newswars--2020-08-17--Good News: Fauci’s Out and Common Sense Might Be Returning

These days it seems there is not much good news out there .
People are still panicked over the coronavirus , governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus , the economy –already teetering on the edge of collapse – has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time : shutting down the country to fight a cold virus .
That ’ s why we ’ ll take good news wherever we can get it , and President Trump ’ s hiring of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force may just be that good news we need .
As the media has reported , President Trump has sidelined headline-hogging Anthony Fauci in favor of Atlas , the former Stanford University Medical Center chief of neuroradiology .
Recall , Fauci was the “ expert ” who told us a few months ago that we would never be able to shake hands again .
Fauci ’ s advice , forecasts , and assessments proved to be wildly wrong , contradictory , and just plain bizarre : Don ’ t wear a mask !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are important as symbols .
Put on goggles .
Stay home !
Churches must be severely restricted but Black Lives Matter marches and encounters with strangers met over the Internet are perfectly fine .
When Anthony Fauci demanded a lockdown of the economy for an indefinite period he actually seemed oblivious to the havoc it would wreak on the economy and on people ’ s lives .
People like Fauci and others who demanded lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were still collecting their paychecks , so what did they care about anyone else ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ former top physician and hospital administrator : as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution he also understands the policy implications of locking a country down .
On April 22 , Dr. Atlas wrote an op-ed in The Hill titled , “ The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation.
” In the article he made five main points that are as true today as when he wrote them : an overwhelming majority of people are at no risk of dying from Covid ; protecting older people prevents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually prevents the herd immunity necessary to defeat the virus ; people are dying because they are not being treated for non-Covid illnesses ; we know what part of the population is at risk and we can protect them .
Imagine how many thousands of lives could have been saved had the Administration listened to Dr. Atlas back in April .
CDC Director Robert Redfield admitted last month that lockdowns were killing more Americans than Covid .
“ First do no harm ” was thrown out the window and nearly six months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the country .
South Dakota and Sweden did virtually nothing to lock down or restrict their populations and they actually fared better than lockdown states in the US .
They had lower death rates , their hospitals were never over-run with Covid patients , and they have an economy to go back to .
We very much hope that Dr. Atlas will not “ moderate ” his message to please the blob in Washington .
Trump ’ s Covid policies to this point have caused more harm than good .
With Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we finally have a chance of turning things around .
This article first appeared at RonPaulInstitute.org .
Basking in his celebrity status , Fauci is given a puff interview by actor Matthew McConaughey that was unintentionally revealing .
And , GOP Gov Abbott of Texas is pushing statistical lies to push lockdown even harder .

These days it seems there is not much good news out there. People are still panicked over the coronavirus, governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus, the economy –already teetering on the edge of collapse – has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time: shutting down the country to fight a cold virus.
That’s why we’ll take good news wherever we can get it, and President Trump’s hiring of Dr. Scott Atlas to his coronavirus task force may just be that good news we need. As the media has reported, President Trump has sidelined headline-hogging Anthony Fauci in favor of Atlas, the former Stanford University Medical Center chief of neuroradiology.
Recall, Fauci was the “expert” who told us a few months ago that we would never be able to shake hands again.
Fauci’s advice, forecasts, and assessments proved to be wildly wrong, contradictory, and just plain bizarre: Don’t wear a mask! You must wear a mask. Masks are important as symbols. Put on goggles. Stay home! Churches must be severely restricted but Black Lives Matter marches and encounters with strangers met over the Internet are perfectly fine.
When Anthony Fauci demanded a lockdown of the economy for an indefinite period he actually seemed oblivious to the havoc it would wreak on the economy and on people’s lives. People like Fauci and others who demanded lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were still collecting their paychecks, so what did they care about anyone else?
Dr. Scott Atlas is not only a former top physician and hospital administrator: as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution he also understands the policy implications of locking a country down.
On April 22, Dr. Atlas wrote an op-ed in The Hill titled, “The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation.” In the article he made five main points that are as true today as when he wrote them: an overwhelming majority of people are at no risk of dying from Covid; protecting older people prevents hospital overcrowding; locking down a population actually prevents the herd immunity necessary to defeat the virus; people are dying because they are not being treated for non-Covid illnesses; we know what part of the population is at risk and we can protect them.
Imagine how many thousands of lives could have been saved had the Administration listened to Dr. Atlas back in April. CDC Director Robert Redfield admitted last month that lockdowns were killing more Americans than Covid. “First do no harm” was thrown out the window and nearly six months of wrong-headed policy has done perhaps irreparable harm to the country.
South Dakota and Sweden did virtually nothing to lock down or restrict their populations and they actually fared better than lockdown states in the US. They had lower death rates, their hospitals were never over-run with Covid patients, and they have an economy to go back to.
We very much hope that Dr. Atlas will not “moderate” his message to please the blob in Washington. Trump’s Covid policies to this point have caused more harm than good. With Fauci out of the driver’s seat we finally have a chance of turning things around.
This article first appeared at RonPaulInstitute.org.
Basking in his celebrity status, Fauci is given a puff interview by actor Matthew McConaughey that was unintentionally revealing. And, GOP Gov Abbott of Texas is pushing statistical lies to push lockdown even harder.


newswars--2020-08-17--Obama: “Don’t Underestimate Joe’s Ability to F**k Things Up”

Despite Biden leading in the polls , former President Barack Obama expressed doubt about his chances , telling a Democratic source , “ Don ’ t underestimate Joe ’ s ability to f**k things up.
” According to Politico , Obama fears that Biden has little understanding for “ much of the Democratic electorate ” in places like Iowa .
“ And you know who really doesn ’ t have it ?
Joe Biden , ” Obama is believed to have remarked .
As we highlighted earlier , Biden ’ s lead over Trump has tumbled by 10 points over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of nationwide unrest and riots .
Biden has refused to explicitly denounce the violence and has paid lip service to Black Lives Matter .
Questions have also swirled surrounding Biden ’ s cognitive state and his ability to go head to head with President Trump in the debates .
59 per cent of likely voters don ’ t think Biden will finish a single term in the White House according to a Rasmussen poll while CNN also published an article last week asserting that Kamala Harris will be ready to step in if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go the distance .
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Despite Biden leading in the polls, former President Barack Obama expressed doubt about his chances, telling a Democratic source, “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f**k things up.”
According to Politico, Obama fears that Biden has little understanding for “much of the Democratic electorate” in places like Iowa.
“And you know who really doesn’t have it? Joe Biden,” Obama is believed to have remarked.
As we highlighted earlier, Biden’s lead over Trump has tumbled by 10 points over the last two months following a wave of nationwide unrest and riots.
Biden has refused to explicitly denounce the violence and has paid lip service to Black Lives Matter.
Questions have also swirled surrounding Biden’s cognitive state and his ability to go head to head with President Trump in the debates.
59 per cent of likely voters don’t think Biden will finish a single term in the White House according to a Rasmussen poll while CNN also published an article last week asserting that Kamala Harris will be ready to step in if the former vice president doesn’t go the distance.
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newswars--2020-08-18--Why I Decided to Withdraw the Appeal of my Unjust Conviction in the Mueller Witch Hunt

On the strong advice of my attorneys and after giving the decision considerable thought , I have reluctantly decided to dismiss the appeal of what I believe to be a wrongful conviction in a trial tainted by judicial bias , egregious and blatant juror bias and misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct .
Therefore , I directed my attorneys to withdraw my appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C .
Circuit .
I Could Never Get a Fair Hearing Before this Court of Appeals , Given its Political Agenda First , I have come to the firm conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case to date and based on their recent actions in the Flynn case , that it would be impossible for me to ever get a fair hearing from this appellate court for the vitally important , fundamental constitutional issues my case raises .
Although I believe the gag order issued in my case was patently unconstitutional and the free speech issues filed in a Writ of Mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C .
Circuit , by one of the most prominent First Amendment lawyers in the country were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks before granting the Government ’ s request for more time .
During this time , while the Washington Post ( the dominant newspaper in the jurisdiction from which the jury was selected ) as well as CNN , MSNBC and others attacked me with falsehoods , I was prohibited from responding .
Let there be no doubt the jury pool was seriously tainted and I sustained serious damage .
The Appeals Court after an unreasonable delay , took no action but rather sent the decision back to Judge Berman Jackson , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would vacate her own order .
I also base this conclusion on other recent developments .
After I filed my appeal , I sought a simple sixty-day extension of time to report to prison based on the COVID-19 pandemic and the very real risk of death based on my age and health I faced at the facility to which I was designated to report .
That risk was demonstrated by undisputed medical evidence and reports of a rapidly burgeoning COVID-19 positive population at the facility .
The Justice Department had a uniform policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other case , and judges in DC and around the country had ordered such extensions routinely for every other defendant who had yet to report .
Notwithstanding this undisputed , documented , imminent risk of death , the uniform DOJ policy applied to every other defendant , the government ’ s own statistics showing the rapid increase of COVID-19 positive tests at the facility , and recent decisions directly on point from other federal courts of appeal , as well as unequivocal evidence of deception and an outright lie by the prosecutors in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier agreeing to it , this Court of Appeals ignored the precedents in all circuits including DC.
, the current DOJ/BOP policies , the facts regarding my health and the proven danger at the facility I was assigned to and denied the request , knowing it was very likely sending me to my death .
This must be part of the special treatment the Democrats say I got .
That decision led the President to intervene , thankfully , and commute my sentence ; but there is no way to know how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawless , politically motivated decision in my case is applied to anyone else .
My conclusion about this Court of Appeals is also supported by recent actions taken by the court in other cases that demonstrate that the court has become completely politicized and that the rule of law has become secondary to a political agenda .
In recent days , I have seen this court grant rehearing en banc in two cases involving officials associated with the Trump administration .
Judges on the court felt the need to vacate their previous order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case and for the whole court to rehear decisions that panels of the court had made concerning the judge ’ s abuse of his power in General Flynn ’ s case as well as efforts by Congress to force former White House counsel McGann to testify .
This is truly extraordinary .
On the other hand , this same court just reversed a judge ’ s decision that Hillary Clinton must answer questions at a deposition about her very troubling conduct .
I could not come to any conclusion from these exceptional events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is motivated more by a political agenda than by adherence to the rule of law or concern for fundamental constitutional rights and so I decided to withdraw my appeal from its consideration .
Winning My Appeal Would Mean a New Trial Before the Same Biased , Politically Driven Judge Secondly , my lawyers have made it clear to me that while the judge at my trial made a number of rulings on fundamentally important issues that can not be reconciled with my constitutionally protected fair trial rights , the absolute best case scenario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be to have the case sent back to this same judge who has proven over and over again in my case that she simply can not and will not ever permit me to have a fair trial in her courtroom .
She denied my lawyers ’ motion to disqualify her from my case , notwithstanding her outrageous conduct from the first day I appeared before her through the last day and notwithstanding her blatantly political , anti-Trump diatribe at my sentencing that bore little relationship to reality .
I can not take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her again for a new trial , just to be denied , once again , any ability to pursue a full and robust defense against the meritless charges I have faced and to give her a second chance to ensure my conviction for crimes I did not commit and perhaps impose an even stiffer sentence .
Consider just a few of the outrageous examples of what this judge did .
First , as was widely reported and “ somehow ” was captured by a CNN news crew already on the scene , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-dawn raid by dozens of agents , including commando units , who descended on our house by land and sea in a manner otherwise reserved only for the leader of an international drug cartel .
This judge cut off all efforts at challenging this arrest or even at investigating who ordered it and why .
The judge also would not let me determine who illegally leaked a draft of the sealed indictment before it was unsealed later in the day .
Next as cited previously she entered the most Draconian gag order imaginable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my family and me , prohibiting any of us at any time from in any way , shape , or form , in any forum whatsoever , from responding to inaccurate media reports regarding my case or the actions of ethically bankrupt Mueller team , its investigation , its agenda , or its methods .
Indeed , we were prohibited , and undoubtedly would be prohibited by her again , even after winning a new trial , from in any way challenging the Mueller team and its efforts to extort me and get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal conduct they knew never occurred .
Next , the trial judge granted the prosecution ’ s motion to prohibit me from raising in my defense misconduct by the Office of Special Counsel , the FBI , the DOJ or any Member of Congress in bringing the criminal case against me .
This is unprecedented and contradicts a long line of precedent from the highest court in the land recognizing the sanctity in our criminal justice system of permitting a defendant in a criminal case from pursuing a theory of defense .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reconciled with the fundamental constitutional right in any criminal case to challenge the integrity of the investigation and the investigating team .
The judge in my case simply ignored the many years of legal precedent on this point and would let no fundamental principle interfere with her decision to protect Mueller at all costs and to deny me a fair trial .
Were such a ruling in place in the Flynn trial we would not now know of the withholding of exculpatory evidence from Flynn ’ s Lawyer and documentation from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no law and was politically targeted .
The trial judge ’ s commitment to deny me a fair trial and her political motivation were perhaps best on display with her astonishing political diatribe at my sentencing and with her reckless handling of the outrageous juror misconduct that only came to light after my trial , when we first learned that the jury foreperson had been attacking me by name on both Twitter and Facebook starting with my arrest and subsequently as well as attacking the President in 2019 .
These social media posts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selection and during the trial and were deleted-actually the pages were shut down- after the trial .
A request by my attorneys to subpoena this deleted material from the social media companies was denied by Judge Jackson .
Indeed , where most federal judges would be outraged to learn that a juror had engaged in the kind of conduct she engaged in and then sought out public attention for , and would demand answers from the juror and impose consequences , the judge in my case reserved her ire exclusively for my lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue and dismissed it all out of hand , ignoring her intended role as a neutral arbiter , charged with ensuring the integrity of the criminal process in her courtroom .
Despite the US Supreme Court ’ s decision that all defendants are entitled to an “ impartial and indifferent ” jury Judge Jackson ruled that the Jury forewoman ’ s conduct did not constitute bias and denied me a new trial .
At sentencing , the judge announced that it did not at all matter that there was no evidence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collusion ” – the issue most Americans understand the Mueller Team ’ s mandate to be focused on .
Rather , she declared , I was prosecuted for seeking access to Hillary Clinton ’ s emails .
If that were the case , then what was Mueller doing prosecuting the case ?
His law firm represented Hillary Clinton and the lead prosecutor in my case was Hillary Clinton ’ s personal lawyer in that very case .
That clear conflict of interests was ignored by the Judge .
Judge Jackson also said “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller ) investigation , ” something we know now from declassified documents to be untrue , but reflected the Judge ’ s personal political bias .
Next , she announced that I was convicted of “ covering up for President Trump .
“ This was not among the charges nor what I was convicted of .
There was no such evidence to support such a conclusion .
The judge went one step further and announced that because of my conduct , Congressman Nunes ’ s Committee had been thwarted in its Russian “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sentencing , Congressman Nunes announced through his spokesman that there was not one iota of truth to what the judge said in this regard .
He made clear that nothing I testified to before his Committee was at all material to or in any way impacted his Committee ’ s work .
How , then , one might ask , could I ever even have been prosecuted for supposedly lying to that Committee when the charge against me required as a necessary element , whether any statement at issue was material and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I have asked that same question from the day the charges were brought through today and there is no legitimate answer .
I Could Not Justify Spending Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Pursuing a Futile Appeal Given the risk and the chances to prevail in a politically corrupted system I could not justify having to raise the hundreds of thousands more to pursue the appeal , given that I would never get a fair appellate hearing and that even if I were to win the appeal , the best case scenario would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the complete denial of my constitutional rights .
All in front of a judge who has invested herself in my conviction in order to try to send a political message that supports her anti-Trump agenda , and who would perhaps impose an even more outrageous sentence on me the next time around if she were able to secure my conviction with the same tactics used in my first trial .
It is time for me to move on with my life with my family , friends , and supporters .
I regret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully expose all that happened , with the hope that by doing so , I could help prevent it from happening to anyone else ever again ; but I had to decide based on what is best for me and my family .
My attorneys have convinced me that the odds of victory were slim and the risk of being subjected to both an unfair appeal and perhaps an unfair second trial before the same Judge was just too great a risk .
The threshold premises behind appealing the unjust result of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the injustice was anomalous and 2 ) the unjust result can be ameliorated if the process can be repeated , in a 2nd chance , with the unjust elements removed or otherwise remediated , before the same tribunal .
What an appeal does not and can not remedy is an unjust result that is the product of intrinsic partisan bias and corrupt judicial bias uniquely directed at a particular defendant based on their identity , for whatever reason , unless the remedy involves a new judge in a different venue .
If this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very rarely does ) , and the defendant must simply go through the same process with the same intrinsic biases before the same distempered judge , then even the most meritorious appeal is not only an exercise in futility but also a highly-risky gambit for which the only sure thing is that I would face the same jeopardy and costs , but with the essential problems unmitigated .
The political taint that exists in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia , from the prosecutors to the judge to the jury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the possibility of achieving a just result on the merits is as nonexistent as it was when this process played out the first time .
I am eternally grateful that the President saw the injustices in my case , and given my age and health , commuted my sentence , literally to save my life .
He never should have been put in the position of having to do so , but he was , because of the decisions by the trial judge and the Court of Appeals .
Allegations by Hillary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swallwell that I “ traded my silence regarding misconduct by the President for Presidential clemency “ in my case is categorically false .
Mueller ’ s dirty cops had $ 30M and three years to prove this false narrative and could find no evidence to support it at all while they did seek my co-operation to bear false witness against the President , an offer I declined .
Therefore , the rational choice , most protective of [ my ] rights and the welfare of my family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dispositive authority of this court , even if that means forfeiting my right and desire to demonstrate the outrageous politically-motivated treatment and prosecutorial misconduct that suffused my case and my trial , making them a matter of permanent record , regardless of the outcome of an appeal .

On the strong advice of my attorneys and after giving the decision considerable thought, I have reluctantly decided to dismiss the appeal of what I believe to be a wrongful conviction in a trial tainted by judicial bias, egregious and blatant juror bias and misconduct and prosecutorial misconduct.
Therefore, I directed my attorneys to withdraw my appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
I Could Never Get a Fair Hearing Before this Court of Appeals, Given its Political Agenda
First, I have come to the firm conclusion based on their previous actions in my case to date and based on their recent actions in the Flynn case, that it would be impossible for me to ever get a fair hearing from this appellate court for the vitally important, fundamental constitutional issues my case raises.
Although I believe the gag order issued in my case was patently unconstitutional and the free speech issues filed in a Writ of Mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, by one of the most prominent First Amendment lawyers in the country were fairly straightforward, the Court waited many weeks before granting the Government’s request for more time. During this time, while the Washington Post (the dominant newspaper in the jurisdiction from which the jury was selected) as well as CNN, MSNBC and others attacked me with falsehoods, I was prohibited from responding. Let there be no doubt the jury pool was seriously tainted and I sustained serious damage. The Appeals Court after an unreasonable delay, took no action but rather sent the decision back to Judge Berman Jackson, as if there was any possibility that she would vacate her own order.
I also base this conclusion on other recent developments. After I filed my appeal, I sought a simple sixty-day extension of time to report to prison based on the COVID-19 pandemic and the very real risk of death based on my age and health I faced at the facility to which I was designated to report. That risk was demonstrated by undisputed medical evidence and reports of a rapidly burgeoning COVID-19 positive population at the facility. The Justice Department had a uniform policy of consenting to such extensions in every other case, and judges in DC and around the country had ordered such extensions routinely for every other defendant who had yet to report. Notwithstanding this undisputed, documented, imminent risk of death, the uniform DOJ policy applied to every other defendant, the government’s own statistics showing the rapid increase of COVID-19 positive tests at the facility, and recent decisions directly on point from other federal courts of appeal, as well as unequivocal evidence of deception and an outright lie by the prosecutors in my case in opposing my request after earlier agreeing to it, this Court of Appeals ignored the precedents in all circuits including DC.,the current DOJ/BOP policies, the facts regarding my health and the proven danger at the facility I was assigned to and denied the request, knowing it was very likely sending me to my death. This must be part of the special treatment the Democrats say I got.
That decision led the President to intervene, thankfully, and commute my sentence; but there is no way to know how many other defendants will be hurt if this lawless, politically motivated decision in my case is applied to anyone else.
My conclusion about this Court of Appeals is also supported by recent actions taken by the court in other cases that demonstrate that the court has become completely politicized and that the rule of law has become secondary to a political agenda. In recent days, I have seen this court grant rehearing en banc in two cases involving officials associated with the Trump administration. Judges on the court felt the need to vacate their previous order to Judge Sullivan to dismiss the Flynn case and for the whole court to rehear decisions that panels of the court had made concerning the judge’s abuse of his power in General Flynn’s case as well as efforts by Congress to force former White House counsel McGann to testify. This is truly extraordinary. On the other hand, this same court just reversed a judge’s decision that Hillary Clinton must answer questions at a deposition about her very troubling conduct. I could not come to any conclusion from these exceptional events other than that this court at present is motivated more by a political agenda than by adherence to the rule of law or concern for fundamental constitutional rights and so I decided to withdraw my appeal from its consideration.
Winning My Appeal Would Mean a New Trial Before the Same Biased, Politically Driven Judge
Secondly, my lawyers have made it clear to me that while the judge at my trial made a number of rulings on fundamentally important issues that cannot be reconciled with my constitutionally protected fair trial rights, the absolute best case scenario that would result from winning my appeal would be to have the case sent back to this same judge who has proven over and over again in my case that she simply cannot and will not ever permit me to have a fair trial in her courtroom. She denied my lawyers’ motion to disqualify her from my case, notwithstanding her outrageous conduct from the first day I appeared before her through the last day and notwithstanding her blatantly political, anti-Trump diatribe at my sentencing that bore little relationship to reality. I cannot take the risk of having to go before her again for a new trial, just to be denied, once again, any ability to pursue a full and robust defense against the meritless charges I have faced and to give her a second chance to ensure my conviction for crimes I did not commit and perhaps impose an even stiffer sentence.
Consider just a few of the outrageous examples of what this judge did. First, as was widely reported and “somehow” was captured by a CNN news crew already on the scene, I was arrested at my home in a pre-dawn raid by dozens of agents, including commando units, who descended on our house by land and sea in a manner otherwise reserved only for the leader of an international drug cartel. This judge cut off all efforts at challenging this arrest or even at investigating who ordered it and why. The judge also would not let me determine who illegally leaked a draft of the sealed indictment before it was unsealed later in the day.
Next as cited previously she entered the most Draconian gag order imaginable against my lawyers, my supporters, my family and me, prohibiting any of us at any time from in any way, shape, or form, in any forum whatsoever, from responding to inaccurate media reports regarding my case or the actions of ethically bankrupt Mueller team, its investigation, its agenda, or its methods.
Indeed, we were prohibited, and undoubtedly would be prohibited by her again, even after winning a new trial, from in any way challenging the Mueller team and its efforts to extort me and get me to falsely implicate the President in illegal conduct they knew never occurred.
Next, the trial judge granted the prosecution’s motion to prohibit me from raising in my defense misconduct by the Office of Special Counsel, the FBI, the DOJ or any Member of Congress in bringing the criminal case against me. This is unprecedented and contradicts a long line of precedent from the highest court in the land recognizing the sanctity in our criminal justice system of permitting a defendant in a criminal case from pursuing a theory of defense. The trial court’s ruling cannot be reconciled with the fundamental constitutional right in any criminal case to challenge the integrity of the investigation and the investigating team. The judge in my case simply ignored the many years of legal precedent on this point and would let no fundamental principle interfere with her decision to protect Mueller at all costs and to deny me a fair trial. Were such a ruling in place in the Flynn trial we would not now know of the withholding of exculpatory evidence from Flynn’s Lawyer and documentation from the FBI which prove they knew Flynn violated no law and was politically targeted.
The trial judge’s commitment to deny me a fair trial and her political motivation were perhaps best on display with her astonishing political diatribe at my sentencing and with her reckless handling of the outrageous juror misconduct that only came to light after my trial, when we first learned that the jury foreperson had been attacking me by name on both Twitter and Facebook starting with my arrest and subsequently as well as attacking the President in 2019. These social media posts were on a private setting during jury selection and during the trial and were deleted-actually the pages were shut down- after the trial. A request by my attorneys to subpoena this deleted material from the social media companies was denied by Judge Jackson .
Indeed, where most federal judges would be outraged to learn that a juror had engaged in the kind of conduct she engaged in and then sought out public attention for, and would demand answers from the juror and impose consequences, the judge in my case reserved her ire exclusively for my lawyers and me for even daring to raise the issue and dismissed it all out of hand, ignoring her intended role as a neutral arbiter, charged with ensuring the integrity of the criminal process in her courtroom. Despite the US Supreme Court’s decision that all defendants are entitled to an “impartial and indifferent” jury Judge Jackson ruled that the Jury forewoman’s conduct did not constitute bias and denied me a new trial.
At sentencing, the judge announced that it did not at all matter that there was no evidence in my case about Russia or Russian “collusion” – the issue most Americans understand the Mueller Team’s mandate to be focused on. Rather, she declared, I was prosecuted for seeking access to Hillary Clinton’s emails. If that were the case, then what was Mueller doing prosecuting the case? His law firm represented Hillary Clinton and the lead prosecutor in my case was Hillary Clinton’s personal lawyer in that very case . That clear conflict of interests was ignored by the Judge. Judge Jackson also said “there was nothing phony about the (Mueller) investigation,” something we know now from declassified documents to be untrue, but reflected the Judge’s personal political bias.
Next, she announced that I was convicted of “covering up for President Trump. “This was not among the charges nor what I was convicted of. There was no such evidence to support such a conclusion. The judge went one step further and announced that because of my conduct, Congressman Nunes’s Committee had been thwarted in its Russian “collusion” investigation. But immediately after the sentencing, Congressman Nunes announced through his spokesman that there was not one iota of truth to what the judge said in this regard. He made clear that nothing I testified to before his Committee was at all material to or in any way impacted his Committee’s work.
How, then, one might ask, could I ever even have been prosecuted for supposedly lying to that Committee when the charge against me required as a necessary element, whether any statement at issue was material and any misstatement required intent. My lawyers and I have asked that same question from the day the charges were brought through today and there is no legitimate answer.
I Could Not Justify Spending Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Pursuing a Futile Appeal
Given the risk and the chances to prevail in a politically corrupted system I could not justify having to raise the hundreds of thousands more to pursue the appeal, given that I would never get a fair appellate hearing and that even if I were to win the appeal, the best case scenario would be a repeat of a trial marked by the complete denial of my constitutional rights. All in front of a judge who has invested herself in my conviction in order to try to send a political message that supports her anti-Trump agenda, and who would perhaps impose an even more outrageous sentence on me the next time around if she were able to secure my conviction with the same tactics used in my first trial.
It is time for me to move on with my life with my family, friends, and supporters. I regret not going forward with the appeal to fully expose all that happened, with the hope that by doing so, I could help prevent it from happening to anyone else ever again; but I had to decide based on what is best for me and my family. My attorneys have convinced me that the odds of victory were slim and the risk of being subjected to both an unfair appeal and perhaps an unfair second trial before the same Judge was just too great a risk.
The threshold premises behind appealing the unjust result of an unjust judicial process are 1) that the injustice was anomalous and 2) the unjust result can be ameliorated if the process can be repeated, in a 2nd chance, with the unjust elements removed or otherwise remediated, before the same tribunal. What an appeal does not and cannot remedy is an unjust result that is the product of intrinsic partisan bias and corrupt judicial bias uniquely directed at a particular defendant based on their identity, for whatever reason, unless the remedy involves a new judge in a different venue. If this does not occur, (and it very rarely does), and the defendant must simply go through the same process with the same intrinsic biases before the same distempered judge, then even the most meritorious appeal is not only an exercise in futility but also a highly-risky gambit for which the only sure thing is that I would face the same jeopardy and costs, but with the essential problems unmitigated.
The political taint that exists in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, from the prosecutors to the judge to the jury pool, is so deep and abiding that the possibility of achieving a just result on the merits is as nonexistent as it was when this process played out the first time.
I am eternally grateful that the President saw the injustices in my case, and given my age and health, commuted my sentence, literally to save my life. He never should have been put in the position of having to do so, but he was, because of the decisions by the trial judge and the Court of Appeals. Allegations by Hillary Clinton, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swallwell that I “traded my silence regarding misconduct by the President for Presidential clemency “in my case is categorically false. Mueller’s dirty cops had $30M and three years to prove this false narrative and could find no evidence to support it at all while they did seek my co-operation to bear false witness against the President, an offer I declined.
Therefore, the rational choice, most protective of [my] rights and the welfare of my family, is to no longer subject myself to the dispositive authority of this court, even if that means forfeiting my right and desire to demonstrate the outrageous politically-motivated treatment and prosecutorial misconduct that suffused my case and my trial, making them a matter of permanent record, regardless of the outcome of an appeal.


newswars--2020-08-18--Video: Students Refuse To Vote For Kamala Harris After ‘Stupid’ Comment

A selection of students vowed not to vote for the politician who previously called young Americans ‘ stupid ’ , before finding out that it was actually Kamala Harris who said it , not President Trump as they initially believed .
“ That ’ s who you ’ re representing , ” one student said , adding “ Those are the types of people that , like , that are going to be voting for you so why would you talk down upon them ?
” While some were expecting the quote to have come from Trump , others said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kamala Harris had said it .
“ Not surprised at all .
She doesn ’ t have a history of being very Democratic , ” one student said , with another adding “ I have seen a lot of not so good things about her.
” When asked if the comments would impact the way they vote , many said it would .
“ I mean it does , ” one student said , adding “ But like I said , there ’ s no way I ’ m voting for Trump.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden campaign ?
The inside politics of Michelle Obama ’ s presidential aspirations

A selection of students vowed not to vote for the politician who previously called young Americans ‘stupid’, before finding out that it was actually Kamala Harris who said it, not President Trump as they initially believed.
Campus Reform captured the students’ priceless responses:
Harris previously referred to 18-24-year-olds as “stupid”.
“That’s who you’re representing,” one student said, adding “Those are the types of people that, like, that are going to be voting for you so why would you talk down upon them?”
While some were expecting the quote to have come from Trump, others said they were “not surprised” that Kamala Harris had said it.
“Not surprised at all. She doesn’t have a history of being very Democratic,” one student said, with another adding “I have seen a lot of not so good things about her.”
When asked if the comments would impact the way they vote, many said it would.
“I mean it does,” one student said, adding “But like I said, there’s no way I’m voting for Trump.”
Will the anchor baby Kamala sink the Biden campaign? The inside politics of Michelle Obama’s presidential aspirations


newswars--2020-08-18--Trump Mocks Michelle Obama’s ‘Snooze’ Speech; Even Leftists Say DNC Unwatchable

President Trump mocked Michelle Obama ’ s DNC speech Monday , noting that it was pre-taped and extremely boring .
“ These are all taped speeches .
Michelle Obama , her speech was taped , ” Trump said during a campaign speech at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport .
“ You want to go to a snooze ?
” Trump quipped , adding “ You know when you hear a speech is taped , it ’ s like there ’ s nothing very exciting about it , right ?
” The President also noted that taping a speech isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll tape my speech , next week … I ’ ll make sure it ’ s perfecto , every word will be perfect.
” Trump also continued to mock Fox News for covering the DNC “ Fox will broadcast them more than they broadcast us , ” he said , adding “ You know that.
” During her speech , Obama said Trump was “ in over his head , ” urging that “ Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country.
” “ He can not meet this moment .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to be for us.
” The first night of the DNC was widely slammed by those who managed to get through watching it .
Former Democrat presidential candidate Marianne Williamson compared watches the speeches to “ binge watching a Marriott commercial ” : She also bemoaned the complete lack of policy prescriptions : Even leftist ‘ reporters ’ begged for it to stop : Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi summed it all up with a DNC ‘ bingo card ’ drinking game : Taibbi asked viewers to “ Turn on your TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The odds aren ’ t bad – I ’ d put them at 7-2 – that the word “ historic ” is in the chyron .
You will hear this word five thousand times , at minimum , per day of convention coverage .
Out of respect for human life , you ’ ll therefore be asked to drink to “ history ” or “ historic ” only when uttered by actual convention speakers .
I hope readers understand , without it being included on the list , that any mention of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

President Trump mocked Michelle Obama’s DNC speech Monday, noting that it was pre-taped and extremely boring.
“These are all taped speeches. Michelle Obama, her speech was taped,” Trump said during a campaign speech at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.
“You want to go to a snooze?” Trump quipped, adding “You know when you hear a speech is taped, it’s like there’s nothing very exciting about it, right?”
The President also noted that taping a speech isn’t very impressive, stating “I’ll tape my speech, next week … I’ll make sure it’s perfecto, every word will be perfect.”
Trump also continued to mock Fox News for covering the DNC
“Fox will broadcast them more than they broadcast us,” he said, adding “You know that.”
During her speech, Obama said Trump was “in over his head,” urging that “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country.”
“He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us.”
The first night of the DNC was widely slammed by those who managed to get through watching it.
Former Democrat presidential candidate Marianne Williamson compared watches the speeches to “binge watching a Marriott commercial”:
No I’m sorry but they did not address racism. They showed a lot of beautiful pictures of POC and made references to BLM, but there was not one mention of an actual policy to help end systemic racism. It’s like binge watching a Marriott commercial. — Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) August 18, 2020
She also bemoaned the complete lack of policy prescriptions:
You didn’t miss anything. Beautiful pictures of POC and reference to BLM, but no actual policy on how to end systemic racism. Touching homage to Covid victims and responders, but no actual policy on providing universal healthcare. No policy, period. Except for Bernie. — Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) August 18, 2020
Even leftist ‘reporters’ begged for it to stop:
The DNC so far feels like one long ad on YouTube you’d usually skip — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) August 18, 2020
I was just thinking this high energy DNC needed a smooth jazz break. — Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) August 18, 2020
This convention so far makes me think the Democrats are the party ready to lead America into the ’80s. — Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) August 18, 2020
Someone please talk me off the ledge. I want to win, and the first 22 minutes of this DNC…I’m scared. Can someone tell me how great this is or something? — David Pakman (@dpakman) August 18, 2020
Holy cow. I’m dying watching #DNC. Message is good but wow, just unwatchable. pic.twitter.com/IADaBwyAid — Elvia Diaz (@elviadiaz1) August 18, 2020
Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi summed it all up with a DNC ‘bingo card’ drinking game:
The rules for tonight’s DNC drinking game, as well as the bingo card: https://t.co/vB8sA1VsbJ pic.twitter.com/AHCReSTKJ2 — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) August 18, 2020
Taibbi asked viewers to “Turn on your TV to CNN or MSNBC right now. The odds aren’t bad – I’d put them at 7-2 – that the word “historic” is in the chyron. You will hear this word five thousand times, at minimum, per day of convention coverage. Out of respect for human life, you’ll therefore be asked to drink to “history” or “historic” only when uttered by actual convention speakers. I hope readers understand, without it being included on the list, that any mention of “Malarkey” is an automatic drink.”


newswars--2020-08-18--Portland Police: Man Viciously Beaten by BLM Protesters Was Trying to Help Transgender Victim of Rob

Portland Police: Man Viciously Beaten by BLM Protesters Was Trying to Help Transgender Victim of Robbery

Police investigators have confirmed that the man viciously beaten by Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland on Sunday night was trying to help a transgender female who had been the victim of a robbery .
BLM agitators claimed they attacked the man , subsequently identified as Adam Haner , because he was a “ white supremacist ” trying to run people over while shouting racial slurs , but there is no evidence of this whatsoever .
Shocking footage shows protesters trying to drag Haner out of his vehicle while assaulting his female companion , before they continue to pursue him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4×4 .
Haner is then assaulted again before a man later identified as Marquise “ Keese ” Lee Love , a “ security guard ” for Black Lives Matter , kicks him in the head , immediately knocking him unconscious and leaving him bleeding on the street .
The Portland Police Bureau issued a statementstatementstatement appearing to confirm reports that Haner was trying to help the victim of a robbery before he was beaten .
“ Investigators learned that the victim may have been trying to help a transgender female who had some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Southwest Taylor and 4th Ave , the location where this incident began , ” states a press release .
“ That person has not been contacted and their identity is unknown .
Investigators would like to speak to this person.
” As with virtually every example of Black Lives Matter protesters physically attacking people , the national media has largely ignored the story .
Haner was taken to hospital and is now at home recovering .
A GoFundMeGoFundMeGoFundMe has been set up to support him .
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Police investigators have confirmed that the man viciously beaten by Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland on Sunday night was trying to help a transgender female who had been the victim of a robbery.
BLM agitators claimed they attacked the man, subsequently identified as Adam Haner, because he was a “white supremacist” trying to run people over while shouting racial slurs, but there is no evidence of this whatsoever.
Shocking footage shows protesters trying to drag Haner out of his vehicle while assaulting his female companion, before they continue to pursue him, causing Haner to crash his Ford 4×4.
Haner is then assaulted again before a man later identified as Marquise “Keese” Lee Love, a “security guard” for Black Lives Matter, kicks him in the head, immediately knocking him unconscious and leaving him bleeding on the street.
GRAPHIC: Rioters in downtown Portland detain man who had a car crash. They force him to sit on the ground while they search his belongings. One of them runs up and kicks him in the head, instantly knocking him out. There are no police. Video by @FromKalen pic.twitter.com/x646QheCV0 — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 17, 2020
The Portland Police Bureau issued a statementstatementstatement appearing to confirm reports that Haner was trying to help the victim of a robbery before he was beaten.
“Investigators learned that the victim may have been trying to help a transgender female who had some of her thing stolen in the area of Southwest Taylor and 4th Ave, the location where this incident began,” states a press release.
“That person has not been contacted and their identity is unknown. Investigators would like to speak to this person.”
As with virtually every example of Black Lives Matter protesters physically attacking people, the national media has largely ignored the story.
Haner was taken to hospital and is now at home recovering. A GoFundMeGoFundMeGoFundMe has been set up to support him.
Interesting to see this after hours spent talking to eyewitnesses who described the man as a “Good Samaritan” who was trying to help a transgender woman who was being beaten up by the same crowd who beat him. And there is video of everything. There is only one truth. https://t.co/EiLoXZEwu5 — Lara Logan (@laralogan) August 18, 2020
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newswars--2020-08-18--Kim Jong-un Orders North Koreans to Hand Over Pet Dogs So They Can be Eaten

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ordered citizens to hand over their pet dogs so they can be killed and eaten as a new famine threatens the country .
Heavy rain , widespread flooding and crop damages have left the country short of food supplies , leading the Stalinist regime to demand more wealthy North Koreans give up their dogs , which are considered “ decadent ” luxury and “ a ‘ tainted ’ trend by bourgeois ideology , ” according to South Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo .
“ Authorities have identified households with pet dogs and are forcing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confiscating them and putting them down , ” a source told the newspaper .
The pets are rounded up , with some of them being sent to zoos and others being sold directly to the restaurant trade .
Back in 2017 , North Korean defector Gim Gyu Min claimedclaimedclaimed that the famine became so chronic in the late 90 ’ s that he witnessed people being forced to eat each other , including a mother who was arrested for cooking her own son in a cauldron .
“ It was a common thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprising , ” said Min .
Yet another reminder that Communism , wherever it is tried , always leads to starvation and brutality .
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ordered citizens to hand over their pet dogs so they can be killed and eaten as a new famine threatens the country.
Heavy rain, widespread flooding and crop damages have left the country short of food supplies, leading the Stalinist regime to demand more wealthy North Koreans give up their dogs, which are considered “decadent” luxury and “a ‘tainted’ trend by bourgeois ideology,” according to South Korean news outlet Chosun Ilbo.
“Authorities have identified households with pet dogs and are forcing them to give them up or forcefully confiscating them and putting them down,” a source told the newspaper.
The pets are rounded up, with some of them being sent to zoos and others being sold directly to the restaurant trade.
What’s next, cannibalism?
Back in 2017, North Korean defector Gim Gyu Min claimedclaimedclaimed that the famine became so chronic in the late 90’s that he witnessed people being forced to eat each other, including a mother who was arrested for cooking her own son in a cauldron.
“It was a common thing at the time. It was not surprising,” said Min.
Yet another reminder that Communism, wherever it is tried, always leads to starvation and brutality.
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newswars--2020-08-18--Fact Check: Andrew Cuomo Falsely Labels Coronavirus ‘European Virus’

CLAIM : At the Democrat National Convention ( DNC ) , New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) @ @ @ @ @ also known as COVID-19 , “ infected the northeast ” from Europe .
VERDICT : @ @ @ @ @ the State Department and the intelligence community have said evidence is clear that the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ , before spreading around the world and eventually to the United States .
On Monday @ @ @ @ @ at the DNC , Cuomo labeled the coronavirus “ the European virus , ” suggesting @ @ @ @ @ not China .
“ In fact , [ the White House ] didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ The European virus infected the northeast while the White House still fixated on China , @ @ @ @ @ The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here.
@ @ @ @ @ the engineered collapse of society to usher in the posthuman era through perpetual lockdowns and @ @ @ @

CLAIM: At the Democrat National Convention (DNC), New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) suggested the Chinese coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, “infected the northeast” from Europe.
VERDICT: False. Federal officials with the State Department and the intelligence community have said evidence is clear that the coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, before spreading around the world and eventually to the United States.
On Monday evening, during his speech at the DNC, Cuomo labeled the coronavirus “the European virus,” suggesting it arrived from Europe, not China.
“In fact, [the White House] didn’t even see it coming. The European virus infected the northeast while the White House still fixated on China,” Cuomo said. “The virus had been attacking us for months before they even knew it was here.”
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newswars--2020-08-18--Twitter ‘accidentally’ suspends satirical site Babylon Bee after it mocked Kamala Harris and USPS co

Twitter ‘accidentally’ suspends satirical site Babylon Bee after it mocked Kamala Harris and USPS conspiracies

Twitter suspended the account of parody news site The Babylon Bee after it mocked Democrat VP candidate Kamala Harris and ‘ mail vote suppression ’ conspiracies .
It was shortly restored amid protests about censorship .
The Bee went dark around 6 pm on Monday .
Archives showed that their last tweet was a story about President Donald Trump “ riding around in an SUV ” smashing mailboxes “ to make it impossible for people to mail in their ballots.
” The tweet before that one was about Harris proposing a “ housing plan ” where “ everybody gets free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meals a day ” – a clear reference to prison , as Harris had been a prosecutor before getting elected to the Senate .
One conservative commentator pointed out that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio was previously the press secretary for Harris ’ s abortive presidential campaign .
The publication ’ s editor in chief Kyle Mann shared a screenshot of the email from Twitter , telling him the account was suspended for “ violating rules against platform manipulation and spam.
” According to Twitter ’ s own rules , behavior that “ that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” is out of bounds .
The company defines manipulation as “ using Twitter to engage in bulk , aggressive , or deceptive activity that misleads others and/or disrupts their experience.
” Before anyone could figure out if that covers censorship of satire , however , the Bee ’ s account was back up – only with a greatly diminished follower count .
The publication was free to share its latest story , about how the Democrats have reversed their position on the USPS after Trump had his face put on all stamps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mainstream media news coverage has made it a lot of enemies over the years , including CNN and the “ fact checkers ” at Snopes , who argued that Americans are too stupid to realize this kind of content is satire .
Mann and the Bee ’ s defenders have countered that the site clearly labels stories as satire .
If the mainstream media reporting has become so ridiculous that the audience can ’ t tell it apart from ridicule , that ’ s not the Bee ’ s problem but their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message to another Bee editor , Twitter said the account was “ flagged as spam by mistake ” by “ systems ” tasked with doing that , without specifying whether it was a computer algorithm or a person that made the call .

Twitter suspended the account of parody news site The Babylon Bee after it mocked Democrat VP candidate Kamala Harris and ‘mail vote suppression’ conspiracies. It was shortly restored amid protests about censorship.
The Bee went dark around 6 pm on Monday. Archives showed that their last tweet was a story about President Donald Trump “riding around in an SUV” smashing mailboxes “to make it impossible for people to mail in their ballots.”
BREAKING: It appears the Babylon Bee’s Twitter account has been suspended pic.twitter.com/KUadrxKnlM — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 17, 2020
The tweet before that one was about Harris proposing a “housing plan” where “everybody gets free 10’x10’ room and three meals a day” – a clear reference to prison, as Harris had been a prosecutor before getting elected to the Senate.
One conservative commentator pointed out that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio was previously the press secretary for Harris’s abortive presidential campaign.
“Questioning Twitter over comms connections to possible VP Kamala Harris is silly.” *Twitter suspends Babylon Bee account after satirical hit on Kamala Harris. https://t.co/MyDZ4MnAoi — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 17, 2020
The publication’s editor in chief Kyle Mann shared a screenshot of the email from Twitter, telling him the account was suspended for “violating rules against platform manipulation and spam.”
According to Twitter’s own rules, behavior that “that manipulates or disrupts people’s experience” is out of bounds. The company defines manipulation as “using Twitter to engage in bulk, aggressive, or deceptive activity that misleads others and/or disrupts their experience.”
Before anyone could figure out if that covers censorship of satire, however, the Bee’s account was back up – only with a greatly diminished follower count. The publication was free to share its latest story, about how the Democrats have reversed their position on the USPS after Trump had his face put on all stamps.
The Bee’s stinging mockery of mainstream media news coverage has made it a lot of enemies over the years, including CNN and the “fact checkers” at Snopes, who argued that Americans are too stupid to realize this kind of content is satire.
Infographic: A Guide To Our Stupid News Cycle https://t.co/eI5nT5z1l7 pic.twitter.com/avssszdhuh — Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 17, 2020
Mann and the Bee’s defenders have countered that the site clearly labels stories as satire. If the mainstream media reporting has become so ridiculous that the audience can’t tell it apart from ridicule, that’s not the Bee’s problem but their own, they say.
Twitter says sorry, they made a mistake. pic.twitter.com/ZsM3if2vfj — Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) August 17, 2020
In a message to another Bee editor, Twitter said the account was “flagged as spam by mistake” by “systems” tasked with doing that, without specifying whether it was a computer algorithm or a person that made the call.


newswars--2020-08-18--COVID-19 Mutation That’s “10 Times More Infectious” Than The Original Discovered In Malaysia

The English-language press is generally no fan of Philippines ’ pseudo- ‘ Strongman ’ Rodrigo Duterte ( half of the Americans who know who he is probably mistakenly believe him to be an autocrat due to the general tone of the coverage , although he was Democratically elected ) .
Nonetheless , they ’ ve begrudgingly given him credit for his military-imposed lockdowns , and for reimposing the restrictive measures in and around Manila .
Still , none of this has stopped Southeast Asia ’ s biggest outbreak from clearly still has a long way to go to bring COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is showing us right now , the virus can be surprisingly difficult to eradicate completely , just one more reason why the world needs to find a more sustainable way to live with COVID-19 , rather than resorting to lockdowns as the only tool in the kit .
But there ’ s one variable that could upend all of this thinking , and effectively force all vulnerable populations into strict lockdown mode : that would be a mutation that causes it to become even more deadly .
As Dr. Fauci once warned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more infectious , and there ’ s already some evidence that certain strains of the virus are much deadlier than others .
And as Bloomberg reported on Monday , Southeast Asia – Malaysia specifically – has seen evidence that a certain mutation is more infectious , just like other mutations catalogued in the UK , NY and elsewhere .
They call the mutation “ D614G ” .
It ’ s also the “ predominant variation of the virus ” seen in Europe and the US – meaning it ’ s the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in June .
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines , which faces the region ’ s largest outbreak , is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious .
The strain , earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G , was found in a Malaysian cluster of 45 cases that started from someone who returned from India and breached his 14-day home quarantine .
The Philippines detected the strain among random Covid-19 samples in the largest city of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to have a higher possibility of transmission or infectiousness , but we still don ’ t have enough solid evidence to say that that will happen , ” Philippines ’ Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing on Monday .
And now , we can add ‘ Southeast Asia ’ to its list of conquered territory .
Though the often intransigent WHO has yet to fully acknowledge the mutation ’ s potential , it “ is said to have a higher possibility of transmission or infectiousness , but we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence to say that that will happen , ” Philippines ’ Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told BBG .
Some argue the mutation won ’ t have an impact on vaccines being developed .
But we can ’ t say any of this with 100 % certainty , as much as some scientists would like to dismiss the risks out of hand .
One HK University professor told BBG that the mutation “ might be a little bit more contagious .
We haven ’ t yet got enough evidence to evaluate that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a lot more contagious , ” University of Hong Kong ’ s Cowling said .
Others have claimed it ’ s “ ten times more infectious ” than the original .
Still , as more evidence suggests that the variation is linked to higher levels of mortality , understanding its potential will be key to bringing the vicious pandemic to heel .

The English-language press is generally no fan of Philippines’ pseudo-‘Strongman’ Rodrigo Duterte (half of the Americans who know who he is probably mistakenly believe him to be an autocrat due to the general tone of the coverage, although he was Democratically elected). Nonetheless, they’ve begrudgingly given him credit for his military-imposed lockdowns, and for reimposing the restrictive measures in and around Manila.
Still, none of this has stopped Southeast Asia’s biggest outbreak from clearly still has a long way to go to bring COVID-19 to heel.
And as South Korea is showing us right now, the virus can be surprisingly difficult to eradicate completely, just one more reason why the world needs to find a more sustainable way to live with COVID-19, rather than resorting to lockdowns as the only tool in the kit.
But there’s one variable that could upend all of this thinking, and effectively force all vulnerable populations into strict lockdown mode: that would be a mutation that causes it to become even more deadly. As Dr. Fauci once warned, mutations could make the virus more virulent and more infectious, and there’s already some evidence that certain strains of the virus are much deadlier than others.
And as Bloomberg reported on Monday, Southeast Asia – Malaysia specifically – has seen evidence that a certain mutation is more infectious, just like other mutations catalogued in the UK, NY and elsewhere. They call the mutation “D614G”. It’s also the “predominant variation of the virus” seen in Europe and the US – meaning it’s the same “world-conquering” virus we reported on back in June.
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region’s largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious. The strain, earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G, was found in a Malaysian cluster of 45 cases that started from someone who returned from India and breached his 14-day home quarantine. The Philippines detected the strain among random Covid-19 samples in the largest city of its capital region. The mutation “is said to have a higher possibility of transmission or infectiousness, but we still don’t have enough solid evidence to say that that will happen,” Philippines’ Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing on Monday.
And now, we can add ‘Southeast Asia’ to its list of conquered territory.
Though the often intransigent WHO has yet to fully acknowledge the mutation’s potential, it “is said to have a higher possibility of transmission or infectiousness, but we still don’t have enough solid evidence to say that that will happen,” Philippines’ Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told BBG.
Keputusan terkini baru diterima dari makmal Institut Penyelidikan Perubatan (IMR): seperti disyaki mutasi jenis D614G… Posted by Noor Hisham Abdullah on Saturday, August 15, 2020
Some argue the mutation won’t have an impact on vaccines being developed. But we can’t say any of this with 100% certainty, as much as some scientists would like to dismiss the risks out of hand.
One HK University professor told BBG that the mutation “might be a little bit more contagious. We haven’t yet got enough evidence to evaluate that, but there’s no evidence that it’s a lot more contagious,” University of Hong Kong’s Cowling said.
Others have claimed it’s “ten times more infectious” than the original.
Still, as more evidence suggests that the variation is linked to higher levels of mortality, understanding its potential will be key to bringing the vicious pandemic to heel.


newswars--2020-08-18--Facebook Launches ‘Black Creators’ Program to Pay Social Media Celebs $25 Million for Being Black

Facebook has pledged to pay $ 100 million to black-owned businesses for no reason other than the fact that the shareholders are black , as part of of a broader $ 1.1 billion race-based payout to “ Black and diverse suppliers and communities.
” A $ 25 million portion of the payout will go to a group Facebook calls “ black creators , ” as part of a program Facebook describes as “ intended to amplify Black voices , and is geared towards Black creators aged 18+ with a minimum of 10,000 followers on Facebook or 10,000 followers on Instagram.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are listed as “ Applicants must be over 18 years of age , ” “ Applicants must reside in the US , ” ” Applicants must have a valid Facebook or Instagram account with at least 10,000 followers on Facebook app or Instagram , ” and “ Applicants must be a 51 % or more Black-owned business , Black sole proprietor or Black individual creator.
” “ Applicants must have a valid Facebook or Instagram account with at least 10,000 followers on Facebook app or Instagram ” .
The program falls under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race-based financial package by Facebook , which the tech monopoly describes as a way to confront “ the reality of violence and injustice which members of the Black community face on a daily basis.
” “ We ’ re setting a goal to spend at least $ 1 billion with diverse suppliers next year and every year thereafter .
As part of this , we ’ ll spend at least $ 100 million annually with Black-owned suppliers , from facilities to construction to marketing agencies and more , ” Facebook says .
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Facebook ’ s laser-focused attention to race politics may be the reason why a group with 20,000 members that glorifies the black alleged murder of a 5-year-old white boy has been allowed to remain unmolested on the platform : A Facebook group with 20,000 members who support the alleged killer of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant is going viral both due to its size and the controversial opinions held by group members .
The “ Justice for Darius Sessoms ” Facebook Group still prevails after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The group ’ s opening statement read : “ Darius Sessoms has been accused of a heinous act that he didn ’ t commit .
This is all propaganda from the far-right Trump propaganda machine to make black people look bad .
“ We can not sit idly by while our president plays fast and loose with the laws .
That ’ s why we need to back Darius against these outrageous allegations .
”

Facebook has pledged to pay $100 million to black-owned businesses for no reason other than the fact that the shareholders are black, as part of of a broader $1.1 billion race-based payout to “Black and diverse suppliers and communities.”
A $25 million portion of the payout will go to a group Facebook calls “black creators,” as part of a program Facebook describes as “intended to amplify Black voices, and is geared towards Black creators aged 18+ with a minimum of 10,000 followers on Facebook or 10,000 followers on Instagram.”
The requirements for the free cash are listed as “Applicants must be over 18 years of age,” “Applicants must reside in the US,””Applicants must have a valid Facebook or Instagram account with at least 10,000 followers on Facebook app or Instagram,” and “Applicants must be a 51% or more Black-owned business, Black sole proprietor or Black individual creator.”


newswars--2020-08-18--Black Lives Matter Protesters Demonstrate Against Bakery For Making MAGA Cake

A group of Black Lives Matter protesters descended on a bakery in New York to angrily demonstrate against the owner for making a MAGA cake .
The “ controversy ” began when the bakery owner Rachel Dott posted images of the hateful cake on social media at the end of last month .
However , when the BLM mob turned up at Coccadotts Cake Shop , they were “ greatly outnumbered by anti-protesters who waved American flags and encouraged passing vehicles to honk in support , ” according to the Times UnionTimes UnionTimes Union .
“ Hey , hey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go , ” the protesters chanted , bravely confronting the hidden evil the cake represents .
“ They ’ re able to feel what they feel about their politics .
We have issues when it comes to social injustice as in firing someone because they ’ re gay , wearing ‘ All Lives Matter ’ masks , ” said one protester , presumably unaware that neither of these things had actually happened at the bakery .
Dennis O ’ Kane , who showed up to support the owners , said he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were “ really nice.
” One respondent to the video on YouTube summed up the entire farce succinctly .
“ Imagine living in a world where people are triggered over a cake.
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A group of Black Lives Matter protesters descended on a bakery in New York to angrily demonstrate against the owner for making a MAGA cake.
Yes, really.
The “controversy” began when the bakery owner Rachel Dott posted images of the hateful cake on social media at the end of last month.
However, when the BLM mob turned up at Coccadotts Cake Shop, they were “greatly outnumbered by anti-protesters who waved American flags and encouraged passing vehicles to honk in support,” according to the Times UnionTimes UnionTimes Union.
“Hey, hey, ho, ho, racism has got to go,” the protesters chanted, bravely confronting the hidden evil the cake represents.
“They’re able to feel what they feel about their politics. We have issues when it comes to social injustice as in firing someone because they’re gay, wearing ‘All Lives Matter’ masks,” said one protester, presumably unaware that neither of these things had actually happened at the bakery.
Dennis O’Kane, who showed up to support the owners, said he had known them for 30 years and they were “really nice.”
One respondent to the video on YouTube summed up the entire farce succinctly.
“Imagine living in a world where people are triggered over a cake.”
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newswars--2020-08-18--America Has Never Experienced A Heatwave Quite Like This

Every summer is hot , and every summer there are heatwaves , but what we are witnessing in 2020 is rewriting all of the rules .
It has been blistering hot across the Southwest , and record after record is being broken .
In a year when we have had a seemingly endless series of things go wrong , we definitely didn ’ t need a historic heatwave to hit us , and it is causing all sorts of problems .
Unfortunately , it doesn ’ t look like we will be getting any relief for at least a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported that record-setting heat is “ expected to last throughout the week ” … China is stoking fears of a new disease and modeling the next phase of lockdown A high temperature of 100 degrees is really hot , a high temperature of 110 degrees is dangerously hot , a high temperature of 120 degrees is catastrophically hot , and a high temperature of 130 degrees is not supposed to happen .
But it just did .
On Sunday , the high temperature in Death Valley reached 130 degrees… Prior to Sunday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that high anywhere in the world .
The old all-time global record of 134 degrees has stood since 1913 , but the validity of that old record has been heavily disputed… In any event , everyone can agree that what happened on Sunday was truly a historic event , and it definitely wasn ’ t an isolated incident .
Just one day before , we witnessed a new daily record high temperature in Sacramento… And that came on the heels of Palm Springs absolutely smashing a daily record on Friday… Needless to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an enormous amount of strain on California ’ s power system as people endlessly stay indoors and try to cool off .
In fact , things have gotten so bad that authorities just announced “ the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001 ” … Do you remember those crazy days back in 2001 ?
It seems like it was just yesterday that the Enron scandal erupted , but it really was almost 20 years ago .
Where has the time gone ?
Officials are hoping that the rolling blackouts in California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but they aren ’ t making any promises .
Meanwhile , record high temperatures are also happening in Nevada .
Las Vegas has been absolutely baking , and new record highs were being anticipated for both Monday and Tuesday… And over in Phoenix , there have already been eight days this year with a high temperature of at least 115 degrees , and that breaks the old record that was set in 1974… Quite a few years ago I was in Phoenix during a heatwave , and I remember absolutely scorching the bottoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a concrete path without any shoes on .
Dangerous heat is a constant reality this time of the year in Phoenix , but residents have learned how to live with it .
However , the record heat that we are seeing this year combined with extremely dry conditions have created an ideal environment for giant dust storms , and the millions of people living in the area have been warned that some are likely in the days ahead .
Throughout the Southwest , we are starting to see alarming patterns emerge .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monitor map , you will notice that nearly the entire Southwest is already in some stage of drought right now .
In the 1930s , very high temperatures and exceedingly dry conditions for months on end combined to create “ the Dust Bowl ” , and many are concerned that something similar may now be starting to happen .
Even if you are not yet convinced that a new “ Dust Bowl ” is coming , everyone should be able to agree that what we are witnessing in the Southwest right now is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many ways , our world seems to be going completely nuts right now , and many believe that this is just the beginning .
The good news is that September is coming , and that means that the weather in the Southwest should begin to cool off a bit .
But throughout this year it has just been one crisis after another , and we shall see what else 2020 has in store for us in the months ahead .

Every summer is hot, and every summer there are heatwaves, but what we are witnessing in 2020 is rewriting all of the rules.
It has been blistering hot across the Southwest, and record after record is being broken.
In a year when we have had a seemingly endless series of things go wrong, we definitely didn’t need a historic heatwave to hit us, and it is causing all sorts of problems.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we will be getting any relief for at least a few more days, because it is being reported that record-setting heat is “expected to last throughout the week”…
As many as 52 million people remain under heat alerts in the West on Monday, where some could see temperatures between 110 and 130 degrees. The heat is expected to last throughout the week, possibly setting more than 100 new daily record highs.
China is stoking fears of a new disease and modeling the next phase of lockdown
A high temperature of 100 degrees is really hot, a high temperature of 110 degrees is dangerously hot, a high temperature of 120 degrees is catastrophically hot, and a high temperature of 130 degrees is not supposed to happen.
But it just did.
On Sunday, the high temperature in Death Valley reached 130 degrees…
A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern instruments, officials say. The reading was registered at 3:41 pm at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in the Death Valley national park by an automated observation system — an electronic thermometer encased inside a box in the shade.
Prior to Sunday, modern instruments had never measured a temperature that high anywhere in the world.
The old all-time global record of 134 degrees has stood since 1913, but the validity of that old record has been heavily disputed…
In 1913, a weather station half an hour’s walk away recorded what officially remains the world record of 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius). But its validity has been disputed for a number of reasons: regional weather stations at the time didn’t report an exceptional heatwave, and there were questions around the researcher’s competence.
In any event, everyone can agree that what happened on Sunday was truly a historic event, and it definitely wasn’t an isolated incident.
Just one day before, we witnessed a new daily record high temperature in Sacramento…
Downtown Sacramento set a new record-high temperature of 111 degrees on Saturday, during what is the biggest heatwave of the year so far in the area.
And that came on the heels of Palm Springs absolutely smashing a daily record on Friday…
Palm Springs shattered the previous record of 117° for today’s date by recording 120° this afternoon! Thermal set a record for the ‘highest minimum’ for the days date with a low temperature of just 92° this morning.
Needless to say, all of this heat is putting an enormous amount of strain on California’s power system as people endlessly stay indoors and try to cool off. In fact, things have gotten so bad that authorities just announced “the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001”…
As California struggles to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, wilting heat and wildfires, it’s facing another dangerous crisis: blackouts. As temperatures broke records across the state, California energy officials announced the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001 and warned that the state was bracing for what could be the largest power outage it has ever seen, likely on Monday.
Do you remember those crazy days back in 2001?
It seems like it was just yesterday that the Enron scandal erupted, but it really was almost 20 years ago.
Where has the time gone?
Officials are hoping that the rolling blackouts in California will be limited to this week, but they aren’t making any promises.
Meanwhile, record high temperatures are also happening in Nevada. Las Vegas has been absolutely baking, and new record highs were being anticipated for both Monday and Tuesday…
It’ll be record-hot on Monday and Tuesday in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service, as southern Nevada bakes beneath a heat wave that tied a high-temperature mark on Sunday. The expected high Monday was 114 degrees (45.56 Celsius) at McCarran International Airport, well above the current record temperature of 111 degrees set Aug. 17, 1939, meteorologist Dan Berc said.
And over in Phoenix, there have already been eight days this year with a high temperature of at least 115 degrees, and that breaks the old record that was set in 1974…
According to the National Weather Service in Phoenix, Phoenix reached 115°F during the afternoon hours of August 17, breaking a record set in 2013. On August 14, Phoenix tied a record for the date with a high of 117 degrees (47 Celsius). Friday was the eighth day in 2020 with a high of at least 115 degrees (46 Celsius), beating the old record of seven days in 1974, the National Weather Service said.
Quite a few years ago I was in Phoenix during a heatwave, and I remember absolutely scorching the bottoms of my feet when I walked along a concrete path without any shoes on.
Dangerous heat is a constant reality this time of the year in Phoenix, but residents have learned how to live with it.
However, the record heat that we are seeing this year combined with extremely dry conditions have created an ideal environment for giant dust storms, and the millions of people living in the area have been warned that some are likely in the days ahead.
Throughout the Southwest, we are starting to see alarming patterns emerge. If you look at the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, you will notice that nearly the entire Southwest is already in some stage of drought right now. In the 1930s, very high temperatures and exceedingly dry conditions for months on end combined to create “the Dust Bowl”, and many are concerned that something similar may now be starting to happen.
Even if you are not yet convinced that a new “Dust Bowl” is coming, everyone should be able to agree that what we are witnessing in the Southwest right now is very, very unusual.
In so many ways, our world seems to be going completely nuts right now, and many believe that this is just the beginning.
The good news is that September is coming, and that means that the weather in the Southwest should begin to cool off a bit.
But throughout this year it has just been one crisis after another, and we shall see what else 2020 has in store for us in the months ahead.


newswars--2020-08-18--Housing Crash 2: We Have Never Seen Mortgage Delinquencies Rise This Fast In U.S. History

If our economic numbers were going to improve substantially , now would be the time for it to happen .
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have hit a plateau for the moment , the civil unrest in our major cities has been reduced to a dull roar , and millions of Americans that originally lost their jobs have now gone back to work .
If we are going to get some glimmers of hope for the economy , this is when we should see them , because the environment does not look promising once the summer ends .
Unfortunately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to directly contradict the narrative that any sort of a “ recovery ” is taking place .
I predicted an “ Escape from NY ” scenario when lockdown began 154 days ago .
It ’ s now literally true .
Here ’ s what it looks like .
In fact , the Mortgage Bankers Association is reporting that the delinquency rate on residential mortgages shot up a whopping 386 basis points last quarter… When I first saw that number , I could hardly believe it .
I had never heard of such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Association is telling us that this was “ the biggest quarterly rise ” in the history of their survey… The delinquency rate on FHA loans is particularly troubling .
During the first quarter , the delinquency rate on FHA loans was 9.7 percent , but by the end of the second quarter that number had shot up to 15.7 percent… Fast forward to today , when the dam of pent up mortgage delinquencies cracked some more , with the Federal Housing Administration reporting that its mortgages which represent the affordable path to homeownership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low-income Americans , now have the highest delinquency rate in at least four decades .
The share of delinquent FHA loans rose to 15.7 % in the second quarter , up a whopping 60 % from about 9.7 % in the previous three months and the highest level in records dating back to 1979 , the Mortgage Bankers Association said Monday .
The delinquency rate for conventional loans , by comparison , was 6.7 % .
We have never seen anything like this before , and these numbers seem to indicate that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be even worse than the subprime mortgage meltdown that we witnessed during the last recession .
Of course the reason why there are so many delinquencies is because tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in 2020 .
According to the MBA , mortgage delinquency rates are shooting up the fastest in the states where the job losses have been the most severe… The fastest way to fix this emerging crisis would be to get millions of newly unemployed Americans back to work as quickly as possible , and recently there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employment numbers .
However , it is becoming very clear that millions upon millions of the jobs that have been lost during this pandemic are never coming back .
In fact , one recent survey found that almost half of all workers that have been laid off during this pandemic now consider their jobs losses to be permanent… What this means is that millions upon millions of Americans will continue to miss mortgage payments , and a massive wave of foreclosures looms in the months ahead .
Needless to say , it won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our nation .
Meanwhile , more businesses are going belly up with each passing day .
For example , we just learned that as many as 300 Pizza Hut locations are going “ to permanently close ” … This is a great tragedy for those of us that love pizza , because out of all of the major pizza chains in the entire country nobody makes better pizza than Pizza Hut does .
And yes , I am being quite serious .
As soon as I could walk my parents began taking me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been enjoying their pizza ever since .
Unfortunately , I don ’ t live anywhere near a Pizza Hut today , and so I don ’ t get to enjoy their pizza very often anymore .
In any event , a lot more companies are going to be waving the white flag in the months ahead .
Economic turmoil is one of the core pillars of “ the perfect storm ” that is now upon us , and after this current lull our economic problems are going to start accelerating once again .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand what is happening .
Most Americans still seem to think that everything is going to turn out just fine somehow .
What they don ’ t realize is that the whole system is starting to steadily unwind , and things are going to get really ugly as we continue down this road .

If our economic numbers were going to improve substantially, now would be the time for it to happen.
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have hit a plateau for the moment, the civil unrest in our major cities has been reduced to a dull roar, and millions of Americans that originally lost their jobs have now gone back to work.
If we are going to get some glimmers of hope for the economy, this is when we should see them, because the environment does not look promising once the summer ends.
Unfortunately, the numbers that we keep getting just continue to directly contradict the narrative that any sort of a “recovery” is taking place.
I predicted an “Escape from NY” scenario when lockdown began 154 days ago. It’s now literally true. Here’s what it looks like.
In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association is reporting that the delinquency rate on residential mortgages shot up a whopping 386 basis points last quarter…
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.22 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2020, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey. The delinquency rate increased 386 basis points from the first quarter of 2020 and was up 369 basis points from one year ago.
When I first saw that number, I could hardly believe it.
386 basis points in a single quarter?
I had never heard of such carnage before, and the Mortgage Bankers Association is telling us that this was “the biggest quarterly rise” in the history of their survey…
“The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on some homeowners’ ability to make their mortgage payments could not be more apparent. The nearly 4 percentage point jump in the delinquency rate was the biggest quarterly rise in the history of MBA’s survey,” said Marina Walsh, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis.
The delinquency rate on FHA loans is particularly troubling.
During the first quarter, the delinquency rate on FHA loans was 9.7 percent, but by the end of the second quarter that number had shot up to 15.7 percent…
Fast forward to today, when the dam of pent up mortgage delinquencies cracked some more, with the Federal Housing Administration reporting that its mortgages which represent the affordable path to homeownership for many first-time buyers, minorities and low-income Americans, now have the highest delinquency rate in at least four decades. The share of delinquent FHA loans rose to 15.7% in the second quarter, up a whopping 60% from about 9.7% in the previous three months and the highest level in records dating back to 1979, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Monday. The delinquency rate for conventional loans, by comparison, was 6.7%.
We have never seen anything like this before, and these numbers seem to indicate that we are heading for a crisis that will be even worse than the subprime mortgage meltdown that we witnessed during the last recession.
Of course the reason why there are so many delinquencies is because tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs in 2020.
According to the MBA, mortgage delinquency rates are shooting up the fastest in the states where the job losses have been the most severe…
Mortgage delinquencies track closely with the availability of jobs. The five states with the largest quarterly increases in delinquency rates were New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Florida, and Hawaii – all with a prevalence of leisure and hospitality jobs that were especially hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fastest way to fix this emerging crisis would be to get millions of newly unemployed Americans back to work as quickly as possible, and recently there has been some modest improvement in the employment numbers.
However, it is becoming very clear that millions upon millions of the jobs that have been lost during this pandemic are never coming back. In fact, one recent survey found that almost half of all workers that have been laid off during this pandemic now consider their jobs losses to be permanent…
What this means is that millions upon millions of Americans will continue to miss mortgage payments, and a massive wave of foreclosures looms in the months ahead.
Needless to say, it won’t be a happy time for our nation.
Meanwhile, more businesses are going belly up with each passing day.
For example, we just learned that as many as 300 Pizza Hut locations are going “to permanently close”…
Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants are slated to permanently close following the bankruptcy of one the chain’s largest franchisees. NPC International, which filed for Chapter 11 in July, announced an agreement Monday with Pizza Hut’s owner Yum! Brands (YUM)to close roughly a quarter of its restaurants and sell the remaining locations. Specific restaurants and timing have not yet been determined, but NPC said a “substantial majority” of affected locations have dining rooms.
This is a great tragedy for those of us that love pizza, because out of all of the major pizza chains in the entire country nobody makes better pizza than Pizza Hut does.
And yes, I am being quite serious.
As soon as I could walk my parents began taking me to Pizza Hut, and I have been enjoying their pizza ever since.
Unfortunately, I don’t live anywhere near a Pizza Hut today, and so I don’t get to enjoy their pizza very often anymore.
In any event, a lot more companies are going to be waving the white flag in the months ahead. Economic turmoil is one of the core pillars of “the perfect storm”that is now upon us, and after this current lull our economic problems are going to start accelerating once again.
Sadly, most Americans simply do not understand what is happening.
Most Americans still seem to think that everything is going to turn out just fine somehow.
What they don’t realize is that the whole system is starting to steadily unwind, and things are going to get really ugly as we continue down this road.