I believe 2 weeks ago it was decided. The ‘Business Roundtable’ group, chaired by menace to society Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan, issued a startling statement. Of the 192 current members of the Business Roundtable group, CEOs of some of the biggest companies on the planet, 181 signed this statement. The jist of the statement was basically this: ‘The … Read more
by John W. Whitehead “These are the times that try men’s souls.” ― Thomas Paine, The American Crisis Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption and abuse. The citizenry’s unquestioning acquiescence … Read more
by visualcapitalist In just a decade, electronic sports (eSports) has evolved from an underground culture into a mainstream industry worth billions of dollars today. The industry is growing at an explosive rate, and with major tech giants like Amazon and Google vying for a piece of the pie, the future of this industry is an exciting one. It’s … Read more
via studyfinds: Survey shows average person grows frustrated after waiting 16 seconds for a webpage to load, 25 seconds for traffic signal to change. LONDON — Patience is a virtue, but it’s becoming an exceedingly rare quality in modern society. According to a new survey of 2,000 British adults, all of the luxuries of modern life have … Read more
Authored by Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner via WirePoints.org, Illinois’ finances aren’t just decaying at the top, they’re falling apart everywhere. The state’s one-size-fits-all pension laws and overly generous benefits have left many cities suffocating under impossible pension debts as their populations shrink, tax burdens jump and resident incomes stagnate. Without an amendment to the Illinois Constitution’s pension protection clause – and subsequent pension reforms – expect many … Read more
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This article was written by Daisy Luther and originally published at The Organic Prepper While the CDC has assured us that we don’t need to worry about Ebola here in the United States, at the same time it seems that the government is quietly hiring people to screen for the disease at an American airport. It’s certainly not … Read more
By Irina Slav Iran has no interest in holding bilateral talks with the United States, the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, told the Iranian parliament, adding the only context in which Iran would sit at the negotiating table—with all signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan—would be when all U.S. sanctions are lifted. “We’ve said it … Read more
Judicial Watch announced that a hearing was ordered to be held in federal court Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in a case regarding records about top Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and his wife Nellie Ohr’s involvement in the Trump dossier authored by Christopher Steele READ MORE HERE: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-r…
via spectator: While a moderate Democrat threat is unlikely, with so few in the field, it is not out of the question. Four years ago, moderate Democrats still controlled the Party. They are still a group Democrats cannot afford to lose. According to 2016 exit polling, Clinton received 52 percent of moderate votes. Presumably, many are … Read more
via MSN: The latest data presented some troubling signals. New export orders fell to the lowest level this year — an indication that foreign demand is declining as the US-China trade war rages on, said Zhengsheng Zhong, director of macroeconomic analysis at CEBM Group. The trade war has shown no signs of abating, and the … Read more
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors The fast food world gave us an interesting case study in supply and demand last week. By now you’ve no doubt heard about The Chicken Sandwich, the surprise superstar menu item from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen that’s launched 1,000 blog posts, op-eds and thought pieces. According to reports, the … Read more
By David Stockman Forget The Robo-Rumors—Sell The (Bad) News! However, the “ceasefire” did not happen, and at 12:00 am on Sunday, the Trump administration slapped tariffs on $112 billion in Chinese imports. Then, one-minute later, at 12:01 am EDT, China retaliated with higher tariffs being rolled out in stages on a total of about $75 billion of … Read more
by Joe Guzzardi When former California Gov. Jerry Brown announced his ill-conceived, ill-fated high-speed train that no one wanted, and no one ever thought would be completed, he unwittingly sent the message that the once Golden State would soon be spiraling into disaster. Before current Gov. Gavin Newsom killed the train, California had squandered $5 billion on the … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz is the chief watchdog of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Katie Pavlich reports for Townhall that on Thursday morning, August 29, 2019, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz released an 83-page long report on fired FBI Director James Comey‘s misconduct — that Comey set a “dangerous precedent” by purposefully leaking to the media … Read more
via silverdoctors: Many investors store their gold “offshore” in Hong Kong, and yes, investors could lose all of their gold stored there. Here’s why… Is it safe to keep gold stored in Hong Kong right now? “If you don’t hold it, you don’t own it.” That’s the saying. It’s relevant here. You probably know that Hong Kong … Read more
Shameful: Trump Labor appointee forced to resign after Bloomberg portrays sarcastic 2016 Facebook post as anti-Semitic. What’s particularly amazing is that [Bloomberg reporter Ben] Penn, the reporter on the story, is showing no remorse, defending his article as merely having asked questions to the department about it. But he is clearly still stating as a matter of fact that … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan According to Peter Schiff, the chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital, it was a “huge mistake” for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last month. Schiff says there is no way for the Federal Reserve to stops the United States from going into a recession. “They never should have taken rates … Read more
Twenty five year expert on China! Marco Rubio on Trump China Trade war Why Trump Will Win the US China Trade War—Stephen Moore h/t Jake
by Simon Black On January 20, 1841, after delivering a series of military defeats to Imperial China in the First Opium War, British forces landed in Hong Kong and took control of the island. Hong Kong was hugely important for the British economy because it ensured access to the Chinese market. And they went to war … Read more
Patrick Bet-David reveals the shocking truth about why college costs so much and why the college system is the biggest scam in America. Don’t forget to share your thoughts and subscribe to Valuetainment: http://bit.ly/2aPEwD4
“Particularly worrisome” is that this slowdown “has taken place in a context where the US economy is growing above potential.” By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET: The bad omens are stacking up for Mexico’s faltering economy as both domestic consumption and investment dry up while the challenges facing the country’s heavily indebted state-owned oil giant, Pemex, continue … Read more
Humanitarian crisis unfolds in hurricane-stricken Bahamas FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — U.N. and Red Cross relief officials rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Hurricane Dorian’s wake Tuesday after the most powerful storm ever to hit the Bahamas devastated thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics. At least five deaths were … Read more
The pound plummeted to near three-year lows on Tuesday ahead of a crucial day for Brexit in Parliament. Sterling GBPUSD, -0.2652% fell below $1.20 to its lowest level since October 2016 as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to call a general election if MPs block a no-deal Brexit this evening. The currency bounced back … Read more
