As many on this blog know, I am a lifelong hiker and backpacker. I often do dawn hikes on the Billy Goat trail along the Potomac, one of the most cherished and beautiful areas in the Washington metropolitan area. This morning, I decided to celebrate my birthday with one of my dawn hikes and it was glorious. I had the…
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Tesla Permabull Baillie Gifford Dumped 40% Of Its Stake In Q1 Baille Gifford and company has been one of the most ardent Tesla bulls over the course of the last few years, sticking with Musk through thick and thin, and vowing that it would always be a supportive shareholder refusing to sell its shares even when many others did. But…
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Trevor Noah: “Why Are People Who Get The Vaccine Still Being Made To Wear Masks?” Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Comedian Trevor Noah raged against health authorities in the U.S. insisting that people who have received the vaccine will still be subject to COVID-19 restrictions, arguing this will discourage others from getting the jab. The CDC recently…
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With its push to provide faster, more predictable and higher quality software, public sector IT organizations may have discounted the need for design. Source: Next Gov 1 total views, 1 views today
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The Texas Senate has approved a Republican-led effort to allow people to carry handguns in the state without any kind of a license. According to The Texas Tribune, the Senate passage of the bill was considered the biggest remaining hurdle… Source: News Max 1 total views, 1 views today
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Iron Ore, Steel Hit All Time High As Monster Commodity Rally Breaks Records While most of the attention in recent days has focused on copper, overnight both Iron ore and steel climbed to records as Chinese investors returned from a three-day holiday and sparked a furious rally. Spot iron ore prices topped $200 a ton for the first time ever,…
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Dallas Fed President Spooks Stocks Again; Doubles-Down On Taper Comments Less than a week after Dalla Fed president and Former Goldman partner, Robert Kaplan sparked a selloff in markets when he pointed out the obvious saying that “we have real excesses int eh housing market” and said that rates should start rising in 2022, moments ago he sparked another dump…
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market’s growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending. Source: News Max 1 total views, 1 views today
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A Twitter account suspended by the social media giant Wednesday after it appeared to belong to former President Donald Trump’s new website reportedly was not created by Trump’s team. On Tuesday, Trump launched… Source: News Max 1 total views, 1 views today
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UK Sends Navy Ships To Jersey As France Threatens To Cut Power In Fisheries Dispute That didn’t take long. After a deal over fishing rights became a major sticking point that almost scuttled a Brexit trade deal between the UK and EU, France and the UK are already feuding over fishing licenses that are supposed to be approved by the…
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While signing the state’s new voting law during a television appearance early Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hailed the legislation’s focus on election security, saying the legislation adds the “strongest election integrity measures in the country.” Source: News Max 1 total views, 1 views today
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WELCOME to The Sun’s Election 2021 live blog, where you’ll find all the latest news, polling and updates on the largest local vote in decades. Approximately 48 million people will be able to cast a vote for about 4,650 positions of power today – a much larger number than usual after much of the voting was delayed last year due…
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SUZANNE Morphew was reported missing from her Colorado home on Mother’s Day, 2020. In the wake of Suzanne’s husband’s arrest, cops confirmed that they now believe Suzanne is no longer alive. Read our Suzanne Morphew live blog for the latest updates on the missing mother… Fox News Suxzanne Morphew and David moorman[/caption] Who was Suzanne Morphew’s brother David Moorman? David…
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CANELO ALVAREZ is set for another mega payday for his unification fight with Billy Joe Saunders. The Mexican superstar puts his WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine belts on the line against WBO champion Saunders on Saturday. Ed Mulholland/Matchroom. Canelo Alvarez, Eddie Hearn and Billy Joe Saunders[/caption] According to Sportekz, Canelo will earn a guaranteed £10.7million ($15m) but the sum could…
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Rabobank: “Such Planning. Many Geopolitics. So Strategy” By Michael Every of Rabobank Doge Eat Doge “Well it’s a dog eat dog; Eat cat, too; The French eat frog; And I eat you; Business man, when you make a deal; Do you know who you can trust? Do you sign your life away? Do you write your name in dust? Hey,…
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Amazon’s Bezos Sells $2 Billion In Stock Days After Blowout Earnings Report In the days after Amazon reported blowout earnings, Jeff Bezos sold about $2 billion worth of stock. Additionally, he plans to sell as many as 2 million shares more, Bloomberg noted on Wednesday. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show that Bezos sold about $684 million worth…
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Below is my column in The Hill on the Supreme Court’s rejection of the case of a former West Point cadet who was barred from suing over the handling of her alleged rape. The case would have allowed a reconsideration of the Feres Doctrine, one of the most damaging and pernicious doctrines ever created by the Supreme Court. Here is…
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Top Army officials told Congress the first unit will be equipped with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System headsets by the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Source: Next Gov 1 total views, 1 views today
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Luongo: Cryptos “Are The Right Tool To Call Bull$hit On Central Banks” Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, Bitcoin: It’s Not A “Real” Truck I just bought a new truck. My 2013 Ford Focus (with requisite 5 speed Millennial Anti-Theft Device) couldn’t keep up with the rigors of my 3/4 mile trek to pavement multiple times…
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Initial Jobless Claims Fall To Pandemic Lows But Over 16 Million Americans Remain ‘On The Dole’ After ADP’s disappointing gains in employment, all eyes are on this morning’s initial jobless claims print for any signal for Friday’s big payrolls data. For the first time since the pandemic, the number of first-time filers for jobless ebenfits dropped below 500k (498k to…
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