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The Atlanta Fed models the forward GDP for the 3rd quarter. It's current estimate comes in at 32%. That is up from 31.7% yesterday. In their own words: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2020 is 32.0 percent on September 17, up from 31.7 percent on September 16. After this morning's housing starts report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the nowcast of third-quarter real residential investment growth increased from 39.3 percent to 46.1 percent. Although quite impressive, the New York Fed forecasted model shows something much different. There most...

There is no question that, if confirmed, Barrett would cast the fifth vote to either hollow out Roe v. Wade or overturn it altogether. Similarly, there is no doubt that Barrett would dramatically expand the Second Amendment, invalidating gun control measures around the country. It’s quite possible, perhaps even likely, that within a year of her confirmation, Americans will be forbidden from terminating a pregnancy in 21 states—but permitted to purchase assault weapons and carry firearms in public in every state.

Musician Roger Waters said in an Aug. 29 interview with Al Jazeera that he has never uttered any anti-Semitic statements in his entire life. Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al Jazeera English’s senior international correspondent, asked Waters about those who call him anti-Semitic because of his support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Waters said he joined the movement because Palestinians have been asking for “basic human rights.” He then added that he’s not anti-Semitic. “I’ve never done or spoken a single anti-Semitic word or act in my entire life, or had an anti-Semitic thought in my head in my entire...

TRUMP: “My numbers went way up last time they did it.” DOOCY: “Are you encouraging her to impeach you?” TRUMP: “If they do, I think my numbers will go up . I think we’ll win the entire election. I think we’ll win back the House. I think we’re going to win the House. I really do, I think we’re going to win the House anyway. I think that would help those senators.

A video of chuck schumer getting heckled.

Eight people who refused to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 now must dig graves as punishment for violating Indonesian mandates requiring face coverings. The violators were ordered to dig graves for those who have died from the coronavirus, according to the Jakarta Post. “There are only three available gravediggers at the moment, so I thought I might as well put these people to work with them,” local politician and Cerme District head Suyono told Tribun News. Suyono said that two people were assigned to each grave — one to dig and one to line the hole...

I am trying to find out if anyone is organizing a Trump car parade somewhere in the Southeast, USA near my hometown of Atlanta, GA. Is there a URL somewhere that lists upcoming planned parades? Car and/or boats?

A RETIRED couple wiped out an entire village's internet every day for 18 months by turning on their second-hand TV to watch Piers Morgan. Alun and Elaine Rees snapped up the £30 16" Bush set three years ago on Facebook so their grandchildren could watch DVD films. But the retired couple had no idea the flatscreen TV was cutting the broadband signal for everybody in the tiny village of Aberhosan, Powys, Mid Wales. Puzzled locals in the 400-strong village spent a year-and-a-half complaining to Openreach about the dreadful signal which cut out like clockwork every day. Engineers replaced large sections...

I keep seeing on Facebook that the economic carnage is not the fault of Lightfoot or Gov Fat Boy per libs because it was done in the name of "safety". That its the virus that did it. I do not understand that line of thinking nor willing to figure out where they think that is correct. Its insane. I argue back with no luck.

CHARLOTTE – President Donald Trump will visit Charlotte on Thursday to discuss his healthcare policies, according to a White House official. President Trump is expected to discuss his administration’s action and vision in delivering quality healthcare at low costs. “President Trump has fought to improve coverage options and the quality of care for Americans of all ages and backgrounds, and has protected those with pre-existing conditions,” the official said to North State Journal.

A food deliverer seen riding his motorcycle without clothes in Songkhla province reported himself to police on Monday (Sept 21). On Monday, a video of a naked man riding a motorcycle with a food delivery bag behind was shared via social media. The incident took place on Kanchanavanich Road. However, the video was later deleted. Reporters visited the nearby areas where the naked man was seen. A local trader said that the sight of the man was unbearable, and she would not eat food delivered by him. A taxi biker named Bai Aumaoom, aged 66, said that he saw the...

Will President Trump use the nickname “Sleepy Joe” during next week’s presidential debate? Will 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden say the word “malarkey” more than he mentions former President Barack Obama? FOX Bet Super 6, a free-to-play app that typically focuses on sporting events, will allow users to win prizes by making accurate predictions about the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Biden on Tuesday, Sept. 29 in Cleveland.

To equally incentivize savers regardless of what they earn, Biden proposes a credit of approximately 26% to replace the deduction savers get for putting money in a 401(k) plan, according to the Tax Policy Center’s analysis. “The biggest thing that stands out to me, by contrast to other proposals, is that it limits the benefit for the highest earners and gives the benefit to the lowest earners,” said Jeffrey Levine, CPA and director of advanced planning at Buckingham Wealth Partners in Long Island, New York. “It’s a true redistribution of wealth proposal,” he said.

JAG Writes: From Atheism to Saving Faith In God Scientist: I sometimes wonder if our "Natural Selection" can actually carry the heavy load we have placed upon it? Creationist: I too have some doubts. I don't always fully understand the Creation Story in Genesis. Some of your fellow scientists have accused me of believing in a "talking snake" Scientist: Well, they ought not to have accused you of that. Obviously the snake was metaphorical language, everybody knows snakes cannot talk. Creationist: Thanks I'm glad you understand that. The snake represented Evil and delivered the message that Evil always delivers. Scientist:...

I have not heard or scene anything about the GOP taking back the house? Wondering what are chances look like.

Less than a week after the signing of the Israel-Arab peace accords, the Arab Gulf country of Bahrain has reported a foiled Iranian terrorist plot against diplomats and foreign nationals on its soil. Several suspects have been rounded up for planning a terrorist attack backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) -- Iranian regime's military and foreign terrorist arm, Reuters reported citing Bahrain's Interior Ministry. The news of the foiled terrorist attack comes amid a series of Iranian threats against Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for endorsing President Donald Trump-brokered peace agreements with Israel. Bahrain, along with...

According to gun prohibitionists, Europe is much safer than the United States, because Europe has stricter gun control. In fact, the historical record shows that excessive gun control (as in Europe) is about a hundred times more deadly than "insufficient" gun control (as, supposedly, in the U.S.). While a lone criminal with a gun can be very dangerous, a criminal government with a disarmed population is the deadliest thing on Earth. Let's start with the data. If U.S. gun homicide rates had been as low as European rates in the 20th century, how many lives might have been saved? According...

It apparently wasn’t enough that liberal cash cow Michael Bloomberg was spending $100 million to help Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to win Florida. Now, the billionaire owner of Bloomberg News is trying to solicit donations to ensure that convicted felons in the Sunshine State are given the chance to vote Biden into the White House.

As the nation awaits who President Trump will nominate as the next Supreme Court justice to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, some left-wing groups are pushing lawmakers to delay the nomination process until after the November presidential election. Somber mourners have paid respect to Ginsburg outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., but other protesters have also gathered outside the homes of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Both lawmakers are on board with Trump's intent to nominate a new Supreme Court justice this month, prompting action from left-wing groups...

This past weekend, President Donald Trump asked Attorney General William Barr to designate Seattle, Portland, and New York City as "anarchistic jurisdictions" and to consider withholding federal funds, including potentially those used for law enforcement, from those cities. Of the three cities, Portland has had the longest running visible conflicts, with marches and escalating violence nearly every night since George Floyd was killed on May 25. (Protesters did take a few nights off during the recent wildfires.) The pictures the world sees of Portland are unsubtle—it's either "Savages coming to your town!" or "Protesters clubbed by Trump goons!"—and the situation...