Facebook says Apple iOS privacy change will result in $10 billion revenue hit this year

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I honestly love the fact that I can deny access to some of my data thanks to Apple iOS. But: isn‘t it scary that Apple can protect my data just like that with a button when all the world‘s regulation (e.g. GDPR in Europe) could not? Source: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/02/02/facebook-says-apple-ios-privacy-change-will-cost-10-billion-this-year.html   h/t  Letters-to-self

Trudeau Implementing Military Tactics Against Truckers

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Things are really heating up in Ottawa – I wonder how much longer it will be before Dictator Trudeau uses full military forces against peaceful Canadian citizens. We are witnessing the “soft power” strategies shift towards “hard power” (conspiring against citizens by proxy via corporate entities, economic sanctions, etc): EVIL: Ottawa Police Chief Warns Police … Read more

The Need for Information Filtration

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Via International Man In generations past, information was provided by word of mouth, or through reading, either in a book, a letter or a periodical. It was a slow system, but it did have an advantage: information came in one item at a time, and people had an opportunity to chew on the new bit … Read more

Amber Alert Issued for Justin Trudeau

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by Martin Armstrong Have you seen this man? He was allegedly voted to lead the people of Canada but is nowhere to be found amid the largest political convoy in history. There are about 50,000 truckers who would like a word with their public servant.

Alarm! US 30-year Mortgage Rates UP 100 Basis Points Since Jan 4, 2021, REAL 30-year Rate Is Now -3.2% (And UP 57 BPS Since Dec 31, 2021)

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by confoundedinterest17 Alarm! US 30-year mortgage rates are up 100 basis points and climbing since January 4, 2021. Most of the increase has occurred since the turn of the year into 2022. According to the Bankrate 30-year mortgage rate index, the 30-year rate is up 57 basis points just since December 31, 2021 as the benchmark … Read more

US National Debt Reaches $30,000,000,000,000, The Dollar Is Monopoly Money Held Up By A Giant Ponzi Scheme

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by Peter Schiff of Peter Schiff Podcast The stock market is rotating, not crashing. Weak economic data will make it harder for the Fed to tighten. Fed may begin blaming rising oil prices on economic slowdown. Market will assign premium to companies producing earnings and paying dividends. Facebook abandons their cryptocurrency project, Libra. 6 more weeks of winter … Read more

Gofundme, great job damaging your brand!

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by ecloc It’s likely that they were already getting hit with chargebacks late in the day on the West Coast before closing. News spread almost instantly online and on news networks. They had to have realized they’re going to get slammed with chargebacks. Whether or not they are successful in disputes it’s going to damage their … Read more

Wasting Away In Inflationville! Flexible CPI YoY Hits 18%, Highest In History (House Price Growth At 18.8% While REAL Wage Growth Crashes)

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by confoundedinterest17 How bad is inflation in the USA? Try 18%, based on the Flexible Consumer Price Index. The Flexible Price Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated from a subset of goods and services included in the CPI that change price relatively frequently. Because flexible prices are quick to change, it assumes that when these prices are … Read more

Everyday expirations coming to the SPX

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by Ken385 The CBOE just announced they are planning to add Tuesday and Thursday expirations to the SPX. With the Monday, Wednesday and Friday weeklies they already have, this would make everyday an expiration day. From email they just sent out: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. plans to list S&P 500 Index Weeklys options with Tuesday and … Read more

Vast DOJ Probe Looks at Almost 30 Short-Selling Firms and Allies

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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/vast-doj-probe-looks-at-almost-30-short-selling-firms-and-allies The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized computers from the home of prominent short seller Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research, in early 2021, some of the people said. In more recent months, the Justice Department subpoenaed certain market participants seeking communications, calendars and other records relating to almost 30 investment and research firms, … Read more

While the economy may have technically grown for the last 10 years the numbers would have all been negative without debt increases

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By Lance Roberts A Potemkin economy has lured the Fed, economists, and Wall Street analysts into a potentially dangerous assumption of economic normalcy. However, with a review of how we got here, we can better understand the costs and consequences of monetary interventions. “In 1783, after the Russian annexation of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire and the liquidation of … Read more

Ottawa police setup new cement barricades downtown in addition to using commercial snow plow graders to block streets. Police plan a “surge and contain” operation, possibly as soon as Saturday

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by ecloc Ottawa Police acting on instructions from the Ottawa mayor and City Council have announced they will be implementing a “surge and contain” strategy to deal with the protestors. Police are not commenting. Surge and contain is a military tactic used to clear occupied areas. A large overwhelming force advances into an area, attempting … Read more