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GOPer Flimsy Graham putting Social Security and Medicare on the table now … that ought to help loosen things up…  this going to be wild…DEBT CEILING : @LindseyGrahamSC tells us he could vote to raise debt ceiling if he gets a Social Security and Medicare trust fund commission and/or other reforms— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) July 21, 2021

Boy I bet all the bond bear inflationista assholes are going to be running for the hills now….  :pTHERE’S A LOT TO UNPACK HERE. pic.twitter.com/rnCIX1L4Hy— INVESTMENT HULK (@INVESTMENTSHULK) July 22, 2021

Not economically feasible — yet. The point is that serious people are working on this and funds are being invested.Widespread recognition of the need for going green could change things quickly.Oilprice5 Wild New Ways To Generate EnergyAlex Kiman

Technical factors related to Fed operations may create the conditions for a short-term melt up. But economic data may still hold the key. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman Mike Norman Economics: https://mikenormaneconomics.blogspot.com/

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Longish and detailed. According to Whitney Webb, Toka is far worse that NSO, which targets only smartphones, whereas Toka targets a range of devices. Links in the article provide documentation.MintPressNewsMeet Toka, the Most Dangerous Israeli Spyware Firm You’ve Never Heard OfWhitney Webb

It's over. It's pretty clear that German business interests won although MA doesn't draw that conclusion directly. US opposition was clearly anti-competitive.Moon of AlabamaRussia And Germany Win War Over Nord Stream 2

A recent flurry of official measures in both China and the United States suggests that the two governments are not keen on Chinese firms retaining their US stock-market listings. Moreover, the effects of delisting these often fast-growing companies may be easily manageable for both countries....Project SyndicateWhat if America Delists Chinese Firms?Shang-Jin Wei, a former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, is Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and...

Basic income is a monetary illusion. Here’s how the trick is done and why it always fails....Why the JG is superior to a BI. Basically, a JG increases productivity, offsetting resource use, whereas a BI does not. It's a matter of contribution to the economy — give and take — versus take only.Neil also makes the important point that rights entail corresponding responsibilities and emphasis on rights alone is a perversion of liberalism.  New WaylandThe Basic Income IllusionNeilW