“That permission, unsurprisingly, is contingent on keeping government officials happy. Rub those officials the wrong way and they’ll strip you of permission to travel the roads, leave the country, or even make a living. That’s not a recipe for a free country.”
Read more: https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/24/permitted-lives/print
“Incarceration rates are on the rise alongside economic inequality, and children aren’t exempt. Quite often, the only crime these children have committed is that they’re from vulnerable families or suffering from mental health issues.”
Read more: https://otherwords.org/let-me-tell-you-what-forced-separation-feels-like/
“The project offers a rare window into the day-to-day operations of a secretive domestic law enforcement agency at a moment of unprecedented criticism — and an eye-opening glimpse at what those operations look like from the perspective of the communities and households most impacted.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/07/23/ice-raids-in-new-york/
“The IMF also expects the Venezuelan economy to contract 15% this year, leading to a cumulative GDP decline since 2013 of 50%. Venezuela’s collapse, while contained, is so profound it is now holding back the rebound of the entire region: while Latin America is expected to grow 1.9% this year, the number would be 2.5% without Venezuela according to Bloomberg.”
“People depending on a pension not only likely won’t get the money owed to them in the future… but they’ll also get stuck paying more into the system today. It’s a true lose/lose.”
“He’s not concerned with whether you agree with him on the Constitution, the US Military, or Freedom. More important, Adam asks do you know what his views actually are? Adam says you should be the ‘alpha’ of your own life. You might call him a patriot, or maybe rabble-rouser, but regardless of where you stand, Adam hopes after the 2020 election cycle, you will call him ‘the last President you will never need.'”
“In 1935, USMC Major General Smedley Butler warned the world that ‘War is a racket. It always has been…'”
Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-22/perpetual-war-explained-140-seconds
“By contrast, institutional investors and hedge funds have been net sellers of stocks in 2018.”
Read more: https://banyanhill.com/corporate-americas-buybacks-scam/
“The FISA court was not advised that the Steele dossier was funded by the DNC.”
“The Swamp videos make it very obvious that, although there are 435 members of the House of Representatives, the key decisions are made by a handful of very powerful leaders bent on controlling the country and that the betrayal is bipartisan.”