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via Marketwatch: “I think people are looking at the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) numbers. If people take the time to look at that you can see debt levels moving higher, you can see the interest burden in the U.S. government moving decidedly higher over the next decade,” James McCormack, Fitch’s global head of sovereign ratings … Read more
via @HayekAndKeynes: As a result, the number of cost-burdened renters (>30% of income on housing) has doubled since 1960, reaching almost 50% of all U.S. renters
Apple Inc is cutting planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday, a week after the company slashed its quarterly sales forecast. That rare step exposed weakening demand in China for Apple’s iPhones amid a slowing economy, which has also … Read more
global bear market rally continues b/c of trade war optimism pic.twitter.com/WSo1BWkKQT — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 https://twitter.com/FerroTV/status/1082944302874087424 this is not good pic.twitter.com/4uLwo39oV1 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 global slowdown pic.twitter.com/eJgEl5kmTq — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 this is probably not a good sign pic.twitter.com/9i77DGPLlE — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 Germany’s Industry Shock … Read more
Developing… Melbourne: Suspicious packages were found on Wednesday at several diplomatic missions in Melbourne, including the Indian Consulate, prompting Australian authorities to launch a major emergency response. A major operation is underway after packages were delivered to at least 10 international consulates across Melbourne. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/consulates-australia-suspicious-packages-today-2019-01-09/ h/t AstroBuzz
Most of them probably voted for the people who implemented the new law. I don’t feel sorry for them. via dailycaller: New York City hiked its minimum wage for the third time in three years on Jan. 1 and small business owners are struggling to adapt to the steadily increasing labor costs. New York City’s minimum … Read more
via legalinsurrection: Another example of how a dishonest media manipulates political perceptions and narratives. Multiply it by a thousand times a year, year after year, and you understand the liberal privilege in this country. Did you hear the one about Republicans trying to shame Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her college dance video, and being angry about it? … Read more
by John W. Whitehead “For seven decades we have been yielding our most basic liberties to a secretive, unaccountable emergency state – a vast but increasingly misdirected complex of national security institutions, reflexes, and beliefs that so define our present world that we forget that there was ever a different America. … Life, liberty, and the … Read more
PRIVACY: LA Sues Weather Channel For Illegally Selling Private Data Of Mobile App Users. “For years, TWC has deceptively used its Weather Channel App to amass its users’ private, personal geolocation data — tracking minute details about its users’ locations throughout the day and night, all the while leading users to believe that their data will … Read more
From John Stossel at Reason: Ten states plus Washington, D.C., have legalized pot for adults. In several states, it’s been legal now for five years. How has it worked out? John Stossel visited legal weed stores in California and talked with people on the street. Almost unanimously, people said that legalization has worked well. “See … Read more
From BBC.com: They still don’t know where it came from. But when it hit, the Alaskan borough of Matanuska-Susitna was knocked for six. Malware rapidly spread across the borough’s computer networks, disrupting a bewildering array of services. Hundreds of employees found themselves locked out of their work stations. Staff at local libraries received urgent phone calls … Read more
via Twitter: It was either a hack or the fact check intern that did that is going to be fired. h/t GR
The ‘Internet of the Road’: CDOT to implement new technology along I-25. It’s called V2X, or Vehicle to Everything, and it’s essentially a new cellular network. Colorado Department of Transportation is calling it the “Internet of the Roads,” and it’ll let cars communicate with signs and traffic signals to help with safety and alerting … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his role in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News. Rosenstein wants to ensure a smooth transition for incoming Attorney General nominee Bill Barr and plans to transition out of the job in the coming weeks, the sources … Read more
21ST CENTURY CRIME: Almost $500,000 in Ethereum Classic coin stolen by forking its blockchain. The heist was the result of carrying out what’s known as a rollback attack, which allowed the attackers to reorganize the Ethereum Classic blockchain, Coinbase security engineer Mark Nesbitt said in a blog post. From there, the attackers were able to “double … Read more
https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1082644250934870017 Sears has not accepted Chairman Eddie Lampert’s bid to save the company. According to CNBC, Sears plans to announce its liquidation plans this morning. Lampert had attempted to save the company with a $4.4 billion bid and buying it out of bankruptcy. Sears’ advisors said that would not be enough to keep the stores … Read more
When you look at a broad view of the statistics, you start to piece together the bigger picture. Things aren’t the way they seem from the outside. When you skim over the top, when you just read the headlines, when you ignore reality, you can claim ignorance is bliss but it will hurt your ego … Read more
I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there! h/t Shamrock0007
“In times of great deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell. Social media was designed for controlling weak minds.. AC