News Story of the Day: You know America’s finances are in bad shape when the government is collecting record revenues and still can’t even come close to running a balanced budget for the month. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement, the federal government received a record $458.653 billion in tax revenues. But the government spent $764.046 […]
Archives for December 2018
WATCH: Democratic congressman admits he would like to regulate speech
Well, at least he is being honest about his intentions. Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) spoke with the Counterfeit News Network this week to discuss his performance at the congressional hearing with Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He argued that the search engine wasn’t actively suppressing conservative voices and providing negative results, and instead blamed conservatives for […]
FLIPPY: Walmart testing robotic kitchen assistant at headquarters
It may not happen tomorrow, or next year. But eventually fast-food joints are going to be phasing out human cooks and substituting them with robots. Many restaurants have experimented with these machines to flip burgers, chop vegetables, and plate dishes to modest success. One of the more successful fast-food robots is Flippy, a kitchen assistant […]
THANKS TRUMP: Washing machine, steel prices surge amid trade war
So, how’s that trade war working out? Not great, considering that family-owned farmers are going bust and consumers are paying higher prices. When President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs on a wide range of goods, everyone realized that it would lead to price increases. One side of the argument contended that this was […]
TRUCE: China buys 500k tonnes of U.S. soybeans
Like a bad airline peanuts joke, what’s with China and soybeans these days? China’s soybean consumption has been interesting in 2018. At first, it was widely believed that China would have no other choice but to pay the tariffs to access the U.S. soybean market. Then, it was reported that China was turning to Brazil […]