by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Liberty Report With broad bi-partisan support, the Pentagon announced a massive purchase of the practically useless F-35 fighter jets. The deeply troubled aircraft might not do much to actually defend this country, but the hundreds of billions spent on development and acquisition go a long way to feathering the nests of the … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: Models show that women are underpaid vs. men. But key factors are ignored in their calculations. But there is a serious gender gap in the work world. Many jobs done by men have far higher fatality rates, result in physical exhaustion by their late 50s, and have harsh working conditions. Will the … Read more
Democrats Want to Limit Free Speech, Regain an Iron Grip on ‘The Narrative’ Twitter has caved to the pressure from the left and announced that it will no longer run political advertisements, including any for candidates running for president in 2020. That’s because Democrats view free speech as a threat and want to regain their … Read more
The Justice Department on Friday responded to Flynn’s lawyer Sidney Powell’s motion to compel production of Brady Material and to hold prosecutors in contempt. Sidney Powell filed a motion a couple weeks ago revealing that General Flynn was indeed set up by the FBI with an ambush, damaging leaks and altered 302 reports. Powell revealed that former … Read more
via legalinsurrection: Another wildfire has erupted near Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate and more power blackouts. Mandatory evacuations for about 8,000 people in the Los Angeles area are in place after a wildfire began late Thursday before quickly spreading overnight. The Maria Fire is the latest addition to California’s busy 2019 fire season. In a press … Read more
via pjmedia: Democrats took a tremendous gamble by formally voting for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Thursday. While polls suggest Americans support the inquiry, the general public is divided on whether or not Trump should be impeached and removed from office. Those in key swing states are more likely to oppose impeachment and … Read more
U.S. build up continues in Saudi… https://t.co/8L2GsxkTyE — EndGameWW3 🇺🇸 (@EndGameWW3) November 2, 2019 AC
Shocking photos have emerged showing live pigs being used as crash test dummies in China. Fifteen pigs between 70 and 80 days old were starved for 24 hours before being strapped into children’s car seats and placed in high-speed simulations Seven of the animals were killed on impact – while the others only survived just … Read more
"60 interviewees delivered the opinion that VanDyke was an entitled partisan."@mjs_DC this claim is false. That's total number of interviewees, many of whom have come forward to claim the opposite. We have no idea what % said critical things. https://t.co/AnGRsNXAEY — Jonathan H. Adler (@jadler1969) November 2, 2019 The Trump administration should end all judicial … Read more
“Israeli fighter jets have started striking terror targets in Gaza. This is in response to 10 rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians earlier tonight.” Israeli fighter jets have started striking terror targets in Gaza. This is in response to 10 rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians earlier tonight. — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) … Read more
Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage full of other big personalities and liberal champions. Sign Up for On Politics With Lisa Lerer A spotlight on … Read more
Multiple published reports say that the U.S. government has launched a national-security review of the China-owned video app TikTok, popular with millions of U.S. teens and young adults. The reports Friday from Reuters,The New York Times and others said that the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews acquisitions by foreign … Read more
By David Stockman CAGR Since Q4 2007 Pre-Crisis Peak: Nominal GDP…………3.31% (brown) Currency………………..7.04% (blue) Savings deposits……..8.03% (green) Checkable deposits….11.82% (purple)
by TFittonJW BIG Update on our heavy lifting: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-statement-on-house-resolution-vote/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-documents-reveal-obama-state-department-official-in-contact-with-russian-embassy-political-chief-one-month-before-trump-inauguration/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-obtains-records-showing-contact-between-peter-strzok-bruce-ohr-that-doj-claimed-it-couldnt-find/ Great view from our JW HQ roof here in DC.
by Natura Naturans As birthrates fall, countries will be forced to adapt or fall behind. By Andre Tartar, Hannah Recht, and Yue Qiu At least two children per woman—that’s what’s needed to ensure a stable population from generation to generation. In the 1960s, the fertility rate was five live births per woman. By 2017 it … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And these are the good times. What happens in a recession? The US gross national debt – the sum of all Treasury securities outstanding – passed another illustrious milestone, $23.01 trillion, the US Treasury department disclosed on Friday. And it got there at lightning speed just eight months after having passed … Read more
Authored by Matthew Bankert via The Mises Institute, Many people wary of government power rightly criticize public schools for being more indoctrination than education. When the institution is fully dependent on the state for support, why would any ideas be put forth that could put their lifeblood in jeopardy? On education, Mises wrote in Human Action: …as … Read more
Authored by Richard Trzupek via The Epoch Times, According to the official, widely reported story, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) shut down substantial portions of its electric transmission system in northern California as a precautionary measure. Citing high wind speeds they described as “historic,” the utility claims that if they didn’t turn off the grid, wind-caused damage to their … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO Craig Hemke: The financial crash is near … James Howard Kunstler: We may not have a 2020 election … In Gold We Trust: time to buy … Max Keiser: What is the Fed hiding? … Peter Schiff: It’s bad monetary policy, not a good economy … Edward Snowden tells his (amazing) story … … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith If we put ourselves in the shoes of the Chinese negotiators, we realize there’s no need to sign a deal at all. The world’s worst negotiating strategy is to give the other side everything they want in exchange for worthless empty promises, yet this is exactly what Trump and his trade team … Read more