Wire Fraud? Racketeering?

Corrupt Joe in the cross-hairs? Inevitably. “The fact that this is being done in Delaware means everyone in Delaware who has a business connection to Hunter Biden is at risk for getting drawn in. “The FBI and IRS criminal investigators who do these types of investigations are exceptionally good at what they do.  The combinationContinue reading “Wire Fraud? Racketeering?”

Oligarchy – so easily sold, so easily bought

Orwell in 1984: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever”. It could be a Chinese Communist Party official. Or, a corporation serving their Chinese Communist Party business associates. Or, a corporation engaging a Chinese Communist Party enterprise. All the same. https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-fact-checker-funded-by-chinese-money-through-tiktok_3610009.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink

Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Results

“When data from the various dosing regimens were combined, the study found that the vaccine was 70% effective at preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections. The standard regimen — two doses of the same strength administered a month apart — had an efficacy of 62%, whereas the regimen with a lower initial dose yielded an efficacy ofContinue reading “Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Results”

Texas Petition: Run Silent, Run Deep

“Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shallContinue reading “Texas Petition: Run Silent, Run Deep”

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Maybe Chinese exporters are overstating their exports, in general and to the United States. Overstating exports is a classic way of getting capital into a country with capital controls. Or, maybe US tariffs have created a strong incentive for firms importing into the United States to go to some lengths to understate their imports from China. Thus, U.S.Continue reading “Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”

Techno-Feudalism and the Road to Serfdom

Pepe Escobar in Asia Times discusses Cedric Durand’s “Techno-Feudalism”: “When it comes to the new property rights of the new Eldorado, all power should be exercised by the Silicon Valley ‘pioneers’, a Narcissus bunch in love with their mirror image as superior Randian heroes. In the name of innovation they should be allowed to destroyContinue reading “Techno-Feudalism and the Road to Serfdom”

The Supremes Are Warming Up in the Bullpen

The accelerated Tuesday filing deadline may signal that the Supreme Court takes Kelly’s case, which was rejected by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court with prejudice last weekend. According to Kelly’s filing, the ‘no-excuse mail-in’ voting scheme should only apply in a limited number of circumstances, and that people must vote in person unless a narrow list of excuses applies.Continue reading “The Supremes Are Warming Up in the Bullpen”

Hostile Power – the source of US fentanyl addictions adds narco-terrorist money laundering to their portfolio

“Routing cartel drug profits from the United States to China then on to Mexico with a few clicks of a burner phone and Chinese banking apps – and without the bulky cash ever crossing borders. The launderers pay small Chinese-owned businesses in the United States and Mexico to help them move the funds. Most contact withContinue reading “Hostile Power – the source of US fentanyl addictions adds narco-terrorist money laundering to their portfolio”