A study shows that the ancient Wari people used to mix special berries, known for their hallucinogenic properties, with a popular alcoholic drink……Politicians in Ancient Peru may have mixed a hallucinogenic concoction for consumption at parties and summits with neighboring political dignitaries, a new study has found. The study, which was published in the peer-reviewed … Read more
LA looks more and more like Venezuela… https://t.co/3JjdyY2TPT — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) January 14, 2022 https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/01/13/thieves-raiding-cargo-containers-stealing-packages-on-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-train-tracks/ https://mcutimes.com/thieves-loot-freight-containers-steal-packages-on-the-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-train-tracks-cbs-los-angeles/ https://www.thesingaporetime.com/thieves-attack-freight-containers-and-steal-packages-on-downtown-section-of-union-pacific-railroad/ h/t dr0id
BY JOHN RUBINO The most common retirement plan involves making some reasonable investment-return assumptions and then structuring your annual spending to run your nest egg down to zero at age 90 or thereabouts. Ideally, you spend your last dollar on the day you take your last breath. This works, at least in general terms, because relatively … Read more
by Chris Black https://twitter.com/Neverschwaber/status/1480783601948102668 – Fat german cop abuses old man – 13yo girl hits the cop with the force of a baby – Fat cop chases girl but falls over his fat ankles – Other cops catch girl for fat cop – They beat 13yo girl unconscious until she involuntarily pisses herself – They … Read more
by Ryan McMaken of Mises Institute According to new data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, price inflation in December rose again to a new multi-decade high, rising to the highest level recorded in nearly forty years. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December, year-over-year price inflation rose to 7.1 percent. It hasn’t been that high since June 1982, when … Read more
The Republican National Committee says it will require candidates to pledge to not take part in debates ran by the Commission on Presidential Debates, according to a report by the New York Times.
by JC1812 Chase released a new signup bonus on their Freedom Unlimited card: Get an extra 1.5% back per dollar spent in all categories during the first year, up to $20,000 in spend ($300 bonus cashback). So the rewards are: 3% On everything 4.5% on dining/drugstores 6.5% on travel booked through the Ultimate rewards portal. … Read more
https://twitter.com/GreekFire23/status/1481727195605307394 Related: RETURN OF THE ROBBER BARONS: Elizabeth Warren Blames High Food Prices on Grocery Chains’ ‘Record’ 1 Percent Profit Margins.
It’s a huge stretch to point this out as a “disproportionate share”. This is one of the most equal industries in the US. “…women make up a disproportionate share of the US grocery workforce. (50.5%) For example, women, who make up 47.4% of the nation’s overall workforce, account for 50.5% of the nearly seven million … Read more
Real estate in virtual worlds — sometimes called the metaverse — is going for millions of dollars in some cases. The most expensive spots are near where lots of users congregate — for instance, someone recently paid $450,000 to be Snoop Dogg’s neighbor in a virtual world called the Sandbox. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/12/investors-are-paying-millions-for-virtual-land-in-the-metaverse.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard What do you make … Read more
Biden, appearing to admit defeat on ending the filibuster & nationalizing elections, randomly starts shouting: States’ voter reform laws are “about who gets to count the votes! Count the vote! Count the vote!” pic.twitter.com/66LpGL1ckQ — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 13, 2022
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TikTok stars are dancing their way to the bank. Some are making more than America’s top chief executives. Charli D’Amelio, who started posting videos of herself dancing on TikTok in 2019, brought in $17.5 million last year, according to Forbes, which recently ranked the highest-earning TikTok stars of 2021. With 133 million followers on TikTok, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kfRqHwI960 Mike LaChance from American Lookout reports, Another Democrat is headed for the exits ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado announced this week that he will not seek reelection, making him the 26th Democrat to do so. It’s turning into a virtual stampede at this point. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://americanlookout.com/rep-ed-pe…
by POTATO_IN_MY_LOGIC Circle printed this and this after my last post on USDC. According to the Stablecoin Printer on Twitter, the total supply went from 44,088,342,276 USDC to 44,828,256,683 USDC for a total of 739,914,407 USDC added in a period of exactly 24 hours, starting and ending at 08:15 UTC. That’s about 1/3 of the over 2 billion that they added this year so … Read more
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California Democrats on Tuesday took their first step toward abolishing the private health insurance market in the nation’s most populous state and replacing it with a government-run plan that they promised would never deny anyone the care they need. But the proposal that cleared a legislative committee in the state Assembly is still a long … Read more
