Is Japan the future for all of us?

by Shaun Richards A regular feature of these times is to compare our economic performance with that of Japan. That has propped up pretty regularly in this crisis mostly about the Euro area but with sub-plots for the US and …

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Got it? BLM protests may slow the spread of coronavirus.

by ratioetlogicae Here’s the article, with an excerpt: https://coloradosun.com/2020/06/30/police-protests-coronavirus-spread/ Friedson said his paper doesn’t try to figure out whether the protests spread the virus among the people at the protest. Instead, he said the research took the bigger-picture view: What did …

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China has worst flooding since many years.Landslides are occurring.

Zhejiang flood! Landslide knocks house down https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk/status/1278180861616291840 Car Washed Away, Several Die as Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province in China Flooded https://twitter.com/UndergroundSilk/status/1278180861616291840 Three Gorges Dam on verge of breaking, CCP not reporting   h/t Pillar of Poland

If Republicans don’t see why Tucker Carlson is the highest rated show in cable news history right now and still think the strategy should be to capitulate to the mob, they’re idiots and don’t deserve our vote.

https://twitter.com/MillerStream/status/1278166574394818561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1278166574394818561%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthedonald.win%2Fp%2FGIJF2DbC%2Fif-republicans-dont-see-why-tuck%2Fc%2F FORBES: “Tucker Carlson Has Highest-Rated Program In Cable News History” Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson closed out television’s second quarter with one for the record books: his Tucker Carlson Tonight finished the quarter as the highest-rated program in all of …

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Wouldn’t That Be Cool…

BY JOHN RUBINO Take a world that’s spinning out of control with debt, money creation and pretty much every other measure of financial danger flashing red. Add the inevitable (given the above) precious metals bull market, with rising gold and silver taking the …

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Chinese do it better

Chinese do it better pic.twitter.com/4iskRmMTw6 — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) July 1, 2020 ADP revised May from an initially reported loss of 2.76 million to a gain of 3.065 million. A massive 5.8 million revision! June saw 2.369 million jobs added, until …

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Equities following 09?

Equities following 09? pic.twitter.com/wMVwXLYU3O — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) July 1, 2020 The economic recovery is “now all but stalled: Employment and the proportion of businesses open last week is flat.” https://t.co/Rks9F3UoIJ — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 1, 2020 The …

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The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed the President yesterday on plans to redeploy 9,500 troops from Germany

The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed the President yesterday on plans to redeploy 9,500 troops from Germany https://t.co/2vmOKITNKE via @ChiefPentSpox #Germany pic.twitter.com/Iar2XBODmP — Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) June 30, 2020 https://germany.liveuamap.com/en/2020/30-june-the-secretary-of-defense-and-chairman-of-the-joint   h/t Builder