by DCG Her/his five pets took “one for the cause,” perishing in the fire. From Yahoo: A popular gay rights activist was charged on Monday with first-degree arson after an FBI investigation led authorities to believe he set fire to his own house in an elaborate hoax meant to look like a hate crime. Nikki Joly lost … Read more
by Simon Black It’s not enough to hand over your money to the government anymore. Now you have to pay them for the privilege to do so. That’s the basic premise behind negative interest rates: investors around the world are crazy enough to buy government bonds whose yields are actually below zero. In technical terms, this … Read more
In one sense, Lyft and Uber are like eBay, Priceline, GrubHub, Craigslist and other “marketplace” businesses that match willing buyers with willing sellers. A marketplace is one of the established business models for technology companies, and investors are relatively comfortable assessing how much to pay for their shares. More: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-26/lyft-and-uber-are-easy-to-understand-and-hard-to-value
by cellcultured Recently got a few cavities filled and paid my share of the costs up front and (I assumed) insurance took care of the rest. A month later, I get the EOBs from my insurance and a balance bill from the dentist’s office. The numbers didn’t match up at all; the dentist billed me … Read more
Josh Sigurdson reports on the most recent lawsuits hitting Monsanto where it hurts the most… The wallet. In 2018, Monsanto lost a lawsuit for $289 million after a man came forward claiming ‘Roundup’ whose main ingredient is glyphosate caused his non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Though Monsanto is appealing it and the fine has been dropped to $78 … Read more
by zyklorpthehuman Didn’t see any mention of it here so I figured I’d share this new extension that allows commenting on any website, youtube video, articles, individual tweets, etc. Even when comments have been disabled! I think it could become a great tool for the free flow of information, and for sidestepping the authoritarian … Read more
by ElderOfTheUniverse Both sides of the political dichotomy are being stoked into a frenzy on a scale I haven’t seen in my lifetime. The daily barrage of propaganda pitting us against our fellow man is exhausting. But don’t be deterred from reaching out to people. This user sums it up well: https://old.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/av61x5/so_long_guys/ehcz11h/ You’ve been fucked … Read more
President #Trump and Xi Jinping are trying to make a US China trade deal, while Trump heads to North Korea to meet Kim Jong-Un. And if it doesn’t work, the US will hit China with a 25% tariff on 200 billion dollars of Chinese goods. How will the stock markets respond? And can China be … Read more
1st search.. Wonderful Legal immigrant who loves Trump Part 2… Search Legal immigrant who loves Trump part 2 I couldn’t find either video under their original names in the search. Just saying…. h/t Shamrock0007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLMbZ0nPjk8 Tonight we talk about nuclear fallout and what dangers to look for . Why it is dangerous and where it shows up like in water food community’s animals insects marine life etc etc .