CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: TikTok’s Behind-the-Scenes Help in Washington: Former Obama, Disney Advisers: Zenia Mucha, Jim Messina and David Plouffe were brought on to advise the video app’s CEO on handling U.S. criticism over China ties.

via WSJ: TikTok has enlisted three heavyweights from American politics and business to advise it behind the scenes as the social-media app tries to convince U.S. authorities that it isn’t beholden to the Chinese government. David Plouffe and Jim Messina, …

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Wild Scenes Of Civil Unrest In Portland

by Daniel Carter Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you know just how intense political divisions have become. In recent years, we’ve seen neo-Nazi marches, feminist marches, Antifa riots, anti-gun rallies and countless other …

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Financial Zombies — More Scary Scenes, Dead Ahead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcssl2y2SR0 http://www.elliottwave.com/r.asp?rcn=… Halloween is past, but the financial walking dead are still among us. We look at a financial services firm that has seen its share price drop, despite aggressive stock buybacks. Take a look at these two charts.