White House investing $1 billion to boost competition in meat-processing industry and lower consumer prices

You just KNOW this money will not go to the small farmer. You just know it deep in your bones. “Farmers and ranchers are being driven out of business — sometimes businesses that have been around for generations,” Biden said during the meeting at the White House. “It strikes at their dignity, their respect and … Read more

Bonds Buckle, Top Stocks Stink

by David Haggith Zero Hedge’s favorite quant from Nomura just laid out his measurements and metrics of the bond market that explain why treasury prices puked on Tuesday, and his assessment of what is happening precisely validates the “Big Reveal” that I made for readers here a few days ago when I opened one of … Read more

You should knowThat if you are a Verizon Wireless customer in the US, a new program launched today called Verizon Custom Experience. It tracks every website you visit and every app you use. The program automatically enrolls all customers, who must specifically opt out if they don’t want to be tracked.

by grandlewis Why YSK: If you prefer to keep your browsing habits private, you should consider opting out. There is essentially no benefit to giving away your information to Verizon Wireless. Unlike with other sites, where one can at least argue targeted ads pay for free services, with this Verizon program, you are essentially receiving nothing … Read more

Hong Kong Banishes All Independent News Outlets

by Martin Armstrong Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has completely surrendered to Beijing after condoning the shutdown of Hong Kong’s last independent news outlet. Hong Kong police raided the Citizen News building on Sunday, seized all records, and arrested several board members and editors for conspiracy and sedition. Stand News and Apple Daily suffered the same … Read more

What did I just read?

Source: Article from the news site wall street on parade “There’s a News Blackout on the Fed’s Naming of the Banks that Got Its Emergency Repo Loans; Some Journalists Appear to Be Under Gag Orders” https://archive.is/zYcb9 h/t  iTTzUtra

Typical of the Left, they destroy their cities/States with their woke shit, then move to decent cities, where they’ll no doubt destroy them and move on…

Not enough U-Haul trucks for fleeing Californians in 2021 amid ongoing blue-to-red flight: report Red states are top 5 gainers in U-Haul Growth Index signaling migration trends by measuring net difference between one-way entries and exits of the company’s rental trucks for each state. The U-Haul Growth Index, an annual report that determines growth by … Read more

ROBOTS FILL IN FOR STAFF

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. (KGO) — Hotels, like restaurants, have been hard pressed to provide attentive service due to staffing shortages during the pandemic. In Silicon Valley, robots are filling the gap to the surprise and delight of guests. https://abc7news.com/robots-robot-hotel-silico-valley/11421841/

TX’ economy ‘surging’ during omicron

Texas’ economy is “surging” with no signs of slowing down as businesses in other states such as California voluntarily close during the spike in cases. “With Christmas shopping jump-started by the early start of holiday promotional pricing weeks ahead of Black Friday, and despite supply chain clogs and household budgets pressured by rising prices for … Read more