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China has fully militarized at least 3 islands in South China Sea

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China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment, and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top U.S. military commander said Sunday. U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Adm. … Read more

Get ready for a story that’ll make the laptop from hell seem small

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Get ready for a story that'll make the laptop from hell seem small pic.twitter.com/VdSDNKzEPd — Paul (@realRawPaul) March 20, 2022 …Apparently old Joe is using Hillary Clinton's email scandal technique and claiming the intel community and every news agency believes its Russian misinformation, despite the fact it being validated by numerous tech companies as well … Read more

WHEN YOU IGNORE THE TRUTH, IT DOESN’T GO AWAY…

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San Francisco’s out of control crime no longer deniable. The Wall Street Journal is out this morning with a long feature about out-of-control crime in San Francisco. It is no longer possible to obfuscate the problem. Terry Asten Bennett’s family has been running Cliff’s Variety Store since 1936. In all that time, they’ve never experienced the amount of burglaries … Read more

Getting ugly out there… Traders and hedge funds still very bullish… The pandemic super bailout convinced gamblers they should never capitulate and never sell.

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getting ugly out there pic.twitter.com/eYHewcOMW0 — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 21, 2022 $spx futures traders still very bullish pic.twitter.com/i3t6BaHP0x — Álvaro Oviedo (@alvoviedo) March 21, 2022 Despite Expecting A #Recession, Hedgies Are Loading Up On #Stocks In A Big Way, Trying To Front Run The Eventual Powell Pivot On QE & Rates – Despite Plunging Economic … Read more

Why The US Dollar Is Doomed (Gold Is Universal Money?)

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Lynette Zang on GoldCore TV This week on GoldCore TV, Dave Russell welcomes Lynette Zang to discuss how central banks have weaponized financial assets to exert pressure on Russia. Will these actions have unintended consequences not only for financial markets but also for central bank currency reserves, jeopardizing the US Dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency … Read more

American Airlines pilots want customers to know how bad things have gotten.

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As airlines boast of recovery, they’re also cancelling quite a lot of flights. Or, as United Airlines recently announced, turning some non-stop flights into one-stops. Which all leads me to the pilots at American Airlines. They’re suggesting that things are crumbling somewhat. No, they’re not doing it with the odd tweet here and the odd … Read more

Authorities accused of wrongly seizing thousands of cars in Wayne County

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The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is seizing thousands of cars and other property belonging to residents who have not committed crimes in violation of their constitutional rights, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday. “Innocent property owners find themselves ensnared in this system,” the lawsuit asserts, leaving them to face the “permanent loss of their … Read more

Brent and Crude spiking again

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They were both under $100 on Friday now they’re both over $100 and keep getting higher and higher. Beyond rude. And now people have to go back to their offices to work. So yeah this is part of the plan to make people even more broke and make their money even more worthless. Brutal. https://www.investing.com/ … Read more

Robot Truckers Could Replace 500K U.S. Jobs

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Autonomous trucks have been on the road for over 5 years now…. (Bloomberg) — The robots will take the most tedious, most dangerous jobs first, in most things. Trucking is no exception. Autonomous driving engineers are squarely focused on long-haul freight, the interstate runs with almost no complexity save for a slow curve or an … Read more

Twitter blocks Babylon Bee account

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We're told our account will be restored in 12 hours, but the countdown won't begin until we delete the tweet that violates the Twitter Rules. pic.twitter.com/85tdmrqJpU — Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) March 20, 2022 Babylon Bee defiant after Twitter locks account over tweet naming Rachel Levine ‘Man of the Year’ “We’re not deleting anything,” Dillon added. … Read more