Archive for the 'Economy' Category
$13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles with Air Operations, Can’t Defend Itself, Systems ‘Likely Require Redesigning’
July 21st, 2016Well, the good news is that $13 billion looks like pocket lint compared to the cost of the F-35 catastrophe. Have a nice day. Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare. The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford — the most expensive warship ever built — may struggle to launch […]
Trump Appears to Put Conditions on Aiding NATO Allies
July 21st, 2016The U.S. has always run protection rackets with its “international partners.” Does Trump coming out and practically saying, We’re going to run protection rackets, make the situation any worse? Here’s the shock and hysteria from the Clinton camp over this: “For decades, the United States has given an ironclad guarantee to our NATO allies: we […]
Tesla: Master Plan, Part Deux
July 20th, 2016Musk’s hopes and dreams may or may not happen, but I enjoyed reading this anyway. While some people out there seem to have full time jobs bashing Tesla, I think of Musk as a hero. There would be virtually no movement toward mass adoption of electric vehicles if it wasn’t for Tesla. Now, the whole […]
Amazon Wants Drone Docking Stations
July 19th, 2016Via: CNBC: Amazon has been awarded a patent for “docking stations” for its delivery drones that will be built on tall structures such as lampposts or churches and allow the unmanned machines to recharge and pick up packages. “The docking stations may incorporate a number of features to enable UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to fly […]
Shooting Cops Across America: Guidance from Above
July 18th, 2016Via: Jon Rappoport’s Blog: The protests and the violence started as a response to what has been happening in inner cities: the police killing innocent people. That was the heavily promoted media and political narrative. And cops-killing-innocent-black-people was framed as the biggest problem of inner cities. Preposterous. Cops shooting innocent people in inner cities does […]
Brexit, 2019?
July 17th, 2016Via: AFP: The minister charged with securing new trade deals for Britain outside the EU said Sunday he was aiming for a Brexit date of January 1, 2019, as London made overtures towards Australia and Canada. “That’s the date I’m working to, which could be brought forward if necessary,” International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told […]
CDC Executive Resigns After Being Caught Colluding With Coca-Cola to Salvage Soda Market
July 14th, 2016Via: Mercola: Recent media reports have now revealed devastating evidence showing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) executive aided a Coca-Cola representative in efforts to influence World Health Organization (WHO) officials to relax recommendations on sugar limits.1 In March 2015, WHO published a new sugar guideline that specifically targeted sugary beverages, calling them […]
CNN Cuts Off Reporter When She Mentions Hillary’s Role in Mass Incarceration
July 14th, 2016Via: CNN:
64 Women to Sue in Three Japanese Courts Over Health Woes from Cervical Cancer Vaccines
July 13th, 2016Via: The Japan Times: A group of lawyers for 64 women who are suffering health problems from cervical cancer vaccines said Tuesday the victims will file damages lawsuits against the government and two drugmakers that produced the vaccines through four district courts on July 27. Of the 64 women, 28 will lodge their suit with […]
Hague Rules Against Beijing on South China Sea Claims
July 12th, 2016…China throws toys. Via: Guardian: China has lost a key international legal case over strategic reefs and atolls that it claims would give it control over disputed waters of the South China Sea. The judgment by an international tribunal in The Hague is overwhelmingly in favour of claims by the Philippines and will increase global […]
