Brazil drama – Brazil Generals Say `Thanks, But No Thanks’ to Military Takeover

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

Walmart Offers Employees College For $1 A Day

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

George Soros funding and winning DA races across America

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

Did Google just go full-retard?

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

TCO: Tesla Model S insurance almost $1,800 a year, Autopilot crashes again. “The high cost of repairs has made the Model S the most expensive car to insure.”

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

Total Debt Now at $67T & 340% of GDP vs. 150% Long-Term Average

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

Liberal Hypocrisy Part Deux: Samantha Bee Calls Ivanka Trump a Feckless C**t on TBS (VIDEO)

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

The MSM Doing It’s Job – Priceless!

by Chris The British Defense Secretary that told Russia to “shut up and go away” is hammered in an interview, and by “hammered” I mean pressed to actually answer a simple given question about that use of language. He dodged, several times, and then was summarily terminated from the interview by the host for being … Read more

Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Operations Deemed ‘Troubled’ By Fed

via Jenny Strasburg and Ryan Tracy The Federal Reserve has designated Deutsche Bank AG’s sprawling U.S. business in “troubled condition,” a rare censure for a major financial institution that contributed to constraints on its operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The Fed’s downgrade, which took place about a year ago, is secret and hasn’t been previously … Read more