Tim P., “C3”, and AAP all mentioned this article about a former Titan missile base for sale, near Moses Lake, Washington [1].
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For the “In Case You’ve Been Wondering Department”: The List of Foreign Governments that Hold US Debt [2]. As Senator Everett Dirksen put it so aptly many years ago: “A billion here, and a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talkin’ about real money!”
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An emerging threat in the long term: China Build’s World’s Largest Navy. [3] OBTW, the current news about the scrap iron and steel shortage–since China is buying everything in sight–has an eerie similarity to what Japan was doing in the 1930s.
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S&P: US Home Price Decline Accelerates–Steepest Price Drop in 16 Years [4]