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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Gives Update on Hurricane Ian Precautions, Storm Surge and Flooding Major Concern

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pointed out the difference between Hurricane Charley (’04) and the current Hurricane Ian, with both of them projected to follow a similar path, yet both delivering a different threat. Charley was a fast-moving category 4 storm carrying lots of wind damage. Ian is anticipated to be a slow-moving Category 4 storm … Read more

Trudeau gets called out by EU parliament members

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Apologies for the slightly bias media link. Trudeau claiming to support democracy after he freezes bank accounts of peaceful protesters gets called an embarrassment to democracy. Isn’t it funny how the channel claims the two EU members have “fringe” views when the whole parliament applauded the loudest after their speeches. h/t  watto33

Video of the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the ocean.

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Video of the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the ocean. German authorities: “Our imagination no longer yields a scenario that is not a targeted attack”, regarding multiple leaks that have been reportedly found in both Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines. Video of the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the ocean. German authorities: … Read more

Biden Spoke with Three Florida Mayors to Discuss Hurricane Ian Preparations – But He Has NOT Called Governor DeSantis

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Joe Biden called the mayors of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater to discuss Hurricane Ian. However, according to the FEMA manager, Joe Biden has not spoken to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). “[Biden] held separate calls today with Mayor Jane Castor of Tampa, Mayor Ken Welch of St. Petersburg, and Mayor Frank Hibbard of Clearwater … Read more

SCOTUS trading to be possibly banned

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BREAKING The new Congressional stock ban bill will reportedly include SCOTUS. Unusual Whales analyzed the investments of every SCOTUS judge back in May. Judges traded increasingly in 2020. Many had gains. Some legal cases had stock-related conflicts. https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate/scotus

CREDIT SUISSE EXECUTIVES Quit

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“Credit Suisse loses top executives Welter and McCarthy” ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse announced the departure of two senior executives, global co-head of banking Jens Welter and global head of global credit products Daniel McCarthy, in memos seen by Reuters, in a blow to the Swiss bank as it gets ready for a major restructuring. Shaken … Read more

Cuba: The entire country without power

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HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian knocked out power across all of Cuba and devastated some of the country’s most important tobacco farms Tuesday when it slammed into the island’s western tip as a major hurricane. Cuba’s Electric Union said in a statement that work is being done to gradually restore service to the country’s 11 … Read more

We’re amid the biggest mortgage rate shock since 1981. The bond market is literally imploding, equities are guaranteed to also implode soon enough.

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by TheRealJugger I know everyone here are excessive risk taking regards, so naturally the bond market is not even an after thought. But in reality, the bond market is senior to equity markets and makes the equity market look like an ant. And it is chop full of extremely conservative investors that in downturns usually … Read more

Everything is fine, QT going well!

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  by laflammaster QT https://www.investopedia.com/quantitative-tightening-6361478 And they are not doing it (very much at all) like they said they would… I for one am shocked 🙄 Basically the line should be coming down but clearly it isn’t much

The GOP Is Not Going To Do Anything About the FBI

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by Chris Black The best way to fight back is to start demanding local Sheriffs defend the citizens in their county from unconstitutional abuses by federal agents. An army of FBI agents on your porch coming to arrest you for your First Amendment protected beliefs is no different than if gang members or Al Qaeda … Read more

The DeSantis Dilemma or Why Israel First is Not Good Policy for Americans

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by Chris Black You want to sign a law banning administration of transgender hormones to small children but you made it illegal to boycott Israeli companies, where ALL the transsexual hormones are produced by TEVA pharmaceuticals. Womp womp! Israel Makes the Hormones I Need, But I Support Palestinian Liberationhttps://t.co/eKzoFH6PTb pic.twitter.com/GXBSYPHUYr — Them (@them) August 26, … Read more

Do People Accept Money Because Government Endorses It?

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by Frank Shostak via Mises Demand for goods arises because of perceived benefits. For instance, individuals demand food because it nourishes them. This is not so, however, about pieces of paper we call money, so why do we accept them? According to Plato and Aristotle, the acceptance of money is a historical fact endorsed by government decree. It is government … Read more