I was watching and reading a bunch of stuff yesterday about government black budget and secret (UFO) projects among other things.. eventually I noticed that it appeared that the amount of money that our government can’t account for is about …
Apparently, a “memo” was found which contained the full manifesto for online censorship involving Google and FB. I don’t really know if this is some bs made by right-wing autismo or if it’s actually true, but if it is, it …
The long-standing prohibition of industrial hemp in the US is one of the many examples that can be cited in support of the claim that the US is a pathetic shell of what its founders intended. Indeed, hemp had been a staple …
by Martin Armstrong While in the US some people have discovered that running a YouTube Channel can get you in trouble with the law. One many found himself in Georgia with being charged with running a business without a license even though …
Donna Brazile fails miserably on a Twitter. So she doubles down. With Abby Martin and Mike Prysner.
via The_In-Betweener: Aug 27th, 2018 – https://www.macobserver.com/news/reddit-financial-services-companies/ Reddit moderators are aware of this, and do their best to combat this type of shilling. It’s a tough battle, because the first thing they look at to verify an account’s authenticity is to look …
Three weeks after the events of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Governor announced that Charity Hospital would not reopen. Despite the effort from the military, FEMA, and volunteers who pumped the remaining flood water out of the hospital and prepared it …
by thawowtso https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vanguard-employees-wont-have-sp-500-funds-in-the-401k-plan-2018-06-06 I just became aware of this change when my employer chose to follow in Vanguard’s footsteps, so this is a bit of old news (from June). The article title is also a bit misleading. Essentially, Vanguard has …
Is California Planning A Statewide Sugar Tax? In June, lawmakers in Sacramento, with the support of Gov. Brown, passed legislation, Assembly Bill 1838, that bans cities and counties from imposing any additional taxes on sodas and other sugary drinks for …
WELL: SOURCES: CHINA HACKED CLINTON’S PRIVATE EMAIL SERVER. A Chinese-owned company operating in the Washington, D.C., area hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server throughout her term as secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails, two sources briefed on the matter …
via dailycaller: Twitter reversed course Monday and suspended a Twitter account that said National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch “has to have her children murdered.” “The only way these people learn is if it affects them directly,” Twitter user …
“CNN used Lanny as an anonymous source while stating in the same story that he declined to comment. They lied.” CNN used Lanny as an anonymous source while stating in the same story that he declined to comment. They lied. …
by Simon Black There’s no doubt you know the story… On August 7, in the middle of the trading day, Tesla founder Elon Musk surprised investors with a tweet saying he was considering taking Tesla private at $420 per share (a …
via bbg The earliest indicators for China’s economy show that the pace of expansion slowed for a fourth month in August, highlighting the pressure for the government to push through pro-growth policies. The data suggest the economy weakened further as …
by DCG The good judge (appointed by Bill Clinton) claims that Cody Wilson’s First Amendment rights are “currently abridged, but it has not been abrogated.” Wow, just wow. From Fox News: A judge in Seattle extended a ban on publishing instructions for 3-D printed guns during …
IT’S ALL ABOUT TRANSACTION COSTS: How Obamacare and other regulations are leading to the demise of the independent doctor and the corporatization of healthcare. Like many American physicians, my wife no longer works for herself. Under the same pressures that have …
I REMEMBER WHEN THE SMARTEST PRESIDENT IN THE WORLD TOLD US THAT WE COULDN’T DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF OUR ENERGY PROBLEMS, AND THAT HIGH-PAYING BLUE COLLAR JOBS WEREN’T COMING BACK: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/22-year-olds-are-making-six-figures-amid-a-west-texas-oilfield-boom/5b74bab7be407727e677a4c3 h/t GR
via Ann Saphir A narrowing gap between short-term and long-term borrowing costs could be signaling heightened risk of a U.S. recession, researchers at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank said in a study published on Monday. The research relies on an …
via GPC The markets are beginning to anticipate a weak $USD. First and foremost, the Emerging Market ETF (EEM) is in the process of bottoming. EEM was crushed by the $USD’s strength this summer. But it’s now starting to look …
via Bespoke Recently, the Citi Economic Surprise Index for the Eurozone has started to improve while the Citi Economic Surprise Index for the US has slipped into negative territory. As shown in the first chart below, we show the relative …
Maine’s Farmers’ Almanac predicts ‘teeth-chattering’ winter, lots of snow LEWISTON, Maine — It may be hard to think about the cold and snow at the end of August, but the 2019 Farmers’ Almanac is out with its winter predictions. The …
Robot butlers are coming to this downtown hotel. Is Miami ready for robo-room service? Welcome to the 21st century, where a request for extra towels in your hotel room may be answered by a roughly 4-foot-high purple robot on wheels. …
Cohen’s lawyer finally admits that his story was not real. Trump continues with dropping his breadcrumbs about Clinton, Comey and the rest. This is foreshadowing of what is to come. The feud between Session and Trump continues to keep all …
by Ruby Henley There are two parts to this article. Below is Part I – You can count on President Trump to speak out even if he gets slammed for it. He just does not care about criticism when it …
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/student-debt-loan-default-college.html Millions of students will arrive on college campuses soon, and they will share a similar burden: college debt. The typical student borrower will take out $6,600 in a single year, averaging $22,000 in debt by graduation, according to the National …
by transitmapper U.S. and USSR/Russian arms sales from 1950 through 2017. The underlying data comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s Arms Transfers Database. Units are expressed in trend indicator values (TIV). Each dot on the map = one …
by therinlahhan First off, I use the term “investment rich” as a relative term. I know most people here have a lot more than I do in investments but relative to my “cash,” it’s significantly more. But that’s good. I …
by SP So, sure. Lots of us saw the video of the Boston Dynamics Robotic Dog, Spot, and heard that they want to manufacture and commercially sell over 1,000 within the year. We thought Uh oh! And some of us …
