investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Banksters Always Win: Large US Banks Get Fed To Change Rules To Allow Large Share Buybacks Again!

by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St The Fed announced that large US banks passed a new ( @ @ @ @ @ were allowed to do share buybacks again .
But how are tens of billions per @ @ @ @ @ so insulted from the pain in the real economy and banks are not making loans @ @ @ @ @ measured by the velocity of money ?
Jason talks about how banks have changed their @ @ @ @ @ the last few decades thanks to insights from former manager director of Goldman Sachs and @ @ @ @ @ .
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by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St
The Fed announced that large US banks passed a new (phony) stress test and were allowed to do share buybacks again.
But how are tens of billions per year in large bank profits so insulted from the pain in the real economy and banks are not making loans into the real economy as measured by the velocity of money?
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Jason talks about how banks have changed their business models for profit over the last few decades thanks to insights from former manager director of Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns, Nomi Prins.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--MILITARY TRIBUNALS OR END OF THE REPUBLIC?

Robert David Steele joins me to discuss the Republic , how it could be lost OR how it will be @ @

Robert David Steele interviewed by Sean on SGTreport
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Gold Remains In Downtrend, Set to Decline

Gold prices fell in Tuesday ’ s trading , on fears of a new and faster spreading strain of the coronavirus in the U.K .
Meanwhile , the U.S. dollar strengthened and appears to be poised for a resurgence , which does not bode well for the price of gold in the coming weeks .
Is the top in for gold and has the final downward trend begun ?
Can the U.S. dollar only rise from here ?
Gold remains in a downtrend and yesterday it moved to the very upper border of the declining trend channel .
It seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any day now .
In fact , it might have started yesterday .
This is especially the case if the USD Index is about to move higher , and this does seem to be the case , as it moved back above my previous Fibonacci-extension based target .
When the same thing happened in 2018 , it meant that the decline was practically over for the USDX , and that the top is in for the precious metals sector .
So , it appears that after bouncing off my initial downside target ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dec. 17 ) , the USDX seems poised for a resurgence .
But what are the direct catalysts ?
Well , as I already mentioned , the positioning is beyond bearish .
And if sentiment reverses , we could see a wave of short-covering ( investors have to buy the U.S. dollar to cover their shorts ) .
Last week , USD sentiment hit one of its lowest points in the last 30 years ( roughly 11,000 trading days ) , with negativity only exceeding today ’ s levels 2.5 % of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chart : When bearish positioning becomes this crowded , it often ends with a sharp reversal .
Focus on the data : Notice how extremes ( in either direction ) don ’ t age well ?
In addition , traders are ignoring the dichotomy between speculators ( those that gamble on currency moves ) and commercial traders ( hedgers that buy/sell the currency on behalf of actual businesses ) .
Please look at the following chart : Please note that commercial traders are actually net-buyers of USD futures .
More importantly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this high , it preceded a U.S. dollar rally .
So where is all the negativity coming from ?
Well , the narrative from financial pundits includes : 1 ) QE ( money printing ) .
2 ) Debt/GDP ( fiscal overspending ) .
3 ) A climactic debasement of the U.S. dollar .
However , the story is more of a fairy tale .
With liquidity spigots on full blast around the world , the U.S. isn ’ t the only region expanding its money supply ( And remember , currencies trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , the European Central Bank ( ECB ) has more assets on its balance sheet than the U.S. Federal Reserve ( FED ) .
All other things being equal ( in Economese : ceteris paribus ) , if things are bad in the U.S. but are worse in other parts of the world , in particular in the Eurozone and in Japan , then the USD Index would likely rally because the USD would seem like a better currency in comparison to the euro and the yen .
Please take a look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 ) , the ECB has purchased more than $ 8 trillion in financial assets , while the FED lags behind , at more than $ 7 trillion .
So , while the financial media claims the dollar is being printed into oblivion – on a relative basis , Europe actually takes the cake .
Another important factor is that investors have forgotten their history lessons .
Past precedent shows that QE doesn ’ t debase the U.S. dollar in the really long run .
In fact , the greenback actually appreciated ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first three bouts of money printing ( QE1 – QE3 ) .
We are over 10 years after the first QE was announced , after three rounds plus some extra operations , and right now we are in an open-ended QE with the Fed determined to keep providing liquidity as needed .
And where is the USD Index ?
Above its 2008 high .
So …Is this time really different ?
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by Przemyslaw Radomski via Sunshine Profits
Gold prices fell in Tuesday’s trading, on fears of a new and faster spreading strain of the coronavirus in the U.K. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar strengthened and appears to be poised for a resurgence, which does not bode well for the price of gold in the coming weeks. Is the top in for gold and has the final downward trend begun? Can the U.S. dollar only rise from here?
Gold remains in a downtrend and yesterday it moved to the very upper border of the declining trend channel. It seems that the next move lower can start any day now. In fact, it might have started yesterday.
This is especially the case if the USD Index is about to move higher, and this does seem to be the case, as it moved back above my previous Fibonacci-extension based target.
When the same thing happened in 2018, it meant that the decline was practically over for the USDX, and that the top is in for the precious metals sector.
So, it appears that after bouncing off my initial downside target (89.8 – 90) on Thursday (Dec. 17), the USDX seems poised for a resurgence.
But what are the direct catalysts?
Well, as I already mentioned, the positioning is beyond bearish. And if sentiment reverses, we could see a wave of short-covering (investors have to buy the U.S. dollar to cover their shorts). Last week, USD sentiment hit one of its lowest points in the last 30 years (roughly 11,000 trading days), with negativity only exceeding today’s levels 2.5% of the time.
Please have a look at the chart:
When bearish positioning becomes this crowded, it often ends with a sharp reversal. Focus on the data: Notice how extremes (in either direction) don’t age well?
In addition, traders are ignoring the dichotomy between speculators (those that gamble on currency moves) and commercial traders (hedgers that buy/sell the currency on behalf of actual businesses).
Please look at the following chart:
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Please note that commercial traders are actually net-buyers of USD futures. More importantly, the last seven times commercial positioning was this high, it preceded a U.S. dollar rally.
So where is all the negativity coming from?
Well, the narrative from financial pundits includes: 1) QE (money printing). 2) Debt/GDP (fiscal overspending). 3) A climactic debasement of the U.S. dollar.
However, the story is more of a fairy tale.
With liquidity spigots on full blast around the world, the U.S. isn’t the only region expanding its money supply (And remember, currencies trade on a relative basis.) In fact, the European Central Bank (ECB) has more assets on its balance sheet than the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED). All other things being equal (in Economese: ceteris paribus), if things are bad in the U.S. but are worse in other parts of the world, in particular in the Eurozone and in Japan, then the USD Index would likely rally because the USD would seem like a better currency in comparison to the euro and the yen.
Please take a look below:
As of Wednesday (Dec. 16), the ECB has purchased more than $8 trillion in financial assets, while the FED lags behind, at more than $7 trillion. So, while the financial media claims the dollar is being printed into oblivion – on a relative basis, Europe actually takes the cake.
Another important factor is that investors have forgotten their history lessons. Past precedent shows that QE doesn’t debase the U.S. dollar in the really long run. In fact, the greenback actually appreciated (from its early 2008 value) during the first three bouts of money printing (QE1 – QE3).
We are over 10 years after the first QE was announced, after three rounds plus some extra operations, and right now we are in an open-ended QE with the Fed determined to keep providing liquidity as needed. And where is the USD Index? Above its 2008 high.
So …Is this time really different?
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Pres.Trump requested to move forward with Sidney Powell as WH Special Counsel and to authorize her s

BREAKING REPORT🚨 : Pres.Trump requested to move forward with Sidney Powell as WH Special Counsel and to authorize her security @ @ @ @ @ to talk him out of it .
Mark Meadows defied Trump ’ s orders to @ @ @ @ @ .
👀 via @ PatrickByrne The White House announced today that Trump signed an order @ @ @ @ @ Durham the authority to present classified information to a grand jury investigating the Russian collusion @ @ @ @ @ required the consent of the specific classifying agency .
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BREAKING REPORT🚨: Pres.Trump requested to move forward with Sidney Powell as WH Special Counsel and to authorize her security clearance. Pat Cipollene tried to talk him out of it. Mark Meadows defied Trump’s orders to give Powell proper security clearance. 👀 via @PatrickByrne
The White House announced today that Trump signed an order on Dec. 18 giving John Durham the authority to present classified information to a grand jury investigating the Russian collusion hoax.
Previous DOJ regulations required the consent of the specific classifying agency. pic.twitter.com/VvqxKChb7B
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--SHE’S LOSING IT: Nancy Pelosi Goes on CNN and Has a Meltdown Too Amazing to Miss.

STRIKE A POSE , THERE ’ S NOTHING TO IT : Pelosi calls $ 600 stimulus checks ‘ significant ’ @ @ @ @ @ cut bonuses were ‘ crumbs ’ in 2018 .

WATCH the entire exchange here. Blitzer’s face is priceless.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--THE EXODUS IS HERE: Your Christmas Present: Our Political Leaders Are Killing Off New York City.

They are doing their very best to kill off our city .
The purpose of the “ redistribution of wealth ” is supposedly to fix the City ’ s schools .
Those schools currently spend about $ 28,000 per year per student on K-12 education , which is well more than double the national average .
As usual , de Blasio takes no responsibility for the failure of New York City schools to achieve even near-average results for almost triple the cost elsewhere in the country , and just demands more and more and yet more money .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our mission is to redistribute wealth , ” the mayor said .
“ A lot of people bristle at that phrase .
That is , in fact , the phrase we need to use.
” Up in the state legislature , the Democrats have just increased their majority in the state Senate .
All the buzz is about a new “ millionaire ’ s tax ” of several additional percent for those with annual income exceeding $ 1 million .
And in New York City , Mayor de Blasio on December 18 held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these words : And they ’ re getting plenty of help : Foreign and domestic ( Antifa ) terror threats continue against police in NYC .
All of which is contributing to this headline : New York Had Largest 2019-20 Population Decline of Any State .
Socialism : If you build it , they will leave .
Do you live in New York City ?
If not , congratulations .
You may have been spared preposterous virtue-signaling petri dishes like The Dalton School , an “ elite ” school on Manhattan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 54,000 per annum young Stephanie or Dylan can spend their days on Zoom because the school , unlike almost every other New York private school , refuses to open because of lazy teachers claiming to be terrified of our latest Chinese import , the CCP Virus .
“ Go Forth Unfraid® ” is Dalton ’ s official motto , but that is obviously a misnomer .
The school is terrified of life and exists solely to cater to the wounded “ amour propre ” of its self-absorbed faculty and the roughly 1300 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dalton will be their child ’ s magic ticket to the advanced indoctrination and higher fatuousness of the Ivy League .
It is a pathetic ambition , more so every year as the moral bankruptcy of America ’ s higher educational establishment declares itself in ever more putrid profusion , like gangrenous suppurations of the Emperor Galerius on his death bed .
Even the things you think might be candid in Dalton ’ s PR turn out to be lies .
Consider , for example , its much ballyhooed “ Commitment to Anti-Racism.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : have some Dramamine or an air-sickness bag handy . )
This desideratum is plastered all over Dalton ’ s web site .
But a closer look shows that it is really just code for the more insidious racism of the woke and malignant charlatans who view every aspect of life through the distorting prism of race .
They believe they declare their election by broadcasting their obsession with race .
In fact , they merely underscore their rejection of Martin Luther King Jr. ’ s vision of a world in which people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their character ” not the color of their skin .
Dalton has always been a faintly preposterous leftwing redoubt for the self-absorbed and over-privileged .
But it has lately , under pressure from the very public exhibitions of Black Lives Matter , Antifa , and other anti-American racialist thugs , turned the corner from progressive fatuousness to preposterous insanity .
The whole sorry story of Dalton ’ s terminal decline was laid out by the novelist Scott Johnston in a couple of blog posts last week .
( By the way , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” : it ’ s both funny and true . )
Johnston reports on an eight-page faculty memo , signed by all or nearly all of the faculty and added to by some black students , listing a series of demands that are , as Johnston notes “ breathtaking in their wokeness.
” The demands begin with the assertion—de rigueur in any academic communication today , much like PBUH after any mention of Mohammed by devout Muslims—that Dalton is guilty of “ systemic racism.
” Then come the demands .
Here is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just a sample of the demands : • An additional full time employee whose “ entire role is to support Black students who come forward with complaints.
” • Hiring of multiple psychologists with “ specialization on the psychological issues affecting ethnic minority populations.
” • Re-route 50 percent of all donations to NYC public schools .
( Hello ? )
• Elimination of AP courses if black students don ’ t score as high as white .
• Reduced tuition for black students whose photographs appear in school promotional materials .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to be held “ throughout the year.
” • Required anti-bias training to be conducted every year for all staff and parent volunteers .
Some of these proposals are illegal , since the require treating students differently solely on the basis of race ; nearly all are explicitly racist , for the same reason ; and some would be financially ruinous if implemented .
Just for fun , I ’ d like to be in on the meeting when a Dalton development officer explains to his well-heeled mark , er , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 million he is asking for will be split with New York City Public Schools .
That would be a fun meeting , unless , of course , you weren ’ t counting on getting the money .
The sad irony is ( though not so sad as to escape the delectation of Schadenfreude ) that the pursuit of such “ progressive ” insanity will doom Dalton .
The Revolution always turns on its own .
As Johnston puts it , “ When progressive institutions embrace revolutionary ideologies , as Dalton has done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolution comes for them first .
The scaffolding is being built on East 89th Street .
”

via manhattancontrarian:
Up in the state legislature, the Democrats have just increased their majority in the state Senate. All the buzz is about a new “millionaire’s tax” of several additional percent for those with annual income exceeding $1 million. And in New York City, Mayor de Blasio on December 18 held a news conference where he blurted out these words: “I’d like to say very bluntly our mission is to redistribute wealth,” the mayor said. “A lot of people bristle at that phrase. That is, in fact, the phrase we need to use.” The purpose of the “redistribution of wealth” is supposedly to fix the City’s schools. Those schools currently spend about $28,000 per year per student on K-12 education, which is well more than double the national average. As usual, de Blasio takes no responsibility for the failure of New York City schools to achieve even near-average results for almost triple the cost elsewhere in the country, and just demands more and more and yet more money. They are doing their very best to kill off our city.
And they’re getting plenty of help: Foreign and domestic (Antifa) terror threats continue against police in NYC.
All of which is contributing to this headline: New York Had Largest 2019-20 Population Decline of Any State.
Socialism: If you build it, they will leave.
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Roger Kimball on Dalton.
Do you live in New York City? If not, congratulations. You may have been spared preposterous virtue-signaling petri dishes like The Dalton School, an “elite”school on Manhattan’s upper east side where for a mere $54,000 per annum young Stephanie or Dylan can spend their days on Zoom because the school, unlike almost every other New York private school, refuses to open because of lazy teachers claiming to be terrified of our latest Chinese import, the CCP Virus. “Go Forth Unfraid®” is Dalton’s official motto, but that is obviously a misnomer. The school is terrified of life and exists solely to cater to the wounded “amour propre” of its self-absorbed faculty and the roughly 1300 K-12 students whose parents desperately hope that Dalton will be their child’s magic ticket to the advanced indoctrination and higher fatuousness of the Ivy League. It is a pathetic ambition, more so every year as the moral bankruptcy of America’s higher educational establishment declares itself in ever more putrid profusion, like gangrenous suppurations of the Emperor Galerius on his death bed. Even the things you think might be candid in Dalton’s PR turn out to be lies. Consider, for example, its much ballyhooed “Commitment to Anti-Racism.” (Surgeon General’s Warning: have some Dramamine or an air-sickness bag handy.) This desideratum is plastered all over Dalton’s web site. But a closer look shows that it is really just code for the more insidious racism of the woke and malignant charlatans who view every aspect of life through the distorting prism of race. They believe they declare their election by broadcasting their obsession with race. In fact, they merely underscore their rejection of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a world in which people are judged by the “content of their character” not the color of their skin. Dalton has always been a faintly preposterous leftwing redoubt for the self-absorbed and over-privileged. But it has lately, under pressure from the very public exhibitions of Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and other anti-American racialist thugs, turned the corner from progressive fatuousness to preposterous insanity. The whole sorry story of Dalton’s terminal decline was laid out by the novelist Scott Johnston in a couple of blog posts last week. (By the way, I recommend Johnston’s novel “Campusland”: it’s both funny and true.) Johnston reports on an eight-page faculty memo, signed by all or nearly all of the faculty and added to by some black students, listing a series of demands that are, as Johnston notes “breathtaking in their wokeness.” The demands begin with the assertion—de rigueur in any academic communication today, much like PBUH after any mention of Mohammed by devout Muslims—that Dalton is guilty of “systemic racism.” Then come the demands. Here is a précis compiled by Johnston: “Here is just a sample of the demands: The hiring of twelve (!) full time diversity officers
An additional full time employee whose “entire role is to support Black students who come forward with complaints.”
Hiring of multiple psychologists with “specialization on the psychological issues affecting ethnic minority populations.”
Pay off student debt of incoming black faculty. (!!)
Re-route 50 percent of all donations to NYC public schools. (Hello?)
Elimination of AP courses if black students don’t score as high as white.
Required courses on “Black liberation.”
Reduced tuition for black students whose photographs appear in school promotional materials.
Public “anti-racism” statements required from all employees.
Mandatory “Community and Diversity Days” to be held “throughout the year.”
Required anti-bias training to be conducted every year for all staff and parent volunteers.
Mandatory minority representation in (otherwise elective) student leadership roles.
Mandatory diversity plot lines in school plays.
Overhaul of entire curriculum to reflect diversity narratives.” Some of these proposals are illegal, since the require treating students differently solely on the basis of race; nearly all are explicitly racist, for the same reason; and some would be financially ruinous if implemented. Just for fun, I’d like to be in on the meeting when a Dalton development officer explains to his well-heeled mark, er, I mean his well-heeled prospect that the $5 million he is asking for will be split with New York City Public Schools. That would be a fun meeting, unless, of course, you weren’t counting on getting the money. The sad irony is (though not so sad as to escape the delectation of Schadenfreude) that the pursuit of such “progressive” insanity will doom Dalton. The Revolution always turns on its own. As Johnston puts it, “When progressive institutions embrace revolutionary ideologies, as Dalton has done, they fail to appreciate that the revolution comes for them first. The scaffolding is being built on East 89th Street.”
Wannabe “Intellectuals” always picture themselves at the vanguard of the revolution, not heading towards the inevitable gallows and gulags that follow.
h/t Ed Driscoll


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--STRIKE A POSE, THERE’S NOTHING TO IT: Pelosi calls $600 stimulus checks ‘significant’ but said $1k t

STRIKE A POSE, THERE’S NOTHING TO IT: Pelosi calls $600 stimulus checks ‘significant’ but said $1k tax cut bonuses were ‘crumbs’ in 2018.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , lauded a $ 900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed upon by lawmakers over @ @ @ @ @ another round of economic impact payments .
Pelosi called the $ 600 stimulus payments “ @ @ @ @ @ floor on Monday , while adding that she would have liked them to have been @ @ @ @ @ have been ongoing for months regarding additional coronavirus-related relief , both Democrats and Republicans have @ @ @ @ @ round of $ 1,200 checks – which is what was provided under the CARES Act @ @ @ @ @ $ 600 payment provision , she previously characterized thousand-dollar bonuses provided to employees by corporate @ @ @ @ @ in 2018 .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., lauded a $900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed upon by lawmakers over the weekend, which includes another round of economic impact payments.
Pelosi called the $600 stimulus payments “significant” on the House floor on Monday, while adding that she would have liked them to have been bigger.
During negotiations that have been ongoing for months regarding additional coronavirus-related relief, both Democrats and Republicans have separately proposed giving Americans another round of $1,200 checks – which is what was provided under the CARES Act.
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While Pelosi praised the $600 payment provision, she previously characterized thousand-dollar bonuses provided to employees by corporate America as “crumbs” in 2018.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: Congress Agrees To Second Airline Bailout. United’s CEO Prepares To Ask For A

OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: Congress Agrees To Second Airline Bailout. United’s CEO Prepares To Ask For A Third.

The new $ 900 billion package of coronavirus and non-coronavirus measures is over 5000 pages long , and even talks about eating horses .
And packed in there is $ 15 billion for airlines , ostensibly to get them to hire back furloughed workers .
But there ’ s only about 40,000 furloughed workers , and the $ 15 billion is only meant to last four months – pay is retroactive to December 1 .
Now that the second airline bailout is done – the CARES Act contained $ 50 billion plus invaluable tax relief for U.S. airlines – United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a third bailout .
This is what J.P. Morgan Chase told investors would happen in October and by the way they characterized this to investors as money for airlines and not ‘ payroll support ’ ( in other words , the truth ) .
Delta for instance will get about $ 3.2 billion to avert furloughs even though they never furloughed anyone .
Now , those employees who are eligible under the terms of the PSP extension can temporarily come back to United through March 2021 .
This is certainly good news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our airline – but it ’ s especially good news for those who have been without a paycheck , and we can ’ t wait to welcome them back .
Importantly , though , we don ’ t expect customer demand to change much between now and the end of the first quarter of 2021 .
United has been realistic about our outlook throughout the crisis , and we ’ ve tried to give you an honest assessment every step of the way .
The truth is , we just don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows a huge difference in bookings over the next few months .
That is why we expect the recall will be temporary .

The new $900 billion package of coronavirus and non-coronavirus measures is over 5000 pages long, and even talks about eating horses. And packed in there is $15 billion for airlines, ostensibly to get them to hire back furloughed workers. But there’s only about 40,000 furloughed workers, and the $15 billion is only meant to last four months – pay is retroactive to December 1.
Now that the second airline bailout is done – the CARES Act contained $50 billion plus invaluable tax relief for U.S. airlines – United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is already positioning for a third bailout. This is what J.P. Morgan Chase told investors would happen in October and by the way they characterized this to investors as money for airlines and not ‘payroll support’ (in other words, the truth). Delta for instance will get about $3.2 billion to avert furloughs even though they never furloughed anyone.
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Here’s Kirby,
Now, those employees who are eligible under the terms of the PSP extension can temporarily come back to United through March 2021. This is certainly good news for our economy, our industry, and our airline – but it’s especially good news for those who have been without a paycheck, and we can’t wait to welcome them back. Importantly, though, we don’t expect customer demand to change much between now and the end of the first quarter of 2021. United has been realistic about our outlook throughout the crisis, and we’ve tried to give you an honest assessment every step of the way. The truth is, we just don’t see anything in the data that shows a huge difference in bookings over the next few months. That is why we expect the recall will be temporary.
viewfromthewing.com/congress-agrees-to-second-airline-bailout-uniteds-ceo-prepares-to-ask-for-a-third/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--WELL, YEAH: China Lies About Its Wrongdoing on COVID, Spying, Global Aggression, Pollution, and More

WELL, YEAH: China Lies About Its Wrongdoing on COVID, Spying, Global Aggression, Pollution, and More.

The Chinese Communist Party has lied about COVID-19 from the start .
And it ’ s still lying about the disease that has turned into a pandemic confirmed to be responsible for nearly 75 million infections around the world , including 17.2 million in the U.S .
The global death toll from the pandemic is over 1.6 million , including more than 310,000 in the U.S. Beijing ’ s malignant behavior doesn ’ t stop with the pandemic , of course .
Just this month we ’ ve learned of Chinese spies trying to seduce U.S. lawmakers and other politicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other Chinese Communist Party members who have infiltrated a host of U.S. universities and businesses .
Naturally , the Chinese regime denies it all .
Its dogged addiction to lying in the face of clear-cut facts is a worrisome indicator that the Beijing we must deal with now and into the future is even more duplicitous and aggressive than the Beijing of the past .
The regime ’ s mendaciousness about COVID-19 began when it underreported the size of the initial outbreak in China .
Then the Communist government tried to hide how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it could be transmitted by human-to-human contact .
The Chinese also allowed international travel to continue , knowing it was likely exporting a global outbreak .

The Chinese Communist Party has lied about COVID-19 from the start. And it’s still lying about the disease that has turned into a pandemic confirmed to be responsible for nearly 75 million infections around the world, including 17.2 million in the U.S.
The global death toll from the pandemic is over 1.6 million, including more than 310,000 in the U.S.
Beijing’s malignant behavior doesn’t stop with the pandemic, of course. Just this month we’ve learned of Chinese spies trying to seduce U.S. lawmakers and other politicians. And we’ve learned of other Chinese Communist Party members who have infiltrated a host of U.S. universities and businesses.
Naturally, the Chinese regime denies it all. Its dogged addiction to lying in the face of clear-cut facts is a worrisome indicator that the Beijing we must deal with now and into the future is even more duplicitous and aggressive than the Beijing of the past.
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The regime’s mendaciousness about COVID-19 began when it underreported the size of the initial outbreak in China. Then the Communist government tried to hide how contagious the disease was, even denying it could be transmitted by human-to-human contact.
The Chinese also allowed international travel to continue, knowing it was likely exporting a global outbreak.
www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/19/china-lies-about-its-wrongdoing-on-covid-spying-global-aggression-pollution-and-more/
h/t SG


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--As a famous community organizer likes to say, punch back twice as hard.

Things are getting spicy in Detroit !
The city is suing BLM protestors for ‘ civil conspiracy.
’ Earlier this @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter organizers won a suit against the city of Detroit alleging police had used @ @ @ @ @ But now the city is suing them right back saying demonstrators were part of a @ @ @ @ @

Things are getting spicy in Detroit! The city is suing BLM protestors for ‘civil conspiracy.’
Earlier this year a group of Black Lives Matter organizers won a suit against the city of Detroit alleging police had used excessive force against protestors. But now the city is suing them right back saying demonstrators were part of a “civil conspiracy.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--“Stimulus bill” to take away President Trump’s power to invoke the Insurrection Act

Someone ’ s panicking about getting outed as Manchurian candidates .
January 6th DC , Be there , Will be @ @ @ @ @ 100k views on anything in the past month ?

#BREAKING: The "stimulus bill" also takes away @POTUS' power to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do you think these traitors are panicking? 😂 t.co/tF5DPdHxBH — America First (@AmericaFirst_DT) December 22, 2020
www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2020/h141
Someone’s panicking about getting outed as Manchurian candidates.
January 6th DC, Be there, Will be wild.
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Has Joe broken 100k views on anything in the past month?
h/t SuperPwnerGuy


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Square and PayPal Price Targets Up on Faster E-Payment Adoption

The analyst said the survey highlighted “ the increased secular shift to online payments and higher engagement with fintechs , @ @ @ @ @ , PayPal ’ s mobile payment service , as well as better penetration and adoption @ @ @ @ @ Square ’ s Cash App .
“ We see fintechs expanding further into traditional financial @ @ @ @ @ incumbent banking models , and moving up the sales funnel to become commerce enablers where @ @ @ @ @ participants are interested in PYPL and SQ as a future commerce platform , ” Keane @ @ @ @ @ s Palmer , who also has a buy rating on Square , said the “ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Cash App during the pandemic has demonstrated its relevance to large groups whose @ @ @ @ @ the crisis .

www.thestreet.com/investing/square-paypal-get-price-target-hikes-from-deutsche-bank
The analyst said the survey highlighted “the increased secular shift to online payments and higher engagement with fintechs,” particularly PayPal and Venmo, PayPal’s mobile payment service, as well as better penetration and adoption of digital financial services for Square’s Cash App.
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“We see fintechs expanding further into traditional financial services, taking share from incumbent banking models, and moving up the sales funnel to become commerce enablers where about 60% of survey participants are interested in PYPL and SQ as a future commerce platform,” Keane said.
Meanwhile BTIG’s Palmer, who also has a buy rating on Square, said the “extraordinary” growth of Square’s Cash App during the pandemic has demonstrated its relevance to large groups whose underserved needs only increased during the crisis.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--A big global cyberattack is on its way and Klaus Schwab is so kind to tell us in advance

He says the covid crisis will look like a “ small disturbance in comparison ” .
wtf Will this wipe @ @ @ @ @ , savings , investment portfolios ?
is there any way to prepare for this ?
@ @ @ @

He says the covid crisis will look like a “small disturbance in comparison”. wtf
Will this wipe out all our bank accounts, savings, investment portfolios ? is there any way to prepare for this ? buy physical gold ?
here some links:
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www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/covid-19-pandemic-teaches-us-about-cybersecurity-cyberattack-cyber-pandemic-risk-virus/
civilianintelligencenetwork.ca/2020/11/23/the-great-reset-prepare-for-de-industrialization-coming-this-winter-2020-greatreset-darkwinter-circuitbreakerlockdown-buildbackbetter/
h/t some_crypto_guy


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Researchers Warn Some Covid-19 Vaccines Could Increase Risk Of HIV Infection

Some of the Covid-19 vaccines currently in development could increase the risk of acquiring HIV , warned a group of researchers in the The Lancet medical journal Monday , potentially leading to an increase in infections as vaccines are rolled out to vulnerable populations around the world .
The researchers warn of a “ cautionary tale ” from efforts to create an HIV vaccine over a decade ago , where a promising vaccine candidate actually increased the risk of some men catching the virus .
Mask Mandates Are Futile and Part of the Covid-Psyop The vaccine made use of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ad5 ) — as a vector to transport some of HIV ’ s genetic material into the body .
Exactly how the vaccine increased the risks of HIV transmission is unknown , but a conference convened by the National Institutes of Health recommended against further use of Ad5 as a vector in HIV vaccines ( Dr. Anthony Fauci was lead author of the paper outlining this position . )
Ad5 is used as a vector in some Covid-19 vaccines — Science identifies four such candidates that are currently undergoing clinical trials in various @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , with two in large scale phase 3 trials ongoing in Russia and Pakistan .
The researchers stressed the need to understand the role Ad5 might play in increasing the risks of HIV in vulnerable populations before developing and deploying vaccines using the vector , adding that informed consent documents should reflect the “ considerable literature ” on the risk of HIV acquisition with Ad5 vectors .

Some of the Covid-19 vaccines currently in development could increase the risk of acquiring HIV, warned a group of researchers in the The Lancet medical journal Monday, potentially leading to an increase in infections as vaccines are rolled out to vulnerable populations around the world.
The researchers warn of a “cautionary tale” from efforts to create an HIV vaccine over a decade ago, where a promising vaccine candidate actually increased the risk of some men catching the virus.
The vaccine made use of a modified virus — called adenovirus 5 (Ad5) — as a vector to transport some of HIV’s genetic material into the body.
Exactly how the vaccine increased the risks of HIV transmission is unknown, but a conference convened by the National Institutes of Health recommended against further use of Ad5 as a vector in HIV vaccines (Dr. Anthony Fauci was lead author of the paper outlining this position.) We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Ad5 is used as a vector in some Covid-19 vaccines — Science identifies four such candidates that are currently undergoing clinical trials in various countries around the world, including the U.S., with two in large scale phase 3 trials ongoing in Russia and Pakistan.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Carolina: “I’m about to lose my house. My business is done. Can’t afford food. Can’t find work. But

Carolina: “I’m about to lose my house. My business is done. Can’t afford food. Can’t find work. But thanks for that $600.”

I ’ m about to lose my house .
My business is pretty much done .
Can ’ t and @ @ @ @ @ t find work .
But thanks for that $ 600 .
I ’ ll be @ @ @ @ @ tent available when I ’ m homeless .
At least Sudan will be thriving and @ @ @ @ @ right ?

I’m about to lose my house. My business is pretty much done. Can’t and afford food. Can’t find work. But thanks for that $600. I’ll be sure to get the nicest tent available when I’m homeless. At least Sudan will be thriving and the senate offices remodeled, right?
— Carolina (@dots_po) December 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--President Trump did it! Signs memo to allow Attorney General to use classified info on 2016 election

President Trump did it! Signs memo to allow Attorney General to use classified info on 2016 election! Declassification begins!

It 's an Omnibus bill , not a budget .
Trump can spend the money how he wants !

The new U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen will take office tomorrow.
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) December 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Trump’s Legal Team – Jenna Ellis: Neither the Insurrection Act nor Martial Law is an Option – Surren

Trump’s Legal Team – Jenna Ellis: Neither the Insurrection Act nor Martial Law is an Option – Surrender is Preferable to Both

If you don ’ t like what she is saying , go yell at her about it .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ angry with me due to your feelings on her position .
And no , my @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s the point she ’ s making .
People have a right to @ @ @ @ @ makes you feel better to tell yourself that she is lying , that she is @ @ @ @ @ away their tactics , and this is part of the plan , you are free @ @ @ @ @

To everyone balking at not using the Insurrection Act (which does not apply in this context), consider that President Trump himself tweeted that it’s fake news he is even considering it. He is also a constitutionalist. We do not undermine the rule of law. #LawandOrder — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 22, 2020
It’s about using military force (which the Insurrection Act allows in some circumstances). Not a constitutional option here. — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 22, 2020
No. We keep fighting. Never give up. But we don’t fight dirty and we don’t lose our integrity and defense of the Constitution. — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) December 22, 2020
Her position, not mine.
If you don’t like what she is saying, go yell at her about
it.
There’s no point in getting angry with me due to your
feelings on her position.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
And no, my title is not wrong. That’s the point she’s
making.
People have a right to know.
But if it makes you feel better to tell yourself that she is
lying, that she is saying this to not give away their
tactics, and this is part of the plan, you are free to do
that also.
h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--VIDEO: Famous Trump Supporter Henry Davis Breaks Down in Tears Over the Devastating Effects of Lockd

VIDEO: Famous Trump Supporter Henry Davis Breaks Down in Tears Over the Devastating Effects of Lockdowns and People’s Helpful Charity

I HAD .93 !
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THANKS BE TO GOD FOR HIS SON JESUS THAT GIVETH US THE VICTORY @ @ @ @

I HAD .93 !!!!
THANKS BE TO GOD FOR HIS SON JESUS THAT GIVETH US THE VICTORY!#givealittlelove pic.twitter.com/RM4TuFojtO
— Henry Davis (@Henryhooddavis) December 21, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--BREAKING: Pope stepping down before year end

NEW – Pope to step down after Christmas , according to Vatican source .
Pope Francis will step down before @ @ @ @ @ , according to a source close to the Vatican , who said there was `` @ @ @ @ @ `` will resign in 2020 .
`` t.co/Hy4aDmn9Qa

NEW – Pope to step down after Christmas, according to Vatican source.
Pope Francis will step down before the end of the year, according to a source close to the Vatican, who said there was "no doubt" the Pontiff "will resign in 2020."t.co/Hy4aDmn9Qa
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) December 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-22--The Top Owners of America’s President-Elect Joe Biden (billionaires plus the $902,000,000+ from the

The Top Owners of America’s President-Elect Joe Biden (billionaires plus the $902,000,000+ from the merely rich)

Here , then , are the top ten publicly known donors to the Biden campaign , but these are all via some sort of Political Action Committee or PAC , and therefore most are in conjunction with other billionaires and centi-millionaires , instead of entirely solo donations : The 11th-largest ( which will now be shown ) happens to be not Democratic billionaires but Republican billionaires .
However , Michael Bloomberg , the former Republican Mayor of NYC , was Biden ’ s largest donor , and therefore could also be considered to be a Republican donor to Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the distinction between Republican billionaires and Democratic billionaires is no longer quite clear .
Although the manicured PR for each of the two major Parties accentuates the ideological differences between the two , those differences have greatly decreased , except that on the U.S. Supreme Court the Republican ‘ Justices ’ are far-right ( extremist conservatives ) whereas the Democratic ‘ Justices ’ are centrist ( liberals ) .
None are , at all , progressives .
Progressives don ’ t exist on that Court .
The numbers and natures of that Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no leftist jurist ( progressive or otherwise ) sits there .
Whereas some billionaires are centrist and others are far-right , none are any sort of leftist .
Nor does any leftist candidate for national political office receive any donation from any billionaire but only from poor and middle-class donors .
Both of America ’ s Parties represent mainly the interests of billionaires , and this has been documented in the only scientific studies that have been done of the subject .
America is an aristocracy not a democracy .
In addition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either entirely or mainly by particular billionaires , Biden ’ s campaign utilized “ bundlers , ” or well-connected wealthy individuals who invited other well-connected wealthy individuals to their private fund-raising parties for Biden ’ s campaign ; and the list that the Biden campaign assembled of all its bundlers who raised at least $ 100,000 for the campaign will be presented here .
However , first will be noted the hostile reader-comments reactions when the early version of this list — which then was of bundlers who had raised at least $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public at the Democratic Party website which is written and run by Taegan Goddard , “ Political Wire , ” which headlined on 27 December 2019 , prior even to the earliest of all the state primaries and caucuses , “ Biden Discloses His Bundlers ” , and the 36 reader-comments there were overwhelmingly hostile , such as “ Gee Taegan , could you make it seem any more suspicious and improper ?
” Those readers were angry that a Democratic Party news-site would publish an indication that their Party utilizes the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party does .
They weren ’ t grateful for the non-partisan information they had just received , but wanted it not to have been made public .
No other news-site did publish it — only Goddard ’ s site did .
And , when , at the end of all of the campaigns the Biden organization issued its legally obligatory final financial reports , on 1 November 2020 , neither Goddard nor any other news-site published it : “ Once burned , twice shy , ” and Goddard didn ’ t want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , here is that final list , of the 902 Biden bundlers who raised over $ 100,000 each for him — totaling at least $ 902,000,000 for him — ( which list has never before been published , except at its source ) : The following individuals have raised at least $ 100,000 for our campaign and affiliated joint fundraising committees : ( 0:40- ) “ People who accept money [ from lobbyists ] aren ’ t bad people .
But it ’ s human nature .
You go out and bundle $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then you call me after I am elected , and say “ I would like to come and talk about something.
” You didn ’ t buy me , but it ’ s human nature , you helped me .
I ’ m going to say , “ Sure , come on in.
” … What it does mean , it means that the front of the line is always filled by people whose pockets are filled , people who are special interests .
Most of you are no part of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to promise that if elected President he will change that , by campaigning constantly ( AFTER winning the Presidency — not BEFORE ) against the corrupt system which had made him President .
He thinks that his audience will believe in the tooth-fairy , if only he tells them that the tooth-fairy exists and that he ’ s it .
The deceptive irrelevant line from all of the corrupt candidates is the same : “ I ’ m the most electable one !
” But corrupt people constantly lie , and nobody is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” one is ; but that ’ s really not even the question here .
What the Democratic primaries are actually about isn ’ t about beating Trump .
He ’ s not even a candidate in the Democratic primaries .
They ’ re not about ‘ beating Donald Trump ’ , but instead about whom the person will be that ’ s going to be running against Trump in the general election .
The primaries won ’ t be selecting the next President .
They will only narrow the field of contenders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s the question here .
Of course , lots of Democrats think that any Democrat will be better than Trump .
And lots of Republicans believe that Trump is better than any Democrat .
Biden was talking there regarding not the billionaires but the merely wealthy and well-connected individuals who had raised in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for him — each one of them .
in any “ line ” ; they are instead maybe visitors for private meetings with the President , or else on the phone with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter is illegal ) maybe sending one ’ s private agent to meet privately with that billionaire ’ s private agent .
This is how the business of the U.S. Government — the business of America ’ s The billionaires aren ’ t in “ the front of the line , ” nor evenany “ line ” ; they are instead maybe visitors for private meetings with the President , or else on the phone with him , or else ( if the matter is illegal ) maybe sending one ’ s private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s private agent .
This is how the business of the U.S. Government — the business of America ’ s ‘ democracy ’ — is getting done , nowadays .
My own guess is that the two biggest owners of Joe Biden now are Michael Bloomberg ( representing mainly the financial industries or “ Wall Street ” ) and Bernard Schwartz ( representing mainly the military industries or “ MIC ” ) .
As for any mere voter , that person gets his or her ‘ news ’ from corporations that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as Bloomberg or Schwartz or Bezos or Musk or etc . )
, and gets his or her views from that ‘ news ’ , so is less than being a pawn on the American chessboard , where that aristocracy are the ‘ king ’ .
The country is jointly controlled by the Republican billionaires and the Democratic billionaires .
A reasonable expectation would be that Biden will serve the billionaires , though his rhetoric will be phrased to be acceptable to the voters .
So , that will be no basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no democracy .

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture
Here, then, are the top ten publicly known donors to the Biden campaign, but these are all via some sort of Political Action Committee or PAC, and therefore most are in conjunction with other billionaires and centi-millionaires, instead of entirely solo donations:
——
Top Contributors, federal election data for Joe Biden, 2020 cycle
totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Contributor Total
——
The 11th-largest (which will now be shown) happens to be not Democratic billionaires but Republican billionaires. However, Michael Bloomberg, the former Republican Mayor of NYC, was Biden’s largest donor, and therefore could also be considered to be a Republican donor to Biden’s campaign.
In other words: the distinction between Republican billionaires and Democratic billionaires is no longer quite clear. Although the manicured PR for each of the two major Parties accentuates the ideological differences between the two, those differences have greatly decreased, except that on the U.S. Supreme Court the Republican ‘Justices’ are far-right (extremist conservatives) whereas the Democratic ‘Justices’ are centrist (liberals). None are, at all, progressives. Progressives don’t exist on that Court. The numbers and natures of that Court’s unanimous decisions make clear that no leftist jurist (progressive or otherwise) sits there. Whereas some billionaires are centrist and others are far-right, none are any sort of leftist. Nor does any leftist candidate for national political office receive any donation from any billionaire but only from poor and middle-class donors. Both of America’s Parties represent mainly the interests of billionaires, and this has been documented in the only scientific studies that have been done of the subject . America is an aristocracy not a democracy.
In addition to those and other donations that were made either entirely or mainly by particular billionaires, Biden’s campaign utilized “bundlers,” or well-connected wealthy individuals who invited other well-connected wealthy individuals to their private fund-raising parties for Biden’s campaign; and the list that the Biden campaign assembled of all its bundlers who raised at least $100,000 for the campaign will be presented here. However, first will be noted the hostile reader-comments reactions when the early version of this list — which then was of bundlers who had raised at least $25,000 for the campaign — was made public at the Democratic Party website which is written and run by Taegan Goddard, “Political Wire,” which headlined on 27 December 2019, prior even to the earliest of all the state primaries and caucuses, “Biden Discloses His Bundlers” , and the 36 reader-comments there were overwhelmingly hostile, such as “Gee Taegan, could you make it seem any more suspicious and improper?” Those readers were angry that a Democratic Party news-site would publish an indication that their Party utilizes the same corrupt practices that the Republican billionaires’ Party does. They weren’t grateful for the non-partisan information they had just received, but wanted it not to have been made public. No other news-site did publish it — only Goddard’s site did. And, when, at the end of all of the campaigns the Biden organization issued its legally obligatory final financial reports, on 1 November 2020, neither Goddard nor any other news-site published it: “Once burned, twice shy,” and Goddard didn’t want to get “burned” again.
So, here is that final list, of the 902 Biden bundlers who raised over $100,000 each for him — totaling at least $902,000,000 for him — (which list has never before been published, except at its source):
——
The following individuals have raised at least $100,000 for our campaign and affiliated joint fundraising committees:
Name City, State
Daniel Abbasi Riverside, CT
Jamal Abdi Arlington, VA
Kevin Abel Atlanta, GA
Joyce A. Aboussie Saint Louis, MO
Alyson L. Abramowitz Sunnyvale, CA
Thomas Abt Cambridge, MA
Jerry Acker Huntington Woods, MI
Karen R. Adler New York, NY
Matthew L. Adler Miami Beach, FL
Michael M. Adler Coral Gables, FL
Sara & Robert Adler Washington, DC
Ijaz Ahmad Old Westbury, NY
Matthew Aks Washington, DC
David Alberga La Jolla, CA
Andrew Albertson Washington, DC
John D. Aldock Bethesda, MD
Valerie Alexander Chicago, IL
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks Upper Marlboro, MD
Roger C. Altman New York, NY
Wa’el Alzayat Washington, DC
Joyce Amico Aspen, CO
Hady Amr Arlington, VA
Jennifer Anderson Los Angeles, CA
Robert Mailer Anderson San Francisco, CA
Philip Angelides Sacramento, CA
Mark Angelson New York, NY
Paulette Aniskoff Washington, DC
Mark Arabo San Diego, CA
Robert Arbour Los Angeles, CA
Joe Asher Las Vegas, NV
Sen. Toni Atkins San Diego, CA
Scott Atlas Houston, TX
Magalie & Jean-Philippe Austin New York, NY
Amb. Nicole Avant Encino, CA
Felice Axelrod New York, NY
Kenneth Baer Bethesda, MD
Amb. Elizabeth Bagley Washington, DC
Bela Bajaria Studio City, CA
Laura Day & Frank Baker New York, NY
Sen. Tammy Baldwin Madison, WI
John Ballon Glendale, CA
Marcia Balonick Highland Park, IL
Amy Banse Philadelphia, PA
Amb. Robert C. Barber Cambridge, MA
Brice & Houston Barnes Tallahassee, FL
Judith Barnett Washington, DC
Roger Barnett West Palm Beach, FL
Lisa Blue Baron Dallas, TX
Mayor Tom Barrett Milwaukee, WI
Natalie & Brett Barth Garden City, NY
Amb. Matthew Barzun Louisville, KY
Jeremy Bash Chevy Chase, MD
Amb. Denise Bauer Belvedere, CA
Jonathan Baum Mission Hills, KS
Rep. Joyce Beatty Blacklick, OH
Attorney General Xavier Becerra Los Angeles, CA
Amb. Colleen Bell Los Angeles, CA
Sen. Michael F. Bennet Denver, CO
Mitchell W. Berger Ft Lauderdale, FL
Jim Berman New York, NY
Joshua Berman Chevy Chase, MD
Andi Bernstein Pasadena, CA
Hildy Kuryk & Jarrod Bernstein Brooklyn, NY
Peter J. Beshar Rye, NY
Megan C. Beyer Alexandria, VA
Shailen Bhatt Washington, DC
Ajay Bhutoria Fremont, CA
Jeffrey P. Bialos Mc Lean, VA
Elisa & Robert Bildner Livingston, NJ
Eryn Bingle Riverside, CT
Adam Blackwell Washington, DC
Janet A. Blanchard Beverly Hills, MI
Lisa & Jeff Blau New York, NY
Amb. Jeffrey Bleich Piedmont, CA
Amb. Alan Blinken Ketchum, ID
Leslie Bluhm Chicago, IL
Neil Bluhm Chicago, IL
Sen. Dianne Feinstein & Richard C. Blum San Francisco, CA
Matthew Blumenthal Stamford, CT
Michael Blumenthal Nashville, TN
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Wilmington, DE
Elan Blutinger Washington, DC
Dayna Bochco Los Angeles, CA
Christopher Boies New York, NY
Amb. Amy Bondurant Key West, FL
Mary Pat Bonner Washington, DC
Carol N. Bonnie San Francisco, CA
Rob Bonta Alameda, CA
Sen. Cory Booker Newark, NJ
Ahmed Boomrod Dearborn, MI
Paul Boskind New York, NY
Beverly Bove Wilmington, DE
Crandall & Erskine Bowles Charlotte, NC
Jill Louis & Randy Bowman Dallas, TX
Bob Brady Wilmington, DE
Peter Bragdon Portland, OR
Jake Braun Chicago, IL
Bob Satawake & Amb. Wally Brewster Dallas, TX
William J. Brodsky Chicago, IL
Rep. Anthony G. Brown Bowie, MD
Jordan C. Brown Los Angeles, CA
Gov. Kate Brown Portland, OR
Kristin Brown Arlington, VA
Sam Brown Silver Spring, MD
Sam Brown Basalt, CO
Russell Budd Dallas, TX
Lauren Budding Brookline, MA
Susie Tompkins Buell San Francisco, CA
Jules Buenabenta San Marino, CA
Susie Buffett Omaha, NE
Molly Buford Washington, DC
Doug Bunch Washington, DC
Ronald Burd Bala Cynwyd, PA
Jonathan Burgstone San Francisco, CA
Ebs Burnough London, London
Sean Burton Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Pete Buttigieg South Bend, IN
Bradley Butwin Old Westbury, NY
Brook Byers Menlo Park, CA
Owen Byrd Palo Alto, CA
Andrew C. Byrnes Redwood City, CA
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz Middletown, CT
Sonya & Tom Campion Seattle, WA
Trisha Cardoso Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Carnahan Saint Louis, MO
James Carney Washington, DC
Lea Carpenter New York, NY
Martha & Sen. Tom Carper Wilmington, DE
Leonard Carr West Orange, NJ
Michael Carusi Palo Alto, CA
Sen. Bob Casey Scranton, PA
Yolanda Cash Jackson Hialeah, FL
Eric Casher Albany, CA
Timothy Ceis Seattle, WA
Ann Mei Chang Washington, DC
James S. Chanos New York, NY
Swadesh Chatterjee Cary, NC
Mike Cherry Chicago, IL
Richard A. Chesley Chicago, IL
Mark Chorazak New York, NY
Rep. Judy Chu Los Angeles, CA
Robert Clark Saint Louis, MO
Robert A. Clifford Chicago, IL
David G. Clunie New York, NY
Regina Montoya & Paul Coggins Dallas, TX
Andrew Cohen Los Altos, CA
Bruce Cohen New York, NY
David Cohen Chevy Chase, MD
David Cohen Philadelphia, PA
Jason S. Cohen Saint Louis, MO
Phyllis Cohen Houston, TX
Sen. Dick Cohen Saint Paul, MN
Isobel Coleman Locust Valley, NY
Michael Coleman Columbus, OH
Conway Collis Pasadena, CA
Josh Connolly Washington, DC
John M. Connors, Jr. Boston, MA
Ron Conway San Francisco, CA
Sen. Chris Coons Wilmington, DE
Jeffrey Coopersmith Seattle, WA
John Cordisco Newtown, PA
Michael Smith & Amb. James Costos Santa Monica, CA
Jackson Cox Johnson City, TN
Morgan Cox Dallas, TX
Stephen Cozen Philadelphia, PA
Barbara Grasseschi & Tony Crabb Healdsburg, CA
Eric Cramer Philadelphia, PA
Sheila Creal Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Claire Cronin North Easton, MA
Daniel Cruise New York, NY
John Crumpler Durham, NC
Rep. Henry Cuellar Laredo, TX
David Culver Washington, DC
Nelson Cunningham Washington, DC
Brooks Cutter West Sacramento, CA
Ryan Cwach Yankton, SD
Gary Czaplewski Fox Point, WI
Fatema Dahodwala Andover, MA
Bartholomew J. Dalton Wilmington, DE
Margaret & Sec. John Dalton Washington, DC
Lee Daniels Los Angeles, CA
Rep. Sharice Davids Roeland Park, KS
Eric Dayton Wayzata, MN
Rep. Deb Haaland Albuquerque, NM
Carlos Del Toro Alexandria, VA
April McLean Delaney & Rep. John Delaney Potomac, MD
Kath Delaney Kensington, CA
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro New Haven, CT
Anastasia Dellaccio Washington, DC
Rep. Val Demings Orlando, FL
Anita Denning Takoma Park, MD
Bill Derrough Brooklyn, NY
Steve Dettelbach Solon, OH
Rep. Ted Deutch Boca Raton, FL
Rep. Debbie Dingell Dearborn, MI
Evan Dobelle Pittsfield, MA
John Doerr San Carlos, CA
Sean Domnick Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Amb. Eileen Donahoe Portola Valley, CA
Michael Donatelli Chicago, IL
Mark Donig Atherton, CA
Sen. Joe Donnelly Granger, IN
John Driscoll Stamford, CT
Joy Drucker Washington, DC
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Chicago, IL
Patricia Duff New York, NY
Shefali Razdan Duggal San Francisco, CA
Mayor Mike Duggan Detroit, MI
Sen. Dick Durbin Springfield, IL
Fred DuVal Phoenix, AZ
Pamela Eakes Seattle, WA
Leni Eccles Belvedere Tiburon, CA
Blair W. Effron New York, NY
Paul Egermann Weston, MA
Roger Ehrenberg New York, NY
Kimberly Marteau Emerson & Amb. John Emerson Beverly Hills, CA
Robert Epstein Boston, MA
Joseph Eyer Washington, DC
Marisa Faitelson Buffalo, NY
Joseph L. Falk Miami, FL
Sim Farar Woodland Hills, CA
Mark Feierstein Arlington, VA
Jonathan Feigelson Bronx, NY
Henry Muñoz & Kyle Ferari-Muñoz San Antonio, TX
Genine & Josh Fidler Naples, FL
Steven Fineman New York, NY
Sam Fischer Encino, CA
Jon Fisher Belvedere Tiburon, CA
Andrew Fishman Sag Harbor, NY
Paul Fishman Montclair, NJ
Michael Fleming Los Angeles, CA
Wayne Flick Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Michèle Flournoy Bethesda, MD
Cynthia & Edsel Ford Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Chip Forrester Nashville, TN
Rep. Bill Foster Naperville, IL
David Fraga Brooklyn, NY
Atticus Francken Normal, IL
Amb. Meryl Frank Highland Park, NJ
Sophie Lynn & David Frederick McLean, VA
Vicky Free Matthews, NC
Bill Freeman Nashville, TN
Commissioner Nikki Fried Tallahassee, FL
Anita Friedman San Francisco, CA
Bart Friedman New York, NY
David L. Friedman Boulder, CO
Vincent Frillici Washington, DC
Carol & Louis W. Frillman Seattle, WA
Rep. Martin Frost Alexandria, VA
Shanti A. Fry Cambridge, MA
Glen S. Fukushima Washington, DC
Amb. Edward Gabriel Washington, DC
Rep. Ruben Gallego Phoenix, AZ
Lise Strickler & Mark Gallogly New York, NY
Barbara Gamson Houston, TX
Mayor Eric Garcetti Los Angeles, CA
Amb. Tony Gardner London, UK
Laetitia Garriott De Cayeux Austin, TX
Kathleen Gasperine Concord, MA
Victoria Gavito Austin, TX
Susie & Michael Gelman Chevy Chase, MD
Mike Gerber Philadelphia, PA
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To organize an event that produces $100,000+ for a U.S. Presidential candidate is not like organizing or funding a PAC for the candidate, but it’s the bargain-basement way to buy a piece of that person. Like I previously reported (on 26 January 2020, before any of the caucuses and primaries)
On 27 November 2007, C-Span showed a Joe Biden Town Hall. A brief clip from that was posted online as “User Clip: Joe Biden 2007, Money in Politics”, and here’s my transcription from what I consider to be the most revealing (about Biden’s values) part of it:
27 November 2007, Iowa Town Hall
(0:40-) “People who accept money [from lobbyists] aren’t bad people. But it’s human nature. You go out and bundle $250,000 for me, all legal, and then you call me after I am elected, and say “I would like to come and talk about something.” You didn’t buy me, but it’s human nature, you helped me. I’m going to say, “Sure, come on in.” … What it does mean, it means that the front of the line is always filled by people whose pockets are filled, people who are special interests. Most of you are no part of any special interest.”
He went on there to promise that if elected President he will change that, by campaigning constantly (AFTER winning the Presidency — not BEFORE) against the corrupt system which had made him President. He thinks that his audience will believe in the tooth-fairy, if only he tells them that the tooth-fairy exists and that he’s it. The deceptive irrelevant line from all of the corrupt candidates is the same: “I’m the most electable one!” But corrupt people constantly lie, and nobody is actually certain whom the “most electable” one is; but that’s really not even the question here. What the Democratic primaries are actually about isn’t about beating Trump. He’s not even a candidate in the Democratic primaries. They’re not about ‘beating Donald Trump’, but instead about whom the person will be that’s going to be running against Trump in the general election. The primaries won’t be selecting the next President. They will only narrow the field of contenders, to two. Which two? That’s the question here.
Of course, lots of Democrats think that any Democrat will be better than Trump. And lots of Republicans believe that Trump is better than any Democrat.
Biden was talking there regarding not the billionaires but the merely wealthy and well-connected individuals who had raised in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for him — each one of them.
in any “line”; they are instead maybe visitors for private meetings with the President, or else on the phone with him, or else (if the matter is illegal) maybe sending one’s private agent to meet privately with that billionaire’s private agent. This is how the business of the U.S. Government — the business of America’s The billionaires aren’t in “the front of the line,” nor evenany “line”; they are instead maybe visitors for private meetings with the President, or else on the phone with him, or else (if the matter is illegal) maybe sending one’s private agent to meet privately with that billionaire’s private agent. This is how the business of the U.S. Government — the business of America’s ‘democracy’ — is getting done, nowadays. My own guess is that the two biggest owners of Joe Biden now are Michael Bloomberg (representing mainly the financial industries or “Wall Street”) and Bernard Schwartz (representing mainly the military industries or “MIC”).
As for any mere voter, that person gets his or her ‘news’ from corporations that are owned by and/or serve the billionaires (such as Bloomberg or Schwartz or Bezos or Musk or etc.), and gets his or her views from that ‘news’, so is less than being a pawn on the American chessboard, where that aristocracy are the ‘king’. The country is jointly controlled by the Republican billionaires and the Democratic billionaires.
A reasonable expectation would be that Biden will serve the billionaires, though his rhetoric will be phrased to be acceptable to the voters. So, that will be no basic change. America will remain an aristocracy, no democracy.
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Extreme Charts

It ’ s official : This has been the weirdest year in US economic history .
Starting with the shape of the recent recession , even 2007 — an odd one in its own right — looks almost normal when compared with 2020 , Labor force participation and the Federal Reserve ’ s balance sheet have veered in opposite directions .
The government is spending like crazy while tax receipts stagnate .
Growth of the money supply has gone vertical .
Meanwhile , a big share of this government spending/Fed money creation is going to bail out industries run by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back their own shares with borrowed money .
The airlines , for instance : Despite all of the above , stocks are valued as if 2021 will be a financial paraidse .
“ Tech ” stocks like Airbnb and Tesla have blown past the valuation records set during the bubble-against-which–all-others-are-measured , the 1990s .
And investors ’ confidence in current equity valuations is higher than it ’ s ever been .
If “ weird ” equals “ bad ” in economics — which it frequently does — the odds of this ending well @ @ @ @ @

BY JOHN RUBINO
It’s official: This has been the weirdest year in US economic history.
Starting with the shape of the recent recession, even 2007 — an odd one in its own right — looks almost normal when compared with 2020,
Labor force participation and the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet have veered in opposite directions.
The government is spending like crazy while tax receipts stagnate.
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Growth of the money supply has gone vertical.
Meanwhile, a big share of this government spending/Fed money creation is going to bail out industries run by morons who spent the past decade buying back their own shares with borrowed money. The airlines, for instance:
Despite all of the above, stocks are valued as if 2021 will be a financial paraidse. “Tech” stocks like Airbnb and Tesla have blown past the valuation records set during the bubble-against-which–all-others-are-measured, the 1990s.
And investors’ confidence in current equity valuations is higher than it’s ever been.
If “weird” equals “bad” in economics — which it frequently does — the odds of this ending well are rapidly approaching zero.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-22--A Very COVID Christmas: The Pandemic’s Impact on Festive Spending

From mass job losses to not seeing family and friends for months on end , the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed people to their limits in 2020 .
As an incredibly difficult year draws to a close , people are starting to accept that this festive season will be anything but typical .
But while a portion of consumers have reined in their spending due to financial uncertainty , others are spreading Christmas cheer by indulging in gifts for their loved ones .
The graphic above from Raconteur explores how consumers ’ festive spending in the U.S. and UK has changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Will the shift trigger permanent changes in the retail industry ?
According creative agency Kinetic , half of all UK adults surveyed believe this Christmas is more important than ever before , with that figure rising to three quarters for 18-34 year olds .
However , given consumers ’ concerns over the future of the economy , they are expected to reduce spending during the festive season .
In the U.S. for example , spending will decline by 7 % to $ 1,387 per household .
When it comes to how consumers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some interesting insights emerge .
As many have saved significantly on socializing and travel—which is down 34 % year-on-year—they plan to put this money towards items for themselves instead of gifts and gift cards for others .
These items include clothes , at-home entertainment , and home furnishings .
It therefore comes as little surprise that the global online home decor market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of almost 13 % between 2020-2024 with revenue of over $ 80 billion .
Unsurprisingly , over half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shopping in-store this holiday season .
The vast majority have health and safety concerns , with 71 % being the most worried about dealing with others who aren ’ t taking the virus seriously .
This is closely followed by being around , or too close to others in stores .
Therefore , when it comes to physical shopping , people feel more comfortable in local stores or at outdoor markets and much less so in shopping malls .
Considering this change in mindset , almost 60 % of UK consumers said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas .
Here ’ s a closer look at how they plan to shop differently during the 2020 holiday season : But while ecommerce sales are expected to spike over Christmas , delivery speeds and shipping delays are also major concerns for consumers .
As a result , many of them started their shopping much earlier this year to avoid disappointment .
In fact , over half of all UK shoppers had started their Christmas shopping before November had even arrived .
The end to a painful year for many can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and “ for sale ” signs serve as a harsh reminder of the fragility of the retail sector and its reliance on consumer sentiment .
Even as we march forward guided by the hope of an effective vaccine , the future of retail remains uncertain .
For consumers , their confidence will build once more , but how they choose to spend their money following the festive season will be more important for businesses and the economy than ever before .

by visualcapitalist
From mass job losses to not seeing family and friends for months on end, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed people to their limits in 2020.
As an incredibly difficult year draws to a close, people are starting to accept that this festive season will be anything but typical. But while a portion of consumers have reined in their spending due to financial uncertainty, others are spreading Christmas cheer by indulging in gifts for their loved ones.
The graphic above from Raconteur explores how consumers’ festive spending in the U.S. and UK has changed as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
Will the shift trigger permanent changes in the retail industry?
Festive Budget Breakdown
According creative agency Kinetic, half of all UK adults surveyed believe this Christmas is more important than ever before, with that figure rising to three quarters for 18-34 year olds.
However, given consumers’ concerns over the future of the economy, they are expected to reduce spending during the festive season. In the U.S. for example, spending will decline by 7% to $1,387 per household.
When it comes to how consumers plan to spend their hard-earned cash, some interesting insights emerge. As many have saved significantly on socializing and travel—which is down 34% year-on-year—they plan to put this money towards items for themselves instead of gifts and gift cards for others. These items include clothes, at-home entertainment, and home furnishings.
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It therefore comes as little surprise that the global online home decor market is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 13% between 2020-2024 with revenue of over $80 billion.
Dampening the Christmas Spirit?
Unsurprisingly, over half of all U.S. consumers are anxious about shopping in-store this holiday season. The vast majority have health and safety concerns, with 71% being the most worried about dealing with others who aren’t taking the virus seriously. This is closely followed by being around, or too close to others in stores.
Therefore, when it comes to physical shopping, people feel more comfortable in local stores or at outdoor markets and much less so in shopping malls.
Safety in Online Shopping
Considering this change in mindset, almost 60% of UK consumers said that they will be shopping online more this Christmas.
Here’s a closer look at how they plan to shop differently during the 2020 holiday season:
Shopping In-store Shopping Online More 12% 59% Same 28% 29% Less 60% 12%
But while ecommerce sales are expected to spike over Christmas, delivery speeds and shipping delays are also major concerns for consumers. As a result, many of them started their shopping much earlier this year to avoid disappointment. In fact, over half of all UK shoppers had started their Christmas shopping before November had even arrived.
Bidding Adieu to 2020
The end to a painful year for many can’t come soon enough. But boarded-up storefronts, and “for sale” signs serve as a harsh reminder of the fragility of the retail sector and its reliance on consumer sentiment.
Even as we march forward guided by the hope of an effective vaccine, the future of retail remains uncertain. For consumers, their confidence will build once more, but how they choose to spend their money following the festive season will be more important for businesses and the economy than ever before.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-22--Market might not top until every chart is in a parabolic rise and all money has been sucked in.

I 'm seeing a common theme here .
Market might not top until every chart is in a parabolic rise @ @ @ @ @ sucked in .
Stock screen showing over 500 companies with price/sales above 20x .
pic.twitter.com/0rOa3HSc6X @ @ @ @ @ breadth figures on the NYSE to a large extent .
When small caps do well @ @ @ @ @ and vice-versa .
Not today .
Today is one of the few times since 1979 @ @ @ @ @ 0.9 % or more and yet NYSE breadth was this negative .
pic.twitter.com/wIaDz0hkub

I'm seeing a common theme here. Market might not top until every chart is in a parabolic rise and all money has been sucked in. Stock screen showing over 500 companies with price/sales above 20x. pic.twitter.com/0rOa3HSc6X
Small cap stocks drive the breadth figures on the NYSE to a large extent. When small caps do well, breadth is good, and vice-versa. Not today.
Today is one of the few times since 1979 when the Russell was up 0.9% or more and yet NYSE breadth was this negative. pic.twitter.com/wIaDz0hkub
— SentimenTrader (@sentimentrader) December 22, 2020