newswars--2020-07-23--The COVID Panic Is a Lesson in Using Statistics to Get Your Way in Politics

It is unlikely that pundits , politicians , and the general public have ever been so obsessed with numbers as they are right now .
I speak , of course , of the numbers surrounding deaths and illnesses attributed to COVID-19 .
For months now , every new day has brought new headlines about total COVID-19 infections , total deaths , and estimates put out by models claiming to predict how many deaths will soon occur .
These numbers have become the focal point of many politicians ’ careers .
This is especially true for state governors and other politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time of “ emergency ” essentially rule by decree .
New edicts are regularly issued by policymakers , allegedly based on an assessment of the all-important numbers .
These decrees may unilaterally close businesses , cut people off from important medical procedures , ban religious gatherings , or even attempt to confine people to their homes .
Those who refuse to comply may have their livelihoods destroyed .
“ The Number ” becomes the standard by which all behavior is judged .
Will Activity X increase The Number or decrease it ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Activity Z , they must first prove that it will not increase The Number .
Nothing shall be allowed that doesn ’ t have a good effect on The Number .
But there ’ s a problem with this way of doing things : the number in question only tells us about the one thing being measured .
If we only have a number for that one thing , then we tend to ignore all the other things that aren ’ t being assigned a number .
Focusing on One Number , Ignoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one number is being continually updated in real time while other numbers are updated only occasionally .
We can certainly see all of this this at work in the COVID-19 debate .
During March 2020 much of the population suddenly became very interested in the latest COVID-19 totals .
Johns Hopkins University created a website to show the spread of the disease , and Worldometer—a site normally only useful for checking the population of , say , Bolivia—began publishing continually updated numbers on total COVID-19 cases and deaths .
Models predicting the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
The ever-rising total deaths number then was compared against the predictions of the models—such as the Imperial College London model predicting more than 2 million deaths in the United States .
This immediately changed the terms of the debate over what measures to take in response to COVID-19 .
Faced with rising COVID-19 numbers at Worldometer and related sites , and accompanied by news stories asserting that hospitals everywhere would soon run out of room , panicky voters began to demand action from politicians .
“ Look at that terrible number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This was followed by the phrase “ do something !
” Seeing that their opportunity to seize vast new powers had arrived , health bureaucrats were quick to pounce : “ quarantine everyone !
” they demanded .
“ There ’ s no time to consider the downside.
” Nearly overnight , the only numbers that mattered anymore were the COVID-19 numbers .
When the advocates for coerced “ lockdowns , ” business closures , and stay-at-home orders finally prevailed , a minority nonetheless asked : What are the negative effects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored .
They didn ’ t have any continually updating , media-friendly , easy-to-access numbers on their side .
In fact , the numbers that illustrated the dark side of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders only began to trickle out , and without any online ticker to announce every new case .
For instance , in April doctors began to report that they were seeing more cases of severe child abuse ( both sexual and nonsexual ) than before the lockdowns .
The lockdowns cut children off from relatives and settings that offered an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likelihood of abuse increased as the lockdown put more financial and emotional stress on families .
But did child abuse receive much media attention ?
Certainly not .
Child abuse victims have no dedicated website with a number that ’ s posted daily at CNN or the Drudge Report .
We encounter a similar problem with suicides and drug overdoses .
Although there is much evidence that suicides , drug overdoses , and other “ deaths of despair ” have increased as a result of lockdowns , these threats to life and limb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media outlets looking to maximize fears of COVID-19 .
Once again , suicides and drug overdoses have no “ daily death toll ” relentlessly featured in media stories .
These deaths aren ’ t counted in real time .
Even worse , perhaps , are the measures adopted by state governors that reduce access to essential medical care .
As a result of this widespread effort to deny basic medical care to non-COVID patients , hundreds of doctors in May , organized by Dr. Simone Gold , published an open letter to Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical lockdowns .
The letter states that the Americans denied treatment under COVID lockdowns include 150,000 Americans per month who would have had a new cancer detected through routine screening that hasn ’ t happened , millions who have missed routine dental care to fix problems strongly linked to heart disease/death , and preventable cases of stroke , heart attack , and child abuse .
Suicide hotline phone calls have increased 600 % .
Further complicating matters is the fact that many of the negative repercussions of lockdowns and business closures lead to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brings higher mortality due to a wide variety of ailments , long after the initial period of unemployment .
It ’ s Easy to Ignore What You Don ’ t Measure Yet the impact of unemployment on mortality and mental health was almost entirely ignored .
This was partly due to the fact that unemployment numbers are not updated daily , as COVID-19 numbers are .
The fact that 40 million Americans lost their jobs during the lockdowns—and more than 20 million remain unemployed today—continues to be treated as a minor affair .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ labeled simply as a “ heart attack.
” No connection will be made to the COVID-19 lockdowns .
The millions of casualties of a continued shutdown will be hiding in plain sight , but they will be called alcoholism , homelessness , suicide , heart attack , stroke , or kidney failure .
In youths it will be called financial instability , unemployment , despair , drug addiction , unplanned pregnancies , poverty , and abuse .
In other words , there will be no media-freindly website listing the long and lingering effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no list of abused children , the destitute , the suicides , and the victims of drug abuse who couldn ’ t get the help they needed .
There will be no list of cancer patients denied care because their states ’ governors decided cancer diagnostics were “ elective ” medical procedures .
Indeed , so unimportant are the deaths and illnesses uncounted in any any government tally , that politicians are now talking about another round of stay-at-home orders and lockdowns .
Los Angeles city officials are threatening to impose new lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Texas has implemented a stay-at-home order .
Those who support these measures need only point to the official statistics : “ see , we must do something to keep this COVID-19 number from getting bigger !
” The number will be there for all to see .
But the child abuse , the suicides , and the cancer deaths ?
There ’ s no Worldometer number to point to .
There ’ s an important lesson here .
Since the nineteenth century , government bureaucrats , politicians , and other advocates for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of government statistics as a means of justifying government interventions in the marketplace .
In this way of thinking , that which is measured is that which merits government planning .
It ’ s simply another illustration of Frederic Bastiat ’ s lesson of “ the seen ” versus “ the unseen.
” As with most government interventions , the public is only interested in the easily seen “ benefits ” of government intervention .
All the unseen costs of that intervention are simply ignored .
Paying government workers to provide a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That “ creates jobs.
” That can easily be seen and measured .
The lost wealth that results from such a pointless endeavor ?
That ’ s hard to measure , and can be ignored .
But we ’ re now learning that in order to be counted among the “ seen ” it ’ s not enough to just have an occasionally updated statistic .
If we want our statistic to receive a lot of attention , it must be easily found by the public and be easy for journalists—most of whom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research—to use .
A daily updated COVID-19 death number will beat an an annual estimate of drug overdoses any day .
This is partly why the pandemics of 1958 and 1969 received so much less attention—even though the 1958 pandemic remains deadlier than the current pandemic .
Those pandemics had no website and no concerted media effort to maximize attention paid to a daily mounting death toll .

It is unlikely that pundits, politicians, and the general public have ever been so obsessed with numbers as they are right now. I speak, of course, of the numbers surrounding deaths and illnesses attributed to COVID-19.
For months now, every new day has brought new headlines about total COVID-19 infections, total deaths, and estimates put out by models claiming to predict how many deaths will soon occur.
These numbers have become the focal point of many politicians’ careers. This is especially true for state governors and other politicians in executive positions, who now in this time of “emergency” essentially rule by decree. New edicts are regularly issued by policymakers, allegedly based on an assessment of the all-important numbers. These decrees may unilaterally close businesses, cut people off from important medical procedures, ban religious gatherings, or even attempt to confine people to their homes. Those who refuse to comply may have their livelihoods destroyed.
“The Number” becomes the standard by which all behavior is judged. Will Activity X increase The Number or decrease it? For those who wish to engage in Activity Z, they must first prove that it will not increase The Number. Nothing shall be allowed that doesn’t have a good effect on The Number.
But there’s a problem with this way of doing things: the number in question only tells us about the one thing being measured. If we only have a number for that one thing, then we tend to ignore all the other things that aren’t being assigned a number.
Focusing on One Number, Ignoring Others
Things get even more lopsided if one number is being continually updated in real time while other numbers are updated only occasionally.
We can certainly see all of this this at work in the COVID-19 debate. During March 2020 much of the population suddenly became very interested in the latest COVID-19 totals. Johns Hopkins University created a website to show the spread of the disease, and Worldometer—a site normally only useful for checking the population of, say, Bolivia—began publishing continually updated numbers on total COVID-19 cases and deaths. Models predicting the future course of the disease began to spring up. The ever-rising total deaths number then was compared against the predictions of the models—such as the Imperial College London model predicting more than 2 million deaths in the United States.
This immediately changed the terms of the debate over what measures to take in response to COVID-19. Faced with rising COVID-19 numbers at Worldometer and related sites, and accompanied by news stories asserting that hospitals everywhere would soon run out of room, panicky voters began to demand action from politicians.
“Look at that terrible number!” was essentially the “argument.” This was followed by the phrase “do something!” Seeing that their opportunity to seize vast new powers had arrived, health bureaucrats were quick to pounce: “quarantine everyone!” they demanded. “There’s no time to consider the downside.”
Ignoring the Costs of COVID-19 Shutdowns
Nearly overnight, the only numbers that mattered anymore were the COVID-19 numbers.
When the advocates for coerced “lockdowns,” business closures, and stay-at-home orders finally prevailed, a minority nonetheless asked: What are the negative effects of these measures?
These people were thoroughly ignored. They didn’t have any continually updating, media-friendly, easy-to-access numbers on their side.
In fact, the numbers that illustrated the dark side of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders only began to trickle out, and without any online ticker to announce every new case.
For instance, in April doctors began to report that they were seeing more cases of severe child abuse (both sexual and nonsexual) than before the lockdowns. The lockdowns cut children off from relatives and settings that offered an escape from abuse. Moreover, the likelihood of abuse increased as the lockdown put more financial and emotional stress on families. But did child abuse receive much media attention? Certainly not. Child abuse victims have no dedicated website with a number that’s posted daily at CNN or the Drudge Report.
We encounter a similar problem with suicides and drug overdoses. Although there is much evidence that suicides, drug overdoses, and other “deaths of despair” have increased as a result of lockdowns, these threats to life and limb have received little attention from politicians and media outlets looking to maximize fears of COVID-19. Once again, suicides and drug overdoses have no “daily death toll” relentlessly featured in media stories. These deaths aren’t counted in real time.
Even worse, perhaps, are the measures adopted by state governors that reduce access to essential medical care. As a result of this widespread effort to deny basic medical care to non-COVID patients, hundreds of doctors in May, organized by Dr. Simone Gold, published an open letter to Donald Trump calling for action to end the medical lockdowns. The letter states that the Americans denied treatment under COVID lockdowns include
150,000 Americans per month who would have had a new cancer detected through routine screening that hasn’t happened, millions who have missed routine dental care to fix problems strongly linked to heart disease/death, and preventable cases of stroke, heart attack, and child abuse. Suicide hotline phone calls have increased 600%.
Further complicating matters is the fact that many of the negative repercussions of lockdowns and business closures lead to long-term costs. We know that unemployment brings higher mortality due to a wide variety of ailments, long after the initial period of unemployment.
It’s Easy to Ignore What You Don’t Measure
Yet the impact of unemployment on mortality and mental health was almost entirely ignored. This was partly due to the fact that unemployment numbers are not updated daily, as COVID-19 numbers are. The fact that 40 million Americans lost their jobs during the lockdowns—and more than 20 million remain unemployed today—continues to be treated as a minor affair. Any increased mortality that results will be labeled simply as a “heart attack.” No connection will be made to the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Thus, the Gold letter continues:
The millions of casualties of a continued shutdown will be hiding in plain sight, but they will be called alcoholism, homelessness, suicide, heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure. In youths it will be called financial instability, unemployment, despair, drug addiction, unplanned pregnancies, poverty, and abuse.
In other words, there will be no media-freindly website listing the long and lingering effects of the lockdowns. There will be no list of abused children, the destitute, the suicides, and the victims of drug abuse who couldn’t get the help they needed. There will be no list of cancer patients denied care because their states’ governors decided cancer diagnostics were “elective” medical procedures.
Indeed, so unimportant are the deaths and illnesses uncounted in any any government tally, that politicians are now talking about another round of stay-at-home orders and lockdowns. Los Angeles city officials are threatening to impose new lockdown measures, and at least one county in Texas has implemented a stay-at-home order.
Those who support these measures need only point to the official statistics: “see, we must do something to keep this COVID-19 number from getting bigger!” The number will be there for all to see.
But the child abuse, the suicides, and the cancer deaths? There’s no Worldometer number to point to.
There’s an important lesson here. Since the nineteenth century, government bureaucrats, politicians, and other advocates for more government action have sought greater use of government statistics as a means of justifying government interventions in the marketplace. In this way of thinking, that which is measured is that which merits government planning.
It’s simply another illustration of Frederic Bastiat’s lesson of “the seen” versus “the unseen.” As with most government interventions, the public is only interested in the easily seen “benefits” of government intervention. All the unseen costs of that intervention are simply ignored. Paying government workers to provide a “service” that almost nobody wants? That “creates jobs.” That can easily be seen and measured. The lost wealth that results from such a pointless endeavor? That’s hard to measure, and can be ignored.
But we’re now learning that in order to be counted among the “seen” it’s not enough to just have an occasionally updated statistic. If we want our statistic to receive a lot of attention, it must be easily found by the public and be easy for journalists—most of whom lack the skills to engage in serious research—to use. A daily updated COVID-19 death number will beat an an annual estimate of drug overdoses any day.
This is partly why the pandemics of 1958 and 1969 received so much less attention—even though the 1958 pandemic remains deadlier than the current pandemic. Those pandemics had no website and no concerted media effort to maximize attention paid to a daily mounting death toll.


newswars--2020-07-23--Dan Crenshaw Joins Dems in Vote to Remove Statues

Rep. Dan Crenshaw ( R-TX ) voted with House Democrats on legislation to remove Confederate statues from Washington , D.C. , and defended the decision on social media by claiming that the Confederacy represents the Democratic Party ’ s “ racist past ” and he was happy to help them “ confront ” such previous wrongdoings .
On Wednesday night , Crenshaw sided with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) , who recently called for 11 statues of Confederate leaders from the Capitol building .
Of the statues , 9 represent individuals who at some point were registered Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The other two Confederates , Edmund Kirby Smith and Robert E. Lee , did not have a documented political affiliation , according to historical accounts.
” Crenshaw was one of six Republicans to break party lines and join Democrats in voting to remove statues representing American history .
In defense of his vote , Crenshaw asserts that “ Republicans won the civil war , ” while “ Democrats have a long list of segregationists & KKK members .
That ’ s their history.
” “ I ’ m glad to help them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remove these Democrat statues from positions of prominence , ” wrote Crenshaw .
Statues Pelosi demands be removed from the Capitol include depictions of Robert E. Lee , Jefferson Davis , and Alexander Hamilton Stephens .
Last year , Crenshaw signaled to Democrats that he would work with them on red flag laws and other gun control legislation , going as far as to call critics of red flag gun confiscation laws emotional and uninformed .
On Facebook , Crensahw wrote that “ There is a big difference between the current understanding of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of laws that conservatives could support , ” and proceeded to attempt to explain the difference .
“ What came out of [ my endorsement ] instead was hate filled comments , lots of emotion , a lot of anger , a lot of memes , ” said Crenshaw .
“ The point is that clearly even the words Red Flag Law just emotionally triggered a lot of people , made you guys really mad at me.
” Crenshaw then insulted those who previously supported him , saying “ Clearly when we say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listening .
You can ’ t hear what we ’ re suggesting.
” A total of 71 Republicans voted with Democrats to have the statues removed .
The vote was 305-113 .
The elite are testing the public ’ s willingness to impose mandatory vaccination .

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) voted with House Democrats on legislation to remove Confederate statues from Washington, D.C., and defended the decision on social media by claiming that the Confederacy represents the Democratic Party’s “racist past” and he was happy to help them “confront” such previous wrongdoings.
On Wednesday night, Crenshaw sided with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who recently called for 11 statues of Confederate leaders from the Capitol building. Of the statues, 9 represent individuals who at some point were registered Democrats.
As Just the News notes, “The other two Confederates, Edmund Kirby Smith and Robert E. Lee, did not have a documented political affiliation, according to historical accounts.”
Crenshaw was one of six Republicans to break party lines and join Democrats in voting to remove statues representing American history.
In defense of his vote, Crenshaw asserts that “Republicans won the civil war,” while “Democrats have a long list of segregationists & KKK members. That’s their history.”
“I’m glad to help them confront that racist past & voted to remove these Democrat statues from positions of prominence,” wrote Crenshaw.
Statues Pelosi demands be removed from the Capitol include depictions of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Alexander Hamilton Stephens.
Last year, Crenshaw signaled to Democrats that he would work with them on red flag laws and other gun control legislation, going as far as to call critics of red flag gun confiscation laws emotional and uninformed.
National File reported:
On Facebook, Crensahw wrote that “There is a big difference between the current understanding of Red Flag Laws, and the kind of laws that conservatives could support,” and proceeded to attempt to explain the difference.
“What came out of [my endorsement] instead was hate filled comments, lots of emotion, a lot of anger, a lot of memes,” said Crenshaw. “The point is that clearly even the words Red Flag Law just emotionally triggered a lot of people, made you guys really mad at me.”
Crenshaw then insulted those who previously supported him, saying “Clearly when we say Red Flag Laws, you guys stop listening. You can’t hear what we’re suggesting.”
A total of 71 Republicans voted with Democrats to have the statues removed. The vote was 305-113.
The elite are testing the public’s willingness to impose mandatory vaccination.


newswars--2020-07-23--Foreign Aid Is Protectionism

Foreign Aid Is Protectionism

As the specter of economic nationalism continues to vaguely haunt the United States , economists find themselves at something of an impasse .
Free trade is so plainly efficient at promoting human welfare that even economists skeptical of or outright hostile to the Austrian school support it at least as a broad ideal , if only as a necessary fuel for altruists and rent seekers .
Nevertheless , the enemies of free trade persist , searching tirelessly for cases of societies that effectively put themselves under siege with protectionist policies and didn ’ t suffer the apocalyptic consequences alleged by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting that one of the policies that economic nationalists consider bad is one that they , by all rights , ought to consider good .
And the fact that they do not constitutes an unforgivable error in logic .
I am talking about foreign aid .
Libertarians understand well that taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country is an undesirable policy .
And here the national populists agree with us .
Pat Buchanan railed endlessly against foreign aid giveaways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that refuse to defend themselves.
” More recently , Tucker Carlson has lamented the fact that our leaders have “ spent enormous sums of your tax dollars improving the health care in countries that hate us.
” But the economic nationalist faces a dilemma .
Foreign aid handouts and economic protectionism are not only wholly compatible in theory , but the effects of foreign aid perfectly complement economic nationalists ’ goals .
It should be considered as much a hidden form of protectionism as inflation is considered a hidden form of taxation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but today the US government guarantees these loans , below the natural rate of interest , when it is not directly giving the money away as foreign aid .
How should we expect firms to feel about the cheap or free disbursement of US dollars to foreign governments and citizens ?
Consider Cantillon effects .
Inflation happens unevenly as excess money propagates through the economy , and price changes happen to precisely those goods and services on which the money is spent , rather than all at once .
The first recipient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most advantageous position and the final recipient in the worst .
Let us make the bold assumption that when business owners hear that the Federal Reserve is printing money , they prefer to make sure that they are getting some of that money as soon as possible .
First , let us consider the American company that exports its goods abroad .
We can expect them to support such activity .
Why ?
Because they will be the first Americans to receive that money .
Foreigners will spend American dollars on American goods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be compromised in the foreign country , but prices will not have risen at home when the company receives the influx of new money .
From the perspective of Americans purchasing goods in America , this is new money .
As such , the new money amounts to an export subsidy : a redistribution of wealth from Americans ’ savings to American exporting firms .
We can expect that such a policy would encourage the creation of new jobs in the export sector at the expense of sectors harmed by the rolling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy .
Next , let us consider the case of the American industry that competes with foreign imports .
What happens before those dollars return to American shores ?
The foreigners holding them may not all have immediate need for American goods .
The introduction of more paper money into that economy will then bid up the prices of goods there , relative to dollars , as dollars move through it .
But what happens if some of those goods are normally exported to the United States ?
Imagine the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a foreign country , financing the expenditure via inflation .
The country that receives the money is whose exports to the US compete with certain American goods .
Let us further imagine that , unlike in the first scenario , none of the original recipients of the American dollars have any particularly strong desire for American goods , but they do have a demand for the goods produced in their own country .
The goods that their country produces are cheap substitutes for the high-quality goods produced in the US but are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unaffordable , that is , until they get their new shipment of American dollars , courtesy of the Federal Reserve .
This money has not yet reached American shores , and therefore does not affect the price level in the United States .
It does bid up the prices , in dollars , of the foreign goods as the foreigners spend it on their own locally produced goods .
The foreign goods have now been made more expensive relative to the American ones , whose prices have not changed .
This encourages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy fewer foreign goods and , potentially , more American goods .
In short : to the extent and for as long as the recipients of foreign aid use the money to purchase goods not made in America but that Americans would like to buy , foreign aid financed through inflation influences the domestic economy in a manner that is functionally equivalent to a tariff .
To illustrate this further , let us finally consider the effects of foreign aid giveaways on the outsourcer .
Remember , the reason that companies outsource @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work for less money than Americans .
Imagine if the US began providing a $ 1,200 monthly UBI ( universal basic income ) to everybody in Indonesia .
One can see why it would be nearly impossible for an American company to open a shoe factory in Indonesia offering an hourly wage of $ 1.68 .
This is true whether it is paid in dollars or converted , at the new exchange rate , to local currency .
As the number of dollars in circulation in the foreign country increases , the purchasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the outsourcing company will have to provide more of them to foreign laborers .
When the government adopts a policy of “ easy money ” for foreigners , there are three possible results .
The first is that American export goods become more competitive on world markets , creating more jobs in those exporting industries .
The second is that , to the extent that the new dollars are spent bidding up the price on foreign goods that would ordinarily be imported by the United States , the American firms that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the domestic market , creating more jobs in those industries .
The third is that it becomes more difficult for companies to outsource jobs from the US abroad .
In short , for the economic nationalist who supports tariffs , export subsidies , and punitive taxes on businesses that send jobs abroad , printing out money and handing it out to foreigners for free or through cheap loans accomplishes the exact same goals , with the exact same effects on domestic living standards .
The effects on American living standards of tariffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on outsourcers are exactly the same as what they would be if the United States federal government engaged in a program of printing dollars by the billions and giving it away to non-Americans .
The only major difference is that using the federal money printer in this fashion does not directly raise government revenue .
To paraphrase the late and great Justin Raimondo : “ The foreign-aid giveaway that the protectionist relentlessly attacks is supported by the same big-business special interests that ceaselessly agitate for protectionism .
They know where their true interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confused about his ” ( Reclaiming the American Right , pp .
277–78 ) .

As the specter of economic nationalism continues to vaguely haunt the United States, economists find themselves at something of an impasse.
Free trade is so plainly efficient at promoting human welfare that even economists skeptical of or outright hostile to the Austrian school support it at least as a broad ideal, if only as a necessary fuel for altruists and rent seekers. Nevertheless, the enemies of free trade persist, searching tirelessly for cases of societies that effectively put themselves under siege with protectionist policies and didn’t suffer the apocalyptic consequences alleged by ivory tower economists.
But it is interesting that one of the policies that economic nationalists consider bad is one that they, by all rights, ought to consider good. And the fact that they do not constitutes an unforgivable error in logic. I am talking about foreign aid.
Libertarians understand well that taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country is an undesirable policy. And here the national populists agree with us. Pat Buchanan railed endlessly against foreign aid giveaways “spent on defense for rich nations that refuse to defend themselves.” More recently, Tucker Carlson has lamented the fact that our leaders have “spent enormous sums of your tax dollars improving the health care in countries that hate us.”
But the economic nationalist faces a dilemma. Foreign aid handouts and economic protectionism are not only wholly compatible in theory, but the effects of foreign aid perfectly complement economic nationalists’ goals. It should be considered as much a hidden form of protectionism as inflation is considered a hidden form of taxation.
Historically, foreign loans were fully private, but today the US government guarantees these loans, below the natural rate of interest, when it is not directly giving the money away as foreign aid. How should we expect firms to feel about the cheap or free disbursement of US dollars to foreign governments and citizens?
Consider Cantillon effects. Inflation happens unevenly as excess money propagates through the economy, and price changes happen to precisely those goods and services on which the money is spent, rather than all at once. The first recipient of excess money is thus in the most advantageous position and the final recipient in the worst. Let us make the bold assumption that when business owners hear that the Federal Reserve is printing money, they prefer to make sure that they are getting some of that money as soon as possible.
First, let us consider the American company that exports its goods abroad. We can expect them to support such activity. Why? Because they will be the first Americans to receive that money. Foreigners will spend American dollars on American goods. The purchasing power of those dollars may be compromised in the foreign country, but prices will not have risen at home when the company receives the influx of new money. From the perspective of Americans purchasing goods in America, this is new money. As such, the new money amounts to an export subsidy: a redistribution of wealth from Americans’ savings to American exporting firms. We can expect that such a policy would encourage the creation of new jobs in the export sector at the expense of sectors harmed by the rolling inflation as the new money travels through the economy.
Next, let us consider the case of the American industry that competes with foreign imports. What happens before those dollars return to American shores? The foreigners holding them may not all have immediate need for American goods. The introduction of more paper money into that economy will then bid up the prices of goods there, relative to dollars, as dollars move through it. But what happens if some of those goods are normally exported to the United States?
Imagine the United States distributes a large amount of dollars to a foreign country, financing the expenditure via inflation. The country that receives the money is whose exports to the US compete with certain American goods. Let us further imagine that, unlike in the first scenario, none of the original recipients of the American dollars have any particularly strong desire for American goods, but they do have a demand for the goods produced in their own country. The goods that their country produces are cheap substitutes for the high-quality goods produced in the US but are still unaffordable to most of the local population. Unaffordable, that is, until they get their new shipment of American dollars, courtesy of the Federal Reserve.
This money has not yet reached American shores, and therefore does not affect the price level in the United States. It does bid up the prices, in dollars, of the foreign goods as the foreigners spend it on their own locally produced goods. The foreign goods have now been made more expensive relative to the American ones, whose prices have not changed. This encourages American consumers, on the margins, to buy fewer foreign goods and, potentially, more American goods.
In short: to the extent and for as long as the recipients of foreign aid use the money to purchase goods not made in America but that Americans would like to buy, foreign aid financed through inflation influences the domestic economy in a manner that is functionally equivalent to a tariff.
To illustrate this further, let us finally consider the effects of foreign aid giveaways on the outsourcer.
Remember, the reason that companies outsource is that foreign laborers are willing to work for less money than Americans. Imagine if the US began providing a $1,200 monthly UBI (universal basic income) to everybody in Indonesia. One can see why it would be nearly impossible for an American company to open a shoe factory in Indonesia offering an hourly wage of $1.68. This is true whether it is paid in dollars or converted, at the new exchange rate, to local currency. As the number of dollars in circulation in the foreign country increases, the purchasing power of the dollar begins to decrease, and the outsourcing company will have to provide more of them to foreign laborers.
When the government adopts a policy of “easy money” for foreigners, there are three possible results. The first is that American export goods become more competitive on world markets, creating more jobs in those exporting industries. The second is that, to the extent that the new dollars are spent bidding up the price on foreign goods that would ordinarily be imported by the United States, the American firms that compete with those imports become more competitive on the domestic market, creating more jobs in those industries. The third is that it becomes more difficult for companies to outsource jobs from the US abroad.
In short, for the economic nationalist who supports tariffs, export subsidies, and punitive taxes on businesses that send jobs abroad, printing out money and handing it out to foreigners for free or through cheap loans accomplishes the exact same goals, with the exact same effects on domestic living standards. The effects on American living standards of tariffs, export subsidies, and punitive taxes on outsourcers are exactly the same as what they would be if the United States federal government engaged in a program of printing dollars by the billions and giving it away to non-Americans. The only major difference is that using the federal money printer in this fashion does not directly raise government revenue. To paraphrase the late and great Justin Raimondo: “The foreign-aid giveaway that the protectionist relentlessly attacks is supported by the same big-business special interests that ceaselessly agitate for protectionism. They know where their true interests lie, even if the protectionist is confused about his” (Reclaiming the American Right, pp. 277–78).


newswars--2020-07-23--Trump & Putin Discuss Arms Control, Strategic Stability

The two presidents agreed to continue contacts at various levels , the Kremlin ’ s press service said , adding that their conversation was constructive and meaningful .
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held a phone conversation to discuss issues of strategic stability and arms control among other things , the Kremlin ’ s press service said in a press release on Thursday .
The two leaders reaffirmed the relevance of bilateral consultations on strategic stability and armaments , including the issue of New START .
“ Issues pertaining to strategic stability and arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Russia ’ s and the United States ’ special responsibility for maintaining international peace and security .
Within this framework , the relevance of bilateral consultations on the matter was confirmed , including with regard to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ” , the press release read .
White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere confirmed that the two leaders had held a telephone talk .
“ Today , President Donald Trump spoke with President Vladimir Putin of Russia ” , Deere said .
“ President Trump reiterated his hope of avoiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Russia , and the United States and looked forward to progress on upcoming arms control negotiations in Vienna ” .
In late June , US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov held marathon talks on the extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( New START ) .
The landmark deal , which was concluded in 2010 and expires in February 2021 , paves ways to maintaining stability and predictability in the face of the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , also known as the Iranian nuclear deal , agreeing on the need for a collective effort to maintain stability in the region .
In July 2015 , Iran signed a nuclear agreement with China , France , Russia , the United Kingdom , the United States , Germany and the European Union .
The JCPOA stipulates that Iran must scale back its nuclear program and downgrade its uranium reserves in exchange for sanctions relief , including the lifting of the UN arms embargo five years after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been in crisis since May 2018 , when the US unilaterally withdrew from it and reintroduced sanctions on Tehran .
In addition , Putin and Trump talked about economic relations and the fight against coronavirus .
“ They expressed mutual commitment to the development of Russian-American trade and economic cooperation .
They assessed as positive their cooperation in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus infection ” , a statement on the Russian president ’ s website read .
Putin suggested earlier in the year holding the key UNSC members ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations .
Among the proposed topics are world affairs , global security , economy and the pandemic crisis , as well as climate change and cyberthreats .
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now a criminal suspect in Ukraine in a case involving his son Hunter and Burisma Holdings , a major Ukrainian natural gas producer .

The two presidents agreed to continue contacts at various levels, the Kremlin’s press service said, adding that their conversation was constructive and meaningful.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have held a phone conversation to discuss issues of strategic stability and arms control among other things, the Kremlin’s press service said in a press release on Thursday.
The two leaders reaffirmed the relevance of bilateral consultations on strategic stability and armaments, including the issue of New START.
“Issues pertaining to strategic stability and arms control were thoroughly discussed, with consideration of Russia’s and the United States’ special responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. Within this framework, the relevance of bilateral consultations on the matter was confirmed, including with regard to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty”, the press release read.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere confirmed that the two leaders had held a telephone talk.
“Today, President Donald Trump spoke with President Vladimir Putin of Russia”, Deere said. “President Trump reiterated his hope of avoiding an expensive three-way arms race between China, Russia, and the United States and looked forward to progress on upcoming arms control negotiations in Vienna”.
In late June, US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov held marathon talks on the extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The landmark deal, which was concluded in 2010 and expires in February 2021, paves ways to maintaining stability and predictability in the face of the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Iran Nuke Deal
They also touched upon the issue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iranian nuclear deal, agreeing on the need for a collective effort to maintain stability in the region.
In July 2015, Iran signed a nuclear agreement with China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and the European Union. The JCPOA stipulates that Iran must scale back its nuclear program and downgrade its uranium reserves in exchange for sanctions relief, including the lifting of the UN arms embargo five years after the accord was adopted.
The agreement has been in crisis since May 2018, when the US unilaterally withdrew from it and reintroduced sanctions on Tehran.
Economic Ties and COVID-19 Fight
In addition, Putin and Trump talked about economic relations and the fight against coronavirus.
“They expressed mutual commitment to the development of Russian-American trade and economic cooperation. They assessed as positive their cooperation in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus infection”, a statement on the Russian president’s website read.
Putin suggested earlier in the year holding the key UNSC members’ summit in 2020, the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Among the proposed topics are world affairs, global security, economy and the pandemic crisis, as well as climate change and cyberthreats.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now a criminal suspect in Ukraine in a case involving his son Hunter and Burisma Holdings, a major Ukrainian natural gas producer.


newswars--2020-07-23--NOT SATIRE: Dr. Anthony Fauci to Throw MLB Season’s First Pitch

In what seems like a cruel joke , NIH head Dr. Anthony Fauci has been tapped to throw the ceremonial pitch at the first 2020 Major League Baseball game .
On Monday , the Washington Nationals announced they ’ d picked Fauci , largely credited with prompting the shut down of nearly every spectator sport across the globe , to throw the league ’ s inaugural pitch before their match against the Yankees Thursday .
“ Dr .
Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his distinguished career , so it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we kick off the 2020 season and defend our World Series Championship title , ” the team stated .
While the Nationals claim Fauci ’ s a “ superfan ” because he ’ s been seen wearing a Washington Nationals face mask , the coronavirus task force member ’ s comments to media have been largely regarded as the reason many spectator sports were suspended .
In an interview with the New York Times in late April , Fauci doomed sports players and fans when he announced after “ 15 days to slow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not ready ” for sports .
“ I would love to be able to have all sports back .
But as a health official and a physician and a scientist , I have to say , right now , when you look at the country , we ’ re not ready for that yet , ” Fauci told the Times .
“ Safety , for the players and for the fans , trumps everything , ” Fauci said .
“ If you can ’ t guarantee safety , then unfortunately you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and say , ‘ We may have to go without this sport for this season.
’ ” “ What we need to do is get it , as a country and as individual locations , under control .
That sometimes takes longer than you would like , and if we let our desire to prematurely get back to normal , we can only get ourselves right back in the same hole we were in a few weeks ago.
” In June , he also cast doom over the prospect of a 2020 NFL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Football may not happen this year.
” “ Unless players are essentially in a bubble — insulated from the community and … tested nearly every day — it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall , ” he told CNN ’ s Sanjay Gupta .
Despite the fact his comments were essentially taken as orders to shut all sports down , Fauci told Sen. Rand ( R-Ky. ) during a hearing in late June on COVID-19 that he “ never said we can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All I hear , Dr. Fauci , is , ‘ We can ’ t do this , we can ’ t do that .
We can ’ t play baseball , ’ ” Sen. Paul argued .
“ The other thing I ’ d like to clarify very briefly .
I never said we can ’ t play a certain sport .
What happens is the people in the sports industry … from the [ MLB ] Players Association , owners , people involved in the health of the players ask me opinions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
I give it , and then it gets interpreted that I ’ m saying you can ’ t play this sport or you can ’ t play that sport , ” Fauci responded .
“ The only thing I can do is to the best of my ability give you the facts and evidence associated with what I know about this outbreak.
” The pitch is merely Fauci ’ s latest PR stunt as he enjoys a rise in popularity due to the media ’ s portrayal of him as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resisting the evil President Trump who simply wants to reopen the country regardless of how many Americans die .
The MLB plans to hold a 60-game season in 2020 , however no fans will be allowed in the stands .
The new economics of PC pandering after COVID19 — go woke or go broke

In what seems like a cruel joke, NIH head Dr. Anthony Fauci has been tapped to throw the ceremonial pitch at the first 2020 Major League Baseball game.
On Monday, the Washington Nationals announced they’d picked Fauci, largely credited with prompting the shut down of nearly every spectator sport across the globe, to throw the league’s inaugural pitch before their match against the Yankees Thursday.
“Dr. Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his distinguished career, so it is only fitting that we honor him as we kick off the 2020 season and defend our World Series Championship title,” the team stated.
While the Nationals claim Fauci’s a “superfan” because he’s been seen wearing a Washington Nationals face mask, the coronavirus task force member’s comments to media have been largely regarded as the reason many spectator sports were suspended.
In an interview with the New York Times in late April, Fauci doomed sports players and fans when he announced after “15 days to slow the spread” that America was “not ready” for sports.
“I would love to be able to have all sports back. But as a health official and a physician and a scientist, I have to say, right now, when you look at the country, we’re not ready for that yet,” Fauci told the Times.
“Safety, for the players and for the fans, trumps everything,” Fauci said. “If you can’t guarantee safety, then unfortunately you’re going to have to bite the bullet and say, ‘We may have to go without this sport for this season.’”
“What we need to do is get it, as a country and as individual locations, under control. That sometimes takes longer than you would like, and if we let our desire to prematurely get back to normal, we can only get ourselves right back in the same hole we were in a few weeks ago.”
In June, he also cast doom over the prospect of a 2020 NFL or college football season, saying, “Football may not happen this year.”
“Unless players are essentially in a bubble — insulated from the community and … tested nearly every day — it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall,” he told CNN’s Sanjay Gupta.
Despite the fact his comments were essentially taken as orders to shut all sports down, Fauci told Sen. Rand (R-Ky.) during a hearing in late June on COVID-19 that he “never said we can’t play a certain sport.”
“All I hear, Dr. Fauci, is, ‘We can’t do this, we can’t do that. We can’t play baseball,’” Sen. Paul argued.
. Paul: “All I hear, Dr. Fauci, is, ‘We can’t do this, we can’t do that. We can’t play baseball.'”
Fauci: “The only thing I can do is … give you the facts.” pic.twitter.com/bbkiHnHdAK — MarVista509 (@MarVista509) June 30, 2020
“The other thing I’d like to clarify very briefly. I never said we can’t play a certain sport. What happens is the people in the sports industry … from the [MLB] Players Association, owners, people involved in the health of the players ask me opinions regarding certain facts about the spread of the virus. I give it, and then it gets interpreted that I’m saying you can’t play this sport or you can’t play that sport,” Fauci responded.
“The only thing I can do is to the best of my ability give you the facts and evidence associated with what I know about this outbreak.”
The pitch is merely Fauci’s latest PR stunt as he enjoys a rise in popularity due to the media’s portrayal of him as the savior of the coronavirus pandemic, resisting the evil President Trump who simply wants to reopen the country regardless of how many Americans die.
The MLB plans to hold a 60-game season in 2020, however no fans will be allowed in the stands.
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newswars--2020-07-23--Minneapolis City Council Votes to Eliminate Police Dept. Spokesperson Position

The Minneapolis Police Department will no longer have a public spokesperson if the city council has its way .
Councilmembers voted unanimously on Wednesday to eliminate the position via budget amendment , according to Fox 9 .
“ We need to safeguard and rebuild public trust , ” said Councilman Jeremy Schroeder , who co-authored the amendment .
“ And right now shifting these operations to the city rather than the MPD is one thing we can do to restore trust , and save costs in the process.
” Councilmembers claim police spokespersons have spread misinformation about crimes and controversial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the death of George Floyd , and believe they should hold greater control over the flow of information available to the media and general public .
“ People do ask how often this happens , ” said Councilman Jeremiah Ellison , son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison .
“ If we are going to start anywhere when it comes to public safety , the bare minimum we can do is to start being honest about the information that comes out of our department.
” Inside sources tell local media they “ see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ council to control the communications and messaging of a police department that is largely under the control of the Mayor.
” The amendment will reportedly face another vote on Friday .
Members of the Minneapolis City Council recently enlisted private security firms at taxpayer expense after voting unanimously to dismantle the city ’ s police department , as Infowars reported last month .
The city has seen an explosive rise in violent crime in the weeks since the death of George Floyd was used to ignite international demonstrations and chaos .
Tony Robbins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mob after tweeting out an Infowars story full of well-cited facts .

The Minneapolis Police Department will no longer have a public spokesperson if the city council has its way.
Councilmembers voted unanimously on Wednesday to eliminate the position via budget amendment, according to Fox 9.
“We need to safeguard and rebuild public trust,” said Councilman Jeremy Schroeder, who co-authored the amendment.
“And right now shifting these operations to the city rather than the MPD is one thing we can do to restore trust, and save costs in the process.”
Councilmembers claim police spokespersons have spread misinformation about crimes and controversial incidents, such as the events surrounding the death of George Floyd, and believe they should hold greater control over the flow of information available to the media and general public.
“People do ask how often this happens,” said Councilman Jeremiah Ellison, son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
“If we are going to start anywhere when it comes to public safety, the bare minimum we can do is to start being honest about the information that comes out of our department.”
Inside sources tell local media they “see the move as a way for the council to control the communications and messaging of a police department that is largely under the control of the Mayor.”
The amendment will reportedly face another vote on Friday.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council recently enlisted private security firms at taxpayer expense after voting unanimously to dismantle the city’s police department, as Infowars reported last month.
The city has seen an explosive rise in violent crime in the weeks since the death of George Floyd was used to ignite international demonstrations and chaos.
Tony Robbins came under fire from a leftist twitter mob after tweeting out an Infowars story full of well-cited facts.
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newswars--2020-07-23--Judge Orders Release of Epstein Flight Logs in Ghislaine Maxwell Lawsuit

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday approved the unsealing of documents from a civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell — the alleged madam of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — as the British socialite faces charges for enticing minors to engage in illegal sexual activities .
Over Maxwell ’ s objections , U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said the presumption the public has a right to access large portions of the more than 80 documents at issue outweighed Maxwell ’ s arguments for keeping them under wraps , including that they could prove embarrassing .
[ … ] Preska @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the documents , as well as the names of many “ non-parties , ” will be redacted .
If the documents are released , they are likely to shed more light on Maxwell ’ s dealings with Epstein , as well as Epstein ’ s own conduct .
They include flight logs from Epstein ’ s private jets , deposition testimony in 2016 in which Maxwell ’ s lawyers said she was asked “ intrusive ” questions about her sex life , and police reports from Palm Beach , Florida , where Epstein @ @ @ @

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday approved the unsealing of documents from a civil lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell — the alleged madam of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — as the British socialite faces charges for enticing minors to engage in illegal sexual activities.
Reuters reports:
Over Maxwell’s objections, U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said the presumption the public has a right to access large portions of the more than 80 documents at issue outweighed Maxwell’s arguments for keeping them under wraps, including that they could prove embarrassing.
[…]
Preska also said personal identifying information contained in the documents, as well as the names of many “non-parties,” will be redacted. If the documents are released, they are likely to shed more light on Maxwell’s dealings with Epstein, as well as Epstein’s own conduct. They include flight logs from Epstein’s private jets, deposition testimony in 2016 in which Maxwell’s lawyers said she was asked “intrusive” questions about her sex life, and police reports from Palm Beach, Florida, where Epstein had a home.


newswars--2020-07-23--Video: Portland Rioters Set Comrade On Fire

During Wednesday night ’ s Portland , Oregon riots , one of the communist agitators was accidentally set on fire @ @ @ @ @ comrades .
The scene took place outside Portland ’ s federal courthouse , a building @ @ @ @ @ for weeks .
While the violent extremists attempted to set the structure on fire , @ @ @ @ @ fell short of its mark and struck a black bloc individual .
Bystanders were able @ @ @ @ @ fire on the person ’ s back , arms and legs .
Federal agents working @ @ @ @ @ Security ( DHS ) are currently battling the group of Portland anarchists and communists on @ @ @ @ @ rioting has yet to slow down or cease .

During Wednesday night’s Portland, Oregon riots, one of the communist agitators was accidentally set on fire by one of their own comrades.
The scene took place outside Portland’s federal courthouse, a building the rioters have been targeting for weeks.
While the violent extremists attempted to set the structure on fire, a poorly thrown molotov cocktail fell short of its mark and struck a black bloc individual.
Bystanders were able to help put out the fire on the person’s back, arms and legs.
Federal agents working for The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are currently battling the group of Portland anarchists and communists on a nightly basis as the rioting has yet to slow down or cease.


newswars--2020-07-23--Historic Vaccine Debate: RFK Jr. Vs. Dershowitz on Forced Vaccination of Americans

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes head to head with attorney Alan Dershowitz on the topic of forced vaccination .
Do @ @ @ @ @ Carrie Madej , an Internal Medicine Specialist with over 19 years of experience , claims @ @ @ @ @ be a Trojan Horse used to patent human beings , as it will change one @ @ @ @ @ Jones breaks down how Vanderbilt researchers describe the process of nanotech viruses taking over every @ @ @ @ @ .

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes head to head with attorney Alan Dershowitz on the topic of forced vaccination. Do not miss this!
RFK Jr. and Dershowitz debate the nation’s hottest issue.
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newswars--2020-07-23--Law Enforcement Officers in Portland Doxed by Antifa

( Natural News ) At least 38 law enforcement officers who have been responding strongly to the endless rioting in Portland have been doxed , according to Richard Cline , the deputy director of the Federal Protective Service ( FPS ) .
Doxing is a cyber attack that involves the release of an individual ’ s personal and private information over the internet .
What is leaked during these attacks can vary , but they usually include a person ’ s full name , home address , cell phone number and even his social security number and credit card information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 38 officers was released has not been made clear , but Cline said that federal agents working in Portland have now been ordered to hide their names , which are usually displayed on their uniforms , to reduce the risk of future doxing attacks .
Cline also said that , from now on , the officers will instead be displaying their badge numbers .
This allows them to be identified , but only internally .
Other law enforcement departments in Portland have also started hiding the identities of their officers .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the practice in June , when former chief of police Jami Resch authorized the police officers to cover their names on their uniforms with tape .
Demonstrators reacted to this decision at the time negatively by saying that this makes it difficult for Portlanders to hold their officers accountable , especially when they want to file complaints about police actions such as police brutality .
At the time , spokeswoman for the PPB Terri Wallo-Strauss told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Resch ’ s decision was informed by the doxing of several officers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their families was of the utmost importance .
Listen to this episode of the Health Ranger Report , a podcast by Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , as he talks about how communist China has been providing the Black Lives Matter movement with weaponized drones that can kill people with aerosolized fentanyl .
They may use these weapons to try and kill President Donald Trump .
Antifa has history of terrorizing law enforcement through doxing The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , which has federal officers in Portland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” most likely a reference to Antifa , have previously released personal and private information about federal agents on multiple occasions .
According to DHS officials , federal officers in Portland are identifiable through their status as law enforcement agents as well as members of the specific agency that they represent .
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol ( CBP ) , Mark Morgan , said that the repeated doxing attacks are putting not just the officers in danger , but their families as well .
This is why the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have now been replaced with personal identifiers so that they can all identify each other easily , but the Antifa rioters that they have to battle every night will not .
( Related : Federal agents stand off with rioters in Portland who lit fires and tried to break into the Federal Courthouse . )
Some of the doxing attacks against CBP officers in Portland include publicizing their home addresses , with messages that threateningly suggest that the officers should go home instead of trying to fight back against the rioters .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have authorized and supported removing their names from their uniforms , ” said Morgan .
A previous report published by the DHS in June even warned their officers that their personal information is in danger of being leaked through social media websites , especially if they have participated in protecting people ’ s lives and property during the nationwide rioting and civil unrest .
“ While doxing does not in and of itself constitute a threat to law enforcement and their families , doxing might result in the downstream threat of violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( DVEs ) , or otherwise prevent DHS personnel or law enforcement partners from executing their lawful mission , ” said the report .
The local and federal officers in Portland are not alone in being doxed .
Reports show that law enforcement agencies in Washington , D.C. , New York City , Kentucky , Boston and Atlanta have all had some of their officers ’ personal information leaked to the public through social media .
Law enforcement not alone in getting doxed by Antifa Mason Lake , a photographer who had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threatened by Antifa militants through social media .
Some of the primary instigators even used the opportunity to dox him by publishing the address to his home as well as his phone number .
“ Give him a call and let him know how you feel about him keeping a file of [ Black Bloc ] folks that he turns over to pigs , ” one person wrote online after publishing Lake ’ s phone number .
“ What ’ s that saying , snitches get… ” Upon seeing him taking pictures of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antifa quickly began physically assaulting him .
He took at least a dozen hits to the head during this altercation .
Antifa has made their hostility to Lake well known despite the fact that the photojournalist has made his support for the Black Lives Matter movement known .
In fact , he has blamed the incident on federal officers for stoking divisions between members of Antifa and BLM .
“ The feds are taking us journalists out one by one with any means at their disposal , ” Lake wrote on his social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to eliminate the media ?
” Lake further wrote .
“ What do they have to hide ?
It is war crimes .
Pure and simple , they are trying to hide their war crimes against Portland citizens by censoring the press.
” Stay updated on what Antifa is doing in Portland and all over the country to try and get police departments everywhere abolished at AntifaWatch.news .
California pastor refuses to comply .
“ If we do not take a stand and say ‘ You have gone far enough , ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation in six weeks , six months and even a year from now .
”

(Natural News) At least 38 law enforcement officers who have been responding strongly to the endless rioting in Portland have been doxed, according to Richard Cline, the deputy director of the Federal Protective Service (FPS).
Doxing is a cyber attack that involves the release of an individual’s personal and private information over the internet. What is leaked during these attacks can vary, but they usually include a person’s full name, home address, cell phone number and even his social security number and credit card information.
The extent of what information regarding the 38 officers was released has not been made clear, but Cline said that federal agents working in Portland have now been ordered to hide their names, which are usually displayed on their uniforms, to reduce the risk of future doxing attacks. Cline also said that, from now on, the officers will instead be displaying their badge numbers. This allows them to be identified, but only internally.
Other law enforcement departments in Portland have also started hiding the identities of their officers. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) began the practice in June, when former chief of police Jami Resch authorized the police officers to cover their names on their uniforms with tape.
Demonstrators reacted to this decision at the time negatively by saying that this makes it difficult for Portlanders to hold their officers accountable, especially when they want to file complaints about police actions such as police brutality.
At the time, spokeswoman for the PPB Terri Wallo-Strauss told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Resch’s decision was informed by the doxing of several officers, emphasizing that their safety and the safety of their families was of the utmost importance.
Listen to this episode of the Health Ranger Report, a podcast by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, as he talks about how communist China has been providing the Black Lives Matter movement with weaponized drones that can kill people with aerosolized fentanyl. They may use these weapons to try and kill President Donald Trump.
Antifa has history of terrorizing law enforcement through doxing
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has federal officers in Portland, has previously stated that “violent anarchists,” most likely a reference to Antifa, have previously released personal and private information about federal agents on multiple occasions.
According to DHS officials, federal officers in Portland are identifiable through their status as law enforcement agents as well as members of the specific agency that they represent.
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), Mark Morgan, said that the repeated doxing attacks are putting not just the officers in danger, but their families as well. This is why the name tags of their officers in Portland have now been replaced with personal identifiers so that they can all identify each other easily, but the Antifa rioters that they have to battle every night will not. (Related: Federal agents stand off with rioters in Portland who lit fires and tried to break into the Federal Courthouse.)
Some of the doxing attacks against CBP officers in Portland include publicizing their home addresses, with messages that threateningly suggest that the officers should go home instead of trying to fight back against the rioters.
“So yes, as acting commissioner, I have authorized and supported removing their names from their uniforms,” said Morgan.
A previous report published by the DHS in June even warned their officers that their personal information is in danger of being leaked through social media websites, especially if they have participated in protecting people’s lives and property during the nationwide rioting and civil unrest.
“While doxing does not in and of itself constitute a threat to law enforcement and their families, doxing might result in the downstream threat of violence by violent opportunists or domestic violent extremists (DVEs), or otherwise prevent DHS personnel or law enforcement partners from executing their lawful mission,” said the report.
The local and federal officers in Portland are not alone in being doxed. Reports show that law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C., New York City, Kentucky, Boston and Atlanta have all had some of their officers’ personal information leaked to the public through social media.
Law enforcement not alone in getting doxed by Antifa
Mason Lake, a photographer who had been covering the riots in Portland, was threatened by Antifa militants through social media. Some of the primary instigators even used the opportunity to dox him by publishing the address to his home as well as his phone number.
“Give him a call and let him know how you feel about him keeping a file of [Black Bloc] folks that he turns over to pigs,” one person wrote online after publishing Lake’s phone number. “What’s that saying, snitches get…”
Upon seeing him taking pictures of rioters at one demonstration, members of Antifa quickly began physically assaulting him. He took at least a dozen hits to the head during this altercation.
Antifa black bloc militant beats up BLM supporting photographer @MasonLakePhoto. Mason Lake was accused of communicating with Portland Police and a bounty had been put on him on social media by #antifa. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/pwvtWMpUeC — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 22, 2020
Antifa has made their hostility to Lake well known despite the fact that the photojournalist has made his support for the Black Lives Matter movement known. In fact, he has blamed the incident on federal officers for stoking divisions between members of Antifa and BLM.
“The feds are taking us journalists out one by one with any means at their disposal,” Lake wrote on his social media page.
“Why are they trying to eliminate the media?” Lake further wrote. “What do they have to hide? It is war crimes. Pure and simple, they are trying to hide their war crimes against Portland citizens by censoring the press.”
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California pastor refuses to comply. “If we do not take a stand and say ‘You have gone far enough,’ we’ll be having this same conversation in six weeks, six months and even a year from now.”


newswars--2020-07-23--Covid-19: The Fake Pandemic – David Icke

Researcher David Icke breaks down how governments are using the coronavirus to clamp down on civil liberties .
And also @ @ @ @ @ & The Great Population Reduction Also from Mr. Icke , check out : The Covid @

Researcher David Icke breaks down how governments are using the coronavirus to clamp down on civil liberties.
And also: The Bill Gates Vaccine & The Great Population Reduction
Also from Mr. Icke, check out: The Covid Trick


newswars--2020-07-23--Creepy Joe Is Back! Biden Talks About Nurses Breathing Into His Nostrils

In another awkward Joe Biden interview , the presidential candidate reminisced about nurses who cared for him by whispering in his ears and by breathing into his nostrils .
“ I had nurses at Walter Reed hospital who would bend down and whisper in my ear and go home and get me pillows , ” Biden said .
“ They would make sure , they ’ d actually… probably nothing ever taught in… you can ’ t do it in the COVID time , but they ’ d actually breathe in my nostrils to make me move , to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had a nurse , nurses at Walter Reed hospital who would bend down and whisper in my ear , go home and get me pillows… They would make sure they ’ d actually , probably nothing ever —- they ’ d actually breathe in my nostrils to make me move , to get me moving.
” pic.twitter.com/Hm4n5U8gGv Get back in the game , jump on our major sale at the Infowars Store now !
As Biden ’ s cognitive decline is broadcast on national television leading up to the 2020 election , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Will the Democrats go ahead with a clearly sub-par candidate or will a dark horse surprise the country ?

In another awkward Joe Biden interview, the presidential candidate reminisced about nurses who cared for him by whispering in his ears and by breathing into his nostrils.
“I had nurses at Walter Reed hospital who would bend down and whisper in my ear and go home and get me pillows,” Biden said. “They would make sure, they’d actually… probably nothing ever taught in… you can’t do it in the COVID time, but they’d actually breathe in my nostrils to make me move, to get me moving.”
BIDEN: “I had a nurse, nurses at Walter Reed hospital who would bend down and whisper in my ear, go home and get me pillows… They would make sure they’d actually, probably nothing ever —- they’d actually breathe in my nostrils to make me move, to get me moving.” pic.twitter.com/Hm4n5U8gGv — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 22, 2020 Get back in the game, jump on our major sale at the store now!
As Biden’s cognitive decline is broadcast on national television leading up to the 2020 election, this will likely not be his last gaffe.
Will the Democrats go ahead with a clearly sub-par candidate or will a dark horse surprise the country?


newswars--2020-07-24--Stop The “Peaceful Protesters” Narrative

Since President Trump launched Operation Legend , an program to quell violence in some of America ’ s most dangerous @ @ @ @ @ politicians have doubled down on the “ mostly peaceful ” protesters narrative , attempting to @ @ @ @ @ the left-wing violence .

Since President Trump launched Operation Legend, an program to quell violence in some of America’s most dangerous cities, the media and politicians have doubled down on the “mostly peaceful” protesters narrative, attempting to blame federal agents for inciting the left-wing violence.


newswars--2020-07-24--VIDEO: WHO Says ‘There Will Be No Return To The Old Normal,’ COVID-19 Will ‘Get Worse And Worse And

VIDEO: WHO Says ‘There Will Be No Return To The Old Normal,’ COVID-19 Will ‘Get Worse And Worse And Worse’

World Health Organization Director General recently appeared before cameras to inform the world that “ there will be no return to the old normal , ” and that COVID-19 may never disappear , which means every human should live in a perpetual state of fear , as if every decision is a “ life and death ” decision .
Ghebreyesus criticized world leaders for sending “ mixed messages ” about COVID-19 , and claimed that unless all countries in the world adhere rigidly to the advice given by the WHO , the “ pandemic is going ” to continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I want to be straight with you : There will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future , ” said Ghebreyesus .
“ I repeat : there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future.
” READ MORE : U.S .
Strikes Deal With Pfizer , $ 2 Billion for 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses He continued , “ Let me be blunt , too many countries are headed in the wrong direction .
The virus remains public enemy number one .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not reflect of this.
” “ The only aim of the virus is to find people to infect .
Mixed messages from leaders are undermining the most critical ingredient of any response : trust.
” READ MORE : Florida Official Admits State Counted Motorcycle Death as COVID-19 Intentionally Ghebreyesus claims that “ if governments do not clearly communicate with their citizens ” and create “ a comprehensive strategy focused on suppressing transmissions , ” and that if citizens of these governments do not then agree to social distance , wear masks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ there is only one way this pandemic is going to go : It ’ s going to get worse and worse and worse.
” The Director General also demanded people treat every decision about leaving the house , meeting with another person , or otherwise engaging in society as a “ life and death ” decision .
“ We ’ re asking everyone to treat the decisions about where they go , what they do , and who they meet with , as life and death decisions , ” said Ghebreyesus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but your choices could be the difference between life and death for someone you love , or for a complete stranger.
” The United Nations recently quoted Ghebreyesus , noting that the organization is urging “ people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of the disease.
” READ MORE : Florida Media Busts COVID-19 Labs Claiming 100 % Positive Test Rate , One Claiming 98 % Was Actually 9.4 % After months of mishandling COVID-19 , and blindly believing China ’ s claims about the virus , President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO and the United States .
“ China has total control over the World Health Organization despite paying only forty million dollars per year , compared to what the United States has been paying , which is approximately four hundred and fifty million dollars per year , ” President Trump said Friday during a press conference .
“ We have detailed the reforms that [ the WHO ] must make , and engaged with them directly , but they have refused to act .
Because they have failed to make the requested and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization , and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving other global public health needs , ” President Trump added .
Even as local governments impose increasingly severe mask laws throughout the country , with some now threatening jail time to those who do not wear face masks , more evidence that the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths have been inflated continues to appear .
Today , National File reported that Reopen Florida activists discovered the case of one man , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state of Florida , actually died of “ gunshot wound of head .
”

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently appeared before cameras to inform the world that “there will be no return to the old normal,” and that COVID-19 may never disappear, which means every human should live in a perpetual state of fear, as if every decision is a “life and death” decision.
Ghebreyesus criticized world leaders for sending “mixed messages” about COVID-19, and claimed that unless all countries in the world adhere rigidly to the advice given by the WHO, the “pandemic is going” to continue to “get worse and worse and worse.”
“I want to be straight with you: There will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future,” said Ghebreyesus. “I repeat: there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future.”
READ MORE: U.S. Strikes Deal With Pfizer, $2 Billion for 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
He continued, “Let me be blunt, too many countries are headed in the wrong direction. The virus remains public enemy number one. But the actions of many governments and people do not reflect of this.”

“The only aim of the virus is to find people to infect. Mixed messages from leaders are undermining the most critical ingredient of any response: trust.”
READ MORE: Florida Official Admits State Counted Motorcycle Death as COVID-19 Intentionally
Ghebreyesus claims that “if governments do not clearly communicate with their citizens” and create “a comprehensive strategy focused on suppressing transmissions,” and that if citizens of these governments do not then agree to social distance, wear masks, and stay home when sick, then “there is only one way this pandemic is going to go: It’s going to get worse and worse and worse.”
The Director General also demanded people treat every decision about leaving the house, meeting with another person, or otherwise engaging in society as a “life and death” decision.
“We’re asking everyone to treat the decisions about where they go, what they do, and who they meet with, as life and death decisions,” said Ghebreyesus. “It may not be your life, but your choices could be the difference between life and death for someone you love, or for a complete stranger.”
The United Nations recently quoted Ghebreyesus, noting that the organization is urging “people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of the disease.”
READ MORE: Florida Media Busts COVID-19 Labs Claiming 100% Positive Test Rate, One Claiming 98% Was Actually 9.4%
After months of mishandling COVID-19, and blindly believing China’s claims about the virus, President Donald Trump recently cut all ties between the WHO and the United States.
National File reported:
“China has total control over the World Health Organization despite paying only forty million dollars per year, compared to what the United States has been paying, which is approximately four hundred and fifty million dollars per year,” President Trump said Friday during a press conference. “We have detailed the reforms that [the WHO] must make, and engaged with them directly, but they have refused to act. Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization, and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving other global public health needs,” President Trump added.
Even as local governments impose increasingly severe mask laws throughout the country, with some now threatening jail time to those who do not wear face masks, more evidence that the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths have been inflated continues to appear.
Today, National File reported that Reopen Florida activists discovered the case of one man, who was included in the COVID-19 death count for the state of Florida, actually died of “gunshot wound of head.”


newswars--2020-07-24--WATCH: Joe Rogan Confirms He’s Leaving LA for Texas

Comedian Joe Rogan made it official Friday he ’ s packing up and moving from Los Angeles to Texas .
Speaking to New York Times bestselling author Joe De Sena , Rogan said he was tired of dealing with the “ overcrowding ” in the LA area being underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic .
“ I just want to go somewhere in the center of the country , somewhere it ’ s easier to travel to both places and somewhere where there ’ s a little bit more freedom , ” the UFC announcer told De Sena .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s a real issue .
When you look at the number of people that are catching Covid because of this overpopulation issue .
When you look at the traffic .
When you look at the economic despair .
When you look at the homelessness problem that ’ s accelerated radically over six , seven , ten years – I think there ’ s too many people here .
I don ’ t think it ’ s tenable.
” The announcement follows a podcast deal between Rogan and Spotify in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rogan briefly explained some of his love for Texas in a previous podcast earlier this year with Eddie Bravo : Rogan ’ s not the only high profile individual from the Golden State looking for greener pastures in Texas .
On Wednesday , Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he would be building his newest and largest US factory in Austin , amid reports of soaring stock prices .

Comedian Joe Rogan made it official Friday he’s packing up and moving from Los Angeles to Texas.
Speaking to New York Times bestselling author Joe De Sena, Rogan said he was tired of dealing with the “overcrowding” in the LA area being underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I just want to go somewhere in the center of the country, somewhere it’s easier to travel to both places and somewhere where there’s a little bit more freedom,” the UFC announcer told De Sena.
“I think it’s exposing the fact that it’s a real issue. When you look at the number of people that are catching Covid because of this overpopulation issue. When you look at the traffic. When you look at the economic despair. When you look at the homelessness problem that’s accelerated radically over six, seven, ten years – I think there’s too many people here. I don’t think it’s tenable.”
The announcement follows a podcast deal between Rogan and Spotify in May estimated at nearly $200 million.
Rogan briefly explained some of his love for Texas in a previous podcast earlier this year with Eddie Bravo:
Rogan’s not the only high profile individual from the Golden State looking for greener pastures in Texas.
On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he would be building his newest and largest US factory in Austin, amid reports of soaring stock prices.


newswars--2020-07-24--Nolte: Draft DNC Platform Declares White Americans Too Rich, Too Privileged, and Too Evil

The Democrat National Committee draft platform for its 2020 convention mentions “ whites ” a total of 15 times , @ @ @ @ @ “ damning ” context — a detail first noticed by the Washington Examiner ’ s @ @ @ @ @ more than 80 pages in the draft platform published by Politico , whites are mentioned @ @ @ @ @ , including three references to white supremacy or supremacists and one to white nationalists , @ @ @ @ @ adds , “ In most mentions , the reference is to how whites are better @ @ @ @ @ others .
And the promise often is to ‘ close the gap ’ between minorities @ @ @ @ @ solutions are offered.
” If this is a legitimate draft , the fact that it @ @ @ @ @ draft means nothing .
It still reveals how ugly the Democrat Party has become and @ @ @ @ @ future will be , should this approach to national politics ever prevail .

The Democrat National Committee draft platform for its 2020 convention mentions “whites” a total of 15 times, each of them within a “damning” context — a detail first noticed by the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard.
“In more than 80 pages in the draft platform published by Politico, whites are mentioned 15 times, all critical, including three references to white supremacy or supremacists and one to white nationalists,” Bedard writes.
He adds, “In most mentions, the reference is to how whites are better off at the expense of others. And the promise often is to ‘close the gap’ between minorities and whites, though no solutions are offered.”
If this is a legitimate draft, the fact that it’s a merely a draft means nothing. It still reveals how ugly the Democrat Party has become and how ugly and divisive the future will be, should this approach to national politics ever prevail.
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newswars--2020-07-24--Mnuchin: GOP Looking at 70% Wage Replacement for Enhanced Unemployment

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that Republican Senators are looking at extending the enhanced unemployment benefit to December and capping it at 70 percent of a worker ’ s wages .
The current $ 600 a week benefit will expire on July 31 and the Republicans , from Trump on down , are now on board for an extension .
But the two sides are still far apart on how to structure the extended benefits .
Democrats just want to rubber-stamp a $ 600-a-week increase and make it indefinite .
Republicans appear to be coalescing around the idea of 70 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offering a $ 100/week benefit , or substituting a payroll tax cut for the cash payment .
Trump was disappointed that his payroll tax cut idea was rejected out of hand by Democrats .
But Republican plans to release their plan as soon as Thursday appeared to hit a snag as they tried to craft legislative text , further adding to doubts about Congress ’ ability to provide immediate relief .
Democrats hammered the GOP for a lack of urgency for a second straight day , and rejected the possibility of breaking a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if lawmakers can not reach a broad agreement in July .
“ This is a package .
We can not piecemeal this , ” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , told reporters at a news conference with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y .
He added that “ we ’ re not going to take care of one portion of suffering people and leave everyone else hanging.
” Democrats know that if they have separate votes on the extension of unemployment , the $ 1200 stimulus payment to taxpayers , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compromise is far more likely .
They want a similar bill to what they passed in the House — a $ 3 trillion monstrosity full of non-coronavirus-related aid .
But it ’ s doubtful the unemployment aid extension will be passed before the deadline if Democrats insist on a package deal .
Democrats are using the aid to the unemployed as leverage to force Republicans to panic and make a deal .
Speaking to CNBC after Mnuchin ’ s comments , House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , D-Md.
, said 70 % wage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ought to pursue.
” He said that “ if we ’ re going to ratchet that down , it ought to be over time.
” But he added that “ it ’ s not a dealbreaker.
” The Democrats ’ allies in the media are making sure Republicans are feeling the pressure .
The developing GOP bill is only one step in what could be an arduous process to pass a package to boost a health-care system and economy devastated by the pandemic .
As Democrats and Republicans try to hash out a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come to a consensus even among themselves — millions of Americans wait to see whether they will have enough money to pay for food and housing .
The coronavirus aid packages so far have been , simply put , awful legislating .
The packages have been poorly structured without much thought going into the consequences .
They ’ ve been too big , too broad , too hasty , and with too much opportunity for error , graft , and waste .
Even if you think something huge has to be done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard to argue that what Congress has produced so far is the best they can do .
Having votes on several aspects of the aid package would help .
But Pelosi and the Democrats fear that by the time that happens , the crisis will have eased and it will be harder to spend the trillions of dollars they want to spend .
Pass the unemployment extension now and think before you legislate the rest .
Alex Jones breaks down why people are receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis without being tested .

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that Republican Senators are looking at extending the enhanced unemployment benefit to December and capping it at 70 percent of a worker’s wages.
The current $600 a week benefit will expire on July 31 and the Republicans, from Trump on down, are now on board for an extension.
But the two sides are still far apart on how to structure the extended benefits. Democrats just want to rubber-stamp a $600-a-week increase and make it indefinite.
Republicans appear to be coalescing around the idea of 70 percent of wages after toying with only offering a $100/week benefit, or substituting a payroll tax cut for the cash payment.
Trump was disappointed that his payroll tax cut idea was rejected out of hand by Democrats.
The Democrats have stated strongly that they won’t approve a Payroll Tax Cut (too bad!). It would be great for workers. The Republicans, therefore, didn’t want to ask for it. Dems, as usual, are hurting the working men and women of our Country! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2020
CNBC:
But Republican plans to release their plan as soon as Thursday appeared to hit a snag as they tried to craft legislative text, further adding to doubts about Congress’ ability to provide immediate relief. Democrats hammered the GOP for a lack of urgency for a second straight day, and rejected the possibility of breaking a coronavirus package into more than one bill if lawmakers cannot reach a broad agreement in July.
“This is a package. We cannot piecemeal this,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters at a news conference with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. He added that “we’re not going to take care of one portion of suffering people and leave everyone else hanging.”
Democrats know that if they have separate votes on the extension of unemployment, the $1200 stimulus payment to taxpayers, and aid to state and local governments, compromise is far more likely. They want a similar bill to what they passed in the House — a $3 trillion monstrosity full of non-coronavirus-related aid.
But it’s doubtful the unemployment aid extension will be passed before the deadline if Democrats insist on a package deal. Democrats are using the aid to the unemployed as leverage to force Republicans to panic and make a deal.
It may work.
Speaking to CNBC after Mnuchin’s comments, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said 70% wage replacement is not “the policy we ought to pursue.” He said that “if we’re going to ratchet that down, it ought to be over time.” But he added that “it’s not a dealbreaker.”
The Democrats’ allies in the media are making sure Republicans are feeling the pressure.
The developing GOP bill is only one step in what could be an arduous process to pass a package to boost a health-care system and economy devastated by the pandemic. As Democrats and Republicans try to hash out a range of disagreements — and Republicans try to come to a consensus even among themselves — millions of Americans wait to see whether they will have enough money to pay for food and housing.
The coronavirus aid packages so far have been, simply put, awful legislating. The packages have been poorly structured without much thought going into the consequences. They’ve been too big, too broad, too hasty, and with too much opportunity for error, graft, and waste.
Even if you think something huge has to be done by the government, it’s hard to argue that what Congress has produced so far is the best they can do. Having votes on several aspects of the aid package would help. But Pelosi and the Democrats fear that by the time that happens, the crisis will have eased and it will be harder to spend the trillions of dollars they want to spend.
Pass the unemployment extension now and think before you legislate the rest.
Alex Jones breaks down why people are receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis without being tested.