Via Reason At some point in the near future, the record-high Mega Millions jackpot is going to make someone very, very rich. But as is usually the case when it comes to the lottery, the biggest winner will be the government. First, a disclaimer: Later today, I fully intend to stop by a convenience store … Read more
From Jacob Hornberger at Hornberger’s Blog: The newest migrant caravan has conservatives, once again, in a real tizzy. Led by the leader of the conservative movement, President Trump, conservatives are absolutely convinced that another army of illegal immigrants is coming to get them (notwithstanding the fact that Trump’s troops are still on the border from the caravan scare … Read more
UPDATE: “Time Warner Center in New York that hosts CNN offices is evacuated over a suspicious package. This comes a few hours after a mail bombs intercepted at Barack Obama’s office and the Clinton’s home.” https://www.rt.com/usa/442145-сnn-newsroom-new-york-evacuated/ “Two explosive devices were found in mail sent to the offices of former President Barack Obama and former Secretary … Read more
From Kitco: Gold prices could be in store for the “mother of all short-covering” rallies, said one analyst, citing CFTC short positioning and the yellow metal’s strength in the face of higher U.S. dollar. Even $1,500 is not out of the realm of possibilities, according to ThinkMarkets chief market analyst Naeem Aslam, who sees the latest CFTC … Read more
REDWASHING: Dem Consultants Tried to Erase Candidate’s Time in Cuba. The media consultants for a Democratic congressional candidate in Washington recently attempted to edit her Wikipedia page to remove details about her time in Nicaragua and Cuba. Lisa Brown’s D.C.- and Seattle-based media consultants, GMMB, appear to have tried to change her Wikipedia page last week. … Read more
via almatters.org: California is struggling to confront its homelessness crisis: After big-city mayors up and down the state lobbied hard for more funding, state leaders agreed to spend an additional $600 million this month to help fight the problem. Here are some basic numbers to help understand one of the state’s most vexing issues. How many Californians are … Read more
https://twitter.com/YossiGestetner/status/1054963023503417345 Even Politico says Mueller has nothing. h/t Mccruise
Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It’s whether there will be a wave at all. Top operatives in both political parties concede that Democrats’ narrow path to the … Read more
https://youtu.be/ZnNzO_M_Wy4 h/t NotStarvingActress
Since announcing his candidacy for the Brazilian presidency in July, Jair Bolsonaro has been perfectly clear about his tyrannical plans for the country. But with just a week to go before the second round of the election, the presidential frontrunner promised “a cleansing” of leftists “never before seen in the history of Brazil”.. Bolsonaro’s words … Read more
One winning ticket was sold for the record Mega Millions jackpot of what turned out to be just under $1.6 billion. The winning ticket was purchased in South Carolina. The six winning numbers were drawn Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, lottery officials said in a statement that the jackpot was worth $1.537 billion, more than $50 million less … Read more
https://youtu.be/nbEhNQJLHtQ “The British public are ready for a political revolution in this country” Tommy Robinson called out the media saying nobody “trusts” them as he says Brits are ready for a “political revolution” ahead of his trail at the Old Bailey.
http://www.truthseries.net/2018/10/pelosi-tried-to-cover-it-up-but-jim.html Congress man Jim Jordan (R-OH) House Oversight Committee reviews what the House will be like under democratic rule and it doesn’t look good. According to the congressman, here is a list of things the democrats will do if they take over the House: They’re going to raise TAXES They’re going to try to abolish … Read more
A study on Swiss Glaciers shows that the fastest melting was in the 1860s and 1870s, long before the first coal fired power. (See that steep decline from 1850-70 in Part a in the graph below.) In Part b see the glaciers have been going back and forward in cycles that somehow have no correlation … Read more
PRACTICALLY HITLER, ACCORDING TO BRUCE BARTLETT, MAX BOOT, ET AL.: OR AT LEAST PEOPLE LIBERALS WILL CALL FASCISTS: “If liberals insist that enforcing borders is a job only fascists will do, then voters will hire fascists to do the job liberals won’t.” Related: Troll Level: Donald Trump. I agree with President Obama 100%! pic.twitter.com/PI3aW1Zh5Q — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) … Read more
via marketwatch: CEOs contributed to nonpartisan groups — No. 1 on the list being Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.15% boss Jeff Bezos, due to his $10 million donation to With Honor Fund, a nonpartisan group that aims to help military veterans get elected to Congress. Whereas company PACs mostly spread their money far and wide, ostensibly … Read more
When you know it is time to sell, this can be an exciting time, but it is also important that you be properly prepared. If you lack proper preparation when you are selling your business, you can run into some major snags. Major snags can cost you major money so taking the time to get … Read more
by TFittonJW Judicial Watch doing the heavy lifting in court and getting results: Read the transcript from the court hearing here: https://www.judicialwatch.org/document-archive/jw-v-state-benghazi-talking-points-transcript-01242-2/ More background:https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-judge-shocked-clinton-aide-granted-immunity-by-justice-department/
via foxnews: Once upon a time Hollywood was in the entertainment business. Today that’s taken a backseat to indulging the egos which exist in their exclusive liberal bubble. As the rest of us tune in to laugh and be entertained, they offer instead a steady dose of self-righteous lectures and activism blown our way, often laced … Read more
I made my very own campaign ad for the Democrats. Hope this helps. pic.twitter.com/AEtrVOtJIJ — Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) October 23, 2018 h/t LSR
Dem sub literally telling them not to engage the story. Rasmussen 51% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the U.S. government should stop all the Hondurans headed this way vs 38% say they shouldnt Voters agree with President Trump’s efforts to stop the horde of Hondurans marching through Mexico from entering the United States illegally. The … Read more
The biggest of the Big Tech companies are quickly positioning themselves as the internet’s thought police, threatening to stamp out one of America’s most cherished freedoms — the right to free speech. The internet has clearly evolved into the public square of the 21st century. Over the last couple of election cycles, it’s become the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And it sure took a looong time. Palladium, a soft silver-white metal used largely in automotive catalytic converters but also in many other applications including dentistry, spiked to an all-time high today, at the moment I’m writing this, to $1,143 per ounce in the spot market (historic data via Macrotrends). The prior … Read more
by Jesse Colombo After a pause last week, volatility reared its ugly head again with the Dow falling as much as 548.62 points on Tuesday before recovering most of the losses by the close of trading. Though I am warning that stocks are currently experiencing a bubble that will end in tears (see my presentation about that), I believe in … Read more
via Lisa Egan: At best, stress can interfere with your happiness and productivity. At worst, stress can be a slow killer: It can adversely affect your immune, cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and central nervous systems, especially when it is experienced chronically. Avoiding stress entirely is impossible. Many of the ups and downs of everyday life are simply out … Read more