There’s an old saying that if you owe the bank $1 million, you have a problem. However, if you owe the bank $100 million, the bank has a problem. That appears to have been behind the London Metal Exchange‘s unprecedented actions during March this year, when they effectively defrauded dozens, perhaps hundreds of independent… Continue reading The reason why the London Metals Exchange “blew up in March”
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10.6 billion taxpayer dollars down the drain
The ongoing chicanery and outright fraud of the COVID-19 imbroglio continues to infuriate me. Here’s the latest round. Back in November 2021, the White House paid drugmaker Pfizer nearly $5.3 billion ($5,290,000,000) for 10 million treatment courses of its experimental COVID-19 treatment. Paxlovid is an antiviral combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. . . .… Continue reading 10.6 billion taxpayer dollars down the drain
Are shippers making a fortune out of the supply chain crunch?
A lengthy, but very interesting report from ProPublica suggests they are. Here’s how it begins. Last fall, a company called One Banana loaded 600,000 pounds of the fruit from its plantations in Guatemala and Ecuador onto ships bound for the Port of Long Beach in California. Once they arrived, the bananas, packed in refrigerated… Continue reading Are shippers making a fortune out of the supply chain crunch?
Withdrawing “too much” of your own cash???
I received an e-mail yesterday from a Canadian reader calling himself “Algyploreable”. He’s preparing for hard times, just as many of us are, and recounts this incident. [We have] a “larder” in our spare room that we resupply as we use and we have finally taken the plunge and had a safe installed so… Continue reading Withdrawing “too much” of your own cash???
So, when is Mitt Romney going to apologize?
Readers may recall that in March, former Congressional representative Tulsi Gabbard claimed that the USA was funding more than 25 biolabs in Ukraine, conducting research on “deadly pathogens”. In response, Senator Mitt Romney immediately accused her of “parroting false Russian propaganda” and spreading “treasonous lies”. Well . . . guess what? The Pentagon on Thursday… Continue reading So, when is Mitt Romney going to apologize?
The pedophiles are at it again
Yet another organization appears to be trying to make child sexual abuse more acceptable by renaming it. (If that link doesn’t connect – it seems to work intermittently – try this one for the same article at a different Web page.) Ageplay is the latest attempt to mainstream the obscene fetishes of “minor-attracted persons”… Continue reading The pedophiles are at it again
Corruption in Ukraine, and its links to Washington DC
An article titled “Servant of the Corrupt” outlines the scale of official and quasi-governmental corruption in Ukraine, and the ties of the corrupt to US politicians. It’s staggering in its extent. It also makes clear that the $40 billion US aid package recently approved for Ukraine is almost certainly going to be looted by… Continue reading Corruption in Ukraine, and its links to Washington DC
The inevitable result of “Defund The Police” – coming soon to a city near you?
Seattle was one of the first cities to actively seek to rein in its police force following the George Floyd case and the countrywide riots that followed. Not only that, but some of its “woke” city councillors openly denigrated its police force and promoted the cause of chaos and anarchy. As a result, hundreds… Continue reading The inevitable result of “Defund The Police” – coming soon to a city near you?
If this isn’t a living definition of political corruption and malfeasance, it’ll do until a better one comes along
The implications of this news are breathtaking. The video clip below is less than four minutes long. Please make the time to watch it. It’s staggering. If this is true, it means the FBI has been totally and completely politicized. We’ve known for a long time that certain senior FBI officials had been politicized… Continue reading If this isn’t a living definition of political corruption and malfeasance, it’ll do until a better one comes along
Online privacy generally isn’t
It’s an old, trite, but all-too-often true statement that “Something free is worth what you paid for it”. It’s as true in the technology sphere as in any other, as users valuing their online privacy are reminded every time there’s a new scandal about their personal information and online activities being monitored, sold and/or… Continue reading Online privacy generally isn’t