Workers are calling out sick in record numbers and it may be having an impact on economic recovery
Barclays economist Michael Gapen discusses the impact workers calling in sick is having on the economy rebounding.
Deflation in Bank Lending
Our Head of Global Research, Murray Gunn highlights an interesting development in the banking sector that might mean the Fed doesn’t get what it wants.
2020: the year retail investors outperformed hedge funds 14:1
by CharliesMunger
Why Index Funds are Not as Safe and Bubbles are Not as Destructive as You Might Believe
by negovany According to Morningstar research in the middle of 2019 almost half of all US stocks were part of some passive index fund. This number almost doubled since 2009. In the meantime, active management is on a steady decline, especially active managed funds. Around the same time Dr. Michael Burry compared index funds to … Read more
The lockdown circle of hell
by dukey So the UK is back in full lockdown, really in the same place as March of last year. I made an info graphic to display the absurdity of this situation. The more times you go around the more jobs are destroyed and the more rights are lost forever.
BLUE STATE UPDATE: Lawmakers get 6.46% pay bump as thousands of Massachusetts residents still jobless.
As many Massachusetts residents worry about where they’ll find their next paycheck or meal amid mass unemployment during the pandemic, Beacon Hill officials are welcoming the new year with a fat raise. The state’s 200 senators and representatives are each in line for a $4,280 bump in their base salaries — their third raise in … Read more
ANALYSIS: TRUE. Facebook And Twitter Are ‘Dangerous’ Even If You’ve Never Used Them.
Indeed, scientists have recently discovered that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can actually pose more serious threats to your wellbeing than previously thought—even if you’ve never used them. In particular, the bits and pieces of information your friends, family and acquaintances share about you on social media, could equip AI-based algorithms or bots to … Read more
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler… The prayer to open the 117th Congress ended with “amen and a-women.” Amen is Latin for “so be it.” It’s not a gendered word. Unfortunately, facts are irrelevant to progressives. Unbelievable. (Video)
The prayer to open the 117th Congress ended with "amen and a-women." Amen is Latin for "so be it." It's not a gendered word. Unfortunately, facts are irrelevant to progressives. Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/FvZ0lLMDDr — Guy Reschenthaler (@GReschenthaler) January 3, 2021 Democrats propose ban on ‘he’ and ‘she’ and all gender-specific words in new rules for Congress … Read more
Neighbors in Canada snitch on family for having 6 people together in one house during lockdown. The police come gestopo style while one of the people is literally an old lady.
There were six people in a house in Gatineau, Canada. A neighbour snitched. Police went in, Gestapo style. Assaulting citizens. So, yeah. Every lockdown politician who made this monstrous world and then tries to sneak away to Florida or Hawaii? Fuck you. https://t.co/9IwcgAvqiJ — Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 2, 2021 This stuff is insanity. … Read more
Ice Age Farmer: Food Wars: Nations Halt Exports, Import Anything in Sight
Corn/Soy/Wheat hit 6-year highs as Argentina is the latest country to limit their corn exports. While major feed companies in the US are renting river barges just to hoard soybeans, smaller markets like Nigeria and Trinidad & Tobago are canaries in the coal mine, running out of feed for their animals already, and offering a … Read more
SPAC Bubble Went HAYWIRE in 2020 as Real Estate, Stocks, Tech IPO’s All Defy Gravity!
The stock market is rising higher and higher. There has never been a time in which so many investors have been putting money like this into the markets before. More tech stocks are becoming household names. Many unicorns are born every day. Billion dollar companies with excessive debt, SPAC deals, and IPO’s are absorbing the … Read more
UK judge rules Julian Assange is not to be extradited to the US (the US can still appeal however)
UK judge has ruled that Julian Assange will not be extradited to the US, however this can still be appealed by the US. h/t ImperatorAugustus_
Texas Lawmaker Will Introduce Referendum to Secede from U.S.
A Texas state lawmaker has vowed to introduce a referendum for voters to cast their ballots on whether to secede from the United States. On Tuesday, Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) told his supporters on Facebook that he is committed to authoring legislation in the 2021 legislative session. “The federal government is out of control and does not … Read more
Joe & Jill Biden New Years Eve Fail – AWKWARD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw1GjyrON7I&feature=youtu.be
Democrats Hedge Their Bets: Kamala Harris Was Sworn in as a US Senator on Sunday… CNN Freaking Out, Setting Up 25th Amendment
Kamala Harris Was Sworn in as a US Senator on Sunday Democrats know that it looks awful that Kamala Harris has not vacated her Senate seat, no matter how they try to redirect questions about it, or how they to gaslight Americans and make us feel crazy for asking about it, it is extraordinary that … Read more
Juan O Savin talks to Robert David Steele! – Insurrection Act enabled soon? January 3rd 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhhzXZakaPo&feature=emb_title
Mike Pence Endorses Ted Cruz-Led GOP Effort to Challenge Electoral Votes in Newsweek!
Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday endorsed the GOP effort to challenge the Electoral College certification of President-elect Joe Biden‘s win on January 6. A coalition of 11 GOP senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz of Texas, announced earlier today that they will vote to oppose Congress certifying the Electoral College vote on Wednesday, unless an audit of the results is … Read more