END OF MACRON: French president faces no confidence vote tomorrow

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EMMANUEL Macron’s government faces a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday amid nationwide anger at the French president which has seen violent riots across the country. Mr Macron’s leadership is hanging by a thread after the Yellow Vest protests posed the most formidable challenge yet to his presidency. Leftist MEPs said Thursday’s vote … Read more

Excessive corporate debt could prolong a downturn

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From CNBC: Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is worried about excessive leveraged lending and the level of corporate debt across Wall Street. “Corporate indebtedness is now quite high and I think it’s a danger that if there’s something else that causes a downturn, that high levels of corporate leverage could prolong the downturn and lead to lots … Read more

Oregon following Washington State, planning to introduce safe gun storage law

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by DCG This past November, Washington voters approved numerous gun control laws that include a mandate on how you store your firearms in your home. Now the demorats in Oregon are following their lead to infringe upon their citizens’ rights. The Oregonian reports that demorats plan to introduce legislation next year that says you must store firearms in … Read more

New York AG Announces Plans to Weaponize Office to Target Political Opposition….

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by sundance Did you get your yellow vest yet?  The recently elected New York Attorney General, Letitia James, makes a public declaration that she intends to fully weaponize her office to target the Trump family. On the bright side, democrats can no longer claim their preferred approach of weaponizing their offices for direct targeting of their … Read more

America About To Suffer A Fatal Blow—These 10 Facts Prove It’s Worse Than You Thought…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCC8igJcLTY For More Information See: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump… https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/15/politi… https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/03/co… https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalc… https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04/… https://www.express.co.uk/travel/arti… https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/new… https://www.livemint.com/AI/CXIjX1q8h… https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/06/elon-… https://www.itnews.com.au/news/chief-… https://www.news.com.au/technology/in… https://www.seeker.com/could-crispr-g… https://www.technologyreview.com/s/60…    

The Trade War Distraction: Huawei And Linchpin Theory

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by Brandon Smith Since the beginning of this year, I have been warning that trade tariffs initiated by Donald Trump would develop into a full-blown trade war with China, and perhaps other nations, and that the timing of this trade war is rather suspicious. Suspicious how? Almost every instance of further escalation was made by Trump … Read more

It’s been a long time coming, but have the Clintons finally run out of juice?

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HMM: Did Clinton Foundation mislead IRS? State filings raise the question. The Utah episode, though a decade old, and other state regulatory issues involving the Clinton Foundation are gaining new attraction because they are included in thousands of pages of documents gathered in a whistleblower submission filed last year by a firm composed of former federal … Read more

Robert Shiller: Worried About Housing Again

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by John Coumarianos This past weekend in the NYTimes, Nobel-laureate economist Robert Shiller sounded the alarm on housing again. For those who don’t know, Shiller called the stock market bubble of the late 1990s and the housing bubble of the following decade. He is famous for his house price index and for his method of stock … Read more

CVS employee fired for tackling pharmacy robber

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by DCG The employee’s mom didn’t raise a wussy. From NY Post: A CVS employee from Indiana says both he and a pharmacist were fired after fighting off a man threatening to steal oxycodone. CVS axed Zac Phillips, from Greenfield, days after he and the pharmacist, who is not being publicly identified, tackled suspect Jagger Maupin, 22, to the … Read more

Out of touch? Congressman confuses iPhone with Google

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From The Hill: Google CEO Sundar Pichai Tuesday responded to Rep. Steve King‘s (R-Iowa) confusion over why he sees unwelcome news on his iPhone, telling King, “Congressman, iPhone is made by a different company.” After @SteveKingIA raises inscrutable concerns about iPhones, Google CEO Sunday Pichai patiently informs him, "Congressman, iPhone is made by a different company." pic.twitter.com/TiNZ1t3VRo … Read more

Warnings from Keynes and Kipling about our mad empire

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by Fabius Maximus Summary:  Hubris is the great destroyer of Empires. The mad American Empire might be the next to go. It costs much, brings no economic benefits (no treasure ships coming home, no boost to our exports), and multiplies our enemies. We can learn from Britain’s imperial history, as in these quotes from Keynes and … Read more

Richard Cantillon, the Most Important Economist You’ve Never Heard of

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by moneymetals Richard Cantillon is the most important economist you’ve never heard of. Born in Ireland sometime in the mid- to late-1600s, Richard Cantillon’s contributions to economics are found in his major work, Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General (Essay on the Nature of Commerce in General). In 1734, Cantillon was mysteriously murdered by a disgruntled … Read more