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
Investors hoping to own a piece of the Empire State Building may soon get their chance.
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Life – Week of 06.09.13
Living the Green Life – Behind Bars
Earth Island Journal
California’s San Quentin State Prison is a tough place to live…
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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The National Security Agency has obtained acc…
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
HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox and Chrome extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, making your browsing more secure. Encrypt the web: Install HTTPS Everywhere today.
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Coming Clean Beyond the Fiscal Cliff
[CAF Note: We originally published this article in January 2013. I wrote it over the Christmas holidays in 2012 because it was obvious that, despite enormous noise throughout the media, most …
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.
Bonnie Faulkner: Okay what’s a B corporation…
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
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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)
Bloomberg Best (and Worst) showcases data that have been analyzed, organized and visualized by the Bloomberg Rankings team. These rankings seek to enlighten and entertain readers on topical issues of …
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
Institu…
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…
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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…
Monsanto Gives Up The Fight For Genetically Modified Plants In Europe
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By Wolf Richter, Testosterone Pit
The “March Against Monsanto” in 52 countries, an unapproved strain of its genetically modified wheat growing profusely in …
Illinois Illegally Seizes Bees Resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills Remaining Queens
Photo Credit: Patty French/Central Ohio Beekeepers Association
By Global Research News
The Illinois Ag Dept. illegally seized privately owned bees from renowned naturalist, Terrence Ingram, withou…
Jussi Björling – “Nessun Dorma”
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Paul Levy at Powells
This is the official book launch of Paul Levy’s new book Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, recorded at Powell’s City of Books on February 22, 2013.
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The Matrix is a Covert Operation with Jon Rappoport – May 30
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Solari Stories – The Red Button
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Skype With Care – Microsoft is Reading Everything You Write
By The H Security
Anyone who uses Skype has consented to the company reading everything they write. The H’s associates in Germany at heise Security have now discovered that the Microsoft subsidiary…
Subscriber Lunch in Nicasio, California – June 1
If you are a Solari Report subscriber, you are cordially invited to meet and lunch with Catherine.
This will provide an opportunity for you to meet Catherine in person and to get together with othe…
SEC to Vote June 5 on Floating Share for Riskier Money Funds
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By Dave Michaels & Carter Dougherty
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote next week on a proposal that would require a floating-share valu…
Major Victory as Jury Rules in Favor of Private Food Rights
By KristenM
I am doing my happy dance. Vernon Hershberger, the Amish dairy farmer recently on trial in Wisconsin for providing raw milk to his community, was acquitted last week by a jury on three …
Book Review: Water & Salt
By Catherine Austin Fitts
A naturopath who I respect greatly told me about a therapy of drinking “sole” – a salt water made with Himalayan Salt Crystals. It is described in Water & Salt: The Es…
Review: Water & Salt
By Catherine Austin Fitts
A naturopath who I respect greatly told me about a therapy of drinking “sole” – a salt water made with Himalayan Salt Crystals. It is described in Water & Salt: The Es…
Book Review: Covert Wars and Breakaway Civilizations
“There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
~Leonard Cohen
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When it comes to understanding the governance of planet earth, my favorite expres…
Review: Covert Wars and Breakaway Civilizations
“There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in”
~Leonard Cohen
By Catherine Austin Fitts
When it comes to understanding the governance of planet earth, my favorite expres…
Presenting The Full Impact Of Stock Buybacks On S&P 500 “Earnings”
By Tyler Durden
There has been much speculation in the recent past over what the bottom-line impact of surging stock buyback activity has been on the overall S&P earnings: after all, by removing sh…
Macro Analytics – Gordon Long w/ Catherine Austin Fitts & Ty Andros
Catherine Austin Fitts is a former Wall Street insider and Assistant Secretary in the Bush I administration. Her background gave her a clear grasp of the covert economy which exists today. Through n…
Dark Journalist: Catherine Austin Fitts – Dancing With The Breakaway Civilization Part II
Inteview
YouTube | May 27 2013
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Join Dark Journalist for part 2 of a penetrating interview with financial and political expert Catherine Austin Fitts. Listen to interesting topi…
And How Will the Fed Defend the Bond Market?
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Watch out Watford: Here Comes the Secretive Bilderberg Group
By James Cusick
For three days beginning on 6 June, a five-star hotel in Chandler’s Cross that normally hosts the England football team before Wembley matches, will turn over its 227 luxury roo…
Protesters Around the World March Against Monsanto
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Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizer…
Money & Markets – Week of 05.26.13
The Real Reason Millennials Don’t Buy Cars and Homes
Yahoo! Finance | 31 May 2013
They’re narcissistic. Apathetic. Pampered. And addicted to their four-inch screens…
Gundlach: Gibson, Gas and G…
Precious Metals – Week of 05.26.13
New BoE Chief Carney Will Devalue Sterling, Pimco Warns
The Telegraph | 29 May 2013
Growth in Britain is going to remain “challenged” for the next three to five years…
Monetary Rapture: The Inc…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 05.26.13
Carrington Stops Buying U.S. Rentals as Blackstone Adding
Bloomberg | 29 May 2013
Hedge fund manager Bruce Rose was among the first investors to coax institutional money into the mom and pop business….
Geopolitical – Week of 05.26.13
Switzerland Proposes Allowing Banks to Resolve U.S. Tax Evasion Cases
Journal of Accountancy | 29 May 2013
The government of Switzerland would allow its banks to disclose data about account holders to…
Science & Technology – Week of 05.26.13
Cold Fusion is Back With ‘Anomalous Heat’ Claim
The Register | 22 May 2013
Italian entrepreneur Andrea Rossi has surfaced again to restate his claim…
Food & Health – Week of 05.26.13
Q&A: World’s Oldest Performing Female Bodybuilder
Time | 30 May 2013
National Senior Health and Fitness Day was celebrated Thursday by aging gym rats everywhere…
Portland Rejects Fluoridation—A…
Life – Week of 05.26.13
Top 10 States Most at Risk Of Disaster
Kiplinger | May 2013
Disasters can happen at any time and anywhere…
Wildcards – Week of 05.26.13
Report: State Agencies Have $4.9 Billion In Ending Fund Balances
YouTube | 26 May 2009
Video uploaded in 2009: State agencies have $4.9 billion in combined ending fund balances…
Memorial Day – Honoring Those Whom We Have Lost
Dulce Et Decorum Est
by Wilfred Owen
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And toward…
The Decemberists – “Calamity Song”
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Coming Clean: The Geopolitics of Water with Terje Tvedt – May 23
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Solari Stories – Losers Make the Pie Bigger
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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2nd Anniversay Celebration
By Reboot With Joe
It has been the most amazing two years for Joe and Team Reboot and we genuinely thank you for being part of the movement that the film inspired.
As our way of saying thank you f…
Swiss Bank Sees U.S. Fine as Part of Deferred Prosecution Deal
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By Carolyn Bandel
Zuercher Kantonalbank, the biggest Swiss cantonal bank, expects to pay a fine to U.S. authorities as part of a deferred prosecution agreemen…
Transcript of “Coming Clean: My Water is Wonderful with Dan Hillard” is Now Available!
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Oldie but a Goodie – Battle at Kruger
By Wikipedia
Battle at Kruger is an eight-minute amateur wildlife video that depicts an unfolding confrontation between a herd of Cape buffalo, a small pride of lions, and one or two crocodiles. Th…
Robobee Officially Takes Flight: Robotic Pollinators to Replace Dying Bees
By Heather Callaghan
No, this is not a tabloid – it’s real. According to the latest video, which has now been posted below, robotic insects have made their first controlled flight. According to the…
Make Way for the Killers & the Great Tax Haven Round Up
By Catherine Austin Fitts
There are no scandals in Washington. There is simply a turnover. We are preparing for an escalation of the global financial war. The old team are simply being told to step…
Money & Markets – Week of 05.19.13
FDIC to Reserve Oil, Gas & Mineral Rights
Smith & Associates Title Service Inc. | 02 April 2013
The FDIC announced last week that it will implement a program to reserve oil, gas and mineral rights…
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Precious Metals – Week of 05.19.13
Deep Sea Mining ‘Gold Rush’ Moves Closer
BBC News | 17 May 2013
The prospect of a deep sea “gold rush” opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer…
Re…
Dark Journalist: Catherine Austin Fitts – Dancing With The Breakaway Civilization
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YouTube | May 19 2013
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Geopolitical – Week of 05.19.13
So It’s Come To This: Seven High School Students Arrested For Throwing… Water Balloons
Tech Dirt | 22 May 2013
The weather’s (mostly) hot. School’s almost out. And what better way to celebrate summe…
Science & Technology – Week of 05.19.13
Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Time Tech | 22 May 2013
Some things you take for granted, like the fact that in Star Trek…
NASA is Funding a 3D Food Prin…
Food & Health – Week of 05.19.13
Psychiatry Goes Insane: Every Human Emotion Now Classified as a Mental Disorder in New Psychiatric Manual DSM-5
Natural News | 13 December 2012
The industry of modern psychiatry has officially gone in…
Life – Week of 05.19.13
‘Death By a Thousand Cuts’: Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef
Spiegel | 21 May 2013
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is rapidly losing its coral…
The Geneticals Episode 1
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Wildcards – Week of 05.19.13
Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
Cryptogon | 22 May 2013
The staffs of the state’s top prosecutor and the governor’s office have been working in secret…..
Gmail to Allow Money to be Sent as An Attachment
By Will Shanklin
Gmail lets you send all kinds of files as attachments. And Google Wallet lets you pay for just about anything. Why not combine the two? That could have been the thinking by someone…
Paloma Faith – “Upside Down”
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Rodriguez at the Ryman
By Kristen Linton
The lights dimmed, the band entered, Rodriguez took the stage. He hadn’t said a word or strummed a note, but the crowd was already standing. Audience members competing for his…
Overhaul of E.U. Seed Regulations Triggers Protests
By Tania Rabesandratana
The European Commission is reforming the European Union’s plant and animal health legislation in a bid to enhance food safety across the bloc. But critics say that the measu…
Save Europe: Split the Euro
By Brigitte Granville, Hans-Olaf Henkel & Stefan Kawalec
On the eve of the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln famously said that “a house divided cannot stand.” Today, the European Union — co…
House Passes JOBS Act Deadline
By The Committee on Financial Services
The House of Representatives today passed two bipartisan Financial Services Committee bills, including one that sets a deadline for the Securities and Exchang…
Coming Clean: My Water is Wonderful with Dan Hillard – May 16
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US Equity Market P/Es
By GuruFocus
Prof. Robert Shiller of Yale University invented the Schiller P/E to measure the market’s valuation. The Schiller P/E is a more reasonable market valuation indicator than the P/E ratio…
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security Has Seized Funds Associated with Dwolla Account of Bitcoin Dealer Mt. Gox
By Robert Wenzel
This is Update 2 on news that the Department of Homeland Security has served a court order to the money exchange service Dwolla, in regard to its dealings with Mt. Gox.
Earlier tod…