Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Chinese Communist Party Billionaire Secretly Purchased 200K Acres of U.S. Land a Decade Ago
January 15th, 2024Via: New York Post: This week’s revelation that a Chinese billionaire and member of its Communist Party is the second-largest foreign owner of farmland in the US sparked outrage among politicians, who want to know why Chen Tianqiao’s $85 million purchase was a secret for nearly a decade. Chen, a co-founder of Shanda Interactive Entertainment, […]
Rental Giant Hertz Dumps EVs, Buys Gas Cars
January 11th, 2024Via: Reuters: Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ.O) said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles.
Maine Begins Paying Rent for Homeless Migrants
January 11th, 2024Via: KEPR: Maine has begun paying rent for homeless immigrants living in apartments located in the town of Brunswick. The state budgeted nearly $3.5 million to provide 60 migrant families in Brunswick with two years of rent. Maine expects the immigrants to “gain the means” to pay housing costs through state “support” and “guidance.” The […]
The Biggest Protests in Modern German History
January 11th, 2024Via: Tucker Carlson: The biggest protests in modern German history. What’s happening? Eva Vlaardingerbroek is there. pic.twitter.com/uAtmkUme5Q — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 10, 2024
The Life and Death of the American Mall
January 11th, 2024Via: Atlas Obscura: I’ve visited hundreds of abandoned places in my life—factories to asylums, schools to churches—but suburban malls might be the most surreal and striking. They captivate the imagination in a way few other types of environments can: with an almost imperceptible layer of fog that forms between the first and second floors of […]
U.S. SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs
January 11th, 2024I hope everyone who invests in these understands that they’re getting no actual Bitcoins. Via: Reuters: The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, in a watershed for the world’s largest cryptocurrency and the broader crypto industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it approved 11 […]
Bret Weinstein on the WHO’s Plans for You
January 6th, 2024“This is a great tragedy of history.” Via: Tucker Carlson: Ep. 60 Is the lesson of the Covid disaster that we should give its architects more power? Bret Weinstein on the WHO’s plans for you. pic.twitter.com/ku3O5BdeoF — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 5, 2024
Whitney Webb: Foreign Intelligence Affiliated CTI League Poses Major National Security Risk To The Most Critical U.S. Infrastructure
January 4th, 2024Via: Kim Iversen: Research Credit: Snowman
Professor Angus Dalgleish: The Death of Science
January 1st, 2024Via: Dr. John Campbell: Book: The Death of Science: The Retreat from Reason in the Post-Modern World by Paul R Goddard
First Costco, Now Walmart? Major Retailers Now Offer Gold Bars
December 29th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: X users report that Walmart is the latest major retailer to offer a variety of gold products in its online store. This comes several months after membership-based wholesale retailer Costco began selling 1 oz. gold bars.
