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China Admits To Fake Data (Again) – Hidden Debt & Inflated Revenues
China Admits To Fake Data (Again) – Hidden Debt & Inflated Revenues It’s not the first time (and it won’t be the last), but a recent nationwide audit found some local governments inflated revenue levels and raised debt illegally, once again crushing China’s credibility on the global stage when it comes to economic performance. As […]
Can The US Survive An EMP Attack?
Can The US Survive An EMP Attack? While there’s no question that a nuclear strike on the Continental US would be utterly devastating, it’s not the only way a rogue state like North Korea could kill millions of American civilians in one fell swoop. Another possibility that is being studied by lawmakers and Pentagon officials […]
Facebook Ditches Its “Fake News Flag” After People Shared Flagged Articles Even More
Facebook Ditches Its “Fake News Flag” After People Shared Flagged Articles Even More Roughly one year ago Facebook promised to eradicate “fake news” from its platform by “flagging” articles that were deemed inaccurate by their hand-selected “fact checkers” (A.K.A. “liberal propagandists”)…we wrote all about it in a post entitled “Facebook Launches Campaign To Combat ‘Fake […]
Putin Warns “Russia Has Right To Respond” To US Military Buildup, Hints At Use Of Nuclear Weapons
Putin Warns “Russia Has Right To Respond” To US Military Buildup, Hints At Use Of Nuclear Weapons Multiple Russian state media outlets are reporting that President Vladimir Putin has stressed that Russia has a right to respond to US military build-up in Europe while furthering its strategic nuclear deterrence capabilities in a speech delivered before a […]
“This is Groundhog Day”: Spanish Stocks Battered By Catalan Vote, Bitcoin Crashes
“This is Groundhog Day”: Spanish Stocks Battered By Catalan Vote, Bitcoin Crashes Spanish stocks and the euro fell, while Spanish government bond yields hit their highest levels in over a month after Catalan secessionists delivered an unexpected blow to the government of Spanish PM Rajoy by winning the Catalan regional election. Meanwhile across the Atlantic, […]
Pakistan Plans Replacing Dollar With Yuan In Trade With China
Pakistan Plans Replacing Dollar With Yuan In Trade With China Pakistan is considering replacing the U.S. dollar with the Chinese yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China, Pakistan’s Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said according to Dawn Online and The Economic Times. Interior Minister Iqbal, who has been central to the planning […]
Is A Major Winter Blast Coming To The East Coast This Christmas?
Is A Major Winter Blast Coming To The East Coast This Christmas? According to Michael Clark, a private weather forecaster, his latest report indicates a major winter storm is headed for the East Coast between Dec 20, 2017 through Jan 04, 2018… As BAMWX.com notes, the pattern is about to change in a huge way […]
US Military Rushes To Study Blockchain As ‘Hybrid Wars’ Loom
US Military Rushes To Study Blockchain As ‘Hybrid Wars’ Loom President Trump signed into law the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, a $700 billion defense policy bill that mandatesfor a “briefing on cyber applications of blockchain technology.” Language within the bill is part of a much wider effort to modernize the United States military, before decades […]
Turkey Has The Most Jailed Journalists Worldwide
Turkey Has The Most Jailed Journalists Worldwide According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a record 262 journalists are being held in prisons around the world. As Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, nearly three-quarters of them are being held on anti-state charges while at least 21 have been charged with “false news”. The worst three jailers are […]
Today’s The Day: Twitter To Start Purging Users And Prevent “Certain Content From Trending”
Today’s The Day: Twitter To Start Purging Users And Prevent “Certain Content From Trending” Twitter will begin suspending accounts which engage in “hateful conduct” or affiliate with organizations which “use or promote violence against civilians to further their causes” both on and off the platform, following a November announcement. The new rules apply to whatever Twitter […]
Pandemonium: Atlanta Airport Power Outage Grounds Flights, Traps Travelers; Evacuation Underway
Pandemonium: Atlanta Airport Power Outage Grounds Flights, Traps Travelers; Evacuation Underway Update: Delta has canceled all remaining Sunday flights ”to allow the operation to best reset for Monday,” it said in a statement on its website. The company now anticipates a near-full schedule Monday in Atlanta ”pending full resumption of power”; adding that some delays […]
“It Looks Like A War Zone” – Californians Describe Thomas Fire’s Devastation
“It Looks Like A War Zone” – Californians Describe Thomas Fire’s Devastation Now the third-largest wildfire in California history, the Thomas Fire has blazed through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since it exploded into existence two weeks ago under mysterious circumstances. With Cal Fire ordering thousands more people in Santa Barbara to evacuate as dry […]
“China Should Prepare For Nuclear Conflict”: Beijing Warned To Be Ready As War On Korean Peninsula “Possible At Any Time”
“China Should Prepare For Nuclear Conflict”: Beijing Warned To Be Ready As War On Korean Peninsula “Possible At Any Time” Chinese government advisors and a senior military officer warned Beijing that it must be ready for a war on the Korean peninsula, with the risk of conflict higher than ever before, the SCMP reported on […]
