Trump State Nominee John Bolton Suggests Russian Hack Was "False Flag" By Obama Administration

“It is not at all clear to me, just viewing this from the outside, that this hacking into the DNC and the RNC was not a false flag operation... if you think the Russians did this, then why did they leave fingerprints?"

Trump Team Challenges Intel on Russian Election Influence

by Susan Jones, CNSnews:
Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. A top Senate Democrat demanded a full congressional investigation.
The CIA has now concluded with “high confidence” that Moscow was not only interfering with the election, but that its actions were intended to help Trump, according to a senior U.S. official. The assessment is based in part on evidence that Russian actors had hacked Republicans as well as Democrats but were only releasing information harmful to Trump’s rival, Hillary Clinton.
The official was not authorized to discuss the private intelligence assessment publicly and insisted on anonymity.
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'Century' Bond Collapse Continues As Belgian 2116s Crash 30% From Highs

While all the headlines have been about 10Y Treasury yields breaking above 2.50% briefly for the first time since September 2014, the bigger news for the world of bond traders is the utter bloodbath in ultra-long duration European bonds.

China Flies Nuclear Bomber Above South China Sea In Response To "Ignorant Child" Trump

China flew a long-range nuclear-capable bomber above the contested South China Sea territoties for the first time since Donald Trump spoke with the president of Taiwan. The dramatic show of force was meant to send a message to the new administration, and marks the second time Beijing flew bombers in the region since Trump was elected. Meanwhile, China slammed Trump for being “as ignorant as a child in terms of foreign policy”.

Eurozone Day Of Reckoning Coming Soon: Showdown Between Italy And Germany Looms

The eurozone cannot survive without Italy. The serious problem at the moment is the Eurozone also cannot survive with Italy.

One River CIO's Disturbing Prediction: "This Is The Biggest Policy Error In 50 Years"

“You make the most money in macro investing when there are policy errors and this will be the biggest one in 50yrs. These guys are going to crash the economy. This will be like the 1985 dollar super-spike.”

Key Events In The Coming "Fed Rate-Hike" Week

The key economic releases this week are retail sales on Wednesday and CPI on Thursday. The key market-moving event will be the December FOMC statement released on Wednesday at 2PM. In addition, there is one scheduled speaking engagement by Richmond Fed President Lacker on Friday.

Lockheed Martin Tumbles After Trump Tweets On "Out Of Control" F-35 Costs

Trump Officially Nominates Retired Marine General John Kelly As Homeland Security Secretary

“The American people voted in this election to stop terrorism, take back sovereignty at our borders, and put a stop to political correctness that for too long has dictated our approach to national security.  I will tackle those issues with a seriousness of purpose and a deep respect for our laws and Constitution."

China Hits Back: Warns Trump "Nothing To Discuss" If "One China" Policy Ends

Overnight China responded and expressed "serious concern" after Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China", calling it the basis for relations. Beijing warned Trump that the two countries will have “nothing to discuss” if the incoming administration decides to discard the four-decade old “One China” policy.

Global Bond Rout Returns With A Vengeance, Sending 10Y Yields To Highest In Over Two Years

The global bond rout returned with a bang, sending 10Y US Treasury yields as much as six basis points higher to 2.53%, the highest level in over two years. The selloff accelerated following Saturday's agreement by NOPEC nations to slash production, leading to rising inflation pressures. At last check, the 10Y was trading at 2.505%, up from 2.462% at Friday and on track for its highest close since September 2014.

Global Stocks, Bonds Slide; China Tumbles As Oil Surges To 17 Month High

In a quiet start to the week, European, and Asian stocks fell with S&P futures fractionally in the red, as Chinese markets tumbled the most since June and crude oil surged, even as the Nikkei erased all losses for 2016 on continued weakness in the Yen.

Former UK Ambassador Blasts "CIA's Blatant Lies", Shows "A Little Simple Logic Destroys Their Claims"

"I have watched incredulous as the CIA’s blatant lie has grown and grown as a media story – blatant because the CIA has made no attempt whatsoever to substantiate it. There is no Russian involvement in the leaks of emails showing Clinton’s corruption. As Julian Assange has made crystal clear, the leaks did not come from the Russians. As I have explained countless times, they are not hacks, they are insider leaks – there is a major difference between the two."

The Coming Fracture Of Saudi Arabia

The present Saudi king, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, is the last of the sons of the first Saudi king, Abdul Aziz al Saud, who will ever sit on the Saudi throne. After Salman dies, Saudi leadership will pass to a new generation of Saudi royals. But not all the descendants of the first Saudi king are happy about how the future succession may turn out.

Now German Politicians Worried About "Striking Increase" In Russian Propaganda And Fake News

"We see aggressive and increased cyber spying and cyber operations that could potentially endanger German government officials, members of parliament and employees of democratic parties."

Getting In Bed With Government

The recent deal to keep Carrier jobs in the United States is not at all unusual. It only received so much press because Trump made it a campaign issue and saw an opportunity to record a big early PR victory before he even took office. In reality, the intertwining of government and big business meets the definition of fascism.

Senate Quietly Passes The "Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act"

The Senate has passed the Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act: legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations. "The passage of this bill in the Senate today takes us one critical step closer to effectively confronting the extensive, and destabilizing, foreign propaganda and disinformation operations being waged against us."

If You Are For Peace, You Are A Russian Agent!

If the CIA is actually stupid enough to believe this, the US is without a competent intelligence agency. Of course, the CIA didn’t say and doesn’t believe any such thing. The fake news stories in the presstitute media are all sourced to unnamed officials. Former British ambassador Craig Murray described the reports accurately: “bullshit.”

Foxconn Fires 25% Of India Workers As Demonetization Destroys Sales

While piecemeal anecdotes and surveys have already exposed the devastation that PM Modi's demonetization plan has had on the Indian economy, tonight we see the first hard evidence as Foxconn has asked 25% of its workforce to leave after the cash ban caused sales to collapse by 50% forcing the company to slash production by half.

First Generation Human Detection Software Already Being Used on the Elderly

by Ethan Huff, Natural News:
The latest in population control technology is being unveiled in Singapore, where the elderly are now being used as human guinea pigs in a collaborative trial to see how effectively humans can be tracked using wireless sensor technology. According to The Straits Times, two senior studio apartments have already been equipped with the technology, including the installation of seven small sensors strategically placed throughout the premises that actively monitor the whereabouts of the seniors who live there.
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Guest Post: Here’s Why The Banksters Are In Trouble

by Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:
If the Fed were to reverse the portion of its QE in which it injected trillions onto big bank balance sheets as well as fomented a mortgage/housing bubble, the Too Big To Fails – including Goldman Sachs – would collapse. Make no mistake, it would ultimately prove to be a good thing.
However, there’s also a growing groundswell of grassroot Americans who have “woken up.” Perhaps the only good attribute of the last election is that it hastened the rate of enlightenment. Too be sure, the number of Americans who understand the difference between Truth and Propaganda has vastly increased.
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Has Liberty Departed From America? — Paul Craig Roberts

by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:
Can a few Internet sites save your existence as a free person protected by the US Constitution? Not without your help. If 400,000 Americans gave up the cost of a 6-pack of beer, it could mean the preservation of your freedom. If the millions of my readers were willing to give up the small cost of a 6-pack of beer, we could defeat the evil that rules the West.
Are your civil liberties less valuable to you than a 6-pack of beer?
The fake news stories pouring out of the blood-drenched Obama regime, the ruling Oligarchy’s “liberal progressive” well paid front groups for war criminal Hillary, and secret and unnamed propagandists, such as PropOrNot, endorsed by the Washington Post, New York Times, and the rest of the press prostitutes who lie for money, are intended to discredit those few who tell the truth. This column from August 31, 2016 is worth reading again.
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Maduro Stunner: Venezuela Eliminates Half Its Paper Money After Pulling Largest Bill From Circulation

from ZeroHedge:
Having observed the economic chaos to emerge as a result of India’s shocking Nov. 8 demonetization announcement, and perhaps confident it can do better, today president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Latin America’s most distressed economy, mired in an economic crisis and facing hyperinflation, likewise shocked the nation when he announced on state TV that just like India, Venezuela would pull its highest denominated, 100-bolivar bill (which is worth about two U.S. cents on the black market), from circulation over the next 72 hours, ahead of the introduction of new, higher-value notes, as large as 20,000.
“I have decided to take out of circulation bills of 100 bolivars in the next 72 hours,” Maduro said. “We must keep beating the mafias.”
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Secret Agenda: Are They Planning To Use ‘Russian Interference’ As An Excuse To Invalidate Trump’s Election Victory?

by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
It has been said that nothing happens by accident in politics, and it is certainly no accident that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, members of the U.S. Senate and the mainstream media are all suddenly buzzing about “Russian hacking” and “Russian interference” in our elections. Over the past 48 hours, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and just about every other major news source in America has been breathlessly telling us that the CIA has concluded that the Russians “intervened” in the presidential election with the specific goal of helping Donald Trump win. The implication is that if the Russian interference was significant enough, it could have “unfairly” altered the outcome of the election and thus Donald Trump’s victory was not legitimate. And if his victory was not legitimate, that opens up all sorts of possibilities for the Democrats.
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Citizen video DESTROYS “fake news” narrative of mainstream media

by Mike Adams, Natural News:
A citizen journalist named “Chad,” posting under the name “Insurgency Broadcast Network” completely destroys the “fake news” narrative of the fakestream media in a video posted yesterday.
Titled “The CIA’s Secret Plan for Donald Trump,” the video features a citizen journalist ripping apart the laughably false narrative of the state-run media (CNN, NYT, WashPost, etc.).
Covering the lunatic conspiracy theory of the left which now claims Russia “stole” the election for Donald Trump, this video explains there is no evidence whatsoever to back up the left’s outlandish claims.
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Survey Reveals Americans Don’t Trust Scientists on GMOs

by Julie Fidler, Natural Society:
A new survey from the Pew Research Center of 1,480 people shows that many Americans don’t trust GMOs, or scientists, for that matter. Well, people don’t really see the purported benefits of GMOs, at least. [1]
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Trump Team Challenges Intel on Russian Election Influence

by Susan Jones, CNSnews:
Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. A top Senate Democrat demanded a full congressional investigation.
The CIA has now concluded with “high confidence” that Moscow was not only interfering with the election, but that its actions were intended to help Trump, according to a senior U.S. official. The assessment is based in part on evidence that Russian actors had hacked Republicans as well as Democrats but were only releasing information harmful to Trump’s rival, Hillary Clinton.
The official was not authorized to discuss the private intelligence assessment publicly and insisted on anonymity.
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