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Silent Revulsion at the UN
“The world is aflood with dark psychic fluid – everything’s stained with it.” ~ Michael Ventura
By Catherine Austin Fitts
What if the entire UN General Assembly got into a time machine and h…
The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes
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By Michael Lewis
Probably most people would agree that the people paid by the U.S. government to regulate Wall Street have had their difficulties. Most people …
Money & Markets – Week of 09.28.14
Meet the Prison Bankers Who Profit From the Inmates
Time | 30 September 2014
With the ultimate captive markets, prison bankers and state jailers make money off high fees for financial services…
Inv…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.28.14
‘Modi’s India Center of Multipolar World – This Threatens US Hegemony’
RT | 29 September 2014
Washington’s hegemonic position is being threatened by a new global movement…
Profits Before Gl…
Science & Technology – Week of 09.28.14
Q&A: Experts Warn of Bash Bug, What are the Risks?
The Denver Post | 29 September 2014
Internet security experts are warning that a new programming flaw…
Solar May Become Largest Global Power Sou…
Multitasking with Media Devices Linked to Brain Changes
By Catharine Paddock PhD
An increasing feature of modern life is the miscellany of cellphones, laptops, tablets and other media devices that connect us to information and each other. Excessive media-…
Life – Week of 09.28.14
10 Projections for the Global Population in 2050
Pew Research | 03 February 2014
A new Pew Research Center report examines global public opinion on the challenges posed by aging populations and analyz…
Wildcards – Week of 09.28.14
9/11 Museum Virtual Walking Tour
YouTube | 11 September 2014
The Virtual Walking Tour uses the physical exhibit items in the National 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero…
“Island In the Sun” – Weezer
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Weezer on Wikipedia
Managing End-of-Life with Jo Kline Cebuhar
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The Solari Report 2014-09-25
“To the well-organized …
16-Year-Old Irish Girls Win Science Fair 2014 With World-Changing Crop Yield Breakthrough
By Beverley Mitchell
Irish teenagers Ciara Judge, Émer Hickey and Sophie Healy-Thow, all 16, have won the Google Science Fair 2014. Their project, Combating the Global Food Crisis, aims to provide a…
A Grand Day in Albuquerque
By Catherine Austin Fitts
In the Spring a wonderful subscriber in Albuquerque asked if I could stop for a lunch on my trip to and from California.
It was not possible for the Spring trip, so I rou…
Attorney General Eric Holder Plans to Quit Post
By Natalie Kitroeff
Attorney General Eric Holder will announce his resignation at the White House later today, Bloomberg reports. Holder plans to stay in the position until a successor is named, and …
Car Sharing
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The magazines and airwaves are full of news about car sharing.
Do the math – the numbers show you why the push is on to change the fundamental economics of automobiles.
…
Rockefellers to Switch Investments to ‘Clean Energy’
By BBC News
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is joining a coalition of philanthropists pledging to rid themselves of more than $50bn (£31bn) in fossil fuel assets.
The announcement was made on Monday,…
Wanna be a Whistleblower? Think Again.
“If you’ve been in a poker game for a while, and you still don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.” ~ Old Saying
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder …
Team Awesome Solari Circle, Part III
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
Tonight we are going to review the process of analyzing one company for potential investment. As our example, we will use a Danish pharmaceutica…
Money & Markets – Week of 09.21.14
Crisis
Concepton | 05 January 2014
Well… H.N.Y. fellows! What will be this year? I am optimistic…
U.K. Seeks to Criminalize Manipulation of 7 Benchmarks
Bloomberg | 25 September 2014
The U.K. gov…
Quote du Jour
“You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 09.21.14
Humbling Proof in High Probablilities
Joshua Pollard | September 2014
is humbling proof in high probabilities. As an economist, statistician and housing expert, I am lamentably confident that home pri…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.21.14
Obama Enacts Executive Action to Allow Some DREAMers to Serve in Military
Breitbart | 25 September 2014
On the day Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation…
The Sandy Hook Massacre: C…
Science & Technology – Week of 09.21.14
This Device Lets Fully Paralyzed Rats Walk Again, and Human Trials Are Planned
Motherboard | 24 September 2014
In the past few years, there have been some pretty impressive breakthroughs for those suf…
Food & Health – Week of 09.21.14
New App Lets You Boycott Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart
Natural Cures Not Medicine
In her keynote speech at last year’s annual Netroots Nation gathering…
The Alchemical Nature of Real Food
[CAF Note: Health Freedom News – page for page – is one of the most valuable health sources I get. I have found invaluable insight and health tips there. Here is an article from the latest edition.]
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Workshop Invitation – Nov 8 and 9, 2014 – Palo Alto, CA
“How do I Live a Free and Inspired Life,
and Help Others do the Same,
Despite the Big Breakaway Civilization
Pink Elephant in the Room?”
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
at t…
“Slow Moves” – José González
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José González’s Official Website
“How Do I Live a Free and Inspired Life?” with Rappoport and Farrell
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Dear Catherine and Jon and Joseph
By CB Parrish
I just got done listening to the three of you talking about the pink elephant event and, once again, I’m mowed down by it. This mowed down thing: It’s not like a roadrunner cartoon. …
Scotland: Who Won? Who Lost?
By Robert Barr
Who won and who lost in Scotland’s independence referendum?
WINNERS: The 55.3 percent of Scottish voters who wanted to stay in the United Kingdom.
LOSERS: The 44.7 percent who disa…
Book Review: Unaccountable
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When central banks and governments print and borrow money without limit, and use that money to engineer wild discrepancies in cost of capital, a very perverse culture and …
Mysterious $30m Reward Offered for MH17 Evidence
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By Justin Huggler, Berlin
A reward of $30m has been offered for conclusive evidence on who shot down Flight MH17 – but the identity of the person or organisation behind th…
Ebola, le Pentagone s’installe en Afrique
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By Manlio Dinucci
Faced with the “unprecedented Ebola, which spreads exponentially epidemic in West Africa,” President Obama announced that “at the request of the…
Solari Toon!
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Revealed: The World’s Cheapest Stock Markets
By Kyle Caldwell
Buy low, sell high. It is a simple formula for investment success, but with so many ways to measure a market, and with conflicting results, following it can be difficult.
To help,…
Approaching the Magic Line of Powershift
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
The latest Gallup poll is in and it is not good news for incumbents running in the mid-term elections. One in four Americans, 23%, are satisfi…
Fed Keeps ‘Considerable Time’ Pledge as Growth ‘Moderate’
By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews
The Federal Reserve maintained a commitment to keep interest rates near zero for a “considerable time” after asset purchases are completed, saying the economy is…
Will Your Generation Have a Better Life Than Your Parents?
By Ami Sedghi and George Arnett
To what extent, if at all, do you feel that your generation will have had a better or worse life than your parents’ generation? That’s the question a new Ipsos Mori …
Cotton Candy Land
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have been reading the autobiographies of political and business leaders reaching the apex of their careers. I have downloaded more to read but am finding it slow going. …
Book Review: Cotton Candy Land: A Review of Nick Brady’s “A Way of Going”
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I have been reading the autobiographies of political and business leaders reaching the apex of their careers. I have downloaded more to read but am finding it slow going. O…
Russia Creates Emergency Fund to Deal with Western Sanctions
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By CBC News
Russia will create a multi-billion dollar anti-crisis fund in 2015 of money destined for the Pension Fund and some left over in this year’s bud…
Money & Markets – Week of 09.14.14
OECD Unveils Proposals to Curb Corporate Tax Avoidance
Reuters | 16 September 2014
New international tax rules proposed on Tuesday could eliminate structures that have allowed companies such as Google…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.14.14
Growing Imbalance Between Germany and France Strains Their Relationship
NY Times | 14 September 2014
The two countries are in such different places — economically, socially and politically — that …
Science & Technology – Week of 09.14.14
On/Off Switch for Aging Cells Discovered
FARS | 22 September 2014
Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging…
Scient…
Life – Week of 09.14.14
Hollywood’s Gary Webb Movie and the Message that Big Media Couldn’t Kill
The Field | 10 September 2014
Gary Webb reached out to me in 2001 at a time when lesser lights were ready and willing to se…
Wildcards – Week of 09.14.14
Project Camelot: Simon Parkes – The Measure of a Man
Project Camelot | 13 August 2014
This is a ground breaking even explosive interview in terms of content…
Bonds vs. Stocks: One Market Must be Wrong
By Buttonwood
What are the likely long-term returns from various asset classes, based on the most probable economic outlook and the past record of valuations and returns? These are the essential ques…
CFTC Removes Hurdle from JOBS Act Advertising
By DrinkerBiddle
On September 9, 2014, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an exemptive letter (the JOBS Act Exemptive Let…
“A Change is Gonna Come” – Sam Cooke
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Sam Cooke on Wikipedia
Municipal Market Overview with Joe Mysak
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The Solari R…
Catherine’s Latest Kickstarter Donation! – Civilised Revolution
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By Alastair Thompson
A non-fiction book about the 2008-2009 Cutlery…
Toxic Stew of New Technology, Old Hatreds in World Crises
By Nicole Gaouette
The crises that dominate today’s news — Ukraine, Islamic State, Libya, Ebola, Gaza, cyber-attacks — are symptoms of the most profound revolution in world affairs in almost fo…
Fine Dining in Philly (In More Ways Than One!)
Tommy:
I grew up at 48th & Larchwood and worked as a busboy, waitress and bartender in Philly when I went to Penn. My 2 cents is:
GOOD FOR YOU!
The next time I am looking to eat out in Philly, I …
Battle for the Net
Cable companies are famous for high prices and poor service. Several rank as the most hated companies in America. Now, they’re attacking the Internet–their one competitor and our only refuge–wit…
The Death of the Dollar
By Chuck Gibson
I wrote this post 10 days ago and while it is a bit stale, it is just as important now as it was then. For the past 2-3 years I have read so many stories about how “the dollar is de…
Yelp Now Has Court Permission to Change Business Ratings for Money. Don’t Forget It.
By Anna Roth
The internet’s all in a tizzy the past few days thanks to a Wednesday ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which said that review site Yelp could manipulate its…
NASA is Developing a Submarine to Explore Extraterrestrial Oceans
By Joe Frost
Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, is the only other body in the solar system besides Earth with liquid oceans on its surface (Jupiter’s moon Europa has twice as much water as Earth, bu…
Team Awesome Solari Circle, Part II
“There is a great advantage for the young capitalist to begin his financial education and experience early. If he is going to operate as an aggressive investor he is certain to make some mistakes an…
Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt
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Money & Markets – Week of 09.07.14
British Banks Warn They’ll Head South if Scotland Quits UK
Reuters | 11 September 2014
The battle for the hearts and heads of the Scottish people intensified on Thursday…
The Fed Just Imposed Finan…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 09.07.14
Real Estate Crowdfunding Firm Seeks Lending Revolution
Bloomberg | 07 September 2014
The head of consumer-product marketing at Google Inc. (GOOG) and a former general counsel for a travel website are …
Weather Underground
By Weather Underground
Weather Underground has challenged the conventions around how weather information is shared with the public since 1993. We’re immensely proud of the unique products that our co…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.07.14
For Many Iranians, the ‘Evidence’ Is Clear: ISIS Is an American Invention
The New York Times | 10 September 2014
Iranians are as obsessed as Americans these days with the black-clad gangs roaming …
Worldometers
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Science & Technology – Week of 09.07.14
Solar Storm Heading for Earth
USA Today | 11 September 2014
A “strong” solar flare that launched off the sun Wednesday afternoon could cause some fluctuations…
Pelé Unveils Unique Football Pitch W…
Qui Bono Nato Wales Summit?
Chart of Lockheed Martin and General Dynamic vs S&P
By North Atlantic Treaty Organization
We, the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, have gathered…
Food & Health – Week of 09.07.14
Unidentified Respiratory Virus Likely to Hit Kids Across Country
ABC News | 07 September 2014
A respiratory illness that has already sickened more than a thousand children in 10 states is likely to be…
Kill The Messenger
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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Life – Week of 09.07.14
$11 Million Lotto Winner Will Return To Waitressing, Donate Chunk To Charity
The Huffington Post | 10 September 2014
When this couple won the lottery, they decided to trade in a potential life of luxu…
Wildcards – Week of 09.07.14
Laurence Kotlikoff- SIPC Running a Ponzi Scheme
USA Watchdog | 07 September 2014
Economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff is sounding the alarm for massive and ongoing Wall Street fraud…
Ravitch: Time for Congress to Investigate Common Core
[CAF Note: There is no more respected voice in education than Diane Ravitch. Her call for Congress to investigate the Gates role in Common Core underscores the rising level of shock of parents and edu…
“I Feel Good” – James Brown
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James Brown’s Official Website
Russia and the Ukraine Backstory with Anne Williamson
“The aid program delivered best it could what was in reality a flimsy contrivance, which – in turn – was really only an exotic venue through which to pass public funds to selected Russians of the Clin…
Russia and the Ukraine Backstory with Anne Williamson
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Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Liquidity Coverage Ratio
By Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized a rule on Wednesd…
One Mobile Market, One World
By Catherine Austin Fitts
You need to stop, take a deep breath and appreciate the profound nature of the evolution in which you and I are participating.
Smart phones are recreating and reorganizin…
Alibaba IPO
“Our mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere.”
~Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
By Catherine Austin Fitts
For those interested in understanding the evolution of online business, this is a …
Why I Love Yuan Gong
“Life is to be greatly valued and cherished. Health is the most precious asset in life.” ~ Yuan Tze
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Continuing in the thread of things I love, I wanted to say a few w…
IMF’s Lagarde Put Under Investigation in French Fraud Case
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By Mark John
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair da…
Most Popular Apple App Store Categories in June 2014, by Share of Available Apps
By Statista
The statistic shows the most popular categories in the Apple App Store ranked share of active apps. In June 2014, education apps were the second-most popular category, with a share of 1…
US Telecoms Giants Call on FCC to Block Cities’ Expansion of High-Speed Internet
By Dominic Rushe
The US telecoms industry called on the Federal Communications Commission on Friday to block two cities’ plans to expand high-speed internet services to their residents.
USTeleco…
Strong Rebound of Equity Trading Volumes (+10%) in the First Half of 2014
By The World Federation of Exchanges
The World Federation of Exchanges Ltd. published its first-half Statistics Market Highlights report. The main trends for this first six months of the years:
The …
Quote du Jour
“Man does not have a nature, but a history. Man is no thing, but a drama. His life is something that has to be chosen, made up as he goes along, and a human consists in that choice and invention. Ea…
Exxon’s $900 Billion Arctic Prize at Risk After Ukraine
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By Stephen Bierman
Exxon Mobil (XOM) Corp.’s dream of drilling in the Russian Arctic may risk running aground on the politics of Ukraine.
The company plans to start drill…
Money & Markets – Week of 08.31.14
A Mile Below Paris Drillers Hit Hot Pools to Warm Houses
Bloomberg | 01 September 2014
In the midst of a suburban sprawl halfway between the Eiffel Tower and Paris’s busy Orly airport…
Detroit B…
Precious Metals – Week of 08.31.14
Century-old London Gold Price Benchmark Starts Makeover
Reuters | 04 September 2014
The operator of the London gold price benchmark said on Thursday it formally started the process to find a new admin…
Geopolitical – Week of 08.31.14
Seeds of Truth – Vandana Shiva Responds to The New Yorker
Permaculture Research Institute | 02 September 2014
I am glad that the future of food is being discussed…
Russia and the SCO Military Exe…
Science & Technology – Week of 08.31.14
Android Security Mystery – ‘Fake’ Cellphone Towers Found in U.S.
We Live Security | 28 August 2014
Seventeen mysterious cellphone towers have been found in America which look like ordinary tower…
Food & Health – Week of 08.31.14
Meet Alana, The Girl With Three Biological Parents
IFL Science | 02 September 2014
Meet Alana Saarinen, one of only a handful of people in the world who have three biological parents…
Life – Week of 08.31.14
Elephants Dancing to Violin! Adorable!
YouTube | 24 August 2014
Me warming up for my performance of the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra at the Circus World Museum i…
“Get Together” – The Youngbloods
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Border Wars with Zack Taylor
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The Solari Report 2014-08-28
“America’s reputation as a nation of laws and as a nation of immigrants is at stake here. Making the law-abiders fee…
Mortgage Settlements Gush On
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Goldman Sachs has now settled with the Federal Housing Finance Agency. It appears that Goldman did not want to generate more new revenues for federal agencies that Congres…
A Correspondence
By Catherine Austin Fitts
This e-mail was forwarded recently by Dr. Joseph Farrell:
Dear Dr. Farrell:
I get lost sometimes when financial matters are discussed. In particular, the concept of separa…
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Risks in the Global Financial System
By Gold Switzerland
In this first of a series of London interviews that Lars Schall conducted for Matterhorn Asset Management this summer, Lars met up with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard to discuss geo-po…