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Archives for November 2015

Lights Out: A Nation at Risk

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In his book, Lights Out, Ted Koppel quotes George Cotter explaining the terrifying vulnerability of the American electricity grid. I think George Cotter knows what he’s talking about. In April 2015 Cotter produced his fourth white paper in a series titled Security in the North American Grid — A Nation at Risk. He sends these white […]

The Municipal Maladministration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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One year ago, a black knife-wielding teenager, who also had PCP in his system, was killed by a Chicago police officer. The police officer was not charged until nearly a year after the incident, and the police camera video of the shooting was released only after a FOIA lawsuit forced its release a year later. […]

Europe “Facing Its Destiny”

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France’s hardline PM Manuel Valls is supervising a nationwide crackdown featuring emergency measures that allow police to act without fear of judicial oversight. So far a countrywide sweep has produced over 1,000 searches and the seizure of over 200 weapons. It is “tough- talking” PM Valls and not President Francois Hollande who is orchestrating the French […]

Islamorada Sunset

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Happy Thanksgiving from Dick and Debbie Gratitude Keeps Your Heart Healthy Taking the time to focus on what you are grateful for is not only good for your soul, but it is also good for your heart. New research suggests that gratitude helps the heart because it reduces stress, a huge factor in heart disease. […]

Massachusetts AG to Keep Lights Out?

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A study by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (Dem) concludes the state doesn’t need a new natural gas pipeline to keep the lights on, reports the Boston Herald: Healey is advocating the “de-industrialization of Massachusetts,” said David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute. “She wants to exacerbate the existing problem where electric rates […]

ObamaCare’s House of Cards

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“We can’t sustain these losses. … We can’t subsidize a market that doesn’t appear at this point to be sustaining itself,” UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Stephen J. Hemsley reportedly told the WSJ. According to Rick Manning in The Hill: It has long been rumored that health insurance providers were teetering on financial disaster due to […]

RIP Richard Russell

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The publisher of Dow Theory Letters has passed away at the age of 91. Richard Russell worked right to the bitter end. Even in his final days, realizing that he was at the end of the line, Russell continued to offer great wisdom in his writing. I was a subscriber to Russell, virtually from his […]

ISIS: Radicalized Saudi Arabian Sunni Muslims

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Pastor Chuck Baldwin writes, “The refugee crisis is a tool of globalists to destabilize the West and help usher in a global Police State.” Baldwin quotes a friend as writing “The uprising of ISIS is a direct result of Bush’s [and Obama’s] war on terror.” Baldwin continues: I bet the vast majority of readers have […]

Almost 2 Million without Power

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A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea as almost two million people are without power after pylons, supplying energy to Crimea, are blown up reports the WSJ: Russia’s Energy Ministry said almost two million people had been left without power. The local energy ministry said that between 20% and 30% of the peninsula […]