#Mortgage #debt is higher now than in 2008. Will we ever learn how to live without perpetual indebtedness? https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-mortgage-debt-hits-record-eclipsing-2008-peak-11565708431 #news #economy #housing
U.S. mortgage debt reached a record in the second quarter, exceeding its 2008 peak as the financial crisis unfolded.
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Residents were told to leave on Wednesday, suggesting a serious danger, but later reports said the evacuation had been called off.
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Russia is learning once again that you can't cover up radiation. Just how bad is this latest "accident" of theirs? It clearly is worse than their original reports. Is another Chernyobyl in the making? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/world/europe/russia-nuclear-explosion-accident.html #news #Severodvinsk #Skyfall #nyonoska #arhanghelsk
They haven’t reduced crimes, and the potential for misuse is great.
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Red Flag laws are a blatant violation of the limits placed on government authority. Never mind their inefficacy. Never mind their potential for abuse. Focus on their un-Constutionality. https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/red-flag-laws-are-the-wrong-solution-to-mass-shootings/ #news #Constitution #SecondAmendment #guncontrol #2A
Chinese security forces mass at border of semi-autonomous city in ominous display of power as Beijing calls protests an "existential threat"
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Riot police are nothing to trifle with, but #China has troops preparing for even more escalation if necessary. Will #Beijing destroy Hong Kong just to keep it? That outcome is quite possible if the military takes over. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-protest-airport-flights-cancelled-china-defense-forces-mass-at-border-today-2019-08-13/ #news #HongKong #protests