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Apr 15 2021

Majority of American Voters View Biden Administration As Illegitimate – 74% of Republicans, 30% of Democrats and 51% of Independents


Posted originally on the conservative tree house April 14, 2021 | Sundance | 246 Comments

Ultimately if you peel all the skin off the onion, this is the reason why Democrats are acting with such a control mindset.  Control is a reaction to fear, even if the fear is subconscious in the control agent.   Democrats, including their leftist and Marxist ideologues, know the JoeBama administration cheated. They know what they did to usurp the federal election.

The fences around the U.S Capitol are essentially a projection of their own self image.  If Democrats were the victims of the fraud instead of the benefactors they would have gone violent against the entire federal administration in Washington DC.  They built the fence, and manufactured the narrative to support their military guards, because they were projecting their response toward their political opposition.

Rasmussen Reports: By a margin of 51% – 44%, voters said it is “likely” that cheating affected the 2020 election outcome. That includes 74% of Republicans, 30% of Democrats and 51% of independent voters.

Additionally, 47% said it is likely Democrats stole or destroyed ballots for former President Donald Trump. That included 75% of Republicans and 30% of Democrats. An even 50% said that it is unlikely ballots were destroyed.

“Asked which is more important, making it easier for everybody to vote, or making sure there is no cheating in elections, 60% of Likely Voters say it’s more important to prevent cheating, while 37% said it’s more important to make it easier to vote.

Only 22% of voters say it is currently too hard to vote, while 34% said it’s too easy to vote, and 41% say the level of difficulty in voting is about right.

Majorities of all racial groups – 59% of whites, 56% of Blacks and 63% of other minority voters – say it is more important to make sure there is no cheating in elections than to make it easier to vote.

Likewise, majorities of all racial groups – 64% of whites, 59% of Blacks and 58% of other minority voters – reject the claim that voter ID laws discriminate against some voters.” (read full report)

Apr 14 2021

Politics – What a Mess


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Apr 14, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

Well, 46% of Americans said they would entertain a run for the White House by “The Rock,” and why not? How much worse could he possibly do? In fact, ANYONE from outside the career establishment of Washington will be far better than the inherent corruption we have going on in government today. After all, 60% of Americans want someone other than a Republican or Democrat.

I have received a few calls asking if I would care to advise those with eyes on Washington in 2024. There is a diverse crowd pushing different candidates already. Some want to groom DeSantis for the spot, saying he is a better administrator than Trump. I have declined because I have really had enough. I did offer my two cents and stated BLUNTLY that it is time for a real third party and a president who does not put ANY career politicians or bureaucrat in any position whatsoever.

Trump was naive. They surrounded him with the traditional people who have been there all their lives. When Trump began to wake up and boot them out, the press just called Trump incompetent. But that’s the way Washington works. The president is a figurehead since Bush, Jr. Ever since, the swamp puts its people in place. No matter who will run, they are running against all of Washington — not just their opponent.

Apr 14 2021

Food Index


Armstrong Economics Blog/Agriculture Re-Posted Apr 13, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

In addition to our War Index and our Paradigm Shift Index, we are creating a Food Index based upon selected stocks. For now, keep an eye on the closing this month in our War Index. That is hovering right at the Monthly Bullish Reversal.

We are trying to provide tools free of conflicts of interest since we are not brokers in these instruments nor are we allowed to hold positions in them while providing forecasting. Such conflicts of interest are why those with such conflicts cannot be taken seriously by global institutions.

Apr 14 2021

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Invites Joe Biden to Speak to Joint Session of Congress April 28th


Posted originally on the conservative tree house April 13, 2021 | Sundance | 99 Comments

Nancy Pelosi has sent Joe Biden an invitation to deliver his delayed State of the Union speech on April 28th. [LINK] Letter below:

Dear Mr. President:

Nearly 100 days ago, when you took the oath of office, you pledged in a spirit of great hope that “Help Is On The Way.” Now, because of your historic and transformative leadership, Help Is Here!

In that spirit, I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, to share your vision for addressing the challenges and opportunities of this historic moment.

Thank you for considering this invitation to speak to the Congress and the Nation. I look forward to your reply.

NANCY PELOSI

Speaker of the House

Apr 14 2021

CNN Director Admits Network Airs Political Propaganda, Outlines Network Efforts to Remove President Trump and Boost Joe Biden


Posted originally on the conservative tree house April 13, 2021 | Sundance | 150 Comments

Project Veritas and James O’Keefe strike again with undercover video of CNN executives admitting their goal was to boost Joe Biden and eliminate President Trump in the 2020 election.  Additionally CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester admits the network is engaged in propaganda to advance the COVID narrative.  Quite a remarkable bit of undercover expose’ by Project Veritas.  WATCH:

[NEW YORK — Apr. 13, 2021] Project Veritas released a new video today exposing CNN Director Charlie Chester, who admitted that his network engaged in propaganda to benefit Biden’s candidacy during the 2020 election to the detriment of then-President Trump. Chester also said CNN has a pre-determined agenda when reporting on COVID-19 and climate change. (read more)

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Additionally, CNN Director Charlie Chester ADMITS CNN Coverage of Congressman Matt Gaetz Is ‘Propaganda’

Apr 14 2021

Trouble Ahead, Inflation Jumps More than Expected – Gasoline Prices Increase 9.1% in One Month, Year Over Year Inflation 2.6%


Posted originally on the conservative tree house April 13, 2021 | Sundance | 333 Comments

The Bureau of Labor Statistics highlights some alarming inflation numbers today [Link Here] that are unfortunately, not unexpected…. unless you are a liberally trained economist (most of them) and so the results are surprisingly “unexpected”.    But the actual JoeBama-nomic policy is even worse because wages increased less than inflation increased, so real wages (actual purchasing power) decreased.  That spells trouble, Trouble.

Middle-class wage earners already know this problem; you are seeing it at the gas pumps and at the grocery store.  Fuel prices are rapidly increasing and the amount of inflation in the ‘at home’ food industry (grocery store) is even more concerning.

Let me first walk through the data and then provide some forward analysis with tips to help you offset what is about to hit.

First, it is important to know that BLS price survey data lags actual prices as felt today.  The prices you are seeing today/tommorrow at the store and gas pump will not show up in the rolled-up data for over a month….  So the data released today is unfortunately far behind what you are witnessing in real time.

Gas prices rose last month by 9.1%.  The year-over-year inflation number is an alarming 2.6 percent last month.  Keep in mind that retail grocery prices are not in the inflation number, and they generally follow the same price index as fuel; so it is safe to say monthly grocery store price increases are in the 8 to 10 percent range.

Part of the reason gas and food track together is fuel and energy prices are the #2 cost within the food sector.  With packaging prices increasing; with fuel prices and distribution costs increasing; with energy prices increasing; all costs associated with food production, processing, delivery, warehousing and distribution, all end up in the final price at the grocery store.

This problem with inflation is only going to get worse as the FED gets more involved (that’s coming), because interest rates are already disconnected from the economic costs associated with business investment. [Note: the Fed said last year that it would hold its benchmark interest rate near zero, for some time, even if inflation were to rise above its preferred rate.]  JoeBama is returning us to a “service driven economy”, and that is a problem for inflation.

President Trump’s MAGAnomic (USA First) increased wages and lowered prices (deflation) {Go Deep} but hurt Wall Street.  JoeBama’s globalist policies lower U.S. wages and increase prices (inflation) but increase Wall Street (via multinationals).

Gas prices are going to keep rising because JoeBama is shutting down U.S. energy sources, blocking pipelines and using regulation to stall energy development (including refineries).  We will be back to energy dependence soon.  This process will continue driving up food prices which is really bad for the middle-class.

In the longer term, the impact of wages purchasing less means middle-class housing prices will drop as people struggle to afford mortgages.  However, the Wall Street gains will keep the upper tier real estate market less impacted.  You can see how the wealth gap is directly attributed to policy.

Trump decreased the wealth gap with policies that disproportionately (in a good way) helped the middle-class and blue-collar worker by increasing wages.  JoeBama expands the wealth gap with policies that disproportionately (in a bad way) hurt the middle-class and blue-collar worker by decreasing real wages and increasing prices.  Under JoeBama-nomics the rich get richer and the poor get more poor.

If you know that fuel and food prices are going to increase, you can take action now to plan out your home budget in an effort to offset or cope with the inflation.  Example: buy bulk items that can last longer as ingredients.  You can also save money by making your own laundry detergent, shop sales, cut coupons and be proactive in preparation for a period of large price increases at the supermarket.  Use your freezer and eat out less.

Employment is going to be an issue again.  While the current employment picture is good, it will not last into 2022.  Make a safety net now (somehow) and start thinking about your longer term expenses and how you can take action now in preparation.

I am not a doomsayer… but I can see when supply chains start to fill up because overall demand begins to stall.  We are exactly at that point.

Apr 14 2021

Lawfare Activated – 16 Top Leftist Law Firms Plan “SWAT” Teams to Battle State Election Reform Legislation


Posted originally from the conservative tree house April 13, 2021 | Sundance | 195 Comments

Thus the need for “America-First Legal”, the counter strike group put together by Stephen Miller.

NBC is reporting that sixteen major national law firms (all leftist aligned) have signed-on to an agreement to create rapid response “SWAT” style legal teams to immediately drag any state election reform efforts into court.

(Via NBC) – More than a dozen of the country’s top law firms have committed to join forces to challenge voting restrictions across the country NBC News reports, adding legal might to the corporate pressure campaign opposing Republican-led attempts to overhaul elections in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss.

One of the effort’s leaders, Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison of New York, said Monday that 16 firms had signed on so far, including his. The lawyers will act like “SWAT teams” for legal action, he said. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a Yale School of Management professor who is working to help mobilize corporate America against the restrictions, described the legal coalition as an “army of election law experts ready to dispatch at a moment’s notice.”

The group came together from conversations among major law firms about publicly taking a stand against restrictive voting laws like the one enacted in Georgia last month, as well as bills under consideration in Texas, Arizona, Florida and other states. (read more)

“The law is what we say it is”…

Apr 13 2021

Biden’s Border Chaos & Total Incompetence


Armstrong Economics Blog/Gov’t Incompetence Re-Posted Apr 13, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

Biden “border czar” Roberta Jacobson is stepping down amid the migrant crisis because the Democrats are just brain dead when it comes to understanding real human emotions and behavior. Declaring they would grant citizenship to all illegal aliens is a call to hurry up and get here ASAP. Then they have sent all the Cubans and Mexicans who came here legally, rushing into the Republican camp, along with those from India who all had to pass criteria to get in legally. It is a slap in their face for all the hoops they had to jump through to get in.

Since the crisis has gotten worse, Biden now is proposing to pay people in South America not to come to the United States. So will this become an annual supplement like Social Security for everyone south of the border? What about Canadians? Shouldn’t they get checks too?

This just illustrates the deep-seated hatred of capitalism that is found in the left-wing Democrats. They think everything is money. They never heard of the maxim that money cannot buy love. They have never understood the proverb that it is far better to teach a person to fish than to hand them a fish every day.

This is why the left-wing will NEVER succeed in their revolutions. They keep trying the same old theories and are incapable of understanding how humanity even functions. Moreover, they are incapable of recognizing their mistakes.

I have been instructing people on how to trade and invest for more than 40 years. It is always the same thing if we are talking about governments using theories or trading markets. Knowledge ONLY comes from recognizing a mistake and adapting until you get it right. Stupidity prevails when you refuse to admit you are wrong and seek out others to blame for your own failure. I have been trying to tell goldbugs to open their eyes and look at the patterns the markets unveil. ONLY the market is 100% never wrong.

We humans must realize that life is a journey through a maze. In Buddism, if you make it through the maze you don’t have to come back and you stay in Heaven or Nirvana. If you do not learn the lessons of life, you are sent back for another tour of duty. Some believe that this is the real definition of hell. Perhaps? But if there were a last judgment, and you were asked what you accomplished, I cannot imagine it would go very well if you started blaming everyone else for your own failures.

No matter what religion you may ascribe to, the common theme is you accept responsibility for your own actions. The left-wing never does! It is always someone else’s fault!

Apr 13 2021

Are Democrats all Evil?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Apr 12, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: You always bash the Democrats. Do you think they are all evil?

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ANSWER: No. I don’t think you understand how Washington works. You can vote for a candidate on whatever they say they will fight for. Then they get to Washington. There they are instructed that they MUST vote for whatever the party is doing even if they disagree with it. The head of each party holds a welcome meeting where they are given instructions on how to vote. In all honesty, it is really irrelevant what anyone stands for in either party. Just look at the votes. You will see they are 99% of the time along party lines.

So the important issue is not what someone says, but what is the Party agenda. If you really think that Biden wrote all those executive orders you are dreaming. His handlers had them already drafted and he is just told – sign here – with little red arrow stickers.

This is why I say that Republics are the WORST form of government for you cannot hold anyone to what they promise. Therefore, I am not talking about individuals and I seriously DOUBT that even most Democrats understand that the agenda is being choreographed from a global perspective. Most have no contact with Gates or the World Economic Forum. Control the leadership and you control the party.

This is no longer about America. I also warned that this last election was NOT about Trump v Biden. Trump learned the hard way that being President is not the same as being the president of a corporation. There is no central all-powerful position in the Oval Office. Biden just does what he is told. That is it! Welcome to real politics 101 for it works the same way in both parties.

Apr 13 2021

Laughable, Nikki Haley Says She Will Back Trump and Stand Down if He Runs for Reelection in 2024


Posted originally on the conservative tree house April 12, 2021 | Sundance | 221 Comments

Oh how this video snippet is buckets of typical Nikki Haley.  At least she confirms her intent to run for the presidency in 2024… a position she previously denied.  Alas her DeceptiCon retreads are terribly worn, yet the visible pattern they leave is unmistakable.

In this video soundbite from today [MSM Story Here] the opportunistic wind-tester known as Nikki Haley, the Mitt Romney of John McCains, says she will not run for reelection against President Trump should he decide to run.  Which is a rather remarkable statement of support for President Trump considering a few weeks ago she said:

…”“I don’t think [Trump’s] going to be in the picture,” she said, matter-of-factly. “I don’t think he can. He’s fallen so far.” […] “We need to acknowledge he let us down,” she said. “He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.”  (link)

So Haley said: “we shouldn’t have followed” Trump, and we “shouldn’t have listened to Trump”, and “we can’t ever let that happen again”…  Yet somehow, today, after all that, she now says she will support him – even so far as to eliminating her own run for office.  WATCH:

Good grief, I could not dislike this person any more than I do.   But do not allow my vitriol to cloud your own impressions.  What do you think?

I mean seriously…  Does this woman really believe the republican base voter is blind to her transparent duplicity?

At least I take solace in knowing President Trump is NOT taking her calls.