

Confidence in US News is Rare
No more than 25% say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in either
By Lymari Morales
Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news …

Germany To The World: This Is What A Recovery Is Supposed To Look Like
By Joe Weisenthal
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A Really Long View Of Inflation Shows That It’s All The Fed’s Fault
By Joe Weisenthal
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A Really Long View Of Inflation Shows That It's All The Fed's Fault
By Joe Weisenthal
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Hardened Criminals
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From Ed Steer’s Gold & Silver Daily
Here’s what John [Williams of Shadowstats.com] has to say about both the gold and silver price…
Despite the June 28th historic high gold price of $1,261.00 per troy ounce, gold and silver prices ha…

From Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Daily
Here’s what John [Williams of Shadowstats.com] has to say about both the gold and silver price…
Despite the June 28th historic high gold price of $1,261.00 per troy ounce, gold and silver prices ha…

Prayer Actually Heals
Prayer heals when it’s close-up and personal, and there’s a study to prove it.
It’s not just any kind of prayer, but “proximal intercessory prayer,” or PIP — when one or more people pray for some…

65% of Voters Are Angry About Federal Policies
With midterm elections less than three months away, nearly two-out-of-three U.S. voters (65%) remain at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 40% who are …

Quote du Jour
“Everyone has a plan until he gets punched in the face.”
~ Mike Tyson
Thanks to Simon Black ( Sovereign Man) for pointing this one out!

Peter Phillips on US Media
YouTube
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?Breakfast with Peter Phillips- Media Gate-keeper Constipation & the Solution to the Power Elite?
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?Breakfast with Peter Phillips- The US Spreads Democrac…

Interview with John Young
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Money & Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
chaostheorien….

Money & Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Short Sellers Are Cutting States’ Borrowing Costs: Joe Mysak
Bloomberg (19 Aug 10)
New Jersey Case Puts U.S. Muni Issuers on Alert
Reuters (19 Aug 10)
Max Kaiser on Reform in America
chaostheorien.d…

Precious Metals – Week of 8.15.10
Why Can’t Those Nepalese Women Settle For a Nice ETF?
GATA (20 Aug 10)
Hinde Capital Report: Silver Velocity — The Coming Bullet
GATA (19 Aug 10)
Malaysia Looks to Ancient Alternative Currency – G…

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Homeowners’ Rebellion: Recent Rulings Could Shield 62 Million Homes From Foreclosure
Truthout (19 Aug 10)
Banks Face Fight Over Mortgage-Loan Buybacks
The Wall Street Journal (18 Aug 10)
‘Vultures’ …

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.15.10
Homeowners’ Rebellion: Recent Rulings Could Shield 62 Million Homes From Foreclosure
Truthout (19 Aug 10)
Banks Face Fight Over Mortgage-Loan Buybacks
The Wall Street Journal (18 Aug 10)
‘Vultures’ …

Geopolitical – Week of 8.15.10
Why WikiLeaks Must Be Protected
Antiar.com (19 Aug 10)
U.S. Silently Tortures Americans with Cell Tower Microwaves
Now Public (2 Dec 09)
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders to be Invited to U.S. For Pea…

Food & Health – Week of 8.15.10
Shocking School Drug And Gang Survey
MyFox (19 Aug 10)
The Fight Against Fracking
Yes Magazine (13 Aug 10)
Millions of Fish Dead in Bolivian Rivers?Authorities Explain What Really Happened
BoliviaB…

Food & Health – Week of 8.15.10
Shocking School Drug And Gang Survey
MyFox (19 Aug 10)
The Fight Against Fracking
Yes Magazine (13 Aug 10)
Millions of Fish Dead in Bolivian Rivers?Authorities Explain What Really Happened
BoliviaBe…

Life – Week of 8.15.10
Alaska Plane Crash a Painful Reminder For Families of Boggs and Begich
The Washington Post (15 Aug 10)
GardenPool.org
EVACUATE NOW!: This is Not a Drill
Veterans Today (15 Aug 10)
Squeaky The Herd…

Science & Technology – Week of 8.15.10
Youth Dies in Kota as Cellphone Explodes
The Times Of India (18 Aug 10)
India Gives Mobile Operator Deadline on BlackBerry
Reuters (17 Aug 10)
Every Click You Make
Information Clearing House (13 Aug…

Science & Technology – Week of 8.15.10
Youth Dies in Kota as Cellphone Explodes
The Times Of India (18 Aug 10)
India Gives Mobile Operator Deadline on BlackBerry
Reuters (17 Aug 10)
Every Click You Make
Information Clearing House (13 Aug…

A Sign of the Times
I was walking through the card section at Wal-Mart last night and noticed that they have a new section of cards. Typical sections are “Sympathy,” “Thank You,” and “Get Well.” The new one is called “Re…

Oldies but Goodies – the 1989 Campaign
I was going through old pictures looking for one of my childhood home in West Philadelphia and came upon this photo from the 1989 campaign. I figured you would get a kick out of this one!

Meet Rothschild Giraffe Nora’s Baby Foal
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Meet Rothschild Giraffe Nora's Baby Foal
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Elvis New Hall of Fame Exhibit
By Daniel Kreps
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will celebrate its 15th anniversary in part with a new Elvis Presley exhibit set to open this September 13th. “Elvis 1956: Photographs by Alfred Wer…

Quote du Jour
“Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the prof…

Child Conflict Seems to Differ Among Nations
By Robert Preidt
American parents are more likely than European parents to have conflicts with their adult children, finds a new study.
Researchers examined parent-adult child relationships in six…


Precious Metals Market Report
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The Solari Report – 12 Aug 2010
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
This Thursday, I am headed over to Top o…

Solari Report – Options For Storing Precious Metals
Excerpts from “Options For Storing Precious Metals”
By Catherine Austin Fitts and Carolyn Betts
“In this article, we summarize some of the better-known custodial, vaulting, and digital gold arrangeme…

Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.12.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, August 12, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.12.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, August 12, 2010.
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“Flash Crash”
While analyzing HFT (High Frequency Trading) quote counts, we were shocked to find cases where one exchange was sending an extremely high number of quotes for one stock in a single second: as high a…

"Flash Crash"
While analyzing HFT (High Frequency Trading) quote counts, we were shocked to find cases where one exchange was sending an extremely high number of quotes for one stock in a single second: as high a…

Superman on the 500 Block of S. 48th St. in Philly
The latest Superman comic book (701, Sep ’10) starts out in my old Philly neighborhood. The address of my childhood home was 503 South 48th Street. This is the block portrayed in this story of Super…

Germany To Start Onboarding “Bad Debt”
By Tyler Durden
In what could be the most important news of the day, German Die Zeit reports that, in a stunning move, the EU has ordered Germany to count the holdings of WestLB and Hypo Real Estate …

Germany To Start Onboarding "Bad Debt"
By Tyler Durden
In what could be the most important news of the day, German Die Zeit reports that, in a stunning move, the EU has ordered Germany to count the holdings of WestLB and Hypo Real Estate …

Professor Manuel Castells
“It’s a culture of do-it-yourself, organize it yourself. It’s a new economic culture. Don’t give up the value of your life for the value of their stock because the value of your life, you control. T…


America Is at Risk of Boiling Over
Out-of-touch leaders don’t see the need to cool things off.
By Peggy Noonan
It is, obviously, self-referential to quote yourself, but I do it to make a point. I wrote the following on New Year’s d…

Portland Lemonade Stand – $120 License Fee To Operate
By Helen Jung
It’s hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red.
So when Multnomah County…

Google & the Profits of Evilness
By Jessica E. Vascellaro
A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. “vision statement” shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in p…

Google & the Profits of Evilness
By Jessica E. Vascellaro
A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. “vision statement” shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in p…

Ted Stevens and Sean O’Keefe in Alaska Plane Crash
Sean O’Keefe——————-Ted Stevens
Former Alaska Republican Senator Ted Stevens and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe were among seven others on a small plane that crashed monday evenin…

Ted Stevens and Sean O'Keefe in Alaska Plane Crash
Sean O’Keefe——————-Ted Stevens
Former Alaska Republican Senator Ted Stevens and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe were among seven others on a small plane that crashed monday evenin…


Uh Oh! – Animal “Traceability” is Back
[More proposals and meetings in the “grind down your time and resources” mode – CAF]
Come to the meeting and make your voice heard!
Wednesday, August 18
Crowne Plaza Madison
4402 East Washington …

Uh Oh! – Animal "Traceability" is Back
[More proposals and meetings in the “grind down your time and resources” mode – CAF]
Come to the meeting and make your voice heard!
Wednesday, August 18
Crowne Plaza Madison
4402 East Washington …

Food Inflation Coming To A Household Near You
By Joe Weisenthal
Nothing to see here, except yet another sign of the food inflation that’s the story of the moment. JPMorgan retail analyst Charles Grom reports:
We recently conducted another rou…

More Wealthy Migrate South to Avoid Tax Hikes
By Hilary Johnson
For years, wealthy retirees from high-tax states in the Northeast and Midwest have been streaming to sunny, low-tax Florida. That stream is now turning into a flood.
We haven’t h…

Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse
So Google and Verizon went public today with their “policy framework” — better known as the pact to end the Internet as we know it.
News of this deal broke this week, sparking a public outcry that…

Corporate “Cash” – Cheering the Asset and Ignoring the Liability
By John P. Hussman, Ph.D.
Just a note – if there is one weekly comment that I hope that regular readers of these comments will not miss, it is last week’s piece – Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forw…

Corporate "Cash" – Cheering the Asset and Ignoring the Liability
By John P. Hussman, Ph.D.
Just a note – if there is one weekly comment that I hope that regular readers of these comments will not miss, it is last week’s piece – Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forw…

The Gulf is Fine
The oil well cap is fine.
The relief well is fine.
The new BP CEO is fine
The ocean is fine.
The stories about the old munitions dumps blowing up the methane build up…well forget that, it’s al…

Senators Introduce Bill to Keep SEC Under Open-government Law
By Ken Sweet
Four prominent members of the U.S. Senate introduced a bill Thursday that would strike the provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that potentially gives the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Matt Simmons Has Died Of A Heart Attack
By Tyler Durden
CNBC notes the apparent cause of death of the recently popular BP skeptic, and founder of oil company Simmons & Co., was a heart attack. A conflicting report according to WLBZ c…

Navigate The Falling Dollar
Related watching:
Never to late to start…this one is an oldie but goodie!
Navigate The Falling Dollar – Catherine Austin Fitts
Catherine in Mill Valley 2004

New IMF Strategy – Launch Of Global Currency
By Steve Watson
Highlights “potential resistance” on road from “voluntary multilateral framework” to full blown global currency.
A newly published IMF strategy document calls for the imple…

Cern Scientists Plan New Atom Collider
Scientists behind the European atom smasher aimed at uncovering the secrets of the universe want to build an even bigger machine with partners and funds from around the world.
Scientists from CERN …

The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever Takes A Turn For The Worse
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Camden Preparing to Close its Libraries, Destroy Books
By Matt Katz
Camden is preparing to permanently shut its library system by the end of the year, potentially leaving residents of the impoverished city among the few in the United States unable to b…

Fed Mortgage Bond Trades Failing
By Caroline Salas and Jody Shenn
For all the good the Federal Reserve’s $1.25 trillion of mortgage-bond purchases have done, they’ve also left part of the market broken.
By acquiring about a q…

Creating Safe Places
“Who indeed will survive as a remnant to repopulate the planet? Will it be those who have misused the planet or those who would heal the inhabitants and the planet with loving intent? Since all th…

We Have a New Sheriff!
I went to the polls on Thursday. My candidate for sheriff won!
The expensive negative campaigning did not work — indeed it may have even helped by galvanizing support. My thanks again to Sherif…

Crack in the World
Inspired by the scare stories about methane gas in the Gulf, I tracked down Hollywood’s story about nuclear explosions on the outer surface of the earth’s inner core causing a crack that opens aroun…

Taxpayers Pay Lockheed Martin to Spray Dispersants in the Gulf
Programs provide range of services in oil spill crisis.
For most Lockheed Martin employees, the explosion that rocked British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon off-shore oil drilling rig on April 20 …

Measuring Financial Strain Across The U.S.
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Money & Markets – Week of 8.8.10
CFTC to Start Anew This Month in Devising Commodity Position Iimits
GATA (11 Aug 10)
Russia’s LUKOIL Resumes Gasoline Supply to Iran -trade
Reuters (11 Aug 10)
‘Breaking The Buck’ Was Close For Man…

Money & Markets – Week of 8.8.10
CFTC to Start Anew This Month in Devising Commodity Position Iimits
GATA (11 Aug 10)
Russia’s LUKOIL Resumes Gasoline Supply to Iran -trade
Reuters (11 Aug 10)
‘Breaking The Buck’ Was Close For Many…

Precious Metals – Week of 8.8.10
Boston Money Fair Showcases Rare Banknotes, Gold Treasures
GATA (12 Aug 10)
After China, Will India Open Up Gold Trade?
Commodity Online (9 Aug 10)
Gold/Silver Price Fixing Condensed
Gold Matters (…

Geopolitical – Week of 8.8.10
China Admits Only Foreigners Hit By Anti-trust Law
Yahoo Finance (12 Aug 10)
Judge Orders Wells Fargo to Pay Back $203M in Fees
Yahoo Finance (11 Aug 10)
Despite Charges, Rep. Charles B. Rangel Say…

Food & Health – Week of 8.8.10
Food Stamp Use Hit Record 40.8m in May
boston.com (5 Aug 10)
UK Doctors: New Superbug Gene Could Spread Widely
Yahoo News (11 Aug 10)
Russian Fires Raise Fears of Radioactivity
The New York Times (…

Food & Health – Week of 8.8.10
Food Stamp Use Hit Record 40.8m in May
boston.com (5 Aug 10)
UK Doctors: New Superbug Gene Could Spread Widely
Yahoo News (11 Aug 10)
Russian Fires Raise Fears of Radioactivity
The New York Times (1…

Life – Week of 8.8.10
Look Out, HBO — Netflix/Epix Deal Creates a Pay-TV Threat
The Wrap (10 Aug 10)
Former VP Cheney Released From Hospital
Yahoo News (9 Aug 10)
JetBlue Flight Attendant Uses Emergency Slide to Escape…

Science & Technology – Week of 8.8.10
NASA: Future Strategic Issues: Detonate Seabed Methane to “Produce Tactical/Strategic Level Tidal Waves Against Littoral Regions”
cryptogon.com (11 Aug 10)
Hidden Intelligence Operation Behind t…

Science & Technology – Week of 8.8.10
NASA: Future Strategic Issues: Detonate Seabed Methane to “Produce Tactical/Strategic Level Tidal Waves Against Littoral Regions”
cryptogon.com (11 Aug 10)
Hidden Intelligence Operation Behind th…


My Magical Mudpacks
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have learned that when I forward links to the fourth person who asked, it is time to do a blog post on the topic.
Dr. Laura Thompson is my nutritionist. She has bee…

Jobs Created by Startup Companies Have Long-Lasting Economic Impact
Firms launched during recession show resilience in job creation and durability.
Startup companies, the nation’s most promising source of new jobs, are critical to reducing the current 9.5 percent u…

Online Steiner Archive
Modern Spiritual Science or Anthroposophy, as it has been established by Rudolf Steiner (1864-1925), presents a unique cultural and spiritual impulse in the history of modern thought. Whatever one…

Save Money On Groceries
Buying in bulk and freezing or canning fruits and veggies are great ways to enjoy better food and cut your costs by up to 85 percent!
When you buy in bulk, you buy food without the extra costs for …

Vaccinations and Sterilization Through Food, Water Supply
Part One
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Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five

The Profits of Extinction
Max Keiser interviews Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society about the economics of extinction.
His example illustrates the end game and the high profitability of the pursuit of extinction. …


Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.05.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, August 5, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 8.05.10
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St. Joe Co. Sues Halliburton Over Gulf Spill
By Samantha Bomkamp
Florida real estate developer St. Joe Co. is suing Halliburton Co. over its role in the rig explosion that led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
St. Joe said late…

The Wisdom of Malcolm X
“They have a new gimmick every year. They’re going to take one of their boys, black boys, and put him in the cabinet so he can walk around Washington with a cigar. Fire on one end and fool on the ot…

Wise Advice
Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
~Unknown
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The Oil Spill’s Toxic Trade-off
By Susan Shaw
Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that’s grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it’s sparing some beache…

The Oil Spill's Toxic Trade-off
By Susan Shaw
Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that’s grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it’s sparing some beache…

Food Stamp Use Rising
By Gregory White
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U.S. To Train 3,000 Offshore IT Workers
By Paul McDougall
Federally-backed program aims to help outsourcers in South Asia become more fluent in areas like Java programming—and the English language.
Despite President Obama’s pledge to…

Quote du Jour
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take…

The Political Class and America Diverge
Recent polling has shown huge gaps between the Political Class and Mainstream Americans on issues ranging from immigration to health care to the virtues of free markets.
The gap is just as big when…

Why Founding a 3-Person Startup with $0 Revenue is Better than Working at Goldman
The Goldman Sachs risk system is called SecDB (securities database), and everything at Goldman that matters is run out of it. The GUI itself looks like a settings screen from DOS 3.0, but no one car…