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Rogue elements within the Shadow Government and most notably the CIA, NSA, and the left coast billionaire class have launched an anti-Trump campaign in the hail mary long shot that they can disrupt the establishment in the final days when they still hold the keys to the kingdom with the intent of malice to incite a coup, civil war, or an upset in the electoral college system.  One of the main information manipulation tactics they are using we can paraphrase as "1. Confuse, 2. Plant false facts, and 3.

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Written by Jeff Nielson (CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL)

The escalating, so far mostly verbal conflict with China may have just heated up following a Reuters reports that China has seized an unmanned, underwater US navy vehicle inside off international waters in the South China Sea, and that the US has issued a formal statement demanding the return of the vehicle.

According to CNN, which has a slightly different take on events, a US oceanographic vessel Thursday had its underwater drone stolen by a Chinese warship literally right in front of the eyes of the American crew.

The Great Rotation continued for one more week today with global equity funds receiving $21 billion in inflows in the past week according to Bank of America, the ninth-biggest inflow ever, as investors rushed into 'Trump trade', while money flowed out of bonds for seventh week in a row. The EPFR-based report showed overall equity inflows of $63 billion since Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win on Nov. 8, offsetting somewhat the $151 billion in outflows observed from January to October.

Quad-witching Friday has arrived, which means that alongside thin, pre-holiday liquidity and a jumpy market, we expect to see sharp, volatile moves for the rest of the day, the first of which was just noted in Europe, where stocks moved from session lows to highs in the span of minutes, in the process sending the Euro Stoxx 50 index 0.8% higher and turning it positive on the year as it reached its highest level since December 2015. The broader Stoxx 600 remains still down 1.8% on the year.