investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Mr. President, Here is What You Must Say about Black Lives Matter

The following is the speech and advice I would like to hear President Trump deliver to Black Lives Matter protestors .
And of course , it ’ s important for the 63 million Trump voters in the “ Silent Majority ” to hear these words too .
“ You have it all wrong .
I know you hate to hear this , but… ALL LIVES MATTER .
I ’ ll never stop saying it .
America is not a racist country .
That ’ s precisely why black lives matter , white lives matter , Asian lives matter , Jewish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all lives matter equally .
If you don ’ t agree , or find that offensive , too bad .
If you truly want “ equality ” ( as opposed to superiority ) , then you can ’ t march only for black lives .
We have to all be in this together .
If you want white Americans fighting for black lives matter , then you must acknowledge “ all lives matter.
” President Reagan said , “ America is the Shining City on the Hill.
” The U.S. Constitution , limited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done more to reduce poverty and uplift Americans , including black Americans , than any system of government and economics in the history of mankind .
While I respect the goal that I believe many , if not most BLM protestors are marching for…to make a more “ just and fair ” society… you need to be aware that you are being used as a tool by those who want to destroy this country .
How do I know that ?
Because if justice , fairness , and equality is truly your goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let me ask you the following : *Why aren ’ t you outraged at those who burned , looted , and destroyed businesses in low-income minority neighborhoods that good people spent their entire lives building ?
Many of those burned or looted were black owned businesses .
Do black businesses matter ?
*Why aren ’ t you outraged that thousands of black citizens are murdered every year by young black men in our inner cities ?
Where are your marches or protests about that ?
*Are you outraged when black cops are wounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
*What about black babies ?
Abortion has murdered millions of black babies .
Do black babies matter ?
*Why aren ’ t you up in arms that millions of black children live in broken homes and attend schools where they don ’ t learn even basic reading , writing and math skills ?
Over $ 400 million of property was burned or destroyed on just the first day of the George Floyd/BLM riots .
What could $ 400 million have done for the black community ?
Or for the education of black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned that good , hard-working , tax-paying black citizens are left defenseless in high crime neighborhoods by strict gun control laws ?
Criminals have no problem finding guns .
But you are left helpless like “ fish in a barrel.
” *Why aren ’ t you concerned that illegal aliens are encouraged to take the jobs of black Americans .
And then they ’ re protected in “ Sanctuary cities ” by Democrat politicians who you vote for .
WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE ?
If you truly care about generations stuck with poverty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then why are you destroying property and abusing the police ?
Protest at the Democrat Mayor ’ s and Governor ’ s mansions .
These are the people you elected .
These are the people controlling the money and economic opportunity .
If Chicago , or Detroit , or Baltimore , or Cleveland , or Newark , or Atlanta are in decay and misery , only your Democrat politicians are to blame .
In many cases , those cities are run almost exclusively by black Democrats .
What have they done for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with them in charge ?
Far too often Democrat politicians in deep blue cities only care about retaining power and lining their own pockets .
Here is a simple fact…After all these years , with trillions of taxpayer dollars spent by Democrat politicians , there is absolutely no excuse for the condition of our inner cities , for the crime , for the failing schools , for the lack of opportunity .
Democrats have been 100 % in charge and your life has only gotten worse .
If I were cynical , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of exchanging the physical chains of slavery for economic desperation and dependency .
That may be why my actions and Joe Biden ’ s have been so different .
In less than four years I ’ ve passed Criminal Justice Reform ; created Opportunity Zones ; guaranteed funding for historically black universities ; and implemented economic policies resulting in the lowest black unemployment and poverty in history .
Those accomplishments dwarf what Joe can claim after forty do-nothing years .
Yes , Black Lives Matter .
Because all lives matter .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re all in this together .
We have to be .
You want real change ?
Vote the Democrat bums running your deep blue cities and states out .
What have you got to lose ?
It can ’ t get any worse than what they ’ ve produced .
”

by Wayne Allyn Root
The following is the speech and advice I would like to hear President Trump deliver to Black Lives Matter protestors. And of course, it’s important for the 63 million Trump voters in the “Silent Majority” to hear these words too.
“You have it all wrong. I know you hate to hear this, but… ALL LIVES MATTER. I’ll never stop saying it. America is not a racist country. That’s precisely why black lives matter, white lives matter, Asian lives matter, Jewish lives matter, gay lives matter, all lives matter equally.
If you don’t agree, or find that offensive, too bad. If you truly want “equality” (as opposed to superiority), then you can’t march only for black lives. We have to all be in this together. If you want white Americans fighting for black lives matter, then you must acknowledge “all lives matter.”
President Reagan said, “America is the Shining City on the Hill.” The U.S. Constitution, limited government, and a capitalist economy have done more to reduce poverty and uplift Americans, including black Americans, than any system of government and economics in the history of mankind.
While I respect the goal that I believe many, if not most BLM protestors are marching for…to make a more “just and fair” society… you need to be aware that you are being used as a tool by those who want to destroy this country. How do I know that? Because if justice, fairness, and equality is truly your goal, your actions make no sense. Let me ask you the following:
*Why aren’t you outraged at those who burned, looted, and destroyed businesses in low-income minority neighborhoods that good people spent their entire lives building? Many of those burned or looted were black owned businesses. Do black businesses matter?
*Why aren’t you outraged that thousands of black citizens are murdered every year by young black men in our inner cities? Where are your marches or protests about that?
*Are you outraged when black cops are wounded or murdered? Do their lives matter?
*What about black babies? Abortion has murdered millions of black babies. Do black babies matter?
*Why aren’t you up in arms that millions of black children live in broken homes and attend schools where they don’t learn even basic reading, writing and math skills? Over $400 million of property was burned or destroyed on just the first day of the George Floyd/BLM riots. What could $400 million have done for the black community? Or for the education of black kids?
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*Why aren’t you concerned that good, hard-working, tax-paying black citizens are left defenseless in high crime neighborhoods by strict gun control laws? Criminals have no problem finding guns. But you are left helpless like “fish in a barrel.”
*Why aren’t you concerned that illegal aliens are encouraged to take the jobs of black Americans. And then they’re protected in “Sanctuary cities” by Democrat politicians who you vote for.
WHERE IS YOUR OUTRAGE?
If you truly care about generations stuck with poverty, crime, police abuse, hopelessness, then why are you destroying property and abusing the police? Protest at the Democrat Mayor’s and Governor’s mansions. These are the people you elected. These are the people controlling the money and economic opportunity.
If Chicago, or Detroit, or Baltimore, or Cleveland, or Newark, or Atlanta are in decay and misery, only your Democrat politicians are to blame. In many cases, those cities are run almost exclusively by black Democrats. What have they done for you? How has your life improved with them in charge?
Far too often Democrat politicians in deep blue cities only care about retaining power and lining their own pockets.
Here is a simple fact…After all these years, with trillions of taxpayer dollars spent by Democrat politicians, there is absolutely no excuse for the condition of our inner cities, for the crime, for the failing schools, for the lack of opportunity. Democrats have been 100% in charge and your life has only gotten worse.
If I were cynical, it appears Democrats have done an outstanding job of exchanging the physical chains of slavery for economic desperation and dependency.
That may be why my actions and Joe Biden’s have been so different. In less than four years I’ve passed Criminal Justice Reform; created Opportunity Zones; guaranteed funding for historically black universities; and implemented economic policies resulting in the lowest black unemployment and poverty in history. Those accomplishments dwarf what Joe can claim after forty do-nothing years.
Yes, Black Lives Matter. Because all lives matter. Yes, we need police reform. We’re all in this together. We have to be. You want real change? Vote the Democrat bums running your deep blue cities and states out. What have you got to lose? It can’t get any worse than what they’ve produced.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Saudi Arabia Is Bullying OPEC Members Into Compliance

First , they said it nicely : play along and cut to your quotas , or we ’ ll all suffer low oil prices for longer .
Then they put their foot down : start cutting deeper or else .
And now it has emerged what the “ or else ” part was—a new price war .
The Wall Street Journal ’ s Benoit Faucon and Summer Said reported earlier this week that Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud had threatened Nigeria , Angola , and Iraq with another oil price war if they didn ’ t get in line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OPEC delegates .
If they kept producing more than their quotas , Saudi Arabia would start selling its crude at a discount on these three countries ’ key markets , stealing market share .
In a phrase reminiscent of some of the best crime dramas , bin Saud reportedly told Angolan and Nigerian delegates , “ We know who your customers are.
” OPEC ’ s crude oil production last month fell to the lowest in thirty years , at 22.69 million bpd .
However , Iraq , Angola , and Nigeria still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only managed to achieve 70 percent compliance , Nigeria did a little better at 77 percent , and Angola even better at 83 percent .
But that was not good enough .
It is understandable why the OPEC leader has had enough .
The Saudis were not only the driver behind the latest agreement .
They also voluntarily deepened their own production quota , pledging to cut an additional one million bpd on top of the more than two million bpd they agreed to cut , shouldering the largest part of the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuck to it , unlike the three laggards .
Last month , the Kingdom pumped 7.53 million bpd , when it had originally been set a quota of 8.5 million bpd , the same as OPEC+ fellow Russia , which , however , has been slow to reach its own quota .
The Saudis have literally done whatever it takes to prop up prices .
And prices have remained weak .
That would frustrate even the most patient of producers .
Brent crude traded at more than $ 51 a barrel in early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arabia declared its first price war of the year against Russia for its refusal to sign up for an extension of the previous round of cuts , agreed on last December .
On March 9 , the benchmark plummeted below $ 35 a barrel .
After a further plunge in April on the back of the coronavirus lockdowns , Brent has to date recovered to about $ 40 .
So , if Saudi Arabia makes good on its threat , this time Brent—and WTI—will be falling from a lower starting point .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure of .
Of course , the threat of a price war remains hypothetical .
Perhaps it would prove to be enough to get Iraq , Nigeria , and Angola to mend their ways and start cutting production like they mean it .
It would be the safer choice because Saudi Arabia has more oil , and it can afford to sell it more cheaply than the three laggards , at least for a while .
But what if they don ’ t ?
Well , if they don ’ t , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crash , and it could turn out to be worse than the first one as it would come amid a rising fear—and perhaps some evidence—of a second wave of Covid-19 infections in the world ’ s largest consumer .
Meanwhile , demand has been slow to rebound .
There have been some good signs such as a pickup in gasoline production in the U.S. and a drawdown in floating oil storage .
And yet , most analysts warn that people around the world would continue to be cautious in commuting and traveling , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If , in such an environment , Saudi Arabia decides to make good on its threat , oil will fall sharply .
Just how low it would fall is anyone ’ s guess , but it is safe to say such a development would hardly benefit anyone , including Saudi Arabia .
Certainly , it could beef up exports to undermine the market shares of Iraq , Nigeria , and Angola in China and India by cutting prices , but it wouldn ’ t be able to keep on doing it for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a deficit to deal with .
It could do it for a short while , to make its point .
And then Iraq , Nigeria , and Angola could continue under complying because there would be nothing else Saudi Arabia could do to stop them .
And that ’ s not all .
Earlier this week , Russia ’ s Energy Minister said there had been no discussions in OPEC+ to continue cutting deep after the end of July .
As per the agreement , the cuts would be relaxed from 9.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the July extension .
But it ’ s still early July , and there is a problem with compliance .
That Saudi Arabia could propose another extension is not out of the question because oil continues to be way too cheap for it .
And then we will have another OPEC+ drama brewing and , should the Saudis ’ patience expire , a second price war .

By Irina Slav
First, they said it nicely: play along and cut to your quotas, or we’ll all suffer low oil prices for longer. Then they put their foot down: start cutting deeper or else. And now it has emerged what the “or else” part was—a new price war.
The Wall Street Journal’s Benoit Faucon and Summer Said reported earlier this week that Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud had threatened Nigeria, Angola, and Iraq with another oil price war if they didn’t get in line with the production cuts, according to OPEC delegates. If they kept producing more than their quotas, Saudi Arabia would start selling its crude at a discount on these three countries’ key markets, stealing market share. In a phrase reminiscent of some of the best crime dramas, bin Saud reportedly told Angolan and Nigerian delegates, “We know who your customers are.”
OPEC’s crude oil production last month fell to the lowest in thirty years, at 22.69 million bpd. However, Iraq, Angola, and Nigeria still fell short of their quotas: Iraq only managed to achieve 70 percent compliance, Nigeria did a little better at 77 percent, and Angola even better at 83 percent. But that was not good enough.
It is understandable why the OPEC leader has had enough. The Saudis were not only the driver behind the latest agreement. They also voluntarily deepened their own production quota, pledging to cut an additional one million bpd on top of the more than two million bpd they agreed to cut, shouldering the largest part of the total 9.7-million-bpd OEPC+ cut.
And they have stuck to it, unlike the three laggards. Last month, the Kingdom pumped 7.53 million bpd, when it had originally been set a quota of 8.5 million bpd, the same as OPEC+ fellow Russia, which, however, has been slow to reach its own quota. The Saudis have literally done whatever it takes to prop up prices. And prices have remained weak. That would frustrate even the most patient of producers.
Brent crude traded at more than $51 a barrel in early March, a few days before Saudi Arabia declared its first price war of the year against Russia for its refusal to sign up for an extension of the previous round of cuts, agreed on last December. On March 9, the benchmark plummeted below $35 a barrel.
After a further plunge in April on the back of the coronavirus lockdowns, Brent has to date recovered to about $40. So, if Saudi Arabia makes good on its threat, this time Brent—and WTI—will be falling from a lower starting point. This is the only thing we can be sure of.
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Of course, the threat of a price war remains hypothetical. Perhaps it would prove to be enough to get Iraq, Nigeria, and Angola to mend their ways and start cutting production like they mean it. It would be the safer choice because Saudi Arabia has more oil, and it can afford to sell it more cheaply than the three laggards, at least for a while. But what if they don’t?
Well, if they don’t, we’ll likely have a new price crash, and it could turn out to be worse than the first one as it would come amid a rising fear—and perhaps some evidence—of a second wave of Covid-19 infections in the world’s largest consumer. Meanwhile, demand has been slow to rebound.
There have been some good signs such as a pickup in gasoline production in the U.S. and a drawdown in floating oil storage. And yet, most analysts warn that people around the world would continue to be cautious in commuting and traveling, which will continue to affect oil demand.
If, in such an environment, Saudi Arabia decides to make good on its threat, oil will fall sharply. Just how low it would fall is anyone’s guess, but it is safe to say such a development would hardly benefit anyone, including Saudi Arabia. Certainly, it could beef up exports to undermine the market shares of Iraq, Nigeria, and Angola in China and India by cutting prices, but it wouldn’t be able to keep on doing it for a very long time. The Kingdom has a deficit to deal with.
It could do it for a short while, to make its point. And then Iraq, Nigeria, and Angola could continue under complying because there would be nothing else Saudi Arabia could do to stop them. And that’s not all. Earlier this week, Russia’s Energy Minister said there had been no discussions in OPEC+ to continue cutting deep after the end of July.
As per the agreement, the cuts would be relaxed from 9.7 million bpd to 7.7 million bpd after the July extension. But it’s still early July, and there is a problem with compliance. That Saudi Arabia could propose another extension is not out of the question because oil continues to be way too cheap for it. And then we will have another OPEC+ drama brewing and, should the Saudis’ patience expire, a second price war.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Donald Trump warns he’s ‘ready’ to intervene as 80 are shot in Chicago and 44 in NYC – with cops fir

Donald Trump warns he’s ‘ready’ to intervene as 80 are shot in Chicago and 44 in NYC – with cops fired at in their car – and 32 are killed across US including girl, 7, as July 4 bloodshed continues

• At least 32 people were killed in shootings in cities across the US during Fourth of July celebrations across Saturday and Sunday • In Chicago 63 people were shot , 17 of them fatally , in various bouts of gunfire • One of the victims killed was seven-year-old Natalie Wallace • Overnight shootings in New York City left four people dead and 37 injured • NYPD said two officers were injured in the Bronx late Saturday after a bullet was fired through the windshield of their marked SUV • The violence continued into Sunday , with a 14-year-old child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after being shot in the chest in Manhattan • Shootings in New York City have doubled every week for the last three weeks • Memphis , Omaha and Cleveland also reported an alarming number of shootings • An investigation is also underway in North Carolina after a 74-year-old woman was killed by what police described as reckless ‘ celebratory gunfire ’ Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government is ‘ ready ’ to intervene as gunfire erupted in cities across the US during Independence Day celebrations , leaving dozens of people injured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , appeared to experience the worst of the violence across the weekend as 63 people were injured and 17 were killed , including two children .
Meanwhile in New York City , 44 people were injured and at least six have been killed .
Memphis , Omaha , Cleveland , North Carolina and several other cities were also rocked by a spate of shootings amid the holiday revelry .
In response to the troubling succession of incidents , Trump tweeted that crime in Chicago and New York City is ‘ way up ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where people are demanding that [ Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ] and [ Mayor Bill de Blasio ] act now , ’ Trump continued .
‘ Federal Government ready , willing and able to help , if asked.
’ Trump ’ s tweet was preceded by an announcement made by the NYPD that revealed two officers had been injured in the Bronx late Saturday after a bullet was fired through the windshield of their marked SUV .

At least 32 people were killed in shootings in cities across the US during Fourth of July celebrations across Saturday and Sunday
In Chicago 63 people were shot, 17 of them fatally, in various bouts of gunfire
One of the victims killed was seven-year-old Natalie Wallace
Overnight shootings in New York City left four people dead and 37 injured
NYPD said two officers were injured in the Bronx late Saturday after a bullet was fired through the windshield of their marked SUV
The violence continued into Sunday, with a 14-year-old child left in a ‘serious condition’ after being shot in the chest in Manhattan
Shootings in New York City have doubled every week for the last three weeks
Memphis, Omaha and Cleveland also reported an alarming number of shootings
An investigation is also underway in North Carolina after a 74-year-old woman was killed by what police described as reckless ‘celebratory gunfire’
Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government is ‘ready’ to intervene as gunfire erupted in cities across the US during Independence Day celebrations, leaving dozens of people injured and at least 32 dead.
Chicago, appeared to experience the worst of the violence across the weekend as 63 people were injured and 17 were killed, including two children. Meanwhile in New York City, 44 people were injured and at least six have been killed.
Memphis, Omaha, Cleveland, North Carolina and several other cities were also rocked by a spate of shootings amid the holiday revelry.
In response to the troubling succession of incidents, Trump tweeted that crime in Chicago and New York City is ‘way up’.
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‘Shootings up significantly in NYC where people are demanding that [Gov. Andrew Cuomo] and [Mayor Bill de Blasio] act now,’ Trump continued. ‘Federal Government ready, willing and able to help, if asked.’
Trump’s tweet was preceded by an announcement made by the NYPD that revealed two officers had been injured in the Bronx late Saturday after a bullet was fired through the windshield of their marked SUV.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8491507/Independence-Day-chaos-two-children-shot-dead-Chicago.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--CAMPUS REFORM: Young Americans Know Nothing About the 4th Of July

It ’ s no secret that young Americans are generally morons ( especially when it comes to American history ) @ @ @ @ @ out what one young teacher of 2nd and 4th grades DOES teach her students : @ @ @ @ @ Neret spoke to students and young Americans about the history behind the 4th of July

It’s no secret that young Americans are generally morons (especially when it comes to American history), but at 3:53 check out what one young teacher of 2nd and 4th grades DOES teach her students:
Campus Reform Digital Reporter Eduardo Neret spoke to students and young Americans about the history behind the 4th of July
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Bubonic Plague hits Inner Mongolia in China

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have issued a warning after a suspected case of @ @ @ @ @ people to report any sick marmots .
The health committee of Bayan Nur issued a @ @ @ @ @ lowest in a four-level system .
The alert forbids the hunting and eating of animals @ @ @ @ @

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have issued a warning after a suspected case of the bubonic plague and asked people to report any sick marmots.
The health committee of Bayan Nur issued a third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level system.
The alert forbids the hunting and eating of animals that could carry plague.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bubonic-plague-inner-mongolia-warning-marmots-a9602611.html?amp


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Luckin Coffee Probe Says Chairman Knew or Should Have Known of Fabricated Transactions: Report detai

Luckin Coffee Probe Says Chairman Knew or Should Have Known of Fabricated Transactions: Report detailing the internal probe also said Charles Lu didn’t fully cooperate with investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter

An investigation into the accounting misdeeds at Luckin Coffee Inc. has concluded that the company ’ s chairman knew—or should have known—about the fabricated transactions that inflated the Chinese coffee chain ’ s sales last year , according to a person familiar with the matter .
A report detailing the internal probe also said that Charles Lu , Luckin ’ s co-founder and chairman , didn ’ t fully cooperate with the investigation , the person said .
The monthslong probe was conducted by a special committee of Luckin ’ s board with the assistance of law firm Kirkland & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Lu had knowledge of certain related-party transactions that weren ’ t properly disclosed , the person added .
Mr. Lu , in an emailed response to a request for comment , said : “ Rumor !
Not true !
” A Luckin Coffee spokesman declined to comment .
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SIGN UP Three-year-old Luckin , an upstart rival to Starbucks Corp. in China , listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in May 2019 .
It revealed just 11 months later that more than $ 300 million of its 2019 sales were fabricated .
The company ’ s American depositary shares are in the process of being delisted from the exchange , and Luckin ’ s market capitalization has fallen below $ 1 billion , from more than $ 12 billion in January this year .
The Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group of Luckin employees began creating fake sales transactions before the company ’ s IPO , by booking sales of vouchers that could be exchanged for cups of coffee .
Some of the vouchers were purchased by individual accounts , but the vast majority were bought during the second half of 2019 by a number of little-known companies , many of which had links to Mr. Lu , according to documents reviewed by the Journal and people familiar with the matter .
In addition , a company with ties to Mr. Lu was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a supplier of raw material and received payments from Luckin that were approved by its former CEO , Jenny Qian , the Journal ’ s reporting showed .
On Sunday afternoon , a crucial Luckin shareholder vote took place in Beijing that crystallized a fight for control of the company ’ s board .
Mr. Lu , whose status as Luckin ’ s controlling shareholder has been under threat , had put forth resolutions to remove four directors , including himself and representatives of two other Luckin shareholders , and replace them with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote wasn ’ t immediately known .

www.wsj.com/articles/luckin-coffee-probe-concludes-chairman-knew-or-should-have-known-of-fabricated-transactions-11593953644
An investigation into the accounting misdeeds at Luckin Coffee Inc. has concluded that the company’s chairman knew—or should have known—about the fabricated transactions that inflated the Chinese coffee chain’s sales last year, according to a person familiar with the matter.
A report detailing the internal probe also said that Charles Lu, Luckin’s co-founder and chairman, didn’t fully cooperate with the investigation, the person said.
The monthslong probe was conducted by a special committee of Luckin’s board with the assistance of law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP. It found evidence that Mr. Lu had knowledge of certain related-party transactions that weren’t properly disclosed, the person added.
Mr. Lu, in an emailed response to a request for comment, said: “Rumor! Not true!” A Luckin Coffee spokesman declined to comment.
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What’s News A digest of the day’s most important news to watch, delivered to your inbox. What’s News I would also like to receive updates and special offers from Dow Jones and affiliates. I can unsubscribe at any time.I agree to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice. SIGN UP Three-year-old Luckin, an upstart rival to Starbucks Corp. in China, listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market in May 2019. It revealed just 11 months later that more than $300 million of its 2019 sales were fabricated. The company’s American depositary shares are in the process of being delisted from the exchange, and Luckin’s market capitalization has fallen below $1 billion, from more than $12 billion in January this year.
The Wall Street Journal reported in May that a group of Luckin employees began creating fake sales transactions before the company’s IPO, by booking sales of vouchers that could be exchanged for cups of coffee. Some of the vouchers were purchased by individual accounts, but the vast majority were bought during the second half of 2019 by a number of little-known companies, many of which had links to Mr. Lu, according to documents reviewed by the Journal and people familiar with the matter.
In addition, a company with ties to Mr. Lu was recorded in Luckin’s systems as a supplier of raw material and received payments from Luckin that were approved by its former CEO, Jenny Qian, the Journal’s reporting showed.
On Sunday afternoon, a crucial Luckin shareholder vote took place in Beijing that crystallized a fight for control of the company’s board. Mr. Lu, whose status as Luckin’s controlling shareholder has been under threat, had put forth resolutions to remove four directors, including himself and representatives of two other Luckin shareholders, and replace them with his nominees. The result of the vote wasn’t immediately known.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Please text powell, “money printer needs to go Brrrr next week”

Goldman Sachs lowers its estimate for 3rd quarter growth because US consumers are shying away from more spending as the coronavirus outbreak gets worse .
t.co/gxtBPp2r1D via @ markets @ economics @ simonjkennedy The majority of restaurant owners around the city did not pay their entire rent in June , with 36 % skipping out on it altogether , as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make it harder for eateries to survive , a new survey found according to Commercial Observer .
The nonprofit New York City Hospitality Alliance surveyed 509 restaurateurs around the city and found four out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June rent .
Of those , 90 % said they paid half or less last month .
“ Rent is putting enormous financial pressure on restaurants , bars and clubs after four near-fatal months of economic disaster in which many have already shuttered for good , ” said Andrew Rigie , executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance “ Pre-pandemic , it was incredibly difficult to run a successful restaurant , ” added Rigie .
“ These conditions , the longer that it goes on , is going to make it more and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recover .
The vast majority of small businesses will not be able to pay back months of missed rent .
”

Goldman Sachs lowers its estimate for 3rd quarter growth because US consumers are shying away from more spending as the coronavirus outbreak gets worse. t.co/gxtBPp2r1D via @markets @economics @simonjkennedy
80% Of NYC Restaurants Couldn’t Afford June Rent
The majority of restaurant owners around the city did not pay their entire rent in June, with 36% skipping out on it altogether, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make it harder for eateries to survive, a new survey found according to Commercial Observer.
The nonprofit New York City Hospitality Alliance surveyed 509 restaurateurs around the city and found four out of five didn’t pay the full June rent. Of those, 90% said they paid half or less last month.
“Rent is putting enormous financial pressure on restaurants, bars and clubs after four near-fatal months of economic disaster in which many have already shuttered for good,” said Andrew Rigie, executive director of the NYC Hospitality Alliance
“Pre-pandemic, it was incredibly difficult to run a successful restaurant,” added Rigie. “These conditions, the longer that it goes on, is going to make it more and more challenging for small businesses to ever recover. The vast majority of small businesses will not be able to pay back months of missed rent.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Seattle police ride bicycles into group of rioters

Seattle cops have had enough .
Love to see this .
pic.twitter.com/YD7aYJrDmY

Well, it’s about damn time.
Seattle cops have had enough. Love to see this. pic.twitter.com/YD7aYJrDmY
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 3, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--POLAND: President Says Same-Sex Couples Can’t Adopt Children

WARSAW : Poland ’ s President Andrzej Duda , who is running for re-election in the conservative , Catholic EU @ @ @ @ @ he wanted the constitution to explicitly forbid the adoption of children by same-sex couples .
@ @ @ @ @ propose a constitutional amendment on Monday .
The announcement marked the head of state ’ @ @ @ @ @ rights in the electoral campaign , after he stoked controversy by likening “ LGBT ideology @ @ @ @ @ first round of the vote last month .

Polish president speaks out against same-sex couple adoptions
WARSAW: Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election in the conservative, Catholic EU member, on Saturday said he wanted the constitution to explicitly forbid the adoption of children by same-sex couples.
He said he planned to propose a constitutional amendment on Monday.
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The announcement marked the head of state’s latest reference to gay rights in the electoral campaign, after he stoked controversy by likening “LGBT ideology” to communism before the first round of the vote last month.
www.bangkokpost.com/world/1945808/polish-president-speaks-out-against-same-sex-couple-adoptions


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--WHY? Court orders ALL RECORDS OF EPSTEIN/MAXWELL VICTIMS be destroyed!

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ’ s accuser Virginia Guiffre must destroy certain Epstein files that were improperly obtained .
The ruling came after attorney Alan Dershowitz requested access to the documents , Newsweek reports .
Dershowitz said the documents would be an asset to his defense in his 2019 defamation case against Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre , who said Dershowitz was one of the men with whom Epstein forced her to have sex .
( RELATED : Epstein Crony Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested By The FBI For Alleged Role In Trafficking Minors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the production of the [ Ghislaine ] Maxwell materials to Mr. Dershowitz would even vindicate those important objectives beyond making life easier for Mr. Dershowitz , ” Senior U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said in her ruling .
“ The sheer breadth of Mr. Dershowitz ’ s request is worth reiterating : he seeks ‘ all filings and discovery materials , including third-party discovery ’ from the Maxwell litigation , a years-long affair with over a thousand docket entries.
” The judge called Dershowitz ’ s request not a ” targeted strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Authorities arrested Epstein in July 2019 on charges that he both sex trafficked and conspired to engage in sex trafficking .
He died the next month , in August 2019 , of apparent suicide in a New York City jail .
But as victims continue to bring forward their stories , authorities continue to investigate the extent of his abuses .

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accuser Virginia Guiffre must destroy certain Epstein files that were improperly obtained.
The ruling came after attorney Alan Dershowitz requested access to the documents, Newsweek reports. Dershowitz said the documents would be an asset to his defense in his 2019 defamation case against Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who said Dershowitz was one of the men with whom Epstein forced her to have sex. (RELATED: Epstein Crony Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested By The FBI For Alleged Role In Trafficking Minors)
“The Court is not convinced that the production of the [Ghislaine] Maxwell materials to Mr. Dershowitz would even vindicate those important objectives beyond making life easier for Mr. Dershowitz,” Senior U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said in her ruling. “The sheer breadth of Mr. Dershowitz’s request is worth reiterating: he seeks ‘all filings and discovery materials, including third-party discovery’ from the Maxwell litigation, a years-long affair with over a thousand docket entries.”
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The judge called Dershowitz’s request not a ” targeted strike” but instead “a carpet bombing.”
Authorities arrested Epstein in July 2019 on charges that he both sex trafficked and conspired to engage in sex trafficking. He died the next month, in August 2019, of apparent suicide in a New York City jail. But as victims continue to bring forward their stories, authorities continue to investigate the extent of his abuses.
dailycaller.com/2020/07/02/virginia-guiffre-lawyer-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-judge-files-destroy/


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--TEXAS TRICKERY- People who didnt get tested receive call from doc saying they tested positive for co

TEXAS TRICKERY- People who didnt get tested receive call from doc saying they tested positive for covid

My parents friends went to get tested for coronavirus .
They waited in line for two hours and then decided @ @ @ @ @ .
Hours later they got a phone call saying they tested positive .
They are @ @ @ @ @ Texas .
Quite disgusting .

My parents friends went to get tested for coronavirus. They waited in line for two hours and then decided to leave without getting tested.
Hours later they got a phone call saying they tested positive.
They are lying about coronavirus numbers in Texas. Quite disgusting.
— Kambree (@KamVTV) July 4, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--The Crips running Antifa and BLM out of LBC. They said “you ain’t coming down here looting, this is

The Crips running Antifa and BLM out of LBC. They said “you ain’t coming down here looting, this is LBC”.

Crips gang stops Antifa/BLM looters from looting and kicks them out of Long Beach 👇🏼👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/Nmrf7z3iEP
— Art TakingBack 🇺🇸 (@ArtValley818) June 30, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--NYC turns into no-go zone as murders skyrocket and 500,000 middle-class residents flee…  BALTIMORE:

NYC turns into no-go zone as murders skyrocket and 500,000 middle-class residents flee…  BALTIMORE: Mob Pulls Down City’s Columbus Statue, Toss It Into Harbor…  VIDEO

NYC turns into no-go zone as murders skyrocket and 500,000 middle-class residents flee… • None The number of shooting victims @ @ @ @ @ cent to 616 this year in NYC • None In June , there were 250 @ @ @ @ @ the same month in 2019 • None Many blame New York ’ s mayor , @ @ @ @ @ has slashed police funding • None New York state has suffered the highest coronavirus death @ @ @ @ @ Mob Pulls Down City ’ s Columbus Statue , Toss It Into Harbor… BALTIMORE ( @ @ @ @ @ to social media Saturday show protesters pulling down Baltimore ’ s statue of Christopher Columbus @ @ @ @ @ it into the Inner Harbor .
The statue was located along Eastern Avenue in downtown @ @ @ @ @ protesters using rope to pull down the Columbus statue .
Then they dragged it down @ @ @ @ @ over brick pavers before throwing it into the Harbor .

NYC turns into no-go zone as murders skyrocket and 500,000 middle-class residents flee…
The number of shooting victims has gone up 51 per cent to 616 this year in NYC
In June, there were 250 shootings compared to 97 in the same month in 2019
Many blame New York’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, who has slashed police funding
New York state has suffered the highest coronavirus death toll in America
BALTIMORE: Mob Pulls Down City’s Columbus Statue, Toss It Into Harbor…
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Videos posted to social media Saturday show protesters pulling down Baltimore’s statue of Christopher Columbus near Little Italy and throwing it into the Inner Harbor.
The statue was located along Eastern Avenue in downtown Baltimore.
The videos show protesters using rope to pull down the Columbus statue. Then they dragged it down a flight of stairs and over brick pavers before throwing it into the Harbor.
Baltimore’s Columbus statue gets dumped in the harbor pic.twitter.com/ZwuNcqAH6d — J. M. Giordano photo (@jmgpix) July 5, 2020
VIDEO…
Armed Black protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia…
Militias flock to Gettysburg…
Independence Day in land of confusion…
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Symbolic Turning Point In Nation’s History?
Deep fear and anxiety…
Trump’s Rushmore trip draws fireworks…
Full speed ahead on race and culture wars…
Enemy within…
Now delivers speeches in grim monotone…
BIDEN: I pledge to rebuild America’s foundation…
Gen Z’s Protest Zeal Stirs Dem Hopes…
Kaepernick calls 4th Of July ‘celebration of white supremacy’…


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Sheriff tells folks to buy a gun and if you have to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot!

Interesting comments from the Sheriff…
Encouraging folks to shoot people, A LOT !!!
@ 0:27
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This Sheriff will deputize ALL law abiding gun owners…
h/t COVID19


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Anti-Masker Goes On a Rampage in Target!

They arrested her on IG Live

They arrested her on IG Live
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Initial- rocket attack targets site near Baghdad’s International Airport (possibly US base nearby)

It reportedly landed near the military wing of the airport , which if that 's the case , means it @ @ @ @ @ .
pic.twitter.com/migH6iiOrM

BREAKING – initial reports of a rocket attack on Baghdad international airport — Faytuks News 🔴 (@Faytuks) July 5, 2020
It reportedly landed near the military wing of the airport, which if that's the case, means it would have landed here somewhere. pic.twitter.com/migH6iiOrM — Doge (@IntelDoge) July 5, 2020
Source says the American section of the #Baghdad airport was targeted. pic.twitter.com/lNvThbvQTH — Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) July 5, 2020
BREAKING: Katyusha rockets fired on military sector of #Baghdad Intl. Airport where American forces are stationed.🇺🇸 #Iraq🇮🇶 t.co/1wIliBHBmB — Intel Dude (@TheIntelDude) July 5, 2020
'The Revolutionaries League' claims responsibility for the rocket attack bombing of the military side of Baghdad Airport (@AbdullahKoder) — Faytuks News 🔴 (@Faytuks) July 5, 2020
h/t Dangerous Times
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-07--China Could Invade Taiwan’s ‘Oil Island’

The People ’ s Republic of China ( PRC ) seemed to be considering , by July 2020 , whether to risk early military conflict as a means of moving its declining strategic fortunes back from the precipice .
Its momentum thus far in challenging the U.S. and the market societies has been based on non-kinetic amorphous warfare .
Now , PRC Pres .
Xi Jinping was being forced by a range of circumstances — a declining economy , the socioeconomic impact of the coronavirus epidemic , and a range of natural and demographic disasters and trends — to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the path toward global dominance closed for the PRC .
Pres .
Xi had moved into a situation similar to , but far more grave than , the 11th-hour desperation which faced Lt.Gen .
Leopoldo Galtieri , the Argentine military ruler , in 1982 .
Any delay in a decisive gesture by Xi at this stage would see Taiwan ’ s strength continue to rise , the PRC ’ s economy continue to slide , and the PRC ’ s isolation increase still further .
The tacit alliance of its adversaries and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Beijing .
The alternative to precipitate action by Pres .
Xi could well only be his retirement from office , one way or another , or his transformation of priorities back to domestic control .
The PRC economy and the People ’ s Liberation Army ( PLA ) were , in early July 2020 , far from ready to take the kind of external military action which could escalate into a direct and protracted confrontation even with the Republic of China ( ROC : Taiwan ) main territory , let alone with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partners such as Japan , Australia , or India .
ROC Minister of National Defense Yen Tehfa said on May 29 , 2020 , that Taiwan was preparing for “ the worst ” : an invasion in some form by the PRC .
On July 3 , 2020 , he said that the ROC Armed Forces were combat-ready , as the PLA had moved with ships and aircraft to encircle Taiwan .
The ROC Armed Forces were preparing , meanwhile , for the 36th annual live-fire Han Kuang military exercise from July 1317 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a PLA attack .
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived suddenly on July 3 , 2020 , in the mountainous area around the Line of Actual Control ( LAC ) between Indian and PLA forces in Ladakh , Kashmir , to say , essentially , that the Indian Armed Forces were ready to meet the PLA .
Significantly , there are indeed vital geopolitical considerations at play in the confrontation between Indian and PRC forces in the Kashmir region , if Beijing was to retain its overland access to the Indian Ocean and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Central Asia .
So where does this leave Pres .
Xi ?
Pres .
Xi does not wish to risk a full confrontation with India , which would be more logistically difficult for the PLA than for India , because it would be an all-consuming event from a military standpoint .
And yet he needed to give India sufficient pause from taking advantage of Beijing ’ s dilemma while Xi sought a restoration of his fortunes elsewhere .
In the meantime , Prime Minister Modi was aggressively moving to penalize the PRC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oil Price Crash Causes Major Recession In Russia Certainly , Pres .
Xi had , in May and June 2020 , been probing for opportunities to escalate against Vietnam and even Malaysia , while also constantly escalating against Japanese interests in the East China Sea and in the South China Sea .
But Pres .
Xi ’ s “ precipitate strategic action ” — possibly imminent given the rapidly declining situation in which Pres .
Xi finds himself — could include highly risky military action against the Republic of China ( ROC : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action to seize one of the ROC ’ s outlying southern island groups , the D ?
ngsh ?
Qúnd ?
o ( Tungsha or , in Western parlance , Pratas islands ) .
Failure to demonstrate decisive authority and the resurgence of his prestige , Pres .
Xi , also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC ) since 2012 , could face either his removal from office by the CPC or even the PLA , or could see the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenged by unrest within the Chinese mainland .
The acceleration of the unraveling of the CPC ’ s ( and Xi ’ s ) credibility within China and globally has been exacerbated by the reinforcement of the PRC ’ s economic decline and outlook , which is characterized by rising unemployment levels and an upsurge in natural disasters at a time of growing international isolation .
Pres .
Xi , in other words , must act rapidly to reinforce his control or see either challenges to the CPC ’ s control or action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D ?
ngsh ?
islands ( in fact , one island , two coral reefs and two banks ) are located about 170 nautical miles ( 310km ; 200 miles ) southeast of Hong Kong , and are administratively part of the Kaohsiung municipality of the ROC , and more than 500km south of the ROC capital , Taipei .
The group , consisting only of 174 hectares of land in total , surrounded by coral reefs , is central to the subsea oil deposits in the economic zone under ROC sovereignty .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the group constantly above water , has an airfield but is not significantly ( and certainly not sufficiently ) militarized by the ROC .
The PLA by mid-May 2020 was discussing imminent military exercises to simulate the takeover of D ?
ngsh ?
, and CPC sources indicated that the exercises — which would actually be held near Hainan Island ( PRC ) — could be transformed into an actual military operation without warning .
Even the CPC English-language newspaper , Global Times , hinted at the action , quoting the Japanese Kyodo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D ?
ngsh ?
Islands are located in the route from PLA naval bases in Hainan Island to [ the ] Pacific Ocean via the Bashi Channel in the south of Taiwan Island , making it strategically important to the PLA ’ s entry to the Pacific Ocean.
” Global Times hinted that the ROC had been considering leasing D ?
ngsh ?
to the U.S. as a forward base for deploying intelligence-gathering and antisubmarine assets , which would be “ dangerous to the PLA ” .
The umbrella strategic action which Xi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position was the distraction of the U.S. and its allies from gaining continued economic and strategic revival during and after the COVID19-related health/economic panic , while the PRC faced decline .
Xi considered U.S. resistance as the principal limiting factor in containing Beijing ’ s rise , and he considered Pres .
Trump the galvanizing factor in this .
However , it seemed that events were moving too rapidly against Beijing for Pres .
Xi to be able to wait until the U.S. elections .
Certainly , if at all possible , Beijing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preoccupied — and the Trump White House on the defensive — until the U.S. elections .
PLA actions before the U.S. elections could prove too alarming to U.S. and international audiences , galvanizing a decisive U.S. and Western response , which would only serve to strengthen the chances for Pres .
Trump ’ s reelection .
It would galvanize an external threat to the U.S. at a time when the Trump White House was defensively fighting the COVID19 health scare .
So what , if anything , could a successful PLA attack achieve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ngsh ?
territory ?
At best , from Beijing ’ s standpoint , the seizure of D ?
ngsh ?
would show the limitation of U.S. support for Taiwan , and possibly soften Philippine and ASEAN states generally in their resolve to resist the PRC .
It would serve as a continuation of a “ salami strategy ” — one slice at a time — of taking land and sea territory away and strategic maneuvering room from the ROC , and pushing the U.S./West away from the Chinese mainland .
There are some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including Taiwan itself , and D ?
ngsh ?
, which comprise the ROC .
The next major target for the PLA would be several of the ROC islands close to the Chinese mainland , specifically the highly fortified Kinmen ( Quemoy ) and Matsu island groups .
There is little doubt that the ROC Armed Forces would defend the Kinmen and Matsu groups , but those island chains are within very close striking range of mainland ( PRC ) artillery and protected air and amphibious power .
And the PRC would make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was able to succeed against Kinmen and Matsu , it could then isolate Taiwan , the main island , to the point where a de facto surrender or symbolic dominance of the ROC could occur .
The question is : what then ?
What would that achieve for Xi , other than a possible short reprieve for the CPC , given that none of the overarching fundamentals of mainland China ’ s strategic decline would have been resolved ?
The economic decline of the PRC , and its existential food and water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage over Belt & Road Initiative ( BRI ) partner states around the world , would remain unaddressed .
A breathing space for Xi and the CPC would be just that .
There appeared to be no plans to revitalize the economy in a meaningful and sustainable fashion .
The cooption by the CPC of the main “ private sector ” pillars of financial success has actually led to their declining utility and capability in the wider world .
In other words , should it survive ( with or without Xi at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to preside over a mainland China ( even a China reunified with Taiwan and Hong Kong ) which would have to reevaluate for the time being its plans for “ global hegemony ” by 2049 .
It would have to retreat into itself , à la the maoist era , and bide its time .
It has , since 2012 , already begun the move back to maoist economics .
As with Galtieri ’ s attempts at his salvation as leader of Argentina by seizing the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue the PRC ’ s momentum toward “ global hegemony ” relied on too little strategic energy and on the essential hope that his enemies would surrender or collapse .
The nature of his breakout , however , was counterproductive ; it ensured that he galvanized his opponents at home and abroad , at a time when he was losing his primary global leverage : ensuring that his trading partners had become totally dependent on the PRC .
This tableau still has many aspects to play out before it becomes a setpiece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has certainly not abandoned the reality that its non-kinetic and indirect weapons of the “ new total war ” must dominate in order to paralyze its adversaries .
That Xi could utilize ( and he still may not ) exercises of a military nature to seize parts or all of the Republic of China ( Taiwan and its island chains ) would either be a decisive gesture of intimidation or the move which brings the entire maoist experiment decisively down on the CPC ’ s head .
Even absent such a dénouement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see a China and a world of reduced economic capability and growth and , if it could , a world in which the other great powers would be hobbled by their own problems while Beijing somehow regrouped .
And yet the world at large would almost certainly see a revival over the coming years : North America ( U.S. , Canada , Mexico ) is already reviving despite the continuation of the COVID19-related challenges and politics ; the UK and Australasia are also reviving ; India , too .
Japan , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and strategically freed from the post-World War II constraints .
What then becomes the “ post-PRC ” global power framework ?
India and Russia seem set to emerge into greater prominence , and the galvanizing of the fronts which emerged in 2020 to confront or restrain the PRC would gradually dissolve into new competitions .
India under Narendra Modi would see for itself a global role which may find it pushing hard into the Eurasian sphere as well as globally into the maritime competition .
And where would that lead ?
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @

By Gregory R. Copley
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) seemed to be considering, by July 2020, whether to risk early military conflict as a means of moving its declining strategic fortunes back from the precipice. Its momentum thus far in challenging the U.S. and the market societies has been based on non-kinetic amorphous warfare. Now, PRC Pres. Xi Jinping was being forced by a range of circumstances — a declining economy, the socioeconomic impact of the coronavirus epidemic, and a range of natural and demographic disasters and trends — to take precipitate military action before the final window on the path toward global dominance closed for the PRC.
Pres. Xi had moved into a situation similar to, but far more grave than, the 11th-hour desperation which faced Lt.Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, the Argentine military ruler, in 1982.
Any delay in a decisive gesture by Xi at this stage would see Taiwan’s strength continue to rise, the PRC’s economy continue to slide, and the PRC’s isolation increase still further. The tacit alliance of its adversaries and former dependent trading partners were now gathering against Beijing.
The alternative to precipitate action by Pres. Xi could well only be his retirement from office, one way or another, or his transformation of priorities back to domestic control.
The PRC economy and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were, in early July 2020, far from ready to take the kind of external military action which could escalate into a direct and protracted confrontation even with the Republic of China (ROC: Taiwan) main territory, let alone with the U.S. or other “Quad” partners such as Japan, Australia, or India. ROC Minister of National Defense Yen Tehfa said on May 29, 2020, that Taiwan was preparing for “the worst”: an invasion in some form by the PRC. On July 3, 2020, he said that the ROC Armed Forces were combat-ready, as the PLA had moved with ships and aircraft to encircle Taiwan.
The ROC Armed Forces were preparing, meanwhile, for the 36th annual live-fire Han Kuang military exercise from July 1317, which is specifically designed to counter a PLA attack.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived suddenly on July 3, 2020, in the mountainous area around the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between Indian and PLA forces in Ladakh, Kashmir, to say, essentially, that the Indian Armed Forces were ready to meet the PLA. Significantly, there are indeed vital geopolitical considerations at play in the confrontation between Indian and PRC forces in the Kashmir region, if Beijing was to retain its overland access to the Indian Ocean and, simultaneously, deny India land access to Central Asia.
So where does this leave Pres. Xi?
Pres. Xi does not wish to risk a full confrontation with India, which would be more logistically difficult for the PLA than for India, because it would be an all-consuming event from a military standpoint. And yet he needed to give India sufficient pause from taking advantage of Beijing’s dilemma while Xi sought a restoration of his fortunes elsewhere. In the meantime, Prime Minister Modi was aggressively moving to penalize the PRC in the economic sphere.
Related: Oil Price Crash Causes Major Recession In Russia
Certainly, Pres. Xi had, in May and June 2020, been probing for opportunities to escalate against Vietnam and even Malaysia, while also constantly escalating against Japanese interests in the East China Sea and in the South China Sea.
But Pres. Xi’s “precipitate strategic action” — possibly imminent given the rapidly declining situation in which Pres. Xi finds himself — could include highly risky military action against the Republic of China (ROC: Taiwan), perhaps starting with an action to seize one of the ROC’s outlying southern island groups, the D?ngsh? Qúnd?o (Tungsha or, in Western parlance, Pratas islands).
Failure to demonstrate decisive authority and the resurgence of his prestige, Pres. Xi, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission CMC) since 2012, could face either his removal from office by the CPC or even the PLA, or could see the grip on power by the CPC significantly challenged by unrest within the Chinese mainland. The acceleration of the unraveling of the CPC’s (and Xi’s) credibility within China and globally has been exacerbated by the reinforcement of the PRC’s economic decline and outlook, which is characterized by rising unemployment levels and an upsurge in natural disasters at a time of growing international isolation.
Pres. Xi, in other words, must act rapidly to reinforce his control or see either challenges to the CPC’s control or action by the CPC against him.
The D?ngsh? islands (in fact, one island, two coral reefs and two banks) are located about 170 nautical miles (310km; 200 miles) southeast of Hong Kong, and are administratively part of the Kaohsiung municipality of the ROC, and more than 500km south of the ROC capital, Taipei. The group, consisting only of 174 hectares of land in total, surrounded by coral reefs, is central to the subsea oil deposits in the economic zone under ROC sovereignty.
Pratas Island, the only part of the group constantly above water, has an airfield but is not significantly (and certainly not sufficiently) militarized by the ROC.
The PLA by mid-May 2020 was discussing imminent military exercises to simulate the takeover of D?ngsh?, and CPC sources indicated that the exercises — which would actually be held near Hainan Island (PRC) — could be transformed into an actual military operation without warning.
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Even the CPC English-language newspaper, Global Times, hinted at the action, quoting the Japanese Kyodo News agency as saying: “The D?ngsh? Islands are located in the route from PLA naval bases in Hainan Island to [the] Pacific Ocean via the Bashi Channel in the south of Taiwan Island, making it strategically important to the PLA’s entry to the Pacific Ocean.” Global Times hinted that the ROC had been considering leasing D?ngsh? to the U.S. as a forward base for deploying intelligence-gathering and antisubmarine assets, which would be “dangerous to the PLA”.
The umbrella strategic action which Xi had hoped would extricate him from his position was the distraction of the U.S. and its allies from gaining continued economic and strategic revival during and after the COVID19-related health/economic panic, while the PRC faced decline. Xi considered U.S. resistance as the principal limiting factor in containing Beijing’s rise, and he considered Pres. Trump the galvanizing factor in this.
However, it seemed that events were moving too rapidly against Beijing for Pres. Xi to be able to wait until the U.S. elections. Certainly, if at all possible, Beijing had hoped to keep the U.S. internally preoccupied — and the Trump White House on the defensive — until the U.S. elections. PLA actions before the U.S. elections could prove too alarming to U.S. and international audiences, galvanizing a decisive U.S. and Western response, which would only serve to strengthen the chances for Pres. Trump’s reelection. It would galvanize an external threat to the U.S. at a time when the Trump White House was defensively fighting the COVID19 health scare.
So what, if anything, could a successful PLA attack achieve by conquering and seizing the D?ngsh? territory?
At best, from Beijing’s standpoint, the seizure of D?ngsh? would show the limitation of U.S. support for Taiwan, and possibly soften Philippine and ASEAN states generally in their resolve to resist the PRC. It would serve as a continuation of a “salami strategy” — one slice at a time — of taking land and sea territory away and strategic maneuvering room from the ROC, and pushing the U.S./West away from the Chinese mainland. There are some 13 significant islands and island chains, including Taiwan itself, and D?ngsh?, which comprise the ROC.
The next major target for the PLA would be several of the ROC islands close to the Chinese mainland, specifically the highly fortified Kinmen (Quemoy) and Matsu island groups.
There is little doubt that the ROC Armed Forces would defend the Kinmen and Matsu groups, but those island chains are within very close striking range of mainland (PRC) artillery and protected air and amphibious power. And the PRC would make a judgment as to whether, if it was able to succeed against Kinmen and Matsu, it could then isolate Taiwan, the main island, to the point where a de facto surrender or symbolic dominance of the ROC could occur.
The question is: what then? What would that achieve for Xi, other than a possible short reprieve for the CPC, given that none of the overarching fundamentals of mainland China’s strategic decline would have been resolved?
The economic decline of the PRC, and its existential food and water challenges, and even its now declining leverage over Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) partner states around the world, would remain unaddressed. A breathing space for Xi and the CPC would be just that. There appeared to be no plans to revitalize the economy in a meaningful and sustainable fashion. The cooption by the CPC of the main “private sector” pillars of financial success has actually led to their declining utility and capability in the wider world.
In other words, should it survive (with or without Xi at the helm), the CPC would be forced to preside over a mainland China (even a China reunified with Taiwan and Hong Kong) which would have to reevaluate for the time being its plans for “global hegemony” by 2049. It would have to retreat into itself, à la the maoist era, and bide its time. It has, since 2012, already begun the move back to maoist economics.
As with Galtieri’s attempts at his salvation as leader of Argentina by seizing the Falkland Islands from the United Kingdom in 1983, Xi’s breakout to continue the PRC’s momentum toward “global hegemony” relied on too little strategic energy and on the essential hope that his enemies would surrender or collapse. The nature of his breakout, however, was counterproductive; it ensured that he galvanized his opponents at home and abroad, at a time when he was losing his primary global leverage: ensuring that his trading partners had become totally dependent on the PRC.
This tableau still has many aspects to play out before it becomes a setpiece in 21st Century history. The CPC has certainly not abandoned the reality that its non-kinetic and indirect weapons of the “new total war” must dominate in order to paralyze its adversaries. That Xi could utilize (and he still may not) exercises of a military nature to seize parts or all of the Republic of China (Taiwan and its island chains) would either be a decisive gesture of intimidation or the move which brings the entire maoist experiment decisively down on the CPC’s head.
Even absent such a dénouement, Xi’s only option would be to see a China and a world of reduced economic capability and growth and, if it could, a world in which the other great powers would be hobbled by their own problems while Beijing somehow regrouped. And yet the world at large would almost certainly see a revival over the coming years: North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) is already reviving despite the continuation of the COVID19-related challenges and politics; the UK and Australasia are also reviving; India, too. Japan, at least, remains stable and economically powerful, and strategically freed from the post-World War II constraints.
What then becomes the “post-PRC” global power framework? India and Russia seem set to emerge into greater prominence, and the galvanizing of the fronts which emerged in 2020 to confront or restrain the PRC would gradually dissolve into new competitions. India under Narendra Modi would see for itself a global role which may find it pushing hard into the Eurasian sphere as well as globally into the maritime competition.
And where would that lead?
By Gregory Copley via Defense and Foreign Affairs


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-07--Rockland County, New York, now issuing SUBPOENAS to residents who refuse to talk to contact tracers

( Natural News ) Arguably the worst place to be in America right now – besides , perhaps , the violence-ridden Seattle CHOP zone or the feces-smeared streets of San Francisco – Rockland County , New York , is once again in the news for tyrannizing its citizens .
In response to a new Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) “ cluster ” that is being blamed on an area resident who decided to have a few friends and family over for dinner , Rockland County officials are demanding that everyone who attended this gathering submit to so-called “ contact tracers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their contacts and interactions .
Though the Constitution forbids the government from violating people ’ s personal privacy without due process ( Fourth Amendment ) , as well as from coercing people into incriminating themselves ( Fifth Amendment ) , Rockland County has once again taken it upon itself to be judge , jury and executioner in this case as it pertains to the never-ending plandemic .
According to reports , local officials in Rockland County are outraged that some of the people who attended the aforementioned party are refusing to talk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tracing “ police.
” Consequently , the county is now threatening these people with expensive subpoenas that could cost up to $ 2,000 per day .
“ The health of our county ” will not be “ compromised because of ignorance , stupidity , or obstinance , ” the infamous Rockland County executive Ed Day , a Republican , arrogantly told local news reporters .
In the following episode of The Health Ranger Report , Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks to a contact tracing whistleblower who warns that , eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into door-to-door forced vaccinations and FEMA kidnapping campaigns : Why aren ’ t any “ protesters ” getting blamed for this new “ cluster ?
” Despite weeks upon weeks of violent “ protests ” that involved untold thousands of domestic terrorists swarming the streets of New York City and surrounding areas in response to George Floyd , Day and his band of totalitarian cronies are blaming a handful of peaceful Rockland County residents for supposedly igniting this latest alleged cluster of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
And despite growing calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to “ systemic racism , ” Rockland County is now asking for more police presence to punish law-abiding residents who , within their rights as Americans , are choosing not to divulge personal information to unelected contact tracers .
For those unfamiliar with him , Day is the same medical tyrant and outspoken fascist who back in 2019 called for parents of unvaccinated children to be arrested and jailed for refusing vaccines .
Day also decided to ban unvaccinated people from all public places in Rockland County , even though he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do this .
Nevertheless , Day is still at it , trying to police people ’ s personal lives in violation of his oath of office , and for whatever reason the people of Rockland County are , by and large , allowing him to do this – or at least not putting up any resistance to his agenda .
Patricia Rupert , another local tyrant in Rockland County who holds the title of “ health commissioner , ” whined to the media about how some of the people who attended the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her and her staff , and are even hanging up on them in response to their harassing calls .
“ Many do not answer their cell phones and do not call back , ” Rupert further complained .
“ Sometimes , parents answer for their adult children and promise that they have been home consistently when they have not been .
This must stop.
” To put it plainly , the Founding Fathers took up arms for much less than what Rockland County has repeatedly tried to unlawfully and unconstitutionally impose on its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ related news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Arguably the worst place to be in America right now – besides, perhaps, the violence-ridden Seattle CHOP zone or the feces-smeared streets of San Francisco – Rockland County, New York, is once again in the news for tyrannizing its citizens.
In response to a new Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) “cluster” that is being blamed on an area resident who decided to have a few friends and family over for dinner, Rockland County officials are demanding that everyone who attended this gathering submit to so-called “contact tracers” by handing over personal information about their contacts and interactions.
Though the Constitution forbids the government from violating people’s personal privacy without due process (Fourth Amendment), as well as from coercing people into incriminating themselves (Fifth Amendment), Rockland County has once again taken it upon itself to be judge, jury and executioner in this case as it pertains to the never-ending plandemic.
According to reports, local officials in Rockland County are outraged that some of the people who attended the aforementioned party are refusing to talk to the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) contact tracing “police.” Consequently, the county is now threatening these people with expensive subpoenas that could cost up to $2,000 per day.
“The health of our county” will not be “compromised because of ignorance, stupidity, or obstinance,” the infamous Rockland County executive Ed Day, a Republican, arrogantly told local news reporters.
In the following episode of The Health Ranger Report, Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, talks to a contact tracing whistleblower who warns that, eventually, this is all going to evolve into door-to-door forced vaccinations and FEMA kidnapping campaigns:
Why aren’t any “protesters” getting blamed for this new “cluster?”
Despite weeks upon weeks of violent “protests” that involved untold thousands of domestic terrorists swarming the streets of New York City and surrounding areas in response to George Floyd, Day and his band of totalitarian cronies are blaming a handful of peaceful Rockland County residents for supposedly igniting this latest alleged cluster of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
And despite growing calls to “abolish the police” in response to “systemic racism,” Rockland County is now asking for more police presence to punish law-abiding residents who, within their rights as Americans, are choosing not to divulge personal information to unelected contact tracers.
For those unfamiliar with him, Day is the same medical tyrant and outspoken fascist who back in 2019 called for parents of unvaccinated children to be arrested and jailed for refusing vaccines.
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Day also decided to ban unvaccinated people from all public places in Rockland County, even though he does not actually possess any authority whatsoever to do this.
Nevertheless, Day is still at it, trying to police people’s personal lives in violation of his oath of office, and for whatever reason the people of Rockland County are, by and large, allowing him to do this – or at least not putting up any resistance to his agenda.
Patricia Rupert, another local tyrant in Rockland County who holds the title of “health commissioner,” whined to the media about how some of the people who attended the party in question are refusing to speak with her and her staff, and are even hanging up on them in response to their harassing calls.
“Many do not answer their cell phones and do not call back,” Rupert further complained. “Sometimes, parents answer for their adult children and promise that they have been home consistently when they have not been. This must stop.”
To put it plainly, the Founding Fathers took up arms for much less than what Rockland County has repeatedly tried to unlawfully and unconstitutionally impose on its citizens. Just saying.
For more related news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-07--Corporate America now FUNDING open terrorism across America with money funneling to Black Lives Matt

Corporate America now FUNDING open terrorism across America with money funneling to Black Lives Matter extremists

( Natural News ) Corporations first formed in America in the 1790s , quickly rising to be the fulcrum of the economy .
Corporations grew to play a major role in the political identity of the country , through the Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age .
Then came World War II , and America would never be the same again .
Corporations processed food and coated it with pesticides that cause cancer and dementia .
Corporations chemicalized medicine and falsified vaccine research .
Now , the most powerful corporations are funding the overthrowing of the U.S. Government and Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the social media tech giants .
What are Bill “ Death Vaccine ” Gates and evil George Soros writing on the billionaire ’ s communist playbook chalkboard at the meeting today ?
Does it contain the letters B , L and M , and in that order ?
Will Black Lives Matter and their leaders in Communist China overthrow the country , whether Trump wins or loses in November ?
Without a President to wage unnecessary wars , sell weapons to terrorists , and fund the military industrial complex , the crooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own country and the guy in charge who won ’ t help them launder billions from American taxpayers .
So , whether Trump wins or loses in November , there will be a war… a big giant war .
Thousands upon thousands of Americans , White and Black , have been duped by the Black Lives Matter front , a terrorist organization that George Soros and nearly 300 major U.S. corporations fund in order to recruit petty mercenaries to do their communist bidding .
The goal ?
Disrupt America to the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all because of Trump .
Strategy ?
Blame Trump for a race war , while using emotional Americans as pawns to lead the charge of destroying America , with Antifa and BLM as their emblems of false-righteousness , claiming slavery reparations are due to them ( even though rich white dudes would collect it all anyway ) .
Meanwhile , with the help of covid lock downs and race war propaganda , Socialism has been involuntarily installed in America .
Just take a look at the spray painted , looted , burned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yes , the billions in funding for all of this domestic terrorism is thrown right in your face – by the corporations that sell you most of what you purchase daily Most Americans , if you tell them right now that hundreds of corporations they know well are supporting domestic terrorism , they ’ ll call you a conspiracy theorist .
They simply can ’ t believe it .
They won ’ t .
These are the same people who couldn ’ t possibly fathom the U.S. government spying on their every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post , that is , until Edward Snowden came along , and completely exposed the NSA spy prism .
My oh my , did those “ conspiracy theorist ” tables turn on that day .
According to a Public Affairs Council survey taken in 2015 , two-thirds of all Americans think huge companies and organizations make products that are safe for the environment , good for health , and supportive of communities .
Puke .
Those food and “ health-related ” companies are now openly funding terrorism on U.S. soil , including shootings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during BLM and Antifa protests ( riots ) .
We ’ re talking about companies and corporations that make toxic food and deadly medicine .
The utter destruction of cities , lives and businesses is now funded by American corporations that want to eliminate all police and release every convict from every prison in the country , at once .
The Democrat Party wants every city in America to look just like the CHOP/CHAZ zone in Seattle , so they can blame Trump for a horrible racist country that ’ s out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look to see if you recognize any of — or nearly all — the companies on this shortlist from the 270 terrorism-supporting U.S. companies that want to eliminate the Constitution , overthrow the President , turn America into a Socialist hell , then take your guns and force vaccinate you and your children to death : Adidas , American Airlines , Amazon , American Express , Apple Music , Atlantic Records , Booking.com , Burger King , Cadillac , Cartoon Network , Chick-fil-A , Coca Cola , Direct TV , Disney , Doritos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Gatorade , GM , Goldman Sachs , Google , Habitat for Humanity ( how ironic ! )
, HBO , Hershey ’ s , Home Depot & Lowe ’ s ( because you have to rebuild your business after all the BLM/Antifa destruction ) , Hulu , Marvel , Netflix ( because you ’ re on lock down with nothing to do ) , IBM , IKEA , Lego , McDonald ’ s ( of course ) , Merck ( because mandatory vaccines ) , Met Life & New York Life ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a riot or from coronavirus in jail ) , NASCAR , NFL , NHL , Nike , Pfizer , Playstation , PornHub , Reddit , Sony , Starbucks , Taco Bell , TikTok , Twitter , Warner Bros , Wendy ’ s , Xbox , and of course , YouTube .
Anyone notice a pattern ?
It ’ s all the corporations that ‘ feed the fix ’ for when there are virus lock downs and riots everywhere .
You ’ ve got mind-numbing video games , propaganda-laced movies , virtual web-meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pornography .
Wow .
Do you think these corporations are planning to stop funding cancer , idiocy , perversion and terrorism in the USA any time soon ?
It ’ s time to take control of your mind and your body .
Wake up .
Defend liberty .
Here ’ s a paid terrorist running over protesters on the highway in Seattle : Tune your internet dial to Trump.news for updates on U.S. Governors who are also paid terrorists that support Antifa , BLM , and the Communist China takeover of America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politician anywhere in America denounces this violence because it ’ s all in the name of overthrowing Trump and turning America into one huge Venezuela , and it ’ s all funded by Soros and about 270 evil American Corporations .
It ain ’ t no “ conspiracy theory ” any more , folks .
Corporate America is now FUNDING open terrorism across America with money funneling to Black Lives Matter extremists , who are shooting and killing innocent people .

by: S.D. Wells
(Natural News) Corporations first formed in America in the 1790s, quickly rising to be the fulcrum of the economy. Corporations grew to play a major role in the political identity of the country, through the Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age. Then came World War II, and America would never be the same again. Corporations processed food and coated it with pesticides that cause cancer and dementia. Corporations chemicalized medicine and falsified vaccine research. Now, the most powerful corporations are funding the overthrowing of the U.S. Government and Trump, merging forces with Deep State operatives and the social media tech giants. What are Bill “Death Vaccine” Gates and evil George Soros writing on the billionaire’s communist playbook chalkboard at the meeting today? Does it contain the letters B, L and M, and in that order?
Will Black Lives Matter and their leaders in Communist China overthrow the country, whether Trump wins or loses in November?
Without a President to wage unnecessary wars, sell weapons to terrorists, and fund the military industrial complex, the crooked Democrats have turned to Communists to overthrow their own country and the guy in charge who won’t help them launder billions from American taxpayers. So, whether Trump wins or loses in November, there will be a war… a big giant war.
Thousands upon thousands of Americans, White and Black, have been duped by the Black Lives Matter front, a terrorist organization that George Soros and nearly 300 major U.S. corporations fund in order to recruit petty mercenaries to do their communist bidding.
The goal? Disrupt America to the point that most voters believe it’s all because of Trump. Strategy? Blame Trump for a race war, while using emotional Americans as pawns to lead the charge of destroying America, with Antifa and BLM as their emblems of false-righteousness, claiming slavery reparations are due to them (even though rich white dudes would collect it all anyway).
Meanwhile, with the help of covid lock downs and race war propaganda, Socialism has been involuntarily installed in America. Just take a look at the spray painted, looted, burned, toppled, feces-ridden, Democrat-run metropolitan cities.
Yes, the billions in funding for all of this domestic terrorism is thrown right in your face – by the corporations that sell you most of what you purchase daily
Most Americans, if you tell them right now that hundreds of corporations they know well are supporting domestic terrorism, they’ll call you a conspiracy theorist. They simply can’t believe it. They won’t. These are the same people who couldn’t possibly fathom the U.S. government spying on their every phone call, email and social media post, that is, until Edward Snowden came along, and completely exposed the NSA spy prism. My oh my, did those “conspiracy theorist” tables turn on that day.
According to a Public Affairs Council survey taken in 2015, two-thirds of all Americans think huge companies and organizations make products that are safe for the environment, good for health, and supportive of communities. Puke.
Those food and “health-related” companies are now openly funding terrorism on U.S. soil, including shootings, murders, rapes, and arson during BLM and Antifa protests (riots). We’re talking about companies and corporations that make toxic food and deadly medicine. The utter destruction of cities, lives and businesses is now funded by American corporations that want to eliminate all police and release every convict from every prison in the country, at once.
The Democrat Party wants every city in America to look just like the CHOP/CHAZ zone in Seattle, so they can blame Trump for a horrible racist country that’s out of work and chaotic.
Take a quick look to see if you recognize any of — or nearly all — the companies on this shortlist from the 270 terrorism-supporting U.S. companies that want to eliminate the Constitution, overthrow the President, turn America into a Socialist hell, then take your guns and force vaccinate you and your children to death:
Adidas, American Airlines, Amazon, American Express, Apple Music, Atlantic Records, Booking.com, Burger King, Cadillac, Cartoon Network, Chick-fil-A, Coca Cola, Direct TV, Disney, Doritos, FedEx, Foot Locker, GameSpot, Gatorade, GM, Goldman Sachs, Google, Habitat for Humanity (how ironic!), HBO, Hershey’s, Home Depot & Lowe’s (because you have to rebuild your business after all the BLM/Antifa destruction), Hulu, Marvel, Netflix (because you’re on lock down with nothing to do), IBM, IKEA, Lego, McDonald’s (of course), Merck (because mandatory vaccines), Met Life & New York Life (because you’re likely to die in a riot or from coronavirus in jail), NASCAR, NFL, NHL, Nike, Pfizer, Playstation, PornHub, Reddit, Sony, Starbucks, Taco Bell, TikTok, Twitter, Warner Bros, Wendy’s, Xbox, and of course, YouTube.
Anyone notice a pattern? It’s all the corporations that ‘feed the fix’ for when there are virus lock downs and riots everywhere. You’ve got mind-numbing video games, propaganda-laced movies, virtual web-meeting software, toxic children’s food and pornography. Wow. Do you think these corporations are planning to stop funding cancer, idiocy, perversion and terrorism in the USA any time soon? It’s time to take control of your mind and your body. Wake up. Defend liberty.
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Here’s a paid terrorist running over protesters on the highway in Seattle:
Tune your internet dial to Trump.news for updates on U.S. Governors who are also paid terrorists that support Antifa, BLM, and the Communist China takeover of America. Realize that not one single Democrat politician anywhere in America denounces this violence because it’s all in the name of overthrowing Trump and turning America into one huge Venezuela, and it’s all funded by Soros and about 270 evil American Corporations.
It ain’t no “conspiracy theory” any more, folks. Corporate America is now FUNDING open terrorism across America with money funneling to Black Lives Matter extremists, who are shooting and killing innocent people.
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Trump.news
NaturalNews.com
Terrorism.news
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Investopedia.com
TruthWiki.org
Pac.org
HalTurnerRadioShow.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Liberal mega-donor George Soros is on track to double his ~$20M 2016 election spending in 2020 with

Undercovered story of the day by @ FreeBeacon 's @ JoeSchoffstall : Liberal mega-donor George Soros is on track to double his ~ $ 20M 2016 election spending in 2020 with at least $ 40M—but most of that money is funneled through his super PAC & 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) nonprofit t.co/gxJIUrgxSR Liberal billionaire George Soros is on pace to double his 2016 election spending as he works to oust President Donald Trump , public records show .
Soros ’ s big investments in the 2020 race have gone into the coffers of the Democracy PAC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other liberal PACs working to defeat Trump and congressional Republicans .
The super PAC has received $ 40 million—double the $ 20 million Soros spent on Democratic efforts during the 2016 election cycle—from both Soros and a nonprofit in his sprawling network .
The megadonor ’ s torrent of spending highlights the extent to which liberal donors are committed to getting Trump out of office .
Many groups financially backed by Soros have launched multimillion-dollar attack ad campaigns in swing states to reach moderate voters who backed Trump in 2016 .
A network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has pledged hundreds of millions on 2020 election efforts .
Republicans have noted that many Democratic candidates who lambast big money in politics benefit from the billionaire ’ s cash .
“ While Democrats across the country sanctimoniously rail against the influence of dark money in politics , their party ’ s largest donors are bankrolling a massive web of liberal organizations to get them elected , ” one operative said .
“ George Soros ’ s unprecedented spending further highlights just how dependent Democrats are on contributions from billionaires , despite their @ @ @ @

Undercovered story of the day by @FreeBeacon 's @JoeSchoffstall : Liberal mega-donor George Soros is on track to double his ~$20M 2016 election spending in 2020 with at least $40M—but most of that money is funneled through his super PAC & 501(c)(4) nonprofit t.co/gxJIUrgxSR
Liberal billionaire George Soros is on pace to double his 2016 election spending as he works to oust President Donald Trump, public records show.
Soros’s big investments in the 2020 race have gone into the coffers of the Democracy PAC, a super PAC that passes money to other liberal PACs working to defeat Trump and congressional Republicans. The super PAC has received $40 million—double the $20 million Soros spent on Democratic efforts during the 2016 election cycle—from both Soros and a nonprofit in his sprawling network.
The megadonor’s torrent of spending highlights the extent to which liberal donors are committed to getting Trump out of office. Many groups financially backed by Soros have launched multimillion-dollar attack ad campaigns in swing states to reach moderate voters who backed Trump in 2016. A network of liberal donors, including Soros, has pledged hundreds of millions on 2020 election efforts.
Republicans have noted that many Democratic candidates who lambast big money in politics benefit from the billionaire’s cash. “While Democrats across the country sanctimoniously rail against the influence of dark money in politics, their party’s largest donors are bankrolling a massive web of liberal organizations to get them elected,” one operative said. “George Soros’s unprecedented spending further highlights just how dependent Democrats are on contributions from billionaires, despite their hypocritical rhetoric.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Following a weekend of violence in Atlanta, Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency ac

30 wounded by gunfire over the weekend with five dead .
GEORGIA : Republican Governor Deploying 1,000 National Guard Troops @ @ @ @ @ Murder Of Children Gov .
Brian Kemp will deploy as many as 1,000 Georgia National @ @ @ @ @ buildings in Atlanta on Monday following a burst of violence across the city that left @ @ @ @ @ 8-year-old girl , and saw the ransacking of the headquarters of the Georgia State Patrol @ @ @ @ @ hijacked by criminals with a dangerous , destructive agenda .
Now , innocent Georgians are @ @ @ @ @ and left for dead , ” said Kemp .
“ This lawlessness must be stopped @ @ @ @ @ capital city .
”

BREAKING – Following a weekend of violence in Atlanta, Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency across Georgia, authorizing up to **1,000 National Guard** troops to be deployed as needed. pic.twitter.com/9eKFfILpmL — Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 6, 2020
30 wounded by gunfire over the weekend with five dead.
Edgewood was a warzone last night. 14 people were shot during this shooting… 😳😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/pMmIhqYIpo — Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) July 5, 2020
GEORGIA: Republican Governor Deploying 1,000 National Guard Troops To Stop The Riots And Murder Of Children
Kemp to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops after violent weekend
Gov. Brian Kemp will deploy as many as 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops to protect state buildings in Atlanta on Monday following a burst of violence across the city that left four dead, including an 8-year-old girl, and saw the ransacking of the headquarters of the Georgia State Patrol.
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“Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead,” said Kemp. “This lawlessness must be stopped and order restored in our capital city.”
www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/kemp-deploy-000-national-guard-troops-after-violent-weekend/nuGXOOMNsj0zkkoO9GLNPL/
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Roubini: ‘My Prediction for a Great Depression Is Not About 2020, but the Decade of the 2020s’

New York University ’ s Stern School of Business Professor of Economics & Roubini Macro Associates , LLC CEO Nouriel @ @ @ @ @ s Julia La Roche to break down his economic outlook amid the coronavirus pandemic .

New York University’s Stern School of Business Professor of Economics & Roubini Macro Associates, LLC CEO Nouriel Roubini joins Yahoo Finance’s Julia La Roche to break down his economic outlook amid the coronavirus pandemic.
finance.yahoo.com/video/nouriel-roubini-prediction-great-depression-201457486.html
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By Request: Percent Permanent Job Losers by Recession t.co/B5r1NKRKlf pic.twitter.com/K3IGIo6P9p — Bill McBride (@calculatedrisk) July 6, 2020
Quite a climb in number of adults living with parent or grandparent @SoberLook @zillow pic.twitter.com/VlKCVeUJ2A — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) July 6, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--Real inflation is significantly underestimated. The fallacy of “there is no inflation” disguises a r

Real inflation is significantly underestimated. The fallacy of “there is no inflation” disguises a rising cost of living… especially for the 10% poorer citizens.

The fallacy of `` there is no inflation '' disguises a rising cost of living… especially for the 10 % @ @ @ @ @ .
Most people should focus on the big picture and ignore the daily noise .
@ @ @ @ @ clear breakout and a successful retest .
3 .
Gold miners look very promising over @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/pG5BAdm5Us

The fallacy of "there is no inflation" disguises a rising cost of living… especially for the 10% poorer citizens. pic.twitter.com/V6woYwIsGl
Gold miners ( $gdx ): monthly chart
1. Most people should focus on the big picture and ignore the daily noise.
2. There is a clear breakout and a successful retest.
3. Gold miners look very promising over the next 12-18 months. pic.twitter.com/pG5BAdm5Us
— Adrian (@highlevelTrader) July 6, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-06--The market cap of the top 15 stocks is approaching the equivalent of 50% of US GDP. Just buy, buy, b

The market cap of the top 15 stocks is approaching the equivalent of 50% of US GDP. Just buy, buy, buy until this puppy blows.

The market cap of the top 15 stocks is approaching the equivalent of 50% of US GDP. t.co/bK02Qimmk7 — Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) July 6, 2020
S&P 500 has jumped 24% since this time last quarter adding $10T…forward valuations grew twice that rate, from 16.5x est profit to 25x. Expected S&P 500 earnings over next year fell from $150/share to $124.50 in last 3 months, fastest drop in data to 1990t.co/82GbZgJ5CJ pic.twitter.com/fnMnPpX0DA — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) July 6, 2020
In China right now there seems to be an orchestrated campaign to boost stock market. But, as @ajb_powell points out, it is not really that different in the US. t.co/98xeFLsVuO pic.twitter.com/CMDsgPACxl — Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) July 6, 2020
AXIOS. From February to the end of June, total assets held by the three major central banks (ECB, Fed, BOJ) soared $5.6 trillion to a record $20.1 trillion — with the Fed now holding over $7 trillion, data from Yardeni Research sho…t.co/OCNXGfsXUl t.co/RnvqUFvBbc — Yardeni Research (@yardeni) July 6, 2020
Earnings vs Capex in the USA. pic.twitter.com/OliOFFtkLG — Lord Polemos (@LordPolemos) July 6, 2020
It only takes 10 Trillion to pump the market up without real momentum 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Rat23nKczk — David Larew (@ThinkTankCharts) July 5, 2020
On March 9, 2009, the combined market cap of Apple, Microsoft, Google (Alphabet), and Amazon was $326 billion. Their combined market cap today: $5.77 trillion, up more than 17x since 3/9/09.$AAPL $MSFT $GOOGL $AMZN Data/Chart via @ycharts pic.twitter.com/LRfxqBm0PV — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) July 6, 2020
Amazon + Microsoft: $3.1T*
France GDP: $2.9T
India GDP: $2.8T
Italy GDP: $2.0T
Brazil GDP: $1.9T
S Korea GDP: $1.7T
Russia GDP: $1.7T
Canada GDP: $1.7T
Australia GDP: $1.4T
Mexico GDP: $1.3T *Equity market capitalization. Via @BearTrapsReport — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) July 6, 2020
SPYG – another way to own the FAAMNG stocks – just buy, buy, buy until this puppy blows – If you buy like something else, Warren will buy it and it will blow up, so stick with the FAAMNG inverted V recovery. LOL pic.twitter.com/O8I9zpNnDm — David Larew (@ThinkTankCharts) July 6, 2020