Archive for the 'Outsourced' Category
China Coronavirus: Extreme Global Supply Chain Problems Inevitable Due to So Much Manufacturing Centralization in China
February 14th, 2020Via: The American Prospect: A substantial amount of what the world produces originates in or is reliant on China. The nation’s presence as a major market, a manufacturing hub, and a source of materials and components can make any shock of this magnitude catastrophic. For decades, world leaders have allowed multinationals to chase lower labor […]
For Decades, U.S. and Germany Owned Swiss Crypto Company Used by 120 Countries
February 11th, 2020I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. Via: Ars Technica: Crypto AG, a Swiss cryptographic communications gear company that got its big break building code-making gear for the US Army in World War II, has been a provider of encryption systems for more than 120 countries. And according to a report by The Washington Post […]
Swipetarded: Online Preschool
February 9th, 2020Via: Concord Monitor: We read with concern David Brooks’s Jan. 28 article about the New Hampshire Department of Education’s goal of enrolling 200 families in a pilot program for online preschool called Upstart. … A strong body of research, accumulated over decades, demonstrates how young children learn best – through exploration, play and interactions with […]
Pompeo Discusses Chinese Government Influence in the U.S. at the National Governors Association
February 9th, 2020Via: Fox:
7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Store At North Texas Headquarters
February 6th, 2020Via: CBS: A new 700-square foot 7-Eleven store has opened in Texas, but this one doesn’t have a human cashier. The pilot store, at 7-Eleven headquarters in Irving, uses a mixture of algorithms and predictive technology to separate individual customers and their purchases from others in the store. The concept location offers some of the […]
Epidemic: 30 Trillion Cases, and That’s a Low Estimate
February 1st, 2020Via: Jon Rappoport: At a high level, the macro-level, this Chinese “epidemic” is supposed to connect all the people of Earth, and not in a good way. It’s yet one more strategy to execute a stage-magic Collectivist trick. To make us think there are no nations, no sovereign entities of any kind on the planet. […]
Acclaimed Harvard Scientist Is Arrested, Accused Of Lying About Ties To China
January 28th, 2020Via: NPR: Charles Lieber, the chair of Harvard University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has been arrested and criminally charged with making “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the U.S. Defense Department about his ties to a Chinese government program to recruit foreign scientists and researchers. The Justice Department says Lieber, 60, lied about […]
Warden in Charge When Jeffrey Epstein Died Behind Bars Given Top Job at ‘Club Fed’ Prison
January 25th, 2020Via: Daily Mail: The warden in charge when Jeffrey Epstein died in his jail cell is getting a cushy new supervisor’s job at ‘Club Fed’ despite Attorney General Bill Barr’s demand that he be reassigned to a desk job. Lamine N’Diaye is being reassigned to a leadership role at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security prison […]
Seattle Is the First Area in U.S. Where Residents Can Vote Via Smartphones
January 22nd, 2020Here are a few words from the Bradley Tusk Wikipedia page: “Campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s successful 2009 re-election bid, as Deputy Governor of Illinois.” “Communications Director for US Senator Chuck Schumer.” “The firm develops and runs large-scale, multi-jurisdictional campaigns for companies, including Comcast, Google, Walmart, AT&T, Pepsi, and institutions including […]
‘Pentagon Racks Up $35 Trillion In Accounting Changes In A Year’
January 22nd, 2020Rotten to the core and the source of most of the problems on this planet. In other news: Nearly 4 in 10 Americans would borrow money to cover a $1K emergency. Via: Bloomberg: The Pentagon made $35 trillion in accounting adjustments last year alone — a total that’s larger than the entire U.S. economy and […]
