Riots Only Help Fuel Urban Impoverishment

by Lipton Matthew via Mises In a recent interview Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizer Ariel Atkins argued that lootings are reparations for African Americans. Atkins denounced the suggestion that anything can be gained from peaceful protests. “Winning has come through revolts, winning has come …

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Prospects for the Dollar’s Collapse?

Dmitry Orlov with Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times Dmitry Orlov explains why he believes that the last nail in the U.S. coffin would be a humiliating military defeat that would take the dollar and the U.S. down.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 on whether the GOP Senate should confirm Merrick Garland: “That’s their job. There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the president stops being president in his last year.

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 said “nothing in the Constitution” prevents a president from nominating to fill a court seat. Ginsburg was reacting to the upcoming fight over a replacement for her friend and colleague …

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The U.K. is about to go back into lockdown, destroying working class lives and small businesses. Here is how our cases compare to hospitalisations and deaths.

by BeanziesBack The most egregious thing about this is that this is data the government makes publicly available. https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk My greatest fear is a continued lockdown even after COVID-19 has been eliminated. I’m afraid of Twitter robots manufacturing consent. I’m …

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Stocks are Falling into Fall

by David Haggith All three major stock-market indices completed three consecutive weeks of falling today as we head into fall next week. The NASDAQ, as you see in the opening graph, has set up a clear trend of perfectly aligned closings …

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Basic Income Experiments Around the World

by visualcapitalist What if everyone received monthly payments to make life easier and encourage greater economic activity? That’s the exact premise behind Universal Basic Income (UBI). The idea of UBI as a means to both combat poverty and improve economic prospects …

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Dems threaten more arson/riots if Trump tries to replace RBG

https://twitter.com/rezaaslan/status/1307107507131875330 https://twitter.com/LEBassett/status/1307104689561825280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1307104689561825280%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.godlikeproductions.com%2Fforum1%2Fmessage4525348%2Fpg1 Political writer Laura Bassett echoed a similar sentiment, but stopped short of making a threat, writing: “If McConnell jams someone through, which he will, there will be riots. … *more, bigger riots.” https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-figures-threaten-riots-if-gop-tries-to-fill-scotus-seat-burn-it-all-down     h/t Covicculus

Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event

by Chris Martenson Look, I’m a systems guy.  I think in systems terms.  You should as well. Why? Because we’re entering a period of time when the major systems that have supported humanity are going to fail. Or, put more …

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Silver SUPERCYCLE Unfolding

Patrick Karim and Chris Vermeulen on Palisade Radio Tom welcomes Patrick Karim, who is a proprietary capital manager, and Chris Vermeulen, the founder of Technical Traders Ltd., back to the program. Patrick brings us several charts to review, beginning with a comparison of USD/Swiss …

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