Opinion
“What Does Politics Have to do With Investing?”
Website: www.thecoffeecanportfolio.com There are three types of edges in the investment game: informational, framework and behavioral. I believe one of my biggest edges is the ability to apply a consistent non-interventionist framework which better models the real world than the popular Keynesian playbook. This goes well beyond monetary policy to …
“Fifth Circuit rule striking down state rule allowing ballots to be received after Election Day”
Originally Published: Oct. 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM EDT (Original article) NEW ORLEANS, La. (WLBT) – A state law allowing ballots to be received up to five days after Election Day has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the ruling will not go into effect …
“FDA Asks Court to Shut Down Lawsuit Over Pfizer COVID Vaccine Documents”
Original article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week asked a Texas court to shut down a lawsuit seeking documents related to the FDA’s licensing of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for ages 16 and up. Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) — a group of more than 30 medical and public health …
“Three Ways the Next President Should Tackle Big Pharma”
Soon, we will either have elected the first female US President; or we will have re-elected a man written off by the Establishment. If the latter, this President will re-enter the White House with lawyer and Big Pharma critic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. overseeing the Transition. Either winner will lead a nation …
“Energy Literacy for Policymakers: Wind and Solar Do Different Things Than Crude Oil!”
Published October 5, 2024, at All About Energy https://www.allaboutenergy.net/multiple-types-world?view=article&id=4078&catid=270 The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that crude oil is the foundation of our materialistic society as it is the basis of all products and fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet, of …
“Land of 10,000 Fleeing Residents: Why We finally Left Minnesota After 50 Years”
Originally published by The Hill After more than 50 years of calling Minnesota home, my husband Bill and I made the heart-wrenching decision to leave our beloved state for Florida in 2023. Our story is one of disillusionment with the changing political landscape and a quest for freedom in a …
“The Great Awakening: A Mother’s Journey Through Pediatric Care”
This article is republished from Intellectual Takeout under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://intellectualtakeout.org/2024/09/great-awakening-mothers-journey/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.en Original article As a mother, I’ve always tried to do what’s best for my children. I trusted our pediatrician implicitly, believing that his advice was rooted in unquestionable medical expertise. However, the events of …
“Always An October Surprise”
Originally posted on the author’s Substack Manipulation of Elections Is An American Tradition U.S. Embassy Hostages Paraded After Their Capture In 1979 The current Presidential campaign reveals openly aggressive divisiveness between powerful forces. Misleading stratagems and cutthroat schemes to win at any cost are readily perceived. In past elections, political …
“Da Vinci’s Big Idea”
Originally posted on the author’s Substack Leonardo’s notebooks: a window into his boundless curiosity The iconic Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci was more than one of history’s greatest artists. He was also a medical researcher, an inventor, and an engineer. For Leonardo, though, these streams of thought weren’t separate from …
“The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s Crimes Against Humanity”
Our book, The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s Crimes Against Humanity, was published two days ago; it is already a bestseller. This is a book that three governments — the US, the UK and Australia — all sought to suppress. The story of how it came to be is extraordinary — 3250 …
“FEMA’s $8 BILLION BUDGET BUMBLING”
Original article Tax dollars assigned to old storm cleanup projects could be back in the Disaster Relief Fund. As the nation continues to process the wreckage and tragic death toll from Hurricane Helene, yet another storm — Hurricane Milton — is set to make landfall at midweek. As it stands, …
“Things I Feared Most to Write, Part Three”
Some Scary Metaphysical Moments I Cannot Understand I wrote a piece here called “Energies”, in which I began to address the meta-material “energies” that I believe surround us and flow through us. The bias of our post-Enlightenment Western hermeneutic, of course, is that these “energies,” whether beneficent or malevolent, do …
“Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season”
(Credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday. The agency is being stretched as it works with states to assess damage from Hurricane …
“Pfizer CEO Bourla to meet with activist investor Starboard Value on turnaround pitch: FT”
In the wake of the pandemic, the company has yet to come close to its peak share prices in late 2021. (Pfizer) With Pfizer’s revenue and share price slumping after the drugmaker skyrocketed to new heights during the pandemic, the company’s executives will reportedly hear out activist investor Starboard Value’s …
“Walz’s Covid-19 Legacy”
Original As a medical professional with over two decades of experience in laboratory science, I observed Governor Tim Walz’s handling of the 2020 Covid-19 crisis in Minnesota with increasing concern. What started as a reasonable two-week pause quickly evolved into a series of questionable policy decisions that contravened scientific reasoning, …
“Whether the Weather”
Original Organic or not, I have to ask: Where is home? What is safety? I’m still in shock. I started this essay a little over a week ago because I couldn’t accept the pictures coming out of Western North Carolina. My mind simply couldn’t square those images with my own …
“‘Remdesivir Papers’ Allege Controversial Drug Used to Treat Service Members Led to 601 Deaths”
Original A military whistleblower released a series of documents revealing that the military began “liberally” administering remdesivir to service members who were suspected of having COVID-19 — months before the FDA approved the drug. A military whistleblower released a series of documents revealing 601 deaths of military service members and …
“Blackhawk Helicopter Damages Supply Depot in NC”
Originally posted on the author’s Substack Unidentified military helicopter blasts volunteer supplies with rotor wash. An unidentified Black Hawk military helicopter deliberately blasted a volunteer supply depot in North Carolina with rotor wash. Rotor wash from Black Hawk helicopters is very well understood, and its destructive force has been repeatedly …
“It’s time to follow the Navy’s 50-year Safety Record of Nuclear Power Generation”
The NEWER Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) and the Small Modular Reactors (SMWs) can commercialize emissions-free, continuous, and uninterruptible electricity. Published September 16, 2024, at America Out Loud NEWS Delivery of affordable, abundant, reliable, clean, and emissions-free electricity to customers is very important to modern quality of life. Achieving this is …
“Moderna takes aim at COVID-induced loneliness in new campaign for updated vaccines”
“Our campaign is all about connecting with people on a personal level, reminding them of the importance of staying healthy not just for themselves, but for the people who depend on them,” Kate Cronin, Moderna’s chief brand officer, said in the launch announcement. (Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty …