Captain Marvel star Brie Larson seems committed to alienating white males — the Marvel Comic Universe base. While on a promotional tour for the new movie, talks smack to attack the very people who form the lifeblood of her potential box office. Right Angle is a production of the Members at http://BillWhittle.com
A property law professor at the University of Texas notes that President Trump’s national emergency declaration may get him the money to build the wall, but only Congress can exercise the eminent domain power to get the land. Bill Whittle Now is a production of the Members at http://BillWhittle.com
The results of my life research, reading every newspaper story going into the bull market of the Roaring ’20s and the Great Depression revealed that before the high in 1929, when interest rates were rising, people interpreted it as BULLISH for it demonstrated that there was STILL a demand for money. Indeed, interest rates decline when people are not interested in borrowing, and as such, stock markets historically decline. It was this correlation that revealed the shift in confidence between the PUBLIC sector and the PRIVATEsector.
Following the Great Depression, the confidence shifted to government with FDR’s New Deal. That is when the bond market outperforms stocks as the confidence shifts. In the current wave, the confidence has shifted back to thePRIVATE sector and this is what the Gallup Poll is showing — 35% of American believe that the government is the NUMBER ONE PROBLEM.
Indeed, 42% of Americanshave identified themselves as independents in 2017, up from 39% in 2016. Everything that the model has been forecasting has been spot on.
A November Gallup poll found that 54% of Democrats were actually Democratic-leaning independents who wanted the party to become “more moderate,” while only 41% wanted it to be more left. That contrasted with the Republicans and their allies, 57% of whom wanted a more conservative party with less government and lower taxes. Meanwhile, the most startling Gallup Poll to date, taken on Feb 18th, 2019, after the midterm elections, reported that 35% of Americans now believe that government/leadership is the top problem facing the country. Only 11% cited Donald Trump while 18% cited gridlock.
In politics, as of February 2019, the Gallup Poll shows it is a dead heat between people who identify themselves as Democrat (30%) or Republican (31%). However, those who identify themselves as independentcame in at 37%. Now there are more people joining the ranks of independent than there are party members on either side. Fox News has replaced CNN as the #1 news station and Fox was ranked the “most trusted”American TV news brand in the United States. It came in second just behind only the British-based BBC. Yet in Britain itself, only one in six people trust the BBC.
Judicial Watch has received documents from a previous FOIA request to the DOJ which highlight the extent of the communication between DOJ official Bruce Ohr and the FBI.
While there was prior knowledge of the role of Ohr as an FBI intermediary between Fusion-GPS, Chris Steele and the FBI during the original counterintelligence investigation, the new documents show Ohr continued in his role well into Mueller’s appointment.
In essence, after the FBI claimed to have broken off formal use of Chris Steele; and long after Robert Mueller took over the investigation; Ohr remained an intermediary between Chris Steele and Robert Mueller’s special counsel team.
Obviously this begs the question: if the special counsel was simply investigating the truth of the dossier, why would Robert Mueller want/need an intermediary as opposed to directly being in contact with, and questioning, the dossier author directly?
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 339 pagesof heavily redacted records from the U.S. Department of Justice which reveal that former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr remained in regular contact with former British spy and Fusion GPS contractor Christopher Steele after Steele was terminated by the FBI in November 2016 for revealing to the media his position as an FBI confidential informant.
The records show that Ohr served as a go-between for Steele by passing along information to “his colleagues” on matters relating to Steele’s activities. Ohr also set up meetings with Steele, regularly talked to him on the telephone and provided him assistance in dealing with situations Steele was confronting with the media.
[…] The documents also show that Nellie Ohr sent numerous emails and reports to Bruce Ohr and other Justice Department officials on Russia issues.
“These smoking gun documents show that Christopher Steele, a Hillary Clinton operative and anti-Trump foreign national, secretly worked hand-in-glove with the Justice Department on its illicit targeting of President Trump,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
“These documents leave no doubt that for more than a year after the FBI fired Christopher Steele for leaking, and for some 10 months after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, Bruce Ohr continued to act as a go-between for Steele with the FBI and Justice Department. The anti-Trump Russia investigation, now run by Robert Mueller, has been thoroughly compromised by this insider corruption.” (read more)
Tom Fitton’s likely accurate (highlighted) statement above; showcasing a compromised intent; would explain why Mueller’s team would need an intermediary.
Nellie Ohr and Chris Steele were the authors of the Clinton-financed dossier. The dossier was the primary evidence for the entire corrupt investigative enterprise. The dossier is the lynch-pin of evidence that validated the Title-1 FISA warrant used against Carter Page and all campaign officials therein.
As a direct result of the origination, Mueller’s later mandate from Rosenstein is based on that dossier. As a result, inside that dynamic there is a motive for Mueller’s team to stay away from discovering anything that might invalidate the dossier if they wanted to: (a) continue the appearance of legality for the prior exploitation; and (b) continue extending the investigation that is dependent on the dossier.
If things went sideways, direct contact with the central witness and dossier author removes plausible deniability. Indirect contact, via an intermediary (Bruce Ohr), allows retention of plausible deniability and continuance of dossier use.
The document pdf file is here. CTH is reviewing the information overnight tonight.
ADD: This is the same reason why Christopher Steele and Glenn Simpson are not on the witness list of people and entities announced by House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler.
Judge TS Ellis sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to 47 months in prison for tax evasion and bank fraud. The sentence is considerably less than federal prosecutors had sought. The judge said he believed the recommended sentence of 19-24 years would be “excessive”.
(Via Associated Press) 6:59pm EST – Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians.
Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only jury trial following indictments stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
A jury last year convicted Manafort on eight counts, concluding that he hid from the Internal Revenue Service millions of dollars he earned from his work in Ukraine. (link
At almost the exact same time Speaker Nancy Pelosi brings an anti-bigotry resolution to the floor for a vote, representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sends out a campaign email proclaiming the Jews are out to get her.
Too funny… Here’s both stories. First the vote:
(Via AP) – 5:35 p.m. -The House has passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, discrimination against Muslims and other bigotry against minorities.
The 407-23 vote Thursday was a bid to end dissension among Democrats over congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s latest remarks on Israel. Omar said the Jewish state’s allies pressure lawmakers to pledge “allegiance” to a foreign country. (more)
Now, here’s the corresponding campaign email from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
Apparently Canadian media are taking their hatred for U.S. President Donald Trump to new levels of opposition. The taxpayer funded CBC news media is purchasing billboards and transit advertisement throughout Canada to promote a campaign against the sitting U.S. President.
SOURCE: “”TRUMP BAD!” ads are appearing throughout Canada attacking him for wanting to secure the border with Mexico using a historically illiterate comparison to the Berlin Wall. I’ve seen these on Vancouver transit also” (link)
Even for the ultra-leftists within Canada, this antagonistic approach toward the United States is quite remarkable. [Former President Barack Obama was in Canada yesterday.]
D’oh Canada, this will not end well for the Canadian government… Additionally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is up for reelection this year.
Looks like the CBC is spending taxpayer money wisely again…
“TRUMP BAD!” ads are appearing throughout Canada attacking him for wanting to secure the border with Mexico using a historically illiterate comparison to the Berlin Wall.
One would think that Canada would be more concerned about their collapsing economy.
Then again, it’s likely the Canadian government recognizes the economic and trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump; policies that stop the exploitation of the U.S. market; is part of the reason for their current contraction. [Learn More Here]
This short-sighted and vulgar political campaign against President Donald Trump would very well make matters worse within Canada.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Madame Monika Babisova to the White House in advance of a bilateral meeting between the two leaders. [Video and Transcript]
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[Transcript] Oval Office – 1:55 P.M. EST – PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much. It’s a great honor to have the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Prime Minister Babiš and Mrs. Babiš, thank you very much for being here. It’s a great honor. Great country.
It’s — Czech Republic doing very, very well economically and all other respects. A very safe country. Has always been a very safe country. A strong military. Strong people. And we have a very good relationship with the Czech Republic in the United States. We do a lot of trade and a lot of — just about everything you could imagine.
But I just want to say, Mr. Prime Minister, it’s a great honor to have you. Thank you very much.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: Thank you.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you. Please.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: So, Mr. President, Mrs. Trump, thank you very much for your warm welcome to the White House. It’s a great pleasure for me and my wife to be here.
Our countries have been allies since the United States helped establish our first republic 100 years ago. And it’s a very symbolic day today, Mr. President, because today is the birthday of our first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. And he, by the way, was happily married to an American.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Ahh —
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: So we are allies in NATO. We commemorate our joining 20 years ago. We will — we will — it is on next week, on 12 March. And our soldiers are fighting alongside these U.S. soldiers —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: That’s right.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: — against the international terrorists.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: That’s right.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: Czech Republic is a great country. A small country but very beautiful, and the sixth safest in the world. And this year, we celebrate 30 years since the Velvet Revolution, when the Czech people finally gained democracy and freedom.
So, Czech people are creative, innovative, great people. You said in Brussels.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yes.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: Yeah.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: That’s true. That’s true.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: And with unlimited potentials. And our bilateral business relations are growing.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Right.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: Our investors are investing in the U.S. and already created thousands of jobs.
Mr. President, I watched your 2019 State of the Union Address, and I perfectly understand your plan: how to make America great again. I have a similar plan to make the Czech Republic great again.
So I look forward for our discussion about international trade, energy, safety, and threats like cyberattacks and —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: — illegal immigration and, of course, the international terrorists.
So thank you again for — to receive us here.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, thank you very much.
PRIME MINISTER BABIŠ: Thank you. Thank you.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: It really is an honor and it’s a great country, and it is a very creative country. We’re working on cyber and many other things together, and working very well.
So I just want to thank you both for being with us and on behalf of the First Lady. And you did a great job this morning, I understand, at the State Department. Melania was very well received this morning by a lot of people. So thank you very much. Great.
Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much.
Q Mr. President, is there talk of pardons between your representatives, your lawyers, and Michael Cohen’s legal team?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you all very much. Thank you all very much.
Q Mr. President, trade between Czech Republic and the United States it’s growing just right now. Very good —
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Say it?
Q — very high numbers. But the potential tariffs on the cars could be very harmful to the Czech economy.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I don’t — I don’t understand.
Thank you.
Q Are you disappointed in Kim Jong Un? Are you disappointed about Kim Jong Un and the nuclear activity in North Korea?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: A little disappointed. A little bit.
Q (Inaudible.)
PRESIDENT TRUMP: We’ll see. We’ll let you know in about a year.
There was a little funny moment as the Czech couple first arrived to the White House and the President and Prime Minister headed inside without the customary front door picture. First Lady Melania Trump and Mrs. Monika Babisova shrugged and laughed it off.
Economic analysis can get weedy…. so a simple way to look at productivity is to think about baking bread in your kitchen.
If you were going to bake 4 loaves of bread it might take you 2 hrs start to finish. However, if you were going to bake 8 loaves of bread it would not take you twice as long because most of the tasks can be accomplished with simple increases in batch size, and only minor increases in labor time. Your productivity measured in the last four loaves is higher.
Economic Productivity is measured much the same way, within what’s called a production probability equation. Additionally, if two hours of your time are worth $40, each of four loaves of bread costs $10; but if you make 8 loaves in the same amount of time the labor cost is only $5/per loaf.
From 2007 through 2017 the average rate of productivity increase was 1.3%. In the fourth quarter of 2018 productivity was 1.9%. That means total business output increased as more product was demanded from within the business operation. Throughout the economy people just wanted more stuff. However, the most important numbers for MAGAnomics (Main Street USA) center around manufacturing and durable goods.
Improved gains in efficiency/productivity (more bread needed) supports faster economic growth without generating higher inflation; no need to raise prices because your cost to make each loaf of bread decreases the more you make. Higher sales and lower per unit cost means more profit for the bread-maker. No need to raise prices. Without inflation, there’s no motive for the Fed to raise interest-rates.
Increases in productivity generally means the economy is generating more stuff. The more stuff generated the higher the value of all economic activity; this increases GDP growth.
When we see higher productivity in direct alignment with GDP increases, the increased production indicates sustainable GDP growth.
BLS Report: “Manufacturing sector labor productivity increased 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, as output increased 2.7 percent and hours worked rose 0.8 percent. Productivity increased 3.3 percent in the durable manufacturing sector” (link)
In durable goods we made 6.1 percent more stuff, and only worked 2.7 percent longer. The net is a 3.3 percent productivity increase. This sector is critical because most large capital investment surrounds manufacturing. There is a lag between investment, getting the manufacturing machines and buildings in place, and then actually starting the operation.
As we can see overall real wage growth continues to outpace inflation by about 1 percent. That means more money in workers pockets, and more actual disposable income. [Keep in mind this are national averages; there are regional averages much, much, higher.]
Durable good productivity increases (3.3%) are a key sign the economy is continuing to expand. People are in need of more stuff; businesses are producing that stuff to meet the consumer demand. Increased hiring; more overtime; longer work shifts; longer production runs; more operational time on the equipment; less down time; all of this indicates the U.S. Main Street economy is expanding at a strong and steady rate.
Detractors will point to productivity gains from 1987 through 2004 as being stronger. However, that’s a false comparative metric. That historic period included the massive rise of computers and mobile technology which over-inflated the traditional baseline for strong structural productivity increase.
Back to the bread analogy…. Think of ’87 – ’04 like a period where you went from having to mix and kneed bread dough my hand, to a period where you have a new fangledelectronic mixer to do the work. Obviously you cannot duplicate that initial technological jump in bread dough productivity. So comparisons to this historic period are false metrics.
Right now companies are hiring, real wages are growing, productivity is growing, and outputs are increasing as a result of continued, strong consumer demand; and keep in mind…. all of the new trade deals have yet to come into play. The outcome of the trade reset will mean even more investment inside the U.S. The future is bright…
Main Street is strong !
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For years employers have complained about labor shortages. Since then they have managed to hire another 18 million people https://bloom.bg/2EJlmvQ
America’s Job Market Is Defying Employer Labor Shortage Reports
Interpreting job market anecdotes in the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book survey of regional businesses is more art than science — and it’s the kind of art that demands a skeptical eye.
A hot US job market is coaxing people in from the sidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly strong burst of job growth over the past year has led many economists to wonder: Where are all the workers coming from? As recently as last spring, analysts…
Justin from Canada holds a heavily controlled and practiced press conference to discuss the SNC-Lavalin scandal. The amount of time was limited by plan and schedule; The media audience was limited; the media questioners were carefully pre-selected; the answers were well rehearsed in advance; the statement script was written for maximum use of english and french to navigate details that might later be damaging.
The result: Justin from Canada delivers a master class in smug condescension, political obfuscation and ridiculous denial of wrongdoing under the pretense of misunderstanding. Justin from Canada is guilty as heck, and it is obvious he’s using all the familiar catch phrases to keep his far-left coalition defending him. That’s his primary goal.
The Q&A begins at 11:30 of video below. The central issue comes from the question answered at 19:00 of the video where Trudeau admits his office was attempting to influence the prosecutorial decision of the Attorney General, on behalf of his friends at SNC-Lavalin, and was planning on continuing to do so.
I have created this site to help people have fun in the kitchen. I write about enjoying life both in and out of my kitchen. Life is short! Make the most of it and enjoy!
This is a library of News Events not reported by the Main Stream Media documenting & connecting the dots on How the Obama Marxist Liberal agenda is destroying America
The results of my life research, reading every newspaper story going into the bull market of the Roaring ’20s and the Great Depression revealed that before the high in 1929, when interest rates were rising, people interpreted it as BULLISH for it demonstrated that there was STILL a demand for money. Indeed, interest rates decline when people are not interested in borrowing, and as such, stock markets historically decline. It was this correlation that revealed the shift in confidence between the PUBLIC sector and the PRIVATEsector.
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