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On June 1, Harpers put out a cover story titled, “Why are we in Ukraine?” The authors were professor Christopher Layne, the Robert Gates chair of National Security at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government, and Benjamin Schwarz, a onetime …
Hawaiian Electric focused obsessively on renewable energy while only spending $245,000 on wildfire safety Hawaiian Electric knew about the threat of wildfires but waited for years to act They focused energy on renewables – only investing $245,000 on wildfire safety …
by Chris Black All of this talk about new weapons and new training is stupid. If that was going to make a difference, it already would have made a difference, and it definitely did not make any differ… Continue reading …
The US national debt will grow by at least $5.2 billion a day over the next ten years At the same time, public debt will grow faster than the entire economy of the country, and in 2033 it will reach …
NYT lost the plot long ago — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2023 Only communists, fascists, and evil people are afraid of free speech. https://t.co/QQeux7AIKH — Catturd ™ (@catturd2) August 17, 2023
On August 17, 1998, President Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent Counsel as the subject of a grand-jury investigation. The testimony came after a four-year investigation into Clinton and his wife Hillary’s …
by Euro347 Big tech is starting to roll over. I think financials are next. The catalyst: China/Japan.This is the hurricane Jamie Dimon was talking about. Wallstreet is too distracted with AI.
by Ok_Significance_4008 I asked Bard and that’s what it said: A rising 10-year Treasury yield can have a number of implications for stocks. First, it can make it more expensive for companies to borrow money, which can weigh on their …
"President" Biden has taken 367 days of vacation in 2.5 years! That's 40% of his presidency! He's not the one running the country! https://t.co/Twpk53hAIB — Oh Snap! #RepealSmithMundt (@2020_wth) August 15, 2023 As of August 7, 2023, President Joe Biden …
Their partners are the:•United Nations (UN)•World Health Organization (WHO)https://t.co/gykx9DpkDW — Dejan (@georgievdejan) August 9, 2023 Google’s algorithms are designed to delete websites that criticize topics such as: – COVID-19 statistics– the World Bank– the FBI’s crime statistics – PharmGKB– a …
A Bedford man has become the second Wyoming resident to face federal charges for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, accusing him of assaulting U.S. Capitol Police with flagpole. Douglas Harrington, 68, is facing six federal charges that, …
‘WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Monday removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the requirement …
Why the next 40 years in real estate might not look like the last. 1. From at least the 1970 – 2008, the US ADDED a NET 2.5m/yr people to the working age population (incl immigration), now that number is …
Life insurance actuaries are reporting that many more people are dying – still – than in the years before the pandemic. And while deaths during COVID-19 had largely occurred among the old and infirm, this new wave is hitting prime-of-life …
https://www.thestar.com/business/infinity-mortgages-have-arrived-that-stretch-far-beyond-50-years-they-ll-help-avoid-defaults/article_c55d09bc-d5c1-5c87-81cd-246b9cb5e725.html ‘First-time homebuyer Sarah bought her house with her husband back in 2020. They also used a variable-rate mortgage with fixed payments, so the amortization would automatically extend as rates rise. At first, it looked like a wise choice. But …
(The National Pulse) The number of scientific papers retracted annually rose from just 40 in 2000 to almost 5,500 in 2022, representing a whopping 13,650% change over the past 22 years, with researchers estimating an astonishing 100,000 would have to …
I learned to swim at the U.S. Embassy swimming pool in Niamey, Niger, in 1976. Little did I know, that would lead to a career as a U.S. Navy diver. It wasn’t pool parties, picnics or watching movies at the …
by Chris Black You can’t stand around while a black man is being arrested for a crime. If a black man is being arrested for a crime, you have a legal obligation to attack and even to totally des… Continue …
Link to post: https://twitter.com/iamjacksdisgust/status/1688395520757334016?s=46&t=rQks-ZMtRHGDrfJntd-foQ And now you have to pay alimony and probably child support. Congratulations, you played yourself. h/t freestateofflorida
HIS CRIME: HOLDING BACK THE CROWD, WHILE THE OTHER OFFICERS ARRESTED GEORGE FLOYD! NOW- Former Minneapolis police officer gets nearly 5 years for role in George Floyd's death https://t.co/QTSGdl2ETb — Overton (@overton_news) August 7, 2023 h/t Terminally Dispelled
Big banks in the United Kingdom have shut down nearly a million accounts over the past four years, a paper revealed amid the ongoing scandal of Brexit leader Nigel Farage being debanked for his political opinions. A report from the …
People complaining about rent too expensive, Solution: make a mortgage just as expensive Problem solved or something h/t dc4_checkdown
I think that’s quite impressive. I know you guys have seen it all, heard it all and are not easily impressed but you have to admit this is something else! Almost half a century (for the world’s most powerful supercomputers), …
https://t.co/fZhvHiuQ6S — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 4, 2023 Number Of Americans Able To Afford $400 Surprise Bill Slides In Era Of 'Bidenomics' https://t.co/3dV6xksB5F — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 4, 2023 #Fed QT accelerates. Fed balance sheet shrank $91bn in July, …
*BLACKSTONE CEO: THE NUMBERS JUSTIFY FITCH'S US DOWNGRADE — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 4, 2023 US credit downgrade, another sign of a deepening crisis: The downgrade reflects the massive surge in the US federal debt, which has been driven by a …
No one takes you seriously — 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐥 (@RealSaltySlim) August 1, 2023
An American woman is charged with conspiring to kill her husband of 13 YEARS in the Bahamas with co- conspirators “Terrance Adrian Bethel and Farron Newbold JR. Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, Georgia, is accused of unsuccessfully conspiring with two Bahamas natives …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is where the Attorney General Garland gives Hunter Biden blanket amnesty and arrests Biden’s Presidential opponent. Welcome to the United Venezuelan States of America!e The new regime talking points are out – namely that Fitch downgraded the …
It’s unconstitutional. Freedom of movement under United States law is governed primarily by the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution which states, “The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens …