Harvard University Professor and Two Chinese Nationals Charged

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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/harvard-university-professor-and-two-chinese-nationals-charged-three-separate-china-related The Department of Justice announced today that the Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department and two Chinese nationals have been charged in connection with aiding the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Charles Lieber, 60, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, was arrested this morning and … Read more

Mueller put George Papadopoulos in prison because Papadopoulos tried to impede his investigation. The reality, as found in the FBI interview notes, is Papadopoulos offered to help

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House Republicans considering criminal referrals against Mueller prosecutors Nunes specifically reacted to a story in Just the News disclosing that FBI interview memos of key figure George Papadopoulos show he was helpful in trying to locate a witness named Joseph Mifsud but that Mueller’s prosecutors portrayed Papdopoulos as trying to thwart or frustrate the investigation‘s efforts to question Mifsud. The new … Read more

It’s Not Natural. Our Kids Are Taught Not To Think

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via powerlineblog Heather Mac Donald is one of America’s great heroines. For no reason other than love of her country, Western civilization and common sense, she ventures repeatedly into the bizarre and hostile world of America’s colleges and universities. If students listened to her, they would learn a lot. Alas, most of them are not up … Read more

As Bernie now looks unstoppable, liberal plutocrats and their DNC proxies are left with only one option: an unholy alliance with Trump

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As #Bernie now looks unstoppable, liberal #plutocrats and their #DNC proxies are left with only one option: an unholy alliance with #Trump – https://t.co/S1ulaOU7Ix pic.twitter.com/4uzQ7NZN2V — failedevolution (@failedevolution) February 25, 2020 The liberal plutocrats are in a very difficult position. As Bernie Sanders and the progressive movement are ready to take over the Democratic party, … Read more

The age of revolution has begun in America

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by Fabius Maximus Summary: Ignore the illusion of normality to see that we have entered an age of political revolution. The pressures are building on our political regime. This post describes one of the weakest links in our governmental system, perhaps soon to snap. ID 162545188 © Michele Cornelius | Dreamstime. The Democrats, journalists, judges, and … Read more

The Coronavirus Goes Global

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By Harry Dent When such a deadly virus hits, the first stage is always containment, as has occurred rapidly in China. But when it starts to spread past its origin more rapidly, it gets a life of its own. At this stage of the coronavirus’s spread, it’s better to focus on mitigation through sanitation and … Read more

CEO of Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, estimates that “factories in China are operating at 50% to 60% of capacity.

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CEO of Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, estimates that “factories in China are operating at 50% to 60% of capacity.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/business/maersk-earnings-coronavirus/index.html   BLOOMBERG: “Chinese Companies Say They Can’t Afford to Pay Workers Now” A growing number of China’s private companies have cut wages, delayed paychecks or stopped paying staff completely, saying that the … Read more

Reddit tells us what we can and can’t upvote now?

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Reddit’s CEO must address this. Reddit’s CEO held an AMA today in the announcements subreddit. He announced that “users who consistently upvote policy-breaking content within quarantined communities will receive automated warnings, followed by further consequences like a temporary or permanent suspension”. I took a neutral stance, because Reddit’s CEO did admit that we as moderators act in good … Read more

TIME: Empty Cities and Stalled Industrial Production, New Analysis Shows Coronavirus Has Cut China’s Carbon Emissions by 100 Million Metric Tons

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TIME: Empty Cities and Stalled Industrial Production, New Analysis Shows Coronavirus Has Cut China’s Carbon Emissions by 100 Million Metric Tons One of the deadliest epidemics in decades has dented energy demand and industrial output in China, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by about 100 million metric tons—close to what Chile emits in a year. https://time.com/5786634/coronavirus-carbon-emissions-china/ … Read more

Bernie Sanders Boycotts the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Accusing Them of Bigotry – AIPAC Responds

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Bernie Sanders Verified account @BernieSanders The Israeli people have the right to live in peace and security. So do the Palestinian people. I remain concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights. For that reason I will not attend their conference. 1/2 The Israeli people have the … Read more

3 Energy Sectors Most Threatened By The Coronavirus

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By Alex Kimani At a time when the energy sector is weighed down by debt and reeling from low commodity prices, American energy producers are now bracing for the biggest demand shock to hit the markets in decades: the effects of the coronavirus outbreak in China and beyond. The outbreak has already claimed more than 2,600 … Read more

Stocks Plunge (or Dip?), Traders Confused: This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen. Complacency Exacts its Toll

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The coronavirus is just the latest in a long series of issues successfully brushed off as irrelevant because all that mattered was that stocks went up. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. “Complacency” – brushing off big issues as irrelevant or nonexistent because they don’t fit into the buy-buy-buy scenario – has a way of serving up a … Read more

Youth behavior trends in the United States, 9th grade, 14-15 years old

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by theimpossiblesalad   Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/yrbs. Accessed on 2/22/2020. Tools: Microsoft Excel and Adobe Photoshop for the visualization Interesting note: back in 2006, a secondary analysis of data explored the correlation between television viewing and the risk of sexual initiation by young adolescents. It concluded that … Read more

Europe is over (central)banked: BofE employs 4,502 staff. Bank of Japan 4,636. Fed system has 21,181 in total. The Eurosystem employs a staggering 48,509.

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Europe is over (central)banked: BofE employs 4,502 staff. Bank of Japan 4,636. Fed system has 21,181 in total. The Eurosystem employs a staggering 48,509. 10k each at Bundesbank and Banque de France.https://t.co/WWsT8FDHU0 pic.twitter.com/6HfiHCNbhA — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) February 24, 2020