AMAZON to open 2 cashier-less WHOLE FOODS stores…

NEW YORK (AP) — There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of cashiers. Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, said Wednesday that it will bring its cashier-less technology to two Whole Foods stores for the first time, letting shoppers grab what they need and leave without having … Read more

WATCH LIVE: The removal process of the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue has started.

Removal crews have secured straps around the statue. Watch live here: https://t.co/Kda56iIOFe pic.twitter.com/HR2sbHQIEB — WTVR CBS 6 Richmond (@CBS6) September 8, 2021 https://twitter.com/CBS6/status/1435586040857694211 The crowd continues to celebrate with cheers from the public viewing area as the Robert E. Lee statue now sits on the ground next to the pedestal in the circle. Watch live … Read more

Australia Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People’s FACEBOOK Comments…

SYDNEY—Australia’s highest court found that newspapers and television stations that post articles on Facebook Inc.’s FB 1.57% platform are liable for other Facebook users’ comments on those posts, a ruling that could prompt traditional publishers to rethink how they engage with social media. The High Court of Australia determined that media companies, by creating a … Read more

The Case For A Free-Market Medical Care System

by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report Today’s guest on the Ron Paul Liberty Report is Murray Sabrin, author of a new book that describes why the current system of employer-based insurance and government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare are financially untenable and yield less than optimal outcomes for patients. FULL SHOW NOTES AND LINKS … Read more

Joe Biden gets abused in New Jersey neighborhood…

Ignoring the hecklers, a small boy brings a letter to Biden and receives a big hug from the President for his trouble. pic.twitter.com/DuFmg0GYXr — Zach Purser Brown (@zachjourno) September 7, 2021 No supporters showed up for Biden in New Jersey — but dozens of Trump supporters lined the streets to tell Joe what they thought … Read more

Alcohol Consumption Restrictions are Now Being Placed on Australian Residents In Locked Down Apartment Blocks

Residents in a Sydney tower block under a strict coronavirus lockdown are having their alcohol deliveries policed. Residents in apartment blocks locked-down by NSW Health are having their alcohol deliveries policed as part of a policy to limit the number of drinks being consumed each day. NSW Health has imposed rules limiting people in “NSW … Read more

Trade Wars Worsen Shipping Crisis

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The global shipping crisis is deepening and shows no signs of relenting. The direct and negative effect this crisis has on importers, especially those who own small businesses, is profound.Complicating things is that this is a complex, multifaceted … Read more

BLS’ Housing Inflation Measure is Hypothetical Bull****

By Michael Lebowitz There is a problem with the BLS’ housing inflation measure; it’s hypothetical “Bull****.” The Case, Shiller 20-city House Price Index, is up 19.1% year over year. The only period with a somewhat comparable increase was in 2005 when it rose 14.9%. Per Apartment List’s August update: Since January 2021, the national median rent has increased … Read more

PA residents are pissed off. Protests for mask mandate for schools popping up everywhere.

Take your pick. https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/09/07/Demonstrations-being-held-Pennsylvania-districts-protest-mask-mandate-schools/stories/202109070088 “Anti-mask protests held at Hempfield, Penn-Trafford districts as Pennsylvania mandate takes effect” https://www.wkbn.com/news/coronavirus/west-middlesex-parents-protest-new-pa-mask-mandate-in-schools/ “West Middlesex parents protest new Pa. mask mandate in schools” https://wjactv.com/news/local/parents-students-at-dubois-area-school-district-protest-pa-school-mask-mandate “Parents & students at Dubois Area School District protest PA school mask mandate” https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/protesting-school-mask-mandate-in-lycoming-county-montoursville/523-aa5a1fbf-37cb-4a95-91af-03499abd8076 “Protesting school mask mandate in Lycoming County”   h/t Dark Monkey.

$VIX up , $USD surging… What’s wrong with this picture?

what's wrong with this picture? plus,$VIX up 10.5%$USD surging irrational exuberanceMar 2000 redux? https://t.co/ctN7PhJrNV — Kerberos007 (@kerberos007) September 7, 2021 Stocks Drop on concern Economic Recovery Has Faltered (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks slipped from near records after traders returned from the long weekend to worries that the economic recovery is faltering. And it's not just … Read more

This will certainly make things interesting…

Donald Trump is ’99, 100 percent’ likely to run for president in 2024 (CNN)The 2024 election is still 1,155 days away — I counted — but, according to one senior aide to Donald Trump, the former president is all-but-certain to run again. “I would say somewhere between 99 and 100 percent,” Jason Miller told Cheddar … Read more

Is Brushing Your Teeth Racist? This School District Sure thinks So!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCvpeq7syI8 Sam Dorman from FOX News reports, A Connecticut school district instructed teachers to track daily activities as mundane as brushing their teeth and analyze their purportedly racial context. In the last school year, the exercise was part of an equity training in Manchester Public Schools (MPS), where teacher Jennifer Tafuto recently resigned over what … Read more

Supply Shortages Skyrocket By 638% As Shipping Crisis Worsens & Supply Chains Dramatically Collapse

Some say records are to be broken, but when it comes to the global supply chains breaking records come with a very dark side. Only this year, supply chains were plagued by a myriad of disasters: the Suez Canal accident, interruptions caused by extreme weather, and most recently, port shutdowns drove by new virus outbreaks … Read more

Glenn Beck: Federal Reserve changes its $500 BILLION loan program for banks: EXPLAINED

An update from the Federal Reserve — sneakily announced in a recent press release — allows for a ’stunning’ new normal for our economy and big banks. Plus, Glenn explains how trouble for China’s Evergrande Group — their second largest property developer — could mean serious issues for not only China’s economy, but the world’s … Read more