BLM Demands in Seattle

by Venus230 The Seattle Police Department and attached court system are beyond reform. We do not request reform, we demand abolition. We demand that the Seattle Council and the Mayor defund and abolish the Seattle Police Department and the attached Criminal Justice Apparatus. This means …

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Is A 21% Correction Coming?

by UPFINA Throughout this recession we have been looking at the high frequency consumer spending data. Typically, it’s not as important because it can meander away from retail sales which is what matters. However, in normal situations, the accuracy level needs …

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We went from a 2008 collapse to a 1999 stock bubble in under three months

https://twitter.com/vol_christopher/status/1270521083817582594 Markets driven by euphoria never end well. Warren Buffett is not an idiot. Fundamentals matter. pic.twitter.com/30RXsnjuDl — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) June 9, 2020 The stock market is at unsustainable technical extremes. Never mind the abysmal fundamentals. pic.twitter.com/a4OyuoXNmr — …

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To Stay Informed, Watch Less TV

by Patrick Watson Pop math quiz: What is 1918 + 1932 + 1968? Your calculator may say 5,818, but the real answer is 2020. This year has turned into a combination of those three historic years. In the US, we …

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Corporations Care About Equality. How Nice.

by JumboReverseShrimp Thankfully corporations are looking out for the oppressed. I though we had no one looking out for us. https://www.nike.com/ “Don’t pretend there’s not a problem in America.” “Don’t turn your back on racism.” https://www.apple.com/speaking-up-on-racism/ ‘This is a moment when …

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Robinhood traders cash in on the market comeback that billionaire investors missed. Small trader call buying made up more than 50% of total volume last week, the highest since 2000.

[CNBC] Robinhood traders cash in on the market comeback that billionaire investors missed. One Chicago-resident flipped his sister’s stimulus check into nearly $10,000. One 26-year-old Robinhood trader made $1,500 in less than 24 hours betting on a beaten-down airline stock, …

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Police went on strike in 1919 and mass violence and looting took over Boston for 9 days. Governor Calvin Coolidge’s response propelled him to the White House. “There is no right to strike against the public safety, anywhere, anytime,”

via americanthinker Nothing better reveals the depth of the madness afoot in the land than the demands to defund or completely abolish the police.  It’s bad enough for airhead celebrities, something worse for the formerly prestigious New York Times, and downright alarming for office-holders state and federal to …

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“We are getting to the point where narratives are more important than truth,” Schaffer said. “And the truth when inconvenient makes you a hateful person. This is 1984.

Unbelievable. This is just crazy.               Facebook-owned Instagram is now censoring FBI crime statistic graphs as “hate speech,” according to Blaze TV’s Elijah Schaffer. “Instagram is now removing FBI crime statistic graphs,” Schaffer said …

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PPP and the Unemployment Rate

by kinzaman BLS released its unemployment numbers last week, showing a decline in unemployment month over month to 13.3%. The number of unemployed is 21 million. Absent from this statistic is the number of “employed” individuals who are still on …

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