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Despite a virtue-signaling ad campaign featuring anthem-kneeling NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, sportswear giant Nike donates more than three times as much money to Republicans as it does to Democrats. Nike’s employees and the company’s own Political Action Committee gave $424,000 to Republicans and only $122,000 to Democrats this election cycle, according to the nonpartisan Center … Read more
by Daniel Carter The crash of 2008 is now a distant memory for most people. The economy is seemingly on a roll and stock prices are near all-time highs. However, what we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. In other words, human nature is often bound to repeat the mistakes of … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn A characteristic feature of totalitarian one-party dictatorships is the party’s use of a powerful tool against citizens — informants. The identities of the informants are secret; nor can the information they provide be verified or disputed. The Soviet Union, East Germany, Maoist China all made use of secret informants against not just … Read more
via confoundedinterest: Central banks including The Federal Reserve have numbed the Treasury market to the extent that it feels like it has been injected with a massive dose of Lidocaine. 10-year Treasury Note volatility (TYVIX) just hit an all-time low. And the ten-year Treasury Note yield briefly flirted with 3% this morning before retreating back to under … Read more
Ten years ago, the collapse of Lehman Brothers signaled that the U.S. was hurtling toward a financial crisis. In the years that followed, consumers faced difficulty managing debt as the economy contracted, unemployment accelerated and incomes stagnated. The Federal Reserve enacted extraordinary monetary policy to stem the decline, lowering interest rates to near zero to … Read more
From Reason: In recent weeks, prominent Democrats have cheered the banning of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from social platforms and have floated proposals for regulating the dissemination of foreign ads and “fake news.” At the same time, they have gleefully spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The latest lunacy comes courtesy of none other than Hillary Clinton, who … Read more
by Amy S. Greenhouse tips that can make your plants survive the winter THE greenhouse has always been the ideal retreat for keen gardeners, a place to keep green fingers working whatever the weather. But with winter approaching and electricity prices still proving costly, many people who have previously kept their greenhouses frost-free may well decide … Read more
Chinese official says China is educating, not mistreating, Muslims. China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday. . . . “It is not mistreatment,” said Li … Read more
via thefreethoughtproject: Mill Valley, CA — As 5G technology begins to roll out across the country, it is being met by a massive wave of resistance over concerns that it can cause health problems. One city in California—reacting to an overwhelming outpouring of concern—has taken an extreme step and blocked the technology from being implemented. This … Read more
by stockboardasset China Launches First Domestically Built Icebreak For “Polar Silk Road” In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an ambitious effort to promote regional cooperation and connectivity on a trans-continental scale via infrastructure-building projects covering Eurasia, various oceans, and parts of Africa. In early 2018, the Chinese government released … Read more
by Lance Roberts One of the ongoing thesis behind a continuation of a bull market from current valuation levels is that there has been a permanent shift higher in valuations due to changes in accounting rules, propensity for share buybacks, and a greater adoption by the public of investing (aka ETF’s). This apparent shift to … Read more
by Daniel Carter We often here about the vastness of the American empire and the strength of the US military. And even though it’s not always reported on, most people have a sense of the constant activity of the US military that goes on around the world. It is still hard to put into perspective just … Read more
by Daniel Carter It has been 17 years since the attacks on 9/11, and the general public is still no closer to discovering the truth about what happened that day. Many people believe it was an inside job. But we don’t have to point to elaborate conspiracy theories to poke holes in the government’s official narrative. … Read more
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President Trump is out with a new executive order (EO) to stop and punish foreign interference in U.S. elections. Donald Trump is getting ready for the all-important midterm elections in November and wants to make sure there is no cheating. In this new EO, he “declares a national emergency to deal with this threat.” Is … Read more
I’m very sure Trump will have the opportunity of a 3rd Supreme Court Justice nomination after seeing the physical state Ginsburg is in. You only need to watch this for a minute or two, if that long. She is only hanging on just to SPITE the President. Although, she actually said something that made sense. … Read more
via visualcapitalist: How humans collaborate with one another has been closely linked to technological progress. Before the invention of the telephone, we had to be in the same room to communicate in real-time – and prior to the internet, we had to be in the same building to share our designs, new ideas, or other documents. … Read more
Democrats think former President Obama’s presence on the campaign trail is a boost for candidates in their party, but all voters aren’t as convinced. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are more likely to vote for a candidate whom Obama campaigns for, while 36% … Read more
Norwegian Einar Aas lost $117 million in a power bet. He has been famous in Norway for many years for consistently beating the market. Many companies now have to pay to the default fond. Can someone ELI5? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-14/nordic-power-whale-s-losses-on-nasdaq-another-blow-to-exchange and why are companies a part of the default fund? What do they get out of it? … Read more
via Wielokropek: Sources: For average monthly salaries –r/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_average_wage For iPhone prices – apple.com in different languages Tool: Tableu When Apple announced prices for their new models I decided to compare some EU countries + USA. I took the most expensive iPhone – XS with 512GB memory. Graph shows only countries that have XS … Read more