New Lawyers Are Swimming in Debt.

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Following up on my previous post, Is Your Law School Worth It? Law School Debt-to-Income Ratios:  Wall Street Journal, New Lawyers Are Swimming in Debt: The vast majority of law-school graduates carry debt loads that exceed their initial earnings, new federal data shows, the latest sign a law degree isn’t a sure path to immediate financial success. Median … Read more

YOU KNOW SOMETHING BIG IS STIRRING WHEN CHINA CAN’T STOP LEAKS

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It’s been a bad couple of weeks for Beijing, thanks to leaks of classified documents detailing how to impose mass incarceration on the Uyghur Muslim minority, speeches by high-ranking government officials and the claims of an apparently defecting Chinese spy. Helen Raleigh of The Federalist adds up the damages and offers a warning to the U.S.   Beijing … Read more

TWITTER: Twitter Permanently Suspends Accounts of Ilhan Omar’s Potential Challenger.

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Twitter suspended the accounts of Danielle Stella, a Republican candidate hoping to challenge Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota next year, after she suggested the congresswoman should be tried for treason and hanged. Ms. Stella’s campaign account said on Tuesday, “If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for … Read more

GOOD: Lisa Page says Trump tweet attacks are ‘like being punched in the gut.’

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via NYPOST: Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page opened up about the criticism she has received from President Trump in an interview published on Sunday, revealing that “It’s like being punched in the gut,” whenever he tweets about her. Page, who bashed Trump in text messages to her special-agent boyfriend, told The Daily Beast that she finally decided … Read more

Leak: UNFCCC received $41.8Mill for 2018-19 budget to save the world. This is how UN spent it…

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Here’s how they spent the money entrusted them to save the planet: $31.8M staff salaries/travel/operations $4.1M in real climate programs #COP25 / CLIMATE #SCANDAL:@UNFCCC received $41.8Mill for 2018-19 budget to save the world. This is how @UN spent it: – $31.8M staff sal/trvl/ops– $4.1M in real climate prg Wonder how @GretaThunberg, @SpeakerPelosi or @LeoDiCaprio feel about … Read more

Masters of the Universe at work: ’60 Minutes:’ More Than 300 Ads by Trump Campaign Taken Down by Google and YouTube

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More than 300 of President Donald Trump’s political ads have taken down by Google and its video platform YouTube, mostly over the summer, according to a report by 60 minutes. The CBS reporters were unable to find specific reasons for the mass takedowns of Trump ads, a common problem with social media companies, which are … Read more

“Because the whole thing is a hoax” – Trump

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President Trump, why don’t you send one of your lawyers to represent your point of view before the house impeachment inquiry? “BECAUSE THE WHOLE THING IS A HOAX” – Trump, moments ago President Trump on impeachment inquiry: "It's a disgrace for our country…The whole thing is a hoax." pic.twitter.com/YCzAcBvk0u — CSPAN (@cspan) December 2, 2019 … Read more

How to Stop Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax

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By Patrick Watson Wealthy Republicans—and even some Democrats—are worried about Elizabeth Warren. Specifically, they fear her wealth tax idea. That makes sense. Their wealth is important to them. They don’t want to lose any of it. But they will, if the Massachusetts senator wins the presidency and convinces Congress to pass her idea, or something similar. … Read more

A Snapshot of Income Inequality Around the U.S.

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by howmuch Over the past 40 years, the average individual income in the U.S. has grown by 65%. However, not everyone has reaped the benefits of higher wages. Income inequality is at an all-time high, and the combined wealth of the top 1% of earners is almost as much as the combined wealth of middle-class Americans. Interestingly, some metro areas … Read more

Could America Survive a Truth Commission?

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by Charles Hugh-Smith A nation that’s no longer capable of naming names and reporting what actually happened richly deserves an economic and political collapse to match its moral collapse. You’ve probably heard of the Truth Commissions held in disastrously corrupt and oppressive regimes after the sociopath/kleptocrat Oligarchs are deposed.The goal is not revenge, as well-deserved as that … Read more

China tests killer drones for street-to-street urban warfare, plans sales overseas

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The developer, Tianjin Zhongwei Aerospace Data System Technology, said the unmanned aerial vehicle had been designed to carry out both reconnaissance missions and close-range strikes against armoured vehicles or individuals in an urban environment. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3039827/chinese-tech-firm-testing-urban-attack-drone-designed-carry-out US warns of ‘security risk’ from China-made drones as tech war heats up   AC