newswars--2020-08-06--COVID HOAX: Arizona LGBTQ Professor Who “Died of Coronavirus” Never Existed

An Arizona State University professor who documented her battle against COVID-19 on Twitter and subsequently died from the disease was found never to have existed .
In an elaborate cat-fishing hoax , Twitter user @ Sciencing_Bi claimed to be an Indigenous pro-LGBTQ professor who was a member of the Hopi Native American tribe and was forced to teach during the coronavirus outbreak .
More about the hoax account from Vice ’ s Motherboard : For months , @ sciencing_bi had tweeted about their apparent battle with COVID-19 , and being forced to teach in-person at Arizona State University in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted about needing help fighting COVID misinformation on a COVID survivor Facebook group .
The account tweeted extensively about social justice , the professor ’ s Indigenous heritage as a member of the Hopi tribe , the LGBTQ experience in academia , and their battle with COVID-19 .
Despite being fake , the account had gained notoriety among science-minded blue checkmarks on Twitter .
The account went back to 2016 and frequently mentioned former Vanderbilt University assistant professor of neurology BethAnn McLaughlin , as noted by the New York Times : Since 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around social justice in the sciences , with a focus on activism and research about sexual harassment .
It was also active in the career of Ms. McLaughlin , a neuroscientist .
( News of the relationship between the Twitter accounts was reported by Heavy.com , Science and the Chronicle of Higher Education . )
It was key in promoting a petition that called for Ms. McLaughlin to be given tenure at Vanderbilt University .
She was not given tenure in 2017 , a decision she said was influenced by her having testified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual harassment .
Her effort to reverse that decision was unsuccessful in 2019 , and she left the university that summer .
On one occasion , the account responded to someone asking Ms. McLaughlin for information about Vanderbilt with extensive details about the university ’ s salary structure .
But the fictional professor ’ s battle with COVID took a turn for the worse on July 31 , when McLaughlin had the misfortune of informing everyone about @ Sciencing_Bi ’ s death .
“ Sad to report @ Sciencing_Bi died from COVID this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last Friday .
“ She was a fierce protector of people .
She let me take my shoulders away from my ears knowing she was meaner and more loving than everyone else .
No one has ever had my back like that .
I don ’ t know what I ’ m going to do.
” “ She was supposed to get Hopi talisman for health as gifts for us but she ran out , ” McLaughlin claimed in another tweet .
“ God .
The irony of running out of health talisman.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a memorial she organized for @ Sciencing_Bi on Zoom .
The professor ’ s untimely demise prompted condolences “ from people in academia , who said they knew the professor behind the account , ” according to Vice .
However , no one actually knew the person as they didn ’ t exist .
Both ASU and the Hopi tribe told Motherboard they could find no information on the person in question .
Then , after many had figured out the hoax over the weekend , Twitter suspended the @ Sciencing_Bi account , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed the hoax in an email to Motherboard , saying , “ Unfortunately , this appears to be a hoax .
We have been looking into this since this weekend and can not verify any connection with the university.
” After the Zoom memorial , entomologist Michael Eisen said he was suspicious and began looking for proof of @ Sciencing_Bi ’ s existence , but could find none .
“ The combination of the weird things that were happening on the call and looking at the tweets and seeing how much they circled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , ” Eisen told the NYT .
“ ‘ Oh , this is BethAnn.
’ ” On Tuesday , after the hoax had been thoroughly debunked , McLaughlin announced she was behind the account .
“ I take full responsibility for my involvement in creating the @ sciencing_bi Twitter account , ” McLaughlin told the NYT in a statement delivered by her lawyer .
“ My actions are inexcusable .
I apologize without reservation to all the people I hurt.
” It remains to be seen whether McLaughlin will face justice for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good lesson not to trust everything ( or everyone ) you see on the internet .
Alex Jones breaks down how Trump needs to go beyond holding the ChiComs for the spread of Covid-19 , and hold Bill Gates and Fauci responsible for the damage done in the name of the pandemic hoax .

An Arizona State University professor who documented her battle against COVID-19 on Twitter and subsequently died from the disease was found never to have existed.
In an elaborate cat-fishing hoax, Twitter user @Sciencing_Bi claimed to be an Indigenous pro-LGBTQ professor who was a member of the Hopi Native American tribe and was forced to teach during the coronavirus outbreak.
More about the hoax account from Vice’s Motherboard:
For months, @sciencing_bi had tweeted about their apparent battle with COVID-19, and being forced to teach in-person at Arizona State University in April. Early last week, @sciencing_bi tweeted about needing help fighting COVID misinformation on a COVID survivor Facebook group. The account tweeted extensively about social justice, the professor’s Indigenous heritage as a member of the Hopi tribe, the LGBTQ experience in academia, and their battle with COVID-19.
Despite being fake, the account had gained notoriety among science-minded blue checkmarks on Twitter.
The account went back to 2016 and frequently mentioned former Vanderbilt University assistant professor of neurology BethAnn McLaughlin, as noted by the New York Times:
Since 2016, it has posted often about issues around social justice in the sciences, with a focus on activism and research about sexual harassment.
It was also active in the career of Ms. McLaughlin, a neuroscientist. (News of the relationship between the Twitter accounts was reported by Heavy.com, Science and the Chronicle of Higher Education.) It was key in promoting a petition that called for Ms. McLaughlin to be given tenure at Vanderbilt University. She was not given tenure in 2017, a decision she said was influenced by her having testified against a former Vanderbilt professor accused of sexual harassment. Her effort to reverse that decision was unsuccessful in 2019, and she left the university that summer.
On one occasion, the account responded to someone asking Ms. McLaughlin for information about Vanderbilt with extensive details about the university’s salary structure.
But the fictional professor’s battle with COVID took a turn for the worse on July 31, when McLaughlin had the misfortune of informing everyone about @Sciencing_Bi’s death.
“Sad to report @Sciencing_Bi died from COVID this evening,” McLaughlin reported on Twitter last Friday.
“She was a fierce protector of people. She let me take my shoulders away from my ears knowing she was meaner and more loving than everyone else. No one has ever had my back like that. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
“She was supposed to get Hopi talisman for health as gifts for us but she ran out,” McLaughlin claimed in another tweet. “God. The irony of running out of health talisman.”
McLaughlin even invited multiple professors to a memorial she organized for @Sciencing_Bi on Zoom.
The professor’s untimely demise prompted condolences “from people in academia, who said they knew the professor behind the account,” according to Vice.
However, no one actually knew the person as they didn’t exist.
Both ASU and the Hopi tribe told Motherboard they could find no information on the person in question. Then, after many had figured out the hoax over the weekend, Twitter suspended the @Sciencing_Bi account, along with McLaughlin’s.
ASU confirmed the hoax in an email to Motherboard, saying, “Unfortunately, this appears to be a hoax. We have been looking into this since this weekend and cannot verify any connection with the university.”
After the Zoom memorial, entomologist Michael Eisen said he was suspicious and began looking for proof of @Sciencing_Bi’s existence, but could find none.
“The combination of the weird things that were happening on the call and looking at the tweets and seeing how much they circled BethAnn, it just became obvious to me,” Eisen told the NYT. “‘Oh, this is BethAnn.’”
On Tuesday, after the hoax had been thoroughly debunked, McLaughlin announced she was behind the account.
“I take full responsibility for my involvement in creating the @sciencing_bi Twitter account,” McLaughlin told the NYT in a statement delivered by her lawyer. “My actions are inexcusable. I apologize without reservation to all the people I hurt.”
It remains to be seen whether McLaughlin will face justice for her fraud, but it’s a good lesson not to trust everything (or everyone) you see on the internet.
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newswars--2020-08-06--Twitter Staffer Who Announced Trump Censorship Used to Work for Kamala Harris

On Wednesday , Twitter deleted a Trump campaign video showing President Donald Trump saying that children are “ almost immune ” from COVID-19 , claiming that the president ’ s claim was “ misinformation , ” even though children face much less risk for the coronavirus than adults .
Facebook had deleted the video earlier on Wednesday .
Suspicions of political bias appeared confirmed yet again by a connection between the Twitter staffer who announced the Trump censorship and a former Democratic presidential candidate who may become Joe Biden ’ s running mate .
Yes , the Twitter staffer who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself a former press secretary for now-Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-Calif. ) , one of the two black women who are reportedly on Biden ’ s vice-presidential short-list .
“ The original Tweet from [ the Trump campaign ] is in violation of the Twitter Rules on COVID-19 misinformation , and we ’ ve required removal , ” Nick Pacilio , a senior communications manager at Twitter , announced in a tweet .
Pacilio ’ s Twitter bio describes him as a “ Former [ Kamala Harris ] press sec.
” His LinkedIn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Pacilio served as Harris ’ mouthpiece when she was the California attorney general .
He served as her deputy press secretary for nearly three years , and her press secretary for one more .
Twitter can hire whomever it wants .
The fact that Nick Pacilio lasted four years with Kamala Harris is impressive , and he may well be an excellent communications professional .
But who thought it was a good idea to have a former press secretary for Kamala Harris announce the latest act of censorship against President Trump ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing new .
In May , the social media company slapped an extremely partisan fact check ” on a Trump tweet warning against potential fraud in vote-by-mail schemes .
Twiter also hid another Trump tweet , claiming it violated the platform ’ s policies by “ glorifying violence.
” Twitter executives have also flaunted a disgusting anti-Trump bias .
While platforms like Facebook and Twitter are rightly concerned about dangerous misinformation during a pandemic , Trump did not claim that children are immune — he merely claimed that they are “ almost immune.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but children are indeed at much less risk from the coronavirus than are adults .
It appears the decision to delete Trump ’ s video was motivated by political bias , not public health concerns .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) claimed President Trump will be leaving the White House “ whether he knows it yet , or not .
”

On Wednesday, Twitter deleted a Trump campaign video showing President Donald Trump saying that children are “almost immune” from COVID-19, claiming that the president’s claim was “misinformation,” even though children face much less risk for the coronavirus than adults.
Facebook had deleted the video earlier on Wednesday.
Suspicions of political bias appeared confirmed yet again by a connection between the Twitter staffer who announced the Trump censorship and a former Democratic presidential candidate who may become Joe Biden’s running mate.
Yes, the Twitter staffer who announced the video’s deletion was himself a former press secretary for now-Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), one of the two black women who are reportedly on Biden’s vice-presidential short-list.
“The original Tweet from [the Trump campaign] is in violation of the Twitter Rules on COVID-19 misinformation, and we’ve required removal,” Nick Pacilio, a senior communications manager at Twitter, announced in a tweet.
The original Tweet from @TeamTrump is in violation of the Twitter Rules on COVID-19 misinformation, and we’ve required removal. https://t.co/fDPcEa9hRe — Nick Pacilio (@NickPacilio) August 5, 2020
Pacilio’s Twitter bio describes him as a “Former [Kamala Harris] press sec.” His LinkedIn page sheds more light on the situation: Pacilio served as Harris’ mouthpiece when she was the California attorney general. He served as her deputy press secretary for nearly three years, and her press secretary for one more.
Twitter can hire whomever it wants. The fact that Nick Pacilio lasted four years with Kamala Harris is impressive, and he may well be an excellent communications professional. But who thought it was a good idea to have a former press secretary for Kamala Harris announce the latest act of censorship against President Trump?
Twitter’s attacks on Trump are nothing new. In May, the social media company slapped an extremely partisan fact check” on a Trump tweet warning against potential fraud in vote-by-mail schemes. Twiter also hid another Trump tweet, claiming it violated the platform’s policies by “glorifying violence.” Twitter executives have also flaunted a disgusting anti-Trump bias.
While platforms like Facebook and Twitter are rightly concerned about dangerous misinformation during a pandemic, Trump did not claim that children are immune — he merely claimed that they are “almost immune.” Perhaps this statement was hyperbolic, but children are indeed at much less risk from the coronavirus than are adults. It appears the decision to delete Trump’s video was motivated by political bias, not public health concerns.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed President Trump will be leaving the White House “whether he knows it yet, or not.”


newswars--2020-08-06--Joe Biden: ‘Unlike the African American Community … the Latino Community Is an Incredibly Diverse Co

Joe Biden: ‘Unlike the African American Community … the Latino Community Is an Incredibly Diverse Community’

Former Vice President Joe Biden remarked in an interview released Thursday that “ unlike the African American community , with @ @ @ @ @ community is an incredibly diverse community.
” Biden was addressing the National Association of Black @ @ @ @ @ National Association of Hispanic Journalists ( NAHJ ) Joint Virtual Convention .
Portions of the @ @ @ @ @ and the full video was streamed Thursday .
National Public Radio ’ s Lulu Garcia-Navarro @ @ @ @ @ would stop the deportation of Cubans .
“ I ’ m going to look at @ @ @ @ @ world … this guy [ President Donald Trump ] is sending them back , ” @ @ @ @ @ extend the Temporary Protected Status ( TPS ) program on his first day in office @ @ @ @ @ first-day promises Biden has made .

Former Vice President Joe Biden remarked in an interview released Thursday that “unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community.”
Biden was addressing the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Joint Virtual Convention. Portions of the interview were aired Wednesday, and the full video was streamed Thursday.
National Public Radio’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked Biden about whether he would stop the deportation of Cubans.
“I’m going to look at every single country in the world … this guy [President Donald Trump] is sending them back,” Biden said, promising to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program on his first day in office — one of several such first-day promises Biden has made.
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newswars--2020-08-06--Placebos Prove Powerful Even When People Know They’re Taking One

How much of a treatment is mind over matter ?
It is well documented that people often feel better after taking a treatment without active ingredients simply because they believe it ’ s real — known as the placebo effect .
A team of researchers from Michigan State University , University of Michigan and Dartmouth College is the first to demonstrate that placebos reduce brain markers of emotional distress even when people know they are taking one .
Now , evidence shows that even if people are aware that their treatment is not “ real ” — known as nondeceptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can lead to changes in how the brain reacts to emotional information .
“ Just think : What if someone took a side-effect free sugar pill twice a day after going through a short convincing video on the power of placebos and experienced reduced stress as a result ?
” , said Darwin Guevarra , MSU postdoctoral fellow and the study ’ s lead author .
“ These results raise that possibility.
” The new findings , published in the most recent edition of the journal Nature Communications , tested how effective nondeceptive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knows they are receiving a placebo — are for reducing emotional brain activity .
“ Placebos are all about ‘ mind over matter , ” said Jason Moser , co-author of the study and professor of psychology at MSU .
“ Nondeceptive placebos were born so that you could possibly use them in routine practice .
So rather than prescribing a host of medications to help a patient , you could give them a placebo , tell them it can help them and chances are — if they believe it can , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the researchers showed two separate groups of people a series of emotional images across two experiments .
The nondeceptive placebo group members read about placebo effects and were asked to inhale a saline solution nasal spray .
They were told that the nasal spray was a placebo that contained no active ingredients but would help reduce their negative feelings if they believed it would .
The comparison control group members also inhaled the same saline solution spray , but were told that the spray improved the clarity of the physiological readings the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that the nondeceptive placebos reduced participants ’ self-reported emotional distress .
Importantly , the second study showed that nondeceptive placebos reduced electrical brain activity reflecting how much distress someone feels to emotional events , and the reduction in emotional brain activity occurred within just a couple of seconds .
“ These findings provide initial support that nondeceptive placebos are not merely a product of response bias – telling the experimenter what they want to hear — but represent genuine psychobiological effects , ” said Ethan Kross , co-author of the study and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Michigan .
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How much of a treatment is mind over matter? It is well documented that people often feel better after taking a treatment without active ingredients simply because they believe it’s real — known as the placebo effect.
A team of researchers from Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Dartmouth College is the first to demonstrate that placebos reduce brain markers of emotional distress even when people know they are taking one.
Now, evidence shows that even if people are aware that their treatment is not “real” — known as nondeceptive placebos — believing that it can heal can lead to changes in how the brain reacts to emotional information.
“Just think: What if someone took a side-effect free sugar pill twice a day after going through a short convincing video on the power of placebos and experienced reduced stress as a result?”, said Darwin Guevarra, MSU postdoctoral fellow and the study’s lead author. “These results raise that possibility.”
The new findings, published in the most recent edition of the journal Nature Communications, tested how effective nondeceptive placebos — or, when a person knows they are receiving a placebo — are for reducing emotional brain activity.
“Placebos are all about ‘mind over matter,” said Jason Moser, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at MSU. “Nondeceptive placebos were born so that you could possibly use them in routine practice. So rather than prescribing a host of medications to help a patient, you could give them a placebo, tell them it can help them and chances are — if they believe it can, then it will.”
To test nondeceptive placebos, the researchers showed two separate groups of people a series of emotional images across two experiments. The nondeceptive placebo group members read about placebo effects and were asked to inhale a saline solution nasal spray. They were told that the nasal spray was a placebo that contained no active ingredients but would help reduce their negative feelings if they believed it would. The comparison control group members also inhaled the same saline solution spray, but were told that the spray improved the clarity of the physiological readings the researchers were recording.
The first experiment found that the nondeceptive placebos reduced participants’ self-reported emotional distress. Importantly, the second study showed that nondeceptive placebos reduced electrical brain activity reflecting how much distress someone feels to emotional events, and the reduction in emotional brain activity occurred within just a couple of seconds.
“These findings provide initial support that nondeceptive placebos are not merely a product of response bias – telling the experimenter what they want to hear — but represent genuine psychobiological effects,” said Ethan Kross, co-author of the study and a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan.
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newswars--2020-08-06--Paper: US Senators Threaten German Port Operator With ‘Financial Destruction’ Over Nord Stream 2

The Nord Stream 2 project is set to carry up to 55 billion cubic meters ( 1.942 trillion cubic feet ) of gas per year from Russia to Germany , passing through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Denmark , Finland , Germany , Russia and Sweden .
US Senator Ted Cruz together with Senators Tom Cotton and Ron Johnson have threatened the management of Mukran Port in Germany , involved in the Nord Stream 2 project with “ financial destruction ” , if they continue their work on the venture .
In a three-page letter , obtained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sassnitz GmbH , which operates the port , to discontinue logistical support for the project .
“ If you continue to provide goods , services , and support for the Nord Stream 2 project , you will destroy the future financial survival of your company ” , the letter read .
Sassnitz is where a ship called Rossini is docked for several weeks now which reportedly serves as a base to some 140 workers who work on the pipeline , including nationals of Italy , Russia , the United Kingdom and Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are shipped daily to the Mukran port , the logistical headquarters of the construction of Nord Stream 2 ’ s segment in the Baltic Sea .
The €9.5 billion , 1,230-kilometre ( or 715-mile ) long pipeline was hit with sanctions by the United States back in December 2019 under the US ’ 2020 National Defence Authorisation Act , which caused the Swiss pipelay company Allseas to quit the project with just 100 miles of the pipeline left to put down .
Russia is now completing the pipeline on its own .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , both Russia and Germany , which are involved in the project , stressed that it is an example of unfair competition that runs counter to international law .
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The Nord Stream 2 project is set to carry up to 55 billion cubic meters (1.942 trillion cubic feet) of gas per year from Russia to Germany, passing through the territorial waters or exclusive economic zones of Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia and Sweden.
US Senator Ted Cruz together with Senators Tom Cotton and Ron Johnson have threatened the management of Mukran Port in Germany, involved in the Nord Stream 2 project with “financial destruction”, if they continue their work on the venture.
In a three-page letter, obtained by Handelsblatt newspaper, the lawmakers called on Sassnitz GmbH, which operates the port, to discontinue logistical support for the project.
“If you continue to provide goods, services, and support for the Nord Stream 2 project, you will destroy the future financial survival of your company”, the letter read.
Sassnitz is where a ship called Rossini is docked for several weeks now which reportedly serves as a base to some 140 workers who work on the pipeline, including nationals of Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. According to reports, these workers are shipped daily to the Mukran port, the logistical headquarters of the construction of Nord Stream 2’s segment in the Baltic Sea.
The €9.5 billion, 1,230-kilometre (or 715-mile) long pipeline was hit with sanctions by the United States back in December 2019 under the US’ 2020 National Defence Authorisation Act, which caused the Swiss pipelay company Allseas to quit the project with just 100 miles of the pipeline left to put down. Russia is now completing the pipeline on its own.
While Washington cited security concerns for its sanctions, both Russia and Germany, which are involved in the project, stressed that it is an example of unfair competition that runs counter to international law.
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newswars--2020-08-06--Facebook Threatens to Blacklist PragerU Facebook Page

Tech giant Facebook has reportedly threatened to “ unpublish ” the page of PragerU just one week after Twitter suspended @ @ @ @ @ account .
Social media giant Facebook has reportedly threatened to “ unpublish ” the page @ @ @ @ @ PragerU just a week after Twitter suspended the group ’ s account .
Facebook has @ @ @ @ @ s page for allegedly repeatedly violating the website ’ s community standards .
PragerU told @ @ @ @ @ retroactively deleting and flagging old PragerU posts and counting one video posted by the group @ @ @ @ @ which has contributed to the page being marked as “ at-risk ” of being unpublished @

Tech giant Facebook has reportedly threatened to “unpublish” the page of PragerU just one week after Twitter suspended the educational non-profit’s account.
Social media giant Facebook has reportedly threatened to “unpublish” the page of the conservative non-profit group PragerU just a week after Twitter suspended the group’s account. Facebook has threatened to delete PragerU’s page for allegedly repeatedly violating the website’s community standards.
PragerU told Breitbart News that Facebook is retroactively deleting and flagging old PragerU posts and counting one video posted by the group as “multiple violations” which has contributed to the page being marked as “at-risk” of being unpublished.
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newswars--2020-08-06--China Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Site For Extracting Yellowcake: WSJ

When it comes to America ’ s allies in the Middle East , Washington has long “ looked the other way ” while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology .
Think Pakistan ’ s nuclear program at a time when the Reagan administration prioritized fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan , or Israel ’ s estimated 100 to possibly 200 undeclared nukes .
This has more recently been the case with Saudi Arabia , where the kingdom has long been rumored to pursue nukes to gain dominance over Shia rival Iran .
And now this willful looking the other way on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington hard .
“ Saudi Arabia has constructed with Chinese help a facility for extracting uranium yellowcake from uranium ore , an advance in the oil-rich kingdom ’ s drive to master nuclear technology , according to Western officials with knowledge of the site , ” The Wall Street Journal writes in a bombshell investigative report .
So this is where US foreign policy has arrived : no , there ’ s no yellowcake in Niger and never was , but we now have America ’ s global rival China helping our Sunni @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear site while lying about it all along .
Despite mounting evidence , the Saudi Energy Ministry issued a statement saying it “ categorically denies ” that it ’ s built an extraction facility .
However , there was this admission out of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman back in 2018 : he said at the time “ if Iran developed a nuclear bomb , we will follow suit as soon as possible.
” The Saudis maintain they are only in pursuit of a peaceful nuclear program , which happens to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The WSJ identified the location based on intelligence sources and unnamed Western officials as in a desert area outside al-Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia .
“ The facility , which hasn ’ t been publicly disclosed , is in a sparsely populated area in Saudi Arabia ’ s northwest and has raised concern among U.S. and allied officials that the kingdom ’ s nascent nuclear program is moving ahead and that Riyadh is keeping open the option of developing nuclear weapons , ” WSJ continues .
Currently it ’ s public knowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the China Nuclear Engineering Group Corp. , which signed memorandums of understanding with the Saudi government in 2017 for uranium exploration , are working closely with Riyadh .
The new reports suggest these are instrumental in assisting with the secret nuclear facility .
Given the US has invaded at least one Mideast country on false charges it had Yellowcake Uranium in its possession , it ’ ll be interesting to see if there ’ s even so much as a statement of public censure directed at Riyadh out of the administration .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given it seems such condemnations are reserved only for the likes of Assad or Gaddafi or the Iranians .
But now that China has apparently entered the mix , things could get sticky , even with Washington ’ s closes Gulf ally the Saudis .
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When it comes to America’s allies in the Middle East, Washington has long “looked the other way” while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology.
Think Pakistan’s nuclear program at a time when the Reagan administration prioritized fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, or Israel’s estimated 100 to possibly 200 undeclared nukes.
This has more recently been the case with Saudi Arabia, where the kingdom has long been rumored to pursue nukes to gain dominance over Shia rival Iran. And now this willful looking the other way on banned weapons is coming back to bite Washington hard.
“Saudi Arabia has constructed with Chinese help a facility for extracting uranium yellowcake from uranium ore, an advance in the oil-rich kingdom’s drive to master nuclear technology, according to Western officials with knowledge of the site,” The Wall Street Journal writes in a bombshell investigative report.
So this is where US foreign policy has arrived: no, there’s no yellowcake in Niger and never was, but we now have America’s global rival China helping our Sunni Wahhabi ‘ally’ construct a secret nuclear site while lying about it all along. Despite mounting evidence, the Saudi Energy Ministry issued a statement saying it “categorically denies” that it’s built an extraction facility.
However, there was this admission out of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman back in 2018: he said at the time “if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.”
The Saudis maintain they are only in pursuit of a peaceful nuclear program, which happens to be Iran’s same position as well.
The WSJ identified the location based on intelligence sources and unnamed Western officials as in a desert area outside al-Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia. “The facility, which hasn’t been publicly disclosed, is in a sparsely populated area in Saudi Arabia’s northwest and has raised concern among U.S. and allied officials that the kingdom’s nascent nuclear program is moving ahead and that Riyadh is keeping open the option of developing nuclear weapons,” WSJ continues.
Currently it’s public knowledge that The China National Nuclear Corp. and the China Nuclear Engineering Group Corp., which signed memorandums of understanding with the Saudi government in 2017 for uranium exploration, are working closely with Riyadh.
The new reports suggest these are instrumental in assisting with the secret nuclear facility.
Saudi Arabia has built a secret facility for extracting uranium yellowcake from uranium ore, Western officials say, a step forward for Riyadh’s nascent nuclear program. It happened with a little help from their friends in Beijing.@wstrobel @mgordonwsjhttps://t.co/exkL9rgTsc — Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) August 5, 2020
Given the US has invaded at least one Mideast country on false charges it had Yellowcake Uranium in its possession, it’ll be interesting to see if there’s even so much as a statement of public censure directed at Riyadh out of the administration. We won’t hold our breath, given it seems such condemnations are reserved only for the likes of Assad or Gaddafi or the Iranians.
But now that China has apparently entered the mix, things could get sticky, even with Washington’s closes Gulf ally the Saudis.
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newswars--2020-08-06--Watch Censored Trump Fox And Friends Interview Here

President Trump joins Fox and Friends to discuss the urgent need to reopen schools across America .

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newswars--2020-08-06--Watch The Censored Trump Interview Here

Watch The Censored Trump Interview Here

Watch and share this censored interview where President Trump joins Fox News ’ Fox & Friends to reveal studies that @ @ @ @ @ natural immunity to COVID-19 .
Trump discusses the urgent need to reopen schools across America @ @ @ @ @ Alex Jones breaks down the claim that Covid-19 is an alien virus that is being @ @ @ @ @ globalist control .

Watch and share this censored interview where President Trump joins Fox News’ Fox & Friends to reveal studies that show children are building a natural immunity to COVID-19.
Trump discusses the urgent need to reopen schools across America on Fox and Friends.
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newswars--2020-08-06--1.2 Million More Americans Seek Jobless Benefits

Another 1.2 million unemployed U.S. workers filed for government jobless compensation last week , the government ’ s Labor Department reported Thursday , as the unabated coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the American economy .
It was the 20th straight week that more than a million people sought government assistance as the virus unrelentingly attacks communities large and small throughout the country , forcing employers to shut down their businesses or curtail their operations and lay off workers .
But last week ’ s claims total was an improvement , 249,000 fewer workers seeking aid than the previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in federal aid to the unemployed has , at least for the moment , ended .
Until last Friday , the U.S. was sending an extra $ 600 a week to the jobless workers on top of less generous state unemployment benefits .
However , the federal payments expired at the end of July and so far this week the administration of President Donald Trump and opposition Democrats in Congress have been unable to reach an agreement on how long to extend the payments or how much the assistance should be .
Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut the federal boost by two-thirds , to $ 200 a week , while saying they hope eventually to set the benefit claims at 70 % of workers ’ former wages .
Democratic lawmakers want to keep the current $ 600-a-week extra payments through the end of 2020 .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows representing Trump have been negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer over the jobless benefits and other aid to boost the flagging U.S. economy that has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have set a goal of reaching a deal by Friday but appear to be far apart on several issues .
Trump said this week he will unilaterally impose terms of some continuing aid through an executive order if the negotiators can not reach a deal .
A week ago , the Commerce Department said the American economy , the world ’ s largest , plummeted 9.5 % between April and June , the biggest quarterly plunge in records dating back seven decades .
The three-month drop , combined with a 4.8 % dip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. economy into a recession as it struggles to regain its footing .
The unchecked pandemic , with a surging number of new cases , has left more than 158,000 Americans dead and infected more than 4.8 million .
It is estimated that more than 30 million U.S. workers remain unemployed , although not all are collecting assistance .
Since March , 55 million people have collected unemployment insurance at one time or another .
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a week ago said the new surge in confirmed coronavirus infections poses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of workers have returned to their jobs but thousands of employers have also continued to lay off workers or pause reopening their doors as the virus spreads , particularly in such large states as Florida , Texas and California .
“ On balance , it looks like the data are pointing to a slowing in the pace of the recovery , ” Powell said .
“ I want to stress it ’ s too early to say both how large that is and how sustained it will be.
” Powell said some measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ card and credit card use , have fallen since late June when coronavirus infections jumped after easing in previous weeks .
He said labor market indicators signal slower job growth and that hotel occupancy rates have flattened .
Powell said Americans are not going to restaurants , gas stations and beauty salons as much as they had been earlier this summer .
He said a full economic recovery depends on the country ’ s ability to control the virus , something it has been unable to do so far .
“ A full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s safe to engage in a broad range of economic activities , ” Powell said .
Lawmakers have voiced support or opposition to a wide range of coronavirus economic aid proposals .
Some want to send another round of $ 1,200 stimulus payments to most adults in the country , even as some Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about the country ’ s ever-increasing national debt that now totals more than $ 26 trillion .
Some lawmakers have called for incentive payments to returning workers , some of whom have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their earnings while working .
Trump , facing a difficult re-election contest in November against former Vice President Joe Biden , says he is open to continuing the jobless benefits at some unspecified level but wants to make sure they are not so high that they provide an incentive for workers to continue collecting the benefits rather than return to work if they have a chance to .
Trump said recently the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. “ will probably , unfortunately , get worse before it gets better ” but this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is predicting the economy will regain strength later this year and into 2021 .
The southern tier of U.S. states that had escaped the brunt of the pandemic in March and April has been particularly hard hit .
Their governors reopened businesses — too soon , some now acknowledge — and younger people started socializing in public again at bars and restaurants without embracing such preventive practices as wearing a face mask or social distancing themselves from others by at least two meters .
Now , some state governors are ordering these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goldman Sachs said 70 % of the country has either reversed reopening plans or delayed them .
Key U.S. economic officials are predicting the country ’ s full recovery from the pandemic will take a lengthy period , extending well into 2021 .
The Federal Reserve , the country ’ s central bank , has predicted that the U.S. unemployment rate , 11.1 % in June , will improve to 9.3 % by the end of 2020 and to 6.5 % by the end of next year .
Alex Jones interviews Infowars Reporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the failed Antifa occupation of downtown Austin .

Another 1.2 million unemployed U.S. workers filed for government jobless compensation last week, the government’s Labor Department reported Thursday, as the unabated coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the American economy.
It was the 20th straight week that more than a million people sought government assistance as the virus unrelentingly attacks communities large and small throughout the country, forcing employers to shut down their businesses or curtail their operations and lay off workers.
But last week’s claims total was an improvement, 249,000 fewer workers seeking aid than the previous week, perhaps because a four-month boost in federal aid to the unemployed has, at least for the moment, ended.
Until last Friday, the U.S. was sending an extra $600 a week to the jobless workers on top of less generous state unemployment benefits. However, the federal payments expired at the end of July and so far this week the administration of President Donald Trump and opposition Democrats in Congress have been unable to reach an agreement on how long to extend the payments or how much the assistance should be.
Republican lawmakers said they are looking to immediately cut the federal boost by two-thirds, to $200 a week, while saying they hope eventually to set the benefit claims at 70% of workers’ former wages. Democratic lawmakers want to keep the current $600-a-week extra payments through the end of 2020.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows representing Trump have been negotiating with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer over the jobless benefits and other aid to boost the flagging U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
They have set a goal of reaching a deal by Friday but appear to be far apart on several issues. Trump said this week he will unilaterally impose terms of some continuing aid through an executive order if the negotiators cannot reach a deal.
A week ago, the Commerce Department said the American economy, the world’s largest, plummeted 9.5% between April and June, the biggest quarterly plunge in records dating back seven decades.
The three-month drop, combined with a 4.8% dip from January through March, officially dipped the U.S. economy into a recession as it struggles to regain its footing. The unchecked pandemic, with a surging number of new cases, has left more than 158,000 Americans dead and infected more than 4.8 million.
It is estimated that more than 30 million U.S. workers remain unemployed, although not all are collecting assistance. Since March, 55 million people have collected unemployment insurance at one time or another.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a week ago said the new surge in confirmed coronavirus infections poses new threats to the economy. Millions of workers have returned to their jobs but thousands of employers have also continued to lay off workers or pause reopening their doors as the virus spreads, particularly in such large states as Florida, Texas and California.
“On balance, it looks like the data are pointing to a slowing in the pace of the recovery,” Powell said. “I want to stress it’s too early to say both how large that is and how sustained it will be.”
Powell said some measures of consumer spending, such as debit card and credit card use, have fallen since late June when coronavirus infections jumped after easing in previous weeks.
He said labor market indicators signal slower job growth and that hotel occupancy rates have flattened. Powell said Americans are not going to restaurants, gas stations and beauty salons as much as they had been earlier this summer.
He said a full economic recovery depends on the country’s ability to control the virus, something it has been unable to do so far.
“A full recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it’s safe to engage in a broad range of economic activities,” Powell said.
Lawmakers have voiced support or opposition to a wide range of coronavirus economic aid proposals. Some want to send another round of $1,200 stimulus payments to most adults in the country, even as some Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about the country’s ever-increasing national debt that now totals more than $26 trillion. Some lawmakers have called for incentive payments to returning workers, some of whom have collected more in unemployment benefits than from their earnings while working.
Trump, facing a difficult re-election contest in November against former Vice President Joe Biden, says he is open to continuing the jobless benefits at some unspecified level but wants to make sure they are not so high that they provide an incentive for workers to continue collecting the benefits rather than return to work if they have a chance to.
Trump said recently the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. “will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better” but this week has said it will just disappear. He is predicting the economy will regain strength later this year and into 2021.
The southern tier of U.S. states that had escaped the brunt of the pandemic in March and April has been particularly hard hit. Their governors reopened businesses — too soon, some now acknowledge — and younger people started socializing in public again at bars and restaurants without embracing such preventive practices as wearing a face mask or social distancing themselves from others by at least two meters.
Now, some state governors are ordering these businesses shut down again. Investment bank Goldman Sachs said 70% of the country has either reversed reopening plans or delayed them.
Key U.S. economic officials are predicting the country’s full recovery from the pandemic will take a lengthy period, extending well into 2021.
The Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, has predicted that the U.S. unemployment rate, 11.1% in June, will improve to 9.3% by the end of 2020 and to 6.5% by the end of next year.
Alex Jones interviews Infowars Reporter Savanah Hernandez about what she witnessed during the failed Antifa occupation of downtown Austin.


newswars--2020-08-06--England to Decrease Covid-19 Death Toll After ‘Counting Mishap’

Up to 10 percent of England ’ s coronavirus death toll could be wiped out due to reporting errors in which “ Covid-19 ” deaths on the official register were logged months after positive tests regardless of the circumstances .
Public Health England currently counts the deaths of all people who have tested positive for Covid-19 among the coronavirus fatality total whether their death was related to the disease or not , an error which was noted in July , prompting the suspension of the daily death toll and an “ urgent review ” of protocol .
In other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be wiped off England ’ s current Covid-19 death toll of 41,686 .
According to reports in UKmedia , Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock will bring all coronavirus fatality reporting in line with Scotland and Northern Ireland public health models , wherein a death is marked as Covid-19-related only if it occurs within 28 days of a positive test .
“ At the moment , the figures are just confusing , ” said Professor Carl Heneghan from the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University .
“ All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While deaths are falling in Scotland , PHE data suggests matters are worse in England.
” If the system is not updated , the total of roughly 265,000 confirmed cases in England would all eventually be counted as Covid-19 fatalities regardless of the actual cause of death .
A second weekly measure which records fatalities within 60 days of positive coronavirus test results will also be introduced , with an official announcement expected later this week .
The news will add some much-needed clarity and uniformity to the UK ’ s mixed response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , confusing government guidelines , and scattershot travel and quarantine restrictions .
Alex Jones interviews Infowars Reporter Savanah Hernandez about what she witnessed during the failed Antifa occupation of downtown Austin .

Up to 10 percent of England’s coronavirus death toll could be wiped out due to reporting errors in which “Covid-19” deaths on the official register were logged months after positive tests regardless of the circumstances.
Public Health England currently counts the deaths of all people who have tested positive for Covid-19 among the coronavirus fatality total whether their death was related to the disease or not, an error which was noted in July, prompting the suspension of the daily death toll and an “urgent review” of protocol.
In other words, as many as 4,170 fatalities could be wiped off England’s current Covid-19 death toll of 41,686.
According to reports in UKmedia, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock will bring all coronavirus fatality reporting in line with Scotland and Northern Ireland public health models, wherein a death is marked as Covid-19-related only if it occurs within 28 days of a positive test.
“At the moment, the figures are just confusing,” said Professor Carl Heneghan from the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University.
“All it does is muddy the water. While deaths are falling in Scotland, PHE data suggests matters are worse in England.”
In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 24 July (registered up 1 August), 49,017 involved #COVID19. For the same period, @DHSCgovuk reported 41,143 COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/hKH0tTRb2W — Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) August 4, 2020
If the system is not updated, the total of roughly 265,000 confirmed cases in England would all eventually be counted as Covid-19 fatalities regardless of the actual cause of death.
A second weekly measure which records fatalities within 60 days of positive coronavirus test results will also be introduced, with an official announcement expected later this week.
The news will add some much-needed clarity and uniformity to the UK’s mixed response to the pandemic, amid localized lockdowns, confusing government guidelines, and scattershot travel and quarantine restrictions.
Alex Jones interviews Infowars Reporter Savanah Hernandez about what she witnessed during the failed Antifa occupation of downtown Austin.


newswars--2020-08-07--Antifa Sues Seattle Claiming Police Response Has Forced Them To Invest In Better Riot Gear

Antifa agitators have filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle , claiming that a heavy handed police response to “ protests ” has forced the group to invest in more expensive riot gear .
KIRO 7 News reports that Antifa is complaining that police use of blast balls , sponge rounds , pepper spray , and other crowd control methods has meant the rioters have had to buy “ expensive ” protective gear .
“ Because the Seattle Police Department has acted above and outside the law in dispensing its unbridled force , and the City has failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to establish a de facto protest tax , ” the lawsuit claims .
“ Individual protesters subjected to SPD ’ s unabated and indiscriminate violence now must purchase cost-prohibitive gear to withstand munitions – even when peacefully protesting – as a condition to exercising their right to free speech and peaceable assembly , ” lawyers also suggest .
“ The continued misuse of war munitions by SPD against civilians turns the streets – a public forum and site of protest – into a pay-to-protest racket where only a privileged few who are wealthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to purchase gear akin to that used by the police department they fund can truly be in the streets , ” the lawsuit continues .
Police declared a previous “ protest ” on July 25th by the Antifa members as a riot .
Close to fifty people were arrested , with more than 55 police officers sustaining injuries .
Antifa rioters set trailers set on fire , smashed windows , damaged cars , and threw explosive devices , bottles , and rocks at police officers .
Following this and several previous incidents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into place preventing police from using ‘ less lethal tools ’ .
Seattle police chief Carmen Best has warned that if the city appeases the rioters , her force will have no way of protecting residents .
“ Simply put , the legislation gives officers NO ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large , violent crowd.
” Best wrote .

Antifa agitators have filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, claiming that a heavy handed police response to “protests” has forced the group to invest in more expensive riot gear.
KIRO 7 News reports that Antifa is complaining that police use of blast balls, sponge rounds, pepper spray, and other crowd control methods has meant the rioters have had to buy “expensive” protective gear.
“Because the Seattle Police Department has acted above and outside the law in dispensing its unbridled force, and the City has failed to prevent same, the government effect is to establish a de facto protest tax,” the lawsuit claims.
“Individual protesters subjected to SPD’s unabated and indiscriminate violence now must purchase cost-prohibitive gear to withstand munitions – even when peacefully protesting – as a condition to exercising their right to free speech and peaceable assembly,” lawyers also suggest.
“The continued misuse of war munitions by SPD against civilians turns the streets – a public forum and site of protest – into a pay-to-protest racket where only a privileged few who are wealthy enough or popular enough to crowdsource funds to purchase gear akin to that used by the police department they fund can truly be in the streets,” the lawsuit continues.
Police declared a previous “protest” on July 25th by the Antifa members as a riot.
Close to fifty people were arrested, with more than 55 police officers sustaining injuries. Antifa rioters set trailers set on fire, smashed windows, damaged cars, and threw explosive devices, bottles, and rocks at police officers.
Protesters through incendiary devices into construction trailers at the new construction site of the juvenile justice facility. It was spray-painted before it was torched pic.twitter.com/qJxETMeXC5 — Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) July 25, 2020
Large crowd remains at Broadway and Pine Street. Multiple arrests made. Officers continue to work to disperse crowd. Safe exit is to the west. — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 25, 2020
Crowd throwing explosives at officer line at 11th and Pine. — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020
Crowd continuing to throw large rocks, bottles, fireworks and other explosives at officers. pic.twitter.com/3gTGJUonUt — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020
Following this and several previous incidents, the city council has put an ordinance into place preventing police from using ‘less lethal tools’.
Seattle police chief Carmen Best has warned that if the city appeases the rioters, her force will have no way of protecting residents.
“Simply put, the legislation gives officers NO ability to safely intercede to preserve property in the midst of a large, violent crowd.” Best wrote.


newswars--2020-08-07--Gallup Poll: 80%+ Of Black Americans Disagree With ‘Abolish Police’ Agenda

The mainstream media wants Americans to believe that every single Black person in the country wants to abolish the police , however , the reality is the total opposite , as highlighted by a new Gallup poll which finds that more than 80 % do not agree with the sentiment .
The survey finds that 61 % of Black Americans are happy with police presence as it stands in their neighbourhoods , and 20 % say they want MORE police patrols .
Overall , 86 % of Americans want either the same or level of policing or more policing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 61 % of Black Americans are either somewhat or very confident that they would be treated with courtesy and respect by police officers in their area : Even the Black Americans who are “ not too confident ” about receiving positive treatment ( 27 % ) , want to see the same amount or MORE policing in their area : The survey also found that “ Seventy-nine percent of those who have had an interaction with the police in the past 12 months say they want the police to spend more or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighborhood ; 21 % favor less time.
” In addition , “ Eighty-two percent of those who have not had an interaction want the same or greater police presence ; 18 % want less.
” Plus , “ just 13 % of those who did feel they were treated respectfully want the police to spend less time in their neighborhood ; 87 % want them there as much or more often.
” This all goes to highlight that the ‘ defund/abolish the police ’ call is coming from a fringe minority , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the country .
That description also goes for support for the more extreme leftist arm of the Democratic party in America , members of which have called police a “ cancer ” and are fully behind defund/abolish call .

The mainstream media wants Americans to believe that every single Black person in the country wants to abolish the police, however, the reality is the total opposite, as highlighted by a new Gallup poll which finds that more than 80% do not agree with the sentiment.
The survey finds that 61% of Black Americans are happy with police presence as it stands in their neighbourhoods, and 20% say they want MORE police patrols.
Overall, 86% of Americans want either the same or level of policing or more policing in their area.
The poll also found that 61% of Black Americans are either somewhat or very confident that they would be treated with courtesy and respect by police officers in their area:
Even the Black Americans who are “not too confident” about receiving positive treatment (27%), want to see the same amount or MORE policing in their area:
The survey also found that “Seventy-nine percent of those who have had an interaction with the police in the past 12 months say they want the police to spend more or the same amount of time in their neighborhood; 21% favor less time.”
In addition, “Eighty-two percent of those who have not had an interaction want the same or greater police presence; 18% want less.”
Plus, “just 13% of those who did feel they were treated respectfully want the police to spend less time in their neighborhood; 87% want them there as much or more often.”
This all goes to highlight that the ‘defund/abolish the police’ call is coming from a fringe minority, and has little bearing on reality of opinion in the country.
That description also goes for support for the more extreme leftist arm of the Democratic party in America, members of which have called police a “cancer” and are fully behind defund/abolish call.


newswars--2020-08-07--Twitter Labels RT As ‘State Affiliated Media’, But Ignores BBC, NPR

In another bold censorship move , Twitter has decided to label certain accounts as ‘ state-affiliated media ’ , but apparently this extends only to the accounts whose content the platform does not agree with .
Accounts such as RT and Sputnik , Russian news sites , and accounts of people who work or supply content for those websites have been labeled with the tag by Twitter : Twitter also announced that tweets from those accounts will no longer be highlighted on the home screen , in notifications , or in searches .
Effectively , it is an open announcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is doing this “ to make the experience more transparent.
” However , state affiliated media sources that Twitter likes , such as the BBC in the UK and NPR in the US will not be affected by the move .
“ State-financed media organizations with editorial independence , like the BBC in the UK or NPR in the US for example , will not be labeled , ” the company noted .
Twitter further claims that “ unlike independent media , state-affiliated media frequently use their news coverage as a means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim that independent media sources , such as CNN or The New York Times , for example , do not push a political agenda is laughable .
It is clear that this is yet another move by Twitter to editorialise news content , and censor content it doesn ’ t like .
That is made more apparent , given that Twitter says the move was made after meetings with “ a number of expert groups , including members of the Digital and Human Rights Advisory Group in Twitter ’ s Trust & Safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League , the Dangerous Speech Project , and Feminist Frequency , all notorious for pushing censorship of conservative and alternative news content .

In another bold censorship move, Twitter has decided to label certain accounts as ‘state-affiliated media’, but apparently this extends only to the accounts whose content the platform does not agree with.
Accounts such as RT and Sputnik, Russian news sites, and accounts of people who work or supply content for those websites have been labeled with the tag by Twitter:
That’s new. The ‘R’ stands for Russia?! MORE: https://t.co/dVX0Q8OI9Y P.S. Follow us to see what the US state-affiliated media doesn’t show you pic.twitter.com/RxriP09dfj — RT (@RT_com) August 6, 2020
Twitter also announced that tweets from those accounts will no longer be highlighted on the home screen, in notifications, or in searches.
Effectively, it is an open announcement of a shadow ban.
Twitter claims it is doing this “to make the experience more transparent.”
When it comes to conversations with government and state-affiliated media accounts on Twitter, we’re helping to make the experience more transparent. We’ll now use two distinct profile labels for these types of accounts, so you can easily identify them and their Tweets. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/JW67o422MO — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 6, 2020
For clarity: we don’t let state-affiliated media accounts advertise on Twitter. We’ll also no longer include them or their Tweets in recommendations, as we continue to support a free and independent press. More on this policy and new labels: https://t.co/BY1jTO46Zc (2/2) — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 6, 2020
However, state affiliated media sources that Twitter likes, such as the BBC in the UK and NPR in the US will not be affected by the move.
“State-financed media organizations with editorial independence, like the BBC in the UK or NPR in the US for example, will not be labeled,” the company noted.
Twitter further claims that “unlike independent media, state-affiliated media frequently use their news coverage as a means to advance a political agenda.”
To claim that independent media sources, such as CNN or The New York Times, for example, do not push a political agenda is laughable.
It is clear that this is yet another move by Twitter to editorialise news content, and censor content it doesn’t like.
That is made more apparent, given that Twitter says the move was made after meetings with “a number of expert groups, including members of the Digital and Human Rights Advisory Group in Twitter’s Trust & Safety Council.”
That group includes the Anti-Defamation League, the Dangerous Speech Project, and Feminist Frequency, all notorious for pushing censorship of conservative and alternative news content.


newswars--2020-08-07--Joe Biden Tries to ‘Clarify’ Remarks About African Americans; No Apology

Former Vice President Joe Biden attempted to “ clarify ” his remarks earlier Thursday about African Americans , in which he said — twice , before two separate audiences — that they were not “ diverse , ” unlike the Latino community .
On Thursday morning , in a pre-recorded video interview with the National Association of Black Journalists ( NABJ ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists ( NAHJ ) , Biden said : “ Unlike the African American community , with notable exceptions , the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community , with incredibly different attitudes about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very diverse community.
” Later , in a virtual address to the National Association of Latino Elected Officials ( NALEO ) , Biden said : “ Now , what I mean by full diversity , unlike the African American community and many other communities , you ’ re from everywhere .
… different backgrounds , different ethnicities , but all Latinos.
” President Donald Trump criticized Biden ’ s remarks , as did many black leaders , such as Ken Blackwell : Joe Biden does it again as he has yet again made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Thursday night , Biden attempted to walk back his remarks : Earlier today , I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify .
In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity , not on issues , not at all .
Throughout my career I ’ ve witnessed the diversity of thought , background , and sentiment within the African American community .
It ’ s this diversity that makes our workplaces , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My commitment to you is this : I will always listen , I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future .

Former Vice President Joe Biden attempted to “clarify” his remarks earlier Thursday about African Americans, in which he said — twice, before two separate audiences — that they were not “diverse,” unlike the Latino community.
On Thursday morning, in a pre-recorded video interview with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Biden said: “Unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community, with incredibly different attitudes about different things … it’s a very diverse community.”
Later, in a virtual address to the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), Biden said: “Now, what I mean by full diversity, unlike the African American community and many other communities, you’re from everywhere. … different backgrounds, different ethnicities, but all Latinos.”
President Donald Trump criticized Biden’s remarks, as did many black leaders, such as Ken Blackwell:
.@JoeBiden thinks all black people think alike? COME ON JOE! We all fashioned in the image of God and are unique individuals. Biden’s racist concepts continue to flow from his history and current statements! @TeamTrump @BlackVoices4DJT @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/KafB2BSxhM — Ken Blackwell (@kenblackwell) August 6, 2020
Joe Biden does it again as he has yet again made a racist gaffe during a live interview.
On Thursday night, Biden attempted to walk back his remarks:
Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all. Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community. It’s this diversity that makes our workplaces, communities, and country a better place. My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future.
Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
Throughout my career I’ve witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community. It’s this diversity that makes our workplaces, communities, and country a better place. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
Notably, Biden did not apologize.
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newswars--2020-08-07--The Economic Depression Of 2020 Is Becoming An Endless Nightmare For Millions Of Americans

You may have noticed that a lot of people get offended by what I write .
It is not something that I am purposely setting out to do , and I actually endeavor to get along with everyone as much as I can .
But it is undeniable that my articles about our ongoing economic collapse directly contradict a lot of the narratives that are constantly being pushed by the mainstream media and many of our political , business and religious leaders .
There are so many people out there that want to believe that the future is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 has been a horrific economic catastrophe so far , there are a lot of optimists that believe that it is just a temporary blip on the road to tremendous prosperity .
It would actually be wonderful if they were right .
Gerald Celente joins Tony Arterburn to discuss how governments react to economic crises and why peace is paramount .
At this point , everyone should be able to clearly see that we have entered a new economic depression .
And I wish that I could tell you that a “ recovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but I can ’ t .
On Thursday , we got yet another sign that this downturn is here for the long haul .
According to the Labor Department , approximately 1.2 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week… Initially , I thought that this was good news .
1.2 million is still a catastrophic number , but at least it appeared to be an improvement over last week ’ s level of 1.4 million .
Unfortunately , there is more to the story .
As Wolf Richter has pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unadjusted numbers and you include all state and federal programs , the number of continuing unemployment claims increased by a whopping 1.3 million last week… That would seem to indicate that unemployment is dramatically surging , and that is really bad news for an economy that is already deeply suffering .
Overall , more than 55 million Americans have now filed initial claims for unemployment benefits over the past 20 weeks .
That is a number that should be almost theoretically impossible , but this is actually happening .
Prior to this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims in a single week was just 695,000 , and now we have been above a million for 20 consecutive weeks .
Up until recently , a weekly $ 600 unemployment supplement from the federal government had been helping tens of millions of unemployed Americans pay their bills , but now that supplement has expired and Congress has not yet agreed to another one .
As a result , the economic suffering of countless American families just got a whole lot deeper… Over the past couple of months , I have been hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that all of those unemployed workers should just get off their couches and go get new jobs .
I wish that it was that easy .
Good jobs are becoming increasingly scarce , and the competition for those jobs is only going to get more fierce because a “ second wave of layoffs ” has now begun .
The following comes from Fox Business… I know that I included that quote in yesterday ’ s article , but I wanted to share it again because it is so important for people to understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Millions of jobs that were lost in the first wave of layoffs are never coming back , and now millions of jobs that actually came back are being lost again .
In other words , instead of witnessing a “ recovery ” we are witnessing an “ unraveling ” .
I know that a lot of people don ’ t like when I talk like this .
But I am not here to make you feel good .
I am here to tell you the truth .
We are in the midst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg is admitting that conditions in the U.S. are becoming a lot more miserable… And every day more businesses are shutting down , more workers are being laid off and more dreams are being shattered .
The consequences of literally decades of incredibly foolish decisions are catching up with our nation , and this economic depression will ultimately get a whole lot worse .
So instead of sticking your head in the sand and hanging on to the delusion that everything is going to be just fine somehow , I would very much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get prepared for the nightmarish years that are ahead of us .

You may have noticed that a lot of people get offended by what I write.
It is not something that I am purposely setting out to do, and I actually endeavor to get along with everyone as much as I can.
But it is undeniable that my articles about our ongoing economic collapse directly contradict a lot of the narratives that are constantly being pushed by the mainstream media and many of our political, business and religious leaders.
There are so many people out there that want to believe that the future is going to be exceedingly bright, and even though 2020 has been a horrific economic catastrophe so far, there are a lot of optimists that believe that it is just a temporary blip on the road to tremendous prosperity.
It would actually be wonderful if they were right.
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But they aren’t.
At this point, everyone should be able to clearly see that we have entered a new economic depression. And I wish that I could tell you that a “recovery” was right around the corner, but I can’t.
On Thursday, we got yet another sign that this downturn is here for the long haul. According to the Labor Department, approximately 1.2 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week…
Four months after the COVID-19 pandemic largely shut down the economy and left millions of Americans out of work, employers continue to lay off workers at a historic pace. About 1.2 million people last week filed initial applications for unemployment insurance – a rough measure of layoffs – the Labor Department said Thursday, down substantially from 1.4 million the previous week and the lowest level since March.
Initially, I thought that this was good news.
1.2 million is still a catastrophic number, but at least it appeared to be an improvement over last week’s level of 1.4 million.
Unfortunately, there is more to the story.
As Wolf Richter has pointed out, when you look at the unadjusted numbers and you include all state and federal programs, the number of continuing unemployment claims increased by a whopping 1.3 million last week…
The total number of people who continued to claim unemployment insurance under all state and federal unemployment programs jumped by 1.3 million from the prior week to 32.12 million (not seasonally adjusted), the Department of Labor reported this morning. It was the second highest ever.
That would seem to indicate that unemployment is dramatically surging, and that is really bad news for an economy that is already deeply suffering.
Overall, more than 55 million Americans have now filed initial claims for unemployment benefits over the past 20 weeks. That is a number that should be almost theoretically impossible, but this is actually happening.
Prior to this year, the all-time record for new unemployment claims in a single week was just 695,000, and now we have been above a million for 20 consecutive weeks.
Up until recently, a weekly $600 unemployment supplement from the federal government had been helping tens of millions of unemployed Americans pay their bills, but now that supplement has expired and Congress has not yet agreed to another one.
As a result, the economic suffering of countless American families just got a whole lot deeper…
An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his anxiety and kept him awake at night. A dental hygienist, pregnant with her second child, is struggling to afford diapers and formula. Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.
Over the past couple of months, I have been hearing from a lot of people that believe that all of those unemployed workers should just get off their couches and go get new jobs.
I wish that it was that easy. Good jobs are becoming increasingly scarce, and the competition for those jobs is only going to get more fierce because a “second wave of layoffs” has now begun. The following comes from Fox Business…
A second wave of layoffs is hitting American workers during a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide, and a Congressional stalemate over stimulus relief, according to a new survey by Cornell University and RIWI. The researchers conducted the survey between July 23 and Aug. 1, and found that 31% of workers who had been placed back on payrolls after initially being laid off have now been laid off for a second time. Additionally, 26% of rehired workers say they’ve been told that they may be laid off again.
I know that I included that quote in yesterday’s article, but I wanted to share it again because it is so important for people to understand what is really going on out there.
Millions of jobs that were lost in the first wave of layoffs are never coming back, and now millions of jobs that actually came back are being lost again.
In other words, instead of witnessing a “recovery” we are witnessing an “unraveling”.
I know that a lot of people don’t like when I talk like this.
But I am not here to make you feel good. I am here to tell you the truth.
We are in the midst of an economic nightmare, and even Bloomberg is admitting that conditions in the U.S. are becoming a lot more miserable…
The US is projected to undergo the biggest increase in economic misery across 60 countries as the nation grapples with heightened unemployment and fresh coronavirus hotspots. Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which ranks major economies by inflation and unemployment expectations, shows the country sinking to rank 25 from rank 50 in 2020. Venezuela, Argentina, and South Africa held their spots as the world’s most miserable economies.
And every day more businesses are shutting down, more workers are being laid off and more dreams are being shattered.
The consequences of literally decades of incredibly foolish decisions are catching up with our nation, and this economic depression will ultimately get a whole lot worse.
So instead of sticking your head in the sand and hanging on to the delusion that everything is going to be just fine somehow, I would very much encourage you to work very hard to get prepared for the nightmarish years that are ahead of us.


newswars--2020-08-07--Enjoy The Month Of August And Use It To Prepare, Because September Is Coming…

2020 has definitely been a chaotic year so far .
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted life all over the planet , we have witnessed a horrific economic downturn , and civil unrest has been raging in major U.S. cities for months .
But the good news is that we appear to have hit a pocket of relative calm here in August .
Yes , global events are still going crazy , and the bizarre explosion that we just witnessed in Beirut is just one example .
But compared to what we experienced during the first half of 2020 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last portion of this year , I believe that August should be relatively peaceful .
I would encourage everyone to enjoy this month as much as possible and to use it to prepare for what is ahead , because September is just around the corner .
Joe Biden does it again as he has yet again made a racist gaffe during a live interview .
Of course many Americans can ’ t imagine things getting much worse than they are right now .
Gallup regularly asks Americans whether they are “ satisfied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not , and what they have discovered is that the mood of the country has shifted dramatically since February , and this has especially been true among Republicans… A poll by Gallup released Wednesday shows that the percentage of Republicans who say they are “ satisfied ” with the direction the country is heading has fallen by 60 points since February , when the pandemic began spreading rapidly across the U.S. “ The plunge in the U.S. mood , both in the past month and since February , is mostly occurring among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 % ) is about half what it was a month ago ( 39 % ) and down 60 points since February , after the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial .
The current figure is easily the lowest for Republicans during the Trump administration , with their prior low being 38 % in October 2017 , ” Gallup said on its website .
I was quite stunned when I first saw the graphic that Gallup posted on Twitter which shows how much the numbers have changed over the course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything like this , and a presidential election is less than 3 months away .
Because of COVID-19 , this election season has been relatively subdued so far , but I definitely expect that things will start to get crazy starting in September .
Many on the left have been anticipating a blowout victory by Joe Biden , but the polls have started to tighten , and Biden ’ s physical condition has been rapidly deteriorating .
To be honest , we don ’ t even know if it will be Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we certainly do not know who is going to win .
In fact , a group that included both prominent Republicans and prominent Democrats recently held “ war games ” to try to simulate the outcome of the election , and what those “ war games ” showed was quite disconcerting… That doesn ’ t sound good at all .
But I actually agree with that assessment .
I believe that this will be the most chaotic election period in modern U.S. history , and I believe that much more civil unrest is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a Donald Trump victory in November or a contested result that is decided by a long legal battle could set off a national temper tantrum that would be absolutely unprecedented .
Sadly , we won ’ t have to wait until November for chaos in the streets .
Riots are happening on a nightly basis in Portland and other cities right now , and I expect political turmoil to really start escalating next month .
Meanwhile , experts are warning of a “ second wave ” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from around the world , you will notice that COVID-19 has been exploding lately in countries like Brazil , South Africa , Peru , Chile , Colombia and Argentina .
All of those nations are currently in the middle of winter because they are in the southern hemisphere , and this could be an indication that we will see seasonal waves of COVID-19 just like we see seasonal waves of the flu .
During the summer , we spend a lot more time in the sun and so our bodies produce higher levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we all tend to stay inside most of the day , and so our bodies produce a lot less Vitamin D. As a result , we tend to get sick a lot more .
So keep an eye on the COVID-19 numbers as the weather starts to get colder .
If they really start to spike as we get close to winter , that could be an important warning sign .
Meanwhile , the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate at a rapid pace .
More than 55 million Americans have filed new claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , and the $ 600 weekly supplements that unemployed workers were receiving during this pandemic just got cut off .
If Congress does not approve a new round of emergency benefits quickly , that will be another factor which will help to fuel discontent all over the nation .
The period of time that we have entered has been described as “ a perfect storm ” , and as I have detailed previously , quite a few prominent voices have been specifically pointing to the month of September as a major turning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also continue throughout the rest of 2020 and into 2021 as well .
And beyond that , we will see things happen that most Americans would not even want to imagine right now .
Keep a close eye on Joe Biden .
The extent to which he has physically and mentally deteriorated is a huge red flag , and some experts are even suggesting that he might not even make it to election day .
But even if he does make it to November and he wins , there is a very good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running mate will have to take over during his first term .
In any event , I believe that this will be the strangest election season that any of us have ever seen , and I fully expect the craziness to begin next month .

2020 has definitely been a chaotic year so far.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted life all over the planet, we have witnessed a horrific economic downturn, and civil unrest has been raging in major U.S. cities for months.
But the good news is that we appear to have hit a pocket of relative calm here in August.
Yes, global events are still going crazy, and the bizarre explosion that we just witnessed in Beirut is just one example.
But compared to what we experienced during the first half of 2020 and compared to what we will experience during the last portion of this year, I believe that August should be relatively peaceful.
I would encourage everyone to enjoy this month as much as possible and to use it to prepare for what is ahead, because September is just around the corner.
Joe Biden does it again as he has yet again made a racist gaffe during a live interview.
Of course many Americans can’t imagine things getting much worse than they are right now. Gallup regularly asks Americans whether they are “satisfied” with the direction of the country or not, and what they have discovered is that the mood of the country has shifted dramatically since February, and this has especially been true among Republicans…
A poll by Gallup released Wednesday shows that the percentage of Republicans who say they are “satisfied” with the direction the country is heading has fallen by 60 points since February, when the pandemic began spreading rapidly across the U.S. “The plunge in the U.S. mood, both in the past month and since February, is mostly occurring among Republicans. Republicans’ satisfaction today (20%) is about half what it was a month ago (39%) and down 60 points since February, after the Senate acquitted President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. The current figure is easily the lowest for Republicans during the Trump administration, with their prior low being 38% in October 2017,” Gallup said on its website.
GOP satisfaction with the way things are going in the country has plunged, per Gallup: https://t.co/CbYcJe7ofw pic.twitter.com/1HloIRBO2V — Conor Sen (@conorsen) August 5, 2020
I was quite stunned when I first saw the graphic that Gallup posted on Twitter which shows how much the numbers have changed over the course of 2020.
I have never seen anything like this, and a presidential election is less than 3 months away.
Because of COVID-19, this election season has been relatively subdued so far, but I definitely expect that things will start to get crazy starting in September.
Many on the left have been anticipating a blowout victory by Joe Biden, but the polls have started to tighten, and Biden’s physical condition has been rapidly deteriorating.
To be honest, we don’t even know if it will be Joe Biden taking on Trump in November, and we certainly do not know who is going to win.
In fact, a group that included both prominent Republicans and prominent Democrats recently held “war games” to try to simulate the outcome of the election, and what those “war games” showed was quite disconcerting…
After gaming out various scenarios, the group said its conclusions were “alarming:” In an election taking place amid a pandemic, a recession and rising political polarization, the group found a substantial risk of legal battles, a contested outcome, violent street clashes and even a constitutional impasse. “We assess with a high degree of likelihood that November’s elections will be marked by a chaotic legal and political landscape,” the Transition Integrity Project, which organized the “war games,” said in a report this week.
That doesn’t sound good at all.
But I actually agree with that assessment. I believe that this will be the most chaotic election period in modern U.S. history, and I believe that much more civil unrest is ahead.
In particular, I believe that a Donald Trump victory in November or a contested result that is decided by a long legal battle could set off a national temper tantrum that would be absolutely unprecedented.
Sadly, we won’t have to wait until November for chaos in the streets. Riots are happening on a nightly basis in Portland and other cities right now, and I expect political turmoil to really start escalating next month.
Meanwhile, experts are warning of a “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall…
Even though the first wave of COVID-19 cases is still happening, health experts warn that once the weather gets cooler in the fall, a second wave of cases is likely to arrive. And if the wave coincides with the start of flu season, it would put an enormous strain on doctors and their practices. That’s why practices should start preparing now.
If you look at the numbers from around the world, you will notice that COVID-19 has been exploding lately in countries like Brazil, South Africa, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.
All of those nations are currently in the middle of winter because they are in the southern hemisphere, and this could be an indication that we will see seasonal waves of COVID-19 just like we see seasonal waves of the flu.
During the summer, we spend a lot more time in the sun and so our bodies produce higher levels of Vitamin D. But in the winter we all tend to stay inside most of the day, and so our bodies produce a lot less Vitamin D. As a result, we tend to get sick a lot more.
So keep an eye on the COVID-19 numbers as the weather starts to get colder. If they really start to spike as we get close to winter, that could be an important warning sign.
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate at a rapid pace. More than 55 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past 20 weeks, and the $600 weekly supplements that unemployed workers were receiving during this pandemic just got cut off. If Congress does not approve a new round of emergency benefits quickly, that will be another factor which will help to fuel discontent all over the nation.
The period of time that we have entered has been described as “a perfect storm”, and as I have detailed previously, quite a few prominent voices have been specifically pointing to the month of September as a major turning point.
Of course the craziness will also continue throughout the rest of 2020 and into 2021 as well. And beyond that, we will see things happen that most Americans would not even want to imagine right now.
Keep a close eye on Joe Biden. The extent to which he has physically and mentally deteriorated is a huge red flag, and some experts are even suggesting that he might not even make it to election day.
But even if he does make it to November and he wins, there is a very good possibility that whoever he selects as his running mate will have to take over during his first term.
In any event, I believe that this will be the strangest election season that any of us have ever seen, and I fully expect the craziness to begin next month.