Don Junior: Big Tech and liberal activists could construct a private “social credit” system like communist China has right now; Rep. Devin Nunes suing Twitter for $250 million for censoring conservatives!

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From Donald Trump Jr.’s most recent op-ed on Big Tech censorship of conservatives: As Big Tech’s censorship of conservatives becomes ever more flagrant and overt, the old arguments about protecting the sanctity of the modern public square are now invalid. Our right to freely engage in public discourse through speech is under sustained attack, necessitating … Read more

While the Nation Fragments Socially, the Financial Aristocracy Rules Unimpeded

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by Charles Hugh-Smith America’s aristocracy is not formalized, and that’s the secret of its success. If there is one central irony in American history, it is this: the citizenry that broke free of the chains of British Monarchy, the citizenry that reckoned everyone was equal before the law, the citizenry that vowed never to be ruled … Read more

JAIL FOR ONLINE INSULTS IN RUSSIA, PUTIN SIGNS ‘FAKE NEWS’ LAW!

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Putin Signs ‘Fake News,’ ‘Internet Insults’ Bills Into Law Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to “disrespect” the state and spread “fake news” online, Russian media reported on Monday. The bills amending existing information laws overwhelmingly passed both chambers of Russian parliament in less than two months. Observers and … Read more

Tesla is asking employees to volunteer and help deliver 30,000 cars before the end of the quarter

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by mdcd4u2c   https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-asks-employees-help-delivering-30000-cars-end-quarter-2019-3 Edit: Automod said to include some information, not sure if I need to include a synopsis, but basically the article is going into detail about what the headline makes pretty clear. After the store closings, non store closings, layoffs, and recent bond payments, this looks like another piece of evidence for … Read more

Facebook stock has worst day of 2019 after executive exodus, AG investigations and analyst downgrade

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via CNBC: Facebook shares extended their losses Monday after a downgrade from analysts at Needham. There’s growing concern that more executives could leave following the departure of Chris Cox, the company’s product chief, who resigned last week. State attorneys general are looking into how big tech companies like Facebook and Google handle user data as … Read more

Selling is becoming more widespread. it is only a matter of time before the market figures out that economy is faltering and no trade deal

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selling is becoming more widespread. it is only a matter of time before the market figures out that economy is faltering and no trade deal pic.twitter.com/t27TOtZSwK — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 18, 2019 Dollar General is sounding the alarm on the economy, saying shoppers will struggle as the year unfolds: “We’re positioning ourselves for the back … Read more

JPMorgan Chase Expanding While It’s Still on Probation for a Felony

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via wallstreetonparade: On April 19, 2018, JPMorgan Chase announced it would be opening “up to 70 new branches and hiring up to 700 new employees” in northern Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland.” In the same announcement, the bank said it currently had “5,130 branches in 23 U.S. states and plans to open up to 400 new branches…” At … Read more

Deutsche Bank + Commerzbank = Ogre Zombie Bank

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by confoundedinterest What do you get when you merge German zombie Deutsche Bank and zombie Commerzbank? An ogre zombie bank! Or as Billy Preston almost sang, “Nothing Plus Nothing Equals Nothing.” Both Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are trading at under $10 or 10 Euros per share. This is down from over $100 per share for Deutsche Bank … Read more

The Coming Crisis the Fed Can’t Fix: Credit Exhaustion

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Thus will end the central banks’ bombastic hubris and the public’s faith in central banks’ godlike powers. Having fixed the liquidity crisis of 2008-09 and kept a perversely unequal “recovery” staggering forward for a decade, central banks now believe there is no crisis they can’t defeat: Liquidity crisis? Flood the global financial system … Read more

Mass Immigration & THE END of Conservative America

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by Spencer P Morrison, NEE From Why Trump Will Be America’s Last Republican President: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, alternatively known as the Hart-Celler Act, opened America’s borders to the world, and forever changed the rules of political engagement in this nation. No longer was politics fought along primarily ideological (Right versus Left) or historical (North versus … Read more

Less than 24 hours after mass shooting at mosques, New Zealand vows to ban semi-automatic rifles

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Aaaaand.. there it is. No need for a logic based debate. No need to actually settle down and not let your emotions control decisions. No, just ban. via thinkprogress: “Imagine: elected officials putting public safety over gun manufacturers’ profits.” One day after 28-year-old white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 49 people in a mass shooting at two … Read more

Jim Gaffigan demonstrates how “the news” is just one big reality show in CBS short.

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan jokes that his favorite tv show is actually ‘the news.’ That the drama and excitement is greater than any fictional show. It doesn’t matter if he’s being sarcastic or ironic. His short truly demonstrates that ‘the news’ is just one big show of distraction and deception on par with Breaking Bad. The … Read more