Market Watch – by Quentin Fottrell

More than seven years after the Great Recession officially ended, there is yet more depressing research that at least half of Americans are vulnerable to financial disaster.

Some 50% of people is woefully unprepared for a financial emergency, new research finds. Nearly 1 in 5 (19%) Americans have nothing set aside to cover an unexpected emergency, while nearly 1 in 3 (31%) Americans don’t have at least $500 set aside to cover an unexpected emergency expense, according to a survey released Tuesday by HomeServe USA, a home repair service. A separate survey released Monday by insurance company MetLife found that 49% of employees are “concerned, anxious or fearful about their current financial well-being.”   Continue reading “Half of US working families are living paycheck to paycheck”

If you say I am a slave and not free, I say to you, I am free whether caged or chained because I have in my heart and soul the ability to say “No” and mean it, even if men with guns come and take my life.

Live free till the end of life and your soul will live free forever.

The Daily Caller – by Christian Datok

Ron Paul claimed on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Liberty Report” that all signs point toward Tuesday’s chemical attack in Syria being a false flag operation.

“Before this episode of possible gas exposure and who did what, things were going along reasonably well for the conditions,” the former Texas congressman stated. “Trump said let the Syrians decide who should run their country, and peace talks were making out, and Al Qaeda and ISIS were on the run.”   Continue reading “‘FALSE FLAG’ — Ron Paul Says Syrian Chemical Attack ‘Makes No Sense’”

ABC News – by Erica Werner, AP

A Senate showdown is at hand over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and it could change the Senate and the court for years to come.

The confrontation will play out Thursday as 44 Democrats and independents try to block the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch by denying Republicans the 60 votes needed to proceed to final passage.   Continue reading “Showdown at hand over Trump’s Supreme Court nominee”

AP

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tuesday was the deadline for companies to propose designs for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will ask several of the bidders to build prototypes in San Diego.

The government won’t identify companies until contracts are awarded around June 1 — and even then, only the winners — but some bidders released plans on their own.   Continue reading “Border wall bids include tourist attraction, solar panels”

New Scientist – by Chelsea Whyte

BY THE time he had finished his walk through the woods in New York state, Rick Ostfeld was ready to declare a public health emergency. He could read the warning signs in the acorns that littered the forest floor – seeds of a chain of events that will culminate in an unprecedented outbreak of Lyme disease this year.

Since that day in 2015, Ostfeld has been publicising the coming outbreak. Thanks to a changing climate it could be one of the worst on record: the ticks that carry the disease have been found in places where it has never before been a problem – and where most people don’t know how to respond. The danger zone isn’t confined to the US: similar signs are flagging potential outbreaks in Europe. Polish researchers predict a major outbreak there in 2018.   Continue reading “Lyme disease is set to explode and we still don’t have a vaccine”

CNBC – by Jeff Cox

Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, admitting that he discussed sensitive information with an analyst regarding the Fed’s plans for economic stimulus.

Lacker, 61, became president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on Aug. 1, 2004. He is a member of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee. CNBC has learned that the resignation was negotiated with law enforcement officials. Lacker’s attorney told CNBC no charges will be filed.
Continue reading “Richmond Fed President Lacker says he was involved with Medley leak, announces immediate resignation”

Ask a Prepper – by Claude Nelson

Some nuclear events are survivable.

Much depends on the type of event and your proximity to ground zero. Event possibilities range from dirty bombs that may distribute radiation over a small area, to nuclear accidents and nuclear weapon detonation that create large amounts of destruction and contamination. Your first goal is to avoid nuclear fallout, so you should take shelter immediately following a nuclear event. Then, you must mitigate the exposure that you do receive. Stay informed of local recommendations for your area, but be aware that your local news reporting may be designed to prevent mass panic, rather than give the best advice.   Continue reading “16 Remedies for Radiation Exposure”

American Military News

Mitch Powell is an American veteran that served two tours in Iraq. He returned to his home in Virginia beach in 2006 and continued to serve until last year, when he was forced to leave the military due to an injury. He was elated to discover he could purchase one of the giant M35 military cargo trucks that he rode in while serving in Iraq from a seller in Norfolk, Virginia. He was disappointed to learn that Virginia Beach city code would prevent him from parking the vehicle on or in front of his property.   Continue reading “City Code Prevents Veteran From Parking His M35 On His Property”

NBC DFW – by Alice Barr

Neighbors in Hurst are now pushing back after a police drone hovered over one back yard, without warning.

Bobbie Sanchez said the feeling of privacy disappeared when her child said “Mommy there’s a drone over our roof.”

Sanchez said it was hovering long enough for her to take photos, and then call for help.  Continue reading “Neighbors Push Back After Hurst Police Hover Drone Over Back Yard Without Warning”

Times of Israel

An Israeli tourism company said Sunday it has an exclusive agreement to issue tourist visas for North Korea, the secretive state under Western scrutiny for its provocative missile tests, nuclear program, and dire human rights violations.

Rimon Tours, via its subsidiary Tarbutu, will offer trips staring from the spring and summer.   Continue reading “North Korea to grant visas to Israeli tourists”

Bloomberg – by Zolton Simon

Hungarians took to the streets to protest for academic freedom and against government legislation that a university funded by George Soros said is aimed at shutting it down.

Thousands of Hungarians participated in the march on Sunday, Index news website reported. The demonstration was going to wind its way through Budapest, passing by the capital’s main universities, including local ones as well as Central European University, which was established and is funded by Soros, a billionaire financier and native of Hungary.   Continue reading “Hungarians Take to the Streets to Support Soros’s University”