On the 1 year anniversary of Year Zero, episode 65, Tommy looks at the effects of 9/11. Given all the lies told by the US government surrounding 9/11 It's easy to see why the truther community still grows and thrives. So much so that one must wonder if the...
Wolf Richter at Wolf Street. Consumer credit – auto loans, student loans, and revolving credit such as credit card balances and personal loans, but not housing-related debt such as mortgages and HELOCs – grew 5.4%, or by $208 billion, in the second quarter compared to...
Bonnie Kristian in the L.A. Times Our foreign policy going forward should be informed by what this recent poll shows most Americans have already realized: The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria weren’t worth it. They cost us dearly in every respect: indebted future...
Unfortunately, spending is up 7.6% to $2.57 trillion. The largest increase is debt service, up 13.6% from last year. This is in a low interest rate environment. The Fed is trapped in maintaining low interest rates. Danielle DiMartino: "Fed controlled rates...
On FPF #324, I break down several important news stories. An IG report shows billions of dollars were spent on the F-35 without oversight, and the US is planning to invest over $300 million on space lasers. The US will allow Citgo to make debt payments to Venezuela....
So, $47 billion on free college tuition; $1 trillion for new infrastructure; $1.4 trillion to write off student loan debt; at least $7 trillion on a Green New Deal; $32 trillion on “Medicare for All.” By one estimate, these new spending proposals total an estimated...
In the past those of us distant from war could only see it in the print media and television. It was curated with the intent to gain sympathy, or conceal the brutality of those who we were supposed to be sympathetic for. As censored as it was at times graphic, though...
In this special episode my wife joins me to discuss South African farm attacks and my son jumps on to discuss life as a young man trying to find his way. ALP
The F35 continues to shine as a boondoggle and taxpayer nightmare fuel. Taiclet’s boasts to investors about the program were quickly tempered by real world events the same day when video circulated of an out of control Air Force F-35 tumbling to a fiery crash in...
Jon Hoffman, Ph.D., and Kyle Anzalone discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, providing insightful analysis on recent developments. They touch on the potential for peace talks and the latest Russia-Ukraine war update. Stay informed with their expert opinions on the...
The predominance of Western military superiority in weapons systems is unraveling and the increasing dissonance in the US military complex coming to grips with existential changes in how peer competition in war is evolving is causing tremendous reduction in both both...