As Trump seeks proposals for an impenetrable, yet "aesthetically pleasing", 30-foot border wall, Mexico's government on Tuesday warned Mexican companies that it would not be in their best "interests" to participate in the project even though there will be no explicit legal restrictions or sanctions to stop them if they tried. Per Reuters:
In the wake of the terror attacks in England, France, Germany and elsewhere, can we finally admit that the war on terror is an utter and complete failure?
10 Ways to Reduce Terrorism
So if the war on terror has failed, what should we do to stop terrorists?
I. Stop Overthrowing the Moderates and Arming Crazies
We know it’s a difficult concept to grasp, but if we want to stop terrorism we should – (wait for it) – stop supporting terrorists.
North Korea has tested the patience of America for way too long, now that there is a new sheriff in town, President Trump, things may be different.
Source: Branco via ComicallyDifferent.com
Ron Paul has some views on this too... Is North Korea about to launch an attack? Is it capable of being an existential threat to the US? Or is it possible that the threat is only made worse by continued US meddling in the dispute?
Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,
In 1988, a bank called Guardian Savings and Loan made financial history by issuing the first ever “subprime” mortgage bond.
The idea was revolutionary.
The bank essentially took all the mortgages they had loaned to borrowers with bad credit, and pooled everything together into a giant bond that they could then sell to other banks and investors.
The idea caught on, and pretty soon, everyone was doing it.
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
When the system is rigged, "democracy" is just another public-relations screen to mask the unsavory reality of Oligarchy.
Democracy in America has become a hollow shell. The conventional markers of democracy--elections and elected representatives--exist, but they are mere facades; the mechanisms of setting the course of the nation are corrupt, and the power lies outside the public's reach.