SAVE THE CONSTITUTION FROM BIG TECH:

via WSJ: Conventional wisdom holds that technology companies are free to regulate content because they are private, and the First Amendment protects only against government censorship. That view is wrong: Google, Facebook and Twitter should be treated as state actors under existing legal doctrines. Using a combination of statutory inducements and regulatory threats, Congress has … Read more

Biden Selects Big Tech Executives to Serve in Administration or Advise Transition

Joe Biden has selected at least fourteen current or former executives from Apple, Google, Amazon, Twitter and Facebook to serve in his administration or advise on the transition into power. From the Daily Caller: Apple’s top lobbyist was a chief adviser to the Biden transition team. A former Facebook executive will serve as staff director in … Read more

Fiscal Stimulus vs. Economic Growth

by Frank Shostak via Mises For most experts a key factor that policymakers should be watching is the ratio between actual real output and potential real output. The potential output is the maximum output that the economy could attain if all resources are used efficiently. In Q3 2020, the US real GDP–to–potential US real GDP ratio stood at … Read more

Cancer cells hibernate like bears to evade harsh chemotherapy!

Tapping into an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism, cancer cells enter into a sluggish, slow-dividing state to survive the harsh environment created by chemotherapy or other targeted agents. In research published January 7, 2020 in Cell, Princess Margaret Scientist Dr. Catherine O’Brien and team discovered that when under threat, all cancer cells — rather than just a … Read more

The party of the working people: Newsom defends his economy; says its richest people are “doing pretty damn well”

by DCG Thanks to Gov. Newsom’s Wuhan virus mandates, California is on day 300-something of “two weeks to flatten the curve.” Due to the state’s progressive policies, in 2019 California had the highest poverty rate among US states. But don’t worry folks! Gov. Newsom defends his state’s economy and wants you to know that there’s lots of new … Read more

Gerald Celente: The Divided States of America

Trends Research, Released on 1/12/21 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered … Read more

Big Tech, a Love Story: From Freedom to Censorship

By Chris Black The apparent freedom was given to us first by the newspapers, if you’re old enough to remember the rustle of papers flipped feverishly for decades to find information and enjoy opinions. The newspaper was quickly dethroned by radio and television. Television usually features snippets of news, and most are thin in terms … Read more

Five “Interesting” Financial Tidbits

by Charles Hugh-Smith Is that a red flashing light on the control panel of “the man behind the curtain”? Among the many “interesting” (a safe word to use in perilous times) signs and portents swirling around us, here are five financial tidbits “of interest.” What do they mean? The answer is of course nothing. There are … Read more

Big names in the world of finance are beginning to call out the Fed and other central banks for their role in ramping up economic inequality and manipulating financial markets — a departure from the praise they received for most of last year.

Howard Marks Says Fed Moves Have Had Coercive Effect on Markets Federal Reserve rate actions have had a coercive effect on the markets and forced investors to move into risk assets, according to Oaktree Capital Group co-founder Howard Marks.“ ‘This has required people to invest because they don’t want to sit around with their cash,” … Read more

Walmart to create fintech start-up with investment firm behind Robinhood

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/walmart-to-create-fintech-start-up-with-investment-firm-behind-robinhood.html?__source=androidappshare Walmart has been aggressively expanding in the past couple years. They’re looking to tap into healthcare and finance services and are becoming an in person Amazon, which provides not only every good you’ll ever need, but also every in person service. With their large presence and high volume low cost model, I believe Walmart … Read more

“Amerika” On The Brink After Trump Invokes “GIANT VOICE” Insurrection Act Threat

by Amy S.  A beyond stunning new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today discussing issues relating to the “Corporate Declaration Of War” declared against President Donald Trump designed to cut off all of his ability to communicate with the American people, says important to notice was this de facto coup being first initiated by the leftist social media giant Twitter—a permanent ban … Read more

Yes, Virginia. There Is A Stock Market Bubble.

by Lance Roberts  Yes, Virginia. There is a stock market bubble. “ In 1897, an 8-year girl named Virginia O’Hanlon sent a letter to the New York Sun questioning Santa Claus’s existence. Why? Because her friends had all told her that Santa Claus didn’t exist. As we enter 2021, there are two myths told to investors to … Read more

Life in the UK: People arrested for drinking coffee while walking along waterfront

by DCG Arrested for freely hugging people. Now you can’t even sit on a bench by yourself and drink coffee. Utter madness. https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1348267923069149185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1348267923069149185%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffellowshipoftheminds.com%2Flife-in-the-uk-people-arrested-for-drinking-coffee-while-walking-along-beach It’s ALL ABOUT CONTROL. DCG