The Great Recession

News of significant recessionary drops in the US became as relentless this past week as the ping, ping, pang of drips from a leaking ceiling hitting pans in the New York Stock Exchange. I’ve been saying you would hear the sounds of recession everywhere as soon as the second-quarter earnings reporting season began this summer. Here we are, and here’s a list of the week’s downbeat economic news that quickly terminated the S&P 500’s rally … right where I said it would end … slightly above its previous summit.  Continue reading “The Drip, Drip, Drip of Recession”

Humans are Free

In 2009, Bill Bowen released a trailer for a documentary film he was producing exposing the corruption within Child Protection Services across the United States.

The film is called Innocence Destroyed. Bill Bowen died unexpectedly the next year, in 2010, reportedly from a heart attack, before he was able to finish the film.  Continue reading “Filmmaker Was Documenting Abuses in CPS and Children Murdered Under State Custody Before He Died”

The Great Recession

Fed missteps and flip-flops this week tripped up multiple markets. After accidentally announcing their ammo is down to one last bullet against recession, can they be trusted to handle powerful weapons?

Given how the market is now trading on nothing but the Fed, it’s no surprise that it leaped up instantly in the middle of weak when the European Central Bank announced it may be raising its long-time inflation target from “just below 2%” up to 3% just as New York Fed President John Williams (a voting FOMC member) said the Fed should respond quickly to recessionary troubles with its own rate cuts.  Continue reading “The Fed’s Final Bullet”

CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Confusion and the sight of lots of police cars caused a bit of commotion in downtown Chicago on Thursday afternoon after reports of an active shooter turned out to be a “drill that went terribly wrong.”

Police responded to reports of an active shooter Thursday afternoon at 225 W. Randolph St., but within minutes determined that was not the case.  Continue reading “CPD: Downtown Active Shooter Drill ‘Went Terribly Wrong’”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Over a dozen SWAT officers raided a family’s home, held children at gunpoint and killed their dog because they couldn’t afford to pay the electricity bill.

St. Louis, MO — Nothing says Police State USA quite like a SWAT team raiding a family home and killing their dog because they are unable to pay their gas bill. The woman whose dog was killed and home destroyed by SWAT officers is Angela Zorich, and her story about her police state experience will shock the conscience. After fighting the system for nearly 5 years, Zorich’s family is finally being compensated.  Continue reading “Family Gets $750k After SWAT Raided Their Home, Killed Their Dog—Over Unpaid Utility Bill”

Yahoo News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say two people, including a sheriff’s deputy, were killed Thursday in a shooting in rural northern Arkansas.

Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Stone County Sheriff’s deputy Sergeant Mike Stephen, 56, was killed as he was responding to a call in Leslie when a suspect opened fire. Leslie is about 77 miles (124 kilometers) north of Little Rock.  Continue reading “Sheriff’s deputy, 1 other killed in north Arkansas shooting”

The winners are:

  • Airsoft Pump Sawed-Off Shotgun (Toy) and Blueprint: $15 Richard from Maryland
  • Spartacus $10 Galen
  • Buffalo Indian Head Nickel Belt Buckle: $10 Norm
  • Stainless Steel Camping Dish Set: $35 Zed
  • Omron Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor: $15 Ruth B.
  • Liberty Calendar: $35 Ruth B.
  • Barbuzzo Combat Condiments: $10 Norm
  • Shoot the Suits Targets: $12 Ed Teach
  • The Most Dangerous Superstition: $5 Norm
  • 20 One Ounce Copper Rounds: $20 Zed
    • Drawing for 20 Half Ounce Copper Rounds: Galen
  • Emergency Kit: $8 Ed Teach

Thank you to all who participated!  Continue reading “July Auction for From the Trenches (and a Drawing)”

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The Sun

A BRITISH-flagged Swedish owned tanker has been seized by Iran and is heading for the Revolutionary Guard base at Qeshm Island.

Northern Marine, a subsidiary of Stena AB, confirmed “hostile action” had occurred before the tanker Stena Impero changed its course this afternoon.  Continue reading “‘HOSTILE ACT’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes British oil tanker in the Gulf days after clash with Royal Navy amid escalating tensions”

Washington Examiner – by Paul Bedard

After a week that saw President Trump and his foes toss toxic words at each other, there is now a warning that the next phase could be “violence.”

Nearly 8 of 10 Americans told the Pew Research Center that supporters for both sides could “act” on the politically charged rhetoric with violence. It was higher for Democrats, 91%, than Republicans, 61%.  Continue reading “Pew: 91% Democrats see violence next in war of words”

Washington Times – by Ben Wolfgang

The best way to fix the U.S. armed forces’ recruiting challenges may involve dipping further into the nation’s high schools.

As the Army, Navy and other services contend with a thriving economy and a directive to expand their ranks, there is a growing debate over whether the military should consider lowering the minimum enlistment age from 17 to 16. More than a dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, already have adopted the policy.  Continue reading “Military eyes 16-year-olds as ranks and candidates dwindle”

Daily Mail

Broadway legend Patti LuPone has drawn harsh criticism for an attack on Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, insinuating that he is gay.

‘Lindsey Graham you are a disgrace. On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. You might just come to your senses,’ LuPone tweeted on Thursday.  Continue reading “‘Why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out’: Broadway legend Patti LuPone is accused of homophobia after making a personal attack on Lindsey Graham”

End of the American Dream – by Michael Snyder

Has a war between the United States and Iran become inevitable?  That is what some in the mainstream media seem to be claiming, but let us hope that is not true, because such a war would mean immense death and destruction.  If the Iranian regime felt that their survival was at stake, they would throw everything in their entire arsenal at the United States and Israel, and they would unleash Hezbollah to commit horrific acts of terror all over the globe.  That would include acts of terror inside the United States, and most Americans have absolutely no idea how nightmarish it would be to have Hezbollah terrorists striking soft targets all across the countryContinue reading “On The Brink Of World War 3: Here Are 5 Major Developments Within The Last 48 Hours…”

LifeSiteNews – by Doug Mainwaring

July 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The American Library Association’s recent national conference provided librarians from across the country with strategies for advancing gender identity ideology in schools and finding ways to bring “Drag Queen Story Times” into public libraries despite the objections of local communities.

The conference was held just as disturbing stories came to light across the country about Drag Queen Story Times (DQST) held in public libraries. On the West Coast, young children were photographed having extreme physical contact with a drag queen, while on the East Coast, a drag queen who read to young children was discovered to be involved with numerous lurid and pornographic sexual businesses and activitiesContinue reading “National conference teaches librarians how to sneak drag queens past parents”