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  • Cuban Caption Contest: “Che-Che-Changes” Edition

    Che-Che-Changes… “It’s a historic and very important visit. It’s the first time a US president will visit an independent Cuba,”  the son of Ernesto “Che” Guevara tells the Guardian. “But the US is an empire. Their nature is not to set the table and invite you for a feast. History shows us that every time […]Read More
  • The (Mis)Uses Of Disorder

    Submitted by Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, Many thoughtful and patriotic citizens entering the Kubler-Ross free-fire zone of desperate bargaining with reality are at work attempting to chart an orderly course around the Godzilla-like figure of Trump looming outside the desecrated once-shining city of American democracy. I doubt there is such an orderly way through this […]
  • If Hillary Isn’t Indicted, The Rule Of Law & The Republic Are Dead

    Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog, Once the Oligarchy is above the law, the Republic is already dead. To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway: How did you lose your Republic? Two ways, gradually and then suddenly. The Romans experienced this when their Republic was extinguished by Empire. The erosion of the Republic was gradual: slowly but […]
  • Meet The Landlord Who Refuses To Rent To Supporters Of Donald Trump

    By definition liberals, also known as the group which after establishment Republicans is most threatened by Donald Trump’s meteoric rise, are supposed to be… well… liberal, as in avoid prejudice when interacting with fellow human beings. Unfortunately, that appears not to be the case with a landlord in Grand Junction, Colorado, who is refusing to […]
  • Stocks Edge Higher Despite Dismal Data & Hawkish Fed As Bonds & Bullion Slide

    To sum up: China car sales crash by most on record (boom goes the overseas growth meme), US existing home sales plunge most in 6 years (boom goes the domestic housing strength supporting consumption meme), Williams and Lockhart go full hawk-tard (positing April as “live” and suggesting everything is hawkishly awesome), and one of our […]
  • The 7-Deadly Investing Sins

    Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, I have often written about the emotional and psychological factors that inhibit long-term investment performance (most recently here). Despite repeated studies that suggest investors should just buy “passive index” funds and “hold on” until eternity, the reality is that it simply does not work that way. If you were […]Read More
  • President Buhari Congratulates Patrice Talon, President-Elect Of Benin Republic

    An official of National Electoral Commission (CENA) counts votes after the second round of the presidential election in Cotonou, on March 20, 2016. Benin began voting today in the deciding second round of its presidential election, with Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou taking on businessman Patrice Talon for the tiny west African country’s top job. / […]
  • Islamic Human Rights Commission Calls On ICC To Investigate Zaria Shia Massacre

    4 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Email The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on Monday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate the massacre of nearly 1000 civilians in Nigeria last December when soldiers allegedly attacked the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s (IMN) supporters, symbols and property. The army had said that it was attacked and was […]Read More
  • Case Against Orubebe Not Withdrawn, CCT Dismisses Online Reports

    1 Share Share Tweet Share Share Email CCC Press Statement Our attention at the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been drawn to recent publications from some section of mass media, indicating that the Federal Government has withdrawn charges against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Godsday Peter Orubebe. The Tribunal is compelled to refute […]