thelibertybeacon--2020-06-18--Gene editing and the usual suspects

Gene editing and the usual suspects

While we have all been distracted by the COVID19 psyop , here is something that has been going on that I ’ d like to draw your attention to .
This short article that appeared in The Guardian a few days ago : “ Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK ‘ to produce healthy , hardier crops ’ ” If you give it a read , you ’ ll see that it is essentially a PR or promotional piece designed to instill in the reader a favourable impression of a new technology known as “ gene editing ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to quietly sneak through Parliament .
According to the article this is a ” much safer ” technology than gene splicing or genetically modifying crops and so forth and our wise and benign government has accused the EU of being “ unscientific ” ( whatever the heck that means exactly .
Unscientific how ?
In what way ?
Based on what ? )
in its reluctance about releasing it into the biosphere .
Take the article at face value and look no further and you ’ ll be left thinking that gene splicing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the human race , and nobody need worry their little head about it at all .
Now , I ’ d never heard of gene editing .
It MIGHT turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread but you ’ d have to be an idiot to trust without question what you are told by a newspaper .
Newspapers are renowned for altering facts , omitting facts or simply making facts up to suit whatever agenda or message their owners and paymasters are pushing .
Interwoven into all that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include : • The science/argument/information is settled so DON ’ T QUESTION • Somebody knows better than you • And there is nothing YOU can do about it Similarly , it must have become by now obvious to anyone with a brain that government pushes the agenda of the Big Bucks aristocracy that holds the whip hand ( money , blackmail etc ) over it and does NOT work for the good of all the people , at least if that common good gets in the way of the dreams , schemes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has gotten to a point where if our government and the media propaganda machine are keen on something , we ’ d be wise to look closer and question EVERYTHING they are telling us .
If something is finding its way quietly onto the statute books , our own survival may depend on getting the issue out in the open , broadly known , questioned discussed .
This is not a luxury , it is a survival point .
The first obvious question is this : The article bangs on about how great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view universally held ?
It is obviously held or appears to be held by whosoever is pushing it but is that the only view of it ?
Are there possible drawbacks or dangers that the newspaper is carefully not mentioning that we ought to be made aware of at least in the interests of getting the full spectrum of ideas and being able to thoroughly inspect and consider it before it is foisted on us “ for our own good ” by the wise superior beings in our Parliament .
Well , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are , A LOT .
It took about 60 seconds to find this out .
A search on Bing for “ dangers of gene editing ” produced the following entries on the first of umpteen pages .
Is Gene Editing Dangerous ?
4 Things You Should Know Editing the human genome : do the risks outweigh the rewards ?
The Very Real Dangers of New Gene-Editing Technology Why did The Guardian omit to mention it ?
You ’ d think that myriad studies and so forth warning of its dangers might by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now , the point here is that a new technology is not NECESSARILY a bad idea .
There is plenty of technology that has proven a boon to mankind and one does not want to do some kind of Luddite thing and oppose something just because it is new .
However , particularly where a technology put onto action might be pervasive and do damage to your health and long term survival from which there could be no turning back , it is important that we , the people , view ALL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can inspected , examined , investigated and evaluated and we don ’ t wind up being so blinded by disinformation and misinformation that we are easily led like cattle by the one-eyed , self-appointed herdsmen of the apocalypse .
For good or ill it is going to affect YOUR life , YOUR environment , YOUR health , YOUR children and so forth so you have the right to know and some bloke with lots of money does not have the right to decide what you can and can ’ t know .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Guardian receives money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
Here is just one article among many on the subject .
With that in mind I wondered : Is Bill Gates , the eugenicist to whom our own PM tugged an obsequious forelock at the recent Vaccine Summit , a keen proponent of or investor in Gene Editing ?
Answer : YES HE IS .
Here is a list of articles on the subject .
Gates is also a keen proponent of vaccines .
Is there a possible link between gene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as this article explains .
But not only Gates supports gene editing .
The famous player of Russian Roulette with the food chain , Monsanto , is also investing in it .
But , of course , Gates is a major investor in Monsanto and the owner of millions of dollars worth of Monsanto shares .
So the point of all this is that our freedom and our very survival hinges upon our ability not to buy at face value everything we are told by the media and to question it and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO is telling is this and WHAT is their agenda ?
The contrary views on the subject – or indeed on vaccines , 5G and so on – might be views that , on inspection , you do not agree with but on all issues affecting your survival you have the right and necessity to know that such concerns exist , who has them and what they are .
The slanting and cherry-picking of the information we are fed and upon which we base our own decisions as to what to accept and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the effort to control and steer us by the world ’ s self-appointed herdsmen .
Our government would have provided a much needed service to the people had it stood as a gatekeeper and guardian on our behalf , ensuring we are served with FULL disclosure well in advance of new technology and measures so that nothing gets through without being IMPARTIALLY inspected in all its aspects and thoroughly evaluated as to its risks and benefits .
Unfortunately , government stands in dereliction of its duty and does not fulfill this valuable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vested interests of the Big Bucks aristocracy it turns a blind eye to much of what passes through on its watch .
We , the people , must therefore strive to defend ourselves .
We can start by refusing to accept something just because government or the media tell us to .
The above feature is from UK Reloaded

by Steve Cook
While we have all been distracted by the COVID19 psyop, here is something that has been going on that I’d like to draw your attention to. This short article that appeared in The Guardian a few days ago:
“Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK ‘to produce healthy, hardier crops’”
If you give it a read, you’ll see that it is essentially a PR or promotional piece designed to instill in the reader a favourable impression of a new technology known as “gene editing” that its proponents and vested interests are trying to quietly sneak through Parliament.
Is Gene Editing safe?
According to the article this is a”much safer” technology than gene splicing or genetically modifying crops and so forth and our wise and benign government has accused the EU of being “unscientific” (whatever the heck that means exactly. Unscientific how? In what way? Based on what?) in its reluctance about releasing it into the biosphere.
Take the article at face value and look no further and you’ll be left thinking that gene splicing is or will be a massive boon to the human race, and nobody need worry their little head about it at all.
Now, I’d never heard of gene editing. It MIGHT turn out to be the best thing since sliced bread but you’d have to be an idiot to trust without question what you are told by a newspaper.
Newspapers
Newspapers are renowned for altering facts, omitting facts or simply making facts up to suit whatever agenda or message their owners and paymasters are pushing. Interwoven into all that are various “subliminal” messages, which include:
Don’t LOOK
The science/argument/information is settled so DON’T QUESTION
Somebody knows better than you
And there is nothing YOU can do about it
Similarly, it must have become by now obvious to anyone with a brain that government pushes the agenda of the Big Bucks aristocracy that holds the whip hand (money, blackmail etc) over it and does NOT work for the good of all the people, at least if that common good gets in the way of the dreams, schemes and dark designs of the aristocracy.
It has gotten to a point where if our government and the media propaganda machine are keen on something, we’d be wise to look closer and question EVERYTHING they are telling us.
If something is finding its way quietly onto the statute books, our own survival may depend on getting the issue out in the open, broadly known, questioned discussed. This is not a luxury, it is a survival point.
The first obvious question is this:
The article bangs on about how great gene editing is. But is that view universally held? It is obviously held or appears to be held by whosoever is pushing it but is that the only view of it? Are there possible drawbacks or dangers that the newspaper is carefully not mentioning that we ought to be made aware of at least in the interests of getting the full spectrum of ideas and being able to thoroughly inspect and consider it before it is foisted on us “for our own good” by the wise superior beings in our Parliament.
Well, it just so happens that, yes, there are, A LOT. It took about 60 seconds to find this out.
A search on Bing for “dangers of gene editing” produced the following entries on the first of umpteen pages.
Dangers of gene editing
Risks of gene editing include: Potential unintended, or “off-target,” effects. Increased likelihood of developing cancer. Possibility of being used in biological attacks. Unintended consequences for future generations. Jun 18 2018 Is Gene Editing Dangerous? 4 Things You Should Know The Dangers of Human Gene Editing | New Eastern Outlook
Is Gene Editing Dangerous? 4 Things You Should Know
When Is ‘Gene Editing’ Dangerous? | Live Science
The Dangers of Human Gene Editing – Global Research
Editing the human genome: do the risks outweigh the rewards?
A Study Exposes the Health Risks of Gene-Editing …
The Very Real Dangers of New Gene-Editing Technology
Technical risks of human gene editing | Human Reproduction …
Okay, so there an entire other side of the gene editing issue that the Guardian forgot to mention.
Why did The Guardian omit to mention it?
You’d think that myriad studies and so forth warning of its dangers might by important stuff for its readers to know.
Now, the point here is that a new technology is not NECESSARILY a bad idea. There is plenty of technology that has proven a boon to mankind and one does not want to do some kind of Luddite thing and oppose something just because it is new.
However, particularly where a technology put onto action might be pervasive and do damage to your health and long term survival from which there could be no turning back, it is important that we, the people, view ALL aspects of it. That way, it can inspected, examined, investigated and evaluated and we don’t wind up being so blinded by disinformation and misinformation that we are easily led like cattle by the one-eyed, self-appointed herdsmen of the apocalypse.
Gene editing for good or ill
For good or ill it is going to affect YOUR life, YOUR environment, YOUR health, YOUR children and so forth so you have the right to know and some bloke with lots of money does not have the right to decide what you can and can’t know.
Well, I recalled the datum that The Guardian receives money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Here is just one article among many on the subject.
With that in mind I wondered:
Is Bill Gates, the eugenicist to whom our own PM tugged an obsequious forelock at the recent Vaccine Summit, a keen proponent of or investor in Gene Editing?
Answer: YES HE IS. Here is a list of articles on the subject.
Bill Gates, gene editing and vaccines
Gates is also a keen proponent of vaccines. Is there a possible link between gene editing and vaccines?
Yes there is, as this article explains.
But not only Gates supports gene editing. The famous player of Russian Roulette with the food chain, Monsanto, is also investing in it.
But, of course, Gates is a major investor in Monsanto and the owner of millions of dollars worth of Monsanto shares.
So the point of all this is that our freedom and our very survival hinges upon our ability not to buy at face value everything we are told by the media and to question it and to look beyond it, to ask WHO is telling is this and WHAT is their agenda?
The contrary views on the subject – or indeed on vaccines, 5G and so on – might be views that, on inspection, you do not agree with but on all issues affecting your survival you have the right and necessity to know that such concerns exist, who has them and what they are.
The slanting and cherry-picking of the information we are fed and upon which we base our own decisions as to what to accept and what to reject is a key component of the effort to control and steer us by the world’s self-appointed herdsmen.
A government service
Our government would have provided a much needed service to the people had it stood as a gatekeeper and guardian on our behalf, ensuring we are served with FULL disclosure well in advance of new technology and measures so that nothing gets through without being IMPARTIALLY inspected in all its aspects and thoroughly evaluated as to its risks and benefits.
Unfortunately, government stands in dereliction of its duty and does not fulfill this valuable role. Having sold out to the vested interests of the Big Bucks aristocracy it turns a blind eye to much of what passes through on its watch.
We, the people, must therefore strive to defend ourselves.
We can start by refusing to accept something just because government or the media tell us to.
The above feature is from UK Reloaded
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thelibertybeacon--2020-06-18--Portland protesters new ‘autonomous zone’ outside mayor’s residence [Video]

Portland City Council voted to cut $ 15 million from the Portland Police Bureau budget , eliminating some 107 full-time positions , though mostly via vacancies and retirements , according to local media reports .
However , the protesters – who ’ d gathered in their thousands across the city for the 20th consecutive night in solidarity with Black Lives Matter , calling for racial justice and police reform – were not appeased by the budget cuts .
In response , they established at least one new self-rule area in the city – the Glisan Autonomous Zone , outside Portland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A splinter group of about a hundred people assembled outside Mayor Wheeler ’ s residence , flashing lasers and strobe lights through the windows and establishing dumpster barricades across the city streets .
Wednesday ’ s action is the second time protesters have attempted to establish an autonomous zone in the city , after a failed effort last week .
There has been sporadic violence throughout the 20 nights of protest , and , in the early hours of Wednesday morning , a car plowed through a group marching downtown .
Three people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after 27-year-old Anthony Eaglehorse-Lassandro drove through a group of protesters near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Alder Street before speeding off in the wrong direction down several one-way roads .
Portland Police Department ’ s air support team finally tracked him down , and he was arrested and subsequently charged with felony hit and run , reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance .
( TLB ) published this article/video report from RT-USA News with our deep appreciation for the coverage and making it available .

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Portland City Council voted to cut $15 million from the Portland Police Bureau budget, eliminating some 107 full-time positions, though mostly via vacancies and retirements, according to local media reports.
Another street barricaded. That makes 2 pic.twitter.com/lw8yZwRGWh — Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) June 18, 2020
However, the protesters – who’d gathered in their thousands across the city for the 20th consecutive night in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, calling for racial justice and police reform – were not appeased by the budget cuts. In response, they established at least one new self-rule area in the city – the Glisan Autonomous Zone, outside Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s home.
This protester is determined to get mayor Wheeler’s attention. He has since safely descended and protesters have lauded him as ‘Spiderman’ #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/iADK23yjpj — Portland Independent Documentarians (@PDocumentarians) June 18, 2020
It is a safe assumption that the neighbors of Ted Wheeler would benefit from him responding to protester demands. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/JXGzBziTjT — Portland Independent Documentarians (@PDocumentarians) June 18, 2020
A splinter group of about a hundred people assembled outside Mayor Wheeler’s residence, flashing lasers and strobe lights through the windows and establishing dumpster barricades across the city streets.
Not able to verify, but the organizers keep saying police are on the way. Telling everyone to stay close together. — Hannah Ray Lambert (@TheHannahRay) June 18, 2020
Wednesday’s action is the second time protesters have attempted to establish an autonomous zone in the city, after a failed effort last week.
There has been sporadic violence throughout the 20 nights of protest, and, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a car plowed through a group marching downtown.
This mother—ker just plowed through peaceful protestors, TWICE#portlandprotest pic.twitter.com/RRvNgTEjZ3 — Kevin Parks (@kevin_parks) June 17, 2020
Three people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, after 27-year-old Anthony Eaglehorse-Lassandro drove through a group of protesters near Southwest 3rd Avenue and Alder Street before speeding off in the wrong direction down several one-way roads.
Portland Police Department’s air support team finally tracked him down, and he was arrested and subsequently charged with felony hit and run, reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-06-18--Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Questions & Answers with Dr. Theresa Deisher

Authored and Contributed to TLB by : The Children ’ s Health Defense Team On June 15th , Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. interviewed the founder and president of Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute , Dr. Theresa Deisher , on the use of aborted fetal tissue in vaccines .
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Authored and Contributed to TLB by: The Children’s Health Defense Team
On June 15th, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. interviewed the founder and president of Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute, Dr. Theresa Deisher, on the use of aborted fetal tissue in vaccines. Mr. Kennedy and Dr. Deisher covered a wide range of topics including which vaccines contain human fetal tissue, what the existing research tells us in terms of health risks, and what alternatives might be used in place of human DNA in vaccines.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-06-18--Meanwhile, Back In The Real World…

Meanwhile, Back In The Real World…

Meanwhile , Back In The Real World… Did Donald Trump really say yesterday that the Virus is going to fizzle away ?
Really.. ?
Stunningly Uninformed is the quote of the day .
I must try to get a copy of Bolton ’ s book..
Yet , the bottom line is the virus will pass .
The global economy , led by the US , has bounced off the bottom of the COVID shock , and is now posting gains off the lows .
The numbers will probably confirm the economic nadir was sometime in April .
Is it now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
Recovery is the wrong word .
After 3 months of lockdown , consumers are out in force , industrial production is rising , activity is increasing .
It feels like the first glimmers of spring have arrived .
Problem is… we ’ re nearly half-way through the year !
A lot has been missed and lost forever .
Consumption and production are rising – but are nowhere near where they would be if things were normal .
Growth remains fettered by the ongoing virus hurdles .
Recovery should probably be defined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be in normal conditions .
Sensible predictions of catch-up range between Mid 2021 and early 2022 .
It ’ s not happening anytime soon .
There is still lots of pain to come .
Look at what newly freed retail-hungry masses are spending their money on .
Nike Trainers and Primark ?
Ikea ?
That ’ s not a consumer boom , it ’ s repressed spending… It shows how desperate retail was to address their shopping addiction or furnish the house for longer lockdowns .
Like my mate whose daughter demanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ queue for something that was instantly regretted .
Another has lost his airline job – the first thing he did was buy a paddleboard – which he admits to using twice .
5 months ago I wrote the coming crisis would not be about the virus , but all about the economic destruction it was likely to create .
The reality is massively increased unemployment , corporates looking to cut costs , broken supply chains , and sovereigns under increasing debt pressure .
These things we know .
Perversely , the path to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the virus , and how economies adapt to its continuing presence .
· The path to recovery is vulnerable to the known effect of the virus , for instance , how ongoing distancing policies which will hold back travel , commuting and work patterns .
These will continue to have knock-on effects across supply chains .
· There are virus unknowns : We still don ’ t know how likely second waves are , but the speed at which Beijing locked down in recent days provides evidence of how uncertain the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is also clear upside risk around the virus .
The news that a £5 steroid drug improves outcomes is excellent .
If we get an effective vaccine it will flatten many of the virus-economic speedbumps – and will be seen by markets as a real signal of a fast path to recovery .
How the virus narrative develops will set the pace towards recovery – how quickly business sectors can reopen , how soon hospitality and tourism can resume , and how speedily we can get back to worrying about the normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recovery process there are enormous dangers : clear ones like renewed trade friction between the US and China , the calls for business to address supply chain breakdowns by repatriating production , and the ongoing Brexit petty point scoring .
There is also massive political risk .
The virus was always going to be a zero-sum-game for politicians .
They were forced to make big decisions while stumbling in the dark in an information vacuum with little clarity around the virus in terms of infection , process , rates , and policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor logistical planning .
In the UK , there needs to be a serious evaluation of the civil service response .
Every mistake was analysed in minute detail and blame assigned – to our elected leaders every time .
Politicians have learnt very clearly that the buck stops with them .
The virus response has been confused , mixed and damaging – and that really could not be helped .
The area where governments excelled themselves was the shift application of brute strength and unlimited financial support via bailouts , furlough schemes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The economic damage to the global economy would have been catastrophic if they had not acted .
However , all that state largesse has a cost .
As I ’ ve written so many times ; the result is chronically distorted markets .
The jump in government borrowing raises a serious risk of consequences – in terms of confidence , ratings , and inflation .
Some of these may be addressed via Modern Monetary Theory – but that will generate further threats of unforeseen consequences .
Another downside is highlighted by an article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why the US pandemic response risks widening the economic divide ” It gist is that the Treasury and Fed have “ helped financial markets and corporations ” , but done far less for working Americans .
Inequality is widening as social unrest rises .
Job losses will be concentrated on lower income groups .
( The likelihood of rising social unrest was a factor I raised as an ongoing threat back in March . )
About the only successful policy Boris and Trump have pursued through the crisis is “ blame the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being the much loved and trusted national conscience in the UK , to being named traitor .
Laura Doomsburg is now perceived as Goldberg to Boris ’ s Big Brother – the reality is , no matter how whiny she may sound , she ’ s just a talented journalist doing her job of getting under politicians ’ skins .
In the states , Trump voters support his appalling rudeness to journalists , siding with him on the basis journalists are somehow making it worse… .
What sort of market economy and society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t question , and the state can barge past any criticism ?
Statues of statesmen , admirals , airmen and soldiers remind us why .
The bottom line is the global economy will successfully address the Coronavirus and will recover .
We will find better and more effective treatments .
The question for markets is when to invest .
It makes sense to invest at the bottom of the trough , and ride the path to recovery .
No one want to miss the rally .
This is all happening so swiftly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monthly data for guidance .
Even weekly data is a lagging indicator .
Data immediacy is critical for a non-biased read on the real economy is these times .
That includes seat of the pants stuff – like how many people are sitting on trains .
When I was young I was told the count the number of cranes visible from the office window for clues on UK growth .
Today , I need to go visit each site to see who is actually working .
Recovery makes sense !
Buy it… except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the reality .
Unless you bought back in March , when stocks looked more realistically priced , the opportunity to buy recovery is challenging .
It ’ s difficult to justify piling back into markets when stock prices are already fully pricing-in a spectacular and swift recovery already .
It ’ s impossible to buy bonds when they return so little .
( TLB ) published this article from THE MORNING PORRIDGE with our appreciation for this financial perspective and insight .
Bill is a well known broadcaster and commentator , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banks and brokerages at senior levels .
He ’ s been closely involved in the growth and development of the global fixed income markets , and pioneered complex financial products including capital , asset-backed securities and private placements .
Increasingly , he ’ s been involved in Private debt , Real and Alternative Assets looking to explain their complexity and create liquidity in them .

Meanwhile, Back In The Real World…
Recovery is the wrong word
by Bill Blain at MorningPorridge
Did Donald Trump really say yesterday that the Virus is going to fizzle away? Really..? Stunningly Uninformed is the quote of the day. I must try to get a copy of Bolton’s book..
Yet, the bottom line is the virus will pass. The global economy, led by the US, has bounced off the bottom of the COVID shock, and is now posting gains off the lows. The numbers will probably confirm the economic nadir was sometime in April. Is it now Recovery? Not yet. Normalisation? No.
Recovery is the wrong word. After 3 months of lockdown, consumers are out in force, industrial production is rising, activity is increasing. It feels like the first glimmers of spring have arrived. Problem is… we’re nearly half-way through the year! A lot has been missed and lost forever. Consumption and production are rising – but are nowhere near where they would be if things were normal. Growth remains fettered by the ongoing virus hurdles.
Cartoon suggested by Tyler Durden at ZH
Recovery should probably be defined as getting back to where the economy would be in normal conditions. Sensible predictions of catch-up range between Mid 2021 and early 2022. It’s not happening anytime soon. There is still lots of pain to come.
Look at what newly freed retail-hungry masses are spending their money on. Nike Trainers and Primark? Ikea? That’s not a consumer boom, it’s repressed spending… It shows how desperate retail was to address their shopping addiction or furnish the house for longer lockdowns. Like my mate whose daughter demanded a Big Mac – a 2- hour queue for something that was instantly regretted. Another has lost his airline job – the first thing he did was buy a paddleboard – which he admits to using twice.
5 months ago I wrote the coming crisis would not be about the virus, but all about the economic destruction it was likely to create. The reality is massively increased unemployment, corporates looking to cut costs, broken supply chains, and sovereigns under increasing debt pressure. These things we know.
Perversely, the path to economic recovery is going to be largely about the virus, and how economies adapt to its continuing presence.
The Virus remains an “extraordinary” economic threat:
· The path to recovery is vulnerable to the known effect of the virus, for instance, how ongoing distancing policies which will hold back travel, commuting and work patterns. These will continue to have knock-on effects across supply chains.
· There are virus unknowns: We still don’t know how likely second waves are, but the speed at which Beijing locked down in recent days provides evidence of how uncertain the future path to recovery could be.
· There is also clear upside risk around the virus. The news that a £5 steroid drug improves outcomes is excellent. If we get an effective vaccine it will flatten many of the virus-economic speedbumps – and will be seen by markets as a real signal of a fast path to recovery.
How the virus narrative develops will set the pace towards recovery – how quickly business sectors can reopen, how soon hospitality and tourism can resume, and how speedily we can get back to worrying about the normal state of the global economy – through the recovery process there are enormous dangers: clear ones like renewed trade friction between the US and China, the calls for business to address supply chain breakdowns by repatriating production, and the ongoing Brexit petty point scoring.
There is also massive political risk.
The virus was always going to be a zero-sum-game for politicians. They were forced to make big decisions while stumbling in the dark in an information vacuum with little clarity around the virus in terms of infection, process, rates, and policy outcomes. They were let down by poor logistical planning. In the UK, there needs to be a serious evaluation of the civil service response. Every mistake was analysed in minute detail and blame assigned – to our elected leaders every time. Politicians have learnt very clearly that the buck stops with them. The virus response has been confused, mixed and damaging – and that really could not be helped.
The area where governments excelled themselves was the shift application of brute strength and unlimited financial support via bailouts, furlough schemes and Central Bank action. It worked. The economic damage to the global economy would have been catastrophic if they had not acted.
However, all that state largesse has a cost. As I’ve written so many times; the result is chronically distorted markets. The jump in government borrowing raises a serious risk of consequences – in terms of confidence, ratings, and inflation. Some of these may be addressed via Modern Monetary Theory – but that will generate further threats of unforeseen consequences.
Another downside is highlighted by an article in the FT this morning: “Why the US pandemic response risks widening the economic divide” It gist is that the Treasury and Fed have “helped financial markets and corporations”, but done far less for working Americans. Inequality is widening as social unrest rises. Job losses will be concentrated on lower income groups. (The likelihood of rising social unrest was a factor I raised as an ongoing threat back in March.)
About the only successful policy Boris and Trump have pursued through the crisis is “blame the media”. The BBC has gone from being the much loved and trusted national conscience in the UK, to being named traitor. Laura Doomsburg is now perceived as Goldberg to Boris’s Big Brother – the reality is, no matter how whiny she may sound, she’s just a talented journalist doing her job of getting under politicians’ skins. In the states, Trump voters support his appalling rudeness to journalists, siding with him on the basis journalists are somehow making it worse….
What sort of market economy and society are we headed for when Journalists can’t question, and the state can barge past any criticism? Statues of statesmen, admirals, airmen and soldiers remind us why.
The bottom line is the global economy will successfully address the Coronavirus and will recover. We will find better and more effective treatments.
The question for markets is when to invest. It makes sense to invest at the bottom of the trough, and ride the path to recovery. No one want to miss the rally.
That raises a couple of problems.
This is all happening so swiftly there is no point in looking at monthly data for guidance. Even weekly data is a lagging indicator. Data immediacy is critical for a non-biased read on the real economy is these times. That includes seat of the pants stuff – like how many people are sitting on trains. When I was young I was told the count the number of cranes visible from the office window for clues on UK growth. Today, I need to go visit each site to see who is actually working.
Recovery makes sense! Buy it… except for the fact markets are completely disconnected from the reality. Unless you bought back in March, when stocks looked more realistically priced, the opportunity to buy recovery is challenging. It’s difficult to justify piling back into markets when stock prices are already fully pricing-in a spectacular and swift recovery already. It’s impossible to buy bonds when they return so little.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-06-18--Liberty, Laughter & the Souls Of Men

Liberty, Laughter & the Souls Of Men

Nearly every place I have worked internationally , I have met Filipinos .
They are a very special race of people , and have taught me a lot .
I think if they all went home at once there would not be enough room for all of them… They travel , because they can ’ t find a good paying job there… and most men send every dime home that they can… Some , who I have had the privilege to have known well , have , with broad smiles and contagious laughs , told me that they had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years from family , and so very glad to have a job… A land of occupation , a Filipino knows very well the true meaning of Liberty , and they did not learn that from America… And that is why they are so optimistic inside , so responsible , so dedicated… And I know now , as I traveled that country from Olongapo to Manila , the long and bloody history of freedom fighting… And I didn ’ t at the time understand why a fast cigar boat tried to kill my XO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choppers who chased them down… But I saw first hand the punishment enacted on a people who resisted imperialist tyranny… and they knew , learned form the slaver ’ s lash , that what government does is not the fault of the average man , even one drafted to uniform… something most Americans have yet to grasp : That Liberty must be fought for every generation .
The falcon of the Gulf of Mexico On a deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico I was in my second week of a 30 day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow and sure with a high-weight mud in hard formations .
One of the hands noticed that a falcon had made its nest precariously on an I-beam under the helo-deck , 110 feet above the waves… .
Every day men would go there and watch a fuzzy baby sit patiently for its mother to bring food , and we were so amazed to see her , a tiny dot in the clouds , finding insects a thousand feet up , and 140 miles from land… One day it sat on the very rim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its new world .
“ I think its ready to fly !
” said a roustabout .
And he climbed out on that I- beam and grabbed it .
Why , I can not say for sure… Perhaps he wanted to impress his friends , or maybe it was just to be a part of the magic… men are like that , having to touch everything , to bend and manipulate , to control and dominate…and he tossed it up in the air… It fluttered desperately for what seemed an eternity , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the waves and tried to lift off with piercing cries… and I ’ ll never forget that sound… I think no one there ever will… And the mother came darting from the sky and circled it , and circled and circled… as the tide carried them both beyond sight… It was terrible , and for days the rig was quiet , and the man who did it apologized many times… He felt bad , and it was a lesson for us all… Sometimes it is just better to leave well enough alone .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberty .
Most likely every creature on earth does…And yet , it can not be given by anyone , no matter how justified , or good it may seem for the giver who thinks it is in his power to give… but it is an emphatic truth , and a universal law : no one can own your liberty .
While in Saudi , a Filipino I called Sam ( Sim ) , was arrested for making hooch , white-lightning .
Caught with six quarts , he spent three years of his life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saudi prison .
While he was in there , his friends continued making it in a crawl space above their bedroom .
Taking off a ceiling tile the still could be seen bubbling away…They sold every ounce , and every dime was sent home to his family… I smuggled a fifth of it back to The States , before the world was tied in knots by 9-11 , wrapped up in a dirty towel and stuffed in the very bottom of my duffel .
I was compelled to do it , even knowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I still have it in my liquor cabinet , far too precious to drink… No rules , no matter how harsh , or ruthless , can take away Liberty from the heart of a man .
Tyranny is the actual fuel for Liberty , and men of like mind will work together to destroy it , one way or another .
Men who work together for liberty , watch each others backs… And that is where , “ Give me Liberty or give me death ” comes from .
It is a powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , and can never be subverted , never .
When I was a young boy I remember a troubled teenager who was the son of my mother ’ s boss .
She sold Sara Coventry jewelry… He was a thief , did drugs , got several DWIs , and could not hold down a job .
I liked him… He sat with me one afternoon and told me to get an education , and that the worst job you could ever get was a grease-monkey at a filling-station .
To emphasize this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his inside palm .
He didn ’ t even flinch , because his hand was thick with callous .
“ You will never have callouses like this Ken.
” …and his eyes sparkled when he told me that… and when he looked at me , he looked like he really cared for me… and I can still feel his great hand on my shoulder… One day he ran a red light and a cop pulled him over .
He was drunk .
He pulled out a pistol and put a bullet in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years have gone by , about fifty now , I suppose , I still get a lump in my throat thinking about him .
He did not know liberty .
In his mind , he was nothing more than a slave , and like that bird , could not fly .
Liberty comes from inside , found in the soul of every man , but it is up to you to find it… and it seems that not everyone can muster what it takes to make it a viable part of their life… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and it was something so great , his life had little meaning without it .
..And I know now that what he was searching for was Liberty .
One day , when I was 37 , I was jogging down seven mile beach in Cayman .
On an isolated part I saw five men standing together just looking at the surf .
They were dressed in street clothes… nothing special , nothing really unusual or even noteworthy to the common eye… but I felt something like a powerful magnet in my head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk with them .
They didn ’ t seem a bit surprised when I approached , as they all had to the last man , a good and contagious nature , and I felt I had known them my entire life… They were National Geographic photographers , and I spent the morning with them talking , even not showing up for work as Administrative Assistant at Treasure Island resort… A few things I remember , and always will , was that none of them were married , and though two once were , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realized that they had made a decision in their life of adventure , just as I had in mine , married and a father… The next day they went diving and came up with about eight cannon balls , photographing the experience… I saw myself there with them .
I saw myself as one of them in spirit , and watched them from a little sand dune with my daughter Laura , seven years old , and I knew that I had made the right decision… Liberty is found in the heart , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choices we make , or have made .
Responsibility , love , does not make liberty .
It was given to us by God the day we took our first breath , and will last forever , no matter what .
Once , around the year 1998 , I was working on a deep-water PEMEX flag-ship off the coast of Mexico .
We were using a new synthetic mud , and since it was so deep , the cuttings steamed as they fell on the deck .
In the middle of the summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and those cuttings was scorching , and there , in the middle of it , was a man whose job it was to shovel it over the side , through a 12″ hole in the deck .
Sweat poured from him , splashing on the iron as steam , and he laughed and sang the whole time working .
I had never met a man like this , and though I knew only a working knowledge of Spanish , asked him the secret of his amazing ability to be happy in this harsh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I didn ’ t understand… and when I asked him what he was singing he said it was a love song… Then it hit me .
He was talking about his family .
And the song , he was telling me , was a song for them .
And when I look at my life and I think it is hard , I remember that man , and life just doesn ’ t seem so very bad at all… On the way back to the beach by chopper , the pilots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ militant , and we yo-yoed from one platform to another… as I got madder and madder .
You see , I am , as I have been taught to be , and alpha male , and I do not put up with anything I think disrespectful… And he saw this , and understood that , and took his hard-hat out of his bag and started playing it like a bongo drum , singing at the top of his lungs… laughing just inches from my face… “ Not to worry.
” he said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You see , not to worry… Liberty can not be denied .
It is your epitaph , your true destiny , and it is a part of your conscious free will , and the gift and grace of life itself .
And with each breath you take , every lesson learned , no one , no thing , no government , no bully… can EVER take that from you .
And once you realize this you will laugh and sing , and fear will no longer grip your soul… Liberty gives your heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , your strength of purpose will light the way , and be seen by all of humanity as The Liberty Beacon .
If you can ’ t find something in life to die for , you will find very little to live for , and that is the true strength of the Liberty movement… Blind faith or blind trust will not take our country back , but our hard won intellect , and its demand for truth , will , and without a doubt .
Liberty is Free , but liberty from tyranny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From the Author , Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade , peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts .
Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions , further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty .
And so , as we are pulled by forces we can not fathom , powerful entities with unlimited resources stolen from our future , unaccountable trillions printed out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as debt , we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour : Are we going to fight for our master ’ s tyranny , or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution ?
Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty , or the shackles of voluntary servitude ?
Will it be a war for corporate profit , or a war to regain our ability to self govern , as the blood and toil of our forefathers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a gift ?
I fear that decision is emanate .
I fear that any decision will be a hard one , but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us .

KEN’S CORNER: Liberty, Laughter & the Souls Of Men
Commentary by TLB Contributing Writer: Ken LaRive
Author’s note: The Liberty movement is growing, well, it has always been there, its just that more folks are finally realizing it. We should feel very good about that. The following are six little stories from very unlikely sources, and they just might help you see Liberty in a whole new light…
The Philippines
Nearly every place I have worked internationally, I have met Filipinos. They are a very special race of people, and have taught me a lot. I think if they all went home at once there would not be enough room for all of them… They travel, because they can’t find a good paying job there… and most men send every dime home that they can… Some, who I have had the privilege to have known well, have, with broad smiles and contagious laughs, told me that they had been gone from home for three years… Three years from family, and so very glad to have a job…
A land of occupation, a Filipino knows very well the true meaning of Liberty, and they did not learn that from America… And that is why they are so optimistic inside, so responsible, so dedicated… And I know now, as I traveled that country from Olongapo to Manila, the long and bloody history of freedom fighting… And I didn’t at the time understand why a fast cigar boat tried to kill my XO, or the quick response of attack choppers who chased them down… But I saw first hand the punishment enacted on a people who resisted imperialist tyranny… and they knew, learned form the slaver’s lash, that what government does is not the fault of the average man, even one drafted to uniform… something most Americans have yet to grasp: That Liberty must be fought for every generation.
The falcon of the Gulf of Mexico
On a deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico I was in my second week of a 30 day hitch as a Mud Engineer, drilling slow and sure with a high-weight mud in hard formations. One of the hands noticed that a falcon had made its nest precariously on an I-beam under the helo-deck, 110 feet above the waves…. Every day men would go there and watch a fuzzy baby sit patiently for its mother to bring food, and we were so amazed to see her, a tiny dot in the clouds, finding insects a thousand feet up, and 140 miles from land…
One day it sat on the very rim and flapped its downy wings looking at its new world. “I think its ready to fly!” said a roustabout. And he climbed out on that I- beam and grabbed it. Why, I can not say for sure… Perhaps he wanted to impress his friends, or maybe it was just to be a part of the magic… men are like that, having to touch everything, to bend and manipulate, to control and dominate…and he tossed it up in the air…
It fluttered desperately for what seemed an eternity, but could never gain altitude… It landed in the waves and tried to lift off with piercing cries… and I’ll never forget that sound… I think no one there ever will… And the mother came darting from the sky and circled it, and circled and circled… as the tide carried them both beyond sight… It was terrible, and for days the rig was quiet, and the man who did it apologized many times… He felt bad, and it was a lesson for us all… Sometimes it is just better to leave well enough alone.
You see, even a bird wants Liberty. Most likely every creature on earth does…And yet, it can not be given by anyone, no matter how justified, or good it may seem for the giver who thinks it is in his power to give… but it is an emphatic truth, and a universal law: no one can own your liberty.
Saudi Arabia
While in Saudi, a Filipino I called Sam (Sim), was arrested for making hooch, white-lightning. Caught with six quarts, he spent three years of his life in the squalor and heat of a Saudi prison. While he was in there, his friends continued making it in a crawl space above their bedroom. Taking off a ceiling tile the still could be seen bubbling away…They sold every ounce, and every dime was sent home to his family… I smuggled a fifth of it back to The States, before the world was tied in knots by 9-11, wrapped up in a dirty towel and stuffed in the very bottom of my duffel. I was compelled to do it, even knowing I could have gotten in trouble… and I still have it in my liquor cabinet, far too precious to drink…
No rules, no matter how harsh, or ruthless, can take away Liberty from the heart of a man. Tyranny is the actual fuel for Liberty, and men of like mind will work together to destroy it, one way or another. Men who work together for liberty, watch each others backs… And that is where, “Give me Liberty or give me death” comes from. It is a powerful affirmation, and a true gift from God, and can never be subverted, never.
New Orleans
When I was a young boy I remember a troubled teenager who was the son of my mother’s boss. She sold Sara Coventry jewelry… He was a thief, did drugs, got several DWIs, and could not hold down a job. I liked him… He sat with me one afternoon and told me to get an education, and that the worst job you could ever get was a grease-monkey at a filling-station. To emphasize this, he put his cigarette out on his inside palm. He didn’t even flinch, because his hand was thick with callous. “You will never have callouses like this Ken.” …and his eyes sparkled when he told me that… and when he looked at me, he looked like he really cared for me… and I can still feel his great hand on my shoulder…
One day he ran a red light and a cop pulled him over. He was drunk. He pulled out a pistol and put a bullet in his head. And no matter how many years have gone by, about fifty now, I suppose, I still get a lump in my throat thinking about him. He did not know liberty. In his mind, he was nothing more than a slave, and like that bird, could not fly. Liberty comes from inside, found in the soul of every man, but it is up to you to find it… and it seems that not everyone can muster what it takes to make it a viable part of their life… still, he knew something was lacking, and it was something so great, his life had little meaning without it. ..And I know now that what he was searching for was Liberty.
Cayman Islands
One day, when I was 37, I was jogging down seven mile beach in Cayman. On an isolated part I saw five men standing together just looking at the surf. They were dressed in street clothes… nothing special, nothing really unusual or even noteworthy to the common eye… but I felt something like a powerful magnet in my head, and I had to stop and talk with them. They didn’t seem a bit surprised when I approached, as they all had to the last man, a good and contagious nature, and I felt I had known them my entire life…
They were National Geographic photographers, and I spent the morning with them talking, even not showing up for work as Administrative Assistant at Treasure Island resort…
A few things I remember, and always will, was that none of them were married, and though two once were, the job got both of them… I realized that they had made a decision in their life of adventure, just as I had in mine, married and a father… The next day they went diving and came up with about eight cannon balls, photographing the experience… I saw myself there with them. I saw myself as one of them in spirit, and watched them from a little sand dune with my daughter Laura, seven years old, and I knew that I had made the right decision…
Liberty is found in the heart, and has nothing to do with what choices we make, or have made. Responsibility, love, does not make liberty. It was given to us by God the day we took our first breath, and will last forever, no matter what.
Mexico
Once, around the year 1998, I was working on a deep-water PEMEX flag-ship off the coast of Mexico. We were using a new synthetic mud, and since it was so deep, the cuttings steamed as they fell on the deck. In the middle of the summer the combined temperature of a blazing sun and those cuttings was scorching, and there, in the middle of it, was a man whose job it was to shovel it over the side, through a 12″ hole in the deck.
Sweat poured from him, splashing on the iron as steam, and he laughed and sang the whole time working. I had never met a man like this, and though I knew only a working knowledge of Spanish, asked him the secret of his amazing ability to be happy in this harsh environment. He kept touching his heart, and I didn’t understand… and when I asked him what he was singing he said it was a love song… Then it hit me. He was talking about his family. And the song, he was telling me, was a song for them. And when I look at my life and I think it is hard, I remember that man, and life just doesn’t seem so very bad at all…
On the way back to the beach by chopper, the pilots were egotistical, condescending, arrogant, militant, and we yo-yoed from one platform to another… as I got madder and madder. You see, I am, as I have been taught to be, and alpha male, and I do not put up with anything I think disrespectful… And he saw this, and understood that, and took his hard-hat out of his bag and started playing it like a bongo drum, singing at the top of his lungs… laughing just inches from my face… “Not to worry.” he said, “It is all about Love.”
Wings
You see, not to worry… Liberty can not be denied. It is your epitaph, your true destiny, and it is a part of your conscious free will, and the gift and grace of life itself. And with each breath you take, every lesson learned, no one, no thing, no government, no bully… can EVER take that from you. And once you realize this you will laugh and sing, and fear will no longer grip your soul… Liberty gives your heart wings, and once you realize that, your strength of purpose will light the way, and be seen by all of humanity as The Liberty Beacon.
If you can’t find something in life to die for, you will find very little to live for, and that is the true strength of the Liberty movement… Blind faith or blind trust will not take our country back, but our hard won intellect, and its demand for truth, will, and without a doubt. Liberty is Free, but liberty from tyranny is not… that is our responsibility.
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From the Author, Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade, peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts. Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions, further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty. And so, as we are pulled by forces we cannot fathom, powerful entities with unlimited resources stolen from our future, unaccountable trillions printed out of thin air and put on our backs as debt, we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour: Are we going to fight for our master’s tyranny, or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution? Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty, or the shackles of voluntary servitude? Will it be a war for corporate profit, or a war to regain our ability to self govern, as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us, their children, as a gift? I fear that decision is emanate. I fear that any decision will be a hard one, but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us.
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