A top national security official informed a Senate committee last week that the Justice Department will create a new unit that will focus on the threat of domestic terrorism. “We have seen a growing threat from those who are motivated by racial animus, as well as those who ascribe to extremist anti-government and anti-authority ideologies,”...
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BIG SODA DECREES: “DIET” IS DEAD. SAY HELLO TO “ZERO SUGAR”
Are you old enough to remember when diet pop (or diet soda) first hit the shelves in American food stores? It was 1958 when Diet Rite, produced by Royal Crown Cola, first appeared. Its success inspired Coca-Cola to introduce Tab in 1963, and a year later Diet Pepsi made its debut. In 1982 Coca-Cola brought...
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FDA? TRY FU! DRUG LORDS IN CONTROL
As Trends Journal’s Gerald Celente never tires of pointing out (quoting George Carlin): “It’s one big club, and you ain’t in it!” It’s also an incestuous club. And for an example of that one need look no further than Pres. Biden’s nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to take the reins of the U.S. Food and...
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POLL SHOWS MOST AMERICANS BULLISH ON 2022
According to a poll of 1,000 Americans conducted on 13 December by OnePoll and reported by StudyFinds.org on 22 December, half the respondents, asked for an “end of year reflection” on 2021, characterized it as “the worst year of their lives so far.” Across the age groups surveyed (Baby Boomers, aged 57 or older; Generation...
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NEW YORK LAWSUIT RULES AGAINST BIG OPIOID MANUFACTURER
On 31 December The Wall Street Journal reported on the results of a civil trial which had ended the previous day. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. was found liable, in a case that had gone on for five years, for creating a public nuisance. The drugmaker was sued by New York State and two Long Island...
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE MOB: GANGSTERS, INC.
A recurring theme in Trends Journal has been the insider trading shenanigans of the Federal Reserve’s top officers. While “shenanigans” may seem too mild a term for the ethical breaches allegedly committed, so far about the worst price any of these Bankster Bandits has had to pay for their corruption has been being compelled to...
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WORKERS’ WANTS AND NEEDS DRIVE LABOR MARKET SHAKEUP
The United States is currently in the midst of a puzzling supply-and-demand situation: while there are near-record numbers of jobs available, most go unfilled because of the dearth of available workers. The latest “American Opportunity Survey,” conducted by McKinsey and Co., published on 13 December and reported on that same day by Al Jazeera, attempts...
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CONGRESS AND STAFFERS’ DIRTY DEALING EXPOSED
Congress passed the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012,” known as “the STOCK Act,” to combat insider trading and conflicts of interest by lawmakers; among its provisions, the law requires prompt and public disclosure of any stock trade made by officials, their spouses or their dependent children. TRENDPOST: The STOCK Act figured in...
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DOES TESLA MAKE DRIVING SAFER?
Back in the dim ages, before almost all automobiles were equipped with radios, the idea of a radio in a car raised concerns that drivers would be distracted. Nowadays, distracted driving is a serious issue, but not because of car radios. The U.S. National Safety Council reports that over 40,000 deaths and 276,000 injuries each...
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STARBUCKS STORE TO UNIONIZE, A TOP TREND FOR 2022?
A Starbucks store in Buffalo, N.Y., became the first to get union representation after a 19-8 vote by employees on Thursday, further cementing one of our Top Trends for 2022 forecast that Unionization is on the rise after major companies see massive profits during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Trends Journal has also pointed out that...