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Adidas Goes Woke in Disgusting Way - Look at Who Modeled a Women’s Swimsuit
This is madness!
Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal
Australia
Gina Rinehart tells summit to devote ‘15 minutes each day to spread the mining message’
In a speech to the Queensland Resources Council, billionaire mining magnate says more mines are the solution to country’s economic woes
Amy Remeikis
Shadow Treasurer budget reply speech at the National Press Club – insidecanberra.com
Degree Inflation: Undermining the value of higher education
As the number of graduates has increased, the economic value of their degrees withered. 20% or more would now better off skipping university.
Steven Schwartz
International
Argentina Is Collapsing Again...Again!
Warning: Before reading this, one should play this tango. It will set the mood. Argentina is on the verge of economic collapse again...for the umpteenth time. How does Argentina do it? I mean, for quite some time, I have b…
Four killed in US embassy convoy attack in Nigeria
Unknown gunmen attacked a US embassy convoy in Nigeria on Tuesday, killing two staff members and two local policemen
Ukraine Can’t Join NATO - The American Conservative
Washington should pop Zelensky’s latest trial balloon and make peace the priority.
Doug Bandow
Business, Finance & Investment
Home Depot Cuts Forecasts, Target Earnings Suffer - Watch Comparable Same Store Sales, Now We Are Cycling Sales Value of Inflation - The Last Refuge
Those of you who are keen financially minded individuals will note exactly what is happening in these recent reports, HOME DEPT HERE – TARGET HERE. Those of you who are retail investors in the stock market might also see the bigger picture. Home Depot and Target essentially share the same customer…
Palerider
Report: TD Bank Likes The Gold, Looks for New ATH
They may be early but are giving themselves a wide enough berth to compensate for that
VBL
Global debt on the rise, emerging markets cross $100 trillion mark, trade group says
A measure of debt across the globe rose in the first quarter to almost $305 trillion, and the rising cost to service that debt is triggering concern about the financial system’s leverage, a widely tracked study showed.
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Culture
Meghan’s lecture on ‘service’ is hard to take | The Spectator Australia
Since the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare in January, Meghan has kept an unusually low profile by her standards. Her non-appearance at the coronation earlier in the month was widely…
Alexander Larman
Fox News runs from Tucker Carlson’s anti-ruling class, pro-middle class narrative
Fox News runs from Tucker Carlson’s anti-ruling class, pro-middle class narrative. By Bob Maistros. Fox’s terse announcement about Tucker Carlson opened with a brazen insult to the intelligen…
David Evans
The war for your child’s soul
Why do the woke hate Ron DeSantis? Because he’s making it harder for them to control your kids.
Brendan O’Neill
Crypto & Blockchain
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The Risks and Rewards of High-Frequency Crypto Trading
High-frequency trading can be lucrative in newer markets like crypto, but HFT is not without its unique risks.
Glenn Williams
BRICS Leader Says Wave of Interest Incoming As Group Aligns Against US Dollar: Report - The Daily Hodl
A group of economically-aligned nations known as BRICS is sorting through a surge of interest from countries wishing to join the coalition.
Alex Richardson
Postscript
Montana Becomes First State to Ban TikTok Outright | National Review
Montana’s ban prevents TikTok from operating within its jurisdiction entirely, and is the most extensive in the United States.
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