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via Bloomberg: On paper, it looks as if San Francisco shouldn’t have a homelessness problem. There are as many permanent housing beds as people who need them. The city spends hundreds of millions of dollars to help get people off the streets, and last year voters approved a measure to raise $300 million annually to tackle the … Read more
by Playaguy The late Michael Crichton, MD, author, film producer, put it this way: “I want to pause here and talk about this notion of consensus, and the rise of what has been called consensus science. I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be stopped cold in its tracks. Historically, … Read more
by ssilBetulosbA Old school YouTube conspiracy channel with some of the best content, that many of you probably know – Storm Clouds Gathering – returns after a long hiatus to create a great step by step ten-minute long video summary of the situation in Venezuela and how the US is attempting a new coup in Latin … Read more
by RDS QuadrigaCX was the #1 canadian crypto exchange, had over 100,000 active accounts and has lost approx $150-$250M dollars of creditor’s funds (~$70M fiat and $150M crypto). For more information, see here: https://www.coindesk.com/quadriga-creditor-protection-filing CBC coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RO9-DcCP0c&feature=youtu.be (thousands of clients is wrong, too low) Affidavid from his widow Jen Robertson: https://www.scribd.com/document/398721572/Jennifer-Robertson-Affidavit Summary of relief filing: https://np.reddit.com/r/BitcoinCA/comments/amyhkr/summary_of_quadrigacx_creditors_relief_ccaa_filing/ … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: 2019 could be gold’s year, silver’s versatility could boost prices in 2019, and long gold is Goldman’s favorite commodity play. After a lengthy slumber, 2019 could be gold’s year With only a month into … Read more
Twitter has announced that it took down about 2,000 accounts in Venezuela, most of which it claimed were “engaged in a state-backed influence campaign.” This comes amid accusations of a US-led coup attempt. The San Francisco-based social media giant released a blog post on Thursday saying that it removed 1,196 accounts located in Venezuela which … Read more
by Robert Lambourne via the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Disclosures in the recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements show that the bank is still actively trading in gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks. There is not enough information in the monthly reports to … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Last month the Government’s Bureau of Lies And Statistics served up an employment report purporting 312,000 new jobs in December. This despite massive seasonal retail lay-offs in the latter half of the month. The BLS happily counts those jobs when hired in October but forgets to remove them when are dismissed … Read more
Gee, I wonder why nobody wants to be a cop there? via usnews: SEATTLE MAYOR JENNY Durkan announced her plans Thursday to help recruit and retain experienced police officers by offering new hires a $15,000 bonus. Durkan, who sent her proposed legislation to the City Council, said in a press release that the bonus would also help officers with … Read more
This is absolute gold. 1. Republicans passed the 13 Amendment, which ended slavery. 2. Republicans passed the 14th Amendment, which made black people citizens. 3. Republicans passed the 15th Amendment, which gave black people the right to vote. 4. Republicans started Howard University for blacks. (White Republican Oliver Howard started Howard University) 5. Republicans started … Read more
PROPUBLICA: Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours. “Our tool had let the public see exactly how users were being targeted by advertisers. The social media giant urged us to shut it down last year.” ProPublica, Mozilla and Who Targets Me have all noticed their tools stopped working this month after Facebook inserted code … Read more
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Rembrandt van Rijn Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer 1653 That statement is going to make me real popular, right? Any criticism of Robert Mueller for many people equals support for President Trump. But it doesn’t, and Mueller really is a coward and a liar, and it’s not hard to make that case, … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn There is a phone scam that you need to know. As the video below explains, phone calls are made from people you don’t know. When you answer, a voice may ask: “This is (name). Can you hear me?” If you answer, “Yes,” your voice is secretly recorded. Then you’ll get another phone … Read more
If You Were A Fart, What Kind Of Fart Would You Be? https://t.co/X8J7j6HQmK — BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) February 3, 2019 h/t KOS
by srt4b This guy is one of the few last remaining senators with principles, not special interests that betray the best interest of his constituents Good on you Kentucky
by Wayne Root Did you hear the latest economic news? I predict President Trump just won re-election in 2020. Can you even imagine the reaction from Democrats as the remarkable, miraculous, out-of-this-world new economic data about the Trump economy was released on Friday? More on that in a moment. The Trump economy is soaring like a … Read more
Via The Babylon Bee RICHMOND, VA—A new law proposed by representatives in the Virginia state legislature would allow parents to abort their non-viable millennial children. “Any child who’s 30 years old and still living with their parents is obviously a non-viable life form, and that’s between the parents and their doctor to discuss options,” said one … Read more
Via ZeroHedge If there’s one thing electric vehicle owners are learning, it is that extremely cold temperatures are likely going to lead to frustration if they don’t take extra special care of their battery powered vehicles. Look at it as just another added benefit to “saving the world”. As we push through the cold that … Read more
via Marketwatch: ‘Where will the next shock come from? Could changes in the global financial system — including those aimed at building bank resilience — be sowing the seeds of the next crisis?’ That’s the question posed by MIT Sloan professor Kristin Forbes in a paper set to be published in an upcoming issue of the American … Read more
via visualcapitalist: It’s hard for most stakeholders to get excited about replacing an aging bridge. Chaotic construction can disrupt the flow of traffic for many years, while annoying many of the local residents. Even worse, such projects usually go over budget, ultimately costing millions or even billions in taxpayer dollars. At the end of the day, … Read more