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via jugglingdynamite: Low-interest rates, lax-lending and speculative fever, drove a boom in property demand, size and opulence over the past decade in most of the world’s major cities. Now home prices are unaffordable for most and debt is maxed out everywhere, just as aging owners are looking to cash out and lower expenditures en masse. The … Read more
via @dlacalle_IA: This is a very dangerous sign of the effects of financial repression in disguising risk.
Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump Wow! FBI made 11 payments to Fake Dossier’s discredited author, Trump hater Christopher Steele. @OANN @JudicialWatch The Witch Hunt has been a total fraud on your President and the American people! It was brought to you by Dirty Cops, Crooked Hillary and the DNC. Wow! FBI made 11 payments … Read more
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via politicallyshort: When the FBI was in contact with Christopher Steele, the ex-British spy who compiled his infamous dossier smearing then candidate Donald J. Trump, was it aware that his employer, Fusion GPS, was allegedly simultaneously working as an unregistered agent for Russian interests? This question among many others have yet to be answered. The following is a … Read more
via theaustralian: A Federal Court judge has ruled James Cook University acted unlawfully when it sacked physics professor Peter Ridd after he publicly criticised the institution and one of its star scientists over claims about the global warming impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Professor Ridd last night welcomed the decision and called on the university’s … Read more
by Michael Lebowitz When one bets on a sporting event the facilitator of the bet, referred to as a bookie, charges the winner of the bet the vigorish. The vigorish, commonly known as the vig, is a fixed percentage of the bet that serves as compensation to the bookie for providing numerous betting options (liquidity) … Read more
Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter contends, “The entire system is based on debt. The entire system is a liability. So, some people are getting some of their money out of the system into real money (gold and silver) which is no one else’s liability. . . . The biggest thing is there … Read more
by Michael Ballanger of Streetwise Reports “‘Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Sir Winston Churchill Throughout history, society has always canonized certain political, military, and religious icons for reasons seemingly obvious, but after drilling down into the fabric of such, what surfaces is that generational memory is aided and abetted … Read more
Via ZeroHedge Almost exactly a year ago, Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe noted that many Americans are dissatisfied with their lives because they no longer appreciate the intrinsic value of work. Additionally, Rowe previously concluded, millions of reasonable people – Republicans and Democrats alike – are worried that our universities are doing a poor job of preparing students for … Read more
On Tuesday Bill Donohue slammed FOX News for cutting his segment on the Notre Dame Cathedral inferno. (Neil Cavuto hung up on Catholic League’s Bill Donohue during interview about Notre Dame “Just last month, a 17th-century church was set on fire in Paris. We’ve seen tabernacles knocked down, crosses have been torn down, statues”) Bernie … Read more
Via The Babylon Bee U.S.—In a stunning new poll, Americans indicated they are OK with a 70% marginal tax rate, indicating that since the hefty taxes would only apply to other people and not themselves, they are alright with the extremely high taxes. “See, a lot of people think the proposed 70% tax rate is … Read more
he got banned for the “two face democrats” cartoon from this past week. https://www.grrrgraphics.com/the-two-faced-democrat-party/ h/t cato
First five minutes . h/t Pinkorchid
Virginia Kruta from The Daily Caller reports, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd claimed Sunday that it is “absolutely legal” for the federal government to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQJBWxASfK8 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/14/bo…
I Love My Freedom reports, There are some things you just can’t make up. This story is one of them. Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was asked her thoughts on how Democrat candidates could defeat President Trump in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkb62jYmTso Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/too-funny-…
Douglas Nicholls, Yuma Mayor Today I proclaimed a local emergency in Yuma, due to the migrant family releases overwhelming the local shelter system. I am calling upon the federal government to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yuma, as our NGO’s are overcapacity and cannot sustain providing this aid. I signed the proclamation of emergency and … Read more
The evidence continues to pile up. Investors have been selling US equities. This is going at a record pace. They’re selling US debt. Economic indicators are pointing to a slowdown on most fronts. Yet the stock market is rising. Something is seriously wrong. Another month passes and here we are, watching what foreign governments are … Read more