via EDWARD LUCE The Republican senator, Ben Sasse, put it best: “‘Make America Great Again’ shouldn’t be ‘Make America 1929 Again’.” Most of the world, including the majority of America’s business community, see Donald Trump’s punitive trade actions in a similar light. They are searching for economic logic where none exists. His impulse is political. Though … Read more
by DCG As I have said before, the UK is toast. From Express UK: DavidGauke has claimed that “middle class dinner parties” are to blame for the recent surge in knife crime across the capital (London). He told Sky News during a wide-ranging interview that wealthy cocaine users should feel guilt for fuelling the recent spate of stabbings in London. Since the beginning of the year, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHfZ0OLa0X4 So sick of political correctness. AC
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Jim Puplava thinks a liquidity crisis is on the horizon. I agree, adding that the problem is global. Please pay attention to Jim Puplava at Financial Sense. He says a Liquidity Crisis Looming. In total, index funds represent $7 trillion of U.S. stock funds that have no active manager. All … Read more
via mediaite: On CNN on Thursday, host Brooke Baldwin addressed the same topic NBC’s Megyn Kelly mentioned earlier with regard to TBS’s Samantha Bee attack on Ivanka Trump: Double standards. “Conservatives have been pointing to a double standard on how liberal stars who say these offensive things are treated, versus their conservative counterparts,” she said. “And in many cases, rightfully so.” Baldwin then played … Read more
by Thinker A UK terror law watchdog has warned that new counter extremism measures planned by the government target innocent citizens and threaten to completely eradicate people’s personal freedoms. According to David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of the controversial terrorism legislation, the UKs new Counter Extremism Bill will see citizens with anti-establishment views unfairly … Read more
by Thinker If you haven’t already heard, your data is crucial to the growth of the internet’s largest companies. Facebook made that much clear over the past few months, having to answer for the recent blunders it made in keeping user data protected. The social giant has been criticized by lawmakers and the public for … Read more
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/30/brazil-truckers-strike-protest-military-dictatorship “Brazil faces calls for return to military dictatorship amid truckers’ strike” Update – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/military-intervention-in-brazil-ruled-out-by-nation-s-leaders “Brazil Generals Say `Thanks, But No Thanks’ to Military Takeover” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/brazil-oil-workers-plan-strike-061055682.html “Brazilian oil workers planned a 72-hour strike starting on Wednesday, despite a court order, in a new blow to President Michel Temer and an economy reeling from a truckers’ … Read more
College for $1 a day? If it sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Walmart, the largest private sector employer in the U.S., announced a new plan yesterday to pay for college for its 1.4 million employees. Here’s how it works and what you need to know. Walmart College Plan Walmart will offer all full-time, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency has sent the White House a proposal widely expected to scale back future fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks. EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox confirmed Thursday that the agency has sent proposed new standards to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The move is one of the … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Billionaire financier George Soros, is flooding cash — massive donations typically only seen in gubernatorial, congressional or presidential campaigns — into local district attorney (DA) races, and winning. In so doing, the evil POS in extending his tentacles into local criminal justice policies across the country. In 2015-2017, Soros spent more than $8 million … Read more
Image by iStock/BrianAJackson From Kitco News: While the face of the gold market might change in the next 30 years as technology develops, the asset class and its safe-haven appeal will remain solid, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). In an exclusive interview with Kitco News, John Reade head of market research said that he … Read more
by Thinker POLITICO – May 29, 2018: The article highlights that Europe is losing steam as a result of the old aristocrat power base chipping away, and as a result Brussels is left dazed and confused regarding the future of the union. The EU establishment is stumbling in 2018 from elections and political stalemate notching … Read more
This shift is happening faster and faster. If 5% of blacks WAKE up and no longer vote Liberal (Anti-American), the DEM party is TOAST No, not the bangers or mall-rats, but BLACK PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE DEM PLANTATION!!!!! Check out this video!!!! If you don’t have time, forward to the 2:00 mark to get to … Read more
Per drudge. Less than a week before the California primary, Google listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party. In the “knowledge panel” that provides easy access to information next to search results, Google was showing “Nazism” as an “ideology” of the party as of Thursday morning. The word “Nazism” was hyperlinked to … Read more
via arstechnica: Does Tesla’s Autopilot software have something against emergency services? That’s a flippant question, but there’s something underneath it. On Tuesday, a Model S electric vehicle—with Autopilot engaged, according to the driver—crashed into a police car in Laguna Beach, California. The police car was unoccupied at the time, but the Tesla driver sustained minor injuries. Last … Read more
https://twitter.com/RealDavidJensen/status/1001970602599645184 US Debt Growth vs GDP growth. ‘Deleveraging’ debt = maintaining $3.45 of added debt per $1.00 of GDP growth ea year @ 0% interest rates. Watch what happens now as rising rates bite w/ $30T of excess debt in the economy, by historical measures Long-term Debt/GDP to avoid deceiving visual: #EndTheFed #Gold Study: Some … Read more
President Trump called out The New York Times this morning after they blatantly lied about the crowd size at his Tennessee rally on Tuesday night. They issued a correction after the president challenged the paper’s mistake, acknowledging the audience in Nashville, Tennessee, was more than five times larger than The Times initially reported. This is … Read more
It seems crazy that fast food restaurants like McDonald’s can stay in business when the cost of their food is so low. How can anyone really turn a profit offering dollar menus, coupons, and value meals? While it may seem like fast food restaurants are pricing themselves out of business, the most successful ones … Read more
by Chris Black Yesterday’s article was dedicated to the public lynching of Roseanne Barr by the cowards on the left side of the force (the dark side that is). I described cancelling Roseanne’s conservative-leaning show following a bad joke on Twitter to be the definition of liberal hypocrisy. And if you were having doubts about … Read more