Archive for the 'Fraud' Category
California Locks Down Again
July 13th, 2020Via: Los Angeles Times: California is largely closing again amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state, as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced statewide restrictions Monday to again halt all indoor dining and close bars, zoos and museums. At the same time, most counties, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside, will be forced […]
Bank of England Debating Digital Currency Creation
July 13th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: “We are looking at the question of, should we create a Bank of England digital currency,” Bailey said Monday in a webinar event with students. “We’ll go on looking at it, as it does have huge implications on the nature of payments and society.” “I think in a few years time, we will […]
Africa to Become Testing Ground for “Trust Stamp” Vaccine Record and Payment System
July 13th, 2020Wow. You’ll love this one: “Wellness Pass.” Via: Mint Press: A biometric digital identity platform that “evolves just as you evolve” is set to be introduced in “low-income, remote communities” in West Africa thanks to a public-private partnership between the Bill Gates-backed GAVI vaccine alliance, Mastercard and the AI-powered “identity authentication” company, Trust Stamp. The […]
Federal Reserve’s $3 Trillion Virus Rescue Inflates Market Bubbles
July 13th, 2020Via: Reuters: The Federal Reserve’s $3 trillion bid to stave off an economic crisis in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak is fuelling excesses across U.S. capital markets. The U.S. central bank has pledged unlimited financial asset purchases to sustain market liquidity, increasing its balance sheet from $4.2 trillion in February to $7 trillion today. […]
Amid Pandemic, Wealthy U.S. Families, Approved for Government “Relief Loans”
July 13th, 2020They’re rubbing our noses in it at this point. Via: Reuters: Among those approved: Rothschild Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based firm that manages money for its chief executive, David D. Rothschild and others, got the go-ahead for a loan of up to $350,000 to retain eight jobs. The firm managed approximately $330 million at […]
For First Time Since The Great Depression, Americans Must Wait In Line For The Most Basic Essential Items
July 12th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The scene can be somewhat dystopian and third world when you look at it: as a result of the pandemic and the new way that our economy is forced to do business, Americans all over the country are waiting in line – even for the most basic of essentials. For example, Bloomberg points […]
How the CIA Made Afghanistan Safe for the Opium Trade
July 12th, 2020Via: Counterpunch: American DEA agents were fully apprised of the drug running of the mujahedin in concert with Pakistani intelligence and military leaders. In 1983 the DEA’s congressional liaison, David Melocik, told a congressional committee, “You can say the rebels make their money off the sale of opium. There’s no doubt about it. These rebels […]
Only Half of America’s Population Would Get Covid-19 Vaccine
July 11th, 2020Via: Forbes: As polling suggests that only half of America’s population would be willing to get the Covid-19 vaccine if it were available, a panel of scientific and academic experts on Thursdays released a set of recommendations for how to boost confidence in vaccines, including appointing community spokespeople and making the vaccine free to all […]
Kevin Spacey and Ghislaine Maxwell Sat in Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s Thrones
July 9th, 2020Via: People: Prince Andrew’s connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been called into question again, as a photo of Epstein’s alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell sitting alongside Kevin Spacey on thrones at Buckingham Palace emerged. British newspaper The Telegraph released the shot on July 4, two days after Maxwell was arrested “for her role in […]
The American Economy In Four Words: Neofeudal Extortion, Decline, & Collapse
July 9th, 2020Via: Of Two Minds: In sector after sector, the quality of the goods and services has declined while costs have soared. This is the acme of neofeudalism: insiders and the New Nobility are skimming fortunes as prices skyrocket and the quality of the goods and services provided plummet.
