A thrilling spy story in the news, mostly lies
by Fabius Maximus Summary: To govern America, we need to clearly see the world. Here Matt Taibbi documents how the news media has become a tool in the intermural battles … Read more
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Mostly They Hate Themselves, But They Aren’t Even As Self-Aware As Hamlet, So They Must Turn Their Suicidal Urges On The Rest Of Us
The impenetrable, gloomy rage of the Democrat presidential candidates. “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on … Read more
China: Details are not pretty – loans are down & bonds are up but mostly local government special bonds
via Trinh Nguyen: If you look at this, then you can see where the growth will come from in China in H2 (government driven projects/sectors). Meanwhile, the decline of new … Read more
US corp debt set to beat last year record Mostly used to buy back stock—not for productive assets.
via Josh Wolfe: First time since 08 buybacks exceeded CapEx —last time was 10yrs ago right before March 09 lows. As % of assets CapEx=low, Debt=high Fed says “OK” If … Read more
Biden On Tax Cuts: “I’m Going To Eliminate Mostly – All Of Them”
Joe Biden promised to eliminate middle class tax cuts during a campaign event in Iowa on 8/9/19, saying “I’m going to eliminate mostly – all of them.” Be sure to … Read more
As kids go into (collectively) trillions in debt to get (mostly) worthless degrees, there are nearly 7 million job openings, many of which do not require a college degree.
Yet another example how the narrative controls reality. Just tell kids they must go to college and they will do as told, even if it puts them in lifelong debt … Read more
5 More Underrated Pieces of (Mostly) Medical Knowledge
By BCE Recently we published an article about 5 underrated pieces of simple medical knowledge. Here are 5 more in a similar theme. Low tech contraception is a must during a … Read more
“Obama wanted to inflict maximum pain (well, maximum inconvenience, mostly) on his fellow Americans for political advantage. Trump wants to inflict maximum pressure on his well-heeled political opponents.”
WELL, GOOD: Tax Refunds Will Be Paid During Shutdown, White House Says. “New policy meant to ‘mitigate the impact’ of shutdown, Vice President Mike Pence says.” The decision, announced Monday by the … Read more
TESLA ‘Gigafactory 2’ — mostly empty… Built with $750 million in taxpayer funds…
TESLA ‘Gigafactory 2’ — mostly empty…Built with $750 million in taxpayer funds… After $750 million in subsidies and years of delays, critics say the Tesla CEO hasn’t done enough for the … Read more
DHS: “Migrant Caravan Mostly Men, Plan To Storm US Border”
DHS: “Migrant Caravan Mostly Men, Plan To Storm US Border.” The largest US port of entry was closed as CBP worked to reinforce the border following intel from DHS that … Read more
JUST NBC THE BLOODY OBVIOUS: TWITTER IS REVEALING THAT JOURNALISTS ARE MOSTLY LEFT-WING.
via hotair: Dylan Byers has a piece for NBC News which argues that Twitter is a “minefield” for journalists. Why? Because it often unintentionally reveals that so many of them are left-wing. Byers … Read more
How do you feel comfortable investing in Chinese stocks when they mostly use messy, illegal VIE structures?
by withabackpack I have been doing some research into Chinese stocks recently as lots of people have been saying they are presenting buying opportunities at these prices. However I discovered … Read more
We are all (mostly) socialists now
From Jacob Hornberger at Hornberger’s Blog: Image by iStock/erhui1979 There is a popular conception among some libertarians that the reason that we live under a massive welfare-warfare state is because government … Read more
If they can do this to the people of Flint, they can just as easily do this to the people of any other mostly poor city…
Despite overwhelming public outcry from Michiganders, Michigan approved a request by Nestle to increase the amount of water it pumps from the groundwater in Michigan by 167 percent. Then, just 4 … Read more
New Jersey Pinelands Show the State was Mostly Underwater Historically
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: I too live in New Jersey, hopefully not for long. I put my house up for sale to get out of town between the taxes and the … Read more