Daniel McCarthy: Why Biden’s America Loves A Lockdown

by | Apr 26, 2020 |

Daniel McCarthy at The Spectator Their is growing divide in America between the professional class represented by the people that work in government, at universities and in the corporate boardroom; and the American working class.  The professional American class is becoming increasingly narrow minded and authoritarian. They call for extended lock downs, forced testing of the entire U.S. population, tracing people through new technology and they seem to care less about the lives of small business/working people that they are destroying. Question their wisdom and righteousness and they shut...

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Afghanistan’s Next War

by | Apr 24, 2020 |

New York Times Magazine  has published a expose of Afghanistan as it struggles with war and  Covid-19.  Writer Mujib Mashal and photographer Kiana Hayeri have documented the effect of Covid-19 on Afghanistan and how the country has no infrastructure to deal with the thousands of refugees returning from Iran.  Mujib Mashal writes at The New York Time At War blog: This is where I was earlier this month with the photographer Kiana Hayeri for a look at how a country mired in decades of conflict, and strangled by political instability and poverty, is handling the spread of a virus that has...

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Sleazy Republicans Headed By Liz Cheney Back Challenger To Congressman Thomas Massie – Get Burned

by | Apr 20, 2020 |

Perpetual war monger Liz Cheney has vowed to defeat Congressman Thomas Massie from Kentucky by actively donating to his challenger Tod McMurtry.  But, Massie has been publishing tweets from McMurtry which show support for Alt-right viewpoints on race which have embarrassed Cheney and forced her to withdraw support for McMurtry.. Cheney and other GOP supporters including the Republican Jewish Coalition have pulled support for McMurtry and requested refunds for their donations. On Saturday, Ms. Cheney said that she asked Mr. McMurtry’s campaign to return her contribution. “We as Republicans...

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You Call Me Sergeant When I’m Talking To You

by | Apr 15, 2020 |

Doctor Armen Henderson was handcuffed by Miami police as he was loading health care supplies for the homeless into his van in front of his house.  His crime - disrespect. "Dr. Armen Henderson, an internal medicine physician at the University of Miami Health System, said his biggest concern about the up-close encounter was that the Miami-Dade police sergeant was not wearing a protective mask when Henderson says the sergeant got "all up in my face," Henderson told ABC News on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday, just three days after Miami-Dade Police Chief Jorge Colina announced that at...

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Up to 150 Saudi Royals Infected With Coronavirus: Report

by | Apr 9, 2020 |

I don't have much sympathy for them given all the death and disease they have caused in Yemen. The infections are supposedly a key element in the Saudi decision to announce a ceasefire in Yemen, where Riyadh has been battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels on behalf of the country's deposed president since 2015. According to The New York Times, as many as 150 Saudi royals are believed to have contracted the virus, including members of the lesser branches of the extensive family. The Times cited a person close to the family as giving the information. Newsweek has contacted the Saudi government and...

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Jobless claims soar again in early April as coronavirus layoffs swell to nearly 17 million

by | Apr 9, 2020 |

From Marketwatch The coronavirus has turned life upside down in the blink of an eye. Just a month ago, new claims were in the low 200,000s and sat near a half-century low. Already, the ranks of the unemployed appear to have exceeded the prior record of 15.3 million during the 2007-2009 Great Recession. What’s more, the number of Americans collecting benefits has quickly topped the prior all-time high of 6.6 million. Some 7.5 million people were receiving benefits at the end of March, according to delayed government data on continuing claims. They are reported with a one-week lag. The big...

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Global Government Debt Has Soared To A Record $2.1 Trillion in March

by | Apr 8, 2020 |

From Reuters Now they are increasing spending, but what happens when tax revenues fall off the cliff because people aren't working? A debt jubilee, inflate the debt away, debt restructuring, or deficits don't matter MMT - what will they do? The latest surge in government debt sales comes after levels had already risen in 2019 when global debt across all sectors bulged by over $10 trillion to exceed $255 trillion. Governments and central banks around the world have unleashed unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus and other support for economies floored by the coronavirus pandemic with the...

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