Archive for August, 2019
Trump on U.S.-China Trade War: ‘I Could Declare a National Emergency’
August 25th, 2019HA! Add it to the list. Via: CNBC: President Donald Trump said Sunday he could declare the escalating U.S.-China trade war as a national emergency if he wanted to. “In many ways this is an emergency,” Trump said at the G-7 leaders meeting of the ongoing trade battle between the world’s top two economies. “I […]
Vitamin D Deficiency in Middle Childhood Is Related to Behavior Problems in Adolescence
August 25th, 2019Via: PsychCentral: Vitamin D deficiency in childhood may be associated with a greater risk for aggressive behavior and anxious and depressive moods in adolescence, according to a new University of Michigan (U-M) study of schoolchildren in Bogotá, Colombia. The findings, published in the Journal of Nutrition, show that children with blood vitamin D levels suggestive […]
Oil Down Nearly 2%
August 25th, 2019Via: Reuters: Oil prices fell on Monday, pushing U.S. crude to its lowest in more than two weeks, as a ratcheting up of tensions in the U.S.-China war knocked confidence in the global economy.
Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement
August 25th, 2019Via: ammo.com: The current state of civil asset forfeiture in the United States is one of almost naked tyranny.
Hong Kong Police Fire First Gunshot, Water Cannon in Protest Clashes
August 25th, 2019Via: AFP: Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday, one of the most violent nights in three months of pro-democracy rallies that have rocked the city. An afternoon rally in the district of Tsuen Wan spiraled into violent […]
China Announces Tariff Hike on $75 Billion of U.S. Products
August 23rd, 2019Via: AP: China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 1 duty increase in a war over trade and technology policy. The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday the tariffs of 10% and 5% take effect on two batches of goods Sept. […]
Bill Gates Flew on Epstein’s Plane AFTER Epstein Spent Time in Prison for Soliciting a Minor for Sex
August 23rd, 2019Via: Daily Mail: Bill Gates is hoping to ride out the storm, one week after it was revealed he had hitched a ride on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane. The billionaire was the chairman of Microsoft at the time he traveled with Epstein on the Lolita Express in 2013, four years after the pedophile served time for […]
Brazil: Bolsonaro Admitted Farmers Could be Setting Rainforest Fires, Tells Foreign Powers Not to Interfere
August 23rd, 2019Via: Reuters: Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres both took to Twitter to express concern about the […]
Avoiding Oil Change Scams
August 22nd, 2019Via: Car Wizard:
Overstock CEO Resigns After His ‘Deep State’ Comments Sparked Stock Selloff
August 22nd, 2019Here’s the full text of Byrne’s press release, for whatever it’s worth: August 12, 2019 at 7:03 PM EDT Overstock.com CEO Comments on Deep State, Withholds Further Comment SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick M. Byrne has released the following statement: “Sara Carter has published two articles […]
