The ADL Wasn’t Founded to Fight Antisemitism. But To Do PR.
What the ADL’s origins can tell us about what’s holding it back now Over a hundred years ago a lawyer stopped by a Chicago vaudeville theater to see a show. The ethnic comedy on display offended him so much that he helped create the ADL. Both the ADL and antisemites like Candace Owens like to […]
Economy
What Happens if Trump Repeals Income Taxes?
Janet Yellen left Trump a poison pill in the form of a maxed-out debt ceiling and only a couple of months of cash in the kitty. Deep Seek swarmed over NVDA and OpenAI’s moat as if it were a muddy puddle. Trump coyishly hinted at eliminating individual income taxes. Wow! A turbulent table has been […]
Empire
Romania – The first “post-election” democracy?
In December 2024, a Romanian court cancelled the second round of the planned Presidential election and annulled the completed first round, citing (totally theoretical) “Russian interference”. This caused massive protests in Romania, as you can imagine. The first round had been won by right winger Călin Georgescu following a social media-based campaign, and he was predicted to […]
Activism
Health
Since 2018, Over 75,000 Canadians Died Waiting for Health Care
If you think Canada has such a great nationalized health care system, you need to reconsider. Death by Delay SecondStreet reports 15,474 Canadians Died Waiting for Health Care in 2023-24 Today, SecondStreet.org released government data showing an additional 15,474 patients in Canada died in 2023-24 before receiving various surgeries or diagnostic scans. However, that number is incomplete, as […]
Tech
Crypto
Crypto’s Senate Ally Lummis Pushes Federal Agencies on Digital Assets Issues
What to know: Republican U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis took aim at two federal agencies on behalf of the crypto industry this week, just days before the wide-reaching transition of the federal government when President-elect Donald Trump again takes office. Lummis warned the U.S. Marshals Office to slow down its crypto asset sales and she cautioned officials at […]
Podcasts
The Truth About FaceBook Censorship Moving Forward Into “MAGA 2025”
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has apparently had a “change of heart“ when it comes to censorship on his platform. Yesterday the tech billionaire appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast to try to make amends with everyone that he has censored since he launched his platform and with the whole MAGA crowd leading into Trumps presidency. In […]