shoebat--2020-04-29--Across The Country, Americans Are Lining Up At Food Banks

In a scene that could look like it was taken from the 1930s , the UK Daily Mail reports that Americans are lining up at food banks from Los Angeles to Philadelphia .
Hundreds of Americans lined up to access much-needed food handouts in Los Angeles and Prospect , Pennsylvania , on Tuesday .
Masses of cars waited in line for the drive-thru food giveaway in Pico Rivera , California , as volunteers sporting face masks , gloves and high-vis jackets helped dish out supplies .
Over in Prospect , vehicles were seen snaking through the Big Butler Fairgrounds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ America lose their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic and households have been thrown into turmoil .
( source ) The scary part is that while the US is suffering , due to her financial position , economic size , global power , and vast food infrastructure , while there will be troubles , she is in the best position to weather the crisis .
The rest of the world is not so .
Many nations are going to suffer gravely because they have the same problems but lack the infrastructures to handle them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the US , it means other nations will starve , and have actual starvation , not the “ I did not eat McDonalds today ” starvation .
If food banks are running out in the US , it means that people will fight just for a loaf of bread or some fruit , let alone things in a nice package .
If the US is having trouble now , shaking at her foundations , it means the world will likely collapse .
If the US does in turn collapse , it means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire , as America right now is the only force keeping the nations of the world from destroying each other in a nuclear fireball .
Americans at food banks are not just about hungry people .
It is about a sign of economic leading to massive political instability that will severely affect the whole world .
This is not a time to fight over politics , but to help people through very hard times .
Everybody is going to need it because all are going to suffer badly , for this crisis can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even the incredibly wealthy or powerful .
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In a scene that could look like it was taken from the 1930s, the UK Daily Mail reports that Americans are lining up at food banks from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
Hundreds of Americans lined up to access much-needed food handouts in Los Angeles and Prospect, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Masses of cars waited in line for the drive-thru food giveaway in Pico Rivera, California, as volunteers sporting face masks, gloves and high-vis jackets helped dish out supplies. Over in Prospect, vehicles were seen snaking through the Big Butler Fairgrounds. It comes as millions of people across America lose their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic and households have been thrown into turmoil. (source)
The scary part is that while the US is suffering, due to her financial position, economic size, global power, and vast food infrastructure, while there will be troubles, she is in the best position to weather the crisis.
The rest of the world is not so. Many nations are going to suffer gravely because they have the same problems but lack the infrastructures to handle them successfully.
If people are going hungry in the US, it means other nations will starve, and have actual starvation, not the “I did not eat McDonalds today” starvation.
If food banks are running out in the US, it means that people will fight just for a loaf of bread or some fruit, let alone things in a nice package.
If the US is having trouble now, shaking at her foundations, it means the world will likely collapse. If the US does in turn collapse, it means the world WILL burn in a dumpster fire, as America right now is the only force keeping the nations of the world from destroying each other in a nuclear fireball.
Americans at food banks are not just about hungry people. It is about a sign of economic leading to massive political instability that will severely affect the whole world.
This is not a time to fight over politics, but to help people through very hard times. Everybody is going to need it because all are going to suffer badly, for this crisis cannot be avoided by anyone, not even the incredibly wealthy or powerful.
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shoebat--2020-04-29--The Coronation Of The World: How Coronavirus Is Destroying Globalism

The coronavirus is helping to lead to the disintegration of the current global order , and is helping the cause @ @ @ @ @ .
Welcome to the “ coronation ” of the world :

By Theodore Shoebat
The coronavirus is helping to lead to the disintegration of the current global order, and is helping the cause of nationalism throughout the world. Welcome to the “coronation” of the world:
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shoebat--2020-04-29--New York Orthodox Jews Cry “Anti-Semitism” For Being Threatened With Arrest For Refusing To Obey The

New York Orthodox Jews Cry “Anti-Semitism” For Being Threatened With Arrest For Refusing To Obey The Same Social Distancing Rules That Apply To Everybody Else

New York City is ground zero for the COVID-19 spread .
It is disproportionately spreading among the Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish communities because they are refusing to obey CDC social distancing guidelines that people of all religious , racial , and cultural backgrounds have been asked to obey for the sake of public safety .
Many people , including many Jews , have followed these guidelines to stop the spread of the disease .
However , the fact that the Hasidic communities have stubbornly refused to listen has resulted in massive outbreaks of the disease among them , including a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death of a major orthodox rabbi from COVID-19 and the attendance of thousands of orthodox who refuse to social distance , the UK Daily Mail has reported that Mayor DeBlasio is severely cracking down on the Hasids and all communities who refuse to distance .
In response , many of the Orthodox have cried “ anti-semitism ” .
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘ zero tolerance ’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn .
The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Williamsburg Tuesday night and threatened mourners with arrest for ignoring social distancing rules .
De Blasio traveled to personally shut down the gathering after images surfaced on social media of a massive funeral for a rabbi who died from coronavirus .
Shocking photos revealed hundreds of people gathered in the streets to pay their respects to Rabbi Chaim Mertz .
The mourners were seen crammed in together much closer than the six feet recommended under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not wearing face masks .
The mass gathering is also a violation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s executive order banning non-essential gatherings .
De Blasio slammed the mourners on Twitter calling their actions ‘ absolutely unacceptable ’ .
‘ Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite : a large funeral gathering in the middle of this pandemic , ’ he wrote .
‘ When I heard , I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed .
And what I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went on to send a stark warning to the community that the police will issue summons and even arrest people flouting social distancing guidelines .
‘ My message to the Jewish community , and all communities , is this simple : the time for warnings has passed , ’ he wrote on Twitter .
De Blasio slammed the Jewish community in a Twitter rant Tuesday night after he had broken up the gathering with the NYPD ‘ I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopping this disease and saving lives .
Period.
’ De Blasio ’ s response faced a backlash from some members of the Jewish community who said he was ‘ singling out ’ the group .
‘ This has to be a joke.Did the Mayor of NYC really just single out one specific ethnic community ( a community that has been the target of increasing hate crimes in HIS city ) as being noncompliant ?
?
’ wrote Chaim Deutsch , a City Council member who represents a large Orthodox Jewish population , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Affairs Council also Tweeted anger at the mayor ’ s response .
( source ) There is nothing “ anti-semitic ” about being asked to follow rules instituted for health and safety in the area that is the worldwide ground zero for a major pandemic .
What do many of these Orthodox want ?
To spread disease and make people sick ?
It is not enough that many of their own have died ?
This is not “ anti-semitism ” .
This is an utter contempt for public safety and the good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regardless of religion or race , who are trying to work together to make difficult sacrifices for the common good of all .
This is not a small issue either , such as with masks or not , or with a few people .
This is thousands of people actively creating conditions that WILL endanger people and they having the arrogance to try to blame people for saying “ please do not do this very dangerous thing.
” These people could just apologize and do what everybody else regardless of race or religion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voluntarily done .
If Catholics , Evangelicals , Moslems , Hindus , Buddhists , atheists , agnostics , and many Jews of good will are following these regulations , why is it “ anti-semitism ” when the Orthodox Jews are asked to do this ?
What one is seeing here is the reason why actual “ anti-semitism ” exists .
People do not simply “ hate Jews for no reason ” , but develop a hatred because of patterns of socially destructive and vulgar behavior in combination with a lack of repentance and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onto others .
Nobody wants to live next to a jerk who is a threat to himself and his neighbors .
Is it a surprise then that people see behavior such as this happening among a lot of Jews , and then people start to not like them ?
I ’ m not saying that people should go around hating others .
I am saying that people just do not dislike or hate others for “ no reason at all ” , as many apologists for such behavior like to claim , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not addressed and resolved .
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New York City is ground zero for the COVID-19 spread. It is disproportionately spreading among the Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish communities because they are refusing to obey CDC social distancing guidelines that people of all religious, racial, and cultural backgrounds have been asked to obey for the sake of public safety. Many people, including many Jews, have followed these guidelines to stop the spread of the disease.
However, the fact that the Hasidic communities have stubbornly refused to listen has resulted in massive outbreaks of the disease among them, including a large number of deaths.
Following the death of a major orthodox rabbi from COVID-19 and the attendance of thousands of orthodox who refuse to social distance, the UK Daily Mail has reported that Mayor DeBlasio is severely cracking down on the Hasids and all communities who refuse to distance. In response, many of the Orthodox have cried “anti-semitism”.
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus – after he drove across New York City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn. The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Williamsburg Tuesday night and threatened mourners with arrest for ignoring social distancing rules. De Blasio traveled to personally shut down the gathering after images surfaced on social media of a massive funeral for a rabbi who died from coronavirus. Shocking photos revealed hundreds of people gathered in the streets to pay their respects to Rabbi Chaim Mertz. The mourners were seen crammed in together much closer than the six feet recommended under social distancing guidelines and many people were not wearing face masks. The mass gathering is also a violation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order banning non-essential gatherings. De Blasio slammed the mourners on Twitter calling their actions ‘absolutely unacceptable’. ‘Something absolutely unacceptable happened in Williamsburg tonite: a large funeral gathering in the middle of this pandemic,’ he wrote. ‘When I heard, I went there myself to ensure the crowd was dispersed. And what I saw WILL NOT be tolerated so long as we are fighting the Coronavirus.’ The mayor went on to send a stark warning to the community that the police will issue summons and even arrest people flouting social distancing guidelines. ‘My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed,’ he wrote on Twitter. De Blasio slammed the Jewish community in a Twitter rant Tuesday night after he had broken up the gathering with the NYPD ‘I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.’ De Blasio’s response faced a backlash from some members of the Jewish community who said he was ‘singling out’ the group. ‘This has to be a joke.Did the Mayor of NYC really just single out one specific ethnic community (a community that has been the target of increasing hate crimes in HIS city) as being noncompliant??’ wrote Chaim Deutsch, a City Council member who represents a large Orthodox Jewish population, in a Twitter post. The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council also Tweeted anger at the mayor’s response. (source)
There is nothing “anti-semitic” about being asked to follow rules instituted for health and safety in the area that is the worldwide ground zero for a major pandemic.
What do many of these Orthodox want? To spread disease and make people sick? It is not enough that many of their own have died?
This is not “anti-semitism”. This is an utter contempt for public safety and the good will of the rest of society, regardless of religion or race, who are trying to work together to make difficult sacrifices for the common good of all.
This is not a small issue either, such as with masks or not, or with a few people. This is thousands of people actively creating conditions that WILL endanger people and they having the arrogance to try to blame people for saying “please do not do this very dangerous thing.”
These people could just apologize and do what everybody else regardless of race or religion has been asked to do and has voluntarily done. If Catholics, Evangelicals, Moslems, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, agnostics, and many Jews of good will are following these regulations, why is it “anti-semitism” when the Orthodox Jews are asked to do this?
What one is seeing here is the reason why actual “anti-semitism” exists. People do not simply “hate Jews for no reason”, but develop a hatred because of patterns of socially destructive and vulgar behavior in combination with a lack of repentance and aggressive attempts to deflect their own behavior onto others.
Nobody wants to live next to a jerk who is a threat to himself and his neighbors. Is it a surprise then that people see behavior such as this happening among a lot of Jews, and then people start to not like them?
I’m not saying that people should go around hating others. I am saying that people just do not dislike or hate others for “no reason at all”, as many apologists for such behavior like to claim, but it comes from patterns of behavior that are not addressed and resolved.
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shoebat--2020-04-29--Tennessee “Re-Opens”, Has Massive Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Tennessee and Georgia have both “ re-opened , ” but COVID-19 is still spreading .
It is of interesting note as NPR has reported that following this , Tennessee has reported a massive spike in COVID-19 cases .
Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus .
The step toward some semblance of normalcy comes a day after the state reported its highest single-day jump in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases , 478 , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the previous day .
The number of people confirmed to have the virus statewide as of Monday morning was just shy of 10,000 cases at 9,667 , according to data compiled by the University of Tennessee , Knoxville .
State officials say the spike in confirmed cases is due primarily to an increase in testing .
The state ’ s department of health tweeted that it conducted more than 7,000 tests this past weekend .
That is in addition to the more than 11,000 tests performed throughout the state the previous weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) While certainly not just solely related to the re-opening , if there is a pandemic going around , measures are put into place to control it , and then those measures are taken down , what does one think is going to happen ?
If Georgia and Tennessee are not careful , Atlanta and Nashville both could become major disease hot spots , as they are already in very questionable condition .
Right now is not the time to “ re-open ” anything .
It is a time to keep things under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread of disease .
Quarantine is not about “ destroying the economy ” - that was already done back in 2007 and the virus is exposing what the people wanted covered up .
Rather , it is about a choice of preventing the spread of a disease that has killed in 20 weeks what the Viet Cong could not do in 20 years .
For all of the fears people have of Communism , while justifiable , perhaps one may want to consider a larger killer in that this illness , until it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than Ho Chi Minh ever could .
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Tennessee and Georgia have both “re-opened,” but COVID-19 is still spreading. It is of interesting note as NPR has reported that following this, Tennessee has reported a massive spike in COVID-19 cases.
Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The step toward some semblance of normalcy comes a day after the state reported its highest single-day jump in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 478, which officials say represents a 5.2% increase from the previous day. The number of people confirmed to have the virus statewide as of Monday morning was just shy of 10,000 cases at 9,667, according to data compiled by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. State officials say the spike in confirmed cases is due primarily to an increase in testing. The state’s department of health tweeted that it conducted more than 7,000 tests this past weekend. That is in addition to the more than 11,000 tests performed throughout the state the previous weekend, state officials said. (source)
While certainly not just solely related to the re-opening, if there is a pandemic going around, measures are put into place to control it, and then those measures are taken down, what does one think is going to happen?
If Georgia and Tennessee are not careful, Atlanta and Nashville both could become major disease hot spots, as they are already in very questionable condition.
Right now is not the time to “re-open” anything. It is a time to keep things under strict control in order to prohibit the spread of disease.
Quarantine is not about “destroying the economy”- that was already done back in 2007 and the virus is exposing what the people wanted covered up. Rather, it is about a choice of preventing the spread of a disease that has killed in 20 weeks what the Viet Cong could not do in 20 years.
For all of the fears people have of Communism, while justifiable, perhaps one may want to consider a larger killer in that this illness, until it is brought under control, has murdered more than Ho Chi Minh ever could.
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shoebat--2020-04-29--There Are Officially More COVID-19 Deaths Than Those From The Vietnam War

I noted that if patterns continued , it would be a matter of days before the number of deaths from COVID-19 surpassed the total number of casualaties from the Vietnam War .
Now according to NPR , this exact situation has come to pass .
In not even three months since the first known U.S. deaths from COVID-19 , more lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. soil than the 58,220 Americans who died over nearly two decades in Vietnam .
Early Tuesday evening ET , the U.S. death toll reached 58,365 , according to Johns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives lost in the U.S. during the pandemic and the U.S. death toll in that war are roughly the same now , the death rate from the coronavirus in America is considerably higher .
It now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants .
During 1968 , the deadliest year for the U.S. in Vietnam , the death toll of 16,899 occurred at about half the pandemic ’ s rate — 8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents .
The pandemic has also been marked by nationwide death tolls surpassing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The highest daily toll for Americans fighting in the Vietnam War was on Jan. 31 , 1968 , when 246 U.S. personnel were killed during the Tet Offensive .
( source ) If 58,000 people died in a war , anybody would be concerned .
But Vietnam took place over almost twenty years .
It has not even been twenty weeks , and more people have died from COVID-19 .
In fact , scientists still do not understand how this virus is mutating the way it is , or how to control it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-lethal strains of it going around but with no information as to what is where makes the disease all the more deadly .
It is true that this disease is being used to advance malicious causes , but this does not mean that the disease itself is a non-existent conspiracy .
To the contrary , the disease is like a onion- a series of layers that one can not stop peeling away and keeps giving continually .
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I noted that if patterns continued, it would be a matter of days before the number of deaths from COVID-19 surpassed the total number of casualaties from the Vietnam War. Now according to NPR, this exact situation has come to pass.
In not even three months since the first known U.S. deaths from COVID-19, more lives have now been lost to the coronavirus pandemic on U.S. soil than the 58,220 Americans who died over nearly two decades in Vietnam. Early Tuesday evening ET, the U.S. death toll reached 58,365, according to Johns Hopkins University. While the number of lives lost in the U.S. during the pandemic and the U.S. death toll in that war are roughly the same now, the death rate from the coronavirus in America is considerably higher. It now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. During 1968, the deadliest year for the U.S. in Vietnam, the death toll of 16,899 occurred at about half the pandemic’s rate — 8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents. The pandemic has also been marked by nationwide death tolls surpassing 2,000 on six days this month. The highest daily toll for Americans fighting in the Vietnam War was on Jan. 31, 1968, when 246 U.S. personnel were killed during the Tet Offensive. (source)
If 58,000 people died in a war, anybody would be concerned. But Vietnam took place over almost twenty years.
It has not even been twenty weeks, and more people have died from COVID-19.
In fact, scientists still do not understand how this virus is mutating the way it is, or how to control it.
Given there are both lethal and non-lethal strains of it going around but with no information as to what is where makes the disease all the more deadly.
It is true that this disease is being used to advance malicious causes, but this does not mean that the disease itself is a non-existent conspiracy. To the contrary, the disease is like a onion- a series of layers that one cannot stop peeling away and keeps giving continually.
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shoebat--2020-04-30--US Marriage Rates Drop To Lowest Since The Civil War

Marriage rates dropped very low during the Civil War because the country lost 2 % of her population amid a very destructive conflict .
However , in modern times , the Wall Street Journal reports by way of the Daily Caller that marriage rates are at the lowest they have been since the conflict .
The U.S. marriage rate has dropped to the lowest on record since the federal government began keeping the data in 1867 , the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday .
The marriage rate fell 6 % in 2018 , with 6.5 unions formed for every 1,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Health Statistics report .
The report reflects how economic insecurity and changing norms are eroding marriage , which has plunged since the Great Depression of the 1930s , according to the Wall Street Journal .
“ Millennials are in peak marriage years , their 20s and 30s , and it ’ s still dropping , ” Sally Curtin , a statistician at the center , told the Wall Street Journal .
“ This is historic.
” The marriage rate rebounded sharply after World War II , when marriages hit a high of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But beginning in 1982 , the rate declined until 2009 , when it flattened before inching upward in 2014 .
Declining religious observation and growing acceptance of cohabitation have also contributed to the marriage decline , according to the Wall Street Journal .
( source ) The reason for this decline is simple .
Getting married today is a hazardous endeavor for men .
With promiscuity as normal behavior , easily available forms of pornography that are for all purposes everywhere , and marriage putting a man into a legal situation that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal and social liability that he can not mitigate no matter what he does , marriage is simply a dangerous thing .
There are not many benefits , and a tremendous number of risks that one can not really mitigate .
The breakdown of marriage has destroyed the family unit , divided all of society , and caused problems that will last for generations , and yet this did not have to be so .
Unfortunately , this pattern is nothing new , and it can be expected to continue for the foreseeable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and eventually , the political structures as they currently operate amid major changes taking place around the world .
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Marriage rates dropped very low during the Civil War because the country lost 2% of her population amid a very destructive conflict. However, in modern times, the Wall Street Journal reports by way of the Daily Caller that marriage rates are at the lowest they have been since the conflict.
The U.S. marriage rate has dropped to the lowest on record since the federal government began keeping the data in 1867, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The marriage rate fell 6% in 2018, with 6.5 unions formed for every 1,000 people, according to the National Center for Health Statistics report. The report reflects how economic insecurity and changing norms are eroding marriage, which has plunged since the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Millennials are in peak marriage years, their 20s and 30s, and it’s still dropping,” Sally Curtin, a statistician at the center, told the Wall Street Journal. “This is historic.” The marriage rate rebounded sharply after World War II, when marriages hit a high of 16.4 marriages per 1,000 people in 1946. But beginning in 1982, the rate declined until 2009, when it flattened before inching upward in 2014. Declining religious observation and growing acceptance of cohabitation have also contributed to the marriage decline, according to the Wall Street Journal. (source)
The reason for this decline is simple. Getting married today is a hazardous endeavor for men. With promiscuity as normal behavior, easily available forms of pornography that are for all purposes everywhere, and marriage putting a man into a legal situation that provides some tax benefits but a tremendous personal and social liability that he cannot mitigate no matter what he does, marriage is simply a dangerous thing. There are not many benefits, and a tremendous number of risks that one cannot really mitigate.
The breakdown of marriage has destroyed the family unit, divided all of society, and caused problems that will last for generations, and yet this did not have to be so.
Unfortunately, this pattern is nothing new, and it can be expected to continue for the foreseeable future with the breakdown of the economy and eventually, the political structures as they currently operate amid major changes taking place around the world.
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shoebat--2020-04-30--Millennials Are About To Get Seriously Beaten In The Stock Market

If Millennials have been beaten up a lot , Zero Hedge is warning the generation to prepare for another round of trouble as many are moving into a dangerously unstable stock market trying to make investments .
TD Ameritrade added 608,000 accounts in the first quarter , Charles Schwab Corp. added 609,000 accounts , and E*Trade saw a gain of about 363,000 .
Steve Quirk , executive vice president of trading and education at TD Ameritrade , said the number of new clients has increased since zero commission trades started late last year .
He noted recent account increases had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Generation X.
” In past selloffs , brokerages have noted that accounts and volumes of trades tend to tick higher as retail clients look for opportunities .
“ People are absolutely more engaged here because you ’ ve removed the cost to trade , ” said Devin Ryan , an analyst at JMP Securities .
We noted in one study that at least 97 % of Brazilian day traders lost money .
Other studies have shown that swing trading usually end in sad stories among pajama traders .
( source ) Right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comedian Jeff Foxworthy , it would probably be a more coherent investment strategy to go to the dog track and place one ’ s bet on the dog that relieves himself on a nearby fire hydrant closest to the race starting time .
Stocks have always been a semi-rigged casino to gamble in .
Of all times , now is NOT the time to invest in the stock market .
Remember what happened a few weeks ago with the COVID-19 bailouts- the government has veritably taken control over the markets by way of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies .
Basically , any company who got bailed out is now partially owned by the Federal Reserve Bank .
This is the merger of state and corporate power , or fascism .
Shoebat.com and many others covered this .
Yet a few weeks after this has happened , who remembers it ?
Nobody cares about it , and many seem to think that they can “ win ” at a rigged game .
When one goes to a casino , one knows there are certain games that while are difficult to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcomes of based on patterns observed .
Poker and Blackjack are two of these games .
Others , such as slot machines , can be pre-programmed to favor a person losing .
Which is the better game to play ?
The one where one can lose but mathematically gauge chances , or the one where failure can be built in ?
Clearly the answer must be the former .
Yet this is what has happened to the markets , as they have become the latter , and are programmed to fail by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now may go up , but now is not the time to invest .
If anything , it is to watch them and once they are made to rise , to pull from them and take what losses one must take .
Any Millennials who invest in the market right now are likely not going to make any money .
It would be far wiser , since the value of the currency is in decline , to focus on investment into hard assets , such as metals , land , or other forms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposed to decline in it .
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If Millennials have been beaten up a lot, Zero Hedge is warning the generation to prepare for another round of trouble as many are moving into a dangerously unstable stock market trying to make investments.
TD Ameritrade added 608,000 accounts in the first quarter, Charles Schwab Corp. added 609,000 accounts, and E*Trade saw a gain of about 363,000. Steve Quirk, executive vice president of trading and education at TD Ameritrade, said the number of new clients has increased since zero commission trades started late last year. He noted recent account increases had been seen mainly with “millennials and Generation X.” In past selloffs, brokerages have noted that accounts and volumes of trades tend to tick higher as retail clients look for opportunities. “People are absolutely more engaged here because you’ve removed the cost to trade,” said Devin Ryan, an analyst at JMP Securities. We noted in one study that at least 97% of Brazilian day traders lost money. Other studies have shown that swing trading usually end in sad stories among pajama traders. (source)
Right now, to paraphrase the words of the comedian Jeff Foxworthy, it would probably be a more coherent investment strategy to go to the dog track and place one’s bet on the dog that relieves himself on a nearby fire hydrant closest to the race starting time.
Stocks have always been a semi-rigged casino to gamble in. Of all times, now is NOT the time to invest in the stock market.
Remember what happened a few weeks ago with the COVID-19 bailouts- the government has veritably taken control over the markets by way of exchanging bailout money for government control over companies. Basically, any company who got bailed out is now partially owned by the Federal Reserve Bank.
This is the merger of state and corporate power, or fascism. Shoebat.com and many others covered this. Yet a few weeks after this has happened, who remembers it? Nobody cares about it, and many seem to think that they can “win” at a rigged game.
When one goes to a casino, one knows there are certain games that while are difficult to win at, one can reasonably predict the outcomes of based on patterns observed. Poker and Blackjack are two of these games. Others, such as slot machines, can be pre-programmed to favor a person losing.
Which is the better game to play? The one where one can lose but mathematically gauge chances, or the one where failure can be built in? Clearly the answer must be the former. Yet this is what has happened to the markets, as they have become the latter, and are programmed to fail by the government as they please.
Stocks right now may go up, but now is not the time to invest. If anything, it is to watch them and once they are made to rise, to pull from them and take what losses one must take.
Any Millennials who invest in the market right now are likely not going to make any money. It would be far wiser, since the value of the currency is in decline, to focus on investment into hard assets, such as metals, land, or other forms that can transmit and store value as opposed to decline in it.
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shoebat--2020-04-30--We Are Returning To The 1930s

We Are Returning To The 1930s

As tens of millions of people getting laid offed , we are returning to the conditions of the 1930s :

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shoebat--2020-04-30--Trump Declares “I Am Not F-cking Losing To Joe Biden”

President Trump is known for making many colorful statements .
According to a recent statement reported on by the Associated Press , Trump said “ I am not f-cking losing to Joe Biden ” .
President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his response to the coronavirus comes under criticism .
As the virus takes its deadly toll and much of the nation ’ s economy remains shuttered , new surveys by the Republican National Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a harrowing picture for the president as he faces reelection .
While Trump saw some of the best approval ratings of his presidency during the early weeks of the crisis , aides highlighted the growing political cost of the crisis and the unforced errors by Trump in his freewheeling press briefings .
Trump reacted with defiance , incredulous that he could be losing to someone he viewed as a weak candidate .
“ I am not f—-ing losing to Joe Biden , ” he repeated in a series of heated conference calls with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five people with knowledge of the conversations .
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions .
The message to the president was sobering : Trump was trailing the former Democratic vice president in many key battleground states , he was told , and would have lost the Electoral College if the election had been held earlier this month .
( source )

President Trump is known for making many colorful statements. According to a recent statement reported on by the Associated Press, Trump said “I am not f-cking losing to Joe Biden”.
President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his response to the coronavirus comes under criticism.
As the virus takes its deadly toll and much of the nation’s economy remains shuttered, new surveys by the Republican National Committee and Trump’s campaign pointed to a harrowing picture for the president as he faces reelection.
While Trump saw some of the best approval ratings of his presidency during the early weeks of the crisis, aides highlighted the growing political cost of the crisis and the unforced errors by Trump in his freewheeling press briefings.
Trump reacted with defiance, incredulous that he could be losing to someone he viewed as a weak candidate.
“I am not f—-ing losing to Joe Biden,” he repeated in a series of heated conference calls with his top campaign officials, according to five people with knowledge of the conversations. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions.
The message to the president was sobering: Trump was trailing the former Democratic vice president in many key battleground states, he was told, and would have lost the Electoral College if the election had been held earlier this month. (source)


shoebat--2020-04-30--Worst Year For Auto Sale Since 1990

Worst Year For Auto Sale Since 1990

2020 is destroying many thing , including according to Edmunds has caused a crash in the auto market , making the current year the worst one yet since 1990. he car shopping experts at Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic , forecasting that 633,260 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. for an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate ( SAAR ) of 7.7 million .
This reflects a 52.5 % decrease in sales from April 2019 , and a 36.6 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ note that this is the lowest-volume sales month dating back to at least 1990 ; the second worst month for sales in the past 30 years was January of 2009 , when 655,000 vehicles were sold .
“ April auto sales took the biggest hit we ’ ve seen in decades , ” said Jessica Caldwell , Edmunds ’ executive director of insights .
“ These bleak figures aren ’ t just because consumers are holding back on their purchases — fleet sales are seeing an even more dramatic drop as daily rental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other industries , the entire automotive sector is struggling as the coronavirus crisis continues to cripple the economy.
” ( source )

2020 is destroying many thing, including according to Edmunds has caused a crash in the auto market, making the current year the worst one yet since 1990.
he car shopping experts at Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forecasting that 633,260 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. for an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 7.7 million. This reflects a 52.5% decrease in sales from April 2019, and a 36.6% decrease from March 2020. Edmunds analysts note that this is the lowest-volume sales month dating back to at least 1990; the second worst month for sales in the past 30 years was January of 2009, when 655,000 vehicles were sold.
“April auto sales took the biggest hit we’ve seen in decades,” said Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds’ executive director of insights. “These bleak figures aren’t just because consumers are holding back on their purchases — fleet sales are seeing an even more dramatic drop as daily rental business has dried up. Like many other industries, the entire automotive sector is struggling as the coronavirus crisis continues to cripple the economy.” (source)


shoebat--2020-04-30--Iowa Tells Workers To Get Back To Work Or Lose Benefits

While I can not definitively prove it to be true , the recent push by the state of Georgia to “ reopen ” seems to have little to do with principle and all to do with money , as Georgia has a long history of being a state that places a disproportionate value on earning money even to the detriment of other concerns .
I suspected that in the mind of the state , getting people “ back to work ” was a way to minimize paying state monies through unemployment using a legal justification as the excuse .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state of Iowa , which according to a report from Business Insider has said that people need to go back to work lest they lose unemployment benefits .
Iowa Workforce Development , a state agency that provides employment services for individual workers , said an employee ’ s refusal return to work out of fear would be considered a “ voluntary quit ” — which would mean they could no longer receive unemployment benefits .
The announcement applies to workers across the state .
Ryan West , the deputy director of Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were some exceptions , such as workers diagnosed with COVID-19 .
The Iowa Workforce Development website prompts employers to fill out what it calls a Job Offer Decline Form for employees who refuse to return to work .
The governor has said that opting not to go back to work could disqualify employees from future unemployment benefits .
Business Insider ’ s Andy Kiersz reported that 232,913 Iowans filed for unemployment between March 15 and April 18 , which is 13.5 % of the state ’ s labor force .
Last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Iowa advised the governor not to loosen social-distancing restrictions , KWWL reported .
They wrote a research paper for the governor after they were commissioned by the Iowa Department of Public Health .
“ We observe a huge range of possible outcomes , from relatively low fatalities to catastrophic loss of life , ” the paper said .
The scientists said there was still “ considerable uncertainty ” over how many deaths the state may eventually have ; the projections range from 150 to over 10,000 deaths .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection and mortality rates due to social distancing policies , but not that a peak has been reached , ” the paper said .
The professors said that did not mean measures should be eased : “ Therefore , prevention measures should remain in place .
Without such measures being continued , a second wave of infections is likely.
” ( source ) As noted in the story , the low number of deaths seems to be related to social distancing .
This virus is very dangerous .
It is highly contagious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ strains kill people , and there are no clear patterns of data as to what is where .
Iowa makes it very clear that there is a connection between losing unemployment- even if safety matters are at hand as supported by the Federal government -and going back to work during a pandemic .
What reason other could there be that the state wants to face people back to work in a pandemic than that they are more concerned about money than human life ?
If one wants a look to see what one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think of him , this is it right here .
Your life does not matter .
You are a tax slave for the government and those in power who control the government .
That is what is going through the minds of many .
Health ?
A secondary concern .
Death ?
Maybe the common man ’ s problem , but not those in power .
The state of Iowa ’ s actions may risk a lawsuit here , especially if the infection rates increase because of the “ reopening ” .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
Right now , what people need to do is not to force a “ reopening ” , but to continue the sanitation and social procedures that so far have seemed to work in controlling the spread of the virus .
Business can wait , as health is always more important .
But at the same time , do not forget about these actions by state governments , because the contempt of public safety and the prioritization of business and profit for another over the health of the public is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to realize is what many actually think .
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While I cannot definitively prove it to be true, the recent push by the state of Georgia to “reopen” seems to have little to do with principle and all to do with money, as Georgia has a long history of being a state that places a disproportionate value on earning money even to the detriment of other concerns. I suspected that in the mind of the state, getting people “back to work” was a way to minimize paying state monies through unemployment using a legal justification as the excuse.
This concept was just more directly spoken by the state of Iowa, which according to a report from Business Insider has said that people need to go back to work lest they lose unemployment benefits.
Iowa Workforce Development, a state agency that provides employment services for individual workers, said an employee’s refusal return to work out of fear would be considered a “voluntary quit” — which would mean they could no longer receive unemployment benefits. The announcement applies to workers across the state. Ryan West, the deputy director of Iowa Workforce Development, told Radio Iowa that there were some exceptions, such as workers diagnosed with COVID-19. The Iowa Workforce Development website prompts employers to fill out what it calls a Job Offer Decline Form for employees who refuse to return to work. The governor has said that opting not to go back to work could disqualify employees from future unemployment benefits. Business Insider’s Andy Kiersz reported that 232,913 Iowans filed for unemployment between March 15 and April 18, which is 13.5% of the state’s labor force. Last week, seven epidemiology and biostatistics professors from the University of Iowa advised the governor not to loosen social-distancing restrictions, KWWL reported. They wrote a research paper for the governor after they were commissioned by the Iowa Department of Public Health. “We observe a huge range of possible outcomes, from relatively low fatalities to catastrophic loss of life,” the paper said. The scientists said there was still “considerable uncertainty” over how many deaths the state may eventually have; the projections range from 150 to over 10,000 deaths. “We have found evidence of a slowdown in infection and mortality rates due to social distancing policies, but not that a peak has been reached,” the paper said. The professors said that did not mean measures should be eased: “Therefore, prevention measures should remain in place. Without such measures being continued, a second wave of infections is likely.” (source)
As noted in the story, the low number of deaths seems to be related to social distancing.
This virus is very dangerous. It is highly contagious. Certain strains are not harmful. Other strains kill people, and there are no clear patterns of data as to what is where.
Iowa makes it very clear that there is a connection between losing unemployment- even if safety matters are at hand as supported by the Federal government -and going back to work during a pandemic.
What reason other could there be that the state wants to face people back to work in a pandemic than that they are more concerned about money than human life?
If one wants a look to see what one’s “leaders” in government think of him, this is it right here.
Your life does not matter. You are a tax slave for the government and those in power who control the government. That is what is going through the minds of many. Health? A secondary concern. Death? Maybe the common man’s problem, but not those in power.
The state of Iowa’s actions may risk a lawsuit here, especially if the infection rates increase because of the “reopening”. The same applies to the state of Georgia as well.
Right now, what people need to do is not to force a “reopening”, but to continue the sanitation and social procedures that so far have seemed to work in controlling the spread of the virus. Business can wait, as health is always more important. But at the same time, do not forget about these actions by state governments, because the contempt of public safety and the prioritization of business and profit for another over the health of the public is what many hope the people do not come to realize is what many actually think.
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shoebat--2020-04-30--Mnuchin Was Right, Thirty Million Americans Are Now Out Of Work

I really wish that I did not have to report on this .
According to the Associate Press , thirty million Americans are now unemployed .
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s .
Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors and slash their workforces .
That is more people than live in the New York and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s by far the worst string of layoffs on record .
It adds up to more than one in six American workers .
With more employers cutting payrolls to save money , economists have forecast that the unemployment rate for April could go as high as 20 % .
That would be the highest rate since it reached 25 % during the Great Depression .
( source ) I will say it again , I wish these numbers were not true .
The rising poverty is America is a huge issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ emphasize enough to people because it is going to get a lot , lot , lot worse .
Yes , I said it three times because it is worthy of saying it that much .
Let me give you a rundown of fundamentals to consider .
You can find the references to a lot of this in the Shoebat archives .
Right now , 44 % of the population earns less than $ 20K per year .
Most people have to work two jobs to survive , which means mom and dad working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a single apartment .
There is no state anywhere where a minimum wage or even 25 % over minimum can pay for an apartment without causing sever financial detriment , and in some cases can not be paid for at all .
It has been found that one quarter of the population uses credit cards to pay for fixed expenses , as it without credit they can not pay .
This is another extremely bad sign because fixed costs can not be eliminated .
It is estimated that 57 % of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 % with Generation X .
23 % is concentrated among foreign or corporate interests .
Only 3 % is held by Millennials , and Generation Z has less than 1 % so far estimates indicate .
A lot of old people or companies , all who are in massive debt , own everything , while the next generation owns nothing and has no hope of earning a lot more to compensate .
The monies from the elderly and companies will go to pay debts .
The young have lots of debts but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America is becoming like Russia- a superminority of super wealthy people , and the rest who are poor and miserable .
I have watched this happen for years .
I saw it develop in real time .
I know very well about this .
I wish I did not have to talk about this but unfortunately I must because these are the facts .
I have said this before and I will say it again- if you have not already , work as hard as you can right now while you still are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bills as possible , and stock up on food , and if one can , learn to plant a garden .
Time is running out .
Things are going to get really bad .
A lot of people will be forced into poverty , as in forced onto the streets .
I have seen street life up close .
It is not pretty .
It is no accident that people are turning to “ camming ” and prostitution right now .
This is not even a moral issue per se in itself ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a moral thing or am attempting to defend it ) , but rather a historical paradigm as a measurement of economic troubles that can be seen across history and cultures as when things become very difficult , many poor women start selling themselves for money to pay for food and rent .
If you have a house , you are blessed .
If you have a job , you are blessed .
If you are financially somewhat ok you are very blessed .
Count your blessings .
You will need them as things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support the work of this site .
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I really wish that I did not have to report on this.
According to the Associate Press, thirty million Americans are now unemployed.
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s. Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors and slash their workforces. That is more people than live in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas combined, and it’s by far the worst string of layoffs on record. It adds up to more than one in six American workers. With more employers cutting payrolls to save money, economists have forecast that the unemployment rate for April could go as high as 20%. That would be the highest rate since it reached 25% during the Great Depression. (source)
I will say it again, I wish these numbers were not true.
The rising poverty is America is a huge issue. It is something that I cannot emphasize enough to people because it is going to get a lot, lot, lot worse. Yes, I said it three times because it is worthy of saying it that much.
Let me give you a rundown of fundamentals to consider. You can find the references to a lot of this in the Shoebat archives.
Right now, 44% of the population earns less than $20K per year. Most people have to work two jobs to survive, which means mom and dad working, or people living together to pay for a single apartment. There is no state anywhere where a minimum wage or even 25% over minimum can pay for an apartment without causing sever financial detriment, and in some cases cannot be paid for at all.
It has been found that one quarter of the population uses credit cards to pay for fixed expenses, as it without credit they cannot pay. This is another extremely bad sign because fixed costs cannot be eliminated.
It is estimated that 57% of all wealth is concentrated in the Boomers and 16% with Generation X. 23% is concentrated among foreign or corporate interests. Only 3% is held by Millennials, and Generation Z has less than 1% so far estimates indicate.
A lot of old people or companies, all who are in massive debt, own everything, while the next generation owns nothing and has no hope of earning a lot more to compensate. The monies from the elderly and companies will go to pay debts. The young have lots of debts but no way to pay them off.
America is becoming like Russia- a superminority of super wealthy people, and the rest who are poor and miserable.
I have watched this happen for years. I saw it develop in real time. I know very well about this. I wish I did not have to talk about this but unfortunately I must because these are the facts.
I have said this before and I will say it again- if you have not already, work as hard as you can right now while you still are able to, pay down as many bills as possible, and stock up on food, and if one can, learn to plant a garden.
Time is running out. Things are going to get really bad. A lot of people will be forced into poverty, as in forced onto the streets.
I have seen street life up close. It is not pretty.
It is no accident that people are turning to “camming” and prostitution right now. This is not even a moral issue per se in itself (I am not saying that prostitution is a moral thing or am attempting to defend it), but rather a historical paradigm as a measurement of economic troubles that can be seen across history and cultures as when things become very difficult, many poor women start selling themselves for money to pay for food and rent.
If you have a house, you are blessed.
If you have a job, you are blessed.
If you are financially somewhat ok you are very blessed.
Count your blessings. You will need them as things get harder.
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shoebat--2020-04-30--Scientists Conclude That The Coronavirus That Is Infecting People In France Did Not Come From China

Scientists Conclude That The Coronavirus That Is Infecting People In France Did Not Come From China Or Italy But Is Another Adapted Strand

Scientists have concluded that the coronavirus that is infecting people in France did not come from China or Italy , but is another adapted strand , according to a report from South China Morning Post : The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases imported from China , but from a locally circulating strain of unknown origin , according to a new study by French scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris .
Genetic analysis showed that the dominant types of the viral strains in France belonged to a clade – or group with a common ancestor – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy , the earliest hotspot in Europe .
“ The French outbreak has been mainly seeded by one or several variants of this clade … we can infer that the virus was silently circulating in France in February , ” said researchers led by Dr Sylvie van der Werf and Etienne Simon-Loriere in a non-peer reviewed paper released on bioRxiv.org last week .
The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 128,000 people in France and caused more than 23,000 deaths .
France detected the virus in late January , before any other country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a travel history that included China ’ s Hubei province were sampled on January 24 and tested positive .
The scientists took samples of this French strand from patience with no travel history , suggesting a European origin : The earliest sample in the French clade was collected on February 19 from a patient who had no history of travel and no known contact with returned travellers .
Several patients had recently travelled to other European countries , the United Arab Emirates , Madagascar and Egypt but there was no direct evidence that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To the researchers ’ surprise , some of the later strains collected were genetically older – or closer to the ancestral root – than the first sample in this clade .
A possible explanation , according to the authors , was that local transmission had been occurring in France for some time without being detected by health authorities .
The French government may have missed detecting the transmission .
According to the researchers , a large proportion of those patients might have had mild symptoms or none at all .
The researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Algeria were closely related to those in France , suggesting that travellers from France might have introduced the virus to the African country and caused an outbreak .

By Theodore Shoebat
Scientists have concluded that the coronavirus that is infecting people in France did not come from China or Italy, but is another adapted strand, according to a report from South China Morning Post:
The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases imported from China, but from a locally circulating strain of unknown origin, according to a new study by French scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Genetic analysis showed that the dominant types of the viral strains in France belonged to a clade – or group with a common ancestor – that did not come from China or Italy, the earliest hotspot in Europe. “The French outbreak has been mainly seeded by one or several variants of this clade … we can infer that the virus was silently circulating in France in February,” said researchers led by Dr Sylvie van der Werf and Etienne Simon-Loriere in a non-peer reviewed paper released on bioRxiv.org last week. The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 128,000 people in France and caused more than 23,000 deaths.
France detected the virus in late January, before any other country in Europe. A few patients with a travel history that included China’s Hubei province were sampled on January 24 and tested positive.
The scientists took samples of this French strand from patience with no travel history, suggesting a European origin:
The earliest sample in the French clade was collected on February 19 from a patient who had no history of travel and no known contact with returned travellers. Several patients had recently travelled to other European countries, the United Arab Emirates, Madagascar and Egypt but there was no direct evidence that they contracted the disease in these destinations. To the researchers’ surprise, some of the later strains collected were genetically older – or closer to the ancestral root – than the first sample in this clade. A possible explanation, according to the authors, was that local transmission had been occurring in France for some time without being detected by health authorities. The French government may have missed detecting the transmission. According to the researchers, a large proportion of those patients might have had mild symptoms or none at all. The researchers also found that three sequences later sampled in Algeria were closely related to those in France, suggesting that travellers from France might have introduced the virus to the African country and caused an outbreak.
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shoebat--2020-05-01--Russian Orthodox Church Prepares To Open Cathedral With Murals Honoring Stalin, Putin, And The Sovie

Russian Orthodox Church Prepares To Open Cathedral With Murals Honoring Stalin, Putin, And The Soviet Union

In November 2018 , I reported that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was opening a church with National Socialist and occult imagery .
Since both of these things are directly opposed to Christianity , the act was not only blasphemous , but the equivocation of God and Christianity with national politics , something that is a tremendous and unresolved problem in the Orthodox world .
If what Ukraine did was bad , the Russian Orthodox Church is about to outdo the Ukrainians with the opening of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral , which openly has murals lauding the Soviet Union , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unquestionably wicked Stalin , as well as with murals of both Putin and Russian chief military general Sergei Shoigu as the UK Guardian reports .
Russia is planning to open a huge cathedral with mosaics depicting Vladimir Putin and Joseph Stalin , as well as the annexation of Crimea , on the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany next month .
The mammoth structure will be one of the world ’ s tallest Orthodox cathedrals when it opens in the military ’ s Patriot Park outside Moscow on 9 May .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a monument to the Soviet victory in the second world war .
The diameter of the drum under the main cupola will measure 19.45 metres to signify the year the war ended , and a “ road of memory ” will have 1,418 steps , corresponding to the number of days the Soviet Union fought in the war .
Its main steps are reportedly forged from metal salvaged from Nazi military hardware .
But special attention has been paid to several eye-catching mosaics that glorify Putin and other Russian officials during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation led by unmarked Russian army units referred to as “ little green men ” .
One of the mosaics , first revealed by the MBKh News website , depicts Putin , Sergei Shoigu , the defence minister , Alexander Bortnikov , the head of the Federal Security Service , and other top brass walking among a sea of Russians bearing tricolour flags .
Also in the crowd appear to be Valery Gerasimov , a prominent Russian general , and Sergey Aksyonov , the current head of Crimea installed by Putin .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in front of a sign that reads “ Crimea is ours ” .
Andrey Kuraev , an archdeacon , wrote : “ It ’ s like a guilty plea to The Hague .
If an icon with the conquest of Crimea is placed in an army cathedral , that means the army played a decisive role in this operation.
” Church officials confirmed the leaked pictures , saying it was custom to include real figures in church mosaics .
“ There has always been this tradition , when historical scenes are depicted from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s understood that one of these meaningful events was the accession of Crimea .
The leading members of the government , who will be depicted here , took part in that accession , ” Bishop Stefan , the head of the cathedral , told the business newspaper RBC .
Another mosaic depicts the 1945 parade following the victory over Nazi Germany , with a crowd of soldiers standing in front of the Kremlin and a banner bearing a portrait of Stalin .
It is one of his first appearances on a state building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding a poster with Stalin , but he isn ’ t among the marshals of the victory , despite being the commander in chief , ” the artist who made the mosaics told the Novaya Gazeta newspaper .
Putin has reacted carefully to public revelations about the mosaics .
A spokesman said on Sunday : “ When he was told about this , he smiled and said : ‘ Someday our thankful descendants will appreciate our merits , but it ’ s too early to do so now.
’ ” On Monday evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arts committee to review the mosaic .
( source ) I have reported for years at Shoebat.com that Putin , both from people I have spoken with as well as independent research , all say that Putin adores Stalin to the point of engaging in occult practices to contact and channel his spirit for national ends , and how Putin is modeling himself after Stalin .
What more proof is needed ?
Does one need to replace the Cross with a statue of Stalin ?
Likewise , why does Putin need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be very wrong to paint Pope Francis into a Catholic Church , or any living person , especially one who did bad things .
Why then would it be appropriate for Russia to laud a mass murderer ( Stalin ) and an aspiring dictator to the previous mass murderer ( Putin ) in a building that is supposed to be a house for God ?
If this is so evil , where is the Russian Orthodox Church ?
How about the hordes of Russian Orthodox priests speaking out against it ?
Indeed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ audible voice on this matter .
I reported that based on available data from ex-KGB sources , they said that the Russian Orthodox Church has been fully compromised by the KGB since the 1970s and functions as a puppet of them , including the Patriarch as a KGB agent .
These same criticisms have also been noted by ROCOR , which is a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia ( hence the acronym ) who separated based on the schism caused by communism .
As the Second Great Schism- the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t-hat has divided the Orthodox world continues , it is not helping the situation of either church .
None are discussing theological matters for the split , but it is solely about ethnic politics and national power as it has been throughout history in the Orthodox world .
However , now the schism is coming to a particular head because both are worshiping nation over Christ , be it Azov in Ukraine or Stalin and Putin in Russia .
Did “ the Pope ” cause these things ?
Absolutely not .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality of most of the discussions about minor theological differences of emphasis that have been thoroughly discussed between East and West , for the theology is like with Luther ’ s rebellion , a cover for the true end , which is a rejection of Christ ’ s command in Sacred Scripture that Peter is the rock upon which Christ Himself will build His Church and which the gates of Hell will not prevail over and which has the power to bind and loose on Heaven that which is on Earth , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Constantinople , Moscow , or Berlin .
Is it a surprise why so much effort a deception has been lobbed at the Catholic Church today for all to see , and while ?
After all , those who are already deceived and embedded in their own delusions , pitted against each other , do not need further efforts made to delude them since doing as such would be redundant .
\\ This “ church ” is not a church .
It is a nationalistic monument to an evil cause , and if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop it from being put out the way it is , given all of the history of the 20th century and what has transpired in the ROC with the context of theology , history , and beliefs , then it is not Christ who sits in that church , but the devil who waves the flag of nationalism and claims Christ as a banner but while denying all that Christ came to teach and advocating that which He came to destroy .
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In November 2018, I reported that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was opening a church with National Socialist and occult imagery. Since both of these things are directly opposed to Christianity, the act was not only blasphemous, but the equivocation of God and Christianity with national politics, something that is a tremendous and unresolved problem in the Orthodox world.
If what Ukraine did was bad, the Russian Orthodox Church is about to outdo the Ukrainians with the opening of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, which openly has murals lauding the Soviet Union, including fawning adoration of the absolutely and unquestionably wicked Stalin, as well as with murals of both Putin and Russian chief military general Sergei Shoigu as the UK Guardian reports.
Russia is planning to open a huge cathedral with mosaics depicting Vladimir Putin and Joseph Stalin, as well as the annexation of Crimea, on the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany next month. The mammoth structure will be one of the world’s tallest Orthodox cathedrals when it opens in the military’s Patriot Park outside Moscow on 9 May . Largely, the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral is a monument to the Soviet victory in the second world war. The diameter of the drum under the main cupola will measure 19.45 metres to signify the year the war ended, and a “road of memory” will have 1,418 steps, corresponding to the number of days the Soviet Union fought in the war. Its main steps are reportedly forged from metal salvaged from Nazi military hardware. But special attention has been paid to several eye-catching mosaics that glorify Putin and other Russian officials during the annexation of Crimea in 2014, an operation led by unmarked Russian army units referred to as “little green men”. One of the mosaics, first revealed by the MBKh News website, depicts Putin, Sergei Shoigu, the defence minister, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the Federal Security Service, and other top brass walking among a sea of Russians bearing tricolour flags. Also in the crowd appear to be Valery Gerasimov, a prominent Russian general, and Sergey Aksyonov, the current head of Crimea installed by Putin. A missing panel photographed separately shows several women in front of a sign that reads “Crimea is ours”.
Andrey Kuraev, an archdeacon, wrote: “It’s like a guilty plea to The Hague. If an icon with the conquest of Crimea is placed in an army cathedral, that means the army played a decisive role in this operation.” Church officials confirmed the leaked pictures, saying it was custom to include real figures in church mosaics. “There has always been this tradition, when historical scenes are depicted from one period or another. It’s understood that one of these meaningful events was the accession of Crimea. The leading members of the government, who will be depicted here, took part in that accession,” Bishop Stefan, the head of the cathedral, told the business newspaper RBC. Another mosaic depicts the 1945 parade following the victory over Nazi Germany, with a crowd of soldiers standing in front of the Kremlin and a banner bearing a portrait of Stalin. It is one of his first appearances on a state building since the 1960s. “They are holding a poster with Stalin, but he isn’t among the marshals of the victory, despite being the commander in chief,” the artist who made the mosaics told the Novaya Gazeta newspaper. Putin has reacted carefully to public revelations about the mosaics. A spokesman said on Sunday: “When he was told about this, he smiled and said: ‘Someday our thankful descendants will appreciate our merits, but it’s too early to do so now.’” On Monday evening the church said it would engage its arts committee to review the mosaic. (source)
I have reported for years at Shoebat.com that Putin, both from people I have spoken with as well as independent research, all say that Putin adores Stalin to the point of engaging in occult practices to contact and channel his spirit for national ends, and how Putin is modeling himself after Stalin.
What more proof is needed? Does one need to replace the Cross with a statue of Stalin?
Likewise, why does Putin need to be painted into the church? It would be very wrong to paint Pope Francis into a Catholic Church, or any living person, especially one who did bad things. Why then would it be appropriate for Russia to laud a mass murderer (Stalin) and an aspiring dictator to the previous mass murderer (Putin) in a building that is supposed to be a house for God?
If this is so evil, where is the Russian Orthodox Church? How about the hordes of Russian Orthodox priests speaking out against it? Indeed, one does not even find a solitary audible voice on this matter.
I reported that based on available data from ex-KGB sources, they said that the Russian Orthodox Church has been fully compromised by the KGB since the 1970s and functions as a puppet of them, including the Patriarch as a KGB agent. These same criticisms have also been noted by ROCOR, which is a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia (hence the acronym) who separated based on the schism caused by communism.
As the Second Great Schism- the split between the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox t-hat has divided the Orthodox world continues, it is not helping the situation of either church. None are discussing theological matters for the split, but it is solely about ethnic politics and national power as it has been throughout history in the Orthodox world. However, now the schism is coming to a particular head because both are worshiping nation over Christ, be it Azov in Ukraine or Stalin and Putin in Russia.
Did “the Pope” cause these things? Absolutely not. It is strictly about power, which is the reality of most of the discussions about minor theological differences of emphasis that have been thoroughly discussed between East and West, for the theology is like with Luther’s rebellion, a cover for the true end, which is a rejection of Christ’s command in Sacred Scripture that Peter is the rock upon which Christ Himself will build His Church and which the gates of Hell will not prevail over and which has the power to bind and loose on Heaven that which is on Earth, and Peter was sent to Rome, not to Constantinople, Moscow, or Berlin.
Is it a surprise why so much effort a deception has been lobbed at the Catholic Church today for all to see, and while? After all, those who are already deceived and embedded in their own delusions, pitted against each other, do not need further efforts made to delude them since doing as such would be redundant. \\
This “church” is not a church. It is a nationalistic monument to an evil cause, and if the Russian Orthodox Church should refuse to stop it from being put out the way it is, given all of the history of the 20th century and what has transpired in the ROC with the context of theology, history, and beliefs, then it is not Christ who sits in that church, but the devil who waves the flag of nationalism and claims Christ as a banner but while denying all that Christ came to teach and advocating that which He came to destroy.
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shoebat--2020-05-01--Almost 40,000 Medical Employees In Spain Are Now Infected With COVID-19

Still so many people are saying that this is overblown , but yet there are nearly 40,000 medical employees with @ @ @ @ @ , which has killed over 65,000 Americans in six weeks , is being left with @ @ @ @ @ people , which is quite sad .
According to the AP : In Spain , @ @ @ @ @ symbolized the country ’ s desperate battle against the virus held a ceremonial closing .
@ @ @ @ @ “ Public Health !
” and “ We Want Tests !
” Nearly 40,000 Spanish @ @ @ @ @ virus , in part because of a scarcity of tests and protective clothing that forced @ @ @ @ @ make suits out of garbage bags and other everyday products .
May Day labor protests @ @ @ @ @ in the United States , where this week the number of Americans filing for unemployment @ @ @ @ @ million — and joblessness in April could hit numbers not seen since the Great Depression @ @ @ @

By Theodore Shoebat
Still so many people are saying that this is overblown, but yet there are nearly 40,000 medical employees with coronavirus. Such an outbreak, which has killed over 65,000 Americans in six weeks, is being left with the indifference of so many people, which is quite sad. According to the AP:
In Spain, a huge field hospital that symbolized the country’s desperate battle against the virus held a ceremonial closing. Dozens of health workers shouted “Public Health!” and “We Want Tests!”
Nearly 40,000 Spanish health workers have contracted the virus, in part because of a scarcity of tests and protective clothing that forced many doctors and nurses to make suits out of garbage bags and other everyday products.
May Day labor protests started in the 19th century in the United States, where this week the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surpassed a staggering 30 million — and joblessness in April could hit numbers not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.


Unlocking Mystery Babylon

One of the things that we can learn from the COVID-19 is that the worst place to be in is a city , and this is a hard lesson .
Walid Shoebat recently spoke in a video showing the future destruction of cities : “ Though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge.
” ( Psalms 46:3 ) Therefore we will not fear , though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas , though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city of God , the holy place where the Most High dwells .
God is within her ; she will not be moved .
God will help her when morning dawns .
the earth melts when He lifts His voice .
The “ waters ” roaring are the revolutions that we see happening all around the world from the Arab Spring to rioting throughout Europe .
God even gives you the explanation “ the nations rage ” and Christ warns that “ nation will rise against nation ” and Isaiah 19 warns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ neighbor ” will fight “ against neighbor ” .
We are to witness civil unrest .
The world will become a havoc that John in Revelation 6 says that people will enter into caves and underground bunkers and shelters from the catastrophes to come : “ And the kings of the earth , and the great men , and the rich men , and the chief captains , and the mighty men , and every bondman , and every free man , hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her , my people , so that you will not participate in her sinsand receive of her plagues ” ( Revelation 18:4 ) Come out of what ?
God warns of plagues and wrath that will hit all major cities : “ And there were noises and thunder and lightning ; and there was a great earthquake , such a mighty and great earthquakeas had not occurred since men were on the earth .
Now the great city was divided into three parts , and the cities of the nations fell .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
” ( Revelation 16:18-19 ) Most do not notice “ and the cities of the nations fell ” which is the destruction of every city .
“ The great city was split into three parts , and the cities of the nations fell .
Babylon the great was remembered before God , to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.
” ( Revelation 16:19 ) This is Mystery Babylon the Great , the Mother of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the street of the great city , which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt , where also their Lord was crucified.
” Jerusalem just before Christ comes is viewed by God as pagan Egypt and so are her daughters born of her .
And it is not only the two witness who descend on this Egypt , but Christ Himself “ will come into a world God calls Egypt ” : “ The burden against Egypt .
Behold , the Lord rides on a swift cloud , and will come into Egypt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at His presence , And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
” ( Isaiah 19:1 ) God views the world today as syncretistic and pagan .
And so we have so many verses applying to short term ( ancient nations ) and then long-term ( today ’ s world ) .
Prophecy repeats and surprise us as they repeat .
The historic ones seem to repeat so as to fulfill Solomon the Wise “ What has beenwill be again , what has been donewill be done again ; there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ECC 1:9 ) Apocalypse 11:8 being the literal “ Jerusalem ” and is called “ Sodom ” is a key to unravel this whole mystery to unlock our main prophetic puzzle that mystified scholars for centuries : “ Mystery , Babylon The Great , The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth ” .
( Revelation 17:5 ) For centuries people ignore that she is “ mother of harlots ” ( plural harlots ) .
Your reductionism focused on who the mother is while ignoring her prostitute daughters .
It is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the earth .
So it is not only a revival of Babylon ’ s spiritual prostitution but spiritual prostitution with Sodom and the paganism of ancient Egypt.Today we see the world supporting Sodom and Ezekiel 16 warns : “ However , I will restore the fortunes of Sodomand her daughters So here this entity of called Sodom and her daughters just like John calls Harlot Babylon with her daughters .
This is a conglomerate with several nations born of Jerusalem .
It encompasses the entire regions of the world were Christianity , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning to Sodom , Egypt and Babylon and is how God views it .
Ancient cataclysmic events repeat .
From Babel and Sodom to Jerusalem surrounded by its enemies , it all repeats from ancient Israel from the seven-headed beasts to the seven eras of Christendom ’ s history .
Unless we comprehend such repeats we can never comprehend these prophecies .
If the “ mother of harlots ” is a city than the daughters ( plural ) are several city-states .
It is a corporate entity born of this one mother .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge ” it is speaking of this harlot : The waters which you saw , where the harlot sits , are peoples , multitudes , nations , and tongues .
( Revelation 17:15 ) And how could “ nations ” here constitute a single city , especially when this harlot is composed of “ peoples , multitudes , nations , and tongues ” that is destroyed by the Antichrist who “ made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these “ lofty mountains which are towards the north ” when he states : “ Come !
Come !
Flee from the land of the north , ” declares the LORD , “ for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven , ” declares the LORD .
“ Come , Zion !
Escape , you who live in DaughterBabylon !
” ( Zechariah 2:7 ) This “ north ” is but one daughter out of several daughters that constitutes this “ Mystery Babylon the Great ” .
And Isaiah 49 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ See , they will come from afar ” which is distant lands “ some from the north , some from the west , some from the region of Aswan ” ( Isaiah 49:12 ) .
The northern hemisphere is included so is the West and so is the Middle East were “ Aswan ” is in today ’ s Egypt and the Coptic Christians will flee .
So when we read : “ Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing ?
” ( Psalm 2:1 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ and His seed , that is the church .
Revelation 16:19 sums up the whole escapade ; a parted city that constitutes or represents “ the cities of the nations ” ruled by Great Babylon .
Jerusalem must be included , even likely a central headquarter and is why the city of His Crucifixion is called “ Sodom and Egypt ” because it is part of this harlot enterprise .
Therefore , Islam and Arabia are also included ; the harlot city is split in three which encompases all three monotheistic religions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ His wrath on the peoples of all three monotheistic religions and gleaning only a converted remnant and die-hard non-conformists like Shadrach , Meshach and Abednego .
Revelation 17:5 tell us that “ waters ” and “ rivers ” represent peoples : “ And he says unto me , the waters which thou saw , where the whore sits , are peoples , and multitudes , and nations , and tongues.
” We find this revolt against God everywhere “ Waters to boil ” ( nations rage ) .
And today we see the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is but a taste of what requires months of explanation .
How much time do you have .
Better yet : how much time is left ?

One of the things that we can learn from the COVID-19 is that the worst place to be in is a city, and this is a hard lesson. Walid Shoebat recently spoke in a video showing the future destruction of cities:
“Though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge.” (Psalms 46:3)
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth is transformed
and the mountains are toppled
into the depths of the seas,
though their waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake in the surge.
Selah
There is a river whose streams delight the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her; she will not be moved.
God will help her when morning dawns.
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble;
the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
The “waters” roaring are the revolutions that we see happening all around the world from the Arab Spring to rioting throughout Europe. God even gives you the explanation “the nations rage” and Christ warns that “nation will rise against nation” and Isaiah 19 warns of civil unrest where he specifically says that “neighbor” will fight “against neighbor”.
We are to witness civil unrest.
The world will become a havoc that John in Revelation 6 says that people will enter into caves and underground bunkers and shelters from the catastrophes to come:
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains”
And God warns His people:
“Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sinsand receive of her plagues” (Revelation 18:4)
Come out of what?
God warns of plagues and wrath that will hit all major cities:
“And there were noises and thunder and lightning; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquakeas had not occurred since men were on the earth. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylonwas remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.” (Revelation 16:18-19)
Most do not notice “and the cities of the nations fell” which is the destruction of every city.
“The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.” (Revelation 16:19)
What “Babylon”?
This is Mystery Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots.
Revelation 11:8 gives us a clue:
“Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.”
Jerusalem just before Christ comes is viewed by God as pagan Egypt and so are her daughters born of her. And it is not only the two witness who descend on this Egypt, but Christ Himself “will come into a world God calls Egypt”:
“The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.” (Isaiah 19:1)
God views the world today as syncretistic and pagan. And so we have so many verses applying to short term (ancient nations) and then long-term (today’s world).
Prophecy repeats and surprise us as they repeat. The historic ones seem to repeat so as to fulfill Solomon the Wise “What has beenwill be again, what has been donewill be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (ECC 1:9)
In other words ‘history repeats’.
Babylon ancient Egypt Sodom, they all repeat.
Apocalypse 11:8 being the literal “Jerusalem” and is called “Sodom” is a key to unravel this whole mystery to unlock our main prophetic puzzle that mystified scholars for centuries:
“Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth”. (Revelation 17:5)
For centuries people ignore that she is “mother of harlots” (plural harlots). Your reductionism focused on who the mother is while ignoring her prostitute daughters. It is the whorehouse collectively rules all the kings of the earth.
So it is not only a revival of Babylon’s spiritual prostitution but spiritual prostitution with Sodom and the paganism of ancient Egypt.Today we see the world supporting Sodom and Ezekiel 16 warns:
“However, I will restore the fortunes of Sodomand her daughters
So here this entity of called Sodom and her daughters just like John calls Harlot Babylon with her daughters.
This is a conglomerate with several nations born of Jerusalem. It encompasses the entire regions of the world were Christianity, after being born of Jerusalem and today is turning to Sodom, Egypt and Babylon and is how God views it.
Ancient cataclysmic events repeat. From Babel and Sodom to Jerusalem surrounded by its enemies, it all repeats from ancient Israel from the seven-headed beasts to the seven eras of Christendom’s history. Unless we comprehend such repeats we can never comprehend these prophecies.
If the “mother of harlots” is a city than the daughters (plural) are several city-states. It is a corporate entity born of this one mother.
So when we read in Psalm 46 “Though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge” it is speaking of this harlot:
The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.(Revelation 17:15)
And how could “nations” here constitute a single city, especially when this harlot is composed of “peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues” that is destroyed by the Antichrist who “made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities”.
And Zechariah warns to leave these “lofty mountains which are towards the north” when he states:
“Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. “Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in DaughterBabylon!” (Zechariah 2:7)
This “north” is but one daughter out of several daughters that constitutes this “Mystery Babylon the Great”.
And Isaiah 49 tells us where this is: “See, they will come from afar” which is distant lands “some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan” (Isaiah 49:12).
The northern hemisphere is included so is the West and so is the Middle East were “Aswan” is in today’s Egypt and the Coptic Christians will flee.
So when we read:
“Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1)
We understand that the nations rage at Christ and His seed, that is the church.
Revelation 16:19 sums up the whole escapade; a parted city that constitutes or represents “the cities of the nations” ruled by Great Babylon. Jerusalem must be included, even likely a central headquarter and is why the city of His Crucifixion is called “Sodom and Egypt” because it is part of this harlot enterprise.
Therefore, Islam and Arabia are also included; the harlot city is split in three which encompases all three monotheistic religions turned into harlotry.
God is bringing His wrath on the peoples of all three monotheistic religions and gleaning only a converted remnant and die-hard non-conformists like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Revelation 17:5 tell us that “waters” and “rivers” represent peoples:
“And he says unto me, the waters which thou saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.”
We find this revolt against God everywhere “Waters to boil” (nations rage).
And today we see the waters boiling and the mountains rage.
This is but a taste of what requires months of explanation.
How much time do you have.
Better yet: how much time is left?
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