In Whiplash Moment, Democrats Are Now Backing Away From Kavanaugh Allegations. WASHINGTON – In a head-spinning few days, Republicans have moved into a full offensive posture over the latest allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, leaving congressional Democrats in a defensive crouch as they try to change the subject. Tuesday’s dueling news conferences, led … Read more
Industrial production, which measures industrial output grew at 4.4 per cent last month, down from 4.8 per cent in July and the lowest growth since February 2002 Retail sales, a key metric of consumption in the world’s most populous nation, grew by 7.5 per cent, below analysts’ forecasts China’s industrial engine continued to stutter in … Read more
by AssuredlyAThrowAway Due to the rapid pace of the modern 24/7 news cycle, one of the most difficult aspects of documenting how propaganda functions within that sphere of information is simply keeping track of how narratives are presented on a given topic across a large array of legacy media sources. To that end, this will … Read more
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Get ready Entire GM hourly work force being thrown under a bus The steam roll has started Get ready The storm has begun https://nbc25news.com/news/local/nexteer-informs-uaw-of-layoffs-due-to-gm-strike AC
More than eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a Japanese court has cleared three former executives of the firm operating the plant of professional negligence. It was the only criminal case to arise out of the disaster, which was the worst since Chernobyl in 1986. In 2011 a plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power … Read more
via silverdoctors: Editor’s Note: Daughter’s name changed back to real name as requested by the 14 year-old. ***** “Dad, did you read the email I sent you”? No, who has the time to check personal email these days? “Well, just read it, I wrote it in school, and it’s a persuasive essay. Tell me what you … Read more
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Discover the options beyond this circle of traditional investment vehicles (Source: Pixabay.com) When most people think about an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), the assets that first come to mind include stocks, bonds, money markets, mutual funds, CDs and annuities. There are, however, many more options beyond this circle of traditional investment vehicles. While there’s nothing … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main election challenger, centrist party chief Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday (September 17) it appeared from exit polls that the Israeli leader was defeated but that only official results would tell. https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/09/18/netanyahus-rival-gantz-says-it-appears-p?videoId=601747698 Netanyahu lost Israeli vote, but Palestinians were bound to lose whoever won (by George Galloway) https://www.rt.com/op-ed/469077-netanyahu-election-israeli-palestinians/ How Netanyahu lost … Read more
by Michael Snyder What in the world is the Federal Reserve doing? For months the Fed has been trying to publicly convince us that the U.S. economy is “strong”, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently unequivocally stated that “the Federal Reserve is not currently forecasting a recession”, but the Fed’s actions tell a completely different story. … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The Fed has different priorities than the ECB, the Bank of Japan, the Swiss National Bank, et al. During the press conference today following the FOMC meeting, Fed chair Jerome Powell was asked if and when the Fed would push its policy interest rate into the negative. Powell did not respond … Read more
by sundance DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before congress today on matters relating to the overall IG office. However, with Democrat majority chairs refusing to call Horowitz for testimony on the recent Comey Report, republicans on the House Oversight Committee took advantage of the opportunity to ask questions about the FISA investigation and the prior … Read more
At the 48th annual Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Council, we sat down with Dr. Everett Piper, the former President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, to discuss what he describes as the paradox of discipline and freedom as well as the increasing restrictions on free speech in higher education, which he describes as “ideological fascism.” Dr. Piper is … Read more
More and more are being arrested for child porn, Senator Folmer resigns. Horowitz testifies and tells congress that Comey did commit crimes, here referred these crimes to the DOJ and wanted Comey prosecuted. McCabe says no plea deal. SA says they have evidence that it was Iran, but Trump counters the war talk with more … Read more
For Congressional experts out there: What is the recourse when rules are broken by the Committee chair for members in the minority? Are they essentially powerless with no recourse to an out-of-control tyrannical Chair? AC
via atlantablackstar: BET founder Bob Johnson piled on the praise for President Donald Trump this week, crediting the POTUS for doing “positive things” for the economy that, in turn have greatly impacted the Black community. Appearing on CNBC’s “Sqwak Box” on Thursday, Johnson said the trend for African-Americans has continued to be on the rise thanks to Trump’s economy. Earlier … Read more
FERNADALE, Md. (WJZ) — A 61-year-old man is dead after he was shot by an officer trying to enforce Maryland’s new ‘red flag’ law in Ferndale Monday morning. Anne Arundel County Police confirmed the police-involved shooting happened in the 100 block of Linwood Avenue around 5:17 a.m. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/11/05/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-anne-arundel-county/
via cei.org: Thanks go to Tony Heller, who first collected many of these news clips and posted them on RealClimateScience. SUMMARY Modern doomsayers have been predicting climate and environmental disaster since the 1960s. They continue to do so today. None of the apocalyptic predictions with due dates as of today have come true. What follows is a … Read more
