, and stock repurchases from companies."

Half Of Municipal Employees In Small Italy Town Arrested For Fraud

Roughly half the municipal employees in Boscotrecase, Italy (population 11,000) have been arrested for fraud. The employees clock in, sometimes for each other (with boxes over their heads), but don’t show up for work. The arrested are accused of fraud against the state. As a result, there are not enough people to run the town. Services are shut down.

"It's Prohibited By Law" - A Problem Emerges For Japan's "Helicopter Money" Plans

"Adopting helicopter money in the strict sense is impossible as it's prohibited by law," said one of the officials. "If it's about the BOJ buying huge amounts of bonds and the government deploying fiscal stimulus, we're already doing that." Japan shouldn't make its central bank directly underwrite government borrowing, "or it could suffer the kind of runaway spending and inflation that followed a similar move in the 1930s."

Producer Prices Come Blistering Hot, PPI Final Demand Surges Most Since September 2012

With market participants expecting US inflation to remain subdued for a long time, moments ago the BLS poured cold water of disinflationary expectations when June Producer Prices came blistering hot, rising 0.5% over the prior month, well above the 0.3% expected, and the highest sequential jump since September of 2012.

Initial Jobless Claims Hover At 43 Year Lows Despite Labor Market Conditions Slump

Despite six months of deteriorating labor market conditions (based on The Fed's 19-factor all-sining-all-dancing 'experimental' model") initial jobless claims beat expectations printing a near 43-year low 254k. Once again, providing no excuses for a data-dependent Fed to hike rates...

"All-Time-Highs"

"...central bankers seem to view elevated security valuations as “wealth.” The longer this fallacy persists, the worse the subsequent fallout will be. I have little doubt that future generations will look at the reckless arrogance of today’s central bankers no differently than we view speculators in the South Sea Bubble and the Dutch Tulip-mania. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism by which historically-informed pleas of “no, stop, don’t!” will penetrate their dogmatic conceit. Nor can we change the psychology of investors."

Sterling Jumps As Bank Of England Disappoints - Holds Rate Unchanged, No New QE

BOE VOTES 9-0 TO MAINTAIN ASSET-PURCHASE FACILITY AT 375B POUNDS, VOTES 8-1 TO MAINTAIN RATE AT 0.5%; VLIEGHE WANTED 25BPS CUT
But offers dovish hope - after more data is available - wioth most MPC members expecting an August rate cut.

US Futures, Global Markets Storm Higher As More Details Emerge About Japan's "Helicopter Money"

The global meltup continues with the S&P set to open at new all time highs, some 20 points higher from yesterday's close, however the driver for the latest rally is not so much the imminent BOE announcement which is expected to cut rates by 25 bps from 0.50%, but a dramatic surge in the USDJPY just after 1am Eastern when Bloomberg revealed more details about Ben Bernanke's masterplan for Japan's helicopter money.

"Soon" And "Really, Really Crazy": Starting Up The Helicopters

The idea (now being pushed by a surprising number of people who ought to know better) that governments should take advantage of historically low interest rates to “invest” with borrowed money has an obvious fatal flaw. That is, accumulating even more negative or zero-rate debt will make it functionally impossible to raise rates to “normal” levels, which is to say levels where markets can once again function as mechanisms for moving savings into productive investments. It’s not a stretch to call this the end of capitalism and the beginning of a new Dark Age.

More Questions Emerge About Skewed Hillary Polls

One glimpse at the massive variance between the last two days polls in swing states suggests something very odd is going on. Simply put, given the post-Email-gate disapproval ratings, Pro-Hillary Clinton polls simply don't make sense... "The American public is far more pissed off than even you’d like to admit. Part of the reason you refuse to admit it is that this reality is truly terrifying."

Gestapo America — Paul Craig Roberts

by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:
FBI Director James Comey got Hillary off the hook but wants to put you on it. He is pushing hard for warrantless access to all of your Internet activity.
Comey, who would have fit in perfectly with Hitler’s Gestapo, tells Congress that the United States is not safe unless the FBI knows when every American goes online, to whom they are sending emails and from whom they are receiving emails, and knows every website visited by every American.
In other words, Comey wants to render null and void the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution and completely destroy your privacy rights.
The reason Washington wants to know everything about everyone is so that Washington can embarrass, blackmail, and frame on felony charges patriots who stand up in defense of the US Constitution and the rule of law, and dissidents who criticize Washington’s illegal wars, reckless foreign policies, and oppression of American citizens.
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The IRS Wants A Piece Of Your Gold And Silver Profits: Here’s What You Need To Tell Them… And What You Don’t

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
With gold and silver gaining popularity as safe haven assets during economic crisis there is a strong possibility that we’ll see prices go to all-time highs in the future. With those price increases will come windfall profits for investors. And, as you already know, where there’s profit, there’s a government with its hands in your pocket trying to get a piece of the action.
On that note, online gold and silver dealer JM Bullion has put together this nifty guide to help you decipher what the IRS does or does not need to know about your precious metals investments:
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War Is Coming And The Global Financial Situation Is A Lot Worse Than You May Think

by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
On the surface, things seem pretty quiet in mid-July 2016. The biggest news stories are about the speculation surrounding Donald Trump’s choice of running mate, the stock market in the U.S. keeps setting new all-time record highs, and the media seems completely obsessed with Taylor Swift’s love life. But underneath the surface, it is a very different story. As you will see below, the conditions for a “perfect storm” are coming together very rapidly, and the rest of 2016 promises to be much more chaotic than what we have seen so far.
Let’s start with China. On Tuesday, an international tribunal in the Hague ruled against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. The Chinese government announced ahead of time that they do not recognize the jurisdiction of the tribunal, and they have absolutely no intention of abiding by the ruling. In fact, China is becoming even more defiant in the aftermath of this ruling. We aren’t hearing much about it in the U.S. media, but according to international news reports Chinese president Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army “to prepare for combat” with the United States if the Obama administration presses China to abandon the islands that they are currently occupying in the South China Sea…
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THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS NOT REAL “NEWS”: EXPLOSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE DALLAS POLICE SHOOTINGS BEING A FALSE FLAG

by Jeff Berwick, The Dollar Vigilante:
Americans need to understand that virtually nothing of importance that is shown on mainstream media programming is real or factual.
All major events are scripted or are covered with a massive propaganda bias.
This shouldn’t be news to anyone who is paying attention.
According to Amber Lyon, a three-time Emmy award winning journalist, CNN is routinely paid by the US government and foreign governments to selectively report on certain events.
I’ve personally met with the White House Press Corp who told me that they are actors not journalists.
And the CIA has admitted to using the mainstream media for propaganda purposes:
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U.S. Endorses Expansion of Military Force Used By U.N. Peacekeepers in Combat Zones

by Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post:

In yet another step towards the establishment of a world military force that seeks peace through the absence of dissent, the United States announced its support in May for a set of principles that will allow the United Nations’ peacekeeping troops and UN police to use force in order to “protect civilians” in combat zones and areas of armed conflict.
U.S. Ambassador the U.N. and notorious warmonger against Libya and Syria, Samantha Power stated that the Kigali Principles would “make peacekeeping missions more effective, improve security and save lives.”
“The Kigali Principles are designed to make sure that civilians are not abandoned by the international community again,” said Power.
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Loretta Lynch Ducks 74 Questions From Congress: “Either Avoiding Appearances or Protecting Hillary”

by Mac Slavo, SHTFPlan:
Did Attorney General Loretta Lynch lie about or obfuscate her role in clearing Hillary in the investigations concerning the handling of classified emails on her private server?
Is there a quid pro quo among the two women, in which Lynch could have been promised a role in the next Clinton Administration in exchange for her help in calling off potential criminal charges that might derail Hillary’s campaign.
Lynch claims there is no such relationship. But she also refused to answer at least 74 of Congress’ questions about her private meeting with former President Bill Clinton and her relationship with the Clintons and/or their staff.
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A MASSIVE “PAPER” DEPOSIT OF SILVER INTO SLV/A HUGE 15.98 TONNES OF PAPER WITHDRAWAL IN GOLD/GOLD AND SILVER RISE

from Harvey Organ:
OPEN INTEREST IN SILVER IS CAUSING HEADACHES TO OUR BANKERS/HUGE CONFLICT BREWING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA/IS HELICOPTER MONEY COMING TO THE USA?
And now for the July contract month: For the July gold contract month, we had a monstrous 612 notices served upon for 61,200 ounces. The total number of notices filed so far for delivery: 4,677 for 467,700 oz or 14.547 tonnes
In silver we had 57 notices served upon for 285,000 oz. The total number of notices filed so far this month for delivery: 1383 for 6,915,000 oz
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Obama Holds 3 Hour Meeting with Black Lives Matter Leaders

Supporters of controversial group increasingly call for violence against whites and law enforcement
from Infowars:
Black Lives Matter leaders spent three hours with President Obama Wednesday to demand action in regard to recent officer involved shootings.
DeRay Mckesson, one of the group’s most prominent figures, joined several other Black Lives Matter leaders at the White House to “bring up concrete actions” the president can take in order to appease its members.
The White House blog, which lists out the president’s schedule, makes mention of a meeting with activists and law enforcement but does not specifically mention “Black Lives Matter.”
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Obama Holds 3 Hour Meeting with Black Lives Matter Leaders

Supporters of controversial group increasingly call for violence against whites and law enforcement
from Infowars:
Black Lives Matter leaders spent three hours with President Obama Wednesday to demand action in regard to recent officer involved shootings.
DeRay Mckesson, one of the group’s most prominent figures, joined several other Black Lives Matter leaders at the White House to “bring up concrete actions” the president can take in order to appease its members.
The White House blog, which lists out the president’s schedule, makes mention of a meeting with activists and law enforcement but does not specifically mention “Black Lives Matter.”
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People Just Want to Kill the Status Quo – Thoughts on Trump’s Swing State Surge

from Liberty Blitzkrieg:
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post titled, Don’t Count Out Donald Trump Yet. Let’s take a moment to revisit a few of my observations:
Trump experienced a horrible period from mid-May to mid-June, which culminated in the dismissal of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Based on my Twitter feed, Trump is finished. I’ve been incessantly bombarded with articles highlighting an ever widening lead for Hillary Clinton nationally in the polls. So is Trump finished? Not by a long shot.
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UN Move Toward World Government With First-Ever Globally Televised Leadership Debate

from The Daily Bell:
10 candidates for next UN chief to be in “globally televised” debate … Ten of the 12 candidates who have announced their bids to replace UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in a first-ever “globally televised” debate, President Mogens Lykketoft of the General Assembly said here Monday. – xinhuanet.com
The UN is moving faster now to become the empowered body of world government and this mimic of a democratic election, as reported above, is just one more piece of the puzzle.
There are of course reports that UN vehicles are seeding Western parts of the United States as well, preparatory for some sort of US national security operation that will make use of UN vehicles.
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