by Shaun Richards Over the weekend when some of us were busy watching the sport ( athletics and cricket) and/or the music from Glastonbury the central bankers central bank entered the economic fray. Timely and decisive action by central banks is needed to restore low and stable inflation while limiting the hit to growth and … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 How blue can you get? US pending home sales declined -12% YoY in May as The Fed cranked up mortgage rates. That was 11 out of the last 12 months had declining pending home sales. How about something a little more upbeat … like Gary US Bonds and New Orleans? The original!
Homeless has replaced bum, wetlands replaced swamp… Thomas Sowell cuts through it. https://youtu.be/pQ0HTN4pnxM h/t Happy in Nature
‘We’re at risk of creating a generation of racist and sexist robots’: Study shows artificial intelligence quickly becomes bigoted after learning ‘toxic stereotypes’ on the internet Concerns voiced about AI after robot found to have learned ‘toxic stereotypes’ Researchers said the machine had shown significant gender and racial biases It also jumped to conclusions about … Read more
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ildLlEGFcXe1/ h/t Buzzcheeze
Here is the opinion from Neil Gorsuch in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: https://t.co/O263t1QPyw. Sonia Sotomayor dissents, joined by Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 27, 2022
by Nick Hubble on Fortune & Freedom: We’re told not to put all our eggs in one basket. The idea is that each basket performs differently at different times. During a crash, at least some of your portfolio is supposed to hold up. But what do you do when all the baskets get hit by … Read more
Wicked witch of the west — Eyes Open | Homeless Catechumen (@CattyCumin) June 25, 2022 h/t MrGueermo
A “professional booster” with an alleged penchant for shoplifting at Manhattan retailers notched what could be her 100th bust over the weekend — and was released without bail yet again on Sunday. Michelle McKelley, 42, was arrested late Saturday for allegedly pocketing $125 worth of goods from a CVS in Lower Manhattan, and then was … Read more
by Martin Armstrong President Joe Biden is calling for a three-month gas tax holiday to lower the price at the pump. Interestingly, former President Obama opposed a gas tax holiday when energy prices were much lower. In fact, he called temporarily suspending the tax a “gimmick.” The US government currently charges 18 centers per gallon … Read more