Month: April 2017
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Archive: TWFTT 4-27-17
Minutemen Militia – by Michael Andrew
On this day, April 27th, in 1773, the British Parliament passes the Tea Act, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company from bankruptcy by greatly lowering the tea tax it paid to the British government and, thus, granting it a de facto monopoly on the American tea trade. Because all legal tea entered the colonies through England, allowing the East India Company to pay lower taxes in Britain also allowed it to sell tea more cheaply in the colonies. Even untaxed Dutch tea, which entered the colonies illegally through smuggling, was more expensive the East India tea, after the act took effect. Continue reading “On this day in 1773 Parliament passes the Tea Act”
The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
Ronald Bernard is a Dutch entrepreneur whose drive and business contacts quickly catapulted him into the world of the financial elite. However, the deeper into this world Bernard went, the more horrifying it became. In a jaw-dropping interview with De Vrije Media, Bernard details this dark and depraved elite society which conducted human sacrifice and celebrated destruction.
To not sound like crazed tinfoil ranting kooks, we will admit that the things Bernard mentions in the interview below sound utterly insane and evil. In an effort to vet his credibility, however, the Free Thought Project did some background research on him, and it checks out. He is who he says he is. Continue reading “Int’l Banker Blows Whistle, Admits He Was Ordered to Sacrifice Children at Parties for the Elite”
The Daily Caller – by Jonah Bennett
he Mexican Foreign Minister said Tuesday that construction of a border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico is a “hostile” act.
Luis Videgaray Caso, the foreign minister, not only labeled construction as hostile, but stated that Mexico will refuse to contribute in any way to the border wall, Reuters reports.
And yet, President Donald Trump said as recently as Sunday that Mexico will in fact pay for the border wall, which would fulfill a promise he made during his campaign. Continue reading “Mexican Foreign Minister: Construction Of Border Wall Is A ‘Hostile’ Act”
A French policeman has been shot dead by his colleague in a tragic accident, according to reports.
The incident occurred Wednesday while one officer was checking his weapon at a police station in Mulhouse, a city close to the Swiss and German borders. Continue reading “French policeman shoots colleague in freak accident”
A Mexican illegal immigrant who was deported 16 years ago is said to have snuck back into the US where he raped a nine-year-old girl as she was sleeping.
Santiago Martinez-Flores, 48, is accused of breaking in through a window in Clackamas and sexually assaulting the child in a bedroom she shared with her five-year-old sister.
He had been sent to Mexico in 2001 after serving two years in the Oregon Department of Corrections for crimes dating back as far as 1994. Continue reading “Mexican illegal immigrant ‘raped sleeping nine-year-old girl’”
A congressional committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to consider criminally prosecuting a technology services company that was involved in maintaining a private email server for Hillary Clinton.
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee accused Colorado-based Platte River Networks and its chief executive, Treve Suazo, of withholding documents demanded under subpoena and obstructing the committee’s investigation “at every turn.” Continue reading “House panel seeks charges for company in Clinton email case”
In one of the most striking reversals for President Trump to date, as reported earlier, just hours after the White House said the president is contemplating terminating NAFTA before his 100th day, sending the loonie and peso crashing, Trump reversed his position and as Bloomberg put it, made a “huge U-turn” in his NAFTA stance, allowing the trade agreement to continue after he spoke with the presidents of Mexico and Canada about ways to renegotiate the accord. Continue reading “Trump Explans Why He Flipped On NAFTA: Canadian, Mexican Leaders Called Me To Renegotiate”
A confidential memo from the United Nations, sent shortly after Trump moved into the White House, made an “urgent appeal” to the Trump administration that a repeal of Obamacare could violate international law. Oh yeah, and it would also be racist as well. Unfortunately, this is not hyperbole.
The letter was written by Dainius Puras whose official title is:
“Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health”
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden
With Canada’s housing bubble popping amid the collapse of the country’s largest mortgage lender, it was no surprise that a bailout had been orchestrated, and now we know the source of the $1.5 billion ‘loan’ – 321,000 retired healthcare workers in Ontario.
As we noted yesterday, the stock of Home Capital Group cratered by over 60%, its biggest drop on record, after the company disclosed that it struck an emergency liquidity arrangement for a C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) credit line to counter evaporating deposits at terms that will leave the alternative mortgage lender unable to meet financial targets, and worse, may leave it insolvent in very short notice. Continue reading “Crashing Canadian Mortgage Lender Bailed-Out By 321,000 Retired Ontario Healthcare Workers”
LA Times – by Matt Hamilton and Richard Winton
Dozens of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday to protest the detention of a 54-year-old woman who now faces deportation for living in the country illegally.
Teresa Vidal-Jaime was picked up by federal authorities Monday after a massive drug bust at a Boyle Heights apartment complex where she lives. During the raid, her husband was arrested for drug possession and investigators seized more than 30 pounds of cocaine and $600,000 in cash, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. Continue reading “Woman swept up in massive cocaine bust in L.A. now faces deportation, spurring protests and anger”
The University of California hid a stash of $175 million in secret funds while its leaders requested more money from the state, an audit released on Tuesday said.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the audit found that the secret fund ballooned due to UC Office of the President overestimating how much is needed to run the school system that includes 10 campuses in the state. Janet Napolitano, the former Department of Homeland Security chief, is in charge of the school system. Continue reading “Napolitano’s UC hid $175 million while demanding money, audit says”
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on board were evacuated, Turkey’s coastal safety authority said.
The ship, identified as the Liman, collided with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H, the authority said on its website. Continue reading “Russian intelligence ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast: authorities”
Bloomberg – by David Wethe and Alex Nussbaum
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. dropped the most since August after the oil and natural gas explorer said it will shut more than 3,000 Colorado wells as part of an investigation into a deadly house explosion.
Shares slipped as much as 5.6 percent to $56.59 in New York trading, their biggest intraday slide since Aug. 1, and were down 4.8 percent to $57.07 as of 10:15 a.m. in New York. Anadarko will close and inspect the wells as a precaution after the April 17 blast, The Woodlands, Texas-based driller said in a statement Wednesday. Colorado authorities said they have yet to determine a cause for the tragedy. Continue reading “Anadarko shuts down thousands of Colo. wells”