Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton vowed to “support the US in an action if the US chose to take that action” against China over Taiwan, prompting China’s state-affiliated Global Times editor Hu Xijin to shoot back on social media on Sunday. “If Australian troops come to fight in the Taiwan Straits, it is unimaginable that … Read more
by pointman Web3 is supposed to be the new internet. We are going from: Web1 (read only) to Web2 (read/write) to Web3 (read/write/own). But, do the economics make sense? Let’s find out. Red flags: 1) Investment capital is not spent on new or improved services. It is locked away (“staked”) by a smart contract and … Read more
You might have to do without items from heated seats to infotainment screens on your new-vehicle purchase, but this won’t last. Effects of the ongoing semiconductor-chip shortage on the new-car market can be seen in headlines across the world, but the problem encompasses more than just a reduction in the amount of new vehicles. When … Read more
Inflation is the most regressive tax of all, yet is advocated by those who claim to be progressive — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 15, 2021
Wait, what was that one? J.J. Cooper has become fluent in interpreting the cacophony of notifications emitted by his phone and computer each workday. But this ding was different. “It was that needle-scratching-on-a-record kind of sound where it’s like, wait a minute,” says the 49-year-old, who edits a baseball magazine and website in North Carolina. … Read more
Bloomberg, Released on 11/12/21 Mohamed El-Erian, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, says this will go down in history as one of the worst inflation calls ever by the Federal Reserve. Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Every now and again I get those stupid hate emails to blame the federal reserve and central banks for everything while NEVER once do they ever look at the history of central banks and how Congress has been manipulating the law changing the definition of what the Fed was even supposed to … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrEWxp3apJ8 https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/11/09/exclusive-video-smugglers-coordinate-with-national-guard-to-ferry-migrants-into-south-texas/ h/t zafarkhan
Good Morning. Today we will hear the Judge instruct the Jury. After that the State and Defense will give their closing arguments. Twelve of the eighteen Jurors will be selected by a random drawing. And they will begin to deliberate the Verdict. We will get some live streams up as soon as they become available. … Read more
Belarusian troops threatened to open fire on Polish soldiers who caught them escorting 250 migrants across the border in a major escalation on the edge of the EU. The incident came as Vladimir Putin signed a deal with Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president, that could hand Moscow control of Belarus’s borders and give Mr Putin … Read more
Outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Hyten, said recently that China’s military is developing at stunning speed, and that China poses a major threat to the U.S. As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden said that the Chinese are “not bad folks, folks” and “they are no competition for us.” A … Read more
by Michael Snyder The level of lawlessness that we are now witnessing in the United States of America is absolutely breathtaking. On average, thieves are stealing more than 100 million dollars worth of merchandise from our retailers every single day. Just think about that. I have written extensively about the shoplifting epidemic that is plaguing … Read more
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Sour on Each Other. Insiders have speculated that Biden modeled his relationship with the office of the vice president after his former boss, President Obama, relegating Harris to a more ceremonial role rather than a historic one in which she actively plays a role in carrying out his … Read more
FBI’s behavior over Project Veritas investigation questioned. Scrutiny of the FBI’s handling of an investigation into Project Veritas is mounting following the publication of details from documents potentially seized by federal authorities. The New York Times published an article on Thursday detailing the extent to which operatives from the controversial right-wing investigative group coordinated with … Read more
As President Joe Biden’s popularity wanes and Vice President Kamala Harris’ approval rating craters, Democrats, in general, are losing ground quickly to Republicans ahead of the 2022 elections. And while it’s true that the party in the White House tends to historically lose seats in Congress, next year’s midterms are shaping up to be a … Read more
Building generational wealth should be a no-brainer, especially for people with kids. However, this is not something that most people will have in mind when starting a family. If you feel you are at that point in life when you think you are ready to take the next big step, below are some steps worth … Read more
Larry Summers, who was Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton and directed the National Economic Council under Obama, said on CNN recently that inflation is going to be unavoidable for the near future. CNN host Erin Burnett asked Summers about his opinion on the subject: “Given that you were worried about this before almost anybody … Read more
via kitco: The news headlines this week, along with the rising gold price, is implying investors across the globe have finally accepted that inflation will continue to run hot. Despite the best efforts by central banks to convince them that surging prices of most everything is transitory, December Gold futures are headed for their biggest weekly … Read more
