Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 04.06.14
Zillow to Give Chinese Homebuyers Access to U.S. Listings
Bloomberg Businessweek | 02 April 2014
Zillow Inc. agreed to make its U.S. property listings available to Chinese consumers through a partners…
Special Report: Robots
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Immigrants From the Future
The Build-Up: Good and Ready
Military Uses: Up in the Air
Business Service Robots: The Invisible Unarmed
Labour Markets: A Mighty Contest
Domestic S…
Geopolitical – Week of 04.06.14
State Department Misplaces $6b Worth of Contracts Under Hillary
Hang the Bankers | 05 April 2014
The US State Department is unable to explain how it spent billions of dollars worth of contract funds …
Science & Technology – Week of 04.06.14
Hidden Miracles of the Natural World
TED | March 2014
We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye…
Meet the Jumping, Bionic Kangaroo Rob…
Food & Health – Week of 04.06.14
Health Plan Premiums Are Skyrocketing According To New Survey Of 148 Insurance Brokers, With Delaware Up 100%, California 53%, Florida 37%, Pennsylvania 28%
Forbes | 07 April 2014
Health insurance pre…
Life – Week of 04.06.14
How to Survive the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: An Online Course by Michigan State
Open Culture | 08 April 2014
These days, the naysayers like to ask: “What is a college education good for? What does i…
Yelp Reviews Brew a Fight Over Free Speech vs. Fairness
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By Angus Loten
A closely watched Internet free-speech case is headed to the Virginia Supreme Court this month, with many businesses that live an…
The Fight is Never About What the Fight is About
***CAF Note: So, what was the real reason? Was Firefox not giving the access to the intelligence agencies that they enjoy with Facebook and Google? There is a game afoot here, and it has nothing to do…
Another Retail 3.0 Twist
By Cryptogon
I, for one, find grocery lists so odious that I need a wi-fi enabled barcode scanner with voice recognition to make sure my whims are catered to immediately.
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Solari Circles 2014-2015 – “Curriculum”
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“Thank a Farmer” – James Wesley
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My Latest Rant and Prayer
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I am praying in response to the story below – 22 vets a day committing suicide in America.
This is way beyond what we have the power and money to do. However, my God is…
Why Employee Pensions Aren’t Bankrupting States
By Kevin G. Hall
From state legislatures to Congress to tea party rallies, a vocal backlash is rising against what are perceived as too-generous retirement benefits for state and local government wor…
Monetary Blockade Of Russia Begins: JPMorgan Blocks Russian Money Transfer “Under Pretext” Of Sanctions
By Tyler Durden
While the flare up of Cold War 2.0 may seem like last week’s news, overnight something very notable happened that so far virtually nobody appears to have paid attention to. According …
Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap
***CAF Note: This puts us in a very dangerous place. The message is clear. The 2014 elections were not going to go well for Mr. Global. Even rigged voting machines were going to be insufficient to h…
Scientists Working on Human-to-Dolphin Translator Report First Successful Interaction
By James Vincent
Researchers testing a real-life human-to-dolphin translator have reported the first successful use of their technology in the wild, with a bottlenose dolphin pointing out a piece o…
US Secretly Built ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Stir Unrest
By Desmond Butler, Jack Gillum and Alberto Arce
The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a “Cuban Twitter” – a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, …
Fully Invisible Aircraft
By Martin Armstrong
Does the USA have totally invisible planes? Why are they being leaked now? There has been development of secret planes at Area 51 for decades. Some crashes have even been decla…
The Navy’s Newest Destroyer Is a Drone
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By Drake Bennett
When the U.S. Navy christens the first of its newest class of destroyers this month, it will launch the first ship with a brain of it…
The Unknown Putin.
Pravda.Ru would like to bring to your attention “The Unknown Putin” – a documentary by well-known Russian journalist Andrei Karaulov.
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Bund Spread’s Message for the Stock Market
By McClellan Financial Publications
The folks who watch international bond yields have been giving a lot of attention lately to the fact that the spread between the 10-year U.S Treasury Note and th…
Hobby Lobby’s Hypocrisy: The Company’s Retirement Plan Invests in Contraception Manufacturers
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***CAF Note: The information age is now permitting us to look across our balance sheets and notice the multiple personality disorder throughout our finances. One way …
Machine to Machine
By Wikipedia
Machine to machine (M2M) refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same type. M2M is a broad term as it does not pinpoint…
Promoting Women Part I
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
“Let me tell you what’s going to happen this year….” was the way the chairman of the firm opened the partners January strategi…
How Much Is NSA Spying Costing In Lost Productivity?
By Washington’s Blog
Spy Agencies Are Spying On All Of Us, Taking Screenshots of Our Webchats, Creating Vulnerabilities On Our Computers and the Internet, and Intentionally Disrupting Some of Our Fun…
Rodney Jordon for City Council!
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Long time business colleague, ally & friend Rodney Jordon is running for city council in Norfolk, Virginia. If you are in Norfolk, please do consider giving him your supp…
Money & Markets – Week of 03.30.14
Amazing Graphic Shows Chicago’s Middle Class Disappear Before Your Eyes
CBS Chicago | 03 April 2014
The graphic that you are about to see is sobering, perhaps depressing, and you can’t take your e…
Open Source Ecology: Upcoming Workshops
By Open Source Ecology
OSE workshops are intended to provide you with immersion, hands-on training in practical skills – so you can Build Yourself – and thereby build the world around you. The …
Precious Metals – Week of 03.30.14
Vietnam to Ban Gold Bullion at Country’s Borders
Tuoitre News | 01 April 2014
Local and foreign individuals will be prohibited from carrying gold bullion and gold material when they enter or leave V…
Geopolitical – Week of 03.30.14
US Food Aid Is Already Being Sold on Black Market Websites in Ukraine
Motherboard | 02 April 2014
About a month after Russian troops invaded and annexed Crimea…
Russian Duma Denounces Black Sea Fle…
You’ll Never Look At The ‘Wealthiest 1%’ The Same Way
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By Joe Weisenthal
In recent years, as income and wealth inequality have grown as matters of concern, the term “1%” has become a popular way to connote the rise of a sup…
Science & Technology – Week of 03.30.14
Verizon Accused of Tearing out Copper Telephone Lines to Force FiOS and Wireless on Customers
Extreme Tech | 24 March 2014
Verizon has come under fire in the past for attempting to shove consumers off…
Yellen: Fed’s ‘Extraordinary’ Policy to Be Around for the Long Haul
By Javier E. David
The Federal Reserve will continue to bolster the U.S. economy, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday, given the halting pace of the recovery and a still moribund job market.
In so…
New Silk Route Railway Line Links China, Europe
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By AFP
It is one of the world’s longest railways, an approximately 11,000-kilometre “modern-day silk road” that traverses Russia and Kazakhstan to link a megacity in the h…
Life – Week of 03.30.14
The Cinderella Law: Emotional Correctness Gone Mad
The Independent | 02 April 2014
Rather than protecting children, the Cinderella Law could turn family life into a place where no one is safe…
Mars…
Quote du Jour – Chinese Proverb
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”
~ A Chinese Proverb
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“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”
~ A Chinese Proverb
Join Us at Secret Space Program, June 28-29
The Secret Space Program & Breakaway Civilization event in San Mateo, California in the San Francisco Bay Area on the weekend of June 28-29 will be memorable. I will be with Henrik, Joseph Farrell, Ri…
“Promised Land” – Elvis Presley
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Reinventing America’s Homes and Buildings with Mat Stein
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The Power of Soil
(**CAF Note: This letter comes from a great Montana ally who understands the importance and power of soil. For those of you who have not focused on the opportunity to improve soil and nutrition, it …
Quote du Jour – Charlie Munger
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero.”
~ Charlie Munger
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“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero.”
~ Charlie Munger
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Invasion of the Data Snatchers
By Catherine Crump and Matthew Harwood
Estimates vary, but by 2020 there could be over 30 billion devices connected to the Internet. Once dumb, they will have smartened up thanks to sensors and other…
London to Become Renminbi Trading Centre
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London will become the first centre outside Asia in which investors will be able to clear and settle Chinese renminbi trades.
The major boost to the City came aft…
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For Profit Surveillance
By Catherine Austin Fitts
One of the most amazing things to watch these days is the building of a FOR PROFIT surveillance state.
Aaron Russo was a fine man. A very successful Hollywood producer, he …
UFOs for 21st-Century Minds with Richard Dolan and Catherine Austin Fitts
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UFO’s for 21st Century Minds with Richard Dolan and Catherine Austin Fitts
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Russia Is Ousted From Group of 8 by U.S. and Allies
By Alison Smale and Michael D. Shear
The United States and its closest allies on Monday cast Russia out of the Group of 8 industrialized democracies, their most exclusive club, to punish President Vl…
My First Etsy Purchase
By Catherine Austin Fitts
I first noticed Etsy when the Mayor of Rockville, Illinois invited the artisan commerce website to help rebuild their local economy.
After trolling around Etsy for a whi…
Israel Closes Embassies Around the World as Diplomats Strike
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By Allyn Fisher-Ilan
Israeli diplomats launched an unprecedented strike on Sunday, forcing the complete closure of embassies around the world as they escalate…
Contact Lenses With Night Vision Could Be on the Way Thanks to Graphene Breakthrough
By James Vincent
Night vision technology has been around for a while, but it’s only really used by professionals (or professional creeps) due to its prohibitive size.
But what if night vision was so…
Money & Markets – Week of 03.23.14
Wal-Mart Sues Visa for $5 Billion Over Card Swipe Fees
Yahoo! Finance | 28 March 2014
Wal-Mart Stores Inc this week sued Visa Inc for $5 billion…
Putin Eyes Russia Credit Card System After Western …
Precious Metals – Week of 03.23.14
JPMorgan Defeats Appeal in U.S. Silver Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Reuters | 27 March 2014
Investors said silver prices driven down illegally…
April Fools’ Drop Dead Date for the Volcker Rule – What i…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 03.23.14
Stick A Fork In The “Housing Recovery” (Spoiler Alert: Blame Record Student Debt)
Zero Hedge | 20 March 2014
The chart below from Bank of America – showing the progression of first-time US homebuyers …
Geopolitical – Week of 03.23.14
Ukraine Faces Hard Road to Economic Recovery with Moscow Pushing Back
Reuters | 28 March 2014
Smarting from Ukraine’s U-turn towards Europe, Russia is likely to employ every weapon in its economic ars…
Science & Technology – Week of 03.23.14
3D-Printed Skull Replacement Transplant a World First for Netherlands Patient
International Business Times | 26 March 2014
A 22-year-old woman has received the world’s first full 3D-printed skull repl…
Food & Health – Week of 03.21.14
‘One in 68 Kids has Autism’
Yahoo! News | 27 March 2014
One in 68 children has autism, a 30 percent rise over the last estimate released in 2012…
8 Foods We Eat That Other Countries Ban
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Life – Week of 03.23.14
Why Likability Matters More at Work
The Wall Street Journal | 25 March 2014
Is the workplace becoming more like high school?
Celebrate Aretha Franklin’s Birthday With a Playlist Of The Queen Of Soul’…
Wild Cards – Week of 03.23.14
Police Execute Homeless Man For Camping
YouTube | 24 March 2014
You can add one more item to the list of things that will potentially get you killed by police: illegal camping…
US Jazz Musicians W…
Tugg – The Movies You Want at Your Local Theater
By Catherine Austin Fitts
How many people have told me they would love to have a screening for a given documentary in their home town. Well now there is a website that would help you do that.
Welc…
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The Russians Have Already Quietly Pulled Their Money From The West
By Tyler Durden
Earlier today we reported that according to weekly Fed data, a record amount – some $105 billion – in Treasurys had been sold or simply reallocated (which for political reasons is the…
Dollar Strengthens as Fed Changes Guidance for Rates
By Andrea Wong
The dollar gained versus all its major counterparts after Federal Reserve policy makers indicated they’ll probably raise interest rates by the middle of next year with the U.S. eco…
The New Age of Crony Capitalism
By The Economist
As the regime of Viktor Yanukovych collapsed in Ukraine, protesters against it could be found outside One Hyde Park, a luxury development in west London. Their target was Rinat Akhme…
Phasing Fannie and Freddie – From Homeowners to Landlords
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The current proposal to phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has the potential for ever greater back door shenanigans. Lot’s of money that can go out through the back do…
NASA is Being Forced by the US Government to Fly a Mission to Europa
By Sebastian Anthony
In a rather intriguing twist, it appears that NASA is now mandated by law to fly a robotic mission to Jupiter’s watery moon Europa. Europa is an incredibly exciting science t…
General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 Revenue Proposals
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released its General Explanations of the Administration’s FY2015 Revenue Proposals, known as the “Greenbook,” which explains the Administration’s revenue proposals …
How to Keep the NSA From Spying Through Your Webcam
By Kim Zetter
You already know that laptops, desktop computers, tablets and mobile phones are all at risk of being hacked. But did you know that intruders might use the built-in camera to take surrep…
Coming Clean: Beyond the Fiscal Cliff – Who’s The Leader?: 22nd of 22 Challenges
**Note: We are republishing each of the 22 challenges from Catherine’s fiscal cliff article – one a week. Helps to digest them bit by bit!**
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Ultimately, we must each decide…
Ukraine Crisis: Putin Signs Russia-Crimea Treaty
By BBC News
President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia.
Mr Putin told parliament that Crimea, which was taken over by pro-Russian for…
Putin Strikes Back: Russia’s Sanctions List Said To Include US Senators, High Ranking Administration Officials
**CAF Note: If the US and Russia target the finances and assets of individual officials, then the only people who will be able to hold government office are people with no laundered or illegal offshor…
Peace On Earth – An Interview With Daisaku Ikeda
By Alastair Thompson
Japanese peace builder and Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda has a unique perspective on the path humanity needs to follow to achieve Global Peace. Ikeda is President of Soka …
Putin Debt to Equity Hit on Crimea Seizure: Russia Reality Check
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Markets are reacting in real time to Russia’s military incursion into the Crimea section of Ukraine.
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Gazprom Chairman Sold All His Shares Just Before Russia Invaded Crimea
By Tyler Durden
We are sure it is just coincidence – and awkward combination of luck and suspicious timing – but Vedomosti reports that Viktor Zubkov, the Chairman of Russia’s massive energy monopo…
The Ukrainians Still Have A Sense Of Humor…
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Money & Markets – Week of 03.16.14
LARRY PAGE: I Would Rather Give My Billions To Elon Musk Than Charity
Business Insider | 20 March 2014
Google CEO Larry Page has an unusual idea about what should happen to his billions should he die….