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Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate and star voting rights activist, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Reuters reports.
Abrams and her organization Fair Fight Action were integral in increasing Black voter turnout in Georgia this election cycle — a sprawling, years-long effort that culminated in the long-time red state turning blue. Continue reading “Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize”
As we noted over the weekend, online bullion dealers saw such huge demand for silver ahead of today’s moves as ‘Reddit-Raiders’ prepared to take aim at the precious metals markets.
Sites from Money Metals and SD Bullion to JM Bullion and APMEX, all halted sales amid the unprecedented demand. Continue reading ““This Is Unprecedented In History” APMEX CEO Explains Why They Halted Silver Bullion Sales Over The Weekend”
Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders.
Communications are limited, troops are patrolling the streets and a one-year state of emergency has been declared.
Continue reading “Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control”
Attorney Alan Dershowitz, who served on the legal team representing former President Trump during his first impeachment, has nominated the former president’s son-in-law and former top White House adviser Jared Kushner for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a Reuters report.
Dershowitz, in a letter sent to the Nobel committee, argued that the work by Kushner and his deputy Avi Berkowitz in helping negotiate diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab nations is worthy of the distinction. Continue reading “Dershowitz nominates Kushner, aide for Nobel Peace Prize”
This is just a reminder for those who have gotten caught up in the WallStreetBets hype about GME or silver, and hope that Wall Street is doomed; Wall Street always wins.
For instance, If I were a hedge fund, I would be shilling my positions on all the message boards. I would pay people to shill for me, and eventually I would crack even the wallstreetbets Reddit forum. The profit motive and potential is too great not to do so. Continue reading “Don’t be a bagholder; take profits as you get them”
Bloomberg – by Yvonne Yue Li, Eddie Spence
Retail sites for silver have been overwhelmed with demand for bars and coins, suggesting the frenzy that roiled commodities markets last week is spilling over into physical assets.
Sites from Money Metals and SD Bullion to JM Bullion and Apmex, the Walmart of precious metals products in North America, said over the weekend they were unable to process orders until Asian markets opened because of unprecedented demand. Buying continued on Monday, and both spot and futures silver prices spiked up to breach $30 an ounce. Continue reading “Silver Coin Sites Seize Up as Buying Frenzy Takes Hold”
Rumors of $1000 an ounce silver have been swirling on the Internet over the weekend as bullion suppliers halt sales ahead of the Sunday evening market open in anticipation of a squeeze.
“Unprecedented investor interest in silver has continued through the weekend, spilling into the physical market with many bullion dealers unable to keep up with the demand,” Kitco reports. “After creating massive short-squeezes in stocks like Gamestop, Blackberry, and AMC, retail investors mobilized over social media started to focus on the silver market. Reddit’s Wall Street Bets has been one of the leaders of the organized mob with its subreddit discussion: ‘The biggest short squeeze in the world $SLV Silver $25 to 1000$.’” Continue reading “Silver bullion orders halted before market open, rumors of $1000 per ounce silver swirl”
Andy Ngo fell to the concrete, bleeding from his ear. Vessels in his brain had burst, doctors later told him, and blood pooled on his brain. Ngo, a journalist, had been attacked by members of Antifa while covering one of the “antifascist” group’s demonstrations in Portland in 2019.
“No hate, no fear,” Ngo recalled the group shouting around him. Continue reading “Andy Ngo Unmasks Antifa”
In an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, a civil-liberties legal group contends lower-court rulings in a Rhode Island case have set a dangerous precedent that allows police officers in some instances to enter the homes of citizens without a warrant and confiscate legal firearms.
The Rutherford Institute, in a friend-of-the-court brief in the case of Caniglia v. Strom, asserts the lower courts wrongly invoked the “community caretaking” exemption in the Fourth Amendment. Continue reading “Police allowed to seize guns in home without a warrant”