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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9HYrNf0gaI I’m proud of the Republicans standing up to the Democrats for a change! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCZ0nJhpZv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6s6XXyOKEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaycaugE_tc Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell along with Republican Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and several Republican senators held a press conference this afternoon on Capitol Hill. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/grassley-erupts-goes-off-on-far-left-media-hacks-for-bias-against-brett-kavanaugh-video/ TV

by Michael Snyder We just got more evidence that the U.S. economy is starting to slow down.  The U.S. economy must produce somewhere around 200,000 jobs a month just to keep up with population growth, and last month we were way below that number.  In fact, the employment numbers that the government released on Friday were … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Sales volume drops to lowest for any Sept going back to 2005. Condo prices drop to Oct 2016 level. House prices drop 11% from Peak Trump Bump. It’s not fun anymore. This is a phenomenon that is real and has cropped up in various aspects of the economy, including in asset … Read more

by Chris Black Motto: Strong men also cry.   I don’t know about you,but watching Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony in front of the Congressional committee (or whatever that was), I experienced mixed feelings. On one hand, I found Brett to be too emotional for my own liking. I mean, he almost broke into tears a couple … Read more

From Birch Gold Group Hudson Yards, a private real estate development in New York City, is scheduled to complete in 2025. If it does, it will be the most expensive real estate development project in U.S. history at $28 billion. (Assuming it finishes at budget.) That’s more than the entire economic GDP of Iceland ($24 billion as of 2017). … Read more

The economic miracle fueled by foreign-currency debt.  By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. The Bank of Turkey’s decision mid-September to hike its policy rate from 17.75% to 24% may have temporarily stemmed the rout in the Turkish lira, but the hiatus is now over. This week, the pressure is back on the … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion business in America, kills 320,000 unborn babies every year, 900 babies every day. Its most recent annual report showed a record income of $1.46 billion — $400 millionof which came from taxpayers. As Senator Rand Paul said in his speech on August 23 on the Senate floor: “Planned Parenthood received over 400 million dollars … Read more

by Thinker FCC CHAIRMAN ON ‘5G:’ WE WON’T STUDY IT, REGULATE IT, HAVE STANDARDS FOR IT; IGNORES HEALTH ?’s https://youtu.be/Bwgwe01SIMc A nation divided by politicians for the people and those whose seem to be working to add another dollar into their bank accounts. How many houses and bank accounts does one need to be in … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFjuW2I1Ho MERE COINCIDENCE?! On Mon. September 17th, 2018, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the conducting of their nationwide test for both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) AND Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) — scheduled for the backup date of Wed. October 3rd, 2018. Initially scheduled for … Read more

by Simon Black Yesterday I told you about a still little-known gem in the US tax code known as opportunity zones. The example I gave you yesterday is– let’s say you have Apple stock, and you sell today for a total gain of $250,000. Ordinarily you’d have to pay tax on that gain. But if you invest … Read more

It is time to Defund the CBC (Links to relevant material below) https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/terence-corcoran-forget-firing-the-cbcs-far-left-ideologues-just-unfund-it https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1327277635718

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hod2gDbCEqA “Artificial sweeteners have become increasingly controversial due to their questionable influence on consumers’ health. They are found in most foods, and many consume this added ingredient without their knowledge,” Ariel Kushmaro, a professor at Ben-Gurion University and author of the study, told Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/artificial-sweetener-supplements-toxic-bacteria-1147051

Do you think it’s reasonable to pay this much for a home? Right now in Canada, real estate is the LEAST affordable it has ever been. Wages have not kept up anywhere close to the rising expenses Canadians have encountered. Americans, Australians, and many other people from around the world are feeling the same burden … Read more

by DCG The progressive utopia of Seattle has some serious problems. The liberal bureaucrats in that city do not hold the homeless accountable for the crimes they commit. The Seattle Police and City Council have a contentious relationship which is so bad that a historical number of police are leaving the department. Criminals are free to rob … Read more