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High costs and concerns about affordability threaten the future of the F-35 joint strike fighter, the program executive officer for the aircraft warned May 13. The jet is the most expensive acquisition effort in the history of the Defense Department. Current Pentagon plans call for procuring more than 2,400 of the platforms — including the … Read more
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by visualcapitalist In the modern digital world, social media reach is power. The people with the most followers on Twitter, for example, have a massive platform to spread their messages, while those with large, engaged followings on Instagram are an advertiser’s dream sponsor partner. Social media can also be an equalizer of power. It’s true that … Read more
This may not be new to most of you, but… Here is a YouTube video of a recording of three LPs from the 1960s. It talks about the CFR, New World Order, Rockefellers, Rothchilds, etc. If you haven’t listened to this, you really should. h/t Stella Wayten
From Birch Gold Group It certainly appears that central bank controlled digital currency is gaining even more popularity. These “Fedcoins,” according to The Economist, “are a new incarnation of money. They promise to make finance work better but also to shift power from individuals to the state, alter geopolitics and change how capital is allocated.” The same piece also … Read more
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436072/china-tianwen-1-mars-landing-zhurong-rover View post on imgur.com https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/china-becomes-only-second-nation-history-land-rover-mars-n1267410 View post on imgur.com https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/science/china-mars.html View post on imgur.com https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436072/china-tianwen-1-mars-landing-zhurong-rover h/t dr0id
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) may not be the biggest fan of police, but she apparently has no qualms about federal air marshals. The liberal lawmaker is among the members of Congress from both parties accused of turning a program created to protect airline passengers in the wake of 9/11 into a “concierge service,” Fox News … Read more
What a waste of time! Supreme Court considers hearing a case on ‘most offensive word’ If the justices agree, they could decide whether the use of one word alone allows an employee to sue under Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Capitol riot The word? BOY. https://www.wkyc.com/amp/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-consider-hearing-case-offensive-word/507-414e1ba5-2fe0-4bff-868e-7a91346644fb h/t Goneviral
By Thu Thu Aung, Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski (Reuters) -If you need cash in Myanmar, you have to get up early. Queues start forming outside banks at 4 a.m., where the first 15 or 30 customers are given a plastic token that will allow them to enter the bank when it opens at 9:30 … Read more
“A pilot universal basic income (UBI) scheme is to be launched in Wales, the first minister, Mark Drakeford, has revealed. The new minister for social justice, Jane Hutt, a close ally of Drakeford’s, will be asked to work on the pilot. Under a UBI system, every citizen, regardless of their means, receives regular sums of … Read more
Americans are shopping for cars in near-record numbers, but the world’s computer-chip shortage has left dealers with the fewest offerings in decades. The market mismatch is driving up prices, and many buyers expecting to drive new cars off the lot have to wait weeks or months for their vehicles to arrive. Some showroom models sell … Read more
#Bitcoin Let's see! Bubbles burst! Bitcoin has zero intrinsic value (apart from being a Collector's item). Deflationary bust and pop of equity bubble will take #Cryptos much much lower! pic.twitter.com/SSqDxQlAzi — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) May 15, 2021 Crypto is currently like the art market, but for poorer people with less imagination. A “store of value” … Read more
Wallstreetbets mania fading away 🚀 pic.twitter.com/WqlTcJYrm0 — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) May 15, 2021 Retail trading activity in stock and options markets ebbs after surging during pandemic – FT pic.twitter.com/vRAOjaNZp3 — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) May 15, 2021 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1393182560377839618 $spx put /call ratio pic.twitter.com/2ivQcjIXIz — Álvaro Oviedo (@alvoviedo) May 15, 2021 https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1392842643034488833 $spx earnings pic.twitter.com/4D9KtxgRIM — Álvaro Oviedo … Read more
Elon Musk’s net worth has plunged roughly $20 billion since he appeared as the host of “SNL” last week, but it’s not because he got some pretty bad reviews for his performance. According to Forbes, which reported Musk’s drop in wealth Thursday, it’s a combination of two of Musk’s big financial interests — cryptocurrencies like … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The Fed has created trillions out of thin air to boost the speculative wealth of Wall Street, but it can’t print experienced workers willing to work for low wages. The Federal Reserve is reassuring us daily that inflation is temporary, but allow me to assure you that wage inflation is just getting started and … Read more
https://rumble.com/vgzls7-jim-and-joe-hoft-react-to-criminal-destroying-of-voting-machine-evidence-in.html The GOP webpage does not even mention the Maricopa County audit! The GOP Twitter page has NO MENTION of the Arizona audit. This is outrageous! Fortunately, the people of Arizona have real leadership. The Arizona Senate leaders, including Senate Leader Carol Fann, are absolute rockstars! And the Republican leaders in Arizona have excelled all along. REAL LEADERSHIP: Dr. Kelli … Read more
The Clinton family just can’t stay out of trouble. With allegations of pay-for-play still looming over them, a U.S. Tax Court judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to disclose whether it brought a criminal inquiry against the Clinton Foundation for fraud. The tax agency’s Whistleblower Office said in the past that no such inquiry … Read more
Interesting times… https://www.newsweek.com/neuroscience-professor-removed-apa-discussion-after-saying-there-are-only-two-genders-1591697 A neuroscience professor was ousted from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) email discussion group by vote after suggesting that there are only two genders as well as past concerns over his posts, the College Fix reported Friday. Psychology and neuroscience professor John Staddon at Duke University was removed from the APA’s Society … Read more
