revolutionradio--2020-05-07--Sysco Warns Of “Unprecedented Times” As COVID Crushes Restaurants

America ’ s largest foodservice distributor , Sysco Corporation , warned in its latest quarterly report that coronavirus-related shutdowns of the restaurant industry are the worst it has ever seen : “ Over the last 50 years , Sysco has weathered its share of exogenous shocks and economic crises , and each time Sysco has remained a resolute foodservice industry leader .
The extent of the COVID-19 crisis is more substantial than any other throughout the company ’ s history.
” Earlier this week , the company reported a sales decline of 6.5 % to $ 13.7 billion in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 .
This was one of the most significant quarterly reductions since 2009 .
Sysco said sales were down 60 % from a year earlier in late March .
About two-thirds of the company ’ s sales are to restaurants , with the remaining sales going to hospitals , nursing homes , and schools .
Here is how it describes the last several weeks of the quarter that captured the start of the lockdowns : “ The exit rate of the third quarter saw a dramatic decline in volume , sales , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ segments as a result of the pandemic.
” As the restaurant industry collapses , the company has prepared to slash nearly half-billion dollars in expenses , including furloughing and laying off 33 % of its workforce .
“ … difficult decision to reduce our staffing levels by approximately 33 % through a combination of temporary workforce furloughs and permanent reductions in force.
” While many restaurants are still closed , some may never reopen again , Sysco has reduced “ miles driven ” of its refrigerated truck fleet .
“ In addition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rerouting our transportation fleet and have implemented productivity improvements in our operating companies.
” The company has had to quickly rework supply chains away from restaurants to a business model that works in a post-corona world , such as one that caters directly to consumers and grocery stores .
The company has also secured a new contract under the USDA ’ s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program .
Sysco President and CEO Kevin Hourican said the company ’ s food supply network makes it an asset during the public health crisis , able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Simply put , the food supply chain in this country does not work without Sysco , ” Hourican said .
Sysco may have hit a low point in terms of sales and profits , as it appears there are some signs of life in the restaurant industry .
Driving seems to be picking up as well The timing of the restaurant industry recovery could take some time .
For more color on when a recovery could be seen , read “ Global Economic Activity May Have ‘ Bottomed ’ But Don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Fathom.
” This entry was posted on Thursday , May 7th , 2020 at 2:16 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , Economics , Food Wars , God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 05/07/2020
America’s largest foodservice distributor, Sysco Corporation, warned in its latest quarterly report that coronavirus-related shutdowns of the restaurant industry are the worst it has ever seen:
“Over the last 50 years, Sysco has weathered its share of exogenous shocks and economic crises, and each time Sysco has remained a resolute foodservice industry leader. The extent of the COVID-19 crisis is more substantial than any other throughout the company’s history.”
Earlier this week, the company reported a sales decline of 6.5% to $13.7 billion in its third quarter, which ended on March 28. This was one of the most significant quarterly reductions since 2009.
Sysco said sales were down 60% from a year earlier in late March. About two-thirds of the company’s sales are to restaurants, with the remaining sales going to hospitals, nursing homes, and schools. Here is how it describes the last several weeks of the quarter that captured the start of the lockdowns:
“The exit rate of the third quarter saw a dramatic decline in volume, sales, and gross profit across all of the business segments as a result of the pandemic.”
As the restaurant industry collapses, the company has prepared to slash nearly half-billion dollars in expenses, including furloughing and laying off 33% of its workforce.
“… difficult decision to reduce our staffing levels by approximately 33% through a combination of temporary workforce furloughs and permanent reductions in force.”
While many restaurants are still closed, some may never reopen again, Sysco has reduced “miles driven” of its refrigerated truck fleet.
“In addition, we have substantially reduced miles driven by rerouting our transportation fleet and have implemented productivity improvements in our operating companies.”
The company has had to quickly rework supply chains away from restaurants to a business model that works in a post-corona world, such as one that caters directly to consumers and grocery stores. The company has also secured a new contract under the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Sysco President and CEO Kevin Hourican said the company’s food supply network makes it an asset during the public health crisis, able to shift food where it is needed.
“Simply put, the food supply chain in this country does not work without Sysco,” Hourican said.
Sysco may have hit a low point in terms of sales and profits, as it appears there are some signs of life in the restaurant industry.
Driving seems to be picking up as well
The timing of the restaurant industry recovery could take some time. For more color on when a recovery could be seen, read “Global Economic Activity May Have ‘Bottomed’ But Don’t Expect Any ‘V-Shaped’ Recovery; Fathom.”


revolutionradio--2020-05-07--No Thanks: Trump White House Shelves CDC Guidelines for Reopening Economy and Public Places

The Trump White House shelved the latest CDC guidelines on how to restart public places and the economy .
It was the CDC along with Dr. Fauci , Dr. Birx and the White House COVID-19 Task Force who urged President Trump to shut down the record US economy in March .
Now we know that the model they used to scare the administration was a complete fraud and can not be scientifically replicated .
A set of detailed documents created by the nation ’ s top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transit , day care centers and restaurants during the still-raging pandemic has been shelved by the Trump administration .
The 17-page report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team , titled “ Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework , ” was researched and written to help faith leaders , business owners , educators and state and local officials as they begin to reopen .
It was supposed to be published last Friday , but agency scientists were told the guidance “ would never see the light of day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The official was not authorized to talk to reporters and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity .
The AP obtained a copy from a second federal official who was not authorized to release it .
The guidance was described in last week , prior to the White House decision to shelve it .
The Trump administration has been closely controlling the release of guidance and information during the pandemic spurred by a new coronavirus that scientists are still trying to understand , with the president himself leading freewheeling daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s been the CDC ’ s role to give the public and local officials guidance and science-based information during public health crises .
During this one , however , the CDC has not had a regular , pandemic-related news briefing in nearly two months .
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield has been a member of the White House coronavirus task force , but largely absent from public appearances… …Some of the report ’ s suggestions already appear on federal websites .
But the guidance offered specific , tailored recommendations for reopening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report suggested restaurants and bars should install sneeze guards at cash registers and avoid having buffets , salad bars and drink stations .
Similar tips appear on the CDC ’ s site and a Food and Drug Administration page .
But the shelved report also said that as restaurants start seating diners again , they should space tables at least 6 feet apart and try to use phone app technology to alert a patron when their table is ready to avoid touching and use of “ buzzers.
” That ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You can say that restaurants can open and you need to follow social distancing guidelines .
But restaurants want to know , ‘ What does that look like ?
’ States would like more guidance , ” said Dr. Marcus Plescia , chief medical officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials .
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By Jim Hoft
TheGatewayPundit.com
May 7, 2020
The Trump White House shelved the latest CDC guidelines on how to restart public places and the economy.
It was the CDC along with Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx and the White House COVID-19 Task Force who urged President Trump to shut down the record US economy in March.
Now we know that the model they used to scare the administration was a complete fraud and cannot be scientifically replicated.
Breitbart.com reported:
A set of detailed documents created by the nation’s top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centers and restaurants during the still-raging pandemic has been shelved by the Trump administration.
The 17-page report by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, titled “Guidance for Implementing the Opening Up America Again Framework,” was researched and written to help faith leaders, business owners, educators and state and local officials as they begin to reopen.
It was supposed to be published last Friday, but agency scientists were told the guidance “would never see the light of day,” according to a CDC official. The official was not authorized to talk to reporters and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The AP obtained a copy from a second federal official who was not authorized to release it. The guidance was described in last week, prior to the White House decision to shelve it.
The Trump administration has been closely controlling the release of guidance and information during the pandemic spurred by a new coronavirus that scientists are still trying to understand, with the president himself leading freewheeling daily briefings until last week.
Traditionally, it’s been the CDC’s role to give the public and local officials guidance and science-based information during public health crises. During this one, however, the CDC has not had a regular, pandemic-related news briefing in nearly two months. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield has been a member of the White House coronavirus task force, but largely absent from public appearances…
…Some of the report’s suggestions already appear on federal websites. But the guidance offered specific, tailored recommendations for reopening in one place.
For example, the report suggested restaurants and bars should install sneeze guards at cash registers and avoid having buffets, salad bars and drink stations. Similar tips appear on the CDC’s site and a Food and Drug Administration page.
But the shelved report also said that as restaurants start seating diners again, they should space tables at least 6 feet apart and try to use phone app technology to alert a patron when their table is ready to avoid touching and use of “buzzers.” That’s not on the CDC’s site now.
“You can say that restaurants can open and you need to follow social distancing guidelines. But restaurants want to know, ‘What does that look like?’ States would like more guidance,” said Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.


revolutionradio--2020-05-07--Yale Scientist: Reopening America Is ‘Awfully Close to Genocide’

A Yale University scientist argued in a social media post published on Wednesday that the United States government ’ s plan to reopen American after the Chinese virus pandemic amounts to “ genocide ” of “ African-Americans , Latinos , other people of color.
” Yale epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves criticized the U.S. government ’ s response to the Chinese virus pandemic and its plan to reopen the country in a tweet that was published on Wednesday , suggesting that it would be “ genocide by default ” to lift “ shelter in place ” restrictions .
Gonsalves also suggested that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact “ people of color.
” “ How many people will die this summer , before Election Day ?
What proportion of the deaths will be among African-Americans , Latinos , other people of color ?
” Gonsalves wrote in the tweet .
“ This is getting awfully close to genocide by default .
What else do you call mass death by public policy ?
” In another tweet , Gonsalves argued that government officials should face consequences for their response to the pandemic under international law .
“ So , what does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negligence , omission , failure to act , in a legal sense under international law ?
” Gonsalves wrote in a follow-up tweet .
Gonsalves tweet was highlighted this week in a report by China ’ s state-run communist publication , the People ’ s Daily .
“ An epidemiologist at Yale University on Wednesday launched one of the harshest attacks on the U.S. administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic , saying it was ‘ close to genocide by default , ’ ” the report read .
In a tweet on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receiving criticism from the “ right-wing mob-machine ” for his comments on the Trump administration ’ s response to the pandemic .
“ The right-wing mob-machine is upset with me .
Getting threatening emails again , ” Gonsalves said .
“ Guess I should get with the program and say what a wonderful job the White House is doing on # COVID19 , # coronavirus .
Nope .
Not a chance.
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by TOM CICCOTTA
BREITBART.COM
7 May 2020
A Yale University scientist argued in a social media post published on Wednesday that the United States government’s plan to reopen American after the Chinese virus pandemic amounts to “genocide” of “African-Americans, Latinos, other people of color.”
Yale epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves criticized the U.S. government’s response to the Chinese virus pandemic and its plan to reopen the country in a tweet that was published on Wednesday, suggesting that it would be “genocide by default” to lift “shelter in place” restrictions. Gonsalves also suggested that the government’s response would disproportionately impact “people of color.”
How many people will die this summer, before Election Day? What proportion of the deaths will be among African-Americans, Latinos, other people of color? This is getting awfully close to genocide by default. What else do you call mass death by public policy? #COVID19 #coronavirus — Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) May 6, 2020
“How many people will die this summer, before Election Day? What proportion of the deaths will be among African-Americans, Latinos, other people of color?” Gonsalves wrote in the tweet. “This is getting awfully close to genocide by default. What else do you call mass death by public policy?”
So, what does it mean to let thousands die by negligence, omission, failure to act, in a legal sense under international law? #COVID19 #coronavirus — Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) May 6, 2020
In another tweet, Gonsalves argued that government officials should face consequences for their response to the pandemic under international law. “So, what does it mean to let thousands die by negligence, omission, failure to act, in a legal sense under international law?” Gonsalves wrote in a follow-up tweet.
Gonsalves tweet was highlighted this week in a report by China’s state-run communist publication, the People’s Daily. “An epidemiologist at Yale University on Wednesday launched one of the harshest attacks on the U.S. administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it was ‘close to genocide by default,’” the report read.
In a tweet on Thursday morning, Gonsalves said he was receiving criticism from the “right-wing mob-machine” for his comments on the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic.
“The right-wing mob-machine is upset with me. Getting threatening emails again,” Gonsalves said. “Guess I should get with the program and say what a wonderful job the White House is doing on #COVID19, #coronavirus. Nope. Not a chance.”
The right-wing mob-machine is upset with me. Getting threatening emails again. Guess I should get with the program and say what a wonderful job the White House is doing on #COVID19, #coronavirus. Nope. Not a chance. — Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves) May 7, 2020


revolutionradio--2020-05-07--Fauci says coronavirus was not created in Wuhan lab he’s been funding with taxpayer money since 2015

Fauci says coronavirus was not created in Wuhan lab he’s been funding with taxpayer money since 2015 to work on coronavirus “gain-of-function” research

The longer Dr. Anthony Fauci serves as the face of the Trump administration ’ s coronavirus response , the more we learn about just how controversial and inept he really is .
The long-serving director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in an interview with National Geographic published on Monday that it ’ s just not likely the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) originated in a lab in Wuhan city .
“ If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what ’ s out there now , [ the scientific evidence ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated , ” Fauci said .
“ Everything about the stepwise evolution over time strongly indicates that [ this virus ] evolved in nature and then jumped species.
” Is that so ?
Because those comments contradict other Trump administration officials including the president himself and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , the latter of whom told ABC News ’ “ This Week ” that there is “ enormous evidence ” the Wuhan coronavirus came from a lab , not a Chinese wet market .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world , and they have a history of running substandard laboratories , ” he explained to host Martha Raddatz .
“ These are not the first times that we ’ ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab.
” So — why would Fauci make such a claim when the real evidence indicates he ’ s wrong ?
Perhaps because he wants to cover up some prior activity that would give him at least some culpability in the creation of the virus ?
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the laboratory now in question with millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars “ for risky coronavirus research.
” The Obama administration banned all federal funding of all efforts to weaponize three viruses But just last year , the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases , the organization led by Dr. Fauci , funded scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other institutions for work on gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses .
With the backing of NIAID , the National Institutes of Health pledged $ 3.7 million over six years to fund gain-of-function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous $ 3.7 million 5-year investment in a “ project for collecting and studying bat coronaviruses which ended in 2019 , ” the magazine reported .
Several scientists have not been supportive of gain-of-function research because it involves the manipulation of viruses in order to explore how they could infect humans because of the risk of starting a pandemic if one were to be accidentally released .
And about that 2015 funding .
The Times of Israel reported April 25 : Back in October 2014 , the US government had placed a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural pathogens to make them more deadly and infectious–as a result of rising fears about a possible pandemic caused by accidental or deliberate release of these genetically engineered monster germs .
This was in part due to lab accidents at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in July 2014 that raised questions about biosafety at US high-containment labs .
Due to those accidents , the CDC closed two labs and halted some biological shipments .
The agency later noted in an internal report that scientists failed to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inactivated before leaving the lab .
There were “ multiple other problems ” as well .
So , in October 2014 , the Obama administration banned all federal funding of all efforts to weaponize three viruses — influenza , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( MERS ) , and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ( SARS ) .
But that didn ’ t stop Fauci , the Times of Israel reported .
He “ outsourced in 2015 the GOF research to China ’ s Wuhan lab and licensed the lab to continue receiving federal funding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be clear , yes — this is the same lab that is now at the center of the COVID-19 controversy .
No wonder Fauci wants us to believe there ’ s no connection to coronavirus and the lab he has worked diligently to fund with our tax money .
This entry was posted on Thursday , May 7th , 2020 at 1:38 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , Conspiracy , Corruption , God Help Us , Government Evil , Health , Pandemic .
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by: JD Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 07, 2020
The longer Dr. Anthony Fauci serves as the face of the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, the more we learn about just how controversial and inept he really is.
The long-serving director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in an interview with National Geographic published on Monday that it’s just not likely the coronavirus (COVID-19) originated in a lab in Wuhan city.
“If you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what’s out there now, [the scientific evidence] is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated,” Fauci said. “Everything about the stepwise evolution over time strongly indicates that [this virus] evolved in nature and then jumped species.”
Is that so? Because those comments contradict other Trump administration officials including the president himself and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the latter of whom told ABC News’ “This Week” that there is “enormous evidence” the Wuhan coronavirus came from a lab, not a Chinese wet market.
“China has a history of infecting the world, and they have a history of running substandard laboratories,” he explained to host Martha Raddatz. “These are not the first times that we’ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab.”
So — why would Fauci make such a claim when the real evidence indicates he’s wrong?
Perhaps because he wants to cover up some prior activity that would give him at least some culpability in the creation of the virus?
As Newsweek reported last month, Fauci supported the laboratory now in question with millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars “for risky coronavirus research.”
The Obama administration banned all federal funding of all efforts to weaponize three viruses
The magazine reported:
But just last year, the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the organization led by Dr. Fauci, funded scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other institutions for work on gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses.
With the backing of NIAID, the National Institutes of Health pledged $3.7 million over six years to fund gain-of-function work — a pledge that followed a previous $3.7 million 5-year investment in a “project for collecting and studying bat coronaviruses which ended in 2019,” the magazine reported.
Several scientists have not been supportive of gain-of-function research because it involves the manipulation of viruses in order to explore how they could infect humans because of the risk of starting a pandemic if one were to be accidentally released.
Starting to sound familiar?
And about that 2015 funding. The Times of Israel reported April 25:
Back in October 2014, the US government had placed a federal moratorium on gain-of-function (GOF) research—altering natural pathogens to make them more deadly and infectious–as a result of rising fears about a possible pandemic caused by accidental or deliberate release of these genetically engineered monster germs.
This was in part due to lab accidents at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in July 2014 that raised questions about biosafety at US high-containment labs.
Due to those accidents, the CDC closed two labs and halted some biological shipments. The agency later noted in an internal report that scientists failed to follow proper procedures to make sure samples were inactivated before leaving the lab. There were “multiple other problems” as well.
So, in October 2014, the Obama administration banned all federal funding of all efforts to weaponize three viruses — influenza, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
But that didn’t stop Fauci, the Times of Israel reported. He “outsourced in 2015 the GOF research to China’s Wuhan lab and licensed the lab to continue receiving federal funding,” the site noted.
And to be clear, yes — this is the same lab that is now at the center of the COVID-19 controversy.
No wonder Fauci wants us to believe there’s no connection to coronavirus and the lab he has worked diligently to fund with our tax money.


revolutionradio--2020-05-07--The same people that scream “my body, my choice!” have no problem with forcing coronavirus vaccines

The same people that scream “my body, my choice!” have no problem with forcing coronavirus vaccines at gunpoint

The Association for Canadian Studies along with a group known as Leger recently conducted a poll about whether or not a future vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) should be mandatory .
And the majority of respondents disturbingly said yes .
A shocking 60 percent of the Canadians polled , many of whom likely claim my body , my choice !
when it comes to abortion “ rights , ” apparently believe that it should not be your body and your choice when it comes to getting jabbed with a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and the poll could have been skewed , it is important to note – stated that any vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) should be voluntary rather than compulsory .
Recognizing that far too many Canadians are on board with mandatory vaccination , the Canadian government has already contributed tens of millions of taxpayer dollars towards finding and developing a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , which the government says has infected nearly 50,000 Canadians and killed almost 3,000 .
Interestingly , the 60 percent of respondents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( COVID-19 ) vaccines for other people indicated that they would not necessarily want to get the vaccine themselves .
“ It ’ s almost as if it ’ s seen as just another flu vaccine , ” lamented Christian Bourque , executive vice president of Leger , who believes that all Canadians should be in support of mandatory vaccination for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
“ I myself would have expected a higher number given the severity , given the crisis we ’ re in , ” he added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this.
” Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks to Dr. Paul Cottrell about how forced vaccinations and other forms of medical tyranny are spreading across America as well : All that being said , this was an internet poll Since this poll was conducted on the internet , it admittedly is not a random sample and thus can not be considered a reliable indicator of what the average Canadian thinks about this pandemic and the vaccine response to it .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are , in fact , a sizeable number of people out there who see nothing wrong with compulsory “ medicine ” for the “ greater good.
” While common sense would dictate that forcing people to receive medical “ treatments ” that come with serious risks is never a good idea , this health freedom ethos apparently goes out the window for a lot of people once outbreak or pandemic fears come into play .
In this case , mass hysteria over the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) is driving some to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cure.
” Even if forcing you and your children to get jabbed results in death , the mandatory vaxxers will still push for it as the “ solution ” to this pandemic .
As it turns out , conservatives tend to lean towards health freedom while liberals are generally more supportive of requiring that others take vaccinations , at gunpoint if necessary , to supposedly protect other human life .
And yet when it comes to protecting the lives of the unborn , these same liberals turn a blind eye or even celebrate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice.
” “ I strongly doubt that 60 % of Canadians approve of mandatory vaccination for coronavirus , ” wrote one skeptical Global News commenter .
“ This feels like MSM ( mainstream media ) conditioning us little by little into accepting mandatory vaccinations , in addition to the ‘ contact tracing ’ propaganda that ’ s also going on.
” “ THEY are whipping up fear as means of obtaining our compliance for their total control agenda , ” this same commenter added .
This entry was posted on Thursday , May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is filed under Health , Land Of The Sheep , New World Order , Pandemic .
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by: Ethan Huff
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 07, 2020
The Association for Canadian Studies along with a group known as Leger recently conducted a poll about whether or not a future vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) should be mandatory. And the majority of respondents disturbingly said yes.
A shocking 60 percent of the Canadians polled, many of whom likely claim my body, my choice! when it comes to abortion “rights,” apparently believe that it should not be your body and your choice when it comes to getting jabbed with a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
The other 40 percent of respondents – and the poll could have been skewed, it is important to note – stated that any vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) should be voluntary rather than compulsory.
Recognizing that far too many Canadians are on board with mandatory vaccination, the Canadian government has already contributed tens of millions of taxpayer dollars towards finding and developing a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), which the government says has infected nearly 50,000 Canadians and killed almost 3,000.
Interestingly, the 60 percent of respondents who said they support mandatory Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for other people indicated that they would not necessarily want to get the vaccine themselves.
“It’s almost as if it’s seen as just another flu vaccine,” lamented Christian Bourque, executive vice president of Leger, who believes that all Canadians should be in support of mandatory vaccination for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
“I myself would have expected a higher number given the severity, given the crisis we’re in,” he added. “But Canadians are kind of divided on this.”
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks to Dr. Paul Cottrell about how forced vaccinations and other forms of medical tyranny are spreading across America as well:
All that being said, this was an internet poll
Since this poll was conducted on the internet, it admittedly is not a random sample and thus cannot be considered a reliable indicator of what the average Canadian thinks about this pandemic and the vaccine response to it. At the same time, it does suggest that there are, in fact, a sizeable number of people out there who see nothing wrong with compulsory “medicine” for the “greater good.”
While common sense would dictate that forcing people to receive medical “treatments” that come with serious risks is never a good idea, this health freedom ethos apparently goes out the window for a lot of people once outbreak or pandemic fears come into play.
In this case, mass hysteria over the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is driving some to call for forced jabs as the “cure.” Even if forcing you and your children to get jabbed results in death, the mandatory vaxxers will still push for it as the “solution” to this pandemic.
As it turns out, conservatives tend to lean towards health freedom while liberals are generally more supportive of requiring that others take vaccinations, at gunpoint if necessary, to supposedly protect other human life. And yet when it comes to protecting the lives of the unborn, these same liberals turn a blind eye or even celebrate abortion as a “woman’s choice.”
“I strongly doubt that 60% of Canadians approve of mandatory vaccination for coronavirus,” wrote one skeptical Global News commenter. “This feels like MSM (mainstream media) conditioning us little by little into accepting mandatory vaccinations, in addition to the ‘contact tracing’ propaganda that’s also going on.”
“THEY are whipping up fear as means of obtaining our compliance for their total control agenda,” this same commenter added.


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--Masks In America: “Buffalo’d Into A Very Binary Way Of Thinking”

by Daniel Klein via The American Institute for Economic Research , ZeroHedge.com Thu , 05/07/2020 In response to my piece on Masks in Sweden , I received the following fascinating note , by James Cooper , reproduced with his permission , which compares the attitude in Sweden with that in the United States .
I think readers will find this very interesting .
Thank you for your recent article on Sweden ’ s response to COVID-19 .
I would just like to add my thoughts to the ongoing public discussion .
I am an American living in Stockholm .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and am fluent in Swedish .
I am from Northern Virginia .
Regarding this article , I will just point out that the American people have been buffalo ’ d into a very binary way of thinking – there are only two possibilities when dealing with COVID-19 – complete lockdown or nothing at all .
This is also referred to as TINA ( There Is No Alternative ) .
For many of my American family and friends , they find it difficult to understand that there are many possibilities in between the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuanced approach not only makes more sense , but is more sustainable .
That is precisely what the Swedish approach is all about .
If you look at the numbers , you will see that there is negligible risk to those aged 4-50 years old .
This group also happens to represent the most economically productive group in society as well as the group that spends the most money .
So why shut them down ?
The response I get from my family and friends is that they must be shut down because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an emotion based argument .
The reality is that in Sweden all at-risk people have been asked to self quarantine .
If they do that , how will their lives be threatened by allowing the under-50 crowd to go out , with some social distancing guidelines ?
Keep in mind that if you live with an at risk person , or you are a primary caregiver for an at risk person , then ( in Sweden ) , you are expected to self quarantine ; or at least go to extreme social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether I was in the risk group , and I took the precaution of keeping my kids home from school until such time as I could get a more definitive answer from my doctor .
My kids ’ school fully supported me in this approach .
So , I go back to my American family and friends and ask , how can allowing the under-50 crowd out with social distancing put the at risk population in danger ?
Yes , it requires people to take personal responsibility and to actively work to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is followed , then those at risk can be expected to be reasonably protected .
Why did they have a complete lockdown in the U.S. in the first place ?
We were told that it was meant to flatten the curve so that the hospitals have a chance to deal with the patient loads .
Mass lockdown simply pushes the problem out in time , to be dealt with later .
Yes , over the next 18 months , at risk people will get the virus and there will be many that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unavoidable .
I suspect that in the end we will see similar numbers within a range across all Western countries .
This will play out over 12+ months .
If we can accept that statement , then we would need to admire Sweden for taking an approach that does not further burden its economy , does not destroy people ’ s God given right to freedom , while also working to protect those at risk , and augmenting immunity .
Americans have been Buffalo ’ d into TINA ( “ There Is No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there are a wide range of responses and one size does not fit all .
There are sophisticated approaches that can be deployed which do not necessitate the destruction of our economy and the financial decimation of people and their families .
What NYC does should not necessarily be followed in Iowa .
Iowa might look more like Sweden and NYC more like Helsinki .
All of the criticism and “ hate ” directed at Sweden is emotional and not following evidence based science .
One wonders why people are reacting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the partisan politics exposed between # LockdownDeniers and the # HealthBeforeWealth fantasists .
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by Daniel Klein via The American Institute for Economic Research,
ZeroHedge.com
Thu, 05/07/2020
In response to my piece on Masks in Sweden, I received the following fascinating note, by James Cooper, reproduced with his permission, which compares the attitude in Sweden with that in the United States. I think readers will find this very interesting.
[emphasis ours]
Dr. Klein,
Thank you for your recent article on Sweden’s response to COVID-19. I would just like to add my thoughts to the ongoing public discussion. I am an American living in Stockholm. I have been living here for 17 years and am fluent in Swedish. I am from Northern Virginia.
Regarding this article, I will just point out that the American people have been buffalo’d into a very binary way of thinking – there are only two possibilities when dealing with COVID-19 – complete lockdown or nothing at all. This is also referred to as TINA (There Is No Alternative).
For many of my American family and friends, they find it difficult to understand that there are many possibilities in between the two extremes. In fact, a more nuanced approach not only makes more sense, but is more sustainable. That is precisely what the Swedish approach is all about.
If you look at the numbers, you will see that there is negligible risk to those aged 4-50 years old. This group also happens to represent the most economically productive group in society as well as the group that spends the most money. So why shut them down?
The response I get from my family and friends is that they must be shut down because otherwise people will die. This is an emotion based argument.
The reality is that in Sweden all at-risk people have been asked to self quarantine. If they do that, how will their lives be threatened by allowing the under-50 crowd to go out, with some social distancing guidelines?
Keep in mind that if you live with an at risk person, or you are a primary caregiver for an at risk person, then (in Sweden), you are expected to self quarantine; or at least go to extreme social distancing.
I myself had some concerns about whether I was in the risk group, and I took the precaution of keeping my kids home from school until such time as I could get a more definitive answer from my doctor. My kids’ school fully supported me in this approach.
So, I go back to my American family and friends and ask, how can allowing the under-50 crowd out with social distancing put the at risk population in danger? Yes, it requires people to take personal responsibility and to actively work to protect those at risk. And, assuming this is followed, then those at risk can be expected to be reasonably protected.
Why did they have a complete lockdown in the U.S. in the first place? We were told that it was meant to flatten the curve so that the hospitals have a chance to deal with the patient loads. Mass lockdown simply pushes the problem out in time, to be dealt with later. Yes, over the next 18 months, at risk people will get the virus and there will be many that die. This is in large part unavoidable. I suspect that in the end we will see similar numbers within a range across all Western countries. This will play out over 12+ months.
If we can accept that statement, then we would need to admire Sweden for taking an approach that does not further burden its economy, does not destroy people’s God given right to freedom, while also working to protect those at risk, and augmenting immunity.
Americans have been Buffalo’d into TINA (“There Is No Alternative”). The reality is that there are a wide range of responses and one size does not fit all. There are sophisticated approaches that can be deployed which do not necessitate the destruction of our economy and the financial decimation of people and their families.
What NYC does should not necessarily be followed in Iowa. Iowa might look more like Sweden and NYC more like Helsinki.
All of the criticism and “hate” directed at Sweden is emotional and not following evidence based science. One wonders why people are reacting the way they are.
And now we see the partisan politics exposed between #LockdownDeniers and the #HealthBeforeWealth fantasists.


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--Michael Savage says he won’t take any coronavirus vaccine

The vaccine industry is busy concocting a new jab for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , but radio talk show host Michael Savage is having none of it .
During a recent broadcast , Savage announced that he plans to refuse any Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccine that ends up being foisted on the masses because it will be “ ineffective and dangerous.
” “ I would join a militia before I took a vaccine , ” he stated .
“ I ’ d go to the hills .
I ’ m not taking it – I refuse.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is of the same perspective as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , that the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) is both real and killing people .
He does not , however , support the agenda of eugenicist Bill Gates , who wants to unveil both vaccines and “ digital certificates ” to prove vaccination status .
“ Covid vaccine – I will refuse to take it !
” Savage went on to proclaim .
“ It will be ineffective and dangerous .
There are now 20 known mutations !
” Like many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a flu shot , either .
Flu shots do not work , for one .
They are also highly dangerous , and thus not worth the risk .
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , warns that the people pushing vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) are quacks : “ Covid vaccine – I will refuse to take it !
” Savage went on to proclaim .
“ It will be ineffective and dangerous .
There are now 20 known mutations !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never taken a flu shot , either .
Flu shots do not work , for one .
They are also highly dangerous , and thus not worth the risk .
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , warns that the people pushing vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) are quacks : As we , too , often receive , negative comments began to flood Savage ’ s Twitter feed following his remarks .
One individual wrote that he had never heard Savage advocate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ flu shots help to keep people safe against the flu.
” This same commenter added that he hopes “ the same will be true of ( a ) coronavirus vaccine.
” Savage immediately shot back with a comment of “ wrong !
” adding that flu shots are “ at most 50 % effective and frequently produce severe side effects.
” Savage is almost right , as flu shots are pretty much zero percent effective when you really look at the data .
Between the flu they often cause , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is questionable at best to suggest that they provide any benefits whatsoever .
But the point is that Savage is right on when it comes to a future Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccine .
There is no chance that it will work or be safe , and yet there will almost certainly be calls by many to make it a mandatory rite of passage to be allowed back into society .
This is the slippery slope of tyranny that we have been warning our readers about for years .
All forms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the option to decline is removed then all you have left is a total medical police state , which is what the world is now seeing form right before our very eyes .
“ I tweeted something that got me mad , because they ’ re all talking about a COVID vaccine , and I know , having studied these things , having studied the flu vaccines which are about thirty to forty , maybe forty percent effective , ” Savage further explained during his broadcast .
“ … if you look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ineffective – thirty-seven percent to fifty percent is what we ’ re seeing in reports – there are huge side effects to flu vaccines.
” He concluded that rushing a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) will be a disaster , and that he is basically willing to do whatever it takes to avoid having to be forcibly injected with one .
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by: Ethan Huff
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, May 07, 2020
The vaccine industry is busy concocting a new jab for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), but radio talk show host Michael Savage is having none of it.
During a recent broadcast, Savage announced that he plans to refuse any Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine that ends up being foisted on the masses because it will be “ineffective and dangerous.”
“I would join a militia before I took a vaccine,” he stated. “I’d go to the hills. I’m not taking it – I refuse.”
Savage, by the way, is of the same perspective as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is both real and killing people. He does not, however, support the agenda of eugenicist Bill Gates, who wants to unveil both vaccines and “digital certificates” to prove vaccination status.
“Covid vaccine – I will refuse to take it!” Savage went on to proclaim. “It will be ineffective and dangerous. There are now 20 known mutations!”
Like many of us, Savage has never taken a flu shot, either. Flu shots do not work, for one. They are also highly dangerous, and thus not worth the risk.
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, warns that the people pushing vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are quacks:
“Covid vaccine – I will refuse to take it!” Savage went on to proclaim. “It will be ineffective and dangerous. There are now 20 known mutations!”
Like many of us, Savage has never taken a flu shot, either. Flu shots do not work, for one. They are also highly dangerous, and thus not worth the risk.
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, warns that the people pushing vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) are quacks:
Flu shots 50 percent effective “at most,” says Savage
As we, too, often receive, negative comments began to flood Savage’s Twitter feed following his remarks. One individual wrote that he had never heard Savage advocate against vaccines on the radio, adding that “flu shots help to keep people safe against the flu.”
This same commenter added that he hopes “the same will be true of (a) coronavirus vaccine.”
Savage immediately shot back with a comment of “wrong!” adding that flu shots are “at most 50% effective and frequently produce severe side effects.”
Savage is almost right, as flu shots are pretty much zero percent effective when you really look at the data. Between the flu they often cause, not to mention the horrific side effects, it is questionable at best to suggest that they provide any benefits whatsoever.
But the point is that Savage is right on when it comes to a future Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. There is no chance that it will work or be safe, and yet there will almost certainly be calls by many to make it a mandatory rite of passage to be allowed back into society.
This is the slippery slope of tyranny that we have been warning our readers about for years. All forms of medicine require informed consent, and if the option to decline is removed then all you have left is a total medical police state, which is what the world is now seeing form right before our very eyes.
“I tweeted something that got me mad, because they’re all talking about a COVID vaccine, and I know, having studied these things, having studied the flu vaccines which are about thirty to forty, maybe forty percent effective,” Savage further explained during his broadcast.
“… if you look at flu vaccines, not only are they ineffective – thirty-seven percent to fifty percent is what we’re seeing in reports – there are huge side effects to flu vaccines.”
He concluded that rushing a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a disaster, and that he is basically willing to do whatever it takes to avoid having to be forcibly injected with one.


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--Meat shortages across the U.S. are likely to get worse

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the food system , you can now add meat to the list of foods that are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain .
On Monday , Costco announced that customers will be limited to purchasing three packages of meat , and Kroger ’ s website announced limited meat inventory because of high demand .
In stores , Kroger is limiting the purchases of not only beef but also chicken and pork , while online shoppers can get just two items from each of those categories .
With many more Americans cooking and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus restrictions , grocery stores are being hit especially hard by the meat shortages , but restaurants are also suffering .
Hundreds of Wendy ’ s fast food restaurants have now run out of hamburgers , with a fifth of all locations completely sold out of all beef products .
The chain , which relies on fresh beef as a selling point , is being hit harder than rivals who use frozen meat .
Around the country , grocers are expecting a run on meat after some major national meat producers had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warning for weeks that this was going to be inevitable , but it ’ s happening earlier than expected as people heed the warnings and stock up .
One major producer , Tyson Foods , had to close several plants last month after coronavirus outbreaks hit workers there .
Although President Trump signed an executive order that would keep the processing plants open , Tyson said the meat supply chain will be disrupted for many more months .
According to USA Today , at least 19 meat packing plants and five processed food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of worker shortages .
At least 5,000 plant workers are believed to have tested positive for the virus , while thousands of others aren ’ t working either because of quarantine requirements or because they refuse to work in conditions they say are unsafe .
The closures of these plants has already seen a 25 percent drop in pork production and a 10 percent decline in the production of beef .
One big factor is that two thirds of the beef production in this country , along with a large percentage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just three companies : Tyson Foods , Cargill Inc , and JBS SA .
The White House has said that shutting down just one big meat packing plant could see the loss of ten million beef servings in just one day .
Changes coming in the way meat is sold In addition to shortages , customers who do manage to find meat might notice some big changes in the way it ’ s being sold .
For example , the shortage of labor in processing plants might mean people have to do the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cutting up chicken into parts and deboning it .
Meat may also be sold in bigger pieces instead of individual steaks and roasts .
The problems that are already being seen could be just the beginning , and fresh beef shortages are expected to peak around Memorial Day – right when many Americans will be hoping to have barbecues .
Last week was reportedly the fourth week in a row in which the number of cattle slaughtered in the country dropped below half a million , which is a 35 percent drop from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Although eating less meat could have a very positive impact on public health , the situation is a sign of an alarming trend that is hitting the food supply as a whole .
It will also impact those who don ’ t normally eat meat as they face increased competition for other proteins like beans and eggs .
Unfortunately , as the coronavirus pandemic continues , food shortages of all types are only likely to get worse .
This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 4:21 am and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , God Help Us .
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by: Isabelle Z.
Naturalnews.com
Thursday, May 07, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the food system, you can now add meat to the list of foods that are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.
On Monday, Costco announced that customers will be limited to purchasing three packages of meat, and Kroger’s website announced limited meat inventory because of high demand. In stores, Kroger is limiting the purchases of not only beef but also chicken and pork, while online shoppers can get just two items from each of those categories.
With many more Americans cooking and eating at home than usual due to coronavirus restrictions, grocery stores are being hit especially hard by the meat shortages, but restaurants are also suffering. Hundreds of Wendy’s fast food restaurants have now run out of hamburgers, with a fifth of all locations completely sold out of all beef products. The chain, which relies on fresh beef as a selling point, is being hit harder than rivals who use frozen meat.
Around the country, grocers are expecting a run on meat after some major national meat producers had to shut down production. Experts have been warning for weeks that this was going to be inevitable, but it’s happening earlier than expected as people heed the warnings and stock up.
One major producer, Tyson Foods, had to close several plants last month after coronavirus outbreaks hit workers there. Although President Trump signed an executive order that would keep the processing plants open, Tyson said the meat supply chain will be disrupted for many more months.
According to USA Today, at least 19 meat packing plants and five processed food plants were closed as of April 29 because of worker shortages. At least 5,000 plant workers are believed to have tested positive for the virus, while thousands of others aren’t working either because of quarantine requirements or because they refuse to work in conditions they say are unsafe.
The closures of these plants has already seen a 25 percent drop in pork production and a 10 percent decline in the production of beef. One big factor is that two thirds of the beef production in this country, along with a large percentage of chicken and pork processing, comes from just three companies: Tyson Foods, Cargill Inc, and JBS SA. The White House has said that shutting down just one big meat packing plant could see the loss of ten million beef servings in just one day.
Changes coming in the way meat is sold
In addition to shortages, customers who do manage to find meat might notice some big changes in the way it’s being sold. For example, the shortage of labor in processing plants might mean people have to do the labor themselves at home, such as cutting up chicken into parts and deboning it. Meat may also be sold in bigger pieces instead of individual steaks and roasts.
The problems that are already being seen could be just the beginning, and fresh beef shortages are expected to peak around Memorial Day – right when many Americans will be hoping to have barbecues.
Last week was reportedly the fourth week in a row in which the number of cattle slaughtered in the country dropped below half a million, which is a 35 percent drop from America’s average beef production.
Although eating less meat could have a very positive impact on public health, the situation is a sign of an alarming trend that is hitting the food supply as a whole. It will also impact those who don’t normally eat meat as they face increased competition for other proteins like beans and eggs. Unfortunately, as the coronavirus pandemic continues, food shortages of all types are only likely to get worse.


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--“Keep Them In A Bubble”: Army Unit Deploys To War Zone During COVID “New Normal”

On Monday Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that for the Pentagon and armed services a “ new normal ” should be expected for “ an extended period of time ” .
This after the Pentagon has now for many weeks been down to what ’ s essentially a skeleton crew of reduced personnel working on site .
“ The long-term view is : What do we do over the next 6 , 12 , 18 months ?
” Esper said in a virtual conference for a D.C. think tank event .
“ There will be a new normal that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extended period of time at least until we have a vaccine that we ’ re confident in.
” Meanwhile this “ new normal ” is already greatly impacting regular ranks throughout the United States Army and other branches .
A new Wall Street Journal article explores how mission protocols have shifted dramatically , in a way “ where warfighting and coronavirus collide ” .
Yhe Army has reportedly now been able to reorient itself away from a domestic emergency response ( of doing things like set up emergency make-shift hospitals ) to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Approximately 900 troops from the Fourth Security Force Assistance Brigade , which is based in Fort Carson , Colo. , are scheduled to go to Afghanistan in the fall and will be the first large group to undergo Army training for overseas deployment since the onset of the pandemic , ” WSJ reports .
“ In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak , military resources were largely devoted to building makeshift medical facilities and providing supplies to hard-hit areas in the U.S .
But as demand for military medical help has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to security operations.
” But even deployed to Afghanistan and other places , the “ new normal ” will be immediately felt , given that to remain effective , soldiers have to first attempt to stay health , and prevent themselves from getting infected .
> A barracks that normally bunks 44 soldiers instead will hold only 12 , in cots spaced 6 feet apart .
When waiting in line at an assembly building , troops must stand in prespaced squares , painted red .
Masks , gloves and eye protection will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantines and social distancing .
“ The idea is to keep them in a bubble , ” Gen. James McConville , chief of staff of the Army , said .
He underscored that , “ We ’ re looking at the long game .
We ’ re not waiting for Covid-19 to go away.
” Like much of the rest of the US and the world , the Army has been in short supply of both coronavirus tests and personal protective equipment .
It ’ s already taken drastic steps which many generals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as temporary pauses to sending new recruits to boot camp .
And with nearly 5,000 COVID-19 cases across the military , including two deaths , also with an entire aircraft carrier crew , the USS Theodore Roosevelt , knocked out of commission by the virus , deployed personnel will have to face the difficult task of some level of ‘ social distancing ’ while carrying on already challenging foreign missions .
But we have a novel idea that would make all of the above incredibly easy : How about just ending all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choice ’ , foreign occupations , and trillion dollar ‘ nation-building ’ deployments altogether ?
As we recently underscored : America , we have to end the wars now .
This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 4:16 am and is filed under BioWeapon , God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHerge.com
Fri, 05/08/2020
On Monday Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that for the Pentagon and armed services a “new normal” should be expected for “an extended period of time”. This after the Pentagon has now for many weeks been down to what’s essentially a skeleton crew of reduced personnel working on site.
“The long-term view is: What do we do over the next 6, 12, 18 months?” Esper said in a virtual conference for a D.C. think tank event . “There will be a new normal that we will have to adapt to for an extended period of time at least until we have a vaccine that we’re confident in.”
Meanwhile this “new normal” is already greatly impacting regular ranks throughout the United States Army and other branches. A new Wall Street Journal article explores how mission protocols have shifted dramatically, in a way “where warfighting and coronavirus collide”.
Yhe Army has reportedly now been able to reorient itself away from a domestic emergency response (of doing things like set up emergency make-shift hospitals) to deploying on foreign missions once again.
“Approximately 900 troops from the Fourth Security Force Assistance Brigade, which is based in Fort Carson, Colo., are scheduled to go to Afghanistan in the fall and will be the first large group to undergo Army training for overseas deployment since the onset of the pandemic,” WSJ reports.
“In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, military resources were largely devoted to building makeshift medical facilities and providing supplies to hard-hit areas in the U.S. But as demand for military medical help has receded, the military has shifted back to security operations.”
But even deployed to Afghanistan and other places, the “new normal” will be immediately felt, given that to remain effective, soldiers have to first attempt to stay health, and prevent themselves from getting infected.
The WSJ continues:
>A barracks that normally bunks 44 soldiers instead will hold only 12, in cots spaced 6 feet apart. When waiting in line at an assembly building, troops must stand in prespaced squares, painted red. Masks, gloves and eye protection will be required. So will temperature checks, quarantines and social distancing.
“The idea is to keep them in a bubble,” Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the Army, said. He underscored that, “We’re looking at the long game. We’re not waiting for Covid-19 to go away.”
Like much of the rest of the US and the world, the Army has been in short supply of both coronavirus tests and personal protective equipment. It’s already taken drastic steps which many generals fear could damage US defense readiness, such as temporary pauses to sending new recruits to boot camp.
And with nearly 5,000 COVID-19 cases across the military, including two deaths, also with an entire aircraft carrier crew, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, knocked out of commission by the virus, deployed personnel will have to face the difficult task of some level of ‘social distancing’ while carrying on already challenging foreign missions.
But we have a novel idea that would make all of the above incredibly easy: How about just ending all regime change ops and ‘wars of choice’, foreign occupations, and trillion dollar ‘nation-building’ deployments altogether? As we recently underscored: America, we have to end the wars now.


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--Leading German Virologist: “COVID-19 Less Deadly Than We Thought”

German scientist , Professor Hendrik Streeck has been studying groups of subjects in his country and has reached a number of compelling provisional findings regarding the viral behaviour of the new Coronavirus .
Streeck also explains why he thinks that draconian ‘ lockdown ’ measures were decided in haste , and may ultimately be deemed to have been completely unnecessary .
He also presented data which gives an indication of an “ Infected Fatality Rate ” ( IFR ) , eg .
the percentage of people infected who will end up dying .
New findings show a COVID-19 infection fatality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( as opposed to Neil Ferguson who claims the IFR to be just under 1 % , perhaps 0.8-0.9 % ) .
Previous interviews with UnHerd , with experts like Johan Giesecke who believes the IFR is closer to 0.1 % , or one in a thousand .
The difference between IFR is important , not least of all because this statistic will be used by governments to determine he relative severity of the threat in question .
After UK ‘ experts ’ like Prof. Ferguson had massively overestimated the IFR , Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – away from a more common sense , science-based approach like Sweden , and instead implemented an experimental Medieval-style quarantine , or “ lockdown ” method , to try and contain the coronavirus .
In the end , the UK policy turned out to be a disaster , leading to an unprecedented economic catastrophe as well as the highest COVID death totals in Europe .
“ This may sound like splitting hairs — they are both under one percent after all — but in reality , the difference between these estimates changes everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more laissez-faire policy becomes possible , and at 30,000 deaths it starts to look like the UK has already been through the worst of it ; at the higher end , a policy of continued ultra-caution is necessary because a more relaxed approach could mean hundreds of thousands of additional deaths.
” Streeck also gave some insightful analysis on the differences in contagious ability of SARS1 and the new SARS-CoV2 , as well as what factors might determine immunity , and what sort of ‘ social distancing ’ might be useful going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Professor Streeck about what his team learned from their recent study .
Watch : This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 4:08 am and is filed under BioWeapon , Pandemic .
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Via 21stCenturyWire.com,
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 05/08/2020
German scientist, Professor Hendrik Streeck has been studying groups of subjects in his country and has reached a number of compelling provisional findings regarding the viral behaviour of the new Coronavirus.
Streeck also explains why he thinks that draconian ‘lockdown’ measures were decided in haste, and may ultimately be deemed to have been completely unnecessary.
He also presented data which gives an indication of an “Infected Fatality Rate” (IFR), eg. the percentage of people infected who will end up dying. New findings show a COVID-19 infection fatality rate of between 0.24 – 0.36% (as opposed to Neil Ferguson who claims the IFR to be just under 1%, perhaps 0.8-0.9%). Previous interviews with UnHerd, with experts like Johan Giesecke who believes the IFR is closer to 0.1%, or one in a thousand.
The difference between IFR is important, not least of all because this statistic will be used by governments to determine he relative severity of the threat in question. After UK ‘experts’ like Prof. Ferguson had massively overestimated the IFR, Boris Johnson’s government then switched course – away from a more common sense, science-based approach like Sweden, and instead implemented an experimental Medieval-style quarantine, or “lockdown” method, to try and contain the coronavirus. In the end, the UK policy turned out to be a disaster, leading to an unprecedented economic catastrophe as well as the highest COVID death totals in Europe.
UnHerd says:
“This may sound like splitting hairs — they are both under one percent after all — but in reality, the difference between these estimates changes everything. At the lower end, a much more laissez-faire policy becomes possible, and at 30,000 deaths it starts to look like the UK has already been through the worst of it; at the higher end, a policy of continued ultra-caution is necessary because a more relaxed approach could mean hundreds of thousands of additional deaths.”
Streeck also gave some insightful analysis on the differences in contagious ability of SARS1 and the new SARS-CoV2, as well as what factors might determine immunity, and what sort of ‘social distancing’ might be useful going forward.
Host Freddie Sayers talks with Professor Streeck about what his team learned from their recent study. Watch:


revolutionradio--2020-05-08--As Phase One Lockdowns of America Weaken, Here Comes “Phase Two” Designed to Complete the Destructio

As Phase One Lockdowns of America Weaken, Here Comes “Phase Two” Designed to Complete the Destruction of the United States

In the words of The Washington Times regarding the threat of the Coronavirus : The new coronavirus is real .
The response to the coronavirus is hyped .
And in time , this hype will be revealed as politically hoaxed .
In fact , COVID-19 will go down as one of the political world ’ s biggest , most shamefully overblown , overhyped , overly and irrationally inflated and outright deceptively flawed responses to a health matter in American history , one that was carried largely on the lips of medical professionals who have no business has running a national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dumbed down to the point where the majority of the citizens can not see through the fraud that counts COVID-19 numbers mixed in with people with “ flu-like ” symptoms and the fraud associated with diagnostic practices labeled by the CDC as “ presumptive ( assumed ) diangosis for COVID-19 ?
Is our nation that stupid ?
Is our President this misinformed ?
Or , is this just one more item of proof that a Big Pharma coup has taken over the White House under the guise of a national emergency ?
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up what is left of America and unfortunately , most of America is too dumbed down to see it coming , at least until it will be too late !
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Are Most Americans Really This Ignorant ?
Thirty years of dumbing down through No Child Left Behind and Common Core has destroyed reading comprehension scores on the SAT and the classroom practices have removed independent thinking and innovation from many of today ’ s as well as yesterday ’ s students .
Millions of Americans should be in the streets protesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the majority are not .
The real resisters , such as the owners of the 4 Wickenburg , Arizona restaurants that opened in defiance of Gov .
Ducey ’ s illegal and unconstitutional orders are all over the age of 60which was significantly before these regressive educational programs came into play .
By the way , Bill Gates made hundreds of millions of dollars on the use of his computers in the ill-fated Common Core ( ie Communist Core ) education program .
As an illustrative anecdote , my academically gifted son @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classes , who has not had a B since the 8th grade , is brilliant in math .
He was one of two students in his high school that had all A ’ s in his four years in high school .
In his elementary school , he was moved ahead two grades in the subject of math .
Yet , my son had to deal with a dumbed down math teacher that had zero common sense and who mindlessly played right into the dumbing down of America .
Common Core math policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to solve a math problem in one of three STATE-APPROVED ways .
Think back to your days as a math student , thirty years ago .
No doubt many of you “ oldsters ” experienced the creative joy of solving a math problem in your own unique manner and could provide the “ proof ” for how you did it and it was likely your teacher praised you for your creativity .
My son created his fourth way of solving a math problem and was failed on the assignment because his problem-solving strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ Communist Core ” .
In other words , his 4th way was not permitted because it did not conform to the Commisars of Education and their desire to control all outcomes .
This personal anecdote is highly instructive on what is wrong with so many Americans who can not engage higher levels of cognition that would allow them to see beyond the veil of psychological control that is being placed upon them in the present so-called crisis .
Along these lines , most post-secondary educational institutions today are more concerned with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ie students ) than they are in engaging in the process of educating and promoting higher levels of creativity as evidenced by the presence of so-called tax-payer Social Justice Warriors who patrol today ’ s college campuses of in search of “ illegal ” conservative views and actions .
These reasons accurately depict why so many of our citizens , today , can not see the unconstitutionality of the lockdown !
How many of our citizens can even list the 5 elements of the First Amendment ?
Is this why we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losers as the corporate-serving-governmental-oligarchy destroys small businesses to the benefit of the multi-billion dollar box stores ( eg Walmart ) that benefit from the destruction of their small business competitors , while millions of cognitively deprived Americans accept their fate of economic failure and being relegated to becoming wards of the state ?
Please allow me to remind everyone , that Bill Gates was present at the inception of Common Core and profited from it greatly .
His rush-to-market vaccines are the next money making scam emanting from this morally bankrupt individual .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledge Hosea 4:6 This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 2:58 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , God Help Us , Government Evil , New World Order .
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Friday, May 8, 2020
In the words of The Washington Times regarding the threat of the Coronavirus:
The new coronavirus is real.
The response to the coronavirus is hyped. And in time, this hype will be revealed as politically hoaxed.
In fact, COVID-19 will go down as one of the political world’s biggest, most shamefully overblown, overhyped, overly and irrationally inflated and outright deceptively flawed responses to a health matter in American history, one that was carried largely on the lips of medical professionals who have no business has running a national economy or government.
Has America been dumbed down to the point where the majority of the citizens cannot see through the fraud that counts COVID-19 numbers mixed in with people with “flu-like” symptoms and the fraud associated with diagnostic practices labeled by the CDC as “presumptive (assumed) diangosis for COVID-19? Is our nation that stupid? Is our President this misinformed? Or, is this just one more item of proof that a Big Pharma coup has taken over the White House under the guise of a national emergency?
There is a phase two coming to clean up what is left of America and unfortunately, most of America is too dumbed down to see it coming, at least until it will be too late!!!
Are Most Americans Really This Ignorant?
Thirty years of dumbing down through No Child Left Behind and Common Core has destroyed reading comprehension scores on the SAT and the classroom practices have removed independent thinking and innovation from many of today’s as well as yesterday’s students. Millions of Americans should be in the streets protesting and being engaged in civil disovedience, but the majority are not. The real resisters, such as the owners of the 4 Wickenburg, Arizona restaurants that opened in defiance of Gov. Ducey’s illegal and unconstitutional orders are all over the age of 60which was significantly before these regressive educational programs came into play. By the way, Bill Gates made hundreds of millions of dollars on the use of his computers in the ill-fated Common Core (ie Communist Core) education program.
As an illustrative anecdote, my academically gifted son, in his third year of college classes, who has not had a B since the 8th grade, is brilliant in math. He was one of two students in his high school that had all A’s in his four years in high school. In his elementary school, he was moved ahead two grades in the subject of math. Yet, my son had to deal with a dumbed down math teacher that had zero common sense and who mindlessly played right into the dumbing down of America. Common Core math policies only “ALLOWS” students the ability to solve a math problem in one of three STATE-APPROVED ways. Think back to your days as a math student, thirty years ago. No doubt many of you “oldsters” experienced the creative joy of solving a math problem in your own unique manner and could provide the “proof” for how you did it and it was likely your teacher praised you for your creativity. My son created his fourth way of solving a math problem and was failed on the assignment because his problem-solving strategy was not representative of the collectivist approach of “Communist Core”. In other words, his 4th way was not permitted because it did not conform to the Commisars of Education and their desire to control all outcomes. This personal anecdote is highly instructive on what is wrong with so many Americans who cannot engage higher levels of cognition that would allow them to see beyond the veil of psychological control that is being placed upon them in the present so-called crisis. Along these lines, most post-secondary educational institutions today are more concerned with liberalizing and forcing conformity for their subjects (ie students) than they are in engaging in the process of educating and promoting higher levels of creativity as evidenced by the presence of so-called tax-payer Social Justice Warriors who patrol today’s college campuses of in search of “illegal” conservative views and actions.
These reasons accurately depict why so many of our citizens, today, cannot see the unconstitutionality of the lockdown! How many of our citizens can even list the 5 elements of the First Amendment? Is this why we are allowing the government to pick winners and losers as the corporate-serving-governmental-oligarchy destroys small businesses to the benefit of the multi-billion dollar box stores (eg Walmart) that benefit from the destruction of their small business competitors, while millions of cognitively deprived Americans accept their fate of economic failure and being relegated to becoming wards of the state?
Please allow me to remind everyone, that Bill Gates was present at the inception of Common Core and profited from it greatly. His rush-to-market vaccines are the next money making scam emanting from this morally bankrupt individual.
My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge
Hosea 4:6
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revolutionradio--2020-05-08--David Stockman On Inflation, Gold, & Personal Freedom In A Post-COVID-19 World

International Man : Do you think there will be retail inflation in the months ahead ?
David Stockman : I think it ’ s hard to say because there are opposite forces at work .
On the one hand , if you look at something like oil and commodities , generally , we ’ re in a territory we ’ ve never been in before .
The current demand for oil dropped by 30 million barrels a day , where they used to focus on blips of 400,000 a day , plus or minus .
This last effort to prop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fast .
That side of the price index of the market basket is likely to head south very strongly .
On the other hand , supply chains are being disrupted with increasing intensity .
We ’ re looking at these meat processing plants that are being shut down .
We ’ re looking at farmers who can ’ t get their products to market , and we ’ ll see more of that as we get into the production season this year .
That ’ s just in the food area .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to be coming back to life a little bit , but the supply chains between here and there have been disrupted .
There are big questions about what—in terms of both necessities and discretionary goods—will be available .
I think you ’ re going to have some prices skyrocketing for things that suddenly become scarce due to supply chain breakdowns .
In contrast , you ’ re going to have other things falling—especially the commodities that are collapsing owing to the drastic , unprecedented collapse in demand .
How that balances out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell at this point .
I think the problem with money printing is not the CPI—the problem with money printing is the massive inflation of financial assets—the bubbles that they create , and then the consequence of collapsing bubbles for the overall economy .
It won ’ t be long before all the C-suites of America see their stock options melting before their eyes and the stock price for the average company down 30 % , 40 % , or 50 % .
They ’ re going to start throwing stuff overboard in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , plant closures , and asset write-offs , they can convince the market to buy their stock again .
On top of the economic damage caused by mayors , governors , and the public health authorities ordering shutdowns , we ’ re going to have another C-suite-caused layer to this recession .
As that runs its course , the C-suites are going to be laying even more damage on top of it .
That ’ s the outlook that I see .
International Man : What can the average person do in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stockman : One , there is no point whatsoever in being in the securities market—the stock market , bond market , ETFs , or trying to pick out companies that are winning from the shutdown like Amazon or Netflix .
When you have the Dow moving a thousand points up and a thousand points down from one day of the week to the next , it is clearly not a safe place for anybody who ’ s not a day trader .
It ’ s not even a safe place for day traders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I think you must get out of these markets .
There ’ s no point in holding onto stocks or at least buying more .
What people need to do is get liquid .
I think people need to own gold because the central banking regime—I call it Keynesian central banking—is finally being utterly discredited .
They ’ ve pumped all this money we ’ ve talked about and have done nothing to stop the economy ’ s collapse or even the financial markets .
The thing to do will be to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to minimize spending .
We don ’ t know how or when we ’ re going to come out of this .
This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 2:26 pm and is filed under Economics , Survival .
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Via InternationalMan.com,
ZeroHedge.com
Fri, 05/08/2020
International Man: Do you think there will be retail inflation in the months ahead?
David Stockman: I think it’s hard to say because there are opposite forces at work.
On the one hand, if you look at something like oil and commodities, generally, we’re in a territory we’ve never been in before. The current demand for oil dropped by 30 million barrels a day, where they used to focus on blips of 400,000 a day, plus or minus.
This last effort to prop up the OPEC cartel is failing very fast. That side of the price index of the market basket is likely to head south very strongly.
On the other hand, supply chains are being disrupted with increasing intensity.
We’re looking at these meat processing plants that are being shut down. We’re looking at farmers who can’t get their products to market, and we’ll see more of that as we get into the production season this year. That’s just in the food area.
If we look at manufactured goods, China seems to be coming back to life a little bit, but the supply chains between here and there have been disrupted. There are big questions about what—in terms of both necessities and discretionary goods—will be available.
I think you’re going to have some prices skyrocketing for things that suddenly become scarce due to supply chain breakdowns.
In contrast, you’re going to have other things falling—especially the commodities that are collapsing owing to the drastic, unprecedented collapse in demand.
How that balances out, I think, is hard to tell at this point.
I think the problem with money printing is not the CPI—the problem with money printing is the massive inflation of financial assets—the bubbles that they create, and then the consequence of collapsing bubbles for the overall economy.
It won’t be long before all the C-suites of America see their stock options melting before their eyes and the stock price for the average company down 30%, 40%, or 50%.
They’re going to start throwing stuff overboard in hopes that with enough restructuring, layoffs, plant closures, and asset write-offs, they can convince the market to buy their stock again.
On top of the economic damage caused by mayors, governors, and the public health authorities ordering shutdowns, we’re going to have another C-suite-caused layer to this recession. As that runs its course, the C-suites are going to be laying even more damage on top of it. That’s the outlook that I see.
International Man: What can the average person do in this volatile environment to protect themselves?
David Stockman: One, there is no point whatsoever in being in the securities market—the stock market, bond market, ETFs, or trying to pick out companies that are winning from the shutdown like Amazon or Netflix.
When you have the Dow moving a thousand points up and a thousand points down from one day of the week to the next, it is clearly not a safe place for anybody who’s not a day trader. It’s not even a safe place for day traders, as we’ve learned recently.
I think you must get out of these markets. There’s no point in holding onto stocks or at least buying more.
What people need to do is get liquid.
I think people need to own gold because the central banking regime—I call it Keynesian central banking—is finally being utterly discredited.
They’ve pumped all this money we’ve talked about and have done nothing to stop the economy’s collapse or even the financial markets.
The thing to do will be to stay liquid, accumulate gold, and to minimize spending. We don’t know how or when we’re going to come out of this.
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revolutionradio--2020-05-08--Trump’s “zombie economy” scheme that pays workers to stay home and NOT work while small businesses g

Trump’s “zombie economy” scheme that pays workers to stay home and NOT work while small businesses get crushed is the dumbest economic experiment ever attempted

The Trump administration is paying huge numbers of people more money to not work than they used to make at their jobs , so even as economies attempt to reopen , small businesses can ’ t find anyone who wants to work .
Why should they work , after all , when they ’ re collecting more money to not work ?
How exactly is the US economy supposed to ever return to normalcy when workers are now being paid by the federal government to avoid working , even when jobs are available and small businesses are hiring ?
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normal are running into a big hitch : Workers on unemployment benefits are reluctant to give them up .
For some workers , unemployment benefits are now paying more than their old jobs did , ” reports the Wall Street Journal .
We ’ re seeing this dynamic firsthand .
The Health Ranger Store has now lost one-third of its temporary warehouse workers because they ’ re making more money sitting at home , collecting money from the government instead of actually working .
These are people who quit their jobs to collect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so desperate to blast helicopter money across the country that anyone can collect unemployment benefits , even if they quit their jobs .
There ’ s zero policing of any of this by the federal government , so employees across the country are committing massive fraud by simply quitting their jobs and claiming they were laid off of fired .
And we ’ re seeing the same thing across a multitude of industries , from food production and restaurants to landscaping and many others .
Ultimately , the Health Ranger Store is facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other small businesses face across America : We now have to out-bid government unemployment benefits to entice anyone to come back to work .
That means paying $ 20 / hour for entry-level warehouse workers , which means we ’ ll have to dramatically raise prices to cover the increased labor costs .
The Trump administration has stolen our labor pool by paying people to sit at home and collect free money .
This is the end of capitalism and the beginning of the total demise of small businesses across America .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a business that makes and sells residential awnings and tarps to trucking companies , said three employees he had brought back to work asked recently if they could work a rotating schedule with co-workers who were laid off , so they could take turns receiving unemployment benefits .
Do you see what ’ s going on ?
Employees are actually structuring “ intentional joblessness ” so they can collect federal benefits .
This is happening all across the country , and it ’ s absolutely crushing small businesses everywhere .
Ilona Luce-Fina , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a bartender at the airport in Ithaca , N.Y. , said she hopes her boss doesn ’ t call her back too soon .
“ I was crying at work to leave , but then as time went on and I did receive benefits , it was like , wow , I ’ m getting more than when I worked there , ” Ms. Luce-Fina said .
Exactly .
All across the nation , workers are discovering they will be penalized for going back to work .
This genius plan could only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And it ’ s the dumbest economic experiment since communism .
The Trump administration has embraced such extreme economic socialism that AOC might even blush This “ dumb-and-dumber ” economic experiment might actually be consistent with the policies of government stupidity , since the Trump administration is paying investors not to invest ( by having the Fed buy up corporate bonds ) , and paying farmers not to farm ( price control farm subsidies ) , why not pay workers not to work ?
Soon , we ’ ll probably see full-blown communism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not produce anything and airlines are paid to fly empty planes all over the country just to create the illusion of economic activity .
Oh wait , that ’ s already happening .
It ’ s a zombie economy .
No wonder the US Treasury is sending bailout money checks to dead people , then demanding the dead people send them back .
If dead people can receive bailout money , there ’ s no end to this economic insanity .
Where is Pat Buchanan on all this ?
If Obama was pulling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing their minds with criticism .
All this brings up the obvious conundrum that Trump has yet to face : To get America back to work , the government will sooner or later have to stop paying workers to not work .
But how many small businesses will even still exist by that time ?
This entry was posted on Friday , May 8th , 2020 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Economics , Government Evil .
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by: Mike Adams
NaturalNews.com
Friday, May 08, 2020
The Trump administration is paying huge numbers of people more money to not work than they used to make at their jobs, so even as economies attempt to reopen, small businesses can’t find anyone who wants to work.
Why should they work, after all, when they’re collecting more money to not work?
How exactly is the US economy supposed to ever return to normalcy when workers are now being paid by the federal government to avoid working, even when jobs are available and small businesses are hiring?
“Businesses looking for a quick return to normal are running into a big hitch: Workers on unemployment benefits are reluctant to give them up. For some workers, unemployment benefits are now paying more than their old jobs did,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
We’re seeing this dynamic firsthand. The Health Ranger Store has now lost one-third of its temporary warehouse workers because they’re making more money sitting at home, collecting money from the government instead of actually working. These are people who quit their jobs to collect unemployment, and the federal government is so desperate to blast helicopter money across the country that anyone can collect unemployment benefits, even if they quit their jobs.
There’s zero policing of any of this by the federal government, so employees across the country are committing massive fraud by simply quitting their jobs and claiming they were laid off of fired. And we’re seeing the same thing across a multitude of industries, from food production and restaurants to landscaping and many others. Ultimately, the Health Ranger Store is facing the same dire choice that millions of other small businesses face across America: We now have to out-bid government unemployment benefits to entice anyone to come back to work. That means paying $20 / hour for entry-level warehouse workers, which means we’ll have to dramatically raise prices to cover the increased labor costs. The Trump administration has stolen our labor pool by paying people to sit at home and collect free money. This is the end of capitalism and the beginning of the total demise of small businesses across America.
The WSJ explains:
In Pittsburgh, Les Neilly, who co-owns a business that makes and sells residential awnings and tarps to trucking companies, said three employees he had brought back to work asked recently if they could work a rotating schedule with co-workers who were laid off, so they could take turns receiving unemployment benefits.
Do you see what’s going on? Employees are actually structuring “intentional joblessness” so they can collect federal benefits. This is happening all across the country, and it’s absolutely crushing small businesses everywhere.
As the WSJ adds:
Ilona Luce-Fina, who was laid off from her job as a bartender at the airport in Ithaca, N.Y., said she hopes her boss doesn’t call her back too soon. “I was crying at work to leave, but then as time went on and I did receive benefits, it was like, wow, I’m getting more than when I worked there,” Ms. Luce-Fina said.
Exactly. All across the nation, workers are discovering they will be penalized for going back to work.
This genius plan could only come from government, of course. And it’s the dumbest economic experiment since communism.
The Trump administration has embraced such extreme economic socialism that AOC might even blush
This “dumb-and-dumber” economic experiment might actually be consistent with the policies of government stupidity, since the Trump administration is paying investors not to invest (by having the Fed buy up corporate bonds), and paying farmers not to farm (price control farm subsidies), why not pay workers not to work? Soon, we’ll probably see full-blown communism on parade where factories are paid to not produce anything and airlines are paid to fly empty planes all over the country just to create the illusion of economic activity. Oh wait, that’s already happening.
It’s a zombie economy. No wonder the US Treasury is sending bailout money checks to dead people, then demanding the dead people send them back. If dead people can receive bailout money, there’s no end to this economic insanity. Where is Pat Buchanan on all this? If Obama was pulling the same shenanigans, conservatives would be losing their minds with criticism.
All this brings up the obvious conundrum that Trump has yet to face: To get America back to work, the government will sooner or later have to stop paying workers to not work. But how many small businesses will even still exist by that time?
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