shoebat--2020-07-04--Russian Orthodox Monk Defrocked For Denying COVID-19, But Is That All There Is?

The Associated Press reports on an interesting story from Russia , where a Russian Orthodox monk is being defrocked for reasons among which are defying Russian Orthodox Church authorities about the COVID-19 coronavirus .
The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday defrocked a coronavirus-denying monk who has defied Kremlin lockdown orders and taken control of a monastery .
A church panel in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg ruled to defrock Father Sergiy , who has attracted nationwide attention by urging believers to disobey church leadership and defy church closures during the pandemic .
The monk didn ’ t show up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a video posted by one of his supporters , he urged his backers to come to defend the Sredneuralsk women ’ s monastery where he has holed up since last month .
The church banned the monk from ministry in May , but he has continued preaching and last month took charge of the monastery outside Yekaterinburg that he had founded years ago .
Scores of volunteers , including battle-hardened veterans of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine , helped enforce his rules , while the prioress and several nuns have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic non-existent and denounced electronic passes introduced in Moscow and some other regions to stem the outbreak as “ Satan ’ s electronic camp.
” The monk has described the vaccines being developed against COVID-19 as part of a global plot to control the masses via chips .
He also urged believers to disobey the closure of churches during the nationwide lockdown .
Orthodox churches across Russia were closed to parishioners on April 13 amid a quick rise in COVID-19 cases and were allowed to reopen in early June as authorities eased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video from his monastic cell where icons and images of Orthodox Church hierarchs of the past adorn the wall alongside pictures of Russia ’ s last Czar , Nicholas II , and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin , Father Sergiy warned church officials that they will need to seize the monastery by force to get him out .
( source ) Note the sections I highlighted in bold , because something else is going on here , but there are three main points that one can come away with .
First , is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to be a tangential issue , as denying the existence of a virus pandemic or even disobedience from church authorities is rarely a cover for defrocking in any case .
Sure , it can cause a fight and censure , but not being stripped of one ’ s ecclesiastical title .
That is very rare thing , and suggests it is but a cover for a larger conflict .
Second , and a more important note , is how he had volunteers that are essentially government paramilitaries guarding his ‘ monastery ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were they with the Russian government , or operatives and individuals who had ‘ gone rogue ’ ?
We don ’ t know , but given how the Russian Orthodox Church has historically been subjugated to the Russian government and it has been absolutely so for at least the past fifty years where the line between the ROC and KGB is virtually indistinguishable , are we looking at here this monk being a potential political threat to the government in starting what could have become a sort of internal revolution , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what were these “ rules ” he was enforcing , and are there more that have yet to be reported ?
We do not know , but this would not be uncommon , as it has been done in the past such as with Jan Hus and John Wyckliffe , who far from just “ being Christians ” , were actively fomenting revolutions .
Third , is that the monastery has pictures of the last Russian Czar as well as the mass-murdering atheist Iosep Jughashvili , known as Jozef Stalin , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the subjugation of the ROC to the KGB , but how it is an open scandal , acknowledged by many Russian Orthodox faithful , that Stalin is consistently commemorated , including plans that came out but were later scrapped to put Stalin ’ s mural in a major and newly opened Russian Orthodox Cathedral .
I have noted , on the authority of many people , that Putin has a reverence for Stalin and he is attempting to revive the USSR an envisions himself as a new Stalin in his own conception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation again .
Stalin was an atheist and mass murderer .
Putting his photo up in any monastery is as repugnant as it would be to elevate Hitler , Mussolini , or Putarco Elias Calles in a monastery , since they hated religion , Christianity , and God .
He has no place in the Russian Orthodox Church- that is , unless one believes that Russian Orthodoxy and ‘ patriotism ’ are inseparable , and the former serves as one arm to support the latter , even if it s not officially declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was happening at this monastery .
However , just as the COVID-19 coronavirus has been used as an excuse by governments to do many things , it appears this may be the case again , but this time instead being used to cover for what may be something more subversive coming from a monk just as what has happened before in the past .
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The Associated Press reports on an interesting story from Russia, where a Russian Orthodox monk is being defrocked for reasons among which are defying Russian Orthodox Church authorities about the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday defrocked a coronavirus-denying monk who has defied Kremlin lockdown orders and taken control of a monastery. A church panel in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg ruled to defrock Father Sergiy, who has attracted nationwide attention by urging believers to disobey church leadership and defy church closures during the pandemic. The monk didn’t show up at the session and dismissed the verdict. In a video posted by one of his supporters, he urged his backers to come to defend the Sredneuralsk women’s monastery where he has holed up since last month. The church banned the monk from ministry in May, but he has continued preaching and last month took charge of the monastery outside Yekaterinburg that he had founded years ago. Scores of volunteers, including battle-hardened veterans of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, helped enforce his rules, while the prioress and several nuns have left. Father Sergiy has declared the coronavirus pandemic non-existent and denounced electronic passes introduced in Moscow and some other regions to stem the outbreak as “Satan’s electronic camp.” The monk has described the vaccines being developed against COVID-19 as part of a global plot to control the masses via chips. He also urged believers to disobey the closure of churches during the nationwide lockdown. Orthodox churches across Russia were closed to parishioners on April 13 amid a quick rise in COVID-19 cases and were allowed to reopen in early June as authorities eased restrictions. Speaking last month in a video from his monastic cell where icons and images of Orthodox Church hierarchs of the past adorn the wall alongside pictures of Russia’s last Czar, Nicholas II, and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Father Sergiy warned church officials that they will need to seize the monastery by force to get him out. (source)
Note the sections I highlighted in bold, because something else is going on here, but there are three main points that one can come away with.
First, is that the COVID-19 denial, while real, seems to be a tangential issue, as denying the existence of a virus pandemic or even disobedience from church authorities is rarely a cover for defrocking in any case. Sure, it can cause a fight and censure, but not being stripped of one’s ecclesiastical title. That is very rare thing, and suggests it is but a cover for a larger conflict.
Second, and a more important note, is how he had volunteers that are essentially government paramilitaries guarding his ‘monastery’. Who were these paramilitaries, and were they with the Russian government, or operatives and individuals who had ‘gone rogue’? We don’t know, but given how the Russian Orthodox Church has historically been subjugated to the Russian government and it has been absolutely so for at least the past fifty years where the line between the ROC and KGB is virtually indistinguishable, are we looking at here this monk being a potential political threat to the government in starting what could have become a sort of internal revolution, and that is why he was removed? Likewise, what were these “rules” he was enforcing, and are there more that have yet to be reported?
We do not know, but this would not be uncommon, as it has been done in the past such as with Jan Hus and John Wyckliffe, who far from just “being Christians”, were actively fomenting revolutions.
Third, is that the monastery has pictures of the last Russian Czar as well as the mass-murdering atheist Iosep Jughashvili, known as Jozef Stalin, in it. I have consistently noted not only the subjugation of the ROC to the KGB, but how it is an open scandal, acknowledged by many Russian Orthodox faithful, that Stalin is consistently commemorated, including plans that came out but were later scrapped to put Stalin’s mural in a major and newly opened Russian Orthodox Cathedral. I have noted, on the authority of many people, that Putin has a reverence for Stalin and he is attempting to revive the USSR an envisions himself as a new Stalin in his own conception of making Russia a ‘powerful’ nation again.
Stalin was an atheist and mass murderer. Putting his photo up in any monastery is as repugnant as it would be to elevate Hitler, Mussolini, or Putarco Elias Calles in a monastery, since they hated religion, Christianity, and God. He has no place in the Russian Orthodox Church- that is, unless one believes that Russian Orthodoxy and ‘patriotism’ are inseparable, and the former serves as one arm to support the latter, even if it s not officially declared.
One does not know exactly what was happening at this monastery. However, just as the COVID-19 coronavirus has been used as an excuse by governments to do many things, it appears this may be the case again, but this time instead being used to cover for what may be something more subversive coming from a monk just as what has happened before in the past.
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shoebat--2020-07-04--Five Policemen Arrested In Connection With Murdering Two Christian Men In India

The persecution and murder of Christians in India has been a growing problem for years .
India has grown to become one of the top ten nations most dangerous for Christians , and with the rise of Hindu nationalism , those numbers are expected to worsen as parties such as the BJP and affiliate political movements such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) , Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) , and Bajrang Dal ( BD ) continue to attack Christians and encourage violence .
Policing does not necessarily help either because many times , the police actively are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack and will support , ignore , or actively participate in the violence .
According to a story out of southern India in the state of Tamil Nadu and as reported by the Christian Post , a Christian father and son were found murdered and five police officers have been arrested in connection with their deaths .
Five police officers in India have been arrested in connection with the killing of a father and son who were allegedly brutalized after their arrest last month for keeping their store open past permitted hours during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports , P. Jeyarj and his son , Bennicks ( Fenix ) , were arrested on June 19 in Tamil Nadu state in southern India and kept overnight in police custody .
The father , believed to be in his 50s , and son , believed to be in his 30s , died two days after being released within hours of each other .
The father and son were jailed at the Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin and family members say their loved ones were tortured .
The death of the Jeyarj and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against police brutality in India , which have occurred since the death of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day .
An investigation was launched by a local court .
The Madras High Court , the highest court in the state , ruled there was enough evidence to charge the officers with murder .
The court found there were serious injuries listed in the two men ’ s autopsy reports .
CNN reports that court documents show that the son was admitted to the hospital just before 8 p.m. on June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after being admitted .
About an hour after the son passed , the father was admitted to the hospital and died the next morning.
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The persecution and murder of Christians in India has been a growing problem for years. India has grown to become one of the top ten nations most dangerous for Christians, and with the rise of Hindu nationalism, those numbers are expected to worsen as parties such as the BJP and affiliate political movements such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Bajrang Dal (BD) continue to attack Christians and encourage violence. Policing does not necessarily help either because many times, the police actively are members of or encourage these groups to attack and will support, ignore, or actively participate in the violence.
According to a story out of southern India in the state of Tamil Nadu and as reported by the Christian Post, a Christian father and son were found murdered and five police officers have been arrested in connection with their deaths.
Five police officers in India have been arrested in connection with the killing of a father and son who were allegedly brutalized after their arrest last month for keeping their store open past permitted hours during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to reports, P. Jeyarj and his son, Bennicks (Fenix), were arrested on June 19 in Tamil Nadu state in southern India and kept overnight in police custody. The father, believed to be in his 50s, and son, believed to be in his 30s, died two days after being released within hours of each other. The father and son were jailed at the Sathankulam police station in Tuticorin and family members say their loved ones were tortured. The death of the Jeyarj and his son has fueled protests and demonstrations against police brutality in India, which have occurred since the death of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. An investigation was launched by a local court. The Madras High Court, the highest court in the state, ruled there was enough evidence to charge the officers with murder. The court found there were serious injuries listed in the two men’s autopsy reports. CNN reports that court documents show that the son was admitted to the hospital just before 8 p.m. on June 22 and died less than two hours after being admitted. About an hour after the son passed, the father was admitted to the hospital and died the next morning.” (source)
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shoebat--2020-07-04--Pimp Logic: How People Justify Evil By Pointing To Their Good Deeds

Over the years I have noticed the effective method justifying evil by point out one ’ s good deeds .
@ @ @ @ @ Pimp Logic .
It has permeated all walks of life , from individuals to religious @ @ @ @ @ to governments :

By Theodore Shoebat
Over the years I have noticed the effective method justifying evil by point out one’s good deeds. This is what I call Pimp Logic. It has permeated all walks of life, from individuals to religious institutions, to organizations, to governments:
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shoebat--2020-07-04--Indian Equivalent Of Transportation Minister Bars Collaboration With Chinese Companies For Road Work

Nitin Gakdari is the Indian equivalent of the Minister or Transportation for his country .
He has been written about briefly on Shoebat.com as it concerns a statement made in 2017 when he verbally attacked Indian Christians for being ‘ obstructions ’ , ‘ anti-Indian ’ , a ‘ microscopic minority ’ and an ‘ obstruction to progress.
’ He is also a member of the BJP and is an avid Hindu nationalist , which Shoebat.com has reported about being a major trend to watch since as Hindu nationalism rises , it poses and direct and major existential threat to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Christians my be exterminated in mass death camps similar to and even drawing inspiration from the many genocides of the twentieth century .
Recently , India and China have been in a series of struggles in the Himalayas for dominance , and this has caused a serious rift between both nations .
The Times of India reports that Gakdari responded to the recent events by saying that as a result of Chinese aggression , India will no longer give road building contracts to Chinese firms .
No Chinese company will be allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and companies entering into joint venture ( JV ) with any firm from China will also be banned from bidding for projects , road transport and MSME minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday .
Talking to TOI , the minister said he has approved the policy and also asked highway secretary Girdhar Aramane to revise the bidding norms for projects to enable more Indian companies to participate in the tender process .
“ Our focus is to encourage Indian companies to take up more work .
However , foreign companies can also participate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there also , we won ’ t entertain any Chinese player directly or indirectly , ” Gadkari said .
The minister , who had first talked about growing discontent among global investors against China due to the coronavirus pandemic , said his ministry is not touching already awarded projects and other works to avoid “ litigations ” .
“ If we revisit old contracts , there will be litigation .
So , the decision will be applicable for all future tenders .
I have instructed officials to take necessary steps , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be tweaked to bar any Chinese player or investment .
It ’ s not yet clear whether any of the active tenders will also be scrapped where Chinese companies are bidding in any form .
Meanwhile , NHAI has put the bid of a Chinese firm on hold in one of the stretches of Delhi-Mumbai corridor .
Sources said there is every probability of the bid by the Chinese company being nixed .
“ Since the work has not been awarded .
It won ’ t be a problem , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will be interesting to see what firms India will employ , or what the effects will be on the political situation in the region .
The same must be said about how this action , in combination with the changing face of Indian politics , will feed the rise of Hindu nationalism .
Likewise , this is an important time to remind all Christians , as I have consistently said , if they are able to emigrate from India to another nation , please take advantage of that opportunity .
While it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is getting much closer , and one does not want to get caught in India as a Christian amid nationalist armies who seek to horribly abuse and murder Christians in the name of a game of power .
Please use the opportunity while it is still available to find a way out , because it is likely there will come a time when it is no longer possible to do so .
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Nitin Gakdari is the Indian equivalent of the Minister or Transportation for his country. He has been written about briefly on Shoebat.com as it concerns a statement made in 2017 when he verbally attacked Indian Christians for being ‘obstructions’, ‘anti-Indian’, a ‘microscopic minority’ and an ‘obstruction to progress.’ He is also a member of the BJP and is an avid Hindu nationalist, which Shoebat.com has reported about being a major trend to watch since as Hindu nationalism rises, it poses and direct and major existential threat to Christians in that out of nationalist rage, Christians my be exterminated in mass death camps similar to and even drawing inspiration from the many genocides of the twentieth century.
Recently, India and China have been in a series of struggles in the Himalayas for dominance, and this has caused a serious rift between both nations. The Times of India reports that Gakdari responded to the recent events by saying that as a result of Chinese aggression, India will no longer give road building contracts to Chinese firms.
No Chinese company will be allowed to participate in any future highway project and companies entering into joint venture (JV) with any firm from China will also be banned from bidding for projects, road transport and MSME minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Talking to TOI, the minister said he has approved the policy and also asked highway secretary Girdhar Aramane to revise the bidding norms for projects to enable more Indian companies to participate in the tender process. “Our focus is to encourage Indian companies to take up more work. However, foreign companies can also participate for technology and consultancy-related works. But there also, we won’t entertain any Chinese player directly or indirectly,” Gadkari said. The minister, who had first talked about growing discontent among global investors against China due to the coronavirus pandemic, said his ministry is not touching already awarded projects and other works to avoid “litigations”. “If we revisit old contracts, there will be litigation. So, the decision will be applicable for all future tenders. I have instructed officials to take necessary steps,” he said. Sources said the tender norms have to be tweaked to bar any Chinese player or investment. It’s not yet clear whether any of the active tenders will also be scrapped where Chinese companies are bidding in any form. Meanwhile, NHAI has put the bid of a Chinese firm on hold in one of the stretches of Delhi-Mumbai corridor. Sources said there is every probability of the bid by the Chinese company being nixed. “Since the work has not been awarded. It won’t be a problem,” said a source. (source)
It will be interesting to see what firms India will employ, or what the effects will be on the political situation in the region. The same must be said about how this action, in combination with the changing face of Indian politics, will feed the rise of Hindu nationalism.
Likewise, this is an important time to remind all Christians, as I have consistently said, if they are able to emigrate from India to another nation, please take advantage of that opportunity. While it will be some years before a war, it is getting much closer, and one does not want to get caught in India as a Christian amid nationalist armies who seek to horribly abuse and murder Christians in the name of a game of power. Please use the opportunity while it is still available to find a way out, because it is likely there will come a time when it is no longer possible to do so.
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shoebat--2020-07-04--USA Does It Again, Breaks More COVID-19 Infection Records

In response to the continually increasing infection numbers amid the recent pandemic , yesterday I asked if the infection rate could get any higher , citing the famous late 1990s and early 2000s band Creed ’ s song “ Can you take me higher ?
” .
Apparently this is still possible , as Turkish TRT News reports that the US has broken the previous record with fifty-seven pushing towards fifty-eight thousand infections in twenty-four hours .
The US notched 57,683 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours , a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed , the third consecutive day with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Baltimore-based university ’ s tracker showed the total number of cases since the pandemic reached the US at 2,793,022 as 0030 Saturday GMT .
The university also recorded a further 728 fatalities , bringing the total US death toll to 129,405 .
The new record case count came as infections surge in southern and western states , and as the United States – the hardest-hit country in the world in the coronavirus pandemic – heads into the July Fourth holiday weekend .
( source ) As the general panic continues , businesses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the much touted ‘ reopenings ’ , but with little success , for just like releasing a cat from a bag , once the thing is out , it is out and it is not going back in .
I can only wonder what the second wave of infections may look like , since while it is not guaranteed , there have been consistent from scientists saying that this will happen , most likely in the fall .
If what happens right now is considered bad , can one imagine what worse would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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In response to the continually increasing infection numbers amid the recent pandemic, yesterday I asked if the infection rate could get any higher, citing the famous late 1990s and early 2000s band Creed’s song “Can you take me higher?”. Apparently this is still possible, as Turkish TRT News reports that the US has broken the previous record with fifty-seven pushing towards fifty-eight thousand infections in twenty-four hours.
The US notched 57,683 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections. The Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed the total number of cases since the pandemic reached the US at 2,793,022 as 0030 Saturday GMT. The university also recorded a further 728 fatalities, bringing the total US death toll to 129,405. The new record case count came as infections surge in southern and western states, and as the United States – the hardest-hit country in the world in the coronavirus pandemic – heads into the July Fourth holiday weekend. (source)
As the general panic continues, businesses are frantically trying to ‘roll back’ the much touted ‘reopenings’, but with little success, for just like releasing a cat from a bag, once the thing is out, it is out and it is not going back in.
I can only wonder what the second wave of infections may look like, since while it is not guaranteed, there have been consistent from scientists saying that this will happen, most likely in the fall. If what happens right now is considered bad, can one imagine what worse would look like, especially for the economy?
Don’t be caught unprepared in a time of crisis.
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shoebat--2020-07-05--Why Would Anybody Buy Old Food When They Can Buy New Food?

Right now , there is another controversy brewing between the US and China , which Zero Hedge reports is over China not purchasing large quantities of US grain products such as corn or soy .
Around the same time President Trump and National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow were pumping jobs , stocks , and the V-shaped recovery on national television on Thursday morning – Reuters quoted a U.S. Agriculture Department ( USDA ) report that said China booked its first U.S. sales of corn and soybean since it asked suppliers ( nine days ago ) to guarantee shipments were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recall , from day one of the trade deal being signed – we outlined how the number of proposed agricultural goods exported to China under the agreement was unrealistic .
China ’ s purchases of US farm goods since the trade deal was signed in mid-January has been underwhelming .
With today ’ s purchases , we ’ re surprised the president or Kudlow didn ’ t pump the numbers , rather Kudlow said : “ We are very unhappy with China.
” Reuters , quoting the USDA report , said China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 202,000 tonnes of corn and 126,000 tonnes of soybeans for delivery during the 2020/21 marketing year that begins on Sept. 1.
” For more color on China not upholding trade commitments under the deal – we turn to Peterson Institute for International Economics ( PIIE ) .
Their trade deal tracker ( latest data from April ) , shows China ’ s purchases under the trade agreement has been significantly below agreed-upon levels .
Even before the trade deal was signed – we outlined in December , vessel tracking data didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the U.S. – instead , they abandoned North American markets for Latin American ones .
( source ) This is a very interesting article , and like much about the agricultural wars between the US and China , there is potentially a lot at stake here .
However , if you are able to , I want you to take a drive to the countryside and look around at what is growing in the fields .
Unless one lives in California , most of the crops that one will see ( barring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either corn or soybean plants .
This is because as summer is right now , those two core and likewise “ cash ” crops are central to both US domestic as well as foreign policy .
A lot of that corn and soy will not stay in the US , but will be sent to China and other nations .
This story talks about how China is buying corn from South America- which due to the geography and season patterns , is already continuing to sell of the remainders of what crop has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not be sold because it is still growing right now as we speak in fields on farmlands across America .
So the question is , what corn is the US selling to China ?
If she is selling corn , it has to be corn from the last farming season- the one before the most recent harvest from South America .
It is nowhere near fresh , and is probably almost a year old .
Think about it- why is China or any nation going to buy old corn that may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fresh corn from a recent harvest ?
Very few people would , and what they do buy will likely be only a small amount , since they will take what is good and leave the rest because it is not worth buying just as much as one would not buy month-old milk when one can get a fresh gallon .
This is what makes the talk from the US about China ’ s ‘ not good ’ purchasing so interesting , because this is just attempting to exploit an economic reality for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that China ’ desire not to buy old grains sitting for almost a year unpurchased is somehow a sign of dishonesty and hatred for America , instead of business that anybody would conduct .
Likewise , one should remember that the current low purchasing is also exacerbated by the fact that last year , as we reported on Shoebat.com , massive decimation to the world ’ s pig farms on account of swine flu means that there are not large numbers of swine who need to consume grain products , and thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is inevitable .
There is nothing to see here outside of the typical political games that nations try to play on each other and which eventually turn into trade wars and once those become serious enough , full out wars with soldiers and real deaths .
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Right now, there is another controversy brewing between the US and China, which Zero Hedge reports is over China not purchasing large quantities of US grain products such as corn or soy.
Around the same time President Trump and National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow were pumping jobs, stocks, and the V-shaped recovery on national television on Thursday morning – Reuters quoted a U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) report that said China booked its first U.S. sales of corn and soybean since it asked suppliers (nine days ago) to guarantee shipments were not contaminated with COVID-19. Readers may recall, from day one of the trade deal being signed – we outlined how the number of proposed agricultural goods exported to China under the agreement was unrealistic. China’s purchases of US farm goods since the trade deal was signed in mid-January has been underwhelming. With today’s purchases, we’re surprised the president or Kudlow didn’t pump the numbers, rather Kudlow said: “We are very unhappy with China.” Reuters, quoting the USDA report, said China’s “private exporters reported the sale of 202,000 tonnes of corn and 126,000 tonnes of soybeans for delivery during the 2020/21 marketing year that begins on Sept. 1.” For more color on China not upholding trade commitments under the deal – we turn to Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). Their trade deal tracker (latest data from April), shows China’s purchases under the trade agreement has been significantly below agreed-upon levels. Even before the trade deal was signed – we outlined in December, vessel tracking data didn’t support China was purchasing farm goods from the U.S. – instead, they abandoned North American markets for Latin American ones. (source)
This is a very interesting article, and like much about the agricultural wars between the US and China, there is potentially a lot at stake here.
However, if you are able to, I want you to take a drive to the countryside and look around at what is growing in the fields. Unless one lives in California, most of the crops that one will see (barring small specialty or regional farms) are either corn or soybean plants. This is because as summer is right now, those two core and likewise “cash” crops are central to both US domestic as well as foreign policy. A lot of that corn and soy will not stay in the US, but will be sent to China and other nations.
This story talks about how China is buying corn from South America- which due to the geography and season patterns, is already continuing to sell of the remainders of what crop has been harvested recently. The American crop cannot be sold because it is still growing right now as we speak in fields on farmlands across America.
So the question is, what corn is the US selling to China? If she is selling corn, it has to be corn from the last farming season- the one before the most recent harvest from South America. It is nowhere near fresh, and is probably almost a year old.
Think about it- why is China or any nation going to buy old corn that may be of questionable quality when it can get fresh corn from a recent harvest? Very few people would, and what they do buy will likely be only a small amount, since they will take what is good and leave the rest because it is not worth buying just as much as one would not buy month-old milk when one can get a fresh gallon.
This is what makes the talk from the US about China’s ‘not good’ purchasing so interesting, because this is just attempting to exploit an economic reality for a political cause, that is, to say that China’ desire not to buy old grains sitting for almost a year unpurchased is somehow a sign of dishonesty and hatred for America, instead of business that anybody would conduct. Likewise, one should remember that the current low purchasing is also exacerbated by the fact that last year, as we reported on Shoebat.com, massive decimation to the world’s pig farms on account of swine flu means that there are not large numbers of swine who need to consume grain products, and thus a much smaller demand for the commodity is inevitable.
There is nothing to see here outside of the typical political games that nations try to play on each other and which eventually turn into trade wars and once those become serious enough, full out wars with soldiers and real deaths.
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shoebat--2020-07-05--Woman Cries Out In Pain As Drug Cartels Slowly Dismember Her Alive Before Beheading Her On Video

While the world is filled with great concern about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus , economic collapse , and the future US election , there are a lot of suffering people in many places .
The people of Mexico have been suffering for a long time under the horrible yoke of drug cartels , whose violence is inhuman and are a major reason for people to attempt to migrate to the US , for they fear for their lives , their families ’ lives , and they know they do not have a future in a place where such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basis .
According to Blog del Narco , a recent cartel video was released showing a woman who was slowly dismembered alive before she was beheaded .
The assassins of the CDS do not specify which criminal organization his victim belonged to , they only mention that he is part of “ the counter ” while indicating that this happened because he was “ filthy ” referring precisely to the fact that he is part of another criminal group .
It was through social networks that hitmen from the CDS .
They released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see all the massacre committed against the woman , because they decide to dismember her while she is still alive .
It is important to indicate that the images are too strong and can hurt the sensitivity of some people , therefore we recommend discretion .
In the recordings , it can be seen how little by little assassins from the Sinaloa Cartel are killing the woman ’ s life and dismembering her , first it is observed how they remove her arms , later they cut her neck and thus continue with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published on social networks you can hear the woman ’ s screams of pain , while the Sinaloa Cartel hitmen do not show any kind of compassion for her and continue to dismember , without even giving her the opportunity to defend herself or run for her life , because it was tied .
So far , the victim has not been identified and his remains have not yet been located , however , due to the words spoken by the Sinaloa Cartel hitmen in the videos , it is speculated that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal groups that usually operate in the zone .
( source ) The horrible video is below to watch This is why people migrate .
If somebody had a chance to risk everything to come to the US if it meant getting away from these kinds of things , who would not take it while it was possible ?
Let this video always be a reminder to show compassion to others , to remember that many people suffer , and that many crises- such as the current situation with migration in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are of concern to all people .
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While the world is filled with great concern about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, economic collapse, and the future US election, there are a lot of suffering people in many places. The people of Mexico have been suffering for a long time under the horrible yoke of drug cartels, whose violence is inhuman and are a major reason for people to attempt to migrate to the US, for they fear for their lives, their families’ lives, and they know they do not have a future in a place where such terrible things take place on a regular basis. According to Blog del Narco, a recent cartel video was released showing a woman who was slowly dismembered alive before she was beheaded.
The assassins of the CDS do not specify which criminal organization his victim belonged to, they only mention that he is part of “the counter” while indicating that this happened because he was “filthy” referring precisely to the fact that he is part of another criminal group. It was through social networks that hitmen from the CDS. They released at least four videos where you can see all the massacre committed against the woman, because they decide to dismember her while she is still alive. It is important to indicate that the images are too strong and can hurt the sensitivity of some people, therefore we recommend discretion. In the recordings, it can be seen how little by little assassins from the Sinaloa Cartel are killing the woman’s life and dismembering her, first it is observed how they remove her arms, later they cut her neck and thus continue with the other extremities. In the videos published on social networks you can hear the woman’s screams of pain, while the Sinaloa Cartel hitmen do not show any kind of compassion for her and continue to dismember, without even giving her the opportunity to defend herself or run for her life, because it was tied. So far, the victim has not been identified and his remains have not yet been located, however, due to the words spoken by the Sinaloa Cartel hitmen in the videos, it is speculated that he could be part of the CJNG, criminal groups that usually operate in the zone. (source)
The horrible video is below to watch
(WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC VIDEO. NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.)
This is why people migrate. If somebody had a chance to risk everything to come to the US if it meant getting away from these kinds of things, who would not take it while it was possible?
Let this video always be a reminder to show compassion to others, to remember that many people suffer, and that many crises- such as the current situation with migration in the US -are rooted in real causes that often are of concern to all people.
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shoebat--2020-07-05--Supreme Court Has Two More Major Cases Coming Up On Religious Liberty

People talk about 2020 as a disaster for the health of the general public and economy , but the political health of the US is also ailing , especially for American Christians , as three recent Supreme Court Rulings , two which concern major changes to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , and the other which undermines much of the work done on laws opposing abortion .
Now as Bloomberg reports , there are two more major cases that could have tremendous effects on Christians , the first which concerns contraception mandates , and the other which allows for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beliefs .
The Trump administration is seeking to give employers and universities a broad right to claim a religious or moral exemption from the Obamacare requirement that they offer free birth control through their health-care plans .
The opt-out would expand a narrower religious exemption offered by President Barack Obama ’ s administration as part of the Affordable Care Act .
Although the case could turn on technical questions of federal administrative law , its symbolic and cultural implications loom much larger .
And a high court blessing for Trump ’ s opt-out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ woman would lose access to free contraceptives .
The administration is arguing alongside the Little Sisters of the Poor , an order of Catholic nuns that says it is trying to avoid having its employee health-care plan “ hijacked ” to provide birth-control coverage .
As in many of the court ’ s cases , Chief Justice John Roberts may wield the pivotal vote .
During arguments in May , he said the Trump exemption “ reaches far beyond ” the Little Sisters ’ concerns .
“ In other words , not everybody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those same objections , ” he said .
Religious Schools The contraceptive clash is one of two remaining religious-rights cases .
The court also will decide whether to extend a previous ruling that shields faith-based organizations from discrimination claims by ministers .
Two Roman Catholic grade schools in Southern California say that exemption should also apply to teachers who carry out important religious functions .
In the 2012 case , Roberts said a religious group has a constitutional right to “ shape its own faith and mission through its appointments.
” That unanimous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grade-school teacher who had completed a required theology program and been given the title “ minister of religion.
” Federal appeals court panels said the circumstances were different in the latest cases because the instructors held the title of “ teacher , ” lacked any special religious training and didn ’ t hold themselves out as religious leaders or ministers .
The schools are being accused of age and disability discrimination .
The Supreme Court ’ s conservative wing has been broadly supportive of religious rights in recent years .
On Tuesday a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling that states must include religious schools in programs that offer taxpayer subsidies for private education .
( source ) From what it appears , if either of these cases are to be overturned , it would be the end of what is called “ religious freedom ” in the US because it would say that the government can force religious organizations- namely Christians -to engage in practices contrary to their beliefs or else be legislated , sued , and potentially taxed by stripping their 501 ( c ) 3 status from them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear , and as it is an extension from the years under Obama , on whether or not religious organizations can be mandated to pay for birth control , which is a clear violation of Catholic teaching .
The religious school issue is if employers can say certain persons with or without certain qualifications can be employed based on religious standards .
Both cases involve Catholic groups , and this is of note because regardless of what one thinks of the Church , she is the largest single Christian bloc in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is beaten into submission , than all other churches will follow , for even the powerful Southern Baptists would not be able to stand up .
Since a great part of American Christianity is based on cults of personality rooted in contemporary ideals about American nationalism , most individual churches would simply close or submit , and those who resisted would either stay on as small groups and never have the power to seriously assert themselves in society .
Roberts three times now has sided with the above decisions .
The question remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing vote ” in these cases , since they are potentially serious in their implications for religious freedom .
We may be witnessing , not just in these cases , but in the series of those which preceded them a twilight of “ religious freedom ” in the US .
If this were to happen , where religion is no more than an extension of state power , then the US would be further down a path to embracing in practice the same socialism it once so ardently claimed to publicly oppose , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer have any social benefit to one ’ s life , but will be a choice made with difficulty and great economic or social cost just as it once was in the ancient world .
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People talk about 2020 as a disaster for the health of the general public and economy, but the political health of the US is also ailing, especially for American Christians, as three recent Supreme Court Rulings, two which concern major changes to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the other which undermines much of the work done on laws opposing abortion. Now as Bloomberg reports, there are two more major cases that could have tremendous effects on Christians, the first which concerns contraception mandates, and the other which allows for religious schools to discriminate based on religious beliefs.
The Trump administration is seeking to give employers and universities a broad right to claim a religious or moral exemption from the Obamacare requirement that they offer free birth control through their health-care plans. The opt-out would expand a narrower religious exemption offered by President Barack Obama’s administration as part of the Affordable Care Act. Although the case could turn on technical questions of federal administrative law, its symbolic and cultural implications loom much larger. And a high court blessing for Trump’s opt-out could mean that tens of thousands of woman would lose access to free contraceptives. The administration is arguing alongside the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Catholic nuns that says it is trying to avoid having its employee health-care plan “hijacked” to provide birth-control coverage. As in many of the court’s cases, Chief Justice John Roberts may wield the pivotal vote. During arguments in May, he said the Trump exemption “reaches far beyond” the Little Sisters’ concerns. “In other words, not everybody who seeks the protection from coverage has those same objections,” he said. Religious Schools
The contraceptive clash is one of two remaining religious-rights cases. The court also will decide whether to extend a previous ruling that shields faith-based organizations from discrimination claims by ministers. Two Roman Catholic grade schools in Southern California say that exemption should also apply to teachers who carry out important religious functions. In the 2012 case, Roberts said a religious group has a constitutional right to “shape its own faith and mission through its appointments.” That unanimous decision threw out a suit by a grade-school teacher who had completed a required theology program and been given the title “minister of religion.” Federal appeals court panels said the circumstances were different in the latest cases because the instructors held the title of “teacher,” lacked any special religious training and didn’t hold themselves out as religious leaders or ministers. The schools are being accused of age and disability discrimination. The Supreme Court’s conservative wing has been broadly supportive of religious rights in recent years. On Tuesday a divided court bolstered the school-choice movement by ruling that states must include religious schools in programs that offer taxpayer subsidies for private education. (source)
From what it appears, if either of these cases are to be overturned, it would be the end of what is called “religious freedom” in the US because it would say that the government can force religious organizations- namely Christians -to engage in practices contrary to their beliefs or else be legislated, sued, and potentially taxed by stripping their 501(c)3 status from them into oblivion.
The contraception issue is clear, and as it is an extension from the years under Obama, on whether or not religious organizations can be mandated to pay for birth control, which is a clear violation of Catholic teaching. The religious school issue is if employers can say certain persons with or without certain qualifications can be employed based on religious standards.
Both cases involve Catholic groups, and this is of note because regardless of what one thinks of the Church, she is the largest single Christian bloc in the US and the world. If the Church is beaten into submission, than all other churches will follow, for even the powerful Southern Baptists would not be able to stand up. Since a great part of American Christianity is based on cults of personality rooted in contemporary ideals about American nationalism, most individual churches would simply close or submit, and those who resisted would either stay on as small groups and never have the power to seriously assert themselves in society.
Roberts three times now has sided with the above decisions. The question remains if he will act as another “swing vote” in these cases, since they are potentially serious in their implications for religious freedom.
We may be witnessing, not just in these cases, but in the series of those which preceded them a twilight of “religious freedom” in the US. If this were to happen, where religion is no more than an extension of state power, then the US would be further down a path to embracing in practice the same socialism it once so ardently claimed to publicly oppose, and to be a Christian will no longer have any social benefit to one’s life, but will be a choice made with difficulty and great economic or social cost just as it once was in the ancient world.
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shoebat--2020-07-05--So When Does Ghislaine Get COVID-19?

So When Does Ghislaine Get COVID-19?

Right now , there is a lot of talk about the state of Ghislaine Maxwell , the partner-in-crime of the infamous billionaire pedophile and pimp for the rich or powerful Jeffrey Epstein .
As Forbes Magazine speculates , she may choose to talk at her upcoming trial , and the implications could be severe , especially for the British Royal Family .
What that possible deal would look like is anybody ’ s guess at this point , but no matter what happens , as a close friend of the accused for many years and as a man who pointedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Virginia Roberts , Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace ’ s very best solicitors will be well-advised to reconsider the prince ’ s legal and public relations liabilities , and with particular care should his old friend Ghislaine Maxwell find that it is in her interests to talk .
( source ) Ghislaine is a major target because of all that she knows about many people , and the fact that Epstein was not only admitted to be with intelligence by Alex Acosta , but Ghislaine is the daughter of the founder of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hyman Hoch , also known as Robert Maxwell .
Jeffrey Epstein was pronounced “ dead ” in his cell , but as many have noted , the circumstances were highly suspicious .
For example , the cameras in his cell just happened to “ lose power ” for fifteen minutes while he “ died ” , at which time his body was quickly taken away , pronounced “ dead ” by suicide , and buried in an unmarked location in a Jewish cemetery in Florida without any public inquiry at all .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter , the government and all major media outlets have aggressively refused to investigate the many serious claims surrounding this case , and have tried to relegate to the realm of irrelevance those who persist in asking tough questions about it .
The common saying that “ Jeffrey Epstein didn ’ t kill himself ” is not a meme .
It is a serious statement about the circumstances surrounding what has been reported as his death because , due to the speed in which his body was taken away , the official statements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious proof to show such happened , it is neither a conspiratorial or outlandish thought to ask not only if he killed himself or was murdered , but if Epstein is even dead at all but was merely claimed to be deceased in order to ‘ end ’ the investigation .
As such , I have to ask another question- when does Ghislaine get COVID-19 ?
I ask this not attempting to declare anything , or even saying that it will happen .
Rather , I am asking because Ghislaine is the female @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did as well as for what she knows .
Indeed , whether or not Epstein actually killed himself , if somebody killed him and claimed it was all a suicide , or whether he was tarried off to a foreign country under a new identity and suicide was given as a way to excuse the action taken does not matter because it is not at this point about what actually happened to him , but what may happen to Ghislaine .
What could a more perfect situation be if while in prison- and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly in prisons and is killing people -if a report surfaced that Ghislaine suddenly contracted COVID-19 ?
It doesn ’ t really matter if she has the disease or not , nor does it speak to the real statistics about the disease , because just like with Epstein , it doesn ’ t really matter how he died or “ died ” , but just that the excuse of COVID-19 would be a very timely and opportune means of either disposing or “ disposing ” of her .
Do I have proof of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying is that , as her case is a major thing to watch in the coming weeks , it would be very interesting if suddenly she was found to be “ infected ” and then , all too coincidentally , died or “ died ” and happened to take all of the secrets she knew about some of the most wealthy and powerful people in the world to the grave with her .
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Right now, there is a lot of talk about the state of Ghislaine Maxwell, the partner-in-crime of the infamous billionaire pedophile and pimp for the rich or powerful Jeffrey Epstein. As Forbes Magazine speculates, she may choose to talk at her upcoming trial, and the implications could be severe, especially for the British Royal Family.
What that possible deal would look like is anybody’s guess at this point, but no matter what happens, as a close friend of the accused for many years and as a man who pointedly emailed Ms. Maxwell in 2015 for information about Virginia Roberts, Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace’s very best solicitors will be well-advised to reconsider the prince’s legal and public relations liabilities, and with particular care should his old friend Ghislaine Maxwell find that it is in her interests to talk. (source)
Ghislaine is a major target because of all that she knows about many people, and the fact that Epstein was not only admitted to be with intelligence by Alex Acosta, but Ghislaine is the daughter of the founder of Israel’s intelligence service, Jan Hyman Hoch, also known as Robert Maxwell.
Jeffrey Epstein was pronounced “dead” in his cell, but as many have noted, the circumstances were highly suspicious. For example, the cameras in his cell just happened to “lose power” for fifteen minutes while he “died”, at which time his body was quickly taken away, pronounced “dead” by suicide, and buried in an unmarked location in a Jewish cemetery in Florida without any public inquiry at all. In spite of constant public insistence into the matter, the government and all major media outlets have aggressively refused to investigate the many serious claims surrounding this case, and have tried to relegate to the realm of irrelevance those who persist in asking tough questions about it.
The common saying that “Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself” is not a meme. It is a serious statement about the circumstances surrounding what has been reported as his death because, due to the speed in which his body was taken away, the official statements made about his death without presenting any serious proof to show such happened, it is neither a conspiratorial or outlandish thought to ask not only if he killed himself or was murdered, but if Epstein is even dead at all but was merely claimed to be deceased in order to ‘end’ the investigation.
As such, I have to ask another question- when does Ghislaine get COVID-19?
I ask this not attempting to declare anything, or even saying that it will happen. Rather, I am asking because Ghislaine is the female version of Epstein both for what she did as well as for what she knows. Indeed, whether or not Epstein actually killed himself, if somebody killed him and claimed it was all a suicide, or whether he was tarried off to a foreign country under a new identity and suicide was given as a way to excuse the action taken does not matter because it is not at this point about what actually happened to him, but what may happen to Ghislaine.
What could a more perfect situation be if while in prison- and it is known that COVID-19 is spreading quickly in prisons and is killing people -if a report surfaced that Ghislaine suddenly contracted COVID-19? It doesn’t really matter if she has the disease or not, nor does it speak to the real statistics about the disease, because just like with Epstein, it doesn’t really matter how he died or “died”, but just that the excuse of COVID-19 would be a very timely and opportune means of either disposing or “disposing” of her.
Do I have proof of this? Nope. What I am saying is that, as her case is a major thing to watch in the coming weeks, it would be very interesting if suddenly she was found to be “infected” and then, all too coincidentally, died or “died” and happened to take all of the secrets she knew about some of the most wealthy and powerful people in the world to the grave with her.
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shoebat--2020-07-06--US Economy Goes Down As The “Reopenings” Turn Into “Reclosures”

A lot of politicians were touting the concept of a “ reopening ” in the hope that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had passed , but since this was not true , the “ reopenings ” turned to “ reclosures ” and as Zero Hedge has noted , it is also causing major economic problems .
Unacast data shows as confirmed virus cases rise and reopenings are paused or reversed – the mobility of Americans is starting to stall .
Goldman Sach ’ s latest state-level coronavirus tracker calculates that 40 % of the U.S. has now reversed or placed reopening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Consumer traffic data at brick and mortar stores compiled by Reuters from cellphone data provided by Safegraph dropped this past week for the first time since early April .
Oxford Economics analyst Gregory Daco wrote , “ more than ever , we ’ re concerned about the worsening health situation and its impact on the burgeoning recovery .
Rebounding mobility and poor use of protective equipment will make for a dangerous summer cocktail.
” Macro research firm Capital Economics also shows consumer foot traffic has stalled as cases surge and reopenings paused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week that said : 41 % of all business closures on its platform are permanent closures .
“ Our data shows the largest spikes of permanent closures occurred in March , followed by May and June , indicating that the businesses that were already struggling had to permanently close right away and the businesses that were trying to hold on , but unable to weather the COVID-19 storm , were forced to shutter in recent months.
” As the mobility trends stall , recovery set to reverse , and businesses go bust – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time before the economic realities set in that probabilities of a V-shaped recovery in the back half of the year are quickly fading .
The recent upswing in economic data is likely nearing a peak – not the best news for future stock market gains .
If the economic recovery is set to reverse – would it be considered a dead cat bounce ?
( source ) The famous British band Queen sand their 1980 hit “ Another One Bites The Dust ” about a man hunting another man and murdering him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder , let alone comment on the very questionable lifestyles and behaviors of many members of the band , the title “ another one bites the dust ” is more than appropriate here , for instead of people , one is seeing the death of many businesses and individual lifestyles through the systematic unemployment being created by the crisis .
There never was a recovery .
There is not going to be a recovery .
It simply isn ’ t going to happen because the issues of why the economy is in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and as long as there is a debt issue , the underlying problems can not be remedied and any means taken will be but a delay of the inevitable reckoning due to the system as a result of the debt .
As it is noted , the situation here exactly appears to be the “ dead cat bounce ” scenario discussed here at Shoebat.com before , which states that just as even a dead cat thrown hard enough against a surface will bounce before it stops , an economy in terminal decline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can be charted before it stops or dies .
The decline of the US economy in modern times is a major event whose importance can not be understated because just as economics precedes politics , trade problems lead to political problems , and trade and economic wars always lead to “ hot ” wars with soldiers and guns marching on other nations .
Since the US economy is both the dominant economy as well as due to the status of the dollar as a world reserve currency a “ lynchpin ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking , in a sort of unity or balanced arrangement , the removal of that pin will cause fragmentation and inevitably conflict between them .
This does not even include the fact that many Americans will see their individual livelihoods ruined as they lose work and are unable to recover either the income earned or the ability to maintain their current lifestyles , and are forced to downsize amid the same situation that also is befalling their family , friends , neighbors , and communities .
So as “ another one bites the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ recover ” and the touted “ reopening ” now transforming into more closures and reduced commerce , the business doors will continue to shut , the shelf stores will get thinner than they already are in spite of the best attempts to hide the lack of products coming in on trucks , and the general desperation in society will increase until , at some point , it will be forced into the open for all to see .
Instead of the case being “ the emperor has no clothes ” , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no clothes ” , for the realities of debt , consumption , and decline are catching up with the society and there is little room left to “ kick the can down the road ” before the fiscal cliff drops into an abyss , and with it the rest of the world .
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A lot of politicians were touting the concept of a “reopening” in the hope that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had passed, but since this was not true, the “reopenings” turned to “reclosures” and as Zero Hedge has noted, it is also causing major economic problems.
Unacast data shows as confirmed virus cases rise and reopenings are paused or reversed – the mobility of Americans is starting to stall. Goldman Sach’s latest state-level coronavirus tracker calculates that 40% of the U.S. has now reversed or placed reopening on hold following the rise of cases. Consumer traffic data at brick and mortar stores compiled by Reuters from cellphone data provided by Safegraph dropped this past week for the first time since early April. Oxford Economics analyst Gregory Daco wrote, “more than ever, we’re concerned about the worsening health situation and its impact on the burgeoning recovery. Rebounding mobility and poor use of protective equipment will make for a dangerous summer cocktail.” Macro research firm Capital Economics also shows consumer foot traffic has stalled as cases surge and reopenings paused. Yelp made a shocking claim last week that said: 41% of all business closures on its platform are permanent closures. “Our data shows the largest spikes of permanent closures occurred in March, followed by May and June, indicating that the businesses that were already struggling had to permanently close right away and the businesses that were trying to hold on, but unable to weather the COVID-19 storm, were forced to shutter in recent months.” As the mobility trends stall, recovery set to reverse, and businesses go bust – it’s only a matter of time before the economic realities set in that probabilities of a V-shaped recovery in the back half of the year are quickly fading. The recent upswing in economic data is likely nearing a peak – not the best news for future stock market gains. If the economic recovery is set to reverse – would it be considered a dead cat bounce? (source)
The famous British band Queen sand their 1980 hit “Another One Bites The Dust” about a man hunting another man and murdering him. While one does not want to promote murder, let alone comment on the very questionable lifestyles and behaviors of many members of the band, the title “another one bites the dust” is more than appropriate here, for instead of people, one is seeing the death of many businesses and individual lifestyles through the systematic unemployment being created by the crisis.
There never was a recovery. There is not going to be a recovery. It simply isn’t going to happen because the issues of why the economy is in the state it is remains due to debt, and as long as there is a debt issue, the underlying problems cannot be remedied and any means taken will be but a delay of the inevitable reckoning due to the system as a result of the debt.
As it is noted, the situation here exactly appears to be the “dead cat bounce” scenario discussed here at Shoebat.com before, which states that just as even a dead cat thrown hard enough against a surface will bounce before it stops, an economy in terminal decline will have several small “ups” that can be charted before it stops or dies.
The decline of the US economy in modern times is a major event whose importance cannot be understated because just as economics precedes politics, trade problems lead to political problems, and trade and economic wars always lead to “hot” wars with soldiers and guns marching on other nations. Since the US economy is both the dominant economy as well as due to the status of the dollar as a world reserve currency a “lynchpin” that holds many nations, economically and politically speaking, in a sort of unity or balanced arrangement, the removal of that pin will cause fragmentation and inevitably conflict between them. This does not even include the fact that many Americans will see their individual livelihoods ruined as they lose work and are unable to recover either the income earned or the ability to maintain their current lifestyles, and are forced to downsize amid the same situation that also is befalling their family, friends, neighbors, and communities.
So as “another one bites the dust”, with the so-called economic “recover” and the touted “reopening” now transforming into more closures and reduced commerce, the business doors will continue to shut, the shelf stores will get thinner than they already are in spite of the best attempts to hide the lack of products coming in on trucks, and the general desperation in society will increase until, at some point, it will be forced into the open for all to see.
Instead of the case being “the emperor has no clothes”, this is a case of “the economy has no clothes”, for the realities of debt, consumption, and decline are catching up with the society and there is little room left to “kick the can down the road” before the fiscal cliff drops into an abyss, and with it the rest of the world.
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shoebat--2020-07-06--Black Paramilitaries Are Enticing Right-Wing Militias, Trying To Start A Race War

they shall fight every one against his brother , and every one against his neighbour ; city against city , @ @ @ @ @ ( Isaiah 19:2 ) In the midst of all of these racial tensions , there @ @ @ @ @ adding fuel to the fire and stoking hatred , enticing Right-wing militias and trying to @ @ @ @ @

By Theodore Shoebat
they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. (Isaiah 19:2)
In the midst of all of these racial tensions, there are black separatist paramilitaries who adding fuel to the fire and stoking hatred, enticing Right-wing militias and trying to commence a race war:
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shoebat--2020-07-07--What Black Nationalists Are Doing In American Society Is Absolutely Evil

The Catholic Church Defends Murderers And Pedophiles And Is On The Road To Hell
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shoebat--2020-07-06--The Trump Administration Is Backing Turkey’s Control Over Syria. Now Turkey Controls 15% Of Syria An

The Trump Administration Is Backing Turkey’s Control Over Syria. Now Turkey Controls 15% Of Syria And People Are Using Turkish Currency And Not The Syrian Pound

The Trump administration , working in accordance to common US policy , has been backing Turkey in its expansion into Syria .
Now Turkey controls 15 % of Syria and people in Turkish occupied land are using the Turkish lira as opposed to the Syrian pound , which is a definite indication that what is happening is not just some NATO peace mission , but Turkish imperialism .
Foreign Policy reports : Despite talk of the war “ winding down , ” Assad and his allies still only control around 60 percent of Syria .
Around 15 percent is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunni Islamist allies—recently , they started using the Turkish lira currency in those areas , in place of Syria ’ s devastated pound .
An additional 25 percent is controlled by the U.S.-aligned , Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces .
The United States backed Turkey in its confrontation with a regime- and Russian-led offensive in March this year .
And contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump ’ s tweet announcing withdrawal in October 2019 , U.S. forces are still present in the Kurdish-dominated area .
The immediate goal of the Trump administration ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’ s office—is to secure regime acceptance of a nationwide , unlimited cease-fire .
That would freeze the current battle lines in place and allow negotiations about the country ’ s political future to begin .
Free elections and the departure of Assad are what the United States hopes would follow , but Washington would retain the ability to dial economic pressure up or down , depending on the extent of cooperation from Assad and Russia .
In the midst of Turkish imperialism , the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure that Syria remains economically crippled .
One of the ways that the US is going is is by preventing other countries from assisting the Syrian economy .
As the report from Foreign Policy says : The urgent need for reconstruction and the absence of funds have created a lever against the Assad regime that the United States has been diligently working .
First , the United States has maintained with the European Union a united front on demanding that no reconstruction funds will be made available to Syria so long as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inclusive political transition , negotiated by the Syrian parties to the conflict on the basis of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254 ” —a long way of saying that for as long as Assad refuses to negotiate his own departure , his regime won ’ t get any money .
Second , the United States intends to block any possible economic escape routes for the regime .
The so-called Caesar sanctions against the Syrian government took effect on July 17 .
They will severely penalize third parties doing business with Assad ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emirates have both expressed a willingness to be involved in the reconstruction of Assad ’ s Syria .
The UAE is likely to reconsider in light of the Caesar Act .
( Predicting China ’ s response is more difficult . )
The crippling of the Syrian pound while people in Turkish occupied territory are using the Turkish lira is symptomatic of what is taking place : the US is helping to revive the Ottoman Empire .

By Theodore Shoebat
The Trump administration, working in accordance to common US policy, has been backing Turkey in its expansion into Syria. Now Turkey controls 15% of Syria and people in Turkish occupied land are using the Turkish lira as opposed to the Syrian pound, which is a definite indication that what is happening is not just some NATO peace mission, but Turkish imperialism. Foreign Policy reports:
Despite talk of the war “winding down,” Assad and his allies still only control around 60 percent of Syria. Around 15 percent is in the hands of the Turks and their Sunni Islamist allies—recently, they started using the Turkish lira currency in those areas, in place of Syria’s devastated pound. An additional 25 percent is controlled by the U.S.-aligned, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The United States backed Turkey in its confrontation with a regime- and Russian-led offensive in March this year. And contrary to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet announcing withdrawal in October 2019, U.S. forces are still present in the Kurdish-dominated area. The immediate goal of the Trump administration’s Syria policy—which emerged from and is being run by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s office—is to secure regime acceptance of a nationwide, unlimited cease-fire. That would freeze the current battle lines in place and allow negotiations about the country’s political future to begin. Free elections and the departure of Assad are what the United States hopes would follow, but Washington would retain the ability to dial economic pressure up or down, depending on the extent of cooperation from Assad and Russia.
In the midst of Turkish imperialism, the US is orchestrating a calculative strategy of making sure that Syria remains economically crippled. One of the ways that the US is going is is by preventing other countries from assisting the Syrian economy. As the report from Foreign Policy says:
The urgent need for reconstruction and the absence of funds have created a lever against the Assad regime that the United States has been diligently working. First, the United States has maintained with the European Union a united front on demanding that no reconstruction funds will be made available to Syria so long as the regime refuses a “comprehensive, genuine and inclusive political transition, negotiated by the Syrian parties to the conflict on the basis of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254”—a long way of saying that for as long as Assad refuses to negotiate his own departure, his regime won’t get any money. Second, the United States intends to block any possible economic escape routes for the regime. The so-called Caesar sanctions against the Syrian government took effect on July 17. They will severely penalize third parties doing business with Assad’s Syria. China and the United Arab Emirates have both expressed a willingness to be involved in the reconstruction of Assad’s Syria. The UAE is likely to reconsider in light of the Caesar Act. (Predicting China’s response is more difficult.)
The crippling of the Syrian pound while people in Turkish occupied territory are using the Turkish lira is symptomatic of what is taking place: the US is helping to revive the Ottoman Empire.
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shoebat--2020-07-06--US Population Continues Major Demographic Changes, “Non-Hispanic Whites” In Major Decline

The US population continues to undergo major demographic shifts as families decline and fewer children are born .
Bloomberg reports that the sharpest declines have been among the “ non-hispanic white ” demographic , which shows precipitous decline .
U.S. racial and ethnic minorities accounted for all of the nation ’ s population growth during the last decade , according to new Census Bureau estimates .
The data underscore the nation ’ s growing diversity and suggest that the trend will continue as the White population ages and low birth rates translate to a declining share .
Non-Hispanic Whites declined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 and their number shrank by about 9,000 from the 2010 Census to slightly more than 197 million .
Over the same period , the U.S. added 10.1 million people identified as Hispanic .
The median age for White non-Hispanics rose to 43.7 years — more than a decade older than the median Hispanic of any race — with Black and Asian American residents in between .
“ The declining White population share is pervasive across the nation , ” according to a report by William Frey , senior fellow at the Brookings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the past few years by a reduction of births among young adult White women and an uptick in deaths , perhaps associated with drug-related ‘ deaths of despair.
’ ” If the data are confirmed by the 2020 census that ’ s underway , the decade after 2010 would be the first one since the first population count was taken in 1790 that the White population didn ’ t grow , according to Frey .
( source ) I have reported on the US demographic changes for a long time , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been driven by the absolute refusal of American women- and disproportionately “ non-hispanic white ” women to have children .
All race groups show considerable declines in fertility , and it is arguable that the only reason the “ hispanic ” demographic is not lower is because of ( a ) migration and the fact that many families still have two children .
However , I do not want to make the argument that “ immigration ” is the problem , but rather , to say what I have noted before , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what happens when people refuse to have children .
It must be made clear that I am not talking about people who biologically can not have children because of natural reasons or are having severe trouble ( I think immediately of a man I know , married for about fifteen years , who is in his forties and he and his wife just had their first child after trying for their whole marriage ) , or of people who are unable for another serious reason ( for example , can not adopt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rather , the issue is one of hedonism , as many people simply refuse to have children because they don ’ t want them , and prefer to live a childless , single , barren , sad existence .
Societies are made of people .
Without people , societies cease to exist .
People are good because God made people , and God only makes good things .
Sin can corrupt , but that is why God came to man- to redeem him from his sins and eventually find peace and his true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world and America is facing a huge problem with population , but it is not a surplus issue , since surplus populations do not merely “ eat and destroy ” , but naturally diffuse throughout the world and bring their cultures and ideas with them , regardless of the race .
The problem is a demographic winter , and not just in Europe , but all continents , including the very fertile lands of Africa , which produce families with many children still .
It is not the fault of Africans , Indians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their religion , fulfill the Biblical commands in the Old Testament to ‘ be fruitful and multiply ’ .
Indeed , it is a hope for them that many , if they are not Christians , would be both converted from evil ways and find the perfection of what truths they already know and possess in Christ and His Church , for God does not favor race , but obedience to Him and His commands , and even if one group is very talented or knowledgeable , who is to say the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on another group who wants to do what is right and genuinely tries ?
America is demographically changing , and this will have major effects on life , culture , populations , and politics .
However , for all who complain about it , there was and still is a solution , for while cultures always change and peoples mix , if one believes in something and that it is good , one passes it on , and that process begins always in the family .
It is time for people to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do their part in making the world truly as how they want to see it , for if they value themselves , their beliefs , and want to share them with others , that process can not be separated from having children , for the honor of God in fulfillment of His commandments , and for the love of one ’ s fellow man and oneself .
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The US population continues to undergo major demographic shifts as families decline and fewer children are born. Bloomberg reports that the sharpest declines have been among the “non-hispanic white” demographic, which shows precipitous decline.
U.S. racial and ethnic minorities accounted for all of the nation’s population growth during the last decade, according to new Census Bureau estimates. The data underscore the nation’s growing diversity and suggest that the trend will continue as the White population ages and low birth rates translate to a declining share. Non-Hispanic Whites declined to 60.1% of the populace in 2019 and their number shrank by about 9,000 from the 2010 Census to slightly more than 197 million. Over the same period, the U.S. added 10.1 million people identified as Hispanic. The median age for White non-Hispanics rose to 43.7 years — more than a decade older than the median Hispanic of any race — with Black and Asian American residents in between. “The declining White population share is pervasive across the nation,” according to a report by William Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. The decline was “accentuated in the past few years by a reduction of births among young adult White women and an uptick in deaths, perhaps associated with drug-related ‘deaths of despair.’” If the data are confirmed by the 2020 census that’s underway, the decade after 2010 would be the first one since the first population count was taken in 1790 that the White population didn’t grow, according to Frey. (source)
I have reported on the US demographic changes for a long time, and have noted that most of the change has been driven by the absolute refusal of American women- and disproportionately “non-hispanic white” women to have children. All race groups show considerable declines in fertility, and it is arguable that the only reason the “hispanic” demographic is not lower is because of (a) migration and the fact that many families still have two children. However, I do not want to make the argument that “immigration” is the problem, but rather, to say what I have noted before, is that we are seeing the effects of what happens when people refuse to have children.
It must be made clear that I am not talking about people who biologically cannot have children because of natural reasons or are having severe trouble (I think immediately of a man I know, married for about fifteen years, who is in his forties and he and his wife just had their first child after trying for their whole marriage), or of people who are unable for another serious reason (for example, cannot adopt because of their economic situation). Rather, the issue is one of hedonism, as many people simply refuse to have children because they don’t want them, and prefer to live a childless, single, barren, sad existence.
Societies are made of people. Without people, societies cease to exist. People are good because God made people, and God only makes good things. Sin can corrupt, but that is why God came to man- to redeem him from his sins and eventually find peace and his true home in union with God.
The world and America is facing a huge problem with population, but it is not a surplus issue, since surplus populations do not merely “eat and destroy”, but naturally diffuse throughout the world and bring their cultures and ideas with them, regardless of the race. The problem is a demographic winter, and not just in Europe, but all continents, including the very fertile lands of Africa, which produce families with many children still.
It is not the fault of Africans, Indians, or other demographics that, regardless of their religion, fulfill the Biblical commands in the Old Testament to ‘be fruitful and multiply’. Indeed, it is a hope for them that many, if they are not Christians, would be both converted from evil ways and find the perfection of what truths they already know and possess in Christ and His Church, for God does not favor race, but obedience to Him and His commands, and even if one group is very talented or knowledgeable, who is to say the God will not impart the same blessing on another group who wants to do what is right and genuinely tries?
America is demographically changing, and this will have major effects on life, culture, populations, and politics. However, for all who complain about it, there was and still is a solution, for while cultures always change and peoples mix, if one believes in something and that it is good, one passes it on, and that process begins always in the family.
It is time for people to stop blaming others for their problems and to do their part in making the world truly as how they want to see it, for if they value themselves, their beliefs, and want to share them with others, that process cannot be separated from having children, for the honor of God in fulfillment of His commandments, and for the love of one’s fellow man and oneself.
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shoebat--2020-07-06--Florida Now Has Over A Quarter Of A Million Covid Cases

Florida is now one of the hotbeds of covid , with over a quarter of a million covid cases , as we read in Yahoo !
News : Florida surged past 200,000 total COVID-19 cases Sunday , exactly one month after most of the state entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan .
It reached the milestone less than two weeks after hitting the 100,000-case mark on June 22 and only five days after reaching 150,000 cases Tuesday .
The state ’ s total case number since March now stands at 200,111 , with 10,059 cases added in Sunday ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health .
Last week , Florida twice broke previous records for the number of new cases in a 24-hour period .
Saturday ’ s 11,458 new cases remains the highest one-day count .
Some states with cases on the rise have countered with statewide mask mandates .
Florida has not .
Leaders in several populous counties including Broward , Palm Beach , Pinellas , and Miami-Dade have taken it upon themselves to issue a mask mandate .
Visiting the beach , a favorite summer holiday activity for many Floridians , became more difficult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of popular South Florida destinations closed or restricted beach access to local residents .

By Theodore Shoebat
Florida is now one of the hotbeds of covid, with over a quarter of a million covid cases, as we read in Yahoo! News:
Florida surged past 200,000 total COVID-19 cases Sunday, exactly one month after most of the state entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan.
It reached the milestone less than two weeks after hitting the 100,000-case mark on June 22 and only five days after reaching 150,000 cases Tuesday.
The state’s total case number since March now stands at 200,111, with 10,059 cases added in Sunday’s update from the state Department of Health.
Last week, Florida twice broke previous records for the number of new cases in a 24-hour period. Saturday’s 11,458 new cases remains the highest one-day count.
Some states with cases on the rise have countered with statewide mask mandates. Florida has not.
Leaders in several populous counties including Broward, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Miami-Dade have taken it upon themselves to issue a mask mandate.
Visiting the beach, a favorite summer holiday activity for many Floridians, became more difficult over the Independence Day weekend as a number of popular South Florida destinations closed or restricted beach access to local residents.