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...
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Live Your Life
by Scott Shearin | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
Could it be that we’re simply a victim of our own technology and the hubris acquired in response to its perceived capabilities?
Jobless claims soar again in early April as coronavirus layoffs swell to nearly 17 million
by Steven Woskow | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
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...
Global Government Debt Has Soared To A Record $2.1 Trillion in March
by Steven Woskow | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
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...
News Roundup 4/8/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2020 | News Roundup
US News DHS announces the implementation of the REAL ID Act will be delayed by a year to October 2021. [Link] The Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns. Modly fired the captain of the USS T Roosevelt last week. Then, Modly addressed the ship slamming its...
Crisis Exposes Devastating Consequences of Fed Policy: Americans Have No Savings
by Jp Cortez | Apr 8, 2020 | Economics, Events, Featured Articles
Two weeks ago, during a March 17 address to the nation in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, President Donald Trump asked that Americans work from home, postpone unnecessary travel, and limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people. And last week, on March 27,...
The US Is Making More Weapons in Response to Coronavirus
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #476, I discuss the US government is buying more weapons and giving financial support to the weapons markers. The finical assistance was approved through the $2 trillion bailout. The Navy announced it was buying an additional $2 billion in torpedos and missiles...
Hospitals Say Feds Are Seizing Masks and Other Coronavirus Supplies
by Scott Horton | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
L.A. Times: "Although President Trump has directed states and hospitals to secure what supplies they can, the federal government is quietly seizing orders, leaving medical providers across the country in the dark about where the material is going and how they can get...
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Taking Steps Towards a City Without Local Police
Recently, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender was interviewed regarding the Council's latest political move towards abolition of the local police department. The interview left me underwhelmed. She gave no indication that she was familiar with the technical...
Only Cops Should Have Guns
How could anyone still believe that after all this? asks J. D. Tuccille.
Get Rid of the Cops? Hooray!
NYT: Not so fast: Advocates for police reform are making the case that the phrase “defund the police” doesn’t mean what many people think it means. “Be not afraid,” Christy E. Lopez, a Georgetown University law professor, wrote in The Washington Post. “‘Defunding the...
‘Holy Shit, You Can Really Do That?’
I exclaim in Cairo slum dialect Arabic to Steve... https://twitter.com/davidminpdx/status/1269729473491988480
Minneapolis City Council Will Vote To Abolish The Police Department
In spite of the Mayor's opposition, the Minneapolis City Counsel will vote to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and develop a new community based model for the city. The Minneapolis Appeal is reporting that it will be a veto-proof majority. From The Appeal: On...
The Counter Revolution
Police and fireman are a powerful force in city politics. They show up and vote. Union members are active in door-to-door politics. The politicians need them to raise revenue and protect them from the wrath of the masses. Now they are threatening their paychecks....
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