MIT Media Lab’s director is stepping down after whistleblower

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Breaking: @Joi Ito resigns from @MIT @medialab https://t.co/lLCYWHIfSO — David Enrich (@davidenrich) September 7, 2019 Emails indicate effort by MIT administrators to hide Epstein gifts and their understanding that Epstein directed gifts from Bill Gates and Leon Black. Here’s update on ⁦@RonanFarrow⁩ exclusive from last night. Ito resigns. MIT launches independent investigation. https://t.co/JM41Ec5XF2 pic.twitter.com/mo9TZWjcUo — … Read more

Massachusetts mayor arrested for extorting marijuana vendors for 6-figure bribes

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BOSTON — Jasiel Correia II, the already embattled mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday on new federal extortion charges for allegedly operating a scheme to help marijuana vendors get approval to operate in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Prosecutors say Correia agreed to sign non-opposition letters in return for significant six-figure payments from four marijuana vendors … Read more

Heartbreaking video: Starving Venezuelans eating out of the back of a garbage truck like it’s a buffet

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Young Americans Against Socialism (@YAAS_America) tweeted at 0:27 PM on Sat, Sep 07, 2019: This video out of Venezuela is extremely difficult to watch. It’s heartbreaking. But this is how socialism always ends — in tragedy. USE-FULL-LINK-3KMDdrXISM https://twitter.com/YAAS_America/status/1170373078066630657?s=03)   UFS

What will fake news report?

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by youme Let’s check in on Warren’s rally in NH…. pic.twitter.com/SAUNkdc7PR — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 7, 2019   and the report is…..   https://twitter.com/fox_c4EW/status/1170335007946285056

All the while THEY, the leadership in CONgress, actually control things, and forward the Uniparty agenda of more control

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by Dutchman The goal is CONTROL, “by any means necesary”; and actually that means weakening the POTUS, and strengthening Congress. Congress abdicated the responsibility to declare war, so POTUS takes the blame, yet they maintain control, thru war powers act and funding. Senate dictates to POTUS his cabinet, there is no “consent” in “advice and consent”; … Read more

Powell Doesn’t Change His Tune… And Rabobank Sees Fed Cutting To Zero

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Authored by Phillip Marey, senior US Strategist at Rabobank The tone of Fed Chairman Powell’s remarks in Zurich was similar to that of his speech in Jackson Hole. Powell repeated the statement that the Fed will ‘act as appropriate to sustain the expansion,’ which indicates that he is leaning toward a September rate cut. Earlier today, … Read more

States to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes

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WASHINGTON—State attorneys general are formally launching separate antitrust probes into Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit starting next week, according to people familiar with the matter, putting added pressure on tech giants already under federal scrutiny. https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-to-launch-google-facebook-antitrust-probes-11567762204 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/06/new-york-attorney-general-is-investigating-facebook-for-possible-antitrust-violations.html

Chrome to limit full ad blocking extensions to enterprise users. Firefox now blocking third party trackers by default.

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Back in January, Google announced a proposed change to Chrome’s extensions system, called Manifest V3, that would stop current ad blockers from working efficiently. In a response to the overwhelming negative feedback, Google is standing firm on Chrome’s ad blocking changes, sharing that current ad blocking capabilities will be restricted to enterprise users. Manifest V3 comprises a major … Read more

CONSEQUENCES: Fitch Downgrades Hong Kong Over China’s Stronger Hand.

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via nytimes: Hong Kong’s economy, already damaged by weeks of protests, was dealt a further blow on Friday when Fitch Ratings downgraded its credit rating on the territory, citing China’s growing influence in the territory’s affairs. The move will make it more expensive for Hong Kong and many companies closely tied to its fortunes to borrow … Read more

Fred Hickey: The Current Situation is much more dangerous than during the Dotcom Bubble

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via themarket: Wall Street darlings like Apple, Google and Amazon have dominated this bull market. But today, the so-called FAANG stocks have lost some of their attraction and are lagging the overall market since last year. «Without participation from the FAANGs it will be difficult for the stock market to rip to new highs», says Fred … Read more

It Begins: Amazon Now Testing Payment System Launching Soon At Whole Foods That Scans Your Hand And Allows You To Complete Your Purchase

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by Geoffrey Grider Amazon is reportedly working on a payment system that will eliminate the need to hand over cash or a credit card. You’ll just have to hand over your hand. Is it a big deal when the world’s largest highest-valued company Amazon, who controls a nearly unimaginably large section of online global commerce, wants to roll … Read more

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Here’s How Much the Democratic Party Charges to Be on Each House Committee.

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via theintercept: HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE woefully behind on dues owed to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to an internal party document provided to The Intercept. The rank-and-file’s lagging participation in the party’s money chase is being made up for, however, by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s prolific buckraking. By the end of June, she had raised the … Read more

Four years after declaring homeless emergency in Seattle, bureaucrats have the solution: Create a “unified” government agency!

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by DCG In November 2015 former demorat Seattle Mayor Ed Murray (who resigned due to child sex abuse allegations) declared an emergency and announced new investments to respond to homelessness. Between the city and King County, they initially pledged $7.3M to address the crisis. Fast forward to 2019 and this is the state of the homeless crisis in King County: … Read more

Governments Know About a Possible Pending Global Disaster – Something Big Will Happen on the Beginning of the Year 2020 —- End of The World?

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by Amy S.   Possible Pending Global Disaster World powers know about a possible pending destruction, but are not announcing it, in order to take advantage of the common man’s ignorance… The main stream media has focused mainly on the global unrest and have remained quiet of environment situations. Governments have remained quiet. Scientists have stayed … Read more

“Herding Behavior” May Be Dangerously Inflating a Passive Investment Bubble

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From Birch Gold Group The Big Short, a 2015 Oscar-winning movie portraying the banking industry corruption of the markets prior to the Great Recession, featured the story of Michael Burry, who correctly predicted the market crash. In recent weeks, Burry is predicting a new crash. In a lengthy email interview with Bloomberg, Burry shared some provocative thoughts about … Read more

‘Deepfake challenge’ aims to find tools to fight manipulation… TWITTER bots becoming more Human-Like

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‘Deepfake challenge’ aims to find tools to fight manipulation Washington (AFP) – Technology firms and academics have joined together to launch a “deepfake challenge” to improve tools to detect videos and other media manipulated by artificial intelligence. The initiative announced Thursday includes $10 million from Facebook and aims to curb what is seen as a … Read more