shoebat--2020-05-08--More Than Eighty-Eight Thousand Truck Drivers Lost Their Jobs In April Alone

The trucking industry is critical to “ running America ” .
Without trucks , nothing gets moved , and if that was to happen , the country would stop functioning .
However , the trucking industry also runs on consumerism , for without people consuming stuff that has to get moved , there are no jobs for truckers .
The COVID-19 crisis has caused massive interruptions to the supply chain .
As a result , the first people affected after consumers are truckers , and Business Insider reports that over eighty-eight thousand truckers have lost their jobs with more potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest single-month loss of trucking jobs on record , according to data extending back to January 1990 .
April wiped out all trucking employments gained during the past five years and a half years , bringing the industry back to its employment numbers in November 2014 .
The rest of the April jobs report , which was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 8 , was similarly jarring .
Some 20.5 million payrolls were cut in April , which is 25 times larger than the worst monthly decline seen during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nationwide , the unemployment rate is now 14.7 % , its highest since the Great Depression .
While truck drivers have been deemed “ essential ” workers during the coronavirus pandemic , freight volumes and rates have collapsed this year .
Much of the economy , most notably manufacturing , is at a standstill .
As a result , trucks aren ’ t moving .
Nearly three-quarters of all freight by weight is moved by truck in the US , so if goods aren ’ t being purchased or moved , truck drivers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus shutdowns , the trucking industry is on the cusp of a “ freight cliff , ” according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report obtained by Politico .
The rate of moving goods via truck has fallen to the lowest levels seen since 2009 , Cass Information Systems said last month .
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The trucking industry is critical to “running America”. Without trucks, nothing gets moved, and if that was to happen, the country would stop functioning. However, the trucking industry also runs on consumerism, for without people consuming stuff that has to get moved, there are no jobs for truckers.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused massive interruptions to the supply chain. As a result, the first people affected after consumers are truckers, and Business Insider reports that over eighty-eight thousand truckers have lost their jobs with more potentially to come.
Approximately 88,300 truck drivers lost their jobs in April. It’s the biggest single-month loss of trucking jobs on record, according to data extending back to January 1990. April wiped out all trucking employments gained during the past five years and a half years, bringing the industry back to its employment numbers in November 2014. The rest of the April jobs report, which was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 8, was similarly jarring. Some 20.5 million payrolls were cut in April, which is 25 times larger than the worst monthly decline seen during the recession in the late 2000s. Nationwide, the unemployment rate is now 14.7%, its highest since the Great Depression. While truck drivers have been deemed “essential” workers during the coronavirus pandemic, freight volumes and rates have collapsed this year. Much of the economy, most notably manufacturing, is at a standstill. As a result, trucks aren’t moving. Nearly three-quarters of all freight by weight is moved by truck in the US, so if goods aren’t being purchased or moved, truck drivers are out of work. Because of the coronavirus shutdowns, the trucking industry is on the cusp of a “freight cliff,” according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report obtained by Politico. The rate of moving goods via truck has fallen to the lowest levels seen since 2009, Cass Information Systems said last month. (source)
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shoebat--2020-05-10--In First Ever Report, HIV Rates Explode Among Genital Mutilators And Cross-Dressers

For a long time the sodomite agenda has not had specifics given about the rates of HIV among genital mutilators and cross-dressers , known collectively as “ transgenders ” .
However , according to a recent CDC study reported on by the Washington Blade , there are massive increases among HIV infections in the transgender bloc .
For the first time , the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is including data on transgender people in its reports on HIV infections — and the results show a gradual increase in new cases of the disease over the past several years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transgender people in the same category as “ male ” and “ female , ” the latest iteration of total diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States made public Thursday contains an entire section devoted to transgender people .
The inclusion of the transgender data is part of the CDC ’ s first-ever inclusion of national-level data by gender in the report .
Additionally , CDC has for the first time released estimates of HIV incidence for Puerto Rico and at the county level for high-incidence jurisdictions as the Trump administration ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to beat the HIV epidemic by 2030 .
But the news for transgender people isn ’ t good .
According to Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas , the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for transgender adults and adolescents increased .
Overall , the number of reported new infections increased from 553 in 2014 , 589 in 2015 , 638 in 2016 , 584 in 2017 to 601 in 2018 .
The diagnoses accounted for about 2 percent of new HIV infections in the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race and ethnicity , the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for Hispanic/Latino transgender adults and adolescents increased , while the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for black/African American , white and multi-racial transgender adults remained stable .
It should be noted the numbers of HIV infection among black and Latino transgender people are higher than other groups .
Overwhelmingly , new HIV infections are higher for transgender women than for transgender men across multiple races .
The largest percentage of new infections for transgender women as opposed to transgender men was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , followed by Hispanics/Latinos at 94 percent and blacks/African-Americans at 93 percent .
For the white demographics , transgender women made up 76 percent of new diagnoses compared to transgender men at 24 percent .
In terms of region , the number of diagnoses of HIV infection among transgender adults and adolescents in the Northeast and West increased , but they remained stable in the Midwest and South .
Carl Schmid , executive director of the HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute , told the Blade he ’ s “ pleased that the CDC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of lumping them in as either ‘ male ’ or ‘ female , ’ when reporting HIV data.
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For a long time the sodomite agenda has not had specifics given about the rates of HIV among genital mutilators and cross-dressers, known collectively as “transgenders”. However, according to a recent CDC study reported on by the Washington Blade, there are massive increases among HIV infections in the transgender bloc.
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is including data on transgender people in its reports on HIV infections — and the results show a gradual increase in new cases of the disease over the past several years.
Compared to previous reports that placed transgender people in the same category as “male” and “female,” the latest iteration of total diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States made public Thursday contains an entire section devoted to transgender people.
The inclusion of the transgender data is part of the CDC’s first-ever inclusion of national-level data by gender in the report. Additionally, CDC has for the first time released estimates of HIV incidence for Puerto Rico and at the county level for high-incidence jurisdictions as the Trump administration’s plan to focus on these areas to beat the HIV epidemic by 2030.
But the news for transgender people isn’t good. According to Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for transgender adults and adolescents increased.
Overall, the number of reported new infections increased from 553 in 2014, 589 in 2015, 638 in 2016, 584 in 2017 to 601 in 2018. The diagnoses accounted for about 2 percent of new HIV infections in the United States, according to CDC.
In terms of race and ethnicity, the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for Hispanic/Latino transgender adults and adolescents increased, while the number of diagnoses of HIV infection for black/African American, white and multi-racial transgender adults remained stable. It should be noted the numbers of HIV infection among black and Latino transgender people are higher than other groups.
Overwhelmingly, new HIV infections are higher for transgender women than for transgender men across multiple races. The largest percentage of new infections for transgender women as opposed to transgender men was persons of multiple races at 96 percent, followed by Hispanics/Latinos at 94 percent and blacks/African-Americans at 93 percent. For the white demographics, transgender women made up 76 percent of new diagnoses compared to transgender men at 24 percent.
In terms of region, the number of diagnoses of HIV infection among transgender adults and adolescents in the Northeast and West increased, but they remained stable in the Midwest and South.
Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute, told the Blade he’s “pleased that the CDC is finally recognizing the transgender community, instead of lumping them in as either ‘male’ or ‘female,’ when reporting HIV data.” (source)


shoebat--2020-05-09--Even Older Voters Are Turning Against Trump

Trump is likely going to win , but he is in real trouble .
He has seriously enervated his base , and that process has not stopped .
According To the New York Times by way of MSN News , even older voters are disappointed with Trump over his reponse to the COVID-19 situation .
The coronavirus crisis and the administration ’ s halting response to it have cost President Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies : America ’ s seniors .
Donald Trump standing in front of a piano : Officials said they attributed the shifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part to President Trump ’ s coronavirus briefings.© Doug Mills/The New York Times Officials said they attributed the shifting views of older voters at least in part to President Trump ’ s coronavirus briefings .
For years , Republicans and Mr. Trump have relied on older Americans , the country ’ s largest voting bloc , to offset a huge advantage Democrats enjoy with younger voters .
In critical states like Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania and Florida , all of which have large older populations , Mr. Trump ’ s advantage with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political success ; in 2016 , he won voters over the age of 65 by seven percentage points , according to national exit poll data .
But seniors are also the most vulnerable to the global pandemic , and the campaign ’ s internal polls , people familiar with the numbers said , show Mr. Trump ’ s support among voters over the age of 65 softening to a concerning degree , as he pushes to reopen the country ’ s economy at the expense of stopping a virus that puts them at @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Trump is likely going to win, but he is in real trouble. He has seriously enervated his base, and that process has not stopped. According To the New York Times by way of MSN News, even older voters are disappointed with Trump over his reponse to the COVID-19 situation.
The coronavirus crisis and the administration’s halting response to it have cost President Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: America’s seniors.
Donald Trump standing in front of a piano: Officials said they attributed the shifting views of older voters at least in part to President Trump’s coronavirus briefings.© Doug Mills/The New York Times Officials said they attributed the shifting views of older voters at least in part to President Trump’s coronavirus briefings.
For years, Republicans and Mr. Trump have relied on older Americans, the country’s largest voting bloc, to offset a huge advantage Democrats enjoy with younger voters. In critical states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Florida, all of which have large older populations, Mr. Trump’s advantage with older voters has been essential to his political success; in 2016, he won voters over the age of 65 by seven percentage points, according to national exit poll data.
But seniors are also the most vulnerable to the global pandemic, and the campaign’s internal polls, people familiar with the numbers said, show Mr. Trump’s support among voters over the age of 65 softening to a concerning degree, as he pushes to reopen the country’s economy at the expense of stopping a virus that puts them at the greatest risk. (source)


shoebat--2020-05-10--Obama Excoriates President Trump For His Handling Of The COVID-19 Crisis

Regardless what one thinks of President Trump , it is pretty clear that this handling of the COVID-19 crisis has been well below what one should expect of a president .
In light of this , President Obama excoriated Trump in a series of comments reported on by the AP for his handling of the matter .
Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “ absolute chaotic disaster ” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration , according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News .
Obama also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal case against Trump ’ s first national security adviser , Michael Flynn , saying he worried that the “ basic understanding of rule of law is at risk.
” More than 78,400 people with COVID-19 have died in the United States and more than 1.3 million people have tested positive , according to the latest estimates from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University .
Obama ’ s comments came during a Friday call with 3,000 members of the Obama Alumni Association , people who served in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back his former vice president , Joe Biden , who is trying to unseat Trump in the Nov. 3 election .
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Regardless what one thinks of President Trump, it is pretty clear that this handling of the COVID-19 crisis has been well below what one should expect of a president. In light of this, President Obama excoriated Trump in a series of comments reported on by the AP for his handling of the matter.
Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster” during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News.
Obama also reacted to the Justice Department dropping its criminal case against Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, saying he worried that the “basic understanding of rule of law is at risk.”
More than 78,400 people with COVID-19 have died in the United States and more than 1.3 million people have tested positive, according to the latest estimates from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Obama’s comments came during a Friday call with 3,000 members of the Obama Alumni Association, people who served in his administration. Obama urged his supporters to back his former vice president, Joe Biden, who is trying to unseat Trump in the Nov. 3 election. (source)


shoebat--2020-05-10--Zoomers Are Absolutely Destroyed, Official Unemployment Rate Stands At Almost 15%

The job market is in major trouble , and according to a recent report from CNN based on numbers released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the official unemployment rate is almost 15 % .
With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus , April ’ s colossal surge in unemployment delivered a historic blow to workers .
The US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April , the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday — by far the most sudden and largest decline since the government began tracking the data in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in March as well , when employers slashed 870,000 jobs .
Those two months amount to layoffs so severe , they more than double the 8.7 million jobs lost during the financial crisis .
For many Americans who lost their jobs and their homes in the 2008 financial crisis , this moment reopens old wounds .
It took years to rebound from those setbacks .
When the economy eventually did crawl back , US employers added 22.8 million jobs over 10 years — a victory for all those who had weathered the Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stings not only because of the public health crisis it has inflicted — but also because it wiped out nearly that whole decade of job gains in just two months .
The unemployment rate soared to 14.7 % in April , its highest level since the BLS started recording the monthly rate in 1948 .
The last time American joblessness was that severe was the Great Depression : The unemployment rate peaked at 24.9 % in 1933 , according to historical annual estimates from the BLS .
( source ) This is very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who this is going to his this the worst are the people of Generation Z , or the Zoomers .
They are basically in the position of Millennials circa 2007 and 2008 .
They have no future .
There are no jobs for them .
I know this position very well .
It was where I found myself in 2007 .
What I am saying is , is that the future is not going to be bright for a lot of people .
Unlike before , the government ’ s money printing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returns .
They are not going to make things better .
With the Boomers dying and the Millennials and Gen Z turning socialist , it is not unexpected that the younger generations may find themselves attracted to ever more radical political ideas in order to be presented as the “ answer ” to their troubles .
This is happening right now with the rise of socialism among the youth .
Prepare for the future , since it is going to be very interesting .
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The job market is in major trouble, and according to a recent report from CNN based on numbers released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official unemployment rate is almost 15%.
With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, April’s colossal surge in unemployment delivered a historic blow to workers. The US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday — by far the most sudden and largest decline since the government began tracking the data in 1939.
Those losses follow steep cutbacks in March as well, when employers slashed 870,000 jobs. Those two months amount to layoffs so severe, they more than double the 8.7 million jobs lost during the financial crisis.
For many Americans who lost their jobs and their homes in the 2008 financial crisis, this moment reopens old wounds. It took years to rebound from those setbacks. When the economy eventually did crawl back, US employers added 22.8 million jobs over 10 years — a victory for all those who had weathered the Great Recession.
Now, the coronavirus pandemic stings not only because of the public health crisis it has inflicted — but also because it wiped out nearly that whole decade of job gains in just two months. The unemployment rate soared to 14.7% in April, its highest level since the BLS started recording the monthly rate in 1948. The last time American joblessness was that severe was the Great Depression: The unemployment rate peaked at 24.9% in 1933, according to historical annual estimates from the BLS. (source)
This is very bad news for everybody, but the people who this is going to his this the worst are the people of Generation Z, or the Zoomers.
They are basically in the position of Millennials circa 2007 and 2008. They have no future. There are no jobs for them.
I know this position very well. It was where I found myself in 2007.
What I am saying is, is that the future is not going to be bright for a lot of people. Unlike before, the government’s money printing efforts are only going to yield declining returns. They are not going to make things better.
With the Boomers dying and the Millennials and Gen Z turning socialist, it is not unexpected that the younger generations may find themselves attracted to ever more radical political ideas in order to be presented as the “answer” to their troubles. This is happening right now with the rise of socialism among the youth.
Prepare for the future, since it is going to be very interesting.
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shoebat--2020-05-10--Rats Are Now Infecting Humans With Hepatitis

While people are concerned with the spread of COVID-19 , something that is very serious , there are many mroe diseases that are spreading .
One of these is hepatitis , which according to a report from CNN , is now spreading from rats to people .
In 2018 , infectious disease experts at the University of Hong Kong came across an unusual patient .
The 56-year-old man , who had undergone a liver transplant , was showing abnormal liver functions with no obvious cause .
Tests found that his immune system was responding to hepatitis E — but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strain of the hepatitis E virus ( HEV ) in his blood .
Hepatitis E is a liver disease that can also cause fever , jaundice and an enlarged liver .
The virus comes in four species , which circulate in different animals ; at the time , only one of these four was known to infect humans .
With tests for that human strain of HEV negative , the researchers redesigned the diagnostic test , ran it again — and found , for the first time in history , rat hepatitis E @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have a virus that can jump from street rats to humans , ” said Dr. Siddharth Sridhar , a microbiologist and one of the HKU researchers who made the discovery .
It was such an unusual and unprecedented infection that the team wondered if it was a “ one-off incident , one patient who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
” But then it happened again .
And again .
Since that first study , 10 more Hong Kong residents have tested positive with rat hepatitis E , also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent case came a week ago ; a 61-year-old man with abnormal liver function tested positive on April 30 .
And there might be hundreds more infected undiagnosed people out there , said Sridhar .
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While people are concerned with the spread of COVID-19, something that is very serious, there are many mroe diseases that are spreading. One of these is hepatitis, which according to a report from CNN, is now spreading from rats to people.
In 2018, infectious disease experts at the University of Hong Kong came across an unusual patient.
The 56-year-old man, who had undergone a liver transplant, was showing abnormal liver functions with no obvious cause.
Tests found that his immune system was responding to hepatitis E — but they couldn’t actually find the human strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) in his blood.
Hepatitis E is a liver disease that can also cause fever, jaundice and an enlarged liver. The virus comes in four species, which circulate in different animals; at the time, only one of these four was known to infect humans.
With tests for that human strain of HEV negative, the researchers redesigned the diagnostic test, ran it again — and found, for the first time in history, rat hepatitis E in a human.
“Suddenly, we have a virus that can jump from street rats to humans,” said Dr. Siddharth Sridhar, a microbiologist and one of the HKU researchers who made the discovery. It was such an unusual and unprecedented infection that the team wondered if it was a “one-off incident, one patient who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
But then it happened again. And again.
Since that first study, 10 more Hong Kong residents have tested positive with rat hepatitis E, also known as rat HEV. The most recent case came a week ago; a 61-year-old man with abnormal liver function tested positive on April 30. And there might be hundreds more infected undiagnosed people out there, said Sridhar. (source)


shoebat--2020-05-10--New Study Suggests Relationship Between COVID-19 And Vitamin D

There has been lot of confusion about COVID-19 , how it spreads , and how it kills people .
But according to a new study from Northwestern University , there seems to be a relationship between the disease and Vitamin D levels .
After studying global data from the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic , researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates .
Led by Northwestern University , the research team conducted a statistical analysis of data from hospitals and clinics across China , France , Germany , Italy , Iran , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United Kingdom ( UK ) and the United States .
The researchers noted that patients from countries with high COVID-19 mortality rates , such as Italy , Spain and the UK , had lower levels of vitamin D compared to patients in countries that were not as severely affected .
This does not mean that everyone — especially those without a known deficiency — needs to start hoarding supplements , the researchers caution .
“ While I think it is important for people to know that vitamin D deficiency might play a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t need to push vitamin D on everybody , ” said Northwestern ’ s Vadim Backman , who led the research .
“ This needs further study , and I hope our work will stimulate interest in this area .
The data also may illuminate the mechanism of mortality , which , if proven , could lead to new therapeutic targets.
” The research is available on medRxiv , a preprint server for health sciences .
Backman is the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern ’ s McCormick School of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research associate in Backman ’ s laboratory , is the paper ’ s first author .
( source ) Vitamin D is produced naturally by the body from being in the sunlight .
This suggests , as studies have indicated , that COVID-19 infection rates may go down during the summer months .
It also suggests at the potential of a resurgence of the disease come the fall , which was hinted at before .
This is a good analogy as well for the future .
I want you to think of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ant ” , from the tale of the Ant and the Grasshopper .
You can not stop what is coming , but you can be prepared for it .
My thoughts to anybody- and they are just my own -is that now is the time to prepare for what is coming , as the 2020s will likely go down as a decade of militarization .
One can not choose to stop the future , but one can respond to what happens .
Put on the gloves and work boots , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There will be a time to rest , but it will not be now .
Winter will be upon the world sooner than they know it .
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There has been lot of confusion about COVID-19, how it spreads, and how it kills people. But according to a new study from Northwestern University, there seems to be a relationship between the disease and Vitamin D levels.
After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates. Led by Northwestern University, the research team conducted a statistical analysis of data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States. The researchers noted that patients from countries with high COVID-19 mortality rates, such as Italy, Spain and the UK, had lower levels of vitamin D compared to patients in countries that were not as severely affected. This does not mean that everyone — especially those without a known deficiency — needs to start hoarding supplements, the researchers caution. “While I think it is important for people to know that vitamin D deficiency might play a role in mortality, we don’t need to push vitamin D on everybody,” said Northwestern’s Vadim Backman, who led the research. “This needs further study, and I hope our work will stimulate interest in this area. The data also may illuminate the mechanism of mortality, which, if proven, could lead to new therapeutic targets.” The research is available on medRxiv, a preprint server for health sciences. Backman is the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering. Ali Daneshkhah, a postdoctoral research associate in Backman’s laboratory, is the paper’s first author. (source)
Vitamin D is produced naturally by the body from being in the sunlight.
This suggests, as studies have indicated, that COVID-19 infection rates may go down during the summer months. It also suggests at the potential of a resurgence of the disease come the fall, which was hinted at before.
This is a good analogy as well for the future.
I want you to think of this summer as a sort of “summer of the ant”, from the tale of the Ant and the Grasshopper.
You cannot stop what is coming, but you can be prepared for it.
My thoughts to anybody- and they are just my own -is that now is the time to prepare for what is coming, as the 2020s will likely go down as a decade of militarization. One cannot choose to stop the future, but one can respond to what happens.
Put on the gloves and work boots, because now is the time to get ready. There will be a time to rest, but it will not be now.
Winter will be upon the world sooner than they know it.


shoebat--2020-05-10--We Told You So- Actual Unemployment Rate Closer To 27%

I noted several days ago on Shoebat.com that based upon my estimations , the current numbers of an approximate 15 % unemployment rate were undercalculated .
I said the likely numbers were over 20 % and possibly 25 % but was unable to confirm it .
It is with regret I have to announced that the numbers I suspected were the correct ones are correct indeed , as Zero Hedge reports the actual unemployment numbers are about 25 % to 27 % .
While it is true that what the BLS reported that the April unemployment rate ( UR ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ versus consensus of 16.0 % ) and the drop in payroll employment of 20.5 million was also less than the 22.0 million expected , Standard Chartered bank has calculated that adjustments to the headline unemployment rate push the effective number of unemployed to 42 million and the effective UR rate to 25.5 % , higher even than the U-6 underemployment rate of 22.8 % .
Worse , if one treats underemployed in line with the U-6 methodology , the true April unemployment number would rise to an mindblowing 27.5 % .
How does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank ’ s chief FX strategist Steve Englander explains , start with the 23.1 million unemployed as published by BLS .
To this add 8.1mn people who have dropped out of the labor force since February ( previously the labor force had been growing steadily , so these are likely unemployed ) .
Add back 7.5MM workers classified as ‘ employed but not at work for other reasons ’ – BLS states that these workers are likely misclassified as employed , when they are in fact unemployed .
Involuntary part-time work for economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we treat these as half-unemployed ( i.e.
, a contribution of 3.3MM ) .
This totals almost 42 Million effectively unemployed .
Keep the civilian labor force denominator at February ’ s 164.5 million , which results in a 25.5 % estimate for effective unemployment , and if Englander treated involuntary part-time workers as completely unemployed , the resulting unemployment rate would be at 27.5 % .
( source ) I wish I did not have to report these numbers .
I wish they were wrong .
One in four people in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a horrible thing .
It also can not be expected to improve .
The US is now at Greek level unemployment rates .
As this continues , it is going to mean the complete financial devastation of many people .
This is not the time however to focus on who is right or not right .
Rather , it is to take this information as a warning for yourselves and what to do .
Get your personal finances in order .
The time is already past , but there is still time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make positive changes to help themselves and their neighbors .
Please , take care of yourselves and your families .
You will need to as things get much , much harder in the years to come .
This is not the end of the troubles but the beginning of them .
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I noted several days ago on Shoebat.com that based upon my estimations, the current numbers of an approximate 15% unemployment rate were undercalculated. I said the likely numbers were over 20% and possibly 25% but was unable to confirm it.
It is with regret I have to announced that the numbers I suspected were the correct ones are correct indeed, as Zero Hedge reports the actual unemployment numbers are about 25% to 27%.
While it is true that what the BLS reported that the April unemployment rate (UR) was less than expected (14.7% versus consensus of 16.0%) and the drop in payroll employment of 20.5 million was also less than the 22.0 million expected, Standard Chartered bank has calculated that adjustments to the headline unemployment rate push the effective number of unemployed to 42 million and the effective UR rate to 25.5%, higher even than the U-6 underemployment rate of 22.8%. Worse, if one treats underemployed in line with the U-6 methodology, the true April unemployment number would rise to an mindblowing 27.5%. How does one get these numbers? As the bank’s chief FX strategist Steve Englander explains, start with the 23.1 million unemployed as published by BLS. To this add 8.1mn people who have dropped out of the labor force since February (previously the labor force had been growing steadily, so these are likely unemployed). Add back 7.5MM workers classified as ‘employed but not at work for other reasons’ – BLS states that these workers are likely misclassified as employed, when they are in fact unemployed. Involuntary part-time work for economic reasons has gone up by 6.6MM and we treat these as half-unemployed (i.e., a contribution of 3.3MM). This totals almost 42 Million effectively unemployed. Keep the civilian labor force denominator at February’s 164.5 million, which results in a 25.5% estimate for effective unemployment, and if Englander treated involuntary part-time workers as completely unemployed, the resulting unemployment rate would be at 27.5%. (source)
I wish I did not have to report these numbers.
I wish they were wrong.
One in four people in the workforce is out of a job- this is a horrible thing. It also cannot be expected to improve. The US is now at Greek level unemployment rates. As this continues, it is going to mean the complete financial devastation of many people.
This is not the time however to focus on who is right or not right. Rather, it is to take this information as a warning for yourselves and what to do.
Get your personal finances in order. The time is already past, but there is still time for those who have a job to make positive changes to help themselves and their neighbors.
Please, take care of yourselves and your families. You will need to as things get much, much harder in the years to come. This is not the end of the troubles but the beginning of them.


shoebat--2020-05-10--Germany Expects Increase In COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19 is spreading around the world , and according to recent reports from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany reported on by Thompson Reuters , there is a fear that COVID-19 could spread prolifically in Germany and bring about disastrous economic consequences .
The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects – known as the reproduction rate , or R – had risen to 1.1 .
When it goes above 1 , it means the number of infections is growing .
Chancellor Angela Merkel , bowing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 federal states to restart social life and revive the economy , announced on Wednesday measures that included more shop openings and a gradual return to school .
At the same time , she launched an “ emergency brake ” to allow for the reimposition of restrictions if infections pick up again .
Karl Lauterbach , a Social Democrat lawmaker and professor of epidemiology , warned that the new coronavirus could start spreading again quickly after seeing large crowds out and about on Saturday in his home city of Cologne .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate will go over 1 and we will return to exponential growth , ” Lauterbach said in a tweet .
“ The loosening measures were far too poorly prepared.
” The Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday the confirmed number of new coronavirus cases had increased by a daily 667 to 169,218 , while the daily death toll had risen by 26 to 7,395 .
“ It is too early to infer whether the number of new infections will continue to decrease as in the past weeks or increase again , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued on Saturday evening .
It cautioned that the R figure was subject to statistical uncertainty , adding : “ The increase of the reproduction number R necessitates a close monitoring of the situation.
” Germany has the sixth-largest COVID-19 caseload in Europe but has managed to contain fatalities from the highly infectious respiratory disease thanks to widespread and early testing and a healthcare system that is well-run and well-funded .
( source )

COVID-19 is spreading around the world, and according to recent reports from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany reported on by Thompson Reuters, there is a fear that COVID-19 could spread prolifically in Germany and bring about disastrous economic consequences.
The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects – known as the reproduction rate, or R – had risen to 1.1. When it goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, bowing to pressure from leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states to restart social life and revive the economy, announced on Wednesday measures that included more shop openings and a gradual return to school.
At the same time, she launched an “emergency brake” to allow for the reimposition of restrictions if infections pick up again.
Karl Lauterbach, a Social Democrat lawmaker and professor of epidemiology, warned that the new coronavirus could start spreading again quickly after seeing large crowds out and about on Saturday in his home city of Cologne.
“It has to be expected that the R rate will go over 1 and we will return to exponential growth,” Lauterbach said in a tweet. “The loosening measures were far too poorly prepared.”
The Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday the confirmed number of new coronavirus cases had increased by a daily 667 to 169,218, while the daily death toll had risen by 26 to 7,395.
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“It is too early to infer whether the number of new infections will continue to decrease as in the past weeks or increase again,” the institute said in a separate daily bulletin issued on Saturday evening.
It cautioned that the R figure was subject to statistical uncertainty, adding: “The increase of the reproduction number R necessitates a close monitoring of the situation.”
Germany has the sixth-largest COVID-19 caseload in Europe but has managed to contain fatalities from the highly infectious respiratory disease thanks to widespread and early testing and a healthcare system that is well-run and well-funded. (source)


shoebat--2020-05-10--Russia Celebrates World War II Victory By Removing Memorial To Polish Victims Of Katyn Massacre

The Katyn massacre was a particularly horrible incident in World War II when the Soviet Union by way of the NKVD at the order of Stalin executed 22,000 Polish Officers and buried their bodies .
The incident was a major scandal and continues to be a serious point of contention not only between Poland and Russia but also involving Ukraine , Finland , Belarus , and the Baltic nations .
President Putin , who has made no secret of his love of Stalin and is a point that I have continually emphasized at Shoebat.com is modeling his attempt at “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stalin ’ s actions and life .
Part of this involves , in true Russian form , attempting to lie about the obvious , on of which in the Katyn massacre .
Now according to the Moscow Times , Russian “ activists ” have taken down memorials to Polish victims of the Katyn massacre , saying they were ‘ inaccurate ’ and coming at the close of celebrations of World War II victories .
Russian activists on Thursday removed two plaques memorializing the Stalinist executions of thousands of Polish prisoners of war 80 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities who claimed there is no evidence of the crimes .
Prosecutors in the city of Tver , in an October 2019 order to remove the plaques from the former Soviet secret police building , said their inscriptions were “ not based on documented facts.
” The Soviet Union in 1990 took responsibility for the 1940 murders of nearly 22,000 Polish officers — including 6,000 in the NKVD secret police building ’ s basement in Tver northwest of Moscow — in what became known as the Katyn massacre .
“ This is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an activist with the pro-Kremlin National Liberation Movement ( NOD ) who helped take down the plaques , told local television .
“ Common sense has finally prevailed today , ” Kormushkin said outside the Tver State Medical University , the site of the former regional NKVD headquarters .
The activist vowed to take “ good care ” of the plaques ( one is dedicated to the memory of those tortured in the NKVD prison in 1930-50 ; the other issues a “ warning to the world ” with a dedication to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) until its owners or others claim it .
Poland ’ s Institute of National Remembrance , a government agency tasked with investigating crimes against the Polish nation , accused Russia of “ a new wave of hypocrisy about the Katyn massacre.
” “ Such practices mean that today ’ s Russian state is following in the footsteps of propaganda manipulation and crimes of Soviet Stalinist totalitarianism , ” Poland said in a statement Friday .
Alexander Guryanov , the Polish program coordinator at Russia ’ s Memorial Human Rights Center which installed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said their removals have “ no legal basis.
” ( source ) This is not just removing a small memorial .
This is a big event because the tribalistic nature of Europe is such that actions like these can result in provoking a war .
This is one of the genius things of America and the Anglosphere , for while she has committed many crimes and there are plenty of bad things that other countries can talk about , eventually America and the UK will admit their lies and talk about their past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act of forgiveness , but a political response , for by admitting their lies , they prevent them from being used against them in the future .
Russia is a master of bluffing- arguably far better than the UK or USA .
However , Russia is horrible at lying .
When she lies , she can not look credible , but just like a deceptive fool , and the more people press her , the more that she tries to obscure reality , which serves only to make her look more dishonest .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just terrible at it , but historically tries to deny reality about this , and it always fails .
Katyn was a serious event .
The USSR did it .
It was big .
Instead of leaving the memorials up , Russia ’ s response to assert herself by taking them down only causes the world to look at her and say “ Uh oh , Russia is lying again , she is going to try to do something very bad , warning ahead.
” Russia does not improve her image , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result will continue to drive all of Eastern Europe away from supporting her .
Russia is in a situation similar to China right now , but the two will not ally with each other because they hate each other .
Russia ’ s potential allies in Europe , even with Germany , are historically not going to work out because nobody trusts here .
If anything , should Russia and Germany work with Russia , the historical trend for centuries is to ally and carve up eastern Europe before massacring each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to her Soviet recent past , but will she survive ?
That is yet to be seen , but removing monuments to major massacres is not a step towards helping Russia assert herself or get ready , but towards warning her neighbors that something is going to happen so they can prepare .
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The Katyn massacre was a particularly horrible incident in World War II when the Soviet Union by way of the NKVD at the order of Stalin executed 22,000 Polish Officers and buried their bodies. The incident was a major scandal and continues to be a serious point of contention not only between Poland and Russia but also involving Ukraine, Finland, Belarus, and the Baltic nations.
President Putin, who has made no secret of his love of Stalin and is a point that I have continually emphasized at Shoebat.com is modeling his attempt at “reviving” the USSR based on a Stalin’s actions and life. Part of this involves, in true Russian form, attempting to lie about the obvious, on of which in the Katyn massacre. Now according to the Moscow Times, Russian “activists” have taken down memorials to Polish victims of the Katyn massacre, saying they were ‘inaccurate’ and coming at the close of celebrations of World War II victories.
Russian activists on Thursday removed two plaques memorializing the Stalinist executions of thousands of Polish prisoners of war 80 years ago, following orders from local authorities who claimed there is no evidence of the crimes. Prosecutors in the city of Tver, in an October 2019 order to remove the plaques from the former Soviet secret police building, said their inscriptions were “not based on documented facts.” The Soviet Union in 1990 took responsibility for the 1940 murders of nearly 22,000 Polish officers — including 6,000 in the NKVD secret police building’s basement in Tver northwest of Moscow — in what became known as the Katyn massacre. “This is a historic event,” Maxim Kormushkin, an activist with the pro-Kremlin National Liberation Movement (NOD) who helped take down the plaques, told local television. “Common sense has finally prevailed today,” Kormushkin said outside the Tver State Medical University, the site of the former regional NKVD headquarters. The activist vowed to take “good care” of the plaques (one is dedicated to the memory of those tortured in the NKVD prison in 1930-50; the other issues a “warning to the world” with a dedication to the Polish POWs killed in a nearby village) until its owners or others claim it. Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance, a government agency tasked with investigating crimes against the Polish nation, accused Russia of “a new wave of hypocrisy about the Katyn massacre.” “Such practices mean that today’s Russian state is following in the footsteps of propaganda manipulation and crimes of Soviet Stalinist totalitarianism,” Poland said in a statement Friday. Alexander Guryanov, the Polish program coordinator at Russia’s Memorial Human Rights Center which installed the plaques in the early 1990s, said their removals have “no legal basis.” (source)
This is not just removing a small memorial. This is a big event because the tribalistic nature of Europe is such that actions like these can result in provoking a war.
This is one of the genius things of America and the Anglosphere, for while she has committed many crimes and there are plenty of bad things that other countries can talk about, eventually America and the UK will admit their lies and talk about their past. This is not so much an act of forgiveness, but a political response, for by admitting their lies, they prevent them from being used against them in the future.
Russia is a master of bluffing- arguably far better than the UK or USA. However, Russia is horrible at lying. When she lies, she cannot look credible, but just like a deceptive fool, and the more people press her, the more that she tries to obscure reality, which serves only to make her look more dishonest.
Russia can’t lie. She is just terrible at it, but historically tries to deny reality about this, and it always fails.
Katyn was a serious event. The USSR did it. It was big. Instead of leaving the memorials up, Russia’s response to assert herself by taking them down only causes the world to look at her and say “Uh oh, Russia is lying again, she is going to try to do something very bad, warning ahead.” Russia does not improve her image, she only worsens it, and as a result will continue to drive all of Eastern Europe away from supporting her.
Russia is in a situation similar to China right now, but the two will not ally with each other because they hate each other. Russia’s potential allies in Europe, even with Germany, are historically not going to work out because nobody trusts her. If anything, should Russia and Germany work with Russia, the historical trend for centuries is to ally and carve up eastern Europe before massacring each other.
Russia is attempting under Putin to return to her Soviet recent past, but will she survive? That is yet to be seen, but removing monuments to major massacres is not a step towards helping Russia assert herself or get ready, but towards warning her neighbors that something is going to happen so they can prepare.
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shoebat--2020-05-10--Supreme Court Hater Trump Asks Supreme Court To Prevent His Tax Records From Being Turned Over To NY

Supreme Court Hater Trump Asks Supreme Court To Prevent His Tax Records From Being Turned Over To NY District Attorney

It is understood that anybody who comes into a field as a ‘ new ’ player may have a lot of learn .
President Trump is no exception , stepping from the entertainment business world into the presidency .
However , Trump also has shown inclinations to dictatorial power with no respect to the Constitution or laws , no matter how weak they may be now .
He has shown open contempt for the Supreme Court , and made this clear to such a point that Supreme Court justices have criticized him .
But now with legal threats mounting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asking the Supreme Court according to the AP to block his tax records from being turned over to New York Prosecutors .
President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney .
The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday in a pivotal legal fight that could affect the presidential campaign , even with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic fallout .
Rulings against the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal financial information that Trump has sought strenuously to keep private .
RELATED TOPICS Supreme courts General News Elections Politics U.S. Supreme Court Election 2020 Business Courts Trump Investigations Virus Outbreak Donald Trump Trump asking justices to bar demands for taxes , bank records By MARK SHERMAN today 1 of 2 FILE – In this May 7 , 2020 , file photo President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the coronavirus response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington .
Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney .
The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday , May 12 .
( AP Photo/Evan Vucci , File ) WASHINGTON ( AP ) — President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney .
The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday in a pivotal legal fight that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic fallout .
Rulings against the president could result in the quick release of personal financial information that Trump has sought strenuously to keep private .
The justices have been hearing cases by phone this month in an effort to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus .
Six of the nine Supreme Court justices are over the age of 65 .
Trump has resisted calls to release his tax returns since before his election in 2016 .
Now , joined by the Justice Department , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives and the Manhattan district attorney to his longtime accounting firm and two banks for years of tax returns , bank records and other financial documents are valid .
The president is advancing broad arguments to try to stymie House Democrats .
In the case involving the criminal investigation launched by District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. , Trump is asserting that while he holds office he can not even be investigated .
His Supreme Court arguments draw on law review articles that will be very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ At the end of the day , ‘ a President who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as President , ’ ” Trump ’ s lawyers told the court , quoting from a 2009 article by now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh .
( source ) Trump is still likely going to win , but he is in a LOT of trouble .
If Biden was not being promoted as he is , it is likely that Trump would be a one-term president because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has fundamentally refused to follow through on his most basic promises in the most basic way , and has turned his base against him while pushing the nation ever closer towards bankruptcy .
A second Trump term will only worsen what is already taking place .
This is where Biden is so important , because he is being presented as a potentially greater failure than what Trump will be .
In essence , it is not voting for Trump because he will ‘ make America great again ’ , but supporting Biden because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unless one wants a man with dementia and a long history of sexual assault running the nation .
The whole thing is a show .
Trump likely did commit crimes , and his records will show this .
He does not only lack knowledge about government , but actively has contempt for the institutions unless they allow him to do whatever he wants .
If anything his time in office has done has been to expose who Trump really is , which is an actor , a scammer , and a fool , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business ” has been more of an act to advertise himself no different than a cheap infomercial telling people how they can “ get rich quick ” when the only one getting rich is the person who is making the commercials .
It will be interesting though to see what his tax records are if they are allowed to be exposed , for Trump ’ s past is very fascinating and seeing how the different relations he has with many people throughout his history would be a very enlightening and informative thing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people , if Trump has nothing to hide , what fear would he have in seeing his records made public , especially during an election year ?
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It is understood that anybody who comes into a field as a ‘new’ player may have a lot of learn. President Trump is no exception, stepping from the entertainment business world into the presidency. However, Trump also has shown inclinations to dictatorial power with no respect to the Constitution or laws, no matter how weak they may be now. He has shown open contempt for the Supreme Court, and made this clear to such a point that Supreme Court justices have criticized him. But now with legal threats mounting in an election year, Trump is now asking the Supreme Court according to the AP to block his tax records from being turned over to New York Prosecutors.
President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney. The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday in a pivotal legal fight that could affect the presidential campaign, even with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic fallout. Rulings against the president could result in the quick release of personal financial information that Trump has sought strenuously to keep private. RELATED TOPICS
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FILE – In this May 7, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the coronavirus response in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney. The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday, May 12. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from being turned over to lawmakers and a New York district attorney. The justices are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday in a pivotal legal fight that could affect the presidential campaign, even with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic fallout. Rulings against the president could result in the quick release of personal financial information that Trump has sought strenuously to keep private. The justices have been hearing cases by phone this month in an effort to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Six of the nine Supreme Court justices are over the age of 65. Trump has resisted calls to release his tax returns since before his election in 2016. Now, joined by the Justice Department, he is appealing lower court rulings that determined subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives and the Manhattan district attorney to his longtime accounting firm and two banks for years of tax returns, bank records and other financial documents are valid. The president is advancing broad arguments to try to stymie House Democrats. In the case involving the criminal investigation launched by District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Trump is asserting that while he holds office he cannot even be investigated. His Supreme Court arguments draw on law review articles that will be very familiar to one member of the court. “At the end of the day, ‘a President who is concerned about an ongoing criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as President,’” Trump’s lawyers told the court, quoting from a 2009 article by now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh. (source)
Trump is still likely going to win, but he is in a LOT of trouble. If Biden was not being promoted as he is, it is likely that Trump would be a one-term president because, like him or not, he has fundamentally refused to follow through on his most basic promises in the most basic way, and has turned his base against him while pushing the nation ever closer towards bankruptcy.
A second Trump term will only worsen what is already taking place. This is where Biden is so important, because he is being presented as a potentially greater failure than what Trump will be. In essence, it is not voting for Trump because he will ‘make America great again’, but supporting Biden because Trump is the ‘only option’ unless one wants a man with dementia and a long history of sexual assault running the nation.
The whole thing is a show. Trump likely did commit crimes, and his records will show this. He does not only lack knowledge about government, but actively has contempt for the institutions unless they allow him to do whatever he wants.
If anything his time in office has done has been to expose who Trump really is, which is an actor, a scammer, and a fool, as all of his talk about “business” has been more of an act to advertise himself no different than a cheap infomercial telling people how they can “get rich quick” when the only one getting rich is the person who is making the commercials.
It will be interesting though to see what his tax records are if they are allowed to be exposed, for Trump’s past is very fascinating and seeing how the different relations he has with many people throughout his history would be a very enlightening and informative thing to see. In the words of so many people, if Trump has nothing to hide, what fear would he have in seeing his records made public, especially during an election year?
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shoebat--2020-05-11--Coronavirus Is Not Advancing Globalization, But Is Starting Deglobalization And Sparking Nationalism

Coronavirus is not advancing globalization , but deglobalization while sparking nationalism :

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shoebat--2020-05-11--Mob Of Lying Hindu Terrorists Accuse, Attack And Murder Three Random Christians Of False Charges

Two Hindu priests were found murdered in India .
However , as UCA news by way of the Christian Post reports , in spite of no evidence as to how the crime happened , it was immediately and without any evidence at all blamed on Christians , to which a mob of Hindu nationalist terrorist responded by finding three random Christians and murdering them .
Hindu nationalists in India have falsely accused Christian missionaries of being behind the lynching of two Hindu priests , placing the country ’ s already-persecuted Christian minority further at risk .
UCA News reports that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were murdered by a mob in Gadchindhali village in Maharashtra ’ s Palghar district in April , Christians were quickly blamed for the killing despite no clear evidence that any believers were involved .
The three individuals were on their way from Mumbai ’ s Kandivili to Silvassa to attend a funeral when they were stopped by a vigilante group that was set up by locals to patrol during the night , the Times of India reported .
After questioning the men they suspected of being kidnappers or robbers , the mob pelted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with sticks .
Though police attempted to intervene , the mob killed the three travelers .
The police have detained over 100 people and nine minors in connection with the lynching .
Days later , Rakesh Sinha , a member of parliament from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and a senior spokesperson for the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , claimed on national television that Christian missionaries and the Communist Party of India were behind the murders , UCA News reports .
Without providing any evidence for his allegation , Sinha claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in immoral acts and a mob of some 200 people could not come together late at night without being organized by a leader .
Insisting it was a planned murder involving Christians and communists , Sinha said : “ A probe will prove it .
But I ’ m making an allegation.
” According to The Wire , videos of the incident also began circulating on social media , with some insinuating it was a communally-motivated crime committed by members of either the Christian or Muslim communities .
An image of the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media with a graphic that accuses “ the goons of Christian missionaries ” for the attack .
( source )

Two Hindu priests were found murdered in India. However, as UCA news by way of the Christian Post reports, in spite of no evidence as to how the crime happened, it was immediately and without any evidence at all blamed on Christians, to which a mob of Hindu nationalist terrorist responded by finding three random Christians and murdering them.
Hindu nationalists in India have falsely accused Christian missionaries of being behind the lynching of two Hindu priests, placing the country’s already-persecuted Christian minority further at risk.
UCA News reports that after two Hindu priests and their driver were murdered by a mob in Gadchindhali village in Maharashtra’s Palghar district in April, Christians were quickly blamed for the killing despite no clear evidence that any believers were involved.
The three individuals were on their way from Mumbai’s Kandivili to Silvassa to attend a funeral when they were stopped by a vigilante group that was set up by locals to patrol during the night, the Times of India reported.
After questioning the men they suspected of being kidnappers or robbers, the mob pelted stones at them and later beat them with sticks. Though police attempted to intervene, the mob killed the three travelers. The police have detained over 100 people and nine minors in connection with the lynching.
Days later, Rakesh Sinha, a member of parliament from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and a senior spokesperson for the Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, claimed on national television that Christian missionaries and the Communist Party of India were behind the murders, UCA News reports.
Without providing any evidence for his allegation, Sinha claimed Hindus would not attack priests unless caught in immoral acts and a mob of some 200 people could not come together late at night without being organized by a leader.
Insisting it was a planned murder involving Christians and communists, Sinha said: “A probe will prove it. But I’m making an allegation.”
According to The Wire, videos of the incident also began circulating on social media, with some insinuating it was a communally-motivated crime committed by members of either the Christian or Muslim communities.
An image of the two deceased men was also shared on social media with a graphic that accuses “the goons of Christian missionaries” for the attack. (source)


shoebat--2020-05-11--Is There Going To Be A ‘College Rebellion’ Coming Soon?

College in the US is overpriced and gets bad returns on what one wants .
Once a potentially good or OK investment , it is now a bad investment that perpetually impoverishes many people because it is so expensive .
A lot of students are upset about this , but keep going because they believe it is a “ way to success ” .
However , a rebellion may be brewing as AFP reports by way of Yahoo !
News that due to the COVID-19 lockdown , students are going to online classes but are being charged full price tuition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per year .
The cost of a university education in the United States has long been eye-watering , with a year costing tens of thousands of dollars .
But as the coronavirus crisis settles in , students — many of whom take out huge loans to finance their degrees — are wondering how to justify spending $ 70,000 a year on… .
Zoom classes .
They feel like they ’ re getting the raw end of the deal , and are demanding that their colleges be held to account .
“ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campus offers that aren ’ t digitized , ” says Dhrumil Shah , who is doing a Master ’ s degree in public health at George Washington University .
The 24-year-old relied in part on loans to pay for his two-year program in the US capital .
In a few days , he will earn his diploma , but there will be no traditional graduation ceremony .
Shah has signed one of several petitions demanding some kind of reimbursement from the school .
“ I think the quality of service has decreased , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told AFP .
He complains that the shift to distance learning due to stay-at-home orders in effect in Washington to curb the spread of the deadly virus has resulted in a loss of structure and supervision .
“ It sets up the person going through that experience for failure , ” he says , admitting he ’ s become “ drastically ” unproductive without the accountability of in-person classes .
Shah is not alone .
Many students have lamented that their quintessential American college experience has been lost — no sunny afternoons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classes in high-tech labs , no crazy nights out .
Molly Riddick also signed a petition demanding that her school , New York University , make some kind of gesture to compensate its students .
“ No matter how much NYU insists to the contrary , it is simply not possible to provide a full performing arts education via Zoom , ” she said in a comment on change.org .
Some students have taken their grievances to court .
In one complaint seen by AFP , Adelaide Dixon accuses the University of Miami @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ diminished ” value because of the nature of online and pass/fail courses .
She has sued the school for several million dollars , on behalf of about 100 students .
At least 50 US colleges and universities have been sued by students on similar grounds .
( source ) This may be the beginning of a major and long overdue rebellion against university prices and the concept of the degree itself .
It is a simple thing to understand .
College costs too much , the value isn ’ t worth it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any more .
Either the price comes down or college has to go away in its current form .
It will not disappear permanently , but it can not survive as it currently functions because it is a bad investment .
The entire Millennial and a lot of the Zoomer generation is mostly locked out of buying houses because of low-paying jobs coupled with student loan debts .
People see this after a while and realize that being stuck renting for the rest of one ’ s life combined with unending debt is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this worse is that both generations were heavily propagandized and outright lied to as for what the promises of what a degree would bring versus what it actually caused .
When one ’ s family , since one is a small child , emphasize repeatedly that this “ thing ” is what one needs in order to be successful , and then one gets it and upon receiving it discovers it was all a lie and then there is no way to help fix the problem , bad things happen real fast .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to , like the restaurant industry , go through a severe contraction , and it needs to return to its historical roots , which are an institution where people go to learn how to think , not a place where people go to get a “ ticket punched ” for success in life .
Education is good .
College is good and has its place , but its place today is not what is should ever have been made into .
It is time that like so many abnormal things presented as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proper role , and if COVID-19 is one way by which the process begins to happen , for all of the bad things that the virus has done , this can go down not as something that the virus ‘ destroyed ’ , but rather social rot that the virus exposed so that it can be healed .
And for the universities that overspend on bloated budgets and projects funded by student debts ?
There have been many universities who have told students that the debts they incurred are not their problem , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to consider if they could pay their debts in the future , all the while promoting the concept that students need to take out burdensome debt levels in order to better their future .
Perhaps the same advice that so many gave to students can be given to universities here , that they should have planned better , that they should have made better decisions , and while the virus was unexpected , they should have prepared for the unexpected .
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College in the US is overpriced and gets bad returns on what one wants. Once a potentially good or OK investment, it is now a bad investment that perpetually impoverishes many people because it is so expensive.
A lot of students are upset about this, but keep going because they believe it is a “way to success”. However, a rebellion may be brewing as AFP reports by way of Yahoo! News that due to the COVID-19 lockdown, students are going to online classes but are being charged full price tuition with prices up to $70,000 USD per year.
The cost of a university education in the United States has long been eye-watering, with a year costing tens of thousands of dollars. But as the coronavirus crisis settles in, students — many of whom take out huge loans to finance their degrees — are wondering how to justify spending $70,000 a year on…. Zoom classes. They feel like they’re getting the raw end of the deal, and are demanding that their colleges be held to account. “We’re paying for other services that the campus offers that aren’t digitized,” says Dhrumil Shah, who is doing a Master’s degree in public health at George Washington University. The 24-year-old relied in part on loans to pay for his two-year program in the US capital. In a few days, he will earn his diploma, but there will be no traditional graduation ceremony. Shah has signed one of several petitions demanding some kind of reimbursement from the school. “I think the quality of service has decreased,” Shah, a native of Chicago, told AFP. He complains that the shift to distance learning due to stay-at-home orders in effect in Washington to curb the spread of the deadly virus has resulted in a loss of structure and supervision. “It sets up the person going through that experience for failure,” he says, admitting he’s become “drastically” unproductive without the accountability of in-person classes. Shah is not alone. Many students have lamented that their quintessential American college experience has been lost — no sunny afternoons on college quads playing frisbee, no classes in high-tech labs, no crazy nights out. Molly Riddick also signed a petition demanding that her school, New York University, make some kind of gesture to compensate its students. “No matter how much NYU insists to the contrary, it is simply not possible to provide a full performing arts education via Zoom,” she said in a comment on change.org. Some students have taken their grievances to court. In one complaint seen by AFP, Adelaide Dixon accuses the University of Miami of awarding her a diploma with a “diminished” value because of the nature of online and pass/fail courses. She has sued the school for several million dollars, on behalf of about 100 students. At least 50 US colleges and universities have been sued by students on similar grounds. (source)
This may be the beginning of a major and long overdue rebellion against university prices and the concept of the degree itself.
It is a simple thing to understand. College costs too much, the value isn’t worth it, and students can’t pay any more. Either the price comes down or college has to go away in its current form. It will not disappear permanently, but it cannot survive as it currently functions because it is a bad investment.
The entire Millennial and a lot of the Zoomer generation is mostly locked out of buying houses because of low-paying jobs coupled with student loan debts. People see this after a while and realize that being stuck renting for the rest of one’s life combined with unending debt is not worth the investment. What makes this worse is that both generations were heavily propagandized and outright lied to as for what the promises of what a degree would bring versus what it actually caused. When one’s family, since one is a small child, emphasize repeatedly that this “thing” is what one needs in order to be successful, and then one gets it and upon receiving it discovers it was all a lie and then there is no way to help fix the problem, bad things happen real fast.
Such is with college. The institution needs to, like the restaurant industry, go through a severe contraction, and it needs to return to its historical roots, which are an institution where people go to learn how to think, not a place where people go to get a “ticket punched” for success in life.
Education is good. College is good and has its place, but its place today is not what is should ever have been made into. It is time that like so many abnormal things presented as normal, it is returned to its proper role, and if COVID-19 is one way by which the process begins to happen, for all of the bad things that the virus has done, this can go down not as something that the virus ‘destroyed’, but rather social rot that the virus exposed so that it can be healed.
And for the universities that overspend on bloated budgets and projects funded by student debts? There have been many universities who have told students that the debts they incurred are not their problem, and that it was their financial responsibility to consider if they could pay their debts in the future, all the while promoting the concept that students need to take out burdensome debt levels in order to better their future. Perhaps the same advice that so many gave to students can be given to universities here, that they should have planned better, that they should have made better decisions, and while the virus was unexpected, they should have prepared for the unexpected.
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shoebat--2020-05-11--Evangelicals Silent As Israeli President Netanyahu Wants To Inject Children With What Many Call “The

Evangelicals Silent As Israeli President Netanyahu Wants To Inject Children With What Many Call “The Mark Of The Beast”

There is an idea among many American Evangelicals that microchips and getting an injection with a microchip containing personal information- getting “ chipped ” -may be a “ mark of the beast ” , referring to Biblical prophecies about the last days before Christ returns .
Whether or not one agrees that such above is indeed going to happen is another discussion .
What is interesting is that according to the Jerusalem Post , President Netanyahu of Israel , a darling of many American Evangelicals , is advocating for just this act to be done to children in the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his proposal to “ microchip ” children who return to schools and kindergartens as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted , Ynet reported on Friday .
While speaking at a press conference on Monday , Netanyahu suggested the Health Ministry use new technology to help Israel adjust to its new routine as the state is lifting the coronavirus lockdown .
“ That is , technology that has not been used before and is allowed under the legislation we shall enact , ” he clarified .
“ I spoke with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find measures Israel is good at , such as sensors .
For instance , every person , every kid – I want it on kids first – would have a sensor that would sound an alarm when you get too close , like the ones on cars , ” the prime minister said .
“ It will be hard to do it to more than a million schoolchildren who return to their educational institutions in order to ensure one student sits at the distance of two meters from another .
It is fictional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Einat Meron told Ynet .
“ Theoretically , I get the idea behind it , ” she said .
“ But although such distance-sensitive microchips exist in vehicles , it is different in humans.
” According to Meron , “ a beeping sound telling me I got close to someone is not enough .
Who says it will change anything ?
I would have gotten closer either way.
” The expert added that “ the actual issue is the enforcement , and here everything changes.
” Meron told Ynet that “ microchipping children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practically and legally.
” Similar to Meron ’ s notion that notifying citizens on their distance will not affect their actions , many fear the state would make use of the information available from the sensors .
“ If the information with the kids ’ location is uploaded to the internet , a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them outside their schools , follow them and distribute the information on other platforms , ” Meron said .
“ Can the state take responsibility for that ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the report , telling Ynet Netanyahu ’ s suggestion “ is not to be implemented through databases , but through simple technology notifying [ the citizens ] about their distance .
It is a voluntary option that is designed to help children keep their distance , like Mobileye with vehicles.
” The office added that the prime minister ’ s suggestion is “ an idea that may help maintain social distancing , and there will not be any violation of privacy.
” ( source ) Where are the American Evangelical Christians ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” or any prelate who wants to stick microchips into children , but the very Netanyahu so defended by many American “ Christians ” as well as would-be so-called “ Zionists ” around the world , who veritably equivocate religious piety with the worship of a race an nation which defines itself post-Crucifixion by the rejection of the Messiah .
The Church is the true tribe of Israel , rooted not in blood of men , but in the blood of Christ which was poured out for all men .
There are countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politics has its place but it does not replace God , as He is the Master of all empires and peoples .
The Catholic Church is excoriated by many Evangelicals and as well as others who claim tradition and patriotism- even in the ranks of the faithful or those who call themselves apostolic -but the fact is that even with all of the problems that the Church has and the rightful criticism necessary and overdue on such matters , the fact is that the Church emphasizes the universality of all men , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , because the Church is for all who believe in Christ as He came to save all who embrace Him and want to be with Him .
This is the true Israel , and why the Church is not only the new and true one , but always was , because this is what God always wanted .
By contrast , the current Israel is much the opposite , for while there are many good people of Israeli and Jewish backgrounds ( noting the racial and religious distinction ) , the concept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly an arguable majority of “ zionists ” is that Israel is a racial-religious entity for a specific people , and many would argue to the intentional exclusion of others , possibly even to their immoral abuse .
For years , Evangelicals have warned about “ the chip ” and how it could be a “ mark of the beast ” , and many have criticized the Church , the true Israel , as one entity who may advocate and even not just push for , but institute this worldwide , and this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a claim at all except wild speculations taken from books of centuries past likewise based on fantasy .
However , now that Netanyahu the darling of so many who represents the political fact of a “ divinely ” established nation , is pushing for the very evil they warned about , there is a deafening silence .
Many of the great saints of the Church have said repeatedly over centuries that the antichrist would emerge from the Jews due to the rejection of Christ , and many Evangelical types as well as Zionists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and “ anti-semitism ” .
Yet if Netanyahu would ostensibly support an action associated by Evangelicals with the antichrist ( certainly not to say that Netanyahu himself is “ the antichrist ” by any means , as there is no proof to assert such at all ) , the silence from Evangelicals , while troubling , hopefully would inspire many to reconsider their current views in the light of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition and then to re-evaluate their social , economic , and political priorities in turn from this .
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There is an idea among many American Evangelicals that microchips and getting an injection with a microchip containing personal information- getting “chipped” -may be a “mark of the beast”, referring to Biblical prophecies about the last days before Christ returns.
Whether or not one agrees that such above is indeed going to happen is another discussion. What is interesting is that according to the Jerusalem Post, President Netanyahu of Israel, a darling of many American Evangelicals, is advocating for just this act to be done to children in the name of public safety.
Cyber experts slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his proposal to “microchip” children who return to schools and kindergartens as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, Ynet reported on Friday. While speaking at a press conference on Monday, Netanyahu suggested the Health Ministry use new technology to help Israel adjust to its new routine as the state is lifting the coronavirus lockdown. “That is, technology that has not been used before and is allowed under the legislation we shall enact,” he clarified. “I spoke with our heads of technology in order to find measures Israel is good at, such as sensors. For instance, every person, every kid – I want it on kids first – would have a sensor that would sound an alarm when you get too close, like the ones on cars,” the prime minister said. “It will be hard to do it to more than a million schoolchildren who return to their educational institutions in order to ensure one student sits at the distance of two meters from another. It is fictional and dangerous,” cyber resilience expert Einat Meron told Ynet. “Theoretically, I get the idea behind it,” she said. “But although such distance-sensitive microchips exist in vehicles, it is different in humans.” According to Meron, “a beeping sound telling me I got close to someone is not enough. Who says it will change anything? I would have gotten closer either way.” The expert added that “the actual issue is the enforcement, and here everything changes.” Meron told Ynet that “microchipping children will not pass any test – both practically and legally.” Similar to Meron’s notion that notifying citizens on their distance will not affect their actions, many fear the state would make use of the information available from the sensors. “If the information with the kids’ location is uploaded to the internet, a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them outside their schools, follow them and distribute the information on other platforms,” Meron said. “Can the state take responsibility for that?” The Prime Minister’s Office responded to the report, telling Ynet Netanyahu’s suggestion “is not to be implemented through databases, but through simple technology notifying [the citizens] about their distance. It is a voluntary option that is designed to help children keep their distance, like Mobileye with vehicles.” The office added that the prime minister’s suggestion is “an idea that may help maintain social distancing, and there will not be any violation of privacy.” (source)
Where are the American Evangelical Christians? It’s not “the Pope” or any prelate who wants to stick microchips into children, but the very Netanyahu so defended by many American “Christians” as well as would-be so-called “Zionists” around the world, who veritably equivocate religious piety with the worship of a race an nation which defines itself post-Crucifixion by the rejection of the Messiah.
The Church is the true tribe of Israel, rooted not in blood of men, but in the blood of Christ which was poured out for all men. There are countries, but countries come and go. Politics has its place but it does not replace God, as He is the Master of all empires and peoples.
The Catholic Church is excoriated by many Evangelicals and as well as others who claim tradition and patriotism- even in the ranks of the faithful or those who call themselves apostolic -but the fact is that even with all of the problems that the Church has and the rightful criticism necessary and overdue on such matters, the fact is that the Church emphasizes the universality of all men, not any specific race, tribe, or people, because the Church is for all who believe in Christ as He came to save all who embrace Him and want to be with Him. This is the true Israel, and why the Church is not only the new and true one, but always was, because this is what God always wanted.
By contrast, the current Israel is much the opposite, for while there are many good people of Israeli and Jewish backgrounds (noting the racial and religious distinction), the concept of Israel that many Evangelicals support and certainly an arguable majority of “zionists” is that Israel is a racial-religious entity for a specific people, and many would argue to the intentional exclusion of others, possibly even to their immoral abuse.
For years, Evangelicals have warned about “the chip” and how it could be a “mark of the beast”, and many have criticized the Church, the true Israel, as one entity who may advocate and even not just push for, but institute this worldwide, and this comes with no evidence to support such a claim at all except wild speculations taken from books of centuries past likewise based on fantasy. However, now that Netanyahu the darling of so many who represents the political fact of a “divinely” established nation, is pushing for the very evil they warned about, there is a deafening silence.
Many of the great saints of the Church have said repeatedly over centuries that the antichrist would emerge from the Jews due to the rejection of Christ, and many Evangelical types as well as Zionists have said this is just “racism” and “anti-semitism”. Yet if Netanyahu would ostensibly support an action associated by Evangelicals with the antichrist (certainly not to say that Netanyahu himself is “the antichrist” by any means, as there is no proof to assert such at all), the silence from Evangelicals, while troubling, hopefully would inspire many to reconsider their current views in the light of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition and then to re-evaluate their social, economic, and political priorities in turn from this.
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shoebat--2020-05-11--Farmers Give Away Potatoes By The Bag To Prevent Them From Going Bad

There have been many stories about food being destroyed and in some cases , ordered to be destroyed .
However , in a story out of Reuters , there is a positive side , which is that in order to prevent the mass destruction of food , farmers are giving away a seemingly endless supply of potatoes from stocks that otherwise would have been destroyed because of the shortage .
In Washington , the No .
2 U.S. potato growing state after Idaho , a billion pounds of russet potatoes , normally processed into french fries and hash browns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be emptying ahead of the July harvest , the Washington State Potato Commision said .
Instead , the organization is handing out the surplus for free in brown sacks , 100,000 pounds at a time .
“ Everyone in Washington would have to eat about 500 pounds of potatoes from now until the 4th of July to clear out that pipeline , ” said Brandy Tucker , the commission ’ s director of marketing .
Around 90 % of Washington potatoes are processed for food service , nearly half for international markets .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ enormous surpluses .
The commission is planning more than a dozen donation events by the end of May .
But even giving away potatoes comes with the cost of washing , bagging and shipping .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is attempting to chip away at the mountain of produce unable to get to consumers .
This week it said it would buy an additional $ 470 million in food , including $ 50 million in potatoes to give to food banks .
Farmers such as Adam Weber , a third generation grower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , say it is better to give away potatoes than dump them .
( source )

There have been many stories about food being destroyed and in some cases, ordered to be destroyed. However, in a story out of Reuters, there is a positive side, which is that in order to prevent the mass destruction of food, farmers are giving away a seemingly endless supply of potatoes from stocks that otherwise would have been destroyed because of the shortage.
In Washington, the No. 2 U.S. potato growing state after Idaho, a billion pounds of russet potatoes, normally processed into french fries and hash browns, are sitting in warehouses that would typically be emptying ahead of the July harvest, the Washington State Potato Commision said.
Instead, the organization is handing out the surplus for free in brown sacks, 100,000 pounds at a time.
“Everyone in Washington would have to eat about 500 pounds of potatoes from now until the 4th of July to clear out that pipeline,” said Brandy Tucker, the commission’s director of marketing.
Around 90% of Washington potatoes are processed for food service, nearly half for international markets. Potato producers in Europe have also faced enormous surpluses.
The commission is planning more than a dozen donation events by the end of May. But even giving away potatoes comes with the cost of washing, bagging and shipping.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is attempting to chip away at the mountain of produce unable to get to consumers. This week it said it would buy an additional $470 million in food, including $50 million in potatoes to give to food banks.
Farmers such as Adam Weber, a third generation grower at Weber Farms in Quincy, Washington, say it is better to give away potatoes than dump them. (source)