DOJ: Comey did NOT have probable cause to start Trump investigation…
January 23, 2020
Obama spied!
January 23, 2020
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020
“Missing” Docs Finally turned over to Gen. Flynn’s attorney…
January 23, 2020
New filing in United States v. Mike Flynn: Continue https://t.co/mNFgMFDjej pic.twitter.com/IQNLmWACED
— Big Cases Bot (@big_cases) January 23, 2020
French union holds torch-lit protest in Paris against pension reform…
January 23, 2020
Mainstream media, what is happening in #Paris tonight?pic.twitter.com/GRRkyAzdxS
— Oh boy what a shot (@ohboywhatashot) January 23, 2020
Mainstream media, what is happening in #Nantes (France) tonight? pic.twitter.com/otEtYmUY4v
— Oh boy what a shot (@ohboywhatashot) January 23, 2020
Traditional TV Enters Its Final Death Spiral…
January 23, 2020
For the better part of the decade, even Wall Street stock jocks have acknowledged that the current pay TV ecosystem simply isn't sustainable. Broadcasters continue to demand higher and higher rates for the same programming, driving up costs for consumers. Those consumers are then fleeing to the exits in record numbers; either migrating to new streaming video alternatives or over the air antennas. Many executives' response to the problem? Mindlessly double down on most of the behaviors that brought them here, namely, mindless consolidation and price hikes...
Between 500K and 1M Non-Citizens May Get Voting Rights in New York City…
January 23, 2020
Democrat city councilmembers are considering legislation that allows eligible legal immigrants to vote in citywide elections — similar to San Francisco, California, policy where non-citizens are allowed to vote in local school board elections... Pushing the legislation is Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) along with 22 other Democrat councilmembers and the city’s Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. The law would give local electoral power to the city’s massive 3.1 million foreign-born population — making up almost 40 percent of the total city population.
John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, sentenced to 66 months in landmark fentanyl bribery case. Others sentenced too…
January 23, 2020
In separate sentencings in recent days, Insys' former vice president Michael Gurry and national director of sales Richard Simon each received 33 months in prison for their involvement in the scheme; former Insys CEO Michael Babich was sentenced to 30 months; the company's regional sales director Joseph Rowan to 27 months; and Sunrise Lee, former regional sales director, to one year and a day in prison. Former Vice President of Sales Alec Burlakoff was sentenced to 26 months Thursday...
New York City bans cashless businesses…
January 23, 2020
The New York City Council on Thursday voted to ban businesses in the city from only accepting credit, debit or digital payments, amid concerns such policies discriminate against lower-income customers.
"Whatever your reasons, consumers should have the power to choose their preferred method of payment," councilman Ritchie Torres, who drafted the bill, said at a news conference Thursday, according to ABC News.
"The marketplace of the future must accommodate the needs of vulnerable New Yorkers," he added.
Soros Speaks From Davos, Slams Trump as “Conman, Narcisist”
January 23, 2020
WATCH: George Soros speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch live ▶️ https://t.co/LzQ6N4HstA
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) January 23, 2020
Prince Charles & Mike Pence exchange awkward moment at Auschwitz Memorial…
January 23, 2020
Bernie Campaign Calls Police On Reporters For Asking Questions About His Staff Talking About Killing People…
January 23, 2020
OFFICER: 'They said they are going to have no comment. If you try to make contact with them it’s no comment...it’s one of those things where they wish he hadn’t said that, but they’re standing by him’ pic.twitter.com/Ta96LsxK1B
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 24, 2020
Trump Rolls Back Another Obama-Era Environmental Rule…
January 23, 2020
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the rule change in Las Vegas, effectively hemming in a regulation restricting the use of fertilizers and pesticides. President Donald Trump promised to repeal his predecessor’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule when he was running in 2016. Rolling back WOTUS saves landowners, farmers and businesses from being forced to hire “teams of attorneys to tell them how to use their own land,”...
Scientists are one step closer to unlocking the riddle of autism after discovering 37 new genes linked to the disorder…
January 23, 2020
In the largest ever study of its kind, an international team of researchers collected and analysed more than 35,000 DNA samples from autism patients at 50 hospitals around the world... Despite the finding, the research team suggests as many as 300 genes may be involved in causing autism... Obtaining such a large sample was made possible by the Autism Sequencing Consortium (ASC), an international group of scientists who share ASD samples and data...
Many unanswered questions, but worth noting of how they are framing the coming 'solutions'.
Amazon hits $200 billion mark beating Google and Apple to become world’s most valuable company…
January 23, 2020
The value of the e-commerce giant’s brand has soared 17.5% to a record $220.8 billion - the first brand to top $200 billion - the Brand Finance Global 500 index found. Google, which comes second, also climbed in value, while third-placed Apple and fourth-placed Microsoft saw their brand values dip...
Former Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf Fined $17.5M for Sales Scandal, Banned From Banking Industry….
January 23, 2020
Along with its fine against Stumpf, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced Thursday it was suing five other former Wells Fargo executives for a combined total of $37.5 million for their roles in the bank's poor practices. Two other executives also settled with regulators, paying million-dollar fines as well.
North Carolina pastor charged with more than 100 sex crimes involving three children…
January 23, 2020
Luffman is accused of abusing three victims beginning about 20 years ago, when they ranged in age from 4 to 15 years old, Det. Amanda Boyd with the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets. She said investigators determined the crimes continued for 15 years...
Spy Court Admits FISA Warrants Against Carter Page Were ‘Not Valid’…
January 23, 2020
Authority granted to the federal government to secretly wiretap and spy on former Trump affiliate Carter Page was “not valid,” the nation’s top spy court noted in a secret ruling penned earlier this month.., but was not declassified and released until Thursday afternoon. Judge James Boasberg, the current federal judge presiding over the FISA court, wrote in his order that at least two of the four FISA applications against Carter Page were unlawfully authorized.
OPP organized crime unit raids Burlington, Ontario townhouse…
January 23, 2020
A short while later, two men were led separately out of an upper unit... A spokesperson for the OPP would only confirm “that enforcement action has taken place in Burlington and arrests have been made in regards to an ongoing investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau”... The identities of the arrested individuals were not released and it’s not known what charges they may be facing.
The Real Umbrella Corp: Wuhan Ultra Biohazard Lab Was Studying “The World’s Most Dangerous Pathogens”…
January 23, 2020
...the full Nature article... strongly hints, without evidence for now, that the coronavirus epidemic may well have been a weaponized virus which "accidentally" escaped the Wuhan biohazard facility. [...] "But worries surround the Chinese lab, too. The SARS virus has escaped from high-level containment facilities in Beijing multiple times.", notes Richard Ebright, a molecular biologist...
Dad Confronts Warren On Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘Can I Have My Money Back?’
January 23, 2020
A Father confronts @SenWarren
Father : My daughter is in school, I saved all my money just to pay student loans Can I have my money back?
Warren: of course not
Father: so you want to help those who don't save any money and the ones that do the right thing get screwed? pic.twitter.com/EY8M57tj9F
— JiveBunny (@JiveBunnyMuzik) January 21, 2020