Heraclitusstudent
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China bans foreign technology in its government and public offices (
cnn.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 9 Dec 2019
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3 days ago Including Intel and AMD processors, Microsoft OS. I guess the only appropriate answer is to ban 100% of tech gadgets made in China. https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/09 https://gizmodo.com/amd-and-in If it is as sweeping...
China's PBOC Says Its Own Cryptocurrency Is ‘Close’ to Release (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 29 Oct 2019
10 comments, latest
a month ago https://www.bloomberg.com/news "Mu repeated the PBOC’s intention that the digital currency would replace M0, or cash in circulation, rather than M2, which would generate credit and impact monetary policy. The digital...
CA loves salt ponds more than housing. (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 24 Sep 2019
18 comments, latest
3 months ago https://www.bloomberg.com/news "The latest [lawsuit] targets a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to exclude almost 1,400 acres of ponds from protection under the federal Clean Water Act, opening them to commercial...
Trump the troll
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Heraclitusstudent on 8 Aug 2019
52 comments, latest
3 months ago Trump main activity seems to be to reveal in causing outrage. When he tweets something like: "Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested...
trillion dollar deficits are the new normal (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 30 Aug 2018
5 comments, latest
4 months ago U.S. Faces New Normal of Trillion Dollar Deficits, Collender Sayshttps://www.bloomberg.com/ "If there is an economic downturn at some point in the next 5 years, we are talking about a 2...
On Social disintegration, mass shootings and Tribalism
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Heraclitusstudent on 4 Aug 2019
24 comments, latest
4 months ago You see the signs of a social disintegration all around us: - suicides, depressions keep increasing, as is the use of drugs.- the most frequent answer to "how many friends...
The end of the cycle
by
Heraclitusstudent on 2 Aug 2019
8 comments, latest
4 months ago I'm not gonna quote Russian propaganda RT or zerohedge. These are a few facts: 1) The economy is decelerating: Shown in PMI, Construction spending, Investments...Of course, slowdown happens and it...
The Next 10 Years
by
Heraclitusstudent on 2 Aug 2019
7 comments, latest
4 months ago Just projecting trends: 1) Social disintegration continues - Continued increase in suicides, drug use, and social isolation. - A new economic crisis will lead to great tensions between European countries,...
96% of millennials suffer from burnout (
finance.yahoo.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 15 Jul 2019
4 comments, latest
5 months ago In a survey of workers aged 23 to 28, treatment center Yellowbrick found that 96% of millennials suffer from burnout to the point where it impacts their everyday lives. A...
Queen of the globalists
by
Heraclitusstudent on 2 Jul 2019
11 comments, latest
5 months ago Madame Lagarde nominated ECB president.What can possibly go wrong?
Our internal pictures of the opposite party are terribly inaccurate. (
washingtonpost.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 24 Jun 2019
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6 months ago Americans thought 32 percent of Democrats are gay, lesbian or bisexual. The correct answer is 6 percent.Americans thought 38 percent of Republicans made more than $250,000 a year. The correct...
Bizarre Fox rant against the metric system "the yoke of tyranny" (
mediamatters.org)
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Heraclitusstudent on 6 Jun 2019
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6 months ago Tucker Carlson: "Almost every nation on Earth has fallen under the yoke of tyranny -- the metric system""Esperanto died, but the metric system continues, this weird, utopian, inelegant creepy system...
4/10 American adults wouldn’t be able to cover an unexpected $400 expense (
nytimes.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 23 May 2019
30 comments, latest
7 months ago Four in 10 American adults wouldn’t be able to cover an unexpected $400 expense with cash, savings or a credit-card charge that could be quickly paid off, a new Federal...
Long-Term Story Is `China Vs. Everyone' (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 23 May 2019
2 comments, latest
7 months ago https://www.bloomberg.com/news The Tech Cold War Has Begun.China now has no choice but to pursue technological independence, and will burn the cash to achieve it."There’s hope that this latest escalation is...
Which distribution of wealth do you prefer?
by
Heraclitusstudent on 29 Apr 2019
16 comments, latest
7 months ago Option #1: - richest 20% owns 33% of the wealth.- poorest 20% owns 10% of the wealth.Option #2:- richest 20% owns 84% of the wealth. - poorest 20% owns 0.1%...
Bloomberg: Soak the Boomers to Save Capitalism (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 24 Apr 2019
7 comments, latest
8 months ago Hummm... choose between boomers or capitalism... what to do?...https://www.bloomberg.co
Donald Trump Says ISIS Defeated for at Least the Tenth Time (
newsweek.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 23 Apr 2019
2 comments, latest
8 months ago A month ago: https://www.newsweek.com/donal Now: Did they just claimed the attack in Sri Lanka?
Are we finally sliding into Iwog 2017 L-shaped depression? (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 12 Apr 2019
4 comments, latest
8 months ago I have an increasing sense of foreboding. https://www.bloomberg.com/opin Read 'Calculated Risk' putting some lipstick on that pig :
I'm liquidating my stocks and going to cash
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Heraclitusstudent on 28 Mar 2019
74 comments, latest
8 months ago Rash... I know. I think the best we can hope at this point is 1 year of slow growth and a volatile market before some kind of recession.
Silicon Valley is a den of lies and crushed dreams (
nypost.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 27 Jul 2017
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8 months ago http://nypost.com/2017/07/26/s Their code is broken. Silicon Valley has hit a rough patch. Data released Wednesday by job site Glassdoor finds that software-related job growth in the San Jose area has...
China cold war news this morning
by
Heraclitusstudent on 21 Feb 2019
23 comments, latest
9 months ago \On Bloomberg TV.- to build solar power station in space, its own space station, support private rockets, its own GPS network, some satellite repair capabilities that the US military say...
Fuel economy
by
Heraclitusstudent on 3 Aug 2018
41 comments, latest
9 months ago President Trump’s proposed this week to weaken fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucksThis begs a few questions: Does he like to pay a lot for oil to Arab countries?...
Global housing boom end and builders (
bloomberg.com)
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Heraclitusstudent on 1 Aug 2018
5 comments, latest
10 months ago https://www.bloomberg.com/news I think the slowdown is purely based on prices and we still need a massive amount of new housing which will be good for home builders. Any thoughts about...
Gas prices
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Heraclitusstudent on 4 Jan 2019
40 comments, latest
10 months ago June 2008: - Oil ~$150- Gas ~$4 Jan 2019: - Oil <$50- Gas ~$4... falling from the OPEC cartel frying pan into the oil refiners cartel fire?
Lazy Poor Person Has Never Earned Passive Income From Stock Dividends A Day In His Life (
local.theonion.com)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 14 Feb 2019
29 comments, latest
10 months ago https://local.theonion.com/laz MUNCIE, IN—Shaking their heads in disgust at the irresponsible man’s laziness and lack of initiative, sources disclosed to reporters Monday that impoverished 53-year-old Luke Reilly has never earned passive...
China will build 4 nuclear aircraft carriers (
scmp.com)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 8 Feb 2019
8 comments, latest
10 months ago Don't see that mentioned in MSM. https://www.scmp.com/news/chin
Warren Says Capitalism Without Rules Is Theft (
bloomberg.com)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 30 Jan 2019
11 comments, latest
10 months ago She's right.https://www.bloomberg.co But what? No identity politics? Just regular class war? She probably won't make it.
Soros Warns of 'Mortal Danger' for 'open societies' in China Using AI (
bloomberg.com)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 25 Jan 2019
34 comments, latest
10 months ago The guy is freaking out. https://www.bloomberg.com/news Trade war should turn to tech war pretty fast. Huawei is just the beginning.
Must watch: The world according to Xi Jinping. (
arte.tv)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 15 Jan 2019
1 comment, latest
a year ago 75 mins, on French/German TV. English subtitles. https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/ While your government can't agree to stay opened.
And so it begins... (
bloomberg.com)
by
Heraclitusstudent on 27 Nov 2018
8 comments, latest
a year ago Scientist Says He Edited DNA of Human Embryoshttps://www.bloomberg.c
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