via thesun.co.uk: An investigation has found that a large number of reviews on the site seem to have been uploaded by websites which offer glowing praise for a fee UP to a third of reviews on TripAdvisor are fake with hotels …
Hooray for Mill Valley, San Anselmo, and Ross, CA: The city council of Mill Valley, CA, a wealthy city north of San Francisco, voted unanimously to effectively halt installation of new small cell towers to accommodate 5G technology over health …
by Geoffrey Grider “We started with a simple little chip, and now it’s evolved into a whole other business. We’re in development right now of an actual chip that will be powered by the human body … and it will have …
via GPC The markets are beginning to anticipate a weak $USD. First and foremost, the Emerging Market ETF (EEM) is in the process of bottoming. EEM was crushed by the $USD’s strength this summer. But it’s now starting to look …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033220222499598336 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033224552594198528 Swap curve just inverted. Not bullish. pic.twitter.com/1ZmIeeJLzL — Kevin C. Smith, CFA (@crescatkevin) August 24, 2018 $spx pic.twitter.com/4iaXpku32P — Álvaro Oviedo (@alvoviedo) August 24, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1033194499399409669
by Daniel Carter The mainstream media’s narratives are a carefully crafted infrastructure, a framework that guides the beliefs and behavior of most citizens. So, when news comes out that contradicts this framework, the media quickly misdirects. They generally do this by …
by DCG This is going to be an extreme burden for many, many businesses. That’s par for the course in New York. From Fox News: New York lawmakers have approved a bill that would give employees in the Empire State three months paid …
BTW, this interview is fresh, just posted yesterday. Growing up in Venezuela involves a lot of risk, especially kidnapping. Today’s story is actually three different stories of what it took to escape kidnappers. h/t grumpier
By MC01, WOLF STREET: China’s phenomenal and somewhat worrying rise as the top steel producer in the world has fueled an absolutely unprecedented boom in the trade of iron ore. The latest data available (2016) put the worldwide seaborne dry bulk trade …
Image by iStock.com/annestahl By Ryan McMaken via Mises Wire: As long as I’ve known him, my father has always been the entrepreneurial type. Even now, in his seventies, he picks up side jobs both to keep busy and to have a …
The average price of insulin tripled from 2002 to 2013 and Type I diabetics are a captive market. Once again, oligopoly enforced by oligarchy is allowing the public to be gouged. via thehill: Rising insulin costs are drawing outrage from …
WORRIES AT SALON: New poll spells doom for Democrats’ dreams of a blue wave: Three Senate Democrats are running behind their Republican challengers — leaving Democrats worried about the fall. With the upcoming midterm elections inching closer, the Democrats’ odds of flipping …
Years of “growth at any cost” led to accounting fraud, huge government bailouts, and murky restructuring plans. By MC01, a frequent commenter on WOLF STREET: Worldwide orders for newly built commercial vessels peaked in 2007 at 85.3 million Compensated Gross Tonnage …
We have been told that ‘fact checkers’ are the ultimate in reliability. Facebook even uses Snopes to determine what fake news is. But these example show, we need watchers to watch the watchers. via thefreethoughtproject: Before the 2016 election, people freely …
by Daniel Carter You have probably heard something like this before: “Ha! American citizens don’t need guns. They wouldn’t have a chance against the military!” This argument is commonly made by useful idiots who are comfortable giving their power away to …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-X6zh1-IIM For the first time since before the Civil War, voters across California will decide in November on a proposal to split up the Golden State — potentially remaking it into three new states. An initiative dividing California, pushed by …
by Simon Black One of my many business activities is being the Chairman of the Board of a company that’s traded on a major stock exchange. The company is in the real estate business; we own a number of residential properties. …
via Marketwatch: The key to your financial future may lie in your parents’ bank account. One in three Americans say their financial stability is dependent on receiving an inheritance, according to a survey released Thursday by Merrill Edge, an online discount brokerage …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1O_GdJ2aQc Amanda Prestigiacomo for the Daily Wire reports, Three male police officers from California have come forward to accuse the state’s first female sheriff of past acts of sexual harassment and retribution. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/31425/…
This week, financial advisor Mike Mitchell answers a listener question: “I have a 403(b) retirement plan with $250,000 in it. Can this amount be rolled over to another self-directed retirement vehicle?” – Ben B. (FTM Platinum Member) According to Mike …
by Charles Hugh-Smith We’re going to get a synchronized global dynamic, but it won’t be “growth” and stability, it will be DeGrowth and instability. To understand the synchronized global meltdown that is on tap for the 2021-2025 period, we must …
Épater la bourgeoisie or épater le (or les) bourgeois is a French phrase that became a rallying cry for the French Decadent poets of the late 19th century including Charles Baudelaire and Arthur Rimbaud. It means to shock the bourgeoisie. —Wikipedia. ● Shot: But executives at ABC and …
Interviews will expose more corruption at the FBI. All signs point to a sham email investigation. The election was rigged to favor Clinton. House Republicans are preparing to conduct the first interviews in more than four months in their investigation into …
It is no secret that traders of all proficiency levels use demo accounts in order to sharpen their swords. Entering a real money trading environment without practice spells for trouble, after all. Most seasoned traders will always recommend using a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKDPl4ccWAQ Cristina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, Fired FBI Director James Comey went on with Bret Baier on Special Report on Thursday to discuss his new book. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/…
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Legendary comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty Thursday of drugging and assaulting a woman, capping off the star’s slow demise that began in 2014 when dozens of women began accusing the TV icon of …
by DCG Heckuva job mayor! From Baltimore Sun: For a while, there was reason to hope. Twelve days without a killing in February. Declining street violence in March. Optimism around a new police commissioner. After a three-year spike in violent crime, a long and bloody siege …
Via Truepundit.com Florida Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, along with 10 other GOP members of the House, sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday, detailing formal criminal referrals against James Comey, Hillary Clinton, Loretta …
Russia warned a staged chemical attack was incoming. Wikileaks link to Russian article. Use a translation service. Russia, three weeks before alleged Syrian gas attack: Syrian rebels are planning to stage a chemical attack https://t.co/f3torTpdz0 — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) April 11, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxCJ1kieugQ&t=0s With Trump’s call for missile strikes in Syria and Russian warning of retaliation, could this be the beginning of a full scale war with Russia. Could it actually be the start of World War 3? Most people look at …