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Wednesday September 30, 2015
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With Glencore, Commodity Rout Beginning to Look Like a Crisis
Bloomberg | Bradley Olson | 009/28/15

The 15-month commodities free-fall is starting to resemble a full-blown crisis. Investors are reacting to diminished demand from China and an end to the cheap-money era provided by the Federal Reserve. A Bloomberg index of commodity futures has fallen 50 percent since a 2011 high, and eight of the 10 worst performers in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index this year are commodities-related businesses.

Now it all seems to be coming apart at once. Alcoa Inc., the biggest U.S. aluminum producer, said it would break itself into two companies amid a glut stemming from booming production. Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced it would abandon its drilling campaign in U.S. Arctic waters after spending $7 billion. And the carnage culminated Monday with Glencore Plc, the commodities powerhouse that came to symbolize the era with its initial public offering in 2011 and bold acquisition of a rival in 2013, falling by as much as 31 percent in London trading. ... Read more
BB| What's Behind Glencore's Freefall? (09/28/15) [4:22]

Glencore has lostabout 75% of its value this year.

Forget Glencore: This Is The Real "Systemic Risk" Among The Commodity Traders
ZeroHedge | author | 09/29/15

Who is Trafigura? Only the world's third largest private commodity trader after Vitol and Glencore.

First, a quick look at Trafigura bonds reveals that the contagion from the Glencore commodity-trader collapse, which "nobody could possibly predict" two months ago and which has rapidly become the market's biggest black swan, has spread and we now have a new contender. And while Trafigura's equity is privately held, it does have publicly-traded bonds. They just cratered: ... Read more

Global 'Wealth' Destruction - World Market Cap Plunges $13 Trillion To 2 Year Lows.

Paul Craig Roberts: Obama Deifies American Hegemony
ZeroHedge | author | 09/29/15

Today is the 70th anniversary of the UN. It is not clear how much good the UN has done. Some UN Blue Hemet peacekeeping operations had limited success. But mainly Washington has used the UN for war, such as the Korean War and Washington's Cold War against the Soviet Union. In our time Washington had UN tanks sent in against Bosnian Serbs during the period that Washington was dismantling Yugoslavia and Serbia and accusing Serbian leaders, who tried to defend the integrity of their country against Washington's aggression, of "war crimes." ... Read more
GregHunter | Dr. Paul Craig Roberts-Belief U.S. Can Win Nuclear War Makes it Likely (06/03/14) [26:26]

The Start Of China's Unrest? Southern China City Rocked By "Massive" Bomb Explosions, At Least 6 Dead
ZeroHedge | author | 09/30/15

Over the weekend when we reported that one of China's largest coal miners had laid off 100,000, or 40% of its workforce, we noted that China's hard-landing is starting to hit where it really hurts: employment, or rather the lack thereof, and the one logical consequence: "now, many migrant workers struggle to find their footing in a downshifting economy. As factories run out of money and construction projects turn idle across China, there has been a rise in the last thing Beijing wants to see: unrest." ... Read more

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  1. Global Rally Shows Relief at End of $11 Trillion Stocks Meltdown (BBG)
  2. Glencore Extends Rebound as Turmoil Shows Signs of Easing (BBG)
  3. Putin wins parliamentary backing for air strikes in Syria (Reuters)
  4. China Cuts Minimum Home Down Payment for First-Time Buyers (BBG)
  5. German Unemployment Unexpectedly Rises in Sign of Economic Risks (BBG)
  6. Japan Industrial Output Slide Hints at Recession (WSJ)
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, September 30 [11:34]
DN | Robert Reich: Donald Trump & Jeb Bush Plans Would Slash Taxes for the 1 Percent (09/30/15) [5:04]
DN | Robert Reich on "Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few" (09/30/15) [7:05]
DN | Bernie Sanders Tells the Truth: Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich on His Surging Campaign (09/30/15) [9:39]
Diane Rehm Show
DR | Planned Parenthood And The Debate Over Fetal Tissue Research (09/30/15) [1hr]
MSNBC Rachel Maddow
RachellMaddow | Planned Parenthood president stands up to House GOP grilling (09/29/15) [9:37]
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TRNN | Ajamu Baraka and Andile Mngxitama discuss: African Leaders at the UN Speak for Imperialism, Not Our Continent, Says Activist (09/30/15) [13:09]
TRNN | Is Obama Fighting ISIS, Assad or Russia? (09/30/15) [9:53]
TYT | Carly Fiorina Made Up Horrible Story To Defund Planned Parenthood (09/29/15) [5:41]
TYT | Planned Parenthood President SCHOOLS Republican Congressman (09/29/15) [9:43]
TYT | Trump's Tax Plan Explained (09/28/15) [15:00]
TYT | Jeb Bush's Tax Plan Explained (09/28/15) [8:12]
RT | Russian parliament approves use of military in Syria to fight ISIS (09/30/15) [14:41]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E182) - Good Week for The Pope, Bad Week for John Boehner (09/29/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
ThomHartmann | Zionism & Israel's War with Hamas: A Conversation with Max Blumenthal (09/29/15) [57:07]
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09.30.2015. 11:53

Tuesday September 29, 2015
News Articles

Reaganomics killed America's middle class
Salon & AlterNet | Thom Hartmann | older, 04/19/14

There's nothing "normal" about having a middle class. Having a middle class is a choice that a society has to make, and it's a choice we need to make again in this generation, if we want to stop the destruction of the remnants of the last generation's middle class.

Despite what you might read in the Wall Street Journal or see on Fox News, capitalism is not an economic system that produces a middle class. In fact, if left to its own devices, capitalism tends towards vast levels of inequality and monopoly. The natural and most stable state of capitalism actually looks a lot like the Victorian England depicted in Charles Dickens' novels.

At the top there is a very small class of superrich. Below them, there is a slightly larger, but still very small, "middle" class of professionals and mercantilists -- doctor, lawyers, shop-owners -- who help keep things running for the superrich and supply the working poor with their needs. And at the very bottom there is the great mass of people -- typically over 90 percent of the population -- who make up the working poor. They have no wealth -- in fact they're typically in debt most of their lives -- and can barely survive on what little money they make.

You can see this trend today in America. When we had heavily regulated and taxed capitalism in the post-war era, the largest employer in America was General Motors, and they paid working people what would be, in today's dollars, about $50 an hour with benefits. Reagan began deregulating and cutting taxes on capitalism in 1981, and today, with more classical "raw capitalism," what we call "Reaganomics," or "supply side economics," our nation's largest employer is WalMart and they pay around $10 an hour. ... ... Read more

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500,000 AND COUNTING... Europe's Migrant And Refugee Crisis
BofA Issues Dramatic Junk Bond Meltdown Warning: This "Train Wreck Is Accelerating"

Why The Fed Can't Stop The Next Market Crash
ZeroHedge | author | 09/29/15

... The Fed was late to prevent the popping of the last two bubbles, and it's already too late to stop the popping of this one. The Fed is consistently behind on the timing of when to reintroduce stimulus because its only choice to deal with the bubble it's created is let it crash, or blow it up even bigger which would result in an even harder landing. While the Fed ponders when the rate hike comes, our question is: When does QE4 start? ... Read more
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The U.S. Navy's Newest Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) (05/31/15) [17:25]
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Tuesday, September 29 [11:57]
DN | Obama & Putin Spar at U.N.: Will Regime Change in Syria Further Destabilize War-Torn Nation? (09/29/15) [21:13]
John Oliver
HBO | John Oliver Lays Into Fox News Over Anti-Muslim Refugee Warning (09/28/15) [17:55]
Daily Show -
Trevor Noah Pays Homage to Jon Stewart in First Daily Show Opening (09/28/15) [2:30]
Republicans may not be that upset about House Speaker John Boehner's resignation (09/28/15) [6:02]
How Free Markets turned into Crony Capitalism
Diane Rehm Show
DR | President Obama At The UN And Prospects For US Cooperation With Russia In Syria (09/29/15) [1hr]
DR | After John Boehner's Resignation, What's Next For Republicans In Congress? (09/28/15) [1hr]
TRNN | Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss: Obama Versus Putin at the U.N. (09/28/15) [25:52]
TRNN | Leftists Love Bernie Sanders, But Here's Why Many Won't Be Voting For Him (09/28/15) [25:52]
TRNN | Carl Wassillie and Daphne Wysham say: Is Shell's Move to Abandon Arctic Drilling a Victory for Environmentalists? (09/28/15) [10:50]
RT | Collin Powell: Russia & US need to cooperate, not to be fighting each other (09/28/15) [5:08]
RT | 'Do you realise what you've done?' Putin addresses UNGA 2015 (09/27/15) [24:27]
RT | 'Iran will not forget imposed war & sanctions': Iranian President Rouhani UNGA (09/28/15) [22:58]
RoF | Obstruction of Justice (09/29/15) [10:03]
RoF | Pap Attack: For Bankers Crime Does Pay (09/29/15)
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GregHunter | Fed May Take Rates Negative, Bond and Stock Markets Crash Warning, Trump Can Win (09/17/15) [20:09]
themoneygps.com | Why the Fed CAN'T Raise Interest Rates Without COLLAPSING the Global Economy! (04/23/15) [19:00]
Money for Nothing - Inside the Federal Reserve () [1:43:42]
BEWARE: This is a "LIES by OMISSION" and DISTORTION piece of Fed Propaganda. Sure it has true information in it, all good propaganda does, but it will lead you astray from the truth. There is no reason to pay interest to a private bank when it's suppose to be OUR MONEY.

09.29.2015. 15:39

Monday September 28, 2015
News Articles

The Rage Regiment
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From John Boehner To Government Shutdown, 2016 Campaign Is Pushing Congress To The Edge

The race to capture the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 has left candidates jockeying to be the ultimate outsider, playing to the hearts of voters fed up with politics as usual. And one of the most battered targets of those candidates is Boehner.

Why isn't the government securing the border? Boehner. Why isn't Obamacare or Planned Parenthood defunded? Boehner. The outright disgust at those in the old guard, or those who have served entire careers in elected office, is a wave that candidates like Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson are riding eagerly, proclaiming their outsider status with angry taunts at immigrants, Muslims, and establishment Republicans. ... Read more

Exxon: The Road Not Taken
InsideClimateNews.org | Neela Banerjee | 09/21/15

Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago

At a meeting in Exxon Corporation's headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slides, Black delivered a sobering message: carbon dioxide from the world's use of fossil fuels would warm the planet and could eventually endanger humanity.

"In the first place, there is general scientific agreement that the most likely manner in which mankind is influencing the global climate is through carbon dioxide release from the burning of fossil fuels," Black told Exxon's Management Committee, according to a written version he recorded later.

It was July 1977 when Exxon's leaders received this blunt assessment, well before most of the world had heard of the looming climate crisis. ... Read more
DN | Inside Exxon's Great Climate Cover-Up (09/24/15) [13:17]

Shell Just Scrapped Its Arctic Drilling Plans for "the Foreseeable Future"
The Saudi-9/11 Coverup: Did The Saudis Finance 9/11? (02/10/15) [48:59]

UBS Is About To Blow The Cover On A Massive Gold-Rigging Scandal
ZeroHedge | author | 09/28/15

Unlike previous gold probe cases, this one will have major consequences. How do we know? Because just like in LIBOR-gate, just like in FX-gate, it is the biggest rat of all, Swiss megabank UBS, that is about to turn on its former criminal peers. As Bloomberg reported earlier "UBS was granted conditional leniency in Swiss antitrust probe of possible manipulation of precious metal prices." Why would UBS do this? The same reason UBS did so on at least on two prior occasions: the regulators have definitive proof it is involved, and gave it the option to turn evidence and to rat out its cartel peers, or face even more massive financial penalties. UBS, as usual, choice the former. ... Read more

Glencore Implodes: Stock Plunges Most Ever, CDS Blow Out To Record Up On Equity Wipeout Fears
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Update: And there it is: Glencore Debt Insurance Costs Surge to Record High; 5-yr Credit Default Swaps Rise 207 Basis Points From Friday's Close to 757 Basis Points. Those who listened to our reco to buy Glencore CDS at 170 bps in March 2014 can take the rest of the year off. As of this moment, GLEN Credit Default Swap were pushing on 600 bps, 4 times wider, and on pace to take out the 2011 liquidity crunch highs. After that, it's smooth sailing to all time wides and the start of a self-fulfilling prophecy which leads to the Companys's IG downgrade and the collapse of trillions in derivative notionals as what may be the trading desk of the biggest commodity counterparty quietly goes out of business. ... Read more

Here's Your Chance to Play With a Wind-Powered Strandbeest
Wired Magazine | Liz Stins | 09/22/15

Theo Jansen gathered with a small group of people last week to bring Animaris Suspendisse back from the dead. All 43 feet of it was standing in the exhibition hall of Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, stately and inert like the fossilized remains of a long-extinct creature. But Animaris Suspendisse was not designed to stand still. It was built -- out of PVC pipe, mostly -- to move. ... Read more
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Monday, September 28 [13:14]
DN | Journalism is Not a Crime: Freed Al Jazeera Reporter Peter Greste Seeks Pardon from Egypt (09/28/15) [10:44]
PBS Frontline: NSA - "United States of Secrets"
PBS Frontline: United States of Secrets website
How the NSA Can Get Onto Your iPhone (05/28/14) [1:07]
How the NSA Can Get Onto Your Computer (05/28/14) [1:10]
How the NSA's Secret Elite Hacking Unit Works (05/28/14) [0:50]
PBS Frontline
PBS Frontline | Growing Up Trans (06/30/15) [1:24:12]
PBS NOVA
PBS NOVA | Dawn of Humanity - Deep in a South African cave, an astounding discovery reveals clues to what made us human. (09/10/15) [1:53:10]
TRNN | Abby Martin & Chris Hedges: War, Propaganda and the Enemy Within (09/26/15) [28:27]
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TRNN | Medea Benjamin and Vijay Prashad: Is the Pope a Man of the Left? (09/26/15) [19:54]
TYT | Jeb Bush's Policies Make Complete Sense... If You're Eight. (09/27/15) [5:24]
TYT | Ted Cruz Wants To Assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader (09/27/15) [4:17]
TYT | Drug CEO Raises Price Of AIDS Medicine By 5000% (09/27/15) [5:23]
TYT | Brian Kilmeade (Fox News): The Pope Should Go To China Instead (09/27/15) [3:42]
TYT | Geraldo Rivera And Eric Bolling (both Fox News) REALLY Don't Like Each Other over Iran(09/27/15) [4:25]
TYT | Think You're A Christian? Better Check With Mike Huckabee First... (09/27/15) [6:48]
RT | UN General Assembly (UNGA) (09/27/15) [1:27:16]
RT | CrossTalk: Exiting recession (09/28/15) [23:50]
RT | UN Deputy Sec-Gen: ISIS was allowed to flourish, grow into monster in Syria (09/27/15) [1:54]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/

09.28.2015. 12:24

Friday September 25, 2015
News Articles

Jeb Bush: The Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because 'He's Not A Scientist'
HP | Marina Fang | 09/24/15

"Put aside Pope Francis on the subject of any political conversation," he said. "I oppose the president's policy as it relates to climate change because it will destroy the ability to re-industrialize the country, to allow for people to get higher wage jobs, for people to rise up."

Bush, who is Catholic, was one of several GOP candidates who saw Francis during his visit to Washington, D.C. During his three-day U.S. trip, the pontiff has made climate change a key part of his message. In his address to Congress on Thursday, he called on leaders to take "courageous actions and strategies" to address and combat climate change. ...

... Remember GOP presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) made the same accusation as Bush, saying that the pontiff should "leave science to the scientists." However, Francis holds a degree as a chemical technician and worked as a chemist before becoming a priest. ... Read more
Jeb Bush: The Pope Shouldn't Discuss Climate Change Because 'He's Not A Scientist' (09/24/15) [1:46]

Divine Intervention? House Speaker Boehner Resigns From Congress (Amid "Conservative Coup")
ZeroHedge | author | 09/25/15

The combination of another debt limit fight, the defunding of Planned Parenthood, and prospect of another government shutdown tearing his party apart, the GOP just suffered its latest major blow, when news hit that House speaker John Boehner, just 24 hours after getting a visit by none other than the Pope, is folding one last time: according to the NYT, "Speaker John A. Boehner will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October." ... Read more

UMich Consumer Confidence Tumbles To Lowest Since October, Worst Drop In 4 Years

The Stock Markets Of The 10 Largest Global Economies Are All Crashing
ZeroHedge | author | 09/25/15

Right now, stock market wealth is being wiped out all over the planet, and none of the largest global economies have been exempt from this. The following is a summary of what we have seen in recent days...

  1. The United States -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down more than 2000 points since the peak of the market. Last month we saw stocks decline by more than 500 points on consecutive trading days for the first time ever, and there has not been this much turmoil in U.S. markets since the fall of 2008.
  2. China -- The Shanghai Composite Index has plummeted nearly 40 percent since hitting a peak earlier this year. The Chinese economy is steadily slowing down, and we just learned that China's manufacturing index has hit a 78 month low.
  3. Japan -- The Nikkei has experienced extremely violent moves recently, and it is now down more than 3000 points from the peak that was hit earlier in 2015. The Japanese economy and the Japanese financial system are both basket cases at this point, and it isn't going to take much to push Japan into a full-blown financial collapse.
  4. Germany -- Almost one-fourth of the value of German stocks has already been wiped out, and this crash threatens to get much worse. The Volkswagen emissions scandal is making headlines all over the globe, and don't forget to watch for massive trouble at Germany's biggest bank.
  5. The United Kingdom -- British stocks are down about 16 percent from the peak of the market, and the UK economy is definitely on shaky ground.
  6. France -- French stocks have declined nearly 18 percent, and it has become exceedingly apparent that France is on the exact same path that Greece has already gone down.
  7. Brazil -- Brazil is the epicenter of the South American financial crisis of 2015. Stocks in Brazil have plunged more than 12,000 points since the peak, and the nation has already officially entered a new recession.
  8. Italy -- Watch Italy. Italian stocks are already down 15 percent, and look for the Italian economy to make very big headlines in the months ahead.
  9. India -- Stocks in India have now dropped close to 4000 points, and analysts are deeply concerned about this major exporting nation as global trade continues to contract.
  10. Russia -- Even though the price of oil has crashed, Russia is actually doing better than almost everyone else on this list. Russian stocks have fallen by about 10 percent so far, and if the price of oil stays this low the Russian financial system will continue to suffer.

What we are witnessing now is the continuation of a cycle of financial downturns that has happened every seven years. The following is a summary of how this cycle has played out over the past 50 years...

  1. It started in 1966 with a 20 percent stock market crash.
  2. Seven years later, the market lost another 45 percent (1973-74).
  3. Seven years later was the beginning of the "hard recession" (1980).
  4. Seven years later was the Black Monday crash of 1987.
  5. Seven years later was the bond market crash of 1994.
  6. Seven years later was 9/11 and the 2001 tech bubble collapse.
  7. Seven years later was the 2008 global financial collapse.
  8. 2015: ??????
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, September 25 [9:23]
DN | Greenpeace's Kumi Naidoo Praises Pope for Linking Climate Fight to Inequality & Poverty (09/25/15) [7:25]
DN | Pope Francis Urges U.S. to End Arms Trade & Open Doors to Immigrants (09/25/15) [5:25]
Stephen Colbert
StephenColbert | Mr. Pope Goes To Washington (09/24/15) [5:41]
CBS 60 Minutes
PBS Frontline
PBS Frontline | Escaping ISIS (07/14/15) [54:11]
PBS NOVA
PBS NOVA | Arctic Ghost Ship (09/23/15) [53:10]
TYT | Why Cenk Uygur LOVES Pope Francis (09/24/15) [12:57]
TYT | Girl Delivers Heartwarming Plea To Pope Francis (09/24/15) [6:31]
TYT | Trump Wants His Foreign Policy To Be "Unpredictable" (09/24/15) [3:30]
Diane Rehm Show
Friday News Roundup -- Domestic (09/25/15) [1hr]
Friday News Roundup -- International (09/25/15) [1hr]
RT | Pope Francis in Congress: Land of the free & home of the brave (09/24/15) [7:00]
RT | CrossTalk: Saving Syria (09/25/15) [24:11]
RT | Keiser Report: Low productivity or just Twitter zombies? (E814) (09/24/15) [25:45]
RoF | Wealthy Donors Not As Generous As Republicans Had Hoped (09/24/15) [4:18]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
ThomHartmann | Greed is the "Dung of the Devil" (09/25/15) [10:45]
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
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09.25.2015. 12:38

Thursday September 24, 2015
News Articles

*Overwhelming the World with Good
HP | 09/23/15 | date

We usually think and talk about peace as the absence of bad things. Peace is a lack of war. Peace is a lack of violence. But true peace isn't just the absence of bad; it is the presence of good. Peace is people having their most-basic human needs met. Peace is people exchanging knowledge and ideas. Peace is people sharing an abiding and mutual respect. Peace is people working together toward a common goal.

Two days ago, the world celebrated its 34th International Day of Peace. Two days from now, leaders from around the globe will gather at the United Nations and pledge their commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, among them, Goal 16, promoting peace and justice. This week, then, is a perfect occasion for us to reflect on a concept that we all strive toward but whose true meaning often escapes us. ... Read more

*Pope Francis' First Whirlwind Day In U.S. Focused On Climate Change, Reconciliation
AP & HP | Julie Pace | 09/24/15/span>

Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled he would not sidestep issues that have deeply divided Americans.

On his first full day in the United States, the pope also reached out to America's 450 bishops, many of whom have struggled to come to terms with his new social justice-minded direction for the Catholic Church. ... Read more

Hundreds Killed In Stampede Outside Mecca
Reuters & HP & RT | Nidal al-Mughrabi | 09/24/15

MINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24 (Reuters) - At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities said.

At least 805 others were injured in the crush, which occurred when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads on Street 204 at the camp city at Mina, a few kilometers east of Mecca, the Saudi civil defense said. The pilgrimage, the world's largest annual gathering of people, has been the scene of deadly disasters in the past, including stampedes, tent fires and riots. ... Read more
RT | Mecca Stampede: Hundreds killed and injured at Hajj pilgrimage (09/24/15) [0:40]

Currency Carnage: The Global FX Heatmap Is A Bloodbath
ZeroHedge | author | 09/24/15

If it was Janet Yellen's intention when deciding not to hike rates to stop the surge of the USD against emerging market currencies in hopes of halting the relentless global capital outflows and the resulting Quantitative Tightning, to avoid a new global currency crisis... she failed. ... Read more

An Un"real" Move: Brazil Currency In Freefall After Record Low Consumer Confidence
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On Wednesday, we got what might fairly be characterized as the first sign that Brazil has reached the point of no return. The country's recent woes are no secret and the S&P downgrade served notice to the entire world that that at least some very "serious" people believe that the negative feedback loop between the country's economic and political crises may soon serve to tip one of the world's most important emerging economies into chaos.

But what happened on Wednesday marked a new low. By almost all accounts, the move by Brazilian lawmakers to uphold 26 of President Dilma Rousseff's 32 expenditure vetoes should have given the plunging real some respite. Only it didn't. The BRL's harrowing slide continued unabated, forcing the central bank to intervene with swaps and an FX credit line in what Rabobank's Christian Lawrence says is a pretty clear sign of "panic". ... Read more
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Thursday, September 24 [10:40]
*DN | Inside Exxon's Great Climate Cover-Up (09/24/15) [13:17]
DN | "We Are Living at a Critical Moment of History": The Pope on Poverty, Immigration & Climate Change (09/24/15) [9:48]
Stephen Colbert - Late Night
Stephen Colbert Is Concerned About Jeb Bush (09/22/15) [3:49]
*TRNN | Chris Hedges: A Progressive Pope or Greenwashing the Vatican? (09/24/15) [22:23]
TRNN | Shir Hever says: Netanyahu Meets Putin Looking for Existential Threat to Israel (09/24/15) [11:51]
Syria -Russia Weapons Deal answer to US Polish missiles Deal (08/23/15) [1:54]
*TYT | UK Elects Socialist Leader Jeremy Corbyn. Will He Succeed? (09/23/15) [12:21]
*TYT | Conservatives Can't Stand Pope Francis (09/23/15) [7:48]
*TYT | Volkswagen CEO Resigns After Dieselgate Cheating Scandal Dubbed (09/23/15) [8:44]
*TYT | Greedy Drug CEO Caves But Will He Actually Lower Price? (09/23/15) [6:56]
*TYT | Dr. Ben Carson Thinks Satan Invented Big Bang Theory (09/23/15) [11:23]
RoF | Let's Be Honest: If Any Republican Wins In 2016, We're Screwed (09/23/15) [3:17]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E179) - Goodnight, Sweet Prince (full) (09/23/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
*ThomHartmann | The Last Hours for Climate Change (09/24/15) [11:42]
Green World Rising.org website
ThomHartmann | Greedy Drug Companies Are Harming Americans (09/23/15) [9:56]
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
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09.24.2015. 11:09

Wednesday September 23, 2015
News Articles

*US Intelligence Is More Privatized Than Ever Before
The Sign of Intelligence (older, 06/14/13) [0:28]

The Nation | Tim Shorrock | 09/16/15

Almost 14 years to the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks drove intelligence spending into the stratosphere, two of the largest business associations in the spying industry held a “summit” meeting to discuss the current state of national security. Two realities were immediately apparent.

First, US intelligence is more privatized than ever before, with for-profit corporations operating as an equal partner with the surveillance state at nearly every level.

And second, a more troubling theme that ran through the meeting. Americans are now more sensitive than ever before to the risks associated with contractors, from Edward Snowden’s leaking of NSA secrets to the recent hacking of a government database of 21 million federal workers that was supposedly protected by cybersecurity contractors. ... Read more

*Meet the Private Corporations Building Our Nuclear Arsenal
The Nation | Richard Krushnic | 09/21/15

Imagine for a moment a genuine absurdity: Somewhere in the United States, the highly profitable operations of a set of corporations were based on the possibility that sooner or later your neighborhood would be destroyed and you and all your neighbors annihilated. And not just you and your neighbors, but others and their neighbors across the planet. What would we think of such companies, of such a project, of the mega-profits made off it?

In fact, such companies do exist. They service the American nuclear weapons industry and the Pentagon’s vast arsenal of potentially world-destroying weaponry. They make massive profits doing so, live comfortable lives in our neighborhoods, and play an active role in Washington politics. ...

Nuclear Weapons Producers

Aecom
Airbus
ATK
Babcock & Wilcox
BAE Systems
Bechtel
Boeing
CH2M Hill
Finmeccanica
Fluor
GenCorp
General Dynamics
Honeywell International
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Jacobs Engineering
Larsen & Toubro
Leidos
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Don’t Bank on the Bomb
ICAN | author | current

ICAN has identified more than 300 banks, pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in 30 countries with substantial investments in nuclear arms producers. Our study Don’t Bank on the Bomb provides details of financial transactions with 20 companies that are heavily involved in the manufacture, maintenance and modernization of US, British, French and Indian nuclear forces. ... Read more

War would now be fought not for or by the citizen, but quite literally for and by Lockheed Martin, Halliburton, KBR, DynCorp, Triple Canopy, and Blackwater (later Xe, even later Academi).

The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation
TomDispatch.com | Tom Engelhardt | older, 02/23/12

... War would now be fought not for or by the citizen, but quite literally for and by Lockheed Martin, Halliburton, KBR, DynCorp, Triple Canopy, and Blackwater (later Xe, even later Academi). ...

... According to Dana Priest and William Arkin of the Washington Post, by 2010, about 265,000 of the 854,000 people with top security clearances were private contractors and “close to 30% of the workforce in the intelligence agencies [was] contractors.” ... Read more

*$52.6 Billion Black Budget
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52.6 Billion Black Budget
**Daily Ticker | Find the $8.5 Trillion the Pentagon Can't Account For (2014) [5:32]
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, September 23 [10:29]
DN | Calling for Revolution of Tenderness, Pope Touches Down in Richest Nation (09/23/15) [7:05]
DN | Cancer Patient Married to Undocumented Man Among 100 Women Who Marched 100 Miles to See Pope (09/23/15) [9:57]
Masters of Intelligence
TYT | James Clapper Caught Lying About The NSA (older, 06/12/13) [3:42]
Environment
CNN | Is climate change to blame for this? (09/16/15) [1:26]
TRNN | Jean Ross: Price Gouging In Health Care Is The Rule, Not the Exception (09/23/15) [8:13]
*TYT | Price Gouging Drug CEO Claims He’s The Good Guy (09/22/15) [7:15]
TYT | Marines Expose Afghan Army's Child Sex Slaves (09/22/15) [11:55]
Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, particularly among armed commanders who dominate much of the rural landscape and can bully the population. The practice is called bacha bazi, literally “boy play,” and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene -- in some cases, not even when their Afghan allies have abused boys on military bases, according to interviews and court records.

The policy has endured as American forces have recruited and organized Afghan militias to help hold territory against the Taliban. But soldiers and Marines have been increasingly troubled that instead of weeding out pedophiles, the American military was arming them in some cases and placing them as the commanders of villages -- and doing little when they began abusing children.
TYT | Trump On Global Warming (09/22/15) [9:53]
TYT | Right Wing Turning Their Hate Toward Jews? (09/22/15) [6:32]
TYT | Koch Bros To GOP Field: Time For Some Of You To Leave (09/22/15) [7:26]
RT | CrossTalk: on Syria: When Hubris Rules (09/23/15) [24:56]
RoF | Price Gouging Drug CEO Is The Donald Trump Of The Pharmaceutical Industry (09/22/15) [8:06]
Martin Shkreli, a 32-year-old CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, has steered his company into some controversy this week when it was revealed that they would be raising the price of the drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750, a near 5000% increase in price. Greed in the pharmaceutical industry is nothing new, but with this story, it is hitting the mainstream media like it never has before.
RoF | Ring of Fire (E177) - Domestic Spying Is Just Getting Started (09/21/15) [29:00]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E178) - GOP's Biggest Enemy: Voting Rights (09/22/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
ThomHartmann | Time for Big Pharma to go Not For Profit... (09/22/15) [7:51]
ThomHartmann | The Similarities Between Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis... (09/23/15) [5:29]
ThomHartmann | More Radioactive Waste Heading Our Way (09/23/15) [6:33

09.23.2015. 18:19

Tuesday September 22, 2015
News Articles

This Is How Much Money We Need to Feed Millions of Syrian Refugees Right Now
MotherJones | James West | 09/22/15

On Monday, the chief of the United Nation's World Food Programme, the largest global provider of emergency food to the poor, announced that the program urgently needs $278 million over the next three months to feed millions of Syrian refugees. Even some of the neediest families, executive director Ertharin Cousin warned, will be cut off if the international community doesn't pony up.

The WFP's Syrian response, the biggest and most complex of its worldwide campaigns, has been crippled by the funding shortfall. The WFP expects to reach more than 4 million people within Syria by the end of this month; it also serves 1.6 million refugees in camps in neighboring countries. Most refugees fleeing Syria's civil war have found temporary shelter in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt, but as the camps grow more crowded and resources more scant, refugees have left in search of better conditions, sparking a crisis across Europe as nations debate how, or even whether, to shelter them. ... Read more

Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights To Critical Drug, Hikes Price By 5000%

CNBC | Cramer's warning: Market is unsafe, unsustainable
CNBC | Abigail Stevenson | 09/22/15

Jim Cramer did not trust the market rally on Monday. Somehow, all of the indicators that would normally be bad news for the averages ended up being good news, which was a red flag to Cramer that this rally is not sustainable. Monday's market activity prompted interest rates and oil prices to rise, the dollar gained strength versus the euro, financial stocks rallied and biotech stocks were crushed.

"How did these things suddenly become good? Because this market is trying to find a base, trying to find its footing where it doesn't go down every day and where segments that have been hit hard can attempt to rally," the "Mad Money" host explained. ... Read more
CNBC | Cramer's warning: Market is unsafe, unsustainable (09/22/15) [11:30]

"(Not Always) Smart Money" Hedgers Are Record Long S&P 500 Futures
ZeroHedge | author | 09/22/15

The only other time the S&P 500 Hedgers' net long position exceeded 60,000 contracts was... September 25-October 9, 2007. We may or may not have to remind you that October 9, 2007 marked the all-time high in the S&P 500 to that point -- and for 6 years to follow. Obviously, this was decidedly NOT a well-timed long extreme. ... Read more

Dead Cat Bounce Dies - Dow Down 700 Points From Fed's Fold.

US to bring in new advanced nuclear bombs to Germany -- report
RT | author | 09/22/15

Starting third quarter 2015, the US Air Force is starting preparations to bring in new B61 nuclear bombs to Luftwaffe's Büchel Air Base, according to ZDF TV channel. German parliament previously called for American nukes to be removed.

The base in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany hosts German Panavia Tornado multipurpose aircraft that are capable to deploy the USAF nuclear bombs stored there under a nuclear sharing deal. The base is the only location in Germany that has nuclear weapons since 2007 and has 20 of them, according to the Royal United Services Institute. ... Read more
RT | US sends 20 nukes to Germany despite Bundestag decision (09/22/15) [3:17]

More News
  1. Pressure builds on Volkswagen CEO as emissions-cheating probe spreads ( Reuters)
  2. Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Relates to 11 Million Cars ( WSJ)
  3. Volkswagen Emissions Investigations Should Widen to Entire Auto Industry, Officials Say ( WSJ)
  4. Germany's Bosch makes VW's U.S. diesel components ( Reuters)
  5. Volkswagen scandal will have personnel consequences - state economy minister ( Reuters)
  6. Glencore Falls to Record as Mining Shares Lead Stock Losses ( BBG)
  7. Despite Slump, China's Xi Jinping Pledges Economic Reforms ( WSJ)
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Tuesday, September 22 [8:37]
*DN | Noam Chomsky on George Orwell, the Suppression of Ideas and the Myth of American Exceptionalism (09/22/15) [8:21], Part 2 [8:21]
Corbett Report
*Corbett Report
Global Nuclear Proliferation? (09/08/15) [2:28]
There are 16,000 nukes currently on Earth, Quick, we must stockpile more government officials!
TRNN | James Early says: Pope the Political Power Broker on US-Cuba (09/21/15) [12:22]
*TRNN | Larry Wilkerson says Reviews: Gen. Dennis Laich's book - Skin In the Game: Poor Kids and Patriots (09/22/15) [10:43]
*TYT | Scott Walker Drops Out Of GOP Primary (09/21/15) [5:08]
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to drop out of the presidential race today after failing to find traction in a crowded Republican presidential field, The New York Times first reported.
TYT | Trump: Are You Saying We DON'T Have A Muslim Problem? (09/21/15) [6:56]
TYT | Ben Carson: Muslims Not Qualified To Be President (09/21/15) [10:32]
TYT | Denying You Supported Iraq War Totally In Right Now (09/21/15) [9:18]
Bill Maher had an "interesting" program on the other night. They were arguing about how the media covered the Iraq war. Jorge Ramos argued that the media was too compliant, but Chris Matthews insisted he was not guilty of this. He thinks he can get away with claiming he was against the war, despite the fact that the internet is a thing that exists and we can all watch clips of him cheerleading the Bush Administration.
TYT | Sarah Palin STILL Thinks Ahmed Mohamed's Clock Was A Bomb (09/21/15) [5:26]
RT | Saudis spreading radical ideology, causing mass murder, destroying states (09/21/15) [27:05]
RT | Keiser Report: British vs American Sex & Economic Scandals (E813) (09/22/15) [25:34]
In the second half, Max interviews Mark McGowan - aka the Artist Taxi Driver - about David Cameron's relationship with pigs - both those at the trough and those on the platter.
RoF | Jeb's Poll Numbers Are Tanking; War On The Poor Isn't Working For Him(09/21/15) [2:40]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/

09.22.2015. 12:00

Monday September 21, 2015
News Articles

*Bernie Sanders Explains to Colbert Why He 'Doesn't Want Billionaires' Money'
AlterNet | Adam Johnson | 09/18/15

After polls showing Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton by 10 points in Iowa and 22 points in New Hampshire and a flattering Time magazine cover, the Vermont Senator is no doubt feeling confident heading into the fall campaign season. It was only fitting then he would find himself on the Late Show charming Colbert's Manhattan audience with his populist campaign themes of universal healthcare, child and sick leave, higher taxes on corporations, and a whole host of other left wing red meat. ... Read more

Late Show | Stephen Colbert: Interviews Bernie Sanders (09/18/15) [10:46]

Mark Spitznagel Warns: If Investors Thought August Was Scary, "They Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/18/15

The man who made a billion dollars on Black Monday sums up his strategy perfectly in this excellent FOX Business clip with the money-honey, "I'm a hedge fund manager that actually hedges for his clients. This is something of an old fashioned idea in this day of just gambling on the next Fed bailout." Spitznagel, who is wholly unapologetic in his criticism of The Fed (and any central planner), unleashes eight minutes of awful truthiness on what is going on under the surface of the so-called 'market', concluding ominously, "if August was scary for people, they ain't seen nothin' yet." ... Read more
FOX | Mark Spitznagel Warns: If Investors Thought August Was Scary, "They Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (09/17/15) [8:22]

Multimillionaire Carly Fiorina Took 4 Years to Pay Staffers From Her Last Campaign

George W. Bush to Lecture Intelligence Professionals. Really?
MotherJones | David Corn | 09/21/15

Why would hundreds of the leading minds in the fields of national security, intelligence, and information technology want to be lectured to by former President George W. Bush, who, after all, misused intelligence to launch a war with little preparation for what would come afterward? And why would the US division of one of the world's largest software companies arrange -- and perhaps pay -- for Bush to address such an audience? These are questions that this firm, SAP National Security Services, doesn't want to answer. .. Read more

Martin Armstrong Warns "Hell Is About To Break Loose"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/20/15

The Fed is really caught between a rock and a very dark place. This is the worst possible mess and the longer they have waited to normalize interest rates, the worst the total crisis is becoming for they will have zero control over the economy and once that is seen, holy Hell will break loose. ... Read more

Capitalism
Does Capitalism REALLY Exist?
Bernie Sanders
Social democracy is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a capitalist economy, and a policy regime involving welfare state provisions, collective bargaining arrangements, regulation of the economy in the general interest, redistribution of income and wealth, and a commitment to representative democracy. Social democracy aims to create the conditions for capitalism to lead to greater egalitarian, democratic and solidaristic outcomes. "Social democracy" is often used in this manner to refer to the social policies prominent in Western and Northern Europe - particularly in reference to the Nordic countries - during the latter half of the 20th century.

Modern social democracy is defined by its commitment to constitutional and representative democracy under the rule of law; support for a mixed economy that opposes the excesses of capitalism including inequality, poverty, and the oppression of underprivileged groups; and measures to extend democratic decision-making beyond politics into the economic sphere to grant employees and other economic stakeholders co-determination. Social democracy became associated with Keynesian economics.
Social democracy - Wikipedia website

Ron Paul
Libertarianism (Latin: liber, "free") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as its principal objective. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and freedom of choice, emphasizing political freedom, voluntary association, and the primacy of individual judgment.

Libertarians generally share a skepticism of authority; however, they diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing political and economic systems. Various schools of libertarian thought offer a range of views regarding the legitimate functions of state and private power.

Some libertarians advocate laissez-faire capitalism and strong private property rights, such as in land, infrastructure, and natural resources. Others, notably libertarian socialists, seek to abolish capitalism and private ownership of the means of production in favor of their common or cooperative ownership and management.
Libertarianism - Wikipedia website
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Monday, September 21 [9:57]
DN | Pope Francis in Cuba: "The World Needs Reconciliation in This Atmosphere of WWIII", Part 1 (09/21/15) [10:51], Part 2 [18:16]
Ahead of his first U.S. visit, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana's Revolution Square. Born in Argentina, Francis is the first Latin American pope. He is widely praised in Cuba for helping to broker secret talks with Washington that resulted in the further normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations, and praised the detente between the two countries as "an example of reconciliation for the entire world." The pope's homily in Havana included no direct political message besides urging the successful conclusion of Colombia peace talks that have been taking place in Cuba for nearly three years. On Tuesday, Pope Francis arrives in Washington, where he will address Congress and meet with President Obama. We speak about Pope Francis' Cuba-U.S. trip with Carlos Alzugaray Treto, a former Cuban diplomat and former Havana University professor; and Andrea Bartoli, dean of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University and member of the Community of Sant'Egidio, a liberal Catholic group active in international affairs.
James Corbett - corbettreport.com
*CorbettReport | 9/11 Trillions: Follow The Money (09/11/15) [59:34]
CorbettReport | Jeff Berwick: Shemitah 2015 - Prophecy or Quackery? (09/02/15) [28:39]
*CorbettReport | Meet Allen Dulles: Fascist Spymaster (E307) (08/30/15) [53:01]
Abby Martin: The Empire Files
TRNN | Abby Martin: The Empire Files: 9/11 and the Belligerent Empire (older, 09/12/15) [24:51]
TRNN | Abby Martin: The Empire Files: Enter the Biggest Prison System in History (09/20/15) [27:50]
*TRNN | Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Is the U.S. Secretly Welcoming Increased Russian Syria Involvement? (09/20/15) [13:52]
TRNN | Robert Pollin says: Beyond Zero Interest Rate Policy: How the Fed Can Stimulate the Economy (09/20/15) [10:51]
TRNN | Professor Leo Panitch discuss: Syriza Re-election Victory Sidelines Popular Unity Party (09/21/15) [14:39]
TYT | Trump Will Be "Taking A Look At" Getting Rid Of Muslims (09/20/15) [5:11]
TYT | Bernie Sanders: DNC's Debates Rigged (09/20/15) [8:58]
RT | CrossTalk: Japan up in arms (09/21/15) [24:13]
RT | Keiser Report: Privatization schemes (E812) (09/20/15) [25:44]
RT | Ex-Iraqi Defense Minister: 'After invasion US allowed Iraq to slip into disaster' (09/20/15) [2:51]
RoF | The Republicans Debated For Five Hours And Said Absolutely Nothing (09/18/15) [7:11]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
ThomHartmann | GOP Debated Everything That Didn't Matter and Ignored Everything That Did... (09/17/15) [6:09]
ThomHartmann | When did Ronald Reagan Become a Hero? (09/18/15) [4:18]

09.21.2015. 12:04

Friday September 18, 2015
News Articles
RT | How many US cops does it take to detain a teen for jaywalking? Apparently 9 (09/17/15) [2:25]

Carly Fiorina won the GOP debate, but fact checkers will have a field day
Vox.com | Ezra Klein | 09/16/15

At Wednesday's CNN debate, Carly Fiorina did what no other Republican has been able to do: she stopped Donald Trump cold.

BUT, Fact checkers will have a field day with Fiorina... Her answer on Russia, for instance, was bizarre. ... Read more

Republican debate: Fact-checking the candidates
CNN | Tom LoBianco | 09/17/15

The CNN Fact-Checking Team worked through both Republican debates Wednesday night, comparing notable, surprising or otherwise interesting claims from the candidates against the facts.

The team, comprised of researchers, editors and reporters across CNN, picked the juiciest statements, analyzed them, consulted issue experts and then rated them either: True; Mostly True; True, but Misleading; False; or It's Complicated. ... Read more

FactCheck.org
Half-Empty Rec Room For JEB

Fools, Fascists and Cold Warriors: Take Your Pick
HP | Robert Scheer | 09/18/15

Are they fools or fascists? Probably the former, but there was a disturbing cast to the second GOP debate, a vituperative jingoism reminiscent of the xenophobia that periodically scars western capitalist societies in moments of disarray.

While the entire world is riveted by the sight of millions of refugees in terrifying exodus attempting to save drowning and starving children, we were treated to the darkly peculiar spectacle of scorn for the children of undocumented immigrants and celebration of the sanctity of the unborn fetus.

Marching to the beat of that mad drummer Donald Trump, the GOP candidates have taken to scapegoating undocumented immigrants, particular the young, blaming them for all that ails us. ... Read more

Turkey Has Spent Nearly $8 Billion Caring For Syrian Refugees

Dow Dumps 450 Points From Post-Fed Euphoria Highs, Time To Unleash The Bullard
ZeroHedge | author | 09/18/15

It appears we are going to need more dovishness. Following The Fed's admission that all-is-not-well - despite every talking head proclaiming liftoff imminent - the implicit lower-for-longer dovishness of The Fed has not been embraced by the "market." It appears a tipping point in Fed credibility may have been reached... but then again it is a quad witching. ... Read more

UK Stocks Flash-Crash As BP, Banks Plunge; LSE Investigating
ZeroHedge | author | 09/18/15

Chatter of a fat-finger trade, then exaggerated by the algos, has smashed UK's FTSE 100 lower instantly this morning, dragging major firms with it...

*HSBC DROPS 4.8% IN UK TRADING, QUICKLY REBOUNDS TO 2.3% LOSS

*BP DROPS 4.7% IN UK TRADING, QUICKLY REBOUNDS TO 1.8% LOSS

As with all these plunges, the machines BTFD but the rebound is weak.

As Bloomberg noted:

*FTSE 100 SUDDENLY DROPS TO LOWS, FALLS 1.9%

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Miniature Therapy Horses Are Just What The Doctor Ordered
HP | Arin Greenwood | 09/17/15

These miniature therapy horses are basically magical creatures. One of them is even named Magic. Magic, who often wears a custom tuxedo, made Time magazine's list of the top 10 heroic animals in history -- here's Time's explanation for what earned this special little horse her spot. Read more

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, September 18 [9:17]
*DN | Ralph Nader: Is GM Too Big to Jail? (09/18/15) [10:40]
DN | Nader on Trump's Dodging of Question on "Getting Rid" of Muslims: What If It Had Been Jews? (09/18/15) [5:20]
DN | Why Not Jail? Rena Steinzor on GM Settlement & Deferred Prosecution Agreements (09/18/15) [23:16]
Diane Rehm Show - thedianerehmshow.org
DianeRehmShow | Friday News Roundup -- International (09/18/15) [1hr]
DianeRehmShow | Friday News Roundup -- Domestic (09/18/15) [1hr]
*TRNN | Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on GOP Debate: War Profits Drive GOP Hawks (09/18/15) [17:22]
TRNN | Harry Konstantinidis of U. Mass, Boston say: Will SYRIZA Survive Sunday's Election? (09/18/15) [12:41]
*TYT | CNN GOP Debate: And The Biggest Liar Award Goes To... (09/17/15) [11:58]
TYT | Jeb Bush Is Just As Crazy As The Rest Of Republican Candidates (09/17/15) [4:24]<
*TYT | Carly Fiorina's Business Record At Least As Bad As Trump's (09/17/15) [10:16]
Ex US ambassador: US wrongly sees its military as a tool of world order (09/17/15) [2:33]
RT | CrossTalk: Ukraine's Hard Choices (09/18/15) [24:38]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E176) - Debating For Dummies (full) (09/17/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
*ThomHartmann | Bernie Sanders - The Only White Guy to Show Up... (09/18/15) [9:50]
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
Note: I don't endorse any of the videos in this section.
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09.18.2015. 12:39

Thursday September 17, 2015
News Articles

The Second GOP Debate: It's Finally Time To Whack The Trump Piñata
HP | Igor Bobic | 09/16/15

Presidential hopefuls participating in the first Republican presidential debate last month in Cleveland approached the elephant in the room gingerly, giving businessman Donald Trump and his brawling persona a wide berth as they auditioned before a primetime audience for the first time in the campaign.

CNN, which is hosting the debate, and the candidates have both predicted major fireworks (for different, albeit mutually beneficial, reasons). The campaigns of one-time frontrunners are eager to display some testosterone in hopes of assuaging nervous supporters holding the purse strings. And the moderator, CNN's Jake Tapper, has promised to pit candidates against each other, practically guaranteeing some quality television. ... Read more
CNN | Republican presidential debate 2nd round (full) (09/16/15) [1:17:45]

Bernie Sanders To Grace Cover Of Time Magazine
HP |Igor Bobic | 09/07/15

A grinning Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will grace the cover of TIME Magazine this week. With his shirt sleeves rolled up, the self-described democratic socialist appears with the headline, "Socialize this, America." ... Read more


Crucial Marine Populations Cut In Half Since The 1970s

Some Important Issues Republicans Skipped During The GOP Debate
HP | Marina Fang | 09/17/15

Though Wednesday's Republican presidential debate on CNN covered a wide range of policy topics -- from immigration and foreign policy, to climate change and drugs -- it didn't address several issues of particular resonance, including many that have dominated headlines in recent weeks.

  1. Refugees: In neither the "kids table" nor the first-tier candidates' debate did CNN moderators ask any questions about the refugee crisis.
  2. Gun control: Just in the last few months, several high-profile incidents of gun violence, including the Charleston church shooting and the murders of two TV journalists in Virginia, have spurred renewed calls for more gun control legislation. Yet neither debate covered the topic of gun laws and access to guns.
  3. Racial justice: The moderators asked no questions about racial discrimination or police brutality against people of color. The Black Lives Matter movement has called on the presidential candidates to present platforms for combating racial injustice, but only a few candidates have heeded the call.
  4. Voting rights: None of the candidates were asked about voting rights and voter discrimination, even though GOP lawmakers across the country have tried to restrict the number of voters on the rolls, through various means.
  5. Workplace and family policies: The debate made no mention of workplace and family policies, such as universal pre-kindergarten and paid parental leave. 39 percent of U.S. private-sector workers do not have access to any paid sick days, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The problem is acute among lower-income workers, who often work in workplaces with less flexible policies.
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China Outflows Said To Surpass A Staggering $300 Billion In Under Three Months
ZeroHedge | author |09/17/15

Whether Janet Yellen admits it or not, you can bet that going into today's most important Fed meeting ever (until the next one) the supposedly "data dependent" FOMC has taken a good hard look at what's happening in China in the wake of Beijing's not-so-smooth transition to a new currency regime. A fresh look at the data suggests outflows from July through mid-Septemeber total more than $300 billion. ... Read more

What Fund Managers Think Is The Biggest "Tail Risk" At This Moment
ZeroHedge | author |09/17/15

Below we show what the latest, September, response is to the question "what investors consider the biggest tail risk" as well as evolution of this answer in the three months preceding.

Curiously both #1 and #2 risks, namely "China recession" and "EM Debt Crisis", are an indirect function of the recent and ongoing surge in the dollar, which will likely be exacerbated should the Fed indeed launch its first rate hike cycle in 9 years. ... Read more
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Thursday, September 17 [9:24]
DN | Tim DeChristopher: End All New Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands (09/17/15) [4:29]
More News
GregHunter | Rob Kirby: Not A Financial Crash But Dark Ages Coming! (09/06/15) [26:13]
Financial analyst Rob Kirby contends central banks are putting off the coming crash. Kirby says, "These guys are playing with fire. They are desperate and are cornered. The only thing they have left in their bag are dirty tricks and lies, and they are playing them aggressively.
9/11
911 and the Pentagon
TRNN | Australian PM Tony Abbott Toppled By His Own Former Communications Minister (09/17/15) [12:40]
*TYT | CNN GOP Debate: The Young Turks Summary (09/16/15) [13:12]
*TYT | Who Won The Second Republican Debate? (09/16/15) [5:52]
*TYT | Who Is The Biggest Loser From Republican CNN Debate? (09/16/15) [8:08] RT | Keiser Report: Hot Financial Promises (E811) (09/17/15) [25:45]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E175) - Feel the Bern!!! (full) (09/16/15) [29:00]
RoF | Department Of Justice Finally Unveils Plan To Put Bankers In Prison (09/16/15) [2:19]
RoF | Bernie Sanders: Economic Issues ARE Moral Issues (09/17/15) [10:41]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | The Arctic Sea Tumbles To A New Low (09/17/15) [7:44]
RT ThomHartmann | What Happens If Interest Rates Go Up? (09/17/15) [11:54]
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I don't normally post these type of videos - but these are cute
YouTube.com -- by 1HourCompilations --
Best Funny Dogs Compilation 2015 (05/10/15) [30:08]
BIggest Funny Cat Videos Compilation () [1:56:48]
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15 Most Bizarre Creatures You Won't Believe Actually Exist (09/01/15) [8:00]

09.17.2015. 12:12

Wednesday September 16, 2015
News Articles

The Second GOP Debate: It's Finally Time To Whack The Trump Piñata
HP | Igor Bobic | 09/16/15

Presidential hopefuls participating in the first Republican presidential debate last month in Cleveland approached the elephant in the room gingerly, giving businessman Donald Trump and his brawling persona a wide berth as they auditioned before a primetime audience for the first time in the campaign.

But the gloves are sure to come off Wednesday in the second GOP presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, after weeks of polls showing Trump solidifying his lead over his rivals in nearly every early primary state. The surge is a remarkable turn of events given the real estate mogul's penchant for making controversial statements that would likely sink a more traditional candidate. ... Read more
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More Than Half Of Jeb Bush's Proposed Tax Cuts Would Benefit The Top 1 Percent: Report.
HP | Ariel Edwards-Levy | 05/15/15

The poorest fifth of Americans would get just under 3 percent of the tax breaks.

While Americans at every income level would get a tax break under the presidential hopeful's plan, the report concludes, the size of that break would differ vastly. Those part of the poorest 20 percent of the country would receive, on average, a $227 cut, while those in the top 1 percent could expect about $82,392 -- a nearly 53 percent share of the individual income tax cuts. ... Read more
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Will The Fed Pick A Winning Combination?
ZeroHedge | author | 09/16/15

The Fed may have noble mandates to help the real economy, but it will in the end always decide to do what’s best for Wall Street banks. And these banks could well make a huge killing off a rate hike. They can profit from trouble and volatility in emerging markets as well as domestic markets, provided they’re well-positioned. Given that they’ve had ample time, and it’s hard to answer the question who else is in a good position, we may have an idea which wind the wind will blow. Increasing credibility for the Fed and increasing profits for Wall Street banks. Might be a winning combination. And if Yellen is realistic about the potential for a recovery in the American economy, why would she not pick it? ... Read more

The Only Thing That Matters For The Rate-Hike Decision
ZeroHedge | author | 09/16/15

A week ago, we noted Goldman Sachs' 'strawman' that Janet should "think about easing," despite the world's misplaced confidence that rates will rise "inevitably" since the US economy is doing so well. Today, we get to hear what 'god' thinks as the only thing that matters for The Fed's decision is - keep Lloyd happy - and Goldman CEO Blankfein just said "U.S. economic data doesn’t support the case for higher interest rates." ... Read more

Interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad
RT | Interview with Assad: Syria 'in a state of complete war' with terrorism (09/15/15) [40:19]

Interview with Greece's Yanis Varoufakis
RT | Varoufakis on Corbyn’s campaign & tragedy of Greek finance plan (09/16/15) [27:33]

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, September 16 [11:33]
DN | Oklahoma Set to Execute Richard Glossip Despite Mounting Evidence of His Innocence (09/16/15) [13:29]
DN | Warren Diggs: I Was Beaten By Same Officer Who Tackled James Blake (09/16/15) [21:53]
John Stewart
CBS | WATCH: At rally on Capitol Hill, Jon Stewart has a warning for 9/11 responders (09/16/15) [0:27]
*Jon Stewart | Jon Stewart Plugs His Ears and Pretends ‘Climate Change Doesn’t Exist’ (older, 03/25/15) [7:12]
*9/11
*TRNN | Policy analyst Phyllis Bennis says: The Guardian Reveals the West Ignored Russian Offer to Depose Assad in 2012 (09/15/15) [12:43]
TRNN | Professor Leo Panitch says: British PM David Cameron Says Jeremy Corbyn is a National Threat (09/16/15) [16:25]
TRNN | Mehdi Sarram, author of Nuclear Lies, Deceptions and Hypocrisies, says it is scientifically impossible for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon if the deal is implemented (09/16/15) [10:40]
*TYT | Entourage Actor Posts 9/11 Memorial And Internet Goes Nuts (09/15/15) [6:05]
TYT | Sarah Silverman On Political Correctness (09/15/15) [9:11]
TYT | Carly Fiorina Fires Back At Trump In New Ad (09/15/15) [7:21]
TYT | Watch TYT Cover 2nd GOP Debates LIVE! - WED 9/16/2015 (8pm Eastern)
TheYoungTurks Live
RT | CrossTalk: Obama's Syria (09/16/15) [24:37]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/

09.16.2015. 12:31

Tuesday September 15, 2015
News Articles
Bernie Sanders answers Fox News Loaded Questions (older, 08/18/15) [5:45]

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom shreds Trump's claims in clever video
AlterNet | Steven Rosenfeld | 09/15/15/

... You’d Destroy The Economy. What would Trump’s plan do the the U.S. economy, Newsom asks. “Well, we’d lose half of our farm workers and 6 percent of America’s workforce,” he replies. “Trump’s plan would send our economy into a downturn worse than the great recession and cost our economy more than $1.6 trillion.” ... Read more
Gavin Newsom: You're Wrong Trump (09/14/15) [1:28]

Polls Show Carson Running Nearly Even To Trump

BofA (Bank of America) Warns: Market "Ominously Hints Recession Imminent", Unless "Unambiguous Pessimism" Leads To Stock Rally
ZeroHedge | author | 09/15/15

The tone from investors in the latest Bank of America survey is clear: as Michael Harnett summarizes it, the one prevailing theme is "unambiguous pessimism." Bottom line: either markets soar, or something bad is about to happen: to wit: "Unambiguous pessimism means risk assets riper for a rally (note investors don’t want a Fed hike this week). If no rally, then markets ominously hinting “recession” and/or “default” imminent." Good luck Janet. ... Read more

Industrial Production Plunges Most In 3 Years As Auto-Maker "Nightmare" Comes True
ZeroHedge | author | 09/15/15

Industrial Production missed expectations notably, dropping 0.4% MoM (the 6th of the last 8 months) missing expectations of a 0.2% drop (and notably weaker than the +0.9% upward revised July print). Thjis is the biggest MoM drop since August 2012. The big driver of the decline - just as we warned of nightmares ahead - was auto assemblies which plunged to a 4-year low by the most since Jan 2009. The year-over-year rise in IP is just 0.9% - flashing yet another recession-looming indicator. ... Read more

*False Flag Attacks by Intelligence Agencies (article)

"False flag terrorism" occurs when elements within a government stage a secret operation whereby government forces pretend to be a targeted enemy while attacking their own forces or people. The attack is then falsely blamed on the enemy in order to justify going to war against that enemy.





9/11 Conspiracy Solved: Names, Connections, & Details Exposed! (10/31/12) [43:28]
*Collateral Damage 911, Black Eagle Fund Trust.pdf

According to the legend, ‘Yamashita's Gold’ was a treasure the like of which has never been accumulated in one place at one time in the history of the world. It was the legendary Japanese booty from World War II stolen from a dozen countries across South-East Asia.

Pure History Features - Raiders Of The Lost Gold () [1:35:55]




It's Agreed: Former CIA Chief Michael Hayden Didn't Kill Jesus
HP | Ali Watkins | 09/14/15

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden still isn't pumped about last year's Senate report on the agency's torture program. It's slanted, it's one-sided, and it cherry-picks information, Hayden wrote in a new attack last week. The way the staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee did their work, he said, they could've made it look like he helped put Jesus Christ on the cross.

... "There are no CIA documents to indicate that Hayden killed Jesus," reads a surgically precise rebuke from Feinstein, former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and her staff. She quietly posted a detailed rebuttal to Hayden's assertions last week. ... Read more

More News
  1. China stocks resume sharp slide as economic worries mount ( Reuters)
  2. OECD head says sees further cut to global growth forecasts ( Reuters)
  3. The U.S. Dollar Is Gaining Like It's the 1980s — For Better or Worse ( BBG)
  4. Glencore Slumps to Record Low, Erasing Gains Since Debt Plan ( BBG))
  5. Woman killed, 400 homes destroyed by California wildfire ( Reuters)
  6. Why Morning Is the Worst Time to Trade Stocks ( WSJ)
  7. German Investor Confidence Damped by Weaker Emerging Markets ( BBG)
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Tuesday, September 15 [11:24]
*DN | Operation Naked King: Secret DEA Sting Targeted Bolivia's Evo Morales (09/15/15) [7:13]
DN | Kevin Moore on the Inside Story of the Explosive Freddie Gray Video (09/15/15) [15:05]
Stephen Colbert - The Late Show
Stephen Colbert | Justice Stephen Breyer Interview (09/15/15) [7:12]
*Stephen Colbert | Donald Trump's Hat Is Leading In The Polls (09/11/15) [4:25]
Tea Party Rally
Please, please do your own research. Don't listen to these people... they're are just sprouting nonsense.
CSpan | Sarah Palin Iran Deal Animated Speech, Against Nuclear Agreement at Tea Party Rally (full) (09/09/15) [8:55]
CSpan | Donald Trump Slams Iran Deal (09/09/15) [5:50]
CSpan | Ted Cruz Impassioned Speech at Stop the Iranian Deal Rally (09/09/15) [13:07]
CSpan | Tea Party Rally Against The Iran Nuclear Deal With Donald Trump & Ted Cruz (full) (09/09/15) [3:07:16]
TRNN | Economic adviser John Weeks discusses Corbyn's economic policy: New UK Labour Leader Corbyn Unveils Shadow Cabinet (09/14/15) [14:28]
TRNN | Ha-Joon Chang: There is no such thing as a free market - 23 Things They Don't Tell you About Capitalism (older, 04/04/11) [12:18]
TYT | "The Largest [Immigrant] Legalization Program In U.S. History" (09/14/15) [4:15]
TYT | Being A Cop Has Never Been Safer (09/14/15) [6:54]
RT | Keiser Report: 'Made in Europe' Banking Frauds (E810) (09/15/15) [25:46]
RoF | How Many Politicians Can The Koch Brothers Buy With A Billion Dollars? (09/14/15) [3:31]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | The Coming Climate Shock (09/15/15) [10:20]
RT ThomHartmann | The Backlash on Corporatism is Ramping Up World Wide (09/15/15) [5:30]
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
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As I construct My News Pages I constantly run across a lot of NEW videos, and since I find YouTube frustrating trying to re-find videos, I save the links in this section so I can find them again.

09.15.2015. 12:58

Monday September 14, 2015
News Articles

Bernie Sanders Is Surging. What Happens Next?
HP | Marina Fang | 09/13/15

When he entered the race in May, political observers largely wrote off Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as a “fringe candidate” for the Democratic presidential nomination. Few thought he would present a serious challenge to front-runner Hillary Clinton.

But Sanders has now surged ahead of Clinton in New Hampshire by an average of more than 10 points. In recent weeks, several polls in Iowa also show him leading Clinton in the Hawkeye State. ... Read more
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FED Judgment Day Looms Economy Hangs In Balance
HP | Daniel Marans | 09/14/15

Should we be more concerned about the pace of job growth or the threat of inflation? That is the question the Federal Reserve will face on Thursday when it decides whether to raise interest rates above near-zero levels, where they have remained since December 2008. ... Read more

Behold The European Recovery: Deutsche Bank To Fire 25% Of All Workers.

A Major Bank Just Made Global Financial "Meltdown" Its Base Case: "The Worst The World Has Ever Seen"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/14/15

One bank that is now less than optimistic that China can escape a total economic meltdown is the Daiwa Institute of Research, a think tank owned by Daiwa Securities Group, the second largest brokerage in Japan after Nomura.

Actually, scratch that: Daiwa is downright apocalyptic.

In a report released on Friday titled "What Will Happen if China's Economic Bubble Bursts", Daiwa - among other things - looks at this pernicious relationship between debt (and thus "growth") and China's capital stock. This is what it says: ... Read more

Citi Just Made "Global Recession In 2016" Its Base Case Scenario
ZeroHedge | author | 09/14/15

This is Citi's punchline: "A global recession starting in 2016, led by China is now our Global Economics team's main scenario. Uncertainty remains, but the likelihood of a timely and effective policy response seems to be diminishing." ... Read more

Stunning Video Emerges As 1000s Flee California Wildfires After Governor Calls 'State Of Emergency'
ZeroHedge | author | 09/14/15

As if the drought was not disheartening enough, wildfires are now raging across many parts of northen and southern California focing Governor Jerry Brown to call a state of emergency. Nowhere is the crisis more evident than in NorCal's Lake County where, as The LA Times reports, the untamed wildfire forced chaotic evacuations, is consuming hundreds of homes and businesses, and has outrun the efforts of a growing army of firefighters to corral it. ... Read more
Escaping Anderson Springs during Valley Fire (09/13/15) [1:55]

US Planned Syrian Civilian Catastrophe Since 2007
landdestroyer.blogspot.de | author | date

Paul Wolfowitz and the US Planned Syrian Civilian Catastrophe

NBC News' report, "'The great tragedy of this century': More than 2 million refugees forced out of Syria," stated:

  1. More than 2 million Syrians have poured into neighboring countries as refugees, the United Nations revealed on Tuesday.
  2. Around 5,000 people per day are fleeing the three-year conflict, which the U.N. says has already claimed over 100,000 lives.
  3. “Syria has become the great tragedy of this century -- a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history,” said António Guterres, the U.N.’s high commissioner responsible for refugees.
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The Big Bamboozle: 9/11 and the War on Terror

From the perspective of a Boeing 767 captain and former "special activities" contract pilot, Philip Marshall straps the reader into the cockpits of hijacked commercial airliners to tell the story of the most sophisticated terrorist attack in history. Based on a comprehensive ten-year study into the murders of his fellow pilots on 9/11, he explains how hijackers, novice pilots at the controls of massive guided missiles, were able to beat United States Air Force fighters to iconic targets with advanced maneuvering, daring speeds and a kamikaze finish. But, as Marshall explains, the tactical plan was so precise that it rules out car-bombers and shoe-bombers known as al Qaeda, KSM and Osama bin Laden. So then, who was it? That's what you are about learn. Backed by official NTSB, FAA and black box recordings, Marshall finds the most capable and most documented group of conspirators buried deep within a Congressional Inquiry's report and retraces their work in gripping detail. Fasten your seatbelt--- the sad truth is that all of the solid evidence points to a dark collaboration between members of the Bush Administration and a covert group of Saudi government officials. This is a game changer that will finally set the record straight on the most horrific crime in US history. ...
THE BIG BAMBOOZLE: 9/11 and the War on Terror by Philip Marshall (02/16/13) [1:00:14]
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Philip Marshall's presentation has been edited down to 60 minutes from over 2 hours to remove all the non-essential information so that you get just the facts as Philip researched them. It also explains why President Bush did not immediately respond to being informed that the U.S. had just been attacked while he was reading "The Pet Goat" book at the elementary school in Florida because he was waiting for the REST of the "attack" to finish completing. Commercial pilots listening to this will appreciate the technical explanations regarding why ONLY professional pilots would be able to figure out the deception/bamboozlement. There is zero operational evidence on Bin Laden's participation in 911 but there are EIGHTY PAGES on the Saudi Intelligence involvement. Whomever takes over the United States Government automatically gets control of the U.S. Treasury System with unlimited funding of any activity that they choose.

A Boeing 767 captain and former "special activities" contract pilot, Philip Marshall straps the reader into the cockpits of hijacked commercial airliners to tell the story of the most sophisticated terrorist attack in history. Based on a comprehensive ten-year study into the murders of his fellow pilots on 9/11, he explains how hijackers, novice pilots at the controls of massive guided missiles, were able to beat United States Air Force fighters to iconic targets with advanced maneuvering, daring speeds, and a kamikaze finish. The tactical plan was so precise that it rules out car-bombers and shoe-bombers known as al Qaeda, KSM, and Osama bin Laden. So then, who was it? That's what you are about learn. Backed by official NTSB, FAA and black box recordings, Marshall finds the most capable and most documented group of conspirators buried deep within a Congressional Inquiry's report and retraces their work in gripping detail. All of the solid evidence points to a dark collaboration between members of the Bush Administration and a covert group of Saudi government officials. This is a game changer that will finally set the record straight on the most horrific crime in US history.
The Big Bamboozle Book website
Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Monday, September 14 [13:30]
DN | Jeremy Corbyn Elected as U.K. Labour Leader on Antiwar, Pro-Refugee Platform (09/14/15) [4:14]
*DN | Tariq Ali on Election of Jeremy Corbyn as New Labor Leader (09/14/15) [20:13]
DN | Conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Ousted by His Own Party (09/14/15) [3:00]
Economy | Central Banks
EU states hollow out NY Fed: Lowest gold reserves in decades remain (09/13/15) [1:18]
Bill Maher
*Bill Maher Compares Donald Trump Speech to Hitler Talks Immigration with Panel (8/28/15) [8:13]
I hope the video below doesn't represent the voting majority... or we are screwed as a nation.
*TRNN | Sanity on Iran? Tea Party and Pro-Israel Groups Rally Against Obama's Nuclear Deal (09/13/15) [6:52]
REPLAY - Towards a Green Economy
*Robert Pollin: Towards a Green Economy: Proposal for a Sustainable Plan, Part 1 (01/07/15) [12:25]
TYT | "Never Forget" The Military Industrial Complex Exploited 9/11 (09/13/15) [8:43]
TYT | Almost Half Of Republicans Support A Military Coup (09/13/15) [3:53]
TYT | Trump Clowns Conservatives On Twitter (09/13/15) [6:53]
TYT | Obama Talks Tough On Wall Street Crime (09/13/15) [5:41]
TYT | Scientists Discover Humanity's Newest Ancestor, Homo Naledi (09/13/15) [2:38]
*RT | CrossTalk: Migrating crisis (09/14/15) [23:37]
RT | Keiser Report: Yuppie Gold and Pet Rocks (E809) (09/12/15) [25:45]
RoF | Pap Attack: Right Wing Media Machine Created A Monster; Let Trump Rip The Party Apart (09/10/15) [4:06]
RoF | Sarah Palin Wants Our Politicians To Be Just As Stupid As She Is (09/14/15) [2:14]
*HBO | Game Change (2012) [1:57:52]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
*RT ThomHartmann | Dick Cheney LIES about Iraq Again... (09/09/15) [7:41]

09.14.2015. 13:12

Friday September 11, 2015
News Articles

California Becomes First State to Label Monsanto's Roundup as a Carcinogen
AlterNet & EcoWatch | Lorraine Chow | 09/10/15

In a first for the country, California's Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) has issued plans to list glyphosate -- the toxic active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide -- as known to cause cancer.

According to a "notice of intent" issued last week by the Cal/EPA's California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the effort falls under California's Proposition 65, in which the state is required to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

The same law, otherwise known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, also requires that certain substances identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) -- the World Health Organization's cancer arm -- be listed as known to cause cancer. ... Read more

LateShow | Vice President Joe Biden Interview, Part 1 (09/11/15) [10:35], Part 2 [9:44]
9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out, Vol. 1 by David Ray Griffin and Peter Dale Scott

Practically from the moment the dust settled in New York and Washington after the attacks of September 11, a movement has grown of survivors, witnesses, and skeptics who have never quite been able to accept the official story. When theologian David Ray Griffin turned his attention to this topic in his book The New Pearl Harbor (2003), he helped give voice to a disquieting rumble of critiques and questions from many Americans and people around the world about the events of that day. Were the military and the FAA really that incompetent? Were our intelligence-gathering agencies really in the dark about such a possibility? In short, how could so much go wrong at once, in the world's strongest and most technologically sophisticated country?

Both the government and the mainstream media have since tried to portray the 9/11 truth movement as led by people who can be dismissed as "conspiracy theorists" able to find an outlet for their ideas only on the internet. This volume, with essays by intellectuals from Europe and North America, shows this caricature to be untrue. Coming from different intellectual disciplines as well as from different parts of the world, these authors are united in the conviction that the official story about 9/11 is a huge deception manufactured to extend imperial control at home and abroad.

Want more? PatriotsQuestion911.com

Remembering 9/11: The Wolf In 'Patriot Act' Sheep's Clothing
ZeroHedge | author | 09/11/15

The day was September 11, 2001. Our New York office was on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center Tower 1. None of the employees who had arrived to work that day survived. It is a moment that elicits strong emotions within me to this day and I know I'm not alone. In the days and weeks that followed, while the world came together to mourn those lost and to condemn those responsible, our policymakers in Washington were working feverishly to find opportunity in this tragedy. Forty-five days after 9/11, President Bush signed into law the U.S. Patriot Act. ... Read more

All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power by Nomi Prins

All the Presidents' Bankers is a groundbreaking narrative of how an elite group of men transformed the American economy and government, dictated foreign and domestic policy, and shaped world history.

Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents' Bankers delivers an explosive account of the hundred-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street that transcends a simple analysis of money driving politics -- or greed driving bankers.

Prins ushers us into the intimate world of exclusive clubs, vacation spots, and Ivy League universities that binds presidents and financiers. She unravels the multi-generational blood, intermarriage, and protégé relationships that have confined national influence to a privileged cluster of people. These families and individuals recycle their power through elected office and private channels in Washington, DC.

All the Presidents' Bankers sheds new light on pivotal historic events--such as why, after the Panic of 1907, America's dominant bankers convened to fashion the Federal Reserve System; how J. P. Morgan's ambitions motivated President Wilson during World War I; how Chase and National City Bank chairmen worked secretly with President Roosevelt to rescue capitalism during the Great Depression while J.P. Morgan Jr. invited Roosevelt's son yachting; and how American financiers collaborated with President Truman to construct the World Bank and IMF after World War II.

Prins divulges how, through the Cold War and Vietnam era, presidents and bankers pushed America's superpower status and expansion abroad, while promoting broadly democratic values and social welfare at home. But from the 1970s, Wall Street's rush to secure Middle East oil profits altered the nature of political-financial alliances. Bankers' profit motive trumped heritage and allegiance to public service, while presidents lost control over the economy--as was dramatically evident in the financial crisis of 2008.

This unprecedented history of American power illuminates how the same financiers retained their authoritative position through history, swaying presidents regardless of party affiliation. All the Presidents' Bankers explores the alarming global repercussions of a system lacking barriers between public office and private power. Prins leaves us with an ominous choice: either we break the alliances of the power elite, or they will break us.

Glencore's "Doomsday" Plan Disappoints As CDS Resumes Rise; Question Emerges: "What Happens If Company Fails"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/11/15

Some have started to ask: what happens if Glencore were to fail? Well, since Glencore is not just a miner, but probably the world's largest commodity trading desk, and is a key commodity counterparty for everyone, the answer is simple: Lehman... only this time in the commodity space. ... Read more



Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, September 11 [11:39]
*DN | Is Turkey on Brink of Civil War? (09/11/15) [16:41]
DN | "I Saw With My Own Eyes That They Killed People": Afghan Speaks Out About U.S. Forces (09/11/15) [16:28]
DN | Iran Deal Vote: Victory for Obama, "Stinging Defeat" for Israel Lobby (09/11/15) [11:08]
Global Banking and the Economy by Nomi Prins
*GregHunter | Nomi Prins-Fed Trapped in Money Printing Policy (07/21/15) [43:20]
I don't normally use Alex Jones videos because I'm more of a progressive, but I do like Nomi Prins, and this interview is good. Starts at 9:11 on the Progressbar, and then skip Alex's rants if you want.
Nomi Prins: The Alex Jones Show (06/30/15) [43:35]
Nomi Prins: QE Is Coordinated & Has Gone Global (05/12/15) [48:02]
911
*70 Reasons to Doubt 911
*An Interesting Day by President Bush
TRNN | Ruth Wordak: Right Wing Parties in Austria, Switzerland and Denmark are Larger than in Greece and Hungary (09/11/15) [15:49]
TYT | Trump On Carly Fiorina: "Look At That Face.. Would Anyone Vote For That?" (09/10/15) [6:27]
*TYT | America Feels The Bern: Bernie Sanders Now Front-Runner (09/10/15) [6:00]
TYT | Woman Convicted For Stomping Kittens To Death (09/10/15) [6:19]
*RT | CrossTalk: Kiev Infighting (09/11/15) [24:16]
*RT | Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg: 'Israel may have one of biggest nuclear stockpiles in the world' (09/10/15) [2:12]
RT | Back Behind Bars: Israeli nuclear whistleblower arrested after TV interview (09/10/15) [2:19]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
Note: I don't endorse any of the videos in this section.
As I construct My News Pages I constantly run across a lot of NEW videos, and since I find YouTube frustrating trying to re-find videos, I save the links in this section so I can find them again.

09.11.2015. 12:25

Thursday September 10, 2015
News Articles

170,000 flee homes after floods hit Japan, Fukushima nuclear plant safety at risk
RT | author | 09/10/15

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave homes across Japan after Tropical Typhoon Etau ripped through the country. Military helicopters plucked residents from the roofs of their homes. Lashing rain pounded the country for a second day, and the Kinugawa River has burst through a flood barrier, sending a tsunami-like wall of water into Joso, about 50 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, AP reported. A bullet train service has reportedly been partially suspended.

The torrential downpour is also threatening safety at the Fukushima nuclear plant, closed since a 2011 disaster, as it has overwhelmed drainage pumps at the site's contaminated water treatment facility, a spokesman for operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said. ... Read more
RT | Massive floods in Japan: Houses washed away, helicopters rescue residents (09/10/15) [1:38]

Black Swan Event-Shift in Consciousness-Catherine Austin Fitts
usawatchdog.com | Greg Hunter | 05/06/15

Money manager and financial expert Catherine Austin Fitts is worried about exploding global debt. It has almost doubled since 2007, and Fitts says, "Yes, I am worried about it, and I still think the chance for collapse is relatively small, but I am very worried about the level of violence going up to deal with the tensions resulting from this. If you look at the debt, there are several things to point out. One, the debt is very high, but it is bifurcated between who is borrowing a currency they can print and people who are borrowing a currency they can't print. That's of great concern to us because with a global slowdown, a lot of people have borrowed in dollars, and now they got to pay it back at the same time they have to earn dollars, where it is tougher to do." ... Read more
Deliberate implosion of US economy - Former Bush Sec. of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts (08/10/15) [46:57]

GregHunter | Catherine Austin Fitts-Major Turning Point Comes This Fall (05/05/15) [27:18]
Even though financial expert Catherine Austin Fitts thinks the chance of total collapse is "relatively small" she's not discounting the chance of a major move this fall. Fitts contends, "I think this fall is going to be a major turning point. You see the SDR (Special Drawing Rights) system coming to a head. The U.S. budget is going to be a very difficult debate. You see the push to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the EU deal done. You have a lot of institutional relationships that needed to be restructured in the last couple of years. Those changes are all coming to a head, and so we are going to get a big shift. If you are managing a big bond fund, you got a big problem. . . . There is going to be a turn in the bond market or a plateau, and that's going to be uncomfortable for those guys, and we are going to see some messy times."
USAWatchdog.com | Solari.com
Project Camelot: An Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts (07/07/14) [1:16:35]

US Warns Of "Unprecedented" Russian Military Buildup In Syria: "It's Starting To Look Like Crimea"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/10/15

With the war drums beating louder by the day, US officials are now warning that Russia's military buildup in Syria is "unprecedented" and is "beginning to look like Crimea." Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused the US of "international boorishness" for Washington's "rubbish" attempts to characterize Moscow's relationship with Damascus unfairly. ... Read more

This Is Exactly What The Early Phases Of A Market Meltdown Look Like
ZeroHedge | author | 09/10/15

There is so much confusion out there. On the days when the Dow goes down by several hundred points, lots of people pat me on the back and tell me that I "nailed" my call for the second half of this year. But on the days when the Dow goes up by several hundred points, I get lots of people contacting me and telling me that they are confused because they thought the stock market was supposed to go down. Well, the truth is that if there is going to be a full-blown market meltdown, we would expect for there to be wildly dramatic swings in the market both up and down. ... Read more

"Junked" Brazil Is Falling Apart At The Seams; Cancels Bond Auction
ZeroHedge | author | 09/10/15

Exactly one month ago, in the aftermath of the Chinese devaluation announcement, we made a simple prediction. "Biggest immediate loser from China's devaluation: Brazil" Today, following the overdue, long anticipated, and yet "shocking" downgrade of Brazil by the S&P to junk, this prediction is coming true. ... Read more

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Thursday, September 10 [8:43]
*DN | Bill McKibben on U. of California Divesting from Coal and Tar Sands (09/10/15) [12:49]
*DN | Martin O'Malley on Climate Change & Rise of Islamic State (09/10/15) [7:44]
DN | Martin O'Malley Proposes Welcoming 65,000 Syrians & Passing Immigration Reform (09/10/15) [3:13]
9/11
250 Plus 9/11 Smoking Guns
John Oliver
HBO | John Oliver: LGBT Discrimination (08/23/15) [14:45]
Surface Water (Rain & Snow) vs Ground Water
VICE | Flooding Fields in California's Drought (09/02/15) [12:07]
TRNN | Patrick Cockburn, Correspondent for the Independent says we are in an era of extreme violence, where nine bloody and cruel civil wars are at the root of the refugee crisis (09/10/15) [4:36], Part 2 [7:30]
TYT | Why Does Trump Prefer Syrian Refugees Over Hispanic? (09/09/15) [7:51]
*RT | CrossTalk: Unsourced Syria (09/07/15) [24:37]
*RT | Keiser Report: Four Horsemen of Accounting Apocalypse (E808) (09/10/15) [25:43]
RoF | Ring of Fire (E171) Big Pharma Gone Wild! (09/09/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | Full Show 9/9/15: Trump, Cruz, and Palin Rally for War with Iran (09/09/15) [57:19]

09.10.2015. 14:05

Wednesday September 09, 2015
News Articles

A Crisis of Public Morality, Not Private Morality
HP | Robert Reich | 09/09/15

At a time many Republican presidential candidates and state legislators are furiously focusing on private morality -- what people do in their bedrooms, contraception, abortion, gay marriage -- America is experiencing a far more significant crisis in public morality. CEOs of large corporations now earn 300 times the wages of average workers. Insider trading is endemic on Wall Street, where hedge-fund and private-equity moguls are taking home hundreds of millions. A handful of extraordinarily wealthy people are investing unprecedented sums in the upcoming election, seeking to rig the economy for their benefit even more than it's already rigged. ... Read more

Global Equity Index Hanging On Lower Precipice
ZeroHEdge | author | 09/09/15

On June 17, our Chart Of The Day indicated that the Global Dow Index was "sitting on the precipice". The Global Dow is an equally-weighted index of the world's 150 largest stocks. Therefore, it is a pretty fair barometer of the state of the global equity market. The precipice at the time was the UP trendline connecting the 2012, 2014 and 2015 lows. In that post, we intimated that the trendline stood a good chance of being broken sooner than later. ... Read more
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The WikiLeaks Files: The World According to US Empire

When WikiLeaks first came to prominence in 2010 by releasing 2,325,961 top-secret State Department cables, the world saw for the first time what the US really thought about national leaders, friendly dictators and supposed allies. It also discovered the dark truths of national policies, human rights violations, covert operations and cover-ups.

The WikiLeaks Files is the first volume that uses experts to collate the most important cables and shows their historic importance. The book explores in a series of chapters covering the major regions of the world how the US Empire has imposed its will. It reveals how the US imposes its agenda on the world: a new form of imperialism that uses a variety of tactics from torture and military action, to trade deals and "soft power," in order to expand its influence. It shows the details of the close relationship between government and big business in promoting US goods around the world.
Neoconservative Think Tank Influence on US Policies
Stalin's ethnonationionalism ran counter to the internationalist-revolutionary tendencies of Russia's Jews. Stalin, the Slav, wanted "socialism in one country," and he bested Trotsky the Jew, who held to communism's earlier goal-set of world domination. He won, expelled and assassinated his rival, and steered Russia back from a path that may well have led to a third world war. Jewish communists, however, were of course excluded from this vision, and Stalin was not a multiculturalist. He accused Jewish doctors of trying to kill him, and laid the groundwork for an ethnic purge of the party. He died before this could occur, but Jewish communists the world over for the hint: it was time to switch sides in the newly-named Cold War. From the ranks of Jewish (ex?)Trotskyist arose the neoconservative movement. American cold warriors were thrilled to have these new allies, and embraced them with open arms. First-generation neocons and their sons steered American opinion towards Israel, got the American right to internalize the mental furniture of Freud and Frankfurt, and all in all pulled off the greatest false-consciousness scam in history. The American right became Jewish, essentially a more jingoistic version of America's left.

'True Size Map' Proves You've Been Picturing The Planet All Wrong
thetruesize.com | author | current

Did you know that California is more than four times the size of Portugal? Or that you could fit China, the U.S. and India into the continent of Africa, with room to spare? ... Read more
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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, September 09 [11:04]
DN | German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are U.S. Wars in Middle East (09/09/15) [18:04]
Inequality
*Wealth Inequality in America [6:25]
*Wealth Inequality in the World [3:51]
*Robert Reich | Inequality For All (official trailer) (2013) [1:48]
Robert Reich | Inequality for All (full) [1:30:11]
TRNN | Paul Paz y Mino and Dimitri Lascaris discuss: Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Amazon Vs. Chevron (09/09/15) [17:54]
TRNN | Prof. Leo Panitch says: Jeremy Corbyn, The Rise of Labour Left in the UK (09/09/15) [14:14]
TYT | Sarah Palin To Be Trump's Secretary Of Stupid (09/08/15) [4:19]
*TYT | Crowdfunded Candidate Lawrence Lessig Hits Million Dollar Goal (09/08/15) [8:55]
RT | CrossTalk: China finally arrives on world stage? (09/07/15) [24:37]
*RT Underground | Assange on 'US Empire', Assad govt overthrow plans & new book 'The WikiLeaks Files' (09/09/15) [28:07]
RT | Protesters flock to London in rally against Netanyahu visit (09/09/15) [4:11]
*RoF | Ring of Fire Full (E170) - Labor Rights In A New Millennium (09/08/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
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09.09.2015. 10:33

Tuesday September 08, 2015
News Articles

Fed Hike Will Unleash "Panic And Turmoil" And A New Emerging Market Crisis, Warns World Bank Chief Economist
ZeroHedge | author | 09/08/15

Earlier today we got the most glaring confirmation there had been absolutely zero coordination at the highest levels of authority and "responsibility", when the World Bank's current chief economist, Kaushik Basu warned that the Fed risks, and we quote, triggering “panic and turmoil” in emerging markets if it opts to raise rates at its September meeting and should hold fire until the global economy is on a surer footing, the World Bank’s chief economist has warned. And just in case casually tossing the words "panic in turmoil" was not enough, Basu decided to add a few more choice nouns, adding a rate hike "could yield a “shock” and a new crisis in emerging markets" ... Read more

Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World (American Empire Project) by David Vine

From Italy to the Indian Ocean, from Japan to Honduras, a far-reaching examination of the perils of American military bases overseas.

American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the U.S. still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon's vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base Nation shows that the worldwide network of bases brings with it a panoply of ills--and actually makes the nation less safe in the long run.

As David Vine demonstrates, the overseas bases raise geopolitical tensions and provoke widespread antipathy towards the United States.
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The Child-Rape Assembly Line
VICE.com | Christopher Ketcham | old, 11/12/13

Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg -- who is 63 with a long, graying beard—recently sat down with me to explain what he described as a “child-rape assembly line” among sects of fundamentalist Jews. He cleared his throat. “I’m going to be graphic,” he said.

A member of Brooklyn’s Satmar Hasidim fundamentalist branch of Orthodox Judaism, Nuchem designs and repairs mikvahs in compliance with Torah Law. The mikvah is a ritual Jewish bathhouse used for purification. Devout Jews are required to cleanse themselves in the mikvah on a variety of occasions: Women must visit following menstruation, and men have to make an appearance before the High Holidays, such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many of the devout also purify themselves before and after the act of sex and before the Sabbath. ... Read more

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Monday, September 08 [13:41]
*DN | French Agent Breaks Silence on Bombing Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in 1985 (09/08/15) [23:02]
DN | Donald Trump: Who Were the Indonesian Leaders He Met, Praised Last Week? (09/08/15) [7:32]
American Empire
Empire Files with Abby Martin Launches (first show) (09/05/15) [25:17]
Matt Taibbi Articles in RollingStone
15 Great Articles by Matt Taibbi
The Forecaster
Martin Armstrong: Why The Next Major Economic Collapse Is Rapidly Approaching 2015-2016 (06/14/15) [36:02]
Transgender
NBC | Life As A 5-Year-Old Transgender Child (04/22/15) [5:46]
OWN | 7 Year Old Transgender Child - Hailey (02/23/11) [5:35]
*TRNN | Chris Hedges sits down with author and professor Leo Panitch to discuss: The Making of Global Capitalism (09/08/15) [25:01]
TYT | Voters Love Obama's Ideas When They Think They're Trump’s (09/06/15) [8:54]
TYT | UN Report Says Gaza Will Become Uninhabitable By 2020 (09/05/15) [3:07]
RT | Keiser Report: Zombie Economies (E807) (09/08/15) [25:21]
RoF | Did Senator Tom Cotton Just Commit Treason…Again? (09/07/15) [2:14]
RoF | Wall Street Banks Warn: Climate Inaction Will Cost Trillion of Dollars (09/08/15) [3:28]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | Full Show 9/4/15: Col. Wilkerson: Cheney Should Be In Jail For War Crimes (09/08/15) [57:16]
Other Videos and Documentaries I Ran Across
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09.08.2015. 19:26

Monday September 07, 2015
News Articles

*The Numbers Are In: China Dumps A Record $94 Billion In US Treasurys In One Month
ZeroHedge | author | 09/07/15

The data point everyone has been waiting on is out and, just as we tipped weeks ago, China liquidated nearly $100 billion in USD assets during the month of August in support of the yuan.

In short, the pace at which Beijing is burning through its USD assets in defense of the yuan has serious implications not only for investors’ collective perception of market stability, but for yields on core paper, for global liquidity, and for US monetary policy. ... Read more

Goldman Sach: The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reported that its foreign exchange reserves dropped by US$94bn in August, to US$3.557tn

*This Has Never Happened To VIX Before
ZeroHedge | author | 09/05/15

Amid the carnage and chaos of the last two weeks, one thing has become crystal clear - the effect of massive one-way bets on 'everything', predicated on the omnipotence of central bankers, has left a market (stocks, bonds, FX, commodities) bereft of fundamental linkages and instead driven entirely by technicals (flows, forced unwinds, systematic gamma). ... ... With such extreme positioning across the equity, vol, and bond complex, it would seem no matter what The Fed does in September, there will be blood. ... Read more

The Forecaster
The year is 2014: Europe is stumbling from one emergency summit to the next. America has gone crashing through the 15-billion-dollar debt ceiling. People are taking to the streets across the world because they have realized that something has been thrown off kilter; that the market economy is tearing a vast rift between the super rich and the masses; that the banks have spiralled out of control; that governments have lost their grip on public debt. ... The Forecaster-movie website
The Forecaster (trailer) (2015) [2:18]
*The Forecaster (full) (2015) [1:32:09]

"We Made It Wider!" Hank Paulson Bursts Out Laughing When Asked About Wealth Inequality
Three Rich Treasury Secretaries Laugh It Up Over Income Inequality () [5:07]
ZeroHedge | author | 09/07/15

Around a half hour into the discussion, Sandberg asks Paulson about income inequality. Here’s what happens next:

Sandberg: “Yeah, so let’s follow up on a bunch of the things we were [talking about]. Let’s start with income inequality.”

Paulson: “Ok, well.. income inequality. I think this is something we’ve all thought about. You know I was working on that topic when I was still at Goldman Sachs..”

Rubin: “In which direction? You were working on increasing it.”

Paulson then bursts out laughing: "Yeah! We were making it wider!"

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Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick
JFK to 911 Everything Is A Rich Man's Trick (11/19/14) [3:27:55]
*RT | Origins of ISIS (09/05/15) [27:15]
RT | ISIS vs Christ (09/06/15) [25:42]
RT | ISIS cells in USA & Europe: What lures girls into a life of fanaticism and violence? (09/05/15) [25:59]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
*RT ThomHartmann | Col. Wilkerson: “Dick Cheney Should Be In Jail For War Crimes!" (09/04/15) [2:08]
RT ThomHartmann | The Trump Bullying Gets Nastier (09/04/15) [12:36]
RT ThomHartmann | Why The World Is Running Out of Water (09/04/15) [7:08]
RT ThomHartmann | How Koch Industries IS Undermining Renewables (09/04/15) [9:42]
RT ThomHartmann | Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson: Should We Support Al Qaeda Against Isis? (09/04/15) [9:27]
Good Charts & Graphs | Great Matt Tabbi Articles
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**Daily Ticker | Find the $8.5 Trillion the Pentagon Can't Account For (2014) [5:32]

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*15 Great Articles by Matt Taibbi

On Wall St.
Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?
"Financial crooks brought down the world's economy -- but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them."
The Great American Bubble Machine
"The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money..."
How Wall St. Copies the Mob
"How America's biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy - until they were caught on tape."
How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform
"How the banks strangled the Dodd-Frank law -- with a big assist from Congress and the White House."
The Big Takeover
"How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution"
The Real Housewives of Wall Street
"Why is the Federal Reserve forking over $220 million in bailout money to the wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs?"
Wall Street's Bailout Hustle
"Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy -- they're re-creating the conditions for another crash."
Looting Main Street
"How the nation's biggest banks are ripping off American cities with the same predatory deals that brought down Greece."
Secrets and Lies of the Bailout
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn't fix the economy -- it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come...
The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever
How and why there's no price the big banks can't fix
Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail
How HSBC hooked up with drug traffickers and terrorists. And got away with it
Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? by Matt Taibbi
A whistle blower says the agency has illegally destroyed thousands of documents, letting financial crooks off the hook
Invasion of the Home Snatchers
"How foreclosure courts are helping big banks screw over homeowners."
The $9 Billion Witness by Matt Taibbi
Meet the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talking

War
The Rip-Off in Iraq
"How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it and then ride off into the sunset with one middle finger extended, the other wrapped around a chilled martini?"

Politics
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests
"Much more than a movement against big banks, they're a rejection of what our society has become."
China is Killing U.S.
"Let's just lock up our high school dropouts in toy factories, get those little bastards making radioactive Lego sets six days a week for a buck a shift. Imagine the profits!"
Beasts on the Bus
"The original Boys on the Bus raised a few eyebrows, sure, but no one anywhere is threatened by a "Boys on the Bus thing" now."
The Truth About the Tea Party by Matt Taibbi
Taking down the far-right monster and the corporate insiders who created it
Crime
Cruel and Unusual Punishment by Matt Taibbi
The Shame of Three Strikes Laws

Books
Griftopia
"A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History"

The Great Derangement
A highly critical look at the Bush administration in the post 9/11 era.

09.07.2015. 11:44

Friday September 04, 2015
News Articles
Here are three of the people responsible for the 2008 Financial Crash

Three Rich Treasury Secretaries Laugh It Up Over Income Inequality
Three Rich Treasury Secretaries Laugh It Up Over Income Inequality () [5:07]
HP | Zach Carter | 09/04/15

After serving as Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, Rubin made over $120 million working at Citigroup, which he left shortly before the faltering megabank was bailed out by taxpayers. Rubin spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs, and ran the firm for his final two before joining the Treasury.

Paulson made about $500 million working at Goldman before serving as Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush.

Geithner, sadly, had to settle for making $411,200 a year when he served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Geithner and Paulson coordinated the bailouts that saved Citi and other banks in 2008. Geithner succeeded Paulson as Treasury secretary under President Barack Obama and took a high-paying job at the private equity firm Warburg Pincus in 2013. ... Read more

PBS-Frontline-the-warning-the-financial-collapsePBS Frontline: The Warning, The Financial Collapse - Brooksley Born [56:17]

*Brooksley Born was one of the few that spoke up before 2007 to say that we were heading toward a train wreck. Look at the video and see who was on the other side.





China's Central Bank Chief Admits "The Bubble Has Burst"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/05/15

In a stunningly honest admission from a member of the elite, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of China's central bank, exclaimed multiple times this week to his G-20 colleagues that a bubble in his country had "burst." While this will come as no surprise to any rational-minded onlooker, the fact that, as Bloomberg reports, Japanese officials also confirmed Zhou's admissions, noting that "many people [at the G-20] expressed concerns about the Chinese market," and added that "discussions [at the G-20 meeting] hadn't been constructive" suggests all is not well in the new normal uncooperative G-0 reality in which we live. ... Read more

The 10 Companies That Pay Americans The Least
24/7 Wall St. | Thomas C. Frohlich | 09/04/15

Amid soaring corporate profits and stagnating worker wages in the past decade, growing numbers of low-wage workers are demanding higher pay. In the wake of intensifying debates over income inequality, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule in August that will require publicly traded companies to document the ratio of their highest-paid employee salary to that of their typical worker.

The nation's lowest paying companies frequently operate within one of three industries: restaurant chains, department stores, or hotels. These industries fall into two sectors, leisure and hospitality and retail trade, which, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), account for more than 70% of U.S. workers paid at or below the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Based on a 40-hour work week, Foss’s, of CEO of Aramark, per hour wage is about 1,700 times that of some of his employees. ... Read more

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Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Friday, September 04 [9:57]
*DN | Allan Nairn: U.S. Backers of Guatemalan Death Squads Should Be Jailed Alongside Ex-President (09/04/15) [12:39]
China's Fall?
Aljazeera - Inside Story | What is causing China's economic slowdown? (older, 08/24/15) [25:00]
*Stefan Molyneux | The Fall of China. There Will Be No Economic Recovery. (older, 07/09/15) [23:16]
Why China has Already Begun to Crash as Real Economy Declines! (older, 06/18/15) [10:19]
*TRNN | Heiner Flassbeck says: Capitalism Will Hit the Wall Again, Hard, Part 5 (older, 08/03/14) [10:35]
*TRNN | Bill Black discusses: Court Rules Argentina Creditors Can't Seize Its Central Bank (09/04/15) [8:42]
TYT | The Real Reason Donald Trump Is Rich (09/03/15) [5:13]
TYT | Trump: Once Elected, I Will Totally Learn Things. Great Things. (09/04/15) [14:16]
*RT | Keiser Report: Rule 48 (E806) (09/05/15) [25:45]
In this special episode of the Keiser Report from New York, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the never seen before triple category four hurricanes heading for global financial markets caused by injection of too much hot air from central bankers. In the second half, Max interviews Gerald Celente about Rule 48, volatility and invasions.
*RT | CrossTalk: Annihilating Yemen (09/04/15) [23:55]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RankCompanyGlobal WorkforceCEO PayEmployee PayRevenueNo. US StoresIndustry
13The Gap, Inc.141,000$3.5 million<$10.00$16.4 billion2,473Apparel Retail
12Darden Restaurants, Inc.157,000$4.3 million$4.46+tips$6.8 billion1,528Restaurants
11Hilton Holdings Inc.157,000$3.7 million$11.96$6.8 billion3,601Hotels, Resorts,
Cruise Lines
10Macy's, Inc.166,900$16.5 million$9.33$28.1 billion823Department Stores
9Starbucks Corporation191,000$21.5 millionn/a$16.4 billion7,303Restaurants
8Sears Holdings Corporation196,000$5.7 million$8.72$31.2 billion1,733Department Stores
7The TJX Companies, Inc.198,000$28.7 million$8.47$29.1 billion2,581Apparel Retail
6Aramark269,500$32.4 million0.00$14.8 billion449Food Services
5Target Corp.347,000$28.2 million<$10.00$72.6 billion1,790General Merchandise
4The Kroger Co.400,000$13.0 million$8.04$108.5 billion3,770Food Retail
3McDonald's Corp.420,000$1.7 million$8.24$27.4 billion14,350Restaurants
2Yum! Brands, Inc.537,000$5.0 millionn/a$13.3 billion18,225Restaurants
1Wal-Mart Stores Inc.2.2 million$19.4 million<$10.00$485.7 billion5,321Hypermarkets and
Supercenters
China
China From Above (07/19/15) [1:35:46]

09.05.2015. 10:50

Thursday September 03, 2015
News Articles

Perfect Storm Of Worldwide PMI Slippage
ZeroHedge | author | 09/02/15

Given "highly accommodative" policy almost everywhere, and so little gained; it isn't a good sign particularly after eight incessant years of it and the lagged effects from the renewed "dollar" wave still to be withstood. Every year was supposed to be "the year", but 2015 was a surefire lock according to orthodox versions. The real difference, unlike past years, is that everything is going wrong so far just as predicted by the "strong dollar." ... Read more

DEFINITION of 'Purchasing Managers' Index - PMI'
An indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. The PMI index is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment.

Saudi Arabia Just Cut Crude Selling Prices To The US, Europe And Asia
ZeroHedge | author | 09/02/15

WTI Crude oil prices are in total panic buying mode this morning as the algos are fully in charge once again. WTI is up 5% this morning in a straight line since US equity markets opened (and USO went vertical). What is most ironic is that Saudi Aramco just slashed prices for crude oil to everyone around the world. ... Read more

Bob Shiller Fears "Substantial Decline" Sees Dow 'Fair Value' Around 11,000
ZeroHedge | author | 09/02/15

"This is a dangerous time," warns Nobel laureate Bob Schiller as he warns of the false signal that typical P/E ratios are misleading and in fact his CAPE ratio (looking through the cycle) implies "fair value" for The Dow should trade around 11,000 and around 1300 for the S&P 500. "There is a risk of a substantial decline," he adds, warning that the recent rebound "maybe someone's good will effort to stabilize the market," and in fact the market's valuation is high now and people are over-exposed. ... Read more

Trials Of Henry Kissinger (trailer) () [3:26]
Trials Of Henry Kissinger (full) () [1:19:40]

Rare Supermoon-Lunar Eclipse Combo Coming This Month
HP | Ed Mazza | 09/03/15

Keep your eyes on the skies during the full moon later this month -- because you could see something that hasn't happened for more than 30 years, and won't happen again for nearly 20 more. It's a supermoon and a lunar eclipse at the same time, and it'll be visible in much of the world on the night of Sept. 27 in North and South America and the morning of Sept. 28 in Europe, Africa and parts of Central Asia. ... Read more
NASA | Supermoon Lunar Eclipse (08/31/15) [1:20]

California Is About to Do Something Great That No State Has Ever Done Before
MotherJones | Tim McDonnell | 09/03/15

Back in January, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) made a promise. His state, he said, would pursue a new package of climate goals that are the most ambitious in the nation (and among the most ambitious in the world). California was already a leader in efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean energy. Brown pledged to go further. By 2030, he declared, California would double the energy efficiency of state buildings; get half its electricity from renewables; and halve consumption of gasoline by cars and trucks.

... Before we get into the bills themselves, let's talk about California. Believe it or not, the state where America fell in love with cars and highways is now leading the nation, and the world, when it comes to climate action. And that matters, because California, the world's seventh-largest economy, is a world-class emitter of greenhouse gases. It ranks second for state emissions, behind Texas, and if it were its own nation, it would rank 20th globally, right between Italy and Spain. Still, it's remarkably clean for its size: On a per-capita basis, it ranks 45th among US states and 38th when compared with countries around the world. ... Read more
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The Essential Guide To Growing Veggies Indoors. No Garden Needed.
HP | Julie R. Thomson | 09/03/15

Apartment dwellers know the challenges of growing a garden. Without a yard, it's hard to play in the dirt. But that doesn't mean that it's not possible. It just requires a little bit of determination and research -- lots of research. With those two things in hand, one can grow all sorts of things from the tiny nook of a windowsill. And we're not just talking herbs, either. Carrots and potatoes can be grown and harvested from the confines of your apartment, no outdoor space necessary. ... Read more

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Thursday, September 03 [7:50]
*DN | Greg Grandin on "Kissinger's Shadow" (09/02/15) [18:18]
DN | As Syrian Colonel Faces Charges in Maher Arar Torture Case, Will U.S. Ever Apologize? (09/03/15) [19:46]
DN | Protests Grow over Kentucky Clerk's Denial of Same-Sex Marriages (09/03/15) [17:52]
*TRNN | Phyllis Bennis, the author of Understanding the US-Iran Crisis, examines the opposition to the Iran nuclear deal by the Senate Republicans. (09/03/15) [12:11]
*TRNN | Heiner Flassbeck: The Necessity for Higher Wages, Part 4 (older, 10/03/14) [11:34]
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*TYT | Race to the Bottom (09/02/15) [10:43]
A new poll shows that Donald Trump has gathered around himself an increasing number of the most deluded, least informed voters that America has to offer.

The poll finds that 54 percent of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim, 14 percent think he's a Christian and 32 percent say they are unsure. And Obama's country of birth also remains a question for Republicans. A plurality, 44 percent, say they don't think he was born in the U.S. Only a third believe that he is American-born, and slightly less than another third are unsure where he was born.
TYT | Obama Secures Historic Iran Deal (09/02/15) [8:56]
TYT | Unarmed Man With Hands Up Shot Dead By Police (09/02/15) [7:04]
RT: China V-Day parade sending multiple messages to Asia and West (09/02/15) [8:59]
RT: 1000 tractors in Paris: Irate farmers drive in center of French capital (09/03/15) [2:21]
RT: Historic 500th Soyuz rocket sets off from Baikonur Cosmodrome (09/01/15) [1:40]
The 500th Soyuz rocket has successfully lifted off from the Gagarin's Start launchpad marking a historic milestone for Baikonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft will deliver three new crew members to the International Space Station.
RoF (E168) Bernie's Right On With Women's Rights (09/02/15) [29:00]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | How We Can Save the Planet From a Dangerous Tipping Point (09/03/15) [5:13]
RT ThomHartmann | Bernie Takes On Big Pharma (09/03/15) [12:35]

09.03.2015. 13:41

Wednesday September 02, 2015
News Articles

"The Biggest Problems We Face Is That We're All Flying Blind To A Large Degree" Warns Deutsche Bank
ZeroHEdge | author | 09/02/15

"One of the biggest problems we face is that there is no historical template for current global market conditions so we're all flying blind to a large degree. Never before have so many of the most important countries in the world printed so much money and left base rates at near zero for so long. Also never before has the largest economy in the world tried to start a slow process of reversing said extraordinary policy. So there is no road map for this journey, only educated (hopefully) predictions." ... And who owns 75 - 100 trillion dollars worth of derivatives. ... Read more

World's Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth
AlterNet | Reynard Loki | 09/02/15

More than 80 of the world's leading scientists, environmentalists, indigenous leaders, farmers, philanthropists and authors have signed a letter to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president of the G20 group of the world's major economies, saying that they are "deeply concerned" about the G20's focus on mobilizing as much as $60-$70 trillion of investments in large infrastructure projects over the next 15 years.

The plan to overhaul global infrastructure was devised at the last G20 meeting, held in Brisbane in November. While it may have good intentions -- more roads, bridges, dams, power plants, airports, seaports, pipelines, sewers and telecommunications systems to support a rapidly growing human population -- large infrastructure projects can be damaging to the environment, animal habitat and the communities they are meant to serve. From roads slicing up pristine wilderness and highways disrupting critical wildlife corridors to dams flooding rain forests, ruining freshwater biodiversity and forcing people to relocate, many mega-infrastructure projects have ultimately caused more harm than good. ... Read more

As Will Rogers once said during the Great Depression -- "I'm not so much concerned about the return on my money as the return of my money."
Dr. Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics joins Thom to talk about Monday's historic lows in the financial markets. (08/24/15) [57:22]
Dr. Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of "Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism joins Thom to talk about Monday's historic lows in the financial markets. Richard Wolff breaks down China's economy and if the devaluation of the yuan is the root to this market meltdown. Then Thom and Richard take a look at the U.S. economy and review wage growth, inequality, and pensions.
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PlayforChange | Around The World in honor of the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary (07/05/15) [4:41]
https://playingforchange.com/rippleef... - We are proud to share with you an ALL NEW Song Around The World in honor of the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary. Our friends at JamBase asked us to turn the Grateful Dead's 1970 classic, "Ripple" into a PFC Song Around the world as part of their "Songs Of Their Own" series (http://www.jambase.com/soto.aspx) and after many miles on planes, trains and automobiles we can finally share it with all of you!!

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  1. Markets on edge as policymakers flex muscles (Reuters)
  2. European shares recover from rough ride (Reuters)
  3. For Stock Markets, the Moment When Humans Matter (WSJ)
  4. Puerto Rico's PREPA, bondholders have framework for deal (Reuters)
  5. Hundreds of migrants protest at Budapest station, want to go to Germany (Reuters)
  6. New Whale Seen Moving Tokyo Markets (BBG)
c*TRNN | Col. Larry Wilkerson: Cheney Blasts Iran Deal, Forgets That As VP Iran Got Closer to Getting Nukes (09/01/15) [9:16]
TRNN | Trent University's Baris Karaagac explains: Is Erdogan Creating a Perfect Storm to Get His Party in Power? (09/01/15) [11:53]
TYT | Black Lives Matter Labeled A Terrorist Group By Fox News (09/01/15) [13:15]
TYT | Trump And Jeb Bush Squabble Over Who Loves Hillary More (09/01/15) [11:06]
TYT | Ted Cruz Blames Obama For Police Shooting (09/01/15) [4:31]
*RT | CrossTalk: Exploding Kiev (09/02/15) [24:52]
*RT | Keiser Report: Stop What's That Sound? Falling Markets! (E804) (09/01/15) [24:38]
China's V-Day parade countdown: 12,000 troops, 500 vehicles, 200 aircraft expected (09/02/15) 2:23]
RoF | Bernie Sanders' Populism Is Catching the Political World On Fire (09/01/15) [4:42]
RoF | Will Trump Be Able To Ride The Hate Train For 15 More Months? (08/31/15) [6:15]
RoF | The GOP's True Form Has Finally Been Revealed: A Revolting Frankenstein Monster (09/01/15) [6:48]
Thom Hartmann - www.thomhartmann.com/
RT ThomHartmann | Why China May Cause the Next Crash (09/01/15) [11:00]
RT ThomHartmann | Why Trump's Obsessing On The Chinese "Kicking Our Butts" (09/01/15) [6:12]

09.02.2015. 11:58

Tuesday September 01, 2015
News Articles

Republicans Support Outsider Presidential Candidates Over The Establishment, Polls Show
HP | Ariel Edwards-Levy | 08/31/15

Republicans are fed up with their party. Is it enough to sour them on the politicians campaigning to lead it?

It's not just Donald Trump. Since July, two other candidates have seen their numbers rise significantly in national polls: retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former CEO Carly Fiorina, neither of whom have held public office in the past. ... Read more

    Article commenters
  1. Bush, Rubio and Cruz = The axis of weasles.
  2. The apocalyptic party. The future is bleak, enemies abound, the dark ones are coming after your home, job, family, money, etc. Get your gun and Bible and hide in the bunker until the GOP builds a 50 foot wall along the Mexican and Canadian borders to keep "true Americans" in and the 21st Century out! We have ceased to be the home of the brave, we are now the home of the terrified.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Tweets Support For Bernie Sanders.

US Equities Are Crashing Again - Dow Futures Down 430, AAPL -2.75%; NYSE Unleashes Rule 48 (Again)
ZeroHedge | author | 09/01/15

US equity futures markets have just pushed to fresh overnight lows, with the last leg down seemingly triggered by the CAD recession print. Let's hope Cramer and Cook have another email up their sleeves as weakness in AAPL is notable - down 2.75% in the pre-market. Lastly, we noted US equities are rapidly catching back down to the XIV-implied lows as the last few days bounce evaporates. And then NYSE instigates Rule 48 once again to save the world. ... Read more
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Not "Unequivocally Good" - Canada Enters Recession

Two-Thirds Of Global PMIs Deteriorate In August
ZeroHedge | author | 09/01/15

World: On the first workday of a new month, global PMI manufacturing surveys are released around the world. That gives us an early read on the state of manufacturing.

First the good news: of the 28 global regions that have reported PMIs so far (the US Markit PMI is due later today), 18 posted a print of over 50, or indicating manufacturing expansion.

Now the bad news: comparing August to July PMI data saw a deterioration in 19 of the 28 countries, or more than two thirds, suggesting that while the global economy is not in a recession yet, absent some dramatic improvement, which in this day and age would mean another dramatic bout of monetary easing since fiscal stimulus stopped doing anything ever since central bankers took over in 2009, a global economic contraction is just around the corner. ... Read more

Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Tuesday, September 01 [11:50]
*DN | James Bamford on the Arctic & the Next Not-So-Cold War (09/01/15) [18:20]
DN | James Bamford on the Arctic & the Next Not-So-Cold War, Part 1 (09/01/15) [7:45], Part 2 [8:13]
*TRNN | Col. Larry Wilkerson: Cheney Blasts Iran Deal, Forgets That As VP Iran Got Closer to Getting Nukes (09/01/15) [9:16]
TRNN | Investigative journalist Steve Horn says: Is Obama Greenwashing His Climate Record in Alaska? (09/01/15) [9:47]
*TYT | Bernie Sanders Closing In Fast On Hillary In Iowa, Leading In New Hampshire (08/31/15) [9:35]
TYT | Father Of Shooting Victim Calls Out NRA (08/31/15) [6:45]
TYT | Republicans, Scott Walker, Call For Canadian Border Wall (08/31/15) [6:45]
CorbettReport | Japan as world's 5th largest military makes geopolitics shift (08/31/15) [3:26]
RT | OPEC pump fiction: Ecuador sells oil for less that it costs to produce (08/29/15) [1:49]
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Lindsey Graham Mashups
Lindsey Graham

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the quiet part aloud on why he’s still so close to former President Donald Trump: because we can use him for our goals. "President Trump has gotten people who wouldn't give me or Romney or anybody else the time of day. They believe he is on their side," the senator told the America First Agenda Summit crowd on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

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Environment & Climate Change
Environment

The term "climate change" is often used to refer specifically to anthropogenic climate change (also known as global warming). Anthropogenic climate change is caused by human activity, as opposed to changes in climate that may have resulted as part of Earth's natural processes.

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AI - Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Deep Learning
AI - Artificial Intelligence

AIArtificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed by animals including humans. AI research has been defined as the field of study of intelligent agents, which refers to any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals.

The term "artificial intelligence" had previously been used to describe machines that mimic and display "human" cognitive skills that are associated with the human mind, such as "learning" and "problem-solving". This definition has since been rejected by major AI researchers who now describe AI in terms of rationality and acting rationally, which does not limit how intelligence can be articulated.
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Quantum mechanics | AI - Artificial Intelligence
Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles.  It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistry, quantum field theory, quantum technology, and quantum information science.
Classical physics, the collection of theories that existed before the advent of quantum mechanics, describes many aspects of nature at an ordinary (macroscopic) scale, but is not sufficient for describing them at small (atomic and subatomic) scales. Most theories in classical physics can be derived from quantum mechanics as an approximation valid at large (macroscopic) scale.
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Economy, Wall Street and Banksters

Wall Street and Banksters

Wall Street is an eight-block-long street running roughly northwest to southeast from Broadway to South Street, at the East River, in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry (even if financial firms are not physically located there), or New York-based financial interests.

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Intelligence Agencies/Deep State?

Intelligence Agencies/Deep State?

An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives. Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis,.

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Daniel Ellsberg | Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg and Paul Jay explore Ellsberg's latest book, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. In the introduction to the book, Ellsberg writes: "No policies in human history have more deserved to be recognized as immoral or insane. The story of how this calamitous predicament came about and how and why it has persisted over a half a century is a chronicle of human madness".

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Nukes
Nukes

Nuclear weapons have come a long way and come in all types of different sizes. Some are relatively small while others are enormous, so big they boggle the mind at what they can be capable of, i.e. the Soviet 'Tsar Bomba' is/was 3,000 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb.

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Rana Foroohar and Fall of American Business
Rana Foroohar

Ms. Foroohar says financialization delivers stagnant wages, inequality and economic crisis; the Financial Times columnist and author of "Makers and Takers" says the financial sector represents only 7 percent of the U.S. economy, but takes around 25 percent of all corporate profit while creating only 4 percent of all jobs.

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The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone & Petere Kuznick

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone & Petere Kuznick | 2014 | 10 Episodes

Oliver Stone and American University historian Peter J. Kuznick began working on the project in 2008. Stone, Kuznick and British screenwriter Matt Graham cowrote the script. It covers "the reasons behind the Cold War with the Soviet Union, U.S. President Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, and changes in America's global role since the fall of Communism." Stone is the director and narrator of all ten episodes.

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Kuznick Interviews

Kuznick Interviews

Historian Peter Kuznick says Eisenhower called for decreased militarization, then Dulles reversed the policy; the Soviets tried to end the cold war after the death of Stalin; crazy schemes involving nuclear weapons and the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba put the world of the eve of destruction - with host Paul Jay

The Untold History of the United States by Kuznick, Peter.mobi | Book | 6.99 MB

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China Valley of Tunnels

China Valley of Tunnels

A report written by a Georgetown University team led by Phillip Karber conducted a three-year study to map out China’s complex tunnel system, which stretches 5,000 km (3,000 miles). The report determined that the stated Chinese nuclear arsenal is understated and as many as 3,000 nuclear warheads may be stored in the underground tunnel network.

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911
911

On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists attacked the Unites States. They hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight. The terrorists flew two of the planes into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact caused the buildings to catch fire and collapse. Another plane destroyed part of the Pentagon (the U.S. military headquarters) in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Officials believe that the terrorists on that plane intended to destroy either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. Passengers on the plane fought the terrorists and prevented them from reaching their goal. In all, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, THE VIETNAM WAR, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides--Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. Ten years in the making, the series includes rarely seen and digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th Century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and secret audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.

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Trump's Mashups
Trump's Mashups

Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? VICE News' "Trump Talk" mashup series tries to answer that. And, we're happy to say, it was just nominated for two Webby Awards. Now you can watch all the nominated videos.

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Trump's Sexcapades
Trump's Sexcapades.

Jessica Leeds (1980s)
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Temple Taggart McDowell (1997)
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Jessica Drake (2006)
Ninni Laaksonen (2006)
Cassandra Searles (2013)
Allegations of pageant dressing room visits(1997)
Mariah Billado,
Victoria Hughes,
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Bridget Sullivan (2000)
Tasha Dixon (2001)
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Samantha Holvey (2006)

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Trump's Speeches | Rallys |Interviews
Trump's Speeches | Rallys

Donald Trump talks a lot, but what is he actually saying? Watch Trump at some of his rallys and see what you think.

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