Archive for the 'Economy' Category
CBDC: How Covid Became the Path to Global Financial Surveillance
November 19th, 2022Via: The Daily Sceptic: If CBDC ultimately becomes the new monetary system, its core features will make it so that world governments will no longer need something like a global health crisis to print money or close society. Lines of code can shape our behaviour and ensure we’re forced to stay home. … Central Bank […]
FTX: Close Relationship with the World Economic Forum, Favored Crypto Exchange of the Ukrainian Government, Looks Like Money-Laundering Operation of the Democratic National Committee and the Lockdown Lobby
November 19th, 2022Anything else? Via: Brownstone Institute: A series of revealing texts and tweets by Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of FTX, the once high-flying but now belly-up crypto exchange, had the following to say about his image as a do-gooder: it is a “dumb game we woke westerners play where we say all the right shibboleths […]
Canadian Bank Launches Credit Card Linked to Carbon Emissions
November 18th, 2022Via: Summit News: A bank in Canada has become the first in the country to launch a credit card that tracks a customer’s carbon emissions, amid concerns that such a scheme could one day be used to restrict purchases. In an effort by the credit union to display its commitment to ‘climate action’, Vancity will […]
60% of Americans Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck
November 18th, 2022Via: CNBC: Just as the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, families are finding less slack in their budgets than before. As of October, 60% of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a recent LendingClub report. A year ago, the number of adults who felt stretched too thin was closer to 56%.
Biden Administration Requests Immunity for Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing
November 18th, 2022Via: Fox: The Biden administration declared Thursday night the official standing of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should grant him immunity in lawsuits for his alleged role in the brutal killing of a U.S.-based journalist. The request is a controversial one after President Biden promised “consequences” on his campaign trail for Saudi officials following the 2018 […]
G20 Promotes WHO-Standardized Global Vaccine Passport and ‘Digital Health’ Identity Scheme
November 17th, 2022Via: Epoch Times: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) have issued a joint declaration promoting a global standard on proof of vaccination for international travel and calling for the establishment of “global digital health networks” that build on existing digital COVID-19 vaccine passport schemes. The joint statement followed the conclusion of the G20 summit […]
New York Fed Announces Test of Digital Dollar with Major Banks
November 16th, 2022Via: Washington Examiner: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and major banks will launch a three-month test of a digital dollar in hopes of studying its feasibility. The initiative was announced by the regional Federal Reserve bank and nearly a dozen financial institutions on Tuesday. A news release referred to the experiment as a […]
Target: ‘Organized Retail Crime’ Has Driven $400 Million in Extra Profit Loss This Year
November 16th, 2022Via: Yahoo: Target stores are getting looted, and it’s taking a huge bite out of profits. The discount retailer told reporters on a call to discuss its third quarter earnings results that inventory shrinkage — or the disappearance of merchandise — has reduced its gross profit margin by $400 million so far in 2022 compared […]
FTX: “A Milieu of Corruption,” Funded Bogus Ivermectin Study
November 16th, 2022Not only was there a Ukraine-to-Democrats financial pipeline, there was also funding for a slipshod study that cast doubt on Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine as treatments for COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/x6NTh7vgdb — Bob Moran (@bobscartoons) November 15, 2022 Via: Peak Prosperity: More: Bankrupt FTX Gave $18.2M to Early COVID-19 Researchers Who Cast Doubt on Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine Fraudulent […]
How World Economic Forum, Others Are Hiding Their Past Ties with FTX
November 15th, 2022Via: New York Post: Web archive sites show that the World Economic Forum — whose glitzy shindig in Davos, Switzerland, is a must-attend for billionaires and world leaders each year — had previously listed FTX as one of its “partners,” touting the Bahamas-based firm as a “cryptocurrency exchange built by traders, for traders.” Bankman-Fried also […]
