Saturday Night is Bath Night..................

Fact. Fiction. One is funny............................

This placement of John Maynard's classic FICTION is FUNNY because it is TRUE.

- Naughty librarian!

Thanks to the wrongheaded policies of his cult-like adherents (yes, Krugmanites, I am talking to you) the unhappy FACT is anything but funny (apart from the FED no one wants US debt anymore) but is also TRUE....the 10yr bond market is collapsing.

Bonus Totty............

Some truth about Benghazi?...from TPC

A story about the way in which four Americans were brutally murdered in Benghazi that differs greatly from the story the Obama administration has attempted to foist on the American people. 

At The Political Commentator here.   

Pic Dump.................

H/T DJ Elliott

News...................

Is Cap’n Crunch Really Commander Crunch?

BLACKFIVE: Slate & Bloomberg gun victims list includes Boston Bomber

Iraq to Receive Russian Military Helicopter​s

The Logic of the Farm Bill’s Failure

Yahoo News Goes Birther: Reports Obama Won't Stop By Kenya His Country Of Birth

Friday news dump: U.S. charges Snowden with espionage

Why is the website of Bloomberg'​s anti-gun group housed on New York City servers?

Spain uncovers al Qaeda network for Syrian jihadists

Revealed: U.S. has been secretly training Syrian rebels in anti-tank and anti-aircr​aft weapons for months

White House Dossier’s Republican Presidential Preference Poll

Obama Skewered by Irish Socialist

Sessions: Border Security Amendment Would Not Hire Agents Until 2017

US troop buildup in Jordan after Turkey shuts US-NATO arms corridor to Syrian rebels

Spain: "Soon the Muslims Will Be the Kings of the World"

Arab World: Will Egypt's embattled Morsi weather the storm?

Taliban commanders questioning whether reclusive supreme leader is still truly in charge — or even alive

China’s Arctic Strategy

Syria: 'I saw rebels execute my boy for no more than a joke’

Saturday Totty...............

Bodacious Brunette Goodness: Lucy Pinder

A fabulous roundup.

See, "Sexy Lucy Pinder Slideshow at Nuts."

Very sexy, indeed.

Bodacious!

Tech Entrepreneur John McAfee Releases Spoof Video Mocking Firm That Made Him Rich and Famous

I'm not embedding due to some off color language.

Otherwise, this is something else.

See, "John McAfee's Tips for Un-Installing McAfee Software."

Video at the link.

Bedtime Totty...............

Late News..................

Jewish civil rights and privatization

BLACKFIVE: The Guns At Longues, A Real Life Guns of Navarone

Bloombergi​an gun madness

Lummis Bill Gets State Department Out of the Gun Control Business

Agribusine​ss lobbyists pretty upset about that farm bill's failure right about now

RON HART: Economic lessons from the Emerald Isle

Taliban 'Embassy' Is a Surrender by Obama

NRA Ties WV Sen. Manchin to Obama, Bloomberg on Gun Control

Question: What happens when "settled science," isn't?

Reuters: Obama Approval Tumbles to 44%

Refusing Military Use of It, Obama Violates First Amendment

From Karen Silkwood to Michael Hastings, something is wrong

Iran’s “Carrier Killer” Missile Improves Accuracy

Falkland Islands and Britain rejects Argentina's Pope Francis hopes

Israel's Left-wing Provocateu​rs....................from Dan Friedman

[I have alluded to this before. Israel's own internal security apparatus targets settlers and religious Jews and tries to set them up in order to turn them into a pariah class. Remember, Israel was founded by a hard-left secular leadership who had no patience for such things as Judaism - never mind a spiritual bond with the Land. These were all burdens that were to be cast off in building a modern state of Israel and a modern Jew. Of course, it didn't work out that way. Over the years, defying the Left, Israelis have become more traditional and nationalistic. The trend is growing, and in a miraculous turnabout, it’s the Left’s deadly Oslo delusions that are being cast off and replaced by Jewish values and love of the Land. That makes the Left even more deceitful and vicious, necessitating desperate measures. Today, many of the founding Socialists' ideological descendants still carry on the work, having found sinecures in the hierarchy of the IDF and the clandestine services. So if you ever read about a "price tag" suspect going to trial, let alone being convicted, feel free to drop me a line. I love surprises. df]

 

 

israelnationalnews.com, 6/19/13

 

“Price Tag” Vandalism; Who is Responsible?

 

There is a political agenda here.

 

By  Dr. Moshe Dann

 

A Finance Lesson........................from Rico

Here is a "finance lesson" for government...stop spending when you run out of money.

- It may stem from the original rule of holes...stop digging wen you find yourself at the bottom of one.

But I digress, back to government...if they were only drunk they could sober up, but stupid is forever.

H/T Jeff

Obamacare Blooper Reel........................

The Cranberry Apple Walnut Grilled Chicken Salad at Carl's Jr. ft. Jenny McCarthy

Bullet Pens

I'm posting this on Theo's today because of the overwhelming response from the UK on these items, when I Tweeted the other day - S.L.

Junior's Bullet Pens are a good quality product - proceeds go to families of fallen military & wounded disabled veterans.

Junior’s Bullet Pen Company is dedicated to one of our fallen heroes, Staff Sergeant Chris Falkel, KIA, of the 3d Special Forces Group. I met Chris's Dad this week at Fort Bragg, and he told me the story of his son, and the Bullet Pens.

Read the whole story HERE

Junior’s Bullet Pen Company is Veteran-Owned. Foundations supported by Junior's Bullet Pens include:

Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Task Force Dagger Foundation
Fallen Heroes Project
Operation Shower
Green Beret Foundation
AmericanSnipers.org
Remembering The Brave
Worldwide Rangers Inc.

When you buy a Bullet Pen, you help support a U.S. veteran and/or his or her family. If you are a veteran, you have just supported yourself - STORMBRINGER SENDS

A 'reminder' for you.................from Rico

The first attachment is a small 'reminder' for those who may need it today of just why Gold and Silver are not worthless, or even worth less.

- It is also a BIG financial billboard of why the FED is no longer very relevant.

Speaking of irrelevant...how about the COMEX?

- This paper scam is almost out of bullion, yet it continues to print claim certificates against assets it no longer has.

Hey, wait a minute! That's exactly what the FED has been doing!

So Gold may yet hit an artificial paper 'price' of $1200 and Silver an equally false paper 'price' of $18 but this looks like a setup where NO AMOUNT of paper money will be enough to buy physical bullion......

- I still give great credence to Marc Faber's remark that: 'You keep your dollars, and I'll keep my Gold, and we'll see which one goes to zero first.'

Stand behind Ed Mangano For Nassau County Executive!...from TPC

Join Ed Mangano on July 11 as he kicks off his reelection campaign for Nassau County Executive at a fundraiser being hosted by The Arizona Beverage Company! 

More at The Political Commentator here.  

Bonus Totty.................

'Real' returns....................from Rico

For our purposes it is assumed the difference between 'real' and 'nominal' is understood.

With equities and commodities being monkey-hammered by some bilious gas emanating from the FED (the same words having been used for the last 4.5 years, actually), with the usual suspects chattering that bullion's bull run is dead fully anticipated, let's look at the 'real' rolling returns of the S&P and of Gold.

What no one is saying, but what is supremely evident is that the 'system' is failing.

- There is a huge disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.

- There is NO solution, NO exit plan, and NO avoiding the consequences of the epic failure we will see.

Note that 'equities' are a third-party contingent liability [read: they are promises to pay, but with exceptions...like they may NOT ever pay] and bullion (if you hold it) has no third-party liabilities, promises, or anything else [read: if YOU have it, the system can crash and burn without you.]

In the madness of FED-induced market distortions, what price can you assign to immunity from hollow promises?

- Commodities will see offers with NO acceptance eventually since no price will induce owners to sell (and the shnooks who 'think' they own equities that are actually titled to CEDE and their brokers via 'Street registration' will suddenly be bailed-in and left not even holding the bag, but holding their.....er, holding nothing).

Hot Off The Presses! The Watcher's Council Voting Results Are In!...from TPC

These are the results for the week of June 17 edition of the Watcher's Council, the world's #1 rated conservative blog aggregator! 

First place was awarded to an article from The Noisy Room titled 'The Sandbagging of America' with the link to that article, along with links to 25 others, at The Political Commentator. 

At The Political Commentator here.   

Pic Dump................

The Originals - Big Wave Surfing

The Originals from Dave otto on Vimeo.

News..................

Sealed with SEAL

Iran President: a Terrorist, Not a Moderate

BLACKFIVE: Arromanche​s, And A Key To Campaign Victory

Military judge calls out the politician​s...

U.S. House rejects $500 billion farm bill

Marine Ospreys make first Pacific deployment on Bonhomme Richard

US scraps tons of gear as it leaves Afghanista​n

SEVENTY TWO KILLED RESISTING GUN CONFISCATION IN BOSTON

Paul Ryan: IRS employees are getting bonuses while the Pentagon is dishing out furloughs, really?

FBI Won't Disclose Cost of Latest Hoffa Dig

Whistleblo​wer: Financial Aid Given To Obama As Foreign Student With Indonesian Citizenshi​p

General McChrystal Gives Police Airtight Alibi In Rolling Stone Reporter's Mysterious Death

Developer: Kan. caverns could preserve human race

Firearm Stopping Power - Fact, Fiction and Anecdotes

Say goodbye to the coal industry

The Boehner Supremacy

The Other Court-Pack​ing Scandal

Report: Court lets NSA use data snagged 'inadverte​ntly'

Accountabi​lity: FBI deems agents faultless in 100 percent of shootings over 18 years

The way things are going...

Will Ethiopia’s Proposed Dam Crush Egypt’s Economy?

GOP leader steps down after rant on ex-Miss America

Army Special Forces seeks to save historic barrack

Ospreys 'aren't bothered by traffic or lawyers'

Pants on the ground? More towns are saying 'no' to fashion statement

All-female Zimmerman jury chosen

Baroness Ashton under fire for €1bn in 'wasted' aid to Egypt Check out the comments (H/T Roger)

Obama’s Nuclear Meltdown

White House Rabbit Food Contest Winners Announced

The devil went to the G8 and nobody slammed the door in his face

More DHS insider from DC

Lavrov: Russia will honor its S-300 missile contract with Damascus. Two Russian warships head for Syria

Kim Jong-Un’s $7 Million Yacht: Living It Up Under UN Sanctions

In Case You Haven't Heard: Obama Bombs in Berlin................from Dan Friedman

H/T: Jared Silverman Esq.

 

 

[For obvious reasons - OK, the fawning Obama media - this was not widely reported in the USA. df]

 

 

The Telegraph (UK)

 

Barack Obama bombs in Berlin: a weak, underwhelming address from a floundering president

 

By Nile Gardiner

Almost as if they knew!..............................from Rico

It is almost as if they "knew" in advance that bullion would be whacked severely!

- CME has hiked its Gold bullion margin by 25%.

Gee, what a 'lucky' break, huh? Now JPM can refill its empty vaults to meet its massive delivery demands at 3-year-low prices.

- I guess a $100 knee-capping of Gold wasn't enough for the Cartel, but the CME can next announce that Gold and Silver are fully cash markets.

Worth remembering: Tuesday 6/25 is Gold & Silver options expiry on the CME's COMEX.

- I'm just saying...

Red Friday Totty...............

Sofia Vergara Cleavetastic on the Red Carpet — Plus Some Unbelievable Kate Upton Thrown In

Man, this is not to be missed.

See, "Some Quick Afternoon Rule 5."

That's totally breast-busting Sofia Vergara, by the way, and Kate Upton on horseback?

Just let that sink into the depths of your imagination for a moment.

The "It Girl" with the best breasts on earth on horseback?

Yes, just imagine that!  It's huge and breast-tacular!

Deaf 3-Year-Old Boy Hears for the First Time

I can't get enough of this story.

See, "Deaf Three-Year-Old Grayson Clamp Hears for First Time."

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies in Fiery Hollywood Crash

There's been a lot of conspiracies surrounding his death, by people prone to conspiracies, I guess.

But it's not hard to figure out what happened: 4:25am in Hollywood, driving at a high rate of speed. And I suspect Hastings was under the influence.

But see, "Remembering Journalist Michael Hastings." And especially, "Dash Cam Captures Journalist Michael Hastings' Final Ride."

James Gandolfini

Rest in peace.

See, "Remembering James Gandolfini." (Big roundup there.)

Also, "James Gandolfini Has Died."

Navy Ends Official Communications Using All Capital Letters

See, "No Shouting: Navy to End Official Communications Using All Capital Letters."

You gotta love this.

The Navy's getting hip to the era of social media and will end (although not 100 percent) official communications that use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS exclusively.

At the Wall Street Journal, "NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS: Official Communications, Long Written Large, Can Use Mixed Case; No Shouting":

MESSAGES SENT WITHIN THE U.S. NAVY NO LONGER HAVE TO BE WRITTEN OUT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Since the 19th century, all official Navy communications have been written that way, a legacy of primitive technology combined with the service's love of tradition.

But in the modern age, young sailors more accustomed to texting on their phones consider TYPING IN ALL CAPS akin to shouting. Typographers, meanwhile, have long maintained that all-caps text is hard on the eyes.

So the Navy, amid a modernization of its communications system, decided it would make its official messages more readable—and potentially less rude.

In an April order delivered in all capital letters, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command announced sailors were "AUTHORIZED TO USE STANDARD, MIXED-CASE CHARACTERS IN THE BODY OF NAVY ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGES."

It noted, however, that sailors shouldn't go crazy. Standard mixed-case sentences were only appropriate for the body of the text.

"RECOMMEND CONTINUE TO USE UPPER CASE IN LINES BEFORE REMARKS," the order said.

Because of legacy systems that use the old all-caps Teletype language, the Navy could only make the shift after adopting a new messaging system it is moving to this year. The system has the added benefit of using fewer computer servers and costing $15 million less a year to operate.

The Navy was not unconcerned about the tender feelings of young sailors...

More at the link.

Bedtime Totty.................

FED prevents wasting money...................from Rico

There was a stonking epic flailex in global markets overnight post the latest FOMC statement.

Addicted to QEasy money, the mere HINT that they might someday, maybe, slow down the 'juice' while (a) clearly NOT slowing down, (b) cannot really slow down, and (c) did NOT SAY they would slow down anytime soon...the world's markets went absolutely batshit crazy and there was a 5% overnight boodbath. WTF?

Get this, it is simple. Obvious.

1. There will be NO tapering.

2. There is NO exit strategy.

3. There is more QE ahead.

On the bright side of things, it looks like the FED has effectively moved from punishing savers and investors to proactively preventing everyone from 'wasting' half of their money by 'vaporizing' it.

This morning is a classic example of why we should immediately END THE FED.