via dailydot: According to Law360, Facebook attorney Orin Snyder made the comment while defending the company against a class-action lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. “There is no invasion of privacy at all, because there is no privacy,” Snyder said. In an attempt to have the lawsuit thrown out, Snyder further claimed that Facebook was nothing … Read more
by FS With trade tensions escalating and a global slowdown underway, many are left wondering if recession is near. Financial Sense Insider spoke with Jim O’Sullivan, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, who MarketWatch named one of the most accurate economic forecasters in America, to get his take on tariffs, inflation, and the overall economic outlook … Read more
by FS Two of the main manufacturing gauges for the US posted a further decline for the month of May. The IHS Markit index is now at 50.5, just barely above the 50 level for contraction. Source: Bloomberg, ISM, Markit Here’s what Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Market had to say about the … Read more
100% Fed Up reports, Meghan McCain and the women on the view spend time on their show bashing President Trump nearly every day. There is no strong voice on the show to defend our president. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id51llspNOs Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://100percentfedup.com/video-meg…
Financial Survival Network, Released on 6/4/19 I contributed $1 to the Comrade de Blasio campaign, but there’s a reason. No I don’t support his run for president, but rather for comic relief purposes, I think de Blasio is an infinite source of comic material. Is London becoming San Francisco. The place has become a complete … Read more
Having less than perfect credit doesn’t mean obtaining a loan is out of the question. There are lenders who have plans designed for those who’ve been through some difficult times. By working with one of those lenders, you can get a loan for bad credit with reasonable terms. Here are examples of four possible sources … Read more
by Caitlin Johnstone I happened upon some pictures from Trump’s UK visit with Queen Elizabeth yesterday, which isn’t something I’d normally care about. The British royals are basically just oligarchs who rub your face in it, and the fluffy media publicity around a monarch of one murderous kleptocratic imperialist regime meeting the leader of another murderous … Read more
RT America, Released on 6/4/19 Tech and retail giant Amazon wants to provide in-home services to people in state-of-the art apartments—whether you want them or not. Investigative journalist Ben Swann unpacks this development with RT America’s Manila Chan.
by DCG Photo from University of Pittsburgh From NY Post: This baby went under the knife — from inside the womb. Emery Greene Mullin was born two months after a January operation to correct her spina bifida. She is one of the first babies to undergo the surgery in-utero. The potentially fatal condition occurs when the spine doesn’t fully … Read more
by DCG From Fox News: San Francisco wants to show you its creepy past by making you drink with live rats. The San Francisco Dungeon in Fisherman’s Wharf is launching an immersive experience about the City by the Bay’s “weird, twisted, dark” history — and that includes having live rats “scurry all over you” for some reason. The tourist hot spot … Read more
by Amy S. The Collapse Has Already Begun. Watch Out For China! Despite constant reassurances from federal overseers, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the economy’s frail nature. While media pundits and analysts desperately push the failure of central planning and Keynesian economics, these five experts continue to be proven right on the dangers of … Read more
The author of the now-debunked ‘Trump Dossier’ has reportedly agreed to speak with US investigators regarding his role in creating the key document used to justify FISA warrants against the Trump campaign in 2016. “Former British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the anti-Trump dossier of salacious and unverified claims about the president’s ties to … Read more
Around the world, governments are hitting on a modish new idea: Turn the internet off. Sometimes they mean it literally. Methods vary, but the trend is clear enough. Countries are increasingly ordering telecoms and other companies to block network access, shut down messaging services, or otherwise restrict digital applications or websites, usually citing public order … Read more
by Alex Moneton Yesterday I called my bank in Denmark, Nordea, and couldn’t believe what they told me… They offered to lend me money at MINUS 0.12% for a ten-year mortgage. In other words, the bank would PAY ME to take out a loan. Of course, as a Sovereign Man editor, I’ve written a lot about … Read more
Nolte: Far-Left CNN Suffers Double Digit Primetime Ratings Crash in May The news just keeps getting worse and worse for the far-left CNN, which suffered a 16 percent primetime ratings collapse last month. The embattled CNN, which always lands is far-last place and axed more than 100 jobsalready this year, had about as bad of a ratings month … Read more
Watchdog says FBI has access to about 640M photographs WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the FBI has access to about 640 million photographs — including from driver’s licenses, passports and mugshots — that can be searched using facial recognition technology. The figure reflects how the technology is becoming an increasingly powerful law enforcement … Read more
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via MarketWatch: A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation in both houses of Congress to expand a well-respected housing program. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 was introduced by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Kenny Marchant … Read more
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Please don’t anybody act surprised by today’s rally. We were oversold, we hit key technical pivots and a bounce was due, but the trigger was well advertised in advance. 13 Fed speakers this week and I outlined my expectations on that front this weekend in Collapse: “Expect to get flooded with … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO The most consequential words ever spoken by a central banker are, without doubt, ECB chair Mario Draghi’s 2012 promise to “do whatever it takes” to stop the bleeding of the Great Recession and keep the eurozone from spinning apart. Specifically: “Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the … Read more
Bu Jared Dillian I used to trade over a $1 billion a day in ETFs. And I’m here to tell you that most people are better off investing in open-end mutual funds than ETFs. Mostly because ETFs are misused. I am not mad at ETFs or anything. I just think they encourage short-term trading rather than long-term … Read more
By John Mauldin We all wonder if Trump’s trade actions are as random as they appear or if there is a broader strategy. Some of my contacts argue that the relatively strong US economy allows the administration to take a harder line than would normally be advisable. The thinking is that we can ride out a trade … Read more
