Wildcards – Week of 06.23.13
From Karen Silkwood to Michael Hastings, Something is Wrong
Canada Free Press | 22 June 2013
Just a few short years ago, I would have likely considered the death of Rolling Stone Reporter…
Ben’s Last Stand
The Don Coxe Call
A weekly review of the Global Capital Markets.
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Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole – Over the Rainbow
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Summer Solstice
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The summer solstice occurs when the tilt of a planet’s semi-axis, in either the northern or the southern hemisphere, is most inclined toward the star (sun) that it orbits. Earth’s maxi…
Solari Stories – The $400,000,000 Story Part I
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3-D Printers to Make Things You Need or Like
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By Amy O’Leary
You may have seen some odd-shaped plastic trinkets on someone’s desk or heard about the first shots fired a few weeks ago from a 3-…
The NSA, Edward Snowden and What It All Really Means with Jon Rappoport
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The Solari Report 2013-06-06
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Boiling Frogs: Podcast Show #112: NSA Whistleblower Goes on Record -Reveals New Information & Names Culprits!
By: Sibel Edmonds’ Boiling Frogs
In this bombshell episode of the Boiling Frogs Post Podcast Show NSA whistleblower Russ Tice joins us to go on record for the first time with new revelations and th…
Quote du Jour
“A mathematician friend once told me that if all of the dimensions in the universe suddenly and simultaneously increased by a factor of 2, we would never know the difference – we would never know t…
Quote du Jour – Paul Craig Roberts
“A mathematician friend once told me that if all of the dimensions in the universe suddenly and simultaneously increased by a factor of 2, we would never know the difference – we would never know th…
Silicon Valley and Spy Agency Bound by Strengthening Web
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By James Risen and Nick Wingfield
When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter or a simil…
AT&T iPhone Users Forced to Receive Obama Alerts Which Can’t Be Turned Off
[CAF Note: A Solari subscriber reported yesterday that they suddenly could not access their e-mail until they signed an agreement that AT&T can scan their e-mail.]
By Joe Schoffstall
Are you a cus…
Jail Reckless Bankers, Standards Commission Urges
[CAF Note: Looks like the Ango-American alliance is moving closer to doing bail-ins!]
By BBC News
The cross-party Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards’ fifth report said bankers should in…
Quote du Jour – Suzanne Sommers
“My goal in life is to become the person my dog thinks I am.”
– Suzanne Sommers
Quote du Jour
“My goal in life is to become the person my dog thinks I am”
-Suzanne Sommers
“What in the World is Going On”
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Detroit Peddles Its Municipal Assets to Avoid Record Bankruptcy
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By Brian Chappatta, Chris Christoff & Mark Niquette
Detroit (9845MF) is suspending payments on $2 billion of unsecured debt, marketing parking ga…
McD’s Worker Sues: Don’t Pay by Debit Card
By Bill O’Boyle
All Natalie Gunshannon wanted was to be paid a fair wage for her work, she said.
Gunshannon, 27, of Dallas Township, worked at McDonald’s Restaurant on the Dallas Highway from Apri…
Father Knows Best
Dear Friend and Reader:
Today’s article is from the “too scary to think about” file. One problem with this particular genre is that it leads most people into shutdown or mindless diversion mode jus…
The Price of Distortion
By John P. Hussman, Ph.D.
The central issue in the current financial markets, in my estimation, is distortion. Because monetary distortion dominates the financial markets here (helped by fiscal dis…
Money & Markets – Week of 06.16.13
New Map Tracks Evolution of Entrepreneurship in Kansas City
Kauffman Foundation | 20 June 2013
A newly created map of Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community…
Guest Post: Fed’s Economic Projections…
Precious Metals – Week of 06.16.13
A Gold Margin Call
FT Alphaville | 21 June 2013
CME Group, which operates the New York Comex exchange on which gold futures are traded…
India’s Reliance Capital Suspends Gold Sales
Mineweb | 21 Jun…
King Trial Testimony – 1999
[CAF Note: Some interesting comments on the relationship between intelligence and enforcement agencies and media disinformation]
Parts 2 through 8 can be found here.
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Geopolitical – Week of 06.16.13
Michael Hastings’ Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary
The Huffington Post | 19 June 2013
In the 24 hours since the tragic death of journalist and author Michael Hastings…
‘KKK…
Appeals Court Binds Monsanto to Promise Not to Sue Organic Farmers
By Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association
A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a group of organic and otherwise non-GMO farmer and seed company plain…
Science & Technology – Week of 06.16.13
Use of Tor and E-mail Crypto Could Increase Chances That NSA Keeps Your Data
Ars Technica | 20 June 2013
When it comes to surveillance rules, some US people are more equal than others…
New Matt Dam…
Food & Health – Week of 06.16.13
Official: Water Complaints Could be ‘Act of Terrorism’
USA Today | 21 June 2013
Residents who say children have become ill from drinking water says state is attempting to silence its critics…
The G…
Life – Week of 06.16.13
The Paranoia Industry
The Moneychanger
Some of the people I hear from live in astonishing fear…
The Two Centers of Unaccountable Power in America
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By Robert Reich
There are two great centers of unaccountable power in the American political-economic system today – places where decisions that significantly affect l…
Wildcards – Week of 06.16.13
Reflections And Warnings – An Interview With Aaron Russo
YouTube | 01 June 2009
In an historic final interview, filmmaker and music promoter Aaron Russo…
Noonan: Privacy Isn’t All We’re Losing
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By Peggy Noonan
The U.S. surveillance state as outlined and explained by Edward Snowden is not worth the price. Its size, scope and intrusiveness, its ability to target and monitor …
The Hush Sound – “The Market”
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Internet Freedom: Your Rights in a Digital World with Rainey Reitman – June 13
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Solari Stories – Location-Based Transparency
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ECB Coeure: Moving from Bail-Out to Bail-In Environment
By Wall Street Journal
BERLIN–Europe is currently moving from a bail-out environment to a bail-in environment when it comes to rescuing failing banks, a member of the European Central Bank’s execu…
Second Phase of US Swaps Rules Takes Hold
By FOW Intelligence
This week the latest stage in the US swaps reforms was implemented under a cloud of uncertainty as to how ready the industry was for the change, writes Jonathan Watkins.
The se…
This Island Earth
By Geoff Olson
More of a tourist than a traveller, I’m standing on an outcropping of volcanic rock in the Caribbean, scratching away at my archipelago of bug bites. My guide Calvin, a relaxed fel…
Six States Move Forward With Social Impact Bonds
[CAF Note: On a scale of 1-10, 10 being a terrific idea and 1 being a horrible idea, social impact bonds are a 1. I would much prefer that parties involved would stop engaging in/with financial fraud …
Transcript of “Open Source Intelligence with James Corbett” is Now Available!
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39th G8 Summit
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The 39th G8 summit will be held on 17–18 June 2013 at the Lough Erne Resort, a five-star hotel and golf resort on the shore of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It wi…
Quote du Jour
“Following my words last night about how long your yankee government has been spying on you, my dear wife Susan reminded me of an event during our 1991 federal trial for willful failure to file inco…
Quote du Jour – Franklin Sanders
“Following my words last night about how long your yankee government has been spying on you, my dear wife Susan reminded me of an event during our 1991 federal trial for willful failure to file inco…
Bradley Manning Testimony Centers On ‘Terrible’ Afghanistan Air Strike Video
[CAF Note: I spun through all the news channel repeatedly this morning at the gym. There was coverage of a multitude of trials EXCEPT Manning’s trial. That was not an accident]
By Matt Sledge
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Meet the Contractors Analyzing Your Private Data
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By Tim Shorrock
Amid the torrent of stories about the shocking new revelations about the National Security Agency, few have bothered to ask a central question. Who…
CFTC’s Gary Gensler: In or Out For Pressuring Banks on Swaps?
By Jesse’s Cafe
It appears that President Obama is bidding adieu to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, purportedly for being ‘too aggressive’ with the Banks over their antics in the markets, with special …
Quote du Jour – Mark Twain
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
– Mark Twain
Quote du Jour
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
– Mark Twain
Start Page – The World’s Most Private Search Engine
The Washington Post and The Guardian have revealed a US government mass Internet surveillance program code-named “PRISM”. They report that the NSA and the FBI have been tapping directly into the ser…
S&P Revises U.S. Credit Outlook to ‘Stable’ From Negative
By David Gaffen and Daniel Bases
Standard & Poor’s on Monday removed the near-term threat of another credit rating downgrade for the United States by revising its outlook to stable from negative, c…
CPAs: Small Business Financial Reporting Framework
[CAF Note: The CPAs are getting ready for crowdfunding!]
The AICPA has issued its Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities. The FRF for SMEsTM accounting framework is desi…
John Trudell & Bad Dog
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Responsibility. Coherence. Humanity. Life. The Earth. An inspiring exploration of the real and important were at the heart of John Trudell and Bad Dog’s wonderful concert …
The Obama/Holder Swarm
By Matthew Cooper
Nineteen years ago this month, Eric Holder was having a very different spring in Washington. It wasn’t cruel or grueling. Conservatives didn’t want his scalp and liberals didn’t t…
Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations
By Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill and Laura Poitras
The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assis…
Squeezing the Piggy Bank
By Catherine Bosley
The Swiss parliament will probably pass a bill allowing banks to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S., dropping opposition for fear of leaving the country’s 300 institu…
Money & Markets – Week of 06.09.13
Treasury Sales By Foreigners Hit Record High In April
Zero Hedge | 14 June 2013
The monthly TIC (foreign capital flows) data gets less respect than it should…
US Budget Deficit Widens $139 Billion …
Mary Meeker: 2013 Internet Trends
By Liz Gannes
Mary Meeker both tells and shows how fast the Internet industry is moving, via her rapid-fire delivery of the hundreds of slides that make up her annual trend reports.
Continue to wa…
Precious Metals – Week of 06.09.13
Gold Bears Return as ETP Rout Extends to 17th Week: Commodities
Bloomberg | 14 June 2013
Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 06.09.13
Mortgage Rates Near 4% Barrier
Yahoo! Finance | 13 June 2013
Mortgage rates moved to within a hair of the 4% barrier this week…
How Home Ownership Causes Unemployment
CNBC | 07 June 2013
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Geopolitical – Week of 06.09.13
Long-Dormant Civil Liberties Board to Meet on NSA’s PRISM
Federal Times | 13 June 2013
A long dormant and little known presidentially appointed panel…
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong …
Science & Technology – Week of 06.09.13
$27,500 Gun Hits Targets at 1,000 Yards
Yahoo! Finance | 11 June 2013
A new company in Texas is selling a precision rifle with a unique technology…
Food & Health – Week of 06.09.13
Netherlands, Belgium Racing to Okay Euthanasia for Disabled Children
Life News | 14 June 2013
The Netherlands and Belgium seem to be in a race to the bottom of medical ethics…
No Appetite for Austr…
What’s Fueling the US Housing and Real Estate Markets?
A New York Landmark Moves Toward an I.P.O. Despite Legal Appeals
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Life – Week of 06.09.13
Living the Green Life – Behind Bars
Earth Island Journal
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Wildcards – Week of 06.09.13
UFO Alien Disclosure By Canadian Minister of Defence May 2013
YouTube | 07 June 2013
Hon. Paul Hellyer – Minister of National Defense Testified knowing of 4 Alien races actively visiting Earth…
“A Massive Surveillance State”: Glenn Greenwald Exposes Covert NSA Program Collecting Calls, Emails
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Lauryn Hill – “Forgive Them Father”
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Lunch With Catherine
By Catherine Austin Fitts
On June 1st, twenty-five Solari subscribers gathered in a field in Marin County, California for a delicious lunch and much discussion. The marvelous photographer Leonardo …
Solari Stories – Federal Financial Ignorance
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Open Source Intelligence with James Corbett – June 6
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Gee, You Think?
“The net worth of U.S. households and nonprofits rose 4.5% in the first quarter to $70.349 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. It is a significant milestone as it shows, on average, American…
U.S., British Intelligence Mining Data From Nine U.S. Internet Companies in Broad Secret Program
By Barton Gellman and Laura Poitras
The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio and video chats,…
Google Glass Banned From Shareholder Meeting
By Matt Clinch
Tight security restrictions at Thursday’s Google (GOOG) shareholder meeting led even the company’s much-hyped Google Glass technology to be banned, infuriating a consumer watchdog gr…
What’s Wrong With Gold?
By Brian Pretti CFA
To suggest gold is a controversial asset is not bold. For those watching long term, you know gold rose over 300% in the last decade before it even gained mainstream attention, l…
Palantir, the War on Terror’s Secret Weapon
By Ashlee Vance and Brad Stone
In October, a foreign national named Mike Fikri purchased a one-way plane ticket from Cairo to Miami, where he rented a condo. Over the previous few weeks, he’d made …
The 24 Billion Hack
By Veracode
On April 22, 2011 Sony announced their network had been breached, but released limited details regarding the attack vector. This announcement was a precursor to a series of new attacks …
U.S. And China To Hold Talks On Controlling Internet
By The Top Information Post
I always believed that the China internet model was an experiment which the Americans were part of in the hopes of learning how to implement the same draconian practices…
Wisee Uses Wi-Fi Signals to Recognise Body Gestures
By Leo Kelion
Researchers say they have found a way to detect and recognise human gestures based on how they affect wi-fi signals.
They suggest it could let users control home appliances with a wa…
HTTPS Everywhere
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The Bradley Manning Enemy List
By Amy Davidson
Among the stranger aspects of the court martial of Bradley Manning, the Army private who is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of classified files to WikiLeaks, is the prosecut…
Tom Donilon Resigning as National Security Adviser; Susan Rice to Replace Him
By Scott Wilson and Colum Lynch
President Obama announced Wednesday that national security adviser Thomas E. Donilon is resigning his post and will be replaced by U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice, a c…
Iowa City to Ban Red-Light Cameras, Drones, and License Plate Readers Too
By Cyrus Farivar
On Tuesday evening, Iowa City is scheduled to hold the first reading (PDF) of what is likely the first municipal bill anywhere in the country to simultaneously ban the local use of…
The Trick of the Psychopath’s Trade: Make Us Believe that Evil Comes from Others
[CAF Note: This is a summary of one of my favorite books, Political Ponerology. A wonderful subscriber reminded me today “Start anywhere, but read this first.”]
By Silvia Cattori
After reading the…
Excert: B Corporations Will Make Things Worse, Not Better
FROM: Getting to Real Solutions – A Dialogue with Bonnie Faulkner
Catherine Austin Fitts: So let me tell you another one of my bugaboos: B corporations.
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Supreme Court: Police Can Take DNA Samples in Arrests
By Jess Bravin
A divided Supreme Court held Monday that police can take DNA samples from people under arrest in the hope of tying them to unrelated crimes, in a ruling that touched both on fast-cha…
Inside the Financial Chaos
By GaiamTV
There is no doubt that the economies of the world have become increasingly turbulent over the past few years. It appears that these financial markets have become managed systems for geop…
Senators Near Plan to Abolish Fannie Mae, Shrink U.S. Backstop
Photo Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
By Clea Benson
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is putting the final touches on a plan to liquidate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FMCC) and replace them with …
US Officials Decide Which Nonbanks to Term Threats
Federal regulators have proposed a group of firms that aren’t banks to be deemed potential threats to the financial system that need stricter government oversight.
The regulators didn’t name the fir…
New York Times Warning: Trust Authorities on Boston Bombing, or You’re Nuts
By Russ Baker
A huge story can set off alarm bells everywhere, but somehow, with ever increasing frequency, we note the silence of the mainstream media. Having avoided doing its job, it then protec…
Turkish Stock Market Falls 10.5% as Demonstrations Escalate
By BBC
Turkey’s main share index closed 10.47% down following investor concerns over the escalation of anti-government protests over the weekend.
The Borsa Istanbul 100 index tumbled as investors …
Bloomberg Best (and Worst)
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Money & Markets – Week of 06.02.13
Advising Clients Regarding Erroneous Tax Return Positions: Part I
AICPA | 01 June 2013
Tax practitioners occasionally uncover or otherwise become aware of errors…
Beware of Sideways Markets
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Precious Metals – Week of 06.02.13
France Prohibits Sending Currency, “Coins And Precious Metals” By Mail
Zero Hedge | 07 June 2013
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,410.00, EUR 1,065.12 and GBP 905.53 per ounce…
Only One Thing Matters…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 06.02.13
Hedge Fund Panic on Rental Homes
Tradewind Vegas | 05 June 2013
We don’t usually post twice a week but there is a big splash in the pond…
Behind the Rise in House Prices, Wall Street Buyers
Dealb…
Geopolitical – Week of 06.02.13
Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Transition
AL Monitor | 05 June 2012
In the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has transitioned its top security posts…
NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizo…
Science & Technology – Week of 06.02.13
Wikipedia Wars: The Most Controversial Pages Revealed
Fox News | 03 June 2013
A behind-the-scenes look at the so-called edit wars…
Makerbot May Or May Not Be Getting Acquired, And It May Or May Not…
Food & Health – Week of 06.02.13
Plant Maps
Interactive plant, tree and gardening maps and data…
Hacking Tomatoes at the World’s Greenest Greenhouse
IEEE Spectrum | 05 June 2013
A Dutch experimental growing facility tests the br…
Life – Week of 06.02.13
Re-Imagining School
TED | February 2006
All over the world, there’s a growing consensus that our education systems are broken…
Click for Career Enhancement
The New York Times | 10 March 2013
Anyone…