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via nationalreview: After the [assault-style weapons] ban was allowed to expire, experts were more or less unanimous that it hadn’t had a strong effect on overall homicides. Certainly there were fewer of the banned items in circulation than otherwise would have been the case, but the law’s definition of “assault weapon” focused on features that don’t … Read more

WINNOWING: Candidates scramble to qualify for third debate as deadline nears. Nine candidates have already qualified for the fall debates and two others are getting close, an analysis of fundraising and polling data by The Hill found. But for the other 13, the prospects appear increasingly dim. None have met the 130,000-donor benchmark set by the … Read more

The Trump Obsession Comes for California’s Water. Tomorrow, the Golden State’s Democrat-run, veto-proof legislature returns from its summer break and is expected to quickly take up S.B. 1, the “California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019.” It has been proposed for one reason: Donald Trump is president. Under his administration, long-standing EPA regulations … Read more

Meanwhile the same Stalwart Media and FBI lament the “hyped-up political climate” THEY continue to fan in the hopes they can save the establishment crooks one more time. If the FBI and DOJ stop lighting political arson fires, and stop their media gaslighting, perhaps responsible persons can put the fires out. The FBI can start … Read more

The United States is learning much from the failed missile explosion in Russia. We have similar, though more advanced, technology. The Russian “Skyfall” explosion has people worried about the air around the facility, and far beyond. Not good! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2019 U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That … Read more

by WSBConsensus So much for antitrust law

by 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 Banks announced a 30% chance of recession in the next 12 months. This number obviously is coming from their a**. Where do they get numbers like this? The yield curve inversion confirms a recession. Obviously by “increasing” the odds of recession to 30% they’re trying to get us to continue to baghold our shitty SPY … Read more

by Theorymeltfool1 Info on Jeffrey Epstein Well, first Epstein worked for a Ponzi Scheme for a few years in the 1980s, where he probably learned the ropes and started mingling with investors. Epstein left before it imploded, but he probably made millions during this time. Eventually, the Ponzi Scheme went bust and investors lost upwards of $450 … Read more

Verizon is set to sell the social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of online publishing tool WordPress. A source familiar with the deal puts the price-tag “well below” $20 million, while another source puts it below $10 million. The big picture: Tumblr, while unprofitable, hosts more than 450 million blogs and was once considered … Read more

by u—wot—m8 In 2017, a Reuters poll showed that U.S flyers preferred cheap tickets over perks and comfort when traveling. Spirit Airlines is a small, but steadily growing ultra-low-cost airline that capitalized early on this trend by introducing “bare fares” and “no frill” flights, offering relatively cheap base rates for tickets, but charging extra for … Read more

(Bloomberg) — Suddenly, fears of a full-blown financial crisis in Argentina have once again come rushing to the fore. In the wake of President Mauricio Macri’s stunning rout in primary elections over the weekend, investors dumped its stocks, bonds and currency en masse in a selloff that left much of Wall Street wondering whether the … Read more