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A commentary piece published this weekend by state news agency Xinhua says U.S. requests for China to address economic issues is an infringement on Beijing’s core interests. The term “core interests” has usually been used by China to refer to Beijing’s territorial claims — such as those on Taiwan. The escalating trade dispute between the … Read more
Keep an eye on 2820…any sustained move below and we likely see further CTA reduction of long positions >>CTA position on S&P500 futures [Nomura estimates] pic.twitter.com/ytZtl8Y7mN — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) May 27, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbtzS3y6ro A 102-year-old woman living in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Ladera Heights is being evicted from her home of three decades. Thelma Smith was notified on March 8 that she has to move out so that the landlord’s daughter can move into the single-family home, after she graduates from law school. https://marygreeley.com/?p=86203
via theblaze: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has heavily criticized President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda and the administration’s overall response to the border crisis. In February, she condemned what she called Trump’s “charade of border fear-mongering” and announced she was withdrawing most of the New Mexico National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border … Read more
The US and China kicked off a fresh round of discussions on May 1st. The talks were held between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claimed that both the US and China held “productive” talks in Beijing. According to various sources, the two countries are … Read more
by Daisy Luther A line of tornadoes crossed Indiana and Ohio last night, so close together that one crossed through the path of another. This morning, 5 million are without power. Towns outside of Dayton, Ohio were the hardest hit. The damage is nothing short of catastrophic. The AP reports: The National Weather Service tweeted … Read more
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Senate Republicans are vowing to crush the impeachment effort if the Democrat-controlled House passes articles of impeachment of President Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to ensure that the measure, which has caused some friction even among Democrats, would be over before it could gain traction. Democrats in the Senate will … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHAGQ70FDE Obama Admin Predicts Trump 2020 Victory, Economy Is Just Too Strong
via theguardian: OTTAWA (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc have agreed to help boost the security of Canada’s October election by removing fake accounts and cracking down on bots, a top government official said on Monday. Last month the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau complained that the world’s major social media companies were … Read more
This is full scale WAR going on between the Justice Dept and the FBI, between Attorney General Barr and the FBI Director Chris Wray. The intelligence community is in full resistance to disclosing what they did during the presidential campaign. This is history in the making! Shorter version: There is a full-scale war in Washington … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Julian Assange of WikiLeaks was charged with conspiring to obtain national security secrets in what prosecutors have described as one of the largest compromises of classified information in U.S. history. They filed 18 new charges against Assange, which include allegations that he aided and abetted former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning’s efforts … Read more
via torontosun: Have you heard about the latest epidemic that the City of Toronto has to deal with? No, it’s not a measles outbreak or a strange new infectious disease, it is worse than that. People — specifically millennials — walking up and down the streets with coffee cups. If you haven’t noticed the “epidemic,” Ward … Read more
via CNBC: The smartphone industry plans to tackle a global slowdown in sales by selling new, pricey foldable devices and handsets that can support the super high-speed mobile internet standard known as 5G. But that may not be enough to sway people to trade in their old phones as long as they remain in good … Read more
via frontpagemag: Standardized testing is the engine of meritocracy. When the College Board standardized testing through the SAT, it introduced merit to an educational system where status was determined by family history. A poor immigrant who studied hard and worked hard might have a shot at the best schools in the land. Over a century later, … Read more
via khn: Emergency room patients increasingly leave California hospitals against medical advice, and experts say crowded ERs are likely to blame. About 352,000 California ER visits in 2017 ended when patients left after seeing a doctor but before their medical care was complete. That’s up by 57%, or 128,000 incidents, from 2012, according to data from … Read more
by Jeff Thomas Via International Man Left-wing activists have recently been increasingly active in seeking to limit opposing political viewpoints, in order to create a more ubiquitous “groupthink.” One effort in accomplishing this has been to propose the creation of a “Human Rights Committee” in order to monitor the economic transactions of “white supremacist groups and … Read more
Via The Babylon Bee WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a moving speech to honor Memorial Day, National Security Advisor John Bolton announced seven new wars the U.S. will launch in the coming months. It’s customary for military leaders to say a few words on Memorial Day, sometimes thanking past soldiers for their sacrifice or reminding Americans of the … Read more
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The economy is an interesting thing. You generally hear the same statistics over and over again. The fake unemployment rate, the wonderful consumer confidence, and everyone’s favorite, the GDP. Now I love a good comedy myself, but it’s also important to actually spend some time looking at facts. The jobs numbers are definitely not giving … Read more