Senators Demand State Department Probe Into George Soros Organizations

"Over the past few years, the U.S. Mission there has actively intervened in the party politics of Macedonia, as well as in the shaping of its media environment and civil society, often favoring left-leaning political group over others.  We find these reports discouraging and, if true, highly problematic.  Much of the concerning activity in Macedonia has been perpetuated through USAID funds awarded to implementing entities such as George Soros' Open Society Foundations."

Are Collapsing Pensions "About To Bring Hell To America"?

"Something massive has been swept up just under the carpet..."

 

Caterpillar Lawyers Up: Hires Former Attorney General Barr Ahead Of Battle With Government

There was smoke, now there is fire. Caterpillar announced it has retained former U.S. Attorney General William Barr as outside counsel. CEO Jim Umpleby has tasked Mr. Barr, currently of counsel to the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, with reviewing matters relating to the recent government raid executed at the company's HQ.

 

The Muslim Travel "Ban" Explained (In 1 Simple Cartoon)

Some more inconvenient truths (for the liberal narrative)...

Gold Soars Most Since Brexit As Stocks, Bonds Stumble

"This Is Not The Reaction The Fed Wanted": Goldman Warns Yellen Has Lost Control Of The Market

Q: Do you think the FOMC was aiming for this outcome?
A: No, almost certainly not.

This Won't End Well... Never Has

Q1 2017 will likely be the weakest period for economic growth of any rate hike since 1980; stock market earnings expectations are tumbling; uncertainty about the Trumpian pillars of stock market strength are surging, and various 'risk-on' asset classes around the world and breaking bad... and now, as RBC notes, something has dramatically, and suddenly changed in the market in recent days, as confirmed by bank's macro model provider.

Trump Releases His First Budget Blueprint: Here Are The Winners And Losers

Today at 7am, Trump released his  first federal budget blueprint revealing the President's plan to dramatically reduce the size of the government. As previewed last night, the document calls for deep cuts at departments and agencies that would eliminate entire programs and slash the size of the federal workforce. It also proposes a $54 billion increase in defense spending, which the White House says will be offset by the other cuts.

Senate Intel Joins The House: "No Indications Trump Tower Was Wiretapped"

“Based on the information available to us, we see no indications that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance by any element of the United States government either before or after Election Day 2016,” Burr said, providing no other details.

Rand Paul Responds To "Unhinged" McCain

"You know, I think [Senator McCain] makes a really, really strong case for term limits. I think maybe he's past his prime; I think maybe he's gotten a little bit unhinged..."

Wall Street Sees Zero Chance Trump's Budget Passes

The priorities outlined in the Trump budget weren’t a surprise to anyone who paid attention during the campaign, and those proposals will likely have trouble making it through Congress unscathed, analysts said. Here are some sellside opinions:

EURUSD Jumps After ECB Hints At Rate Hike, Report Weidmann May Replace Draghi

Having surged after The Fed hiked rates 'dovishly', EURUSD is surging- bouncing off 1.07 the figure - after ECB Council member Nowotny told Handelsblatt that a "rate increase may be on the way."

Trader Warns: "Yields & The Dollar Have Much Further To Fall"

The initial reaction to the Fed was big. But, as Bloomberg's Mark Cudmore notes, there’s much more to come still as the message was about as dovish as could have been envisioned, given it was accompanying a rate rise.

Greeks Tried To Blow Up The IMF Too

A Greek return address was on the envelope which exploded in Paris, Greece's public order minister said in Athens. "French authorities just informed us that it was mailed from Greece," Nikos Toskas told Ant1 Television.

Snap Crashes Below $20

Snap Inc shares are now down over 30% from their post-IPO highs, and are breaking below the $20 level on their way to the $17 IPO price. It seems options markets did nothing to slow the selling...

Here Is All You Need To Know To Become A Successful Trader, From JPMorgan

Courtesy of JPMorgan, here is all you need to know to become a successful trader...

Violent Threats Against The President Are OK Now?

"The calls by President Obama for “civility” after the 2011 shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords were never genuine. The left only uses such efforts as a cudgel to silence their political foes, then turns around to call them Hitler when needed. The selective outrage is deafening."

Kolanovic: We Expect "Near-Term Market Weakness; Suggest Reducing US Equities"

First Goldman, then RBC, and now JPM's top quant.

"All Clear"? European 'VIX' Crashes By Most Ever To Record Low

With the Dutch Election behind them, it appears European stock investors see nothing but smooth-sailing ahead...

McDonalds Tweets Trump: "You Are A Disgusting Excuse Of A President, Also You Have Tiny Hands"

"You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands."

These Banks Will Now Charge You A 4.00% Prime Rate

While most banks are in no rush to pay savers and depositors more, or anything for that matter, they wasted no time in piggybacking on the Fed's rate hike by boosting their own Prime Rate. Here is a list of the banks that rush to increase their Prime rate to 4.00% as of this morning.

Greece: A Democracy In Crisis

"The Greek people have just about reached the limits of their strength...Bishop Ambrossios is urging people to revolt.. and rebellious citizens, will declare themselves against the entire political system, and take their fight not to the parliament but to the streets."

3 Things: Fed Hike, Fed Late, Fed Miss

“The simple message is the economy is doing well. We have confidence in the robustness of the economy and its resilience to shocks.” – Janet Yellen, March 15, 2017.
Really?

Ultimate Prepping: “How To Survive When The Cities Burn”

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
We all know the major scenarios.
But will you know what to do in when the real thing happens?
First and foremost, you need the basics: the ability to bug-out and survive for at least three days with food, water, fire starters, emergency shelter, etc. You also need the necessities to stay in place or in your redoubt for at least two weeks. But that’s just for starters.
There are so many factors at hand, that you have to become a second order prepper.
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Gold and Silver Are Like a Blue-Ringed Octopus…

by David Smith, Money Metals:
The primary investing emotion “twin dragons” are fear and greed. Greed, a powerful motivator, can turn on a dime and change into fear – of loss or even fear of missing out.
Most people start by watching a market rise, afraid to risk taking a position. After the uptrend has become well-established, the “Lookie Lou’s” finally go into action. Having been “short-term bearish,” they “get long” or go “all in,” “backing up the truck.”
Sure enough – soon thereafter the price plunges. What they initially viewed as just “a correction” may turn into a long-term top. Either way, the fear of missing out is replaced by the fear… of loss, which morphs into either hanging on in hopes the price will go back up, or selling out to stop the pain of further loss.
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Jared Fogle Treated As a Pedophile ‘God’ in Jail, So This Inmate Did Something About It

by Jack Burns, The Free Thought Project:
A man who gave Jared Fogle, what some would call a well-deserved beating, is speaking out. Fogle, Subway Restaurant’s former spokesman, and convicted pedophile is serving a 15-year sentence for possession of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Steve Nigg presumably beat up Fogle because he said Fogle was getting rock star treatment and that other pedophiles were looking up to him as a hero and a god.
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98-Year-Old in Minnesota Outed as Nazi Commander

by Josie Wales, The Anti Media:
Warsaw, Poland — Polish authorities announced Monday that they will seek the arrest and extradition of Michael Karkoc, a 98-year-old U.S. citizen allegedly exposed as a former Nazi commander of an SS-led unit responsible for burning Polish villages in WWII and executing any civilians caught trying to escape.
An investigation by the Associated Press in 2013 revealed that Karkoc failed to disclose his role as a commander for the SS to American immigration officials. According to the report:
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Yes, Your Appliances Can Spy On You

by James Corbett, The International Forecaster:
Smart technology represents less of a breakthrough in power distribution and more of a revolution in complete, constant, panopticon-like surveillance of everyone. As these smart technologies begin to invade our homes, we are becoming mere nodes in a giant network that we yet but dimly comprehend.
Just when you thought the fake news establishment media had hit rock bottom, along comes #kellyannemicrowave. For those fortunate souls who have escaped the gravitational pull of the black hole of societal discourse that is Twitter, that’s a hash tag that refers to Kellyanne Conway’s endlessly parodied remarks about microwave spying.
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REPORT: 12 UFOS SHUT DOWN FLIGHTS TO AIRPORT IN LIMA, PERU FOR HOURS

from The Daily Sheeple:
Although there are no mainstream reports about it, Disclose.TV and others are reporting that as many as 12 unidentified objects caused flights to be suspended at the Jorge Chávez Airport in Lima, Peru in February.
The image above was taken that night. According to reports, the Peruvian Airports and Commercial Aviation Corporation (CORPAC) was actually forced to document this one, as air traffic was shut down for at least three hours over it.
Like so many other UFOs these days, the objects were masked and invisible to the naked eye. The image above was captured using night vision technology.
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What Do These CEOs Know That We Don’t?

by Simon Black, Sovereign Man:
Last night a good friend of mine came over for dinner.
He’s originally from Poland, and growing up there he heard a lot of bizarre stories about what it was like during the Nazi invasion and World War II.
In 1939, even as 1.5 million German soldiers prepared to invade, the general mood in Poland couldn’t have been more carefree.
My friend’s grandfather once told him that, just prior to the Nazi invasion, the schools in Poland announced they were suspending classes… but only for two weeks, because that’s how long they expected the war to last.
Incredible.
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In the Next Few Hours, the Deep State Will Launch Its Revenge on Trump

by Nick Giambruno, International Man:
The Deep State is set to prick the largest bubble in human history today…
The Deep State is the permanently entrenched “national security” bureaucracy—the top tier of the military, the CIA, FBI, NSA, etc. It also includes the Federal Reserve, the quintessential Establishment institution.
They all hate President Trump. They did everything possible to stop him from taking office. None of it worked. They fired all of their bullets, but he still wouldn’t go down.
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U.S. Army Creates World’s First 3D Printed Grenade Launcher

by Daniel Lang, Activist Post:
The last thing you would expect is for the US military to create a 3D printed gun. After all, you’d think that an organization as large and well funded as our military wouldn’t need plastic guns. 3D printers are for people who don’t have massive factories at their disposal, but the Army has the military-industrial complex.
Nonetheless, the US Army recently revealed that they have created a 3D printed grenade launcher, which they have appropriately dubbed RAMBO or Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance. It was designed by the Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command and the U.S. Army Manufacturing Technology Program.
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Harvard’s Fake Guide to Fake News Sites. America’s 21st Century “Index Librorum Prohibitorum”

by Stephen Lendman, via Global Research:
The Index Librorum Prohibitorum was a list of publications deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious, and banned by the Catholic Church. ( See Grendler, Paul F. “Printing and censorship” in The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, Charles B. Schmitt, ed, Cambridge University Press, 1988, pp. 45–46. Quoted by Wikipedia.
Is this what parents pay $63,000 annually for tuition, room, board and fees – so their children can be ill-served and ill-taught?
Following the 2014 Obama administration Kiev coup, replacing democracy with a “democratic dictatorship” integrated by two neo-nazi parties, Harvard expressed concern about alleged “Russian aggression.” Some faculty members called for US military intervention.
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Sunset Over George Soros‘ Sparkling New World

by Phil Butler, New Eastern Outlook:
Billionaire investor George Soros sure had a run on establishing a bold new world. Though he continues to pour millions into protest and crises worldwide, the fading dream of either an “Open Society” or even “Cosmopolitanism” and a globalist doctrine are surely lost for his lifetime. As the famous cliché goes, “the jig is almost up” George. Lone wolf speculator or Illuminati captain, the world’s most famous billionaire villain has impacted our lives in ways most cannot imagine. Here’s a look into Soros and the Utopia that cannot be.
When George Soros was a boy in Hungary during World War II and the German occupation, he collaborated with the Nazis to help confiscate the possessions of Jews who would be detained, and more-often-than-not killed. Soros has never been apologetic about this, and has often stated that 1944 was the best year of his life. Today we see the footprints of Soros from the disaster Yugoslavia and Bosnia became, to the current destabilizing chaos. No matter how one gauges George Soros, it’s clear has played an integral, damaging and often mysterious role in the world. News these days frames the legendary billionaire as a kind of evil genius behind world chaos. But who is George Soros really?
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