LBLF #1 Hamas attacked Israel by surprise as the world falls further into chaos and conflict. The brutal images of kidnapping, explosions, and civilians being forced to run into the desert for safety are the images we ae consuming this weekend. While we are watching the horrors of war, we try to understand why Hamas would do this and find out they have been bullied for years by Israel backed by American weapons and technology and blockade tactics.
Israelis flee into the desert on foot
50 years of Human Rights Abuses
Hamas says attacks on Israel were Backed by Iran
Hezbollah missiles now attacking Israel from the north
LB#2- 6 candidates charged with assassinating Ecuadorian presidential candidate found dead in prison
Police Chief and Prison Chiefs Ousted
LB#3 Marion County police chief Gideon Cody was suspended last week and he resigned his position this week.
LF#1 The bond market continues to fail. Yields up, prices down.
LF#2 The US Debt Clock is a fan. How fast are we spending money? We wrote about the US debt clock in Bygone Relics on Sept 27. It had increased $125 billion in 9 days. That was 11-12 days ago, and now add another $350 billion to that number. That’s right we have spent ½ a trillion dollars in about 22 days.
LF#3 The Public Citizen has written a letter that one of the big 4 banks that’s too big to fail is not in any position financially to buy back its stock. That was 3 months ago, what about now?