revolutionradio--2020-05-09--Silver Coin Premiums Soar: Signal “Alt-Money” Demand As Re-Opening Recovery Hype Fades

Silver is the matrix of precious metals : on the one hand , it is an industrial metal , critical to the production process in many of the world ’ s most in-demand products ; and on the other hand , it has been ‘ money ’ for millennia , playing second-fiddle as a spending ‘ asset ’ relative to gold ’ s ‘ wealth ’ .
The question is always , which of these demand/supply attributes is more prevalent at any one time .
Right now , is it the “ blue pill ” of blissful ignorance that an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or is it the unpleasant truth of the “ red pill ” that this is the beginning of the end of the current system and a post-COVID world will look very different ( and require protection ) .
Well , we may have the answer .
The price of silver coins is surging ( ‘ Monetary ’ demand ) as futures prices sink ( ‘ industrial ’ demand ) , somewhat shunning the hope-filled hyping of stocks ’ recovery off the lows in March… And in fact , this is the largest ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappointed the markets in 2011 and since Lehman sent investors scrambling… Additionally , the demand for “ monetary ” silver may be driven by the fact that it has never been cheaper relative to gold… In ancient Greece during the age of Pericles , gold was valued at 14x silver .
In ancient Rome , Julius Caesar valued gold at 12x silver .
It remained this way for centuries .
Even in the earliest days of the United States , eighteen centuries after Caesar , The Coinage Act of 1792 established a ratio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no longer a fixed ratio between gold and silver , though its long-term average over the last several decades has been between 50:1 and 80:1 .
This is a lot higher than in ancient times… but the circumstances are obviously different .
Today , gold is still widely used as a reserve by central banks and governments around the world .
And investors still buy gold as a hedge against inflation and uncertainty .
Silver , on the other hand , as we detailed above , has countless industrial applications ; it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from mobile phones to automobiles to solar panels .
Like gold , silver is also a hedge against inflation and uncertainty .
But silver ’ s demand fundamentals are more heavily influenced by overall economic health .
If the economy is in recession , silver prices can fall because there ’ s less demand from industry .
Gold , on the other hand , doesn ’ t follow that pattern .
In 5 out of the last 6 recessions , in fact , gold has increased in price .
That ’ s why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to a massive spike in the gold/silver ratio .
Gold goes up , and silver stays flat ( or falls ) .
Just prior to World War II as Hitler launched his invasion of Poland , the ratio spiked to 98:1 .
In 1991 as the first Gulf War began , the ratio again reached 100:1 .
Today we ’ re back again in that territory ; as of this morning , the ratio is 110:1 , and it ’ s been as high as 120 or more in recent weeks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ while , or even go higher .
But in the past , the ratio has always returned to more traditional levels .
Always .
Even when the world was facing Adolf Hitler or the Great Depression .
So it stands to reason that , if they keep printing money ( which they already are ) , and the ratio eventually returns to its historical range , the price of silver could really skyrocket .
…and it won ’ t be due to the economy .
And in case you need more reassurance that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anytime soon , Goldman ’ s “ re-opening ” basket is significantly struggling to outperform .
Global silver demand nudged higher in 2019 thanks to a 12 % increase in investment demand as retail and institutional investors focused their attention on the long-term investment appeal of the white metal according to a report highlighted in the latest edition of the Silver Institute ’ s Silver News .
According to the World Silver Survey 2020 , total demand inched higher by 0.4 % despite the trade war .
Investment demand grew to 186 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015 .
Exchange-traded product holdings stood at 728.9 million ounces at year-end , up by 13 % , achieving the largest annual rise since 2010 .
Meanwhile , silver mine supply fell for the fourth straight with output declining by 1 % .
At its core , silver is a monetary metal .
It tends to track with gold over time .
And it has historically outperformed gold in a gold bull market .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 05/09/2020
Silver is the matrix of precious metals:
on the one hand, it is an industrial metal, critical to the production process in many of the world’s most in-demand products;
and on the other hand, it has been ‘money’ for millennia, playing second-fiddle as a spending ‘asset’ relative to gold’s ‘wealth’.
The question is always, which of these demand/supply attributes is more prevalent at any one time.
Right now, is it the “blue pill” of blissful ignorance that an economic recovery is imminent and v-shaped; or is it the unpleasant truth of the “red pill” that this is the beginning of the end of the current system and a post-COVID world will look very different (and require protection).
Well, we may have the answer.
The price of silver coins is surging (‘Monetary’ demand) as futures prices sink (‘industrial’ demand), somewhat shunning the hope-filled hyping of stocks’ recovery off the lows in March…
And in fact, this is the largest (physical) silver coin premium since Bernanke disappointed the markets in 2011 and since Lehman sent investors scrambling…
Additionally, the demand for “monetary” silver may be driven by the fact that it has never been cheaper relative to gold…
In ancient Greece during the age of Pericles, gold was valued at 14x silver. In ancient Rome, Julius Caesar valued gold at 12x silver.
It remained this way for centuries.
Even in the earliest days of the United States, eighteen centuries after Caesar, The Coinage Act of 1792 established a ratio of 15:1.
(According to the law, one US dollar is supposed to be 24.1 grams of silver, or 1.6 grams of gold. So those pieces of paper in your wallet are not dollars– they are technically “Federal Reserve Notes”.)
In modern times there is no longer a fixed ratio between gold and silver, though its long-term average over the last several decades has been between 50:1 and 80:1.
This is a lot higher than in ancient times… but the circumstances are obviously different.
Today, gold is still widely used as a reserve by central banks and governments around the world. And investors still buy gold as a hedge against inflation and uncertainty.
Silver, on the other hand, as we detailed above, has countless industrial applications; it’s a critical component in everything from mobile phones to automobiles to solar panels.
Like gold, silver is also a hedge against inflation and uncertainty.
But silver’s demand fundamentals are more heavily influenced by overall economic health. If the economy is in recession, silver prices can fall because there’s less demand from industry.
Gold, on the other hand, doesn’t follow that pattern. In 5 out of the last 6 recessions, in fact, gold has increased in price.
That’s why recessions, and extreme turmoil, can lead to a massive spike in the gold/silver ratio. Gold goes up, and silver stays flat (or falls).
Just prior to World War II as Hitler launched his invasion of Poland, the ratio spiked to 98:1.
In 1991 as the first Gulf War began, the ratio again reached 100:1.
Today we’re back again in that territory; as of this morning, the ratio is 110:1, and it’s been as high as 120 or more in recent weeks.
This ratio may stay elevated for a while, or even go higher.
But in the past, the ratio has always returned to more traditional levels. Always. Even when the world was facing Adolf Hitler or the Great Depression.
So it stands to reason that, if they keep printing money (which they already are), and the ratio eventually returns to its historical range, the price of silver could really skyrocket.
…and it won’t be due to the economy.
And in case you need more reassurance that the “recovery” is not coming anytime soon, Goldman’s “re-opening” basket is significantly struggling to outperform.
Global silver demand nudged higher in 2019 thanks to a 12% increase in investment demand as retail and institutional investors focused their attention on the long-term investment appeal of the white metal according to a report highlighted in the latest edition of the Silver Institute’s Silver News.
According to the World Silver Survey 2020, total demand inched higher by 0.4% despite the trade war. Investment demand grew to 186 million ounces, the largest annual growth since 2015. Exchange-traded product holdings stood at 728.9 million ounces at year-end, up by 13%, achieving the largest annual rise since 2010. Meanwhile, silver mine supply fell for the fourth straight with output declining by 1%.
At its core, silver is a monetary metal. It tends to track with gold over time. And it has historically outperformed gold in a gold bull market.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--China Asked WHO To Delay Pandemic Announcement, Deny Human-To-Human Transmission: German Intelligenc

China Asked WHO To Delay Pandemic Announcement, Deny Human-To-Human Transmission: German Intelligence

German intelligence has revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping asked World Health Organization ( WHO ) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Thebreyesus to cover up the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in January , according to Der Spiegel .
During a January 21 conversation – one week after the WHO assured the world there was ‘ no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission ’ – Xi reportedly asked Tedros not to reveal that the virus was in fact transmissible between humans , and to delay declaring that the coronavirus had become a pandemic – despite the virus qualifying as one by the WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while the WHO announced on the 22nd that data collected through their own investigation “ suggests that human-to-human transmission is taking place in Wuhan , ” which they said more analysis was required “ to understand the full extent , ” they waited all the way until March 11 to declare the virus a pandemic .
As Brahma Chellaney of Project Syndicate wrote last month : It is now widely recognized that China ’ s political culture of secrecy helped to turn a local viral outbreak into the greatest global disaster of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan , the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) concealed the outbreak , allowing it to spread far and wide .
Months later , China continues to sow doubt about the pandemic ’ s origins and withhold potentially life-saving data .
In mid-January , the body tweeted that investigations by Chinese authorities had found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus .
Taiwan ’ s December 31 warning that such transmission was likely happening in Wuhan was ignored by the WHO , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convince the Taiwanese authorities – which may have better intelligence on China than anyone else – to institute preventive measures at home before any other country , including China .
The WHO ’ s persistent publicizing of China ’ s narrative lulled other countries into a dangerous complacency , delaying their responses by weeks .
In fact , the WHO actively discouraged action .
On January 10 , with Wuhan gripped by the outbreak , the WHO said that it did “ not recommend any specific health measures for travelers to and from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screening offers little benefit.
” It also advised “ against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China.
” This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 12:15 am and is filed under BioWeapon , China , Conspiracy , Corruption , God Help Us , Government Evil .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 05/09/2020
German intelligence has revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping asked World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Thebreyesus to cover up the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in January, according to Der Spiegel.
During a January 21 conversation – one week after the WHO assured the world there was ‘no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission’ – Xi reportedly asked Tedros not to reveal that the virus was in fact transmissible between humans, and to delay declaring that the coronavirus had become a pandemic – despite the virus qualifying as one by the WHO’s own former guidelines.
And while the WHO announced on the 22nd that data collected through their own investigation “suggests that human-to-human transmission is taking place in Wuhan,” which they said more analysis was required “to understand the full extent,” they waited all the way until March 11 to declare the virus a pandemic.
As Brahma Chellaney of Project Syndicate wrote last month:
It is now widely recognized that China’s political culture of secrecy helped to turn a local viral outbreak into the greatest global disaster of our time. Far from sounding the alarm when the new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, the Communist Party of China (CPC) concealed the outbreak, allowing it to spread far and wide. Months later, China continues to sow doubt about the pandemic’s origins and withhold potentially life-saving data.
In mid-January, the body tweeted that investigations by Chinese authorities had found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. Taiwan’s December 31 warning that such transmission was likely happening in Wuhan was ignored by the WHO, even though the information had been enough to convince the Taiwanese authorities – which may have better intelligence on China than anyone else – to institute preventive measures at home before any other country, including China.
The WHO’s persistent publicizing of China’s narrative lulled other countries into a dangerous complacency, delaying their responses by weeks. In fact, the WHO actively discouraged action. On January 10, with Wuhan gripped by the outbreak, the WHO said that it did “not recommend any specific health measures for travelers to and from Wuhan,” adding that “entry screening offers little benefit.” It also advised “against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China.”
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--“Your Every Move Will Be Watched”: Post-COVID Offices To Resemble China’s Social Credit System

We recently detailed how when America ’ s white collar work force returns to their offices , business complexes , and sky scrapers , their experience in the post-COVID ‘ reopened ’ work space is likely to resemble something more like an airport security check zone , complete with invasive protocols like frequent temperature checks and ‘ social distancing ’ and health surviellance , as well as Plexiglass eclosed cubicles and HR-style enforcement monitors .
If all that sounds like a hassle , the WSJ has since taken up the question of America ’ s near-future office spaces , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than expected .
“ Your every move will be watched , ” the report emphasizes : In Midtown Manhattan , thermal cameras will measure body temperatures as employees file into a 32-story office tower at Rockefeller Center .
The building ’ s owner , RXR Realty , said it is also developing a mobile app for tenants to monitor — and score — how closely their workers are complying with social distancing .
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said it is preparing to launch this month a phone app for employers that traces contacts by analyzing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than 50 clients have expressed interest , including some of the nation ’ s biggest banks , manufacturers and energy companies .
It sounds like something very close to China ’ s ‘ big brother ’ social credit scoring system which made world headlines last year , as it relies on cutting edge facial recognition software designed to permanently store a citizen profile while actively tracking individuals ’ public movements .
There ’ s already been reported instances of Chinese citizens being prevented from taking trains due to the system forecasting they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or some other ‘ pre-crime ’ risks .
And now this is getting closer to home , possibly coming to an office near you : Advertising giant Interpublic Group of Cos .
is exploring dividing its 22,000 U.S. employees into three separate groups , according to perceived health risks , which could include age .
Workers could be asked to disclose medical and other personal information about themselves and , in some cases , family members… “ It is a reasonable approach , if you can get through the operational and some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr. Ossmann said .
It ’ s certainly alarming anytime it has to be admitted that “ privacy issues ” are merely a pesky little something to “ get through ” .
There ’ s already talk of health tracking apps set up on a reward/punishment system of incentives sounding like something straight out of the dysoptian futuristic series > Black Mirror .
This would further be integrated with controversial thermal imaging technology – some already set up at Amazon warehouses – capable of storing face recognition data ( thought the company promises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it ’ s complete with live “ guinea pigs ” — rather , currently returning office employees , as the WSJ writes of one real estate company : RXR , the real-estate company , is testing new systems on its own employees .
“ We are using ourselves as the guinea pigs , ” RXR ’ s Chief Executive Scott Rechler said .
The company aims to have its social-distancing app ready at the end of May .
Workers ’ movements are tracked through their smartphones — you get a higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are farther than 6 feet from another person .
An individual would see his or her own score , and the employer would see aggregate data on how employees are complying with social distancing as a whole .
And more on labeling broad groups of employees according to perceived COVID-19 risk factors : A worker that tested positive for coronavirus antibodies , indicating they had the infection in the past , would be considered a “ Level 1 ” employee — the lowest risk— and could return to work when states and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibodies but who are considered a low to moderate risk would count as “ Level 2.
” This group would include employees who are under 65 years old , don ’ t live with high-risk people and don ’ t have chronic diseases including diabetes or hypertension .
This group could potentially return to work in a second wave .
Employees over 65 , or those who are pregnant , smoke , have chronic diseases or health issues would be considered “ Level 3.
” These at-risk employees would have to wait the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We wonder when the initial discrimination lawsuits based on how identifying characteristics are interpreted and assigned would start rolling down hill .
But again , to see how all of this would actually play out , one need only watch episodes of the Black Mirror .
What could go wrong ?
This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 12:10 am and is filed under BioWeapon , God Help Us , Government Evil , New World Order , Police State , Population Control .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 05/09/2020
We recently detailed how when America’s white collar work force returns to their offices, business complexes, and sky scrapers, their experience in the post-COVID ‘reopened’ work space is likely to resemble something more like an airport security check zone, complete with invasive protocols like frequent temperature checks and ‘social distancing’ and health surviellance, as well as Plexiglass eclosed cubicles and HR-style enforcement monitors.
If all that sounds like a hassle, the WSJ has since taken up the question of America’s near-future office spaces, and the end result looks to be worse than expected. “Your every move will be watched,” the report emphasizes:
In Midtown Manhattan, thermal cameras will measure body temperatures as employees file into a 32-story office tower at Rockefeller Center. The building’s owner, RXR Realty, said it is also developing a mobile app for tenants to monitor — and score — how closely their workers are complying with social distancing.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said it is preparing to launch this month a phone app for employers that traces contacts by analyzing workers’ interactions in the office. More than 50 clients have expressed interest, including some of the nation’s biggest banks, manufacturers and energy companies.
It sounds like something very close to China’s ‘big brother’ social credit scoring system which made world headlines last year, as it relies on cutting edge facial recognition software designed to permanently store a citizen profile while actively tracking individuals’ public movements.
There’s already been reported instances of Chinese citizens being prevented from taking trains due to the system forecasting they might not be able to pay, or some other ‘pre-crime’ risks.
And now this is getting closer to home, possibly coming to an office near you:
Advertising giant Interpublic Group of Cos . is exploring dividing its 22,000 U.S. employees into three separate groups, according to perceived health risks, which could include age. Workers could be asked to disclose medical and other personal information about themselves and, in some cases, family members…
“It is a reasonable approach, if you can get through the operational and some of the privacy and regulatory issues,” Dr. Ossmann said.
It’s certainly alarming anytime it has to be admitted that “privacy issues” are merely a pesky little something to “get through”.
Covid-19 is taking workplace surveillance to a higher level, with some employers planning to track movements and gather personal information like never before in Western democracies https://t.co/2bjDGAEZtG — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 6, 2020
There’s already talk of health tracking apps set up on a reward/punishment system of incentives sounding like something straight out of the dysoptian futuristic series >Black Mirror.
This would further be integrated with controversial thermal imaging technology – some already set up at Amazon warehouses – capable of storing face recognition data (thought the company promises not to activate the storing software).
And it’s complete with live “guinea pigs” — rather, currently returning office employees, as the WSJ writes of one real estate company:
RXR, the real-estate company, is testing new systems on its own employees. “We are using ourselves as the guinea pigs,” RXR’s Chief Executive Scott Rechler said.
The company aims to have its social-distancing app ready at the end of May. Workers’ movements are tracked through their smartphones — you get a higher score the more time in the office you are farther than 6 feet from another person. An individual would see his or her own score, and the employer would see aggregate data on how employees are complying with social distancing as a whole.
And more on labeling broad groups of employees according to perceived COVID-19 risk factors:
A worker that tested positive for coronavirus antibodies, indicating they had the infection in the past, would be considered a “Level 1” employee — the lowest risk— and could return to work when states and cities lift work-from-home orders.
Those without antibodies but who are considered a low to moderate risk would count as “Level 2.” This group would include employees who are under 65 years old, don’t live with high-risk people and don’t have chronic diseases including diabetes or hypertension. This group could potentially return to work in a second wave.
Employees over 65, or those who are pregnant, smoke, have chronic diseases or health issues would be considered “Level 3.” These at-risk employees would have to wait the longest to return, Dr. Ossmann said.
We wonder when the initial discrimination lawsuits based on how identifying characteristics are interpreted and assigned would start rolling down hill.
But again, to see how all of this would actually play out, one need only watch episodes of the Black Mirror. What could go wrong?


revolutionradio--2020-05-11--A COVID State Of Mind – America’s Mental Health Suffers As Anti-Anxiety Drug Prescriptions Soar

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in forced lockdowns across the country and an economic depression with high unemployment .
Tens of millions of jobs have been lost in the last six or so weeks , as “ the greatest economy ever ” implodes .
A new report suggests many Americans can not handle the unprecedented public health crisis and financial stress , as they quickly seek medication to numb the pain .
Express Scripts says prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications jumped 34 % between February 16 and March 15 , including a significant 18 % spike on a week-over-week basis in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for antidepressants and sleep disorders also surged 18.6 % and 14.8 % , respectively , between mid-February and March 15 .
“ Americans are turning to medications for relief , demonstrates the serious impact COVID-19 may be having on our nation ’ s mental health , ” Express Scripts said in its “ America ’ s State of Mind Report.
” The report outlines several other significant findings of a heavily medicated society , as these folks seek more prescriptions as their mental health deteriorates : More than three quarters ( 78 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-insomnia prescriptions filled during the week ending March 15 ( the peak week ) were for new prescriptions .
The percent increase in the number of new prescriptions between the week of February 16 and week ending March 15 for the all three categories was 25.4 % The percent increase in the number of new prescriptions between the week of February 16 and week ending March 15 for anti-anxiety medications was 37.7 % The intense anxiety and fear that many people are feeling today could lead to social instabilities as the virus crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some of those instabilities could be a “ suicide wave , ” protests , violent crime , and a rise in drug overdoses .
This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 8:26 pm and is filed under Economics , God Help Us , Health , Pandemic .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sun, 05/10/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in forced lockdowns across the country and an economic depression with high unemployment. Tens of millions of jobs have been lost in the last six or so weeks, as “the greatest economy ever” implodes. A new report suggests many Americans cannot handle the unprecedented public health crisis and financial stress, as they quickly seek medication to numb the pain.
Express Scripts says prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications jumped 34% between February 16 and March 15, including a significant 18% spike on a week-over-week basis in the week ending March 15.
Prescriptions for antidepressants and sleep disorders also surged 18.6% and 14.8%, respectively, between mid-February and March 15.
“Americans are turning to medications for relief, demonstrates the serious impact COVID-19 may be having on our nation’s mental health,” Express Scripts said in its “America’s State of Mind Report.”
The report outlines several other significant findings of a heavily medicated society, as these folks seek more prescriptions as their mental health deteriorates:
More than three quarters (78%) of all antidepressant, anti-anxiety and anti-insomnia prescriptions filled during the week ending March 15 (the peak week) were for new prescriptions.
The percent increase in the number of new prescriptions between the week of February 16 and week ending March 15 for the all three categories was 25.4%
The percent increase in the number of new prescriptions between the week of February 16 and week ending March 15 for anti-anxiety medications was 37.7%
The intense anxiety and fear that many people are feeling today could lead to social instabilities as the virus crisis and economic collapse continues to worsen.
Some of those instabilities could be a “suicide wave,” protests, violent crime, and a rise in drug overdoses.


revolutionradio--2020-05-11--Heavily Militarized SWAT Raids Innocent Family for Growing Tomatoes—Taxpayers Held Liable

Leawood , KS — Adlynn and Robert Harte and their two children had harmed no one and broken no laws when heavily armed militarized SWAT deputies with the Johnson County sheriff ’ s department stormed their home like it was an ISIS compound .
The “ hero ” deputies were searching for evidence of marijuana production and use but they found none because the Harte ’ s don ’ t use or produce marijuana .
They do grow vegetables , however , and they also drink tea .
The Hartes and their two children were held at gunpoint and nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ garden and drinking tea .
After they were seen buying gardening supplies , cops rummaged through their trash and mistook tea leaves for weed , sparking ‘ probable cause ’ for the raid .
Since the raid in 2012 , the Harte family has been attempting to seek justice but to no avail .
This month , however , they finally got a break .
According to Reason , the couple whose home was raided in 2012 after sheriff ’ s deputies claimed that loose tea found in their trash was marijuana will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a settlement agreement with the Johnson County Sheriff ’ s Office .
The settlement—which caps seven years of litigation , including two trips to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit—falls far short of the $ 7 million that Adlynn and Robert Harte originally sought .
But it represents an implicit acknowledgment that the Hartes and their children suffered an outrageous invasion of their privacy and dignity in the service of a comically inept publicity stunt .
In the realm of unlawful police raids , this one near the top .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrolman staking out a garden store every day in Kansas City in hopes of catching some pot growers .
Robert Harte visited the store with his two children to buy supplies for an educational vegetable garden project in his basement .
The sergeant shared Harte ’ s information with a counterpart in the Johnson County Sheriff ’ s Office ( JCSO ) , which was planning to raid several suspected cannabis growers on 4/20…such originality .
JCSO went through the Harte ’ s trash on three occasions , eventually finding what officers believed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because everyone throws away their weed , right ?
But the “ marijuana ” was actually discarded tea leaves .
Despite a lab technician saying the tea leaves looked nothing like cannabis leaves or stems , deputies Edward Blake and Mark Burns used notoriously faulty field drug test kits which showed the presence of THC .
These supposed field drug tests were the basis for planning the raid , but the deputies never photographed or documented the tests — leading Judge Carlos Lucero to note that these circumstances gave the deputies strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not photograph any of the substances , nor did they send them to a crime lab for testing , ” Judge Joel Carson notes in this month ’ s 10th Circuit decision .
“ If the deputies would have sent the wet vegetation to a crime lab for testing , they would have discovered that the wet vegetation was not marijuana but instead was Addie ’ s loose-leaf tea .
Rather than conducting further investigation , the deputies prepared a search warrant affidavit relying solely on the loose-leaf tea found in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a garden store eight months earlier.
” They had to find something on the Hartes , because the JCSO had already scheduled the raid on the Harte ’ s home .
Several routine investigatory steps were ignored , making their search warrant “ based on nothing more than gardening supplies and a bag and wet tea leaves in the garbage.
” The list of sheer incompetence goes on .
In his written decision in 2017 , Lucero used extraordinary language to characterize just how reckless these drug warriors were .
This entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 at 8:18 pm and is filed under Government Evil , Police State .
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Matt Agorist
TheFreeThoughtProject.com
May 10, 2020
Leawood, KS — Adlynn and Robert Harte and their two children had harmed no one and broken no laws when heavily armed militarized SWAT deputies with the Johnson County sheriff’s department stormed their home like it was an ISIS compound. The “hero” deputies were searching for evidence of marijuana production and use but they found none because the Harte’s don’t use or produce marijuana. They do grow vegetables, however, and they also drink tea.
The Hartes and their two children were held at gunpoint and nearly killed for purchasing supplies for their vegetable garden and drinking tea. After they were seen buying gardening supplies, cops rummaged through their trash and mistook tea leaves for weed, sparking ‘probable cause’ for the raid. Since the raid in 2012, the Harte family has been attempting to seek justice but to no avail. This month, however, they finally got a break.
According to Reason, the couple whose home was raided in 2012 after sheriff’s deputies claimed that loose tea found in their trash was marijuana will receive $150,000 for their trouble under a settlement agreement with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. The settlement—which caps seven years of litigation, including two trips to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit—falls far short of the $7 million that Adlynn and Robert Harte originally sought. But it represents an implicit acknowledgment that the Hartes and their children suffered an outrageous invasion of their privacy and dignity in the service of a comically inept publicity stunt.
In the realm of unlawful police raids, this one near the top. It began with a Missouri State Highway Patrolman staking out a garden store every day in Kansas City in hopes of catching some pot growers. Robert Harte visited the store with his two children to buy supplies for an educational vegetable garden project in his basement.
The sergeant shared Harte’s information with a counterpart in the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), which was planning to raid several suspected cannabis growers on 4/20…such originality. JCSO went through the Harte’s trash on three occasions, eventually finding what officers believed was cannabis clippings soaked in THC extract. Because everyone throws away their weed, right?
But the “marijuana” was actually discarded tea leaves.
Despite a lab technician saying the tea leaves looked nothing like cannabis leaves or stems, deputies Edward Blake and Mark Burns used notoriously faulty field drug test kits which showed the presence of THC. These supposed field drug tests were the basis for planning the raid, but the deputies never photographed or documented the tests — leading Judge Carlos Lucero to note that these circumstances gave the deputies strong motive to lie.
“The deputies did not photograph any of the substances, nor did they send them to a crime lab for testing,” Judge Joel Carson notes in this month’s 10th Circuit decision. “If the deputies would have sent the wet vegetation to a crime lab for testing, they would have discovered that the wet vegetation was not marijuana but instead was Addie’s loose-leaf tea. Rather than conducting further investigation, the deputies prepared a search warrant affidavit relying solely on the loose-leaf tea found in the garbage and Bob’s shopping trip to a garden store eight months earlier.”
They had to find something on the Hartes, because the JCSO had already scheduled the raid on the Harte’s home. Several routine investigatory steps were ignored, making their search warrant “based on nothing more than gardening supplies and a bag and wet tea leaves in the garbage.”
The list of sheer incompetence goes on. In his written decision in 2017, Lucero used extraordinary language to characterize just how reckless these drug warriors were.
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--Former CEO Of Carl’s Jr. Explains How Not To Get America Back To Work

Authored by Andrew Puzder , the former CEO of CKE Restaurants , Inc .
He is the author of Getting America Back to Work , a new Broadside from Encounter Books , originally published in Real Clear Politics .
Most people seem to agree that a federal government–managed response is appropriate in a national crisis such as the current pandemic , particularly when economic stress is the direct result of government action , such as its recent economic shut-down .
But when this crisis ends , will we return to the freest economy in decades , the thriving private sector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , created jobs and rising wages across all income groups ?
Will we restore the labor market strength that carried with it a belief that the future held even greater promise than the past ?
Or , will we move to a government-dominated economy that discourages individual initiative and dampens ingenuity ?
Where people succeed not by meeting the needs of others ( consumers ) but rather by meeting the demands of elites who distribute government largesse to those they deem worthy .
In other words , will we return to the economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s “ new normal ” or the prosperity we came to expect under President Trump ?
The Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act ( CARES Act ) , which Congress enacted to address the coronavirus economic shutdown , contemplates a return to the vibrant and dynamic economy of the last three years once the crisis ends .
The government programs it created to assist individuals and businesses have expiration dates or dollar caps .
The checks to individuals are a one-time benefit .
The increased unemployment benefits expire in four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ( SBA ) small business loans program has a $ 350 billion cap ( recently increased by an additional $ 310 billion ) .
Various other provisions have similar end dates and monetary caps .
It is crucial that any further programs Congress passes to address the crisis similarly have expiration dates or monetary caps tied to the end of the crisis .
In a post-pandemic world , we will need to address the implications of the massive increase to our federal debt caused not just by the pandemic response but by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Republicans and Democrats would do the country a tremendous service if , at long last , they entered into meaningful discussions about reducing federal spending and increasing government revenue without growth hobbling taxes .
In fact , even the prospect of a bipartisan consensus on reducing the deficit would have a beneficial effect on the economy as it recovers from the pandemic .
Otherwise , the prescription for economic growth is clear .
Three simple words hold the key to restoring prosperity as quickly as it tanked in weeks following the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs , for reviving the careers that have been interrupted , for better wages for workers , for more money for education at all levels , for creating wealth that our charities and non-profits need , for stock market recovery so that our retirees are protected , and for surging the revenue of state and local governments : When this crisis ends , all we need to do to restart our economy is return to what produced the Trump boom in the first place—regulatory relief , certainty , and tax policies that allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they earn .
Let the free markets perform their magic .
Let the dynamic energy of CEOs and line workers , professionals and technicians , entrepreneurs and accountants , restore the rising tide that was lifting all boats before the virus hit .
The economy will rebound with astounding speed if—and only if—we put our faith in the vast potential of enterprising individuals in a free market economy .
That will require ending much of what the government is doing to address the Coronavirus crisis and resisting the inevitable urge for government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abates .
I have no doubt that this will be the policy of the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans .
They created the boom of the last three years ; they understand that while government has a vital role to play in helping the disadvantaged , it must allow the free market to work in generating the wealth that both the private and public sector need .
The question is this : What will the Democrats do ?
What about Joe Biden , Nancy Pelosi , and Chuck Schumer ?
Hopefully , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar : the people who , despite overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence to the contrary , still believe socialism works ; the people who think Venezuela is a model ; the people who seem completely oblivious to the economic experience of the last 100 years .
When we emerge from this crisis , Progressives will doubtless argue that the government-directed virus-management model worked so well , that it must surely work in other areas such as health care , education , housing , or to save the environment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ began the Progressives ’ agenda included a massive and unfathomably expensive government takeover of the economy known as the Green New Deal .
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden both support it .
Standing alone , the Green New Deal has the potential to expand the federal government beyond anything we have ever experienced , granting it power to control critical economic sectors such as energy , healthcare , construction , housing , and transportation .
This government proliferation would require an expansive federal bureaucracy—well beyond even the Obama model— empowered through legislation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxation .
Bureaucrats would set economic goals discouraging both innovation and investment and rewarding only those who supported progressive policy goals .
It would all but eliminate consumer choice , the free market force that drives competition and produces the prosperity and abundance that are the hallmarks of capitalism .
To be clear , this is not to say that all legislation or regulation intended to legitimately protect the environment—the water we drink and the air we breathe—is inherently wrong .
Nor is there anything wrong with efforts to reduce the amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through increased use of nuclear energy , natural gas or renewables when economically feasible .
But the manipulation of those goals to advance a collectivist agenda and replace our capitalist free market economy with a socialist economy , democratic or otherwise , is objectionable .
To use the current crisis—a pandemic , nonetheless—as the vehicle to advance those goals is nothing short of despicable .
This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 7:47 pm and is filed under Economics , Government Evil , Pandemic , Politics .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sun, 05/10/2020
Authored by Andrew Puzder, the former CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. He is the author of Getting America Back to Work, a new Broadside from Encounter Books, originally published in Real Clear Politics.
Most people seem to agree that a federal government–managed response is appropriate in a national crisis such as the current pandemic, particularly when economic stress is the direct result of government action, such as its recent economic shut-down. But when this crisis ends, will we return to the freest economy in decades, the thriving private sector that, over the past three years, created jobs and rising wages across all income groups? Will we restore the labor market strength that carried with it a belief that the future held even greater promise than the past?
Or, will we move to a government-dominated economy that discourages individual initiative and dampens ingenuity? Where people succeed not by meeting the needs of others (consumers) but rather by meeting the demands of elites who distribute government largesse to those they deem worthy.
In other words, will we return to the economic stagnation that became the Obama era’s “new normal” or the prosperity we came to expect under President Trump?
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which Congress enacted to address the coronavirus economic shutdown, contemplates a return to the vibrant and dynamic economy of the last three years once the crisis ends. The government programs it created to assist individuals and businesses have expiration dates or dollar caps. The checks to individuals are a one-time benefit. The increased unemployment benefits expire in four months. The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) small business loans program has a $350 billion cap (recently increased by an additional $310 billion). Various other provisions have similar end dates and monetary caps. It is crucial that any further programs Congress passes to address the crisis similarly have expiration dates or monetary caps tied to the end of the crisis.
In a post-pandemic world, we will need to address the implications of the massive increase to our federal debt caused not just by the pandemic response but by the decades of deficit spending that preceded it. Republicans and Democrats would do the country a tremendous service if, at long last, they entered into meaningful discussions about reducing federal spending and increasing government revenue without growth hobbling taxes. In fact, even the prospect of a bipartisan consensus on reducing the deficit would have a beneficial effect on the economy as it recovers from the pandemic.
Otherwise, the prescription for economic growth is clear. Three simple words hold the key to restoring prosperity as quickly as it tanked in weeks following the economic shutdown, for creating millions of jobs, for reviving the careers that have been interrupted, for better wages for workers, for more money for education at all levels, for creating wealth that our charities and non-profits need, for stock market recovery so that our retirees are protected, and for surging the revenue of state and local governments:
Let capitalism work.
When this crisis ends, all we need to do to restart our economy is return to what produced the Trump boom in the first place—regulatory relief, certainty, and tax policies that allow individuals and businesses to keep most of what they earn. Let the free markets perform their magic. Let the dynamic energy of CEOs and line workers, professionals and technicians, entrepreneurs and accountants, restore the rising tide that was lifting all boats before the virus hit. The economy will rebound with astounding speed if—and only if—we put our faith in the vast potential of enterprising individuals in a free market economy. That will require ending much of what the government is doing to address the Coronavirus crisis and resisting the inevitable urge for government to keep doing more after the crisis abates.
I have no doubt that this will be the policy of the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. They created the boom of the last three years; they understand that while government has a vital role to play in helping the disadvantaged, it must allow the free market to work in generating the wealth that both the private and public sector need.
The question is this: What will the Democrats do? What about Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer? Hopefully, they can resist progressive zealots like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar: the people who, despite overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, still believe socialism works; the people who think Venezuela is a model; the people who seem completely oblivious to the economic experience of the last 100 years.
But, the signs aren’t good.
When we emerge from this crisis, Progressives will doubtless argue that the government-directed virus-management model worked so well, that it must surely work in other areas such as health care, education, housing, or to save the environment. In fact, even before this crisis began the Progressives’ agenda included a massive and unfathomably expensive government takeover of the economy known as the Green New Deal. Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden both support it. Standing alone, the Green New Deal has the potential to expand the federal government beyond anything we have ever experienced, granting it power to control critical economic sectors such as energy, healthcare, construction, housing, and transportation.
This government proliferation would require an expansive federal bureaucracy—well beyond even the Obama model— empowered through legislation and regulation and supported by unprecedented, growth-killing taxation. Bureaucrats would set economic goals discouraging both innovation and investment and rewarding only those who supported progressive policy goals. It would all but eliminate consumer choice, the free market force that drives competition and produces the prosperity and abundance that are the hallmarks of capitalism.
To be clear, this is not to say that all legislation or regulation intended to legitimately protect the environment—the water we drink and the air we breathe—is inherently wrong. Nor is there anything wrong with efforts to reduce the amount of carbon we pour into the atmosphere, through increased use of nuclear energy, natural gas or renewables when economically feasible.
But the manipulation of those goals to advance a collectivist agenda and replace our capitalist free market economy with a socialist economy, democratic or otherwise, is objectionable. To use the current crisis—a pandemic, nonetheless—as the vehicle to advance those goals is nothing short of despicable.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--U.S. Depression? The V-Shaped Recovery Fades Away

The recent jobless claims figures show how difficult it will be for the U.S. recovery to be as quick and strong as initially expected .
7.7 million jobs were lost in Hospitality and Leisure in April , 2.5 million in Education and Health , with 2 million in Retail and another 2 million in Professional Services .
These sectors are unlikely to recover fast and enough to compensate the job losses of the past month and even less likely to see the same level of wages of 2019. Credit card delinquencies are rising , and retail sales are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt is increasing , wages are under pressure and most citizens are changing their consumption patterns , looking to strengthen their savings in case another shock arrives .
Corporate debt is rising to new records due to the collapse in operating revenues .
As such , companies will likely take all possible measures to conserve cash flow , reduce expenditure and be prudent about hiring decisions .
This will lead to slower job creation and investment even once the economy opens .
Tax increases are likely to affect the recovery .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking at $ 2 trillion of new debt in 2020 due to the measures implemented to combat the economic impact of coronavirus .
Unfortunately , the Democrats are looking to increase taxes just when the economy needs more investment and attraction of capital .
If taxes rise significantly , what is already a weak outlook for capital expenditure and job creation is likely to worsen .
All of this makes a V-shaped recovery even more challenging than before .
However , the U.S. economy is likely to recover faster than the Eurozone and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has made a very agressive experiment trying to hide soaring unemployment under government-financed temporary lay-off schemes .
This may prove a short-term success because official unemployment data will not seem as negative even when almost 30 % of the labor force will be under some form of unemployment scheme by May 2020 .
However , this is also an enormous risk for economies with already elevated levels of debt and government spending .
With public spending to GDP at 40 % before the crisis , governments are likely to increase their expenditure by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This will likely lead the eurozone into a debt crisis like the 2011 one and with similar ramifications .
Central banks are massively injecting liquidity , but a solvency crisis is not solved with more liquidity .
Government debt spreads are already rising in the eurozone despite an unprecedented quantitative easing program from the ECB .
The combination of a rigid labor market , high government spending and rising taxes will also likely impact the eurozone recovery , which is likely to be weaker , more prolonged and with higher unemployment than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 7:42 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , Economics , God Help Us , Government Evil .
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by Daniel Lacalle,
ZeroHedge.com
Sun, 05/10/2020
The recent jobless claims figures show how difficult it will be for the U.S. recovery to be as quick and strong as initially expected.
7.7 million jobs were lost in Hospitality and Leisure in April, 2.5 million in Education and Health, with 2 million in Retail and another 2 million in Professional Services. These sectors are unlikely to recover fast and enough to compensate the job losses of the past month and even less likely to see the same level of wages of 2019.
Credit card delinquencies are rising, and retail sales are going to see a very modest recovery because household debt is increasing, wages are under pressure and most citizens are changing their consumption patterns, looking to strengthen their savings in case another shock arrives.
Corporate debt is rising to new records due to the collapse in operating revenues. As such, companies will likely take all possible measures to conserve cash flow, reduce expenditure and be prudent about hiring decisions. This will lead to slower job creation and investment even once the economy opens.
Tax increases are likely to affect the recovery. The government deficit is soaring, with the Treasury looking at $2 trillion of new debt in 2020 due to the measures implemented to combat the economic impact of coronavirus. Unfortunately, the Democrats are looking to increase taxes just when the economy needs more investment and attraction of capital. If taxes rise significantly, what is already a weak outlook for capital expenditure and job creation is likely to worsen.
All of this makes a V-shaped recovery even more challenging than before.
However, the U.S. economy is likely to recover faster than the Eurozone and suffer less in 2020.
The eurozone has made a very agressive experiment trying to hide soaring unemployment under government-financed temporary lay-off schemes. This may prove a short-term success because official unemployment data will not seem as negative even when almost 30% of the labor force will be under some form of unemployment scheme by May 2020. However, this is also an enormous risk for economies with already elevated levels of debt and government spending. With public spending to GDP at 40% before the crisis, governments are likely to increase their expenditure by at least 10 points of GDP. This will likely lead the eurozone into a debt crisis like the 2011 one and with similar ramifications.
Central banks are massively injecting liquidity, but a solvency crisis is not solved with more liquidity. Government debt spreads are already rising in the eurozone despite an unprecedented quantitative easing program from the ECB.
The combination of a rigid labor market, high government spending and rising taxes will also likely impact the eurozone recovery, which is likely to be weaker, more prolonged and with higher unemployment than the United States one.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--Lockdowns May Aggravate America’s Next Health Crisis: An Explosion Of “Deaths Of Despair”, Study Fin

Lockdowns May Aggravate America’s Next Health Crisis: An Explosion Of “Deaths Of Despair”, Study Finds

Doctors , scientists policymakers and even ‘ non-experts ’ posting on social media have argued that shuttering the health-care system to all non-emergency care risks sparking other public health crises from a spike in heart attacks and advanced cancer diagnoses , to so-called “ deaths of despair.
” In some areas , a spike in suicides has already been recorded since the start of the outbreak .
And now , a newly published paper released Friday has attempted to quantify deaths that might occur because of the mental-health ramifications of widespread economic chaos caused by the crisis .
The research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peer-reviewed – found the isolation , grief and economic hardship related to COVID-19 are conspiring to supercharge America ’ s already-burgeoning mental-health crisis , likely setting the stage for tens of thousands of suicides down the line .
Specifically , the researchers tabulated that as many as 75k additional “ deaths of despair ” could be caused by the outbreak and the economy-crushing measures implemented to stop the spreads .
“ Deaths of despair ” typically refer to suicides and substance-abuse-related deaths , according to Bloomberg .
The research was carried out by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the American Academy of Family Physicians .
One of the report ’ s authors said he hopes the research is eventually proven to be incorrect .
“ I hope in 10 years people look back and say , ‘ Wow , they way overestimated it , ' ” said John Westfall , director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care , who co-wrote the report .
But the sizable spike in suicides , overdoses etc since the last major crisis ( the financial crisis ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the American economy rebounded after the last recession , suicides and overdoses cut into Americans ’ life expectancy .
Mental health experts worry that the economic uncertainty and social isolation of the pandemic will make things worse at a time when the health care system is already overwhelmed .
The suicide rate in the US has already been rising for two decades , and in 2018 hit its highest level since 1941 , Bloomberg reported , citing a piece published by JAMA Psychiatry ( a prestigious medical journal ) back in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Jeffrey Reynolds , president of a Long Island-based nonprofit social services agency , the Family and Children ’ s Association .
“ Social isolation protects us from a contagious , life-threatening virus , but at the same time it puts people at risk for things that are the biggest killers in the United States : suicide , overdose and diseases related to alcohol abuse.
” Polls of life satisfaction taken since the outbreak began have reflected a rapid erosion as 33 million Americans have joined the unemployment rolls over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said during a recent daily briefing that NY is seeing a spike in drug and alcohol abuse as people sit around all day with nothing to do and nowhere to go .
“ One of the main things people should take away from this paper is that employment matters , ” said Benjamin Miller , chief strategy officer at the Well Being Trust and a clinical psychologist who worked on the paper .
“ It matters for our economic livelihood , and for our mental and emotional health.
” But of course the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unique characteristics of this crisis make it pretty much impossible to model – any research is really an educated guess , at best .
Still , the researchers believe it ’ s a useful warning , and something important for policy makers to keep in mind .
“ It ’ s useful to have a wake-up call , ” said Ken Duckworth , chief medical officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness .
“ Unemployment is going to have a very important impact on deaths of despair.
” Benjamin Miller , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trust and a clinical psychologist who worked on the paper , proposed several solutions that could be enacted to , uh , depress the number of suicides .
His proposed strategies including investing more resources in helping unemployed people find meaningful work , and/or training the armies of contact tracers that de Blasio has now promised to hire to spot people at risk of self-harm .
This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 7:36 pm and is filed under Economics , God Help Us , Government Evil .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sun, 05/10/2020
Doctors, scientists policymakers and even ‘non-experts’ posting on social media have argued that shuttering the health-care system to all non-emergency care risks sparking other public health crises from a spike in heart attacks and advanced cancer diagnoses, to so-called “deaths of despair.”
In some areas, a spike in suicides has already been recorded since the start of the outbreak. And now, a newly published paper released Friday has attempted to quantify deaths that might occur because of the mental-health ramifications of widespread economic chaos caused by the crisis. The research – which hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed – found the isolation, grief and economic hardship related to COVID-19 are conspiring to supercharge America’s already-burgeoning mental-health crisis, likely setting the stage for tens of thousands of suicides down the line.
Specifically, the researchers tabulated that as many as 75k additional “deaths of despair” could be caused by the outbreak and the economy-crushing measures implemented to stop the spreads. “Deaths of despair” typically refer to suicides and substance-abuse-related deaths, according to Bloomberg.
The research was carried out by the Well Being Trust and researchers affiliated with the American Academy of Family Physicians. One of the report’s authors said he hopes the research is eventually proven to be incorrect.
“I hope in 10 years people look back and say, ‘Wow, they way overestimated it,'” said John Westfall, director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, who co-wrote the report.
But the sizable spike in suicides, overdoses etc since the last major crisis (the financial crisis) is reason to be concerned.
Even as the American economy rebounded after the last recession, suicides and overdoses cut into Americans’ life expectancy. Mental health experts worry that the economic uncertainty and social isolation of the pandemic will make things worse at a time when the health care system is already overwhelmed. The suicide rate in the US has already been rising for two decades, and in 2018 hit its highest level since 1941, Bloomberg reported, citing a piece published by JAMA Psychiatry (a prestigious medical journal) back in April.
“There’s a paradox,” said Jeffrey Reynolds, president of a Long Island-based nonprofit social services agency, the Family and Children’s Association. “Social isolation protects us from a contagious, life-threatening virus, but at the same time it puts people at risk for things that are the biggest killers in the United States: suicide, overdose and diseases related to alcohol abuse.”
Polls of life satisfaction taken since the outbreak began have reflected a rapid erosion as 33 million Americans have joined the unemployment rolls over the last months. NY Gov Andrew Cuomo said during a recent daily briefing that NY is seeing a spike in drug and alcohol abuse as people sit around all day with nothing to do and nowhere to go.
“One of the main things people should take away from this paper is that employment matters,” said Benjamin Miller, chief strategy officer at the Well Being Trust and a clinical psychologist who worked on the paper. “It matters for our economic livelihood, and for our mental and emotional health.”
But of course the tremendous levels of financial uncertainty coupled with the unique characteristics of this crisis make it pretty much impossible to model – any research is really an educated guess, at best.
Still, the researchers believe it’s a useful warning, and something important for policy makers to keep in mind.
“It’s useful to have a wake-up call,” said Ken Duckworth, chief medical officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “Unemployment is going to have a very important impact on deaths of despair.”
Benjamin Miller, chief strategy officer at the Well Being Trust and a clinical psychologist who worked on the paper, proposed several solutions that could be enacted to, uh, depress the number of suicides.
His proposed strategies including investing more resources in helping unemployed people find meaningful work, and/or training the armies of contact tracers that de Blasio has now promised to hire to spot people at risk of self-harm.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--What Happens When the People Fear the Government? Robert Griswold and Dave Hodges

I recently interviewed Robert Griswold and we discussed a number of topics including : Thecowardly compliance of much of the American public to the illegitmate authority of the state who subsequently decided winners ( Walmart ) and losers ( small businesses and churches ) in the present so-called crisis .
The people acting out of fear in mindlessly obeying unconstitutional orders from the government .
The false flag coup even against Maduro designed to neuter Trump ’ s anti-Red Dawn invasion efforts .
The coming election which will be filled with fraud .
Life under the Democrats The state ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack of courage displayed by most Pastors , sho do not come to emulating the spirit of the disciples , in the face of the lockdown .
How Trump is blowing his rel-election chances Basic equipment and resources needed for survival .
Bob Griswold can be reached at Ready Made Resources Or simply call Bob at 1-800-627-3809 Bob is also one of the presenters at the GEN SIX Conference Please click here to register for this low-cost , life-changing event .
Only a few days left to register !
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This entry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 at 7:29 pm and is filed under Government Evil , Land Of The Sheep , Survival .
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Sunday, May 10, 2020
I recently interviewed Robert Griswold and we discussed a number of topics including:
Thecowardly compliance of much of the American public to the illegitmate authority of the state who subsequently decided winners (Walmart) and losers (small businesses and churches) in the present so-called crisis.
The people acting out of fear in mindlessly obeying unconstitutional orders from the government.
The false flag coup even against Maduro designed to neuter Trump’s anti-Red Dawn invasion efforts.
The coming election which will be filled with fraud.
Life under the Democrats
The state’s villification of the Christian Church
The lack of courage displayed by most Pastors, sho do not come to emulating the spirit of the disciples, in the face of the lockdown.
How Trump is blowing his rel-election chances
Basic equipment and resources needed for survival.
Bob Griswold can be reached at Ready Made Resources Or simply call Bob at 1-800-627-3809
Bob is also one of the presenters at the GEN SIX Conference Please click here to register for this low-cost, life-changing event. Only a few days left to register!!!


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--House Resolution 666 6- The Mark of the Beast Bill

House Resolution 666 6- The Mark of the Beast Bill This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , @ @ @ @ @ is filed under God Help Us , Government Evil .
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Sunday, May 10, 2020
House Resolution 666 6- The Mark of the Beast Bill


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--It Is Not About A Virus… It Is About Control! (Video) – Spiro

It Is Not About A Virus… It Is About Control !
Video – Spiro We have been covering many aspects regarding the pandemic of COVID1984 , one very important aspect that we really haven ’ t touched on , which is detrimental to life as we know it , is food .
Henry Kissinger once said , “ Control oil and you control nations , control food and you control the people.
” To help shed some light on the current situation is our guest today , Christian Westbrook .
Christian is an independent researcher and creator of the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the longstanding agenda to collapse our food supply and replace it with synthetic foods .
Christian focuses also on how to build food security for your family and within your community , and has recently launched “ http : //TheVictorySeed.org ” to help spread that message as people become aware of the new challenges we face .
This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 1:04 pm and is filed under BioWeapon , Food Wars , God Help Us , Government Evil .
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BY SPIRO
THEDAILYCOIN.ORG
MAY 10, 2020
It Is Not About A Virus… It Is About Control! Video – Spiro
We have been covering many aspects regarding the pandemic of COVID1984, one very important aspect that we really haven’t touched on, which is detrimental to life as we know it, is food.
Henry Kissinger once said, “Control oil and you control nations, control food and you control the people.”
Tyranny Thrives As Liberty Dies
To help shed some light on the current situation is our guest today, Christian Westbrook. Christian is an independent researcher and creator of the “Ice Age Farmer” broadcast which documents the longstanding agenda to collapse our food supply and replace it with synthetic foods.
Christian focuses also on how to build food security for your family and within your community, and has recently launched “http://TheVictorySeed.org” to help spread that message as people become aware of the new challenges we face.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--Simple Math says $50,000 to $87,500 Gold Price – Jim Sinclair

Legendary gold and market expert Jim Sinclair says the virus that originated in China may have , oddly enough , done some good .
Sinclair explains , “ The effect of the coronavirus was literally to shut down business globally , therefore , shut off the demand for loans , which also shut off demand for short term money .
So , what the public has not seen , is not considering and does not understand is we were stepping into the door of a major financial crisis magnitudes larger than what happened in 2008 and 2009 .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occurred , but if it had not occurred , we would have been in a crisis much more serious than 2008 and 2009. .
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It was blowing sky high .
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Shutting down demand is all we could do .
It stopped the explosion of interest rates.
” Where do we go from here ?
Sinclair says , “ We are going to make a recovery .
It ’ s not going to be a ‘ V ’ by any means .
The stock market could be a ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very little to do with reality .
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As far as business is concerned , very serious damage has been done to the infrastructure to the business equation .
Many employers are gone .
Many corporations have significant readjustments to be able to build up again .
The supply lines and logistics , where did everything come from ?
China .
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This is a major worldwide adjustment , both economically and politically .
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We had everything made in the cheapest place possible .
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The only thing that has been steady is gold .
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The change that this brings about is a reconstruction of the basic business foundations .
It ’ s a start over , it ’ s not just a slowdown .
How many restaurants make money on 50 % of the clients ?
You can ’ t .
How many automobiles have built up on the lots ?
Enormous amounts .
How many clothing stores shut down full of winter clothes and can ’ t make the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go down the entire line .
So , this recovery will be more like an ‘ L ’ .
We ’ ve come straight down , and we are going to go sideways now .
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Many businesses are not going to open up again .
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.The idea of the coming inflation as a result of this is simple .
Everything that you need will go up in price .
Everything you don ’ t need is not going to hold value .
You are better off with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than you are with a brand new Tesla .
The beef will go up in price , the Tesla will go down.
” On gold , Sinclair says the ultimate price is an easy-to-calculate math problem .
How much gold does America have compared to how much debt it has ?
So , how high could gold ultimately go ?
Sinclair says , “ It ’ s simple math .
You take the amount of gold the U.S. says it has , and then you take the debt it has , and what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to balance to zero ?
The price on the low end is $ 50,000 per ounce .
The true price is $ 87,500 per ounce.
” Is a biblical debt jubilee coming to America ?
Sinclair says , “ We already have jubilees .
If you don ’ t pay your rent , you have a jubilee .
If you don ’ t pay your student loan , you have a jubilee .
If the payment of your auto insurance is postponed , you have a jubilee .
We ’ ve got jubilee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind , one man ’ s jubilee is another man ’ s disaster .
It ’ s almost as if the Bible is correct in terms of economics .
Also , keep in mind , the people who aren ’ t being paid are being hurt very badly.
” Sinclair thinks the recovery will take a decade or longer , and Sinclair says , “ It will be just like the period between 1929 up to WWII ( 1941 ) .
” Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with renowned gold expert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 12:52 pm and is filed under Economics .
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By Greg Hunter
USAWatchdog.com
May 10, 2020
Legendary gold and market expert Jim Sinclair says the virus that originated in China may have, oddly enough, done some good. Sinclair explains, “The effect of the coronavirus was literally to shut down business globally, therefore, shut off the demand for loans, which also shut off demand for short term money. So, what the public has not seen, is not considering and does not understand is we were stepping into the door of a major financial crisis magnitudes larger than what happened in 2008 and 2009. It’s a horrible thing that this virus occurred, but if it had not occurred, we would have been in a crisis much more serious than 2008 and 2009. . . . It was blowing sky high . . . . Shutting down demand is all we could do. It stopped the explosion of interest rates.”
Where do we go from here? Sinclair says, “We are going to make a recovery. It’s not going to be a ‘V’ by any means. The stock market could be a ‘V’ because the stock market has very little to do with reality. . . . As far as business is concerned, very serious damage has been done to the infrastructure to the business equation. Many employers are gone. Many corporations have significant readjustments to be able to build up again. The supply lines and logistics, where did everything come from? China. . . . This is a major worldwide adjustment, both economically and politically. . . . We had everything made in the cheapest place possible. . . . This is not a passing phenomenon. . . . The only thing that has been steady is gold. . . . The change that this brings about is a reconstruction of the basic business foundations. It’s a start over, it’s not just a slowdown. How many restaurants make money on 50% of the clients? You can’t. How many automobiles have built up on the lots? Enormous amounts. How many clothing stores shut down full of winter clothes and can’t make the shift to summer wear? You can go down the entire line. So, this recovery will be more like an ‘L’. We’ve come straight down, and we are going to go sideways now. . . . Many businesses are not going to open up again. . . .The idea of the coming inflation as a result of this is simple. Everything that you need will go up in price. Everything you don’t need is not going to hold value. You are better off with a freezer full of fine cuts of beef than you are with a brand new Tesla. The beef will go up in price, the Tesla will go down.”
On gold, Sinclair says the ultimate price is an easy-to-calculate math problem. How much gold does America have compared to how much debt it has? So, how high could gold ultimately go? Sinclair says, “It’s simple math. You take the amount of gold the U.S. says it has, and then you take the debt it has, and what price would you need for the debt to balance to zero? The price on the low end is $50,000 per ounce. The true price is $87,500 per ounce.”
Is a biblical debt jubilee coming to America? Sinclair says, “We already have jubilees. If you don’t pay your rent, you have a jubilee. If you don’t pay your student loan, you have a jubilee. If the payment of your auto insurance is postponed, you have a jubilee. We’ve got jubilee after jubilee after jubilee. Keep in mind, one man’s jubilee is another man’s disaster. It’s almost as if the Bible is correct in terms of economics. Also, keep in mind, the people who aren’t being paid are being hurt very badly.”
Sinclair thinks the recovery will take a decade or longer, and Sinclair says, “It will be just like the period between 1929 up to WWII (1941).”
Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with renowned gold expert Jim Sinclair.


revolutionradio--2020-05-10--The Day America Was Conquered! Has America Truly Reached the Point of No Return? Mike Adams and Dave

The Day America Was Conquered! Has America Truly Reached the Point of No Return? Mike Adams and Dave Hodges

I recently interviewed Mike Adams regarding his positions on various aspects of the coronavirus and its ultimate impact on America and the world .
Among a plethora of topics , Mike highlighted several key areas which partially included the following : The deceipt behind CV-19 testing The total mismanagement of the lockdown The death toll associated with the lockdowns and how it exceeds the death toll of COVID-19 The unsustainability of the lockdown The real goal of the Democratic mayors and governors behind keeping America locked down as long as possible The real goal of the Deep State and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to happen to America and 90 % of the world The pseudo-science and the “ Mark of the Beast ” qualities behind the coming vaccine The inexcusable conflicts of interest by all members of the COVID-19 team The goal of the extreme censorship related to the virus , the origin and the true nature of this pathogen The extreme criminality of Fauci The sudden leadership impotence exhibited by President Trump Trump ’ s relection chances How the virus was reactionary to the populist movements all across the planet How we know the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The coming famines across the planet and in America The future of America The future of humanity and the intentional global depopulation agenda This entry was posted on Sunday , May 10th , 2020 at 9:01 am and is filed under BioWeapon , Food Wars , God Help Us , Government Evil , Health , New World Order .
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by Dave Hodges
TheCommonSenseShow.com
Sunday, May 10, 2020
I recently interviewed Mike Adams regarding his positions on various aspects of the coronavirus and its ultimate impact on America and the world. Among a plethora of topics, Mike highlighted several key areas which partially included the following:
The deceipt behind CV-19 testing
The total mismanagement of the lockdown
The death toll associated with the lockdowns and how it exceeds the death toll of COVID-19
The unsustainability of the lockdown
The real goal of the Democratic mayors and governors behind keeping America locked down as long as possible
The real goal of the Deep State and their globalist benefactors and what they truly want to happen to America and 90% of the world
The pseudo-science and the “Mark of the Beast” qualities behind the coming vaccine
The inexcusable conflicts of interest by all members of the COVID-19 team
The goal of the extreme censorship related to the virus, the origin and the true nature of this pathogen
The extreme criminality of Fauci
The sudden leadership impotence exhibited by President Trump
Trump’s relection chances
How the virus was reactionary to the populist movements all across the planet
How we know the virus represents the final push for the globalists
The coming famines across the planet and in America
The future of America
The future of humanity and the intentional global depopulation agenda
The Rest…HERE


revolutionradio--2020-05-11--Watch: ‘Skynet’-Like Robot Dog Patrols Singapore’s Parks To Ensure Humans Are Social Distancing

If there ’ s one thing we try to keep a eye on , it ’ s the potential use of this global pandemic for governments to try and unleash new and “ interesting ” ways of surveillance .
Thus , our eyes and ears perked up when we learned that Singapore was now going to be using robot dogs to patrol public areas and make sure that citizens are keeping their distance from one another .
Municipal authorities are using Spot , a four legged robot dog made by Boston Dynamics , to remind visitors to parks to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The robo-doggo officially started patrol at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on Friday as part of a two week trial , according to The Verge .
Spot is fitted with cameras that are used to estimate the number of visitors in the park , but Singapore says it won ’ t collect personal data or use the video to identify individuals .
Sure .
Spot also comes equipped with a remote control , built-in sensors and will be accompanied by a guide .
If the trial is deemed a success , Spot ( and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainstays in the country ’ s public parks .
The robot “ lowers the risk of exposure to the virus , ” the National Parks Board said , using the virus to shoehorn its agenda forward .
Signs like the one above warn park visitors not to disrupt robot at work .
China and the U.S. have similarly experimented with drones to remind people to social distance .
“ Please maintain a safe distance between you and other people , ” one robot from Knightscope tells people .
Spot is also undergoing trials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and delivery robots are helping shipping and logistics companies .
As The Verge notes , patrolling the parks and reminding people to social distance “ may only be the beginning ” for these robots .
The pandemic is being called a “ new opportunity ” for robotmakers to deploy their creations .
While the dog is only in charge of pandemic-related rules enforcement for now , we can envision that it won ’ t be too long before they are enforcing other kinds of rules – for our own safety and good , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch Spot on patrol in this video : This entry was posted on Monday , May 11th , 2020 at 4:49 am and is filed under God Help Us , Government Evil , Police State .
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by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 05/11/2020
If there’s one thing we try to keep a eye on, it’s the potential use of this global pandemic for governments to try and unleash new and “interesting” ways of surveillance.
Thus, our eyes and ears perked up when we learned that Singapore was now going to be using robot dogs to patrol public areas and make sure that citizens are keeping their distance from one another. Municipal authorities are using Spot, a four legged robot dog made by Boston Dynamics, to remind visitors to parks to keep a safe distance from one another.
The robo-doggo officially started patrol at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on Friday as part of a two week trial, according to The Verge. Spot is fitted with cameras that are used to estimate the number of visitors in the park, but Singapore says it won’t collect personal data or use the video to identify individuals. Sure.
Spot also comes equipped with a remote control, built-in sensors and will be accompanied by a guide. If the trial is deemed a success, Spot (and likely others like him) could become mainstays in the country’s public parks. The robot “lowers the risk of exposure to the virus,” the National Parks Board said, using the virus to shoehorn its agenda forward. Signs like the one above warn park visitors not to disrupt robot at work.
China and the U.S. have similarly experimented with drones to remind people to social distance. “Please maintain a safe distance between you and other people,” one robot from Knightscope tells people.
Spot is also undergoing trials in hospitals to help with coronavirus treatments and delivery robots are helping shipping and logistics companies. As The Verge notes, patrolling the parks and reminding people to social distance “may only be the beginning” for these robots. The pandemic is being called a “new opportunity” for robotmakers to deploy their creations.
While the dog is only in charge of pandemic-related rules enforcement for now, we can envision that it won’t be too long before they are enforcing other kinds of rules – for our own safety and good, undoubtedly – as well.
You can watch Spot on patrol in this video: