Chinese Credit Collapse Is Imminent

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BY JOHN MAULDIN Many good things are happening in China. Businesses are prospering. Living standards rise. The country’s interior is still quite poor but life is improving. This progress is welcome news. The problem is how China is financing it. The answer is, “with a lot of debt.” You often hear about China’s government and corporate … Read more

JONATHAN TURLEY: Democrats Lay a Perjury Trap for Brett Kavanaugh… Chaffetz: Dems ‘Overplaying Their Hand’ With Resistance to Kavanaugh

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JONATHAN TURLEY: Boofed is the new Borked: Democrats lay a perjury trap for Brett Kavanaugh. “Salacious terms in a high school yearbook could end up sinking Brett Kavanaugh. If that becomes the standard for future confirmations, we’re all boofed.”  FOX: “Chaffetz: Dems ‘Overplaying Their Hand’ With Resistance to Kavanaugh” Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz said Monday on Outnumbered … Read more

Scientists Have Connected The Brains of 3 People, Enabling Them to Share Thoughts

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via sciencealert: Neuroscientists have successfully hooked up a three-way brain connection to allow three people share their thoughts – and in this case, play a Tetris-style game. The team thinks this wild experiment could be scaled up to connect whole networks of people, and yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. It works through a combination … Read more

Increased Crime By Homeless Worries San Fran Residents

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SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Residents of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood packed a community meeting on Monday night to voice their concerns about the concurrent increases of both homelessness and crime in the area. Over the weekend, San Francisco police said a mentally ill homeless man viciously attacked a man walking in Washington Square … Read more

FACEBOOKGOOGLEAMAZON win big under new NAFTA…

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The new “USMCA” deal the US, Canada, and Mexico tentatively agreed to provides wide-reaching protection to internet giants from lawsuits and liabilities for what appears on their services. The deal essentially gives internet companies the same protections they enjoy under Section 230 of the US’s Communications Decency Act, stating: no Party shall adopt or maintain measures that treat … Read more

How Merkel’s Political Demise Could Lead To The EU’s Downfall

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via tomluongo: The pieces have been moving into place for months now.  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has seen her power within German political circles wane for more than a year.  Italy’s opposition to the European Union’s budget rules is stiffening. Bond yields are beginning to not just rise, but blow out uncontrollably. The Fed keeps raising … Read more

Uranium One: FBI Refuses To Release Three-Dozen Secret Memos Involving Clintons, Russia And Obama

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by SuperCharged2000 The FBI has refused to declassify 37 pages of materials related to the Uranium One deal, citing national security and the privacy issues, reports The Hill’s John Solomon. The documents are thought to contain information regarding then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s involvement, as well as the Obama administration’s knowledge of the controversial deal. … Read more

Making money isn’t supposed to be easy

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by Simon Black I remember having a conversation with a woman during the peak of the housing bubble, probably 2005… She was a psychologist based in Florida. And she was explaining to me how she was flipping condos that hadn’t even been built yet. Back in the boom times, buyers would line up at condo sales … Read more