Republican Leaders Might Actually Be Utterly Incompetent

By Gabrielle Seunagal It appears that GOP leaders might actually be completely unfit to be calling the shots in Washington. Everyone in America knows that the Republican Party has control of the White House, the Senate, and House of Representatives, yet there is still serious talk about an impending government shutdown. Earlier today, President Trump … Read more

Bitcoin Is At An All-time High With A Touching Distance From $1,500; What’s Causing The Upsurge In The Digital Currency

by Umar Farooq   Only a few months ago the digital currency was priced at around $1,200. In the short time since the price has jumped to more than $1,400, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.    Source: mashable As CoinDesk noted, this is an “all-time high” for the cryptocurrency, which saw a big increase at the beginning … Read more

Dem Rep Schatz: ‘This Administration and This Congress Have Governed With Cruelty.’

by Pamela Williams   This report is based upon the following:   “This week marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and it was unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. From the nominations of unqualified cabinet secretaries like Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, to the failed attempt at banning Muslim refugees from our … Read more

South Korea: “ A House Divided Cannot Stand.”

by Pamela Williams   I was interested in knowing what is being said in South Korea now that the THAAD Missile System has become operational by the United States.  There has been talk of South Korea’s unrest concerning the THAAD deployment, and one has to understand their point of view.  It puts them between a rock … Read more

Both side are of the same cloth? Conservatives fume over 'complete' spending concession to Democrats… 'We create a crisis big enough to get everyone to vote for everything in one bad bill'

Conservatives are blasting the five-month, fiscal 2017 spending deal written by Republicans and Democrats as nothing short of a “cave in” by the GOP despite its control of both the House, Senate and White House. The deal, conservatives say, will make the fiscal 2018 spending process even more difficult. <snip> The fiscal 2017 spending plan … Read more

Apple stock surges with expectations from Iphone 8 launch and the earnings release; Is it the high time now to sell the stock?

by Umar Farooq   Apple’s stock is driving upwards due to investors’ expectations that the new iPhones launch, due in September, on the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone’s introduction, will be dazzling enough to inspire existing iPhone users to upgrade and prompt others to switch from Android phones made by Samsung, Huawei and other … Read more

The Idea That ISIS Are Evil Masterminds Is Ridiculous – And It Distracts From Who The Real Enemy Is

by Mark Angelides The MSM spin endless stories of how young Western Muslims are being radicalized by tech-savvy Jihadis, and provided with funds and training through secret camps and clever banking trails. But it’s ludicrous. The people we are now bombing are nothing more than idiots, led by slightly less idiotic people with slightly better … Read more

Hours after massive bank losses reported, mysterious explosion in front of Royal Canadian Bank

Just like the previous financial crisis and the subsequent shadow banking crisis began in the US, storm clouds are brewing in Canada. First, it was Home Capital Group losing 70% of its deposits last week, then it was Equitable Group Inc. losses announced today. –read both stories for the bloomberg link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-01/home-capital-s-next-hitch-is-keeping-cash-crunch-under-control Now, a mysterious … Read more

Bernie Sanders Champions For Working Families; Here’s Why He’s Contradicting Himself!

By Gabrielle Seunagal Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders started the month of May by campaigning against economic inequality. In his 30-minute speech, Sanders proposed a $15 minimum wage, three months of guaranteed paid family leave, free college, and a single payer healthcare system. Sanders asserted that a “progressive agenda” would meet the … Read more

The World is Upside Down

by polkadotgirl   This post is not going to be necessarily deep or complex. It is just going to be about some thoughts that deeply trouble me as I start the work week. Sometimes I feel like I do not recognize the world I live in – of course, these are only generalizations. *People are … Read more

$1 Trillion Time Bomb: Are American Consumers Getting in Trouble Again?

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The economy depends on them, but they’re cracking. American consumers are holding $1 trillion in revolving credit, mostly in credit card debt. So how well is this segment of consumer debt holding up? Synchrony Financial – GE’s spin-off that issues credit cards for Walmart and Amazon – disclosed on Friday that, … Read more

Why should Trump propose a 90% excise tax on speaking fees for former Executive Branch officials

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Why It Matters How Ex-Presidents Make Their Money. If President Obama had collected a $400,000 fee from the founders of Solyndra, the failed energy company that left taxpayers liable for $535 million in federal guarantees, the corruption would be obvious. But because he is taking money from companies that benefited from his … Read more

The United States Has Sunk To A New Low – We Are “Lunch Shaming” Our Own Children In Public Schools – We Cannot Even Afford To Feed Our Most Vulnerable – Our Children.

by Pamela Williams I believe we have fallen from God’s grace, and we cannot even find the decency to feed our own children.  What have we become?  Have we not said over and over again, “a child cannot learn on an empty stomach.” We are “lunch shaming” children who cannot afford to pay for their lunches. … Read more

Regardless of Your Position on Abortion, Planned Parenthood Should Not Receive a Penny of Taxpayer Money

by Mark Angelides We can argue all day about the different services that Planned Parenthood offers, but there is one reason why they should not be receiving taz payer’s money…They are already making a fortune selling body parts from abortions. This is a Federal crime that seems to go unpunished, and no one is talking … Read more