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This should not be allowed in schools. — FITNESS MONKEY (@TheBorderDude) August 18, 2022

It is well-known TikTok is owned by Beijing-based technology company ByteDance, which was founded in 2012 by Chinese billionaire Zhang Yiming. For this reason, President Trump announced he was going to ban TikTok. Trump wisely issued three Executive Orders banning American businesses from working with TikTok (or WeChat). President Trump did not allow any branch of the Federal government to … Read more

In the woods in Northern Florida, flying insects, such as moths and mosquitos were absent from the area. bright lights on late at night and nothing flew by. estimate the reduction to be 99+% compared to normal or typical for the area. No mosquitos were heard, seen or bit me. No bugs buzzed my headlamp, … Read more

by Boo_Randy California Housing Market Pukes: As Sales Collapse (San Diego County -41%), Prices Begin to Swoon The corporate media calls this a “shift” in the housing market. Wrong – this is what the early stage of a bursting housing bubble looks like. https://wolfstreet.com/2022/08/19/california-housing-market-pukes-as-sales-collapse-san-diego-county-42-prices-begin-to-swoon/ San Francisco & Silicon Valley lead. Southern California is catching up. … Read more

via nypost: Facebook is the latest large tech company to begin mass layoffs, choosing 60 contractors reportedly at random using an algorithm. The unlucky contractors were employed by Meta via its Austin office of Accenture — despite the company having a nearly half-billion-dollar deal with Meta to provide workers in content moderation and business integrity. … Read more

by BoatSurfer600 Libraries and museums to be ‘warm havens’ for people struggling with energy bills Ministers asked for funding to cope with a rise in the number of visitors seeking shelter this winter Britain’s libraries and museums are preparing to act as warm havens for people unable to afford to heat their homes in the winter … Read more

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by Mike Gleason Stagflation creates especially difficult environment for investors Don’t want to listen? Read the podcast below! Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason. Precious metals markets are giving up ground this week as investors react to the latest musings from the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, the Fed released the minutes from … Read more

by BoatSurfer600 These are very large and sudden declines, especially in June and July  

by brandnewredditacct https://imgur.com/a/vd9v5GY – SPX from 2021-2022 https://imgur.com/a/w2NIJ1O – SPX from 2018-2019 https://imgur.com/a/sxH6qdM – SPX from 2008-2009 https://imgur.com/a/opFrQnG – TSLA in 2022 https://imgur.com/a/9tFt2NZ – FB from 2021-2022 https://imgur.com/a/tKvten3 – AAPL in 2000 ​ These are just some examples. It’s not perfect obviously, but there seems to be more than zero correlation here. You can play with the indicator yourself on Tradingview. … Read more

Very interesting. This week 550 service men from army and police, conducted the anti terror practice “fides” in and around Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Christian Brenzikofer, the commander of the Bern canton police, spoke to the media about an appropriate and necessary exercise. General Mathias Tüscher, commander of Territorial Division 1, also spoke of … Read more

A young Venezuelan migrant family was left in limbo this week after being bussed to New York City from Texas — only to be told they were “ineligible” for shelter because they lacked proper documentation. Dailin Rojas, who is 6 months pregnant, told The Post she was given the run-around after being told her family … Read more

Why are they getting any bonus when the company is not even profitable? Woke Twitter staffers were told Friday that their upcoming bonus checks may be half what they expected due to a punishing second quarter and the costly battle with Elon Musk over his aborted $44 billion takeover bid. Company CFO Ned Segal sent … Read more

INCOMING: What is ‘tomato flu’? ‘Very contagious’ virus detected in kids, docs warn https://t.co/7YN4uXOo50 — NEWS MAKER (@NEWS_MAKER) August 20, 2022 h/t BoatyMcBoatface

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It’s the largest producer of cocaine in the world, the source of more than 90 percent of the drug seized in the United States. It’s home to the largest Drug Enforcement Administration office overseas. And for decades, it’s been a key partner in Washington’s never-ending “war on drugs.” Now, Colombia is calling … Read more

“A US Circuit Court judge Wednesday lifted an injunction against a federal “pause” on oil and natural gas leasing after a previous enjoinment prevented the ban from going into effect. Fifth Circuit Court Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham vacated a previous judgment from June 2021 that stopped the federal government from enforcing Section 208 of Executive … Read more