New York Times: Hospitals are suing the federal government (Trump Admin) to keep their prices secret

Sarah Kliff Verified account @sarahkliff Investigations and health policy for the @nytimes. Hospitals are suing the federal government to keep their prices secret. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/health/hospitals-trump-prices-transparency.html Hospitals are suing the federal government to keep their prices secret. https://t.co/n9NHkY7Iwr — Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) December 4, 2019     h/t dr0id

Italy faces yet more economic hard times

by Shaun Richards This morning has brought more signs of the economic malaise that is affecting Italy, a subject which just goes on and on and on. Here is the statistics office. In 2019, GDP is expected to increase by 0.2 percent in real terms. The domestic demand will provide a contribution of 0.8 percentage … Read more

NBA TV Ratings Collapse After Bowing to China

TV ratings for the National Basketball Association have collapsed this year, a season that kicked off with the league bowing to communist China. In October, just as the NBA’s 2019 pre-season was kicking off, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted a short message in support of the pro-democracy activists in China-controlled Hong Kong. The league … Read more

Peloton loses $942MILLION of its market value in a single day amid furious backlash over its ‘sexist’ holiday ad that caused

Peloton lost $942million market value in a single day after its holiday advertisement sparked fierce social media backlash. The exercise equipment company was vilified Monday over the commercial titled ‘The Gift That Gives Back’, which shows a woman receiving a stationary bike from her husband on Christmas morning. She then documents her year-long fitness journey … Read more

Things You Didn’t Know About Beef Jerky

by Amy S.   Beef jerky is an incredibly popular snack food, and while it may be high in sodium, it’s lean and full of protein. Things you might not know about this popular snack. Beef jerky is thought to have originated in South America during the 1800s. The Quechua tribe, who were ancestors of the … Read more

This Tiny Home Community Gives Homeless Veterans A Chance – Working To End Veteran Homelessness

This amazing project gives temporary homes to veterans who are looking to get back on track. Sometimes, all it takes is a period of time for people to get back on their feet, these project attempts to do just that. https://thewatchtowers.org/this-tiny-home-community-gives-homeless-veterans-a-chance-working-to-end-veteran-homelessness-video/

Federal Reserve Governors make between $346,000 and $466,000. $2 BILLION in total systemwide salaries. The track record?

Federal Reserve Governors make between $346,000 and $466,000. $2 BILLION in total systemwide salaries. The track record? 0-for-3 on greatest bubbles; o-for-every recession, system crashed in ’08 under their supervision; TBTF banks now much larger; Fed helping roll back Dodd-Frank https://twitter.com/PaulSHoldings84/status/1202332816178130944 Federal Reserve Governor salaries pic.twitter.com/7ttFawaiEZ — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) July 19, 2019    

U.S. digs deeper into Deutsche role in Danske money laundering scandal – sources (more trouble for $DB)

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has in recent weeks stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank’s role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, four people familiar with the inquiry told Reuters. One source said the DoJ’s new line of inquiry is whether Deutsche (DBKGn.DE) helped … Read more

In history, every this has happened, economic chaos has followed.

This is exactly, why #CentralBanks have completely over-stepped their mandate, and need to be reigned in. In history, every this has happened, economic chaos has followed. This time will be no different.#ECB @ollirehn @elinalepomaki @DiMartinoBooth @dlacalle_IA https://t.co/c1ukONbQNR — Tuomas Malinen (@mtmalinen) December 4, 2019 Again, the "#Recession? What recession? You can never have a recession … Read more

NYTimes bias

by Chris I like it when people break down the obvious bias in the MSM.  This is a good breakdown of one such effort:   [Note: If you ‘right click’ you can open the image in a new tab, thereby expanding it to readable size] Those two contrasting ‘bios’ at the bottom are just a … Read more

The European Central Bank’s “Mea Culpa”

by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Economists, conservative investors and market observers have been issuing stern warnings for years regarding the severe impact of the current monetary policy direction. The problems In a recent statement, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos warned of potential side effects and risks to the economy resulting directly from the central bank’s policies. He … Read more

Youtube Purge: December 10, 2019

https://youtu.be/H1j2S2pu3Nk SACHA BARON COHEN CALLS FOR GLOBAL FREE SPEECH “PURGE” AND ADL TAKEOVER OF ALL SOCIAL MEDIA Sacha Baron Cohen Calls For Global Free Speech “Purge” and ADL Takeover of All Social Media https://t.co/rD7XWMbLY3 pic.twitter.com/T73Z2ysX5Q — ResidentBUZZ.com (@ResidentBUZZcom) November 25, 2019 https://banned.video/watch?id=5dd8bef73ff37c00261cb59c   AC