Month: January 2016

Who Can Afford The American Dream? ‘Rental Rates Have Reached Apocalyptic Levels’

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– Who Can Afford The American Dream? “Rental Rates Have Reached Apocalyptic Levels”:

Skyrocketing costs and shrinking opportunity are meeting head on with full on economic disaster. The Dude, Where’s My Stuff? generation doesn’t have much motivation to go on for growing up and getting their life together these days.

Record numbers are out of the work force; record numbers are living with their parents in the basement; record numbers are losing the battle of return on investment with higher education – purchased with burdensome loans – in order to attain better employment and stability. Rising costs are hitting home owners and renters alike, with a real squeeze coming down on those just starting out.

And all of that is driving the economy to the brink.

Read moreWho Can Afford The American Dream? ‘Rental Rates Have Reached Apocalyptic Levels’

Dallas Fed “Responds” To Zero Hedge FOIA Request

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– Dallas Fed “Responds” To Zero Hedge FOIA Request:

Two weeks ago we, in collaboration with several readers, requested an official response from the Fed through a Freedom Of Information Act submission. Surely if the Fed would go so far as to call us liars, it would have no problem either responding or providing the required information. This is what we got back.

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Declassified Memo Proves The Pentagon Had ZERO Evidence Of WMDs In Iraq

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– BOMBSHELL: Declassified Memo Proves the Pentagon had ZERO Evidence of WMDs in Iraq:

Thirteen years after the invasion and occupation of Iraq, it is common knowledge that this war of choice was based on fabrications and slick propaganda. There were no weapons of mass destruction, the country posed no real threat to the U.S., and it was not a hotbed of terrorism until after Saddam was deposed.

Now, a bombshell has dropped in the form of a leaked classified report—a “smoking gun” if you will—that confirms the utter deception carried out on the American people to support the invasion. It demonstrates just how far the cabal under George W. Bush, making up a group known as the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), would go to prey upon fear in pursuit of global hegemony.

While Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and others were proclaiming their certainty about the imminent threats posed to the U.S. by Saddam’s Iraq, the leaked documents reveal that they knew almost nothing about any actual weapons or capabilities.

On August 16, 2002, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked Air Force Maj. Gen. Glen Shaffer, head of the Joint Staff’s intelligence directorate, for a report on “what we don’t know (in a percentage) about the Iraqi WMD program.”

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Germany To Send 550 More Troops To Mali, Iraq Missions

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– Germany to send 550 More Troops to Mali, Iraq Missions:

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet decided Wednesday to deploy an additional 550 troops to missions against jihadi fighters in Mali and Iraq.

They will be deployed in Mali, to relieve French forces in their fight against jihadis, and in northern Iraq, to train Kurdish troops also battling IS.

Read moreGermany To Send 550 More Troops To Mali, Iraq Missions

The virus vs. humanity: Rapid spread of Zika virus causes governments of South American nations to plead with women, ‘Don’t have any more babies!’

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Related info:

– Zika Outbreak Epicenter In Same Area Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Released In 2015

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– The virus vs. humanity: Rapid spread of Zika virus causes governments of South American nations to plead with women, ‘Don’t have any more babies!’:

It’s become the latest mega-virus to spread to countries around the world, and like the deadly Ebola virus that was just recently declared contained – though the disease killed someone in Sierra Leone after the declaration was made – its spread has stumped medical investigators.

As reported by the Washington Post, a few days ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that a dozen cases of the Zika virus had been found in the United States, as the agency further expanded an advisory telling pregnant women to avoid traveling to countries that are experiencing additional outbreaks.

What exactly is Zika? From The Post’s Health section:

Read moreThe virus vs. humanity: Rapid spread of Zika virus causes governments of South American nations to plead with women, ‘Don’t have any more babies!’

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) On Distilled Water

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Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

Many years ago the late Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, learned of the virtues of distilled water, and always claimed that distilled water had prolonged his life.

He wrote of his experience as follows:

“I have found that distilled water is a sovereign remedy for rheumatism, at least as far as my own case is concerned.

Some years ago doctors could not find anything to relieve me.

Read moreAlexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) On Distilled Water

Migrantenkrise: Stuttgarter Landeskriminalamt warnt Mitarbeiter vor zugewanderten Sextätern

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H/t reader U.B.

Related info:

– Unglaublich! Polizei Hat Angst Gegen Kriminelle Asylanten Aus Afrika Zu Ermitteln (Video)

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– Stuttgarter Landeskriminalamt warnt Mitarbeiter vor zugewanderten Sextätern:

In einem Kopp Exklusiv vorliegenden internen Schreiben des Stuttgarter Landeskriminalamts heißt es, dass in Deutschland derzeit »Sexualstraftaten begrifflich verschleiert« werden.

erfasst hat das Rundschreiben der »Arbeitsbereich Kriminalpsychologie« des Stuttgarter LKA.

In dem Schreiben wird dargestellt, warum Orientalen und Nordafrikaner kein Schuldbewusstsein haben, wenn sie Frauen und Kinder sexuell belästigen.

Die »sexuelle Belästigung im Sinne einer verbalen und auch physischen Übergriffigkeit« sei in ihren Kulturkreisen »sehr verbreitet«.

Und in vielen Herkunftsländern von Asylbewerbern sei Vergewaltigung kein Straftatbestand oder erst jüngst zu einem solchen erklärt worden.

Read moreMigrantenkrise: Stuttgarter Landeskriminalamt warnt Mitarbeiter vor zugewanderten Sextätern

And The Biggest Contributor To U.S. Growth in 2015 Was …

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– “Peddling Fiction” – US Economy Grew A Paltry 0.69% In The Fourth Quarter, Missing Expectations

– And The Biggest Contributor To U.S. Growth in 2015 Was…:

By now, not even CNBC’s cheerleading permabulls can deny that the US is in a manufacturing recession: in fact, it is so bad that even the staunchest defenders of Keynesian dogma admit what we said in late 2014, namely that crashing oil is bad for the economy.

And yet, the “services” part of the US economy continues to hum right along, leading to such surprising outcomes as a stronger than expected print in Personal Consumption Expenditures. How can this be?

Simple: one look at the chart below should explain not only how the “services” half of the US economy continues to grow, but just which tax, because that is how the Supreme Court defined Obamacare, is responsible for healthcare “spending” amounting to a quarter of the growth in US personal consumption expenditures, almost 100% higher than the second highest spending category which was… Recreational goods and vehicles?

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you convert a tax into a source of economic progress.

Zika Outbreak Epicenter In Same Area Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Released In 2015

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Genetically engineering the human race, turning it into obedient slaves and reducing the population by at least 90%.

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… and not only towards the third world.

Flashback:

– Scientist Investigating How Mosquitoes Transmit Diseases Dies From Ingested Cyanide

– Bill Gates Spends $1 Million On Laser Defence System – To Repel Mosquitoes

– Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funds Sweat-Triggered Vaccines

– Gates Foundation: Funding for a proposal to turn mosquitos into ‘flying syringes’ delivering vaccines

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– Zika Outbreak Epicenter In Same Area Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Released In 2015:

The World Health Organization announced it will convene an Emergency Committee under International Health Regulations on Monday, February 1, concerning the Zika virus ‘explosive’ spread throughout the Americas. The virus reportedly has the potential to reach pandemic proportions — possibly around the globe. But understandingwhy this outbreak happened is vital to curbing it. As the WHO statement said:

“A causal relationship between Zika virus infection and birth malformations and neurological syndromes … is strongly suspected. [These links] have rapidly changed the risk profile of Zika, from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions.

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Report: Store Inventory Levels Reduced Nationwide: “Stock Up Now While You Can!”

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– Report: Store Inventory Levels Reduced Nationwide: “Stock Up Now While You Can!”:

Sometimes good comments are worth an entire article.  This author is a big believer in the fostering of good, intelligent dialogues with commenters on these various alternative media sites.  We all have the ability (with comments) to function in the manner of unofficial reporters.  The nation is huge; however, the distance is nominal and the situations that arise in the nation as a whole can be chronicled and reported by we, the average citizens.  The comments and interactions are a means to that end.

In this light, I wish to ask you, the Readership to report on this important topic in order to present others with the situations taking place in their locales.  The topic referred to being declining inventories and a lack of purchases to meet with customer (I despise the word “consumers”) needs in terms of foodstuffs and nondurable goods.

Read moreReport: Store Inventory Levels Reduced Nationwide: “Stock Up Now While You Can!”

The Disturbing Reasons Why The Bank Of Japan Stunned Everyone With Negative Rates

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– The Disturbing Reasons Why The Bank Of Japan Stunned Everyone With Negative Rates:

“… When stocks are falling this much, it’s hard to justify not acting”

“… Davos – where he mingled with central bankers such as ECB President Mario Draghi and leading company executives – likely prompted him to pull the trigger”

Emails Show Flint Government Bought Clean Water For Themselves While Residents Drank Poison For A Year

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– Emails Show Flint Govt Bought Clean Water for Themselves While Residents Drank Poison for a Year:

Flint, MI — As the water crisis in Flint shows no signs of coming to an end anytime soon, one thing is clear — not one government official has yet to be held accountable for causing it.

As details emerge about how officials have known about the tainted water and simply allowed the public to consume it without taking action, newly released documents reveal that the state wasn’t entirely without action — for themselves.

Read moreEmails Show Flint Government Bought Clean Water For Themselves While Residents Drank Poison For A Year

Cops Caught on Camera in Cowardly Gang-Style Beating of an Unarmed Man Lying Face Down

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– Cops Caught on Camera in Cowardly Gang-Style Beating of an Unarmed Man Lying Face Down:

Marion County, FL — In August of 2014, multiple deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s office conducted a drug bust. During the bust, Derrick Price ran from deputies Jesse Terrell, Trevor Fitzgerald, James Amideo, Cody Hoppel and Adam Crawford. However, once he realized he could not outrun the pickup truck, he quickly stopped, put his hands up, and laid face down on the ground — completely surrendering.

Upon reaching the unarmed, nonviolent, completely compliant, and prostrate man, the deputies proceeded to unleash a furious beating composed of kicks to the head, knees to the body, and countless blows from fists.

Price was left severely beaten and bloodied in the parking lot after the assault. The deputies would go on to lie and claim that Price was combative and resisting. Luckily for Price, however, the entire gang beating was captured on video.

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US Govt Admits to Killing Innocent Civilians During Failed Assassination Attempt of British Hacker

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– US Govt Admits to Killing Innocent Civilians During Failed Assassination Attempt of British Hacker:

“With nearly 10,000 air strikes, we’re taking out their leadership, their oil, their training camps, their weapons,” Obama stated during his farewell State of the Union address earlier this month. Conveniently, in those 10,000 air strikes, he failed to include the bombings of hospitals, weddings, tribal council meetings, and, at least, eight U.S. citizens, with no concern for due process or a constitutionally mandated fair trial.

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Eye-Witness Refutes ‘Official’ Story of Oregon FBI Killing, ‘His Hands Were Up…They Fired 120 Shots’

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– Eye-Witness Refutes ‘Official’ Story of Oregon FBI Killing, ‘His Hands Were Up…They Fired 120 Shots’:

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According to eyewitness Victoria Sharps, a woman who was in Finicum’s truck when it was stopped by law enforcement, there is no question about whether the rancher had his hands in the air or if he was shot unprovoked.

“He was just walking, with his hands in the air, and they shot him dead,” Sharps said, adding, “His hands were still up after he was dead.”

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Officer Firing at Fleeing Vehicle Misses Driver, Kills Female Passenger and Her Dog Instead

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– Officer Firing at Fleeing Vehicle Misses Driver, Kills Female Passenger and Her Dog Instead:

El Cajon, CA — In yet another tragic case of an officer fearing for his life from a fleeing car, a woman and a dog have been killed.

Early Saturday morning, police spotted a stolen red Toyota and pulled over the vehicle. Inside the car were three men, a woman and a dog. As the officer approached the vehicle, it sped off before he could get to them and led police on a high-speed chase.

Read moreOfficer Firing at Fleeing Vehicle Misses Driver, Kills Female Passenger and Her Dog Instead

$7 Crude? Deutsche Bank Downgrades Oil ‘Lower For A Lot Longer’ – Iran Says It Won’t Support Any Supply Cut Or Emergency OPEC Meeting

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– $7 Crude? Deutsche Bank Downgrades Oil ‘Lower For A Lot Longer’:

Oil prices around USD 30/bbl mean that an increasingly significant volume of future oil projects no longer make sense. Although Deutsche Bank does not expect US crude inventories to reach capacity, rising US inventories and high US crude imports may heighten downside pressures to push prices closer to marginal cash costs of USD 7-17/bbl for US tight oil, with few plausible scenarios for a strong price recovery in the short term,

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– What Oil Production Cuts: Iran Says It Won’t Support Any Supply Cut Or Emergency OPEC Meeting:

The main reason for oil’s torried surge over the past 2 days is that following yesterday’s Russia-Opec “oil production cut” headline fiasco, crude traders – who as we previously reported already had a record net short position – scrambled to cover their exposure on the assumption that where there is oily smoke, there will be fire. We can now put to rest any speculation that OPEC will proceed with any supply cuts, whether Russia requests it or not, because as the WSJ reported moments ago, not only will OPEC not support a supply cut but it will also not support an emergency OPEC meeting.

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