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A shooting in Fort Smith, Arkansas left one woman dead but more lives could have been lost if one citizen had not drawn his rifle to stop the shooter. A 26-year old man came to an apartment complex and demanded that everyone leave the building immediately. Believing it was an emergency, 2 elderly women left … Read more

The European Union and the United States have announced the start of discussions to resolve their trade dispute around steel and aluminium — while at the same time address the market distortions caused by China. The trade dispute dates back to the administration of former US President Donald Trump who, in March 2018, decided to … Read more

Soros Bought Up Stocks Linked to Bill Hwang’s Archegos Implosion – Bloomberg Billionaire George Soros’s investment firm snapped up shares of ViacomCBS, Discovery and Baidu as they were being sold off in massive blocks during the collapse of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management. Soros Fund Management bought $194 million of ViacomCBS Inc., Baidu Inc. stock valued at $77 million, as well $46 million … Read more

Downriver Michigan south of Detroit. McDonalds is hiring at $18 an hour + $1000 signing bonus. White Castle a block down from McD’s closed because no one would take the $15 an hour they were offering. They can’t get anyone to work, they are all siting at home getting high and collecting checks from the … Read more

President Biden: "We've gone from stagnation to an economy that is growing faster than it has in nearly 40 years." pic.twitter.com/ZycvOUWtsm — The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2021 Bostic: Healthy Level of Inflation Is a Sign of Growing Economy pic.twitter.com/U1rwEGwReM — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 17, 2021

Say it’s 2014 and you’ve had this idea for a technocratic Great Reset of the world economy for some time now, but it only works if the entire planet is rocked by a pandemic. How do you go about selling your idea? ..In three simple steps: •Announce your intention to revamp every aspect of society … Read more

CHICAGO — For Americans whose bare faces had scarcely been seen in public for a year, there were suddenly options. Would they leave the mask behind for a jog? What about the coffee shop? What about the neighbor’s house? The office? A sudden loosening this week of federal health guidance on masks has handed Americans … Read more

Microsoft Corp. board members decided that Bill Gates needed to step down from its board in 2020 as they pursued an investigation into the billionaire’s prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, people familiar with the matter said. Members of the board tasked with the matter hired a law firm … Read more

Thousands of morrocan immigrants are trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in the North of Africa. Morocco is enraged because Spain is taking care of a political leader from Western Sahara in one of its hospital, and is now allowing thousands of ARABS to overflow the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta, dozens … Read more

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that warrantless gun confiscation from Americans’ homes is unconstitutional, voting unanimously on the side of a Rhode Island man whose firearms were taken by law enforcement without a warrant after his wife expressed concerns that he might hurt himself. According to Caniglia v Strom, a lower court had previously determined … Read more

There is excellent news as up to 18 states indicate that they’re going to opt out of the federal expansion and addition to unemployment insurance. It’s excellent not because this will drive poorly paid workers back into working for their living. Rather, it’s excellent because this is what economists so desire and all too often … Read more