US Lost Track of $715 Million in Weapons and Equipment

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The US government has failed to account for nearly $715.8 million in weapons and equipment funneled to its Syrian allies involved in the multinational counter-offensive against Daesh, according to a report released on February 13, 2020 by the Department of Defense. Objective The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD properly accounted for … Read more

Agency That Handles White House, Trump’s Private Communications Suffers Massive Data Breach: Report

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The United States Defense Agency that handles secure White House communications has reportedly fallen victim to a massive data breach. ‘Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised,’ according to a letter seen by Reuters. In a letter seen by @Reuters that was sent to potential victims, the U.S. … Read more

IS BERNIE SANDERS REALLY A “DEMOCRATIC” SOCIALIST?

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In 1980, Sanders could have endorsed one of 2 far-left democratic socialists running, Barry Commoner or David McReynolds. Instead he endorsed the Communist/Trotskyite Socialist Workers’ Party ticket, Pulley-Zimmermann. Here is an excerpt of an article from the SWP’s newspaper, The Militant, October 24, 1980, courtesy of historian David Beito.   h/t DB

This is becoming an absolute joke. The markets are so stretched that even Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are talking about it being unsustainable! This is insane.

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The stock market dropped and traders were confused “hey wait a minute, stocks can drop?!” But slowly throughout the day they began to climb. Although they remained in the negative, thankfully complacency is definitely back on so we can keep the party going. Nothing worse than facts to spoil a good party, that’s for sure. … Read more

If Bernie was elected next year and implemented “The Green New Deal”, this is how much debt he would add over 10 years compared to our current path

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by smurfin101 Sources – https://westerncaucus.house.gov/uploadedfiles/costs_of_the_green_new_deal.pdf High Estimate – American Action Forum estimates that if the Green New Deal (GND) is enacted, every American household would pay $65,000 per year to foot the bill and that the total price tag could reach $93 trillion in the first 10 years alone. Low Estimate – Liberal economist Noah … Read more

The Fed Just Revealed Plans for a Digital Dollar Replacement

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Photo by Wikimedia.org | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the idea that you can go into a store and anonymously purchase something with cash might soon be obsolete. Why? Because they’re developing something called Fedcoin, which would be based on blockchain technology. If you’re unfamiliar with blockchain technology, you’re not alone. Here’s how … Read more

A million may have been infected in December 2019

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by Tuhawaiki This is really kinda worrying. I started trawling through Xinhua’s online reports of the Chinese health authorities’ numbers on infectious diseases. They seem to have released these numbers periodically through the previous few years. Although I couldn’t get records for all months, I managed to stitch together the graph below from the information … Read more

ALERT-State Department: U.S. Citizens Should Reconsider Travel By Cruise Ship To/In East Asia And The Asia-Pacific Region #Coronavirus

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U.S. citizens should reconsider travel by cruise ship to/in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific Region. To prevent the spread of the novel #coronavirus that causes COVID-19, many countries are implementing strict screening procedures. For more information see: https://t.co/00DS0YyAxv pic.twitter.com/CiT8poDGe6 — Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) February 20, 2020 Fourteen cruise ship passengers with coronavirus were … Read more