investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--The Mainstream Media Has Lied To You Before And They’re Lying To You Again

With the latest bout of Black Lives Matter protests that started around the end of May in Minneapolis – and still currently ongoing – the mainstream media has proven to not only be fully on board with their violent rhetoric but also with normalizing brutality and racism .
To be clear : black lives do matter .
There is a systemic problem regarding the training and guidance new police recruits in the United States undergo .
With how the mainstream media cozied up to protestors who are unwilling to any form of discourse and completely unhinged in their actions is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a closer look at what the media has condoned by supporting the protesting ( see also : rioting ) , it becomes even uglier .
Across Saint Paul , Minneapolis ’ neighboring city , 170 businesses were damaged , looted , or burnt three days after the death of George Floyd .
In Louisville , David McAtee , a local restaurant owner , was shot and killed outside of his restaurant .
Also in Louisville , Barry Perkins died after being hit by a FedEx truck driver fleeing from looters .
77-year-old retired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed and shot by looters at a pawn shop .
Dorn was African American .
Did his black life not matter ?
In Chicago , John Tiggs was shot in the abdomen at a T-Mobile store while there to pay his bill – and died .
In Kansas City , 50-year-old dad , Marvin Francois was murdered by robbers while he was picking up one of his sons from a protest .
With all of that – and that is highlighting just a mere few instances of people murdered directly as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims has been nearly non-existent on network news .
At maximum , network news has spent a little over 2 minutes in their respective coverage – with none of the airtime on those murdered in riots cracking even 1 % when comparing total airtime of coverage pertaining to civil unrest from the networks .
Adding CHAZ to the equation truly drives home the negligent reporting from CBS , NBC , and ABC over the recent riots and ensuing chaos .
CHAZ – or “ Capital Hill Autonomous Zone ” , henceforth re-branded as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( or Organized ) Protest ” – is 6 blocks within Seattle where protestors pushed out a precinct of police and set-up walls and barricades blocking off their “ autonomous ” paradise , required photo I.D .
to enter , and stationed armed guards .
Nevermind that those three regular policies established within CHAZ are what the left has been on a war-path since , well , forever – the hypocrisy doesn ’ t end there .
The CHAZ was taken over by a rapper , Raz Simone .
Whether or not he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be contested by the likes of Yahoo !
News ‘ John Fund who reported : The notion that only “ critics ” are calling Raz Simone a warlord is right in line with the mainstream media ’ s condoning of the civil unrest .
Raz Simone has attacked people within CHAZ for not complying with his orders .
On the night CHAZ was taken over , Simone was patrolling the 6 block radius with an AK-47 and handgun , shouting “ this is war ” from his megaphone .
Raz has allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the two were arguing – Raz claimed he was “ peaceful ” before throwing hits at the man and his camera .
Raz has allegedly been videoed handing out guns to protestors in CHAZ .
Despite acting as the sole executor of justice in a police-free zone , lashing out at dissenters , and arming the rebellion , remember – only Raz ’ s critics are calling him a warlord .
On Saturday night , Seattle PD officers responded to shots fired in Cal Anderson Park around 2:30 AM in CHAZ .
Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the scene with guns drawn as a group of protestors approach the police .
In the video , an officer calls through a megaphone : “ Please move out of the way so we can get to the victim .
All we want to do is… provide them aid.
” Two victims were taken to a nearby medical center by CHAZ “ medics ” .
One of the victims died of his injuries , with the other in critical condition .
All of this is the behavior and actions condoned by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media accusing Donald Trump of normalizing violence , their washing away and willfully omitting the victims killed in the riots is not only shameless , but voidless of ethics or morals .
If you think the concept of BLM being infiltrated by cultural marxists is too far-fetched , let me really drive the point home… Video dug up from 2015 shows Patrisse Cullors , founder of BLM , confirming the group has a hidden agenda : Patrisse , Alicia Garza , and Opal Tometa founded Black Lives Matter together – self-described as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Soviet defector and KGB operative , Yuri Bezmenov ’ s interview on cultural Marxism need to watch this short clip : The subversion and demoralization referenced by Bezmenov doesn ’ t beget any productive or unified path forward as a country – only destruction .
This is exactly what the mainstream media stands behind .

By Jon Hall
With the latest bout of Black Lives Matter protests that started around the end of May in Minneapolis – and still currently ongoing – the mainstream media has proven to not only be fully on board with their violent rhetoric but also with normalizing brutality and racism.
To be clear: black lives do matter. There is a systemic problem regarding the training and guidance new police recruits in the United States undergo.
With how the mainstream media cozied up to protestors who are unwilling to any form of discourse and completely unhinged in their actions is already heavily problematic. If you take a closer look at what the media has condoned by supporting the protesting (see also: rioting), it becomes even uglier.
Across Saint Paul, Minneapolis’ neighboring city, 170 businesses were damaged, looted, or burnt three days after the death of George Floyd. In Louisville, David McAtee, a local restaurant owner, was shot and killed outside of his restaurant. Also in Louisville, Barry Perkins died after being hit by a FedEx truck driver fleeing from looters.
77-year-old retired police captain, David Dorn, was killed and shot by looters at a pawn shop. Dorn was African American. Did his black life not matter?
In Chicago, John Tiggs was shot in the abdomen at a T-Mobile store while there to pay his bill – and died. In Kansas City, 50-year-old dad, Marvin Francois was murdered by robbers while he was picking up one of his sons from a protest.
With all of that – and that is highlighting just a mere few instances of people murdered directly as a result of rioting, the coverage of the victims has been nearly non-existent on network news.
At maximum, network news has spent a little over 2 minutes in their respective coverage – with none of the airtime on those murdered in riots cracking even 1% when comparing total airtime of coverage pertaining to civil unrest from the networks.
Adding CHAZ to the equation truly drives home the negligent reporting from CBS, NBC, and ABC over the recent riots and ensuing chaos.
CHAZ – or “Capital Hill Autonomous Zone”, henceforth re-branded as CHOP – or “Capital Hill Occupied (or Organized) Protest” – is 6 blocks within Seattle where protestors pushed out a precinct of police and set-up walls and barricades blocking off their “autonomous” paradise, required photo I.D. to enter, and stationed armed guards.
Nevermind that those three regular policies established within CHAZ are what the left has been on a war-path since, well, forever – the hypocrisy doesn’t end there.
The CHAZ was taken over by a rapper, Raz Simone. Whether or not he’s a “warlord” seems to be contested by the likes of Yahoo!News‘ John Fund who reported:
Solomon [Raz] Simone… is the self-styled leader of the 300 or 400 CHAZians. Critics call him a ‘warlord’.
The notion that only “critics” are calling Raz Simone a warlord is right in line with the mainstream media’s condoning of the civil unrest.
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Raz Simone has attacked people within CHAZ for not complying with his orders. On the night CHAZ was taken over, Simone was patrolling the 6 block radius with an AK-47 and handgun, shouting “this is war” from his megaphone.
Raz has allegedly also attacked a citizen journalist. While the two were arguing – Raz claimed he was “peaceful” before throwing hits at the man and his camera.
Raz has allegedly been videoed handing out guns to protestors in CHAZ. Despite acting as the sole executor of justice in a police-free zone, lashing out at dissenters, and arming the rebellion, remember – only Raz’s critics are calling him a warlord.
On Saturday night, Seattle PD officers responded to shots fired in Cal Anderson Park around 2:30 AM in CHAZ. Police bodycam shows officers arriving and marching through to the scene with guns drawn as a group of protestors approach the police.
In the video, an officer calls through a megaphone: “Please move out of the way so we can get to the victim. All we want to do is… provide them aid.”
Two victims were taken to a nearby medical center by CHAZ “medics”. One of the victims died of his injuries, with the other in critical condition.
All of this is the behavior and actions condoned by the mainstream media. After years of the media accusing Donald Trump of normalizing violence, their washing away and willfully omitting the victims killed in the riots is not only shameless, but voidless of ethics or morals.
If you think the concept of BLM being infiltrated by cultural marxists is too far-fetched, let me really drive the point home…
Video dug up from 2015 shows Patrisse Cullors, founder of BLM, confirming the group has a hidden agenda:
We actually do have an ideological frame. Myself and Alicia in particular, we’re trained organizers. We are trained Marxists.
Patrisse, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometa founded Black Lives Matter together – self-described as “trained Marxists”. For those unfamiliar with Soviet defector and KGB operative, Yuri Bezmenov’s interview on cultural Marxism need to watch this short clip:
The subversion and demoralization referenced by Bezmenov doesn’t beget any productive or unified path forward as a country – only destruction.
This is exactly what the mainstream media stands behind.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--More Biden/Ukraine Tapes Released — Arkancide Implications Arise

BREAKING : More Biden audio tapes were just released from Ukraine in which Poroshenko thanks Biden for the help from the CIA in a fight against a witness to Biden/ Poroshenko organized crime , Alexander Onishchenko , who was poisoned .
UPDATE : BREAKING…More Biden Audio Tapes From Ukraine…Discussing Destroying Witnesses To Corruption , Planning Organized Crime Schemes…Detained Witness Alleges He Was Arrested And Poisoned While Traveling To US To Testify A curious episode of conversations on Alexander Onishchenko .
Poroshenko was so nervous about him that he asked for Biden ’ s help .
He thanked the deputy prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoke with the FBI so that they would not pay attention to the statements of the Ukrainian people ’ s deputy .
At the same time , Onishchenko himself described the exposure of Poroshenko ’ s corruption as “ the implementation of the Russian scenario to destabilize the situation in Ukraine ” , which Ukrainian intelligence together with the CIA was able to “ stop ” .
Moreover , the last connected Biden , judging by the conversation .
This indicates that he was directly involved in the fight against political opponents of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out that Ukrainian intelligence also worked against Onishchenko , carrying out orders from Poroshenko .
By the way , it was then headed by Valery Kondratyuk ( his name is mentioned in the conversation ) .
And he leads it now .
Already under Zelensky .
Whether he changed his approaches to fulfilling political tasks and who sets these tasks for him is an open question .
Onyshchenko was arrested on an Interpol warrant by Ukrainian authorities in late 2019 in Germany as he was traveling to the United States to testify against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
Onyshchenko is now in a German hospital after he alleges he was poisoned in prison .
He fears for his life .
Did old Sleepy , Creepy , Pedo Joe try to arkancide Onyshchenko ?

TheSharpEdge
@TheSharpEdge1
BREAKING: More Biden audio tapes were just released from Ukraine in which Poroshenko thanks Biden for the help from the CIA in a fight against a witness to Biden/ Poroshenko organized crime, Alexander Onishchenko, who was poisoned.
BREAKING: More Biden audio tapes were just released from Ukraine in which Poroshenko thanks Biden for the help from the CIA in a fight against a witness to Biden/ Poroshenko organized crime, Alexander Onishchenko, who was poisoned.t.co/z3shWmnH3v pic.twitter.com/OVTIMZYYwH — TheSharpEdge (@TheSharpEdge1) June 22, 2020
UPDATE: BREAKING…More Biden Audio Tapes From Ukraine…Discussing Destroying Witnesses To Corruption, Planning Organized Crime Schemes…Detained Witness Alleges He Was Arrested And Poisoned While Traveling To US To Testify
Loose translation of local Ukrainian press…
A curious episode of conversations on Alexander Onishchenko.
Poroshenko was so nervous about him that he asked for Biden’s help.
He thanked the deputy prime minister that he connected the CIA and spoke with the FBI so that they would not pay attention to the statements of the Ukrainian people’s deputy.
At the same time, Onishchenko himself described the exposure of Poroshenko’s corruption as “the implementation of the Russian scenario to destabilize the situation in Ukraine”, which Ukrainian intelligence together with the CIA was able to “stop”. Moreover, the last connected Biden, judging by the conversation. This indicates that he was directly involved in the fight against political opponents of Poroshenko.
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In addition, it turns out that Ukrainian intelligence also worked against Onishchenko, carrying out orders from Poroshenko. By the way, it was then headed by Valery Kondratyuk (his name is mentioned in the conversation). And he leads it now. Already under Zelensky. Whether he changed his approaches to fulfilling political tasks and who sets these tasks for him is an open question.
Onyshchenko was arrested on an Interpol warrant by Ukrainian authorities in late 2019 in Germany as he was traveling to the United States to testify against Biden during the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Onyshchenko is now in a German hospital after he alleges he was poisoned in prison. He fears for his life.
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Did old Sleepy, Creepy, Pedo Joe try to arkancide Onyshchenko?
h/t CrsCrpr


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--European Civil Unrest Erupting in Germany & the Netherlands

Riots are erupting all over Europe .
In Stuttgart , a total of 400 to 500 people participated in the @ @ @ @ @ 19 police officers injured .
The same is unfolding in the Hague in the Netherlands @ @ @ @ @ about human nature .
Our studies of time and riots warned that a simple correlation @ @ @ @ @ civil unrest would turn violent after 4 to 6 weeks .
We have even provided @ @ @ @ @ unrest incidents .
These politicians are clueless as to what they are trying to do @ @ @ @ @ the excuse to civilly imprison people until they destroy all CO2 producing companies .
They @ @ @ @ @ climate change people by using the virus as the excuse to destroy the world economy @

by Martin Armstrong
Riots are erupting all over Europe. In Stuttgart, a total of 400 to 500 people participated in the riots since Sunday night with 19 police officers injured. The same is unfolding in the Hague in the Netherlands. These politicians know nothing about human nature. Our studies of time and riots warned that a simple correlation provided a forecast that the civil unrest would turn violent after 4 to 6 weeks. We have even provided a listing of US civil unrest incidents.
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These politicians are clueless as to what they are trying to do, using this virus as the excuse to civilly imprison people until they destroy all CO2 producing companies. They are fully conspiring with the climate change people by using the virus as the excuse to destroy the world economy.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--FOX: “LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond B

FOX: “LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar on Friday.

BREAKING : Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
I ’ m told he used his police credit union debit card .
@ @ @ @ @ confirms they took a report & they ’ re now investigating .
@ FOXLA

Bill Melugin
@BillFOXLA
BREAKING: Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly
found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks
in Diamond Bar on Friday. I’m told he used his police credit
union debit card. Sheriff’s Dept. confirms they took a
report & they’re now investigating. @FOXLA
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WARNING: GRAPHIC Image at the link
BREAKING: Sources tell me an off duty LAPD officer allegedly found a tampon halfway thru his Frappuccino at a Starbucks in Diamond Bar on Friday. I’m told he used his police credit union debit card. Sheriff’s Dept. confirms they took a report & they’re now investigating. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/HdLTreNuur — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) June 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Soros’ foundation has donated to BLM as this Rooters fact check confirms. Fact check the fact checke

Soros’ foundation has donated to BLM as this Rooters fact check confirms. Fact check the fact checkers.

See Rooters link at this link : “ Conspiracy theories around billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros surge as protests @ @ @ @ @ Black people sweep U.S .
”

See Rooters link at this link:
Saw this poorly written report reproduced in The SMH. For some reason it fails to mention that Soros' foundation has donated to BLM as this Reuters fact check confirms. Fact check the fact checkers.t.co/zIxoNJnjTR t.co/iIOgncx4p9 — Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) June 23, 2020
AP:
“Conspiracy theories around billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros surge as protests over the police killings of Black people sweep U.S.”
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Yeah, right.
h/t Builder


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Germany orders first local lockdown since easing…  High levels of cortisol associated with greater r

Germany orders first local lockdown since easing…  High levels of cortisol associated with greater risk of death

German authorities on Tuesday ordered a new lockdown for an entire district — the first since easing coronavirus restrictions and a major setback to hopes of a swift return to normality .
“ For the first time in Germany , we will return an entire district to the measures that applied several weeks ago , ” Armin Laschet , state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia , said .
High levels of cortisol associated with greater risk of death… LONDON – Could stress from the COVID-19 pandemic be making cases more severe for some patients ?
New research suggests that high levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are associated with a greater risk of death in coronavirus patients .
Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands .
Best known for its role in regulating our body ’ s fight-or-flight response in stressful situations , it ’ s also important for controlling other bodily functions .
Those include metabolism , blood pressure , salt and water balance , and the body ’ s immune system response .
Too little and too much cortisol are both dangerous .
High levels are particularly dangerous because they can alter immune system function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious illness .
In the study , scientists collected blood samples from 535 hospital patients and examined the amount of cortisol in their blood .
Of the sample , 403 of them had COVID-19 .
When scientists compared cortisol levels between patients with and without COVID-19 , they found that patients with the virus have significantly higher cortisol levels .
APPLE watch to remind you to wash hands…

Germany orders first local lockdown since easing…
German authorities on Tuesday ordered a new lockdown for an entire district — the first since easing coronavirus restrictions and a major setback to hopes of a swift return to normality.
“For the first time in Germany, we will return an entire district to the measures that applied several weeks ago,” Armin Laschet, state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, said.
“We will reintroduce a lockdown in the district of Guetersloh,” he said, adding that the restrictions that cover 360,000 people and will be valid until at least June 30.
High levels of cortisol associated with greater risk of death…
LONDON – Could stress from the COVID-19 pandemic be making cases more severe for some patients? New research suggests that high levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, are associated with a greater risk of death in coronavirus patients.
Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Best known for its role in regulating our body’s fight-or-flight response in stressful situations, it’s also important for controlling other bodily functions. Those include metabolism, blood pressure, salt and water balance, and the body’s immune system response. Too little and too much cortisol are both dangerous. High levels are particularly dangerous because they can alter immune system function and increase the risk of infection and serious illness.
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In the study, scientists collected blood samples from 535 hospital patients and examined the amount of cortisol in their blood. Of the sample, 403 of them had COVID-19. When scientists compared cortisol levels between patients with and without COVID-19, they found that patients with the virus have significantly higher cortisol levels.
LAX testing fever-detecting cameras…
APPLE watch to remind you to wash hands…
U.S. DEATHS: 120,402…
AMERICA SICK MAP…
WORLD SICK MAP…


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Key Support for Economy May Be About to Buckle…  Decline of Dollar Could Happen at ‘Warp Speed’

Key Support for Economy May Be About to Buckle… Spending by Americans with the lowest incomes has registered a far bigger bounce since the worst of the Covid-19 crisis than spending among the better off .
That recovery may prove fleeting .
The drop in spending that started in mid-March , as worries about the novel coronavirus pandemic became widespread , was swift and devastating .
An analysis conducted by nonpartisan research group Opportunity Insights of credit- and debit-card data collected by Affinity Solutions shows that by early April , spending by U.S. consumers had fallen 33 % from January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when many Americans began receiving stimulus payments , things started picking up .
As of June 17 , spending was off by just 8.9 % .
Decline of dollar could happen at ‘ warp speed ’ … Stephen Roach , a Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman , tells MarketWatch that his forecast for a sharp deterioration of the U.S. dollar could be a very near-term phenomenon , not an event that looms off in the distance .
“ I do think it ’ s something that happens sooner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told MarketWatch during a Monday-afternoon interview .
His comments come as the financial expert has been warning for weeks of an epic downturn of the buck that could signal the end of the hegemony of the greenback as a reserve currency — an event that would ripple through global financial markets .

Key Support for Economy May Be About to Buckle…
Spending by Americans with the lowest incomes has registered a far bigger bounce since the worst of the Covid-19 crisis than spending among the better off. That recovery may prove fleeting.
The drop in spending that started in mid-March, as worries about the novel coronavirus pandemic became widespread, was swift and devastating. An analysis conducted by nonpartisan research group Opportunity Insights of credit- and debit-card data collected by Affinity Solutions shows that by early April, spending by U.S. consumers had fallen 33% from January levels. Then starting in mid-April, when many Americans began receiving stimulus payments, things started picking up. As of June 17, spending was off by just 8.9%.
Decline of dollar could happen at ‘warp speed’…
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Stephen Roach, a Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, tells MarketWatch that his forecast for a sharp deterioration of the U.S. dollar could be a very near-term phenomenon, not an event that looms off in the distance.
“I do think it’s something that happens sooner rather than later,” the economist told MarketWatch during a Monday-afternoon interview.
His comments come as the financial expert has been warning for weeks of an epic downturn of the buck that could signal the end of the hegemony of the greenback as a reserve currency — an event that would ripple through global financial markets.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Silicon Valley pioneer claims that Google and Facebook are “choking” the internet

( Natural News ) As the founder and CTO of a tech company , you ’ d hardly expect David Heinemeier Hansson to be one of Silicon Valley ’ s biggest critics .
But the co-founder of Basecamp and creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web application framework is far from your typical Silicon Valley executive .
On social media , Hansson regularly tweets about breaking Google up and holding Tesla accountable for the failures of its Autopilot .
The company he founded is one of the few that has eschewed having a presence on Facebook .
Actions like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter .
Now , Hansson is once again taking aim at Silicon Valley ’ s biggest firms .
He claims that their near-monopoly is stifling the internet , stating : “ A handful of companies have colonized the web , and they ’ re choking it.
” More than just pointing out these issues , Hansson has put his money where his mouth is and actually tried to do something about it .
Back in 2018 , he and fellow Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried started what would become Hey .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ service launched on June 15 and is designed to protect users from the types of invasive surveillance that have become the norm .
( Related : Google and Facebook are the new NSA . )
For the most part , Hansson was mostly content with nurturing Basecamp , the project management software business he had co-founded with Fried .
Things started to change after the 2016 election when it came to light just how much private information Facebook had been able to share to political consulting firms without users ’ consent .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that that moment was “ Pandora ’ s box ” and that it laid bare “ the way the industry actually worked.
” Following that , Hansson started doing more research into online advertising technology and was horrified by what he found .
By December of 2018 , he was disgusted enough with a series of targetted ads his own company ran on Facebook that he announced that Basecamp was becoming a “ Facebook-free ” business — no Facebook ads , no presence at all on the social media site .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s crusade against some of Silicon Valley ’ s biggest companies would continue to grow .
This past January , Hansson testified before Congress in a hearing on the market power of online platforms alongside other tech industry leaders .
“ At first I was a little cynical , to be honest , that I was just going to show up and deliver my little speech , ” Hansson said .
“ When you ’ re on Twitter a lot , you ’ re in the bubble of thinking that everyone is paying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then you get into the real world .
It felt like we were delivering new information to Congress.
” According to Hansson , his experience in Congress gave him a newfound sense of purpose .
Since then , he began advocating for more stringent legislation to “ break up the monopolies ” and “ give consumers better alternatives.
” The latter has become a personal refrain , with him reflecting that any advocacy needs to “ present compelling alternatives.
” Inspiring others to build alternatives to the current leaders For Hansson and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Hey provides a compelling enough alternative to justify its $ 99-a-year pricepoint .
The two are hoping that people will be willing to pay for some radical changes to the email experience .
This includes the automatic screening of emails to filter out advertising junk while also stripping out any tracking tools found in the emails themselves .
According to Hansson , the changes in Hey are being done because of how companies like Google are controlling the feeds of their email services .
“ Email is getting turned into the [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s an editorialized inbox that the likes of Google have designed for you , ” he says .
Earlier this year , a report by The Markup exposed the fact that Google was marking some political emails as spam while giving others prime inbox space .
“ It ’ s the same power that Facebook sits on ; it ’ s their moral prerogative whether to use it .
I don ’ t think that ’ s good , ” stated Hansson .
“ I think it ’ s completely dystopian.
” So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts seem to be working with Hey having over 40,000 people on its waiting list before it launched .
However , Hansson also acknowledges that this , and even the 200,000 users that they ’ re aiming for , is just “ a drop in the bucket.
” The real goal for him is to create enough buzz and momentum to put real pressure on the current market leaders in both email and tech in general .
The hope is that Hey will lead to the creation of similar products from outside Silicon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rely on the people who created the problems to solve the problems , ” he stated .
“ We have to look for solutions outside of Silicon Valley .
”

by: Franz Walker
(Natural News) As the founder and CTO of a tech company, you’d hardly expect David Heinemeier Hansson to be one of Silicon Valley’s biggest critics. But the co-founder of Basecamp and creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web application framework is far from your typical Silicon Valley executive.
On social media, Hansson regularly tweets about breaking Google up and holding Tesla accountable for the failures of its Autopilot. The company he founded is one of the few that has eschewed having a presence on Facebook. Actions like these have earned him over 400,000 followers on Twitter.
Now, Hansson is once again taking aim at Silicon Valley’s biggest firms. He claims that their near-monopoly is stifling the internet, stating: “A handful of companies have colonized the web, and they’re choking it.”
More than just pointing out these issues, Hansson has put his money where his mouth is and actually tried to do something about it. Back in 2018, he and fellow Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried started what would become Hey. The paid, $99-per-year, email service launched on June 15 and is designed to protect users from the types of invasive surveillance that have become the norm. (Related: Google and Facebook are the new NSA.)
From innovator to crusader
For the most part, Hansson was mostly content with nurturing Basecamp, the project management software business he had co-founded with Fried. Things started to change after the 2016 election when it came to light just how much private information Facebook had been able to share to political consulting firms without users’ consent.
In an interview with Fast Company, Hansson said that that moment was “Pandora’s box” and that it laid bare “the way the industry actually worked.”
Following that, Hansson started doing more research into online advertising technology and was horrified by what he found. By December of 2018, he was disgusted enough with a series of targetted ads his own company ran on Facebook that he announced that Basecamp was becoming a “Facebook-free” business — no Facebook ads, no presence at all on the social media site.
This was just the start. Hansson’s crusade against some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies would continue to grow. This past January, Hansson testified before Congress in a hearing on the market power of online platforms alongside other tech industry leaders.
“At first I was a little cynical, to be honest, that I was just going to show up and deliver my little speech,” Hansson said. “When you’re on Twitter a lot, you’re in the bubble of thinking that everyone is paying attention to the same things you know. Then you get into the real world. It felt like we were delivering new information to Congress.”
According to Hansson, his experience in Congress gave him a newfound sense of purpose. Since then, he began advocating for more stringent legislation to “break up the monopolies” and “give consumers better alternatives.” The latter has become a personal refrain, with him reflecting that any advocacy needs to “present compelling alternatives.”
Inspiring others to build alternatives to the current leaders
For Hansson and co-founder Fried, the question now is if Hey provides a compelling enough alternative to justify its $99-a-year pricepoint. The two are hoping that people will be willing to pay for some radical changes to the email experience. This includes the automatic screening of emails to filter out advertising junk while also stripping out any tracking tools found in the emails themselves.
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According to Hansson, the changes in Hey are being done because of how companies like Google are controlling the feeds of their email services.
“Email is getting turned into the [Facebook] News Feed. It’s an editorialized inbox that the likes of Google have designed for you,” he says.
Earlier this year, a report by The Markup exposed the fact that Google was marking some political emails as spam while giving others prime inbox space.
“It’s the same power that Facebook sits on; it’s their moral prerogative whether to use it. I don’t think that’s good,” stated Hansson. “I think it’s completely dystopian.”
So far, Hansson and Fried’s efforts seem to be working with Hey having over 40,000 people on its waiting list before it launched.
However, Hansson also acknowledges that this, and even the 200,000 users that they’re aiming for, is just “a drop in the bucket.” The real goal for him is to create enough buzz and momentum to put real pressure on the current market leaders in both email and tech in general. The hope is that Hey will lead to the creation of similar products from outside Silicon Valley.
“We can’t rely on the people who created the problems to solve the problems,” he stated. “We have to look for solutions outside of Silicon Valley.”
Sources include:
Breitbart.com
FastCompany.com
M.SignalVNoise.com
TheMarkup.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Recession Started Right on Time — Before Most Were Even Aware, So Beware!

Before we get into the timing of the recession , here is a graph that is particularly telling of the Fed ’ s journey and is worth studying from left to right .
Notice how chaotic and less effective our journey with FedMed has become , just as I wrote about in another article this week ( “ Zero Hedge Confirms Fed is Dead “ ) .
I want you to particularly note how the effectiveness of FedMed petered out after the recession took down the stock market .
( The top line is total Fed assets ; the bottom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) The market is refusing to attain its previous climax because the now impotent Fed just can ’ t get it up again .
( Just sayin ’ .
That description fits it best . )
There is an alternative way to view the tail-end of the Fed ’ s demise , but I ’ m not sure it looks any better for the Fed .
Here ’ s a close-up of that end time on the graph : As the Fed has rounded off its balance sheet expansion ( the final little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the market has rounded off with it .
One could argue that the Fed ’ s balance sheet expansion still works ; however , it used to be the case ( as shown in the first graph ) that each time the Fed ended balance sheet expansion , the market just went flat for a long time .
It ’ s no so clear that it will just go flat this time .
If the Fed holds where it ’ s at , but the economy starts going back down this summer contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on , the market will likely plummet , even if the Fed holds where it is at .
There is a second problem here : clearly the market won ’ t go up any further without more Fed support .
It immediately goes down as the Fed goes down .
The question to ask is , “ Can the Fed keep giving more support when it has already had to create outrageous new bailout programs as part of it is current support ?
” In other words , how much more outrageous will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much more chaotic , therefore , will the market become if the Fed tries to keep making that climb with QE4ever , which it will have to do to keep the market from falling if the economy goes back down ?
It certainly shows it has to be QE4ever to keep the market rising .
if the Fed just takes a breath , down it starts to go , even as the economy was reopening .
The market ’ s dependence on the Fed is now absolutely tight .
With the Fed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shot of COVID news to cause the notable dive in this graph .
There is a lot more Coronacrisis news to come .
The current resurgence in case numbers will likely grow .
More importantly , I am predicting you will certainly see many disastrous economic knock-on effects later this summer from the global economic shutdown that already happened , and the social unrest I predicted as part of this Epocalypse is going to keep growing worse every day as we move into the full US election season .
All of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the stock market down again this summer and likely worse in the fall .
The Epocalypse , as I call it , is a massive global meltdown that is going to get worse over the summer and especially into the fall .
I also guarantee you the Fed starts pushing its balance sheet up again this summer but with less effect and more chaos .
To help you weigh these predictions , let me tell you with official proof now how such predictions here have gone historically in case you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schedule before the Coronacrisis The stock market crashed right after we went into recession , proving my 2019 prediction for the market correct , which was that the market would not likely crash again until recession hit ; but that the recession , when it was fully recognized in the early part of 2020 , would certainly take the stock market down with it .
I also claimed in January of 2019 that the next US recession would begin in 2019 but not be recognized officially until 2020 .
That , too , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , the recession turned out to be a lot steeper because of the Coronacrisis than it would have been without it .
As a result , some will argue that we would never have had a recession officially declared at the start of 2020 , had the coronavirus not hit .
That will appear true only until you look into the details of the official declaration of this recession as quoted below .
While the Coronacrisis shoved the whole world down more steeply than our trip into recession would have gone without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officially been declared to have begun before the Coronacrisis hit the US with evidence that the economy actually peaked in the final quarter of 2019 : Cambridge , June 8 , 2020 – The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs of U.S. business cycles .
The committee has determined that a peak in monthly economic activity occurred in the U.S. economy in February 2020 .
The peak marks the end of the expansion that began in June 2009 and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lasted 128 months , the longest in the history of U.S. business cycles dating back to 1854 .
The previous record was held by the business expansion that lasted for 120 months from March 1991 to March 2001 .
The committee also determined that a peak in quarterly economic activity occurred in 2019Q4 .
Note that the monthly peak ( February 2020 ) occurred in a different quarter ( 2020Q1 ) than the quarterly peak .
The committee determined these peak dates in accord with its long-standing policy of identifying the months and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requiring that the monthly peak lie in the same quarter as the quarterly peak .
Further comments on the difference between the quarterly and monthly dates are provided below… .
The committee believes that the two most reliable comprehensive estimates of aggregate production are the quarterly estimates of real Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) and of real Gross Domestic Income ( GDI ) , both produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ) .
These measures estimate production that occurred over an entire quarter and are not available monthly… .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee relies on real GDP and real GDI as published by the BEA , and on quarterly averages of key monthly indicators .
Quarterly real GDP and real GDI peaked in 2019Q4… .
The committee concluded that like GDP and GDI , the number of people working also reached its quarterly peak in 2019Q4 .
So , when the recession began , depends on whether you look at the data monthly or quarterly .
Officially , it was declared to have begun in 2020 , when I said it would be declared , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market down .
However , data looking back indicates the economy climaxed 2019 , which is when I said recession would actually begin , and I noted every time I said it that no one would believe it had begun until 2020 ( except maybe a few devoted followers of mine ) .
To be precise , I said it would begin in the summer of 2019 due in part to continued Fed tightening and that it would likely start with a huge repo crisis that would also be due to continued Fed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I qualified that prediction by saying the recession would not be recognized by most people and certainly not officially until early 2020 , when I said it would be noted retroactively to have begun in 2019 .
In the summer of 2019 , we entered a manufacturing recession , recognized by nearly everyone writing on economics , even at the time .
In the summer of 2019 , we also began the worst repo crisis on record , fully recognized by everyone everywhere .
The services sector , however , did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 2019 .
Services being by far the larger part of the US economy , the full economy did not peak on a quarterly basis until , as noted above by the NBER , the fourth quarter of 2019 .
The whole thing went almost exactly as I said it all would , including how people would not recognize it and not believe I was right about the recession until 2020 .
The move into recession was masked because services did not join the decline until the final quarter of 2019 .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in summer but didn ’ t become complete until fall . )
We ’ d have to wait until 2020 , I said repeatedly , to know if I was right because the slide into recession would be subtle enough , at first , that we would only know for sure by looking back .
And , so , it turned out .
I know , I ’ m a little smug about this , but when you take the slings and arrows of people bombarding you in comments on several sites throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you are obviously stupid and were clearly wrong and don ’ t know anything ( even though they are doing exactly what you said they would do by saying that ) , you earn the right when it ’ s all finally officially determined to clear your throat and say a loud “ Ahem !
”

by David Haggith
Before we get into the timing of the recession, here is a graph that is particularly telling of the Fed’s journey and is worth studying from left to right. Notice how chaotic and less effective our journey with FedMed has become, just as I wrote about in another article this week (“Zero Hedge Confirms Fed is Dead“).
I want you to particularly note how the effectiveness of FedMed petered out after the recession took down the stock market. (The top line is total Fed assets; the bottom is the S&P 500.) The market is refusing to attain its previous climax because the now impotent Fed just can’t get it up again. (Just sayin’. That description fits it best.)
There is an alternative way to view the tail-end of the Fed’s demise, but I’m not sure it looks any better for the Fed. Here’s a close-up of that end time on the graph:
As the Fed has rounded off its balance sheet expansion (the final little tick in the first graph), the market has rounded off with it. One could argue that the Fed’s balance sheet expansion still works; however, it used to be the case (as shown in the first graph) that each time the Fed ended balance sheet expansion, the market just went flat for a long time. It’s no so clear that it will just go flat this time. If the Fed holds where it’s at, but the economy starts going back down this summer contrary to what the market is fully betting on, the market will likely plummet, even if the Fed holds where it is at.
There is a second problem here: clearly the market won’t go up any further without more Fed support. It immediately goes down as the Fed goes down. The question to ask is, “Can the Fed keep giving more support when it has already had to create outrageous new bailout programs as part of it is current support?”
In other words, how much more outrageous will the Fed have to become; and how much more chaotic, therefore, will the market become if the Fed tries to keep making that climb with QE4ever, which it will have to do to keep the market from falling if the economy goes back down? It certainly shows it has to be QE4ever to keep the market rising. if the Fed just takes a breath, down it starts to go, even as the economy was reopening.
The market’s dependence on the Fed is now absolutely tight. With the Fed softening support, all it took was a shot of COVID news to cause the notable dive in this graph. There is a lot more Coronacrisis news to come. The current resurgence in case numbers will likely grow.
More importantly, I am predicting you will certainly see many disastrous economic knock-on effects later this summer from the global economic shutdown that already happened, and the social unrest I predicted as part of this Epocalypse is going to keep growing worse every day as we move into the full US election season. All of that will add new economic damage that will take the stock market down again this summer and likely worse in the fall. The Epocalypse, as I call it, is a massive global meltdown that is going to get worse over the summer and especially into the fall.
I also guarantee you the Fed starts pushing its balance sheet up again this summer but with less effect and more chaos.
To help you weigh these predictions, let me tell you with official proof now how such predictions here have gone historically in case you’re new:
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This recession began on my schedule before the Coronacrisis
The stock market crashed right after we went into recession, proving my 2019 prediction for the market correct, which was that the market would not likely crash again until recession hit; but that the recession, when it was fully recognized in the early part of 2020, would certainly take the stock market down with it.
I also claimed in January of 2019 that the next US recession would begin in 2019 but not be recognized officially until 2020. That, too, has now been proven correct.
Of course, the recession turned out to be a lot steeper because of the Coronacrisis than it would have been without it. As a result, some will argue that we would never have had a recession officially declared at the start of 2020, had the coronavirus not hit. That will appear true only until you look into the details of the official declaration of this recession as quoted below.
While the Coronacrisis shoved the whole world down more steeply than our trip into recession would have gone without it, the US recession has actually officially been declared to have begun before the Coronacrisis hit the US with evidence that the economy actually peaked in the final quarter of 2019:
Cambridge, June 8, 2020 – The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs of U.S. business cycles. The committee has determined that a peak in monthly economic activity occurred in the U.S. economy in February 2020. The peak marks the end of the expansion that began in June 2009 and the beginning of a recession. The expansion lasted 128 months, the longest in the history of U.S. business cycles dating back to 1854. The previous record was held by the business expansion that lasted for 120 months from March 1991 to March 2001. The committee also determined that a peak in quarterly economic activity occurred in 2019Q4. Note that the monthly peak (February 2020) occurred in a different quarter (2020Q1) than the quarterly peak. The committee determined these peak dates in accord with its long-standing policy of identifying the months and quarters of peak activity separately, without requiring that the monthly peak lie in the same quarter as the quarterly peak. Further comments on the difference between the quarterly and monthly dates are provided below…. The committee believes that the two most reliable comprehensive estimates of aggregate production are the quarterly estimates of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and of real Gross Domestic Income (GDI), both produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). These measures estimate production that occurred over an entire quarter and are not available monthly…. In dating the quarterly peak, the committee relies on real GDP and real GDI as published by the BEA, and on quarterly averages of key monthly indicators. Quarterly real GDP and real GDI peaked in 2019Q4…. The committee concluded that like GDP and GDI, the number of people working also reached its quarterly peak in 2019Q4. National Bureau of Economic Research
So, when the recession began, depends on whether you look at the data monthly or quarterly. Officially, it was declared to have begun in 2020, when I said it would be declared, right as the Coronacrisis took the stock market down. However, data looking back indicates the economy climaxed 2019, which is when I said recession would actually begin, and I noted every time I said it that no one would believe it had begun until 2020 (except maybe a few devoted followers of mine).
To be precise, I said it would begin in the summer of 2019 due in part to continued Fed tightening and that it would likely start with a huge repo crisis that would also be due to continued Fed tightening. Every time I said that, I qualified that prediction by saying the recession would not be recognized by most people and certainly not officially until early 2020, when I said it would be noted retroactively to have begun in 2019.
In the summer of 2019, we entered a manufacturing recession, recognized by nearly everyone writing on economics, even at the time. In the summer of 2019, we also began the worst repo crisis on record, fully recognized by everyone everywhere. The services sector, however, did not start into recession until the fourth quarter of 2019. Services being by far the larger part of the US economy, the full economy did not peak on a quarterly basis until, as noted above by the NBER, the fourth quarter of 2019.
The whole thing went almost exactly as I said it all would, including how people would not recognize it and not believe I was right about the recession until 2020. The move into recession was masked because services did not join the decline until the final quarter of 2019. (So, the decline into recession started in summer but didn’t become complete until fall.)
We’d have to wait until 2020, I said repeatedly, to know if I was right because the slide into recession would be subtle enough, at first, that we would only know for sure by looking back. And, so, it turned out.
I know, I’m a little smug about this, but when you take the slings and arrows of people bombarding you in comments on several sites throughout the second half of 2019 with statements that you are obviously stupid and were clearly wrong and don’t know anything (even though they are doing exactly what you said they would do by saying that), you earn the right when it’s all finally officially determined to clear your throat and say a loud “Ahem!”
Victory lap.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--Chances for Policy Mistakes Are Unusually High Says Gina Martin Adams

Bloomberg ’ s Chief Equity Strategist Gina Martin Adams recently spoke with Jim Puplava to discuss her current market outlook .
She explained what impact the 2020 presidential elections could have on the market as well as key issues to look out for .
Gina also outlined potential policy mistakes and why she believes the chances for such mistakes are unusually high right now .
For audio , see Bloomberg ’ s Gina Martin Adams Says the Market ’ s Entering a New Phase .
I don ’ t think anyone could have predicted the first half of 2020 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , what impact do you think the presidential election will have ?
There are a lot of key issues I think you want to consider in terms of the election .
But again , I go back to my 2016 corollary , where stocks went through a very volatile period pre-election .
There was a lot of turmoil with respect to the two very different candidates at that point in time as well .
And it wasn ’ t until after the election where we finally got our relief rally .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see something similar .
There are some very big similarities and there are very big differences on the part of candidates .
I ’ ll go through a couple of things we ’ re certainly watching for .
One is trade policy .
What is rhetoric versus policy with respect to how we ’ re going to navigate trade relations globally is probably going to be pretty consequential to corporate profitability .
Another thing to consider is tax policy .
Will we see a rollback of corporate tax cuts ?
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2023 with some rollback of the corporate tax cuts that were enacted in late 2017 going into 2018 .
What we see with respect to corporate tax policy is going to be really consequential to corporate profitability and could certainly create a lot of turmoil .
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It ’ s obviously been a big leader in the market in 2020 .
Healthcare stocks have been roaring back after hitting a period of dormancy since the 2016 election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to how we pay for health care in this country going into 2021 ?
How will the candidates approach health care ?
The other thing I think you want to watch for and this is not necessarily related to the election , but really more related to the near term fiscal policy action .
There ’ s a possibility that we get either an extension of the unemployment benefits program or other programs designed to boost the economy sometime within the next several months .
Not necessarily related , but peripherally related to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infrastructure package ?
That ’ s something that I think we want to consider into the next six months .
So , the election will matter .
Certainly fiscal policy will absolutely matter .
And let ’ s not forget about monetary policy as well , because we ’ re not completely settled on our monetary policy approach .
The Fed is still apparently considering potential yield curve control .
What will that mean for the financial sector in particular ?
What will it mean for REITS and spreads that continue to expand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obviously very supportive of spreads and some of the lower quality companies in the S & P 500 , so will that shift ?
There ’ s certainly a lot to watch for with respect to policy action out of Washington , presumably impacting the equity market as well .
What are the chances of a policy mistake going forward ?
I would say the chances are unusually high .
However , I think if anything at this moment in time , our policy mistakes would be more geared to erring on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a policy mistake , in my opinion , it ’ s that we hold on too long and we stimulate too much , and then fail to take it back fast enough .
The result is a potential inflationary breakout .
I know that that sounds completely bizarre to talk about at this moment in time , given the deflationary pressures we ’ re dealing with .
But I do think at some point , you have to really consider how much do you need to take back ?
Because we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis since 2008 .
That ’ s a very , very long time to have extraordinary policy accommodation continuously infusing liquidity into the market .
I do have some questions as to at what point does that finally result in conditions that are entirely different and that we are completely unprepared for as an investor universe .
I ’ m more worried about the monetary policy side than the fiscal policy side .
I think oftentimes , it ’ s much more difficult to get fiscal policy action .
But on the monetary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well see a confluence of events where we maintain extremely accommodative monetary policy for an extraordinary period of time .
Where we wait a little bit too long for the economy to bounce back .
At the same time , companies are thinking about really altering their supply chain , diversifying their supply chain , which is going to inherently increase costs in the system .
So you ’ ve got this combination of potential supply chain disruptions that are on a more permanent basis that keep constraints on supply and recovering demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This could create relate results in a lot of inflation volatility that we haven ’ t seen in a considerable period of time .
Now , I want to keep my eye on the ball of fiscal policymakers , obviously .
But even on that front , I think , if we ’ re still struggling economically , it ’ s incredibly unlikely that fiscal policymakers are going to come together and do something that is restrictive .
If anything , the fiscal policymakers will remain too easy for too long .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Treasury market as well as the dollar .
I think you want to keep an eye on policymakers and what they ’ re doing broadly because we ’ ve been in this environment of extraordinary policy action .
As an asset class , the equity market is absolutely more sensitive to a potential policy error than it has been in the recent past .
It does make me somewhat uncomfortable ; I definitely want to keep an eye on it .
I ’ m not tremendously worried about it right now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be somewhat conscientious about that fact .
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by FS
Bloomberg’s Chief Equity Strategist Gina Martin Adams recently spoke with Jim Puplava to discuss her current market outlook. She explained what impact the 2020 presidential elections could have on the market as well as key issues to look out for. Gina also outlined potential policy mistakes and why she believes the chances for such mistakes are unusually high right now.
For audio, see Bloomberg’s Gina Martin Adams Says the Market’s Entering a New Phase.
There are a lot of key issues I think you want to consider in terms of the election. But again, I go back to my 2016 corollary, where stocks went through a very volatile period pre-election. There was a lot of turmoil with respect to the two very different candidates at that point in time as well. And it wasn’t until after the election where we finally got our relief rally. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see something similar. There are some very big similarities and there are very big differences on the part of candidates.
I’ll go through a couple of things we’re certainly watching for. One is trade policy. What is rhetoric versus policy with respect to how we’re going to navigate trade relations globally is probably going to be pretty consequential to corporate profitability.
Another thing to consider is tax policy. Will we see a rollback of corporate tax cuts? There’s already a plan for 2022 and 2023 with some rollback of the corporate tax cuts that were enacted in late 2017 going into 2018. What we see with respect to corporate tax policy is going to be really consequential to corporate profitability and could certainly create a lot of turmoil.
Stay ahead of the news! Subscribe to our premium weekday podcast
Healthcare is another issue. It’s obviously been a big leader in the market in 2020. Healthcare stocks have been roaring back after hitting a period of dormancy since the 2016 election season. Will we see major changes to how we pay for health care in this country going into 2021? How will the candidates approach health care?
The other thing I think you want to watch for and this is not necessarily related to the election, but really more related to the near term fiscal policy action. There’s a possibility that we get either an extension of the unemployment benefits program or other programs designed to boost the economy sometime within the next several months.
Not necessarily related, but peripherally related to the election; will we get an infrastructure package? That’s something that I think we want to consider into the next six months. So, the election will matter. Certainly fiscal policy will absolutely matter. And let’s not forget about monetary policy as well, because we’re not completely settled on our monetary policy approach.
The Fed is still apparently considering potential yield curve control. What will that mean for the financial sector in particular? What will it mean for REITS and spreads that continue to expand the corporate bond practices, which is obviously very supportive of spreads and some of the lower quality companies in the S&P 500, so will that shift? There’s certainly a lot to watch for with respect to policy action out of Washington, presumably impacting the equity market as well.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--WHOA! WATCH Biden Get BETRAYED on CNN – Lifelong Dem REVEALS What He REALLY Thinks LIVE!

100 % Fed Up reports , A panel of ‘ Lifelong Democrats ’ were being interviewed on CNN when one @ @ @ @ @ in the room .
He said Joe Biden is really old .
Alisyn Camerota shot @ @ @ @ @ saying he ’ s only three years older than President Trump .

100% Fed Up reports, A panel of ‘Lifelong Democrats’ were being interviewed on CNN when one Democrat brought up the elephant in the room. He said Joe Biden is really old. Alisyn Camerota shot back to defend Biden by saying he’s only three years older than President Trump.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-23--BOOM! CNN Analyst Blames the Media For Mass Resignation Within the Police Force

Collin Rugg from Trending Politics reports , On Wednesday , CNN law enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey unloaded on the media @ @ @ @ @ it comes to the tension between America and the police force , as he blamed @ @ @ @ @ of police officers in recent weeks .

Collin Rugg from Trending Politics reports, On Wednesday, CNN law enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey unloaded on the media for fanning the flames when it comes to the tension between America and the police force, as he blamed them for the mass resignation of police officers in recent weeks.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-24--LOOK Which Commie Gov. is BEGGING Trump for a Bailout After She RUINED Her Own State

Jim Hoft from The Gateway Pundit reports , Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is famous for her tyrannical rule , her @ @ @ @ @ raw hatred for those who disagree with her .
In March crazed Democrat Michigan Governor @ @ @ @ @ retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her , plant seeds were non-essential @

Jim Hoft from The Gateway Pundit reports, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is famous for her tyrannical rule, her blind ambition, and her raw hatred for those who disagree with her. In March crazed Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, plant seeds were non-essential.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-24--Reddit protects drone murder Obama and show their disregard for humanity by defending Obamas rebrand

Reddit protects drone murder Obama and show their disregard for humanity by defending Obamas rebranding of killed innocent civilians into combatants. Another case of Reddit serving the murder elites.

Reddit defends Obama policy .
They show disregarding for killed civilians by believing the Obama Administration crap .

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Reddit defends Obama policy. They show disregarding for killed civilians by believing the Obama Administration crap.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-24--RUSH: What in the world do they think is the advantage that’s gonna accrue to them by doing this?

RUSH : Grab sound bite number 1 .
I want to go back to Friday because we had some sports stuff happen over the weekend , and this just documents that you should not doubt me .
On Friday I was describing for everybody how professional sports is now — I don ’ t know if “ embrace ” is the right word .
I guess for the sake of discussion “ embrace ” means loving .
There is nothing love oriented here .
Professional sports is now allowing itself to be totally corrupted by outside political forces for which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of escaping , which was my point .
RUSH : ARCHIVE : An NFL game or a Sunday afternoon — or spending some time watching Major League Baseball , the NBA , college football , whatever — it ’ s a respite .
It ’ s a place you go to escape all of this , including controversy , the controversy of politics , corruption , you name it .
Now the sports leagues are embracing all that you use sports to escape from , and they are incorporating all of it into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ football games , baseball games , what have you .
RUSH : For example , what in the world are they thinking when coaches and even some owners say they will join their players in kneeling during the national anthem and the pregame ?
I mean , isn ’ t that , by the way , passe now ?
Aren ’ t we so far beyond what that protest is about ?
Anyway , what do they think is gon na happen ?
They ’ ve already got evidence of what happens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when just two or three players do it .
But you know they ’ re saying ?
“ Well , we ’ re not gon na be able to have fans in the stands anyway because of the virus , so what the hell does it matter ?
If our players want to kneel , we ’ re gon na be right there with them showing solidarity.
” You ’ re showing solidarity for a bunch of people who , whether they know it or not , are facilitating this anti-American movement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not promoting safe police .
They ’ re not promoting anything .
They are being used by the cabal of Marxists that is attempting to tear apart this country .
What in the world do they think is the advantage that ’ s gon na accrue to them by doing this ?
“ Well , Rush , think gon na be showing solidarity with the players .
And that ’ s — that ’ s everything .
They gon na be all in it together.
” Yeah , well .
Last I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the league .
They ’ re the ones being paid .
So it just — history alone , it doesn ’ t make sense .
Then I also , same show , made this point about some of the people really behind this .
RUSH ARCHIVE : It is white Millennial women that are propelling the Black Lives Matter movement .
They ’ re funding it , they ’ re raising money for it , they are providing people on the ground .
It ’ s an amazing cultural phenomenon to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Did you see the story over the weekend , the overwhelming almost majority , almost 80 % support for everything going on among white educated women ?
College educated , white college educated women , almost 80 % support this stupid CHOP/CHAZ place in Seattle .
They support that concept .
They support torching police .
They support defunding the police .
White college educated women .
What does that tell you about college education today ?
And then if you further subdivide the group into Millennial white women , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going on here .
Which makes it perfectly understandable .
Emotion and unfairness and whatever else they ’ re being told is at the root of this .
RUSH : Recently I played a couple of sound bites of me talking about the NFL game on Sunday afternoon , the Major League Baseball game any day , what it represents , an escape from those things that distract us and escape from the things that upset us and escape from — it ’ s a bunch of things .
But an NFL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a chance to pretend we ’ re somebody we ’ re not , a chance to pretend that we might be able to do what we see on TV someday .
Just a total escape .
And now they are telling us , “ Oh , no , you can ’ t escape it .
We ’ re gon na bring all the controversy you ’ re trying to escape right back to your house .
We ’ re gon na bring it right to your sofa .
If you ’ re in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ na bring it right to your seat .
You are not gon na be able to escape because we ’ re gon na make sure that you understand how ticked off we are at the NFL , at your country .
So we ’ re gon na protest your anthem and we ’ re gon na protest your flag .
And you better understand that it ’ s not about your flag or your country , it ’ s about some racist , pig cops.
” Right .
Okay .
Fine .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And then we had , you know , the fact that it is white Millennial women who , in large part , are supporting fundraising Black Lives Matter .
So Sunday night on ESPN they did the ESPY Awards , and they had to do these things , of course , virtually because of the virus .
So at the beginning of the 2020 ESPY ’ s , the host Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson , U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe , and Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird opened the 2020 ESPY @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Black Lives Matter .
WILSON : Black lives matter .
To my white teammates and friends , we need you to lead , too .
Don ’ t just listen .
Help .
BIRD : Do black lives matter to you when they ’ re not throwing touchdowns , grabbing rebounds , serving aces ?
If that was uncomfortable to hear , good .
RAPINOE : Colin Kaepernick never shied away .
He knew that discomfort was essential to liberation and that fighting the oppression against black people is bigger than sports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s not something we earned .
We can ’ t let sports try an take us back to the way things were .
BIRD : Our return must be a part for the fight for justice .
Our return can ’ t just return to business as usual .
RUSH : And there you have it .
So if you think that you ’ re gon na ever enjoy sports the way you once did , ( raspberry ) you .
That was Megan Rapinoe .
Well , she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hated Trump and – ( interruption ) Well , Mr. Snerdley , be thankful .
They ’ re telling you that you ’ re never gon na be able to enjoy or watch American sports again the way you used to .
We can ’ t go back to business as usual .
Well , you ’ ll do that by not watching , by not attending .
That ’ s how you ’ ll kick back , push back , whatever .
I ’ m just telling you that they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t gon na be what they used to be , they ain ’ t gon na be anybody ’ s escape .
They ain ’ t gon na be just out there playing football or soccer and trying to be the best they can be , winning champions .
Oh , no , no , no .
They ’ re gon na be out there making sure everybody knows what a rotten bunch of people the pigs are .
They ’ re gon na make sure everybody knows how unfair people have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re gon na make sure that people understand the mob is not gon na stop until the mob gets its way .
That ’ s gon na be the message every Sunday in the NFL and the coaches and the players are gon na kneel together when the anthem is played and the flag is waving .
Brett Favre was also part of the ESPY awards – no , different show .
Sorry .
This is TMZ Sports .
It ’ s a syndicated sports show .
I don ’ t know who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was interviewing Brett Favre .
He said , “ People compare him to Jackie Robinson or Muhammad Ali .
Do you see him with them ?
Is he someone who belongs in Canton some day for all he ’ s done on and off the field ?
” Now , who do you think they ’ re talking about here ?
Yeah , they ’ re talking about Kaepernick .
They ’ re asking Brett Favre about Kaepernick here .
I wonder if these guys know that Muhammad Ali ’ s son , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in strident opposition to Black Lives Matter ?
You didn ’ t know that ?
It was in the New York Post last week .
Muhammad Ali Jr. , lives out in California .
He said his dad would have nothing to do with these people .
His dad wouldn ’ t want anything to do with them .
It ’ s no wonder you haven ’ t heard anything about it .
All right .
So here comes the answer .
I ’ m assuming they ’ re asking Favre about Kaepernick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
So the question again : “ People compare him to Jackie Robinson or Muhammad Ali .
Do you see him with them ?
Is he someone who belongs in Canton some day for all he ’ s done on and off the field ?
” FAVRE : It ’ s not easy for a guy his age — black or white , Hispanic , whatever — to stop something that you ’ ve always dreamed of doing and put it on hold , maybe forever , for something that you believe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right off the top of my head — Pat Tillman ’ s another guy who did something , you know similar , and we regard him as a hero .
So I – I – I ’ d assume that hero status will – will be stamped with – with Kaepernick as well .
RUSH : Well , there you have it .
So Colin Kaepernick has now been placed on the same pedestal as Pat Tillman .
Now , do any of you know Pat Tillman ?
You know the Pat Tillman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell you about Pat Tillman .
Pat Tillman was a vast overachiever .
He was one of the hardest workers , one of the most devoted to whatever he was doing kind of guy you ’ d ever meet .
He played for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL .
He was defensive back , safety .
And after 9/11 he was distraught and he thought that he wasn ’ t doing enough simply playing football to defend his country .
So he told the Cardinals he was quitting , resigning , retiring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out for the American Special Forces unit .
He wanted to become an Army Ranger .
For that he had to go to Fort Bragg , by the way .
And it is a rigorous — you know , next to the Navy SEALs , the Rangers are among the closest men that the United States has to supermen anywhere .
I know each branch has its Special Forces — that ’ s not intend as a slight to the SEALs or to the Green Berets , but the Rangers are indeed an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He qualified .
He was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan .
He came home to a hero ’ s salute , a prominent memorial , funeral , and burial .
He would never kneel during the anthem .
He never did .
He would never kneel while the flag was flying .
And yet Brett Favre has just placed Kaepernick in the same place as Pat Tillman .
Well , it just depends on how you see things , I guess .
In the meantime , here ’ s Scott .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Great to have you , sir .
Hello .
CALLER : One of the best friends I ’ ve never met .
CALLER : I just wanted to make a comment .
I work for a Fortune 100 company , and I ’ ll tell you that we ’ ve been getting all kinds of emails and webinars , web casts about sensitivity training .
And it offended me in the sense that we are all looked at as racists , unfortunately , and that ’ s my take on this from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this business .
And my thought about that is — and I ’ m gon na tell you that I see CEOs all over the place when I watch some of these news stations and they ’ re falling all over themselves about sensitivity and about what we need to do .
And if they ’ re so concerned about Black Lives Matter and they ’ re so concerned about race relations , what they ought to be doing is bringing these businesses back and putting them back in the inner cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States of America ought to be bought back and give people a shot at making a true living and building some respect in themselves .
RUSH : Yeah , but you know what ?
That ’ s a great , great point .
But they realize they don ’ t have to do that .
All they ’ ve got ta do is go to these sensitivity training seminars .
That ’ s all they got ta do and then say the things that you ’ re hearing them say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do and they ’ ll be safe , they ’ ll be protected , they ’ ll be on the right side of things .
That ’ s all they got ta do .
CALLER : You were talking about Kaepernick and even LeBron James .
They got the platform with Nike and making all this money through these businesses .
Why don ’ t they demand of Nike to put these manufacturing facilities of these tennis she ’ s that they want and they ’ re making money off of them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighborhoods .
RUSH : You mean give them away ?
CALLER : No , no , not give them away .
Have ’ em manufactured in the inner city — CALLER : Yeah , we ’ re using slave labor all over the world — RUSH : Well .
Well , there ’ s this thing called — ha-ha-ha-ha-ha — oppression .
There ’ s this thing called slave labor .
I don ’ t think these people want any part of that .
And then there ’ s a thing called a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not tracking with these guys .
I look at it as two-faced , and again , their actions do not match up with what they ’ re — RUSH : Look .
It ’ s no different than what these CEOs did when climate change was ruling the roost .
I got so sick — I mean , from Bounty paper towels down to automobile manufacturers to these Tide whatever they are little capsules of Tide that you throw in the washing machine , every damn one of them had some link to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were doing to promote the environment .
They just put it in as part of the packaging and part of the advertising so that they would fool young , Millennial , college-educated people into thinking that these massive corporations were actually seeing the light and trying to change and do whatever they could to protect the planet .
And all it was was an end run .
It was not intended to do anything but make a marketing connection .
They weren ’ t actually doing anything .
These CEOs know full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to any sensitivity trainings to find out how to deal with Black Lives Matter or the abuse of women or any of that .
They know how to do all that .
They wouldn ’ t be CEOs , they would never be hired at that level if they were that Neanderthal .
It ’ s all PR .
None of it ’ s real .
Symbolism over substance , whatever you want to say it is .

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RUSH: Grab sound bite number 1. I want to go back to Friday because we had some sports stuff happen over the weekend, and this just documents that you should not doubt me. On Friday I was describing for everybody how professional sports is now — I don’t know if “embrace” is the right word. I guess for the sake of discussion “embrace” means loving. There is nothing love oriented here. Professional sports is now allowing itself to be totally corrupted by outside political forces for which we have used sports as a means of escaping, which was my point.
RUSH: ARCHIVE: An NFL game or a Sunday afternoon — or spending some time watching Major League Baseball, the NBA, college football, whatever — it’s a respite. It’s a place you go to escape all of this, including controversy, the controversy of politics, corruption, you name it. Now the sports leagues are embracing all that you use sports to escape from, and they are incorporating all of it into their daily presentation of their business — football games, baseball games, what have you.
RUSH: For example, what in the world are they thinking when coaches and even some owners say they will join their players in kneeling during the national anthem and the pregame? I mean, isn’t that, by the way, passe now? Aren’t we so far beyond what that protest is about? Anyway, what do they think is gonna happen? They’ve already got evidence of what happens to their audience when you do that, when just two or three players do it.
But you know they’re saying? “Well, we’re not gonna be able to have fans in the stands anyway because of the virus, so what the hell does it matter? If our players want to kneel, we’re gonna be right there with them showing solidarity.” You’re showing solidarity for a bunch of people who, whether they know it or not, are facilitating this anti-American movement. They are not promoting justice. They are not promoting safe police. They’re not promoting anything.
They are being used by the cabal of Marxists that is attempting to tear apart this country. What in the world do they think is the advantage that’s gonna accrue to them by doing this? “Well, Rush, think gonna be showing solidarity with the players. And that’s — that’s everything. They gonna be all in it together.” Yeah, well. Last I looked, the players were not investors in the league. They’re the ones being paid. So it just — history alone, it doesn’t make sense. Then I also, same show, made this point about some of the people really behind this.
RUSH ARCHIVE: It is white Millennial women that are propelling the Black Lives Matter movement. They’re funding it, they’re raising money for it, they are providing people on the ground. It’s an amazing cultural phenomenon to me.
RUSH: And you know why? Did you see the story over the weekend, the overwhelming almost majority, almost 80% support for everything going on among white educated women? College educated, white college educated women, almost 80% support this stupid CHOP/CHAZ place in Seattle. They support that concept. They support torching police. They support defunding the police. White college educated women.
What does that tell you about college education today? And then if you further subdivide the group into Millennial white women, it’s almost 95% support what’s going on here. Which makes it perfectly understandable. Emotion and unfairness and whatever else they’re being told is at the root of this.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Recently I played a couple of sound bites of me talking about the NFL game on Sunday afternoon, the Major League Baseball game any day, what it represents, an escape from those things that distract us and escape from the things that upset us and escape from — it’s a bunch of things. But an NFL Sunday afternoon is Walter Mitty day, a chance to pretend we’re somebody we’re not, a chance to pretend that we might be able to do what we see on TV someday. Just a total escape.
And now they are telling us, “Oh, no, you can’t escape it. We’re gonna bring all the controversy you’re trying to escape right back to your house. We’re gonna bring it right to your sofa. If you’re in a stadium, we’re gonna bring it right to your seat. You are not gonna be able to escape because we’re gonna make sure that you understand how ticked off we are at the NFL, at your country. So we’re gonna protest your anthem and we’re gonna protest your flag. And you better understand that it’s not about your flag or your country, it’s about some racist, pig cops.”
Right. Okay. Fine. And they expect people to watch this. And then we had, you know, the fact that it is white Millennial women who, in large part, are supporting fundraising Black Lives Matter. So Sunday night on ESPN they did the ESPY Awards, and they had to do these things, of course, virtually because of the virus. So at the beginning of the 2020 ESPY’s, the host Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe, and Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird opened the 2020 ESPY’s with a message about sports and Black Lives Matter.
WILSON: Black lives matter. To my white teammates and friends, we need you to lead, too. Don’t just listen. Help.
BIRD: Do black lives matter to you when they’re not throwing touchdowns, grabbing rebounds, serving aces? If that was uncomfortable to hear, good.
RAPINOE: Colin Kaepernick never shied away. He knew that discomfort was essential to liberation and that fighting the oppression against black people is bigger than sports. No one deserves white privilege. It’s not something we earned. We can’t let sports try an take us back to the way things were.
BIRD: Our return must be a part for the fight for justice. Our return can’t just return to business as usual.
RUSH: And there you have it. So if you think that you’re gonna ever enjoy sports the way you once did, (raspberry) you. That was Megan Rapinoe. Well, she’s a soccer star, yes, that hated Trump and – (interruption) Well, Mr. Snerdley, be thankful. They’re telling you that you’re never gonna be able to enjoy or watch American sports again the way you used to. We can’t go back to business as usual. Well, you’ll do that by not watching, by not attending. That’s how you’ll kick back, push back, whatever.
I’m just telling you that they’re fully aware here that they ain’t gonna be what they used to be, they ain’t gonna be anybody’s escape. They ain’t gonna be just out there playing football or soccer and trying to be the best they can be, winning champions. Oh, no, no, no. They’re gonna be out there making sure everybody knows what a rotten bunch of people the pigs are. They’re gonna make sure everybody knows how unfair people have been to Black Lives Matter. They’re gonna make sure that people understand the mob is not gonna stop until the mob gets its way.
That’s gonna be the message every Sunday in the NFL and the coaches and the players are gonna kneel together when the anthem is played and the flag is waving. Brett Favre was also part of the ESPY awards – no, different show. Sorry. This is TMZ Sports. It’s a syndicated sports show. I don’t know who it is, but an unidentified correspondent was interviewing Brett Favre. He said, “People compare him to Jackie Robinson or Muhammad Ali. Do you see him with them? Is he someone who belongs in Canton some day for all he’s done on and off the field?”
Now, who do you think they’re talking about here? Yeah, they’re talking about Kaepernick. They’re asking Brett Favre about Kaepernick here. I wonder if these guys know that Muhammad Ali’s son, Muhammad Ali Jr., has come out in strident opposition to Black Lives Matter? You didn’t know that? It was in the New York Post last week. Muhammad Ali Jr., lives out in California. He said his dad would have nothing to do with these people. His dad wouldn’t want anything to do with them. It’s no wonder you haven’t heard anything about it.
All right. So here comes the answer. I’m assuming they’re asking Favre about Kaepernick here. Who else could it be? So the question again: “People compare him to Jackie Robinson or Muhammad Ali. Do you see him with them? Is he someone who belongs in Canton some day for all he’s done on and off the field?”
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FAVRE: It’s not easy for a guy his age — black or white, Hispanic, whatever — to stop something that you’ve always dreamed of doing and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in. I can only think of — right off the top of my head — Pat Tillman’s another guy who did something, you know similar, and we regard him as a hero. So I – I – I’d assume that hero status will – will be stamped with – with Kaepernick as well.
RUSH: Well, there you have it. So Colin Kaepernick has now been placed on the same pedestal as Pat Tillman. Now, do any of you know Pat Tillman? You know the Pat Tillman story? Well, let me just tell you about Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman was a vast overachiever. He was one of the hardest workers, one of the most devoted to whatever he was doing kind of guy you’d ever meet. He played for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. He was defensive back, safety.
And after 9/11 he was distraught and he thought that he wasn’t doing enough simply playing football to defend his country. So he told the Cardinals he was quitting, resigning, retiring. And he was going to try out for the American Special Forces unit. He wanted to become an Army Ranger. For that he had to go to Fort Bragg, by the way. And it is a rigorous — you know, next to the Navy SEALs, the Rangers are among the closest men that the United States has to supermen anywhere.
I know each branch has its Special Forces — that’s not intend as a slight to the SEALs or to the Green Berets, but the Rangers are indeed an elite unit. And he made it. He qualified. He was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. He came home to a hero’s salute, a prominent memorial, funeral, and burial. He would never kneel during the anthem. He never did. He would never kneel while the flag was flying. And yet Brett Favre has just placed Kaepernick in the same place as Pat Tillman. Well, it just depends on how you see things, I guess.
In the meantime, here’s Scott. Scott’s in Omaha, Nebraska. Great to have you, sir. Hello.
CALLER: Dittos to you, Rush.
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: One of the best friends I’ve never met.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: I just wanted to make a comment. I work for a Fortune 100 company, and I’ll tell you that we’ve been getting all kinds of emails and webinars, web casts about sensitivity training. And it offended me in the sense that we are all looked at as racists, unfortunately, and that’s my take on this from the vision of our CEOs and executives of this business.
And my thought about that is — and I’m gonna tell you that I see CEOs all over the place when I watch some of these news stations and they’re falling all over themselves about sensitivity and about what we need to do. And if they’re so concerned about Black Lives Matter and they’re so concerned about race relations, what they ought to be doing is bringing these businesses back and putting them back in the inner cities. All this manufacturing that has left the United States of America ought to be bought back and give people a shot at making a true living and building some respect in themselves.
RUSH: Yeah, but you know what? That’s a great, great point. But they realize they don’t have to do that. All they’ve gotta do is go to these sensitivity training seminars. That’s all they gotta do and then say the things that you’re hearing them say, that’s all they gotta do and they’ll be safe, they’ll be protected, they’ll be on the right side of things. That’s all they gotta do.
CALLER: You were talking about Kaepernick and even LeBron James. They got the platform with Nike and making all this money through these businesses. Why don’t they demand of Nike to put these manufacturing facilities of these tennis she’s that they want and they’re making money off of them, put them right in those inner city neighborhoods.
RUSH: You mean give them away?
CALLER: No, no, not give them away. Have ’em manufactured in the inner city —
RUSH: Oh, manufactured. Manufactured.
CALLER: Yeah, we’re using slave labor all over the world —
RUSH: Well. Well, there’s this thing called — ha-ha-ha-ha-ha — oppression. There’s this thing called slave labor. I don’t think these people want any part of that. And then there’s a thing called a skill set.
CALLER: Well, not tracking with these guys. I look at it as two-faced, and again, their actions do not match up with what they’re —
RUSH: Look. It’s no different than what these CEOs did when climate change was ruling the roost. I got so sick — I mean, from Bounty paper towels down to automobile manufacturers to these Tide whatever they are little capsules of Tide that you throw in the washing machine, every damn one of them had some link to green America. And there was nothing they were doing to promote the environment.
They just put it in as part of the packaging and part of the advertising so that they would fool young, Millennial, college-educated people into thinking that these massive corporations were actually seeing the light and trying to change and do whatever they could to protect the planet. And all it was was an end run. It was not intended to do anything but make a marketing connection. They weren’t actually doing anything.
These CEOs know full they don’t need to go to any sensitivity trainings to find out how to deal with Black Lives Matter or the abuse of women or any of that. They know how to do all that. They wouldn’t be CEOs, they would never be hired at that level if they were that Neanderthal. It’s all PR. None of it’s real. Symbolism over substance, whatever you want to say it is.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-24--Yuma, AZ Police Chief: After New Border Wall We’ve Seen A “Marked Decline” In Crime & Trafficking

Decreases in crime-rates could be a fairly big money-saver long term .
Of course , some people will find ways @ @ @ @ @ but those ways will be far more inconvenient .

Decreases in crime-rates could be a fairly big money-saver long term. Of course, some people will find ways to circumvent the wall, but those ways will be far more inconvenient.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-24--BIDEN: Involved In $50 Million Bribe

BIDEN: Involved In $50 Million Bribe

Former Ukrainian Prosecutor : Where ’ s The Rest Of The $ 44 Million Bribe Joe ?
During a press conference this morning , where more audio tapes were released of former Vice President Joe Biden colluding with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to use American security services to destroy corruption witness Aleksander Onyshchenko , former Ukrainian Prosecutor Konstantine Kulik declared the full amount of the recently-discovered bribe to end investigations into Burisma and Hunter Biden was actually $ 50 million , not $ 6 million as recently reported .
Kulik openly wondered during the press conference where the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presidential Candidate Joe Biden , reported Ukrainian news outlet 112..ua .
“ The initial amount of the bribe was not 6 million .
The size of the bribe was 50 million US dollars , ” the ex-prosecutor said , showing relevant documents .
“ The representatives of Burisma have already delegated this Andrei Kichu to negotiations with prosecutors of the General Prosecutor ’ s Office of Ukraine in 2019 .
I have in my hands a report from the prosecutor from my group investigating the Burisma case .
As follows from the report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enin tried to influence the closure of the case , “ Kulik emphasized .

Former Ukrainian Prosecutor: Where’s The Rest Of The $44 Million Bribe Joe?
During a press conference this morning, where more audio tapes were released of former Vice President Joe Biden colluding with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to use American security services to destroy corruption witness Aleksander Onyshchenko, former Ukrainian Prosecutor Konstantine Kulik declared the full amount of the recently-discovered bribe to end investigations into Burisma and Hunter Biden was actually $50 million, not $6 million as recently reported.
Kulik openly wondered during the press conference where the rest of the money was, mentioning American Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, reported Ukrainian news outlet 112..ua.
“The initial amount of the bribe was not 6 million. The size of the bribe was 50 million US dollars,” the ex-prosecutor said, showing relevant documents.
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“The representatives of Burisma have already delegated this Andrei Kichu to negotiations with prosecutors of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine in 2019. I have in my hands a report from the prosecutor from my group investigating the Burisma case. As follows from the report, Burisma and the Deputy Prosecutor General Enin tried to influence the closure of the case,“ Kulik emphasized.
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