shoebat--2020-10-13--Johnson & Johnson Pauses Vaccine Trials Over Unexplained Illness

While Trump is touting his arguable business associate Leonard Schleifer by way of his company Regeneron , claiming that he was ‘ cured ’ by their vaccine in a few days and of which the company ’ s stock price has just so happened to increase , the major pharmaceutical-and-healthcare product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has stopped trials of a COVID-19 vaccine after one participant contracted an ‘ unknown illness ’ according to CNBC .
The study of Johnson & Johnson ’ s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant .
A document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinical trial states that a “ pausing rule ” has been met , that the online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed , and that the data and safety monitoring board — an independent committee that watches over the safety of patients in the clinical trial — would be convened .
The document was obtained by STAT .
Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 Contacted by STAT , J & J confirmed the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ an unexplained illness in a study participant.
” The company declined to provide further details .
“ We must respect this participant ’ s privacy .
We ’ re also learning more about this participant ’ s illness , and it ’ s important to have all the facts before we share additional information , ” the company said in a statement .
J & J emphasized that so-called adverse events — illnesses , accidents , and other bad medical outcomes — are an expected part of a clinical study , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pause and a clinical hold , which is a formal regulatory action that can last much longer .
The vaccine study is not currently under a clinical hold .
J & J said that while it normally communicates clinical holds to the public , it does not usually inform the public of study pauses .
The data and safety monitoring board , or DSMB , convened late Monday to review the case .
J & J said that in cases like this “ it is not always immediately apparent ” whether the participant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study treatment or a placebo .
Though clinical trial pauses are not uncommon — and in some cases last only a few days — they are generating outsized attention in the race to test vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes Covid-19 .
Given the size of Johnson & Johnson ’ s trial , it ’ s not surprising that study pauses could occur , and another could happen if this one resolves , a source familiar with the study said .
( source ) Who is Regeneron ?
A comparatively small-time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared to a corporate Behemoth like Johnson & Johnson .
Does one really believe that , in the span of about one week , Trump got this ‘ miracle cure ’ for ‘ the pandemic ’ , from a man who just so happened to have personal and business ties overlapping with Trump ?
Ask yourself , does it not seem odd that a company like Regeneron ‘ gets it right the first time ’ , while a major company with serious data and power such as Johnson & Johnson is being cautious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on developing a vaccine ?
Something does not seem right here , based on simple logic that would apply to anybody in the same case .
It was two weeks ago that ironically , Michael Moore was called a ‘ conspiracy theorist ’ for putting out the idea that Trump may be lying about his COVID infection claims .
While Michael ’ s statement is merely an expression of a possibility , it may be true , simply because as years of experience shows , where there are too many questions and strange @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often means that something is terribly wrong and there needs to be a further inquiry into the matter .
Whether or not Trump is sick is not a left or right issue .
It is an issue of truth .
With COVID-19 being a major trend that is affecting all other trends , and the trends toward lying in politics and the influence of this election on the future political cycle , it is of great concern to put the President ’ s statements and claims against those of a major company due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiences with a vaccine between them .
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While Trump is touting his arguable business associate Leonard Schleifer by way of his company Regeneron, claiming that he was ‘cured’ by their vaccine in a few days and of which the company’s stock price has just so happened to increase, the major pharmaceutical-and-healthcare product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has stopped trials of a COVID-19 vaccine after one participant contracted an ‘unknown illness’ according to CNBC.
The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in the study has been closed, and that the data and safety monitoring board — an independent committee that watches over the safety of patients in the clinical trial — would be convened. The document was obtained by STAT. More from STAT News Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 As wildfires ravage the West, contaminated water raises health concerns Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19 Contacted by STAT, J&J confirmed the study pause, saying it was due to “an unexplained illness in a study participant.” The company declined to provide further details. “We must respect this participant’s privacy. We’re also learning more about this participant’s illness, and it’s important to have all the facts before we share additional information,” the company said in a statement. J&J emphasized that so-called adverse events — illnesses, accidents, and other bad medical outcomes — are an expected part of a clinical study, and also emphasized the difference between a study pause and a clinical hold, which is a formal regulatory action that can last much longer. The vaccine study is not currently under a clinical hold. J&J said that while it normally communicates clinical holds to the public, it does not usually inform the public of study pauses. The data and safety monitoring board, or DSMB, convened late Monday to review the case. J&J said that in cases like this “it is not always immediately apparent” whether the participant who experienced an adverse event received a study treatment or a placebo. Though clinical trial pauses are not uncommon — and in some cases last only a few days — they are generating outsized attention in the race to test vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Given the size of Johnson & Johnson’s trial, it’s not surprising that study pauses could occur, and another could happen if this one resolves, a source familiar with the study said. (source)
Who is Regeneron? A comparatively small-time company with ties to Trump, as compared to a corporate Behemoth like Johnson & Johnson.
Does one really believe that, in the span of about one week, Trump got this ‘miracle cure’ for ‘the pandemic’, from a man who just so happened to have personal and business ties overlapping with Trump?
Ask yourself, does it not seem odd that a company like Regeneron ‘gets it right the first time’, while a major company with serious data and power such as Johnson & Johnson is being cautious and talking about problems with their work on developing a vaccine?
Something does not seem right here, based on simple logic that would apply to anybody in the same case.
It was two weeks ago that ironically, Michael Moore was called a ‘conspiracy theorist’ for putting out the idea that Trump may be lying about his COVID infection claims. While Michael’s statement is merely an expression of a possibility, it may be true, simply because as years of experience shows, where there are too many questions and strange incidents and not enough answers, if often means that something is terribly wrong and there needs to be a further inquiry into the matter.
Whether or not Trump is sick is not a left or right issue. It is an issue of truth. With COVID-19 being a major trend that is affecting all other trends, and the trends toward lying in politics and the influence of this election on the future political cycle, it is of great concern to put the President’s statements and claims against those of a major company due to the tremendous and seeming difference in experiences with a vaccine between them.
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shoebat--2020-10-13--Germanic Tyranny Influences The World Again

It is an unfortunate but generally true statement that when trouble in Europe starts , it begins with Germany and her attempts at pursuing some goal .
In true to form , Reason magazine has noted a disturbing trend that Germany ’ s “ hate speech ” law is being used as a model by governments around the world to shut down not just criminal speech , but simply ‘ undesirable ’ speech .
“ Germany ’ s Network Enforcement Law , or NetzDG … requires social media companies to block or remove content that violates one of twenty restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ German Criminal Code , ” Diana Lee wrote for Yale Law School ’ s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic .
“ In effect , the NetzDG conscripts social media companies into governmental service as content regulators , ” with millions of euros in fines hanging over their heads if they guess wrong .
That model of delegated censorship has proven to be as infectious as a viral outbreak , taking hold in over a dozen other countries .
“ This raises the question of whether Europe ’ s most influential democracy has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Internet freedom by developing and legitimizing a prototype of online censorship by proxy that can readily be adapted to serve the ends of authoritarian states , ” Justitia , a Danish judicial thinktank , warned in a 2019 report .
It ’ s no surprise when countries like Russia , Turkey , and Venezuela emulate intrusive legislation from elsewhere—they don ’ t need much encouragement .
But we ’ ve already seen that French legislators followed in Germany ’ s lead , and lawmakers in the U.K. are poised to do the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internet can be used to spread terrorist and other illegal or harmful content , undermine civil discourse , and abuse or bully other people , ” fretted a 2019 British government paper on “ online harms.
” The paper specifically cited NetzDG as a potential legislative model .
Last week , British lawmakers debated the very broad powers that the government seeks .
Their proposals “ introduce a new concept into law— ’ legal but harmful ’ for online speech , ” cautions Ruth Smeeth of Index on Censorship .
“ It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as incitement and threat , with speech which we may disagree with , but in a free society is , and should be , legal.
” Austria is also considering a NetzDG-inspired law that would require the removal of “ content whose ‘ illegality is already evident to a legal layperson ' ” explains Martin J. Riedl , a native Austrian and Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin ’ s School of Journalism and Media .
The law would further encourage compliance by “ forbidding their debtors ( e.g.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay what they owe to platforms ” that don ’ t conform to the law .
That ’ s expected to encourage even more “ overblocking ” by platforms worried that they ’ ll face a financial death penalty if they guess wrong as to content ’ s legal status .
Still , Austrians may not be able to out-flank their role models .
Germany this summer moved to make NetzDG even more restrictive by adding mandatory “ hate speech ” reporting requirements .
Brazilian lawmakers , too , are considering legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a campaign against so-called “ fake news ” ( because , apparently , any excuse for controlling speech is a good excuse when you work in government ) .
“ It is vague on the matter of what ’ s considered fake news , which it describes as false or deceptive content shared with the potential to cause individual or collective harm , ” wrote Brazilian journalist Raphael Tsavkko Garcia for the MIT Technology Review .
“ This ambiguity leaves it to the state to decide what kind of content is considered false @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those in power to manipulate the definition for political gain.
” ( source )

It is an unfortunate but generally true statement that when trouble in Europe starts, it begins with Germany and her attempts at pursuing some goal. In true to form, Reason magazine has noted a disturbing trend that Germany’s “hate speech” law is being used as a model by governments around the world to shut down not just criminal speech, but simply ‘undesirable’ speech.
“Germany’s Network Enforcement Law, or NetzDG … requires social media companies to block or remove content that violates one of twenty restrictions on hate and defamatory speech in the German Criminal Code,” Diana Lee wrote for Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic. “In effect, the NetzDG conscripts social media companies into governmental service as content regulators,” with millions of euros in fines hanging over their heads if they guess wrong.
That model of delegated censorship has proven to be as infectious as a viral outbreak, taking hold in over a dozen other countries.
“This raises the question of whether Europe’s most influential democracy has contributed to the further erosion of global Internet freedom by developing and legitimizing a prototype of online censorship by proxy that can readily be adapted to serve the ends of authoritarian states,” Justitia, a Danish judicial thinktank, warned in a 2019 report.
It’s no surprise when countries like Russia, Turkey, and Venezuela emulate intrusive legislation from elsewhere—they don’t need much encouragement. But we’ve already seen that French legislators followed in Germany’s lead, and lawmakers in the U.K. are poised to do the same.
“In the wrong hands the internet can be used to spread terrorist and other illegal or harmful content, undermine civil discourse, and abuse or bully other people,” fretted a 2019 British government paper on “online harms.” The paper specifically cited NetzDG as a potential legislative model.
Last week, British lawmakers debated the very broad powers that the government seeks.
Their proposals “introduce a new concept into law—’legal but harmful’ for online speech,” cautions Ruth Smeeth of Index on Censorship. “It’s conflating what is already illegal, such as incitement and threat, with speech which we may disagree with, but in a free society is, and should be, legal.”
Austria is also considering a NetzDG-inspired law that would require the removal of “content whose ‘illegality is already evident to a legal layperson'” explains Martin J. Riedl, a native Austrian and Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism and Media. The law would further encourage compliance by “forbidding their debtors (e.g., businesses who advertise on platforms) to pay what they owe to platforms” that don’t conform to the law.
That’s expected to encourage even more “overblocking” by platforms worried that they’ll face a financial death penalty if they guess wrong as to content’s legal status.
Still, Austrians may not be able to out-flank their role models. Germany this summer moved to make NetzDG even more restrictive by adding mandatory “hate speech” reporting requirements.
Brazilian lawmakers, too, are considering legislation that started as NetzDG-inspired before morphing into a campaign against so-called “fake news” (because, apparently, any excuse for controlling speech is a good excuse when you work in government).
“It is vague on the matter of what’s considered fake news, which it describes as false or deceptive content shared with the potential to cause individual or collective harm,” wrote Brazilian journalist Raphael Tsavkko Garcia for the MIT Technology Review. “This ambiguity leaves it to the state to decide what kind of content is considered false or potentially harmful, and could allow those in power to manipulate the definition for political gain.” (source)


shoebat--2020-10-13--Donald Trump In His First Speech Since Being Cured From Covid Declares: “We’re Delivering A Safe Vac

Donald Trump In His First Speech Since Being Cured From Covid Declares: “We’re Delivering A Safe Vaccine And A Rapid Recovery Like No One Can Even Believe”.

Donald Trump , in his first ever speech since being cured of Covid , declared to a crowd of his supporters that a vaccine is on the way .
As we read in a report from the AP : Though he was hospitalized battling the virus only a week ago , Trump ’ s message on COVID-19 was unaltered since his diagnosis : a dubious assessment that the pandemic was just about a thing of the past .
Hundreds of people in the U.S. continue to die of the virus every day .
“ Under my leadership , we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapid recovery like no one can even believe , ” Trump insisted .
“ If you look at our upward path , no country in the world has recovered the way we have recovered.
” Trump getting Covid sparked attention from throughout the country ( and the world , for that matter ) and this attention meant publicity and publicity is always good when it comes to elections .
Even if people are angry at you , or if they are laughing at you , you have their attention , which means you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which signifies in a sense that you are expanding territory in the collective consciousness of society .
When Trump was incessantly bashing Mexico and describing undocumented people as criminals , a lot of people bashed him for this , and many believed that he was not going to win .
But here is the thing : Trump ’ s comments sparked such a controversy that he became common talk around the dinner table , in news outlets , in podcasts and in every political show in every type of media .
Hillary Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ridicule of those stoked by Trump ’ s words .
Trump was getting the attention , and this is what helped him .
Biden gives the impression of someone with Alzheimer ’ s , not someone who is magnetizing attention to himself with controversy .
Attention is the key to victory .
What makes a successful headline ?
If the headline has angered you , or has given you some elation , then it has succeeded .
But if the headline evokes nothing , then the headline is not successful .
Evocation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to marketing .
Trump is fulfilling this requirement .
I did an entire video explaining this :

By Theodore Shoebat
Donald Trump, in his first ever speech since being cured of Covid, declared to a crowd of his supporters that a vaccine is on the way. As we read in a report from the AP:
Though he was hospitalized battling the virus only a week ago, Trump’s message on COVID-19 was unaltered since his diagnosis: a dubious assessment that the pandemic was just about a thing of the past. Hundreds of people in the U.S. continue to die of the virus every day. “Under my leadership, we’re delivering a safe vaccine and a rapid recovery like no one can even believe,” Trump insisted. “If you look at our upward path, no country in the world has recovered the way we have recovered.”
Trump getting Covid sparked attention from throughout the country (and the world, for that matter) and this attention meant publicity and publicity is always good when it comes to elections. Even if people are angry at you, or if they are laughing at you, you have their attention, which means you have occupied space in their heads, which signifies in a sense that you are expanding territory in the collective consciousness of society. When Trump was incessantly bashing Mexico and describing undocumented people as criminals, a lot of people bashed him for this, and many believed that he was not going to win. But here is the thing: Trump’s comments sparked such a controversy that he became common talk around the dinner table, in news outlets, in podcasts and in every political show in every type of media. Hillary Clinton? She sparked no controversy but received the ridicule of those stoked by Trump’s words. Trump was getting the attention, and this is what helped him. Biden gives the impression of someone with Alzheimer’s, not someone who is magnetizing attention to himself with controversy. Attention is the key to victory. What makes a successful headline? If the headline has angered you, or has given you some elation, then it has succeeded. But if the headline evokes nothing, then the headline is not successful. Evocation is the entire basis for success when it comes to marketing. Trump is fulfilling this requirement. I did an entire video explaining this:
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shoebat--2020-10-15--Another October Surprise As Emails Allege Hunter Biden Busted Introducing His Father To Ukrainian Bi

Another October Surprise As Emails Allege Hunter Biden Busted Introducing His Father To Ukrainian Big Shots Following Curious Events

There is a long-recognized trend of “ October surprises ” , but this October seems to have surprise-after-surprise .
In another turn of events , many news sources are reporting that Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter may have been caught in another interestin predicament by way of emails as introducing his father to key Ukrainian businessmen after claims of pressuring the government to fire a major prosecutor and thus suggesting major corruption in the deal .
Hunter Biden introduced his father , then-Vice President Joe Biden , to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company , according to emails obtained by The Post .
The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi , an adviser to the board of Burisma , allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17 , 2015 , about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $ 50,000 a month .
“ Dear Hunter , thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together .
It ’ s realty [ sic ] an honor and pleasure , ” the email reads .
An earlier email from May 2014 also shows Pozharskyi , reportedly Burisma ’ s No .
3 exec , asking Hunter for “ advice on how you could use your influence ” on the company ’ s behalf .
The blockbuster correspondence — which flies in the face of Joe Biden ’ s claim that he ’ s “ never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings ” — is contained in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a laptop computer .
( source ) Now , there will be many challenges to this report , as the claims are highly explosive .
What exactly will come with this is something yet to be seen .
After all , one does not want to assume anything .
However , what we can derive from this is that the trend of October Surprises is certainly repeating , and to that , one may expect more very interesting pieces of information and stories to come up as the election approaches .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimately does not matter is what is sensational , but what is true , and in the middle of a very tense conflict , sometimes that is a difficult task to accomplish .
Donate now to help support the work of this site .
When you donate , you are not donating to just any commentary group , but one that is endlessly observing the news , reading between the lines and separating hysteria and perception from reality .
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There is a long-recognized trend of “October surprises”, but this October seems to have surprise-after-surprise. In another turn of events, many news sources are reporting that Joe Biden’s son Hunter may have been caught in another interestin predicament by way of emails as introducing his father to key Ukrainian businessmen after claims of pressuring the government to fire a major prosecutor and thus suggesting major corruption in the deal.
Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company, according to emails obtained by The Post. The never-before-revealed meeting is mentioned in a message of appreciation that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to the board of Burisma, allegedly sent Hunter Biden on April 17, 2015, about a year after Hunter joined the Burisma board at a reported salary of up to $50,000 a month. “Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure,” the email reads. An earlier email from May 2014 also shows Pozharskyi, reportedly Burisma’s No. 3 exec, asking Hunter for “advice on how you could use your influence” on the company’s behalf. The blockbuster correspondence — which flies in the face of Joe Biden’s claim that he’s “never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings” — is contained in a massive trove of data recovered from a laptop computer. (source)
Now, there will be many challenges to this report, as the claims are highly explosive. What exactly will come with this is something yet to be seen. After all, one does not want to assume anything.
However, what we can derive from this is that the trend of October Surprises is certainly repeating, and to that, one may expect more very interesting pieces of information and stories to come up as the election approaches. However, no matter what comes out, what ultimately does not matter is what is sensational, but what is true, and in the middle of a very tense conflict, sometimes that is a difficult task to accomplish.
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shoebat--2020-10-14--Not Again: California Faces New Fire Threats

For years many sang the song “ California Dreaming ” with hopes of going to California for a better life , but right now it is the opposite , with people fleeing high taxes , oppressive regulations , and now , massive wildfires at historically unprecedented levels .
The AP reports that amid the current wildfire issues , there is emerging even more new wildfire threats that have turned the idea of “ California Dreaming ” into “ California burning ” .
Fire crews from across the state were being deployed to Northern California , where hot , windy conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the region where massive blazes already have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed or injured dozens of people this year .
Most of the huge fires that erupted over the past eight weeks are now fully or significantly contained and skies once stained orange by heavy smoke are blue again .
Containment means that firefighters have lines holding in a fire , though it doesn ’ t mean a fire has stopped burning .
But the gains made by thousands of firefighters assigned to the blazes that have scorched more than 4.1 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new fires ignite , said Daniel Berlant , assistant deputy director with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection , known as Cal Fire .
“ If a new fire breaks out , that fire will be able to grow very quickly under these conditions , ” Berlant said .
The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning for extreme fire danger from 5 a.m. through Friday morning .
With bone-dry humidity and wind gusts possibly hitting 55 mph , Pacific Gas & Electric , the largest utility in the nation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday evening to as many as 54,000 customers in 24 counties .
Preemptive electricity cuts are a strategy aimed at preventing fires from being started by power lines that have been damaged or knocked down amid high winds .
PG & E equipment sparked several massive blazes that destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed more than 100 people since 2017 .
“ We really view it as a last resort option , ” said Mark Quinlan , the company ’ s incident commander .
The utility also has deployed generators and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some areas that might loose power during the outages , Quinlan said .
About 33,000 homes and businesses could begin losing power at 6 p.m. , mainly in the Sierra Nevada foothills and northern San Francisco Bay Area , followed by 21,000 other customers two hours later in other portions of the Sierra and the Bay Area , along with portions of California ’ s central coast , PG & E said .
The figures for affected customers range from more than 11,300 in Butte County , 6,000 in Santa Cruz County and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the utility .
( source )

For years many sang the song “California Dreaming” with hopes of going to California for a better life, but right now it is the opposite, with people fleeing high taxes, oppressive regulations, and now, massive wildfires at historically unprecedented levels. The AP reports that amid the current wildfire issues, there is emerging even more new wildfire threats that have turned the idea of “California Dreaming” into “California burning”.
Fire crews from across the state were being deployed to Northern California, where hot, windy conditions Wednesday renewed the threat of fire in the region where massive blazes already have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed or injured dozens of people this year.
Most of the huge fires that erupted over the past eight weeks are now fully or significantly contained and skies once stained orange by heavy smoke are blue again. Containment means that firefighters have lines holding in a fire, though it doesn’t mean a fire has stopped burning.
But the gains made by thousands of firefighters assigned to the blazes that have scorched more than 4.1 million acres this year could be hampered if new fires ignite, said Daniel Berlant, assistant deputy director with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.
“If a new fire breaks out, that fire will be able to grow very quickly under these conditions,” Berlant said.
The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning for extreme fire danger from 5 a.m. through Friday morning. With bone-dry humidity and wind gusts possibly hitting 55 mph, Pacific Gas & Electric, the largest utility in the nation, warned that it may cut power starting Wednesday evening to as many as 54,000 customers in 24 counties.
Preemptive electricity cuts are a strategy aimed at preventing fires from being started by power lines that have been damaged or knocked down amid high winds. PG&E equipment sparked several massive blazes that destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed more than 100 people since 2017.
“We really view it as a last resort option,” said Mark Quinlan, the company’s incident commander.
The utility also has deployed generators and other measures to keep electricity flowing in some areas that might loose power during the outages, Quinlan said.
About 33,000 homes and businesses could begin losing power at 6 p.m., mainly in the Sierra Nevada foothills and northern San Francisco Bay Area, followed by 21,000 other customers two hours later in other portions of the Sierra and the Bay Area, along with portions of California’s central coast, PG&E said.
The figures for affected customers range from more than 11,300 in Butte County, 6,000 in Santa Cruz County and around 5,400 customers in Alameda County, according to the utility. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-14--Netherlands Moves To Legalize Euthanasia For Children

The future of a society can be seen in how it treats its most vulnerable members .
It has been known for a while that a lot of European nations have seemingly given up on their will to live by the choices they have been making .
I speak not of any sort of ‘ racialism ’ or ‘ nationalism ’ , but rather by making consistent choices that favor self-destruction such as the lack of family formation , laziness , indulgence , and sometimes death itself .
The Netherlands is a major example of this , as they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in such areas , most infamously with euthanasia .
Now according to the New York Post , the small nation is now moving to allow children to be euthanized .
The Netherlands is considering allowing kids 12 and under to be euthanized if they are terminally ill and have no hope of recovery .
Health Minister Huge de Jonge proposed the new policy to the States General of the Netherlands , the country ’ s legislature , on Tuesday , saying termination of life should be accessible for “ a small group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times reported .
Currently , assisted suicide is legal in the country for babies under one-year-old and children over the age of 12 but De Jonge is concerned for the young people in between those age groups and their access to care , the outlet reported .
For terminally ill children “ who agonize with no hope , and unbearable suffering , ” between the ages of one and 12 , doctors can only provide palliative care or withhold nutrition until a patient dies , the outlet said .
This has created what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between traditional palliative care and active assisted suicide , leading them to ask for more regulation , De Jonge said , according to the outlet .
De Jonge said the proposed policy will only affect between five and ten children each year who are suffering “ as a result , in some cases unnecessarily , for a long time , without any prospect of improvement.
” He said “ the best possible care ” for this group of kids is of paramount importance , the outlet reported .
Legislators against the policy said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than 6 months before the country ’ s next election while De Jonge countered it is a measure necessary to protect kids and will allow for more transparency to the aforementioned “ gray area.
” The said it will make doctors more accountable to parents and will provide a basis for reviewing and assessing individual cases , as is already done for euthanasia situations currently allowed .
( source )

The future of a society can be seen in how it treats its most vulnerable members. It has been known for a while that a lot of European nations have seemingly given up on their will to live by the choices they have been making. I speak not of any sort of ‘racialism’ or ‘nationalism’, but rather by making consistent choices that favor self-destruction such as the lack of family formation, laziness, indulgence, and sometimes death itself. The Netherlands is a major example of this, as they have been too often a ‘leader’ in such areas, most infamously with euthanasia. Now according to the New York Post, the small nation is now moving to allow children to be euthanized.
The Netherlands is considering allowing kids 12 and under to be euthanized if they are terminally ill and have no hope of recovery.
Health Minister Huge de Jonge proposed the new policy to the States General of the Netherlands, the country’s legislature, on Tuesday, saying termination of life should be accessible for “a small group of terminally ill children,” the NL Times reported.
Currently, assisted suicide is legal in the country for babies under one-year-old and children over the age of 12 but De Jonge is concerned for the young people in between those age groups and their access to care, the outlet reported.
For terminally ill children “who agonize with no hope, and unbearable suffering,” between the ages of one and 12, doctors can only provide palliative care or withhold nutrition until a patient dies, the outlet said.
This has created what doctors call a “gray area” between traditional palliative care and active assisted suicide, leading them to ask for more regulation, De Jonge said, according to the outlet.
De Jonge said the proposed policy will only affect between five and ten children each year who are suffering “as a result, in some cases unnecessarily, for a long time, without any prospect of improvement.” He said “the best possible care” for this group of kids is of paramount importance, the outlet reported.
Legislators against the policy said it was improper to push the change less than 6 months before the country’s next election while De Jonge countered it is a measure necessary to protect kids and will allow for more transparency to the aforementioned “gray area.”
The said it will make doctors more accountable to parents and will provide a basis for reviewing and assessing individual cases, as is already done for euthanasia situations currently allowed. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-14--Mayor De Blasio Is Right, The Jewish Orthodox Enclaves In New York City Are Coronavirus Hot Zones An

Mayor De Blasio Is Right, The Jewish Orthodox Enclaves In New York City Are Coronavirus Hot Zones And Need To Be Restricted By Anti-Covid Measures

There are hot spots of coronavirus in New York City , and many of their zip codes overlap with Jewish Orthodox enclaves .
Mayor De Blasio has mentioned the high uptick in covid in these areas , and of course he is being accused of antisemitism .
Even Donald Trump implied that de Blasio is antisemitic when he retweeted a post calling Bill de Blasio “ an anti-Semite thug piece of s**t ” .
Trump then added his own commentary : “ Wow , what does this grim picture remind you of ?
I am the only thing in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump was presenting a message that he is somehow the protector of the Orthodox Jews from evil , antisemitic Democrats .
Trump is also exasperating and exploiting paranoia that de Blasio somehow hates Jews and is targeting them for no reason at all .
Of course Donald Trump wants their vote ; Midwood and Borough Park ( both predominantly Jewish areas ) voted for heavily for Trump .
The reality is that the reason why there is a high amount of covid infections in Orthodox Jewish enclaves is because a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them ) are deliberately rebelling against anti-covid measures and are fomenting revolt against state rules .
Recently there was a mob of Orthodox Jews who attacked a Jewish journalist named Jacob Kornbluh who has been writing on the deliberate rebelling against anti-covid measures .
The mob can be seen here : And then you can see the mob , led by their rebel leader , Harold “ Heshy ” Tischler , accosting the journalist : Is this mob violence also the fault of de Blasio ?
Is it antisemitic to point this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Muslim enclave , would conservatives not be writing about it ?
But , because this is happening in a Jewish area , the conservatives are calling de Blasio antisemitic .
I find it funny that conservatives will not hesitate call people antisemitic while they criticize liberals for being quick to call others “ racist.
” The reality is that Orthodox Jewish areas are hot zones for covid , and thus tighter measures have been imposed within them .
Some are complaining that Orthodox Jewish communities were not notified about anti-covid measures because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jews are not allowed to read the news .
But , was it the Sabbath when a mob of Orthodox Jews did a mask burning procession : There have been spikes in covid in Brooklyn , and that has caused restrictions to be imposed .
As the New York Times reported : And if the covid restrictions are “ antisemitic ” as a number of American conservatives are arguing , then why aren ’ t other Jews being targeted ?
Why aren ’ t secular Jews or Reformed Jews being targeted ?
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions , with the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn filing a lawsuit objecting to them ?
Are the restrictions also ‘ anti-Catholic ’ ?
Or are these particular Orthodox Jews trying to misconstrue the situation to make de Blasio look antisemitic ?
The Sheriff ’ s office also broke up a rave party in Queens where over 110 people had gathered .
Were these party goers all of a sudden victims of some conspiracy ?
The problem is that many people within the Orthodox Jewish community are deliberately resisting the covid restrictions , hence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enclaves .
As Liam Stack and Joseph Goldstein wrote two weeks ago : Also , official statistics has shown that Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods had increased to anywhere from 3 percent to 6 percent , which is significantly higher than the city ’ s overall rate of between 1 percent and 2 percent .
And the idea that de Blasio has been not putting in effort to inform the Orthodox Jewish is also really far-fetched .
In de Blasio ’ s own words :

By Theodore Shoebat
There are hot spots of coronavirus in New York City, and many of their zip codes overlap with Jewish Orthodox enclaves. Mayor De Blasio has mentioned the high uptick in covid in these areas, and of course he is being accused of antisemitism. Even Donald Trump implied that de Blasio is antisemitic when he retweeted a post calling Bill de Blasio “an anti-Semite thug piece of s**t”. Trump then added his own commentary: “Wow, what does this grim picture remind you of? I am the only thing in the Radical Left’s way! VOTE.” Trump was presenting a message that he is somehow the protector of the Orthodox Jews from evil, antisemitic Democrats. Trump is also exasperating and exploiting paranoia that de Blasio somehow hates Jews and is targeting them for no reason at all. Of course Donald Trump wants their vote; Midwood and Borough Park (both predominantly Jewish areas) voted for heavily for Trump.
The reality is that the reason why there is a high amount of covid infections in Orthodox Jewish enclaves is because a lot of the people there (certainly not all of them) are deliberately rebelling against anti-covid measures and are fomenting revolt against state rules. Recently there was a mob of Orthodox Jews who attacked a Jewish journalist named Jacob Kornbluh who has been writing on the deliberate rebelling against anti-covid measures. The mob can be seen here:
At Heschy’s urging, the crowd just surrounded and attacked journalist @jacobkornbluh. They pinned him against a wall and shouted “moyser” (“snitch”) as NYPD lost control of the situation. Really scary scene. Jacob is a pro pic.twitter.com/783MqbzTBe — Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) October 8, 2020
And then you can see the mob, led by their rebel leader, Harold “Heshy” Tischler, accosting the journalist:
Here’s Heschy egging then on. “He’s lucky time be alive,” one of the protesters told me after. A few yards away, cops agree to close more streets, joking around with same men who just beat up a reporter pic.twitter.com/UekTnKQqrA — Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) October 8, 2020
I was saved by heroic police officers and several community members. I’m safe right now. — Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 8, 2020
Is this mob violence also the fault of de Blasio?
Is it antisemitic to point this out? If this was happening in a Muslim enclave, would conservatives not be writing about it? But, because this is happening in a Jewish area, the conservatives are calling de Blasio antisemitic. I find it funny that conservatives will not hesitate call people antisemitic while they criticize liberals for being quick to call others “racist.” The reality is that Orthodox Jewish areas are hot zones for covid, and thus tighter measures have been imposed within them. Some are complaining that Orthodox Jewish communities were not notified about anti-covid measures because they were announced during the Sabbath when Jews are not allowed to read the news. But, was it the Sabbath when a mob of Orthodox Jews did a mask burning procession:
https://twitter.com/SVNewsAlerts/status/1313696596245258240?s=20
There have been spikes in covid in Brooklyn, and that has caused restrictions to be imposed. As the New York Times reported:
Since mid-August, city and state officials say large gatherings and lax social distancing have caused a surge in new cases in pockets of Brooklyn and Queens, many of them in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods. The spike prompted Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to issue new restrictions on large gatherings and nonessential businesses in certain parts of the city.
And if the covid restrictions are “antisemitic” as a number of American conservatives are arguing, then why aren’t other Jews being targeted? Why aren’t secular Jews or Reformed Jews being targeted? And why are some Catholics complaining about the restrictions, with the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn filing a lawsuit objecting to them? Are the restrictions also ‘anti-Catholic’? Or are these particular Orthodox Jews trying to misconstrue the situation to make de Blasio look antisemitic? The Sheriff’s office also broke up a rave party in Queens where over 110 people had gathered. Were these party goers all of a sudden victims of some conspiracy?
The problem is that many people within the Orthodox Jewish community are deliberately resisting the covid restrictions, hence the imposing of restrictions in those particular enclaves. As Liam Stack and Joseph Goldstein wrote two weeks ago:
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office to enforce public health guidelines in several Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn, where residents often do not wear masks or engage in social distancing. But community leaders said residents have been resisting the guidelines because of hostility toward Mr. de Blasio and the growing influence of President Trump, whose views on masks and the pandemic have been widely embraced.
Also, official statistics has shown that Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods had increased to anywhere from 3 percent to 6 percent, which is significantly higher than the city’s overall rate of between 1 percent and 2 percent. And the idea that de Blasio has been not putting in effort to inform the Orthodox Jewish is also really far-fetched. In de Blasio’s own words:
“There’s a very rigorous outreach effort in the community in English and Yiddish … There’s a substantial number of Yiddish speakers who have been brought into the effort. Test and Trace has been hiring directly from the community. We are going to keep doing that, though. I think this is an indicator we will be fighting for a little while here.” A Jewish doctor was even accosted by two Jewish Orthodox activists, (one of them was “Heshy” Tischler). Dr. Mitchell Katz, the head of New York City Health and Hospitals, gave a public announcement in South Brooklyn, at Gravesend Park, when one of the Orthodox Jewish activists yelled at: “You don’t live here… Get out of here.” He then shouted “Go to East New York,” a predominately Black neighborhood in Brooklyn. You can see the confrontation in this video: And if de Blasio’s restrictions are “singling out” the Jews, then they need to explain why the Israeli government had the same struggles with its own Orthodox Jewish community. In Israel, the Orthodox Jews are the most resistant to anti-covid measures, and they are living in the Jewish state. Is the state of Israel also ‘singling’ them out? If the Orthodox Jews who hate the anti-covid restrictions are so innocent and justified in their actions, are the Jews running the Israeli government also “antisemitic”? Is the Israeli government targeting Jews? Israel has generally been decreasing its covid numbers, but its still significant in… Orthodox enclaves. According to Amos Harel: But the discussion was overshadowed by one critical fact – the high incidence of illness in the ultra-Orthodox community . At best, there are preliminary signs that the spread of the virus there is slowing. But that’s before the impact of the mass Sukkot festivities held by some Hasidic sects have become evident. The infection coefficient, R, has fallen to 0.8 or 0.7 . That represents the average number of people infected by each patient, and it’s down from 1 or a bit more last month. … The numbers are instructive. What’s happening among the ultra-Orthodox isn’t happening anyplace else. Just compare the situation in certain ultra-Orthodox towns to that in other Jewish towns. The ultra-Orthodox Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak is averaging 223 patients per 10,000 residents and the proportion of positive tests was 16 percent last week; nearby Givatayim has 21 patients per 10,000 residents and a 2.4 percent positive rate. … In other words, ultra-Orthodox towns have an infection rate 10 times higher or worse, while their proportion of positive tests is five times higher or more. The Orthodox Jewish areas in New York City are covid hot zones, and they are also hot zones in Israel. Is this all a lie, or is there a particular cultural resistance to government mandates which really surpasses geography? Is the Israeli government lying as part of a grand conspiracy against the Orthodox, or are there cultural reasons why the Orthodox are rebelling? Oh, and the Orthodox Jewish leadership has also been calling officials within the Israeli government, thats right, … Nazis. As Harel writes: “an ultra-Orthodox member of the governing coalition, lawmaker Israel Eichler of the United Torah Judaism alliance, described police officers as storm troopers conducting pogroms in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods. And Culture Minister Chili Tropper of Kahol Lavan admitted that the cabinet didn’t shift to a differential lockdown, in line with Gamzu’s “traffic light” plan, because it was afraid of upsetting the ultra-Orthodox.” So de Blasio is a Nazi, now the Israeli government is Nazi? I guess Trump should call the Israeli government antisemitic? (he would never dare do such a thing). The bottom line is that what is happening in the Orthodox communities, be they in Israel or the US, is the fault of the Orthodox and not de Blasio or the Israeli government. Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, an Orthodox Jew who hauls body bags of the COVID-19 deceased, has explained that what the Orthodox are doing is only making other people hate them: “I explain to people that others are looking at them, and saying that we’re in this situation because of Haredim, and that the 12 percent is infecting the 80-plus percent, and that ‘you’ are ‘stealing’ the breathing machines … And I say that this hatred is terrible, but what people see is the continuation of singing, dancing, public prayers, and simchas [celebrations] — as well as continuation of protests. … Seeing the bodies arrive and counting them, sometimes 15, 16, 17 in a day, you understand the impact this virus is having on Jewish communities … But even this doesn’t help change attitudes.” People in the US will argue that the reason why the Orthodox have high infections is because governments did not do a good enough job informing the Orthodox community. But how come in Israel, when the Orthodox made an agreement to have only a hundred people attend a funeral, these same Orthodox Jews turned around and instead had thousands of people attend the funeral? As we read in the AP After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small, dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown. But when it was time to bury the rabbi on Monday, thousands of people showed up — ignoring social distancing rules and clashing with police who tried to disperse the mass gathering. So the Orthodox communities are not being informed enough by the government, yet these same people will dishonestly agree to the rules and then deliberately break them. It is now the fault of de Blasio because the Orthodox were doing sukkot (the Sabbath)? Yet when it was not the Sabbath a large group of Orthodox decided to burn masks, which just shows that they are indeed informed but that they are being purely rebellious. It is no wonder that in Palm Tree, NY, the area with the highest concentration of Jews in the US, 15% of covid tests come out positive. According to the New York Times: In this town of 26,000 residents, where life revolves around family, religious services and prayer, the percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive is at least 15 percent, among the highest in New York. There are more than 200 active cases, enough to place this Orthodox Jewish community northwest of New York City into a state-ordered “red zone” with strict new restrictions on synagogue capacity and public gatherings. Reading all of these things, it is obvious that the reason why these enclaves (be they in the US or Israel) are high in covid is because there is an active and deliberate rebelliousness against the anti-covid restrictions. Of course Trump is exploiting this to get votes. What is ironic is that Harold “Heshy” Tischler, one of the big Orthodox voices against anti-covid restrictions, called de Blasio’s wife a “retard”. Yet, looking at such high numbers of covid in his community, I have to ask, who is the retard here? The Orthodox are not just rebellious, they aren’t too smart either.
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shoebat--2020-10-14--Major Political Website Agrees Seven-For-Eight With Shoebat.com Prediction On Battleground States

Here at Shoebat.com , I have identified about eight states as major battlegrounds for the future .
With the exception of for me , Ohio , and for them , Minnesota , Politico has agreed with Shoebat.com about seven states that will be 2020 battleground areas .
Donald Trump is cratering among women in the suburbs , losing support among senior citizens and facing a wave of Democratic early voting .
With 20 days left until November 3 , Trump faces as daunting a challenge to reelection as any incumbent president in a quarter-century .
Joe Biden is predicted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also holds a robust lead in the national polls — 10 percentage points , according to the RealClearPolitics polling average .
And in the 8 states POLITICO has identified as critical battlegrounds — Arizona , Florida , Georgia , Michigan , Minnesota , North Carolina , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Biden has a lead in all but one of them .
The selection of these swing states is based on a variety of factors — polling , demography , past and recent election history , voter registration , interviews with state and local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The individual campaigns have also revealed the places they are prioritizing through staffing , resource allocation , TV and radio advertising and candidate visits .
When POLITICO first chronicled these swing states after Labor Day , the roadmap ahead for Trump and Biden was clear .
The president needed to max out his performance with rural voters , halt his erosion in the suburbs , and turn out white working-class voters who didn ’ t vote in 2016 .
Biden needed a big turnout in the big cities — particularly among African-American voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and recapture some of the places that flipped to Trump after twice voting for President Barack Obama .
While it ’ s too early to tell how successful each has been at meeting those goals , one thing seems clear from our most recent reporting — Trump has failed to turn his fortunes around in the suburbs , particularly among women .
“ Honestly , all the moms I know , we are really nervous about our kids , what kind of future they ’ re going to have .
And Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a woman in suburban Livingston County told Tim Alberta .
Swing state Republicans aren ’ t entirely convinced that Trump ’ s situation is dire .
While acknowledging the obstacles to his reelection , they are quick to point out a salient fact : Trump also trailed in polls in many battleground states at this point in 2016 only to win them narrowly on Election Day .
They report high enthusiasm within the GOP base and deep support for the president in rural America — support that isn ’ t being captured in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source )

Here at Shoebat.com, I have identified about eight states as major battlegrounds for the future. With the exception of for me, Ohio, and for them, Minnesota, Politico has agreed with Shoebat.com about seven states that will be 2020 battleground areas.
Donald Trump is cratering among women in the suburbs, losing support among senior citizens and facing a wave of Democratic early voting.
With 20 days left until November 3, Trump faces as daunting a challenge to reelection as any incumbent president in a quarter-century.
Joe Biden is predicted to win in most election forecasts. He also holds a robust lead in the national polls — 10 percentage points, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. And in the 8 states POLITICO has identified as critical battlegrounds — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Biden has a lead in all but one of them.
The selection of these swing states is based on a variety of factors — polling, demography, past and recent election history, voter registration, interviews with state and local party officials, strategists and pollsters. The individual campaigns have also revealed the places they are prioritizing through staffing, resource allocation, TV and radio advertising and candidate visits.
When POLITICO first chronicled these swing states after Labor Day, the roadmap ahead for Trump and Biden was clear. The president needed to max out his performance with rural voters, halt his erosion in the suburbs, and turn out white working-class voters who didn’t vote in 2016. Biden needed a big turnout in the big cities — particularly among African-American voters — increase his share among Latino voters and recapture some of the places that flipped to Trump after twice voting for President Barack Obama.
While it’s too early to tell how successful each has been at meeting those goals, one thing seems clear from our most recent reporting — Trump has failed to turn his fortunes around in the suburbs, particularly among women.
“Honestly, all the moms I know, we are really nervous about our kids, what kind of future they’re going to have. And Trump is the one making us nervous,” a woman in suburban Livingston County told Tim Alberta.
Swing state Republicans aren’t entirely convinced that Trump’s situation is dire. While acknowledging the obstacles to his reelection, they are quick to point out a salient fact: Trump also trailed in polls in many battleground states at this point in 2016 only to win them narrowly on Election Day. They report high enthusiasm within the GOP base and deep support for the president in rural America — support that isn’t being captured in the polls, they say. (source)


shoebat--2020-10-14--Airbus Wins Major Trade Dispute Deal

Airbus Wins Major Trade Dispute Deal

In September 2020 , I noted how two major companies to watch were C. G. Haendel and Rheinmetall , as they showed close ties to the German government .
I had another company that I did not note but was on my list for possible observations , which was Airbus , as it is a major aerospace provider , and ten days after writing the above piece , received a contract to build fighter jets for the Swiss military .
Now it is at a point where I must add , making it absolutely clear that I DO NOT GIVE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company of Airbus is going to be a major company to watch , since they just won a massive ruling on tariffs in favor of them against the American aerospace giant Boeing as Reuters notes .
The European Union is set to win the right to impose tariffs on about $ 4 billion ( 3.1 billion pounds ) in U.S. goods in retaliation for subsidies granted to planemaker Boeing under a World Trade Organization ( WTO ) ruling due on Tuesday .
The decision threatens to stoke transatlantic trade tensions with just three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nov. 3 , although it could also help at last to settle a 16-year legal battle .
Both the United States and the EU have signalled interest in settling the dispute over subsidies each provided to their respective planemakers , Boeing and Airbus , while accusing the other of refusing to talk seriously .
Tuesday ’ s decision , delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic , follows a WTO ruling last year allowing Washington to impose tariffs on $ 7.5 billion in EU goods over state support for Airbus , which has sites in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Combined , the two cases represent the world ’ s largest ever corporate trade dispute .
The state of Washington has since moved to repeal tax breaks that benefited Boeing , while Airbus has announced it will increase loan repayments for the A350 plane to France and Spain in bids to settle the matter .
The European Commission has said it would prefer a negotiated solution , but would impose tariffs without one .
It has already drawn up an extensive list of U.S. products it could target including wine , spirits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a range of agricultural produce from dried onions to cherries .
European sources have said the EU could also add tariffs on a further $ 4 billion of U.S. products left over from an earlier WTO case , giving it firepower similar to that Washington won in last year ’ s WTO ruling .
The United States says the previous award , allowing the EU to retaliate against special tax treatment for U.S. exporters , but which the EU never implemented , is no longer valid because a law creating the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Airbus also argues that funding for its A380 plane is no longer relevant after it decided to halt production of the world ’ s largest jetliner due to weak sales .
( source ) This is a major blow to trade between the US and Europe .
Trade wars tend to precede “ hot ” wars , and given the growing militarization of Europe , and specifically Germany , what happens here will be an interesting series of events to watch .
However , at the current time , one may likely see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a company .
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In September 2020, I noted how two major companies to watch were C. G. Haendel and Rheinmetall, as they showed close ties to the German government.
I had another company that I did not note but was on my list for possible observations, which was Airbus, as it is a major aerospace provider, and ten days after writing the above piece, received a contract to build fighter jets for the Swiss military.
Now it is at a point where I must add, making it absolutely clear that I DO NOT GIVE FINANCIAL ADVICE, that the European aerospace company of Airbus is going to be a major company to watch, since they just won a massive ruling on tariffs in favor of them against the American aerospace giant Boeing as Reuters notes.
The European Union is set to win the right to impose tariffs on about $4 billion (3.1 billion pounds) in U.S. goods in retaliation for subsidies granted to planemaker Boeing under a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling due on Tuesday. The decision threatens to stoke transatlantic trade tensions with just three weeks until the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3, although it could also help at last to settle a 16-year legal battle. Both the United States and the EU have signalled interest in settling the dispute over subsidies each provided to their respective planemakers, Boeing and Airbus, while accusing the other of refusing to talk seriously. Tuesday’s decision, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, follows a WTO ruling last year allowing Washington to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion in EU goods over state support for Airbus, which has sites in Britain, France, Germany and Spain. Combined, the two cases represent the world’s largest ever corporate trade dispute. The state of Washington has since moved to repeal tax breaks that benefited Boeing, while Airbus has announced it will increase loan repayments for the A350 plane to France and Spain in bids to settle the matter. The European Commission has said it would prefer a negotiated solution, but would impose tariffs without one. It has already drawn up an extensive list of U.S. products it could target including wine, spirits, suitcases, tractors, frozen fish, and a range of agricultural produce from dried onions to cherries. European sources have said the EU could also add tariffs on a further $4 billion of U.S. products left over from an earlier WTO case, giving it firepower similar to that Washington won in last year’s WTO ruling. The United States says the previous award, allowing the EU to retaliate against special tax treatment for U.S. exporters, but which the EU never implemented, is no longer valid because a law creating the disputed system was repealed in 2006. Airbus also argues that funding for its A380 plane is no longer relevant after it decided to halt production of the world’s largest jetliner due to weak sales. (source)
This is a major blow to trade between the US and Europe.
Trade wars tend to precede “hot” wars, and given the growing militarization of Europe, and specifically Germany, what happens here will be an interesting series of events to watch. However, at the current time, one may likely see increases in the opportunities for Airbus as a company.
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shoebat--2020-10-16--Don’t Trust The Polls, Trump Is Going To Beat Biden

Polls are saying Trump is trailing behind Biden ; snobby pundits argue that Biden will win .
But don ’ @ @ @ @ @ Trump still has the upper hand with his charisma and marketable image :

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shoebat--2020-10-15--Christian Persecution Is Already Being Done In The Caucasus As Azerbaijan Bombs Armenian Cathedral

The anti-Christian nature of the war against Armenia is already revealing itself as Azerbaijan just recently bombed an Armenian cathedral .
As we read in Christianity Today : Armenia accused Azerbaijan on Thursday of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh , where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people .
The Holy Savior Cathedral , also known as the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral , had its dome pierced by a shell that also damaged the interior .
Media reports said some children were inside the cathedral in the town of Shusha at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not wounded , they suffered from stress after the attack .
Hours later , the cathedral came under more shelling that wounded two Russian journalists , one of whom was hospitalized in grave condition , according to Armenian officials .
the Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired two missiles at one of the historical symbols of Armenian architecture , the Mother Cathedral of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots in the center of the city of Shushi , Artsakh ( Nagorno Karabakh ) .
Shortly after the first missile strike , the Azerbaijani armed forces delivered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a church .
The report goes on to speak about how the cathedral was used as a shelter for civilians due to Azeri bombardment .
Ultimately Azerbaijan is a satellite state of Turkey and will act on the command of Ankara .
The Azeri attack on the Armenians is a policy of Turkey .
Since the Turks butchered a million Armenians during the First World War , it is obvious that a war on Armenia on the part of Turkey is only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ‘ final solution ’ on the Armenians .

By Theodore Shoebat
The anti-Christian nature of the war against Armenia is already revealing itself as Azerbaijan just recently bombed an Armenian cathedral. As we read in Christianity Today:
Armenia accused Azerbaijan on Thursday of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people. The Holy Savior Cathedral, also known as the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, had its dome pierced by a shell that also damaged the interior. Media reports said some children were inside the cathedral in the town of Shusha at the time of the shelling, and although they were not wounded, they suffered from stress after the attack. Hours later, the cathedral came under more shelling that wounded two Russian journalists, one of whom was hospitalized in grave condition, according to Armenian officials.
The Times of Armenia reports:
the Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired two missiles at one of the historical symbols of Armenian architecture, the Mother Cathedral of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots in the center of the city of Shushi, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). Shortly after the first missile strike, the Azerbaijani armed forces delivered a second target to the Shushi Cathedral. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a church.
The report goes on to speak about how the cathedral was used as a shelter for civilians due to Azeri bombardment. Ultimately Azerbaijan is a satellite state of Turkey and will act on the command of Ankara. The Azeri attack on the Armenians is a policy of Turkey. Since the Turks butchered a million Armenians during the First World War, it is obvious that a war on Armenia on the part of Turkey is only a reflection of the national volition to commit the ‘final solution’ on the Armenians.
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