(Zero Hedge) The use of recreational drugs rose 30% between 2009 and 2017, according to new data from the United Nations World Drug Report, counting some 271 million people aged 15 to 64 in the study.
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Hard-Working Americans Sure Do See The Economy A Lot Differently Than The “Experts”
(Zero Hedge) Right now the entire nation is buzzing about the very first debates for Democratic presidential contenders in 2019, and much of the focus of those debates should be on the economy. A total of 20 candidates will participate in those debates, and the vast majority of them don’t have a prayer of actually winning the nomination. Of course all of them will have “plans” for “fixing” the economy, but the truth is that most of those plans really aren’t that radically different from what has been tried in the past.
Big Tech Election Meddling: Twitter To Censor Trump Tweets Ahead Of 2020 Election
(Zero Hedge) Twitter announced on Thursday that it would censor President Trump’s tweets going into the 2020 election by “down-ranking” those which violate their rules via algorithms.
200 Years Of Rapid Global Population Growth Will Come To An End
(Max Roser) One of the big lessons from the demographic history of countries is that population explosions are temporary. For many countries the demographic transition has already ended, and as the global fertility rate has now halved we know that the world as a whole is approaching the end of rapid population growth.
Deep State Media Manipulation CONFIRMED: Free Press? NY Times Admits It Sends Stories To US Government For Approval Before Publication
(Ben Norton) The New York Times casually acknowledged that it sends major scoops to the US government before publication, to make sure “national security officials” have “no concerns.”
Trump Signs Executive Order Delivering ‘Hard Hitting’ New Sanctions on Iran
(Zero Hedge) Making good on his Saturday tweet threat that “we are putting major additional Sanctions on Iran on Monday”, President Trump said on Monday that he’s imposing sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his office, a step “designed to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic.”
Mysterious Flying Objects Over Kansas Turn Out To Be Top-Secret DARPA Experiment
(Zero Hedge) There was such as vast public response to the mystery objects spotted over Kansas City that none other than the National Weather Service of Kansas City felt compelled to tweet on Thursday, June 20 that “we honestly have no explanation for the floating objects over Kansas City,” along with a sub-tweet of an image showing two “floating objects” in the sky.
Deep State Crypto: Facebook Introduces New “Libra” Digital Currency With Landmark White Paper
(Zero-hedge) After weeks of anticipation, the day has finally arrived: In a dramatic push into uncharted waters for the social media behemoth that saw Mark Zuckerberg make overtures to his former arch-nemises (the Winklevii), Facebook has finally published the white paper for its long-awaited stablecoin, “Libra”.
SHOCKING: Smartphones Now Transforming The Human Skeleton, Science Proves
(Zero Hedge) Modern life is transforming the human skeleton. Humans are now developing a bone spike at the back of the head caused by regularly looking down at their smartphones, according to a recent study.
Rumors of Wars: Iran Shoots Down US Drone, Says “Ready For War”
(Zero Hedge) Update 4 (1615ET): The Iranian government has released alleged video of their military shooting down the unmanned US drone, also showing the alleged path of the drone, which they claim had entered their airspace (US maintains the drone remained in international waters)…
Trump: “I Think I Know” Who Was Behind 9/11 Attacks
(Zero Hedge) President Trump says he knows who was behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, telling ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos “Iraq did not knock down the World Trade Center,” adding “It were other people. And I think I know who the other people were. And you might also.”
Facebook’s Secret “Hate Agent” Formula Leaked by Insider
(Zero Hedge) An internal Facebook document reveals that the social media giant monitors its users’ offline behavior as part of how the company determines whether a person should be classified as a “Hate Agent,” according to Breitbart‘s Allum Bokhari who has reviewed the document.
It Only Costs Google $20 Million A Year To Control The U.S. Government
(Zero Hedge) Google has fired six of its largest lobbying firms in an attempt to overhaul its global government affairs and policy operations amid greater government scrutiny of its business, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Texas Governor Signs Sweeping New Law Protecting Free Speech On College Campuses
(Jennifer Kabbany) Declares outdoor areas public forums, punishes students who interfere with others’ speech
Facebook Shares Tumble After Report Zuckerberg Knew Of “Questionable” Privacy Practices
(Zero Hedge) Shares of Facebook tumbled on Wednesday after emails emerged which appear to show Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s knowledge of questionable privacy practices at the company, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.