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Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

If a major financial crisis was approaching, we would expect to see the “smart money” getting out of stocks and pouring into government bonds that are traditionally considered to be “safe” during a crisis.  This is called a “flight to safety” or a “flight to quality“.  In the past, when there has been a “flight to quality” we have seen yields for German government bonds and U.S. government bonds go way down.  As you will see below, this is exactly what we witnessed during the financial crisis of 2008.  U.S. and German bond yields plummeted as money from the stock market was dumped into bonds at a staggering pace.  Well, it is starting to happen again.  In recent months we have seen U.S. and German bond yields begin to plummet as the “smart money” moves out of the stock market.  So is this another sign that we are on the precipice of a significant financial panic?   Continue reading “Guess What Happened The Last Time Bond Yields Crashed Like This?…”

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(CNN)A fiery sunset greeted people in Washington Sunday.

The deep reddish color caught Seattle native Tim Durkan’s eye. He photographed a handful of aerial shots of the sunset warming the city’s skyline and shared them on CNN iReport.

The stunning sunsets were the result of raging wildfires in parts of Siberia.   Continue reading “Siberian fires bring haze, red sunsets to Pacific Northwest”

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DES MOINES, Iowa –  Up to 5.3 million hens at an Iowa farm must be destroyed after the highly infectious and deadly bird flu virus was confirmed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday.

The farm in northwest Iowa’s Osceola County has nearly 10 percent of the state’s egg-laying hens. Iowa is home to roughly 59 million hens that lay nearly one in every five eggs consumed in the country.   Continue reading “Bird flu confirmed at Iowa farm with 5.3 million chickens”

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The Silver Doctors

If physical silver’s Arch Nemesis is suddenly stockpiling silver barsat a pace that is only rivaled by the NATION of India, it’s only because the system itself has run its course, and there is nothing left to steal.

As I have long stated, I expect the big “escape” of silver’s price to only occur once their system is done.

So what does this bank know that has caused it to suddenly start stockpiling silver like there’s no tomorrow??   Continue reading “Why is this Bank Stockpiling Silver Like There’s No Tomorrow?”

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The Verge – by Lizzie Plaugic

Norway will shut down FM radio in the country beginning in 2017, Radio.no reports. The Norwegian Ministry of Culture finalized a shift date this week, making it the first country to do away with FM radio entirely. The country plans to transition to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) as a national standard.   Continue reading “In 2017, Norway will be first country to shut down FM radio”

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CORONA, Calif. –  An out-of-control wildfire that broke out in a forested basin near a Southern California dam triggered the evacuation of about 300 homes late Saturday, authorities said.

The fire, which was reported shortly after 6 p.m. in the Prado Dam Flood Control Basin and spread to 300 acres by early Sunday.   Continue reading “Large wildfire in Southern California forces evacuation of 300 homes”

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US diplomats have refused to comment on media reports about the delivery by a mysterious Ukrainian plane of 150 tons of alleged diplomatic mail to the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan.

According to the newspaper, the cargo was delivered during two separate flights by the AN-124 transport jet of the Ukrainian air carrier Antonov Avialinii. The flights took place between March 28 and March 30, and each time the plane was en route from the UAE capital Abu Dhabi to the Manas international airport.   Continue reading “US Sends Mysterious 150 Tons of ‘Diplomatic Mail’ to Embassy in Kyrgyzstan”

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Op-Ed News – by Richard Clark

“The decline of the dollar is almost assured, as not only the international community but Americans themselves, question the merits of holding a fiat currency with ever diminishing purchasing power.”

–Forbes Magazine   Continue reading “Is Hyperinflation in Our Near Future? Recent Developments Suggest It May Well Be”

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In the U.S., they’re collectively called everything from “attorney” to “lawyer” to “counselor.” Are these terms truly equivalent, or has the identity of one been mistaken for another? What exactly is a “Licensed BAR Attorney?” This credential accompanies every legal paper produced by attorneys – along with a State Bar License number. As we are about to show you, an “attorney” is not a “lawyer”, yet the average American improperly interchanges these words as if they represent the same occupation, and the average American attorney unduly accepts the honor to be called “lawyer” when he is not. Continue reading “Hiding Behind the BAR – Why Attorneys are not lawyers”

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Pratt Duke – by Ken Kingery

Researchers have determined that the health risks taken on by artisanal, small-scale gold miners extend far beyond the miners themselves.

Based on a study of gold-mining operations in Peru, the miners’ practices not only contaminate local soil, sediment and water resources with mercury, they create hazardous levels of the neurotoxin in the food chain at least 350 miles downstream.   Continue reading “Mercury from Gold Mines Accumulates Hundreds of Miles Downstream”

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The Clinton Foundation said late Wednesday that it will continue to accept donations from foreign governments during Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, despite concerns that such gifts will create a conflict of interest for the Democratic front-runner.

The foundation’s board said that donations directly to the foundation would only be allowed from six governments — Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. However, other governments could continue to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a subsidiary program that encourages donors to match contributions from others to tackle international problems without direct donations to the charity.    Continue reading “Clinton Foundation to keep accepting donations from foreign governments”

Judicial Watch

Responding to Judicial Watch’s report earlier this week of ISIS activity along the Mexican border, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) supervisors called a “special” meeting at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez.

A high-level intelligence source, who must remain anonymous for safety reasons, confirmed that the meeting was convened specifically to address a press strategy to deny Judicial Watch’s accurate reporting and identify who is providing information to JW. FBI supervisory personnel met with Mexican Army officers and Mexican Federal Police officials, according to JW’s intelligence source. The FBI liaison officers regularly assigned to Mexico were not present at the meeting and conspicuously absent were representatives from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It’s not clear why DHS did not participate.   Continue reading “FBI Holds “Special” Meeting in Juárez to Address ISIS, DHS Not Invited”

Military Bulletin Labels Patriot Groups, Militia 'Domestic Terrorists'Infowars – by Kit Daniels

A military bulletin called patriot groups and the militia “domestic extremists” who may launch terrorist attacks, a claim which follows a trend by the government to demonize libertarians and constitutionalists.

The bulletin, an e-mail from a U.S. Coast Guard command security officer which was leaked to Infowars, lumped militia members and patriots with “white supremacists” and claimed they may launch terror attacks on April 19th because it is a “significant date to domestic extremists.”   Continue reading “Military Bulletin Labels Patriot Groups, Militia ‘Domestic Terrorists’”