Monthly Archives: August 2019

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Jack Curtis

Another week’s worth: The Government: Federal Reserve money pump restarts? (Article) The culture: U.S. tech giants are building America’s version of the Chinese “Social Credit” system (Report) Argentina: Posturing as it approaches its next default (Article) Iraq: Pro-Iran faction wants … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Jack Curtis

Our weekly offering: Government: Is the Federal Reserve planning a takeover of the U.S. payments systems? (Article) The economy: Average American owes $38,000, 25% of it on credit cards (Report) The culture: A political battleground: Public Poop (Report) More culture: … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Jack Curtis

Here they are; help yourself … Street lamp surveillance devices are spreading in U.S. cities? (Article) Corruption: Different justice for different people (Article) Government: How police powers become corrupted: A drug model (Article) New York: Predictable impact of $15 hr … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The week’s production: The culture: How the modern consumer differs (Article) (More diverse ethnicity, poorer) California: Orange County joins San Francisco/Los Angeles homelessness affliction (Article) The Empire: U.S. to site missiles in Asia? (Article) (Scary, risky and why, when they … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Jack Curtis

From the week: Government: Costly new F – 35 aircraft looking like an Air Force boondoggle? (Report) More Government: House bill will criminalize whistleblowers of U.S. intelligence misdeeds (Article) The economy: Global endgame looms as soaring debt smashes into shrinking … Continue reading →

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