Archive for August 21st, 2017
The Last Total Eclipse was 2days After Signing the Declaration of Independence So Celebrate Today
In 1999, Jeff Bezos made eerily accurate predictions about how the world look today—here’s what he got right
An uncanny entrepreneurial vision.
“From the start, Bezos knew e-commerce would be huge.”
Trump’s Turn To Lie About Afghanistan
“There has never been progress by the U.S. military in Afghanistan, unless you are asking the US military contractors or the Afghan drug barons, of whom an extremely large share are our allies in the Afghan government, militias and security forces, there has only been suffering and destruction. American politicians, pundits and generals will speak …”
Source: Trump’s Turn To Lie About Afghanistan – Antiwar.com Original
The Revolution Betrayed – Antiwar.com Original
“The exit of Steve Bannon, the President’s political strategist, from the White House and his return to Breitbart.com marks the defeat, if not quite the end, of the “isolationist” America First faction within the Trump administration. It is a victory for what I call the Junta – the coterie of generals who now surround President … ”
Source: The Revolution Betrayed – Antiwar.com Original
US companies spent $4T buying back their own stock
Major factor propping up stock prices.
“It’s the “shock” market rally — cash-rich US companies have plunged nearly $4 trillion of their cash into buying back their stock since 2008, which is why all the stock indexes are hovering…”
Source: US companies spent $4T buying back their own stock
Yellen Heads to Jackson Hole as Part of On-Going Saga of Central Bank Propaganda Efforts
Clueless central bankers at their annual retreat.