24 of 26 EU’s GPS satellites have been down for four days in mysterious outage

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via zdnet:   Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system, has been down for four days, since July 11, following a mysterious outage. All Galileo satellites are still non-operational, at the time of writing. According to a service status page, 24 of the 26 Galileo satellites are listed as “not usable,” while the other two are listing … Read more

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Congress’ awful anti-sex-trafficking law has only put sex workers in danger and wasted taxpayer money.

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via businessinsider:   Three months after the bill’s passage, the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri, said, “We have shut down nearly 90% of the online sex-trafficking business and ads.” The Washington Post fact-checked this claim and gave her three Pinocchios. Among other issues with her comment, most of the decline in sex-work … Read more

SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: After Syriza—the Future of the Left.

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via reformclub: “If an elected government abandons its popular mandate, its election manifesto, and its commitment to national democracy (eg, referendums), voters have no reason to stick around. The Left, in the UK and elsewhere, has a similar choice. Parties of the Left, ie, its governments-in-waiting, can commit to holding public power in trust for actual … Read more

Trump Campaign Staffer Claims ‘TWITTER IS LYING,’ Says President Never Tweeted ‘Go Back’ To House Democrats

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Matt Wolking ,Deputy Director of Communications at Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., claimed Sunday afternoon that Twitter was “lying” and that President Donald Trump had not, in fact, suggested just hours earlier that several progressive House Democrats should go back to their “crime infested” countries of origin. Trump administration critics immediately called out what … Read more

HELL: Endless Traffic, Mass Confusion, Ride-Share Creating Chaos At LaGuardia Airport

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A multi-billion dollar construction project at LaGuardia Airport is causing more than a minor inconvenience. Many travelers have to take another trip before they head home and many are now complaining of price gouging. On the Sunday night after July 4th, frustrated passengers fresh off a flight thought the long line outside … Read more

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel reportedly says the FBI and CIA should investigate Google who he believes have been infiltrated by Chinese intelligence at the highest levels

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IcXHaOZcUw Peter Thiel says FBI, CIA should probe Google Peter Thiel, billionaire investor and Facebook board member, on Sunday night said that Google should be federally investigated for allegedly aiding the Chinese military. Why it matters: Thiel is the tech industry’s highest-profile Trump supporter, and one of the most powerful players in Silicon Valley. Thiel spoke … Read more

Epstein and the Explosive Crisis of the Deep State

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Since the battle is for the legitimacy of the state, it must be waged at least partially in the open. Speculations by outsiders must give Deep State insiders many opportunities to chuckle, “if only they knew.” We don’t know, of course, and public leaks are engineered to misdirect our attention from what’s actually … Read more

Food Shortage Warnings Are Already Starting To Appear, And Now Tropical Storm Barry Is Going To Rip Through America’s Heartland

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by Michael Snyder The middle of the country has been relentlessly hammered by endless rain and unprecedented flooding for months, and now it is about to be absolutely pummeled by Tropical Storm Barry.  Needless to say, this is going to cause even more headaches for Midwestern farmers.  At this point, millions of acres of prime … Read more

The Number Of Global Earthquakes Is 3 Times Above Normal – 6.1, 6.6, 7.3 + Dozens More Hit The Ring Of Fire Over The Last 48 Hours

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by Michael Snyder Within the last 48 hours we have seen large earthquakes going off like firecrackers all along the Ring of Fire.  As you will see below, a magnitude 6.1 quake just hit Japan, a magnitude 6.6 quake just hit Australia and a magnitude 7.3 earthquake just hit Indonesia.  And of course all of … Read more

THE WOLF STREET REPORT: The Victims of Inflation

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Beatings Will Continue Till the Mood Improves, or Something. The media and the Fed make it sound like inflation is inherently good. That’s how the media pitch it to regular folks — that the Fed is heroically trying to make sure everyone gets enough of it. (10 minutes)    

The US Housing Bust In 20 Charts

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via Zerohedge: In “Where The American Dream Goes To Die“, we published some of the most recent, concerning observations on the current state of the US housing market. Now, courtesy of Deutsche Bank, for our lazier readers, here is a visual recap of the recent turning point in US housing, in which DB’s Torsten Slok … Read more

Rachel Chandler Still Working W/ Epstein’s Modeling Agency MC2 Accused In Court of Procuring Children For Elites

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Rachel Chandler: Epstein victim, turned skeezy famous photographer, photographed with Bill Clinton High fashion W Magazine article “16 Models to Watch According to Rachel Chandler” Picture #4/16 and 13/16 Says the models are from MC2 MC2 modeling agency is all wrapped up in Epstein’s scandals…and now its connected to none other than Rachel Chandler. Article … Read more

Housing prices have far outstripped wage growth and rental prices. Something has to give. So it will.

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via mishtalk: Every month I am amused by the comments from NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun regarding housing fundamentals, especially job growth. Forget about strong jobs. Toss Yun’s views in the ashcan. Compared to wage growth, homes are nearly as unaffordable now as they were at the peak of the housing bubble. That’s without factoring in … Read more