Reddit is introducing a new feature whereby people will be able to anonymously report anyone deemed “suicidal”. This report will be forwarded to a “Crisis Counselor” service that admits working with the FBI.

by jeanfrancois111 Oh, and of course you can’t opt-out. https://old.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/fdh4rr/announcing_our_partnership_and_ama_with_crisis/ Sort that thread by controversial to find out what actual depressed/suicidal people think of this. Here are interesting excerpts from the OP: As part of our partnership, we’re hosting a joint AMA between Reddit’s group product manager of safety u/jkohhey and Crisis Text Line’s Co-Founder & Chief … Read more

What will happen to house prices now?

by Shaun Richards I thought that I would end this week with a topic that we can look at from many angles. For example the first question asked by the bodies that have dominated this week, central banks, is what will this do to house prices? Well in ordinary times this weeks actions would have … Read more

Wall Street is begging for a Fed bailout

Wall Street is begging for a Fed bailout. Current Fed target rate: 100-125 (after cutting by 50bps this week!) Fed rate probabilities for March 18 meeting: ▪️ 25-50bps: 67.1%▪️ 50-75bps: 32.9% This is truly sad. pic.twitter.com/RnNyDkDGkz — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) March 6, 2020 #Apple tells ALL its 12,000 staff at the Cupertino HQ to work from … Read more

Lebanon is highly likely to default on a $1.2 billion, 10-year #eurobond that matures March 9. Even if it makes that payment…

"#Lebanon is highly likely to default on a $1.2 billion, 10-year #eurobond that matures March 9. Even if it makes that payment, the country's #finances are near collapse." From @emmleeclaire, @Ryan_Bohl & Michael Monderer. https://t.co/FbtA8iplRv pic.twitter.com/aYzFv1hM3j — RANE (@RANEnetwork) March 6, 2020

How Big is This Crisis? with John Rubino

from Financial Survival Network John Rubino says that the system was so over-leveraged with debt, and so out of control that it was just a matter of when, not if. Will the bank derivative blow up, and will that pull down the European and even the global economy? The stuff that could happen is insanely scary. Turkey is fighting … Read more

Trump Campaign Sues CNN

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com EXCLUSIVE: President Trump’s re-election campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for publishing “false and defamatory” statements about seeking Russia’s help in the 2020 election. “The complaint alleges CNN was aware of the falsity at the time it published them but did so for the intentional purpose of hurting the campaign while … Read more

AB5: “Companies can simply blacklist California writers and work with writers in other states, and that’s exactly what’s happening.”

GOOD AND HARD: California’s Gig Economy Is Under Attack. In December, Vox Media announced it would not renew the contracts of around 200 California-based journalists who write for the sports website SB Nation, instead replacing those contractors with 20 part-time and full-time employees. Rev, which provides transcription services, and Scripted, which connects freelance copywriters with clients, similarly … Read more