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On August 4, The Washington Post—which is owned by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos—ran a story under the headline: “Trump views China’s Communist Party as a threat. Young Chinese see it as a ticket to a better future.” This is fake news at its worst. Before diving into the details of this obviously ludicrous article, let me offer a real-world example of one former Chinese youth who would vehemently disagree with this outrageous contention.Several years ago, my parents adopted a little girl from China. She was an orphan (thanks to China’s One Child Policy) who assuredly did not have...

Amazon update #3: This is amazon’s 10th non-answer to my question of why have they suppressed the sale of my first anti-Obama e-book, after it had already sold more than 1,500 copies during the past four years. This time, I busted the myth that you get better customer service if you contact them at Jeff@amazon.com This new post is my third update to a previous post that I made.This is my original post: After selling more than 1,500 copies of my first Obama e-book over the past four years, amazon has withdrawn it from sale, and refuses to explain whyAnd this...

Amazon reported blowout second-quarter results on Thursday, including a huge beat on the top line and double-digit revenue growth year-over-year, helped by surging sales amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how the company did:  Earnings: $10.30 per share vs. $1.46 expected, according to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv Revenue: $88.91 billion vs. $81.56 billion expected, according to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv

Amazon driver delivers, then steals the package… Amazing RING VIDEO of thief-ette, delivering the pkg, then taking a pic with her phone to prove she delivered it, then stealing it....................

House Judiciary hearing on Antitrust Law. Testimony from CEOs: Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) Tim Cook (Apple) Jeff Bezos (Amazon) Sundar Pichai (Google) LIVE at noon ET on C-SPAN3, C-SPAN Radio & online here: https://cs.pn/2ZOpjex

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there are mysterious canines with short ears, pointy noses, and bushy tails that roam the undergrowth. The creatures, which are one of the least studied variety of dogs on the planet, are rarely seen even by scientists who have spent years studying the region.

Update: These are amazon’s eight different non-answers to my question of why they have suppressed the sale of my first anti-Obama e-book, after it had already sold more than 1,500 copies during the past four years This is an update to a previous post that I made, which you can read here: After selling more than 1,500 copies of my first Obama e-book over the past four years, amazon has withdrawn it from sale, and refuses to explain whyAfter I asked amazon why they withdrew the sale of my e-book, they responded with a non-answer. So I asked them again, and...

CRIME PAYS: Bandit Nancy Pelosi Pockets $6 Million in Amazon Stock PROFITS; INSIDER TRADING Scheme Involved Purchase During Congressional Coronavirus Meetings Before U.S. Retailers Were Forced to Close Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her husband are cashing in already on $5 million of Amazon stock purchased during the time frame that closed-door coronavirus meetings were being conducted in Congress — making an additional $6 MILLION in stock profits on top of the original purchase. As of Friday morning, the Pelosi stock purchase had already earned the couple $6 million after using insider trading Intel to purchase the stock....

The sweeping hack of verified Twitter accounts Wednesday night was one of the largest security lapses in the platform’s history and led to thousands of users being partially locked out for hours. But the social media giant, and its users, may have gotten off easy. Now lawmakers and top officials are mulling how to ensure Twitter is not hacked by groups with more malicious intentions and how to protect other potential cyber targets from the same fate. The conversation has taken on a particular urgency as geopolitical tensions increase during the COVID-19 pandemic with only months left until a presidential...

Hollywood and the entertainment industry have been pushing left wing politics for years. Now the monster they created is coming for them. Woke culture is taking over and many white actors and directors suddenly find themselves unable to find work in the industry. Many of them are panicking and still not realizing they are partially responsible for this. The Daily Mail reports: Hollywood’s identity crisis: Actors, writers and producers warn of ‘reverse racism’ in the film industry which has created a ‘toxic’ climate for anyone who is a white, middle-age man Shaken by #MeToo, paralysed by Covid-19, the $50 billion...

The mineralogical and chemical compositions of dust particles depend on geographic locations. For example the sand in Middle East is mostly composed of silicate minerals, carbonates, oxides, sulfates, and salts in different proportions. In addition recent studies have shown organic nitrogen in rainwater is related to dust originating from Sahara desert dust [19-21]. These small and insoluble particles contain various soluble contaminants in their matrix and on their surface and may also be carriers of anthropogenic pollutants [22-24]. In addition, many microorganisms associated with these dusts can withstand environmental stresses such as high temperatures, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and atmospheric transport...

Amazon India will reportedly abide by new government requirements that all its products indicate where they were manufactured, reports indicated on Wednesday, a policy implemented following the surge of a national movement to boycott Chinese products.Indian activists organized boycott campaigns, protests, and burnings of Chinese dictator Xi Jinping in effigy after a clash last month in which Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers attacked Indian troops with rocks and sticks wrapped in barbed wire. The Indian soldiers had confronted the Chinese about their illegal presence in Chinese territory. Indian authorities confirmed the deaths of 20 soldiers, while the Chinese Communist...

Amazon is known for banning books that it says are medically-related misinformation about the coronavirus but now it seems to also be banning books that focus on the politics of it. Amazon has banned and deleted the listing of a new book about the politics of the coronavirus outbreak, particularly as it pertains to Canada. The book, called China Virus: How Justin Trudeau’s Pro-Communist Ideology is Putting Canadians in Danger by journalist Ezra Levant and became available on Amazon.ca on July 10.

Crime spike? What crime spike? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shrugged off New York City’s frightening rise in crime, suggesting that tough times are forcing parents into committing petty theft to feed their kids. “They feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry,” Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens) said last week on a virtual town hall for constituents that was broadcast on her official Facebook page. **SNIP** The city recorded 43 shootings in the last week, up more than 300% from the same time period in 2019. Ten people were shot over a bloody July 4 weekend The progressive lawmaker counterintuitively...

Breaking News: President Trump commuting the sentence of Roger Stone...... How about "revenue raisers" or in plain language "higher taxes" to deal with tax revenue shortfalls and recovery from the coronavirus situation? Government officials across the country beginning to broach the subject. Among them New Jersey's Governor Phil Murphy..... A Kentucky judge's order putting a cloud over Democrat Governor Andy Beshear's mask (muzzle) order..... "Over the past several week I have been asked repeatedly about what the Town of Eagar plans to do about Covid-19, masks, visitors, riots etc. It is somewhat alarming how many expect and almost invite a...

Amazon has asked its employees to delete the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from their cellphones, citing “security risks,” according to a company email sent on Friday. In the email, which was obtained by The New York Times, Amazon officials said that employees must delete the app from any devices that “access Amazon email.” Employees had to remove the app by Friday to remain able to obtain mobile access to their Amazon email, the note said. Amazon workers are still allowed to view TikTok from their laptop browser, the company added. Amazon and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for...

Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly instructed all employees to delete the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from their cellphones over “security risks,” according to a company email. Employees that do not remove TikTok will lose the ability to access their Amazon email via their smartphone. The New York Times reports that e-commerce giant Amazon has instructed its employees to delete the Chinese-owned video and social media app TikTok from their mobile devices over “security risks,” according to an email sent to employees this week. In the email, Amazon officials instructed employees to delete the app from any devices that...

As a member of the Seattle City Council, she's had an outsized influence on the nation, leading the charge for a $15 minimum wage. Now, with the passage of her so-called "Amazon Tax," the Socialist Alternative party member, Kshama Sawant, is making it clear that her legislative measures are only part of a much larger agenda. Calling the passage Tuesday of a more than $200 million tax on top of the 3% city tax on corporations "a historic victory for working people," she warned Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos "and his class" that she and her allies are "preparing the ground...

What is being lost in the weeds is the effect of Amazon's ban of Redskins merchandise on its Mom and Pop third-party sellers. How many of these sellers are just small-time operators barely getting by? How many placed orders with manufacturers and paid for merchandise in advance of the anticipated season? And, this before the name Redskins became a pariah? I think there there is a high probability given that the Redskins are [were] a top-selling brand. I agree that Amazon has the right to ban the merchandise, as any private entity can. However, I believe that the Mom and...

Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant had a personal message for billionaire Jeff Bezos after the passage of the so-called Amazon tax, warning him that “we are coming for you.” The avowed socialist framed Monday’s 7-2 council vote for the hefty payroll tax on larger businesses as a step toward the goal of overthrowing the “bankrupt system of capitalism” and replacing it with “a socialist world.” “And if you, Jeff Bezos, want to drive that process forward by lashing out against us in our modest demands, then so be it,” she said in a video address that was posted Tuesday on...