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Julian Assange and the Real War on the Free Press
via theamericanconservative: Trump administration officials were enthusiastic when Ecuador decided to expel Julian Assange from its embassy in London, where he had received sanctuary for nearly seven years. British authorities promptly jailed him for jumping bail on sexual assault charges in Sweden, and U.S. officials began plans to have Assange extradited to face espionage charges in … Read more
SPACE: Amazon Seeks Permission To Launch 3,236 Internet Satellites.
Amazon is asking the FCC for permission to launch 3,236 satellites that would be used to establish a globe-spanning internet network. Seeking Alpha reported that Amazon expects “to offer service to tens of millions of underserved customers around the world” via the network, which the company is developing under the codename Project Kuiper. Tom’s Hardware reports:So what does this … Read more
The United States Is A Net Oil Exporter? The Dirty Little Secret
by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco Report The United States became a net oil exporter for the first time in 75 years, or so they say. While the U.S. may indeed be exporting more petroleum than it imports from time to time, there’s a dirty little secret behind the data. And one of those secrets overlooked by some … Read more
The Extreme Temperatures of the Universe
by visualcapitalist For most of us, temperature is a very easy variable to overlook. Our vehicles and indoor spaces are climate controlled, fridges keep our food consistently chilled, and with a small twist of the tap, we get water that’s the optimal temperature. Of course, our concept of what’s hot or cold is actually very narrow … Read more
This (Completely Reasonable) Change In Investor Behavior Would Send Gold To The Moon
BY JOHN RUBINO Mark Mobius took over for the legendary John Templeton at Franklin Templeton’s Emerging Markets Fund back in the 1980s, and filled those big shoes well for three decades. Now running his own shop, he recently made what seems like a completely reasonable suggestion about gold — one that if adopted by the broader … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein arrested
via thedailybeast: Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was arrested for allegedly sex traffickingdozens of minors in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005, and will appear in court in New York on Monday, according to three law enforcement sources. The arrest, by the FBI-NYPD Crimes Against Children Task Force, comes about 12 years after the 66-year-old financier essentially got … Read more
Poland moves to exempt young workers from income tax
via france24: Polish lawmakers have approved a measure that would exonerate most workers under the age of 26 from income taxes as the country seeks to stem the flow of its young people to other EU nations in search of better paying jobs. The lower house of parliament approved the measure introduced by the ruling conservatives … Read more
A republican worth 1.8 billion and big time Republican donator entire bloodline wiped out as him and family die in heli crash
via NYPOST: West Virginia coal tycoon Chris Cline was rushing his 22-year-old daughter to a Florida hospital for a medical emergency when their helicopter plunged into the Bahamian sea, according to a report. Kameron Cline, 22, began experiencing the unspecified medical issue while attending her dad’s birthday party on his private island near Grand Cay, a friend of … Read more
Ten Big Steps down the Road to Recession
by David Haggith First, a decline in manufacturing, and then a slump in service industries, now a broad-spectrum inversion of the yield curve hitting its most critical metric this week, unemployment finally starting to rise again, a one-year relentless housing decline across most of the nation and the world, carmageddon pressing car dealers to offer big incentives once … Read more
Berlin’s Government Is Making Housing Unaffordable
Authored by Maurus Adam via The Mises Institute, As a reaction to an extremely tight housing market, the government of the German capital of Berlin hasintroduced price controls on rents which took effect on June 18, 2019. For the next five years, rents cannot be increased. This interventionist measure, made by a coalition of center-left to … Read more
Longest (Fake) Economic Expansion in US History!!!
Jason talks about according to official US government economic data how this is the longest economic expansion in US history breaking the past record of 120 months. This is now the longest US economic expansion in history https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/02/this-…
World Produces More Gold In A Day Than It Did For An Entire Year During 16th Century
BY SRSROCCO After Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 and the Spanish began to extract vast amounts of gold and silver from Mexico and South America during the 16th century, the global production of precious metals would grow considerably over the following centuries. However, the rise of gold production during this period still pales … Read more
Experienced fisherman on Pacific Ocean death: Don’t eat anything from the Pacific!
You’re playing Russian Roullette if you eat anything from the Pacific. They also talk about how the government’s lying about it. And there’s this too. San Diego desalination Plant what is in our Water the Pacific Ocean AC
“Good Guys” And “Bad Guys” Are A Hollywood Illusion
by The_In-Betweener Caitlin Johnstone talks about the nuance around our perceptions of the polarized definitions that we see. For as long as humans have been telling stories, this is how they’ve been doing it. A hero wants something, has some kind of adventure trying to get it, but a villain tries to stop them. It’s a … Read more
Market outlook: is the stock market about to crash or soar?
by Troy I’ve noticed an interesting development recently. Traders and investors are mostly split into 2 camps: those who are extremely bullish and think that December 2018 marked a cyclical bottom, and those who are extremely bearish and think that stocks will crash. I think a middle ground scenario is more likely – this is … Read more
Spike in crime blamed on prop 47. Basically legalized shoplifting.. and the state wonders why small business are going under…
via cbslocal: ROCKLIN (CBS/AP) — Perry Lutz says his struggle to survive as a small businessman became a lot harder after California voters reduced theft penalties 1 1/2 years ago. About a half-dozen times this year, shoplifters have stolen expensive drones or another of the remote-controlled toys he sells in HobbyTown USA, a small shop in … Read more
Government-Pumped Student Loan Bubble Sets Up Next Financial Crisis
by Money Metals Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are promising as much as $1.6 trillion in student debt forgiveness for millions of borrowers. Critics smell a cynical campaign ploy to try to buy the youth vote. How is it either realistic or fair to declare an entire category of debt to be assumed by … Read more