‘A ticking plastic bomb’: 3 million face masks are thrown out every minute, researchers warn

ODENSE, Denmark — Two years ago, the notion that everyone would be wearing face masks in public would have sounded like something out of a science fiction movie. Fast forward to 2021 and face masks are the norm, not the exception. In fact, researchers find 129 billion face masks are being thrown out each month around … Read more

China is Developing Civilization Killer Viruses

Gordon Chang warns the coronavirus will not be the last virus from the Chinese Communist Party, and the next will be designed to kill entire civilizations. “We’ve obviously got to do something and the reason is this is not the last pathogen that will come from Chinese soil,” Chang told War Room on Saturday. “Xi … Read more

Nebraska governor slams push for marijuana legalization: It’ll ‘kill your kids’

Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-NE): “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids.” pic.twitter.com/Un9DN2yhtT — The Recount (@therecount) March 12, 2021 A bill in the legislature’s Judiciary Committee would legalize medical marijuana, but state Sen. Anna Wishart (D) said Wednesday that the Senate won’t have the last say, The Associated Press reported. Wishart said those … Read more

MIT study: Paying with credit cards activates your brain to create ‘purchase cravings’ for more spending

Using credit cards stimulates the brain’s reward system and an urge for further spending, according to a recent study from MIT that examined the neuroscience of buying things. Credit card shopping tells us to “step on the gas” and leads to more “purchase cravings” in the future, Drazen Prelec, study author and professor at the MIT Sloan … Read more

‘Largest investigation in American history’: 100+ people to be charged in storming of US Capitol, court filings say

At least another hundred people connected to the January 6 storming of the US Capitol are expected to be charged with a variety of crimes, according to prosecutors. “The investigation continues and the government expects that at least one hundred additional individuals will be charged,” claimed the prosecutors in court filings first reported by Fox News on Friday, … Read more

Joe Biden’s America: Children at migrant facility going hungry, shower once every 7 days, center at 729% of legal capacity, Lawyers Denied Access

  More than 3,500 unaccompanied teens and children have been held in Customs Border Patrol (CBP) detention centers designed for adults in recent days Most children are spending on average 108 hours in the cramped CBP facilities, DHS data shows, dwarfing the 72-hour limit  The official line from the Biden administration continues to be there … Read more

File under: Awkward things the media won’t tell you about

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1370782495730507777 Different terms, same reality. pic.twitter.com/J3FcqCmgP3 — Alfonso (@alfonso_pza) March 13, 2021 File under: Awkward things the media won’t tell you about 😉 https://t.co/g8F9EcHBOT — Reminiscences of an American Capitalist (@4Awesometweet) March 14, 2021

When people finally feel they have nothing left to lose, that will be the breaking point…and it’s coming sooner than you think

when people finally feel they have nothing left to lose, that will be the breaking point…and it's coming sooner than you think — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) March 13, 2021 As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race riots, we discuss recreating Black Wall Street with Mayor @gtbynum and @ArielInvests' Co-CEO John … Read more

Getting closer. Storm may be coming very soon.

https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1370479215066353664 https://twitter.com/GreekFire23/status/1370477979948744707 Italy has consistently been 2-3 weeks ahead of the US. We're still in a race against the variants. "Italy saw infections rise by 10% this week compared with the week before … situation is deteriorating as new, highly contagious variants gain ground."https://t.co/b23OxskMxy — Ben Hunt (@EpsilonTheory) March 12, 2021 The biggest threats to … Read more

Unemployment Benefits Backfire? 40% of Small Businesses Are Having Trouble Filling Job Openings

A whopping 40 percent of small business owners were unable to fill job openings last month—a seven-point increase from January. This finding comes from a new report by the NFIB (a small business advocacy group). The inability to fill jobs comes in spite of the fact that 25 percent of small businesses increased compensation during the same … Read more

Companies Face $10.5 Trillion Corporate Debt Bubble

U.S. companies now face the highest levels of debt on record — more than $10.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA. The coronavirus pandemic is only part of the story. The corporate debt market is where companies go to borrow cash. And for over a decade, … Read more

Democrats accused of promoting ‘unfit’ candidate Joe Biden and of ‘betraying’ US public

A LEADING US journalist has accused Democrats of promoting an “unfit candidate” to the US’s top political post and of “betraying their responsibilities” to the American people. Dominic Green, deputy editor of The Spectator’s US edition, pointed to the behaviour of the new US President Joe Biden in his limited public appearances. He claimed Mr … Read more

Twitter Using Section 230 To Avoid Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit.

Twitter is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a child sex trafficking victim and relying on Section 230 to do so. The controversial section of the Communications Decency Act, which has recently come under fire from conservatives, is a critical part of Twitter’s argument for the dismissal of the case. “Given that Twitter’s alleged liability here … Read more

Sakurajima Volcano: EXPLODED – Japan

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: FVFE01 at 11:59 UTC, 13/03/21 from RJTD VA ADVISORY DTG: 20210313/1159Z VAAC: TOKYO VOLCANO: SAKURAJIMA [AIRA CALDERA] 282080 PSN: N3136 E13039 AREA: JAPAN SUMMIT ELEV: 1117M ADVISORY NR: 2021/159 INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLODED AT 20210313/1151Z FL090 EXTD S … Read more

Sen. Rubio Endorses Amazon Workers Attempt to Unionize

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio threw his weight of support behind the Amazon workers attempting to unionize at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse. Rubio endorsed the Bessemer warehouse workers’ effort to unionize in a USA Today editorial Friday morning, in which he sharply criticized Amazon. Rubio said the retail giant, which has fought hard against the unionization campaign, has waged … Read more

Rent Control Making a Comeback in U.S. Despite Being a Disaster in Europe

Theresa Dolata’s voice broke when she urged Minneapolis city leaders to support amendments that would give council members the authority to regulate rent prices in the city. “I don’t want to end up homeless again, I don’t want to be pushed out,” said Dolata, a resident of the Windom neighborhood, speaking at a February 23 city council … Read more