The greatest robbery in history
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 8:58pmThe bipartisan 2020 corporate bailout is destined to rank behind only the British Raj and the Spanish conquistadors for most extreme pillaging in history. When faced with today's corporate criminals, even Genghis Khan would have to blush and say, "Leave a little something for the widows and orphans, guys."
Some fun for the stay-at-home period
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 3:52pmThree news items:
The Evening Blues - 5-12-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 3:11pm
Tuesday Open Thread ~ I'll Take Potpourri for $100
Submitted by Anja Geitz on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 3:13am
“It is easier to tell a person what life is not, rather than to tell them what it is. A child understands weeds grow from lack of attention in a garden. However, it is hard to explain why the wild flowers one gardener calls weeds, another considers beautiful ground cover.”
~ Shannon L. Alder

It seems that now is a GREAT time to buy stocks
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 4:50pm
Yes now, more than at any other time in modern history by far, is the absolute best time to buy stocks.
Don't believe Deutsche Bank? I don't blame you.
Then take a look at what the Fed is saying.
The Evening Blues - 5-11-20
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 3:11pm
Bringing back the slave colonies?
Submitted by snoopydawg on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 1:16pmSanitation workers on strike were replaced with prison labor.
US VE-day version: The Soviets did not help win WWII
Submitted by wendy davis on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 10:48amFreak V-Day glitch? Facebook engine CENSORS iconic photo with Soviet flag raised over Reichstag’, 9 May, 2020, RT.com
As I remember it, it was the same airbrushing under Barack Obomba, but I couldn’t easily find a citation, so…onward.




