Breaking: 5 Arrested in Plot to Assassinate US Pastor Brunson & the CIA Connection

In this breaking news report, Newsbud’s Founder & Editor Sibel Edmonds uncovers bombshell reports of a plot to assassinate the American pastor being detained in Turkey, Andrew Brunson. Find out about the contract on Brunson’s life, the hit team that was arrested and why the media is blacking out this report! Support Newsbud.com by becoming … Read more

Journalist Tim Pool; “We have handed over the public square to private companies. These companies can now decide who gets to participate in political debate. This is where most people debate and share ideas and now we have no right to the public discussion.”

by AssuredlyAThrowAway Putting aside the content of any given act of censorship (although the Alex Jones situation is certainly what drove the above quote), the insight of Tim Pool’s statement reflects a nuanced understanding as to the more fundamental (and terrifying) shift currently occurring with regards the form of the public sphere. What used to be an … Read more

New OIG Report – FBI Agent took Bribes, Lied to local Law Enforcement, Protected Illegal business, Withheld Evidence, among other findings – yet Criminal Prosecution was DECLINED.

by ver0egiusto The title pretty much covers it, but it is yet another major blow against FBI leadership coming out of the OIG. On the tail of McCabe’s ouster, this latest revelation clearly shows that a Special Agent broke numerous laws under former FBI leadership, and prosecution was declined. How did he get away with so … Read more

The Trump Effect? Poll Shows 71% of Business Owners Want More China Tariffs

by Thinker A majority of business owners, including small business owners, support additional tariffs on China, according to a poll released from UBS polling. A majority of business owners also supported additional tariffs on Mexico, Europe, and Canada. The poll revealed that 71 percent of business owners support additional tariffs on China. 66 percent of … Read more

Democrats Now Claim The Surviving of “Our Democracy” Relies on Banning More Sites

by Chris Black   Motto: “Free speech is a bourgeois prejudice.” -Lenin   After Alex Jones’ website was banned on Monday via a coordinated action from YouTube, Facebook and other platforms, Democrats are now calling for even more censorship. Shocking, who would’ve thought, right? Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, is looking to impose … Read more

If you invest your Social Security checks in the total stock market, math told me it is always best to collect at age 62

by KillingTime56 Yes, there has been a hundred posts about the advantages and disadvantages of collecting Social Security at 62 vs 70. I want to bring a new perspective into the discussion. This is not the time to bring up all the old and tired arguments about when to collect Social Security. Instead, lets just … Read more

Amazon to ditch Oracle software by 2020

by pinpinbo https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazon-plans-to-move-off-oracle-software-by-early-2020.html Considering that Oracle database is extremely pricey and priced per CPU core, I think Amazon could make a substantial savings here. Edit: I am having too much fun here. Note that I’m pretty sure Amazon gets a steep discount so there’s no way they are paying the following amount. This is Oracle … Read more

As The CNY Goes, East Asia Goes… Maybe

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on August 5, 2018, by Menzie Chinn here. For whatever reasons – capital outflows, PBoC non-intervention – the yuan has depreciated substantially since the Trump administration has announced Section 301 actions against China. This has implications not just for the CNY/USD exchange rate, but also other East Asian currencies. … Read more

Value Stocks Are Breaking Out. Hooray?

via Robert Burgess A rotational shift with an ominous subtext leads market commentary. It’s been a long time since value stocks were in favor. Just ask David Einhorn, whose main hedge fund lost 19 percent through the first seven months of 2018 in a misguided bet that investors would come to their senses and start scooping up stocks … Read more

Federal Deficits Are Worse Than You Think

via Mark Brandly Voters tend to be rationally ignorant. Since a single vote does not matter, for most potential voters, the cost of being politically well-informed is greater than the benefit of being knowledgeable about political affairs. Therefore, it’s rational for most voters to be ignorant regarding political issues. A main reason for the high cost of … Read more

Uncertainty Grips Troubled Pemex, World’s Most Indebted Oil Company

“Even a small deterioration” in its perceived credit risk could take a big financial toll on Mexico. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Mexico’s President-elect, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), does not enter office until December 1, but he’s already making big waves, particularly in the oil and gas industry. On the … Read more