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Yuan Devaluation Sparks Biggest Crash In US Corporate Bonds Since Lehman

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– Yuan Devaluation Sparks Biggest Crash In US Corporate Bonds Since Lehman (ZeroHedge, Aug 16, 2015):

Just two days ago we warned of the dramatic disconnect between equity insurance and credit insurance markets – at levels last seen before Bear Stearns collapse. As the Yuan devaluation shuddered EURCNH carry traders and battered European assets, US equity markets stumbled onwards and upwards, impregnable in their fortitude with The Fed at their back no matter what. However, US corporate bond markets were a bloodbath…

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Billionaire Stanley Drucknemiller Loads Up On Gold, Makes It His Largest Position For First Time Ever

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– Billionaire Stanley Drucknemiller Loads Up On Gold, Makes It His Largest Position For First Time Ever (ZeroHedge, Aug 16, 2015):

Following Friday’s filing by the Duquesne Family Office, we learned that as of the end of Q2, the largest position for Stanley Druckenmiller was none other than gold, following the purchase of 2.9 million shares of the GLD ETF shares. In other words, as of this moment, gold amount to over 20% of Druckenmiller’s total holdings.

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“A Locally Produced Hitler Or Stalin”: Lawmakers Blast US Ally For Staging “Coup”

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See also:

– Gunmen Attack US Consulate In Turkey After Explosion Kills Three

– “We Have A Civil War”: Inside Turkey’s Descent Into Political, Social, And Economic Chaos

– US Allows Ally Turkey to Bomb Only Group Effectively Fighting ISIS

– NATO Member Busted Massively Supporting ISIS … Now Declares War Against ISIS, But Instead Bombs Its Political Rival (Which Is the Most Effective Force FIGHTING ISIS)

 

–  “A Locally Produced Hitler Or Stalin”: Lawmakers Blast US Ally For Staging “Coup” (ZeroHedge, Aug 16, 2015):

Last week, we noted that the Turkish lira had plunged to a record low against the dollar as coalition talks between the country’s two largest political parties broke down, setting the stage for snap elections later this year.

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As we’ve detailed over the past several weeks, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is keen on sending the country back to the polls in an effort to nullify a stunning ballot box victory by the pro-Kurdish HDP in June.

Read more“A Locally Produced Hitler Or Stalin”: Lawmakers Blast US Ally For Staging “Coup”

Iris Scanners Are Coming To College Campuses

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– Iris Scanners are Coming to College Campuses (Liberty Blitzkrieg, Aug 16, 2015):

Last week, I highlighted a couple of articles to hammer home just how fast technology seems to be invading our every day lives, whether we like it or not. In case you missed them, I suggest taking a read now:

Turning Humans Into Algos – The Trend of Employees Wearing “Biosensing Wearable Devices” at Work

“Minority Report”-esque Big Brother Billboards are Coming to England

Today’s article related to iris scanners and their increased popularity on college campuses. Virginia Commonwealth University is the latest school to roll out these entirely unnecessary and creepy devices, following the lead of George Mason University and University of New Hampshire.

The Huffington Post covered the story recent, here are some excerpts:

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Geoengineering Activist Patrick Roddie Testifies Before The EPA

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H/t  reader squodgy:

“Yet there are still the blinkered who cannot see the chemtrails, blanket clouds, sunlight deprivation and engineered storms.”

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– Geoengineering Activist Patrick Roddie Testifies Before the EPA (Activist Post, Aug 16, 2015):

This last Tuesday, August 11, a group of geoengineering activists including San Francisco’s intrepid researcher and citizen journalist Patrick Roddie testified before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Patrick went on record about the hard evidence showing the mountains of metal raining down upon us and this Project’s massive environmental fallout. They don’t have any excuses now. They have been informed. The EPA is now legally bound to DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. If they don’t, THEY MAY BE PROSECUTED. Joining Mr. Roddie are testifying activists: Jim Lee, Amanda Bayes and Max Bliss. Here is Patrick’s testimony:

Here is a link to the entire hearing:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?327586-1/epa-hearing-commercial-aircraft-emissions

Japan Bracing For Massive Volcano Eruption Near Nuclear Plant

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H/t reader squodgy:

 “And on and on and on…..is there no accountability system that will bring a halt to this worldwide unchallenged stupidity?”

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– Japan Bracing For Massive Volcano Eruption Near Nuclear Plant (The Activist Post, Aug 16, 2015):

When Japan decided it was going to begin the process of restarting many of their mothballed nuclear reactors last week, there was certainly cause for alarm. After all, it’s not unheard of for a nuclear reactor to run into problems shortly after being started. When Japan made this announcement, The World Nuclear Association noted that “Of 14 reactors that resumed operations after four years offline, all had emergency shutdowns and technical failures.” So it’s safe to say that when 25 Japanese plants applied for restart permits, the international community was a little worried.

Now it appears that some of those fears have been validated, though not in the way most people were expecting. The Sendai nuclear power plant was the first of those reactors to be restarted on Tuesday, an event which couldn’t have come at a worse time. A volcano near the plant appears ready to blow its top.

Read moreJapan Bracing For Massive Volcano Eruption Near Nuclear Plant

Government Wants to “Implant Recipients of Welfare Assistance with Satellite-Tracked Chips”

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Flashback:

Nicholas Rockefeller admitted the elite’s goal is a 100% microchipped and enslaved World population

– Reflections & Warnings – An Interview With Aaron Russo (Full Video, 02:38:29)

– Aaron Russo’s America: ‘Freedom To Fascism’ (Directors Cut)

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– Government Wants to “Implant Recipients of Welfare Assistance with Satellite-Tracked Chips” (SHFTplan, Aug 14, 2015):

Implantable RFID tracking chips. You know, to stop terrorism.

And to keep tabs on all the welfare queens, in order to keep tax dollars accountable.

There will be other rationales, too.

Read moreGovernment Wants to “Implant Recipients of Welfare Assistance with Satellite-Tracked Chips”

North Korea Threatens To “Invade USA,” Use Weapons “Unknown To The World”

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A rare image of Kim Jong Il and his third son Kim Jong Un during his youth. Kim Jong Il has almost never been pictured with his daughters
MKULTRA? A rare image of Kim Jong Il and his third son Kim Jong Un during his youth. Kim Jong Il has almost never been pictured with his daughters

Ed Dames and a potential  false flag come to mind.

– North Korea Threatens To “Invade USA,” Use Weapons “Unknown To The World” (ZeroHedge, Aug 16, 2015):

If Washington does not cancel its planned military exercises with South Korea, North Korea has issued new nuclear threats and says it is ready to use its latest weapons, which “are unknown to the world.” The drills, called Ulchi Freedom Guardian, are due to start Monday are designed to “protect the region and maintain stability on the Korean peninsula.” However, as expected Pyongyang is not happy, “If [the] United States wants their mainland to be safe,” said state TV, “then the Ulchi Freedom Guardian should stop immediately.”

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The US-led exercises involve South Korea, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, New Zealand and the UK, due to take place Monday, have become an annual event for the US, South Korea and other allies, a fact that has often irked North Korea. As RT reports,

Read moreNorth Korea Threatens To “Invade USA,” Use Weapons “Unknown To The World”

American Malls In Meltdown – The Economic Recovery Is Complete & Utter Fraud

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– American Malls In Meltdown – The Economic Recovery Is Complete & Utter Fraud (ZeroHedge, Aug 16, 2015):

The government issued their monthly retail sales this past week and four of the biggest department store chains in the country announced their quarterly results. The year over year retail sales increase of 2.4% is pitifully low in an economy that is supposedly in its sixth year of economic growth with a reported unemployment rate of only 5.3%. If all of these jobs have been created, why aren’t retail sales booming?

The year to date numbers are even worse than the year over year numbers. With consumer spending accounting for 70% of our GDP and real inflation running north of 5%, it’s pretty clear most Americans are experiencing a recession, despite the propaganda data circulated by the government and Fed. The only people not experiencing a recession are corporate executives enriching themselves through stock buybacks, Wall Street bankers using free Fed Bucks while rigging the the markets in their favor, politicians and government bureaucrats reaping their bribes from billionaire oligarchs, and the media toadies who dispense the Deep State approved propaganda to keep the ignorant masses dazed, confused, and endlessly distracted by Cecil the Lion, Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, Ferguson, and blood coming out of whatever.

Read moreAmerican Malls In Meltdown – The Economic Recovery Is Complete & Utter Fraud

Russia’s New Buk-M3 ‘Kill-All’ Missile to Enter Service in 2016

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– Russia’s New Buk-M3 ‘Kill-All’ Missile to Enter Service in 2016 (Sputnik, Aug 15, 2015):

Russia’s air defense forces will get a new boost this fall with the arrival of the third generation of the legendary Buk anti-aircraft missile system.

The Buk-M3 medium-range surface-to-air missile system, a modernized version of the Buk-M2 system, features advanced electronic components and a deadly new missile and could be regarded as a completely new system.Developed by the Tikhomirov Design Bureau outside Moscow, the Buk-M3 is widely viewed as the world’s best means of intercepting low-flying cruise missiles.

Read moreRussia’s New Buk-M3 ‘Kill-All’ Missile to Enter Service in 2016

FDA Admits That Aspartame Is Toxic And Makes You Sick

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FDA

– Source: http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/jan03/012203/02p-0317_emc-000199.txt:

From: Mark Gold [[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Docket # 02P-0317 Recall Aspartame as a Neurotoxic Drug: File
#4: Reported Aspartame Toxicity Reactions

Subject: Docket # 02P-0317

To: FDA Dockets Submittal

From: Mark D. Gold
Aspartame Toxicity Information Center
12 East Side Dr., Suite 2-18
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-2110

Date: January 12, 2002

Please find below Evidence File #4: Reported Aspartame Toxicity Effects

Reported Aspartame Toxicity Effects
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Q. What are the reported reactions to aspartame ingestion?

How often are such effects seen?

Answer
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==> What are the reported reactions to aspartame ingestion?

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Dutch Refusal to Reveal MH17 Crash Documents ‘Confirms Western Involvement’

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– Dutch Refusal to Reveal MH17 Crash Documents ‘Confirms Western Involvement’ (Sputnik, Aug 14, 2015):

The Dutch government’s refusal to unseal information regarding the actions of the Cabinet in the aftermath of the MH17 flight crash indicates Western countries’ involvement, Christopher Black, a prominent Canadian international criminal lawyer, told Sputnik on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier, Dutch television news service RTL Nieuws made a request under the Freedom of Information Act for details about the actions of Dutch authorities in the wake of the Malaysia Airlines crash in southeastern Ukraine, which was refused by the Ministry of Security and Justice.

“The fact that they refuse to release the report indicates that the report would point to the West being involved, or the Ukrainians at least, in the shoot-down of that plane,” Black said.

The lawyer added that the Dutch government would have released that report weeks ago if they had proof that Russia or Donbass militias were involved in the MH17 crash.

Read moreDutch Refusal to Reveal MH17 Crash Documents ‘Confirms Western Involvement’

The Crisis Is Spreading: China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden …

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Dominos countries

“China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden – it is beyond us how anyone can declare the crisis isn’t spreading. Be prepared – there are going to be lots of opportunities to both make and lose money. But first, you have to recognize what is happening.”

– The Crisis Is Spreading: China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden… (ZeroHedge, Aug 15, 2015):

Earlier today, we posted an excerpt from IceCap Asset Management’s latest letter to investors focusing on the farce that is the Greek bailout #3, which can be summarized simply by the following table…

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… and Keith Dicker’s assessment which was that “for Greece, it’s mathematically impossible to repay its debt” and that the Greek “economy continues to plummet to deeper depths and is now -33% less than where it was in 2008.”

But the truth is that for all the endless drama, Dicker continues, “the Greek debt crisis isn’t THE crisis. Rather it is simply a symptom of a much larger global debt crisis.”

Read moreThe Crisis Is Spreading: China, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Sweden …

Another Doctor (Osteopath) Found Slain in Her Home

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– Another Doctor (Osteopath) Found Slain in Her Home (Natural Blaze, Aug 14, 2015):

The article 10th Doctor (Osteopath) Found Slain in Her Home first appeared at Health Nut News – I think the number of doctors recently found dead or murdered might be higher, although at a certain point we lost track and have to start the research again. -H.C. Natural Blaze

By Erin Elizabeth

It brings me no joy to break another story on a doctor being killed. In fact, I really didn’t want to write this story, but I’ve lost count how many people have asked me the last day or two when I’ll be covering it. My heart goes out to the friends and family.

I started an unintentional series about doctors (mostly holistic) who were killed in the last few months, all in Eastern States, mostly in the South East.

From the article on the tragic death of Mary Bovier DO:

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Ukrainian Military Using Phosphorous Bombs Against Civilians in Donbass

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… like the Israelis in Gaza.

– Ukrainian Military Using Phosphorous Bombs Against Civilians in Donbass (Sputnik, Aug 15, 2015):

The Russian Investigative Committee has obtained evidence proving that the Ukrainian armed forces have used modern analogues of phosphorous bombs against civilians in southeastern Ukraine, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said in Moscow on Friday.

“We have received irrefutable evidence of the use by the Kiev forces of weaponry similar to phosphorus bombs,” Markin said, based on the conclusion of a forensic chemical analysis from soil samples provided by witnesses in the targeted areas.

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Russia to Engage US in Space Wars With New Electronic Warfare Technology

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– Russia to Engage US in Space Wars With New Electronic Warfare Technology (Sputnik, Aug 14, 2015):

The Russian Defense Ministry has developed new technology to counter US battle stations in space, said Igor Nasenkov, the first deputy head of Russia’s Radio-Electronic Technologies Concern (RETC), according to Russian media sources.

“If the United States starts developing and launching its battle stations into space, Russia will have to respond in kind — namely with the development of high-performance Electronic Warfare (EW) tools on different types of bases; the use of these tools will be a distinct advantage [for Russia],” Nasenkov said, as quoted by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Read moreRussia to Engage US in Space Wars With New Electronic Warfare Technology

Not just lefties: Jeremy Corbyn most popular Labour candidate with entire electorate, says new poll

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Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn

– Not just lefties: Corbyn most popular Labour candidate with entire electorate, says new poll (RT, Aug 15, 2015):

A new poll has refuted his opponents’ accusations that prospective Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will lead Labour to electoral oblivion, after it showed that he is significantly more popular than his rivals with a broad cross-section of the public.

The poll, conducted by Survation, showed more than 1,000 people four one-minute videos of the potential Labour leadership candidates expressing their views on a political talk show before interviewing them.

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FDA Approves Opiate Painkillers For Children

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FDA Approves Opiate Painkillers For Children

– FDA Approves Opiate Painkillers For Children (Natural Blaze, Aug 14, 2015):

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful and addictive painkiller OxyContin for use in children ages 11 to 16 enduring sever and long-term pain. Purdue Pharmaceuticals notes that it reformulated its OxyContin in 2010 to hedge problems with addiction, overdose and death. Slower release was also a part of the reformulation.

Sudden doses of opioids can cause overdose and death especially without previous exposure. Deaths from painkillers have been a controversial topic in recent years. So much so that states that have legalized medical cannabis have seen a 25% drop in painkiller death rates.

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Forest Service Official Who Let Nestle Drain California Water Now Works for Them

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H/t reader squodgy:

“Is this what CORPORATOCRACY means?

Bribery, corruption & blackmail. Hmmmmm”

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– Forest Service Official Who Let Nestle Drain California Water Now Works for Them (Activist Post, Aug 14, 2015):

An ongoing investigation by The Desert Sun into Nestle’s contentious bottled water operations in drought-stricken California first disclosed that the company’s permit to draw water had a rather astonishing expiration date that occurred over a quarter century ago, in 1988. Recently, the Sun reported an update in the investigation with a jaw-dropping twist: the Forest Service — not Nestle — is the agency primarily responsible for failing to renew Nestle’s permit.

In fact, judging by the government agency’s complete inability to even review Nestle’s long-expired permit — not to mention the lucrative job a retired Forest Service supervisor currently enjoys — there is an arguable case that collusion and corruption are at the heart of the entire issue.

Read moreForest Service Official Who Let Nestle Drain California Water Now Works for Them

Germany to withdraw its ballistic missiles from Turkey

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Just in time before ‘Turkey will explode’?

Soldiers of the German armed forces Bundeswehr stand next to a PAC-2 launcher

– Germany to withdraw its ballistic missiles from Turkey (RT, Aug 15, 2015):

The German Defense Ministry announced it is to end its border protection mission in Turkey and remove its missile-defense batteries from the country. The decision was taken due to “low ballistic missile threat” as well as the “high costs of the mission.”

The defense ministry confirmed that the contingent of the Bundeswehr, the German army, taking part in a NATO operation called Active Fence Turkey (AFTUR), along with its Patriot missile systems, would be withdrawn from the Turkish border by the end of January 2016, after its mandate ends.

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Airline Begins Weighing Passengers, Will ‘Exclude’ Heavy Flyers

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– Airline Begins Weighing Passengers, Will ‘Exclude’ Heavy Flyers (ZeroHedge, Aug 15, 2015):

In 2013, Samoan Air became the world’s first airline to charge passengers according to their their weight. Now, two years later, Uzbekistan Airways has gone one further than the pay-by-weight model. The Tashkent-based airline has installed special weighing machines in the departure gate zones to weigh people and their hand luggage, noting that some overweight people could be excluded from busy flights on smaller planes if limits are exceeded… “We are not selling seats, we are selling weight.”

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Caught On Tape: Hillary Clinton Explains Why She Loves Snapchat

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– Caught On Tape: Hillary Clinton Explains Why She Loves Snapchat (ZeroHedge, Aug 15, 2015):

Sometimes laughter is the best medicine, especially when you’re running a Presidential campaign that’s rapidly losing momentum thanks to an FBI investigation into your e-mailing habits and a suddenly popular socialist who is surging in the polls.

And while we appreciate a good joke now and again, we think this might come across as a bit sinister to some “everyday American” folks…