by visualcapitalist Cryptocurrencies have been some of the most talked-about assets in recent months, with bitcoin and ether prices reaching record highs. These gains were driven by a flurry of announcements, including increased adoption by businesses and institutions. Lesser known, however, is just how much electricity is required to power the Bitcoin network. To put this … Read more
by howmuch Since the 1960s, civil disorders have cost the United States billions due to damages. Damage costs from civil disorders in the 1960s totaled over 1 billion. Los Angles, California alone has incurred a little under 2 billion in damage costs from civil disorders from 1965 to the present. America’s most destructive riots occurred … Read more
Man. If you aren’t having your mind blown by people’s stupidity on the internet…then you’re probably the one blowing people’s minds. CAUSE ITS FUCKING ACTUALLY CRAZY HOW DUMB PEOPLE ARE ONLINE. THERES NO WAY YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED. IF YOU HAVENT NOTICED – ITS GOTTA BE YOU MAN. — Tom MacDonald (@IAMTOMMACDONALD) April 19, 2021 … Read more
James O’Keefe made good on his promise to fight back and “go on offense” against corrupt media platforms today, by filing a lawsuit against Twitter — citing false and defamatory statements the company made about him last week. Project Veritas has already sued and won on Motion to Dismiss against The New York Times for … Read more
by Lance Roberts Recently, Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian discussed why the market could drop to 3800. She discussed her thesis in her latest strategy note titled “Five Reasons To Curb Your Enthusiasm.” This analysis is interesting, particularly when analysts are rushing to upgrade both economic and earnings estimates. More importantly, investors are incredibly long-biased … Read more
By Julianne Geiger The disputed South China Sea may soon see an escalation in tensions over oil drilling rights between China and the Phillippines, according to Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte who spoke to the public late on Monday. The President’s comments came as the Filipino leader was criticized for his soft response to China’s movements … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Bernie Madoff died on April 14th, 2021 at the Federal Medical Center in the Federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, of the US Bureau of Prisons. A cause of death was not released but it was probably kidney failure. In February 2020, Madoff had petitioned the courts for an early release from … Read more
by The Phoenix Stocks will start the week slightly down. However, in the intermediate term, it is now clear that the markets are bubbling up. We are seeing clear signals of market mania everywhere. 1) Dogecoin, a crypto currency that was started as a joke, rose 520% last week. 2) A man recently sold a Non-Fungible Toke (NFT) … Read more
(CNN) — The White House on Monday backtracked after President Joe Biden over the weekend described the influx of migrant children on the country’s southern border as a “crisis,” in what appeared to be a notable shift in language. The President’s use of the “crisis” label doesn’t represent the administration’s official position, the White House … Read more
It is a shallow and transparent technique in the press, one used more often because it is effective. Deceptive headlines are commonplace, first instituted by lesser news outlets to generate cheap traffic. But over the years it has become a more mainstream tactic, and it is less about drawing eyes than driving a narrative. The … Read more
Kamala Harris, who is effectively the President of the country at this point, cannot stop laughing at totally inappropriate times. The latest example came on Monday as Harris spoke in North Carolina about the Administration’s much maligned jobs plan. Harris attempted to crack a joke, suggesting that opportunities are “equally available to women as well as men” … Read more
The Biden administration is expected to make an additional 22,000 seasonal guest worker visas available ahead of summer as the White House undoes limitations on immigration imposed by the Trump administration. ‘TREATED LIKE MERCHANDISE’: BIDEN OFFICIALS CLOSE MIGRANT FACILITY WHERE GIRLS WERE FORCED TO USE PLASTIC BAGS AS TOILETS The influx of seasonal visas will … Read more
Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters requested a police escort for her recent trip to Minneapolis, where she told protestors to “get more confrontational” in protests against law enforcement, according to documents obtained by Townhall. Waters flew into Minnesota-St. Paul International Airport on April 17, just days ahead of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. … Read more
Best interview of it’s kind I’ve heard yet. AC
https://twitter.com/CBCtanya/status/1384255739468808193 https://twitter.com/CBCtanya/status/1384261707380318213 h/t dr0id
by Jeff Thomas via International Man “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” – Thomas Jefferson Histories are generally written by academics. They, quite naturally, tend to focus on the main events: the wars and the struggles between … Read more
Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 4/19/21 Last week President Biden announced a “full” US withdrawal from Afghanistan – the longest war in US history – by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. While this announcement is to be welcomed, the delayed US withdrawal may result in Americans … Read more
This just hasn’t been a good week for CNN reporter Sara Sidner. First we had a the spectacle on Monday at the site of rioting at Brooklyn Center, Minnesota in which a bystander confronted poor Sidner about CNN “twisting up” the story and making things worse.If Sidner thought she would get a reprieve from being … Read more
Ontario checkpoints are in effect today. Province limiting interprovincial travel with Quebec and Manitoba to help curb the spread of COVID-19. @NataliaGoodwin tells us what it's like at the border in Ottawa. #CBCNN pic.twitter.com/77mkwMpzYX — CBC Morning Live (@CBCMorningLive) April 19, 2021
comment: Hello, my Big ‘Stazi’ Brother! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Facebook has been the king of social media for quite some time now and its constant evolution shows that it has no plans of stepping down from its throne anytime soon! One problem that has been a mainstay on the social networking platform is an abundance of fake … Read more
The judge said that Rep. Maxine Waters comments on the Chauvin trial may cause the entire case being overturned on appeal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awQRHQJbXQw Experts believe that the current surge in prices of everything is an indicator of the depreciating value of the US dollar. So is the king losing its crown? just how worthless is the dollar becoming and will it eventually collapse? h/t JudeBel
