Why governments have been slow to legalize marijuana?

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by PoliticallyAverse I love that more people are focusing on the actual root problems we have, such as the pharmaceutical companies and the shill doctors they bribe. Pharmaceutical companies, the Beer and Liquor industry, police unions, and private prisons all oppose marijuana legalization. That is the main reason why governments have been slow to legalize it. There are too many … Read more

There is either a conspiracy here or a very unlikely coincidence. If I were to bet on which one, I'd bet on swamp creatures doing some inside trading at our expense.

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Ex-Trump adviser sold $31m in shares days before president announced steel tariffs Carl Icahn, a former special adviser to Donald Trump, sold $31.3m of shares in a company heavily dependent on steel imports last week, shortly before Trump’s announcement of new tariffs sent its shares plummeting. Icahn, a billionaire investor who was a major Trump … Read more

Sarah Westall talks to Richie Allen about the youtube termination of his channel, and the corporate technology takeover.

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Good conversation about the intersection of humanity with corporatism, artificial intelligence, technology, digital currency, free speech, and social controls. Well worth a listen. https://youtu.be/CeFCuxZteL8 Popular radio show host, Richie Allen, joins the program to discuss the latest round of YouTube censorship. His channel, along with many other large and small creators were yanked from the … Read more

Peter Navarro Pushes Back Against False Narrative from GOPe and Wall Street Financial Class – America First Economic Policy…

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by sundance U.S. Steel and Aluminum tariffs are just one component of a larger economic issue. Bringing back U.S. production on those sectors is vital to the infrastructure of a manufacturing and production economy. Modern Wall Street is centered on multinational interests within economic globalism. Weaken the trade grip of the multinational corporations and their financial manipulation upon … Read more

Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds — Majority of drivers make less than minimum wage and many end up losing money, according to study published by MIT

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Uber and Lyft drivers in the US make a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes, according to a new report that suggests a majority of ride-share workers make below minimum wage and that many actually lose money. Researchers did an analysis of vehicle cost data and a survey of more than 1,100 drivers for the … Read more

Pelosi is a hypocrite, and someone finally called her on it at a perfect moment.

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The left is so corrupt, that it takes an “emperor wears no clothes” moment to get through to these people. The left are a disgusting pack of hypocrites. Heckler Confronts Pelosi “Whats Your Net Worth!?!? Link for anyone too lazy 😉 http://investmentwatchblog.com/fun-fact-nancy-pelosi-has-a-196-million-net-worth-on-a-193000-senators-salary/ https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/net-worth?cid=N00007360&year=2015 h/t tinylilzikababyhead

Reddit is hiding any posts that show the link to Russian troll farms

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by PurplePupilEater So, this article (among others) came out today that showed leaked documents proving that Reddit has been manipulated by Russian troll farms. In this article, the Daily Beast (I know but bare with me) obtained leaked documents showing that Reddit has been compromised. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43255285 This article was posted multiple times on /r/news, but it is … Read more

HEAVY SNOW IN UK & EUROPE – Worst Snow Storm In 17 Years. Global Warming Canceled?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HgJAf8ZqJ4 Love snow or loathe it, you’d be hard pushed to find many UK residents this week who haven’t found themselves impacted in some way by what are predicted to be the country’s worst blizzards since 1962. Few parts of the country have been unaffected: in central Scotland, an unprecedented red weather warning saw motorists … Read more

TACKLING THE PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF FREE SPEECH

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by Yojimbo This is really important work. I am glad that this organization is stepping up to tackle online Hate by using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social science to track this problematic aspect of Free Speech. I am confident that this work will be applied fairly, without bias, without a political agenda, and will ultimately … Read more

Never Mind Volatility: Systemic Risk Is Rising

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Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, So who’s holding the hot potato of systemic risk now? Everyone. One of the greatest con jobs of the past 9 years is the status quo’s equivalence of risk and volatility: risk = volatility: so if volatility is low, then risk is low. Wrong: volatility once reflected specific short-term aspects … Read more

China Takes Dictatorship To The Next Level. History Says It Won’t Work

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by John Rubino Every few decades a new “command and control” economy emerges, puts up awesome initial numbers, and convinces people prone to dictator-worship that they’ve seen the future and it works. Between the 1920s and the 1970s, for instance, lots of influential people thought the Soviet Union would overtake the West, forcing the “free … Read more