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Protests Be Damned, Tennessee To Approve A State Police Highway Surveillance Program

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by mapi credit:TrafficVision This story proves just how little police care about protests taking place across the country. What started out as the “Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund” (EMIF) or “DUI Monitoring Fund” has been transformed into a Kafkaesque, Tennessee state police highway surveillance program. Originally the EMIF provided financial reimbursement to installers to cover the costs by indigent … Read more

We’re in a very odd situation right now in terms of evaluating the state of the economy…

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Bob Murphy and Ryan McMaken via Mises Editor’s Note: We keep hearing from the Fed’s defenders that the current spate of new stimulus and bailouts from the central bank are really not a big deal and are all very prudent and moderate. I asked Senior Fellow Bob Murphy to provide some much needed perspective. Ryan McMaken: We’re in a very odd situation … Read more

WWE Star: “Law Enforcement Saved My Life”

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Titus O’Neil appears with community leaders and speaks in an effort to save his hometown of Tampa. This man was born to a pre-teen mother. He claims that he would have been lost if it wasn’t for youth programs run by law enforcement agencies which helped him formulate goals and priorities which he wasn’t getting … Read more

“Criminal referrals have already been sent to the Justice Department and the overall number may reach as many as 16-17 by the end of next week.

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Adam Housley @adamhousley Emmy winning former Senior news Correspondent Criminal referrals have already been sent to the Justice Department and the overall number may reach as many as 16-17 by the end of next week. Investigators are working on additional ones as we speak and some are targeting the Mueller probe and how @GenFlynn investigated. … Read more

REMINDER: Active Recall Petitions in Minnesota, Michigan – Coming Soon in California – Do your part to remove these governors who are abusing their power

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by uvontheterrible These are real recall petitions going through the proper channels to recall the governors in these states. Don’t confuse these with online petitions you may have signed which will not lead to an actual recall. Please sign the petitions (if you live in the relevant state), volunteer, donate, and most of all, * … Read more

The stock market is at unsustainable technical extremes. Never mind the abysmal fundamentals.

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The stock market is at unsustainable technical extremes. Never mind the abysmal fundamentals. pic.twitter.com/a4OyuoXNmr — Kevin C. Smith, CFA (@crescatkevin) June 8, 2020 Hertz and JC Penney rallying after bankruptcy. pic.twitter.com/ON7pl7ZbAR — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) June 9, 2020 The narrative for markets "has been win-win,” Allianz’s @elerianm says. “That narrative is so deeply embedded now … Read more