MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont lawmaker hopes to make prostitution safer and remove the stigma that often prevents sex workers from seeking police protection and health care. A bill introduced last month by Rep. Selene Colburn and headed to the House floor Thursday would decriminalize prostitution, while the state would maintain its laws against sex … Read more
Des Moines Register Poll, the most important one for Iowa, CANCELED Iowa Caucus results, CANCELED Days later when nobody cares much, oh it’s a tie again. Candidate Total S.D.E.s* Pct. Pete Buttigieg 550 26.2% Bernie Sanders 547 26.1 Elizabeth Warren 381 18.2 Joseph R. Biden Jr. 331 15.8 Amy Klobuchar 255 12.2 Others 34 1.6 … Read more
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wasted no time after the Senate acquitted President Trump in his impeachment trail, immediately filing cloture on a number of judges as he continued his relentless march toward remaking America’s judiciary with a conservative bent. The judges included Andrew Lynn Brasher to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, … Read more
VIDEO: ABC News: Joe Biden Explains How Bernie Sanders’ Self Described Socialist Label Will Sink the Democrat Party – #DemocratCivilWar In New Hampshire, Joe Biden criticizes Sen. Bernie Sanders' "socialist" label: "If Senator Sanders is the nominee for the party, every Democrat…will have to carry the label." https://t.co/HnCERhLRFW pic.twitter.com/8LARIJC9uw — ABC News (@ABC) February 5, … Read more
by Doug French via Mises In a bit of holiday news no one will care about, the Treasury announced it would return to selling twenty-year treasury bonds to aid in funding the nation’s trillion-dollar deficit. It was 1986 when the Treasury last issued twenty-year paper. Of course the question is: who or what will be the buyers? Daniel R. Amerman, … Read more
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. — Local stores and pharmacies are beginning to ration face masks in short supply because of the coronavirus. The CDC is concerned that those who need the masks the most — those who are sick or at-risk including health care workers — won’t be able to get face masks for protection. Article/Video … Read more
https://twitter.com/sft_asu/status/1225214752068030464 This one is actually so bad I feel guilty giggling. Clearly this individual needs some mental health attention. AC
by Michael Snyder The outbreak of this mysterious new coronavirus is getting more frightening with each passing day. As you will see below, even the mainstream media is admitting that the number of cases shows “no signs of slowing” even though the Chinese government has implemented draconian measures in a desperate attempt to contain the … Read more
Americans feel great about their financial well being. pic.twitter.com/w79FA2a71W — SolidusMax (@SolidusMax) February 6, 2020 Interesting charts:6/10 Americans say they are better off financially.Credit Managers report seeing the best performance of creditors since late-2014.Markit Financials sector PMI becomes the top performing sector, strongest reading in 18 months. Sensing a theme here… pic.twitter.com/4rSmn3luGq — Callum Thomas … Read more
https://twitter.com/QTRResearch/status/1225270565403054080 – China: Hopes To Work With U.S. Towards Eliminating All Tariff Increases – China Hopes It And U.S. Can Abide By Agreed Trade Deal And Implement It Well – Hopes It And U.S. Can Work To Boost Market Confidence, Push Bilateral Trade Development And World Economic Growth — LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) February 6, 2020 https://twitter.com/DavidInglesTV/status/1225268799584141313
Just two days ago a guy tweeted me, quote, "Monetary policy is too tight right now…no easy money" https://t.co/dxvVmF1gR0 — Rudy Havenstein, Senior Markets Commentator. (@RudyHavenstein) February 6, 2020 Rate Cuts over last yr…Fed: -75 bpsECB: -10 bpsDenmark: -10 bpsAustralia: -75 bpsBrazil: -225 bpsRussia: -150 bpsIndia: -135 bpsChina: -16 bpsKorea: -50 bpsMexico: -100 bpsIndonesia: -100 … Read more
by Michael Snyder We have seen lots of strange things happen during President Trump’s time in the White House, and Mitt Romney added to that list on Wednesday when he voted to remove Trump from office. It was the first time in American history that a U.S. Senator has voted to convict a president that belongs to … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4Q3meUEPM The [DS]/D’s have failed in their mission, Trump was acquitted of all charges, now it’s the patriots turn. Trump gave the SOTU and the D’s were not happy about it, they were exposed to the world. The patriots are ready to drip some more information, get ready, the [DS]/D’s will feel pain, the patriots … Read more
The Fed: "we don't see any signs of bubbles" Central banks are literally re-creating the 'Roaring 20s's, but starting at the peak post WWII debt levels & with minuscule rate cuts left🤔🤦♀️@judyshel @RobSKaplan @neelkashkari @marydalyecon@EricRosengren @RaphaelBostic @RalphNader pic.twitter.com/DMpzYVsVXh — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) February 5, 2020 "Goldman carried derivatives exposure equivalent to 5,400% of assets at the … Read more
6.2% Of S&P500 Revenue Comes From China & HK — Two-Thirds Of China's Economy Is At Standstill pic.twitter.com/qrqk3RX3PS — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 5, 2020 Economists are scrambling to cut their forecasts for China's first-quarter GDP on the coronavirus outbreak. A handy round-up here: https://t.co/X97t5t6De6 pic.twitter.com/dFp48Y9PEU — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) February 4, 2020 Trade war or … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Was it ever plausible that China’s economy could grind to a halt and there wouldn’t be any consequences for the U.S. economy? No. Many commentators talk about supply chains in China, but how many have actually visited factories in China, other than carefully choreographed PR visitsto suitably high-tech facilities? I’ve visited many … Read more
By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The biggest standout in the US trade data released today by the Commerce Department is China (I combined the data for China and Hong Kong because a lot of merchandise is transshipped and/or invoiced via Hong Kong): The US trade deficit with China plunged by 18% from a record of $388 billion in 2018 … Read more
Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his New York jail cell in August last year The disgraced financier had previously set up a bank for offshore clients in 2014 After his death, huge sums of cash were sent to his Virgin Island offshore bank Millions of dollars that were sent from the estate of disgraced … Read more
Syrian air defenses engage ‘hostile targets’ over Damascus – state media — RT World News https://t.co/61y5gha5uE — EndGameWW3 🇺🇸 (@EndGameWW3) February 5, 2020 Suspected Israeli airtikes over Damascus, Syria moments ago in Qasioun mountain region. At least four strikes said to have occurred tagreting Assad regime sites. Smoke seen billowing from areas. — Israel Breaking … Read more
Hillary Clinton is the political establishment version of a panhandler on the corner begging for pocket change. AC