August 2019 archive

Mercedes Caught Spying On Drivers With Tracking Devices, Sending Info To Bailiffs  Mercedes has admitted to spying on drivers with covert tracking devices.  <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The company says are only activated in “extreme circumstances,” such as when finance customers have defaulted on payments – however the car company has also admitted to sharing …

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Why A Typical Keynesian Stimulus Package Won't Help Germany Today, we show you another ugly chart about the German economy. Last week, Destatis confirmed that the economy shrank by 0.1% QoQ in the second quarter and, as Saxobank’s Christopher Cembik points out, based on the very weak start to Q3, especially the latest ZEW, the …

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Russia To US: No Plans To Install New Missiles Unless You Deploy First Following the final collapse and formal pull out by both sides of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty earlier this month, which was preceded by months of threats and counter-threats between the US and Russia, Moscow says it will refrain from deploying new …

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US Joins Secret Talks Between Israel & UAE Targeting Iran Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, Secret talks have been ongoing between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, focused on sharing intelligence against Iran and possibly military cooperation. The talks have progressed to the point that the US is now joining the talks too. Israel and the UAE …

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Russia's Proposal For Persian Gulf Peace Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, There is an eminently reasonable and feasible way to avoid conflict in the Persian Gulf, and to secure peace. The principles of multilateralism and international law must be adhered to. It seems almost astounding that one has to appeal for such obvious basic norms. …

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Norway Detects Radiation Near Russian Border Days After Nuclear-Powered Missile Explodes Days after the Kremlin’s nuclear-powered missile exploded, killing seven and leading to evacuations, Norway detected tiny amounts of radioactive iodine in the air near the northern part of the country bordering Russia.  According to Norway’s nuclear safety authority (DSA), the radioactive iodine was detected between …

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Historic Berlin Airport Could Get Drive-In Sex Booths It’s being proposed as prostitution with the safety and convenience of an Uber. A historic airport in Berlin is the proposed site of “Verichtungsboxen” — or publicly available prostitution booths where sex workers can meet clients at what’s considered a relatively safe and regulated venue.  The mayor of Berlin’s central …

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"We Are Struggling:" Air Cargo Performance Slumps Across Major European Air Ports  The German ZEW headline number on Tuesday crashed to -44.1 versus -28.5 expectations and -24.5 last. The indicator measures economic sentiment shows the Germany economy could be teetering on the edge of a manufacturing recession. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> The most recent …

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Dear Democrats – This Is What Happens When You Nationalize Healthcare Day after day, hour after hour, Americans are spoon-fed some utopian vision of a future of Medicare-for-all (anyone really who can make it across the border) as the solution to all that ails the health system across all states. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> …

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Ukraine Triggered After Leather-Clad Putin Attends Biker Rally In Crimea People in Ukraine were massively offended after Vladimir Putin attended a biker rally in Crimea – with the Ukrainian foreign ministry saying Sunday’s visit was a “blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty.”  The 66-year-old Russian President rode in to the annual rally of the Night Wolves bikers, …

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