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Rich Tech Folk Building Their Island Utopia Off The Coast of San Francisco
By Andrew Dalton
Venture capitalist and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel is inching closer towards realizing his dream of creating a government-free floating island utopia for tech startups off the co…
Generations of Family Owned and Operated Bank
“About 32 leading men of the community,” according to the original minute book, assembled December 24, 1883, in Malvern Hall for the purpose of “starting a National Bank of Malvern.”
The Willits Fa…
Following in Footsteps – Bank of Malvern
Andrew Bartholomew, son of Lydia Willits Bartholomew grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from Lynchburg College, in Economics, in 2005, followed by a M.A. i…
Catherine with Jon Rappoport, “Let’s Go to The Movies – Part II”
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Facebook Prices at Top of Range in Landmark IPO
By Olivia Oran and Alistair Barr
New York/San Francisco (Reuters) – Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at the top of its target range to raise more than $16 billion, as strong demand, …
Italian Court Rules MMR Vaccine Did Trigger Autism
Source: NYR Natural News
An Italian court has ruled there is a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
In what may be a ground-breaking decision, the Italian Court of Rimini has ruled that causa…
FDA-Approved Drugs Kill a Million Americans Per Decade!
By Jon Rappoport
The day of the Smoking Gun has arrived.
The discovery of a page, on the FDA’s own website, proves the FDA is fully aware that:
the drugs it certifies as safe have been killing …
Quote du Jour
“Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.”
~ Picasso
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Pablo Picasso
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Sir James Goldsmith in 1993 on Why the Euro Will Not Work
[CAF Note: Reposting this for the second time given ongoing events in Greece and the Eurozone]
You are an opponent of the project for single currency. Why?
The effects of a single currency go far be…
Transcript of Solari Report Resources 101 Available to Subscribers
A transcript of Catherine’s May 3, 2012 interview on Solari Report Resources 101 is available to Subscribers!
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DOJ Opens Inquiry Into JPMorgan Trading Loss
Source: Reuters
Washington (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan’s multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a pers…
Must Read: “Another Perspective”
By Paul Brodsky and Lee Quaintance of QBAMCO
Two weeks ago, before Jamie Dimon’s thoughtful diversion, Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway instructed viewers of CNBC that “civilized people don…
Quote du Jour
This gold backed stuff is laughable. Let me know when the Russians or Chinese have control of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and then we can talk about who dictates currency terms and internationa…
United States Circumvented Laws To Help Japan Accumulate Tons of Plutonium – Thanks to D.
By Joseph Trento
The United States deliberately allowed Japan access to the United States’ most secret nuclear weapons facilities while it transferred tens of billions of dollars worth of Americ…
JP Morgan “Double Dipping Scheme”
By Teri Buhl
Fallout from JP Morgan trading losses, which led to rater Fitch downgrading their debt yesterday, aren’t the only financial worries the banking behemoth is facing. Nestled in that s…
JPMorgan Weighing In onTrading Loss
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JPMorgan Said to Weigh Bonus Clawbacks After Loss
Bloomberg (14 May 12)
Senate’s Jo…
Prepare For Volatility
By Cam Hui
Last week, I wrote to expect a short-term rally, which was a tactical trading call (see The “Merde” rally?) but I wasn’t convinced that any rally would be the start of an intermediate t…
Putin Flexes Muscle in Shunning U.S.-hosted G8 Talks
Editing by Alissa de Carbonnel and Mark Heinrich
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Of all the signals and symbols that shape Russian foreign policy, this one seemed particularly blunt: Vladimir Putin, in one of …
The Commodity Megatrend
Source: Seeking Alpha
“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone)
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns
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Keyline Cowboy – Soil Regeneration Techniques
Email sent to Catherine May 8, 2012 from a subscriber:
Catherine,
Franklin Sanders had CC’d me your email address in regards to any soil questions you might have. My name is Brian G. Bankston (but y…
Money & Markets – Week of 5.13.12
Cost of Greek Exit From Euro Put at $1tn
The Guardian (16 May 12)
Screeching Halt in China; Weak Trade Data; Imports and Exports Fall Way Short of Expectations; Credit Crunch Underway; Feeble Forecas…
Geopolitical – Week of 5.13.12
Spy Drone Almost Causes Mid Air Collision With Jet Over Denver
Infowars.com (17 May 12)
Rubin and Hills Co-Chair
Council Foreign Relations
Does Pauley’s BNYM Ruling Spell New Liability for MBS Tru…
Science & Technology – Week of 5.13.12
Rare ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Comes to California This Weekend
Los Angels Times (15 May 12)
Domino Chain Reaction
YouTube
(4 Oct 09)
Life – Week of 5.13.12
Wild Elephants Gather Inexplicably, Mourn Death of “Elephant Whisperer”
beliefnet.com (May 2012)
Kids Who Get Driven Everywhere Don’t Know Where They’re Going
The Atlantic Cities (7 May 12)
Food & Health – Week of 5.13.12
Why Gardening Makes You Happy and Cures Depression
Permaculture College Australia
NANCY PELOSI EXPOSES OBAMACARE
YouTube
(13 May 12)
USDA Backs Production of Rice With Human Genes
The washington …
Wildcards – Week of 5.13.12
Insider Tells Why Anonymous ‘Might Well be The Most Powerful Organization on Earth’
National Post (12 May 12)
Precious Metals & 1st Quarter Wrap-up
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The Eurozone Decoupling. . .
Source: Pragmatic Capitalism
One of the more controversial ideas I wrote about last year was the decoupling of Europe and the USA
The equity market went vertical this morning on the back of the US…
Go Away American Millionaires
By Sanat Vallikappen
That’s what some of the world’s largest wealth-management firms are saying ahead of Washington’s implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act , known as Fatca…
Solari Report Subscribers
By Catherine Austin Fitts
[Excerpt from our Annual Wrap Up in January 2012]
This year was my first opportunity to meet a lot of Solari Report subscribers in person. I was astonished as I le…
Federal Reserve Board Approves Bank Holding Applications for Three Chinese Banks
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, China Investment Corporation, and Central Huijin Investment Ltd., a…
Tamera Named Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalist
Tamera, Portugal, May 7th, 2012: – Tamera Water Retention Landscape has been named a 2012 Finalist in the Buckminster Fuller Challenge, the prestigious annual design science competition named “Soc…
Arthur’s Inspirational Transformation!
Volkswagen People’s car project.
YouTube
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Is VW’s Next People’s Car a Hover Car?
Fox News (4 May 12)
Japan Nuclear Power Free After Shutdown of Last Reactor
By Tsuyoshi Inajima
Japan has none of its 50 reactors operating as of today after its sole operating nuclear unit was halted for planned maintenance last week.
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. shut the …
Krugman Finally Wins the Argument
By John Rubino
Today’s world can be summarized in two sentences:
Unless continuously fed with new credit, the global financial system will implode. And when confronted with this possibility, go…
Buffett on Gold
“When we took over berkshire, berkshire was selling at $15 a share and gold was selling at $20 an ounce. And gold is now $1600 and berkshire is $120,000. but you take take a broader example. if yo…
Why Publishers Don’t Like Apps
The future of media on mobile devices isn’t with applications but with the Web.
By Jason Pontin
By the time Apple released the iPad in April of 2010, just four months after Steve Jobs first announ…
On French and Greece Elections
This is not the end folks, this is only the beginning of a change that is sweeping across the World – these are stunning defeats of the status quo by people who are finally as mad as Hell – and th…
A New Chapter of Pension Plan Woes
By Eleanor Laise
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in the April 2012 issue of Kiplinger’s Retirement Report.
Traditional pension plans are supposed to offer a predictable plot …
Fred Wilson: 10 Ways to Be Your Own Boss
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The High Price of Tax Breaks
Source: The Economist
Like most sins, tax breaks are easier to condemn than to resist. Politicians regularly decry the inefficiency and complexity that tax breaks introduce to the overall tax system,…
Invergordon Mutiny
British Atlantic Fleet on patrol in the late 1920s
From Wikipedia
The Invergordon Mutiny was an industrial action by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet, that took place on 15–16 S…
G8 (Maryland) and G20 (California) Meetings Coming Up
With this goal in mind, Mexico has established the following priorities:
Economic stabilization and structural reforms as foundations for growth and employment.
[CAF Translation: Conce…
Money & Markets – Week of 5.6.12
CIC Stops Buying Europe Government Debt on Crisis Concern
Bloomberg (10 May 12)
Spain Nationalizes BFA and 45% of Bankia; No Bid for CatalunyaCaixa, Bank Worth Less Than Zero; Der Spiegel: Germany Fe…
Precious Metals – Week of 5.6.12
Goldman Stands By Gold-Rally Forecast Even as Price Drops
Yahoo Finance (10 May 12)
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 5.6.12
Restoring Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities
Reason Foundation (3 May 12)
Geopolitical – Week of 5.6.12
Vladimir Putin Sending Dmitry Medvedev to Camp David Summit
The Washington Post (10 May 12)
Proposed Treasury Regulations Implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”)
jdsupra.com…
Science & Technology – Week of 5.6.12
DNA-Destroying Chip Being Embedded Into Mobile Phones
Red Ice Creations (8 May 12)
Weather Modification And The U.S. Military
YouTube
(14 Jan 10)
Dr. Peter Hagelstein of MIT- Atom Unexplored
crypto…
Life – Week of 5.6.12
Grieving Parents Find ‘Stillborn’ Baby Alive in Morgue
OnDeadline (11 April 12)
Betty White Surprises Morgan Freeman at the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award
YouTube
(17 June 11)
Whitetail Deer attac…
Food & Health – Week of 5.6.12
Never, Ever Give Up. Arthur’s Inspirational Transformation!
YouTube
(30 April 12)
Guerrilla Grafters Bring Forbidden Fruit Back To City Trees
NPR (7 May 12)
Feds Won’t Outlaw BPA
Oneida Dispatch …
Wildcards – Week of 5.6.12
Wreckage of Russian Sukhoi Plane Strewn on Indonesian Mountain
The Times of India (10 May 12)
Who Really Runs The World?
Cosmic C onvergence 2012 (5 May 12)
David Icke: The Moon is Not Real
David I…
The Super Moon of May 2012
YouTube
(9 March 12)
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Supermoon
From Wikipedia
Griefwalker
“Not success. Not growth. Not happiness. The cradle of your love of life is death.”
-Stephen Jenkinson
YouTube
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Robot to Help Autistic Children Learn
By Stephanie Baum
A company has developed a robot to help autistic children learn social reference skills and is raising $1.25 million to produce more in a beta production run.
The Popchilla…
ZKB Boss Says Any U.S. Indictment Would Not Fell It
By Katharina Bart
An indictment of Zuercher Kantonalbank by U.S. officials in an ongoing tax probe would not mean the state-backed bank’s demise, Chief Executive Martin Scholl said in an interview …
The Fate of the Eurozone Hangs on Sunday’s French Elections
By Martin Hutchinson
It now looks as though Nicolas Sarkozy’s days are numbered. In the balance lies the fate of the Eurozone itself.
It appears Socialist Francois Hollande will win the French el…
Solari Report Resources 101
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World War 3.0
TWO FUTURES? Privacy, piracy, security, sovereignty—the divisions on these issues reflect an even deeper split between those who want tight control and those who want unfettered freedom.
By Micha…
The Food Police State
Joel Salatin talks to Lew about Big Agra authoritarianism, and how to emancipate yourself.
Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm website
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While in Portugal….
By Catherine Austin Fitts
While I was in Portugal, I received the following e-mail from my assistant in Hickory Valley:
“The local energy authority stopped by regarding Smart meter, said that he wa…
Coal’s Future Is Rocky at Best
By Matthew Philips
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Transcript of Catherine’s 4.19.12 Interview of Jim Norman Available to Subscribers
A transcript of Catherine’s April 19, 2012 interview with Jim Norman on the Solari Report is available to Subscribers!
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Ford Pension Offers Lump Sums
By Fred Meier
Ford announced today that it would offer a lump-sum payment to its 90,000 salaried retirees as well as U.S. salaried former employees due pensions to get them to voluntarily give up a…
April Showers Bring May ?
By Chuck Gibson
The charts below provide an historical perspective of what $10,000 invested in the SP500 would have returned since 1950 during the two periods, May-Oct and Nov-Apr.
May-Oct
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The NSA Is Watching You
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Three targeted Americans: A career government intelligence official, a filmmaker and a hacker. None of these U.S. citizens was charged with a crime, but they have…
US Opportunities to Study with Sepp Holzer
Sepp Holzer is coming to the US!
May 3-13 2012
Advanced Permaculture Training in Flathead Lake, MT
‘Place of Gathering’
Sepp Holzer and Michael Pilarski are teaching these courses
Flathead Lake, …
China’s Land Bridge to Europe – The China-Turkey High Speed Railway
By F. William Engdahl
The prospect of an unparalleled Eurasian economic boom lasting into the next Century and beyond is at hand. The first steps binding the vast economic space are being construct…
Foster and Kimberly Gamble Response to John Robbins Critique of THRIVE
By Foster and Kimberly Gamble
When unpacking [John] Robbins arguments we notice:
He has not corrected a single fact from THRIVE;
He confirms the sociopathic and greedy destructiveness of a few …
Money & Markets – Week of 4.29.12
Previewing Tomorrow’s Floating Rate Treasury Launch
Zero Hedge (1 May 12)
Global Investors Resume Exit From Euro Debt
Reuters (1 May 12)
YouTube
Hugh Hendry On Europe “You Can’t Make Up How Bad It…
Geopolitical – Week of 4.29.12
Another 6-year-old Arrested in School, Is Locking Kids Up Really the Best Option?
Clutch (30 April 12)
Pentagon Creates New Spy Service in Revamp
The Wall Street Journal (23 April 12)
Hollywood Cel…
Science & Technology – Week of 4.29.12
Epidermal Electronics
YouTube
(12 Aug 11)
Oracle and the End of Programming As We Know It
Dr.Dobb’s (1 May 12)
Wildcards – Week of 4.29.12
YouTube
Wellstone: They Killed Him (PREVIEW)
Snowshoe Documentary Films (18 Oct 11)
Judge Asked to Reconsider Dismissal of FDA Raw Milk Lawsuit
Source: Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Falls Church, Virginia, April 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On March 30 federal district judge Mark W. Bennett issued an order dismissing a lawsuit challen…
Palacio da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
On Sunday, I was a tourist, leaving Lisbon to meet a wonderful group of Portuguese, Swiss and German friends…
Water Retention Landscapes – A Conference in Tamera Portugal
Second International Water Symposium
Tamera, Portugal- April 27 – 29, 2012
[Note from Catherine: I am attending this week]
We have convened this symposium to introduce a concept of how desertific…
Google Chiefs Back Startup Mining Asteroids for Precious Metals
[CAF Note: Well, I guess these guys think precious metals is in a long-term primary trend! Or, perhaps, precious metals is good air cover?]
By Beth Jinks
Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) Chief Executive …
10 Fastest -growing and Dying Industries
By Chuck Gibson
In our continuing effort to mine for investments that will allow our clients to participate in future growth trends, I found the following list of the top 10 fastest and dying indus…
The Third Industrial Revolution
Source: The Economist
The first industrial revolution began in Britain in the late 18th century, with the mechanisation of the textile industry. Tasks previously done laboriously by hand in hundred…
Internet Ad Revenue Hits Record $31 billion in US in 2011
By Associated Press,
New York — Revenue from Internet advertising in the U.S. hit a record $31 billion last year, according to a study released Wednesday.
That’s up 22 percent from $26 billion…
The Crossover: Corporations & the US Government
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Contributor Madison Ruppert
A phenomenal series of Venn diagrams at the end of this article shows in painstaking detail just how corrupted our political sy…
Money & Markets – Week of 4.22.12
How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Taxes
New York Times (2012)
CalPERS Releases First-Ever Report on Sustainable Investing
Calpers (2012)
Geithner’s Talk of TARP ‘Profits’ Is All Wrong: Romero
Fi…
Precious Metals – Week of 4.22.12
Are Pawn Shops Running Out of Gold?
libertyblitzkrieg.com (23 April 12)
Gordon Chang: China Will Buy Gold to Pay For Iranian Oil
GATA (22 April 12)
Geopolitical – Week of 4.22.12
Shrimp Processors Object to BP Oil Spill Pact
Reuters (23 April 12)
Obama Mulls Easing Arms Export Curbs
Space wars.com (23 April 12)
It Takes A Village to Ruin Everything
Jon Rappoport (21 April 12…
Science & Technology – Week of 4.22.12
World’s First Handmade Cloned Transgenic Sheep Born in China
Seed Daily (26 April 12)
Swiss Scientists Demonstrate Mind-controlled Robot
Yahoo News (24 April 12)
New Research Could Mean Cellphones T…
Life – Week of 4.22.12
YouTube
“We the Tiny House People”: Documentary Trailer
YouTube
(18 April 12)
How to Ace a Job Interview on Skype
Video
Time.com
Food & Health – Week of 4.22.12
USDA: Mad Cow Case Confirmed in California
Supermarket News (24 April 12)
Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm
Infowars.com (19 April 12)
Investigative Series: Poisoned i…
Wildcards – Week of 4.22.12
Trance-Formation (Full Film)
YouTube
(15 April 12)
Village Voice on Mitt Romney
By Pete Kotz
It was the early 1990s, and the 750 men and women at Georgetown Steel were pumping out wire rods at peak performance. They had an abiding trust in management’s ability to run a smart com…
You Won’t Believe How Far Spain Has Fallen
By Simone Foxman
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US State Exports to China Pass $100 Billion for the First Time
By Marc Ross
US exports to China in 2011 total $103.9 billion?30 states now count China as one of their top three export markets
Washington, DC, March 28, 2012 – Today the US-China Business Counci…
Disturbing Questions About Our Government and the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’
By Ernest A. Canning
Would legalization disrupt the economics of the Prison Industrial Complex and its pool of slave laborers?
This is the second of our three-part series advancing the hypothesis th…
Jim Norman: The US Plays the Oil Card
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Transcript of the 4.12.12 Precious Metals Market Report Available to Subscribers
A transcript of the April 12th Precious Metals Market Report with special guest Chris Powell of GATA is available to Subscribers!
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Technology Extracts a Big Price From Americans, Survey Shows
By Ken Tysiac
Americans’ infatuation with technology such as cellphones, cable TV, and satellite radio isn’t helping them fatten their bank accounts, according to a survey conducted for the AIC…
Lawmakers Consider Changing Tax Breaks on Retirement Savings
By Lori Montgomery
The painful trade-offs of tax reform came into sharper focus Tuesday as lawmakers for the first time began considering specific tax breaks to reduce or otherwise change, startin…
A Street Manifesto
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Quote du Jour
“Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs…