Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Greenwald: “The U.S. Has No Functional President And Has Not Had One For Months… There’s A Permanent Unelected Machine That Runs The Government”
September 10th, 2024More like decades: JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy Paperback by L. Fletcher Prouty The US has no functional president and has not had one for months, and it's barely noticeable and barely matters because there's a permanent unelected machine that runs the government. — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September […]
Rep. Thomas Massie: “This Is Political Theater”
September 10th, 2024I refuse to be a thespian in the Speaker’s failure theater. The 6 month continuing resolution with the SAVE Act attached is an insult to Americans’ intelligence. The CR doesn’t cut spending, and the shiny object attached to it will be dropped like a hot potato before passage. pic.twitter.com/0FdHRYTm1q — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 9, […]
Putin Calls for “Full-Scale Implementation” of Digital Ruble
September 8th, 2024Via: Off-Guardian: Praising the “efficiency and functionality” of the Bank of Russia’s CBDC, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his government on Wednesday to prepare for the widespread introduction of the digital ruble. “Now we need to take the next step, namely: move to a broader, full-scale implementation of the digital ruble in the economy, in […]
Downtown San Jose Boarded Up
September 8th, 2024It looks like Democrats in California developed a type of neutron bomb that destroys businesses but leaves the buildings standing. Via: Metal Leo:
Gavin Newsom Kills California Bill to Give Home Loans to Illegal Immigrants
September 6th, 2024Is it possible that there’s a limit to Gavin Newsom’s madness? More likely, this looked very bad right before the election and it will come back later. Via: Politico: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made some undocumented immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state-backed home loans, rejecting a […]
Rich People and Brokies
September 5th, 2024Then throw in the Super Rich and the Super Brokies… This is very watchable https://t.co/eK4GMAnlga — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) September 4, 2024
Argentina Ships Gold Bars Abroad to Be Financially Certified
September 4th, 2024Hmm… Via: Bloomberg: Argentina’s central bank sent part of its gold reserves abroad in recent weeks to be validated for financial use, a move that could give the country some much-needed flexibility, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Once certified, the gold could eventually be used as collateral to obtain financing, according […]
“Your Phone Really Is Listening In On Your Conversations”
September 3rd, 2024Via: Daily Mail: Millions of people have long suspected it, but now a leak suggests that our phones really are listening to us. An apparent pitch deck from one of Facebook’s alleged marketing partner appears to detail how the firm eavesdrops on users’ conversations to create targeted ads. In a slideshow, Cox Media Group (CMG) […]
Why Did Zuckerberg Choose Now to Confess?
September 3rd, 2024Via: Brownstone Institute: Zuckerberg’s censorship – and this pertains to Google, Instagram, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Twitter 1.0 – denied the public a choice on the central matter of lockdowns, masking, and shot mandates, the very issues that have fundamentally roiled the whole of civilization and set the path of history on a dark course. And […]
Chicago: City-Owned Grocery Stores
August 31st, 2024In related news: From Price Controls to Mass Starvation: As cities clear of food, you’d need police patrolling parking lots and armed escorts on delivery trucks — perhaps you could even have government-run groceries like Chicago just announced. Via: Chicago Tribune: Nearly a year after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration floated the possibility of opening a […]
