U.S. Navy's 'game of chicken' is expanding
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 1:50pmFresh off of hosting some of the largest war games in NATO history in Norway, we are now flexing our military muscles in the face of Russia's Pacific Fleet.
Diaries
Corporate Debt: The Key Financial Vulnerability
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 12:40pmThe next financial crisis (there will always be a "next financial crisis" in capitalism) will not look like the last one. The reason is because working class consumers were mostly locked out of the credit markets from 2008 until recently.
The only exceptions for consumers were auto loans (which is too small of a market to cause a financial meltdown) and student loans (which is almost entirely backed by the federal government).
For everybody who hates the pigs, please have a heart,
Submitted by mimi on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 5:16amthey can be lovable.
To make your morning coffee a little bit sweeter. Have all a good day.
Wednesday Open Thread: Problem Solving in Real Time (with free example)
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 5:00am
It's Day 339 of the Year 2018 CE
So, December 5, 2018 - for my reference if nothing else.
Mueller Files Sentencing Memo on Flynn
Submitted by snoopydawg on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 9:51pmThe day we have been waiting for is finally here and Rob Mueller has fired his first shot on his Russia Gate investigation.
Robert Mueller files sentencing memo on Trump ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn
Heads its Russia! Tails its Russia!
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 8:39pmThe Deep State has gotten lazy and stupid.
I hadn't seen anyone cover this yet, but I may have missed it.
The Evening Blues - 12-4-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 3:21pm
On The Occasion Of My 63rd Birthday
Submitted by edg on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 2:06pm
On the occasion of my 63rd birthday, I'd like to thank former President Obama. Without his help, I'd likely have health insurance. Instead, I'm thankful that I only have 2 more years until qualifying for Medicare.
Street Fighting Canadian Style
Submitted by EdMass on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 12:49pmActually, not too bad.
Luke Harding/Guardian-gate: the plot thickens (updated a bit)
Submitted by wendy davis on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 12:10pmFor background, see snoopydawg’s exposé on the Guardian’s 'Paul Manafort Secretly Met With Julian Assange Multiple Times’ ‘gold-standard’ of yellow journalism.
Video: Guardian mysteriously hid third author of fabricated front page story "Manafort Held Secret Meetings With Assange" -- as revealed by direct digital archive library. Compare to the Guardian's online version the world saw. Villavicencio background:.https://t.co/KX80IrScyl pic.twitter.com/k6X4cHM6FB
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 3, 2018
