Left and Right are Begging for Nazi-Style Censorship to Stop Their Feelings from Getting Hurt

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via thefreethoughtproject: America is embarking down a deeply troubling path in regard to publishing, sharing, and consuming information. The end of this path is something that tyrannical regimes throughout history have fought vigorously for as it allows them to control the public narrative and ensure ideas that challenge their rule are stomped out of existence forever … Read more

Tesla Investors Should Brace For A Credit Downgrade

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via John Engle Summary Despite missing on earnings, the market reacted favorably to Tesla’s Q2 earnings report thanks to a beat on revenue and apparent reduction in cash burn. Tesla claims it can service its debts with internally generated cash flow, but without a very considerable increase in cash by year-end, the company could be in … Read more

Retail Collapse: Here Are The 57 Biggest Store Closings

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by stockboardasset Closed storefronts are typical in American cities across shopping malls that once flourished in commercial zones of suburbia are now empty and abandoned. As the retail apocalypse deepens, more than 3,800 stores are expected to close across the country this year. Department stores like Kmart, Macy’s, Sears, and JCPenney, and retailers including Best Buy, … Read more

First it was Alex Jones. Next it’s Gab! Microsoft threatens to shutdown gab now!

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via theverge: Microsoft has threatened to cease hosting services for the alt-right social network Gab over two anti-Semitic posts, according to an email published by Gab founder Andrew Torba. The email claims the posts violate Microsoft policy and requests that Gab “promptly take appropriate action to resolve the complaint…within two business days” or hosting service will be … Read more

Why are lefty organizations so awful to their working class employees?

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IT’S KAFKAS ALL THE WAY DOWN: Smith College investigates employee for following its own procedures on ‘suspicious behavior.’ Report all incidents, ‘no matter how insignificant’ If you see something, say something. It’s not only an annoying but toothless order from the Department of Homeland Security – it’s the official policy of Smith College. And the elite … Read more

DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T

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Twitter Bans Conservative Author For Tweet Supporting Sarah Jeong And Opposing Deplatforming. Elizabeth Kantor: They deplatformed me—for a tweet deploring deplatforming. Here’s the full text of my offending tweet, a full-throttle defense of New York Times editorial board hiree Sarah Jeong’s freedom of speech and included a self-deprecating reference to my own race: “@sarahjeong This … Read more

More attempts to depress GOP voter turnout

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIALIZES: The ‘Red Wave’ Illusion: Evidence builds of major GOP losses in November. Republicans on present trend are poised in November to lose their majority in the House of Representatives and a slew of governorships. That’s the clear message from Tuesday’s election contests and a growing body of evidence. The President’s persona … Read more

Shanghai Express Ready To Run Again?

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by Dana Lyons   This is a FREE look at the macro analysis and trade setups that we provide every day  for members of The Lyons Share. China’s battered Shanghai Composite may find support at nearby prices. Following the global equity rout of 2015-2016, China’s Shanghai Composite (SSEC) rebounded along with the rest of the world markets. … Read more

Man arrested for offering $500 to kill ICE agent

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via nbcnews: A Boston-area man has been arrested by federal agents in New York after threatening U.S. immigration agents on Twitter. Brandon Ziobrowski, 33, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was arrested Thursday morning after posting on Twitter in July that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. On or about July 2, 2018, … Read more

Warren Buffett’s Biggest Wins & Fails

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via visualcapitalist: Warren Buffett’s investing track record is nearly impeccable. Over his lifetime, Buffett has built Berkshire Hathaway into one of the biggest companies in American history, amassed a personal fortune of over $80 billion, and earned acclaim as one of the world’s foremost philanthropists. But in a 75-year career, it’s no surprise that even Buffett … Read more

REPORT: FACEBOOK Shedding Massive Traffic…

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via bgr: Four billion. That, according to a new study shared with CNBC by market research firm SimilarWeb, is how many monthly page visits Facebook has shed in a slow-drip but nevertheless huge decline over the last two years. Facebook’s traffic hasn’t just fallen by about half since 2016, according to the study. Among the consequences of such a … Read more

Investor Alert: Global trade growth falling off, unease in the US dollar funding market , the debt market is broadcasting a dangerous message

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https://twitter.com/RooseCapital/status/1027308766809804800 "Libor OIS Spread behaving erratically, or signalling unease in the US dollar funding market as in the run-up to the financial crisis?" h/t @Mora_Wealth pic.twitter.com/1zwq1lGSfx — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 8, 2018 should we not be concerned about this gap? pic.twitter.com/nlklwwCMGi — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 9, 2018 Brazil was supposed to be the "recovery story" … Read more

What’s Going On in the Used Car & Truck Market?

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter As “affordability challenges” hit new vehicles, consumers switch to used, prices spike to record, inflation psychology sets in. For a brain-twisting phenomenon, amuse yourself for a moment with the Consumer Price Index for used cars and trucks. It shows that there has been 0% inflation since 1994 in used cars and … Read more