Small Town In Ireland Fights Back Against Open Borders

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The small town of Oughterard in Ireland, with a population of only 1600 people, nearly unanimously protested against take in more “refugees.” Under a direct provision the small rural town, already full to capacity, would be responsible for the housing and welfare of the “asylum seekers.” Minister of State Seán Kyne was booed and heckled … Read more

37,000 people died last year in the US from gun shot wounds over 20,000 of them were suicides.

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Of the remaining 17,000 deaths by guns Less than .05% of all homicides were from Long guns https://www.foxnews.com/media/karl-rove-betos-orouke-gun-buyback-wrong We don’t have a gun problem, we have a social media problem driving people to commit suicide. i.e. the fake news is the problem not guns https://www.foxnews.com/media/karl-rove-betos-orouke-gun-buyback-wrong   h/t Jake

JOEL KOTKIN: Silicon Valley’s Useful Idiots: Tech elites paid for the rope that may hang them.

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via city-journal.org: The term “useful idiot,” often credited to Vladimir Lenin, applies to people supporting a cause or movement injurious to their own self-interest. Nowhere is this more relevant these days than in Silicon Valley, a place dominated by brilliant technologists and marketers who often seem to have the social and political acuity of middle schoolers, … Read more

MATTHEW CONTINETTI: Kavanaugh and the Crisis of Legitimacy: Why the Supreme Court justice became a symbol of polarization.

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via freebeacon: Democrats are not dissuaded by the fact that Kavanaugh and the Court unite the conservative movement and Republican Party like no other figure and issue. What counts to them is the Democratic base, not the Republican one. Anger, outrage, and animosity whip up voters, boost enthusiasm, and drive people to the polls. Nor does … Read more

Saudi says it will respond appropriately if probe confirms Iran’s role in attacks

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Saudi says it will respond appropriately if probe confirms Iran’s role in attacks  Saudi Arabia will take appropriate steps to respond to an attack on its oil facilities if, as expected, a Saudi investigation confirms that Iran is responsible, a senior official said on Saturday. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said the … Read more

Trump Has SURPASSED Obama Approval Despite 92% Negative Press, Democrats FLIPPING to Republicans

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Trump Has SURPASSED Obama Approval Despite 92% Negative Press, Democrats FLIPPING Trump Has SURPASSED Obama Approval Despite 92% Negative Press, Democrats FLIPPING Republican. The latest polling aggregate has Trump above Obama for the same time in Obama’s presidency. The most important factor, Obama won reelection. If Trump is doing BETTER than its just more evidence … Read more

Google performs first Quantum computation.. then tries to cover it up!

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A quantum computer can carry out a single calculation that no conventional computer would be capable of within a reasonable time. Researchers at Google have created a computer that can carry out calculations way beyond the reach of traditional computers, it has been reported. The scientists say it marks the achievement of something called “quantum … Read more

LIVE Saturday protests: HONG KONG streams + Yellow Vests Act 45 (huge attendance and riots expected in Paris) – September 21st

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by serkok In Paris police already used tear gas (local time before noon) and riot police is in action on Champs Elysées. PARIS Another one from Paris (this guy usually streams from Toulouse) Toulouse Different stream with English commentary [link to http://www.youtube.com (secure)] Hong Kong https://twitter.com/AD12369002/status/1175292949241970690 https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lPJqePZZObJb

Will Central Bank Liquidity Be the Next Recession Catalyst? (w/ Danielle DiMartino Booth)

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As 2018 drew to a close, global central bank liquidity flipped from net positive to net negative for the first time in a decade. Danielle DiMartino Booth joined Real Vision to explain her thesis that share buybacks have created positive momentum in US equity markets that until only recently have moved away from historically low … Read more

American ‘economic refugees’ increasingly retiring abroad… Social Security drawn outside USA jumps 40%…

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Cynthia and Edd Staton are thoroughly enjoying retirement in their 3,000 square-foot penthouse apartment. They have a housekeeper, eat out frequently, never fret about health care costs, and indulge in yoga classes and visits to the gym. It’s a fine way to spend their golden years — in Ecuador. The Statons said the decision to … Read more

Fed Admits Failure of ‘Plan A’ to Control Money Market Rates, Shifts Back to Repos (which was ‘Plan A’ till 2008)

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The hullabaloo in the repo market torpedoed the function of Interest on Excess Reserves and forced the Fed to go back to the future. With its announcement this morning, the New York Fed confirmed that the Fed’s Plan A of manipulating the federal funds rate into its target range – now … Read more