by Jim Quinn I’m sure tackling these issues is next on Trump’s agenda. Sound of crickets. Fiscal disaster is baked into the cake. Only tough unpopular actions could save the country from this inevitable crisis. Therefore, no politician from either party will propose anything that could work. So it goes. Enjoy the show. Pray. WWQD … Read more
by TFittonJW Remember Peter Kadzik, the top Obama DOJ official, who sent John Podesta a “heads up” on the Clinton email cases? Judicial Watch follow on FOIA lawsuit continued today in 2-hour hearing! Background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-court-hearing-june-6-ordered-emails-peter-kadzik-john-podesta-clinton-campaign-officials/ https://archive.fo/tm8mg Pic from outside the courthouse here in DC is of me along and Judicial Watch attorney Michael Bekesha, who ably … Read more
by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper A few weeks back, the government of Sweden sent out a booklet to every household in the country urging citizens to prepare for war or other crises. A few months back, they told citizens that they should be prepared to last for at least a week without any help from the government. Last … Read more
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Kilauea volcano: A massive river of lava covered hundreds more homes overnight as it poured into the sea, filling all of Kapoho Bay and decimating entire neighborhoods. It’s believed to be the single most destructive day of any eruption in modern times. And it not only took homes, it completely filled Kapoho Bay, extending .8 … Read more
Taxes are inevitable, and for every dollar you make, a portion of it goes straight into government coffers. However, making a mistake on your taxes can put you in hot water with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Without a trained and experienced professional to guide you through the process, it can be a daunting, scary, … Read more
Affordable home shortage to continue through 2018, new Reuters poll says from CNBC. via CNBC: An acute shortage of affordable homes in the United States will continue over the coming year, according to a majority of property market analysts polled by Reuters, driving prices up faster than inflation and wage growth. After losing over … Read more
A spokesperson for the Philadelphia School District confirmed with NBC10 they were investigating the allegations. A Philadelphia teacher is no longer in the classroom after she allegedly took bribes from students in exchange for better grades. NBC10 first received a tip that Amanda Richardson, a humanities teacher at the LINC High School on W. Erie … Read more
via defensenews: A three-month internal review conducted by senior U.S. surface fleet leaders found some or significant concerns with the ship handling skills of nearly 85 percent of its junior officers, and that many struggled to react decisively to extricate their ship from danger when there was an immediate risk of collision, according to an internal message obtained by … Read more
The Army has a new algorithm that supposedly “determines ideal caffeine dosage and timing for alertness.” Compared to the original dosing strategies used in the studies, the U.S. Army’s algorithm identified strategies that enhanced neurobehavioral performance by up to 64 percent, or reduced caffeine consumption by up to 65 percent. According to the authors, these … Read more
$119,050,900,000: Merchandise Trade Deficit With China Hit Record Through April (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. merchandise trade deficit with China set a record through April, hitting $119,050,900,000 for the first four months of 2018, according to data released today by the Census Bureau. From January through April, the Census Bureau reports, the United States exported $42,291,500,000 in … Read more
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has concluded that James Comey defied authority at times during his tenure as FBI director, according to sources familiar with a draft report on the matter. One source told ABC News that the draft report explicitly used the word “insubordinate” to describe Comey’s behavior. Another source agreed with that characterization but could … Read more
Image by iStock/jxfzsy ONCE MORE OUT OF THE BREACH: 92 million MyHeritage users had their data quietly swiped. “Company learned of the attack when a security researcher sent a data file.” Email addresses and hashed passwords of more than 92 million MyHeritage users were exposed in a cybersecurity breach on October 26, 2017, the popular genealogy company … Read more
From Brandon Smith There is an old adage that says “the more things change the more they stay the same”. I suggest people keep this in mind when considering the European situation because it applies in ways that many might not have considered. The European Union started out as a kind of free trade zone with … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Each state’s secretary of state is in charge of elections. In California, it’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Below are the “semi-official” results of yesterday’s California direct primary election, as of 6:50 a.m. this morning: Governor: Gavin Newsom (D): 33.4%; 1,336,932 votes. John Cox (R): 26.2%; 1,048,363 votes. Antonio Villaraigosa (D): 13.5%; … Read more
by DCG From Daily Mail: A cadaver dog has located a murder victim linked to the brutal MS-13 gang – believed to be a missing teenage boy – buried in a nature reserve. After the body of a male was recovered from the Roosevelt nature reserve on Wednesday (May 30), officials visited family members to obtain DNA samples … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi6trZkEWXc The Patriot Beat reports, President Trump has been keeping true to his campaign promise of “draining the swamp,” and this latest report proves he’s gone above and beyond in trimming the federal fat. According to the latest reports, Trump has cut an unbelievable 24,000 federal jobs since taking office! Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://patriotbeat.com/2018/06/04/ch…
by COMPUTER1313 via Bloomberg: …drillers, service providers and trucking companies have been poaching in all corners, recruiting everyone from police officers to grocery clerks. So many bus drivers with the Ector County Independent School District in nearby Odessa quit for the shale fields that kids were sometimes late to class. The George W. Bush Childhood Home, a … Read more
via Bloomberg: Traditional metrics like P/E and P/B are effectively broken Outdated accounting standards create ‘distortions’ in equities And it’s not just talk. Practitioners now regularly adjust models to give greater heft to things that were previously thought too abstract to value. By treating specific kinds of intangibles — those funded internally, that solidify a … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXU4tsRlpCc Hawaii Island forestry managers say one-third to one-half of a Hawaii Island forest has been impacted by the erupting Kilauea volcano. The 2-square-mile Malama Ki Forest Reserve, located east of the volcano, is home to a young ohia-dominated forest and sub-populations of forest birds such as the Hawaiian honeycreepers, the Hawaii amakihi and apapane, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV74aSqZA08 Terresa Monroe-Hamilton for RWN reports, There is a video where Oprah was in the UK promoting her film, “The Butler,” in which she plays Gloria Gaines, wife of a White House butler, and she spoke to BBC’s Will Gompertz about racism. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/disgusting-vi…
by John Coumarianos Median household income is $1.5 million; you just didn’t know it. That’s what the Wall Street Journal’s Andy Kessler thinks. I’m not making that up. He dedicated his most recent column to constructing a proof for that thesis. Granted, Kessler doesn’t say it exactly like that. Instead, he works backwards from nominal median household income … Read more
By Chris Black The European Union via its diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini has said yesterday that Iran’s plan to build new centrifuges to boost their uranium enrichment capacity is kosher under the commitments of the 2015 agreement between the US, EU and Iran (among others), also known as JCPOA, a “deal” brokered by former President … Read more
by Dazzlerocks What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, hoping to make them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the target and delegitimize … Read more
