On Wire

Great video, accidentally stumbled upon it. shows how ridiculous and impossible her dream is. She tries to explain taxes to anderson cooper at one point. Even he looks at her like shes nuts   AC

SAPOL used brutal and destructive force, kicking in doors without a magistrate issued warrant to find cryptocurrency mining computers where they expected to find a marijuana grow room. only in Elizabeth! they hung up when questioned about who pays the damages no appology, not even so much as a phone call, leaving the property unlocked, … Read more

From Birch Gold Group Your “golden years” can only be “golden” if you retire with enough security that you aren’t worrying where your next meal is coming from. Your retirement may also include vacations, relaxing during your free time, or playing a round of golf among other things. That means there isn’t much room for mistakes … Read more

Trump won in 2016 because a large chunk of those who strongly disapproved of him disliked his opponent even more. Progressive activists seem determined to provoke a repeat.   h/t DB

by John Ward They’re all a waste of time HOW 97% OF BREXIT TIME WENT DOWN THE DRAIN Just over a month ago, The Slog began referring to the hijack of the Brexit negotiations as a coup d’état. Doubtless, a lot of people at the time took that term with a large pinch of salt, but … Read more

via thefreethoughtproject: Despite massive gun restrictions rolling out across the country, for the past two years, the number of concealed carry permit holders has continued to soar. A study conducted at the end of last year showed that the number of Americans licensed to carry a concealed weapon is now over 17 million—a whopping 273 percent increase since 2007. … Read more

In a development I must admit I hadn’t seen coming, Sen. Ed Markey is objecting to the Senate Majority Leader’s plan for a vote on his Green New Steal bill: You see, the idea that elected legislators in the national legislature’s premier debating chamber should debate and vote on an introduced resolution is actually a plot to … Read more

by The-Truth-Fairy Phil Donahue: Phil Donahue on His 2003 Firing from MSNBC, When Liberal Network Couldn’t Tolerate Antiwar Voices In 2003, the legendary television host Phil Donahue was fired from his prime-time MSNBC talk show during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The problem was not Donahue’s ratings, but rather his views: An internal … Read more

Fail: WaPo & Vox Journos Get Northam Abortion Position Wrong, Accuse Trump of “Inciting Violence.” The problem with what both Rupar and Gibson asserted regarding Trump “lying” about Northam’s stance on late term abortion? They’re both wrong. Trump got it right. Here’s Northam’s actual quote from that WTOP interview, with bolded emphasis added: When we talk about third trimester … Read more

via illinoisfamily.org: Why, I kept asking myself last week, are so many Americans so livid about Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) signing into law a bill passed jubilantly by the state legislature that makes it possible for women to abort full-term babies. Sure, the bill is morally repugnant and the jubilant applause by the legislature was grotesque, but 19 other … Read more

by Michael Snyder This just shows what can happen when you let crazy people run a state for several decades.  In the 1960s and 1970s, the possibility of moving to the west coast was “the California dream” for millions of young Americans, but now “the California dream” has turned into “the California nightmare”.  According to … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith The banquet of consequences is now being served, but the good seats have all been taken. As I discussed in We’re Overdue for a Sell-Everything/No-Fed-Rescue Recession, recessions have a proximate cause and a structural cause. The proximate cause is often a spike in energy costs (1973, 1990) or a financial crisis triggered by excesses … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But then there’s the “average transaction price.” A new 2019 Ford Taurus, with a sticker price “starting at” $27,800, is a better car in myriad ways than a new 1996 Taurus was at the time, with a sticker price “starting at” $17,995: quality, equipment, performance, comfort, safety, etc. In other words, … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The hope in early January has been unwound. A month ago, mortgages reappeared in the housing-hype circus, when it was widely reported that mortgage applications “soared” and “jumped.” Both types of mortgage applications did so: those used to purchase a home (purchase mortgages) and those used to refinance an existing mortgage … Read more

via visualcapitalist: Since the invention of banking, the global financial system has become increasingly centralized. In the modern system, central banks now control everything from interest rates to the issuance of currency, while government regulators, corporations, and intergovernmental organizations wield unparalleled influence at the top of this crucial food chain. There is no doubt that this … Read more

by americanspritecooker Great example of cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. The occurrence of cognitive dissonance is a consequence of a person performing an action that contradicts personal beliefs, ideals, and values; and also occurs when confronted with … Read more

by axolotl_peyotl The Mockingbird MSM is nothing more than a bought and paid for mouthpiece of the genocidal military industrial complex. MSNBC is one of the worst examples of these propaganda peddlers, as it literally is a network devoted to 24-7 red-baiting, pro-war filth.    

by jessefelder Jesse Livermore said, “History repeats itself all the time in Wall Street.” Well, it certainly looks like there is a decent chance we are now repeating the 1937 episode Ray Dalio recounted a while back. The similarities are simply stunning. Below are a few unedited excerpts from his piece. The only change I made was … Read more