(Brian McGlinchey) With Thursday’s passage of a continuing resolution that funds government operations until December 3rd, Congress dodged one fiscal cliff, but a bigger one looms ahead. The federal government has maxed out its credit, and if Congress doesn’t raise the statutory debt ceiling by October 18, the Treasury won’t be able to cover all of Uncle Sam’s obligations.
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College Students Beg For Ammo As Millennials And Gen Z Embrace Guns
(Tyler Durden) Not too long ago, we wrote a response to something that prominent gun activist David Hogg said on Twitter. He believes that all gun owners are old fogey dinosaurs and will somehow “die out one day.” When they do, all the young people will usher in the utopia where nothing bad happens, and there will be no more evil guns.
Taiwan Informs Australia It’s ‘Preparing For War’ As China Sends Record 52 PLA Jets Toward Island
(Tyler Durden) Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu in a hugely provocative interview with Australian broadcasting ABC’s China tonight program warned that Taiwan is preparing for war with China and urged its larger Indo-Pacific neighbor to help.
FOIA Release: Fauci Funded Construction Of ‘Chimeric Coronaviruses’ In Wuhan
(Tyler Durden) When Dr. Anthony Fauci confidently screamed at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in July – calling him a liar for accusing him of funding so-called “Gain-of-Function” (GoF) research in Wuhan, China to make coronaviruses more transmissible to humans, the argument ultimately faded due to Fauci’s unsupported claim that the research didn’t technically fit the definition of GoF.
WHO Is Working On “Digital Wallet” To Store Vaccination Certification: Official
(Jack Phillips) A World Health Organization (WHO) official said that the organization is working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine “digital wallet” and is also seeking to “increase the distribution” of an international certificate for those who’ve been vaccinated.
An Inconvenient Truth: EVs May Offer A “Negligible” CO2 Difference From ICE Vehicles
(Zero Hedge) Are the carbon footprints of EVs really as drastically lower than that of internal combustion engine vehicles? When considering the amount of carbon and CO2 created from assembling lithium ion batteries, one firm thinks the difference could be “negligible”.
So Sue Us’: Amazon Responds To 75,000 Customers Who Say Alexa Spied On Them
(Tyler Durden) After receiving more than 75,000 individual complaints that it’s Alex-powered Echo devices were spying on them, Amazon has abandoned its policy that such complaints must be resolved outside the court system via secretive arbitration proceedings, and will instead allow customers to file lawsuits, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Visualizing The Snowball Of Government Debt
(Tyler Durden) As we approach the second half of 2021, many countries around the world are beginning to relax their COVID-19 restrictions.
Does Bitcoin Use “Too Much” Electricity?
(Allan Stevo) In doing so, she makes a judgment about the “correct” amount of electricity use. But it raises the question of who is entitled to make such a judgment.
You Know It’s Bad When… CNN Calls Out Biden Over Anti-Science Mask Use
(Tyler Durden) President Biden is coming under fire from both sides of the aisle for constantly wearing a mask despite announcing that vaccinated people no longer require face coverings when outdoors. In other words, it’s simply virtue signaling at this point.
AG Barr May Resign Before Year-End: Report
(Tyler Durden) The Justice Department has refuted a New York Times report that Attorney General William Barr may leave before the end of the year, saying in a statement that he “intends to stay as long as President Trump needs him.”
Powell: Dominion Server Removed From Fulton County While Lawyers Sought Restraining Order
(Ivan Pantchoukov) Attorney Sidney Powell said on Monday that someone had removed a Dominion Voting Systems server from a recount center in Fulton County, Georgia.
Blatant Censorship: The Great YouTube Purge Accelerates
(Mac Salvo) A massive YouTube purge has taken place. Several channels have been removed from the platform proving truth is treason in the empire of lies.
Chaos Erupts In DC After GOP Convention; Rand Paul And Wife Chased Down Street By BLM Protesters
(Zero Hedge) Protesters in Washington DC clashed with police Thursday night and into Friday morning, as the last night of the Republican National Convention turned into a chaotic scene down the street from the White House.
Big Tech Firms Enjoy “Monopoly Power”, Should Be “Heavily Regulated”: House Judiciary Chair
(Zero Hedge) Big tech CEOs took a beating from both sides on Wednesday, with Democrats on the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee hammering the heads of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple over anti-competitive conduct, and Republicans on the committee focusing on bias against conservatives.