Israel begins destroying Palestinian homes in West Bank

by MR2 Israeli forces have begun the demolition of about 100 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank built close to the separation barrier. The residents of Wadi al-Hummus had fought a seven-year legal battle to overturn the military eviction order. But Israel’s High Court dismissed the case despite the land being under the administration of … Read more

Is This What Has Got the Fed So Spooked?

By The Phoenix Just what exactly is terrifying the Fed? Over the last week, multiple Fed officials have surfaced to suggest the Fed needs to start cutting interest rates right now. Indeed, on Thursday, John Williams, who runs the NY Fed (the branch in charge of market operations) suggested the Fed needs to cut rates … Read more

I think SNAP might be a trap. A SNAP Trap!

by OrangesAreOrangeHa I was ROCK HARD for SNAP options coming into today. Like ROCK.HARD. My mind was set, my erection was indestructible, and my margin was ready to get abused like a young girl on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. But my Spider Autism Sense started tingling right before I was about to buy some calls… They slipped in … Read more

Study links depression to excessive screen time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4LL32yq4KE Researchers in Canada studied the impact of varying kinds of “screen time” and concluded that while social media correlated with increased severity of depression symptoms in teenagers, video games didn’t have the same apparent effect. Excessive video game use may impact mental health in other ways. RT America’s Trinity Chavez explains for News.Views.Hughes.

If Comey lied to Trump — who is, after all, a federal official — it’s prosecutable as a False Statements Act violation. It would be lovely irony if Comey wound up facing one of those, after engineering them for others.

  REALCLEARINVESTIGATIONS: Comey’s Under DoJ Scrutiny for Leading Probe While Misleading Trump. It is one of the most enduring and consequential mysteries of the Trump-Russia investigation: Why did former FBI Director James Comey refuse to say publicly what he was telling President Trump in private — that Trump was not the target of an ongoing probe? … Read more

Trump Sanctions Chinese Firm For Importing Iranian Crude

via Zerohedge: A huge escalatory step in the US-led economic war on Tehran and its global oil exports, and amid continued trade tensions with Beijing: the US State Department said Monday the US will impose new sanctions against a Chinese company for transporting Iranian crude in contravention of US sanctions. As the WSJ reports: Secretary of State Mike … Read more

Huawei employees collected personal info on Czech Citizens targeted by the Chinese government

The Czech branch of the Chinese company Huawei is suspected of collecting sensitive data on officials and businessmen through its employees. This material is allegedly gathered during business meetings and subsequently entered into a central database to which the company’s headquarters in China have access. Czech Radio’s investigative team at Radiožurnál broke the story, citing … Read more

It’s impossible to sell stuff online!

I’ve been trying to sell things online and it’s just endless scammer after scammer. They all want me to ship something to their cousin in Florida, every single one! I have an app that has a perfectly setup purchasing system and guess what? They’re want To go around it and use PayPal anyway. This is … Read more

Here’s how Republicans and Democrats differ on conspiracy theories – Regardless of political affiliation, conspiracy theory discourse is on the rise

by The_In-Betweener The partisan divide that exists in our culture is a constant source of discussion. Is it organic or is it manufatured? Chris Hedges recently said in an article: “The fact that on most big issues the two major political parties are in agreement is ignored. The deregulation of the financial industry, the militarization … Read more

All of these Democratic party stalwarts should be rounded up into a campaign ad ending with “I’m Donald Trump, and I approve this message.

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: ‘We Certainly Don’t Want Any More Coming In’: Pelosi On Immigration In 2008. Earlier: ● What Changed?! Chuck Schumer 2009 kicks Chuck Schumer 2018 right in his badoobies on illegal immigration (video). —Twitchy, December 28, 2018. ● “Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to remind Democrats that even former President … Read more

HAVE THEY NO DECENCY? How U.S. video game companies are building tools for China’s surveillance state.

via latimes: Although it’s Chinese policy driving the restrictions, data privacy advocates say that for Americans to participate in the creation of these tools represents the crossing of a concerning new threshold. They view the moves as part of a problematic trend of Western technology firms redesigning their services to create China-friendly versions aligned with the … Read more

Jeffrey Epstein Chaired a $6.7 Billion Company that Documents Suggest May Have Received a Secret Federal Reserve Bailout!

via wallstreetonparade: According to a database created by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists containing files leaked from the law firm Appleby, Jeffrey Epstein, who is under indictment as a sex trafficker and assaulter of underage girls, was the Chairman of Liquid Funding Ltd. from November 9, 2001 to at least March 19, 2007. The offshore business had been … Read more