newswars--2020-04-30--Report: Some Turkish Troops Armed With Anti-Suicide Rifles

In 2015 , the newspaper Daily Sabah reported that over the past ten years , the number of soldiers who committed suicide in Turkey ’ s Army had surged to 934 , in contrast with 818 Turkish servicemen killed in armed clashes during the same period .
The website Silah Report has published a piece on the use of rifles fitted with a special anti-suicide trigger guard in the Turkish Armed Forces ( TAF ) .
The news outlet noted that at first , “ some observers outside Turkey initially interpreted these enhanced trigger guards as an anti-riot modification or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ external tampering in a struggle ” .
“ The purpose of using these trigger guards , however , is darker than it appears .
The concept was developed to prevent TAF soldiers from committing suicide using their G3 self-loading 7.62×51mm service rifles ” , Silah Report pointed out .
With such rifles reportedly put into service back in 2015 , it remains unclear how many of these small arms guards were produced or “ how many guns they were installed on ” or if the weapon is still in service , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trigger guards are mainly designed for arming Turkish conscripts rather than the country ’ s “ operating forces ” , including those currently on mission in Syria .
The mechanism is described as “ very simple ” , given that it is nothing but a “ stamped metal plate attached to the weapon ’ s receiver with a spot weld ” , something that prevents a serviceman from accessing a trigger if a soldier tries to point the rifle at his face , for example .
Even so , the news outlet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trigger guards which Silah Report claimed would not stop a soldier committing suicide if “ a person is determined ” to do so .
“ People have suggested that it is merely ‘ the government ’ s effort to avoid responsibility ’ ” , the website went on , citing one unnamed internet user as saying that “ it is a different irony that it reminds you of suicide every time you see this apparatus , rather than preventing suicide ” .
According to Silah Report , the trigger guards fail to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During the same year as the trigger guards were unveiled , the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported that over the past ten years , deaths from suicides in the TAF had climbed to 934 , as compared to 818 Turkish soldiers killed in armed conflicts .
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In 2015, the newspaper Daily Sabah reported that over the past ten years, the number of soldiers who committed suicide in Turkey’s Army had surged to 934, in contrast with 818 Turkish servicemen killed in armed clashes during the same period.
The website Silah Report has published a piece on the use of rifles fitted with a special anti-suicide trigger guard in the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).
The news outlet noted that at first, “some observers outside Turkey initially interpreted these enhanced trigger guards as an anti-riot modification or an apparatus that protects the triggers from external tampering in a struggle”.
“The purpose of using these trigger guards, however, is darker than it appears. The concept was developed to prevent TAF soldiers from committing suicide using their G3 self-loading 7.62×51mm service rifles”, Silah Report pointed out.
With such rifles reportedly put into service back in 2015, it remains unclear how many of these small arms guards were produced or “how many guns they were installed on” or if the weapon is still in service, according to the website.
Suicide Prevention Trigger Guard in Turkish Armed Forces https://t.co/D87P1FUiW1 pic.twitter.com/dgrFf85tkQ — Silah Report (@Silah_Report) April 27, 2020
Silah Report claimed that the trigger guards are mainly designed for arming Turkish conscripts rather than the country’s “operating forces”, including those currently on mission in Syria.
The mechanism is described as “very simple”, given that it is nothing but a “stamped metal plate attached to the weapon’s receiver with a spot weld”, something that prevents a serviceman from accessing a trigger if a soldier tries to point the rifle at his face, for example.
Even so, the news outlet remained downbeat about the effectiveness of the trigger guards which Silah Report claimed would not stop a soldier committing suicide if “a person is determined” to do so.
“People have suggested that it is merely ‘the government’s effort to avoid responsibility’”, the website went on, citing one unnamed internet user as saying that “it is a different irony that it reminds you of suicide every time you see this apparatus, rather than preventing suicide”.
According to Silah Report, the trigger guards fail to “eliminate the factors that cause suicide”.
During the same year as the trigger guards were unveiled, the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported that over the past ten years, deaths from suicides in the TAF had climbed to 934, as compared to 818 Turkish soldiers killed in armed conflicts.
Bombshell special report that details how globalists plan to destroy America.


newswars--2020-04-30--Germany Considering ‘Coronavirus Cards’ to Allow Immune Citizens Freedom of Travel

Germany is considering handing out “ coronavirus immunity cards ” to its citizens that would allow those who have developed antibodies to COVID-19 to have more freedom than the as-yet uninfected .
Health Minister Jens Spahn said that the cards could make life easier “ in many places ” for Germans who could prove they were immune .
“ While such a rationale looks legit at a glance , further passages of the bill suggest more intrusion , ” reports RT .
“ They refer to the Infection Protection Act , under which the state can forcefully send contagious people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into quarantine , or even bar them from entering certain public places.
” Critics reacted to the proposal by likening it to the darkest chapter in Germany ’ s history .
“ Curbing basic rights for a group of the population has already existed in Germany , ” said one , while another compared the ID card to Jews being forced to wear yellow stars .
Others suggested that the ID card would incentivize people to get infected so they could enjoy greater freedom of movement .
The same principle as the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any future vaccine , with those who refuse to to take the shot not allowed to travel .
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is already trialing a digital immunity card that would have users link their COVID-19 test result to an app , providing authorities with a database they could check to see if a person is immune .
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Germany is considering handing out “coronavirus immunity cards” to its citizens that would allow those who have developed antibodies to COVID-19 to have more freedom than the as-yet uninfected.
Health Minister Jens Spahn said that the cards could make life easier “in many places” for Germans who could prove they were immune.
“While such a rationale looks legit at a glance, further passages of the bill suggest more intrusion,” reports RT. “They refer to the Infection Protection Act, under which the state can forcefully send contagious people or those with “suspicious” symptoms into quarantine, or even bar them from entering certain public places.”
Critics reacted to the proposal by likening it to the darkest chapter in Germany’s history.
“Curbing basic rights for a group of the population has already existed in Germany,” said one, while another compared the ID card to Jews being forced to wear yellow stars.
Others suggested that the ID card would incentivize people to get infected so they could enjoy greater freedom of movement.
The same principle as the “immunity card” could also apply to any future vaccine, with those who refuse to to take the shot not allowed to travel.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is already trialing a digital immunity card that would have users link their COVID-19 test result to an app, providing authorities with a database they could check to see if a person is immune.
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newswars--2020-04-30--Take Charge of Your Health Now to Foil World Elite

This report , originally published here at OTN in 2013 , is a timely reminder of the importance of taking charge of your own health .
The World Health Organization , Rockefeller Foundation and Bill Gates have worked for decades to bring the globe under their control .
Radical changes to health insurance coverage in America have brought issues of health to the nation ’ s collective attention .
Millions are now asking : Will I have health insurance ?
Will I be able to afford it ?
How will a nationwide doctor shortage impact me ?
There are few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in your life ; Your health is one of them .
Insurance companies are using manipulative ploys to get you “ on the right path ” .
Under the guise of empowering individuals with information , these “ nudges ” often lead you right into the hands of the medical industrial complex .
The dictatorial health care model as expressed by Obamacare is being implemented as part of a larger global program .
The World Health Organization announced last year that it hopes to implement – via a U.N. resolution – “ universal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015 in fulfillment of its Millennium Development Goals .
The Rockefeller Foundation is working with WHO in the project .
“ There is a global movement towards UHC ( Universal Health Care ) and it is gathering momentum , ” said Judith Rodin , President of the Rockefeller Foundation .
The federal government ’ s “ Behavioral Insight Teams ” are seeking to subtly steer the public into falling in line with the establishment .
These “ Nudge Squads ” are partly the creation of Cass Sunstein , the White House Information czar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on is that government knows best how to run your life .
It knows what food you should eat , where you should get insurance , and dictates what you should believe about “ conspiracy theories ” .
In the hyper-connected digital world these “ nudges ” are becoming ubiquitous in our lives .
In the November-December issue of The Futurist , Richard Yonck writes , “ In a world of total connectivity , the rate at which a household consumes sugar , salt , tobacco , and alcohol would potentially be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control costs.
” What happens when government is wrong ?
Even if there were altruistic motives behind the drive to dictate what the masses should eat or believe there is an inherent danger with this mindset .
What would happen if a centralized power with the ability to dictate the health habits of millions , self-assured in its own science and methods turned out to be wrong ?
Millions of people would be hurt .
It is up to you to take back your consciousness Take care of your body now before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panels – and only issue government approved treatments that will be detrimental to your long term health and well being .
Make sure that you are taking care of yourself because you have decided to , not because government social engineering has brainwashed you .
The establishment pushes genetically modified food , fluoride and artificial ingredients on the masses that are on record as being deadly .
Parents are being told not to pack their own child ’ s lunch for school .
This control freak mindset does not have your best interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this : Are you eating real food , drinking clean water and exercising ?
All of these things are within your circle of influence .
Take back your power from the establishment .
As an independent human being your mind , body and spirit are your own .
Rather than being dependent on outside influences , embody a spirit of independent resolve that will enable you to fight back against the pervasive influence of government manipulation .
Bombshell special report that details how globalists plan to destroy America .

This report, originally published here at OTN in 2013, is a timely reminder of the importance of taking charge of your own health. The World Health Organization, Rockefeller Foundation and Bill Gates have worked for decades to bring the globe under their control.
Radical changes to health insurance coverage in America have brought issues of health to the nation’s collective attention.
Millions are now asking: Will I have health insurance? Will I be able to afford it? How will a nationwide doctor shortage impact me? There are few things that you have direct control of in your life; Your health is one of them.
Insurance companies are using manipulative ploys to get you “on the right path”. Under the guise of empowering individuals with information, these “nudges” often lead you right into the hands of the medical industrial complex.
The dictatorial health care model as expressed by Obamacare is being implemented as part of a larger global program. The World Health Organization announced last year that it hopes to implement – via a U.N. resolution – “universal health coverage” across the globe by 2015 in fulfillment of its Millennium Development Goals. The Rockefeller Foundation is working with WHO in the project. “There is a global movement towards UHC (Universal Health Care) and it is gathering momentum,” said Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation.
The federal government’s “Behavioral Insight Teams” are seeking to subtly steer the public into falling in line with the establishment. These “Nudge Squads” are partly the creation of Cass Sunstein, the White House Information czar. The presupposition that this program is based on is that government knows best how to run your life. It knows what food you should eat, where you should get insurance, and dictates what you should believe about “conspiracy theories”.
In the hyper-connected digital world these “nudges” are becoming ubiquitous in our lives. In the November-December issue of The Futurist, Richard Yonck writes, “In a world of total connectivity, the rate at which a household consumes sugar, salt, tobacco, and alcohol would potentially be an open book to insurers seeking to control costs.”
What happens when government is wrong? Even if there were altruistic motives behind the drive to dictate what the masses should eat or believe there is an inherent danger with this mindset. What would happen if a centralized power with the ability to dictate the health habits of millions, self-assured in its own science and methods turned out to be wrong? Millions of people would be hurt.
It is up to you to take back your consciousness
Take care of your body now before the only doctors available are government approved death panels – and only issue government approved treatments that will be detrimental to your long term health and well being. Make sure that you are taking care of yourself because you have decided to, not because government social engineering has brainwashed you.
The establishment pushes genetically modified food, fluoride and artificial ingredients on the masses that are on record as being deadly. Parents are being told not to pack their own child’s lunch for school. This control freak mindset does not have your best interests at heart.
The bottom line is this: Are you eating real food, drinking clean water and exercising? All of these things are within your circle of influence. Take back your power from the establishment. As an independent human being your mind, body and spirit are your own. Rather than being dependent on outside influences, embody a spirit of independent resolve that will enable you to fight back against the pervasive influence of government manipulation.
Bombshell special report that details how globalists plan to destroy America.


newswars--2020-04-30--Federal Coronavirus Guidelines ‘Fading Out’ as Focus Turns to Reopening

The Trump administration is not planning to extend federal coronavirus social distancing guidelines that expire Thursday , instead focusing on working with states to reopen the country .
Individual state governors are deciding when and at what pace to relax restrictions on non-essential businesses and group gatherings and calls for people to stay home .
Trump said Wednesday that the federal guidelines first issued in mid-March will be “ fading out , ” while his administration consults with governors on their plans .
Health officials have cautioned about moving too quickly toward Trump ’ s desired “ return to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new waves of infections .
Many states are either already starting to allow more businesses to operate with social distancing guidelines such as extra space between restaurant tables , while others have announced plans to begin easing lockdown orders in the coming weeks .
California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to order his state ’ s beaches and parks to close on Friday after tens of thousands of people defied stay-at-home orders last weekend .
Newsom has said he will only consider relaxing statewide restrictions when a number of milestones are met , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks and the widespread availability of testing so officials can quickly isolate the infected and test those who have been in close contact .
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that the city is expanding its testing sites to welcome anyone who wants a test .
“ If you think you might have COVID-19 , want the reassurance that you don ’ t , you ’ ve been around people that you have seen with symptoms , get a test .
We can do it , ” Garcetti said .
Discussions about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many other countries , including Japan , where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday his government is consulting experts about whether to extend a state of emergency that is set to expire next week .
Japan has about 14,000 confirmed cases , and Abe said the situation remains “ severe.
” Finland is the latest European country to announce plans to reopen schools .
Beginning May 14 , students will return with new rules that include fewer students in a classroom and avoiding groups in communal areas .
While parts of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their coronavirus outbreaks , there remains great concern about parts of the world that are just beginning to see worse effects , especially those already hampered by conflict .
U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council there are 44 confirmed cases and four deaths in Syria , a country he said can not be expected “ to cope with a crisis that is challenging even the wealthiest nations.
” In Yemen , health officials reported the country ’ s first two coronavirus deaths as well as a cluster of new cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has been a focal point in a five-year civil war .
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide stood at 3.2 million Thursday with more than 227,000 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University statistics .

The Trump administration is not planning to extend federal coronavirus social distancing guidelines that expire Thursday, instead focusing on working with states to reopen the country.
Individual state governors are deciding when and at what pace to relax restrictions on non-essential businesses and group gatherings and calls for people to stay home.
Trump said Wednesday that the federal guidelines first issued in mid-March will be “fading out,” while his administration consults with governors on their plans.
Health officials have cautioned about moving too quickly toward Trump’s desired “return to normal,” saying that doing so risks new waves of infections.
Many states are either already starting to allow more businesses to operate with social distancing guidelines such as extra space between restaurant tables, while others have announced plans to begin easing lockdown orders in the coming weeks.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to order his state’s beaches and parks to close on Friday after tens of thousands of people defied stay-at-home orders last weekend.
Newsom has said he will only consider relaxing statewide restrictions when a number of milestones are met, such as declining case numbers for two weeks and the widespread availability of testing so officials can quickly isolate the infected and test those who have been in close contact.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that the city is expanding its testing sites to welcome anyone who wants a test.
“If you think you might have COVID-19, want the reassurance that you don’t, you’ve been around people that you have seen with symptoms, get a test. We can do it,” Garcetti said.
Trouble in Syria
Discussions about relaxing lockdown orders are taking place in many other countries, including Japan, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday his government is consulting experts about whether to extend a state of emergency that is set to expire next week.
Japan has about 14,000 confirmed cases, and Abe said the situation remains “severe.”
Finland is the latest European country to announce plans to reopen schools. Beginning May 14, students will return with new rules that include fewer students in a classroom and avoiding groups in communal areas.
While parts of the world focus on emerging from the worst of their coronavirus outbreaks, there remains great concern about parts of the world that are just beginning to see worse effects, especially those already hampered by conflict.
U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council there are 44 confirmed cases and four deaths in Syria, a country he said cannot be expected “to cope with a crisis that is challenging even the wealthiest nations.”
In Yemen, health officials reported the country’s first two coronavirus deaths as well as a cluster of new cases in the southern port city of Aden that has been a focal point in a five-year civil war.
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide stood at 3.2 million Thursday with more than 227,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics.
Federal agencies confirm Chinese and CDC test kits were contaminated.


newswars--2020-04-30--Beef Prices Soar to Record High as Meatpacking Plants Shutter

Wholesale American beef prices jumped 6 % to a record high of $ 330.82 per 100 pounds , a 62 % increase from the lows in February , according to Bloomberg , citing new USDA data .
The surge in beef prices comes at a time when the nation ’ s food supply chain network has been severely damaged by meatpacking plants going offline due to virus-related shutdowns and worker shortage .
Bloomberg highlights the latest plant closures in [ this map . ]
Soaring food inflation came one day after President Trump said he would be issuing an executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because of the virus , meat slaughtering is 40 % below where it needs to be to handle all of the animals coming to market , said Arlan Suderman , ” chief commodities economist at INTL FCStone .
Processing plants were generally in favor of the executive order that would give them liability cover when reopening , ” Suderman said .
“ Yet , the order still does not solve the problem of employee absenteeism.
” At least 20 workers in meat and food processing have died and 5,000 have tested positive or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the United Food and Commercial Workers International union .
Just days ago , Tyson Foods warned in a full-page ad in the New York Times on Sunday that the “ food supply chain is breaking.
” And with tens of millions of Americans out of work , a crashed economy that is plunging into depression , and rapid food inflation — this could all suggest that the evolution of the virus crisis is not just an economic crisis but also social instabilities are ahead .

Wholesale American beef prices jumped 6% to a record high of $330.82 per 100 pounds, a 62% increase from the lows in February, according to Bloomberg, citing new USDA data.
The surge in beef prices comes at a time when the nation’s food supply chain network has been severely damaged by meatpacking plants going offline due to virus-related shutdowns and worker shortage. Bloomberg highlights the latest plant closures in [this map.]
Soaring food inflation came one day after President Trump said he would be issuing an executive order to address meat shortages.
“Because of the virus, meat slaughtering is 40% below where it needs to be to handle all of the animals coming to market, said Arlan Suderman,” chief commodities economist at INTL FCStone.
Processing plants were generally in favor of the executive order that would give them liability cover when reopening,” Suderman said. “Yet, the order still does not solve the problem of employee absenteeism.”
At least 20 workers in meat and food processing have died and 5,000 have tested positive or forced to self-quarantine due to coronavirus, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers International union.
Just days ago, Tyson Foods warned in a full-page ad in the New York Times on Sunday that the “food supply chain is breaking.”
And with tens of millions of Americans out of work, a crashed economy that is plunging into depression, and rapid food inflation — this could all suggest that the evolution of the virus crisis is not just an economic crisis but also social instabilities are ahead.
Federal agencies confirm Chinese and CDC test kits were contaminated.


newswars--2020-04-30--Dozens of Decomposing Corpses Found In Non-Refrigerated Trucks at NYC Funeral Home

Dozens of dead bodies were found inside moving trucks near a funeral home in New York City , discovered after neighbors complained of a sickening odor emanating from the vehicles , which may have stored the corpses for weeks .
Residents of Brooklyn ’ s Flatlands neighborhood had tried to ignore the stench , but on Wednesday police were finally called to investigate its source , stumbling upon 50 rotting corpses stacked inside four non-refrigerated trucks at the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home .
Some residents told local media they ’ d noticed the odor for several weeks .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies all over the floor inside the funeral home .
They came out one by one , blood dripping , ” one local man told a New York CBS affiliate , adding that he saw funeral home workers moving the corpses without masks or gloves .
“ The smell , forget it .
It was overwhelming.
” President of the Brooklyn borough , Eric Adams , said he arrived at the Cleckley facility on Wednesday evening to see what looked like a crime scene , with streets sealed off as officers inspected the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was full .
They were trying to use U-Haul as a backup ” Adams said , adding : “ This is traumatizing to family members.
” New York City has been the country ’ s worst-hit hotspot for Covid-19 for some time , seeing over 164,000 infections and some 18,000 deaths , according to data gathered by Johns Hopkins University .
The health crisis has put abnormal strain on the city ’ s morgues and funeral homes , many of which are quickly running out of storage space for bodies .
Though the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has provided refrigerated morgue trucks to deal with the excess deaths , some facilities are still struggling to cope with the influx of corpses .
The owner of the facility told authorities he had done his best to deal with the overwhelming flow of bodies , attempting to load the trucks with ice , but to little effect .
Though he was slapped with two citations for the improper storage , the owner faces no criminal charges , according to NBC News .
Police say the bodies were transferred to a refrigerated vehicle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not clear how many of the deceased had succumbed to the coronavirus , as opposed to other causes .
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 60,000 lives in the US , crossing the grim milestone of one million infections nationwide earlier this week .
Though federal health officials have pointed to falling numbers in some of the country ’ s worst hotspots , the outbreak continues to inflict thousands of daily fatalities , with tens of thousands still contracting the virus each day .

Dozens of dead bodies were found inside moving trucks near a funeral home in New York City, discovered after neighbors complained of a sickening odor emanating from the vehicles, which may have stored the corpses for weeks.
Residents of Brooklyn’s Flatlands neighborhood had tried to ignore the stench, but on Wednesday police were finally called to investigate its source, stumbling upon 50 rotting corpses stacked inside four non-refrigerated trucks at the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home.
Some residents told local media they’d noticed the odor for several weeks.
“They were unloading bodies. They had bodies all over the floor inside the funeral home. They came out one by one, blood dripping,” one local man told a New York CBS affiliate, adding that he saw funeral home workers moving the corpses without masks or gloves.
“The smell, forget it. It was overwhelming.”
President of the Brooklyn borough, Eric Adams, said he arrived at the Cleckley facility on Wednesday evening to see what looked like a crime scene, with streets sealed off as officers inspected the trucks.
It was the smell that caused someone to dial 911. Cops discovering dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks outside a Brooklyn funeral home. #SiriusXM115 pic.twitter.com/cKlgCAJzQm — garybaumgarten (@garybaumgarten) April 30, 2020
“It appears the truck was full. They were trying to use U-Haul as a backup” Adams said, adding: “This is traumatizing to family members.”
New York City has been the country’s worst-hit hotspot for Covid-19 for some time, seeing over 164,000 infections and some 18,000 deaths, according to data gathered by Johns Hopkins University.
The health crisis has put abnormal strain on the city’s morgues and funeral homes, many of which are quickly running out of storage space for bodies.
Though the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided refrigerated morgue trucks to deal with the excess deaths, some facilities are still struggling to cope with the influx of corpses.
The owner of the facility told authorities he had done his best to deal with the overwhelming flow of bodies, attempting to load the trucks with ice, but to little effect. Though he was slapped with two citations for the improper storage, the owner faces no criminal charges, according to NBC News.
Police say the bodies were transferred to a refrigerated vehicle later on Wednesday, but added it was not clear how many of the deceased had succumbed to the coronavirus, as opposed to other causes.
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 60,000 lives in the US, crossing the grim milestone of one million infections nationwide earlier this week. Though federal health officials have pointed to falling numbers in some of the country’s worst hotspots, the outbreak continues to inflict thousands of daily fatalities, with tens of thousands still contracting the virus each day.
Federal agencies confirm Chinese and CDC test kits were contaminated.


newswars--2020-04-30--Marriage Rate Falls to Lowest Level In 120 Years

The US marriage rate has fallen to its lowest level in 120 years after having declined steadily since the 1980s and flattening over the past 10 years .
On Wednesday , a study was published by the National Center for Health Statistics , a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , which stated that only 6.5 wedding licenses were issued for every 1,000 US adults in 2018 , the most recent year for which the agency had complete data .
This marks a 6 % decline from 2017 and comes after a relatively stable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about seven couples married per every 1,000 Americans , the Washington Times reported .
The study reviewed population data from 1900 to 2018 , pointing out that the marriage rate in the US reached a peak of 16.4 new marriages per 1,000 people in 1946 , just after the end of World War II as millions of soldiers returned home , and slowly declined to about 8.5 in 1962 .
The marriage rate rose again in the 1960s and peaked at 10.9 per 1,000 in 1972 before declining once more .
“ Studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States are increasingly postponing marriage , and that a record number of current youth and young adults are projected to forgo marriage altogether , ” researchers Sally C. Curtin and Paul D. Sutton said in the CDC study .
They also stated : “ Marriage has been shown to be correlated with positive health outcomes and longevity , and a recent report showed that age-adjusted death rates for both males and females are lowest for those who were married at the time of death.
” It is possible that there will be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result of this trend .
As of now , it is too early to foresee the level of impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on marriage formation in the US .
However , historically , data shows that significant shifts in the country ’ s marriage rate have coincided with major historical events such as the Great Depression and World War II , the study noted .
Indeed , Sputnik recently reported that lawyers across the US are anticipating record divorce rates once the lockdowns end , as the crisis has placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marriages .

The US marriage rate has fallen to its lowest level in 120 years after having declined steadily since the 1980s and flattening over the past 10 years.
On Wednesday, a study was published by the National Center for Health Statistics, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which stated that only 6.5 wedding licenses were issued for every 1,000 US adults in 2018, the most recent year for which the agency had complete data.
This marks a 6% decline from 2017 and comes after a relatively stable rate between 2009 and 2017, when about seven couples married per every 1,000 Americans, the Washington Times reported.
The study reviewed population data from 1900 to 2018, pointing out that the marriage rate in the US reached a peak of 16.4 new marriages per 1,000 people in 1946, just after the end of World War II as millions of soldiers returned home, and slowly declined to about 8.5 in 1962.
The marriage rate rose again in the 1960s and peaked at 10.9 per 1,000 in 1972 before declining once more.
“Studies have shown that adults in the United States are increasingly postponing marriage, and that a record number of current youth and young adults are projected to forgo marriage altogether,” researchers Sally C. Curtin and Paul D. Sutton said in the CDC study.
They also stated: “Marriage has been shown to be correlated with positive health outcomes and longevity, and a recent report showed that age-adjusted death rates for both males and females are lowest for those who were married at the time of death.”
It is possible that there will be a variety of social and economic implications as a result of this trend. As of now, it is too early to foresee the level of impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on marriage formation in the US.
However, historically, data shows that significant shifts in the country’s marriage rate have coincided with major historical events such as the Great Depression and World War II, the study noted.
Indeed, Sputnik recently reported that lawyers across the US are anticipating record divorce rates once the lockdowns end, as the crisis has placed unheard-of levels of stress on millions of marriages.
Federal agencies confirm Chinese and CDC test kits were contaminated.


newswars--2020-05-01--NYT Story That Claims US Officials ‘Pressured’ Spies To Link Lab To Coronavirus Is Based On One Pers

NYT Story That Claims US Officials ‘Pressured’ Spies To Link Lab To Coronavirus Is Based On One Person’s Comments From January

A New York Times story published Thursday claimed that Trump officials have unduly pressured intelligence agencies to link the Wuhan bio-lab to the coronavirus outbreak , yet it simultaneously admits that the President has done no such thing and is based mostly around one comment made by a National Security Council official in January .
The story was cited by mainstream sources and leftist websites ad-nauseam Thursday night , as some kind of proof that the Chinese lab has nothing to do with the virus outbreak .
It was also used to suggest that US intelligence agencies have all but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply not the case .
The Times piece cites ‘ current and former officials ’ , without naming any , and even admits that those sources “ did not say whether Mr. Trump himself…has pressured the intelligence agencies.
” Indeed , the only named source in the piece is Anthony Ruggiero , the head of the National Security Council ’ s bureau tracking weapons of mass destruction .
The Times claims that Ruggiero “ expressed frustration during one videoconference in January that the C.I.A .
was unable to get behind any theory of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s literally it .
One comment from someone in January .
Of course , the leftist blogs didn ’ t actually read beyond the headline , instead concocting their own posts proclaiming that Trump pressured intelligence officials to blame the Wuhan lab , according to the New York Times .
Meanwhile , US intelligence issued a statement saying that American agencies are still investigating the lab leak theory , while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again reiterated that the Communist Chinese government is refusing to allow the US access to the facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which continues to claim that the virus was intentionally released by the US military , suggested that the US has a ‘ history of bacteriological warfare ’ .
A propaganda piece in China ’ s state newspaper China Daily falsely claimed that the United States used biological weapons during the Korean War .
“ [ T ] he media outlets that prop up a blame game by the world ’ s single hegemonic power are forgetting that it was the U.S. that is alleged to have engaged in bacteriological warfare against Korean and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1950-53 ) and against the Vietnamese ( 1955-75 ) , ” Rod P. Kapunan , a “ Manila-based political analyst , ” wrote .
Kapunan also claimed that “ It was the US and some other Western powers that framed people in Iraq and Syria for alleged possession of chemical weapons.
” “ Yet the country that was the first to confront the coronavirus and the first to successfully combat the new challenge through its own initiative is today being condemned as the cause of the pandemic , ” the piece goes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
politicians feel no shame in ignoring the truth ” and that America is experiencing “ failure to effectively cope with the pandemic while China manages to curb domestic cases .
”

A New York Times story published Thursday claimed that Trump officials have unduly pressured intelligence agencies to link the Wuhan bio-lab to the coronavirus outbreak, yet it simultaneously admits that the President has done no such thing and is based mostly around one comment made by a National Security Council official in January.
The story was cited by mainstream sources and leftist websites ad-nauseam Thursday night, as some kind of proof that the Chinese lab has nothing to do with the virus outbreak.
It was also used to suggest that US intelligence agencies have all but dismissed the notion, when that is simply not the case.
The Times piece cites ‘current and former officials’, without naming any, and even admits that those sources “did not say whether Mr. Trump himself…has pressured the intelligence agencies.”
Indeed, the only named source in the piece is Anthony Ruggiero, the head of the National Security Council’s bureau tracking weapons of mass destruction.
The Times claims that Ruggiero “expressed frustration during one videoconference in January that the C.I.A. was unable to get behind any theory of the outbreak’s origin.”
That’s literally it. One comment from someone in January.
Of course, the leftist blogs didn’t actually read beyond the headline, instead concocting their own posts proclaiming that Trump pressured intelligence officials to blame the Wuhan lab, according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, US intelligence issued a statement saying that American agencies are still investigating the lab leak theory, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again reiterated that the Communist Chinese government is refusing to allow the US access to the facilities.
At the same time China, which continues to claim that the virus was intentionally released by the US military, suggested that the US has a ‘history of bacteriological warfare’.
A propaganda piece in China’s state newspaper China Daily falsely claimed that the United States used biological weapons during the Korean War.
“[T]he media outlets that prop up a blame game by the world’s single hegemonic power are forgetting that it was the U.S. that is alleged to have engaged in bacteriological warfare against Korean and Chinese soldiers during the Korean War (1950-53) and against the Vietnamese (1955-75),” Rod P. Kapunan, a “Manila-based political analyst,” wrote.
Kapunan also claimed that “It was the US and some other Western powers that framed people in Iraq and Syria for alleged possession of chemical weapons.”
“Yet the country that was the first to confront the coronavirus and the first to successfully combat the new challenge through its own initiative is today being condemned as the cause of the pandemic,” the piece goes on.
It also insinuates that “U.S. politicians feel no shame in ignoring the truth” and that America is experiencing “failure to effectively cope with the pandemic while China manages to curb domestic cases.”


newswars--2020-05-01--Private Investigator Says Requests to Spy on Neighbors Have Exploded Since Lockdown

A Geneva-based private investigator says the number of requests he has received from people wishing to spy on their neighbors since lockdown has exploded .
Christian Sideris , founder of Seeclop , said that he normally gets around two requests a year for such cases but that since Switzerland imposed its coronavirus shut down , he ’ s receiving two a week .
Describing some of the callers as “ desperate , ” Sideris said , “ We have a lot of these types of cases because people are confined and on top of each other all day.
” One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was angry at a neighbor for talking loudly on late night conference calls while another came from a woman who was mad at the family downstairs for hosting child play dates .
Sideris says he rejected all but one of the cases , which involved a father who was cheating on his wife with multiple mistresses , potentially exposing his child to COVID-19 .
According to authorities in Geneva , noise complaints have doubled since the lockdown .
This Swiss are notorious for complaining about their neighbors , but the trend of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people has been observed all over the western world .
A man in DC said his neighbor called the police on him for lifting weights in his own front yard , while some Californians are alerting authorities if they hear their neighbor coughing and sneezing indoors .
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A Geneva-based private investigator says the number of requests he has received from people wishing to spy on their neighbors since lockdown has exploded.
Christian Sideris, founder of Seeclop, said that he normally gets around two requests a year for such cases but that since Switzerland imposed its coronavirus shut down, he’s receiving two a week.
Describing some of the callers as “desperate,” Sideris said, “We have a lot of these types of cases because people are confined and on top of each other all day.”
One of the calls came from a retiree who was angry at a neighbor for talking loudly on late night conference calls while another came from a woman who was mad at the family downstairs for hosting child play dates.
Sideris says he rejected all but one of the cases, which involved a father who was cheating on his wife with multiple mistresses, potentially exposing his child to COVID-19.
According to authorities in Geneva, noise complaints have doubled since the lockdown.
This Swiss are notorious for complaining about their neighbors, but the trend of exploiting the coronavirus lockdown to snitch on people has been observed all over the western world.
A man in DC said his neighbor called the police on him for lifting weights in his own front yard, while some Californians are alerting authorities if they hear their neighbor coughing and sneezing indoors.
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newswars--2020-05-01--Pompeo: WHO Leader Went To China, Didn’t Declare Pandemic Until Everyone Knew

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the WHO , and it ’ s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Thursday .
Pompeo said that the organisation has “ failed in its mission , ” and noted that Tedros “ traveled to China and then declined to declare it a pandemic until everyone in the world knew that was already true.
” Elsewhere during the interview with Fox News , Pompeo said “ It ’ s unfortunate , this is not the first time there has been a virus go around the world from inside of China and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed in its mission.
” Defending the US government ’ s decision to halt funding for the WHO , and to investigate the Chinese bio-labs in Wuhan , Pompeo said “ We have an obligation to the American people to do our best to make sure that we fix that , that would prevent those thing from ever happening again.
” Pompeo has repeatedly acknowledged that China has denied the US permission to investigate it ’ s bio-labs in Wuhan , and is refusing to co-operate with American intelligence agencies on the matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO is seen to have been complicit in the Chinese cover up of the outbreak , yet has told the world it should have listened , as well as repeatedly flip-flopping over it ’ s coronavirus policies .

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the WHO, and it’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Thursday.
Pompeo said that the organisation has “failed in its mission,” and noted that Tedros “traveled to China and then declined to declare it a pandemic until everyone in the world knew that was already true.”
Elsewhere during the interview with Fox News, Pompeo said “It’s unfortunate, this is not the first time there has been a virus go around the world from inside of China and it’s not the first on the WHO has failed in its mission.”
Defending the US government’s decision to halt funding for the WHO, and to investigate the Chinese bio-labs in Wuhan, Pompeo said “We have an obligation to the American people to do our best to make sure that we fix that, that would prevent those thing from ever happening again.”
Pompeo has repeatedly acknowledged that China has denied the US permission to investigate it’s bio-labs in Wuhan, and is refusing to co-operate with American intelligence agencies on the matter.
As we have covered, the WHO is seen to have been complicit in the Chinese cover up of the outbreak, yet has told the world it should have listened, as well as repeatedly flip-flopping over it’s coronavirus policies.


newswars--2020-05-01--Pathetic WHO Complains It Has ‘Not Been Invited’ To Investigate Coronavirus Outbreak By China

The World Health Organisation has repeatedly requested access to China to take part in the country ’ s investigations into the origins of the coronavirus , but has been denied an ‘ invite ’ , according to one leading official .
Dr Gauden Galea told Sky News that “ WHO is making requests of the health commission and of the authorities , ” but has so far come up empty handed .
“ We know that some national investigation is happening but at this stage we have not been invited to join , ” Galea explained .
“ The origins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animal-human interface is extremely important and needs to be studied , ” Galea said , adding that “ The priority is we need to know as much as possible to prevent the reoccurrence.
” The doctor also noted that the WHO has not been allowed to see logs from the two bio-labs in Wuhan , where it is confirmed that scientists were conducting research on a novel coronavirus .
The lab logs “ would need to be part of any full report , any full look at the story of the origins , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available evidence , WHO colleagues in our three-level system are convinced that the origins are in Wuhan and that it is a naturally occurring , not a manufactured , virus , ” the doctor said .
It ’ s a conclusion that now appears to be supported by US intelligence , but the possibility of the virus leaking from the lab is still a distinct possibility .
the WHO has Faced criticism from the world ’ s governments for parroting China ’ s talking points on the virus , and Galea said little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We only know what China is reporting to us.
” He admitted that China ’ s death toll and case numbers are almost certainly false , noting “ that is something that China will have to answer for.
” When asked about the WHO ’ s infamous January 14 tweet announcing there was no human to human transmission , the doctor admitted that the WHO did “ strongly ” suspect at the time that the virus was spreading in humans , but announced the opposite anyway .
“ WHO was increasingly worried and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human-to-human transmission .
But as yet the cases that had been presented to us and the investigations had not yet confirmed that 100 % , ” Galea said .
He then revealed that the WHO only changed it ’ s stance when it was told by a healthcare worker immediately upon getting to Wuhan on January 20th that the virus was spreading in humans .
“ The healthcare worker simply volunteered the moment we entered the fever clinic , ” Dr Galea said .
So , the only reason the WHO announced the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fortunate encounter with a well intentioned health worker .
The Chinese government did not tell them anything .
When asked if there was any justification for China denying the WHO a role in the investigation , Dr Galea replied “ From our point of view , no.
” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the WHO , and it ’ s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Thursday .
Pompeo said that the organisation has “ failed in its mission , ” and noted that Tedros “ traveled to China and then declined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world knew that was already true.
” As we have covered , the WHO is seen to have been complicit in the Chinese cover up of the outbreak , yet has told the world it should have listened , as well as repeatedly flip-flopping over it ’ s coronavirus policies .

The World Health Organisation has repeatedly requested access to China to take part in the country’s investigations into the origins of the coronavirus, but has been denied an ‘invite’, according to one leading official.
Dr Gauden Galea told Sky News that “WHO is making requests of the health commission and of the authorities,” but has so far come up empty handed.
“We know that some national investigation is happening but at this stage we have not been invited to join,” Galea explained.
“The origins of virus are very important, the animal-human interface is extremely important and needs to be studied,” Galea said, adding that “The priority is we need to know as much as possible to prevent the reoccurrence.”
The doctor also noted that the WHO has not been allowed to see logs from the two bio-labs in Wuhan, where it is confirmed that scientists were conducting research on a novel coronavirus.
The lab logs “would need to be part of any full report, any full look at the story of the origins,” Galea noted.
“From all available evidence, WHO colleagues in our three-level system are convinced that the origins are in Wuhan and that it is a naturally occurring, not a manufactured, virus,” the doctor said.
It’s a conclusion that now appears to be supported by US intelligence, but the possibility of the virus leaking from the lab is still a distinct possibility.
the WHO has Faced criticism from the world’s governments for parroting China’s talking points on the virus, and Galea said little to allay those concerns, noting “We only know what China is reporting to us.”
He admitted that China’s death toll and case numbers are almost certainly false, noting “that is something that China will have to answer for.”
When asked about the WHO’s infamous January 14 tweet announcing there was no human to human transmission, the doctor admitted that the WHO did “strongly” suspect at the time that the virus was spreading in humans, but announced the opposite anyway.
“WHO was increasingly worried and convinced, suspecting strongly there would be human-to-human transmission. But as yet the cases that had been presented to us and the investigations had not yet confirmed that 100%,” Galea said.
He then revealed that the WHO only changed it’s stance when it was told by a healthcare worker immediately upon getting to Wuhan on January 20th that the virus was spreading in humans.
“The healthcare worker simply volunteered the moment we entered the fever clinic,” Dr Galea said.
So, the only reason the WHO announced the virus was transmissible was due to a fortunate encounter with a well intentioned health worker. The Chinese government did not tell them anything.
When asked if there was any justification for China denying the WHO a role in the investigation, Dr Galea replied “From our point of view, no.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the WHO, and it’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Thursday. Pompeo said that the organisation has “failed in its mission,” and noted that Tedros “traveled to China and then declined to declare it a pandemic until everyone in the world knew that was already true.”
As we have covered, the WHO is seen to have been complicit in the Chinese cover up of the outbreak, yet has told the world it should have listened, as well as repeatedly flip-flopping over it’s coronavirus policies.


newswars--2020-05-01--About One-Fifth Of All The Jobs In The U.S. Are Already Gone, And This Economic Depression Is Just 6

About One-Fifth Of All The Jobs In The U.S. Are Already Gone, And This Economic Depression Is Just 6 Weeks Old

In all of U.S. history we have never seen anything like this .
I have been sitting at my desk for quite a while searching for the proper words to convey the gravity of what we are facing , and to be honest it has been quite a struggle .
On Thursday , we learned that another 3.8 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week .
That was much higher than many experts were anticipating , because by now the initial surge of unemployment caused by the coronavirus lockdowns should have started to fade quite a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tsunami continues to roll on , and at this point a total of 30.3 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past six weeks .
Owen and Tom talk about the ESPN poll stating people would only go to sports events if there is a vaccine .
The following comes from ABC News… According to numbers that come straight from the Federal Reserve , more than 152 million Americans were working in February , and that was an all-time high .
So losing 30.3 million jobs in six weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States have officially vanished in just a month and a half .
And actually things are even worse than that , because millions of Americans still have not been able to successfully file claims because state unemployment websites have been so overloaded .
Just check out these truly alarming numbers from the Economic Policy Institute… State unemployment websites were never designed to handle this sort of an onslaught .
For some unemployed Americans , attempting to get the benefits that they have been promised can be an exceedingly frustrating experience… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is what an economic collapse looks like , and the months ahead are going to be exceedingly painful .
Needless to say , economic activity has come to a virtual standstill during these lockdowns , and this is really starting to show up in the numbers .
For example , Edmunds is projecting that U.S. auto sales will be down by more than half compared to last April… And major retailers are failing so rapidly now that it is hard to keep up with all the carnage .
The latest major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 has created an environment of great fear , and as I have been warning for a very long time , financial institutions tighten the flow of credit in such an environment .
We saw this happen during the last financial crisis , and it is starting to happen again now .
All over America we are seeing lending conditions being greatly tightened , and Wall Fargo just announced that they will no longer be taking applications for HELOCs at all… I was absolutely floored when I first read that .
Our entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these changing conditions are going to create quite a bit of chaos for the foreseeable future .
Americans are going to find that it is much , much more difficult to be approved for home loans , auto loans and credit cards , and that is going to greatly depress economic activity .
Fear is also deeply affecting U.S. consumers , and at this point they are hoarding cash at a pace that we haven ’ t seen since the 1980s… But of course there are tens of millions of Americans that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t hoard cash because they don ’ t have any left .
According to one brand new survey , many of those Americans now find themselves unable “ to pay the rent , mortgage or utility bills ” … Fear of COVID-19 turned out to be the “ black swan event ” that burst our debt-fueled economic bubble , but this economic depression would not end even if the coronavirus pandemic suddenly disappeared tomorrow .
Now that the economic dominoes are tumbling , all of the economic momentum is taking us in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be able to reverse this process now that it has started .
Next week , a couple more million unemployed Americans will probably be added to our rapidly growing total , and it is just a matter of time before “ great civil unrest ” starts breaking out .
Our debt-fueled economy and our Ponzi scheme financial system were never going to be sustainable in the long run , and many have been warning for years that we would eventually be facing this sort of a scenario .
Now it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could tell you that everything is going to be okay and that our leaders are going to be able to put the pieces of our shattered economy back together , but I can ’ t .

In all of U.S. history we have never seen anything like this.
I have been sitting at my desk for quite a while searching for the proper words to convey the gravity of what we are facing, and to be honest it has been quite a struggle.
On Thursday, we learned that another 3.8 million Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits last week.
That was much higher than many experts were anticipating, because by now the initial surge of unemployment caused by the coronavirus lockdowns should have started to fade quite a bit.
But instead, the job loss tsunami continues to roll on, and at this point a total of 30.3 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past six weeks.
Owen and Tom talk about the ESPN poll stating people would only go to sports events if there is a vaccine.
The following comes from ABC News…
Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors and slash their workforces. That is more people than live in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas combined, and it’s by far the worst string of layoffs on record.
According to numbers that come straight from the Federal Reserve, more than 152 million Americans were working in February, and that was an all-time high.
So losing 30.3 million jobs in six weeks means that nearly one-fifth of all jobs in the United States have officially vanished in just a month and a half.
And actually things are even worse than that, because millions of Americans still have not been able to successfully file claims because state unemployment websites have been so overloaded. Just check out these truly alarming numbers from the Economic Policy Institute…
The Economic Policy Institute found that for every 10 people who said they successfully filed a jobless claim in the previous four weeks, three to four more attempted to apply but couldn’t get through the system to file a claim. Meanwhile, another two people didn’t even bother to try because it seemed too hard.
State unemployment websites were never designed to handle this sort of an onslaught. For some unemployed Americans, attempting to get the benefits that they have been promised can be an exceedingly frustrating experience…
Marci Oberst sat down at her computer Tuesday and embarked on what’s become a daily ritual – trying to log onto the Maryland Department of Labor’s website so she can extend her unemployment insurance. At 9:30 AM, she was number 88,000 in line, according to the state’s labor website.
Number 88,000 in line?
How is that even possible?
Sadly, this is what an economic collapse looks like, and the months ahead are going to be exceedingly painful.
Needless to say, economic activity has come to a virtual standstill during these lockdowns, and this is really starting to show up in the numbers. For example, Edmunds is projecting that U.S. auto sales will be down by more than half compared to last April…
The car shopping experts at Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forecasting that 633,260 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. for an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 7.7 million. This reflects a 52.5% decrease in sales from April 2019, and a 36.6% decrease from March 2020. Edmunds analysts note that this is the lowest-volume sales month dating back to at least 1990; the second worst month for sales in the past 30 years was January of 2009, when 655,000 vehicles were sold.
And major retailers are failing so rapidly now that it is hard to keep up with all the carnage.
The latest major victim to make headlines is J. Crew…
Clothing apparel company J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this weekend, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC. Privately held J. Crew is working to secure $400 million in financing to fund operations in bankruptcy, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. They cautioned that timing could still slip, and plans are not yet finalized.
COVID-19 has created an environment of great fear, and as I have been warning for a very long time, financial institutions tighten the flow of credit in such an environment.
We saw this happen during the last financial crisis, and it is starting to happen again now.
All over America we are seeing lending conditions being greatly tightened, and Wall Fargo just announced that they will no longer be taking applications for HELOCs at all…
Wells Fargo, one of the largest home lenders in the U.S., is stepping away from the market for home equity lines of credit because of uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic. The bank informed its mortgage personnel of the news Thursday in a conference call, according to a source, and the move was confirmed by company spokesman Tom Goyda.
I was absolutely floored when I first read that.
Our entire system depends on easy credit, and these changing conditions are going to create quite a bit of chaos for the foreseeable future. Americans are going to find that it is much, much more difficult to be approved for home loans, auto loans and credit cards, and that is going to greatly depress economic activity.
Fear is also deeply affecting U.S. consumers, and at this point they are hoarding cash at a pace that we haven’t seen since the 1980s…
Americans are so nervous about the state of the economy that they are stashing cash in the bank at a rate not seen since the first year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency. The United States government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday morning that the savings rate surged to 13.1% in March — up from 8% in February.
But of course there are tens of millions of Americans that have already run through their savings and can’t hoard cash because they don’t have any left.
According to one brand new survey, many of those Americans now find themselves unable “to pay the rent, mortgage or utility bills”…
The coronavirus’ seismic hit on the U.S. economy is rattling people’s finances. Roughly 41% of working-age adults say their families have experienced a job loss, a decrease in work hours or other employment-related declines in income in recent weeks, according to a new analysis by the Urban Institute. Underscoring the jump in financial distress around the country: More than 4 in 10 of Americans whose work was affected by the pandemic said they weren’t able to pay the rent, mortgage or utility bills; skipped medical care; or were at risk of going hungry.
Fear of COVID-19 turned out to be the “black swan event” that burst our debt-fueled economic bubble, but this economic depression would not end even if the coronavirus pandemic suddenly disappeared tomorrow.
Now that the economic dominoes are tumbling, all of the economic momentum is taking us in just one direction, and nobody is going to be able to reverse this process now that it has started.
Next week, a couple more million unemployed Americans will probably be added to our rapidly growing total, and it is just a matter of time before “great civil unrest” starts breaking out.
Our debt-fueled economy and our Ponzi scheme financial system were never going to be sustainable in the long run, and many have been warning for years that we would eventually be facing this sort of a scenario.
Now it is here, and I wish that I could tell you that everything is going to be okay and that our leaders are going to be able to put the pieces of our shattered economy back together, but I can’t.


newswars--2020-05-01--Why The Meat Shortages Are Going To Be Much Worse Than Most Americans Are Anticipating

Many Americans have been absolutely shocked by the meat shortages that have started to happen around the nation , but what most of them don ’ t realize is that the worst is yet to come .
More workers keep getting sick , more processing plants keep getting shut down , and Time Magazine is now warning that the meat shortages “ could last for months ” .
And even if meat is available at your local grocery store , you may be limited to one or two of a particular item on each trip .
For those not familiar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is known as “ rationing ” .
And even though President Trump just issued an executive order that “ encourages ” meat processing facilities to stay open , it actually won ’ t do very much at all to alter our current trajectory , and I will explain why below .
But first , let ’ s talk about where things currently stand .
According to USA Today , the number of cattle , hogs and sheep being slaughtered is way , way down compared to last year… And as the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the COVID-19 pandemic has surged , the decline in meat production has accelerated… If production continues to stay at such a low level , we are going to run into major supply chain headaches very rapidly .
After all , do you plan to eat 42 percent less meat this year ?
I certainly do not .
In recent days , there was hope that President Trump ’ s new executive order would bring a quick end to the meat shortages .
When I first heard about this executive order , I assumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat processing facilities to reopen and would shield the owners from any lawsuits .
But it turns out that this executive order doesn ’ t actually do either of those things… Sadly , it appears that this executive order isn ’ t really going to do much good at all .
Big meat processing corporations are going to be quite afraid to reopen facilities as long as the threat of lawsuits looms large .
I can promise you that there are already lawyers circling like vultures , and they are going to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these large companies .
So when will the threat of lawsuits finally go away ?
Well , it won ’ t just be “ weeks ” , and “ a few months ” might be overly optimistic .
In our overly litigious society , reopening facilities and exposing your employees to the virus while a pandemic is still raging is basically the equivalent of begging for a class action lawsuit .
Unless President Trump or Congress steps up and takes bold action , nothing is going to change .
And if nothing changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the food chain ” … Tyson Foods , one of the U.S. ’ s biggest meat processors , didn ’ t mince words in a full page New York Times spread that ran Sunday , in which they warned , “ the food supply chain is breaking.
” “ As pork , beef and chicken plants are being forced to close , even for short periods of time , millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain , ” John Tyson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wrote in a letter published as an advertisement .
“ As a result , there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed.
” And with supplies getting really tight , we are already starting to see prices go into the stratosphere .
In fact , Zero Hedge is reporting that the price of wholesale beef has already risen a whopping 62 percent since February… Eventually , it is likely that we will get to a point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back on their consumption of meat because they simply can ’ t afford as much of it anymore .
I hope that you did what you could to get prepared in advance , because it appears that these shortages may be quite painful .
If you can believe it , McDonald ’ s has already implemented a system of “ controlled allocation ” for their restaurants… Did you ever imagine that we would see a day when McDonald ’ s would be worried about potentially running out of meat ?
Well , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only going to get tighter in the months ahead .
Sadly , farmers are having to euthanize millions of chickens , pigs and cattlebecause meat processing facilities won ’ t take them while they are shut down .
So the truth is that there should be plenty of meat to go around , but fear of COVID-19 has caused a total breakdown of the supply chain .
What is happening is truly a tragedy , and hopefully our politicians will step forward and take dramatic action before things get even worse .

Many Americans have been absolutely shocked by the meat shortages that have started to happen around the nation, but what most of them don’t realize is that the worst is yet to come.
More workers keep getting sick, more processing plants keep getting shut down, and Time Magazine is now warning that the meat shortages “could last for months”.
And even if meat is available at your local grocery store, you may be limited to one or two of a particular item on each trip.
For those not familiar with the concept, this is what is known as “rationing”.
And even though President Trump just issued an executive order that “encourages” meat processing facilities to stay open, it actually won’t do very much at all to alter our current trajectory, and I will explain why below.
But first, let’s talk about where things currently stand. According to USA Today, the number of cattle, hogs and sheep being slaughtered is way, way down compared to last year…
American slaughterhouses processed nearly a million fewer cattle, hogs and sheep in the past week than they did during the same time a year ago, marking a new low that experts say will likely increase “spot” shortages of meat at some grocery stores.
And as the number of meat processing facilities closing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic has surged, the decline in meat production has accelerated…
Last week, meat production was down about 25 percentcompared to the same time last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On Wednesday, production was a full 42 percent lower than the same day last year.
If production continues to stay at such a low level, we are going to run into major supply chain headaches very rapidly.
After all, do you plan to eat 42 percent less meat this year?
I certainly do not.
In recent days, there was hope that President Trump’s new executive order would bring a quick end to the meat shortages. When I first heard about this executive order, I assumed that it would force all of the meat processing facilities to reopen and would shield the owners from any lawsuits. But it turns out that this executive order doesn’t actually do either of those things…
Meanwhile, legal experts said President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday declaring meatpacking plants “critical” to keep open will do little on its own to stop the slide in meat production brought on by the spread of the coronavirus among meatpackers. “It doesn’t compel meat or poultry producers to remain in production,” said Deborah Pearlstein, a law professor at Yeshiva University, and it doesn’t give employers immunity from lawsuits.
Sadly, it appears that this executive order isn’t really going to do much good at all.
Big meat processing corporations are going to be quite afraid to reopen facilities as long as the threat of lawsuits looms large. I can promise you that there are already lawyers circling like vultures, and they are going to try to squeeze millions of dollars out of these large companies.
So when will the threat of lawsuits finally go away?
Well, it won’t just be “weeks”, and “a few months” might be overly optimistic.
In our overly litigious society, reopening facilities and exposing your employees to the virus while a pandemic is still raging is basically the equivalent of begging for a class action lawsuit.
Unless President Trump or Congress steps up and takes bold action, nothing is going to change.
And if nothing changes, Tyson Foods is warning that “millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the food chain”…
Tyson Foods, one of the U.S.’s biggest meat processors, didn’t mince words in a full page New York Times spread that ran Sunday, in which they warned, “the food supply chain is breaking.” “As pork, beef and chicken plants are being forced to close, even for short periods of time, millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain,” John Tyson, Chairman of the Board of Tyson Foods, wrote in a letter published as an advertisement. “As a result, there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed.”
And with supplies getting really tight, we are already starting to see prices go into the stratosphere.
In fact, Zero Hedge is reporting that the price of wholesale beef has already risen a whopping 62 percent since February…
Wholesale American beef prices jumped 6% to a record high of $330.82 per 100 pounds, a 62% increase from the lows in February, according to Bloomberg, citing new USDA data.
Eventually, it is likely that we will get to a point where many Americans are forced to cut back on their consumption of meat because they simply can’t afford as much of it anymore.
I hope that you did what you could to get prepared in advance, because it appears that these shortages may be quite painful. If you can believe it, McDonald’s has already implemented a system of “controlled allocation” for their restaurants…
McDonald’s is temporarily changing how restaurants get their supply of beef and pork, as the US faces potential meat shortages due to slaughterhouse closures. McDonald’s has put items including burger patties, bacon, and sausage on controlled allocation. That means the company’s supply chain will send restaurants meat shipments based on calculated demand across the American system, as opposed to the usual practice of management ordering the amount believed will be needed.
Did you ever imagine that we would see a day when McDonald’s would be worried about potentially running out of meat?
Well, it is actually happening, and supplies are only going to get tighter in the months ahead.
Sadly, farmers are having to euthanize millions of chickens, pigs and cattlebecause meat processing facilities won’t take them while they are shut down.
So the truth is that there should be plenty of meat to go around, but fear of COVID-19 has caused a total breakdown of the supply chain.
What is happening is truly a tragedy, and hopefully our politicians will step forward and take dramatic action before things get even worse.


newswars--2020-05-01--MSNBC’s Steve Schmidt: Michigan Protesters ‘Brown-Shirted Stormtroopers’

Thursday on MSNBC ’ s “ The Beat , ” Steve Schmidt , John McCain ’ s 2008 presidential campaign manager , compared the lockdown protestors in Michigan to the Nazi Party ’ s original wing .
Schmidt said , “ In America , we don ’ t usually care to see the presidents playing the role of victim.
” “ They are supposed to look out for and protect the country .
He has utterly failed in the duty .
It bears mentioning that 45 years ago , today is a moment of American humiliation.
” “ The image @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helicoptering living off the roof in Saigon , bringing an end to the Vietnam war.
” “ Today , we see a similar disgrace with armed hoodlums , festooned in tactical gear occupying the Michigan state capitol .
This is dangerous in a democracy , but this is what Trump has brought after three years in power.
” Host Ari Melber said , “ You have Michigan state Senator Dayna Polehanki , ‘ Directly above me , men with rifles yelling at us .
Some of my colleagues who own bulletproof vests are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today.
’ Your view of this , Steve ?
” Owen watches in awe as Joe Biden actually falls asleep while Hillary interviews him .

Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign manager, compared the lockdown protestors in Michigan to the Nazi Party’s original wing.
Schmidt said, “In America, we don’t usually care to see the presidents playing the role of victim.”
“They are supposed to look out for and protect the country. He has utterly failed in the duty. It bears mentioning that 45 years ago, today is a moment of American humiliation.”
“The image seared in the consciousness of the last helicoptering living off the roof in Saigon, bringing an end to the Vietnam war.”
“Today, we see a similar disgrace with armed hoodlums, festooned in tactical gear occupying the Michigan state capitol. This is dangerous in a democracy, but this is what Trump has brought after three years in power.”
Host Ari Melber said, “You have Michigan state Senator Dayna Polehanki, ‘Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bulletproof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today.’ Your view of this, Steve?”
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Owen watches in awe as Joe Biden actually falls asleep while Hillary interviews him.


newswars--2020-05-01--Yuan Crashes After Trump Weighs Blocking Retirement Fund Access To Chinese Stocks As War Of Words Es

Yuan Crashes After Trump Weighs Blocking Retirement Fund Access To Chinese Stocks As War Of Words Escalates

The Chinese yuan legged dramatically lower in this evening ’ s illiquid session which sees most of Asia closed for May Day .
This after Bloomberg reports that Trump is exploring blocking a government retirement fund from investing in Chinese equities considered a national security risk .
Trump made his initial threats from the Rose Garden at the White House Monday after he was pressed by a reporter over a German newspaper report suggesting that China should be issued a $ 160 billion invoice for the impact on Europe ’ s economy .
The president responded he had a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have ways of doing things a lot easier than that , ” Trump told the coronavirus press briefing .
“ Germany ’ s looking at things , and we ’ re looking at things , and we ’ re talking about a lot more money than Germany ’ s talking about.
” “ We haven ’ t determined the final amount yet .
It ’ s very substantial , ” Trump added , suggesting it would be significantly more than the $ 160 billion floated in German media .
George Gammon on how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was considering the use of tariffs or even a debt write-offs for China ( something which Larry Kudlow vehemently rejected earlier on Thursday ) , Trump would not offer specifics .
Since then various plans have been proposed , but Trump escalated the war of words further , during an Oval Office interview with Reuters published Wednesday night , saying that he thinks that China is determined to see him lose the November election based on Beijing ’ s response to the coronavirus , and that he is considering various ways to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again blamed for allowing the virus to spread across the world .
Which was quickly followed by denials from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang , saying that China has no interest in interfering in internal U.S. affairs ( unless of course that ‘ affair ’ involves investigating the origin of COVID-19 ) .
China hopes some people in U.S. won ’ t drag country into its internal processes , Geng said .
And tonight , Bloomberg reports that , after months of pressure from concerned lawmakers , according to a person familiar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admin is planning an executive order to block a 2017 decision that The Thrift Savings Plan , the federal government ’ s retirement savings fund , would transfer a massive $ 50 billion to an international fund which would mirror the MSCI All-Country World Index .
The issue being China ’ s addition to the index , and thus the fund being forced to allocate significant capital to the Chinese stock markets , at a time when the gloves between the two nations are clearly off .
Needless to say , the optics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China would be staggering and could result in a reversion of China-bound capital flows across all Western countries until the current war of words between Trump and Xi rages .
The only problem is that , as we noted yesterday , this particular war of words could last a long time , since there is no longer any impetus to kiss and make up , and if anything , Trump will only escalate the anti-China sentiment into the election ( and after ) , to keep pounding that the collapse resulting from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but rather ’ s Beijing , even as China pursues a mirror image approach , blaming the US for launching the pandemic .
The most obvious market reaction for now is in Offshore Yuan which has collapsed in the last two days , extending losses tonight… Of course , much of Asia is on May-Day holiday so liquidity is low , but Yuan ’ s move is significant nevertheless… Bloomberg reports that Senator Marco Rubio , a Florida Republican , applauded reports of the move in a statement Thursday .
We would expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wonder what they will do to stall this move – one suggestion , given the weakness in US equity futures overnight , is to push volatility back into US markets – to shake the faith in the dramatic market rebound ( that The Fed enabled ) .

The Chinese yuan legged dramatically lower in this evening’s illiquid session which sees most of Asia closed for May Day.
This after Bloomberg reports that Trump is exploring blocking a government retirement fund from investing in Chinese equities considered a national security risk.
Trump made his initial threats from the Rose Garden at the White House Monday after he was pressed by a reporter over a German newspaper report suggesting that China should be issued a $160 billion invoice for the impact on Europe’s economy.
The president responded he had a “much easier” idea:
“We have ways of doing things a lot easier than that,” Trump told the coronavirus press briefing. “Germany’s looking at things, and we’re looking at things, and we’re talking about a lot more money than Germany’s talking about.” “We haven’t determined the final amount yet. It’s very substantial,” Trump added, suggesting it would be significantly more than the $160 billion floated in German media.
George Gammon on how to avoid the digital matrix
Asked whether he was considering the use of tariffs or even a debt write-offs for China (something which Larry Kudlow vehemently rejected earlier on Thursday), Trump would not offer specifics.
“There are many things I can do,” he said. “We’re looking for what happened.”
Since then various plans have been proposed, but Trump escalated the war of words further, during an Oval Office interview with Reuters published Wednesday night, saying that he thinks that China is determined to see him lose the November election based on Beijing’s response to the coronavirus, and that he is considering various ways to punish the Chinese government which he he again blamed for allowing the virus to spread across the world.
“China will do anything they can to have me lose this race,” Trump said in the interview and said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. “I can do a lot,” he said.
Which was quickly followed by denials from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, saying that China has no interest in interfering in internal U.S. affairs (unless of course that ‘affair’ involves investigating the origin of COVID-19). China hopes some people in U.S. won’t drag country into its internal processes, Geng said.
And tonight, Bloomberg reports that, after months of pressure from concerned lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the internal deliberations, the Trump admin is planning an executive order to block a 2017 decision that The Thrift Savings Plan, the federal government’s retirement savings fund, would transfer a massive $50 billion to an international fund which would mirror the MSCI All-Country World Index.
The issue being China’s addition to the index, and thus the fund being forced to allocate significant capital to the Chinese stock markets, at a time when the gloves between the two nations are clearly off.
Needless to say, the optics of the US halting capital from entering China would be staggering and could result in a reversion of China-bound capital flows across all Western countries until the current war of words between Trump and Xi rages. The only problem is that, as we noted yesterday, this particular war of words could last a long time, since there is no longer any impetus to kiss and make up, and if anything, Trump will only escalate the anti-China sentiment into the election (and after), to keep pounding that the collapse resulting from the coronavirus pandemic is not his fault, but rather’s Beijing, even as China pursues a mirror image approach, blaming the US for launching the pandemic.
The most obvious market reaction for now is in Offshore Yuan which has collapsed in the last two days, extending losses tonight…
Source: Bloomberg
Of course, much of Asia is on May-Day holiday so liquidity is low, but Yuan’s move is significant nevertheless…
Source: Bloomberg
Bloomberg reports that Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, applauded reports of the move in a statement Thursday.
“It’s outrageous that five unelected bureaucrats appointed by the previous administration have ignored bipartisan calls from Congress to reverse this short-sighted decision, and I applaud President Trump for directing his administration to take swift action preventing this from going forward,” he said.
We would expect China to be furious at this discussion and wonder what they will do to stall this move – one suggestion, given the weakness in US equity futures overnight, is to push volatility back into US markets – to shake the faith in the dramatic market rebound (that The Fed enabled).


newswars--2020-05-01--Epstein Victim Maria Farmer Calls Billionaire Les Wexner ‘The Head of The Snake’ in Bombshell Interv

Epstein Victim Maria Farmer Calls Billionaire Les Wexner ‘The Head of The Snake’ in Bombshell Interview

Jeffrey Epstein victim Maria Farmer , who along with her younger sister were the first to report Epstein to the FBI all the way back in 1996 , made a series of shocking allegations in a lengthy interview with journalist Whitney Webb .
Farmer accused the FBI of covering for Epstein and being “ in on it ” and said she thinks pro-Israel billionaire Les Wexner is the “ head of the snake ” when it comes to the Epstein network ’ s operation in America .
Yvonne Florczak-Seeman joins guest host Jason Jones on The Alex Jones Show to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a culture of death .
From The Last American Vagabond : The Last American Vagabond has decided to release the entire phone conversation between Whitney Webb and Maria Farmer , a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell who had reported both to the FBI in 1996 for child pornography , sex trafficking and sexual assault .
Farmer , who has been interviewed by mainstream media outlets including The New York Times and CBS News , had reached out to Whitney because Maria felt that other outlets would not publish much of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , particularly information related to Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner , who had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his sex trafficking/ blackmail operation .
The phone call will be released in two parts , the first part can be heard below .
The decision to release this phone call was twofold : first , to show that claims Whitney has made in recent interviews were indeed accurately based on statements Maria made during the call and to provide greater context to those statements ; and second , to make the information publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widest audience possible .
During the call , Maria covers a lot of ground and the call was never intended to be released as an interview , as Whitney gave Maria free range to discuss situations and topics without prompting from Whitney .
In the first half of the call , Maria discusses her horrific experience at Wexner ’ s guest house , witnessing preparations for Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein to receive then-President Clinton on more than one occasion in 1995 and how Ivana Trump , President Trump ’ s ex-wife , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to recruit pre-teen girls for Epstein , among many other claims that can and have been corroborated by existing evidence and other interviews Whitney Webb has conducted in relation to the Epstein case .
In addition , Maria provided Whitney with a copy of her drivers license with Wexner ’ s address , which she discusses in the phone call , and this will also be released in the coming days .
One notable comment that Maria makes is regarding the man whom she calls the “ holy grail ” of the Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longtime chef , Andy Stewart .
Maria refers to him as “ Chef Andy ” in the phone call .
Andy Stewart died suddenly on April 7 as Maria ’ s lawyers were seeking to subpoena him for information on the case , and Maria and her lawyers were unaware of his untimely death until after her phone call with Whitney .

Jeffrey Epstein victim Maria Farmer, who along with her younger sister were the first to report Epstein to the FBI all the way back in 1996, made a series of shocking allegations in a lengthy interview with journalist Whitney Webb.
Farmer accused the FBI of covering for Epstein and being “in on it” and said she thinks pro-Israel billionaire Les Wexner is the “head of the snake” when it comes to the Epstein network’s operation in America.
LISTEN:
The man who Maria Farmer named the “holy grail” who had tons of damning info on Epstein & co., Andy Stewart (she refers to him in our call as “Chef Andy”), died suddenly just as Farmer’s lawyers were seeking to subpoena him for info on the Epstein case.https://t.co/kIu4zd01rc — Whitney Webb (@_whitneywebb) April 24, 2020
Some things Maria discusses here:
-Seeing preparations for then-President Clinton visiting Epstein and Maxwell, all employees incl Maria were asked to leave premises before his arrival
-Ivana Trump ties to Ghislaine Maxwell
-Maria’s horrifying experience at Leslie Wexner’s house — Whitney Webb (@_whitneywebb) April 24, 2020
Yvonne Florczak-Seeman joins guest host Jason Jones on The Alex Jones Show to talk about reclaiming womens’ voice from a culture of death.
From The Last American Vagabond:


newswars--2020-05-01--SJWs are Mad Robert Downey Jr. Used ‘Blackface’ in Tropic Thunder

People on Twitter are mad that the man who played Tony Stark donned “ blackface ” in his performance of the 2008 satirical comedy Tropic Thunder .
Of course , many things fail to pass the bar for wokeness these days as seemingly innocuous things are deemed problematic .
Even much-loved Robert Downey Jr has been vilified for wearing “ blackface ” –a huge no-no in today ’ s hypersensitive public arena–in a movie that was released twelve years ago .
One tweeter reminded social media , “ Remember that time Robert Downey jr did full blackface and nobody said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , less than impressed , tore apart a tweet accused of chasing clout .
“ Might as well put ‘ please give me likes & attention , ’ ” replied one account .
A second tweeter wrote : “ If you watched the movie you ’ d know why.
” Alex Jones breaks down how the globalists have dumbed down the masses and turned loose an army to spread their culture of death , destruction and oppression .
Another account jokingly tweeted about “ woke teenagers ” coming to the groundbreaking realization that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the latest victim claimed by so-called “ cancel culture.
” One social media user tweeted : “ I hate that teenagers tend to discover Twitter before they discover Google.
” To which another person wittily replied : “ I hate that teenagers discover the internet before a healthy relationship with their parents.
” “ Wait till they find out he got OSCAR NOMINATED for it , ” remarked a third person .
A fourth person wrote : “ I didn ’ t know about RDJ ( Robert Downey Junior ) before watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a black guy .
You can probably imagine that the reveal that he was actually white was damn surprising to me.
” Picking apart one of the cancel culture tweets , one account tweeted : “ ‘ I can ’ t find an apology either ?
?
?
?
’ Lol .
They ’ re so used to people cowering to their screeching cancel culture that it ’ s actually surprising to them when somebody doesn ’ t do it.
” Many other social media users took to Twitter to pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jr simply using blackface for racist end–thus deserving to be canceled .
The general sentiment indicated frustration toward “ woke ” culture for indiscriminate cancellations of anybody who fails to toe the line .
Others blasted blackface critics for never having watched the movie before passing judgement .
Last year , people were upset with Pennywise–the demonic nightmarish entity assuming the form of a clown that eats children from Stephen King ’ s classic , It–for not being enough of an LGBT ally .

People on Twitter are mad that the man who played Tony Stark donned “blackface” in his performance of the 2008 satirical comedy Tropic Thunder.
Of course, many things fail to pass the bar for wokeness these days as seemingly innocuous things are deemed problematic.
Even much-loved Robert Downey Jr has been vilified for wearing “blackface”–a huge no-no in today’s hypersensitive public arena–in a movie that was released twelve years ago.
One tweeter reminded social media, “Remember that time Robert Downey jr did full blackface and nobody said ANYTHING,” to which other commenters, less than impressed, tore apart a tweet accused of chasing clout.
https://twitter.com/elijvhx/status/1255601439344336896
“Might as well put ‘please give me likes & attention,’” replied one account.
A second tweeter wrote: “If you watched the movie you’d know why.”
Alex Jones breaks down how the globalists have dumbed down the masses and turned loose an army to spread their culture of death, destruction and oppression.
Another account jokingly tweeted about “woke teenagers” coming to the groundbreaking realization that a childhood favorite actor may have to be the latest victim claimed by so-called “cancel culture.”
Woke teenagers discovering Tropic Thunder is my favorite tweet genre pic.twitter.com/cyLsnpFnDg — 🔥 VITO the Out-Of-Work Comedian 🔥 (@VitoGesualdi) April 30, 2020
One social media user tweeted: “I hate that teenagers tend to discover Twitter before they discover Google.”
To which another person wittily replied: “I hate that teenagers discover the internet before a healthy relationship with their parents.”
“Wait till they find out he got OSCAR NOMINATED for it,” remarked a third person.
A fourth person wrote: “I didn’t know about RDJ (Robert Downey Junior) before watching that movie, so I genuinely thought he was a black guy. You can probably imagine that the reveal that he was actually white was damn surprising to me.”
Picking apart one of the cancel culture tweets, one account tweeted: “‘I can’t find an apology either????’ Lol. They’re so used to people cowering to their screeching cancel culture that it’s actually surprising to them when somebody doesn’t do it.”
Many other social media users took to Twitter to pick apart a one-dimensional narrative of Robert Downey Jr simply using blackface for racist end–thus deserving to be canceled.
he ever someone tweets about Robert Downey Jr in blackface, it’s very clear you never watched the movie — ramona flowers (@hailpeezy) April 30, 2020
Robert Downey Jr went from doing an entire film in blackface to becoming arguably the most iconic movie super hero ever. Just think about that for a second. — • çüłt øf pêrśōñåłįtÿ • (@HiYellowGuy) April 30, 2020
You know, the energy people have for telling wokeshits to “shut the fuck up” about Robert Downey Jr. doing blackface, I wish they had that energy to tell them to shut the fuck up all the damn time. — 神 – God’s Lawnmower (@OldJakeOldDale) April 30, 2020
The general sentiment indicated frustration toward “woke” culture for indiscriminate cancellations of anybody who fails to toe the line. Others blasted blackface critics for never having watched the movie before passing judgement.
Last year, people were upset with Pennywise–the demonic nightmarish entity assuming the form of a clown that eats children from Stephen King’s classic, It–for not being enough of an LGBT ally.