Tech investor John Borthwick doesn’t mince words when it comes to how he perceives smart speakers from the likes of Google (GOOG, GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN). The founder of venture capital firm Betaworks and former Time Warner (T) and AOL (VZ) executive believes the information-gathering performed by such devices is tantamount to surveillance. “I would say that there’s … Read more
by TFittonJW Back from vacation to an insane week, this is a super-sized update: No one is doing more heavy lifting than Judicial Watch… https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-victory-court-grants-significant-new-discovery-in-clinton-email-case/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-statement-on-doj-ig-report-on-james-comey/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-judge-orders-fbi-to-search-for-steele-documents/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-lawsuit-against-santa-clara-county-sanctuary-city-policy-that-enabled-illegal-alien-to-kill-an-american-citizen/
by Michael Snyder A new study has discovered that we are far more dependent on America’s great debt creation machine than most of us would have ever dared to imagine. Today, debt is involved in most of our major transactions. In order to purchase a home, most of us go into debt. The same thing … Read more
By Robert Ross August 14 was the worst day of the year for stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 800 points in a single day. The stock market plunged because of a serious economic warning sign called a yield curve inversion. A yield curve inversion is a canary in the coal mine for the … Read more
Top business men are being forced to give up all their shares in companies and step down. The shareholders are always silent investors. Jack Ma of Alibaba was forced to step down this summer 2019 And much more. AC
via Reason: Activist Nury Turkel discusses the vast network of camps that may hold over a million Uyghurs in western China with Reason TV’s Todd Krainin (Video):
via spectator: Tulsi Gabbard is arguably the most interesting woman in American politics today. A combat veteran from the Iraq war, the Hawaii Democrat’s beliefs were forged not only in the desert wastelands of Iraq but also by the wastefulness of America’s permanent bipartisan fusion party. Having served in the US Army National Guard in a … Read more
This is the dem front runner: https://twitter.com/shoe0nhead/status…
by NOFAKE Moments ago, an anti-tank missile was fired from Lebanon towards a community in northern Israel. Details to follow. pic.twitter.com/LhkdtwJEGW — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 1, 2019 #IDF artillery firing towards #Lebanon — Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) September 1, 2019 fire currently burning on the northern border of #Israel due to the attack. Unconfirmed … Read more
by Michael Snyder Hurricane Dorian is already setting all sorts of records, and it hasn’t even reached the United States yet. As I write this article, this “lawnmower from the sky” is ripping through the Bahamas with immense fury. The east coast could potentially be the next target, and widespread evacuations have already been ordered … Read more
“I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself – only its aftermath.” – Siri Hustvedt With the onset of industrialisation and the journey through the First Industrial Revolution through to the Second Industrial Revolution, progress has brought with it the … Read more
by whatthefx Not many people like to talk about bear markets, especially not when the more emotive terms such as “Stock market crash” are used. It’s often looked upon as fear mongering, and sensationalism. Preparation is practical, though. This post is not intended to be fear mongering. In fact I want to discuss ways … Read more
by Ryhearst Summary With 494 of 497 S&P companies reporting, 2Q earnings reactions have been generally positive 1 day after earnings but stock prices seem to reverse 5 days after earnings. At a sector level, only Utilities have positive momentum after earnings (showing a stronger positive reaction 5 days after earnings compared to 1 day … Read more
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Market Review & Update Really! Another week of nowhere? This is the same chart from last week, updated, but here is the salient point. “This has been an impossible market to effectively trade as rhetoric between the White House, the Fed, and China has reached a fevered pitch.” Don’t … Read more
Trump and the patriots have been working hard to bring manufactures back to this country, and it is working. The patriots are now creating a parallel system, the pressure put on China will help destroy the [CB], all of this has been coordinated.
Pelosi and Steyer working together over many years, was Trump impeachment funded by the failed high speed rail. Trump continues to hit Comey’s character letting the people know that he broke laws and violated FBI policies. JW forces [HRC] to testify, the judge ordered it. Flynn no evidence produced, prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence. Nunes files … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith What happens when these monstrous speculative bubbles pop? Let’s start by stipulating that if I’d taken a gummit job right out of college, I could have retired 19 years ago. Instead, I’ve been self-employed for most of the 49 years I’ve been working, and I’m still grinding it out at 65. By the … Read more
The economy is weak. Terribly weak. Some say we’re in a recession. Others say we’re headed for one. It seems as though the definition relates to what we’re looking at. If certain numbers are padded or boosted, perhaps we should be looking at second and third tier indicators and then piecing it all together. This … Read more
Anti-Trump Smear Backfire Escalates, New York Times Staff In Full Panic Mode. Several days ago the New York Times accused “Trump Allies” of trying to embarrass their staff and journalists by digging up old tweets. The Times Was slammed by everyone, far left, left, center, right, basically everyone. The Times is not above the rest … Read more
