White Wing Watch

Gotta be honest, I would not have predicted that a Supreme Court Justice’s wife would be a class A conspiracy theorist crazy-lady, too. https://t.co/8U36aWO0af — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) November 11, 2018

An immigration story turns ugly.  Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images 7-Eleven franchisees believe the corporation is using U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target critics,  Bloomberg Businessweek   reported  on Monday. As the corporation’s CEO, Joe DePinto, tightens his grip on franchises — demanding, in  Businessweek ’s words, “more inventory, more money, more adherence in matters large and small” — the company has chosen draconian methods to discipline franchisees who step out of line... http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/7-eleven-ice-raids.html?utm_campaign=di&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw

LINK https://amp.businessinsider.com/paul-manafort-stalling-cooperation-with-mueller-trump-russia-matthew-whitaker-2018-11 Talks between Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading the Russia investigation, and Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman, have broken down in recent days, ABC News reported Friday. According to the terms of his plea agreement, Manafort is required to cooperate in any and all matters the government deems relevant. The report came after President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointed Matthew Whitaker, who has previously slammed Mueller and the Russia investigation, as the acting attorney general. "This was one of the biggest fears about Whitaker in law-enforcement circles," a former senior Justice Department official who used to work with Mueller told Business Insider. "His appointment not only endangers the status of the Russia investigation itself, but it could have an effect on the cooperation of those who...

The stock market doesn't see a big risk for Trump in Mueller probe right now    CNBC 'We could subpoena Mueller' if the administration restricts Russia investigation: Incoming House Judiciary chairman    ABC News Graham says acting attorney general doesn't have to recuse himself in Russia probe    CBS News Top Democrats Vow to Block Matthew Whitaker From Interfering in Russia Inquiry    New York Times Full coverage

As reported last week, shortly after SWIFT caved to US pressure and defied the EU announcing it would cut off a selection of Iranian banks, on Monday, the US Treasury said the Iranian Central Bank has been officially cut off the SWIFT financial messaging system. The disconnection, which comes at a time when Iran's economy is reeling and its currency is tumbling as a result of restricted oil exports (albeit offset by numerous temporary waivers for top Iranian oil clients), will made it far more difficult for the Islamic Republic to settle import and export bills. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the move is “the right decision to protect the integrity of the international financial system", and comes after several days planning by SWIFT. I understand that SWIFT will be discontinuing service to the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian financial institutions. SWIFT is making the right decision to protect the integrity of the international financial system. — ...

Alexander Malkevich runs an outfit called   USA Really , a kind of Russia Today/RT on steroids, basically a Russian-financed news operation the aim of which is to portray the USA as in a state of tumult and chaos. Admittedly this is probably an easier case to make than it might have been in the past. Needless to say, Malkevich, a Russian national is an epic Trump. Here’s how McClatchy   described   it in June … USA Really has all the markings of a Russian troll factory trying to undermine U.S. democracy, spinning conspiracy theories, aggregated news and opinions with an aim to show America in a state of near-chaos. Facebook and Twitter have shut down its accounts. When Malkevich’s website called for a rally June 14 to support President Donald Trump, it fizzled for lack of a correct city permit. The content is a sort of agitated hybrid of Jill Stein, Tucker Carlson and Michael Tracey . One  story  I saw tonight was headlined “A USA Really correspondent went to W...

This is Zerohedge's mission statement, as described in 2016: “Russia=good. Obama=idiot. Bashar al-Assad=benevolent leader. John Kerry= dunce. Vladimir Putin=greatest leader in the history of statecraft.” https://t.co/RPuIx4QKIy https://t.co/T37QoxRqOE — Jay McKenzie (@JamesFourM) November 11, 2018 In late September, we outlined how Bank of Ameria called it: “ The Peak In-Home Sales Has Been Reached; Housing No Longer A Tailwind .” Then in October, we noticed how  existing home sales data retreated in September, dropping to the lowest level in nearly three years. All the while,  an affordability crisis remains widespread in most cities across the US,  but could not have come at the worst time, regarding the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening program that is forcing mortgage rates to cycle highs. So, you must be asking: What does this all mean?  Well, the American real estate market could be at a significant turning point. Analysts from...