by Daniel Brouse Q: Who pays for flood insurance? A: The United States government, FEMA, covers losses for people that pay flood insurance premiums. Q: Does your homeowners insurance policy cover you in the event of flooding? A: No. Flood insurance coverage is very limited. For instance, basements and belonging in a basement are not […]
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Flood Insurance and Rising Sea Levels
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Tagged climate change, flood insurance, flooding, houses, real estate, sea level rising
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Radical Christian Terrorists and the Zombie Apocalypse
EARTH — Imagine a group of radical Christians taking over the government and trying to bring on the Rapture (aka The Apocalypse) and the Second Coming. You no longer need to imagine. A conspiracy of Evangelical Christians are trying to facilitate The End Of Times. They want to fulfill biblical prophecies including: The Revival of […]
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Tagged Apocalypse, Armageddon, Christianity, Christians, Donald Trump, Eschatology, Evangelical Christians, free, futuristic, New Jerusalem, protest, rapture, The End Of Times, THE RESISTANCE, The Second Coming, United States Of America, zombie apocalypse
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Protectionism: The Costs and Benefits of Trade Wars
by Daniel Brouse Protectionism is the theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by restricting imports. There are no known benefits to protectionism. The costs of protectionism include being financially destructive, negatively impacting health and wellness, as well as, causing death. (also see: Trade War! What Is It Good For?) […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, Golden Rice, protectionism, The Great Depression, trade wars, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
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Trade War! What Is It Good For?
By Daniel Brouse International Economics 101 What do you think of when you hear the term “trade war”? The costs and benefits to society are very similar to traditional warfare. 1) Financial Cost. A war is expensive. In a trade war, huge tariffs are placed on the purchase of imports. A tariff is a sales […]
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FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt)
By Daniel Brouse For Widgette / Private Business Has America turned into a giant Tupperware Party? The field of consumer behavior is a social science that studies the psychology of consumerism. There are five basic psychological tactics to marketing: * emotional and psychological appeals * optimize credibility by highlighting your flaws * re-position your competition […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, doubt, fear, FUD, Tupperware party, uncertainty
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Trump Security Breach
For months, the security community has known that both the DNC and GOP were hacked. The DNC hack was used to undermine Hillary. The GOP / Trump hacks were meant for blackmailing Trump. No surprises here. U.S. security agencies were aware of Donald Trump’s security breaches since last summer. The information was in the public […]
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Tagged Donald Trump, hacked, internet security, Russia, spearphishing, Trump Intelligence Allegations
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U.S. Security-clearances Hacked
by Daniel Brouse for Membrane Domain Cybersecurity In 2014 and 2015, there were two major breaches of U.S. government databases holding personnel records and security-clearance files of at least 22.1 million people, including Social Security numbers and some fingerprints, of not only federal employees and contractors but their families and friends. U.S. officials have privately […]
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Tagged breaches, China, government data, hack
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US Bans North Ocean Oil Exploration
United States-Canada Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary In March, President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau announced a new partnership to embrace opportunities and confront challenges in the changing Arctic, with Indigenous and Northern partnerships, and responsible, science-based leadership. Over the past year, both countries have engaged a range […]
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Tagged Canada, climate change, Obama
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Trump to Trash the Environment
United States of America — The world watches in dismay as Donald Trump appoints Myron Ebell, a professional climate change denier, to head his EPA transition team. During his campaign, Trump said that climate change is a hoax. Slate magazine reports, “Trump had tweeted in 2012 that global warming “was created by and for the […]
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Tagged climate change, Donald Trump, EPA, Myron Ebell
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Violation Of The Constitution
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA — Civil rights violations and hate crimes have been occurring within the borough of West Chester, PA. An existing noise ordinance was used by corrupt cops and a few businesses (Penn’s Table, Malena’s, and Malcolm Johnstone of the West Chester Business Improvement District) to commit crimes of hate. After the civil rights […]
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Tagged Anthony Marion, bad cops, Chester County, Civil Rights Violations, Corporal Joshua Lee of the West Chester Police Department, Gay Church, Gay Street, Harassment, Hate Crimes, John O'Donnell, live, Lt. William Morris, Malena's West Chester, Mayor Carolyn Comitta, MP3, music, PA, Patrolman Albert McCarthy Jr., Patrolman Gregory M. Cugino, Penn's Table Restaurant, Police Chief Scott Bohn, police corruption, police misconduct, Police Terror, Sergeant Deighan, street musicians, Swatting, Terroristic Threats, West Chester Pennsylvania, West Chester Police Department
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