It's Trump's Party, Now...

Tuesday’s speech established Trump as the man in charge. But how loyal to him and his program will be the “deep state,” which dominates this city that gave Trump only 4 percent of its votes and, paranoically, believes him to be an agent of Vladimir Putin? The Trump-Beltway wars have only just begun.

"This Is Either The Most Elaborate Cover-Up Of All Time, Or The Dumbest"

"If Mr. Sessions was trying to cover up some dark Russian secret, he’s the Jim Carrey of cover-up artists."

Twitter Fight Round 2: Trump Trolls "Lying" Pelosi With Pic Of Her And Medvedev; Pelosi Responds

Trump:  "I hearby demand a second investigation, after Schumer, of Pelosi for her close ties to Russia, and lying about it."
Pelosi:  "@realDonaldTrump doesn't know difference between official mtg photographed by press & closed secret mtg his AG lied about under oath."

Juncker Has Meltdown While Debating Future Of EU: "Shit! What Do You Want Us To Do?"

These are not the words of a leader who is confident in the future. This exasperation reeks of defeat.

Uber Used "Secret" Greyball Tool To Deceive Authorities

Uber has for years engaged in a program to deceive authorities in markets where its service was being resisted or banned by law enforcement, NYT said, citing current and former employees.

Stocks Shrug Off Dismal Data, Hawkish Fed; 'Animal Spirits' Soar To Record High

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Running Out Of Cash, Millions Affected

The clock is ticking for 71 penniless union pension funds that rely on a federal insurance company to support their retirees - because the agency itself is also running out of cash, its director said Wednesday.

Man Arrested Over Bomb Threats To Jewish Groups Is Former Intercept Reporter And Anti-Trump, Bernie Voter

"I voted for Bernie Sanders, but his supporters are annoying as fuck. "I almost cried when I got a Bernie sign". Yuck. #DemsInPhilly"

"February Should Have Been A Better Month" - Only 35% Of Managers Beat Their Benchmark

"February should have been a better month for stock-picking, with pair-wise stock correlations continuing to fall to their lowest levels since 2000. But a better backdrop for stock-picking does not necessarily equate to fund managers making the right picks."

Bank Of Tokyo's Chris Rupkey Snaps At Janet Yellen's "Water Torture"

The speech reads to us as more of the same policy: the painful drip, drip, drip of the Fed's water torturing the markets by failing to move rates up at a consistent and measured pace. Not on a preset course indeed. Rates will certainly be on a preset course after Yellen finishes her last day in office on February 3, 2018.

About That Friday Closing Ramp: Something Snapped In 2016

Something snapped in February 2016: since then the market hit a recent low on Feb. 11, 2016, stocks have risen 26% during the daytime, and just 3.2% during the night-time.

Another California "Cry Baby democrat "

Schwarzenegger Is Quitting The Apprentice, Blames Donald Trump

Following his very public feud with Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger has had enough, and told Empire Online that his first season as host of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" is also his last.

Twitter Fight: Trump Trolls "Hypocrite" Schumer With Putin Photo; Schumer Responds

Trump:  "We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite!"
Schumer: "Happily talk re: my contact w Mr. Putin & his associates, took place in '03 in full view of press & public under oath. Would you &your team?"

Deutsche Bank Shares Re-Tumble On $10 Billion Capital Raise

Following unconfirmed sources earlier warning about a major capital raise for the world's most sysetmically dangerous bank, Bloomberg reports that Deutsche Bank AG is nearing a plan to boost capital by more than 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) through an equity offering and the partial sale of its asset management unit, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

Goldman Raises March Rate Hike Odds To 95% After Yellen Speech

"Fed Chair Yellen said today that a rate increase at the March FOMC meeting “would likely be appropriate”, as long as incoming data continue to confirm officials’ outlook. We see this as a strong signal for action at the upcoming meeting, and have raised our subjective odds of a hike to 95%."

"The System Is Rigged" Axel Merk Debunks The Market's Fake Risk & Fake Return

"With seemingly everyone from the blogosphere to the Tweeter-in-chief chiming in on fake news, have investors considered their risk/return profile may also be “fake”? When it comes to investing, who or what can we trust, is the market rigged, and why does it matter?"

Production, Rig Count Surge As Exxon Bets Big On U.S. Shale

US oil rig counts rose for the 7th straight week (up 7 to 609) to the highest level since October 2015. And production looks set to rise further as Exxon will now ramp up spending on shale drilling, after watching dozens of smaller companies profit from the surge in production in Texas, North Dakota and elsewhere over the past decade.

Yellen: March Hike Appropriate If Economy Evolves As Expected - Live Feed

"...it will be appropriate to gradually increase the federal funds rate if the economic data continue to come in about as we expect. Indeed, at our meeting later this month, the Committee will evaluate whether employment and inflation are continuing to evolve in line with our expectations."

The Fed Is Preparing $1 Trillion In QE For The Next Recession: Deutsche

"Using the results from the Fed staff's work, and assuming that there results can be extended linearly, a recession that is half as severe would require the Fed to undertake a $1tn QE program in 2020."

Ukraine Tax Chief Gets Heart Attack After Arrest Over $75 Million Theft

Ukrainian state agencies tried to arrest the head of the tax and customs service over the embezzlement of around $75 million, however, their efforts were hindered when the man, Roman Nasirov, was allegedly struck by a heart attack during the detention attempt.

LE PEN STRIPPED OF EU PARLIAMENTARY IMMUNITY FOR TWEETING PICTURES OF ISIS ATROCITIES

from InfoWars:
Having recently joined her competitor Francois Fillon in facing the French legal system over possible embezzlement charges of her own, after her chief of staff and bodyguard were detained by police last week, the push to isolate and crack down on the anti-establishment presidential candidate moved to the European Parliament where EU lawmakers lifted Le Pen’s EU parliamentary immunity on Thursday for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence.
Le Pen is under investigation in France for posting three graphic images of Islamic State executions on Twitter in December 2015, including the beheading of American journalist James Foley. Le Pen’s immunity shielded her from prosecution. By lifting it, just over a month before the first round of the French presidential election after a request from the French judiciary, the parliament is allowing any eventual legal action against her.
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Report: Military Holding Drills To Prepare For Massive Immigration Crisis: ‘Hundreds of Soldiers… Millions of Dollars’

by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
While President Donald Trump prepares a new Executive Order for curbing refugee migration from the middle east and directives to deal with securing the southern border from unfettered illegal immigration, the U.S. military, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies are gearing up to hold a massive training exercise designed to deal with a large-scale influx of migrants and refugees.
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Let’s Get Real: Why You Must Own Precious Metals

by David Smith, Money Metals:
It can be difficult, even for dyed-in-the-wool perma-bulls to hold onto precious metals, let alone buy more. We see the Dow trading above 20,000 (placing this into perspective, is that since 2000, the Dow is up around 65% versus gold’s 300%), gold and silver currently languishing below multiple “resistance” points; suspended just above a couple of “support” lines. For long-suffering holders, it feels like the fabled Sword of Damocles dangling over their head, suspended by that proverbial single strand of hair.
If you fit the above description, the following chart should provide good cheer. You’ll notice that since 1925, a few years before the Great Depression, up until the current day, financial assets (paper) – bonds, large cap stocks, and derivatives – have never been more overvalued in relation to metals and minerals, than they are now.
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Declassified Docs Show CIA Not Only Attended But Spied on Bilderberg for Years

by John Vibes, The Free Thought Project:
A conference known as the Bilderberg meeting has developed an interesting reputation over the past half-century, with millions of people around the world suspecting that global events like wars and financial policy shifts are planned at this annual event. When this meeting is brought up in mainstream circles, it is often disregarded as “conspiracy theory” but there has been significant evidence compiled by independent journalists over the event’s long history.
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Is Their Something About to Happen? Luxury Bunker Sales Going Through the Roof

by Joshua Krause, Ready Nutrition:
When ordinary people begin to accumulate survival gear and build bunkers in their back yards, it’s a sign of the times. It’s what ordinary people did throughout the Cold War, and it’s what a lot of ordinary people have been doing since 9/11. But when rich people start building bunkers and stockpiling food and weapons, it’s not just a sign of the times. It’s a sign that something may be about to go down.
That’s because the wealthy know and understand things that the rest of us often miss. If something bad were coming down the pike, they’d probably know it before we do. I’m not implying some grand conspiracy when I say that. I don’t rule out that there are elites in the world who would conspire against us, but I doubt that every single millionaire in the world is in cahoots to screw us over and leave us behind when things get ugly. The wealthy of the world are not a monolith.
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FORMER BLACK LIVES MATTER MEMBER SAYS GROUP PLOTTED TO BURN DOWN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

by Daniel Lang, The Daily Sheeple:
A man who claims to have been a former supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, made a startling claim in a Youtube video posted earlier this week. During a protest over the shooting death of Philando Castile, Trey Turner says that several of the BLM activists discussed burning down the governor’s mansion if the officer who shot Castile wasn’t charged. And the threats spewed by these activists didn’t stop there.
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Doug Casey on How Fascism Comes to America

by Doug Casey, Casey Research:
I think there are really only two good reasons for having a significant amount of money: To maintain a high standard of living and to ensure your personal freedom. There are other, lesser reasons, of course, including: to prove you can do it, to compensate for failings in other things, to impress others, to leave a legacy, to help perpetuate your genes, or maybe because you just can’t think of something better to do with your time.
But I’ll put aside those lesser motives, which I tend to view as psychological foibles. Basically, money gives you the freedom to do what you’d like – and when, how, and with whom you prefer to do it. Money allows you to have things and do things and can even assist you to be something you want to be. Unfortunately, money is a chimera in today’s world and will wind up savaging billions in the years to come.
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1983 CIA Document Reveals Plan To Destroy Syria, Foreshadows Current Crisis

by Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post:
As the Syrian crisis enters its sixth year, the Donald Trump administration is looking more and more like the Obama administration every day. With the Trump regime refusing to open useful dialogue with Russia regarding Syria, its obvious anti-Iran and pro-Israel positioning, and support for a very questionable “safe zone” plan for Syria, the odds of a rational U.S. policy in regards to Syria has lower and lower odds of existence as time progresses.
Yet, despite the fact that the Trump administration is apparently poised to continue the Obama regime’s proxy war of aggression against the people of Syria, an example of seamless transition, it should also be remembered that the plan to destroy Syria did not begin with Obama but with the Bush administration.
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Globalists Interviewed: They Admitted They Controlled the Government

by Jon Rappoport, No more Fake News:
This is a bombshell. It’s a crucial piece of history that has been ignored by mass media.
I’ve published this interview before. Here I want to make new comments.
First of all, David Rockefeller’s Trilateral Commission was born in 1973, in part because the Globalist plan to ensure “free trade” (no tariffs paid by predatory mega-corporations) had run into a glitch.
That glitch was President Richard Nixon. He began laying tariffs on certain goods imported into the US, in order to level the playing field and protect American companies. Nixon, a substantial crook in other respects, went off-script in this case and actually started a movement to reject the Globalist vision.
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President Oprah? Speculation Rises That The 2020 Election Will Feature An Epic Battle Between Donald Trump And Oprah Winfrey

by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
When Donald Trump originally announced that he was going to run for president, he said that his ideal choice for a running mate was Oprah Winfrey, but now he may be actually running against her in the 2020 election. A recent episode of The David Rubenstein Show that featured an interview with Oprah Winfrey is creating a tremendous amount of buzz that Oprah Winfrey may throw her hat into the ring during the next election cycle. This particular episode was taped back on December 12th, but it didn’t actually get aired on Bloomberg TV until last Tuesday. You can see the portion of the interview in which Oprah is asked about her presidential aspirations on YouTube right here, and as you can see, she definitely sounds like someone that is very seriously thinking about running
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