Nobody is sure why home prices are falling faster west of the Rockies. Timothy B Lee In March 2021, a woman in the D.C. area put her house on the market and got 88 bids—including 76 all-cash offers and 15 from people who hadn’t bothered to visit the […]
Gab In light of the clown show that was the election on Tuesday I wanted to share some of my thoughts on what I see as the path forward from here. I made a post on Gab yesterday that got tens of thousands of engagements both on and […]
By David Szondy The DragonFire laser weapon MoD The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that it successfully test fired Britain’s first high-powered, long-range laser directed energy weapon (LDEW), called DragonFire, on October 17 at the Porton Down science park test range in Wiltshire. The recent demonstration trials […]
By Vijay Prashad, LA Progressive In early December 2021, Japan’s Self-Defense Force joined the U.S. Armed Forces for Resolute Dragon 2021, which the U.S. Marines called the “largest bilateral training exercise of the year.” Major General Jay Bargeron of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division said at the start of […]
By Norman Solomon, LA Progressive No amount of post-election puffery about Joe Biden can change a key political reality: His approval ratings are far below the public’s positivity toward the Democratic Party. Overall, the Democrats who won the midterm elections did so despite Biden, not because of him. […]
Katja Hoyer The Spectator The far right in Germany isn’t all angry young men with shaved heads, baseball bats and black boots. There are those who appear respectable, even intellectual. The Reichsbürger movement includes accountants, teachers and academics; many members are middle-aged. It’s a fractured network with vastly […]
Written by Garrett Leahy A Downtown San Francisco Whole Foods Market slashed its operating hours due to “high theft” and hostile people, according to one of the store’s managers. As of Oct. 24, the store—located at 1185 Market St.—is now opening an hour later and closing two hours […]
WORDS OF WISDOM “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TOP NEWS 2022 Midterm Elections Gingrich: GOP Got Nearly 6 Million More Votes but Lost Many Races, ‘What’s Going On?’ Share* READ MORE Judiciary […]
Service is good. However, conscripted labor is not real service. — Doug Bandow, “The False Promise of Universal National Service” [2022] HORNBERGER’S BLOG November 11, 2022 Kudos to the Los Angeles Times Kudos to the Los Angeles Times for its editorial today about Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball […]
The Signal What happened to the historic turning point Germany announced back in February? Liana Fix on how a major transformation with global implications got sidetracked. Vitaly Rubtsov Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed the moment a Zeitenwende, or historic turning point, for […]
Episode 98 with Marianne Williamson Krystal Kyle & Friends 3 hr ago We’re joined this week by the incomparable Marianne Williamson to make sense of what Tuesday’s election results showed us. Before the results came in, centrist pundits claimed Democrats would be thrashed because Biden had allegedly gone […]
Here are my most recent articles for you Over Half of US Workers are Looking to Work Additional Hours to Keep Pace With Inflation Over half of United States residents polled by Qualtrics said they have plans to work additional hours to keep up with the rising prices […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: War criminal George W Bush and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be appearing at an event next week at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, in partnership with US government-funded narrative management operations Freedom House and National Endowment […]
Election week results! That we don’t have yet! And we don’t know why! Matt Taibbi Welcome to America this Week, where we know about as much as you do, which isn’t much! Reminder: if you want to listen to the podcast version of ATW with Walter Kirn and […]
We also talk Leo Strauss and the trauma of our childhoods. Andrew Sullivan and Damon Linker Damon is a political writer who recently launched his own Substack, “Eyes on the Right.” He’s been the editor of First Things and a senior correspondent at The Week, and he’s the […]
Matt and Walter agree that Yale sucks, wonder how addition became so complicated, discuss their fear of twenty-somethings, and much more READ MORE
November 12, 2022 TODAY IN HISTORY Armistice Day: World War I ends 1918 TOP NEWS Executive Branch Biden Administration Stops Accepting Applications for Student Loan Forgiveness Program Share* READ MORE Republicans Stefanik Endorses Trump Ahead of Expected 2024 Presidential Run Share* […]
While the government wants to keep us gullible, Henry Hazlitt teaches us the real cure for inflation. Published 11/11/22 Stratton J. Davis There is one characteristic common in Americans that may ensure their doom in the fight against the current inflation they are facing: their own willful ignorance. […]
Rich people are depriving poor people of cheap energy in the name of climate change. Why? Michael Shellenberger Clockwise from upper-left: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex; Jennifer Lawrence; Prince Harry; Leonardo DiCaprio. Center: Pakistani boy with woodfuel for cooking (Getty Images) Few appear to care about climate change […]
November 11, 2022 Donald Trump Trump Targets Fox News Parent Corp, Paul Ryan Following Midterm Elections Share (friends read free) Read more » Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary “Safe and Effective” is the mantra authorities have been using to push COVID […]
Harold Maass What did Republicans do wrong in the midterms? Peter Weber Why Russia’s retreat from Kherson is a big deal for Ukraine Brendan Morrow Twitter Blue pauses sign-ups amid ‘impersonation issues’: Report Sponsored Content By Miso Robotics Invest in This Tech Startup Before Their Global Expansion Brigid […]
“I think it’s going to be a tsunami,” announced Texas Senator Ted Cruz during a preelection bus trip to battleground states. Sorry Cruz—it was more like “a red ripple.” This week, our national affairs correspondent John Nichols analyzed the results of the midterm elections as they rolled in […]
Executive Branch Biden Administration Stops Accepting Applications for Student Loan Forgiveness Program Share (friends read free) Read more » Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary “Safe and Effective” is the mantra authorities have been using to push COVID vaccines. But are the […]
Congress shall never disarm any Citizen unless such as are or have been in Actual Rebellion. — New Hampshire’s Request for a Bill of Rights [June 21, 1788] HORNBERGER’S BLOG November 11, 2022 Kudos to the Los Angeles Times Kudos to the Los Angeles Times for its editorial […]
November 11, 2022 Republicans Stefanik Endorses Trump Ahead of Expected 2024 Presidential Run Share (friends read free) Read more » Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary “Safe and Effective” is the mantra authorities have been using to push COVID vaccines. But are […]
Peter R. Quiñones “Pete, you’re just upset because your favorite statist lost, and WE were responsible!” Please, you didn’t do anything except make some posts on social media. But let’s take this statement in another direction. Libertarians, the people who are celebrating spoiling elections this week, pride themselves […]
Nicholas Carlson November 11, 2022 Hello, Insiders. Before we get into the newsletter, today is Veterans Day, and I want to start by saying thank you to all the veterans for your service to our country. We are forever grateful. Now, let’s take a look at today’s […]
The American Conservative It’s Election Week. Of course, it ought to have been Election Day, as my own column Wednesday mentioned, but that’s not how our increasingly ballot-based, rather than voter-based, electoral system works anymore. So, there are still some results to be seen, especially in the West. […]
Ryan and Emily give their commentary on Trump/DeSantis beef, Ukraine, midterm results, Elon Musk & MORE! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://badnews.substack.com/ Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Guest (Oren Cass): https://americancompass.org/ Timestamps: Trump v. Ron: (0:01 – 9:49) Ukraine: (9:50 – 28:19) Midterms: (28:20 – 42:48) Elon Musk: (42:51 – 48:20) […]
Holger Marcks Taking a critical approach, Holger Marcks deconstructs the threat of ‘international anarchist terrorism’ as a justification narrative that was used to generally blame anarchist ideology for politically motivated assassinations, to criminalise political dissent and to shape the norms and practices of the respective transnational criminal law […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 11, 2022 Any time I attempt to plot out any data set of global scale, the result is going to be a splatter of clown vomit. This graphic – showcasing global life expectancy – is no exception. Unfocus your eyes and stare at it […]
WORDS OF WISDOM “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” THOMAS JEFFERSON TOP NEWS 2022 Midterm Elections Mississippi Officials Confirm Cyber Attack on State Election Websites on Election Day […]
Here are my most recent articles for you Turkey Claims that Finland and Sweden Have Not Done Enough to Obtain NATO Membership Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu recently said that Turkey is not willing to approve Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership applications in the near future. Turkey and […]
Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: The media are lying to us, as evidenced by reality never matching with their stories. The politicians are lying to us, as evidenced by their never delivering on their promises. The capitalist class are lying to us, as evidenced […]
David Faris The top 5 uncalled races of the 2022 midterms Justin Klawans What’s next for John Fetterman? Rafi Schwartz Republicans might be falling out of love with Trump Joel Mathis Will abortion decide the 2024 presidential race? Catherine Garcia Report: Trump is being urged to delay his ‘very big announcement’ Peter Weber The […]
The Extremism Roundup Promoting Civil Discourse and Marginalizing the Extremes A weekly compilation of the most important developments in the struggle against radical ideologies Islamist Extremism Allison Fluke-Ekren – Alexandria’s Sheriff’s Office via Washington Post screenshot American Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading All-Female ISIS Battalion Allison […]
Explore Fortune’s COP27, climate and sustainability coverage ‘We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,’ UN chief warns In an effort to wean itself off Russia’s energy, the EU is running into the arms of another dictator Microsoft exec says solving […]
Like all the members of the military profession, I never had a thought of my own until I left the service. My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military service. — Smedley Butler, Major […]
A Florida FBI agent blows the whistle on a Bureau that’s stopped worrying about making cases, shifting resources to a vast new mission: domestic spying without predicate. Part one of a series Matt Taibbi Steve Friend Part one of a series. Late on an October morning in […]
TODAY IN HISTORY Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps 1775 TOP NEWS Republicans Top GOP Rep Tells Kevin McCarthy ‘Not so Fast’ on His Speakership Bid Share* READ MORE 2022 Midterm Elections Rep. Boebert Takes the Lead in Tight Race for Reelection […]
Mises Institute Congratulations to three Mises Caucus-endorsed candidates who won their local races Tuesday: Aron Lam—Mayor (Keenesburg, Colorado) David Tyler—City Council (East Ridge, Tennessee) Bill Schult—City Council (Crescent Springs, Kentucky) Aron, Bill, and David asked for our endorsement*—and we gave it—because they believe the best way to win practical gains for […]
By Stefan Gleason, Money Metals Exchange Money Metals Cryptocurrency markets were rattled this week by the abrupt collapse of FTX, a major exchange. Facing a wave of customer requests for withdrawals, FTX announced it was experiencing “liquidity” issues. Rival firm Binance initially offered to help facilitate an emergency […]
2022 Midterm Elections Modest Economic Upturn May Have Limited GOP Gains and Democrat Losses: Expert Share (friends read free) Read more » Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary “Safe and Effective” is the mantra authorities have been using to push COVID vaccines. […]
2024 Election Biden Keeps Open Possibility That He Won’t Run in 2024 Share (friends read free) Read more » Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary “Safe and Effective” is the mantra authorities have been using to push COVID vaccines. But are the […]
MOST READ AOC: The New York State Democratic Party’s Corruption May Have Cost Democrats the House Ryan Grim Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the role of abortion and the youth vote in the midterms, Ukraine, and the political distinction between unemployment and inflation. READ MORE → Plaintiff in Lawsuit […]
Nicholas Carlson November 10, 2022 Hello, Insiders! So it’s been a couple days, and I think we can safely say that the GOP underperformed versus expectations in the midterms. It may still win the Senate, and will almost certainly take the House — but barely. (Check out […]
New York Review of Books Anahid Nersessian A Vivisectional Style A new biography of John Donne argues for the sensuality and strangeness of both his work and his life. Lucy Sante Models for Being A meditative essay on friendship weaves through Hua Hsu’s memoir, which is also about […]
Ryan and Emily cover the elections across the country and what they mean for the future of both parties Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://badnews.substack.com/ Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Timestamps: Inflation: 0:00 – 4:37 Senate: 4:38 – 15:32 House: 15:33 – 31:58 Gov: 31:59 – 45:08 GOP: 45:09 – 53:52 […]
The mid-terms show just how stable the US political system continues to be Niccolo Soldo Share (This essay was written for those disaffected with how America is run, whether they are on the left or on the right, neither Republican nor Democrat – ed.) Film and television have […]
By Andrew Chamings, SFGATE The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office has announced that, as of Nov. 20, there will be no daytime patrols anywhere in the county. The sheriff’s office said in a statement released to the press that the drastic decision is necessary as they “manage a catastrophic staffing […]
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