newswars--2020-05-20--Krugman: We Need More Unemployment—to Save Us from Unemployment

It has been a long time since I read anything by Paul Krugman , and seeing his most recent column simply reminds me why I ’ ve not missed anything .
As both an extreme Keynesian and political partisan , he long ago abandoned economic analysis for something economists should recognize as nothing less than what Mises called metaphysics .
Nonetheless , my curiosity got the best of me when he wrote that reopening the economy and allowing people to go to work almost surely will cause a depression .
He writes : Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just a few months into the Covid-19 crisis , America already has a Great Depression level of unemployment .
But that ’ s not the same thing as saying that we ’ re in a depression .
We won ’ t know whether that ’ s true until we see whether extremely high unemployment lasts for a long time , say a year or more .
Unfortunately , the Trump administration and its allies are doing all they can to make a full-scale depression more likely .
Now , many of us believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” interventions into the US economy from both federal and state governments are likely to create a depression and make the current rates of unemployment grow even more .
That , however , is not Krugman ’ s point .
In fact , Krugman seems to believe that there isn ’ t enough government intervention , which is a regular theme in his writings .
Instead , Krugman is alleging that reopening the economy is what will usher in the next depression .
We have been there before .
Who can forget Krugman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real defenses against an imaginary invasion by space aliens in order to revitalize the economy ?
Anyone who has read ( or taught ) Keynesian economics knows that according to Keynesians , the economy always is a slip away from going into massive unemployment unless government ( a ) cuts interest rates until they can not be cut anymore , and ( b ) engages in massive new spending to increase “ aggregate demand ” because “ full employment ” only can be reached when government intervenes , period .
But even I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by surprise , although he has his usual partisan snipes .
To the question of how we avoid an out-and-out depression , Krugman replies that we need to “ stay the course ” ( in his words ) and keep everyone locked up even longer .
His reasoning is that if Americans are let out of home confinement now , all of the so-called gains that this country supposedly has made against the ravages of COVID-19 will be lost and then the rock will roll back down to the bottom of the hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the coronavirus under control , recovery could indeed be very rapid .
True , recovery from the 2008 financial crisis took a long time , but this had a lot to do with problems that had accumulated during the housing bubble , notably an unprecedented level of household debt .
There don ’ t seem to be comparable problems now .
But getting the virus under control doesn ’ t mean “ flattening the curve , ” which , by the way , we did—we managed to slow the spread of Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overwhelmed .
It means crushing the curve : getting the number of infected Americans way down , then maintaining a high level of testing to quickly spot new cases , combined with contact tracing so that we can quarantine those who may have been exposed .
To get to that point , however , we would need , first , to maintain a rigorous regime of social distancing for however long it takes to reduce new infections to a low level .
And then we would have to protect all Americans with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already available to people who work directly for Donald Trump , but almost nobody else .
The closest thing to this kind of thinking is AP correspondent Peter Arnett ’ s infamous quote after American air strikes decimated the village of Ben Tre : “ It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.
” In modern parlance , it means that in order to “ save ” the US economy , the government must enact and enforce policies that will severely hamper economic activity .
However , Krugman , being Krugman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interim “ solution ” to enabling the economy to work just fine—without working , of course .
He writes : At the same time , the administration and its allies are apparently dead set against providing the financial aid that would let us sustain social distancing without extreme financial hardship .
Extend enhanced unemployment benefits , which will expire July 31 ?
“ Over our dead bodies , ” says Senator Lindsey Graham .
Aid to state and local governments , which have already laid off a million workers ?
That , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ blue-state bailout.
” ( Emphasis mine ) This statement truly exposes the extreme Keynesian mentality : printing money is the near-direct equivalent of actually producing something .
Like all Keynesians , Krugman commits the fallacy of composition , believing that what might be good for one person ( or a few persons ) thus is good for everyone .
For example , we already have seen that thanks to current government policies , many workers are receiving unemployment benefits that are more than the wages they would receive if they returned to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are staying off the job .
According to the Keynesian-supporting journalists at CNBC , that is a “ good thing.
” No , that is a disaster in the making .
Although it might be good for me if the government gave me a million dollars a week not to work , it would be effective only if I ’ m the only one receiving the benefit .
Although the rest of society actually would be worse off under such a policy—since it would be nothing but a naked wealth transfer from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it really is a “ good thing , ” because , in Keynesian-speak , it would increase “ aggregate demand.
” Think of this on a very large scale , and one has an idea of what Krugman is advocating in the name of preventing a depression .
Although it is clear that the Trump administration has engaged in one policy disaster after another by flooding the economy with new money in hopes ( vain hopes ) that it can “ replace ” the permanent economic losses due to mandatory business shutdowns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so-called stimulus packages are not enough .
Indeed , one can interpret his attack on Trump and Senate Republicans as saying that they are refusing to go as far as Krugman apparently wants : to put nearly the entire workforce on the dole .
One is reminded of J.M .
Keyne ’ s quote that credit expansion from thin air “ turns stones into bread.
” Krugman essentially is saying the same thing ; government via massive monetary injections into the economy magically is substituting money for the real thing : production of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unfortunately , too many people in authority believe this nonsense and believe it to our demise .
Like so many others on the left , Krugman believes that we are faced with a stark choice : lock down everyone and defeat the coronavirus or allow people to live their lives without government interference and so get sick and die .
As Michael Accad recently wrote , this is not about that kind of tradeoff .
Given that the original policies which Krugman has endorsed came about because of an outright fraudulent epidemiological model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London , which predicted a whopping 2.2 million American deaths unless government acted immediately to quarantine the whole country , it is just as hard to take Krugman the epidemiologist seriously as it is to take Krugman the economist with anything but a huge block of salt .
To sum up Krugman ’ s latest outburst , we have the following progression : ( a ) shutting down businesses across the country has resulted in massive layoffs and depression-level rates of unemployment ; ( b ) letting people go back to work will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than before , which will really spur unemployment ; ( c ) therefore , print lots of money and keep people inside and everything will be fine .
The logical fallacies here are overwhelming .
If governments continue to keep businesses shuttered and people locked up , unemployment rates soon will skyrocket to unprecedented levels and we will be in an even worse depression .
However , Krugman adds that if governments vastly expand credit that is now beyond already unrecognizable levels , then the glorified money printing will keep everything in check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just Keynes , but of cranks like Silvio Gesell and the gaggle of modern monetary theory ( MMT ) advocates .
To be honest , the only thing missing from Krugman ’ s latest fantasy is the beginning line , “ Once upon a time… .
”

It has been a long time since I read anything by Paul Krugman, and seeing his most recent column simply reminds me why I’ve not missed anything.
As both an extreme Keynesian and political partisan, he long ago abandoned economic analysis for something economists should recognize as nothing less than what Mises called metaphysics.
Nonetheless, my curiosity got the best of me when he wrote that reopening the economy and allowing people to go to work almost surely will cause a depression. He writes:
Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics officially validated what we already knew: Just a few months into the Covid-19 crisis, America already has a Great Depression level of unemployment. But that’s not the same thing as saying that we’re in a depression. We won’t know whether that’s true until we see whether extremely high unemployment lasts for a long time, say a year or more.
Unfortunately, the Trump administration and its allies are doing all they can to make a full-scale depression more likely.
Now, many of us believe that the massive monetary and “fiscal” interventions into the US economy from both federal and state governments are likely to create a depression and make the current rates of unemployment grow even more. That, however, is not Krugman’s point. In fact, Krugman seems to believe that there isn’t enough government intervention, which is a regular theme in his writings. Instead, Krugman is alleging that reopening the economy is what will usher in the next depression.
We have been there before. Who can forget Krugman’s 2011 clarion call to form real defenses against an imaginary invasion by space aliens in order to revitalize the economy? Anyone who has read (or taught) Keynesian economics knows that according to Keynesians, the economy always is a slip away from going into massive unemployment unless government (a) cuts interest rates until they cannot be cut anymore, and (b) engages in massive new spending to increase “aggregate demand” because “full employment” only can be reached when government intervenes, period.
But even I will admit that this column took me by surprise, although he has his usual partisan snipes. To the question of how we avoid an out-and-out depression, Krugman replies that we need to “stay the course” (in his words) and keep everyone locked up even longer. His reasoning is that if Americans are let out of home confinement now, all of the so-called gains that this country supposedly has made against the ravages of COVID-19 will be lost and then the rock will roll back down to the bottom of the hill. Krugman writes:
If we could get the coronavirus under control, recovery could indeed be very rapid. True, recovery from the 2008 financial crisis took a long time, but this had a lot to do with problems that had accumulated during the housing bubble, notably an unprecedented level of household debt. There don’t seem to be comparable problems now.
But getting the virus under control doesn’t mean “flattening the curve,” which, by the way, we did—we managed to slow the spread of Covid-19 enough that our hospitals weren’t overwhelmed. It means crushing the curve: getting the number of infected Americans way down, then maintaining a high level of testing to quickly spot new cases, combined with contact tracing so that we can quarantine those who may have been exposed.
To get to that point, however, we would need, first, to maintain a rigorous regime of social distancing for however long it takes to reduce new infections to a low level. And then we would have to protect all Americans with the kind of testing and tracing that is already available to people who work directly for Donald Trump, but almost nobody else.
The closest thing to this kind of thinking is AP correspondent Peter Arnett’s infamous quote after American air strikes decimated the village of Ben Tre: “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.” In modern parlance, it means that in order to “save” the US economy, the government must enact and enforce policies that will severely hamper economic activity. However, Krugman, being Krugman, believes that there is an easy interim “solution” to enabling the economy to work just fine—without working, of course. He writes:
At the same time, the administration and its allies are apparently dead set against providing the financial aid that would let us sustain social distancing without extreme financial hardship. Extend enhanced unemployment benefits, which will expire July 31? “Over our dead bodies,” says Senator Lindsey Graham. Aid to state and local governments, which have already laid off a million workers? That, says, Mitch McConnell, would be a “blue-state bailout.” (Emphasis mine)
This statement truly exposes the extreme Keynesian mentality: printing money is the near-direct equivalent of actually producing something. Like all Keynesians, Krugman commits the fallacy of composition, believing that what might be good for one person (or a few persons) thus is good for everyone.
For example, we already have seen that thanks to current government policies, many workers are receiving unemployment benefits that are more than the wages they would receive if they returned to work, so, not surprisingly, they are staying off the job. According to the Keynesian-supporting journalists at CNBC, that is a “good thing.”
No, that is a disaster in the making. Although it might be good for me if the government gave me a million dollars a week not to work, it would be effective only if I’m the only one receiving the benefit. Although the rest of society actually would be worse off under such a policy—since it would be nothing but a naked wealth transfer from everyone else to me—I could claim that it really is a “good thing,” because, in Keynesian-speak, it would increase “aggregate demand.”
Think of this on a very large scale, and one has an idea of what Krugman is advocating in the name of preventing a depression. Although it is clear that the Trump administration has engaged in one policy disaster after another by flooding the economy with new money in hopes (vain hopes) that it can “replace” the permanent economic losses due to mandatory business shutdowns, one senses that Krugman believes that these so-called stimulus packages are not enough. Indeed, one can interpret his attack on Trump and Senate Republicans as saying that they are refusing to go as far as Krugman apparently wants: to put nearly the entire workforce on the dole.
One is reminded of J.M. Keyne’s quote that credit expansion from thin air “turns stones into bread.” Krugman essentially is saying the same thing; government via massive monetary injections into the economy magically is substituting money for the real thing: production of actual and consumable goods and services. Unfortunately, too many people in authority believe this nonsense and believe it to our demise.
Like so many others on the left, Krugman believes that we are faced with a stark choice: lock down everyone and defeat the coronavirus or allow people to live their lives without government interference and so get sick and die. As Michael Accad recently wrote, this is not about that kind of tradeoff. Given that the original policies which Krugman has endorsed came about because of an outright fraudulent epidemiological model by Neil Ferguson of Imperial College of London, which predicted a whopping 2.2 million American deaths unless government acted immediately to quarantine the whole country, it is just as hard to take Krugman the epidemiologist seriously as it is to take Krugman the economist with anything but a huge block of salt.
To sum up Krugman’s latest outburst, we have the following progression: (a) shutting down businesses across the country has resulted in massive layoffs and depression-level rates of unemployment; (b) letting people go back to work will result in even greater levels of illness than before, which will really spur unemployment; (c) therefore, print lots of money and keep people inside and everything will be fine.
The logical fallacies here are overwhelming. If governments continue to keep businesses shuttered and people locked up, unemployment rates soon will skyrocket to unprecedented levels and we will be in an even worse depression. However, Krugman adds that if governments vastly expand credit that is now beyond already unrecognizable levels, then the glorified money printing will keep everything in check.
This is logic worthy of not just Keynes, but of cranks like Silvio Gesell and the gaggle of modern monetary theory (MMT) advocates. To be honest, the only thing missing from Krugman’s latest fantasy is the beginning line, “Once upon a time….”


newswars--2020-05-20--Let’s Hope Deflation Is Headed Our Way

Let’s Hope Deflation Is Headed Our Way

The yearly growth rate of the US consumer price index ( CPI ) fell to 0.4 percent in April from 2 percent in April last year while the annual growth of the producer price index ( PPI ) plunged to –1.2 percent last month against 2.4 percent in April 2019 .
Furthermore , the yearly growth rate of the import price index fell to –6.8 percent in April from –0.2 percent in April last year .
A general decline in the prices of goods and services is regarded as bad news since it is associated with major economic slumps such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In July 1932 , during the Great Depression , the yearly growth rate of industrial production stood at –31 percent whilst the yearly growth rate of the CPI bottomed out at –10.7 percent in September 1932 .
According to commentators for the US central bank—the Fed—the possibility of deflation is a major worry .
That is because when prices fall it is harder for borrowers to pay down existing debts , leading to rising defaults , while banks become reluctant to extend credit .
The logic runs that these two factors combine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creation and resultant economic activity .
Furthermore , most experts regard a general fall in prices as always “ bad news , ” for it slows down people ’ s propensity to spend , which in turn undermines investment in plants and machinery .
These factors are further argued to set in motion an economic slump .
Moreover , as the slump further depresses the prices of goods , the pace of economic decline intensifies .
It is for these reasons that most economists are of the view that it is the duty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the US , to prevent deflation .
In his 2002 speech before the National Economists Club in Washington , DC , entitled “ Deflation – Making Sure ‘ It ’ Doesn ’ t Happen Here , ” Ben Bernanke , then a Fed governor , laid out measures that the central bank could use to combat deflation—such as buying longer-maturity Treasury debt .
He also mentioned Milton Friedman ’ s “ helicopter money.
” For most experts the key reason for the need to pump money into the economy is to boost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To them , all that is required is to strengthen aggregate demand .
Once this happens the supply of goods and services follows suit .
But why should an increase in demand result in an increase in supply ?
Without suitable production infrastructure , no amount of expansion in supply is going to result from an increase in demand .
Also , to suggest that consumers postpone their buying of goods because prices are expected to fall would mean that people have abandoned any desire to live in the present .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present no future life is conceivable .
Note that the rising purchasing power of money , i.e.
, declining prices , is the mechanism that makes a great variety of goods produced accessible to many people .
A prime example is that of computers : decades of declining prices have not stopped people from continuing to purchase computers .
On this Murray Rothbard wrote in What Has Government Done to Our Money ?
, Improved standards of living come to the public from the fruits of capital investment .
Increased productivity tends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thereby distribute the fruits of free enterprise to all the public , raising the standard of living of all consumers .
Forcible propping up of the price level prevents this spread of higher living standards .
( p. 17 ) Even if we were to accept that declines in prices in response to an increase in the production of goods promotes the well-being of individuals , what about the argument that a fall in prices is associated with a decline in economic activity ?
Surely , this type of deflation is bad news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ central bank pumps money into the economy this benefits various individuals engaged in activities that sprang up on the back of that loose monetary policy at the expense of wealth generators .
Through loose monetary policy , the central bank gives rise to a class of people who unwittingly become consumers without the prerequisite of contributing to the pool of real saving .
These recipients ’ consumption of newly created money is made possible through the diversion of real savings from wealth producers .
They only take from the pool of real savings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that consumption and production are equally important in the fulfilment of people ’ s ultimate goal , which is the maintenance of life and well-being .
Consumption depends on production , while production depends on consumption .
The loose monetary policy of the central bank breaks this unity by creating an environment where it appears possible to consume without production .
Not only does the easy monetary policy push the prices of existing goods up , but the monetary pumping also gives rise to the production of goods or assets that are demanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be property , stocks , or fast cars , or nifty electronic goods .
Now , goods that are consumed by wealth producers are never wasted , for these goods sustain them as they produce goods and services .
But this is not so with non–wealth producers , who consume but produce nothing in return .
As long as the pool of real savings continues to grow , various goods and services that are patronized by non–wealth producers appear to be profitable .
However , once the central bank reverses its loose monetary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from wealth producers to non–wealth producers is arrested .
This undermines non–wealth producers ’ demand for those goods and services , exerting downward pressure on their prices .
The tighter monetary stance halts the bleeding of wealth generators , undermining the bubble activities that had been sustained by loose monetary policy .
The fall in the prices of various goods and services simply comes in response to the arrest of the impoverishment of wealth producers and hence signifies the beginning of economic healing .
Obviously , to reverse the monetary stance in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the renewal of the pillaging of wealth generators .
Loose Monetary Policy Only “ Works ” as Long as Real Savings Grow As a rule , what the central bank tries to stabilize is the so-called price index .
The “ success ” of this policy , however , hinges on the state of real savings .
As long as the pool of real savings is expanding , the reversal of the tighter stance creates the illusion that loose monetary policy is the right remedy .
This is because the loose monetary stance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for goods and services and thereby halting or even reversing price deflation .
Furthermore , while the pool of real savings is growing , the pace of economic growth stays positive .
Hence the mistaken belief that a loose monetary stance that reverses a fall in prices is the key to reviving economic activity .
The illusion that monetary pumping can keep the economy going is shattered once the pool of real savings begins to decline .
Once this happens , the economy begins its downward plunge .
The most aggressive loosening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In fact , the reversal of the tight monetary stance will further eat into the pool of real savings , deepening the economic slump .
But even if loose monetary policies were to succeed in lifting prices and inflationary expectations , they could not revive the economy as long as the pool of real savings is declining .
Contrary to the popular view , price deflation is always good news for the economy .
When prices decline in response to the expansion of real wealth , it means that people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when prices fall because of the bursting of a financial bubble , it is also good news for the economy .
It indicates that the impoverishment of wealth producers is finally being arrested .

The yearly growth rate of the US consumer price index (CPI) fell to 0.4 percent in April from 2 percent in April last year while the annual growth of the producer price index (PPI) plunged to –1.2 percent last month against 2.4 percent in April 2019.
Furthermore, the yearly growth rate of the import price index fell to –6.8 percent in April from –0.2 percent in April last year.
A general decline in the prices of goods and services is regarded as bad news since it is associated with major economic slumps such as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
In July 1932, during the Great Depression, the yearly growth rate of industrial production stood at –31 percent whilst the yearly growth rate of the CPI bottomed out at –10.7 percent in September 1932.
According to commentators for the US central bank—the Fed—the possibility of deflation is a major worry. That is because when prices fall it is harder for borrowers to pay down existing debts, leading to rising defaults, while banks become reluctant to extend credit. The logic runs that these two factors combine to generate a downward spiral in credit creation and resultant economic activity. Furthermore, most experts regard a general fall in prices as always “bad news,” for it slows down people’s propensity to spend, which in turn undermines investment in plants and machinery. These factors are further argued to set in motion an economic slump. Moreover, as the slump further depresses the prices of goods, the pace of economic decline intensifies.
It is for these reasons that most economists are of the view that it is the duty of the central bank, the Fed in the US, to prevent deflation. In his 2002 speech before the National Economists Club in Washington, DC, entitled “Deflation – Making Sure ‘It’ Doesn’t Happen Here,” Ben Bernanke, then a Fed governor, laid out measures that the central bank could use to combat deflation—such as buying longer-maturity Treasury debt. He also mentioned Milton Friedman’s “helicopter money.”
For most experts the key reason for the need to pump money into the economy is to boost the demand for goods and services. To them, all that is required is to strengthen aggregate demand. Once this happens the supply of goods and services follows suit. But why should an increase in demand result in an increase in supply? Without suitable production infrastructure, no amount of expansion in supply is going to result from an increase in demand.
Also, to suggest that consumers postpone their buying of goods because prices are expected to fall would mean that people have abandoned any desire to live in the present. However, without the maintenance of life in the present no future life is conceivable. Note that the rising purchasing power of money, i.e., declining prices, is the mechanism that makes a great variety of goods produced accessible to many people. A prime example is that of computers: decades of declining prices have not stopped people from continuing to purchase computers.
On this Murray Rothbard wrote in What Has Government Done to Our Money?,
Improved standards of living come to the public from the fruits of capital investment. Increased productivity tends to lower prices (and costs) and thereby distribute the fruits of free enterprise to all the public, raising the standard of living of all consumers. Forcible propping up of the price level prevents this spread of higher living standards. (p. 17)
Even if we were to accept that declines in prices in response to an increase in the production of goods promotes the well-being of individuals, what about the argument that a fall in prices is associated with a decline in economic activity? Surely, this type of deflation is bad news and must be countered.
Why Central Bank Monetary Pumping Makes Things Much Worse
Whenever a central bank pumps money into the economy this benefits various individuals engaged in activities that sprang up on the back of that loose monetary policy at the expense of wealth generators. Through loose monetary policy, the central bank gives rise to a class of people who unwittingly become consumers without the prerequisite of contributing to the pool of real saving. These recipients’ consumption of newly created money is made possible through the diversion of real savings from wealth producers. They only take from the pool of real savings without contributing anything in return.
Observe that consumption and production are equally important in the fulfilment of people’s ultimate goal, which is the maintenance of life and well-being. Consumption depends on production, while production depends on consumption. The loose monetary policy of the central bank breaks this unity by creating an environment where it appears possible to consume without production.
Not only does the easy monetary policy push the prices of existing goods up, but the monetary pumping also gives rise to the production of goods or assets that are demanded by non–wealth producers. An example might be property, stocks, or fast cars, or nifty electronic goods. Now, goods that are consumed by wealth producers are never wasted, for these goods sustain them as they produce goods and services. But this is not so with non–wealth producers, who consume but produce nothing in return.
As long as the pool of real savings continues to grow, various goods and services that are patronized by non–wealth producers appear to be profitable. However, once the central bank reverses its loose monetary stance, the diversion of real savings from wealth producers to non–wealth producers is arrested. This undermines non–wealth producers’ demand for those goods and services, exerting downward pressure on their prices.
The tighter monetary stance halts the bleeding of wealth generators, undermining the bubble activities that had been sustained by loose monetary policy. The fall in the prices of various goods and services simply comes in response to the arrest of the impoverishment of wealth producers and hence signifies the beginning of economic healing. Obviously, to reverse the monetary stance in order to prevent these price declines amounts to the renewal of the pillaging of wealth generators.
Loose Monetary Policy Only “Works” as Long as Real Savings Grow
As a rule, what the central bank tries to stabilize is the so-called price index. The “success” of this policy, however, hinges on the state of real savings. As long as the pool of real savings is expanding, the reversal of the tighter stance creates the illusion that loose monetary policy is the right remedy. This is because the loose monetary stance enriches non–wealth producers, propping up their demand for goods and services and thereby halting or even reversing price deflation.
Furthermore, while the pool of real savings is growing, the pace of economic growth stays positive. Hence the mistaken belief that a loose monetary stance that reverses a fall in prices is the key to reviving economic activity. The illusion that monetary pumping can keep the economy going is shattered once the pool of real savings begins to decline.
Once this happens, the economy begins its downward plunge. The most aggressive loosening of monetary policy will not reverse it. In fact, the reversal of the tight monetary stance will further eat into the pool of real savings, deepening the economic slump. But even if loose monetary policies were to succeed in lifting prices and inflationary expectations, they could not revive the economy as long as the pool of real savings is declining.
Contrary to the popular view, price deflation is always good news for the economy. When prices decline in response to the expansion of real wealth, it means that people’s living standards are rising.
But even when prices fall because of the bursting of a financial bubble, it is also good news for the economy. It indicates that the impoverishment of wealth producers is finally being arrested.


newswars--2020-05-20--“Thousands Are Starving” – Protesters Demanding Food Clash With Police In Chile

The coronavirus hit Chile at a particularly delicate time .
Back in October , the Chilean military deployed tanks and troops onto the streets of Santiago – the Chilean capital – and President Sebastian Pinera declaring a state of emergency to quell a violent uprising triggered by – of all things – a hike in metro fares ( can you imagine that happening in NYC ? )
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Now , some of the nation ’ s poorest are rising up against the government again in a violent protest movement over the lack of government assistance .
Specifically , food shortages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to eat , and the mandatory closures have made it impossible for them to work or buy food .
Video of the crowds of demonstrators and clashes with police were shared by reporters on social media .
In a televised address last night , President Piñera pledged to get food to those in need , according to the Santiago Times , the capital ’ s largest English language newspaper .
Chile has more than 46,000 cases of the virus , along with 478 deaths , but a recent spike in cases and deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and around the capital .
The strict measures , which were heavily enforced , went into effect this weekend .
As the unrest swelled , dozens of Chilean lawmakers went into “ preventative isolation ” after being “ exposed ” to the virus .
Meanwhile , local officials cautioned that they were caught in a “ very complex situation ” because of “ hunger and lack of work.
” In a statement , local officials said they had distributed about 2,000 aid packages but warned the central government that this fell far short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his government would provide 2.5 million baskets of food and other essentials over the next week or so .
“ We will prioritize the most vulnerable families , ” he said , describing the plan as “ historic ” .
Following the announcement , Santiago Mayor Felipe Guevara tweeted in Spanish and asked residents to follow the rules .
“ I understand the deep anguish of millions of Chileans , thousands are starving , ” he wrote .
The unrest seen yesterday isn ’ t unique to Chile .
Across the region , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop the virus and enforce lockdowns without the financial resources to provide for workers during the lockdown .
In Brazil , hundreds of people from Sao Paulo ’ s largest favela marched to the state governor ’ s palace demanding more support last week and in Colombia , citizens have been hanging red cloths outside their homes to signify hunger .
Finally , in El Salvador , people have been banging pots to protest against the lockdown .
Although Santiago is one of the most prosperous cities in Latin America , a stark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic inequality have prompted mass protests in late 2019 .
Many of the demands lodged by protesters last year , from increased pensions to higher pay , remain unresolved .
Imagine what will follow when these governments confront the cost of these lockdowns and are forced to cut services even further while raising taxes ?
Paul Joseph Watson joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the dubious numbers being used to lock down society and cause more deaths than the coronavirus .

The coronavirus hit Chile at a particularly delicate time.
Back in October, the Chilean military deployed tanks and troops onto the streets of Santiago – the Chilean capital – and President Sebastian Pinera declaring a state of emergency to quell a violent uprising triggered by – of all things – a hike in metro fares (can you imagine that happening in NYC?).
Now, some of the nation’s poorest are rising up against the government again in a violent protest movement over the lack of government assistance.
Specifically, food shortages have left thousands of Chileans with nothing to eat, and the mandatory closures have made it impossible for them to work or buy food.
Video of the crowds of demonstrators and clashes with police were shared by reporters on social media.
In a televised address last night, President Piñera pledged to get food to those in need, according to the Santiago Times, the capital’s largest English language newspaper.
Chile has more than 46,000 cases of the virus, along with 478 deaths, but a recent spike in cases and deaths prompted Piñera go impose a lockdown in and around the capital. The strict measures, which were heavily enforced, went into effect this weekend.
As the unrest swelled, dozens of Chilean lawmakers went into “preventative isolation” after being “exposed” to the virus. Meanwhile, local officials cautioned that they were caught in a “very complex situation” because of “hunger and lack of work.”
In a statement, local officials said they had distributed about 2,000 aid packages but warned the central government that this fell far short of meeting demand. Piñera later pledged his government would provide 2.5 million baskets of food and other essentials over the next week or so.
“We will prioritize the most vulnerable families,” he said, describing the plan as “historic”.
Following the announcement, Santiago Mayor Felipe Guevara tweeted in Spanish and asked residents to follow the rules.
“I understand the deep anguish of millions of Chileans, thousands are starving,” he wrote.
The unrest seen yesterday isn’t unique to Chile. Across the region, Latin American governments are confronting how to stop the virus and enforce lockdowns without the financial resources to provide for workers during the lockdown.
In Brazil, hundreds of people from Sao Paulo’s largest favela marched to the state governor’s palace demanding more support last week and in Colombia, citizens have been hanging red cloths outside their homes to signify hunger.
Finally, in El Salvador, people have been banging pots to protest against the lockdown.
Although Santiago is one of the most prosperous cities in Latin America, a stark rich-poor divide and a growing sense of economic inequality have prompted mass protests in late 2019. Many of the demands lodged by protesters last year, from increased pensions to higher pay, remain unresolved.
Imagine what will follow when these governments confront the cost of these lockdowns and are forced to cut services even further while raising taxes?
Paul Joseph Watson joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the dubious numbers being used to lock down society and cause more deaths than the coronavirus.


newswars--2020-05-20--China Lashes Out Over Coronavirus Blame By US, Australia

China has lashed out at Australia and the United States for what it calls political manipulation of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Australia has been at the forefront of calls for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and the response to it , and U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed China for the global pandemic .
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne praised the World Health Resolution passed Tuesday that demands an independent “ comprehensive evaluation ” of the organization ’ s global response to the coronavirus pandemic .
The resolution was submitted to the World Health Assembly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members .
Payne described it as “ a win for the international community.
” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Tuesday that China would welcome the investigation if Australia would return to the broad consensus of the international community .
He said Beijing has always supported a comprehensive review of the pandemic as long as it is led by the WHO and conducted in professional and impartial manner .
But U.S. President Donald Trump says the WHO is not impartial .
He has accused the international agency of covering up for China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health crisis .
On Tuesday , Trump threatened to permanently cut off U.S. funding for the WHO , which he had already put on hold .
China accused Trump on Tuesday of conducting a smear campaign against Beijing and said the United States is shirking its international obligations .
No dates have been set for conducting the evaluation , but China has said it should be done after the pandemic is over .
Most experts agree that the coronavirus may not disappear any time soon , even if a vaccine is produced .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ diagnosed with COVID-19 and about 323,000 have died from it , according to Johns Hopkins University statistics .
China is experiencing a new wave of infections in its northeastern Jilian province , prompting the government to place thousands of residents under quarantine .
Brazil , Peru and Mexico also are experiencing a spike of COVID-19 cases after the outbreak calmed in Europe and is leveling in the United States .
New cases are growing in Africa .
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Monday that his country would donate $ 2 billion to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supplies to developing countries , especially in Africa .
Scientists say the virus likely spread from a Wuhan market selling exotic and wild animals for food , and environmentalists and animal rights activists have demanded the elimination of the so-called “ wet ” markets .
The Chinese government has banned the sale of wild animals for food as part of its effort to stop the spread of the virus , but the trade is still legal for other purposes , such as research .
The official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday that two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have come up with a program to buy out breeders of wild animals and help them transition to other livelihoods .
Paul Joseph Watson joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the dubious numbers being used to lock down society and cause more deaths than the coronavirus .

China has lashed out at Australia and the United States for what it calls political manipulation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia has been at the forefront of calls for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and the response to it, and U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed China for the global pandemic.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne praised the World Health Resolution passed Tuesday that demands an independent “comprehensive evaluation” of the organization’s global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution was submitted to the World Health Assembly by the European Union and other WHO members. Payne described it as “a win for the international community.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Tuesday that China would welcome the investigation if Australia would return to the broad consensus of the international community. He said Beijing has always supported a comprehensive review of the pandemic as long as it is led by the WHO and conducted in professional and impartial manner.
But U.S. President Donald Trump says the WHO is not impartial. He has accused the international agency of covering up for China, whom he blames for the global health crisis. On Tuesday, Trump threatened to permanently cut off U.S. funding for the WHO, which he had already put on hold.
China accused Trump on Tuesday of conducting a smear campaign against Beijing and said the United States is shirking its international obligations.
No dates have been set for conducting the evaluation, but China has said it should be done after the pandemic is over. Most experts agree that the coronavirus may not disappear any time soon, even if a vaccine is produced.
Nearly 4.9 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and about 323,000 have died from it, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics.
China is experiencing a new wave of infections in its northeastern Jilian province, prompting the government to place thousands of residents under quarantine.
Brazil, Peru and Mexico also are experiencing a spike of COVID-19 cases after the outbreak calmed in Europe and is leveling in the United States. New cases are growing in Africa.
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Monday that his country would donate $2 billion to fight the coronavirus pandemic and send physicians and supplies to developing countries, especially in Africa.
Scientists say the virus likely spread from a Wuhan market selling exotic and wild animals for food, and environmentalists and animal rights activists have demanded the elimination of the so-called “wet” markets.
The Chinese government has banned the sale of wild animals for food as part of its effort to stop the spread of the virus, but the trade is still legal for other purposes, such as research.
The official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday that two central provinces, Hunan and Jiangxi, have come up with a program to buy out breeders of wild animals and help them transition to other livelihoods.
Paul Joseph Watson joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the dubious numbers being used to lock down society and cause more deaths than the coronavirus.


newswars--2020-05-21--Exclusive: Joe Rogan Tells Alex Jones He  Is ‘Going to WAR’ Against Google And Big Tech

Alex Jones exclusively revealed Thursday that Joe Rogan signed an exclusivity contract for his podcast with Spotify as a way of striking back against YouTube censorship .
Jones , who has been friends with Rogan for 22 years , spoke at length with the podcast king , with Rogan telling him that he should announce to the world that the move is a direct strike against Google , that the “ goves are off ” and he is “ going to war ” against big tech tyranny .
Jones told his audience that Rogan had encouraged him to go on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there.
” The deal , suggested to be worth $ 100 million was announced earlier this week .
Analysts are saying that it will change the face of media forever .
Jones , who has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience numerous times , also announced that Rogan had specifically requested in his contract with Spotify that the Infowars host will be allowed to appear uncensored on the podcast on Spotify .
Jones said Rogan wants him as the first guest on the show when it arrives on Spotify on the 1st of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is also currently speaking out against big tech censorship and “ cancel culture ” .
Jones said Rogan told him he is sick of being treated poorly by Google , and the straw that broke the camel ’ s back was that Rogan wanted to interview doctors and experts who have differing opinions on the coronavirus to the officially sanctioned narrative , and was told by YouTube that they would not allow such content on their platform .
Rogan also told Jones that the lockdown has provided him more clarity on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ podcast that YouTube is consistently demonetising his content and removing videos .
He told Jones that he sees it not only as ‘ un-American ’ , but also ‘ anti-human ’ .
An excited Jones descried the move by Rogan as “ peak internet ” .
Rogan ’ s podcast was downloaded 190 million times per month last year .
His YouTube channel has 8.42 million subscribers , and the move away is sure to be a huge strike against big tech thought control .

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newswars--2020-05-21--Joe Rogan: Obamagate Is Real And Illegal

Podcast king Joe Rogan has denounced the ‘ Obamagate ’ scandal , noting that the outgoing president was “ essentially using the FBI to spy on Trump.
” “ The exiting president literally hires or gets the FBI to investigate Trump , ” Rogan said .
“ Listen to Jimmy Dore ’ s video on it .
Jimmy Dore ’ s video is excellent .
He breaks down exactly what the administration did .
And that it ’ s illegal.
” Rogan added .
“ You are essentially using the FBI to spy on Trump .
And it turned out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were claiming was going to happen didn ’ t take place , and that they knew it wasn ’ t really happening to begin with.
” Rogan continued .
“ What they are saying was all hyperbole and exaggerating .
They were trying to turn it into something that it wasn ’ t. ” Rogan urged , adding “ It ’ s not good .
It ’ s not all good.
” Rogan made the comments in the same week that he inked a game changing deal with Spotify , in a move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back against Google led big tech censorship .

Podcast king Joe Rogan has denounced the ‘Obamagate’ scandal, noting that the outgoing president was “essentially using the FBI to spy on Trump.”
“The exiting president literally hires or gets the FBI to investigate Trump,” Rogan said.
“Listen to Jimmy Dore’s video on it. Jimmy Dore’s video is excellent. He breaks down exactly what the administration did. And that it’s illegal.” Rogan added.
“You are essentially using the FBI to spy on Trump. And it turned out that all that Russia stuff that they were claiming was going to happen didn’t take place, and that they knew it wasn’t really happening to begin with.” Rogan continued.
“What they are saying was all hyperbole and exaggerating. They were trying to turn it into something that it wasn’t.” Rogan urged, adding “It’s not good. It’s not all good.”
Alex Jones covers what is on the horizon with COVID-19, the lockdown, the vaccine, and how Big Tech wants to run your life.


newswars--2020-05-21--Trump: ‘Disgraceful China Is Desperate To Have Sleepy Joe Biden Win’

President Trump lambasted China in a late night tweet storm , warning that the communist state is ‘ desperate ’ for his opponent Joe Biden to win the US election in November .
Trump charged that China continues to attempt to deflect blame away from itself for covering up the pandemic and allowing it to spread .
“ Spokesman speaks stupidly on behalf of China , trying desperately to deflect the pain and carnage that their country spread throughout the world.
” Trump tweeted .
“ Its disinformation and propaganda attack on the United States and Europe is a disgrace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It all comes from the top .
They could have easily stopped the plague , but they didn ’ t !
” The president continued the rant , warning that if Biden somehow wins the presidency , China will continue to ‘ rip off ’ Americans .
Earlier in the day , Trump blasted that “ it was the ‘ incompetence of China ’ , and nothing else , that did this mass Worldwide killing !
” Harrison goes down a list of traitors in this shocking example of evidence about Chin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s tweets come as the world experienced the worst day yet for new coronavirus cases , with 106,000 people newly infected around the world , according to the World Health Orangisation .
China admitted last week that it did order laboratories to destroy samples of the new coronavirus in the early stage of the outbreak .
This combined with a cover up of the facts , the silencing of whistleblowers , the arrest of dissenting doctors , and a complicit WHO led to the spread of the virus worldwide .
Research has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lessening the effects by 95 % .

President Trump lambasted China in a late night tweet storm, warning that the communist state is ‘desperate’ for his opponent Joe Biden to win the US election in November.
Trump charged that China continues to attempt to deflect blame away from itself for covering up the pandemic and allowing it to spread.
“Spokesman speaks stupidly on behalf of China, trying desperately to deflect the pain and carnage that their country spread throughout the world.” Trump tweeted.
“Its disinformation and propaganda attack on the United States and Europe is a disgrace,” he urged, adding “It all comes from the top. They could have easily stopped the plague, but they didn’t!”
….It all comes from the top. They could have easily stopped the plague, but they didn’t! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2020
The president continued the rant, warning that if Biden somehow wins the presidency, China will continue to ‘rip off’ Americans.
China is on a massive disinformation campaign because they are desperate to have Sleepy Joe Biden win the presidential race so they can continue to rip-off the United States, as they have done for decades, until I came along! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2020
Earlier in the day, Trump blasted that “it was the ‘incompetence of China’, and nothing else, that did this mass Worldwide killing!”
Some wacko in China just released a statement blaming everybody other than China for the Virus which has now killed hundreds of thousands of people. Please explain to this dope that it was the “incompetence of China”, and nothing else, that did this mass Worldwide killing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20, 2020
Harrison goes down a list of traitors in this shocking example of evidence about Chin’a true agenda for America.
Trump’s tweets come as the world experienced the worst day yet for new coronavirus cases, with 106,000 people newly infected around the world, according to the World Health Orangisation.
China admitted last week that it did order laboratories to destroy samples of the new coronavirus in the early stage of the outbreak.
This combined with a cover up of the facts, the silencing of whistleblowers, the arrest of dissenting doctors, and a complicit WHO led to the spread of the virus worldwide. Research has shown that it could have been contained, lessening the effects by 95%.


newswars--2020-05-21--The Collapse Will Be Visible: “For Lease” And “Space Available” Signs Are Starting To Go Up All Over

The Collapse Will Be Visible: “For Lease” And “Space Available” Signs Are Starting To Go Up All Over America

Initially , we were told that the coronavirus lockdowns would just “ temporarily ” disrupt the U.S. economy , but now it is becoming clear that a lot of the damage will be permanent .
We are starting to see businesses go belly up all over the country , and this includes some of the most iconic names in the retail world .
When J.C. Penney announced that it would be declaring bankruptcy and closing hundreds of stores , I warned that would just be the tip of the iceberg , and that has definitely turned out to be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pastor Andy Stevens about how the government is desperately trying to crush religious freedom and using the Coronavirus as an excuse .
In fact , on Wednesday many analysts were absolutely shocked when news broke that Victoria ’ s Secret has decided to shut down about 250 stores… If this pandemic had passed quickly , perhaps those stores wouldn ’ t have needed to be shut down .
But at this point it has become obvious that this virus is going to be with us for a long time to come .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a global basis we just witnessed the largest number of newly confirmed cases on a single day so far .
Another major retailer that is closing down stores is Pier 1 Imports .
In fact , it is being reported that not a single one of their locations will survive… I was never a huge fan of Pier 1 Imports , but my wife liked to visit and see what they had , but now we will never be able to do that again .
Something about that really saddens me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ retailers that are collapsing .
Car rental giant Hertz “ is on the verge of bankrutpcy ” , and things are not looking good at all… Some of you old timers might remember the old Hertz commercials featuring O.J .
Simpson .
Those were much simpler times , and to be honest I really miss them .
Unfortunately , times have really changed , and I seriously doubt that Hertz will be able to survive much longer in this very harsh economic environment .
Needless to say , a lot of businesses are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months ahead of us .
As I discussed the other day , it is now being projected that approximately one out of every four restaurants in the United States will be closing down permanently .
Can you imagine what this is going to look like ?
We are going to have abandoned buildings all over the place , and this will especially be true in our more impoverished communities .
The only chance we have of pulling out of this economic death spiral is if there is a full scale return to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that isn ’ t going to happen any time soon .
Fear of COVID-19 is going to paralyze small and big businesses alike for the foreseeable future , and every new outbreak is going to spark more overreactions .
For instance , Ford just shut down two major production facilities just a few days after “ reopening ” them… If we keep shutting things down every time someone gets sick , our economic problems are just going to get worse and worse .
Look , the truth is that lots more people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are going to die .
In fact , one new study has concluded that the U.S. death toll will more than triple by the end of 2020 “ even if current social distancing habits continue for months on end ” … Of course it certainly doesn ’ t help that we continue to allow people from other countries where COVID-19 is raging to fly into the U.S. without any special screening whatsoever… I don ’ t know how this could possibly be happening , but apparently it is .
Eventually , COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and almost everyone in the entire country will be exposed to it .
And fear of this virus will paralyze our economy for the foreseeable future .
So the truth is that the “ for lease ” and “ space available ” signs that you are now seeing are just the start .
A lot more are coming , and it is going to be a very dark chapter for our nation .

Initially, we were told that the coronavirus lockdowns would just “temporarily” disrupt the U.S. economy, but now it is becoming clear that a lot of the damage will be permanent.
We are starting to see businesses go belly up all over the country, and this includes some of the most iconic names in the retail world. When J.C. Penney announced that it would be declaring bankruptcy and closing hundreds of stores, I warned that would just be the tip of the iceberg, and that has definitely turned out to be the case.
David Knight speaks with Delaware Pastor Andy Stevens about how the government is desperately trying to crush religious freedom and using the Coronavirus as an excuse.
In fact, on Wednesday many analysts were absolutely shocked when news broke that Victoria’s Secret has decided to shut down about 250 stores…
Victoria’s Secret plans to permanently close approximately 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada in 2020, its parent company L Brands announced Wednesday. L Brands also plans to permanently close 50 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and one in Canada, according to information the company posted online as part of its quarterly earnings.
If this pandemic had passed quickly, perhaps those stores wouldn’t have needed to be shut down. But at this point it has become obvious that this virus is going to be with us for a long time to come. In fact, the WHO just announced that on a global basis we just witnessed the largest number of newly confirmed cases on a single day so far.
Another major retailer that is closing down stores is Pier 1 Imports. In fact, it is being reported that not a single one of their locations will survive…
Pier 1 Imports, which previously said it would close half of its fleet of stores, now plans to close all of its locations. The retailer, based in Fort Worth, Texas, announced in a news release Tuesday that it was seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin an “orderly wind-down” when stores are able to reopen “following the government-mandated closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
I was never a huge fan of Pier 1 Imports, but my wife liked to visit and see what they had, but now we will never be able to do that again.
Something about that really saddens me.
Of course it isn’t just retailers that are collapsing. Car rental giant Hertz “is on the verge of bankrutpcy”, and things are not looking good at all…
Hertz is on the verge of bankruptcy. At the end of April, it disclosed it had missed a large amount of lease payments on its rental cars. Since then, it has entered into forbearance and waiver agreements with these lenders that give it until May 22 to come up with the money and a plan. Its cars, now parked at various parking lots around the country, are collateral for this debt.
Some of you old timers might remember the old Hertz commercials featuring O.J. Simpson. Those were much simpler times, and to be honest I really miss them.
Unfortunately, times have really changed, and I seriously doubt that Hertz will be able to survive much longer in this very harsh economic environment.
Needless to say, a lot of businesses are going to die in the weeks and months ahead of us. As I discussed the other day, it is now being projected that approximately one out of every four restaurants in the United States will be closing down permanently.
Can you imagine what this is going to look like?
We are going to have abandoned buildings all over the place, and this will especially be true in our more impoverished communities.
The only chance we have of pulling out of this economic death spiral is if there is a full scale return to normal economic activity all across America, but that isn’t going to happen any time soon.
Fear of COVID-19 is going to paralyze small and big businesses alike for the foreseeable future, and every new outbreak is going to spark more overreactions.
For instance, Ford just shut down two major production facilities just a few days after “reopening” them…
Just days after reopening its American assembly plants, Ford temporarily shut down two separate factories because employees tested positive for Covid-19. One plant in Chicago that builds the Ford Explorer, the Lincoln Aviator and the Ford Interceptor police car stopped operations Tuesday afternoon after two employees tested positive for Covid-19. Then, Ford’s plant in Dearborn Michigan that makes its bestselling F-150 pickup, shut down Wednesday.
If we keep shutting things down every time someone gets sick, our economic problems are just going to get worse and worse.
Look, the truth is that lots more people are going to get sick and lots more people are going to die. In fact, one new study has concluded that the U.S. death toll will more than triple by the end of 2020 “even if current social distancing habits continue for months on end”…
A new study suggests the number of Americans who will die after contracting the novel coronavirus is likely to more than triple by the end of the year, even if current social distancing habits continue for months on end. The study, conducted by the Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy and Economics Institute at the University of Washington’s School of Pharmacy, found that 1.3 percent of those who show symptoms of COVID-19 die, an infection fatality rate that is 13 times higher than a bad influenza season.
Of course it certainly doesn’t help that we continue to allow people from other countries where COVID-19 is raging to fly into the U.S. without any special screening whatsoever…
A glamorous Russian blogger says she has proved that the US is open for foreign tourism again, despite the pandemic, according to video obtained by DailyMail.com. Sofia Semyonova, 33, a fitness model, told how she traveled on a crammed Aeroflot flight with 500-plus passengers with ‘no social distancing’ from Moscow to New York City. She used her B2 tourist visa to enter America from Russia’s coronavirus epicentre ‘in 30 seconds without any extra questions’.
I don’t know how this could possibly be happening, but apparently it is.
Eventually, COVID-19 will literally be just about everywhere, and almost everyone in the entire country will be exposed to it.
And fear of this virus will paralyze our economy for the foreseeable future.
So the truth is that the “for lease” and “space available” signs that you are now seeing are just the start.
A lot more are coming, and it is going to be a very dark chapter for our nation.


newswars--2020-05-21--Media, NGOs Outraged as Hungary Defines Sex as Biological

Activists and the media claim Hungary is being driven “ back towards the dark ages ” after the country voted to define gender based on biological sex .
According to the latest wave of establishment fury against the central European nation , transgender people will “ flee ” Hungary or else be driven to suicide by the law , which passed on Tuesday after a 134 to 56 parliamentary vote .
Minister of the Prime Minister ’ s Office , Gergely Gulyás , had responded to attacks with a letter last month insisting that Hungary “ guarantees everybody ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures relating to gender would ensure “ legal clarity in harmony with the constitution ” .
Harrison covers recent news from Europe concerning the migrants .
NGOs and mainstream media outlets characterised the country ’ s right-wing populist leader , Viktor Orbán , as an “ autocrat ” in pushing through the legislation , which defines gender as “ biological sex based on primary sex characteristics and chromosomes ” .
Amnesty International , funded by far-left billionaire and aggressive opponent of Orbán , George Soros , issued a statement on Tuesday alleging the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dark ages ” .
The group claimed it will “ deepen an already intolerant and hostile environment faced by the LGBTI community ” , according to The Guardian .

Activists and the media claim Hungary is being driven “back towards the dark ages” after the country voted to define gender based on biological sex.
According to the latest wave of establishment fury against the central European nation, transgender people will “flee” Hungary or else be driven to suicide by the law, which passed on Tuesday after a 134 to 56 parliamentary vote.
Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás, had responded to attacks with a letter last month insisting that Hungary “guarantees everybody’s fundamental rights”, adding that the measures relating to gender would ensure “legal clarity in harmony with the constitution”.
Harrison covers recent news from Europe concerning the migrants.
NGOs and mainstream media outlets characterised the country’s right-wing populist leader, Viktor Orbán, as an “autocrat” in pushing through the legislation, which defines gender as “biological sex based on primary sex characteristics and chromosomes”.
Amnesty International, funded by far-left billionaire and aggressive opponent of Orbán, George Soros, issued a statement on Tuesday alleging the law “pushes Hungary back towards the dark ages”. The group claimed it will “deepen an already intolerant and hostile environment faced by the LGBTI community”, according to The Guardian.
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newswars--2020-05-21--DNC Chair Perez: Trump’s Vote-by-Mail Opposition a ‘Desperate Effort to Steal an Election’

Wednesday on MSNBC , Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez accused President Donald Trump of attempting to “ steal the election ” by opposing vote-by-mail during the coronavirus pandemic .
Host Chris Hayes said , “ For more on the president ’ s efforts to subvert the democratic process , I ’ m joined by the chair of the Democratic National Committee .
I ’ m always conflicted about , you know , stories of the variety the president tweeted .
He tweets a lot of things and most of it is nonsense or lies or liable or slander or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absentee voting today struck me as genuinely dangerous and genuinely sort of threatening to democracy .
How high on the priority list is it for you to do what you can to the safeguard administration of free and fair elections this fall ?
” Perez said , “ It ’ s the highest priority , Chris because we know that you ’ re going to see voter suppression on steroids in the months ahead .
We had a conversation I know about the election in Wisconsin recently where they tried to weaponize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state supreme court race .
It failed miserably .
That ’ s what you ’ re going to see.
” Hayes said , “ I want to play for you something the president just said about voting , which struck me as deeply pernicious , this sort of voting is an honor and going off about how he doesn ’ t want people mail-in voting .
Take a listen.
” Short on time , but still want to stay informed ?
The War Room Highlights covers clips from all 3 hours of @ @ @

Wednesday on MSNBC, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez accused President Donald Trump of attempting to “steal the election” by opposing vote-by-mail during the coronavirus pandemic.
Host Chris Hayes said, “For more on the president’s efforts to subvert the democratic process, I’m joined by the chair of the Democratic National Committee. I’m always conflicted about, you know, stories of the variety the president tweeted. He tweets a lot of things and most of it is nonsense or lies or liable or slander or whatever. But the way he attacked absentee voting today struck me as genuinely dangerous and genuinely sort of threatening to democracy. How high on the priority list is it for you to do what you can to the safeguard administration of free and fair elections this fall?”
Perez said, “It’s the highest priority, Chris because we know that you’re going to see voter suppression on steroids in the months ahead. We had a conversation I know about the election in Wisconsin recently where they tried to weaponize the pandemic to suppress the vote and steal the state supreme court race. It failed miserably. That’s what you’re going to see.”
Hayes said, “I want to play for you something the president just said about voting, which struck me as deeply pernicious, this sort of voting is an honor and going off about how he doesn’t want people mail-in voting. Take a listen.”
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Short on time, but still want to stay informed? The War Room Highlights covers clips from all 3 hours of the broadcast!


newswars--2020-05-21--Test Positive For COVID-19, End Up In A Police Database

So you are curious whether you have coronavirus ?
You could take a coronavirus test to find out .
Well , not really find out , since the test results are not reliable .
Nonetheless , you can take a test to obtain at least a Magic 8 Ball level answer of if you are or are not infected with coronavirus .
Here is some information likely unknown to many people when they are tested : The names and addresses of people who test positive are often handed over to police departments that can input or tag those names and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provides the details in a Tuesday Associated Press article .
She starts off her article with the following revelation : More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19 , all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed .
Yet , public officials in at least two-thirds of states are sharing the addresses of people who tested positive with first responders — from police officers to firefighters to EMTs .
An Associated Press review found that at least 10 of those states also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes those coronavirus tests that many government officials and people in the media have been promoting seem less warm and fuzzy , doesn ’ t it ?
Owen Shroyer and David Knight guest host The Alex Jones Show to break down the truth about the vaccine biotech transhuman revolution .

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So you are curious whether you have coronavirus?
You could take a coronavirus test to find out. Well, not really find out, since the test results are not reliable. Nonetheless, you can take a test to obtain at least a Magic 8 Ball level answer of if you are or are not infected with coronavirus.
Here is some information likely unknown to many people when they are tested: The names and addresses of people who test positive are often handed over to police departments that can input or tag those names and addresses in police databases.
Kimberlee Kruesi provides the details in a Tuesday Associated Press article. She starts off her article with the following revelation:
More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed. Yet, public officials in at least two-thirds of states are sharing the addresses of people who tested positive with first responders — from police officers to firefighters to EMTs. An Associated Press review found that at least 10 of those states also share the patients’ names.
Kinda makes those coronavirus tests that many government officials and people in the media have been promoting seem less warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it?
Continue reading Kruesi’s article here…
Owen Shroyer and David Knight guest host The Alex Jones Show to break down the truth about the vaccine biotech transhuman revolution.


newswars--2020-05-21--SWEDEN: Iraqi Migrant Denied Asylum Before Decapitating Teenage Girlfriend

In a new turn in a story that has gripped Sweden , the Iraqi-born migrant accused of brutally murdering and dismembering his 17-year-old girlfriend was reportedly denied asylum .
The young Wilma Andersson was allegedly disassembled by her Iraqi-born boyfriend following an argument .
She had been reported missing in November last year .
A 19-year-old Swedish man was stabbed to death while trying to prevent a Sudanese migrant raping a woman at a party .
Investigators found her head in a suitcase at her boyfriend ’ s apartment , wrapped in tin foil and sellotape , along with underwear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeping the head was due to the fact that he loved her too much .
Witnesses later reported that the relationship had been , at times , abusive ; and the unnamed former child refugee had attempted to convert her to Islam–despite telling Swedish authorities he had integrated into Swedish society on his citizenship application .
According to Voice of Europe , the unnamed Iraqi-born migrant was denied asylum on multiple occasions .
He had originally fled the Middle-East with his father in 2001 as their political leanings put their lives at risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the father applied for citizenship , which was denied , but the pair were able to stay in Sweden on a three-year temporary residence visa .
When that visa was due for expiry in 2007 , the father reapplied for permanent citizenship in late 2006 , but was rejected again and scheduled for deportation as their were no ongoing conflicts in his homeland .
Following an appeal in May 2008 , the court told the father that he could no longer apply as a political refugee as there was no present danger if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unnamed suspect became a teenager , he applied for residence at the age of 16 in 2013–which was granted–before finally become a Swedish citizen the following year .
National File reported on the grizzly story that rocked the country : The Kurdish migrant , who has not been named , used the fact that he kept his former girlfriend ’ s head as part of his defense , suggesting that he had murdered her , he would not have safeguarded Wilma ’ s head–as a testament of his love for the teenager .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbors reportedly heard screams coming from the young man ’ s apartment .
Motorists also alerted police to the young migrant ’ s strange behavior as he walked on a nearby highway .
Police questioned the young Kurdish man as he meandered on the highway , appearing to be in shock .
The migrant passed off his behavior telling police that he had been in a fight and missed his train .
The Expressen reports that the man was spotted dining at a local McDonald ’ s the day of the murder as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlet goes onto report that the migrant was a huge fan of President Donald Trump and accused his girlfriend of being part of a satanic force behind his detractors .
Local authorities took two weeks to pronounce Wilma dead , despite finding body parts , when her head was found , taped up and wrapped in foil , in a suitcase at the Kurdish man ’ s apartment .
National File will continue to report on updates of this ongoing story .

In a new turn in a story that has gripped Sweden, the Iraqi-born migrant accused of brutally murdering and dismembering his 17-year-old girlfriend was reportedly denied asylum.
The young Wilma Andersson was allegedly disassembled by her Iraqi-born boyfriend following an argument. She had been reported missing in November last year.
A 19-year-old Swedish man was stabbed to death while trying to prevent a Sudanese migrant raping a woman at a party.
Investigators found her head in a suitcase at her boyfriend’s apartment, wrapped in tin foil and sellotape, along with underwear and stuffed toys. His logic for keeping the head was due to the fact that he loved her too much.
Witnesses later reported that the relationship had been, at times, abusive; and the unnamed former child refugee had attempted to convert her to Islam–despite telling Swedish authorities he had integrated into Swedish society on his citizenship application.
According to Voice of Europe, the unnamed Iraqi-born migrant was denied asylum on multiple occasions.
He had originally fled the Middle-East with his father in 2001 as their political leanings put their lives at risk.
Three years later in 2004, the father applied for citizenship, which was denied, but the pair were able to stay in Sweden on a three-year temporary residence visa.
When that visa was due for expiry in 2007, the father reapplied for permanent citizenship in late 2006, but was rejected again and scheduled for deportation as their were no ongoing conflicts in his homeland.
Following an appeal in May 2008, the court told the father that he could no longer apply as a political refugee as there was no present danger if he were to return.
When the unnamed suspect became a teenager, he applied for residence at the age of 16 in 2013–which was granted–before finally become a Swedish citizen the following year.
National File reported on the grizzly story that rocked the country:
The Kurdish migrant, who has not been named, used the fact that he kept his former girlfriend’s head as part of his defense, suggesting that he had murdered her, he would not have safeguarded Wilma’s head–as a testament of his love for the teenager. On the day Wilma went missing, neighbors reportedly heard screams coming from the young man’s apartment. Motorists also alerted police to the young migrant’s strange behavior as he walked on a nearby highway. Police questioned the young Kurdish man as he meandered on the highway, appearing to be in shock. The migrant passed off his behavior telling police that he had been in a fight and missed his train. The Expressen reports that the man was spotted dining at a local McDonald’s the day of the murder as if nothing had happened. The local outlet goes onto report that the migrant was a huge fan of President Donald Trump and accused his girlfriend of being part of a satanic force behind his detractors. Local authorities took two weeks to pronounce Wilma dead, despite finding body parts, when her head was found, taped up and wrapped in foil, in a suitcase at the Kurdish man’s apartment.
National File will continue to report on updates of this ongoing story.


newswars--2020-05-21--Trump Suggests Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Voluntary

Make of this what you will .
President Trump has stated that a future coronavirus vaccine will be voluntary .
On Friday , the president introduced “ Operation Warp Speed , ” an ambitious Manhattan Project-style initiative to fast-track the development and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021 , tapping experts and resources in science , medicine , the military , and the private sector .
Owen Shroyer and David Knight guest host The Alex Jones Show to break down how Bill Gates is pushing a vaccine that he would never get himself .
Experts have warned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions which are of grave importance not only to pro-life citizens , but to everyone .
However , President Trump did allay concerns about a mandatory vaccine on Friday , saying that the new vaccine would be for those “ who want to get it , ” adding , “ Not everyone is going to want to get it.
” After he had previously introduced the idea of mobilizing the military to help deploy the new vaccine , some were concerned that this hinted that the drug would be forcibly administered .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do when they come to your door , and tell you it ’ s mandatory ?
” Anxiety about possible medical strong-arming by the military easily piggy-backed on top of wide speculation that legislation introduced in Congress earlier this month , known as the TRACE Act — the “ COVID-19 Testing , Reaching , And Contacting Everyone Act ” — would result in massive assaults by government agents against the constitutional rights of Americans .
It sounded to me like Trump ’ s comments were off-the-cuff as opposed to an official policy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ because , among other reasons , he said he would create a vaccine safety commission and appoint Robert Kennedy Jr. as the head of it .
As with much of what Trump ran on , he never followed through .
RFK Jr said in an interview in January that Trump got a $ 1 million contribution from Pfizer towards his inauguration “ immediately after ” their meeting and then he “ took people who were vaccine lobbyists [ and ] appointed them to the highest positions at CDC and HHS and we were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Big Pharma exec Moncef Slaoui to head “ Operation Warp Speed ” to rush out a vaccine in months despite the risk it could massively backfire .

Make of this what you will.
From LifeSite:
President Trump has stated that a future coronavirus vaccine will be voluntary. On Friday, the president introduced “Operation Warp Speed,” an ambitious Manhattan Project-style initiative to fast-track the development and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021, tapping experts and resources in science, medicine, the military, and the private sector.
Owen Shroyer and David Knight guest host The Alex Jones Show to break down how Bill Gates is pushing a vaccine that he would never get himself. Experts have warned that the plan raises serious ethical and safety questions which are of grave importance not only to pro-life citizens, but to everyone.
However, President Trump did allay concerns about a mandatory vaccine on Friday, saying that the new vaccine would be for those “who want to get it,” adding, “Not everyone is going to want to get it.” After he had previously introduced the idea of mobilizing the military to help deploy the new vaccine, some were concerned that this hinted that the drug would be forcibly administered. One website asked, “what will you do when they come to your door, and tell you it’s mandatory?” Anxiety about possible medical strong-arming by the military easily piggy-backed on top of wide speculation that legislation introduced in Congress earlier this month, known as the TRACE Act — the “COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone Act” — would result in massive assaults by government agents against the constitutional rights of Americans.
It sounded to me like Trump’s comments were off-the-cuff as opposed to an official policy.
I like many others voted for Trump because, among other reasons, he said he would create a vaccine safety commission and appoint Robert Kennedy Jr. as the head of it.
As with much of what Trump ran on, he never followed through.
RFK Jr said in an interview in January that Trump got a $1 million contribution from Pfizer towards his inauguration “immediately after” their meeting and then he “took people who were vaccine lobbyists [and] appointed them to the highest positions at CDC and HHS and we were cut off.”
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Trump also just appointed Big Pharma exec Moncef Slaoui to head “Operation Warp Speed” to rush out a vaccine in months despite the risk it could massively backfire.


newswars--2020-05-21--Livestream: The Greatest Threat of COVID-19 is the Government’s Response

Constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes shares his expertise and cutting-edge analysis on the world ’ s hottest issues for this Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ Political commentator Julia Song ( @ realjuliasong ) is joining tonight ’ s special broadcast @ @ @ @ @ the program at infowars.com/show or AmericanCountdown.News Remember , American Countdown is live from 7-9 PM @ @ @ @ @ the word so others can hear directly from @ Barnes_Law !
Alex Jones covers what @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , the lockdown , the vaccine , and how Big Tech wants to run @ @ @

Constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes shares his expertise and cutting-edge analysis on the world’s hottest issues for this Wednesday transmission of American Countdown. Political commentator Julia Song (@realjuliasong) is joining tonight’s special broadcast!
You can also watch the program at infowars.com/show or AmericanCountdown.News
Remember, American Countdown is live from 7-9 PM CST every Monday-Thursday. Spread the word so others can hear directly from @Barnes_Law!
The Greatest Threat of COVID-19 Is The Government Response! https://t.co/btV535o3R5 — Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) May 20, 2020
Alex Jones covers what is on the horizon with COVID-19, the lockdown, the vaccine, and how Big Tech wants to run your life.


newswars--2020-05-21--Fed Using Pandemic To Shift Power To Wall Street: American Countdown

Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes breaks down how Wall Street and big corporations are laughing all the way to the bank @ @ @ @ @ in bailout money from the private , run-for-profit Federal Reserve ; meanwhile , small businesses @ @ @ @ @ class are being eviscerated .
Entrepreneur Dan Price ( @ DanPriceSeattle ) joins the program @ @ @ @ @ t want to miss this Thursday broadcast of American Countdown !
You can also tune @ @ @ @ @ Remember , American Countdown is live from 7-9 PM CST every Monday-Thursday .
Spread the @ @ @ @ @ directly from @ Barnes_Law !

Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes breaks down how Wall Street and big corporations are laughing all the way to the bank with their hundreds of trillions in bailout money from the private, run-for-profit Federal Reserve; meanwhile, small businesses and America’s middle class are being eviscerated. Entrepreneur Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) joins the program tonight. You don’t want to miss this Thursday broadcast of American Countdown!
You can also tune in at infowars.com/show or AmericanCountdown.News
Remember, American Countdown is live from 7-9 PM CST every Monday-Thursday. Spread the word so others can hear directly from @Barnes_Law!


newswars--2020-05-21--Obama Staffer, Bill Gates, Soros Behind the Group Pushing a Celebrity Global Response to Chinese Cor

Obama Staffer, Bill Gates, Soros Behind the Group Pushing a Celebrity Global Response to Chinese Coronavirus

The celebrity campaign # PasstheMic is enlisting Julia Roberts , Hugh Jackman , and other A-list Hollywood stars to hand @ @ @ @ @ to the likes of Dr. Anthony Fauci and other experts to promote a “ global @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
Who ’ s behind the push ?
The roster of donors and @ @ @ @ @ ’ s-who of left-wing globalists — U2 frontman Bono , George Soros , and Bill @ @ @ @ @ of the organization is Gayle Smith , a former special assistant to President Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ another physician who has publicly denounced President Donald Trump ’ s immigration policies and handling @ @ @ @ @ while praising the World Health Organization , which downplayed the gravity of the outbreak in @ @ @ @

The celebrity campaign #PasstheMic is enlisting Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman, and other A-list Hollywood stars to hand over their social media accounts to the likes of Dr. Anthony Fauci and other experts to promote a “global response” to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Who’s behind the push? The roster of donors and leaders reads like a who’s-who of left-wing globalists — U2 frontman Bono, George Soros, and Bill Gates. At the head of the organization is Gayle Smith, a former special assistant to President Barack Obama.
The guest line-up features another physician who has publicly denounced President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and handling of the coronavirus crisis, while praising the World Health Organization, which downplayed the gravity of the outbreak in its early weeks.
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newswars--2020-05-21--Google Drive Takes Down User’s Personal Copy of Judy Mikovits’ Plandemic after it was Flagged by The

Google Drive Takes Down User’s Personal Copy of Judy Mikovits’ Plandemic after it was Flagged by The Washington Post

Ever since Big Tech platforms started cracking down on what they deem to be coronavirus misinformation , the media has been willfully flagging alleged violations to social media companies and getting content taken down .
And now the file storage and sharing service Google Drive has started to take down users ’ files in response to media complaints about them containing coronavirus misinformation .
In an article reporting on the takedown , The Washington Post ’ s Silicon Valley Correspondent Elizabeth Dwoskin complains that after the coronavirus documentary Plandemic was censored on social media , some YouTube clips were telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” from the documentary via Google Drive .
She then notes that after The Washington Post contacted Google , Google Drive took down a file featuring the trailer for the Plandemic documentary .
Dwoskin frames users sharing files containing the Plandemic trailer with each other as : Dwoskin also writes that The Washington Post reported 12 videos to YouTube , 61 Facebook posts and Instagram links to Facebook , and 24 videos to TikTok for featuring the Plandemic trailer .
In response , YouTube removed five of the videos , Facebook removed nine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it removed most of the videos .
The Plandemic trailer isn ’ t the only file that ’ s been censored on Google Drive in recent months .
After SpaceX and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk linked to what Dwoskin describes as a “ questionable study ” about the efficacy of the drug hydroxychloroquine in March , Google blocked access to the document .
For many Google Drive users , the service is their only file storage solution and they use it to save copies of videos and posts that have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If this precedent continues , it could mean these users have their only copy of content that has been scrubbed from social media platforms taken down because they shared a link to those files with other people .
According to Google Drive ’ s policies , distributing what Google deems to be “ misleading content related to civic and democratic processes , ” “ misleading content related to harmful health practices , ” “ manipulated media ” is prohibited with possible exceptions when the content is used in an “ educational , documentary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google “ doesn ’ t go into details ” about how those policies are enforced ” or whether it scans files to ensure compliance .
The takedown of the Plandemic file is reflective of the increasingly aggressive moderation standards big tech companies are employing when it comes to what users are allowed to say about the coronavirus .
At first , these strict moderation standards applied to public posts on their social media platforms .
Now just a few months after these policies were introduced , these big tech companies are already starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are allowed to share with others and taking down the files when users don ’ t comply .
The original video posted to YouTube had over 1 million views before it was deleted for contradicting the World Health Organization and the NIH .

Ever since Big Tech platforms started cracking down on what they deem to be coronavirus misinformation, the media has been willfully flagging alleged violations to social media companies and getting content taken down.
And now the file storage and sharing service Google Drive has started to take down users’ files in response to media complaints about them containing coronavirus misinformation.
In an article reporting on the takedown, The Washington Post’s Silicon Valley Correspondent Elizabeth Dwoskin complains that after the coronavirus documentary Plandemic was censored on social media, some YouTube clips were telling users how to access “banned footage” from the documentary via Google Drive.
She then notes that after The Washington Post contacted Google, Google Drive took down a file featuring the trailer for the Plandemic documentary.
Dwoskin frames users sharing files containing the Plandemic trailer with each other as:
“A wave of seemingly countless workarounds employed by people motivated to spread misinformation about the virus — efforts that continue to thwart social media companies’ attempts at preventing hoaxes and conspiracy theories from spreading amid the greatest public health crisis in decades.”
Dwoskin also writes that The Washington Post reported 12 videos to YouTube, 61 Facebook posts and Instagram links to Facebook, and 24 videos to TikTok for featuring the Plandemic trailer.
In response, YouTube removed five of the videos, Facebook removed nine of the posts, and TikTok said it removed most of the videos.
The Plandemic trailer isn’t the only file that’s been censored on Google Drive in recent months.
After SpaceX and Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk linked to what Dwoskin describes as a “questionable study” about the efficacy of the drug hydroxychloroquine in March, Google blocked access to the document.
For many Google Drive users, the service is their only file storage solution and they use it to save copies of videos and posts that have been deleted or censored on other platforms.
If this precedent continues, it could mean these users have their only copy of content that has been scrubbed from social media platforms taken down because they shared a link to those files with other people.
According to Google Drive’s policies, distributing what Google deems to be “misleading content related to civic and democratic processes,” “misleading content related to harmful health practices,” “manipulated media” is prohibited with possible exceptions when the content is used in an “educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic context.”
Google “doesn’t go into details” about how those policies are enforced” or whether it scans files to ensure compliance.
The takedown of the Plandemic file is reflective of the increasingly aggressive moderation standards big tech companies are employing when it comes to what users are allowed to say about the coronavirus.
At first, these strict moderation standards applied to public posts on their social media platforms.
Now just a few months after these policies were introduced, these big tech companies are already starting to dictate which documents and files users are allowed to share with others and taking down the files when users don’t comply.
The original video posted to YouTube had over 1 million views before it was deleted for contradicting the World Health Organization and the NIH.


newswars--2020-05-21--Arsonist Burns Down Lockdown Defying Church – “Bet You Stay Home Now You Hypokrits”

A Mississippi church that defied the state ’ s lockdown orders and filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Holly @ @ @ @ @ been burned down by what appears to be a left-wing arsonist .
“ Bet you @ @ @ @ @ , ” were the words spraypainted in the parking lot of The First Pentecostal Church @ @ @ @ @ say an explosion blew out the front of the church , according to Fox 13 @ @ @ @ @ pastor Jerry Waldrop filed a lawsuit against the city last month after police broke up @ @ @ @ @ the church a citation because parishioners were not social distancing .
The lawsuit said parishioners @ @ @ @ @ after rain ruined their outdoor service .
As tension over face masks , opening or @ @ @ @ @ other divisive topics continues to escalate , we can expect more hostility between Americans .

A Mississippi church that defied the state’s lockdown orders and filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Holly Springs’ coronavirus restrictions has been burned down by what appears to be a left-wing arsonist.
“Bet you stay home now you hypokrits,” were the words spraypainted in the parking lot of The First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs.
Investigators say an explosion blew out the front of the church, according to Fox 13.
The church’s pastor Jerry Waldrop filed a lawsuit against the city last month after police broke up their Easter service and gave the church a citation because parishioners were not social distancing.
The lawsuit said parishioners only went inside the building after rain ruined their outdoor service.
As tension over face masks, opening or closing businesses, vaccinations and other divisive topics continues to escalate, we can expect more hostility between Americans.