DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber sue NYC over bill that limits how much they can charge restaurants

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/10/doordash-grubhub-and-uber-sue-nyc-over-delivery-fee-limits.html DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats are suing the city of New York over a bill that would make emergency delivery fee caps permanent. The lawsuit follows a similar legal action from DoorDash and Grubhub against San Francisco. The companies claim the measure will ultimately harm restaurants. I think nyc is doing the right decision. … Read more

Microsoft Exec Sounds Alarm About Chinese Tech Abuses as Company Collaborates With China — Washington Free Beacon

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Microsoft’s top scientist is warning Congress about the dangers of Chinese artificial intelligence even as his company deepens its collaboration with China. Dr. Eric Horvitz this year reported to Congress that “China’s domestic use of AI is a chilling precedent for anyone around the world who cherishes individual liberty.” The report was the result of Horvitz’s work … Read more

Strategists See Trouble Brewing in Stock Market… Wholesale Prices Jump 8.3% in Year… Americans Turn Pessimistic…

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Trouble Is Brewing Beneath The Surface Of The Stock Market Summary Slowing growth is here and already has been picked up by the more economically sensitive parts of the market. There are fewer and fewer stocks leading the markets higher. These divergences suggest that all is not well beneath the surface. Looking for a helping … Read more

LA cops told to harvest social media handles from people they stop, suspect or not

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Los Angeles police are instructed to collect social media details from people they stop and talk to, even if those civilians aren’t suspected of breaking the law, according to documents finally revealed after a lengthy legal battle. The Brennan Center for Justice, a non-profit institute at New York University, last year submitted a request [PDF] … Read more

NYT REPORT: Biden Committed War Crime

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KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the last known missile fired by the United States in its 20-year war in Afghanistan, and the military called it a “righteous strike” — a drone attack after hours of surveillance on Aug. 29 against a vehicle that American officials thought contained an ISIS bomb and posed an imminent threat … Read more

Bikini Economics And The Money Supply

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from John Wilder at WilderWealthyWise. “What do you know about gold, Moneypenny?” – Goldfinger One of the few things that Pa Wilder left me in his will was his bed. I guess you could call it an heir mattress. On April 5, 1933, Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that made the owning of more than trivial … Read more

China Declares War on SIMPS

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Western masculinity continues to be subverted by degeneracy, demoralization, porn and the total collapse of self-respect. But the globe’s primary competitive superpower is taking a completely different approach. China has declared war on simps. https://summit.news/2021/09/10/china-declares-war-on-simps/

CDC Just Halted All US Bound Flights Of Afghan Refugees After Discovery

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The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas for unspecified “health safety concerns,” a move U.S. officials warn will have a severe impact on the evacuation operation, according to a U.S. government document seen Friday by The Associated Press. U.S. Customs and Border Protection made the decision on the … Read more

The GOP is Nothing but Controlled Opposition

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by Chris Black Politics in Weimerica is like a mutt family terrorized by an abusive, drugged out dad who dresses in drag while enabled by a meek, yet approving alcoholic wife and filled out by traumatized children with Stockholm syndrome, sociopathic tendencies, escapist fantasies, and rage issues. These idiots are beyond useless! We need a … Read more

U.S. Producer Prices Increased in August by More Than Forecast (Hot, Hot, Hot!) Fed Pouring Money Into Clogged System

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by confoundedinterest17 Producer prices are getting hot, hot, hot! (Bloomberg) — Prices paid to U.S. producers increased in August by more than forecast as persistent supply chain disruptions squeeze production costs higher.  The producer price index for final demand increased 0.7% from the prior month and 8.3% from a year ago, a fresh series high, Labor Department data showed … Read more

Recall Election Could Reverse the California Ideology

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California once was run by conservatives and mostly centrist Democrats.True paleo-liberal governors like Pat Brown greatly expanded the welfare state. But they also believed in pushing integration and building freeways, dams, aqueducts and power plants, while preventing forest fires, directing the mentally ill into state hospitals, and ensuring that the state enhanced the housing, timber, … Read more

I Bet You They Can Ruin Sports Even More

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The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. You can’t turn on a TV or radio without seeing some ad for a sports betting app. Some hot chick or semi-famous dude telling you all about how “the game” can be even more fun to watch if … Read more