Report: Pentagon Prepares for ‘Weeks’ of Ground Operations in Iran

Silt, Anchovies, And Economic Disaster Authored by Matt Badiali via DailyReckoning.com, Silt and anchovy scales. Sometimes the greatest scientific discoveries start with the simplest things. Today, meteorologists are worried about a severe global event. It’s part of an atmospheric pattern that wasn’t recognized until the late 1960’s. But it has had major economic impact over the decades. And it will have an impact this year if it’s as bad as predicted. But the story starts with marine mud and frustrated fishermen. Geologists saw something odd in sediment cores taken off the West coast of South...

Tillis Gives Warsh Green Light After DOJ Drops Powell Inquiry The last roadblock to Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve is getting out of the way, as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) said on Sunday that he's ready to lend his support towards Warsh's confirmation.  Tillis had refused to advance Warsh or any other Fed nominee until the DOJ dropped its investigation into current chair, Jerome Powell over cost overruns in a renovation of the Fed's headquarters. After DC US attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday that the matter...

President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out Iran if Tehran did not agree to a deal with the US that ends the war and restricts the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Trump has repeatedly threatened to annihilate the country of Iran, but has not followed through on the threats.  “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and […]