‘Black Swan’ author Nassim Taleb compared bitcoin to a disease, called it a speculative bubble, and warned it was worthless. Here are his 8 best tweets about the crypto.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb has compared bitcoin to a disease and called it worthless in recent months. “The Black Swan” author said the cryptocurrency was in a fragile, speculative bubble. Bitcoin isn’t a currency, store of value, inflation hedge, or haven for investors, Taleb said. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has posted a bunch of incendiary tweets about … Read more

AIRLINES ARE CANCELLING FLIGHTS BECAUSE OF 5G

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#BREAKING Emirates among international airlines suspending flights to the United States due to the planned launch of #5G #Breakingnews https://t.co/3dwz5HPAMQ — Ticker (@tickercotweets) January 18, 2022 U.S. airlines and cargo carriers warning about extreme disruptions on Monday (Jan. 17) when 5G is set to officially come online. Quote from the article (link below) U.S. airlines … Read more

Opioid Vending Machine Opens Up In Vancouver

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A vending machine for powerful opioids has opened in Canada as part of a project to help fight the Canadian city’s overdose crisis. The MySafe project, which resembles a cash machine, gives addicts access to a prescribed amount of medical quality hydromorphone, a drug about twice as powerful as heroin. Dr Mark Tyndall, a professor … Read more

What’s The Number? 2022 Edition

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BY JOHN RUBINO It’s happening again. The Fed is threatening the financial markets with tighter money, and those markets are reacting like addicts being shoved through the front door of a rehab center. They’re not happy, and they have good reason – actually two good reasons – to be alarmed. First, tighter monetary policy will blow … Read more

Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Declares Biden “Unfit to Lead” After What He Said During Speech

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtLdLfGMoF8 Joe Doughtery from Conservative Brief reports, Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who ran for her party’s presidential nomination in 2020, continued her criticism of the man who defeated her and all other comers this week after Joe Biden gave a highly divisive voting reform speech. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://conservativebrief.com/gabbard-blasts-58023/

Town Councilman Caught on Video Saying Police Doing Their Jobs is Harassment

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HckYYg291L8 Paul Goddard from Region News Source reports, On January 11, 2022 Merrillville, Indiana Police Chief Wiley Luther Cuttino addressed the Merrillville Town Council on updates concerning the department. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://regionnewssource.org/merrillville-councilmen-say-lpr-system-is-harassment-we-hate-police/

South Korea’s Pension Crisis

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by Martin Armstrong The Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) believes that the youth born after 1990 will be unable to claim their pensions as the current system is close to collapsing. South Koreans may claim their pensions at the age of 62, which is about three years earlier than other G5 nations. The G5 plans … Read more

California’s Guaranteed Health Care for All to Increase Taxes by $12,250 per Household

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by Martin Armstrong California Governor Nuisance Newsom would like to pass Assembly Bill 1400, “Guaranteed Health Care for All,” as the nation’s first single-payer health care system. Unfortunately, this does not equate to free health care. The Tax Foundation estimates that this measure will increase taxes by $12,250 per household, doubling the state’s sky-high tax … Read more

The Empire Strikes Out! Empire Manufacturing Index Slumps To Negative Territory As Inflation Roars (WTI Crude Futures UP 79% Since Jan 1st)

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by confoundedinterest17 Well, Omicron is hitting hard. Not the virus itself, but governments’ reaction to the virus. The NY Empire Manufacturing Index has tanked into negative territory. New orders are down 5%. On the energy front, West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil futures are up 79% since January 1, 2021 while regular gasoline prices are up “only” … Read more

Is the $USD Warning That Inflation is About to Become BAD News For Stocks?

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By Graham Summers, MBA Yesterday, I outlined how the markets are likely at a very critical point regarding inflation. By quick way of review: 1)    Stocks initially love inflation because it boosts results (companies don’t report inflation-adjusted returns, so any increase in product pricing due to inflation is instead reflected as “growth”). 2)    This love relationship eventually … Read more

Pandemic Rebound Losing Steam

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Growth in several major economies is set to slow in the year ahead, according to data published Monday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD’s Composite Leading Indicators, which forecast economic trends about six to nine months ahead, indicate “a drop in momentum” in the economies of China, Canada, Germany, Italy, and … Read more

Hospitals, Stop Hiding Your Prices

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Most people using hospital services must sign a form indicating that they will pay whatever their health insurance doesn’t. Federal transparency rules can help defend us against the consequence of that signature. Federal price transparency rules require hospitals to post all negotiated rates, including cash prices for the uninsured, every single commercial insurance plan that … Read more

Another Looting Crisis in LA

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Last year, aided and abetted by Democrat city and state leaders and their soft-on-crime prosecutors, crime sprees became something of a spectator sport. Viral videos showed dozens of people engaging in brazen smash and grab robberies of luxury goods in the Bay Area. Companies such as CVS, Walgreens, and Target altered their operating hours and … Read more