By: Mark Angelides Benjamin Franklin once noted that “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Perhaps it is time to update this wise lament by adding a third immortal factor: The media will always support a Democrat president. As the classified document drama continues to unfold, it has become apparent […]
Archives for January 2023
More classified documents found at President Biden’s Delaware home.
Wait a minute. More classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s home? Yes. The White House acknowledged on Saturday that attorneys for President Biden discovered more classified documents at his Wilmington, Delaware, home than what was previously known. Richard Sauber, a White House attorney, said that six pages of classified documents were uncovered at […]
Average IQ of degree recipients has plummeted since the 1960s
Whenever the mainstream media says this generation is the most educated in world history or that x country has the most number of graduates, you should take this with a grain of salt. Sure, if many people are getting degrees in Lesbian Dance Theory or Medieval Poetry, then millions more will be highly educated. But […]
AMC, Bed Bath and Beyond soar as meme stocks make a return
Is this the return of the meme stocks? Once again, the meme corner of the financial markets is popping this week. As usual, the memeified stocks are making exceptional gains, despite very few strong fundamentals. Here is their performance today: AMC: +17% Bed Bath and Beyond: +56% BlackBerry: +1.76% GameStop: +6% Nokia: +1% Palantir Technologies: […]
Is the avian flu causing soaring prices, egg shortages? Not so says this one farmer
The avian flu has decimated egg production, with farmers killing off 43 million egg-laying hens. But there is another layer to this egg-citing story: the surging cost of diesel and animal feed. In the beef industry, prices have cratered because farmers have been killing off their cattle prematurely since they cannot afford or do not […]