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Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship Congressman Thomas Massie has announced HR 8519, legislation aimed at ending the practice of spending taxpayer money to fund various censorship and “disinformation” research programs. A press release said that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the subsequent publishing of the Twitter Files – a batch of internal documents […]
Can the US Legally Seize Russian Assets? Should It?
Can the US Legally Seize Russian Assets? Should It? Congress’s aid package encourages the president to seize frozen Russian reserves to support Ukraine. But the legality and desirability are both questionable. REPO Act Lets Biden Boost Ukraine The Wall Street Journal writer, Robert B. Zoellick, says REPO Act Lets Biden Boost Ukraine Now that Congress has […]
Congress Just Supercharged the Dollar’s Downfall
Congress Just Supercharged the Dollar’s Downfall Confiscation, Weaponization, and De-Dollarization “The dollar’s role as the world’s primary reserve currency is a boon for the United States but a bane for the rest of the world.” ~ Barry Eichengreen The U.S. Senate has predictably voted to give $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, just three […]
Oh, The Irony: Congress Passes FISA-702 Extension, Allowing Warrantless Document Searches & Electronic Surveillance Of Americans, On Patriots Day 2024
Oh, The Irony: Congress Passes FISA-702 Extension, Allowing Warrantless Document Searches & Electronic Surveillance Of Americans, On Patriots Day 2024 Authored by ‘Sundance’ via TheConservativeTreehouse.com, The fourth amendment to the United States constitution says: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be […]
Congress is Set to Expose What May be the Largest Censorship System in U.S. History
Congress is Set to Expose What May be the Largest Censorship System in U.S. History Below is my column in the Hill on the first hearings this week to be held by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. It could be one of the most consequential investigations for free speech in decades if […]
Oil shocks and the potential for crisis U.S. House 2007
Oil shocks and the potential for crisis U.S. House 2007 Preface. U.S. Congressional hearings have boasted of America’s energy independence for several years. For those of you with a longer view, and doubts about the shale “fracked” oil revolution, here’s a house hearing about oil dependence. Much of the testimony revolves around an exercise called […]
Michael Pento: First Disinflation, Then Deflation, Then Big-Time Inflation
Michael Pento: First Disinflation, Then Deflation, Then Big-Time Inflation Suddenly investors are panicked that (hyper)inflation is taking over. But what if they’re mistaken? That could be a costly mistake if they’re betting their portfolio’s future on it. Because there’s a strong case to be made that we’re now actually entering a period of dis-inflation, one that […]
Congress, in a Five-Hour Hearing, Demands Tech CEOs Censor the Internet Even More Aggressively
Congress, in a Five-Hour Hearing, Demands Tech CEOs Censor the Internet Even More Aggressively The repressive objective of the Democratic-controlled Congress is to transfer the power to police and censor political discourse from these tech giants to themselves. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testify before the House […]
Canada & The Canceling of its Currency
Canada & The Canceling of its Currency QUESTION #1: If Canada is not a dictatorship, how can Trudeau cancel the dollar? How can he do so in secret? RW QUESTION #2: Why can’t Biden follow Trudeau and cancel the dollar? EH ANSWER: The answer lies in the difference in history. Because the paper currency called bills-of-credit back then […]
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Denouncing ‘Handouts to Big Oil,’ Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels “Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a huge margin,” said one climate activist. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks on tackling climate change in […]
Fed Accountability is a Farce
FED ACCOUNTABILITY IS A FARCE The Fed claims they are “accountable to the public and the U.S. Congress.” But what good is accountability, if the public and Congress have little understanding of what the Fed does? Even worse, if no one has the power to stop the inflationary actions of the Fed, what good are […]
California Just Put Washington in this Economic “Catch-22”
California Just Put Washington in this Economic “Catch-22” Government bailouts are being revived, and this time, unlike during the 2008 recession, it appears large financial companies won’t be the only ones asking for help. The problem is, the government may not be able to help this time. In response to a bloated state budget and […]
Panic Sets In: Fed Promotes More Free Money
Panic Sets In: Fed Promotes More Free Money Lawmakers need to do more says Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari. Free Money for 18 Months The Fed cannot directly give money away so that burden falls on Congress. Kashkari follows Fed Chair Jerome Powell in seeking Congressional Action. “They are going to need more. If this is […]
Congress Sets Up Taxpayers to Eat $454 Billion of Wall Street’s Losses, Where is the Outrage?
Congress Sets Up Taxpayers to Eat $454 Billion of Wall Street’s Losses, Where is the Outrage? Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Beginning on March 24 of this year, Larry Kudlow, the White House Economic Advisor, began to roll out the most deviously designed bailout of Wall Street in the history of America. After the Federal […]
Massive Unemployment Surge Creates Challenge Ahead
Massive Unemployment Surge Creates Challenge Ahead Unemployment has several faces. It will be interesting to see how America handles the massive unemployment caused not so much by covid-19 but the government’s effort to hold employers responsible for the cost. When the government passed a law increasing employers’ responsibility for paying workers even when there was […]
