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by sundance Lots of differing opinion on the decision by POTUS to cancel a retaliatory strike against Iran. Some praise and some criticize. Here’s President Trump’s reason for cancelling the strike against Iran: As it relates to the Trump doctrine, CTH would note any current ally of the U.S; and/or any entity engaged with significant economic … Read more
via thefederalist: If you ever spend any time in the Washington D.C. area, there’s a good chance you’ll come across a publication known as China Daily. In appearance, it’s a newspaper. In reality, it is official propaganda from the Chinese government that Communist Party officials deem appropriate for influencing those inside the Beltway. You can find it … Read more
Hypersonic weapons have several advantages over existing cruise and ballistic missiles. Because they fly so fast, they can close on their targets in a very short period of time. Compared to slower weapons, their extremely high speed means that these weapons can evade or outrun any existing air and missile defenses. Some hypersonic weapons are … Read more
“End Sanctuaries and Help Our American Homeless and Veterans Act” B.K.A. The “Diamond and Silk Act” Charity starts at home, not abroad…….. https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILL…
AS I’VE BEEN SAYING: Asia has most to lose if Middle East turmoil hits oil supplies. “As Trump spelt out in the interview, the U.S. is no longer as dependent on oil from the Middle East as it was, thanks to burgeoning domestic production. Air Force General Paul Selva, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of … Read more
via WSJ: “On island hit by U.S. sanctions and Venezuela downturn, Cubans flash back to post-Soviet hardships.” Pushed by the implosion of top ally Venezuela and sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, Cuba has driven into an economic ditch. The government has tightened state rations. Residents stand in lines for hours to buy scarce basic … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Over the past few days, gold prices reached as high as $1,400, the highest in 5 years. The jump in price followed news the Fed may act “dovish” and cut rates as soon as July. According to one CNBC article: The central bank predicts one or two rate cuts in its set of economic predictions, but … Read more
Thousands of people in Hong Kong have surrounded police headquarters, calling for an extradition bill to be scrapped. Police have asked the protesters to withdraw peacefully, saying their presence would “seriously affect” emergency services. The protest comes a day after the government ignored a deadline set by a group of students from various universities in … Read more
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton says emails indicate the New York Times were willing to give the FBI leadership a preview on a story.
LLOYD MARCUS: Trump’s Orlando Speech: Unprecedented and Remarkable. “Trump’s speech revealed a far more ideologically conservative Trump than he was is 2016. When Trump ran for the presidency, he was not ideological. His leanings appeared to be towards the left. He probably thought conservatives were a bit paranoid and over-the-top sounding the alarm about how Democrats seek … Read more
via pjmedia: More proof that the average American — John Doe, if you will — is smarter than he’s given credit for by the elites: American voters do not want private companies to be allowed to compile and sell data about people without permission, a new poll shows. In a Hill-HarrisX survey of 1,000 registered voters, only 7 … Read more
The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Luke Rosiak busted Pakistani computer rogue Imran Awan in 2017, and now he’s peeling back the layers of deception, deceit and denial in yet another Hill IT scandal. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) is a former CIA agent and freshman congressman, who hired Samantha DeForst-Davis, accomplice to convicted felon Jackson Cosko, the former … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAHDfBsBCfE Rick Sanchez explains how stories get blown out of proportion on corporate networks for the sake of ratings; establishment journalists get ahead of themselves, lose context, and sometimes even mislead nations into war. This is further exacerbated by the increasing erosion of objectivity in US media outlets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iF70jWEJ74 I Love My Freedom reports, Joe Biden claimed Monday that former President Barack Obama had “no time to explain the Affordable Care Act” because of the volume of problems he encountered in his presidency. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/holy-hell-…
RT, Released on 6/19/19 Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street … Read more
by Troy Instead of trying to predict when the economy will deteriorate in the distant future (which countless experts have tried and failed), we simply look for deterioration among the leading indicators. Instead of predicting the next 10 steps, we seek to predict the next 1-2 steps for the economy. Here’s a brief summary of the … Read more
via slashdot: mrspoonsi shares a report from the Guardian: Facebook usage has plummeted over the last year, according to data seen by the Guardian, though the company says usage by other measures continues to grow. Since April 2018, the first full month after news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke in the Observer, actions on Facebook such as likes, shares … Read more
