Half a Dozen News Sites Stop Polling Their Readers on Who Won the Presidential Debate

by Ezra Dules, Breitbart:
Half a dozen news outlets skipped posting snap polls after the second 2016 presidential debate on Sunday — most likely because Donald Trump touted his dominance of their polls after the first debate in September.
The first presidential debate was a tough one for Republican presidential candidate Trump, but he publicly declared victory by citing a slew of unscientific online polls where respondents said he beat his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The Daily Mail rounded up the results of many of these snap polls, as well, with a headline blaring “Trump won debate by a landslide.”
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Nuclear War Is On The Horizon: "This Is Not Just Talk... Action Has Been Taken"

As the U.S. elections draw nearer, the amount of bellicose rhetoric from politicians and key military commanders (in truth, “politicians” as well) has been increasing.  The main focus of that rhetoric has been directed toward Russia, and is also “blathered” in the direction of China, North Korea, and Iran when it suits U.S. political interests.  The problem is that all of it is not just talk: action has been taken, especially regarding Russia and the Syrian theatre of operations.

New Emails Reveal "Friends Of Bill" Got Special Access From State For Haiti Recovery Contracts

New emails reveal that "Friends of Bill" ("FOB" for short) received special access to participate in Haiti recovery efforts after the 2010 earthquake in which over $10 billion in emergency aid contracts were awarded.

First Post-Debate Poll Gives Hillary A Significant Lead... And A Familiar Problem Emerges

On Tuesday afternoon, a joint NBC/WSJ poll revealed the first official polling results following Sunday's contentuous debate. It found that Clinton held on to a 9 point lead over Donald Trump. However, more importantly than the result, a very familiar problem with the poll has again emerged.

The Real Battle Is For Your Mind - About That NBC/WSJ Clinton +11 Point Poll

The latest "presidential poll from NBC and The Wall Street Journal is complete and utter nonsense. Here’s the proof."

House Accuses FBI Of Allowing "Political Considerations To Hijack Criminal Process"; Demands Independent Probe

"It appears increasingly clear that political considerations hijacked the criminal process in this case, and routine, longstanding policies and procedures were ignored. As such, we request that you open an investigation into this matter at your respective Departments."

Caught On Tape: NY Election Boss Admits "There Is A Lot Of Voter Fraud"

"I think there is a lot of voter fraud.  They bus people around to vote... They put them in a bus and go poll site to poll site.”

 

Hillary Clinton Privately Pitched Corporations on “Really Low” Tax Rate for Money Stashed Abroad

by Jon Schwarz, The Intercept:

IN PUBLIC, TOP Hillary Clinton surrogate Neera Tanden said at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia that there’s no need to cut the federal corporate tax rate from its current 35 percent.
But in private, Clinton says something quite different to corporations and trade groups.
An 80-page report compiled by Clinton’s own campaign of potentially damaging remarks she made behind closed doors was published by Wikileaks on Friday. It includes extensive comments on tax policy.
During an October 13, 2014, speech to the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Clinton told the audience that “A number of business leaders have been talking to my husband and me about an idea that would allow the repatriation of the couple trillion dollars that are out there. And you would get a lower rate — a really low rate — if you were willing to invest a percentage in an infrastructure bank.”
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Can The Price Of Oil Hold Above $50 Per Barrel?

"I am doubtful that the price of oil can rise very high, for very long. Our oil price problem is part of a much larger problem. Once we understand the reason for our low-price problem–diminishing returns and the economy’s tie to the use of energy - it is clear that there is no way out of the problem over the longer term."

 

Sterling Surges After UK PM May Appears To Back Away From 'Hard' Brexit

Following a 240 pip plunge in Cable today, the pound is frenetically bouncing in early Asian trading after Bloomberg reports that UK Prime Minister Theresa May has accepted that Parliament should be allowed to vote on UK leaving the EU (but in a way that gives her space to negotiate) but adding that there shouldn’t be an attempt to block Brexit.

 

"Investment Returns Will Be Very Low Going Forward" Ray Dalio Says Gold Could Prove Preferable

With bond-stock correlations reaching record highs (and broad risk parity fund performance deteriorating rapidly), Ray Dalio’s $150 billion Bridgewater Associates managed modest gains across its main strategies last month - even as macro funds have suffered amid policy and political uncertainty. However, the manager of the world's largest hedge fund warns “Investment returns will be very low going forward,” in his latest investor remarks, suggesting that betting on gold could prove preferable.

"Liars For Hire" - Confessions Of A Former Journalist From The Media Establishment

"The bottom line is to always remember that the media is not your friend in any way, shape or form, even if its lowest tier operatives fit the description of hapless victims rather than nation-wrecking enemies. The media must be opposed, exposed and boycotted at every turn until it starts bleeding money and choking on its own venom."

How To Avoid Being A Retail Bag Holder

One chart shows exactly why weekly price performance matters. This is what happened to anyone who only bought after the market was up for the week.

Better get to work making more cannon fodder for the bankers...

Russian Government Officials Told To Immediately Bring Back Children Studying Abroad

Accoding to Russian media, Russian state officials and government workers were told to bring back their children studying abroad immediately, even if means cutting their education short and not waiting until the end of the school year, and re-enroll them in Russian schools,

White House To Deliver "Proportional" Response To Russian Hacking, Won't Disclose What It Is

"There are a range of responses that are available to the president and he will consider a response that is proportional," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Air Force One. "It is certainly possible that the president can choose response options that we never announce."

The Donald Lives!

What Sunday's debate revealed is that if Trump is going down, his enemies will carry away their own permanent scars. As Caesar said of Cassius, “Such men are dangerous.”

Quant Qrash Slams Stocks, Batters Bonds

Here Is The Best Thing To Emerge From Sunday's Debate

While Sunday's second debate quickly devolved into a mudslinging match with the candidates providing little, if any, actionable views on how they intend to govern aside from canned talking points, something good has finally emerged from the debate: the following "duet" between Hillary and Donald, a rendition of “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life."

The US Surrendered Its Right To Accuse Russia Of War Crimes A Long Time Ago

Civil War Breaks Out Between Donald Trump And Paul Ryan

A Civil War has been launched within the Republican Party between Trump and the "establishment candidates"...But no matter who "wins" we suspect the GOP loses.

Pricing Uncertainty: How Will Stocks React If Trump Wins?

Mainstream media cites "uncertainty" under Trump vs. stability under Clinton... Is uncertainty worse than ruinous policies?

Forget "Matthew", A Much Bigger Storm Looms

Leaving a legacy path of destruction...

Recession Now... Or Depression Later

Currently economists and market watchers roughly fall into two camps: Those who believe that the Federal Reserve must begin raising interest rates now so that it will have enough rate cutting firepower to fight the next recession, and those who believe that raising rates now will simply precipitate an immediate recession and force the Fed into battle without the tools it has traditionally used to stimulate growth. Both camps are delusional, but for different reasons.

BofA On "Low Vol" - The Next Shoe To Drop

Is “Low Vol” the next shoe to drop, asks Bank of America and notes that "Low vol" has become more risky: the realized volatility of low beta stocks has seen a steady increase over the past several years, suggesting low vol is becoming high vol.

ACLU Exposes "1984-Style" Police Surveillance On Twitter, Facebook

Just when you thought it was safe to selfie you latest WalMart-looting or molotov-cocktail-throwing night out, think again. According to the ACLU, law enforcement officials implemented a far-reaching surveillance program to track protesters in both Ferguson and Baltimore during their recent uprisings and relied on special feeds of user data provided by three top social media companies: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Barclays Warns The Party Is Almost Over As Payouts Exceed Cash Flow By $115 Billion

Corporate buybacks plus dividends will surpass $1 trillion in 2016, for the first time ever, according to Barclays calculations. This means that payouts to shareholders will surpass total S&P500 cash flow by a whopping $115 billion. And with corporate balance sheets increasing encumbered, Barclays believes that the rate of payouts, rising at 20% in recent years, is about to grind to a halt, meaning that for stocks, the "party is almost over."

US Government Makes The First Move To Take Back The Middle East

from X22Report:

Chelsea and Bill Drive Clinton Staff to Consider Suicide

from TRU News:
Bill and Chelsea Clinton’s “office crap” nearly drove the Clinton Foundation’s chief operating officer to commit suicide in 2011, according to hacked emails released by WikiLeaks.
Former President Bill Clinton’s chief adviser at the time, Doug Band, sent an email to the former president’s staff involved with the Clinton Foundation that he talked the nonprofit’s COO, Laura Graham, out of ending her life.
“Late last night, laura graham called me as she couldn’t reach my brother or her shrink,” Band wrote in a Dec. 2011 email chain discussing the Clinton Foundation’s “infrastructure.”
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Russia Just Defied the US by Doubling Down in the Middle East

by James Holbrooks, via The Anti Media:
If there was ever any question, Russia signaled Monday it intends to be involved in Middle Eastern affairs for a very long time, as Russian officials announced plans to build a permanent naval base in Syria right as Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan sealed the deal on a new oil pipeline in Turkey.
“In Syria, we will have a permanent naval base in Tartus. The corresponding documents have been drafted,” Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said at a Federation Council meeting on Monday. “We hope that we will soon ask you to ratify these documents.”
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Obamas Biggest Legacy: USA’s Debt Trap

from GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney):

Bubble Blind Central Bankers

by Michael Pento, Market Oracle:
Fed Head Janet Yellen is keeping alive the tradition of her predecessors, Messrs. Greenspan and Bernanke, by showing she is equally as blind-sighted to the bubbles central banks are blowing in the bond and equity markets. During her September press conference, Ms. Yellen stubbornly clung to the misconception that it is only possible to tell if a bubble exists after it bursts. And because of this delusion, in Yellen’s eyes ninety-six months of a virtual Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) is merely, and I quote, “a modest degree of accommodation.” Her blinders are so opaque that she claims to see, “no signs of leverage building up.” And her feckless ability to spot market imbalances even resulted in this doozy of a Yellen quote: “In general, I would not say that asset valuations are out of line with historical norms.”
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BREAKING: Russia Will Take Down Any American Airplane or Rocket Targeting Syrian Army (Video)

from Russia Insider:
Russia’s Defense Ministry has cautioned the US-led coalition of carrying out airstrikes on Syrian army positions, adding in Syria there are numerous S-300 and S-400 air defense systems up and running.
Russia currently has S-400 and S-300 air-defense systems deployed to protect its troops stationed at the Tartus naval supply base and the Khmeimim airbase. The radius of the weapons reach may be “a surprise” to all unidentified flying objects, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson General Igor Konashenkov said.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, any airstrike or missile hitting targets in territory controlled by the Syrian government would put Russian personnel in danger.
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ASSAD: US INTERVENTION IN SYRIA IS LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO SAVE AMERICAN EMPIRE

by James Holbrooks, Underground Reporter:
Damascus — Following a delivery of Russian S-300 air defense missile launchers to Syria on Tuesday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated on Wednesday the United States is meddling in other countries’ business in an attempt to “save what is left” of its diminishing global empire.
“Today,” the president said to Iranian magazine Tehran Foreign Policy Studies Quarterly, “the United States are waging wars with the only goal to cement its project of total control by launching attack on everyone, who opposes its dominance.”
He added: “What is happening in Syria is an attempt to save what is left from the American and western hegemony in the world.”
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There is NO ELECTION. This is Nothing More Than a TV Sitcom. Wake Up…

from Gregory Mannarino:







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