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Trump Administration

Trump Wants Criticism of Israel Equated with Anti-Semitism

12-12-2019 Stephen Lendman

Trump

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Ukraine

NYT Fake News on Ukraine

Stephen Lendman

Ukraine -- During the Obama regime's late 2013/early 2014 orchestrated coup d'etat in Ukraine, replacing democratic governance with Nazi-infested fascist rule, the NYT cheerled what happened.

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Federal Reserve

Watch Live: Fed Chair Powell Avoid Admitting QE4 Has Begun & Repocalypse Is Imminent

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

The Fed's balance sheet is expanding at a record rate and 'turn' repo rates are soaring (despite endless daily liquidity provisions); so today's FOMC press conference will be fun to see Powell squirm as he desperately avoids any admission that The Fe

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Transportation: Air Travel

Electric-Powered Commercial Airplane Makes History

12-11-2019 • Fortune

For a sci-fi airplane, the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver looks nothing like the future: stubby wings, a burly fuselage and two fat pontoons. It first flew in 1947.

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Drugs and Medications

FDA Cracks Down on CBD Oil

12-11-2019 • Mercola

The FDA has also issued a general consumer update6 detailing various CBD safety concerns.

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Agriculture

Two US Federal Agencies Cleared Farmer to Plow His Field...

12-11-2019 • https://needtoknow.news, The Hill

Tehama County, California: Jack LaPant planted 900 acres of winter wheat on his property in 2011. The US Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, both federal agencies, assured him that growing wh

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FISA

Watch Live: Inspector General Michael Horowitz Testifies After FISA Report Release

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

Following Monday's release of the long-awaited FISA report on FBI abuses while investigating the Trump campaign, during the 2016 US election, Inspector General Michael Horowitz is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

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Turkey

Turkey Threatens To Revoke US Nuclear Base In Incirlik After Sanctions Bill Advances To Senate Floor

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

On Wednesday morning the GOP-led Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance Turkey sanctions legislation on an 18-4 vote, despite strong objections from the Trump administration. Senators Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Ted Cruz, and Tom Udall vote

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Conspiracies

US government drops case against Max Blumenthal after jailing journalist on false charges

12-11-2019 • https://thegrayzone.com by Ben Norton

As the mysterious disappearance of Secret Service records and complete absence of evidence supporting its case came to light, the US government dropped its bogus charges against journalist Max Blumenthal.

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Lawsuits

Harvey Weinstein reaches $25m civil court deal -

12-11-2019 • https://www.dailymail.co.uk by LUKE KENTON

-with more than 30 sexual assault accusers but he WON'T have to admit wrongdoing nor pay out of his own pocket

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Free Trade

Free Trade Equals Liberty, Peace, Prosperity, and Harmony

12-11-2019 • https://www.fff.org by Jacob G. Hornberger

The largest free trade zone in history is the United States. Every day, people are free to carry or ship goods and services from one state to another and one city to another.

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Energy

X-ray Lasers and Electron Beam Nuclear Fusion

12-11-2019 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

HZDR (German) scientists are investigating whether controlled fusion could be facilitated with the assistance of tunneling processes using radiation But that is also a question of energy: the lower it is, the lesser the likelihood of tunneling.

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Science, Medicine and Technology

The biggest battery breakthroughs of 2019

12-11-2019 • https://newatlas.com, By Nick Lavars

Many corners of society stand to gain from advances in battery technology, from automakers, to manufacturers of consumer electronics to all that care about the environment.

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Military

US Naval Academy Now Offers Satanic Temple Study Group for Midshipmen

12-11-2019 • https://needtoknow.news, CNS

Annapolis, Maryland: The US Naval Academy, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country, is now offering any interested Midshipmen students a "study group" based on the teachings of The Satanic Temple, as the academy suppor

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FBI

Barr Blasts Inspector General for Whitewashing FBI

12-11-2019 • https://original.antiwar.com by Ray McGovern

Barr took unusually strong public issue with Horowitz's conclusion that there was adequate reason to mount an FBI investigation of the Trump campaign and suspected ties to Russia

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Wikileaks

Who Spied on Julian Assange?

12-11-2019 • https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Philip Giraldi

There are many possible suspects

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Ron Paul Says...

Forget Impeachment! Washington Unites Behind Massive Military Bill! by Ron Paul

12-11-2019 • Ron Paul Liberty Report

As usual, when it comes to the warfare/welfare state there is no rancor in Washington. All the pretend acrimony between Republicans and Democrats is thrown out and consensus is magically reached. This week another massive military spending bill was a

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Federal Reserve

Paul Volcker Is DEAD - The Legacy Of The Federal Reserve Chair Examined

12-11-2019 • WAM - Josh Sigurdson - John Sneisen

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the recent passing of Paul Volcker, formerly the Chair of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987 as well as the undersecretary of the Treasury.

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Bitcoin

Ross Ulbricht Uses Elliot Waves to Predict Bitcoin's Trajectory From Behind Bars

12-11-2019 • Bitcoin News

In a new blog series titled Bitcoin by Ross, Ulbricht reveals that he is closely attuned to BTC's price movements, and shares some suggestions as to where the market might be headed next.

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We Are Change-What Really Happened

This Popular Diet Makes You Fat And Destroys Your Mental Health!

12-11-2019 • We Are Change - Luke Rudkowski - YouTube.Com

Food, diet, health...

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Impeachment

NOBODY EVEN CARES! - AND THEY CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

12-11-2019 • YouTube.Com - Mark Dice

Articles of Impeachment - no one cares...

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Russia

In Russia the Government Controls the Banks, the Exact Opposite of the US and Europe

12-10-2019 • https://russia-insider.com

Watch the head of Russia's largest bank by far, owned by the government, report to Putin like a schoolboy taking a pop quiz. The body language of the two tell you everything you need to know about who is in charge.

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Politics: Democratic Campaigns

Tulsi Gabbrad Announces She Will Not Participate in the December 19 Debate

12-11-2019 • https://www.targetliberty.com, -RW

In a tweet, Tulsi Gabbard writes:

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Patriot Act

Betraying the Constitution

12-10-2019 • https://www.fff.org, by John W. Whitehead

"It is the responsibility of the patriot to protect his country from its government."--Thomas Paine

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Misinformation

A Pentagon Paradise Built on Lies

12-10-2019 • https://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger

The Pentagon cannot be pleased with the Washington Post today. That's because the Post has just disclosed a mountain of previously secret documentary evidence within the military showing that the Pentagon has been intentionally lying for years abou

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Russia

Stopping (Nonexistent) Malign Activities from Russian Terrorism (SMART) Act

Stephen Lendman

Russia -- According to proposed Senate legislation, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism USA wants leading advocate of global peace and stability Russia labeled with this designation.

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Iran

Hostile to Peace and Stability Arab Leaders Call for Confronting Nonbelligerent Iran

Stephen Lendman

Iran -- Overtly in cahoots with US-dominated NATO and covertly with Israel, belligerent Arab leaders called for confronting Iran at the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit.

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Corbett Report

Sacha Baron Cohen is Wrong About Everything – #PropagandaWatch

12-11-2019 • https://www.corbettreport.com

Have you seen Sacha Baron Cohen's latest character. He's masquerading as a person who wants to preserve free speech by censoring free speech, and as usual his audience is lapping it up.

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Inventions

Thorium - THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY

12-11-2019 • LewRockwell.com - By Alvin Lowi, Jr./Chas Holloway

Here's something people don't see. As a result of government control, innovation in energy production has slowed to a crawl.

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Blockchain

Today we are thrilled to launch the Filecoin testnet!

12-11-2019 • https://mailchi.mp

Read more about the launch and how to participate in the testnet on the Filecoin blog. We look forward to your feedback and support.

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Oregon

Portland, OR to require all new buildings, incl. private homes, provide 'rest and welcome'..

12-11-2019 • https://fellowshipoftheminds.com, by Dr. Eowyn

More insanity from the city government of Portland, Oregon.

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Federal Reserve

When It Becomes Serious You Have To Lie: Update On The Repo Fiasco

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Michael Lebowitz

Occasionally, problems reveal themselves gradually. A water stain on the ceiling is potentially evidence of a much larger problem. Painting over the stain will temporarily relieve the unsightly condition, but in time, the water stain will return.

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Gold and Silver

The Wealthy Are Hoarding Physical Gold

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by SchiffGold.com

The world's rich are hoarding gold – this according to data buried in a recent Goldman Sachs note to clients.

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FBI

Techno Fog's Giant List Of MSM Hacks Who Swore FBI Didn't Rely On Steele Dossier

12-11-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

As Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi wrote on Tuesday following the release of the long-awaited DOJ Inspector General's report on FISA abuse, the FBI went to "extraordinary, almost comical lengths to seek surveillance authority of figures like Trump aide C

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Seriously?

Greta Thunberg, 16, is named Time's 2019 Person of the Year -

12-11-2019 • https://www.dailymail.co.uk By LAUREN FRUEN

-becoming the youngest ever recipient of the title

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Politics: Democratic Campaigns

Joe Biden Pledges to Not Comply with Senate Subpoena in Impeachment Trial

12-11-2019 • https://www.breitbart.com by HARIS ALIC

Joe Biden is promising to not comply if subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify at the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the United States Senate.

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Currencies

Marc Faber's 3 Currency Picks for 2020: Gold, Silver, Platinum

12-11-2019 • https://moneymaven.io/mishtalk by Mish

Howe Street interviewed Marc Faber this week. It's well worth a listen.

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Legislation

Leadership Strips Approved Antiwar Measures From NDAA

12-11-2019 • https://news.antiwar.com by Jason Ditz

House limitations stripped away in final bill

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General Opinion

Open-borders Boston: Blood on their hands

12-11-2019 • https://www.wnd.com By Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin rips those 'turning our neighborhoods into safe spaces for foreign outlaws'

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Media -"Fake News"

CNN and NBC Caught Faking Photo of Baby with Measles to Scare people into Accepting Vaccines

12-11-2019 • https://needtoknow.news, Waking Times

In a news segment that originally aired on CNN, a stock photo of a healthy baby was photo shopped with measles sores, then shown on air along with the message the anti-vaccination information is dangerous. Mainstream media is stoking fear and hysteri

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Censorship

This Place Is Broken

12-11-2019 • Truth Stream Media - Aaron and Melissa Dykes

We aren't leaving until they pull us... but we're going to start posting a lot of our content elsewhere.

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Theft or Piracy

"Happening Everywhere In Retail" - Home Depot Links Surge In Thefts To Opioid Crisis

12-11-2019 • Zero Hedge - Tyler Durden

The opioid crisis is evolving and is now becoming a burden on retailers, as addicts race to brick and mortar stores, hoping to steal merchandise, and if successful, sell it on the street or pawn it for cash to pay for their next fix.

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Propaganda

Ep. 1132 The Media Missed this Hidden Bombshell in the IG Report

12-11-2019 • Dan Bongino - Bongino.Com

In this episode, I address the explosive comments by Attorney General Bill Barr yesterday and the hilarious media reaction. I also address an explosive revelation in the IG report that escaped media scrutiny.

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Government Waste

Sin Taxes & Other Orwellian Methods of Compliance That Feed the Government's Greed

12-11-2019 • Natural News by: JD Heyes

Because the government's voracious appetite for money, power and domination has grown out of control, its agents have devised other means of funding its excesses and adding to its largesse through taxes disguised as fines, taxes disguised as fees,

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Transportation

Tesla Cybertruck 'Boat Mode' grants Elon Musk's amphibious car dreams in fan-made render

12-11-2019 • Teslarati

A three-dimensional rendering of the Tesla Cybertruck floating in the ocean has emerged on Instagram showing a man in the truck's "vault", enjoying a day on the water in a futuristic car-boat.

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Bitcoin

US Arrests 3 in Alleged Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme

12-11-2019 • Coindesk

Investors were encouraged both to purchase shares of the mining pool, as well as "rewarded" for bringing on new investors.

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Stock Market

"It's About To Get Very Bad" - Repo Market Legend Predicts Market Crash In Days

12-10-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

For the past decade, the name of Zoltan Pozsar has been among the most admired and respected on Wall Street: not only did the Hungarian lay the groundwork for our current understanding of the deposit-free shadow banking system - which has the often o

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Space Travel and Exploration

SpaceX Combines Florida Team With Texas Team for Faster Mk3 Starship Development

12-11-2019 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

SpaceX was previously developing prototypes of the SpaceX Starship rocket and Super Heavy Booster in both Florida and Texas. SpaceX has combined the teams to work on the Mk3 Starship in Texas.

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TERRORISM

Why Do They Hate Us?

12-10-2019 • https://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger

The recent shootings of three U.S. soldiers in Florida at the hands of a Saudi citizen raises a standard question in the U.S. government's perpetual "war on terrorism": "Why do they hate us?"

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FISA

Horowitz Report Is "Triumph" For FISA Abuse 'Whistleblower' Devin Nunes: WSJ's

12-10-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden

In her usual succinct and clarifying manner, The Wall Street Journal's Kimberley Strassel took to Twitter overnight to summarize the farcical findings within the Horowitz Report (and Barr and Durham's responses).