The real story of online deception isn’t about the Russians. Sure, the Russians certainly have their own programs to disrupt and steer online discourse. But how quickly the public has forgotten about the U.S. government’s own internet troll program.Edward Snowden leaked documents used by the “Five Eyes” alliance of governments. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,...Read More
The real story of online deception isn’t about the Russians. Sure, the Russians certainly have their own programs to disrupt and steer online discourse. But how quickly the public has forgotten about the U.S. government’s own internet troll program.Edward Snowden leaked documents used by the “Five Eyes” alliance of governments. The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,...Read More
It doesn't matter whether or not you believe in climate change...It doesn't matter if you care about reducing your carbon footprint...It doesn't matter whether or not you even care about the environment at all...Odds are the next brand-new car you buy is going to be an electric vehicle or some kind of electric hybrid.Why?Because they'll simply be more affordable to operate.In 2015, global electric...Read More
It's rarely discussed, yet it's one of the greatest financial burdens the cannabis industry faces.And no, I'm not talking about the federal prohibition on cannabis.Truth is, prohibition has less than five years left before it's repealed.Thanks to the simple fact that legal cannabis is bolstering local economies while delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, cannabis will soon be...Read More
I wouldn’t invite the Amazon Echo or the Google Home into my home.These smart speakers listen to everything that happens around them. Ostensibly this is to make shopping, playing music, and finding information easy. But the internet of things presents way too many risks to our privacy.Internet-connected technologies are already used to incriminate their owners in court. And that is the main...Read More
I wouldn’t invite the Amazon Echo or the Google Home into my home.These smart speakers listen to everything that happens around them. Ostensibly this is to make shopping, playing music, and finding information easy. But the internet of things presents way too many risks to our privacy.Internet-connected technologies are already used to incriminate their owners in court. And that is the main...Read More
Even if the news is dripping with errors, boiling with bias, and presenting a false narrative, it is important to trust them.That’s what media outlets are saying in response to multiple melt-downs this week. They just can’t seem to get the facts straight… or stop themselves from lying.Obviously, Trump is going to call them out on this. Is anyone surprised?But some people think th...Read More
Even if the news is dripping with errors, boiling with bias, and presenting a false narrative, it is important to trust them.That’s what media outlets are saying in response to multiple melt-downs this week. They just can’t seem to get the facts straight… or stop themselves from lying.Obviously, Trump is going to call them out on this. Is anyone surprised?But some people think th...Read More
Here’s an update on my latest trades for the week ending on December 8, 2017.SOLD 20,000 shares of Bear Creek Mining (BCM.V) @ C$2.07/share Bought 15,000 shares of Erdene Resources (ERD.TO) @ C$0.48/share SOLD 100,000 shares of AVZ Minerals (AVZ.AX) @ A$0.22/share Bought 85,000 shares of Nzuri Copper (NZC.AX) @ A$0.265/share Bought 10,000 shares of Almaden Minerals (AMM.TO) @ C$0.9...Read More
The U.S. government plans to spew occupying forces far and wide within the United States.Or… The U.S. government will distribute the income of the bureaucratic class across distressed regions of the country.Are they spreading the wealth, or spreading the swamp?The government’s definition of decentralizing is certainly not the same as ours. They think moving government agencies’...Read More
The U.S. government plans to spew occupying forces far and wide within the United States.Or… The U.S. government will distribute the income of the bureaucratic class across distressed regions of the country.Are they spreading the wealth, or spreading the swamp?The government’s definition of decentralizing is certainly not the same as ours. They think moving government agencies’...Read More
Capital Ideas Media publisher Mark Bunting talks to Siyata Mobile (TSX-V:SIM | OTCQX: SYATF) CEO Marc Seelenfreund, who gives the first live demonstration of the company's innovative, new flagship communications system for commercial vehicles that will hit the market in the first half of 2018."There are over 13 million commercial vehicles in United States and Canada, we sell not only in Nort...Read More
The tension was high yesterday after Ford (NYSE: F) announced it was moving its new electric car production to Mexico.Initially, the company planned to build the cars in Michigan, but that's not going to happen now.Those who continue to fight the good fight to keep auto manufacturing in the U.S. were taking to Twitter to share their anger and frustration. And, of course, there were the obligatory...Read More
"You gotta remember, establishment, it's just a name for evil. The monster doesn't care whether it kills all the students or whether there's a revolution. It's not thinking logically, it's out of control."-John Lennon (1969)Militant nonviolent resistance works.Peaceful, prolonged protests work.Mass movements with huge numbers of participants work.Yes, America, it is possible to use occupations an...Read More
"You gotta remember, establishment, it's just a name for evil. The monster doesn't care whether it kills all the students or whether there's a revolution. It's not thinking logically, it's out of control."-John Lennon (1969)Militant nonviolent resistance works.Peaceful, prolonged protests work.Mass movements with huge numbers of participants work.Yes, America, it is possible to use occupations an...Read More
On our first date, we talked about magnets...That's right: magnets.And, no, I don't mean the kind of metaphorical magnetism between two people.I mean literal magnets.I met Chelsea (not her real name) through Bumble. If you don't know, Bumble is just another one of those dating apps that hopeless yuppie singles like myself use to meet women.We met at a quiet downtown club for cocktails. Chelsea wa...Read More
In case of emergency, you should always have a solid chunk of cash on hand. These days, that isn’t much riskier than keeping your money in a bank.There are stories of banks and governments suspending accounts for no legitimate reason. Furthermore, the interest rates at banks hardly give you much incentive to store your money there.But as with anything that gives individuals more cont...Read More
In case of emergency, you should always have a solid chunk of cash on hand. These days, that isn’t much riskier than keeping your money in a bank.There are stories of banks and governments suspending accounts for no legitimate reason. Furthermore, the interest rates at banks hardly give you much incentive to store your money there.But as with anything that gives individuals more cont...Read More
Vancouver, BC - Graphite One Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GPH | OTCQX:GPHOF) ("Graphite One" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed a non?EUR?brokered private placement offering (the "Offering"), raising gross proceeds of CA$707,185. A significant portion of the placement is from Taiga Mining Company, Inc, an Alaskan, privately?EUR?held mining company with decades of experi...Read More
Some people would say it's the Louvre, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or perhaps the Prado in Spain... but they would be wrong.The world's greatest museum sits 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. It is a cathedral of worship to mankind's greatest achievement with a vast white architecture that would make Howard Roark proud.I am talking, of course, about the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Norther...Read More