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Every single one of them needs to be publicly shamed. https://t.co/GJr1njsGQl — John Cardillo (@johncardillo) August 26, 2021 Yes, it just keeps getting worse…#kabulairport #blackhawk #afghanistan pic.twitter.com/pNd1Ws8BmG — Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 27, 2021 SOURCE

Permanent War Advocates Exploit the Kabul Bombing to Demand More War

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Anyone watching the Kabul attack is going to feel rage, horror, and sadness. But the same people responsible for the last 20 years of fraudulent, endless war — like HR McMaster on CNN — immediately tried to exploit those emotions to extract what they long wanted: never leaving. pic.twitter.com/jerL9XW6GP — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 27, … Read more

EU offers ‘cash bribes’ to nations who resettle Afghan refugees…

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is looking to use cash to convince the EU’s 27 member states to resettle Afghan asylum seekers, promising generous financial incentives to countries that do so. Von der Layen, who is well-known for supporting radical migration policies, made her remarks on Saturday while speaking alongside European Council President … Read more

U.S. Inflation Problem (Caused by the Government) Pushing all Wealth to the already Wealthy: Poor and Middle Class are Getting Shafted

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  https://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_CUUR0000SA0L1E_2014_2021_all_period_M07_pct_12mths.gif SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS With all of the inflation happening in the US, the poor and the middle class are suffering the most. As the currency continues to inflate, the majority of assets/investments tend to inflate at the same rate. Since the wealthy have more capital to invest into assets, and in … Read more

Department of Energy will buy an Nvidia-AMD powered supercomputer because Intel is months late on delivery

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Source: The U.S. Department of Energy is nearing a deal to purchase a supercomputer made with chips from Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc as a key lab waits for a larger supercomputer from Intel Corp that has been delayed for months, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Nvidia and AMD … Read more

Developed economies. Economic surprise turns negative for the first time since June 2020. Suggests the peak of the recovery is behind us.

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Developed economies. Economic surprise turns negative for the first time since June 2020. Suggests the peak of the recovery is behind us. pic.twitter.com/1kUzgecEgi — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) August 27, 2021 see the pattern here? in 2018 as Fed was hiking rates into "strong economy" the cyclical parts of market were singing to different tune. in … Read more

Oh look. More awesome Israeli data…

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Oh look. More awesome Israeli data. Natural Covid infection is 7x to 13x *more protective* from subsequent infection than the Pfizer vaccine. Also significantly (p<0.001) more protective from symptomatic disease as well. (link in comment below). pic.twitter.com/BOgvwk8bxO — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) August 26, 2021 And here's the PDF:https://t.co/f0DTdIAwtL — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) August 26, 2021

KILL LIST: U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate

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SCOOP: U.S. officials gave the Taliban a list of names of U.S. citizens, green card holders & Afghan allies to grant entry into the outer perimeter of the city’s airport, prompting outrage behind the scenes from lawmakers and military officials. https://t.co/WHHzStyynk — Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) August 26, 2021 Biden officials defended the move during a … Read more

US Q2 GDP Prices Rise 6.10% Compared To Home Prices Rising At 16.61% YoY While Avg Hourly Earnings Rising At 4.70% YoY (UGLY Chart Warning!!)

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by confoundedinterest17 For your viewing pleasure. Looks an awful lot like 2005 before the housing price crash, financial crisis and Great Recession. US home prices, HOUSING inflation, is growing at 16.61% YoY, GDP Price index QoQ (annualized) is growing at 6.10%, and average hourly earnings is growing at 4.20% YoY.