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A Dire Warning From The “Doomsday Vault”
A Dire Warning From The “Doomsday Vault” Climate change alarmists are taking full advantage of the “Sudden Stratospheric Warming” (SSW) event, which occurred above the Arctic in mid-February, as further evidence that the world’s unpredictable and sometimes chaotic weather is jeopardizing humanity’s food security. The split of the polar vortex, otherwise known as an SSW event, shifted […]
China Reports Outbreak Of Highly Contagious Bird Flu
China Reports Outbreak Of Highly Contagious Bird Flu A dangerous strain of bird flu that has been circulating in 2013 could be on the verge of snowballing into a global pandemic. The Paris-based Organization for Animal Health said Wednesday that a farm in Shaanxi province has reported an outbreak of a highly dangerous pathogen, while […]
Matt Taibbi Exposes The Sheer Absurdity Of The Ongoing Russian Witch Hunt
Matt Taibbi Exposes The Sheer Absurdity Of The Ongoing Russian Witch Hunt Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone has written perhaps the best summary of how absurd political discourse in the U.S. has become – as nonconforming opinions are now “blacklisted” over the manufactured specter of “red dawn” Putin puppets behind just about controversial topic. “One of the first rules […]
Putin Says “US Political System Eating Itself Up”, Explains Preparation For Nuclear War
Putin Says “US Political System Eating Itself Up”, Explains Preparation For Nuclear War In a move that will likely prompt more calls for collusion, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin offered more words of praise for President Trump on Wednesday, but added that he was sorely disappointed with the U.S. political system, saying that it has been […]
Bank Of Canada Holds Rates As Expected, Warns Trade “Growing Source Of Uncertainty”
Bank Of Canada Holds Rates As Expected, Warns Trade “Growing Source Of Uncertainty” Amid uncertainty around NAFTA (and Trump tariffs), and slumping economic data, The Bank of Canada was expected to ‘hold’ and endorse the two rate-hikes priced into the curve (notably less hawkish than the growing belief in The Fed’s four-hikes), and that is […]
Belgium Begins Free Distribution Of Iodine Pills “In Case Of Nuclear Disaster”
Belgium Begins Free Distribution Of Iodine Pills “In Case Of Nuclear Disaster” As part of the government’s new nuclear safety policy, as of today, every Belgian citizen can come to a pharmacy and get free iodine pills. Belgium has two nuclear plants, Tihange and Doel, with a total number of seven reactors, and is one […]
Trade Wars Set To Go Nuclear: US Considering Broad Curbs On Chinese Imports
Trade Wars Set To Go Nuclear: US Considering Broad Curbs On Chinese Imports First thing this morning, when the market was surging and inexplicably rejoicing in the certainty that Trump would back down on tariffs, a nagging feeling that this was all wrong prompted us to ask “What If Trump Does Not Back Down“, and […]
Russia Blamed For Italian Election Outcome
Russia Blamed For Italian Election Outcome If there is a European election, and the anti-establishment parties score a stunning victory (as just happened in Italy, and a few months prior, in Austria), who’re you gonna blame? Vladimir Putin (of course)! That’s what Samantha Power, one of the top diplomats in the Obama administration, did when […]
Europe Will Retaliate To Trump Trade War With 25% Tariffs Targeting GOP States
Europe Will Retaliate To Trump Trade War With 25% Tariffs Targeting GOP States Following through with threats of retaliation made earlier in the week, the European Union on Tuesday is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic US brands produced in Republican-controlled states as US trade partners try to do anything and everything they can to stymie […]
US Said To Consider New Military Action Against Syria
US Said To Consider New Military Action Against Syria The last two weeks have seen the mainstream media soaked with headlines containing the word “Syria” and “Attack” as Washington desperately spins narratives left and right to cling to their reason for existence in Syria (legal or illegal, we will let you decide). All of which […]
It’s Not A “Conspiracy Theory”: Here’s How Central Banks Actively Suppress The Price Of Gold
It’s Not A “Conspiracy Theory”: Here’s How Central Banks Actively Suppress The Price Of Gold Alhambra Investment Partners CIO Jeffrey Snider returned to Erik Townsend’s MacroVoices podcast this week to discuss one of his favorite topics: How central banks’ use gold lending to manipulate their balance sheets, and also to manipulate the broader market for […]
Stock Market Drop Is Greatest Threat To Global Stability, According To The Economist
Stock Market Drop Is Greatest Threat To Global Stability, According To The Economist Forget war with Russia, China, or nuclear threats from North Korea; ignore Middle East chaos; and don’t worry about global cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure. The Economist Intelligence Unit ‘scores’ the greatest global risk right now is a “prolonged fall in major stock […]
Ukraine Freezes After Russia Halts Gas Deliveries
Ukraine Freezes After Russia Halts Gas Deliveries Last week, Russia’s state-run gas giant and quasi-monopolist when it comes to European natgas supplies, Gazprom, announced it would not restart shipments of natural gas to Ukraine’s Naftogaz starting March 1 after the two sides failed to reach an agreement, Gazprom deputy chairman, Alexander Medvedev, told journalists. Russian […]
7 Dead After “Monster Nor’easter” Pummels East Coast, Leaving Floods, Outages
7 Dead After “Monster Nor’easter” Pummels East Coast, Leaving Floods, Outages At least seven people were dead after a “monster nor’easter” – officially called Winter Storm Riley – slammed the northeastern United States on Saturday, leaving a trail of flooded streets, power outages and brutal winds. NASA ✔@NASA Spotted by @NOAASatellites‘ #GOES16 satellite: today’s #noreaster […]
