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via Twitter: Translation: There's too much competition for us to enroll enough US students, our budgets are so bloated we have to have more of the higher-paying foreign students, and we need the uncapped cheap guest workers so we can lay off US workers. https://t.co/UEJAUNW3ZP — Jessica Vaughan (@JessicaV_CIS) September 18, 2019 Something that ticks … Read more

via realclearpolitics: If Democratic Party leaders aren’t re-watching last week’s debate in Houston, they should. If they have watched it and aren’t freaking out over what they see, it’s fair to ask  whether they actually want Donald Trump to win a second term. That session was a debacle for the party and the field: Nearly three … Read more

Reverse-repo is an agreement used by businesses and banks, such as the Federal Reserve, as temporary lending to fund operations. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve uses reverse-repo to control the money supply for the nation. In other words, a repo is an agreement between the Federal Reserve and investors, where the investor agrees to purchase securities—United … Read more

via freedomstripes: On Tuesday the impeachment proceedings commenced where Corey Lewandowski was called to testify in front of the house judiciary committee. The republican representatives at the hearing were fed up with Jerry Nadler and they were not shy to go after him at the hearing. Rep. Doug Collins, the ranking member of the House Judiciary … Read more

via ft: Pressure is mounting on the Federal Reserve to ease the strain on US money markets after the central bank was forced to intervene on Thursday for the third time using a type of operation it last resorted to during the financial crisis a decade ago.   Explainer: The Fed has a repo problem. … Read more

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

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