The Average Adult In The U.S. “Logs 6 Hours, 43 Minutes Of Total Screen Time Daily”

by

by Michael Snyder Can you imagine a society where there are no phones, no televisions and no computers at all?  America was once such a place, but now everything has changed.  Today, most Americans willingly plug themselves into “the matrix” for multiple hours each day.  We are increasingly living our lives through our screens, but … Read more

France’s Ghosts of ’68: General Strike vs. Macron and the Technocrat Elites

by

by Charles Hugh-Smith The Paris elites and their enablers may find that the next general strike won’t immobilize Paris, it will strangle Paris from the periphery. Eleven months ago, I posited in The Ghosts of 1968 (2/14/18) that the idealistic hope that mass demonstrations could trigger real reform had expired. The mass demonstrations of the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) in … Read more

Yield Curve Spaghetti – Investors in short-term Treasuries and savings products are having a field day.

by

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The US Treasury yield curve is having some bad-hair days. It is overall flat-ish, but within this description, it is steepening at the short end, sagging in the middle, and steepening at the long end. And all of it, from the one-month yield on up, is above the rate of inflation … Read more

Turkey’s Debt Crisis Deepens, Erdogan Bails out Banks His Way

by

Shifting bad consumer & business debts from banks to the public, but the way this bank bailout got packaged is pretty nifty. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a raft of measures ostensibly designed to reanimate the economy, including offering direct financial support for people … Read more

Washington state governor proposes “free” statewide college program

by

by DCG Last time I visited Washington I didn’t see any money growing on trees. It’s most likely that property owners will be footing the bill for this “free” program. FYI: The governor is mulling a 2020 presidential run. And as you know, FREE STUFF always gets votes… From MyNorthwest.com: Washington Governor Jay Inslee unveiled plans Friday to provide … Read more

Virginia governor proposes radical gun control measure that could end up with confiscation

by

by DCG Make no mistake about this gun grab: This demoRAT governor is leading the fight to take away your guns in Virginia. From Fox News: The plan to ban the sale and possession of certain kinds of firearms proposed by Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D.) could affect millions of gun owners, an industry group said on Friday. The … Read more

Furloughed US Federal Government Employees are STILL Paid More Than You

by

by Ryan McMaken via Mises Wire Whether its CNBC, or The New York Times, or NPR, the mainstream media is clearly committed to using the current partial government shutdown to portray federal workers as beleaguered victims of the American political system. But, in all cases I’ve encountered, these reports neglect to mention that on average, civilian federal workers make … Read more

Europe is Burning

by

by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Johannes Vermeer The soldier and the laughing girl 1657  There will be elections for the European Parliament on May 23-26 2019. They will likely change the face of Europe more than anything has done since the EU was founded. That is not some wild prediction. Many European countries have held elections since the … Read more

Democracy dies in double-beef cheeseburgers

by

TRUMP TRIGGERS THE LEFTIST FOOD SCOLDS: President Trump [yesterday] hosted the Clemson Tigers NCAA football championship team, and served them fast foodin the Oval Office. Trump really is a genius, because faster than you can say C. Everett Koop, a leftist was triggered. In this case it is David Roberts of Grist and Vox, who writes some really excellent … Read more

VIDEO: Fireman & Yellow Vest protestor shot in the back of the head by French police

by

You should have voted for Marie LePen when you had the chance. https://youtu.be/T3u_UPVGt9E   A fireman who joined France’s Yellow Vest protest movement is in a coma after being shot in the head ‘like a rabbit’ by a police officer using a controversial flash ball gun. Horrific images show Olivier Beziade, a father-of-three in his … Read more

The Most Expensive Gas In The World Is Over $15.00 A Gallon

by

Here is today’s articles mentioned in this news update: 1. Zimbabwe protests turn violent after fuel prices more than double https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/14/africa/zimbabwe-fuel-protests-intl/index.html 2. Print Email Facebook Twitter More Zimbabwe protests turn deadly after petrol prices become most expensive in the world https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-15/zimbabwe-protests-turn-deadly-after-fuel-price-hike/10717892 3. Most expensive gasoline in the world, liter https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/World-top10/

Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day”

by

by Michael Snyder  The borrower is the servant of the lender, and one of the primary ways that the elite keep the rest of us subjugated is through the $244,000,000,000,000 mountain of global debt that has been accumulated.  Every single day, the benefits of our labor are going to enrich somebody else.  A portion of the … Read more

“You Don’t Know The Facts” Hirono Calls Trump A Liar Then William Barr Makes Her Instantly Regret It

by

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfOApBnB3wE “You Don’t Know The Facts” Hirono Calls Trump A Liar Then William Barr Makes Her Instantly Regret It Today William Barr Hearing took place during which William Barr testify, this took place in senate judiciary committee, where William Barr testimony took place, this is news in politics from William barr senate hearing this is … Read more