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ECONOMICS
The number of homeless New Yorkers seeking
shelter each night has nearly doubled
over the past 10 years and currently stands at the highest level ever
experienced since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
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If you
wonder why interest rates have collapsed, its to incent fewer to spend more.
If you wonder why central bankers have seemingly gone mad, its simply a doomed rear guard action in the face of
decelerating to outright shrinking numbers of people with the capability to
consume. If you wonder why your Social Security or your
pension or IRA won't be there when you need them... you may want to scan the
charts below... It really is that simple.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc has launched a new exchange traded fund that
mimics the most popular stock bets made by hedge funds. There is just one
problem.
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The latest WikiLeaks
dump from this morning includes a very detailed list of 2012/2013 donors to the
Clinton Global Initiative. Like the donors to the Clinton Foundation
(which we reviewed
here), the list is a who's who of wall
street banks, giant energy corporations, chemical conglomerates and
multi-national pharmas...you know, all
the "shady" corporations that you've been told were in bed with the
Republicans.
See image at : http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user230519/imageroot/2016/11/03/2016.11.03%20-%20CGI%201_0.jpg
Of course, we're sure that Pfizer will
be interested to learn of the following email from Neera Tanden in which she
and John Podesta plot over how to attack the "drug companies" in
order to rally enthusiasm among Hillary's base....such a noble
cause. According to Neera, Hillary "hates
(or at least used to hate) the drug companies." Of
course, we sympathize with Neera, it is difficult to keep up with Hillary's constantly changing views on
public policy (aka: her donor list).
As we learned previously, Dow
Chemical was also "spreading their wealth around" to all of the
Clinton organizations. For those
not as familiar with the history between Dow Chemical and the Clintons, here is
a refresher from our previous post:
The
donations from Dow Chemical are particularly notable for several reasons.
First, because of other emails
revealed by WikiLeaks and other FOIA requests, we now know that Dow
Chemical CEO, Andrew Liveris, was granted special access to then Secretary
Clinton back in July 2009 at the same time he was
embroiled in ongoing litigation with another Clinton Foundation donor, Kuwait,
over a failed
joint-venture that would have netted Dow $9BN in cash. As Band
notes in his memo, 1 month after being granted special access to Secretary
Clinton, Liveris invited President Clinton and Band out for a day of
golf. Moreover, shortly after his meeting with
Secretary Clinton and golf outing with President Clinton, Liveris decided to
donate $500,000 to the Clinton Global Initiative...very convenient timing for all involved.
In
August of 2009, Mr. Kelly invited Mr. Liveris to play golf with President
Clinton and me. Mr. Kelly subsequently asked Dow to become a CGI sponsor
at the $500,000 level, which they did, as
well as making a $150,000 donation to the Foundation for President Clinton
to attend a Dow dinner in Davos.
The story gets even more bizarre
when Band reveals in the following footnote that Liveris provided the Dow Chemical plane to fly President Clinton and his staff
from New York to California and then California to North Korea for their
golf outing. We would assume this is a simple typo by Band
and/or he's just geographically challenged...if not, this certainly raises a
whole other set of questions for Bill.
Mr.
Liveris provided the Dow plane to fly President Clinton and his staff to and
from California for our trip to, and from, North Korea. As a private trip, the Foundation had to pay the
costs of airfare; Mr. Liveris’ in kind contribution saved the Foundation in
excess of $100,000.
According to the Dialy
Caller, Dow Chemical paid Teneo $2.8 million
in 2011 and $16 million in 2012 for a variety of "consultancy
services". Of course, Bill
Clinton was an honorary chairman of Teneo and, as such, was set to be paid $3.5
million for that position even though he ultimately only kept $100,000 because
of the scandals that erupted around the firm, including their advisory
relationship with MF Global.
See image at http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user230519/imageroot/2016/11/03/2016.11.03%20-%20CGI%202_0.jpg
And a little extra money for CGI University as well.
See image at http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user230519/imageroot/2016/11/03/2016.11.03%20-%20CGI%203_0.jpg
And that's how "public
servants" get wealthy off their $150,000 salaries.
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Generic
drug-maker stocks are collapsing following headlines suggesting the Justice
Department's probe into collusion and drastic price increases will see
the first charges brought by year-end.
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Breadth is terrible...
Image location at : http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2016/11/01/20161103_EOD9_0.jpg
The USD Index fell for the 4th of the last 5 days to 3 week
lows...
See image at: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2016/11/01/20161103_EOD10_0.jpg
See 10 more charts at: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-03/vixplosion-slams-stocks-longest-losing-streak-lehman
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For Janet Yellen, the “window” to lift interest rates appears to have
closed which is a policy nightmare for the Fed,
the economy and you.
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Now it’s
completely possible - maybe even probable - that come November 9 the establishment
holds onto power, in which case the panic will subside and capital
will flow back out of precious metals. But that
won’t matter long-term for at least two reasons...
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On the heels of the major rebound in
Manufacturing PMI data, the final US Services
PMI for October printed 54.8 - the highest since Nov 2015 - following
the massive spike in ISM Services in September (which reverted lower to match
the PMI at 54.8). However, more signs of stagflation appear as business activity faded but prices paid
soared.
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After a recession-signalling three
straight quarters of decline, Q3 prleminary productivity data showed a huge
3.1% surge QoQ - the biggest jump since Q3 2014. However,
the jump was not enough to regain annual gains as year-over-year productivity
declined 0.04%. This is the first consecutive annual decline since 1993.
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POLITICS
Six
months ago, Steven Mnuchin became finance chair for
the Trump campaign. Having succesfully helped to raise 10s of millions of
dollars for the campaign, the former Goldman Sachs partner and Soros Fund
management employee is now positioned for something much larger as Donald Trump
reportedly
told his aides today that he wants Mnuchin to serve
as his Treasury Secretary.
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According to Fox News' Bret
Bair, the Clinton Foundation investigation is far more expansive than anybody
has reported so far and has been going on for more than a year, and notes that "The investigations will continue, there is a lot of
evidence. And barring some obstruction in some way, [FBI sources] believe they
will continue to likely an indictment."
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"Sources
described an "avalanche of evidence" in case and barring obstruction
they'd likely continue to push to try for an indictment"
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The investigation into the Clinton Foundation has now
taken a “very high priority,” according to Fox News, which has also learned
that it has been proceeding for more than a year, led by the White-Collar Crime
division.
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Pennsylvania police investigation of Democratic
"advocacy group" expands after officials "discovered some
applications where individuals were
registered to multiple addresses or where registrants' Social Security numbers did not match their
driver's license numbers."
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“We may need allies to help in this process but we’re
going to look at each state one step at a time, limiting as much as possible
the perception of direct intervention by the principals.”
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"Yes, there is voter fraud. We saw it with our own eyes.”
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All the
Clintons did is assemble the parts more effectively than anyone else. Exposing the
Clintons' perfection of a corrupt political system won't change the conditions
and incentives that created the Clintons' harvester of corruption.
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As the most divisive presidential election in
recent memory nears its conclusion, some
armed militia groups are preparing for the possibility of a stolen election on
Nov. 8 and civil unrest in the days following a victory by Democrat Hillary
Clinton. While the "threeper" security force say they won't
fire the first shot, but they're not planning to leave their guns at home,
either.
"How many people
are voting for Trump? Ooh-rah!" asks Chris Hill, a
paralegal who goes by the code name "Bloodagent."
"Ooh-rah!" shout a dozen militia members in response, as morning
sunlight sifted through the trees last weekend.
Amid the war games,
Hill weighed plans for a possible armed march on Washington if Clinton wins.He
said he doesn't want his members leading the way, but they will defend the
protesters if need be. His group will not hesitate to act if a President
Clinton tries to disarm gun owners, he said.
Trump's campaign has
energized militia members like Hill. Trump
has repeatedly warned that the election may be "rigged," and has said
he may not respect the results if he does not win. At least one paramilitary
group, the Oath Keepers, has called on members to monitor voting sites for
signs of fraud.
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Brief news from zero hedge
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WORLD ISSUES and ME
Chinese officials are considering policies including restricting
domestic bitcoin exchanges from moving the cryptocurrency to platforms outside
the nation and imposing quotas on the amount of bitcoins that can be sent
abroad
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DEMOCRACY NOW
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
Bill
Clinton Worked Hand in Glove with Al Qaeda: “Helped Turn Bosnia into Militant
Islamic Base” By Prof Michel
Chossudovsky
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Corrupt
Clinton Crime Cartel Along with Hillary’s Presidential Hopes Are Crumbling…By Joachim Hagopian
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THE REAL NEWS NETWORK
Journalist John
Pilger tells Paul Jay that the very real prospect of another World War is not
being taken seriously by the American media
President Obama says
it should be rerouted, but Greenpeace's Jesse Coleman warns that oil pipelines
are inherently unsafe
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INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
US and its Allies are to Blame for Failure of
Latest Ceasefire. By President al-Assad
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The Fatal Expense Of American Imperialism By Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Purchasing Loyalty with Foreign Aid By Jacob G.
Hornberger
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Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment
Spoiling for More War? By Dennis
Kucinich
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What Does it Take to Bring Hillary Clinton to
Justice? By Pepe Escobar
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Black November By Ilan Pappe
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COUNTER PUNCH
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Dave Lindorff The
Problem With Hillary
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Matt Meyer Whose
Election Anyway?
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Chuck Collins Eight
Ways to Strengthen Our Democracy Beyond Voting
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SPUTNIK and RT SHOWS
WikiLeaks Drops 28th Round of Clinton Campaign Chair
Podesta's Leaked Emails https://sputniknews.com/world/201611041047054653-WikiLeaks-Podesta-28/
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WikiLeaks Releases 27th Batch of Clinton Campaign Chair
Podesta's Emails https://sputniknews.com/us/201611031047038196-wikileaks-podesta-emails-clinton/
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US State Dept. Releases 1,240 More Pages Related to Clinton
Emails https://sputniknews.com/us/201611031047053614-state-dept-releasing-clinton-emails/
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Will the US Actually Be Tried in International Court for
Afghanistan War Crimes? https://sputniknews.com/us/201611041047058112-will-us-be-tried-war-crimes-afghanistan/
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David Duke Unleashed: US Senate Candidate Slams Jewish
Conspiracy, Calls for Hillary Clinton’s Execution https://sputniknews.com/politics/201611031047053181-david-duke-rants-dillard-debate/
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Obama: Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Rerouted https://sputniknews.com/us/201611041047058033-obama-dapl-may-be-rerouted/
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RT SHOWS
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WASHINGTON BLOG
Posted on November 3, 2016 by Charles Hugh Smith
Let’s set aside Hillary Clinton
as an individual and consider her as the perfection of a corrupt political
system. As I noted yesterday, Politics As Usual Is Dead,,
and Hillary Clinton is the ultimate product of the political system that is
disintegrating before our eyes.
The corruption of pay-to-play and
the commingling of public and private influence is not the failing of an
individual–it is the logical conclusion of a thoroughly corrupt political
system.
Given the incentives built into politics as usual,
public/private pay-to-play doesn’t just make sense–it is the only possible
maximization of the political system.
Cobble together a multi-million dollar private foundation,
millions of dollars in speaking fees from big-money contributors, conflicts of
interest, the secrecy of private email servers, pay-to-play schemes and
corrupted loyalists planted in the Department of Justice, and the inevitable
result is a politics as usual money-harvesting machine that lays waste
to the nation, supporters and critics alike.
All the Clintons did is assemble
the parts more effectively than anyone else. Now that the machine
has scooped up hundreds of millions of dollars in “contributions” and other
loot, vested interests and corrupted loyalists within the federal government
will do anything to protect the machine and its vast flow of funds.
The nation’s political system
needs a thorough cleaning from top to bottom. Exposing the Clintons’
perfection of politics as usual won’t change the conditions and
incentives that created the Clintons’ harvester of corruption.
⇒ Keep Reading
⇒ Keep Reading
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