Month: August 2018

Journalist Tim Pool; “We have handed over the public square to private companies. These companies can now decide who gets to participate in political debate. This is where most people debate and share ideas and now we have no right to the public discussion.”

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by AssuredlyAThrowAway Putting aside the content of any given act of censorship (although the Alex Jones situation is certainly what drove the above quote), the insight of Tim Pool’s statement reflects a nuanced understanding as to the more fundamental (and terrifying) shift currently occurring with regards the form of the public sphere. What used to be an … Read more

New OIG Report – FBI Agent took Bribes, Lied to local Law Enforcement, Protected Illegal business, Withheld Evidence, among other findings – yet Criminal Prosecution was DECLINED.

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by ver0egiusto The title pretty much covers it, but it is yet another major blow against FBI leadership coming out of the OIG. On the tail of McCabe’s ouster, this latest revelation clearly shows that a Special Agent broke numerous laws under former FBI leadership, and prosecution was declined. How did he get away with so … Read more

The Trump Effect? Poll Shows 71% of Business Owners Want More China Tariffs

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by Thinker A majority of business owners, including small business owners, support additional tariffs on China, according to a poll released from UBS polling. A majority of business owners also supported additional tariffs on Mexico, Europe, and Canada. The poll revealed that 71 percent of business owners support additional tariffs on China. 66 percent of … Read more

Democrats Now Claim The Surviving of “Our Democracy” Relies on Banning More Sites

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by Chris Black   Motto: “Free speech is a bourgeois prejudice.” -Lenin   After Alex Jones’ website was banned on Monday via a coordinated action from YouTube, Facebook and other platforms, Democrats are now calling for even more censorship. Shocking, who would’ve thought, right? Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, is looking to impose … Read more

If you invest your Social Security checks in the total stock market, math told me it is always best to collect at age 62

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by KillingTime56 Yes, there has been a hundred posts about the advantages and disadvantages of collecting Social Security at 62 vs 70. I want to bring a new perspective into the discussion. This is not the time to bring up all the old and tired arguments about when to collect Social Security. Instead, lets just … Read more

Amazon to ditch Oracle software by 2020

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by pinpinbo https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazon-plans-to-move-off-oracle-software-by-early-2020.html Considering that Oracle database is extremely pricey and priced per CPU core, I think Amazon could make a substantial savings here. Edit: I am having too much fun here. Note that I’m pretty sure Amazon gets a steep discount so there’s no way they are paying the following amount. This is Oracle … Read more

As The CNY Goes, East Asia Goes… Maybe

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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on August 5, 2018, by Menzie Chinn here. For whatever reasons – capital outflows, PBoC non-intervention – the yuan has depreciated substantially since the Trump administration has announced Section 301 actions against China. This has implications not just for the CNY/USD exchange rate, but also other East Asian currencies. … Read more

Value Stocks Are Breaking Out. Hooray?

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via Robert Burgess A rotational shift with an ominous subtext leads market commentary. It’s been a long time since value stocks were in favor. Just ask David Einhorn, whose main hedge fund lost 19 percent through the first seven months of 2018 in a misguided bet that investors would come to their senses and start scooping up stocks … Read more

Federal Deficits Are Worse Than You Think

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via Mark Brandly Voters tend to be rationally ignorant. Since a single vote does not matter, for most potential voters, the cost of being politically well-informed is greater than the benefit of being knowledgeable about political affairs. Therefore, it’s rational for most voters to be ignorant regarding political issues. A main reason for the high cost of … Read more

Giant floating trash collector will try to scoop up Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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SAN FRANCISCO – On Sept. 8, an ungainly, 2,000-foot-long contraption will steam under the Golden Gate Bridge in what’s either a brilliant quest or a fool’s errand. Dubbed the Ocean Cleanup Project, this giant sea sieve consists of pipes that float at the surface of the water with netting below, corralling trash in the center of a U-shaped design. The purpose of … Read more

California transforming bus drivers into teachers

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Carol Elgin spent last Monday preparing a tiny classroom at Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove for students. She’s waited a long time to have her own class. Over the last six years, Elgin, 55, has been a substitute teacher and instructional assistant. Before that she spent 20 years in sales. But she had … Read more

LIST: 700 Examples of Good News Arising from Tax Cuts!

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Click on your state below to see 700 examples of pay raises, bonuses, 401(k) match increases, expansions, benefit increases, and utility rate reductions due to the Republican tax cuts. You may also view the full list here (PDF). See also: Thanks to the GOP tax cuts, these utilities are lowering rates Thanks to GOP tax cuts, … Read more