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    Today, 09:25 AM
    Nov 15, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgTC08lgB6A Stable Coins, Wall Street, Silicon Valley, Argentina, Peter Thiel, DARPA, J.D. Vance and more. It's the policies.
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    Today, 08:46 AM
    Here's a little reality: Trump famously levied unprecedented sanctions against Russia, targeted the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, enacted the CAESAR Act of 2019 against Syria, and imposed a whole swath of additional sanctions against the Venezuelan Maduro government in 2017. Trump has also tapped Mike Walz as his National Security Advisor nominee. Early November, Walz stated that Trump’s plan to end the Ukraine war should consist of “intensifying sanctions against Russia” and “taking the handcuffs off,” implying that the Biden administration’s support of Ukraine has been in some way restrained. Trump also picked Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State nominee. Rubio is an avowed neocon who has yet to see a sanctions bill he didn’t approve of. He is deeply committed to imposing continued sanctions regimes on Cuba and Venezuela. Rubio also famously lamented Brazil and China’s deal to settle trade deals in Reals and Yuans stating that “they are creating a secondary economy totally independent of the United States…there will be so many countries transacting in currencies other than the dollar that we won’t have the ability to sanction them.” The Second Trump Term and the “Sanctions Industrial Complex” ~ Mises.org
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    Today, 08:28 AM
    Laurence M. Vance December 13, 2024 Forbes reports that “an underworld of sex workers, drug dealers and gamblers use Venmo to run their operations, most of which fly under the radar of law enforcement among millions of Venmo users. It is extremely difficult to estimate how much of Venmo’s total transactions are generated from vices, but Forbes estimates the underground economy on Venmo to be between $1 billion and $2 billion annually.” So what? There should be nothing illegal about sex work, drug dealing, or gambling. Lysander Spooner had it right many years ago:
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    Today, 08:20 AM
    Who Ultimately Pays the Cost of Protective Tariffs? ~ Mises.org
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    Today, 08:18 AM
    Power & Market Michael Njoku 12/12/2024 It is a benefit of sound economic theory that it proves very useful in the refutation of popular fallacies and misconceptions about the workings of the market economy. One such fallacy is the assertion that government interventions through protective tariffs are without negative consequences for the people of the imposing country. Politicians and statesmen have employed these talking points to earn the support of the majority of the voting masses who are mostly unable to fully comprehend economic arguments. This article attempts to briefly assert that government interference with domestic markets are precursors of protective tariffs which, in turn, impair the welfare of consumers by imposing the burden of higher prices for commodities acquired in the market.
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    Today, 08:08 AM
    Mises Wire Hekmat Aboukhater 12/12/2024 As the Washington drawbridge lowers for a second Trump administration, the world attempts to glean any insights that might indicate the direction of his second term. At the top of the list of concerns is the topic of sanctions. As of 2024, the US is actively sanctioning a third of all nations on earth. As the American populace grew more wary of military entanglements and forever wars, consecutive administrations have exponentially escalated the use of the economic weapon. The Obama administration averaged a total of 500 new sanctions a year, while the first Trump administration doubled it to 1,000 a year, and the Biden administration sextupled the figure—imposing more than 12,000 sanctions in 4 years. Now, many wonder whether a second Trump admin will continue or curb this trend.
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    Today, 07:52 AM
    https://x.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1867339742620135648
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    Today, 07:09 AM
    He absolutely WILL love that. No one likes the government giving their potential competition taxpayer money.
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    Yesterday, 10:56 PM
    You forgot to emphasize that.
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    Yesterday, 10:54 PM
    Spotted all over NH tonight.
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    Yesterday, 10:40 PM
    https://x.com/i/status/1867373529777287625 1867373529777287625
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    Yesterday, 10:37 PM
    DOJ OIG Releases Report on the FBI’s Handling of Its Confidential Human Sources and Intelligence Collection Efforts in the Lead Up to the January 6, 2021 Electoral Certification U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General December 12, 2024 Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a review examining the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) handling of its confidential human sources (CHS) and intelligence collection efforts in the lead up to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Consistent with OIG practice, in spring 2022 the OIG paused aspects of our review to ensure that the OIG’s investigative work did not conflict with or compromise any ongoing DOJ criminal investigations or prosecutions. Having been informed by federal prosecutors last year that our review would no longer potentially interfere with pending criminal prosecutions, we resumed our work on this matter. In doing so, we were cognizant of the amount of time that had passed, as well as the number of non-DOJ OIG oversight reports that had been publicly released regarding the events of January 6. We determined that an area that had not yet been thoroughly reviewed by other entities was the FBI’s direction and handling of its CHSs in the lead-up to and on January 6, and whether the FBI exploited its CHSs and other available information to determine the nature of threats in advance of the electoral vote certification on January 6. Accordingly, we focused our review on that topic.
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    Yesterday, 10:25 PM
    https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1867276161811615999 1867276161811615999
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    Yesterday, 10:18 PM
    Woke Councilwoman ARRESTED For Corruption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xuyCZKUZA {Actual Justice Warrior | 08 December 2024} In this video I discuss the arrest of Tania Fernandes Anderson the notorious Boston City Councilwoman who was just arrested for allegedly running a blatantly obvious kickback scheme. Sources: Local News Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwa5puGrJ9E More Details About The Charges: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2024-12-06/boston-city-councilor-tania-fernandes-anderson-arrested-on-federal-charges
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    Yesterday, 09:59 PM
    Mises.org Power & Market Ryan McMaken 12/12/2024 The recent destruction of the Syrian regime, replaced by Islamists and Jihadists, reminds us that the American foreign-policy establishment in Washington continues to do the bidding of the State of Israel which exerts its influence through one of the most well-funded and extensive lobbying efforts Washington has ever known. The surreptitious alliance of terrorist Syrian Rebels, Israelis, and Americans, is just the latest manifestation of this working relationship. For more than thirty years now, the US has repeatedly committed American troops and American treasure to carry out the bidding of Tel Aviv with no advantage gained for ordinary American people. The Iraq War—with its thousands of American casualties—the endless drone wars, the potential war in Iran, and the American alliance with jihadists in Syria, are all at the service of the Israeli state. Trillions have now been sent to fund various war efforts for the Israeli state, a foreign parasite state that continually calls upon Americans to toil and die for its benefit.
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    Yesterday, 09:53 PM
    Woman Gets 8 Years In Prison For False Assault Claims Against Multiple Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz5LOix4pz4 {Nate The Lawyer | 12 December 2024} False accusations can ruin lives. This shocking case reveals how one woman's web of lies led to innocent men being accused of horrific crimes they didn't commit. Eleanor Williams, a young woman from the UK, faked injuries and fabricated stories about assaults and trafficking, even borrowing plots from movies like Taken. Her deceit went unchecked for years, destroying lives and sparking outrage in her community. With powerful evidence, including CCTV footage and self-inflicted injuries, the truth finally emerged. Williams has now been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, bringing justice to her victims and sparking debates about accountability. Watch this video to uncover how the case unfolded and the lasting impact on those involved.
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    Yesterday, 09:41 PM
    Too late. Biden already beat him to it. All Trump can do now is try to steal the credit for it. (Operation Warp Speed, Cancer Edition incoming?)
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    Yesterday, 09:24 PM
    Good article :up: So, you oppose states rights, and/or support digital ID surveillance laws?
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    Yesterday, 09:24 PM
    Well, now, to be fair, there's not really any contradiction here. He said "In America we don't kill people in cold blood ". So "kill people in cold blood" in other countries doesn't really count against that. (Mealy-mouthed weasels gonna weasel mealy-mouthedly.)
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    Yesterday, 08:01 PM
    I’m pretty sure it’s on his agenda. Right after curing cancer, the common cold and athlete’s foot. Priorities, you understand.
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    Yesterday, 07:28 PM
    Jacob Helberg is senior adviser to Palantir Technologies Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp. Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman, and the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies. In 2004, along with Peter Thiel (who had been a classmate at Stanford) and others, he co-founded Palantir Technologies as CEO. The New York Times ranked Karp the highest-paid CEO of a publicly traded company in 2020, the year the company went public, with compensation worth $1.1 billion. Karp has described himself as a socialist and a progressive, and said he voted for Hillary Clinton.
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    Yesterday, 07:18 PM
    Eric Bazail-Eimil 12/10/2024 In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump said Helberg, one of the leaders in the push to ban Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, will be “a champion of our America First Foreign Policy” as undersecretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment. He added that Helberg “has the knowledge, expertise, and pragmatism to defend America’s Economic interests abroad.” The undersecretary of State for economic growth is often referred to as the senior U.S. economic diplomat and advises the secretary of State on international economic policy. They also oversee bureaus that manage policy around tech, energy resources, global food security and the environment. Helberg will face a Senate confirmation process for the role, and his current work for defense contractor Palantir Technologies — he is a senior adviser to the company’s chief executive officer.
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    Yesterday, 06:08 PM
    Ron Paul Institute by Andrew P. Napolitano Dec 12, 2024 During the course of an FBI written response to a Freedom of Information Act request asking about the trade names and suppliers of surveillance software the FBI had purchased, the government has yet again quietly acknowledged its antipathy to constitutional provisions that all of its employees have sworn to uphold. Since we are dealing with software used to spy on Americans in the U.S. and abroad, the constitutional right being transgressed is the right to privacy. This is the ancient natural right to be left alone, which the Supreme Court took 175 years to recognize as being protected by the Fourth Amendment. Since that recognition in 1965, however, notwithstanding near universal judicial acceptance of the constitutional protection of the right, the executive branch of the government has persistently negated it.
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    Yesterday, 05:49 PM
    Control.
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    Yesterday, 05:26 PM
    Mises Wire Thomas J. DiLorenzo 12/12/2024 In private business “here is no need to limit the discretion of subordinates by any rules or regulations other than that underlying all business activities, namely, to render their operations profitable.”—Ludwig von Mises, Bureaucracy, p. 46 In this quote from his classic 1944 book Bureaucracy, Mises explains why private, for-profit businesses need not, and should not, be bureaucratic and entangled in rules and regulations mandated from the top of an administrative hierarchy. Instead, they should, make the best use of decentralized “knowledge of time and place” to do their jobs. Mises’ admonition that the focus of capitalist enterprises is and should be to “make a profit” later became, in the hands of Chicago School economists, “maximize shareholder value.” This view is most widely associated with Milton Friedman and was accepted by American corporate management, for the most part, for many years.
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