August 20, 2018

Each Household in Chicago Is Obligated to Pay Nearly $125,000 – Mostly in Pension Liability

August 20, 2018 ZeroHedge 0

Chicagoans have no idea how much pension debt Illinois politicians have placed upon them, a staggering total of $130,000 billion, which leaves each household on the hook for $125,000. People are getting what they voted for, but are not yet aware of the magnitude of the crisis.

Three Reasons That Socialism Has Never Worked

August 20, 2018 Liz Wheeler 1

Liz Wheeler gives three reasons, complete with examples, why socialism does not work. She concludes that, under socialism, after the state takes all the money from the rich and the middle class, eventually it runs out of people to tax, and everyone becomes equally poor.

Jeff Bezos of Amazon Is Becoming Washington DC’s Biggest Government Contractor

August 20, 2018 Vanity Fair 3

There’s a new scandal quietly unfolding in Washington. It’s far bigger than Housing Secretary Ben Carson buying a $31,000 dinette set for his office, or former EPA chief Scott Pruitt deploying an aide to hunt

Judge Refuses CNN and Buzzfeed Request for Identities of Jurors in Manafort Case, Fearing for Their Lives

August 20, 2018 Daily Wire 0

The judge presiding over former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial revealed that he has been receiving threats to compel him to reveal the identities of the jurors in the Manafort case but that he refused because he fears for their lives.

Caracas, Venezuela: Water Taps Run Dry from Lack of Maintenance in City’s Water System

August 20, 2018 Breitbart 1

The water shortages in Caracas are caused mainly by a lack of maintenance to the city’s water network – and a lack of funds to replace broken parts. Socialist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, blamed the problem on right-wing “terrorists” who he accuses of sabotage. 75% of Caracas residents do not consistently have access to running water.

Yazidi Girl, Who Was Forced into Sex Slavery in Iraq, Meets Her Former ISIS Captor Who Now Lives Freely in Germany

August 20, 2018 RT 1

After fleeing sex-slave captivity in Iraq, Ashwaq Ta’lo thought she was safe in Germany but, when she was returning home from school one night, a car pulled up beside her, driven by the man who had bought her as a sex slave in Iraq.

Poland Deports Top Soros Organizer Back to Ukraine

August 20, 2018 Gateway Pundit 1

On Tuesday August 14, 2018, Poland deported top Soros organizer Lyudmyla Kozlovska from the Schengen (EU) area without an explanation. The George Soros Open Dialog Foundation called this an “act of political nature carried out

Anti-Jihad Blogger Kicked Off Patreon by MasterCard

August 20, 2018 Speroforum 0

Author Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch was informed that he was cut off by Patreon on orders from MasterCard and believes that MasterCard and Patreon are deleting accounts that have been targeted by the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center, which labeled him as a “hate group leader.”