A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices. Our main discussion: interest rates and the undermining of American resilience. In this discussion, NLW looks at a number of artifacts of the low interest rate world, including: Source link
Daily Archives: September 10, 2020
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They can’t answer because everyone knows it’s true!Joe Biden is in such a depleted mental state that his campaign is loading questions and answers on his TelePrompter during his interviews with liberal media reporters. It’s happened over and over and over again. Bret Baier asked Biden Press Secretary TJ Ducklo to answer if it is true what everyone was seeing with their own eyes.TJ Ducklo ducked […]
A Lebanese expatriate living in London is taking his native country’s Blom Bank to court in the UK over the bank’s failure to return his $1.4 million savings, the National reported. The unprecedented move comes after the English High Court ruled on Tuesday that, as a UK domicile, Bilal Khalifeh could bring a case against Blom Bank from London. Blom Bank, which has offices in the UK, France […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday will speak at a campaign rally at an airport in Michigan. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. EST. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the president is delivering campaign speeches with a limited crowd at airports around the country. Source link
Tune in to President Donald Trump’s high-energy campaign rally September 10, in Freeland, Michigan. Source link
Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, A $500-billion smart city. A $200-billion solar farm. Billions of dollars in investments in gas and petrochemicals. These were all facets of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 – perhaps the most ambitious economic diversification in the world. Now, that ambition is in tatters. Can Saudi Arabia pick up the pieces and truly diversify its economy away from oil, or are its plans […]
2.500-Year-Old Coffins Found in Ancient Necropolis This week, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the latest archaeological wonder to surface at the ancient necropolis: a cache of at least 13 sealed, roughly 2,500-year-old coffins. https://t.co/enm7DAIwXY — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 10, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Ancient Egypt’s first known “funeral home” gives up more treasures! Awesome that looters and those pesky gravediggers or grave robbers […]
A series of explosions have lit up the night sky outside the city of Zarqa, northeast of Amman, the capital of Jordan, reportedly at a military ammunition depot in Ghabawi. Petra, the Jordanian state news agency, reported only that the explosion took place in the Ghabawi area east of Zarqa, giving no further details. A massive explosion has reportedly taken place in the city of Zarqa […]
(Natural News) While everybody worries about Covid and the BLM metro-city riots across America, suburban neighborhoods are getting covertly blanketed with 5G small cell towers that are disguised as draping palm trees and giant cactuses. Nobody seems to realize what’s happening, and the few who do are getting banned and blacklisted from Facebook and YouTube for posting anything about it. The World Health Organizations classifies 5G […]
Expert Tells Court, Charges Against Assange Are Unconstitutional By Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik News. September 10, 2020 Expert Tells Court, Charges Against Assange Are Unconstitutional2020-09-102020-09-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange1-e1599736622154.jpg200px200px Above photo: Mohamed Elmaazi. It is immaterial whether one considers Julian Assange to be a reporter because he was engaged in “journalistic activity” when obtaining and publishing classified US documents, the director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation told the court […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107277/40/1072774013_0:195:2946:1853_1199x675_80_0_0_2b6e805086f1e583690b8d3af5d30954.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009101080424141-russia-unable-to-probe-navalny-case-due-to-germany-refusing-to-provide-facts-nebenzia-says/ UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Germany still has not provided any evidence to confirm that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve agent that would allow starting an investigation in the case, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said during a UN Security Council meeting. “Any investigation should be preceded by evidence and […]
Israeli occupation forces handed a notice to the Palestinian governor of occupied Jerusalem restricting his movement within his hometown of Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, reported Wafa news agency. Adnan Ghaith has also been prohibited from making contact with more than 50 people, including Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. A statement issued by the governor’s office considered this a dangerous and unprecedented measure […]
A woman in Seattle attacked a security guard with a machete after inquiring if he was an “officer,” leaving him with two five-inch cuts on his arm. Seattle police arrested a 35-year-old woman after she attacked a 50-year-old security guard with a machete, reportedly asking the man if he was an “officer” and retrieving a machete from her vehicle before attacking him. “According to a witness, the […]
Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, Back in January, when the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to catch globe attention, Selco wrote an article stating, “It’s not the virus you need to worry about. It’s the system.” Virus or illness on itself might not be a problem in its essence, but the impact that it brings to the system and people might be so […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009101080424067-syrian-air-defense-engage-hostile-targets-near-aleppo—state-tv/ Syrian state media reported early Friday morning that air defense systems near Aleppo had engaged hostile targets. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported early Friday morning that anti-air systems had engaged hostile targets over the northern city of Aleppo. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW… Source link
Teams are preparing to support another launch attempt for Astra’s first orbital test flight, featuring the company’s Rocket 3.1 launcher. Liftoff from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska, is scheduled for a window from 7:00 to 9:30 pm PDT on September 10 (02:00 to 04:30 UTC on Sept. 11). The launch attempt is the latest following a series of scrubs and delays as Astra’s launch […]
New York City public transit passengers who refuse to wear masks will be fined $50 starting Sept. 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York City public transit passengers who refuse to wear masks will be fined $50 starting Sept. 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Starting Monday, New Yorkers who refuse to wear a mask on public transportation could face a $50 […]
Nym now allows bitcoin transactions and has an incentive program for people running its nodes. It is also enabling plugins that will allow users to plug in wallets and applications to run their traffic through its mixnet. What is a mixnet? Nym is a start-up software project working to obscure metadata tracking at a network level via the mixnet it enables. The mixnet itself is hosted […]
Joe Biden sat for an interview with Jake Tapper from CNN on Wednesday. It was as disastrous as you would expect… And Jake Tapper is a FRIENDLY reporter. During the interview Joe Biden attempted to attack Trump on the deal, started rambling about something nonsensical and then finally agreed the USMCA was a better deal for American workers. It is still shocking that Democrats are running […]
Turkish authorities released an Iranian activist in the western province of Denizli who had been detained on grounds that “her visa had expired”, Hurriyet Daily newspaper reported today. According to the newspaper, activist Maryam Shariatmadari fled from Iran in 2018, a year after she was sentenced to prison with a group of women for her vocal criticism of the Islamic Republic’s imposition of the hijab on women in the country. […]
Dozens of Republican House lawmakers on Thursday requested the Department of Justice to investigate individuals or groups funding and organizing the ongoing riots and civil unrest. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) led the total of 50 lawmakers in sending a letter to Attorney General William Barr calling for those behind the riots to be investigated. “We write to share our deep concerns regarding the ongoing violence that has […]
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s artificial intelligence hub is working on tools to help in joint, all-domain operations as department leaders seek to use data to gain an advantage on the battlefield. This year, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center kicked off its joint war-fighting initiative, under which it is developing algorithms to provide armed services and combatant commands with AI tools to accelerate decision-making. Nand Mulchandani, acting […]
A Spanish police officer sparked online outrage after being filmed pressing on a fourteen-year-old boy’s neck with his knee to restrain him, allegedly because the teenager was not wearing a facemask properly. The incident was caught on camera by onlookers in the Northern town of Miranda de Ebro on Wednesday. In the footage, locals can be seen gathering around the policeman, protesting the treatment of the […]
Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, While the Federal Reserve and the Billionaire Class push the stock market to new highs to promote a false facade of prosperity, everyday life will fall apart. How will the status quo collapse? An open conflict–a civil war, an insurrection, a coup–appeals to our affection for drama, but the more likely reality is a decidedly undramatic dissolution in which all the […]
Two wrongful death by suicide claims have been filed by Santa Barbara attorney against the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Federal Torts Claim Act SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 – SANTA BARBARA – Peter Bertling, Bertling Law Group, has filed claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding wrongful death by suicide of Brieux Dash and Gary Pressley. Sgt. Brieux Alexander Dash, 33, died by suicide […]
Conservatives are slamming mainstream media outlets after their almost identical coverage of the Senate Democrats’ decision to vote against a coronavirus relief bill appeared to blame Republicans for the “failure.” After months of negotiations, a coronavirus stimulus package, which included funding for schools and Covid-19 testing, unemployment benefits, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), was voted down by every Democrat in the Senate on Thursday. The […]
(Natural News) Teabags made from plastic – rather than the usual paper – are fast becoming common around the globe. But tea drinkers ought to steer clear of these plastic teabags after recent tests found that a single bag could shed billions of microplastics into each cup. In a major breakthrough, scientists from Canada’s McGill University at Montreal found that just one plastic teabag released 11 billion micro-sized plastic […]
University Of Michigan Residential Staff On Strike By Residential Staff, Popular Resistance. September 10, 2020 University Of Michigan Residential Staff On Strike2020-09-102020-09-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/umichresstaff-e1599737259619.jpg200px200px Above photo: Allison Engkvist/Daily. The bottom line is our health can’t wait. Our communities can’t wait. The University’s inaction in the face of ResStaff’s explicit concerns and action items over the last few weeks has made it clear that public health is not the priority. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009101080423652-trump-says-no-extension-will-be-issued-over-tiktok-sale-deadline/ US President Donald Trump said on Thursday there would be no extension to the September 15 deadline mandating Chinese social media company TikTok sell its US operations. “TikTok is moving along, we’ll see what happens. It’ll either be closed up or they’ll sell it,” Trump told reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Thursday as he prepared […]
Hackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp said Thursday, Reuters reports. The report follows a Reuters story revealing that one of Biden’s main campaign advisory firms had been warned by the software giant that it was in the crosshairs of suspected Russian hackers. Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden […]
On the call, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) raised the idea of passing another coronavirus relief bill in the House, something several Democrats have privately pushed in recent weeks; they’ve argued it’s better than heading into the final weeks before the election without doing anything further. But Schumer shot that idea down. “We have to wait for them to come to us, if they don’t […]
Wildfires across several western states, including California, Oregon, and Washington, have created ominous — some say apocalyptic — scenes across the states as firefighters battle 102 fires, which have burned 4.4 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. According to a September 10 update from the National Interagency Fire Center, 102 wildfires have swept 12 states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, […]
WASHINGTON — A new Pentagon comptroller directive that essentially updates its charter — which calls for increased oversight from specific department offices — would put programs developed within the agency on more solid ground, according to the head of the Missile Defense Agency. The recently disclosed (but dated in March) “directive-type memorandum” on “missile defense system policies and governance” was signed by Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist. […]