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Via ConvergEx's Nicholas Colas:

Scientists are warning that the Earth appears to be “ringing like a bell” following a series of large earthquakes near the Pacific.  8 hours after the Thursday earthquakes off the coast of California, seismograms shows the globe mysteriously vibrating and “ringing like a bell,” which scientists have warned is a precursor to a much bigger mega-earthquake. Allnewspipeline.com reports: Hours before the massive Solomon Islands earthquake struck, a mysterious vibration was detected on seismographs all across the planet as our videographer proves to us using charts from the USGS.

Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,

If there’s one thing that’s certain in the intelligence business, it’s that there’s rarely any certainty.

That’s pretty much the first thing they teach you at spy school.

Back in the early days of my intelligence career, I had one instructor who explained it in a way that I’ll never forget.

Donald Trump could have the election legally stolen from him on either December 19th when the Electoral College casts their votes or on January 6th when a joint session of Congress gathers to count those votes.

Donald Trump is appointing oil chief Rex Tillerson as the next US Secretary of State. I have chosen one of the truly great business leaders of the world, Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, to be Secretary of State. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2016 The President elect nominated the Exxon Mobil CEO for the position ignoring ‘concerns’ about Tillerson’s alleged close ties with Russia. Republican Senator John McCain expressed “concern” about Tillerson’s links to Putin, whom the senator called “a thug, a bully and a murderer” during an interview with Fox News.