Watch Live: WikiLeaks Holds Delayed Press Conference On CIA Vault 7

Following technical difficultes on Tuesday morning, when Julian Assange was expected to hold a press conference at the same time as the Vault 7 doc dropped, the Wikileaks founder has decided to hold the belated press conference at 9:45am ET on Thursday. Watch it live here.

Nigel Farage Visits Julian Assange In Ecuadorian Embassy In London

In a move that may spark further allegations of political partiality by the Wikileaks founder, BuzzFeed reports Nigel Farage visited the Ecuadorian embassy in west London on Thursday which is the location of the self-exiled Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, where he has been living since he claimed asylum in 2012.

"It Appears China Has Sent The World A Prodigious False Reflation Signal"

"It appears that there is virtually no price pass through anywhere in the production chain in China. This is not sustainable, as the people who actually sell the stuff that requires the steel, iron ore, coking coal, copper, etc. are seeing their margins squeezed as a result of rampant speculation in commodity markets (fueled by excess liquidity “sloshing” around), NOT END MARKET DEMAND."

Trump Vows "Full-Court Press" As Opposition To 'RyanCare' Mounts

"We’re going to have a full-court press.  You will see a lot of travel and a lot of activity by the president and all of the administration."

Obama Could Become First Former President With A Felony

by Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Your News Wire:
Barack Obama could become the first former President in American history to be charged in a felony offence, according to retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer.
Following the revelation that the Obama administration wiretapped Donald Trump during last years presidential election, the White House has called for an immediate investigation into Obama and the DOJ over possible criminal wrongdoing.
Former senior intelligence officer and retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, believes that the magnitude of the scandal will likely result in the indictment of Barack Obama.
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BREAKING: Clinton Campaign Manager Robby Mook CONFIRMS He Knew About Wiretaps (VIDEO)

by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit:
As Obamagate heats up, more and more people are admitting that they had knowledge of the wiretaps.
Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager, Robby Mook confirmed to Fox News that he had knowledge of wiretaps being used during the campaign.
Of course he knew; Hillary tweeted about the wiretaps one week before the election.
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Labor Paradox: As Trump Fights For Jobs The Trucking Industry Struggles With 'Yuge' Labor Shortage

The American Trucking Association forecasts that the trucking industry will be short 175,000 drivers over the next decade but what's driving the shortage?

Euro, Bund Yields Spike As Draghi "No Longer Sees Urgency In Taking Further Actions"

ECB President Draghi said the "balance of risks to growth has improved" and noted that The ECB had "removed reference to signal a sense of urgency." This combined with the removal of references to the use of all instruments has sparked EUR strength and Bund weakness.

US Sends Hundreds Of Marines 20 Miles From ISIS Capital

The US has sent several hundred Marines to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa. Defence officials said they would establish an outpost from which they could fire artillery at IS positions some 32km (20 miles) away.

US Import Prices Soar To 5 Year Highs As Fuel Costs Spike

Thanks to a surge in prices from Canada and Asia Near East, US Import Prices soared more than expected in February. The 4.6% rise is the highest since February 2012, driven by a 40.5% surge year-over-year in Fuels and lubricants.

'Dovish' Draghi Explains Why 'Good' European News Won't Stop Him - ECB Press Conference Live Feed

Leaving rates unchanged (no surprise) and maintaining his dovish forward guidance, Mario Draghi has a tough job this morning to paint a picture of a European economy with "downside risks" which means he has to keep buying everything while every asset-gatherer in the world is crowing of Europe's comeback (rising growth, surging inflation, falling unemployment). We are sure the ex-Goldman partner will find a way to justify "lower for longer."

Energy Credit Risk Soars As Crude Carnage Continues

Just when you thought it was safe to go all-in on energy stocks, credit, and commodities because, well, what could go wrong; crude's collapse in the last few days (amid record long speculators) has smashed Energy credit markets and sent high-yield bond prices cratering.

"Wrong Way Gartman"...

"We Failed Miserably": Gartman Stopped Out Of Latest Oil Long

"We failed… miserably… in paying attention to the shifting nature of the term structure for more than a week ago we noted a change that was taking place and which was incipiently bearish of crude oil, but we failed to pay proper and full heed to the signals that this shift was sending to us. This is unforgiveable. It shall not happen again." - Dennis Gartman

ECB Keeps Rates On Hold, Keeps Dovish "Extended Period Of Time" Forward Guidance

Moments ago the ECB kept all three rates on hold, however in a dovish addition, it kept its current forward guidance which some analysts had expected may be scrapped, by noting that "the Governing Council continues to expect the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases."

Trump Offers Russia Ambassador Post To Putin-Critic Jon Huntsman

President Trump plans to nominate Jon Huntsman - who was US ambassador to Singapore and China under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Obama - as ambassador to Russia, the latest sign of backtracking from plans for Washington-Moscow conciliation.

ECB Preview: Don't Expect Fireworks Yet

Little is expected from the rate decision itself at 1245GMT with analysts firmly expecting the central bank to stand pat on rates. With regards to the press conference, any indications that the ECB are taking a more neutral stance or that the ECB are beginning to think about curtailing existing policy given recent economic development, is likely to be seen as a hawkish factor for European assets.

Crude Plunges Below $49, Dragging Markets Lower; All Eyes On Draghi

While trader attention will soon be focused on the ECB and any potential tightening hints from the central bank, a more pressing development as US traders walk in today, will be ongoing collapse in WTI, which after crashing 5.5% yesterday, has tumbled more than 2% this morning, sliding not only below $50 for the first time since December 1, but also dropped under $49, as a near record number of net long spec positions suddenly rushes to unwind their exposure.

Retired Russian Colonel Warns Trump: "We're Seeding The US Shoreline With Nuclear Mole Missiles"

"...the Americans are deploying their tanks, airplanes and special forces battalions along the Russian border. And we are quietly 'seeding' the U.S. shoreline with nuclear 'mole' missiles (they dig themselves in and 'sleep' until they are given the command)"

The Most Shocking Revelation From The CIA-Spying Scandal

Privacy is no longer a Western value. Today, everything else is more important - transgender bathrooms, silencing hate speech, forcing elementary school children to feel guilty about their white privilege, and political correctness in extremis. This is what dominates the social conversation now in the Land of the Free.

The American Empire Was Challenged On Nearly Every Front This Week

This massive global empire can’t last forever, and there are forces at work that are challenging the US at every opportunity. This week in particular, the barbarians were brimming at the gates, so to speak.

Labor Paradox: As Trump Fights For Jobs The Trucking Industry Struggles With 'Yuge' Labor Shortage

The American Trucking Association forecasts that the trucking industry will be short 175,000 drivers over the next decade but what's driving the shortage?

Spygate: America's Political Police Vs. Donald J. Trump

The campaign to frame up and discredit Trump and his associates is characteristic of how a police state routinely operates. A national security apparatus that vacuums up all our communications and stores them for later retrieval has been utilized by political operatives to go after their enemies – and not even the President of the United States is immune.

Are We Witnessing The Weirdest Moment In Economic History?

"If you thought 2016 was weird, I suggest you get comfortable with the surreal because it is not going away anytime soon. 2017 is a veritable treasure trove of falling elevators... it seems to me that many of these events, stacked so closely together in the next few weeks, are not coincidental in their timing."

NBC Reporter "Fact Checks" Trump's Job Creation Claims and Destroys You in the Process

by The_Real_Fly - Mar 8, 2017 6:11 PM

How will you recover? Pro tip: you won't

Reversing Cancer – An Overlooked Solution

by Jonathan Landsman, Natural News:
Dr. Robert Kleinwaks was battling stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma – and losing badly. After trying a long list of alternative and mainstream therapies without success, Dr. Kleinwaks – who described his condition as “weeks away from death” – reluctantly took action to improve his health because he just thought ‘it was over.’ (But, a close family friend proved him wrong!)
The surprise of a lifetime! Astonishingly, his cancer was cured within seven weeks. The football-size tumor was gone and – six years later – he remains cancer-free to this day.
The most overlooked health problem in conventional AND integrative medicine. On the next NaturalHealth365 Talk Hour, Jonathan Landsman and Dr. Robert Kleinwaks, performance coach and motivational speaker, reveal how Dr. Kleinwaks survived cancer – without resorting to drugs or surgery. Simply put, the poor oral health problems – that Dr. Kleinwaks experienced – were literally killing him. But, with the right information, you can safely eliminate infections and toxic materials that compromise immune function and put your health at risk. (Don’t miss this extremely important program)
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New Poll Shows Hillary Favorability Sinking to All-Time Low As Trump Jumps

from Zero Hedge:

After a recent speech at her alma mater, Wellesley College, Hillary Clinton was asked by a young snowflake what she would change about her 2016 campaign if she had it to do all over again, to which she quickly responded, “I’d win.”
But while Hillary seems to be fairly optimistic after her staggering 2016 loss, a new poll from Suffolk University reveals that her ‘favorability’ ratings among registered voters have dipped to all-time lows at only 35%.
As the Washington Post points out, Hillary’s decline is due to both Democrats and independents apparently souring on her.
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McCain Institute’s Failure To Use Donations For Anti-Trafficking Purposes Raises Questions

by William Craddick, Disobedient Media:
Questions about John McCain’s foundation have arisen amid revelations that, for the last several years the foundation has not been using its donations, instead depositing small amounts of their large endowment into the Arizona State University Foundation. This issue has added importance when considered in the context of John McCain’s controversial sources of funding and the arrest of a number of past campaign workers on charges such as child abuse and drug trafficking.
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Home Again, and Hello Dante

by Mogambo Guru, Gold Seek:
Hey! Look! Here I am! Over here! I’m back! (Sound of thunderous applause). Thanks! Wonderful to be here!
I know that you, like most people, are probably scratching your head quizzically, asking yourself “Who is this doofus who calls himself Mighty Magnificent Mogambo in the next paragraph, which doesn’t even make sense? And who cares that he is back, which is not to mention why am I reading this stupid crap in the first freaking place?”
Or perhaps you are wondering “Where have you been all this lonely, lonely time, oh, Mighty Magnificent Mogambo (MMM), that you can now announce your triumphant return to the dispensing of wit and wonder about things such as, oh, I dunno, maybe, for example, how we are frantically screaming ‘We’re Freaking Doomed (WFD) because of all the absolutely INSANE amounts of money and the INSANE amounts of accompanying debt created by the evil Federal Reserve and all the other dirtbag central banks around the world’ all these many, many years?”
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Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast Spirals Down in Amazing Manner

by Wolf Richter, Wolf Street:
Where has all the optimism gone?
The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model, which forecasts GDP growth in the US in the current quarter, picks up data as it is released and changes the forecast in real time. As the quarter advances and as more data is included, it becomes a more accurate predictor, not of actual economic growth, but of GDP as measured in the first estimate for that quarter by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). So now we’re 67 days into the first quarter, and the GDPNow forecast has been spiraling down in an amazing manner for the past nine days.
The model now forecasts GDP growth in Q1 of 1.2% seasonally adjusted annual rate. This means that if the economy continues to grow at this rate for the rest of the year, annual GDP growth would be 1.2%, which would be the worst since the Financial Crisis.
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GOLD AND SILVER WHACKED AGAIN DUE TO SILVER’S ELEVATED COMEX OI/CHINA SUFFERS’ FIRST TRADE DEFICIT IN 3 YEARS

CRUDE OIL CLOBBERED TODAY AS WELL AS THE DOW/SPROTT MAKES TAKEOVER BID FOR CENTRAL FUND OF CANADA/USA PRODUCTIVITY IN 4TH Q FALTERS AGAIN/USA WHOLESALE INVENTORIES PLUMMET BY .2%
from Harvey Organ:
WHOLESALE REVENUES ALSO PLUMMET WHICH WILL BE A NEGATIVE TO FIRST QUARTER GDP
In silver, the total open interest FELL by ONLY 1449 contract DOWN to 192,398 with respect to YESTERDAY’S TRADING. In ounces, the OI is still represented by just less THAN 1 BILLION oz i.e. 0.961 BILLION TO BE EXACT or 137% of annual global silver production (ex Russia & ex China).
FOR THE NEW FRONT MARCH MONTH: THEY FILED: 131 NOTICE(S) FOR 565,000 OZ OF SILVER
In gold, the total comex gold FELL BY A CONSIDERABLE 5587 contracts WITH ANOTHER FALL IN THE PRICE GOLD ($9.00 with YESTERDAY’S trading ).The total gold OI stands at 434.401 contracts.
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Judicial Watch Sues CIA: ‘Illegal Secrecy’ on ‘Anti-Trump Russia Investigations Must End’

by Michael W. Chapman, CNS News:
Because the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under the Obama administration refused to answer a request to release a 2015 unclassified report about Russia’s interference in foreign elections, the government watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the CIA in federal court today, March 8.

House Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio) has been pushing for the release of an unclassified version of a report “assessing Moscow’s interference in foreign elections, particularly across Europe,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 13, 2016, as noted by Judicial Watch in a press release.
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WikiLeaks Reveals New Details About Growing Surveillance State

by Derrick Broze, Activist Post:
On Tuesday morning WikiLeaks released brand new documents related to surveillance operations conducted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
WikiLeaks has further exposed the Central Intelligence Agency’s spying capabilities in an explosive new document dump dubbed “Vault 7.” The vault is a massive collection of data regarding CIA surveillance activities with documents that detail everything from the CIA’s infiltration of smart phones, televisions, and cars, to the creation of a hacking station posing as a U.S. Consulate in Germany.
The release of the documents was not without controversy, as the electronics of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were reportedly “under attack.” A tweet from WikiLeaks states, “the press conference is under attack: Facebook+Periscope video used by WikiLeaks’ editor Julian Assange have been attacked. Activating contingency plans.”
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Obama Turned CIA and FBI Into Instruments Of The State: “Their Missions Cannot Be Fulfilled In A Manner Beneficial To The Defense Of The United States”

by Jeremiah Johnson, SHTFPlan:
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created in 1947 at the direction of President Truman. It had “evolved” from the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) used to perform clandestine military and espionage operations during World War II. The legal framework used to justify the CIA’s operations took several forms. The National Security Act of 1947 allowed the CIA special exemptions from the normal Congressional oversight.
The 1947 Act contained a provision that allowed the CIA “to perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence…as the National Security Council may from time to time direct.” This was followed (and expanded upon) by the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, and subsequent charters and Presidential Directives that eventually enabled it to operate (almost unrestricted) at the direction of the President while effectively bypassing accountability to Congress.
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