Chicago teachers follow up a historic 2019 strike with a 2020 ultimatum: schools won’t open in person.

On Monday, teachers in Chicago were among those who marched in a national day of action to protest plans to reopen schools in person this fall. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reversed the city’s plan to reopen partially in person, saying the first in-person classes in Chicago would happen after Election Day at the … Read more

Trump’s Big NATO Move Puts Putin on Notice.

via pjmedia: While much has been made by the mainstream media — almost all of it negative — about President Trump’s decision in July to remove thousands of American troops from Germany, less has been said about where they’ll end up. Nearly 12,000 troops will be redeployed from Germany, reducing the American presence there by about … Read more

Lebanon’s Government to Resign

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Monday announced the resignation of his government nearly a week after a devastating explosion in Beirut that stirred public outrage and spurred a string of ministers to step down. Diab announced the resignation of the entire cabinet in a televised evening address to the nation, characterizing the detonation of … Read more

Masks Don’t Work — “Randomized-control studies, the highest quality, fail to show a benefit of wearing masks in a non-healthcare setting”

by Venus230 https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-0994_article. Wearing cloth masks actually increases your risk of infection https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577. Simply telling people to wear any kind of mask is not scientific or helpful. Very few types of masks actually reduce airborne transmission, and they are used in a professional setting once and discarded, not re-used and constantly touched/readjusted the way that average … Read more

ALERT: Marxist group planning a political coup in November in preparation to forcibly remove a victorious President Trump from office

(Natural News) The Russian collusion hoax was the most blatant attempt to remove a duly-elected president from office in the history of our country. Granted, the criminal investigation into the alleged co-conspirators of that coup attempt is still ongoing, but few Americans really expect anything to come from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s probe anyway except … Read more

Pro-police rally met with counter protesters

A pro-police “Back the Blue” rally is being held outside of City Hall. The Seattle Police Officers Guild helped organize the protest. The group is calling on city council to not defund SPD. 00:00 – SPD support and counter protests 01:14 – Council preps vote 03:14 – Navigation team funding 04:49 – Defunding SPD debate … Read more

Deep dive into the reasons behind why Intel is behind technologically.

by InfiniteValueptr Since its’ Q2 earnings call a few weeks ago, Intel Corporation (INTC) shares have plummeted 20% upon announcement of problems with its’ next-generation 10nm and 7nm manufacturing processes. The massive collapse has led to widespread attention among investors, but in reality the situation has been years in the making for those who’ve been … Read more

HARD-HITTING Rep McCarthy rattles off how many times Pelosi has ‘held up’ coronavirus relief

He slams Pelosi for prioritizing marijuana over job creation, & what’s noteworthy is that McCarthy represents a district in CA, and the district includes LA, yet it’s the most Republican one in the state! California’s 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The current district includes parts of the southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra … Read more

Market liquidity so far this August has been worse than usual in Equities, Treasuries and FX. However, not in Credit, German Bunds and Oil.

by WSBConsensus Liquidity by asset class in August 2020 relative to annual averages since 2010. Proxies for liquidity: in US Equities (average number of contracts on the bid/offer in ES1); US HG Credit (Trace daily value as % of market outstandings); US Treasuries (average of top 3 bids and offers on Brokertec); global FX (size … Read more

NPR Admits They are Funded by the Chinese Communist Party: “Editor’s note: TikTok helps fund NPR content that appears on the social media platform.”

NPR Admits They are Funded by the Chinese Communist Party: “Editor’s note: TikTok helps fund NPR content that appears on the social media platform.” https://www.npr.org/2020/08/08/900394707/tiktok-to-sue-trump-administration-over-ban-as-soon-as-tuesday Cernovich @Cernovich Is it a violation of @WhiteHouse EO for NPR to post paid propaganda from a Chinese communist company? Is it a violation of @WhiteHouse EO for NPR to … Read more

DEMOCRATS HATE IT WHEN TRUMP ACTS LIKE A DEMOCRAT: Trump’s ‘Political Masterstroke’ Leaves Press Scrambling to Apply Double Standard.

via theepochtimes: The Washington Post greeted this bold action with the headline: “Trump Attempts to Wrest Tax and Spending Powers Away from Congress.” Hugh Hewitt got to the heart of the unintended comedy here when he noted that “When President Obama pioneered selective enforcement of law, media elites applauded. . . . The powers supporting the … Read more

TikTok’s Fate Is a Bad Sign for China’s Rise.

via bloomberg: It’s starting to look like the biggest obstacle to China’s rise as a global technology superpower may well be its own government. As long as countries around the world mistrust China’s Communist regime, they will worry about Beijing using mainland companies to gather data on users, shape media content and interfere with critical infrastructure. … Read more

Biden is so screwed, Kolomoyskyi got raided in Miami

The News sure does like to distract with Coronas. The Optima Management Group , did hold much of Slow mo Joe’s Cash on Hand. “FBI raids Miami office during probe into billionaire’s alleged money laundering” https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/08/04/fbi-raids-miami-office-during-probe-linked-to-billionaires-alleged-optima-schemes/ This is so Bigly, the Media is afraid to report on all the angles. Durham, has been busy. I see criminal referrals … Read more

Is this true? “more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republican than less physically attractive citizens

"more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republican than less physically attractive citizens…results are consistent across datasets and persist when controlling for socioeconomic status and demographics" https://t.co/l1LlQWfjbU pic.twitter.com/TkWnFDRNHF — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) August 8, 2020