Food & Health – Week of 4.1.12
Jane Fonda: Life’s Third Act
Giant Earthworm
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By Cary Huang
The Flowers Appear on the Earth…
Forest Wander
Newborn Seized in Hospital by Police, Social Worker
By Michael P. Farris, Esq.
I am not content to sit on the sidelines while the government gradually usurps the very essence of parental rights. I hope you share my determination. We need to stand with…
Transcript of the 3.22.12 Solari Report “Creating Liquidity in Your Neighborhood & Networks” Available to Subscribers
A transcript of the March 22, 2012 Solari Report on Creating Liquidity in Your Neighborhood & Networks with Thomas H. Greco, Jr. is now available to Solari Report Subscribers!
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Special Solari Report – Catherine with Jon Rappoport, “Let’s Go to the Movies”
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New JOBS Act Offers Substantial Regulatory Relief for Venture and Emerging Growth Companies
By Attorney Michael T. Dunn
On March 27, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) that was passed by the Se…
SCOTUS Mulls Striking Down All of Obamacare
By Philip Klein
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court this morning considered what to do with the rest of President Obama’s national health care law if its individual health insurance mandate is struc…
The “Potato Revolution”: Greeks Start Buying Potatoes Straight From Farmers
By Walking Times
As incomes fall and retail prices rise, Greeks have found an ingenious way to pay three times less than they usually would for potatoes.
Since the farmers sell the potatoes for a …
Allegation: MF’s Corzine Ordered Funds Moved to JP Morgan
By Phil Mattingly and Silla Brush
Jon S. Corzine, MF Global Holding Ltd. (MFGLQ)’s chief executive officer, gave “direct instructions” to transfer $200 million from a customer fund account t…
Invisibility Cloak May Be Available in 2 Years
By Sami K. Martin , Christian Post Contributor
Scientists and Harry Potter fans are one step closer to having an invisibility cloak. For those not familiar with Harry Potter, an invisibility cloak …
Banking Services Withdrawn: Madrid Escorts Declare Sex War
By RT.com
Madrid’s high-class escorts have found a way to regulate the Spanish banking sector. The ladies want to have their say in the economy by withholding sexual pleasures from bank employees…
Subscriber’s Luncheon With Catherine
March 17, 2012 – The Tohono Chul Tea Room – Tucson, AZ:
March 24, 2012 – Chez Zee American Bistro – Austin, Texas:
By Catherine Austin Fitts
We are having nourishing times at The Solari Report!
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Former Enron Board Member, Herbert Winokur Steps Down
By Joe Pompeo
Herbert “Pug” Winokur, the former Enron board member and finance committee chairman when the company was destroyed by an accounting-fraud scandal in 2001, has stepped down from the b…
Conservative Justices Question Insurance Mandate
By Jesse j. Holland
Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices has cast serious doubt on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Ob…
Banks Kickback Bailout $ to FHA
By Bob Ivry
The White House submitted a budget plan to Congress this year that would have provided the FHA as much as $688 million from the U.S. Treasury , the first bailout in the agency’s 78- y…
Catherine Austin Fitts – Immense Possibilities
By Ed Keller
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Bron Suchecki: Fake Bars — The Facts
By C. Powell
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In an essay headlined “Fake Bars — The Facts,” Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint today explains why tungsten-filled and other counterfeit gold bars like t…
Securitized Distrust (or how the $ is flowing out the back door of FHA, Fannie, Freddie…)
By Gary Victor Dubin
Gary Victor Dubin is a dynamite Honolulu foreclosure defense attorney with over 40 wins by the DUBIN LAW FIRM in Hawaii foreclosure courts for his clients just in the last year…
Health Care Law Reaches High Court
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By Richard Wolf
Health coverage for more than 30 million people. The power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. President Obama’s re-election. The reputati…
Hong Kong Exchange to Launch Yuan-settled Gold, Copper Futures
By Ruby Lian and Fayen Wong – Reuters
The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange plans to launch yuan-settled gold and copper futures by July, its president said on Friday, as it looks to tap growing intere…
Money & Markets – Week of 3.25.12
Charlesbank Capital Partners Acquires The Princeton Review Higher Education Readiness Division
Marketwire (27 March 12)
U.S. Airlines Seek Action on EU Carbon Tax
The Wall Street Journal (27 March 12…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.25.12
Zero Hedge: Can Gold-plated Tungsten be Rehypothecated Too?
GATA (24 March 12)
James Turk: Chinese Gold Imports Will Keep Increasing
GATA (23 March 12)
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.25.12
The U.S. Prison-Cell Economy (IYR, XHB, XLF, ITB, LEN, KBH, DHI, TOL)
ETF Daily News (26 March 12)
The Mortgage-to-Lease Alternative to Foreclosure
CounterPunch (26 March 12)
Foreclosures Expected t…
Geopolitical – Week of 3.25.12
High Court Throws Out Human Gene Patents
Yahoo News (26 March 12)
Economic Hitmen
Science & Technology – Week of 3.25.12
400 Chernobyls: Solar Flares, Electromagnetic Pulses and Nuclear Armageddon
Truthout (24 March 12)
Life – Week of 3.25.12
The Best SA Articles Of All Time, As Chosen By Their Authors
Seeking Alpha (26 March 12)
Dick Cheney Heart Transplant Surgery: Former Vice President Able To Stand, Doing Well
Huffington Post (26 Marc…
Food & Health – Week of 3.25.12
CDC: U.S. Kids With Autism up 78% in Past Decade
CNN (29 March 12)
‘Pink Slime’ on The Way Out in Montana School Cafeterias
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (21 March 12)
Wildcards – Week of 3.25.12
Pope’s Visit to Mexico Refocuses Attention on Narco-Church Relations
The 2012 Scenario (22 March 12)
Overwhelming Demand: Ruger Suspends All New Firearms Orders: “Incoming Order Rate Exceeds Our …
Guatemalan President Leads Drug Legalization Debate
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina
By Catherine E. Shoichet
On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist.
The retired general said he would send troops …
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
From Wikipedia
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) operates a worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and other financia…
Student-Loan Debt Reaches Record $1 Trillion, Report Says
By Janet Lorin
U.S. student-loan debt reached the $1 trillion mark, as young borrowers struggle to keep up with soaring tuition costs, according to the initial findings of a government study.
The …
Laundered Money
By Joseph T. Salerno
Under cover of its multiplicity of fabricated wars on drugs, terror, tax evasion, and organized crime, the US government has long been waging a hidden war on cash. One symptom …
Creating Liquidity in Your Neighborhood & Networks with Thomas H. Greco, Jr.
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Transcript of the 3.15.12 Comfort Calls Solari Report Available to Subscribers
A transcript of the March 15, 2012 Solari Report on “The Comfort Calls Story: Organizing the Legal Structure For Your Start Up” is now available to Solari Report Subscribers!
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U.S. Exempts 11 States From Iran Sanctions; China, India Exposed
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrew Quinn
The United States exempted Japan and 10 EU nations from financial sanctions because they have significantly cut purchases of Iranian oil, but left Iran’s top cus…
The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)
By James Bamford
The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the breeze. Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow o…
Town in Australia “Kickstarts” Grocery Story
Dennett’s IGA supermarket in Mullumbimby is FOR SALE
Could the people of Mullumbimby own their own supermarket…?
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A community-owned Mullum…
Double Fine Kickstarter Ends With Over $3.3 million
< By John Callaham The massive fund raising journey that is the Double Fine "point-and-click" adventure game project on the Kickstarter web site has come to an end. As of the project's deadline...
SWIFT Reaction: Iran ‘Will Retaliate’, Closing Hormuz Strait
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Tehran’s threats to block the Strait of Hormuz in response to sanctions are not mere words, warned Iran’s senior spokesman on sanctions. As long as the West ignores interna…
America’s Freakishly Inefficient Healthcare System
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Map of Where GMO Crops Grown Worldwide
By Paddy Allen
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President Obama Issues Executive Order Friday
Executive order issued Friday entitled “National Defense Resources Preparedness”
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[Note from CAF: Yes, it is simply an update of existing Executive Orders. However, why now? La…
Michigan DNR Going Hog Wild
By Pete Kennedy, Esq.
In a brazen power grab threatening the livelihood of hundreds of small farmers, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the state Invasive Species Act to e…
Money & Markets – Week of 3.18.12
As the Winter Ends, the De-Dollarization Begins
Hamsayeh.net (24 March 12)
JPMorgan Sued by Currency Trader Over $3 Million Decimal Point
Yahoo Finance (23 March 12)
A Primer for Those Considering E…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.18.12
Turkey Targets Gold Stashes
GATA (22 March 12)
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – New Moon, New Year, Dollar Oil
Jesse’s Café Américain (19 March12)
Court Overturns Order to Slash Dutch Pension…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.18.12
Mortgage Settlement? Not So Fast!
Zero Hedge (20 March 12)
Overvaluing Residential Properties and the Growing Glut of REO
ritholtz.com (16 March 12)
Geopolitical – Week of 3.18.12
Secret Nuclear Drone Plan Nixed by ‘Political Realities’
WIRED (22 March 12)
Swift Blows to Iran and Nuclear Talks
Asia times (21 March 12)
U.S. Top Court Backs Landowners, Limits Power of EPA
R…
Science & Technology – Week of 3.18.12
Apple Pads Investor Wallets
The Wall Street Journal (19 March 12)
Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony
Black Agenda Report (14 March 12)
Life – Week of 3.18.12
Meditation Helps Lower Truancy and Suspensions
Food & Health – Week of 3.18.12
US Government Approves Monsanto Seed Experiment Across America
Organic Consumers.org (16 March 12)
Composting,Indoors or Out-By Michelle
Remodelista (7 March 12)
New CDC Autism Numbers Coming Soon;?…
The Human Project – Barrie Trower Interview
Part 1 – YouTube
Interview playlist (Parts 1-13)
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
Secret Deals, Foreclosure Settlements,Stress Tests, and Vampire Squid Whistle-Blowers
By L. Randall Wray
No Hollywood scriptwriter could plot a more implausible story. Here is the plotline sequenc…
The Comfort Calls Story: Organizing the Legal Structure for Your Startup
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National Foreclosure Settlement Documents Finally Available
Complaint:
National Foreclosure Settlement Complaint (PDF)
Individual Bank Agreements:
Ally/GMAC Settlement (PDF)
Bank of America Settlement (PDF)
Citi Sett…
Transcript of the 3.8.12 Precious Metals Market Report Available to Subscribers
A transcript of the March 8, 2012 Precious Metals Market Report is now available to Solari Report Subscribers!
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Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs
[CAF Note: Goldman’s head of derivatives for Europe just happens to resign in the middle of the Greek CDS debacle and writes a big NY Times piece attacking Goldman on culture? What a coincidence! A …
A Quick Reminder That Higher Oil Prices Are DEFLATIONARY
By Joe Weisenthal
Sectoral Excess returns
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OCC Probing JPMorgan Chase Credit Card Collections
By Jeff Horwitz
JPMorgan Chase & Co. took procedural shortcuts and used faulty account records in suing tens of thousands of delinquent credit card borrowers for at least two years, current and for…
Derek Paravicini
Lesley Stahl profiles British musical savant Derek Paravicini, whose computer-like memory for music is matched by his creative abilities to play it in any style.
13 Years After Leaving Treasury, Rubin Says He Has Too Many Dollars
By Nina Mehta
New York — Robert Rubin, who as U.S. Treasury secretary in the 1990s promoted a stronger dollar, said he has too much of his personal investments in the currency.
A “disproportionat…
Apple Patent Paves Way for Next iPhone to Be an iWallet
Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock for last 5 years
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[CAF Note: Beware a digital currency in a closed system like Apple. Trojan horse possibilities here. Time to head…
US Military Unveils Ray Beam as Latest Non-lethal Weapon
Quantico Us Marine Corps Base, Virginia
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A sensation of unbearable, sudden heat seems to come out of nowhere — this wave, a strong electromagnetic beam, is the latest non-lethal we…
Congress vs. Executive Branch: War Powers Spat
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The Face of Gold and Silver Price Volatility
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, Casey Research writes: On February 29, gold dropped 4.8% and silver 6.2% (based on London fix prices). That’s quite the fall for one day. We’ve seen prices that have ris…
Assange: Facebook, Google, Yahoo are Spying Tools
JULIAN ASSANGE RT EXCLUSIVE – FULL INTERVIEW (PART 1 of 2)
He famously warns that social media and in particularly Facebook, Google, Yahoo are among the greatest spy machines ever invented. Once ag…
Pols Fear ‘SOPA Backlash’
By Kim Hart
In the wake of the Internet blackout that led to the dramatic death of two controversial online piracy bills, a new warning has entered the Hill vernacular: “Don’t get SOPA’d.”
…
Money & Markets – Week of 3.11.12
SWIFT Cuts Off Iran As Sanctions Vice Tightens
Huffington Post (15 March 12)
Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to Agree on Emergency Oil Stocks Release
Reuters (15 March 12)
US Treasury Yields Rising
Blo…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.11.12
India Raises Gold-Import Tax for Second Time; Prices Drop
Bloomberg (16 March 12)
South African Gold Production Dives Again To 90 Year Lows
GoldCore (15 March 12)
Is the Banque de France Eager to Sh…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.11.12
HUD’s Foreclosure Report
The Washington Post (15 March 12)
Foreclosures Pick Up In Many States
NPR (15 March 12)
Whistleblower Says BofA Defrauded HAMP
Reuters (7 March 12)
Geopolitical – Week of 3.11.12
Netanyahu says Israel Won’t Need U.S. OK to Hit Iran
The Washington Times (15 March 12)
Director of DARPA Departs Pentagon for Google, Further Reinforcing Government Ties
The 2012 Scenario (14 Marc…
Science & Technology – Week of 3.11.12
Note to Self: Siri Not Just Working for Me, Working Full-Time for Apple, Too
ACLU (10 March 12)
3D Printing: How “Desktop Factories” Will Create the Next $1 Trillion Industry
Money Morning (8 March 1…
Life – Week of 3.11.12
Archive for the ‘Tiny Houses’ Category
Tiny house Talk (11 March 12)
They Made Main Street Their Own
The New York Times (7 March 12)
Food & Health – Week of 3.11.12
Monsanto’s Roundup Ravaging Butterfly Populations, Study Shows
Truthout (9 March 12)
Wildcards – Week of 3.11.12
No, They’re Not Photographs! The Astonishing Pictures Drawn by PENCIL
MailOnlne (15 March 12)
After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
The New York Times (13 March 12)
Annie Leona…
Great Things A-Happenin
By Katey Culver
Hello friends and family,
As many of you know I have been involved in 2 lawsuits against the State of TN with the Green Party of TN. Our first lawsuit took 3 years and ended in a W…
Precious Metals Market Report – 3.8.12
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Transcript of Catherine’s Solari Report on “Living in Faith” Available to Subscribers
A transcript of Catherine’s March 1, 2012 Solari Report on “Living in Faith” is now available to Solari Report Subscribers!
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A Solar Storm Is A Bad Omen For Stocks
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USDA to Give Speedy Approval to New GE Crops
By Jenna Blumenfeld
Lately it seems like non-GMO supporters simply can’t catch a break.
In the wake of an unsuccessful lawsuit between the Organic Seed Growers and Monsanto Co., and news that B…
Quotation of the Day
“It’s a little late in the game to worry about anticorruption measures because what in the world is the alternative going to be? If you find people who aren’t corrupt it is largely because they haven’…
Quote du Jour
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
– Richard Buckminster Fuller
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Buckmi…
Bluebird
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I am leaving Los Angeles for Ojai today.
A blue jay has been appearing in the back yard. My friend Nina says she has never seen one in her garden before. She says the blu…
Kucinich’s Politics Career Defined by Adversity
By Heidi Przybyla
Representative Dennis Kucinich’s exit from Congress is among many setbacks defining his 42-year political career, dating to the 1978 attempt to recall him as the “boy mayor”…
Special Ops: Engineering the Slow Burn
By Steven Aftergood
U.S. special operations forces are engaged in “more than 100 countries worldwide,” said Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), in tes…
Quote du Jour
My wonderful friend Nina takes pictures of beautiful birds as she travels. This one has a quote from St. Francis that I love:
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
~ St Fr…
Tornadoes Kill at Least 39 in Five States
March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind.
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.
By Daniel Politi and Abby Ohlheiser
Angel Babcock, the 15-month-old found alive in an Indiana field, died on Sunday, bringing t…
This Country Defaulted, And Now It Has One Of The Healthiest Public Sectors In The World
By Joe Weisenthal
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NY Times Lets Walker Todd Denounce Fed For Coddling Big Banks
By Gretchen Morgenson
Stop your bellyaching.
That was the message delivered last Thursday to Americans who today make almost nothing on the savings in their bank accounts.
It came from Sarah Bloom…
Mortgage-free, Tiny Home on a Housekeeper’s Salary
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Money & Markets – Week of 3.4.12
Insight: Coke, Conoco, Icahn Among Big Fish on MF Global Hook
Yahoo Finance (9 March 12)
Why High Oil Prices Are Now Affecting Europe More Than the US
Our Finite World (5 March 12)
Banking Giant Ac…
Precious Metals – Week of 3.4.12
US Trade Balance Worst In 39 Months With Largest 3 Month Drop In 20 Years
Zero Hedge (9 March 12)
Agitation in Switzerland and Germany to Bring Their Gold Home From U.S.
GATA (7 March 12)
Chinese Ba…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.4.12
Vancouver B.C. vs. Donegal Ireland Real Estate: What Will $890,000 Buy?
MISH’S (3 March 12)
Geopolitical – Week of 3.4.12
Obama Admin Admits ACTA “Legally Binding” on Americans
Science & Technology – Week of 3.4.12
CleanPrint: The New Superhero of Printer Longevity
ASTEK blog (2 Dec 11)
Software Gives Visual Representation of Who’s Following You Online
The Raw Story (1 March 12)