Saturday, January 30, 2021

Dear Comrades!

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This film has been getting rave reviews. I'm going to have to get a copy or rent it online.

India mulling ban on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

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India’s government plans to introduce a bill in the country’s lower house that would ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and create...

Robinhood attempts to explain trading limits

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Online broker Robinhood said that it put temporary buying restrictions on a small number of securities because central Wall Street clearingh...

Quote of the day...

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Me: GM says they are only going to make electric cars by 2035. When do you think you will consider buying an EV? My friend Ben: Can you get ...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

GameStop: Wall Street's bloody battle of the shorts

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Something is happening on Wall Street that is almost unheard of. A war has broken out between large institutional investors (banks, hedge fu...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Bond yields have risen sharply, despite aggressive Fed intervention

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Since August 6 of last year, the Fed has purchased $400 billion of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds. Despite that massive amount of propping up...
Monday, January 25, 2021

Orthodox Priest Suspended for Attending Jan 6 Trump Rally

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Details . For the record, I haven't seen any suggestion he was part of the violent attack on Congress that followed.  Update : The dioce...
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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Population decline and its consequences

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For many years it seemed that overpopulation was the looming crisis of our age. Back in 1968, the Stanford biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich ...
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Tennessee: Man jailed for posting offensive image

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A Tennessee man was arrested Friday for alleged harassment after authorities said he distributed a disrespectful photo of a law enforcement ...
Friday, January 22, 2021

$1 billion

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...It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. To g...
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Monday, January 18, 2021

Roger Bootle: Long dormant inflation may be about to make a comeback

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The chairman of Capital Economics, and a staunch Keynesian, believes the world may be about to see a resurgence of inflation which has been ...
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Saturday, January 16, 2021

For Sale: Packard

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A Packard 12 Concept Car No, that’s not a typo, it’s Packard that’s for sale, not “a Packard.” Did you know that there are holding compani...
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Friday, January 15, 2021

Poll: Nation is split on Trump impeachment

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WASHINGTON — One day after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached outgoing President Donald Trump for inciting last week's insurrec...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The Opium Wars (Part I)

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For those interested in some quality history on a topic rarely discussed in most history courses.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

On the brink

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Barring his resignation, which being honest, nobody believes is going to happen; sometime tomorrow Donald Trump is going to become the first...
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Ross Douthat on the perilous future of the GOP

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For a long time, people have predicted the crackup of American conservatism, the end of a Republican Party dominated by the conservative mov...
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Monday, January 11, 2021

UK Investment Watchdog: Crypto investors may lose all of their money

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LONDON — Thinking of investing in a cryptocurrency? Be prepared to lose all your money. That’s the message from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct...
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Saturday, January 09, 2021

The Real Winner of the 2020 Election Crisis

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  James Buchannan, the 15th President of the United States, has been trapped at the very bottom of the rankings of American presidents almos...
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Comment moderation is on

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Over the last couple of days some of my posts have attracted a handful of trolls who attempted to post unacceptable comments. As much as I d...
Friday, January 08, 2021

Impeachment II

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The latest is that Speaker Pelosi has threatened Trump with the appalling distinction of becoming the only president to be impeached twice u...
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