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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Most other regions in the UK cling to price gains. Home prices in Greater London – all types of homes combined – dropped 4.4% in May compared to May last year, the biggest 12-month drop since August 2009, to £457,471 ($569,000), the lowest since January 2016, according to the UK government’s Office … Read more
by Richard Rosso FaceApp is taking over social media. It also may help procrastinators focus on long-term goals, like retirement. The face recognition smartphone application is available for free download; a Pro version is available for a fee. The features available in the free version are enough to motivate you to immediately (possibly dramatically), increase … Read more
Democrats Have Fallen Into Trump’s Trap, CHAOS Erupts In House Over Tweets. The tweet debacle continues as House Democrats are sent into complete chaos trying to denounce Trump’s tweets. Vox’s Ezra Klein recently came out to say that Trump is trying to force Democrats to prop up the far left socialists in order to frame … Read more
by readynutrition Spending time with your family is an important part of mental health. So this summer, why not make a family bucket list complete with fun and the physically active things you can all do as entertainment and bond a little in the process? While family time is fun, it also comes with some amazing … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6341htladA Following online tech giant Amazon’s Prime Day sale event, the retailer is now facing a probe from EU lawmakers on its data usage from third party merchants and whether or not it is breaching anti-trust laws. Former UK MP George Galloway weighs in. #RTAmerica
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Macroeconomic analyst Rob Kirby lays out what is coming and says, “When the dollars start coming home, there will be inflation. We have seen the rejection of U.S. debt, but the dollars are being recycled into other things like Bitcoin and equities. There is going to come a point where the dollars are going … Read more
From Axios: The world’s debt rose by $3 trillion in the first quarter of 2019 — an almost unprecedented borrowing binge that brought total global debt to $246.5 trillion. Why it matters: High levels of debt put countries in a vulnerable position in the event of a downturn and could endanger the world’s economic recovery, said economists … Read more
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1/text Democrats are attempting to push through new legislation that sounds good on the surface but has some really crazy changes in the text. Allowing 16 year olds to register, requiring telephone and online voter registration. They are also changing the rule regarding free speech surrounding elections in an attempt to snag Trump this time … Read more
Los Angeles County will pay $53 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged tens of thousands of women were given invasive group strip searches at a jail, according to court filings Tuesday. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 on behalf of former inmates who said they were placed in groups of up to 50 … Read more
Dr. Robert Epstein told Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday that Google can manipulate votes by using tools that they have at their disposal exclusively, and that no one can counteract them. Epstein warned the senator of big tech election meddling during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on “Google and Censorship through … Read more
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD. (WJZ) — Police have arrested a suspect linked to at least 18 thefts from cars in 24 hours. 34-year-old Terry Johnson, of no fixed address, is charged with multiple thefts, property damage and other related charges. https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/07/15/18-car-thefts-in-24-hours-pgpd/
Foreign purchases of American homes plunge 36% as Chinese buyers flee the market The dollar volume of homes purchased by foreigners from April 2018 through March 2019 dropped 36% from the previous year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Foreigners bought 183,100 properties with a total value of about $77.9 billion, down from 266,800 … Read more
from Zero Hedge via GunsandButter.org Economist Michael Hudson continues his discussion of Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire with a focus on US monetary imperialism; President Trump’s demand for lower interest rates undercuts America’s requirement for foreign investment to fund its domestic and balance of payments deficit, increases the carry trade and turns IMF and World … Read more
via visualcapitalist: The emergence of Bitcoin took the world by storm through its simplicity and innovation. Yet, plenty of confusion remains around the term itself. The Bitcoin blockchain—not to be confused with the bitcoin cryptocurrency—involves a vast global network of computers operating on the same distributed database to process massive volumes of data every second. These … Read more
COLD WAR II: After Chinese Trawler Sinks Philippine Boat, Duterte Calls On US To Send Seventh Fleet. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called upon the United States to back up a Mutual Defense Treaty (MDS) signed in 1951 between the two countries and send the vaunted Seventh Fleet to take on China. The sinking of a Philippine … Read more
via CNBC: “Here’s what I think is true: Google refused to work for the Pentagon on artificial intelligence” and it works on AI in China, says Richard Clarke. There’s no difference between Chinese companies and the Chinese government, says Clarke, who advised both GOP and Democratic presidents. Clarke is responding to Peter Thiel urging … Read more
via BBC: The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern”. The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provide more cash. But the WHO stopped short of saying borders should be closed, saying the risk of the disease spreading outside the … Read more
via CNBC: The Mexican drug lord known as “El Chapo” was sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years and ordered to forfeit $12.6 billion. The kingpin, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman Loera, accused the U.S. government of corruption and of torturing him during his confinement. El Chapo was convicted of overseeing a vast … Read more
New #BenGarrison #cartoon for #WednesdayWisdom New Face of the #Democrat Party- #Trump Tweets split the Democrats! Great post at https://t.co/ZvtKEcfW7O pic.twitter.com/9SBSMMLF4x — GrrrGraphics 🇺🇸- Ben & Tina Garrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) July 17, 2019 In 3-D Chess Move, Trump Makes Democrats Embrace Most Extreme Members Of Party When I saw President Trump’s odd tweets over the … Read more