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Opioid lawsuit targets rich family behind drug that fueled US crisis Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, accused of fueling addiction while boosting profits By Joanna Walters | 12 June 2018 […]
19 May 2018 THE NEW OBSERVER — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has “assured ANC volunteers” that his ruling African National Congress (ANC) is going to seize white land without any compensation, confirming an earlier commitment […]
4 JUNE 2018 GOLEM XIV — “Crime doesn’t pay.” Actually it does, handsomely. If you are a banker or large financial player, it pays wonderfully. You get filthy rich committing the crimes and after…you continue to […]
Toronto-based investment firm West Face alleges a rival hired both companies to help sway a business dispute By Tomer Ganon and Orr Hirschauge | 3 June 2018 CTECH — Two Israeli intelligence gathering firms, Psy-Group […]
31 May 2018 THE JEWISH VOICE — A prominent staff member at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is urging the Trump administration to admit all immigrants from “violence-stricken countries” — which potentially could mean taking […]
The old question: When will she buckle? By Wolf Richter | 31 May 2018 WOLF STREET — Shares of Deutsche Bank fell 7.2% today in Frankfurt to €9.16, the lowest since they started trading on the […]
By Tyler Durden | 29 May 2018 Update: Following what must have been a full court press by the top brass in Brussels on EU budget commissioner, Guenther Oettinger, to retract his statement that “the […]
Of 10 billionaires with Kremlin ties who funneled political contributions to Donald Trump and a number of top Republican leaders, at least five are Jewish By JTA and Ron Kampeas | 23 May 2018 HAARETZ — The […]
By Tyler Durden | 23 May 2018 ZERO HEDGE — Starbucks’ controversial decision to enable every Tom, Dick, and non-paying Harry to use their restrooms has sparked equal parts criticism and praise, mirroring the nation’s increasingly […]
By Tyler Durden | 21 May 2018 ZERO HEDGE — Brookfield Asset Management is one of Canada’s largest investing firms, with over $285 billion under management. The company was formerly founded in 1899 as the Sao […]
By Tyler Durden | 21 May 2018 ZERO HEDGE — Tired (or maybe bored) of worrying about rising interest rates, a rising dollar and higher oil prices? Then fear not, because according to Bloomberg macro strategist […]
Public economic confidence by some measures and in some quarters is quite high. My hypothesis is that the haves are still feeling self-satisfied about their hyper-inflated $900,000 shacks and fantasy social media surveillance/police state FANG […]
CONSERVATIVE FIGHTERS — With week two of May 2018 now in the books, we find that CNN’s ratings have collapsed even more than last week, close to -30 percent in total viewers and an astonishing -35 […]
Trump Controlled by Mossad – Part IV Part I | Part II | Part III By Timothy Fitzpatrick | 13 May 2018 FITZ INFO — The Talmudic-Zionist illegal state of Israel is currently officially run by gangster Benjamin Netanyahu […]
After the party, the hangover. By Wolf Richter | 8 May 2018 WOLF STREET — Total consumer credit rose 5.1% in the first quarter, compared to a year earlier, or by $184 billion, to $3.824 trillion […]
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Thursday announced his decision to allow the baristas’ restrooms to be open public toilets and its retail space free meeting halls for non-paying customers and ne’er-do-wells. The basis for this, as […]
By Eli Clifton | 8 May 2018 LOBE LOG — President Donald Trump has just fulfilled a campaign pledge to tear up the Obama administration’s signature foreign policy achievement, a multilateral agreement constraining Iran’s nuclear enrichment […]
The Stormy Daniels affair personifies Trumpian thug life. In this lifestyle, future presidents of the U.S. are vetted so that they routinely wake up in the morning and — even though married — put “Bang […]
By Zaid Jilani and Alex Emmons | 9 September 2016 THE INTERCEPT — Sen. Rand Paul’s expression of opposition to a $1.1 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia — which has been brutally bombing civilian […]
20 April 2018 COVERT GEOPOLITICS — It is common knowledge that Theresa May’s husband Philip essentially acts as the unofficial advisor to the Prime Minister – a fact proven by the former Conservative MP for […]
By Philip Weiss | 23 April 2018 MONDOWEISS — Check out this stirring anthem to freedom in Gaza. It begins with a Palestinian child saying “We shall overcome” and an image of Martin Luther King Jr. […]
Will Seagram’s heiress’ millions protect her from role in sex-slaver cult? 24 April 2018 FRANK REPORT — With sex-slaver Keith Raniere and his number two, Allison Mack, behind bars and facing federal charges of sex-trafficking and forced labor […]
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters was courted by a PR firm representing the White Helmets called The Syria Campaign, which invited him to a lavish dinner organized by a Saudi billionaire Hani Farsi. By Max […]
9 September 2017 21ST CENTURY WIRE — Imagine if private corporations, many of whom are traded on the stock market, were given the responsibility for patrolling your neighbourhoods, investigating crimes, and arresting suspects. That’s exactly what is […]
By Tyler Durden | 12 April 2018 ZERO HEDGE — It’s been a while since the world’s richest and/or most famous fund managers spooked retail investors with warnings to get out of the market… now. That […]
By Tyler Durden | 5 April 2018 ZERO HEDGE — The trading world was taken aback for several moments yesterday when Jefferies’ QE-fanboy David Zervos tweeted an Instagram photo that showed what Cloud 9 surely looks like for […]
By Niall McCarthy | 28 March 2018 STATISTA — When it comes to obeying laws protecting personal information, Americans have less faith in Facebook than other tech companies. That’s according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released at the weekend. […]
Following a failed attempt by three senators to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war against Yemen, the State Department announced a sale of 6,700 missiles to Saudi Arabia, Ann Wright reports. By Ann Wright […]
By Charlie Nash | 15 March 2018 BREITBART — HuffPost Deputy Opinion Editor Chloe Angyal claimed the company had succeeded in its goal to have “less than 50% white authors,” on Wednesday. “Our goals for this […]
When searching for terms that challenged the official narrative of the Parkland shooting, the results on Google varied drastically, compared to other search engines. By John Vibes | 18 March 2018 FREE THOUGHT PROJECT — Google […]