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PLATFORMS WANT CENTRALIZED CENSORSHIP. THAT SHOULD SCARE YOU IN THE IMMEDIATE aftermath of the horrific attacks at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, internet companies faced intense scrutiny over their efforts to control the proliferation of the shooter’s propaganda. Responding to many questions about the speed of their reaction and … Read more
via spectator: But here is the existential issue that the report confronts us with. William Barr observed at one point that ‘all Americans can and should be grateful to have [the president’s innocence] confirmed.’ And yet many people, far from being grateful, will be enraged. And that is a huge problem for the Republic. What … Read more
Pinterest, Zoom Video Debuts Set Pace for Unicorns’ IPO Derby Zoom’s first-day share climb leaves founder wishing for less Above-target IPOs make for 2019’s biggest day for new listings Pinterest Inc. and Zoom Video Communications Inc. hit the public markets Thursday in soaring debuts, setting the pace for other so-called unicorns racing toward initial public … Read more
Sara Carter: Deep State DOJ and FBI Operatives are Panicked, Ratting Out Each other
Naomi Jagoda from The Hill reports, The Treasury Department on Wednesday released a second set of guidance on the “opportunity zone” program created by President Trump’s tax law, the same day the White House held an event to tout the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdJvjOmbdaY Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/43…
Stephanie Hamill from The Daily Caller reports, A college Republican activist says she was stalked and harassed by a protester after her group held an event on campus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DSiRKTwBQE Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/15/co…
Japan is the model for success. They’ve been printing money and hey look, everything is fine… So why are they quickly becoming the only buyer? Japan is the model for success under QE, I’ve heard countless times. It’s odd though because the economy is slowly but surely rotting away as the intervention gets worse and … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EF8e9vW58Y Stories Of The Day Read By A Real Live Human In The Real Live World… No WeakText To Speech Here
by John Ward If the Labour-Tory talks collapse in disarray, then Theresa May is in deep doo-doo. If they succeed, then real Brexit (and Nigel Farage) are in deep doo-doo. The Slog analyses an uncertain immediate future ahead. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ I present this graph from my site stats not to boast, but to help set a context … Read more
By John Mauldin I’m slowly losing confidence in the economy. I still think the economy is okay for now. But I also see recession odds rising considerably in 2020. Maybe it will get pushed back another year or two, but at some point, this growth phase will end. It will be either recession or an extended flat … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Skeptics who believe a border wall will not stop illegals from entering the United States may want to look at what’s happening in Hungary. On the day its border fence was completed, the influx of illegals entering Hungary went down from 6,353 per day to 870 the next day. For the remainder … Read more
By John Mauldin After World War II, Japan experienced rapid growth as the US and others helped rebuild its economy. This led to a roaring expansion that culminated in the 1980s Japanese asset bubble. It popped in the early 1990s bringing what came to be called the “Lost Decade.” It was really more than a … Read more
by Mike for Silver Doctors Thanks for watching this Silver Doctors New update. The articles mentioned in this news update can be found here: 1. (Wikipedia) Special Counsel investigation (2017–2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special… 2. Mueller Report: Team Couldn’t Rule Out Obstruction … Or Firmly Establish It https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/709051… 3. WHY BARR WILL DELIVER THE MUELLER REPORT TO CONGRESS ON CD … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Funds managed by T. Rowe Price, which was until recently the second-largest shareholder in Tesla after Elon Musk, significantly cut their holdings in the electric vehicle (EV) maker in the past six months, Reuters reports, quoting Refinitiv data. T. Rowe Price Associates held a total of 8,977,064 shares in Tesla as of December … Read more
by Michael Snyder Sometimes the best metaphors come from real life. Today, San Francisco has eclipsed Los Angeles and has become the most important city in America’s most heavily populated state. It is the central hub of our tech industry, in many ways it is one of the epicenters of our national moral decay, and … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Fiscal year 2018 wasn’t a good one for U.S. Government net-worth. While that may hardly be surprising, it’s possible we’re reaching a “tipping point.” From an official report released by the U.S. Treasury, Sovereign Man pulled out a few key highlights: In Fiscal Year 2018, the government’s total net loss was $1.16 TRILLION. … they spent … Read more
Put down the god damned bikes and start cracking some skulls! wtf AC
By Julianne Geiger The the number of active oil and gas rigs fell sharply in the United States this week according to Baker Hughes, bringing the overall rig count below year-ago levels in a rare first not seen in years. The total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the United States fell … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Not looking good: German Factory Activity Continues to Contract in April The IHS Markit Germany Manufacturing PMI rose to 44.5 in April 2019 from the previous month’s near seven-year low of 44.1, but below market expectations of 45, a preliminary estimate showed. Still, the latest reading pointed to a sharp contraction in the … Read more
By Tim Daiss Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday that an affiliate of Chinese oil major CNPC, Great Wall Drilling, was drilling for oil off Cuba’s coast as part of a joint venture with state-owned oil firm Cuba Petroleum Company (CUPET). “Our deposits extend out to sea, so increasingly, wells are longer and to reach … Read more