Introducing Southern Joy

Introducing Southern Joy

Nothing inspires me more than talented young entrepreneurs creating new businesses. AND I am always on the hunt for fresh, organic lotions, cleaners and other products

A Huge Housing Bargain — but Not for You

A Huge Housing Bargain — but Not for You

By Roger Arnold New York (RealMoney) — The largest transfer of wealth from the public to private sector is about to begin. The federal government

Money & Markets – Week of 8.28.11

Money & Markets – Week of 8.28.11

Goodbye High Frequency Trading – Regulators Seek Secret HFT Codes Zero Hedge (1 Sept 11) US Preparing To Sue Banks For Billions Over Misrepresenting Safety

Precious Metals – Week of 8.28.11

Precious Metals – Week of 8.28.11

Comparative Summary of AFE, BullionVault & GoldMoney Political Metals (PMs) (5 Aug 11) Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – Option Expiration Manipulation – Q.

Geopolitical – Week of 8.28.11

Geopolitical – Week of 8.28.11

Patent Reform Act Threatens ‘Engine’ of Prosperity (Update) Best Metal Research (2 Sept 11) Libya and The World we Live in killinghope.org (1 Sept 11)

Food & Health – Week of 8.28.11

Food & Health – Week of 8.28.11

New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide Truthout (25 Aug 11) Monsanto GM Corn in Peril: Beetle develops Bt-resistance thepeoplesvoice.org (24

Life – Week of 8.28.11

Life – Week of 8.28.11

Now Here’s a Life-affirming Exercise kxan.com (31 Aug 11) A To-Do List for the Surviving Spouse Yahoo Finance (29 Aug 11) Novak Djokovic’s Secret: Sitting

Science & Technology – Week of 8.28.11

Science & Technology – Week of 8.28.11

5 Unexpected Places You Can Be Tracked With Facial Recognition Technology AlterNet (30 Aug 11) NASA: Space Station May be Evacuated by Late Nov. guardian.co.uk

Fatal Risk by Roddy Boyd

Fatal Risk by Roddy Boyd

By Catherine Austin Fitts Here we go again. Another “official reality” of the financial coup’ d’etat. This one is about AIG. The last one I

Halliburton to Hire 11,000 In 2011

Halliburton to Hire 11,000 In 2011

By Yahoo! Finance Energy company Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) plans to hire 11,000 workers in North America in 2011, a top executive told Cramer Wednesday.? Jim

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. ~ Carlos Castaneda Related reading: Carlos (César Salvador

Could Blankfein Face Prison?

Could Blankfein Face Prison?

By Nomi Prins The Goldman Sachs CEO didn’t get a big-time criminal-defense lawyer because he’s worried about an SEC wrist slap—there’s a real possibility of

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Quote du Jour

“It’s not a debt crisis…it’s a plan.” ~ Catherine Austin Fitts

Jackson Hole Starts Friday

Jackson Hole Starts Friday

By the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Since 1978 the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has hosted an annual economic policy symposium. The event

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Sometimes I sense what seems to be the shifting of some tectonic plate beneath our own feet and a slight shiver runs down my back

GLD vs. SPY

GLD vs. SPY

As gold has soared close to $1,900 an ounce on market turmoil in recent weeks, the SPDR Gold Shares exchange traded fund GLD, has passed

Quontron Resonance System

Quontron Resonance System

On the last Solari Report, Adam Trombly and I discussed the Quontron Resonance System which we both use. A number of subscribers have asked for

A Vote of Confidence for Elizabeth Warren

A Vote of Confidence for Elizabeth Warren

Question for Catherine: As a foreigner (Canadian), I am nearly as concerned about the state of American politics as those at home. I hope you

Social Security Disability on Verge of Insolvency?

Social Security Disability on Verge of Insolvency?

By Stephen Ohlemacher Washington (AP) — Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social Security’s disability program with benefit claims, pushing the financially strapped

Solving The Mystery of WTC 7

Solving The Mystery of WTC 7

Narrated By Ed Asner and Architect Richard Gage Continue reading the article . . . Note: The SEC has not quantified the number of active

He’s A Solar Pioneer, And Barely A Teen

He’s A Solar Pioneer, And Barely A Teen

By Pete Danko One would be excused for suspecting that Aidan Dwyer, said to be 13, is in fact a small, very young-looking, 37-year-old college-educated

Money & Markets – Week of 8.21.11

Money & Markets – Week of 8.21.11

UN to Unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan Assets xinhuanet.com (26 Aug 11) Ratings Agencies Reaffirm Germany’s AAA After Downgrade Rumor May Have Triggered A DAX

Precious Metals – Week of 8.21.11

Precious Metals – Week of 8.21.11

Precious Metal Margin Warfare Jumps The Pacific, As Shanghai Hikes Gold Margins For Second Time In A Month, Prepares To Crush Silver Zero Hedge (23

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.21.11

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.21.11

Another Look at China’s Property Market and Financial System Stresses Asia Insight (Aug 2011) Request for Information: Enterprise/FHA REO Asset Disposition (PDF) RFIFinal (10 Aug

Geopolitical – Week of 8.21.11

Geopolitical – Week of 8.21.11

Goldman Launches Probe For To Find Out Who’s Behind The @GSElevator Twitter Account Business Insider (26 Aug 11) FCC to Investigate Cell Phone Logjam After

Food & Health – Week of 8.21.11

Food & Health – Week of 8.21.11

ConAgra Sued Over GMO ‘100% Natural’ Cooking Oils Food Safety News (24 Aug 11) Alice Waters: Edible Education Nowness (24 Aug 11) Quantron Resonance System

Life – Week of 8.21.11

Life – Week of 8.21.11

More Cracks Found in Washington Monument NBC Washington (25 Aug 11) Motown Hitmaker Nick Ashford Passes Away at 70 The Music Mix EW.com (23 Aug

Science & Technology – Week of 8.21.11

Science & Technology – Week of 8.21.11

Google Pays $500 Million to Settle DOJ Case Over Illegal Drug Ads CNN Money (24 Aug 11) Apple’s Steve Jobs Abruptly Resigns as CEO USA

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls. ~ Aeschylus Related reading: Aeschylus Wikipedia

Emord on Food Freedom

Emord on Food Freedom

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U.S. Inquiry Is Said to Focus on S.&P. Ratings

U.S. Inquiry Is Said to Focus on S.&P. Ratings

By Louise Story The Justice Department is investigating whether the nation’s largest credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in

Chavez Orders $11 Billion of Gold Home

Chavez Orders $11 Billion of Gold Home

By Daniel Cancel and Nathan Crooks Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the central bank to repatriate $11 billion of gold reserves held in developed nations’

Dark Crosses Everywhere

Dark Crosses Everywhere

By Cam Hui I reviewed many of the world’s stock market charts this weekend and what I found were numerous Dark Crosses where the 50-day

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Which leads into the ‘thought’ I’d like to share. That is, to keep in mind that we are in EndGame, and that the ShockDoctrine is

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Quote du Jour

If you violated the conformity of the ancient church you might have found yourself branded a heretic or an apostate. Today, if you violate the

Money & Markets – Week of 8.14.11

Money & Markets – Week of 8.14.11

Unemployment in July Rose in 28 States, Fell in 9 Yahoo Finance (19 Aug 11) Bank of America Plans Big Layoffs to Cut Costs The

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.14.11

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 8.14.11

Matt Stoller: Memo to Reporters – How to Cover the 50 State Attorney General Foreclosure Settlement Talks Naked Capitalism (17 Aug 11) 92% of Foreclosures

Geopolitical – Week of 8.14.11

Geopolitical – Week of 8.14.11

US: Meet Verizon’s Newest Security Force: Blackwater Sott.net (18 Aug 11) Dag Hammarskjöld: Evidence Suggests UN Chief’s Plane Was Shot Down Guardian.co.uk (17 Aug 11)

Food & Health – Week of 8.14.11

Food & Health – Week of 8.14.11

The Dark Side of ‘Smart’ Meters YouTube (1 Nov 10) Urban Foraging in Atlanta The New York Times (11 Aug 11) YouTube (27 June 08)

Life – Week of 8.14.11

Life – Week of 8.14.11

Oktapodi: Film School Project InnovationNews Daily (21 April 11) Those Challenging Books Find Strength in Numbers USA Today (6 Dec 10) The Rich Are Different

Science & Technology – Week of 8.14.11

Science & Technology – Week of 8.14.11

Science ‘Bulletproof Human Skin’ Made From Spider Silk FoxNews.com (17 Aug 11) Electronic Skin Tattoo with RFID Technology to Facilitate Monitoring The Vigilant Citizen (13

Gold Charts

Gold Charts

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Marilyn Monroe in Chicago

Marilyn Monroe in Chicago

By Erica Orden and Jack Nicas Marilyn Monroe Sculpture, Skirt Billowing, Has Windy City Breathing Heavily CHICAGO—Marilyn Monroe was always larger than life. But here

Quote Du Jour

Quote Du Jour

Remember Rhett Butler’s famous line in Gone With the Wind, when Scarlet asks him how he has managed to do so well during the Civil

Financial Coup d’Etat

Financial Coup d’Etat

[Note from CAF: This post was originally published here in February of 2009. In light of recent events, I am republishing.] By Catherine Austin Fitts

Housing Subsidies Make Huge Tax Target

Housing Subsidies Make Huge Tax Target

By Dan Freed New York (TheStreet) — The fragile housing market may attract the attention of the Congressional committee charged with finding ways to cut

Financial Coup d’Etat

Financial Coup d’Etat

[Note from CAF: This post was originally published here in February of 2009. In light of recent events, I am republishing.] By Catherine Austin Fitts In the fall of 2001 I attended a private investment

Muni Market Prepares For Downgrades

Muni Market Prepares For Downgrades

By Tyler Durden While the impact on Treasurys as a result of the downgrade may be limited (after all the other side of the Atlantic

Money & Markets – Week of 8.7.11

Money & Markets – Week of 8.7.11

Lawyers in C. Falls Cost RI $1M So Far WPRI.com (10 Aug 11) YouTube (8 July 11) Swiss Franc Falls as SNB Sees Possible Euro

Geopolitical – Week of 8.7.11

Geopolitical – Week of 8.7.11

Help Us, Protect Your Privacy Online Sonic.net (1 Aug 11) Republicans Hold Off Dems in Recalls, Win Enough Seats to Keep Majority in Senate Wisconsin

Food & Health – Week of 8.7.11

Food & Health – Week of 8.7.11

Bioshelter Market Garden New Society Publishers The Citizen Scientists Wired (Sept 2001) IT’S TIME FOR A FOOD FIGHT from NO GMO on Vimeo. A Farm

Life – Week of 8.7.11

Life – Week of 8.7.11

Tent Cities – is This The Future of The American Dream? off-grid (2 Aug 11) Georgia St. for Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup

Science & Technology – Week of 8.7.11

Science & Technology – Week of 8.7.11

Sun Emits Violent Solar Flare, Earth Under Threat if Aimed Directly [VIDEO] International Business Times (10 Aug 11) Lightning Strike Zaps EC2 Ireland ZDNet (8

S&P Downgrades USA to AA+

S&P Downgrades USA to AA+

By John Detrixhe Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S.’s AAA credit rating for the first time, slamming the nation’s political process and criticizing lawmakers for

Full Text of S&P Statement

Full Text of S&P Statement

“We have lowered our long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’ and affirmed the ‘A-1+’ short-term rating. * “We have

Fannie Mae Seeks $5.1bn More From Taxpayers

Fannie Mae Seeks $5.1bn More From Taxpayers

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae said it would ask for an additional $5.1 billion from taxpayers as a weaker

Federal Budget 101 & Catherine’s Response

Federal Budget 101 & Catherine’s Response

By: David Thomas Chief Executive Officer Equitas Capital Advisors LLC The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few

UnAnswered Questions About Rawesome Food

UnAnswered Questions About Rawesome Food

By Catherine Austin Fitts Yesterday, Rawesome Foods in Venice, California was raided by a Los Angeles swat team. Several people were arrested. There are numerous

Sally Fallon on Nourishing Traditions

Sally Fallon on Nourishing Traditions

By Catherine Austin Fitts This Thursday evening on the The Solari Report I are more than pleased to welcome Sally Fallon of the Weston A.

The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower

Note from Catherine: Check out “The Whistleblower” opening this weekend, a story based on the efforts of a few brave people to stop sex slave

Does MERS Make the US a “BBB” Credit?

Does MERS Make the US a “BBB” Credit?

By David Woolley “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, – go from us in