Archive for December 2nd, 2013

By Michael Snyder TheEconomicCillapseblog.com December 2nd, 2013 According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent an average of 4 percent less over the four day Thanksgiving weekend than they did last year. Overall, that means that approximately $1.7 billion less was spent at U.S. retailers compared to last year. It had already been projected... »

by Michael Krieger ZeroHedge.com 12/02/2013 As might be expected as political and economic policy failures pile up and citizens become increasingly mad, the status quo is becoming increasingly authoritarian (recall blogger “Mish” was just fined 8,000 euros for a blog post). In the latest disturbing news from a desperate power structure, the conservative government... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 12/02/2013 The Fed is absorbing over 0.3% of all Ten Year Equivalents, also known as “High Quality Collateral”, from the private sector every week. The total number as per the most recent weekly update is now a whopping 33.18%, up from 32.85% the week before. Or, said otherwise, the Fed... »

RINF.com Dec 02, 2013 The names of nearly three-quarters of a million individuals have been secretly added to watch lists administered by the United States government, but federal officials are adamant about keeping information about these rosters under wraps. A report by the New York Times’ Susan Stellin published over the weekend attempted to... »

Major media organisations protest against being shut out of president’s events in favour of official photographer By Jon Swaine TelegraphUK 01 Dec 2013 Barack Obama’s White House has been accused of producing Soviet-style propaganda by press photographers who are furious at being denied access to the US president. Mr Obama’s aides routinely block independent... »

James Clapper’s directive fires up NSPD 51 providing Department of Homeland Security with ominous police state authority. Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com November 2, 2013 Even in the unlikely event there is a nuclear war or some other catastrophic event, a directive issued by the director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,... »

by LTC ALLEN WEST (USA, RET.) BreitBart.com 1 Dec 2013 I am one who steers very clear of tinfoil hat conspiracy theories. I often believe progressives plant stories in order to distract and disrupt, enabling them to pursue their true goals and objectives. That’s why I stress the importance of staying focused on the... »

GunOwners.org Urgent alert: Gun vote could come as soon as Monday in the House With 80,000,000 Americans poised to lose their employer-provided insurance plans, what would you think the Senate’s number three Democrat, Chuck Schumer, is now poised to cram down Republicans’ quivering throats? ANSWER: More gun control. Senator Schumer already tried to sneak... »

Investmentwatchblog.com December 2nd, 2013 The collapse of the USA and the dollar has all been planned, the one world government is waiting in the wings and the recent digital currency phenom is the future. It may not be bitcoin but a one world digital currency is coming just as sure as anything you’ve ever... »

LoneStarWatchdog.com December 2, 2013 When will these local Police Chiefs and Elected County Sheriffs better count the cost before they sign an agreement with Homeland security. When there is money from DHS or some other Federal agency. There are strings attached that violate state and Federal laws they are asked to do. This federal... »