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Howard Lutnick, neighbour to Jeffrey Epstein

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein due in court after sex trafficking arrest Published Sun, Jul 7 20196:07 AM EDTUpdated Mon, Jul 8 20196:09 AM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/07/billionaire-jeffrey-epstein-arrested-on-sex-trafficking-charges.html Isn’t it interesting? Howard Lutnick was a neighbor of Jeffrey Epstein from 1998, when he purchased … Continue reading

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Sleight of hand?

This popped up today in Substack. Another day. Another plea for sanity amidst the storm. Another head above the parapet. BREAKING: Trump’s Tariff Shock EXPOSED — The $1 Billion Crypto Heist They Don’t Want You to See Minutes before Trump … Continue reading

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Weaponising interest rates, inducing negativity caused by austerity

Continuing on from the previous blog, here are some further extracts from ‘The Production of Money’ by Ann Pettifor: Wielding the weapon of interest, finance capital effectively holds societies, governments and industries, but also the entire ecosystem, to ransom over … Continue reading

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Adam Smith (1723 – 1790)

I have used the timeline from the BBC Timeline of British history which provide a flavour of what was happening during the lifetime of Adam Smith.  His father (same name) was a Judge Advocate after qualifying as a solicitor (called Writers at … Continue reading

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