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Editor’s Note: We may update this post over next several days as events evolve. Vladimir Putin stated clearly that non-friendly importers would have to go to the MOEX and obtain rubles to pay for Russian […]
By Eric Utter | 24 March 2022 AMERICAN THINKER — Rampant inflation got you down? Don’t worry: Democrats are here to help! Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) have proposed a […]
Russ joins “The Event” with James Fetzer, Giuseppe Vafanculo and David Scorpio. Private investigator Brian Davidson joins in the first hour to discuss new aspects with the memory-holed Sandy Hook stagecraft. Hour two goes into […]
20 March 2022 THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS — Food prices in the U.S. have already been soaring, and now we are on track for an absolutely horrible winter wheat harvest. Of course this comes at a […]
Russia ‘canceled’: Is this an effective new way of waging war? By Christa Case Bryant | 9 March 2022 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR — Since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Western countries have moved with […]
By Tyler Durden | 21 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — The North American agricultural sector could be in for a major shock if Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd’s (CP Rail) work stoppage is not resolved in a […]
By Tyler Durden | 21 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — Following The Wall Street Journal’s recent report that Saudi Arabia is considering pricing some of its oil sales to China in Yuan, the question of the dollar’s status […]
A defining characteristic of the American economy in the last 48 years is that improved productivity has not improved the compensation of the typical worker. Now, suddenly as experienced workers have left the work force […]
NOTE FROM WINTER WATCH EDITOR: The following article (excerpt) is for informational purposes only. It’s is by no means an endorsement of the article or of ‘Vanity Fair’ magazine. It’s typical of the media’s canned […]
The CEO of one of Germany’s largest health insurance companies was abruptly fired last month after he released data suggesting German health authorities are significantly underreporting COVID-19 vaccine injuries. By Nolan E. Bowman | 14 […]
The Fed’s credibility shifted from Inflation Fighter under Volcker to Wealth Disparity Creator and Inflation Arsonist under Powell. And everyone knows it. By Wolf Richter | 12 March 2022 WOLF STREET — As stunningly and mindbogglingly […]
The causa proxima for a runaway inflation in America would be the return to the domestic economy of U.S. dollars from abroad as foreigners switch to alternatives. In particular, this would involve the discontinuance of […]
Value of digital tokens drops by almost 50 per cent, renewing doubts over hype-fuelled market By Miles Kruppa, Cristina Criddle and Tim Bradshaw | 10 March 2022 FINANCIAL TIMES — Internet collectibles ranging from cartoon apes […]
By Tyler Durden | 13 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — With Russia now officially cut off from both the USDollar and the euro, Russia’s VTB Bank is seeing a surge in Chinese Yuan deposits, attracted by the […]
By Alexandra Bruce | 12 March 2022 LEW ROCKWELL (FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE TV) — Fresh off a 7-day suspension from Twitter, BlackRock Whistleblower, Ed Dowd is back, with a horrifying report on Steve Bannon’s War Room. Ed […]
Concerns over nuclear war and inflation — following two years of a pandemic — have Americans more stressed than ever. By Erika Edwards | 10 March 2022 NBC NEWS — Financial woes, coupled with a barrage […]
By Eric Striker | 9 February 2020 THE UNZ REVIEW — It seems like we woke up one day to find that, out of nowhere, distinguishing between male and female has become illegal. In defiance of […]
By Zachary Stieber | 11 March 2022 THE EPOCH TIMES — The search engine DuckDuckGo has begun penalizing sites linked to “Russian disinformation” amid the Russia–Ukraine war, according to the company’s CEO. “Like so many others I […]
By Tyler Durden | 9 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — Earlier today we asked if Putin would voluntarily put Russian enriched uranium exports on the list of banned Russian exports, in the process sending the stocks of uranium […]
25 May 2019 SHARYL ATTKISSON — I’ve done quite a bit of reporting about how Wikipedia is definitely not “the encyclopedia anyone can edit.” It’s become a vehicle for special interests to control information. Agenda editors are […]
By Tyler Durden | 9 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — With commodity costs hitting daily record highs, and food prices far surpassing levels seen in the historic 2011 as a result of the collapse of Russian […]
By Tyler Durden | 7 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — Nickel prices soared as much as 82% to $52,700 a metric ton, the highest in the 35-year history of the contract trading on the London Metal […]
By Tyler Durden | 5 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — Ukraine is considered the “breadbasket of Europe,” and the Russian invasion is choking off grain exports, sending global food prices to record highs. Grain prices surged […]
It’s scammin’ season. By Jackson McHenry | 25 February 2022 VULTURE — You’ll make it nowhere in America unless you’re running a scheme, at least according to every other show airing now through spring. Perhaps catching up to collective disillusionment […]
By Tyler Durden | 5 March 2022 ZERO HEDGE — Just hours after Ukraine president Zelensky asked Congress to, among other things, turn off Visa and Mastercard in Russia to which Rep Brad Sherman responded that […]
Ukraine: Sanctions on Kremlin-backed outlets Russia Today and Sputnik EUROPEAN UNION PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2022 EUROPEAN COMMISSION — The European Union adopted sanctions against the Kremlin’s disinformation and information manipulation assets. Following the announcement by Commission President […]
Regulars readers know full well that we are no friends of the mega-wealthy, sometimes referred to as the oligarchs. You will note that among western media the term “oligarchs” is applied exclusively to Russians, not […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rode to power on pledges to clean up the Eastern European country, but the Pandora Papers reveal he and his close circle were the beneficiaries of a network of offshore companies, […]
NOTE FROM WINTER WATCH EDITOR: The following article (excerpt) is for informational and discussion purposes only. Sharing of this story is by no means an endorsement of the article’s slant or of NBC News’ politics. […]
Russ Winter and Eric Gajewski’s monthly conversations typically are short but fast-moving half-hour surveys of more hidden topics. Friday’s show focused primarily on the Defcon-level threat of a world depression as a result of sanctions […]