Corporate Buybacks Are the Stock Market

by Jesse “There is no clean way to make a hundred million bucks.  Somewhere along the line guys got pushed to the wall, nice little businesses got the ground cut out from under them.  Decent people lost their jobs.  Big money is big power, and big power gets used wrong.” Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye “The … Read more

Yet another epically stupid decision by CA lawmakers.

An epidemic of car burglaries in San Francisco over the last few years has led one Democratic lawmaker to propose plugging a loophole in state law that allows some break-ins to go unpunished, but the Legislature has balked at prosecutors’ requests to make obtaining convictions easier. The proposal, which would eliminate a requirement that prosecutors … Read more

New Lawyers Are Swimming in Debt.

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

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.

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.’

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…

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

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

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

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