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The Economics of Tyranny in Venezuela. Venezuela is a human catastrophe. The evidence is brutally visible and can no longer be explained away by apologists for tyranny. So many people enamored with long-debunked theories had high hopes that for Venezuela — despite the enormous historical and empirical evidence to the contrary — the promise of … Read more
via twitchy: As Brandon Morse of RedState notes, “The Ocasio-Cortez Comic Has a Very Disturbing Depiction of Nancy Pelosi.” And someone obviously based on Dana Loesch, complete with “NRA” emblazoned in red on her black costume. Curiously though, while Pelosi is “supposed to be a good guy, and she looks creepy as hell…Loesch is supposed to be … Read more
Leftist Activists FORCE Mastercard To Vote On Banning The Far Right. Activist group “The Sum Of Us” has successfully forced Mastercard to hold a vote that would see the creation of a “human rights committee” to oversee who uses the mastercard service. The goal of the leftist activist group is to shut down access for … Read more
The Absolute State of our Congress Utter Chaos During House Judiciary Hearing On Mueller Report Funniest and most absurd thing you’ll see today. Thanks Jerry Nadler for the comedy! The Absolute State of our Congress Utter Chaos During House Judiciary Hearing On Mueller Report Funniest and most absurd thing you'll see today. Thanks Jerry Nadler … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But other construction segments are hot. Residential construction is starting to make folks nervous. Total residential construction spending – 99% is “private” rather than “public” spending – dropped 8.4% from a year ago, the sixth month in a row of year-over-year declines, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $507 billion, … Read more
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Via The Babylon Bee WASHINGTON, D.C.—Speaking on The View, presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to bring the nation back to an era when the media pretended the president didn’t have any scandals. Biden pointed out that nowadays there’s a new presidential scandal every day on the news, some real, some invented. “Back when I was in office, … Read more
Amidst mounting political instability in Venezuela, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice late-Tuesday, warning the US air operators to move out of the Venezuelan airspace. https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-faa-all-us-air-operators-in-venezuela-asked-to-depart-within-48-hours-201905010327
In the aftermath of the final Mueller report release, Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama, speaks about the Christopher Steele dossier and the origins of the Trump campaign and Russia collusion investigation. Rhodes said U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and the Justice Department “will find nothing” that shows former President Obama … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – Japan’s prime minister said Tuesday that his nation needs to attend to its own demographic challenges posed by falling birth rates and an aging population before opening its doors to refugees. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at the U.N. General Assembly that Japan is ramping up assistance in response to the exodus … Read more
by visualcapitalist “Eat, drink, and be merry” is becoming an increasingly common mantra for cannabis consumers. It’s also a refrain that speaks the evolving demand picture for cannabis in a post-legalization environment, as it becomes clearer what products consumers want to see coming from the sector. Today’s infographic comes to us from The Green Organic Dutchman, and … Read more
Houses go first, then big ticket items, then spending. https://t.co/1azUvlOrPZ — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) May 1, 2019 uh this can't be good https://t.co/6SwQmhdez8 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 1, 2019
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell described low inflation as likely “transitory,′ not ’persistent.” Powell, speaking after the Fed’s meeting, said the central bank would consider policy moves if inflation was persistently low. The markets have been pricing in a Fed rate cut, and Powell’s comments suggest the Fed is not considering a cut at this point. … Read more
I heard they were looking to have felons vote….this put it in their words….and who they are willing to let vote. baffling According to a new Business Insider poll: The vast majority of Americans — roughly 75% — do not support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposal to enfranchise all prisoners. 20% said those convicted of non-violent … Read more
Recent weakness in U.S. factory hiring may be more than a blip…. a Glassdoor report released Tuesday shows postings for factory positions fell 8.6 percent in April from a year earlier, compared with a 0.4 percent decline across all industries. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-30/factory-hiring-may-falter-again-in-april-glassdoor-data-signal?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business
Rich Dad Radio Show, Released on 5/1/19 Public pensions are unsustainable in many cities, states and counties. Instead of honestly addressing the problem, the very people who are causing the crisis are purposely making it worse. A big-city councilman joins Robert to give an insider’s account of this corruption crisis and how it impacts your … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn The dictionary defines “hypocrisy” as “a situation in which someone pretends to believe something . . . that is the opposite of what they do”. On April 27, 2019, we are told that Pope Francis donated half a million dollarsfrom the Peter’s Pence fund, the source of which are donations by lay Catholics, … Read more
CNN’s prime-time ratings dropped a whopping 26 percent in April compared to last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. MSNBC’s ratings were down 14 percent in April 2019 compared to April 2018, while Fox News’s ratings overall were flat. The sharp decrease for CNN marked its lowest-rated month in total viewers since October 2015. In the … Read more
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) earlier this month reportedly suggested fining Trump officials who do not honor congressional subpoenas. Nadler joined WCBS on Monday to discuss the Democrat strategy to force Trump officials to testify before Congress. Nadler told WCBS 880 that he will call on the Sergeant at Arms to arrest Trump officials. And then fine … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO Rick Rule: The macro environment is pretty constructive for gold … Kyle Bass: China’s house is on fire; if you have money invested in Asia I would seriously rethink that … Charles Hugh Smith: Debt continues to rise faster than income … Danielle DiMartino Booth: Why do central bank counterfeiters like gold? … … Read more