IG Michael Horowitz testifies before congress

Horowitz’s hearing: Watch it 57:52 mark. At 58:10, he makes the comment about heads of other agencies (other than Comey & McCabe) who have been referred for criminal prosecution but he doesn’t want to disclose it yet. He wants to keep it to himself until the report goes public.     h/t iRubGuacOnMyArmpits

Pentagon deploys troops to Saudi Arabia… Developing… Expedites delivery of military equipment

U.S. to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia after drone attacks on oil sites “The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday. The United States is deploying military forces to the Middle East after Saturday’s drone attacks on major oil sites … Read more

Hopes for trade breakthrough fade as China cancels Montana farm visit…

via Reuters: WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – A U.S.-China trade deal appeared elusive on Friday after Chinese officials unexpectedly canceled a visit to farms in Montana and Nebraska as deputy trade negotiators wrapped up two days of negotiations in Washington. Chinese officials were expected to visit U.S. farmers next week as a goodwill gesture, but … Read more

President Trump Tells China Only a Full Trade Deal, No Partials – Pouting Deputy Pandas Leave Early…

by sundance For the past several weeks China has been hoping to divide the trade dispute into two tracks thereby separating trade issues related to U.S. national security.  Beijing wants, heck needs, the simple agricultural trade because they are food dependent and need that uninterrupted.  However, they are strongly opposed to a comprehensive trade reset. Beijing … Read more

Democrat Mega-Donor Tied To Hillary, John Podesta & Soros Now Target of Sexual Assault Investigation

Reclusive Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss — one of the Democrats’ biggest and most secretive donors — is currently under investigation for a 2011 sexual assault, as originally reported in a handwritten complaint by his former employee Jacqueline Long. The current status of the investigation was confirmed by a Nov. 30, 2017 document obtained by TheDCNF … Read more

The wearable chair… Sit down slave

The wearable LEX chair lets you sit where you want – but will it catch on? A pair of aluminium legs that you strap to your bum could be the solution for people who find there are not enough chairs in the world. As long as they don’t mind looking ridiculous On Wednesday night, the … Read more

ELLISON: UBER worthless; ‘App a cat could have written’

Larry Ellison is said to be far less bullish than Wall Street when it comes to Uber. The Oracle founder trashed Uber’s business model at a private San Francisco event this week, according to Barron’s. “They have nothing,” he reportedly said of the ride-hailing giant. “No technology. And no loyalty.” Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. … Read more

Breakthrough device generates electricity from night sky

An innovative new device is able to generate electricity from the night sky, according to a new study. The research, published in Joule, highlights a new device that uses radiative cooling and is able to generate enough electricity for an LED light bulb, even at night. “Remarkably, the device is able to generate electricity at night, when solar cells don’t … Read more

Unstoppable Negative Yields Suddenly Become Stoppable

Snapback Bloodletting in the Overripe Bond Market. This is the transcript from my podcast last Sunday, THE WOLF STREET REPORT: OK, so we’ve got ourselves one heck of a snapback in government bond yields, not just in the United States, but globally. And the negative-yield mongers that were out there for months, preaching their book and … Read more

Analyst initiates Roku with sell rating, says cost of streaming devices going to ‘zero’

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/20/pivotal-says-sell-roku-stock-cost-of-streaming-devices-to-zero.html Pivotal Research Group sees Roku, an over-the-top (OTT) streaming device maker, stock falling 55% because it looks “overvalued despite the recent pullback.” Roku shares dropped sharply on Wednesday after Comcast announced it would be giving free Xfinity Flex streaming boxes to its internet-only subscribers, a direct competitor to Roku’s devices. “We see dramatically more … Read more

Not a free speech platform: Facebook declares it’s a ‘publisher’ & can censor whomever if wants, walking into legal trap

Facebook has invoked its free speech right as a publisher, insisting its ability to smear users as extremists is protected, but its legal immunity thus far has rested on a law which protects platforms, not publishers. Which is it? Facebook has declared it has the right, as a publisher, to exercise its own free speech … Read more