Friday Humor: G20 EndsAbruptlyAsObamaCallsPutin A Jackass http://feedly.com/k/18Bj5uX FromTheBorowitzReport G20 EndsAbruptlyasObamaCallsPutin a Jackass Hopes for a positive G20 summit crumbled today as President Obama blurted to Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a joint press appearance, “Everyone here thinks you’re a jackass.” The press corps appeared stunned by the uncharacteristic outburst from Mr. Obama, who then unleashed a ten-minute tirade at the stone-faced Russian President. “Look, I’m not … Seguir leyendo Friday Humor: G20 Ends Abruptly As Obama Calls Putin A Jackass

Tokyo ToHost 2020 SummerOlympics http://feedly.com/k/1afZkee Despite Mariano Rajoy’s solemn promises that awarding the 2020 Olympics to Madrid would boost the Spanish GDP by 1.8% and lead to the creation of anywhere between 168,000 and a few hundred million new jobs (the latter number is a joke but since it comes from Rajoy, both are equally credible), the Olympic committee cut the Spanish contender before the … Seguir leyendo Tokyo To Host 2020 Summer Olympics

End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!? ObamaAbouttoSufferGloriousDefeatinCongress? http://feedly.com/k/1fJP1zT The coalition of the willing is now down to the US alone as France now wants to wait for more data on alleged gas usage. Yet, PresidentObamarejects G20 pressuretoabandonSyriaairstrikeplan. ObamaPlansFullCourtPress Inquiring minds note that Obama plans a ‘full–courtpress‘ toswayCongress and a speech to US citizens on September 20. Obama’s address to the nation from the White House on Tuesday … Seguir leyendo End of U.S. Imperium—Finally!? Obama About to Suffer Glorious Defeat in Congress?

Mises versustheViennaCircle http://feedly.com/k/17GeRDL The untenable nature of Mises’s economic apriorism was noticed by the logical positivists, and is described in a recent study of Lionel Robbins: “The Vienna Circle took a hard line on epistemology, and on the demarcation between mathematics and science on the one hand and non-science (or metaphysics) on the other. The propositions of logic and mathematics are necessarily true, true by … Seguir leyendo Mises versus the Vienna Circle

Psicopatía y dictadura es lo que nos espera: El seguimiento de la Escuela de Verano del PP en Gandía puede deparar muchas sorpresas. Hoy por ejemplo, Iñigo Henríquez de Luna, portavoz popular en la Asamblea de Madrid ha sido contundente. Según él hay que luchar contra el 15M porque “ellos sí son los enemigos del sistema”. Este ‘crack’ madrileño, destacado por ser uno de los … Seguir leyendo El portavoz del PP de Madrid, dispuesto a ‘acabar’ con el 15M

Growth inlowpayingjobsandwagedeflationforlow-incomegroups – a painfultrend http://feedly.com/k/1emWGGk A few weeks back the WSJ published a chart showing that growth in US payrolls has been dominated by low wage jobs (seechart). It’s worth exploring the topic some more. Though not precise, one way to confirm this trend is to look at the "indexes of aggregate weekly hours and private payrolls by industry sector" from the U.S. Bureau … Seguir leyendo Growth in low paying jobs and wage deflation for low-income groups – a painful trend

China todictatetoughtermsonBRICSrescuefund – Telegraph http://feedly.com/k/15CiTJB shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo China to dictate tough terms on BRICS rescue fund – Telegraph

Tepco ReleasesVideoOfFukushimaReactorFlooding http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/dG5H8hCooN0/story01.htm It is unclear just why Tepco released the following clip of what it alleges is a leak at Fukushima two and a half years after the infamous March 2011 catastrophe. If it is to restore confidence that it is finally trying to regain control over the Fukushima situation, that is simply laughable: for an organization that had to be nationalized and then … Seguir leyendo Tepco Releases Video Of Fukushima Reactor Flooding