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She is a national treasure — Lake_IPA (@IPA2thebeach) October 20, 2021

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by Simon Black By the late the fifth century BC, after decades of war with its chief rival Sparta, the ancient Greek city-state of Athens was desperate for peace. They wanted a decisive victory to end the war once and for all. So the citizens gathered together in their public assembly– essentially a democratic mob of … Read more

by Doug Casey International Man: What exactly is insider trading? Is it inherently unethical? Doug Casey: The term insider trading is nebulous and as open to arbitrary interpretation as the Internal Revenue Code. A brief definition is to “to trade on material, non-public information.” That sounds simple enough, but in its broadest sense, it means you … Read more

Denver’s 911 system is out of compliance with nationally recognized standards for answering calls as thousands of callers are finding themselves on hold when they call in to report an emergency. Andrew Dameron, Denver’s Director of Emergency Communications, said “Obviously no one in the Department of Safety wants anyone to end up on hold when … Read more

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D‑Calif., is under fire for paying her daughter more than $80,000 in cash from her campaign this year and more than $1 million since 2003, according to media reports. Campaign finance records show the congresswoman’s campaign paid her daughter, Karen Waters, $81,650 in 12 payments over several months … Read more

Racism is now officially a public health crisis in New York City. Monday, the city’s Board of Health passed a resolution recognizing the impact of racism on people’s health during the pandemic, which magnified inequities in communities of color. “We must confront racism as a public health crisis. This pandemic magnified inequities, leading to suffering disproportionately borne … Read more

After massive pushback from Republican lawmakers, community banks and everyday Americans, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday it has increased the threshold for the IRS to monitor accounts from $600 to $10,000. “Having this summary information will help flag for the IRS when high-income people under-report their income (and under-pay their tax obligations). This will help … Read more

by riotofmind In my view, NFTs are nothing more than an attempt by crypto bros to legitimize and push blockchain to the masses. It is a fabricated use case to pump investment and nothing more. It reeks of all the culturally draining aspects of the internet/social media, which are, faux exclusivity, the flex, and synthetic … Read more

by five-acorn This is obvious when you think about it. All actual $$$ (real money, you know, stuff you can buy cars with) in the entire Bitcoin ecosystem – has come from someone who has bought a Bitcoin at some point. A bitcoin investor. If you bought BTC at $3k and now its sitting at $60k. … Read more

‘Institutional Investors’ that admitted to lying to banks to open bank accounts, allegedly sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Tether executives who are under US DOJ Criminal Investigation for bank fraud. To buy Tether. To buy Bitcoin. Instead of just buying Bitcoin. 'Institutional Investors' that admitted to lying to banks to open bank accounts, … Read more

by Aegidius25 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put out its most updated report on the unemployment situation recently. I’ve long had a problem with the numbers this government agency publishes. Over the years they have been brazenly manipulated and much of the data it purports to show isn’t much more than a glorified guess. The report … Read more

The executive director of California’s largest labor union resigned after the state Attorney General’s Office this month charged her and her husband with multiple counts of tax fraud, embezzlement, perjury and failure to pay unemployment insurance taxes. The office filed its charges against SEIU California Executive Director Alma Hernández and her husband, Jose Moscoso, on … Read more

COASTAL CAROLINA SUSPENDS PROF FOR NOT BEING OUTRAGED ENOUGH ABOUT SOMETHING MISTAKENLY DEEMED RACIST. CONWAY, S.C., Oct. 20, 2021  —  Theater students study the principle of the “willing suspension of disbelief,” meaning that in order to enjoy a show, audience members must suspend their critical thinking and believe that the performance onstage is really happening. To … Read more

Flagging for Joe Biden and the Democrats, even Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls “packing courts” “anti-democratic.” pic.twitter.com/PxXmfjc0fv — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 20, 2021

Gas prices are way up, but they’re shutting down the Keystone pipeline. Inflation is way up, but they want to print another $3.5 trillion worth of funny money. The labor supply is way down, but they want to keep paying people not to work. The border is being overrun, but they’re tearing down the border … Read more