Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/stockman-tax-plan-dead-on-arrival-and-wall-st-delusional-for-believing-it/

David Stockman former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan:“Wall Street is totally misreading Washington,” and President Trump’s promises of tax reform will be “dead before arrival.”Of the proposed tax bill announced this week, he said, “It’s a wonderful fantasy…but there’s no way to pay for the $7.5 trillion cost of the main features.”

Link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-01/korea-times-china-bracing-emergency-situation-involving-north-korea

South Korea's Korea Times reports a Chinese town near the border with North Korea is "urgently" recruiting Korean-Chinese interpreters, speculation China is bracing for an emergency situation involving a possible military clash between the United States and North Korea;"might trigger a huge exodus of North Koreans to border towns in China." Chinese government ordering the town of Dandong to recruit an unspecified number of Korean-Chinese interpreters to work at 10 departments in the town, including border security, public security, trade, customs and quarantine.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/austria-seeks-to-tax-google-searches/

Austria is seeking ways to make digital services like Alphabet Inc.’s Google or Facebook Inc. pay taxes for transactions with the nation’s internet users, trying to plug gaps in a tax system still designed for brick-and-mortar business.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/This_Is_What_A_Bank_Run_Looks_Like%3A_Home_Capital_Loses_70%25_Of_Deposits_In_One_Week/58182/0/38/38/Y/M.html

According to HCG's latest press release this morning, the "less than prime" Canadian mortgage lender held HISA deposits of only $391 million as of Monday, May 1; this is down C$130 million from Friday, or a reduction in the total amount by 25%. It is also down 72% from the C$1.4 billion reported one week ago. the company has another C$12.8 billion in Guaranteed Investment Certificate deposits, or GICS. As these 30- and 60-day deposits come due in the coming weeks, depleting HCG's already tapped out liquidity, and forcing even more emergency loans. Without a deposit base, Home Capital can’t fund new mortgages.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386707-turkey-may-day-arrests-gas/

May Day rallies in Tukey’s most populous city descended into clashes with the police, as several activist groups tried to get into cordoned-off areas of the city. Over 200 people have been detained, and at least one man was reportedly killed. 40 Molotov cocktails, 17 hand grenades, 176 fireworks ... and lots of illegal posters have been seized.”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386725-clashes-erupt-between-police-demonstrators-paris/

Clashes have erupted in Paris between police and demonstrators during May Day protests.Protesters pelted Molotov cocktails as police responded with tear gas. Several of the officers caught fire and could be seen engulfed in flames.The violence was reportedly caused by a group of radical protesters, most of who covered their faces with black masks. The group was separate from peaceful demonstrators. At least four police officers have been injured in the clashes, one officer suffered serious burns.

Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/new-drug-for-rare-childhood-disease-price-tag-702000-a-year-and-an-explosive-statement-from-the-fda/

The FDA has just approved a new drug, Brineura, for a rare childhood brain-disease known as CLN2, which progresses quickly and is considered fatal. BioMarin, the drug’s manufacturer, has pegged the yearly price of the drug for a patient at an astronomical $702,000. Discounts will be offered—the average annual price for the patient will come down to $486,000.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386639-turkey-bans-dating-shows/

Turkey has banned radio and TV dating programs with a decree made possible by the country’s state of emergency. “In radio and television broadcasting services, such programs in which people are introduced with the purpose of finding a friend or searching for a spouse... cannot be permitted,”says a statement in Turkey’s Official Gazette, which publishes new legislation. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that “there are some strange programs that would scrap the institution of family, take away its nobility and sanctity.”

Link: http://govtslaves.info/frankencitrus-coming-to-a-store-near-you/

trees are treated with a genetically modified virus that makes them resistant to citrus greening disease, which has caused major problems for citrus growers in Florida. But according to the government’s definition, neither the trees nor the fruit will be considered genetically modified.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/386629-syria-turkey-border-us-troops/

The US has deployed troops to Syria’s northeast border with Turkey in an attempt to prevent an escalation of fighting between the Turkish forces and Kurdish militia units that followed Turkish airstrikes hitting two Kurdish-held areas in Syria and Iraq.

Svalbard, Norway – already home to the Global Seed Vault – is now home to the Arctic World Archive, which is being billed as the keeper of information to rebuild civilization following a societal-ending apocalypse. The vault located in an abandoned coalmine on the island of Svalbard is designed to be the ultimate data storage solution, The Verge reported. Data will be recorded on special film that can last as long as 1,000 years and stored 984 feet (300 meters) underground. The film is expected to last that long because of the extreme cold on the island, which is 1,172 miles north of Oslo.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Artificial_intelligence_to_take_over_half_of_all_jobs_in_next_decade_%E2%80%93_China%27s_top_techie/58156/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will replace humans in 50 percent of all jobs in just ten years, says Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures and a reputable Chinese technologist.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Trump_is_puppet_of_US_%E2%80%98deep_state%2C%E2%80%99_has_no_%E2%80%98own%E2%80%99_foreign_policy_%E2%80%93_Assad/58157/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Syrian President Bashar Assad has told the Latin American TeleSUR TV network; Trump pursues “no own policies” but only executes the decisions made by the “intelligence agencies, the Pentagon, the big arms manufacturers, oil companies, and financial institutions,” the Syrian leader said in an exclusive interview with TeleSUR.

Link: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-man-omarjan-azari-spoke-of-plan-to-kill-seven-random-australians-a-month-terrorism-trial-told-20170424-gvrbpk.html

A Sydney man who was in regular communication with senior Islamic State recruiter Mohammed Ali Baryalei, spoke about a plan to kill six or seven random Australians per month in the name of Islamic State, a jury has been told. Omarjan Azari, 24, is on trial for preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act, Mr Azari plead guilty to a second charge of financing a terrorist group by sending thousands of dollars overseas to foreign fighters. Mohammed Ali Baryalei allegedly said he wanted the killings to be "continuous" and to make "worldwide news".

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/04/28/519732/China-Wang-North-Korea-slip-of-control

China again warned tensions involving North Korea could slip out of control. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday there was a danger the situation could sharply escalate. The US sent a strike force, including a large aircraft carrier, to the region, started installing an advanced missile system in South Korea. The North has been conducting military drills to signal it is combat-ready. US President Donald Trump:possibility of a “major, major conflict” with North Korea over its missile and military nuclear programs. Washington preferred a diplomatic resolution.

Link: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/04/28/519730/Trump-warns-of-major-conflict-with-North-Korea

US President Donald Trump has warned that a “major conflict” with North Korea is “absolutely” possible in the ongoing standoff over its nuclear and missile programs."There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely," Trump told Reuters on Saturday; the president said he would prefer to avoid a military confrontation and resolve the issue peacefully. “We’d love to solve things diplomatically but it’s very difficult,” he said.

Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141762313

Protesters stormed into Macedonia's parliament on Thursday after an ethnic Albanian was elected as speaker. A brawl broke out injuring at least 10 people. The protesters, supporters of ex-Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski's VMRO party, are demanding new elections.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201704281053091030-seoul-rejects-thaad-bill/

South Korea said it won't pay for the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country after US President Trump said in an interview with Reuters he would like to get $1 billion from Seoul for protecting it from Pyongyang's possible attacks. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Friday the United States should pay the costs of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386406-pyongyang-asean-letter-nuclear-holocaust/

North Korea is seeking support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to prevent a potential “nuclear holocaust,” as US President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of a “major conflict” in the Korean Peninsula if diplomacy fails. Washington’s actions and rhetoric are pushing the region to the “brink of war,” North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho wrote in a letter to ASEAN’s chief Le Luong Minh from Vietnam.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386276-us-missile-shield-russia-strike/

The United States is pursuing global strategic domination through developing anti-ballistic missile systems capable of a sudden disarming strike against Russia and China, according to the deputy head of operations of the Russian General Staff.