shoebat--2020-06-09--Report: Recession Began Before COVID-19, The Virus Just Exposed It

According to a recent report from AP News , a recession began in the US in February , just before the virus became a major problem and not the cause , but merely exaggerating what was already in progress .
he U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation , a group of economists declared Monday , ending the longest expansion on record .
The economists said that employment , income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country , marking the start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of economic growth .
A committee within the National Bureau of Economic Research , a private nonprofit group , determines when recessions begin and end .
It broadly defines a recession as “ a decline in economic activity that lasts more than a few months.
” For that reason , the NBER typically waits longer before making a determination that the economy is in a downturn .
In the previous recession , the committee did not declare that the economy was in recession until December 2008 , a year after it had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the NBER said the collapse in employment and incomes was so steep that it could much more quickly make a determination .
asdf “ The unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production , and its broad reach across the entire economy , warrants the designation of this episode as a recession , even if it turns out to be briefer than earlier contractions , ” the NBER panel said .
( source ) This is exactly a point that I have noted for a while .
There was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have fully been allowed to naturally happen back in 2007 because of economic fundamentals that have not changed related to debt .
The only reason it did not happen was because the Federal Reserve Bank has been printing money for thirteen years and devaluing the currency intentionally to delay the inevitable day of reckoning that , given the conditions , would likely take the form of completely destroying its value because of the same printing , also known as hyperinflation .
It is so interesting that COVID-19 came up at this time too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon which blame can be placed for natural circumstances as it pertains to this economic situation .
Take this for what one wants to believe , but given the strange series of events surrounding the virus , the lack of information about key points , and the effects it has had around the world , one would be in grave error to deny the adage that , if the truth was fully known , it would be stranger than any fiction that one can imagine .
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According to a recent report from AP News, a recession began in the US in February, just before the virus became a major problem and not the cause, but merely exaggerating what was already in progress.
he U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record. The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, marking the start of the downturn after nearly 11 full years of economic growth. A committee within the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private nonprofit group, determines when recessions begin and end. It broadly defines a recession as “a decline in economic activity that lasts more than a few months.” For that reason, the NBER typically waits longer before making a determination that the economy is in a downturn. In the previous recession, the committee did not declare that the economy was in recession until December 2008, a year after it had actually begun. But in this case, the NBER said the collapse in employment and incomes was so steep that it could much more quickly make a determination. asdf “The unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production, and its broad reach across the entire economy, warrants the designation of this episode as a recession, even if it turns out to be briefer than earlier contractions,” the NBER panel said. (source)
This is exactly a point that I have noted for a while. There was going to be a recession inevitably- one that should have fully been allowed to naturally happen back in 2007 because of economic fundamentals that have not changed related to debt. The only reason it did not happen was because the Federal Reserve Bank has been printing money for thirteen years and devaluing the currency intentionally to delay the inevitable day of reckoning that, given the conditions, would likely take the form of completely destroying its value because of the same printing, also known as hyperinflation.
It is so interesting that COVID-19 came up at this time too, for it is the perfect excuse upon which blame can be placed for natural circumstances as it pertains to this economic situation. Take this for what one wants to believe, but given the strange series of events surrounding the virus, the lack of information about key points, and the effects it has had around the world, one would be in grave error to deny the adage that, if the truth was fully known, it would be stranger than any fiction that one can imagine.
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shoebat--2020-06-10--Abolishing The Police Is Exactly What Racists Want

While Left-wing fanatics are calling for the end of the police , they are not the only ones asking for @ @ @ @ @ hate the police and know that an end to the Union and overthrowing of the @ @ @ @ @ to forge their own ethno-state :

By Theodore Shoebat
While Left-wing fanatics are calling for the end of the police, they are not the only ones asking for this: Right-wing fanatics also hate the police and know that an end to the Union and overthrowing of the state would give them space to forge their own ethno-state:
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shoebat--2020-06-09--Major Oil Well In India Is On Fire

Major Oil Well In India Is On Fire

On June 4th , I reported how a massive oil well was leaking in a key geopolitical area in India , and how it was a very curious incident considering the current situation between China and India politically speaking .
Now according to France24 , that same well has not only continued to leak , but it is ablaze now in a major fire .
A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India on Tuesday , after gas that had spewed for two weeks from a blown-out well ignited , officials said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field managed by state-owned Oil India started leaking in late May in Tinsukia district of Assam state , and the firm said late last week gas was still flowing “ uncontrollably ” .
Tuesday ’ s explosion sent bright orange flames and huge , black plumes of smoke high into the sky , visible 10 kilometres ( 6 miles ) from the oil field , locals told AFP .
“ While the clearing operations were on at the well site , the well caught fire , ” Oil India said in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor injuries ” .
Around 200 engineers and workers — including a team of experts who arrived from Singapore on Monday — are trying to stem the leak within four weeks , the company added .
Villagers fled in fear , and said five of their homes had caught fire .
“ The situation is very bad .
It is spreading .
I knew it was going to happen , ” local environmentalist Niranta Gohain told AFP over the phone from the site .
The company called for help from the army after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s explosion , spokesman Tridiv Hazarika said .
Water was being pumped to the well over the past two weeks to prevent the gas catching fire .
Assam ’ s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said firefighters , police and the army were being sent to the site , which is 500 kilometres east of Guwahati , the state ’ s biggest city .
( source )

On June 4th, I reported how a massive oil well was leaking in a key geopolitical area in India, and how it was a very curious incident considering the current situation between China and India politically speaking. Now according to France24, that same well has not only continued to leak, but it is ablaze now in a major fire.
A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India on Tuesday, after gas that had spewed for two weeks from a blown-out well ignited, officials said.
The gas well at an oil field managed by state-owned Oil India started leaking in late May in Tinsukia district of Assam state, and the firm said late last week gas was still flowing “uncontrollably”.
Tuesday’s explosion sent bright orange flames and huge, black plumes of smoke high into the sky, visible 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the oil field, locals told AFP.
“While the clearing operations were on at the well site, the well caught fire,” Oil India said in a statement, adding that a firefighter suffered “minor injuries”.
Around 200 engineers and workers — including a team of experts who arrived from Singapore on Monday — are trying to stem the leak within four weeks, the company added.
Villagers fled in fear, and said five of their homes had caught fire.
“The situation is very bad. It is spreading. I knew it was going to happen,” local environmentalist Niranta Gohain told AFP over the phone from the site.
The company called for help from the army after locals allegedly attacked its vehicles after Tuesday’s explosion, spokesman Tridiv Hazarika said.
Water was being pumped to the well over the past two weeks to prevent the gas catching fire.
Assam’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said firefighters, police and the army were being sent to the site, which is 500 kilometres east of Guwahati, the state’s biggest city. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-09--Report: Twenty-Five Thousand Stores, Mostly In Malls, May Close Because Of Economic Problems

The world may be thinking about George Floyd and maybe the spread of COVID-19 , but what is burning still and even harder is the economic crisis in the US that is just getting started .
Poverty is going to explode , and because it is tied to debt , there is nothing that most can do about it .
In a recent article on BloombergQuint , it found in a report that twenty-five thousand stores may close because of economic problems .
Most of these stores are in malls .
As many as 25,000 U.S. stores could close permanently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an industry where many mall-based retailers were already struggling .
The number would shatter the record set in 2019 , when more than 9,800 stores closed their doors for good , according to a report from retail and tech data firm Coresight Research .
Most of the closures are expected to occur in malls , with department stores and clothing shops predicted to be among the hardest hit .
“ If the anchor tenants close stores in the mall , other tenants are likely to follow suit , ” Coresight Chief Executive Officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which put the expected range at 20,000 to 25,000 .
“ Department and large apparel-chain store closures in malls will therefore create a ripple effect that spells bad news for malls.
” The U.S. has the most retail selling space per capita of any country and the lowest sales per square feet , according to commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield .
Most retailers have been reluctant to shrink their store networks , but the pandemic has forced many to rewrite their playbooks .
American retailers went dark in mid-March in response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though states are now beginning to ease restrictions — many shops are still shuttered or only providing limited service .
As of June 5 , retailers have planned about 4,000 permanent store closures , including hundreds by J.C. Penney , Victoria ’ s Secret and Pier 1 Imports .
In March , before the extent and duration of the virus lockdown was clear , Coresight estimated that about 15,000 stores would shutter in 2020 .
Alongside the closures , the firm expects to see another spate of bankruptcies as debt-laden retailers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retailers have already filed this year .
( source ) I have repeatedly stated in the past that people need to keep working , save money , pay down debt , and make the most of what they can right now because things are going to get a lot worse .
That observation still stands as before .
But note how most of the closures taking place are in malls .
The mall was originally created as part of suburbia .
As the suburbs were created to be a “ middle ground ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mall is an attempt to bring the “ city ” to the “ suburbs ” .
They are a creation of the post-world War II boom and really did not emerge until the transition fully to a consumerist economy in the late 1960s and early 1970s .
The mall is a new thing by historical standards .
Not even a century old , it is a bump on the historical radar that is fading away into blackness because their models are unsustainable as they require a lot of constant spending to maintain .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dying out of suburbia and the harbinger of many major changes to the American economic landscape for the future .
Perhaps it will become normal in the years to come for people to travel much longer distances to stores for the same goods as they do now , and perhaps many of the stores that exist now in mall will simply cease to be .
The future is going to be very interesting , but just as in past generations , it belongs to the thrifty and the wise who prudently use their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fruitless pursuits .
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The world may be thinking about George Floyd and maybe the spread of COVID-19, but what is burning still and even harder is the economic crisis in the US that is just getting started. Poverty is going to explode, and because it is tied to debt, there is nothing that most can do about it. In a recent article on BloombergQuint, it found in a report that twenty-five thousand stores may close because of economic problems. Most of these stores are in malls.
As many as 25,000 U.S. stores could close permanently this year after the coronavirus pandemic devastated an industry where many mall-based retailers were already struggling. The number would shatter the record set in 2019, when more than 9,800 stores closed their doors for good, according to a report from retail and tech data firm Coresight Research. Most of the closures are expected to occur in malls, with department stores and clothing shops predicted to be among the hardest hit. “If the anchor tenants close stores in the mall, other tenants are likely to follow suit,” Coresight Chief Executive Officer Deborah Weinswig said in the report, which put the expected range at 20,000 to 25,000. “Department and large apparel-chain store closures in malls will therefore create a ripple effect that spells bad news for malls.” The U.S. has the most retail selling space per capita of any country and the lowest sales per square feet, according to commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. Most retailers have been reluctant to shrink their store networks, but the pandemic has forced many to rewrite their playbooks. American retailers went dark in mid-March in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, and — even though states are now beginning to ease restrictions — many shops are still shuttered or only providing limited service. As of June 5, retailers have planned about 4,000 permanent store closures, including hundreds by J.C. Penney, Victoria’s Secret and Pier 1 Imports. In March, before the extent and duration of the virus lockdown was clear, Coresight estimated that about 15,000 stores would shutter in 2020. Alongside the closures, the firm expects to see another spate of bankruptcies as debt-laden retailers are pushed over the edge. Fifteen major retailers have already filed this year. (source)
I have repeatedly stated in the past that people need to keep working, save money, pay down debt, and make the most of what they can right now because things are going to get a lot worse. That observation still stands as before.
But note how most of the closures taking place are in malls.
The mall was originally created as part of suburbia. As the suburbs were created to be a “middle ground” between city and country life, the mall is an attempt to bring the “city” to the “suburbs”. They are a creation of the post-world War II boom and really did not emerge until the transition fully to a consumerist economy in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The mall is a new thing by historical standards. Not even a century old, it is a bump on the historical radar that is fading away into blackness because their models are unsustainable as they require a lot of constant spending to maintain.
The dying of the mall represents the dying out of suburbia and the harbinger of many major changes to the American economic landscape for the future. Perhaps it will become normal in the years to come for people to travel much longer distances to stores for the same goods as they do now, and perhaps many of the stores that exist now in mall will simply cease to be.
The future is going to be very interesting, but just as in past generations, it belongs to the thrifty and the wise who prudently use their wealth and do not waste it on fruitless pursuits.
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shoebat--2020-06-09--Half Of US States Report Record Rise In COVID-19 Cases

It is just a meme from the left .
Stop worrying about COVID-19 and just go on with life .
As the nation has been lauding the “ reopening ” of the economy , half of US states now are reporting a “ record ” rise in COVID-19 cases as Zero Hedge reports .
Last night , we shared the findings from a bombshell report which found that hospital foot traffic and COVID-19-related search terms surged in Wuhan and the surrounding area as early as October or November , suggesting that the virus might have already been spreading in Wuhan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on New Year ’ s Eve about the “ newly discovered ” virus .
Beijing infamously withheld evidence of human-to-human transmission until later in January , when it finally alerted the international community , kicking off the global coronavirus crisis in earnest as the initial round of projections warned that millions could perish , setting off the global panic .
By that time , as we ’ ve reported in the past , China probably had enough of a head start to gobble up all of the PPE and other critical medical supplies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explain the baffling shortages that confronted American consumers during the first weeks of the outbreak , with some claiming that shortages of popular goods like cleaning supplies and toilet paper persist in some places , or regularly reoccur .
Adding even more confusion to the global conversation ( not that anybody cares about the coronavirus anymore , now that the progressives who were hysterically decrying the risks of reopening are crowding together in the streets ) , a WHO scientist last night discussed new research suggesting asymptomatic carriers of the virus – previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus ’ s spread – actually aren ’ t all that dangerous .
If these findings are confirmed , it would suggest that contact tracing has little value in the late stages of an outbreak , though it could be a game-changer during the early weeks , when successful containment remains possible .
With futures markets pointing toward a lower open in the US , the Washington Post warns that 14 states and Puerto Rico have seen their 7-day average for the number of new cases being reported climb to their highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we noted the WSJ story highlighting the finding that rural areas with large numbers of people living in the same houses saw outbreaks that were in many cases more severe than more densely populated areas , suggesting transmission between members of the same household remains the primary means of spread , which , if anything , suggests that markets and the general public is underestimating the potential of these outbreaks in more rural states .
Since the start of June , 14 states and Puerto Rico have recorded their highest-ever seven-day average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began , according to data tracked by The Washington Post : Alaska , Arizona , Arkansas , California , Florida , Kentucky , New Mexico , North Carolina , Mississippi , Oregon , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and Utah .
If the pandemic ’ s first wave burned through dense metro hubs such as New York City , Chicago and Detroit , the highest percentages of new cases are coming from places with much smaller populations : Lincoln County , Ore. , an area of less than 50,000 , has averaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ River Health District in northern Utah has averaged 78 new cases a day in the past week , most of them tied to an outbreak at a meat processing plant in the small town of Hyrum .
The increase of coronavirus cases in counties with fewer than 60,000 people is part of the trend of new infections surging across the rural United States .
Health experts worry those areas , already short of resources before the pandemic , will struggle to track new cases with the infrastructure that remains .
( source )

It’s not a threat.
It is just a meme from the left.
Stop worrying about COVID-19 and just go on with life.
As the nation has been lauding the “reopening” of the economy, half of US states now are reporting a “record” rise in COVID-19 cases as Zero Hedge reports.
Last night, we shared the findings from a bombshell report which found that hospital foot traffic and COVID-19-related search terms surged in Wuhan and the surrounding area as early as October or November, suggesting that the virus might have already been spreading in Wuhan for months before China informed the WHO on New Year’s Eve about the “newly discovered” virus.
Beijing infamously withheld evidence of human-to-human transmission until later in January, when it finally alerted the international community, kicking off the global coronavirus crisis in earnest as the initial round of projections warned that millions could perish, setting off the global panic.
By that time, as we’ve reported in the past, China probably had enough of a head start to gobble up all of the PPE and other critical medical supplies in the world, which would help explain the baffling shortages that confronted American consumers during the first weeks of the outbreak, with some claiming that shortages of popular goods like cleaning supplies and toilet paper persist in some places, or regularly reoccur.
Adding even more confusion to the global conversation (not that anybody cares about the coronavirus anymore, now that the progressives who were hysterically decrying the risks of reopening are crowding together in the streets), a WHO scientist last night discussed new research suggesting asymptomatic carriers of the virus – previously believed to be a primary driver of the virus’s spread – actually aren’t all that dangerous. If these findings are confirmed, it would suggest that contact tracing has little value in the late stages of an outbreak, though it could be a game-changer during the early weeks, when successful containment remains possible.
With futures markets pointing toward a lower open in the US, the Washington Post warns that 14 states and Puerto Rico have seen their 7-day average for the number of new cases being reported climb to their highest levels since the outbreak began. Yesterday, we noted the WSJ story highlighting the finding that rural areas with large numbers of people living in the same houses saw outbreaks that were in many cases more severe than more densely populated areas, suggesting transmission between members of the same household remains the primary means of spread, which, if anything, suggests that markets and the general public is underestimating the potential of these outbreaks in more rural states.
Since the start of June, 14 states and Puerto Rico have recorded their highest-ever seven-day average of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, according to data tracked by The Washington Post: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
If the pandemic’s first wave burned through dense metro hubs such as New York City, Chicago and Detroit, the highest percentages of new cases are coming from places with much smaller populations: Lincoln County, Ore., an area of less than 50,000, has averaged 20 new daily cases; the Bear River Health District in northern Utah has averaged 78 new cases a day in the past week, most of them tied to an outbreak at a meat processing plant in the small town of Hyrum.
The increase of coronavirus cases in counties with fewer than 60,000 people is part of the trend of new infections surging across the rural United States. Health experts worry those areas, already short of resources before the pandemic, will struggle to track new cases with the infrastructure that remains. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-09--Russia Does Master Troll Job By Telling The US To “Leave Syria & Deal With Your Own Problems”

Russia is a nation that is terrible at lying .
However , she is a master of bluffing and as such does an amazing job of trolling people and governments , with her being arguably better at the former than even the US .
Russian bluffing , as with all bluffing , involves ignoring or not acknowledging her own problems , but redirecting attention to another person ’ s problems .
Russia recently did an excellent example of this bluffing when according to Zero Hedge declared to the US “ Leave Syria & Deal With Your Own Problems ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd protests plunged a number of American cities into unrest and chaos which witnessed often violent confrontations between demonstrators and police , a top US envoy for Syria policy boasted “ my job is to make Syria a quagmire for the Russians.
” But in the wake of the raging protests , which last week created a bit of a crisis for the White House as it mulled “ action ” against the worsening security situation on the Capitol , Russia has gone on the offensive , demanding that US forces get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s own mess at home .
Specifically this was in response to a statement days ago from Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker , who called on Russia to ‘ go out of the Middle East ’ .
“ For 45 years , this has been the cornerstone of American politics – to keep Russia away from the Middle East , ” he further claimed .
The Russian Embassy in the US immediately reminded Washington that the “ Russian military is stationed in Syria at the invitation of its government.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The real question here : what are the grounds for the USA to occupy several swaths of this sovereign country ?
As far as we know none of them are legal .
Neither the legitimate authorities nor the UN Security Council sanctioned American troops deployment.
” Additionally , the Russian Foreign Ministry called the remarks “ crazy ” and “ stupid ” – and added : “ The US should leave Syria and deal with its internal crisis.
” Both China , Russia , as well as other American rivals and officially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have called out the US for its rank hypocrisy , lecturing others as it faces chaos at home , which has involved not only the police killing of George Floyd , but at least 15 deaths amid the ‘ protest ’ and riot mayhem which followed .
( source ) The irony of Russia telling the US to leave another nation and deal with her own problems is a master troll job because it is arguably the height of hypocrisy for Russia , for while American hypocrisy is well-known in her own context @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for every problem that can be placed onto America , Russia probably has at least three or more , and likely more serious .
Russia right now is dying , without exaggeration .
The nation is at 142 million people in her population and losing a million per year , in spite of mass migration taking place from Central Asia that is continuing without cessation .
Russia has massive drug problems that dwarf the worst of the US , her people will not reproduce , most people neither go nor care about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bloc , the gap between the rich and the poor is worse than anything in the US , she has no economy , the HIV rate for Russia is exploding and continues to grow exponentially , she is riddled with many of the worst natural disasters in history , her distribution networks are a joke , public corruption in Russia makes American corruption of the same nature look like a joke , and unlike in America , where there still is a lot of hope , there is by the admission of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ask yourself , are Americans fleeing in mass to Russia , or the other way arond ?
Certainly an American going to Russia , especially with money or remote employment , has a decent chance at building a good life , but unless one is part of the families of the approximately 56 oligarchs who rule Russia , the only option is miserable poverty with absolutely no future .
Russia is for these and more reasons very close to breaking up into a series of independent nations .
Indeed if one looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are those inhabited by the Muslim and Turkic peoples ( Tatarstan , a historically Muslim region , is considered the most “ Middle class ” region of all Russia , and many of the other republics have factories or other industries ) .
Russia is racing to militarize the Arctic right now because she is deathly afraid in a major global conflict , which is coming , that the Caucasus will be likely seized , and knowing her history , her need for oil to run her war machine , and the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shield to protect her , she is trying to extract oil from the Arctic to “ seal off ” any Western attempts to take Russia .
The Americans have already responded by heavily militarizing the Baltic nations and have been working with Norway and Finland to put their oil military vessels into territories in that region to counter Russia ’ s response .
Yet what has Russia also continued to do ?
She has , like the Americans , gone around the world starting geopolitical mischief , just less effectively because she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Anglos and not as good at lying in the game of power .
Yet while Russia continues to do this , she will criticize the US and say she has to “ Leave Syria & Deal With Your Own Problems ” .
If this is not a case of the “ pot calling the kettle black ” , what other could there be ?
Donate now to help support the work of this site .
When you donate , you are not donating to just any commentary group , but one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading between the lines and separating hysteria and perception from reality .
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Russia is a nation that is terrible at lying. However, she is a master of bluffing and as such does an amazing job of trolling people and governments, with her being arguably better at the former than even the US. Russian bluffing, as with all bluffing, involves ignoring or not acknowledging her own problems, but redirecting attention to another person’s problems.
Russia recently did an excellent example of this bluffing when according to Zero Hedge declared to the US “Leave Syria & Deal With Your Own Problems”.
Recall that last month, shortly before George Floyd protests plunged a number of American cities into unrest and chaos which witnessed often violent confrontations between demonstrators and police, a top US envoy for Syria policy boasted “my job is to make Syria a quagmire for the Russians.” But in the wake of the raging protests, which last week created a bit of a crisis for the White House as it mulled “action” against the worsening security situation on the Capitol, Russia has gone on the offensive, demanding that US forces get out of Syria in order to handle America’s own mess at home. Specifically this was in response to a statement days ago from Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker, who called on Russia to ‘go out of the Middle East’. “For 45 years, this has been the cornerstone of American politics – to keep Russia away from the Middle East,” he further claimed. The Russian Embassy in the US immediately reminded Washington that the “Russian military is stationed in Syria at the invitation of its government.” The embassy added according to TASS: “The real question here: what are the grounds for the USA to occupy several swaths of this sovereign country? As far as we know none of them are legal. Neither the legitimate authorities nor the UN Security Council sanctioned American troops deployment.” Additionally, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the remarks “crazy” and “stupid” – and added: “The US should leave Syria and deal with its internal crisis.” Both China, Russia, as well as other American rivals and officially dubbed “rogue regimes” by Washington have called out the US for its rank hypocrisy, lecturing others as it faces chaos at home, which has involved not only the police killing of George Floyd, but at least 15 deaths amid the ‘protest’ and riot mayhem which followed. (source)
The irony of Russia telling the US to leave another nation and deal with her own problems is a master troll job because it is arguably the height of hypocrisy for Russia, for while American hypocrisy is well-known in her own context, as I have pointed out before, for every problem that can be placed onto America, Russia probably has at least three or more, and likely more serious.
Russia right now is dying, without exaggeration. The nation is at 142 million people in her population and losing a million per year, in spite of mass migration taking place from Central Asia that is continuing without cessation. Russia has massive drug problems that dwarf the worst of the US, her people will not reproduce, most people neither go nor care about church and religion save for the Muslim bloc, the gap between the rich and the poor is worse than anything in the US, she has no economy, the HIV rate for Russia is exploding and continues to grow exponentially, she is riddled with many of the worst natural disasters in history, her distribution networks are a joke, public corruption in Russia makes American corruption of the same nature look like a joke, and unlike in America, where there still is a lot of hope, there is by the admission of the Russia people a sense of complete hopelessness.
Ask yourself, are Americans fleeing in mass to Russia, or the other way arond? Certainly an American going to Russia, especially with money or remote employment, has a decent chance at building a good life, but unless one is part of the families of the approximately 56 oligarchs who rule Russia, the only option is miserable poverty with absolutely no future.
Russia is for these and more reasons very close to breaking up into a series of independent nations. Indeed if one looks at the financials, the best-off nations are those inhabited by the Muslim and Turkic peoples (Tatarstan, a historically Muslim region, is considered the most “Middle class” region of all Russia, and many of the other republics have factories or other industries).
Russia is racing to militarize the Arctic right now because she is deathly afraid in a major global conflict, which is coming, that the Caucasus will be likely seized, and knowing her history, her need for oil to run her war machine, and the fact that she uses the cold as a shield to protect her, she is trying to extract oil from the Arctic to “seal off” any Western attempts to take Russia. The Americans have already responded by heavily militarizing the Baltic nations and have been working with Norway and Finland to put their oil military vessels into territories in that region to counter Russia’s response.
Yet what has Russia also continued to do? She has, like the Americans, gone around the world starting geopolitical mischief, just less effectively because she is, objectively speaking, not as efficient as the Anglos and not as good at lying in the game of power.
Yet while Russia continues to do this, she will criticize the US and say she has to “Leave Syria & Deal With Your Own Problems”.
If this is not a case of the “pot calling the kettle black”, what other could there be?
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shoebat--2020-06-10--Far-Left Fanatic Holds Up Assault Rifle And Screams, “This Is A Revolution” And “President Trump Mus

Far-Left Fanatic Holds Up Assault Rifle And Screams, “This Is A Revolution” And “President Trump Must Die”

A Left-wing fanatic named Emmanuel Quinones held up a rifle screaming “ this is a revolution ” and “ President Trump must die ” before getting arrested by an officer .
You can see the video here : According to a report from KTXS : The man who brought an assault rifle to a Black Lives Matter protest in Lubbock planned to shoot “ MAGA instigators , ” according to the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office .
Emmanuel Quinones , 25 , is charged with with making interstate threats .
According to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday , Quinones allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caliber semi-automatic rifle to the protest .
Erin Nealy Cox , U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas , said Quinones held the rifle at “ low ready , ” in firing position with the muzzle pointed toward the ground , causing panic among the protesters .
Although Texas is an open-carry state , the Texas Penal Code makes it illegal to display a firearm in a public place “ in a manner calculated to alarm.
” Quinones allegedly refused a Lubbock police officer ’ s verbal commands to drop the rifle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer drew his gun .
A protester then tackled Quinones , who allegedly shouted , “ this is a revolution ” and “ President Trump must die ” as he was taken into custody .

By Theodore Shoebat
A Left-wing fanatic named Emmanuel Quinones held up a rifle screaming “this is a revolution” and “President Trump must die” before getting arrested by an officer. You can see the video here:
According to a report from KTXS:
The man who brought an assault rifle to a Black Lives Matter protest in Lubbock planned to shoot “MAGA instigators,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Emmanuel Quinones, 25, is charged with with making interstate threats. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday, Quinones allegedly brought a loaded Smith & Wesson .223 caliber semi-automatic rifle to the protest. Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said Quinones held the rifle at “low ready,” in firing position with the muzzle pointed toward the ground, causing panic among the protesters. Although Texas is an open-carry state, the Texas Penal Code makes it illegal to display a firearm in a public place “in a manner calculated to alarm.”
Quinones allegedly refused a Lubbock police officer’s verbal commands to drop the rifle, and only did so when the officer drew his gun. A protester then tackled Quinones, who allegedly shouted, “this is a revolution” and “President Trump must die” as he was taken into custody.
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shoebat--2020-06-10--Chicago Has Its Deadliest Day In 60 Years

As people around the country are having conversations , inspired by the Floyd shooting , about “ abolishing ” the police , the city of Chicago has seen its most violent day in sixty years as one eighteen people were killed in twenty-four hours according to ABC News .
Known as one of the most gun violent cities in America , Chicago recently marked a new grim milestone with 18 homicides in a single day , officials said .
On Sunday , May 31 , the Chicago Police Department responded to the most homicides in a 24-hour period , Max @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Chicago Crime Lab , confirmed to ABC News .
Kapustin said the day also capped the deadliest weekend residents in the so-called Windy City have seen in 28 years .
According to his lab ’ s data , which goes back to 1961 , the previous record for the most homicides in a single day was 13 on Aug. 4 , 1991 .
In fact , there were so many autopsies to do on June 1 that Chief Cook County medical examiner , Dr. Ponni Arunkumar , had to call in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The medical examiner ’ s office conducted a total of 35 autopsies on that day , including 15 gun-related homicides , a spokeswoman for the office told ABC News on Tuesday .
“ This is an unprecedented amount of homicides in one day for our office , ” Arunkumar said in a statement .
“ The most I can recall in one day since I started here in 2003 is 10.
” ( source )

As people around the country are having conversations, inspired by the Floyd shooting, about “abolishing” the police, the city of Chicago has seen its most violent day in sixty years as one eighteen people were killed in twenty-four hours according to ABC News.
Known as one of the most gun violent cities in America, Chicago recently marked a new grim milestone with 18 homicides in a single day, officials said.
On Sunday, May 31, the Chicago Police Department responded to the most homicides in a 24-hour period, Max Kapustin, senior research director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, confirmed to ABC News.
Kapustin said the day also capped the deadliest weekend residents in the so-called Windy City have seen in 28 years. According to his lab’s data, which goes back to 1961, the previous record for the most homicides in a single day was 13 on Aug. 4, 1991.
In fact, there were so many autopsies to do on June 1 that Chief Cook County medical examiner, Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, had to call in additional pathologists to complete them all. The medical examiner’s office conducted a total of 35 autopsies on that day, including 15 gun-related homicides, a spokeswoman for the office told ABC News on Tuesday.
“This is an unprecedented amount of homicides in one day for our office,” Arunkumar said in a statement. “The most I can recall in one day since I started here in 2003 is 10.” (source)


shoebat--2020-06-10--Could 2020 Result In A Stalemate Because Of An Old Law?

There have been contested presidential elections in the US and throughout the world .
Now according to Rollcall.com there is a possibility that due to a century-old law , and considering the potential for a contested election , there is a possibility that the 2020 election may result in a potential stalemate .
It ’ s a swirl of ingredients that some election law experts fear could — as unlikely as it may seem — make Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act of 1887 relevant again .
‘ Almost unintelligible ’ That provision — a paragraph a political scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year after it was passed — spells out how Congress should count Electoral College votes .
The problems start if a state submits two different election results and the House and Senate clash on which results should be tallied .
More later on all the dominoes that would have to fall for that to happen in 2020 .
But if that does happen , there are conflicting interpretations of what the law requires Congress to do , Foley said .
It ’ s an ambiguity that he calls the Achilles ’ heel of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role in counting votes .
In one reading backed by a legal analysis in 2004 , Congress would count the electoral slate backed by the governor of the state .
In the other reading , backed by a Congressional Research Service report from 2001 , the state ’ s electoral votes would not be counted at all .
The unused provision remains untested .
“ It ’ s not crazy , ” Foley said , to imagine two different electoral results from a state that is critical to the outcome of the presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that are critical to the outcome .
And he says the law lacks full clarity and “ does not address the situation.
” Picture the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore , except it ’ s Congress that has to decide which of two competing slates of electoral votes from Florida to count .
It might have happened : The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature signaled during the uncertainty of a recount and legal fights that it probably would take the unusual step of appointing a slate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rulings might have led to Gore overtaking Bush in a recount and prompted a competing slate of Gore electors .
But the Supreme Court ’ s Bush v. Gore ruling and the subsequent Gore concession made it moot .
When Michael Stern spun out the dueling Florida scenarios in 2016 , the former lawyer in the House counsel ’ s office and for House committees concluded that the Electoral Count Act had no method to resolve which slate Congress would count and “ the end result of this scenario would also appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resolution.
” ( source )

There have been contested presidential elections in the US and throughout the world. Now according to Rollcall.com there is a possibility that due to a century-old law, and considering the potential for a contested election, there is a possibility that the 2020 election may result in a potential stalemate.
It’s a swirl of ingredients that some election law experts fear could — as unlikely as it may seem — make Section 15 of the Electoral Count Act of 1887 relevant again.
‘Almost unintelligible’
That provision — a paragraph a political scientist called “almost unintelligible” in the year after it was passed — spells out how Congress should count Electoral College votes.
The problems start if a state submits two different election results and the House and Senate clash on which results should be tallied. More later on all the dominoes that would have to fall for that to happen in 2020.
But if that does happen, there are conflicting interpretations of what the law requires Congress to do, Foley said. It’s an ambiguity that he calls the Achilles’ heel of the Electoral College system and Congress’ role in counting votes.
In one reading backed by a legal analysis in 2004, Congress would count the electoral slate backed by the governor of the state. In the other reading, backed by a Congressional Research Service report from 2001, the state’s electoral votes would not be counted at all. The unused provision remains untested.
“It’s not crazy,” Foley said, to imagine two different electoral results from a state that is critical to the outcome of the presidential election, or a group of states that are critical to the outcome. And he says the law lacks full clarity and “does not address the situation.”
Picture the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, except it’s Congress that has to decide which of two competing slates of electoral votes from Florida to count.
It might have happened: The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature signaled during the uncertainty of a recount and legal fights that it probably would take the unusual step of appointing a slate of electors pledged to Bush. The court rulings might have led to Gore overtaking Bush in a recount and prompted a competing slate of Gore electors. But the Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore ruling and the subsequent Gore concession made it moot.
When Michael Stern spun out the dueling Florida scenarios in 2016, the former lawyer in the House counsel’s office and for House committees concluded that the Electoral Count Act had no method to resolve which slate Congress would count and “the end result of this scenario would also appear to be a standoff with no clear path to resolution.” (source)


shoebat--2020-06-10--Will There Be More Economic Stimulus In The Future?

Right now Trump and other political figures are talking about “ economic recovery ” after the “ reopening ” .
However , this is not going to happen because of economic fundamentals related to debt .
People can say what they want- the fact is that the debt issue is not going anywhere , the job situation is not improving , and and as this is taking place , BloombergQuint by way of Zero Hedge reports that as the problems persist , economic stimulus continues to be consumed and as a result there is a potential that more economic stimulus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public .
As a sense of euphoria sweeps through global equity markets propelling stocks to regain $ 21 trillion in value from a March low , the asset class is looking increasingly frothy .
While stock luminaries who had advocated for a bull zone look like winners in hindsight , the debate goes on about whether the rally is a bear market bounce , doomed to end .
Asia ended the day up but off the session ’ s high , while equities in Europe slipped in early trade , with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.6 % .
It ’ s a similar picture for the U.S. market as S & P 500 futures were down 0.9 % .
Global equities have climbed back to levels last seen in February , when the coronavirus began spreading rapidly outside of China .
The 42 % surge from a March low is the best advance over an equivalent time-frame since 2009 for the MSCI ACWI Index that includes stocks in both the emerging and developed world .
The gauge is now trading at 20 times next year ’ s profits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ This rally is a function of government support being thrown behind the economy , ” said Paul Sandhu , head of multi-asset quant solutions and client advisory for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management .
“ There are key risks that could lead to more volatility ahead over the short term , which is why we continue to hedge our portfolios on the downside while still looking for opportunities to add risk for the medium to long term.
” Factors including a wall of money from the guardians of global economies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shockingly positive employment numbers in the U.S. are drawing more buyers to participate , picking up cheaper sectors and adding more fuel to the rally .
Yet caution still abounds with some investors increasing hedges for potential volatility ahead .
“ The risk of a correction will rise if investors continue to price in a rapid recovery , especially for sectors that are vulnerable to another wave of infections or an escalation of tensions between the U.S. and China , ” said Tai Hui , chief Asia market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is stretched , global share-price gains in the past month have purely come from multiple expansion as earnings forecasts have barely budged since May .
Adding to that is the fact the MSCI world measure has been in overbought territory since the start of the month , with the relative strength gauge on the index reaching the highest since January , which is considered a bearish signal by some .
( source )

Right now Trump and other political figures are talking about “economic recovery” after the “reopening”. However, this is not going to happen because of economic fundamentals related to debt. People can say what they want- the fact is that the debt issue is not going anywhere, the job situation is not improving, and and as this is taking place, BloombergQuint by way of Zero Hedge reports that as the problems persist, economic stimulus continues to be consumed and as a result there is a potential that more economic stimulus may be needed in order to assist the public.
As a sense of euphoria sweeps through global equity markets propelling stocks to regain $21 trillion in value from a March low, the asset class is looking increasingly frothy.
While stock luminaries who had advocated for a bull zone look like winners in hindsight, the debate goes on about whether the rally is a bear market bounce, doomed to end. Asia ended the day up but off the session’s high, while equities in Europe slipped in early trade, with the Stoxx Europe 600 falling as much as 1.6%. It’s a similar picture for the U.S. market as S&P 500 futures were down 0.9%.
Global equities have climbed back to levels last seen in February, when the coronavirus began spreading rapidly outside of China. The 42% surge from a March low is the best advance over an equivalent time-frame since 2009 for the MSCI ACWI Index that includes stocks in both the emerging and developed world. The gauge is now trading at 20 times next year’s profits, the most expensive since 2002.
“This rally is a function of government support being thrown behind the economy,” said Paul Sandhu, head of multi-asset quant solutions and client advisory for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management. “There are key risks that could lead to more volatility ahead over the short term, which is why we continue to hedge our portfolios on the downside while still looking for opportunities to add risk for the medium to long term.”
…
Factors including a wall of money from the guardians of global economies, the easing of lockdowns and the shockingly positive employment numbers in the U.S. are drawing more buyers to participate, picking up cheaper sectors and adding more fuel to the rally. Yet caution still abounds with some investors increasing hedges for potential volatility ahead.
“The risk of a correction will rise if investors continue to price in a rapid recovery, especially for sectors that are vulnerable to another wave of infections or an escalation of tensions between the U.S. and China,” said Tai Hui, chief Asia market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management.
In another sign that the rally is stretched, global share-price gains in the past month have purely come from multiple expansion as earnings forecasts have barely budged since May. Adding to that is the fact the MSCI world measure has been in overbought territory since the start of the month, with the relative strength gauge on the index reaching the highest since January, which is considered a bearish signal by some. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-10--Stop Sympathizing With George Floyd, He Was A Criminal, A Thief, A Loser And A Drug User

How fast did Americans forget the movie Innocence of Muslims ?
The lousy movie created such buzz and havoc , where Muslims across the globe went up in arms blaming the West over this movie that depicted their Prophet Muhammad as a pedophile for marrying the 9 year old A ’ isha .
Americans responded to all this saying that in America we should all feel free to criticize Prophet Muhammad .
It is said that a Jewess finally poisoned Muhammad and murdered him .
Who in the West condemns this Jewess for finally putting an end of a pedophile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is up-in-arms over prophet George Floyd , a man who once put a gun on a poor lady ’ s belly while her infant was right by her side ; Prophet Floyd ’ s partner in crime proceeded to pistol whip her and Floyd with his gang of thieves went rummaging through her home and robbed her jewelry .
Where are all the woman ’ s rights advocates in America who bring up this story ?
Prophet Floyd is now elevated as the beacon of freedom from ‘ police brutality ’ and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People get fired for expressing the slightest opinion about this malefactor whose death was elevated to martyrdom .
Street thugs were free to loot and rob in Floyd ’ s name , but God forbid anyone voice an opposing view about Floyd for whose sake sacrifices must be done .
One of America ’ s longest running reality TV police show COPS had to be sacrificed and cancelled .
One federal officer was murdered in Oakland , another retired officer murdered and several officers injured .
Then I read headlines with : Writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd Protests .
HBO Max has pulled “ Gone with the Wind ” from its library of films … everyone of public status must declare that there is no God but Allah , and Floyd is His messenger .
Dare anyone blaspheme Prophet Floyd and they could easily lose their job .
Today , in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave , there exists no brave soul who dare publicly stand up and curse Prophet Floyd or expose him for what he truly was .
The poor woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no recognition while prophet , porn actor and criminal Floyd caused the whole earth to tremble , shake and weep .
Such masses of hypocrites are all flocking to worship Floyd ’ s phallus , stepping on each other ’ s toes like a hoard of prostitutes of whom the true prophet Ezekiel said of these : Indeed , there are no laws in America to prevent us from stating what we feel or believe , but there is a social-arm-twisting mechanism that is so powerful it reaches everywhere , from social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate entities ; these have unwritten laws they enacted where folks lose their livelihood for making a peep that goes against the grain .
America , while it speaks of having ‘ better freedoms ’ than all nations on earth , in reality has the least amount of freedom on earth .
Land of the Free and Home of the Braves my foot .
This is the land of cowards and home of hypocrites .
I say go shred the Constitution .
It has become nothing but an ornament .
With all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what is not that surprising ( given the hysterical ways of the masses ) is the very little attention given to the character of this man who , until just a couple of weeks ago , nobody knew but now is posthumously making the earth shake against authority .
George Floyd , minutes before getting arrested , gave a fake $ 20 to a store employee to get a pack cigarettes .
Now , you can argue that he may not have known that the bill was fake , but when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in his car that the $ 20 bill was fake and requested that he return the pack of cigarettes , Floyd was belligerent and refused .
As the New York Times reported : “ Mr .
Floyd ’ s case began with a report of a counterfeit $ 20 bill that a storekeeper said he tried to pass to buy cigarettes.
” A regular customer to the store , Angel Stately , spoke with the clerk who showed her the bill and recounted that it was so obviously fake that “ The ink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report goes on to detail : The store clerk told the 911 operator : “ Um , someone comes our store and give us fake bills , and we realize it before he left the store , and we ran back outside , they was sitting on their car.
” The store clerk requested the pack of cigarettes back but Floyd refused to return it .
The clerk said in the 911 call : “ But he doesn ’ t want to do that [ return the pack of cigarettes ] , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ cause he is awfully drunk and he ’ s not in control of himself … He is not acting right.
” Officers arrived and found Floyd in his vehicle with two other passengers .
They tried to get Floyd into a police vehicle , but he was not compliant .
According to the police report : Security footage shows Floyd falling down and also resisting being placed inside the police vehicle : There is also footage that appears to show struggle between officers and Floyd : BREAKING : Just got this new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together .
Police were in the car beating the shit out of George Floyd .
One stands watch , while the others attacked him .
The officer pinned down Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck .
While this is common procedure , it is used to control the person just enough to handcuff him .
Floyd was already handcuffed while officer Chauvin continued to press his knee against Floyd ’ s neck for almost nine minutes before he died of , according to the Hennepin County autopsy , “ cardiopulmonary arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excessiveness of the officer should not be praised .
But at the same time , what also should not be accepted and revered is the extreme shift a lot of people are making towards the police ( I am speaking of calls to abolish the police ) and the exaltation of George Floyd as some sort of hero and martyr when the reality is that he was a mischivious person with a long criminal record .
As NBC reported : Citing court records , The Houston Chronicle reported that Floyd had several brushes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1997 drug charge in Houston .
His last case was an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge in 2007 , which resulted in a conviction and a five-year prison sentence .
What did this aggravated assault look like ?
According to the Houston Chronicle Floyd was “ accused of being part of a home robbery by six men and pistol whipping a woman in front of an infant.
” The robbery consisted of Floyd and several other thieves breaking into a woman ’ s home and Floyd putting the pistol against her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we read in the Daily Mail : The final straw for Floyd came after serving five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery in 2007 where he entered a woman ’ s home , pressed a gun into her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money , according to court records .
Floyd pleaded guilty to the robbery where another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department , wearing a blue uniform in an attempt to gain access to the woman ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But when the woman opened the door , she realized he was not with the water department and attempted to close the door , leading to a struggle .
At that time , a Ford Explorer pulled up to the home and five other males exited the car and went up to the front door .
The report states the largest of the group , who the victim later identified as Floyd , ‘ forced his way inside the residence , placed a pistol against the complainant ’ s abdomen , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the residence .
‘ This large suspect then proceeded to search the residence while another armed suspect guarded the complainant , who was struck in the head and sides by this second armed suspect with his pistol while she screamed for help.
’ Not finding any drugs or money at the house , the men took jewelry and the woman ’ s cell phone and fled in their car .
A neighbor who witnessed the robbery took down the car ’ s license plate number .
Now one can say that Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime , and this is true .
But it looks like Floyd did not really change his ways , since he tried to rob a store by giving a fake $ 20 and then refused to return the pack of cigarettes upon the store clerk informing him of the fake bill .
Floyd also , according to the county autopsy , was on methamphetamine , as we read in an article from NPR : A full autopsy report on George Floyd , the man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19 .
The 20-page report also indicates that Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death , although the drugs are not listed as the cause .
So we know that Floyd continued on thieving , and that he was a drug user , and not just any drug user , but a consumer of one of the worst kinds of drugs .
We know he resisted arrest , and we know that he ignored an employee when she kindly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The world is begging us to sympathize with Floyd , but Floyd refused to sympathize with a small business that he robbed .
Was Floyd ’ s death necessary ?
No .
But why is the world shaking and trembling over a malefactor who , until just a couple of weeks ago , nobody knew about ?
There are now cries for abolishing and defunding the police .
Why such an extreme position over the death of an obscure malefactor and drug user ?
The whole situation is very strange and questionable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the motivations behind this hysteria .
There are 800,000 cops in America , and in the year 2019 alone only nine unarmed blacks were fatally shot by police ( one of them was in Newark , New Jersey and he had a loaded handgun in his vehicle while speeding away from police in a high chase pursuit ) , and 19 unarmed whites were shot .
Only nine ?
After all this talk about police racism , racist cops and cops hunting down blacks , only nine unarmed blacks were killed by officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ) in just one year ?
And from the death of one man — who had a long criminal history and showed maleficent behavior — there are cries for abolishing the whole institution of the police ?
The whole thing is suspicious .
Here at shoebat.com for years we have been researching and writing on the use of mass anger and hysteria from particular events as a way to justify policies or spark certain reactions .
This is known as a Strategy of Tension .
On July of 2017 , we wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how political entities have been using the existence of Islamic terrorism as a way to justify and spread Right-wing reactions and racism .
With calls for extreme things like abolishing the police and for Whites to purge themselves of their “ whiteness ” as a solution to racism , this is , no doubt , going to spark a vicious Right-wing reaction to what they will say is hatred and racism against whites .
With such a strange event , and with global attention being fixed on one unknown malefactor , we must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this hysteria .
With calls to get rid of the police , what we are seeing also is a popular sentiment towards lawlessness .
And because lawlessness will be increased , the love of many will grow cold .
( Matthew 24:12 ) in the midst of mass hysterical hatred against the police , there will also be an hysterical reaction by the Right in the Western world , and in such tensions a lawlessness will break out between those calling for open anarchy and those who call for anarchy masqueraded as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just be despotic bloodshed .
This hysteria of Left versus Right is happening globally , and we will see the global consequences of this insanity , be it the people who hate the police and want lawlessness or the people who want to see race war , genocide , eugenics and pagan nationalism .

By Walid Shoebat and Theodore Shoebat
“What is not being told is the violent criminal history of George Floyd. The media will not air this” — Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Union
How fast did Americans forget the movie Innocence of Muslims? The lousy movie created such buzz and havoc, where Muslims across the globe went up in arms blaming the West over this movie that depicted their Prophet Muhammad as a pedophile for marrying the 9 year old A’isha. Americans responded to all this saying that in America we should all feel free to criticize Prophet Muhammad. It is said that a Jewess finally poisoned Muhammad and murdered him. Who in the West condemns this Jewess for finally putting an end of a pedophile and an anti-women prophet?
Yet America is up-in-arms over prophet George Floyd, a man who once put a gun on a poor lady’s belly while her infant was right by her side; Prophet Floyd’s partner in crime proceeded to pistol whip her and Floyd with his gang of thieves went rummaging through her home and robbed her jewelry.
Where are all the woman’s rights advocates in America who bring up this story?
Prophet Floyd is now elevated as the beacon of freedom from ‘police brutality’ and the ‘white-man’s’ tyranny. People get fired for expressing the slightest opinion about this malefactor whose death was elevated to martyrdom. Street thugs were free to loot and rob in Floyd’s name, but God forbid anyone voice an opposing view about Floyd for whose sake sacrifices must be done. One of America’s longest running reality TV police show COPS had to be sacrificed and cancelled. One federal officer was murdered in Oakland, another retired officer murdered and several officers injured. Then I read headlines with: Writer Craig Gore Fired Over Controversial Comments Amid George Floyd Protests. HBO Max has pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its library of films … everyone of public status must declare that there is no God but Allah, and Floyd is His messenger.
Dare anyone blaspheme Prophet Floyd and they could easily lose their job. Today, in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave, there exists no brave soul who dare publicly stand up and curse Prophet Floyd or expose him for what he truly was. The poor woman who suffered Floyd’s thuggery got no recognition while prophet, porn actor and criminal Floyd caused the whole earth to tremble, shake and weep. Such masses of hypocrites are all flocking to worship Floyd’s phallus, stepping on each other’s toes like a hoard of prostitutes of whom the true prophet Ezekiel said of these:
“She lusted for the lechers of Egypt, whose members are like those of donkeys, whose thrusts are like those of stallions.” (Ezekiel 23:20)
Indeed, there are no laws in America to prevent us from stating what we feel or believe, but there is a social-arm-twisting mechanism that is so powerful it reaches everywhere, from social media, to major media, sports and corporate entities; these have unwritten laws they enacted where folks lose their livelihood for making a peep that goes against the grain. America, while it speaks of having ‘better freedoms’ than all nations on earth, in reality has the least amount of freedom on earth.
Land of the Free and Home of the Braves my foot. This is the land of cowards and home of hypocrites. I say go shred the Constitution. It has become nothing but an ornament.
What a nation of losers.
With all of this fixation and talk about George Floyd, what is not that surprising (given the hysterical ways of the masses) is the very little attention given to the character of this man who, until just a couple of weeks ago, nobody knew but now is posthumously making the earth shake against authority.
George Floyd, minutes before getting arrested, gave a fake $20 to a store employee to get a pack cigarettes. Now, you can argue that he may not have known that the bill was fake, but when a store employee told Floyd as was sitting in his car that the $20 bill was fake and requested that he return the pack of cigarettes, Floyd was belligerent and refused. As the New York Times reported: “Mr. Floyd’s case began with a report of a counterfeit $20 bill that a storekeeper said he tried to pass to buy cigarettes.” A regular customer to the store, Angel Stately, spoke with the clerk who showed her the bill and recounted that it was so obviously fake that “The ink was still running”. The NYT report goes on to detail:
The fatal encounter began just before 8 p.m., when Mr. Floyd entered Cup Foods, a community store run by four brothers, and a store clerk claimed that he had paid for cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. The police got a call from the store at 8:01 p.m.
The store clerk told the 911 operator: “Um, someone comes our store and give us fake bills, and we realize it before he left the store, and we ran back outside, they was sitting on their car.” The store clerk requested the pack of cigarettes back but Floyd refused to return it. The clerk said in the 911 call: “But he doesn’t want to do that [return the pack of cigarettes], and he’s sitting on his car ‘cause he is awfully drunk and he’s not in control of himself … He is not acting right.” Officers arrived and found Floyd in his vehicle with two other passengers. They tried to get Floyd into a police vehicle, but he was not compliant. According to the police report:
“Mr. Floyd did not voluntarily get in the car and struggled with the officers, intentionally falling down, saying he was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still”
Security footage shows Floyd falling down and also resisting being placed inside the police vehicle: There is also footage that appears to show struggle between officers and Floyd: View this post on Instagram BREAKING: Just got this new video. It’s all coming together. Police were in the car beating the shit out of George Floyd. One stands watch, while the others attacked him. A post shared by Shaun King (@shaunking) on May 30, 2020 at 3:17pm PDT The officer pinned down Floyd by pressing his knee on his neck. While this is common procedure, it is used to control the person just enough to handcuff him. Floyd was already handcuffed while officer Chauvin continued to press his knee against Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes before he died of, according to the Hennepin County autopsy, “cardiopulmonary arrest” and “neck compression.” The excessiveness of the officer should not be praised. But at the same time, what also should not be accepted and revered is the extreme shift a lot of people are making towards the police (I am speaking of calls to abolish the police) and the exaltation of George Floyd as some sort of hero and martyr when the reality is that he was a mischivious person with a long criminal record. As NBC reported: Citing court records, The Houston Chronicle reported that Floyd had several brushes with the law, starting with a 1997 drug charge in Houston. His last case was an aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon charge in 2007, which resulted in a conviction and a five-year prison sentence. What did this aggravated assault look like? According to the Houston Chronicle Floyd was “accused of being part of a home robbery by six men and pistol whipping a woman in front of an infant.” The robbery consisted of Floyd and several other thieves breaking into a woman’s home and Floyd putting the pistol against her stomach and then stole jewelry. As we read in the Daily Mail: The final straw for Floyd came after serving five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery in 2007 where he entered a woman’s home, pressed a gun into her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money, according to court records. Floyd pleaded guilty to the robbery where another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department, wearing a blue uniform in an attempt to gain access to the woman’s home, according to the charging document. But when the woman opened the door, she realized he was not with the water department and attempted to close the door, leading to a struggle. At that time, a Ford Explorer pulled up to the home and five other males exited the car and went up to the front door. The report states the largest of the group, who the victim later identified as Floyd, ‘forced his way inside the residence, placed a pistol against the complainant’s abdomen, and forced her into the living room area of the residence. ‘This large suspect then proceeded to search the residence while another armed suspect guarded the complainant, who was struck in the head and sides by this second armed suspect with his pistol while she screamed for help.’ Not finding any drugs or money at the house, the men took jewelry and the woman’s cell phone and fled in their car. A neighbor who witnessed the robbery took down the car’s license plate number. Now one can say that Floyd did his time in prison for his crime, and this is true. But it looks like Floyd did not really change his ways, since he tried to rob a store by giving a fake $20 and then refused to return the pack of cigarettes upon the store clerk informing him of the fake bill. Floyd also, according to the county autopsy, was on methamphetamine, as we read in an article from NPR: A full autopsy report on George Floyd, the man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police last month, reveals that he was positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The 20-page report also indicates that Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death, although the drugs are not listed as the cause. So we know that Floyd continued on thieving, and that he was a drug user, and not just any drug user, but a consumer of one of the worst kinds of drugs. We know he resisted arrest, and we know that he ignored an employee when she kindly asked for the pack of cigarettes back. The world is begging us to sympathize with Floyd, but Floyd refused to sympathize with a small business that he robbed. Was Floyd’s death necessary? No. But why is the world shaking and trembling over a malefactor who, until just a couple of weeks ago, nobody knew about? There are now cries for abolishing and defunding the police. Why such an extreme position over the death of an obscure malefactor and drug user? The whole situation is very strange and questionable, and I must call to question the motivations behind this hysteria. There are 800,000 cops in America, and in the year 2019 alone only nine unarmed blacks were fatally shot by police (one of them was in Newark, New Jersey and he had a loaded handgun in his vehicle while speeding away from police in a high chase pursuit), and 19 unarmed whites were shot. Only nine? After all this talk about police racism, racist cops and cops hunting down blacks, only nine unarmed blacks were killed by officers (and there are 800,000 cops in America) in just one year? And from the death of one man — who had a long criminal history and showed maleficent behavior — there are cries for abolishing the whole institution of the police? The whole thing is suspicious.
Here at shoebat.com for years we have been researching and writing on the use of mass anger and hysteria from particular events as a way to justify policies or spark certain reactions. This is known as a Strategy of Tension. On July of 2017, we wrote a very long and detailed study on how political entities have been using the existence of Islamic terrorism as a way to justify and spread Right-wing reactions and racism. With calls for extreme things like abolishing the police and for Whites to purge themselves of their “whiteness” as a solution to racism, this is, no doubt, going to spark a vicious Right-wing reaction to what they will say is hatred and racism against whites. With such a strange event, and with global attention being fixed on one unknown malefactor, we must call into question the real cause behind this hysteria. With calls to get rid of the police, what we are seeing also is a popular sentiment towards lawlessness. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. (Matthew 24:12) in the midst of mass hysterical hatred against the police, there will also be an hysterical reaction by the Right in the Western world, and in such tensions a lawlessness will break out between those calling for open anarchy and those who call for anarchy masqueraded as “law and order” but which will just be despotic bloodshed. This hysteria of Left versus Right is happening globally, and we will see the global consequences of this insanity, be it the people who hate the police and want lawlessness or the people who want to see race war, genocide, eugenics and pagan nationalism.
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shoebat--2020-06-10--Merriam-Webster Dictionary Prepares To Re-Define The Meaning Of The Word ‘Racism’

A point that I have made before is that the redefinition of words is an incredibly dangerous thing , especially in the middle of a conflict , for words , ideas , and laws serve as guiding posts in times of trouble , not politically weapons to put against people .
Yet in an article from the UK Independent , the very English language is being weaponized now under the idea of stopping ‘ racism ’ as the term ‘ racism ’ is going to be re-defined .
Merriam-Webster dictionary has agreed to revise its definition of racism following a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The current definition of racism in the Merriam-Webster states that it is “ a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race ” .
Kennedy Mitchum , from Florissant , St Louis , Missouri , who recently graduated from Drake University with a degree in law , politics and society , found that people would use the definition of racism in the dictionary as the basis for arguments .
However , as the 22-year-old explained to St @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it stands omits mention of “ systematic oppression ” .
“ I know what racism is , I ’ ve experienced it , so I emailed them , ” she said .
“ I basically told them that they need to include that there ’ s a systematic oppression upon a group of people .
It ’ s not just , ‘ Oh , I don ’ t like someone.
” After sending an email expressing her concerns , Ms Mitchum engaged in a back and forth conversation with Merriam-Webster , before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revised .
Dr Charlene Jones a professor of political science at Harris Stowe State University , explained to KMOV why the dictionary entry needed to be edited .
“ The reason the definition of racism in the dictionary is inadequate is because it suggests that racism is just a passive kind of concept , whereas racism in actuality is a passive belief , but it also causes horrendous actions towards people who don ’ t look like you , ” the professor stated .
Drake University , where Ms Mitchum studied , shared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received from the dictionary .
“ While our focus will always be on faithfully reflecting the real-world usage of a word , not on promoting any particular viewpoint , we have concluded that omitting any mention of the systemic aspects of racism promotes a certain viewpoint in itself , ” the email reportedly said .
“ It also does a disservice to readers of all races .
Because people often turn to the dictionary to gain a more nuanced view of the way a word is being used in a particular context , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism to specifically describe racial prejudice combined with systemic oppression is now so common , ignoring this meaning of the word may leave our readers confused or misled.
” Merriam-Webster said that a revision to the entry for racism is currently being drafted , in addition to other entries for words relating to racism or with racial connotations .
“ This revision would not have been made without your persistence in contacting us about this problem .
We sincerely thank you for repeatedly writing in and apologise for the harm and offence we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue sooner , ” the email said .
Speaking about the impact individuals can have amid the Black Lives Matter protests , Ms Mitchum said that she thinks “ everyone really needs to realise what their strengths are and how they can contribute to the movement ” .
( source )

A point that I have made before is that the redefinition of words is an incredibly dangerous thing, especially in the middle of a conflict, for words, ideas, and laws serve as guiding posts in times of trouble, not politically weapons to put against people. Yet in an article from the UK Independent, the very English language is being weaponized now under the idea of stopping ‘racism’ as the term ‘racism’ is going to be re-defined.
Merriam-Webster dictionary has agreed to revise its definition of racism following a request made by a recent graduate.
The current definition of racism in the Merriam-Webster states that it is “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race”.
Kennedy Mitchum, from Florissant, St Louis, Missouri, who recently graduated from Drake University with a degree in law, politics and society, found that people would use the definition of racism in the dictionary as the basis for arguments.
However, as the 22-year-old explained to St Louis television station KMOV, the definition as it stands omits mention of “systematic oppression”.
“I know what racism is, I’ve experienced it, so I emailed them,” she said.
“I basically told them that they need to include that there’s a systematic oppression upon a group of people. It’s not just, ‘Oh, I don’t like someone.”
After sending an email expressing her concerns, Ms Mitchum engaged in a back and forth conversation with Merriam-Webster, before being informed that the entry would be revised.
Dr Charlene Jones a professor of political science at Harris Stowe State University, explained to KMOV why the dictionary entry needed to be edited.
“The reason the definition of racism in the dictionary is inadequate is because it suggests that racism is just a passive kind of concept, whereas racism in actuality is a passive belief, but it also causes horrendous actions towards people who don’t look like you,” the professor stated.
Drake University, where Ms Mitchum studied, shared a screenshot of the email response she received from the dictionary.
“While our focus will always be on faithfully reflecting the real-world usage of a word, not on promoting any particular viewpoint, we have concluded that omitting any mention of the systemic aspects of racism promotes a certain viewpoint in itself,” the email reportedly said.
“It also does a disservice to readers of all races. Because people often turn to the dictionary to gain a more nuanced view of the way a word is being used in a particular context, and because the use of the word racism to specifically describe racial prejudice combined with systemic oppression is now so common, ignoring this meaning of the word may leave our readers confused or misled.”
Merriam-Webster said that a revision to the entry for racism is currently being drafted, in addition to other entries for words relating to racism or with racial connotations.
“This revision would not have been made without your persistence in contacting us about this problem. We sincerely thank you for repeatedly writing in and apologise for the harm and offence we have caused in failing to address this issue sooner,” the email said.
Speaking about the impact individuals can have amid the Black Lives Matter protests, Ms Mitchum said that she thinks “everyone really needs to realise what their strengths are and how they can contribute to the movement”. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-10--Mayor de Blasio Orders The Words “Black Lives Matter” Painted Throughout New York City

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio , as part of an effort to show ‘ solidarity ’ with Black Lives Matter , is having the words “ black lives matter ” painted in major streets throughout New York City as CBS News reports .
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that New York City will paint “ Black Lives Matter ” on prominent streets in all five boroughs .
The message will be painted first on a street near City Hall , and then other locations in other boroughs in the days to come , the mayor said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to name streets in each borough and to paint the words on the streets of this city .
In each borough , at a crucial location , ” de Blasio said .
“ What will be clear in the street name and on the streets of our city is that message that now our city must fully , fully , deeply feel – and this nation must as well – that Black Lives Matter.
” The move comes after the mayor of Washington D.C. had “ Black Lives Matter ” painted on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House .
( source ) It is good to show a desire to help people who have genuine complaints about real issues .
However , this is not the case .
“ Black Lives Matter ” is a very questionable group , and aside from the many questions surrounding the “ death ” of George Floyd and how the group suddenly appears in Europe and in places like Poland , the group has been allowed and encouraged to commit acts of violence in the public sphere .
How is giving free advertising to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence going to do anything other than encourage racism ?
For all of the talk about “ equality ” , it is a master “ strategy of tension ” to promote BLM , for the group has done more to encourage the worst racialist tendencies of people than anything that other openly racist groups could have ever done .
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, as part of an effort to show ‘solidarity’ with Black Lives Matter, is having the words “black lives matter” painted in major streets throughout New York City as CBS News reports.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that New York City will paint “Black Lives Matter” on prominent streets in all five boroughs. The message will be painted first on a street near City Hall, and then other locations in other boroughs in the days to come, the mayor said. “A proposal put on the table was to name streets in each borough and to paint the words on the streets of this city. In each borough, at a crucial location,” de Blasio said. “What will be clear in the street name and on the streets of our city is that message that now our city must fully, fully, deeply feel – and this nation must as well – that Black Lives Matter.” The move comes after the mayor of Washington D.C. had “Black Lives Matter” painted on a street in huge letters near the White House. (source)
It is good to show a desire to help people who have genuine complaints about real issues. However, this is not the case. “Black Lives Matter” is a very questionable group, and aside from the many questions surrounding the “death” of George Floyd and how the group suddenly appears in Europe and in places like Poland, the group has been allowed and encouraged to commit acts of violence in the public sphere.
How is giving free advertising to a group screaming anti-Japhetic racism and commiting violence going to do anything other than encourage racism?
For all of the talk about “equality”, it is a master “strategy of tension” to promote BLM, for the group has done more to encourage the worst racialist tendencies of people than anything that other openly racist groups could have ever done.
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shoebat--2020-06-10--COVID-19 Cases Continue To Spread And Reach Record-Breaking Levels Of Infection

Just go out and party .
Go and spend lots of money .
The economy needs it and all is well .
Shoebat.com has continually warned that just because it is not a politically relevant topic in the moment , the threat of COVID-19 has not decreased at all .
According to the Stamford Advocate , COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb , there are a lot more infections , and the situation is preparing to become a lot worse as it is actively spreading in many states .
n Texas , North and South Carolina , California , Oregon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , there are an increasing number of patients under supervised care since the holiday weekend because of covid-19 infections .
The spikes generally began in the past couple weeks and in most states , are trending higher .
Data from states that are now reporting some of their highest seven-day averages of new cases are disproving the notion that the country is seeing such a spike in cases solely because of the continued increase in testing , according to data tracked by The Washington Post .
Many of these states that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an increase of hospitalizations , with a handful of states also nearing bed capacity .
Hospitalizations nationwide are difficult to track , with states reporting hospitalization numbers in varying ways , or not at all .
Even states that do report hospitalization numbers may not have always received complete data from every hospital in the state at the time of their reports .
Texas has reported 75,616 cases since the pandemic began and in 10 of the past 15 days , the state ’ s average new case number has hit a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has reported two consecutive days of record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations .
The state has seen a 36 percent increase in new cases since Memorial Day , with a record 2,056 current hospitalizations as of early Tuesday afternoon .
It was up from a high of 1,935 hospitalizations on Monday .
Texas was one of the first states that decided to relax their state stay-at-home orders .
Businesses started to open up in early May .
According to the state ’ s health department , Texas has 28.13 percent of available hospital beds open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beds .
In Arizona , 28,296 cases have been reported as of Tuesday , and in 13 of the past 15 days the state ’ s average new case number has hit a new high .
There have been a record number of hospitalizations in the state over the past few days .
As of Tuesday , Arizona reported 1,243 current hospitalizations , a 49 percent increase since Memorial Day , when there were 833 cases .
( source )

It’s not a threat.
It doesn’t matter.
COVID-19 is a meme.
Just go out and party.
Go and spend lots of money.
The economy needs it and all is well.
Shoebat.com has continually warned that just because it is not a politically relevant topic in the moment, the threat of COVID-19 has not decreased at all. According to the Stamford Advocate, COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb, there are a lot more infections, and the situation is preparing to become a lot worse as it is actively spreading in many states.
n Texas, North and South Carolina, California, Oregon, Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Arizona, there are an increasing number of patients under supervised care since the holiday weekend because of covid-19 infections. The spikes generally began in the past couple weeks and in most states, are trending higher.
Data from states that are now reporting some of their highest seven-day averages of new cases are disproving the notion that the country is seeing such a spike in cases solely because of the continued increase in testing, according to data tracked by The Washington Post.
Many of these states that have experienced an increase in cases have also had an increase of hospitalizations, with a handful of states also nearing bed capacity. Hospitalizations nationwide are difficult to track, with states reporting hospitalization numbers in varying ways, or not at all. Even states that do report hospitalization numbers may not have always received complete data from every hospital in the state at the time of their reports.
Texas has reported 75,616 cases since the pandemic began and in 10 of the past 15 days, the state’s average new case number has hit a new high.
As of Tuesday, it has reported two consecutive days of record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations. The state has seen a 36 percent increase in new cases since Memorial Day, with a record 2,056 current hospitalizations as of early Tuesday afternoon. It was up from a high of 1,935 hospitalizations on Monday.
Texas was one of the first states that decided to relax their state stay-at-home orders. Businesses started to open up in early May. According to the state’s health department, Texas has 28.13 percent of available hospital beds open, and 1,723 available intensive care unit beds.
In Arizona, 28,296 cases have been reported as of Tuesday, and in 13 of the past 15 days the state’s average new case number has hit a new high. There have been a record number of hospitalizations in the state over the past few days. As of Tuesday, Arizona reported 1,243 current hospitalizations, a 49 percent increase since Memorial Day, when there were 833 cases. (source)