investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--The Global Forest Fire Is Here

The Global Forest Fire Is Here

It drives you absolutely mad to see a whole world living a lie .
How can anyone believe that the fake world the Fed and their fellow central bankers have created has anything to do with reality .
We have fake money , fake markets , fake companies , fake banks , fake interest rates , fake income , fake pensions , fake social security , fake wealth , fake bail outs , fake buildings , fake holidays , fake cars etc which create false lives for most of us especially in the West .
All these fake material values @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values .
IT IS ALL AN ILLUSION So you might ask how can it all be fake when we can touch it , use it , or experience it .
For people who don ’ t understand that it is all fake , let me say that we will all soon realise how fake it was .
Because many of these things that we perceived as real were all an illusion .
An illusion is defined as “ an act of deception ” or “ something that produces a false or misleading idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we have been exposed to .
The world had been deceived but we have all believed that it was real .
There is a perception in the world that things will continue as they are and that the Deep State is going to control us all in a totalitarian world .
What few realise is that the Deep State or Powers That Be are going to lose control totally .
They are totally dependent on the world in which they can control everything through debt and the fake monetary system they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear that this fake system is about to implode .
$ QUADRILLIONS WILL GO UP IN SMOKE Before the crisis which has just started is over , global debt , derivatives and unfunded liabilities ( medicare , pensions ) will virtually all disappear .
We are looking at sums in the quadrillions of dollars .
How much depends on how much extra debt is created before it all implodes .
As the debt goes to zero , most of the assets that were financed by the debt will also lose 90-100 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world will discover that all these things we thought had a real worth are actually worthless .
In this scenario , the ones in control of the money will have lost their power since the printing press has stopped functioning , and money has died .
Also , after the collapse of the present monetary system , leverage will disappear and any financial institution will only lend what they have in actual deposits as was the case when banking started 4000 years ago .
This dystopian system is difficult for most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a very different world .
It is possible that instead of the whole system coming down in one fell swoop that it happens in stages over an extended period .
But I fear that things could go very quickly .
What is clear is that the world is now starting a secular decline that ’ s never been seen before and this on a global basis .
The first stage of this decline has now begun and will be totally devastating for the world .
However incredible this scenario appears , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WILL BE THE SAME The falsity of the current system will soon become apparent .
Let ’ s take some obvious examples of what this false or misleading idea of reality means .
• Jobs – the unemployment rates we are now seeing of 15-39 % depending on how you measure , will become permanent .
Many employed and self-employed will not get their job back .
The government has no money to pay these people .
Printed money is an illusion and has zero value .
Take the UK where now 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the government in subsidies , unemployment benefits , state employees , and state pensioners .
That situation can of course never last .
Paying non-productive people with worthless money does not create a sustainable society .
• Pensions – Pension funds will not survive .
They have three principal asset classes – Stocks , Bonds , and Property .
All three will lose most of their value in real terms .
All unfunded pension schemes will remain unfunded since there will be no money to pay the pensioners .
• Airlines – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remaining ones will be extremely costly to operate leading to fares increasing substantially .
Fewer people will fly due to high costs .
Business travel will go down significantly both for cost reasons and because people have recently discovered that meetings and conferences can be conducted on Zoom or Skype .
• Hotels , Tourism – Tourism will decline dramatically due to high unemployment and high costs .
Mass tourism will totally die .
The conference business which is a vital income for hotels will also dwindle .
Much of it will become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotel market will die .
• Offices – Big offices in city centres will disappear .
The world has discovered , during the Corona quarantine , that working from home is extremely efficient and convenient .
It is also better for family life .
Big offices will disappear , instead there will be small offices which don ’ t have to be in city centres .
So there will be less commuting , less pollution and a better quality of life .
• Big Cities – The need for big cites will diminish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or small regional offices , big cites will shrink and many will become ghost towns .
Retail in big cities will die .
• Big Companies – Many will be broken up .
Globalism with big dominant global businesses will disappear .
Countries will become more self-sufficient with most production becoming domestic .
• Banking & Finance – Most big banks will disappear as the financial system implodes .
Without massive debt , derivatives and leverage , banks will go back to where they started – financing trade , commerce , and industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or proprietary trading .
Central banks will disappear or have a very much diminished role .
There will be virtually no money printing .
There will be no manipulation of money or interest rates .
Market swings will be based on supply and demand and not central bank interference .
I do realise that some of this sounds like wishful thinking .
But it is a natural reaction to the current false and diseased financial system .
• Hedge Funds & Private Equity – These parasites will disappear as they are totally dependent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no place in a system based on sound money .
Most hedge funds will go under in the coming collapse as counterparties fail and derivatives become worthless .
Private equity has destroyed many good companies by lumbering them with heavy debt and taking all the equity out .
The list above could be much longer but this is just a taste of all the changes that will take place over the next few years and decades .
It will clearly be a gradual process but the first stages could happen quickly if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t survive the imminent shocks .
The transition from a world based on the golden calf and false values will be devastating .
But there is no other way to end an era based on fake money and fallacious premises .
The world could never continue to grow and prosper with a mountain of debt and liabilities that can never be repaid or even serviced .
We need a proper forest fire that burns it all down to the ground and prepares the way for a sounder world with new green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a soundly based system will clearly involve a lot of suffering .
But this is the punishment that the world must go through .
Many will suffer and many will die prematurely as a result of poverty , famine , disease , and wars .
The scale of this devastation will be multiples of the Coronavirus .
THIS TOO SHALL PASS The world economy has always gone in cycles .
If the laws of nature and supply and demand were allowed to determine the length and amplitude of the cycles , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now experiencing .
But when mankind interferes in the shape of governments and central banks , these cycles reach extremes which can have disastrous consequences as the world will soon encounter .
But remember that “ This too shall pass ” and when the world comes out on the other side , it will be a better world .
Many things will improve , like family values as well as moral and ethical values .
A close group of family and friends will be essential during the coming hard times .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are free like friendship , discussions , nature , music , and books .
Buying gadgets and traveling to the other side of the world only give us ephemeral joy .
Stocks will soon give the world another shock .
We saw the all-time bubble top in the Dow on February 12th , followed by a 38 % fall of over 11,000 points .
The investment world is assuming we will have a V or U recovery .
Sadly , it will be neither .
Instead another major fall is around the corner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the first one before it pauses .
What is clear is that stocks , like the economy , have started a secular downtrend which will be devastating .
The fall will not stop until stocks are down more than 95 % in real terms .
As I have been writing and tweeting about lately , the world is starting to discover that paper money can not survive when central banks are printing it to death .
Gold and silver have for the last twenty years told us this .
We are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the metals will accelerate rapidly .
If you want your savings to survive the coming crisis , hold physical gold and some silver .
Don ’ t store it in a banking system that is unlikely to survive .
Silver is leading the current surge in the metals which is a good sign since silver is the leading indicator for big moves in the metals .
Silver will move up many times faster than gold but remember that it is extremely volatile .
So if you want to sleep well at night , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about what price the metals will reach .
Even in today ’ s money , whatever figure you think of will not be enough .
And in hyperinflationary money , the price move will be exponential measured in worthless paper money .
So don ’ t think about the value of gold and silver in dollars or euros .
Just remember that gold is the only money that has survived in history .
It is therefore the best form of wealth preservation and insurance against a bankrupt financial system .
P.S .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fire is Here ” alludes to a previous article I wrote back in 2009 and again in 2018 called the “ The Dark Years Are Here ” .
It makes some interesting reading , especially since it now seems that they really are here .

It drives you absolutely mad to see a whole world living a lie. How can anyone believe that the fake world the Fed and their fellow central bankers have created has anything to do with reality. We have fake money, fake markets, fake companies, fake banks, fake interest rates, fake income, fake pensions, fake social security, fake wealth, fake bail outs, fake buildings, fake holidays, fake cars etc which create false lives for most of us especially in the West. All these fake material values have also created false moral and ethical values.
IT IS ALL AN ILLUSION
So you might ask how can it all be fake when we can touch it, use it, or experience it. For people who don’t understand that it is all fake, let me say that we will all soon realise how fake it was. Because many of these things that we perceived as real were all an illusion.
An illusion is defined as “an act of deception” or “something that produces a false or misleading idea of reality. And that is exactly what we have been exposed to. The world had been deceived but we have all believed that it was real.
DEEP STATE WILL LOSE CONTROL
There is a perception in the world that things will continue as they are and that the Deep State is going to control us all in a totalitarian world. What few realise is that the Deep State or Powers That Be are going to lose control totally. They are totally dependent on the world in which they can control everything through debt and the fake monetary system they have created. But let me make it clear that this fake system is about to implode.
$QUADRILLIONS WILL GO UP IN SMOKE
Before the crisis which has just started is over, global debt, derivatives and unfunded liabilities (medicare, pensions) will virtually all disappear. We are looking at sums in the quadrillions of dollars. How much depends on how much extra debt is created before it all implodes. As the debt goes to zero, most of the assets that were financed by the debt will also lose 90-100% of their real value. This is when the world will discover that all these things we thought had a real worth are actually worthless.
In this scenario, the ones in control of the money will have lost their power since the printing press has stopped functioning, and money has died. Also, after the collapse of the present monetary system, leverage will disappear and any financial institution will only lend what they have in actual deposits as was the case when banking started 4000 years ago.
This dystopian system is difficult for most of us to imagine since it would lead to a very different world. It is possible that instead of the whole system coming down in one fell swoop that it happens in stages over an extended period. But I fear that things could go very quickly. What is clear is that the world is now starting a secular decline that’s never been seen before and this on a global basis. The first stage of this decline has now begun and will be totally devastating for the world. However incredible this scenario appears, it is the only possible outcome.
NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME
The falsity of the current system will soon become apparent. Let’s take some obvious examples of what this false or misleading idea of reality means.
Jobs – the unemployment rates we are now seeing of 15-39% depending on how you measure, will become permanent. Many employed and self-employed will not get their job back. The government has no money to pay these people. Printed money is an illusion and has zero value. Take the UK where now 50% of the adults are being paid by the government in subsidies, unemployment benefits, state employees, and state pensioners. That situation can of course never last. Paying non-productive people with worthless money does not create a sustainable society.
Pensions – Pension funds will not survive. They have three principal asset classes – Stocks, Bonds, and Property. All three will lose most of their value in real terms. All unfunded pension schemes will remain unfunded since there will be no money to pay the pensioners.
Airlines – Many airlines will go under. Any remaining ones will be extremely costly to operate leading to fares increasing substantially. Fewer people will fly due to high costs. Business travel will go down significantly both for cost reasons and because people have recently discovered that meetings and conferences can be conducted on Zoom or Skype.
Hotels, Tourism – Tourism will decline dramatically due to high unemployment and high costs. Mass tourism will totally die. The conference business which is a vital income for hotels will also dwindle. Much of it will become Video conferencing. Most of the luxury hotel market will die.
Offices – Big offices in city centres will disappear. The world has discovered, during the Corona quarantine, that working from home is extremely efficient and convenient. It is also better for family life. Big offices will disappear, instead there will be small offices which don’t have to be in city centres. So there will be less commuting, less pollution and a better quality of life.
Big Cities – The need for big cites will diminish dramatically. As people work from home or small regional offices, big cites will shrink and many will become ghost towns. Retail in big cities will die.
Big Companies – Many will be broken up. Globalism with big dominant global businesses will disappear. Countries will become more self-sufficient with most production becoming domestic.
Banking & Finance – Most big banks will disappear as the financial system implodes. Without massive debt, derivatives and leverage, banks will go back to where they started – financing trade, commerce, and industry. There will be no investment banks or proprietary trading. Central banks will disappear or have a very much diminished role. There will be virtually no money printing. There will be no manipulation of money or interest rates. Market swings will be based on supply and demand and not central bank interference. I do realise that some of this sounds like wishful thinking. But it is a natural reaction to the current false and diseased financial system.
Hedge Funds & Private Equity – These parasites will disappear as they are totally dependent on massive leverage and debt. They have no place in a system based on sound money. Most hedge funds will go under in the coming collapse as counterparties fail and derivatives become worthless. Private equity has destroyed many good companies by lumbering them with heavy debt and taking all the equity out.
The list above could be much longer but this is just a taste of all the changes that will take place over the next few years and decades. It will clearly be a gradual process but the first stages could happen quickly if a major part of the financial system doesn’t survive the imminent shocks.
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THE WORLD NEEDS A FOREST FIRE
The transition from a world based on the golden calf and false values will be devastating. But there is no other way to end an era based on fake money and fallacious premises. The world could never continue to grow and prosper with a mountain of debt and liabilities that can never be repaid or even serviced. We need a proper forest fire that burns it all down to the ground and prepares the way for a sounder world with new green shoots.
Going from a sick system to a soundly based system will clearly involve a lot of suffering. But this is the punishment that the world must go through. Many will suffer and many will die prematurely as a result of poverty, famine, disease, and wars. The scale of this devastation will be multiples of the Coronavirus.
THIS TOO SHALL PASS
The world economy has always gone in cycles. If the laws of nature and supply and demand were allowed to determine the length and amplitude of the cycles, they wouldn’t reach the extremes we are now experiencing. But when mankind interferes in the shape of governments and central banks, these cycles reach extremes which can have disastrous consequences as the world will soon encounter.
But remember that “This too shall pass” and when the world comes out on the other side, it will be a better world. Many things will improve, like family values as well as moral and ethical values. A close group of family and friends will be essential during the coming hard times. And remember that so many things in life are free like friendship, discussions, nature, music, and books. Buying gadgets and traveling to the other side of the world only give us ephemeral joy.
MARKETS
Stocks
Stocks will soon give the world another shock. We saw the all-time bubble top in the Dow on February 12th, followed by a 38% fall of over 11,000 points. The investment world is assuming we will have a V or U recovery. Sadly, it will be neither. Instead another major fall is around the corner. It is likely to be greater than the first one before it pauses. What is clear is that stocks, like the economy, have started a secular downtrend which will be devastating. The fall will not stop until stocks are down more than 95% in real terms.
Metals
As I have been writing and tweeting about lately, the world is starting to discover that paper money cannot survive when central banks are printing it to death. Gold and silver have for the last twenty years told us this. We are now getting the signal that the uptrend in the metals will accelerate rapidly.
If you want your savings to survive the coming crisis, hold physical gold and some silver. Don’t store it in a banking system that is unlikely to survive. Silver is leading the current surge in the metals which is a good sign since silver is the leading indicator for big moves in the metals. Silver will move up many times faster than gold but remember that it is extremely volatile. So if you want to sleep well at night, hold more gold than silver.
Forget about what price the metals will reach. Even in today’s money, whatever figure you think of will not be enough. And in hyperinflationary money, the price move will be exponential measured in worthless paper money. So don’t think about the value of gold and silver in dollars or euros. Just remember that gold is the only money that has survived in history. It is therefore the best form of wealth preservation and insurance against a bankrupt financial system.
P.S. The title of this article “The Forest Fire is Here” alludes to a previous article I wrote back in 2009 and again in 2018 called the “The Dark Years Are Here”. It makes some interesting reading, especially since it now seems that they really are here.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Holy crap. “.. only one of them has received funding” – the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facili

Holy crap. “.. only one of them has received funding” – the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility.

Holy crap .
`` .. only one of them has received funding '' – the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility @ @ @ @ @ also the one that 's illegal .
The Fed ca n't `` leverage '' public @ @ @ @ @ IS NOT ITS OWN COLLATERAL @ CREWcrew @ ChrisVanHollen t.co/tuf3Qc9Fkn pic.twitter.com/tTg2yul76r

Holy crap. ".. only one of them has received funding" – the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility.
But that's literally also the one that's illegal. The Fed can't "leverage" public funds 10-to-1 because CORPORATE DEBT IS NOT ITS OWN COLLATERAL @CREWcrew @ChrisVanHollen t.co/tuf3Qc9Fkn pic.twitter.com/tTg2yul76r
— John P. Hussman (@hussmanjp) May 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--“There is no data we follow that is more worrying than this.”

Tiny investors are historically bullish .
Last week , the smallest of options traders ( those who trade 10 contracts @ @ @ @ @ ) positioned themselves to bet on a rally , buying bullish calls and selling bearish @ @ @ @ @ , according to Sundial Capital Research .
“ When we look at a group of @ @ @ @ @ wrong at emotional extremes , the warning sign is clear , ” said Jason Go…

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Tiny investors are historically bullish. Last week, the smallest of options traders (those who trade 10 contracts or fewer at a time) positioned themselves to bet on a rally, buying bullish calls and selling bearish puts at a record pace, according to Sundial Capital Research. “When we look at a group of traders who tend to be wrong at emotional extremes, the warning sign is clear,” said Jason Go…


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--The Fed has broken the very concept of markets.

The Fed has broken the very concept of markets. pic.twitter.com/DecRQe12eB — Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) May 20, 2020
Correct except they werent buying stocks. They were buying call options. Because….like…..this shits easy t.co/WD3KHHR8h8 — hks55 (@hks55) May 20, 2020
No restaurant, bar, gym or any other establishment can survive a few months much less a year running on 25-50% capacity. Contrary to the markets belief we are looking at double digit unemployment for a long time. — hks55 (@hks55) May 20, 2020
United States Debt Holders By Size. Japan is the second largest holder of Treasuries. pic.twitter.com/Wfz44kCeDT — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) May 20, 2020
Central banks are causing massive inflation in sovereign bonds and disguising real risk. In any case, it will not deliver stronger growth. Just more debt. pic.twitter.com/GJNmkBQ7Pc — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) May 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Grenell Moab #3 >> Susan Rice Memo Declassified and Released – Confirms Discussion About Flynn as Su

Grenell Moab #3 >> Susan Rice Memo Declassified and Released – Confirms Discussion About Flynn as Subject of FBI Investigation: // On January 5, 2017, President Obama and Susan Rice were discussing incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn with FBI Director James Comey

Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the hidden paragraph of the Susan Rice memo and it was released earlier today .
Our suspicions about the content of the redacted paragraph being Michael Flynn connected are confirmed .
On January 5 , 2017 , President Obama and Susan Rice were discussing incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn with FBI Director James Comey .
The motive for Susan Rice to write the January 20 , 2017 , memo to file becomes clear .
Here ’ s the paragraph : Within this paragraph we find the motive for writing it ( emphasis mine ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is proceeding “ by the book ” as it relates to law enforcement.
” … “ Comey said he does have some concerns that incoming NSA Flynn is speaking frequently with Russian Ambassador Kislyak.
” “ Comey said that could be an issue as it relates to sharing senssitive information.
” “ President Obama asked if Comey was saying that the NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn.
” “ Comey replied “ potentially.
” ” “ He added that he has no indication thus far that Flynn has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he noted that “ the level of communication is unusual.
” Remember , the position of President Obama and Susan Rice is that they were unaware of any FBI investigation of Flynn ( or the Trump campaign ) ; nor did they have any involvement in directing it to take place .
The content of this January 5th meeting makes the first part of their claim challenging to accept .
Thus the need for Susan Rice to cover for it .
Here ’ s the full memo in context ( including the redacted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to this meeting DNI James Clapper briefed President Obama on the nature of the call between Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Michael Flynn .
James Clapper received raw “ intelligence cuts ” about the call from FBI Director James Comey and used them to brief President Obama .
It gets very sticky for the Obama white house to claim they didn ’ t know about , nor direct , an FBI investigation of Michael Flynn given the fact they were briefed on the intercepted phone communications conveyed by the FBI , via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FBI wasn ’ t investigating Flynn , then why were they intercepting his calls ?
Understandably President Obama and NSA Susan Rice would be worried about being attached to a potentially very unlawful investigation of the incoming administration and NSA Michael Flynn ; hence the ‘ stay behind ’ meeting .
As a result of prior briefing material President Obama knew the FBI was monitoring and intercepting Flynn ’ s communication .
The aspect of Obama questioning Comey about sharing sensitive information from Flynn ; and Comey ’ s response ; points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Flynn .
An FBI operation against Flynn ( and Trump ) that Susan Rice knows she needs to specifically claim she and Obama did not know about .
From a hindsight perspective it gets very sticky for Obama/Rice to deny knowledge with that 1/5/17 meeting content in the fray .
That ’ s the purpose of the Jan 20th CYA memo to file .
Think about it : Question : Ms Rice how can you claim to have no knowledge of an FBI investigation when the FBI was providing the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are you saying the FBI intercepts were not authorized by President Obama ?
Rice ’ s CYA memo is attempting to say exactly that .
She ’ s pinning FBI Director James Comey as “ rogue.
” Without the memo FBI Director James Comey could claim President Obama and Susan Rice were well aware of the FBI ’ s Flynn operation .
With the memo Obama/Rice position themselves as having no idea until Comey started talking… That ’ s the purpose for the memo ; Obama & Rice protecting themselves from Comey if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this intent , it ’ s worth remembering the letter from Susan Rice ’ s lawyer , Kathryn Ruemmler to the Senate : Note the second to last paragraph , it ’ s all about denying knowledge of FBI operations , writ large , against the Trump campaign or incoming administration .
When James Clapper walked directly into the White House with “ intelligence cuts ” specifically from the FBI to share with President Obama , it ’ s likely the legal team around Obama -specifically including Kathryn Reummler- went bananas .
James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usefully so .
However , in this context doofus Clapper -with his FBI cuts in hand- just infected the White House with direct knowledge of an ongoing FBI investigation of the incoming administration .
In that briefing Clapper just walked over their carefully assembled plausible deniability like an ox in the oval .
D ’ oh .
The ‘ pull aside ’ meeting immediately thereafter , January 5th , was Obama and Susan Rice cleaning up the mess and reassembling their plausible deniability .
The January 20th Susan Rice memo-to-file was supportive material @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not go unnoticed the purpose for the original redaction .
The DOJ/FBI and intelligence administrators were trying to keep James Comey protected ; and maintain the offensive effort toward the Trump administration .
Imagine if this memo had been released in 2017 or 2018 ?
… the sunlight would have been unbearable for a multitude of ongoing narratives .
Mueller could never have attempted to prosecute Flynn in 2017 against the backdrop of a known FBI investigation to target and frame Michael Flynn .

Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the hidden paragraph of the Susan Rice memo and it was released earlier today. Our suspicions about the content of the redacted paragraph being Michael Flynn connected are confirmed.
On January 5, 2017, President Obama and Susan Rice were discussing incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn with FBI Director James Comey. The motive for Susan Rice to write the January 20, 2017, memo to file becomes clear. Here’s the paragraph:
Within this paragraph we find the motive for writing it (emphasis mine):
“Director Comey affirmed that he is proceeding “by the book” as it relates to law enforcement.” … “Comey said he does have some concerns that incoming NSA Flynn is speaking frequently with Russian Ambassador Kislyak.” “Comey said that could be an issue as it relates to sharing senssitive information.” “President Obama asked if Comey was saying that the NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn.” “Comey replied “potentially.”” “He added that he has no indication thus far that Flynn has passed classified information to Kislyak, but he noted that “the level of communication is unusual.”
Remember, the position of President Obama and Susan Rice is that they were unaware of any FBI investigation of Flynn (or the Trump campaign); nor did they have any involvement in directing it to take place.
The content of this January 5th meeting makes the first part of their claim challenging to accept. Thus the need for Susan Rice to cover for it.
Here’s the full memo in context (including the redacted paragraph):
A day or two prior to this meeting DNI James Clapper briefed President Obama on the nature of the call between Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Michael Flynn.
James Clapper received raw “intelligence cuts” about the call from FBI Director James Comey and used them to brief President Obama.
It gets very sticky for the Obama white house to claim they didn’t know about, nor direct, an FBI investigation of Michael Flynn given the fact they were briefed on the intercepted phone communications conveyed by the FBI, via Clapper, to President Obama.
If the FBI wasn’t investigating Flynn, then why were they intercepting his calls?
Understandably President Obama and NSA Susan Rice would be worried about being attached to a potentially very unlawful investigation of the incoming administration and NSA Michael Flynn; hence the ‘stay behind’ meeting.
As a result of prior briefing material President Obama knew the FBI was monitoring and intercepting Flynn’s communication. The aspect of Obama questioning Comey about sharing sensitive information from Flynn; and Comey’s response; points to Obama/Rice knowledge of an FBI operation against Flynn. An FBI operation against Flynn (and Trump) that Susan Rice knows she needs to specifically claim she and Obama did not know about.
From a hindsight perspective it gets very sticky for Obama/Rice to deny knowledge with that 1/5/17 meeting content in the fray. That’s the purpose of the Jan 20th CYA memo to file. Think about it:
Question: Ms Rice how can you claim to have no knowledge of an FBI investigation when the FBI was providing the White House FBI with intercepts of Flynn communication?
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Are you saying the FBI intercepts were not authorized by President Obama?
Rice’s CYA memo is attempting to say exactly that. She’s pinning FBI Director James Comey as “rogue.”
Without the memo FBI Director James Comey could claim President Obama and Susan Rice were well aware of the FBI’s Flynn operation. With the memo Obama/Rice position themselves as having no idea until Comey started talking…
That’s the purpose for the memo; Obama & Rice protecting themselves from Comey if things go sideways.
To further illustrate this intent, it’s worth remembering the letter from Susan Rice’s lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler to the Senate:
Note the second to last paragraph, it’s all about denying knowledge of FBI operations, writ large, against the Trump campaign or incoming administration.
When James Clapper walked directly into the White House with “intelligence cuts” specifically from the FBI to share with President Obama, it’s likely the legal team around Obama -specifically including Kathryn Reummler- went bananas.
James Clapper was always a doofus, but usefully so. However, in this context doofus Clapper -with his FBI cuts in hand- just infected the White House with direct knowledge of an ongoing FBI investigation of the incoming administration. In that briefing Clapper just walked over their carefully assembled plausible deniability like an ox in the oval. D’oh.
The ‘pull aside’ meeting immediately thereafter, January 5th, was Obama and Susan Rice cleaning up the mess and reassembling their plausible deniability.
The January 20th Susan Rice memo-to-file was supportive material for that intention.
L-R: Kathryn Ruemmler, President Obama, Lisa Monaco, Susan Rice
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Lastly, it does not go unnoticed the purpose for the original redaction. The DOJ/FBI and intelligence administrators were trying to keep James Comey protected; and maintain the offensive effort toward the Trump administration.
Imagine if this memo had been released in 2017 or 2018?… the sunlight would have been unbearable for a multitude of ongoing narratives. Mueller could never have attempted to prosecute Flynn in 2017 against the backdrop of a known FBI investigation to target and frame Michael Flynn.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--The Case Against Moderna

The Case Against Moderna

There ’ s been a lot of talk ( most of it bullish ) about Moderna , the biotech company with the first Covid-19 vaccine in the pipeline .
I think a vaccine can be developed , but there doesn ’ t seem to be enough skepticism about Moderna ’ s chance of pulling it off .
Even after today ’ s 10 percent drop , the company has a $ 26 billion market cap , more than 3x the pre-Covid-19 value , which was itself speculative .
The gist of the bear case is that : -No one has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s cool tech that may or may not work ) and Moderna has never brought a drug to market .
-Moderna hasn ’ t published much data about any of its research and nothing meaningful about the corona virus vaccine .
-The phase 1 trial is just a safety trial — it ’ s a not big hurdle for a vaccine candidate to pass .
The results that n = 8 test subjects had neutralizing antibodies is a far bigger deal and some of yesterday ’ s run up was justified .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s always reasons for skepticism when you don ’ t have a control arm ( as is the case in a phase 1 trial ) .
-Again mRNA vaccines are thought to be less stable than protein based vaccines .
A protein based vaccine is a safer bet .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence .

by puzzlesrus
There’s been a lot of talk (most of it bullish) about Moderna, the biotech company with the first Covid-19 vaccine in the pipeline. I think a vaccine can be developed, but there doesn’t seem to be enough skepticism about Moderna’s chance of pulling it off. Even after today’s 10 percent drop, the company has a $26 billion market cap, more than 3x the pre-Covid-19 value, which was itself speculative.
The gist of the bear case is that:
-No one has ever developed an mRNA vaccine (it’s cool tech that may or may not work) and Moderna has never brought a drug to market.
-Moderna hasn’t published much data about any of its research and nothing meaningful about the corona virus vaccine.
-The phase 1 trial is just a safety trial — it’s a not big hurdle for a vaccine candidate to pass. The results that n = 8 test subjects had neutralizing antibodies is a far bigger deal and some of yesterday’s run up was justified. But there were no numbers and there’s always reasons for skepticism when you don’t have a control arm ( as is the case in a phase 1 trial).
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-Again mRNA vaccines are thought to be less stable than protein based vaccines. A protein based vaccine is a safer bet.

www.statnews.com/2020/05/19/vaccine-experts-say-moderna-didnt-produce-data-critical-to-assessing-covid-19-vaccine/
www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/18/1001834/moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-phase-i-interim-clinical-trial-results/
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--A New Bubble? Are Markets Ignoring The Crisis?

Multiple expansion is back .
The S & P 500 Price to 12-month Forward Earnings multiple is back to almost @ @ @ @ @ ignoring the warning signs of companies eliminating guidance , slashing dividends and buybacks and the @ @ @ @ @ are looking at 2020 as a lost year and focus on 2021 and the recovery @ @ @ @ @ massive central bank liquidity injections and rate cuts .
This may be a risky strategy @ @ @ @ @ was already weak prior to the Covid-19 crisis .
• Macro estimates already show that @ @ @ @ @ a long time to recover .
• Many companies ’ balance sheets have been severely @ @ @ @ @ .
• The V-shaped recovery estimates assume a return of capital expenditure and household consumption @ @ @ @ @ debt and unemployment situation .

Multiple expansion is back. The S&P 500 Price to 12-month Forward Earnings multiple is back to almost pre-crisis levels.
Investors are ignoring the warning signs of companies eliminating guidance, slashing dividends and buybacks and the macro data.
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Most investors are looking at 2020 as a lost year and focus on 2021 and the recovery, driven as well by massive central bank liquidity injections and rate cuts. This may be a risky strategy because:
The cycle was already weak prior to the Covid-19 crisis.
Macro estimates already show that consumption and services may take a long time to recover.
Many companies’ balance sheets have been severely damaged even considering a recovery.
The V-shaped recovery estimates assume a return of capital expenditure and household consumption that is inconsistent with the debt and unemployment situation.
talkmarkets.com/content/us-markets/a-new-bubble-are-markets-ignoring-the-crisis?post=262712


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Watch: 63 arrests at Go Topless weekend on Texas beach

At least 63 arrests were as of Saturday at 6 pm , according to Galveston County Sheriff Office MORE | @

At least 63 arrests were as of Saturday at 6 pm, according to Galveston County Sheriff Office MORE | www.12newsnow.com/article/new…
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Ben Swann fact checks the “fact checkers”. DESTROYS THE BS “faux checkers”

Two “ Fact checks ” from USA Today and Politifact have claimed recently that reports from Ben Swann are false @ @ @ @ @ problem , those so called Fact Checkers aren ’ t admit to not actually checking @ @ @ @ @ .

Ben Swann destroys the Facebook fact checkers
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Two “Fact checks” from USA Today and Politifact have claimed recently that reports from Ben Swann are false. Here’s the problem, those so called Fact Checkers aren’t admit to not actually checking the facts of the stories.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--“We caught them!” said President Donald Trump. Week 3 Booms coming! Time to stop all of your self su

“We caught them!” said President Donald Trump. Week 3 Booms coming! Time to stop all of your self suffocation!

We caught em !
Time to pull off your mouth coverings and have a free voice .
Why does anyone @ @ @ @ @ cure , the rhetoric , and anyone speaking outside the corona fear narrative ?
This @ @ @ @ @ 911 msm narrative .
Fear the terrorism , fear the terrorist , fear the terror @ @ @ @ @ cower in fear ?
When it has ungodly leadership is the answer .
What happen @ @ @ @ @ home of the brave you ask ?
They drank the msm koolaid for 3 decades @ @ @ @ @ drunk from it , and half of humanity is scared to go outside .

We caught em! Time to pull off your mouth coverings and have a free voice.
Why does anyone think they are censoring the cure, the rhetoric, and anyone speaking outside the corona fear narrative?
This is no different than the 911 msm narrative. Fear the terrorism, fear the terrorist, fear the terror!
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When does a nation cower in fear? When it has ungodly leadership is the answer.
What happen to land of the free home of the brave you ask? They drank the msm koolaid for 3 decades to where now they are drunk from it, and half of humanity is scared to go outside.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Dam Fails in Central Michigan; Evacuations Underway

Residents in two central Michigan towns were told to evacuate immediately Tuesday evening after floodwaters caused a dam to fail @ @ @ @ @ County , about 150 miles north of Detroit , had earlier warned residents along Wixom @ @ @ @ @ Edenville Dam was in danger of failure .
They told residents to leave immediately around @ @ @ @ @ dam could no longer hold back the water flowing through its flood gates .

Residents in two central Michigan towns were told to evacuate immediately Tuesday evening after floodwaters caused a dam to fail.
Emergency officials in Midland County, about 150 miles north of Detroit, had earlier warned residents along Wixom and Sanford lakes that the Edenville Dam was in danger of failure. They told residents to leave immediately around 6:15 p.m. EDT when the dam could no longer hold back the water flowing through its flood gates.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--CALIFORNIA: Grants Illegals $500 Stimulus Checks Using Federal Grant Money — Cotton Introduces Legis

CALIFORNIA: Grants Illegals $500 Stimulus Checks Using Federal Grant Money — Cotton Introduces Legislation to Remove Federal Money

Illegal Aliens Jam Phone Lines as California Offers $ 500 Each in Coronavirus Relief The State of California is offering $ 500 each to illegal aliens as part of a $ 75 million coronavirus relief program — even as it asks federal taxpayers for help paying for its $ 54 billion deficit .
The program , which launched on Monday , saw phone lines jammed as “ undocumented immigrants , ” who are ineligible for the federal aid provided thus far , called a state hotline .
The governor , Gavin Newsom , announced in mid-April that the state would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the 150,000 who are selected .
Philanthropic organizations and private donors pledged an additional $ 50 million , for another 100,000 immigrants .
Sen. Tom Cotton ( R-AR ) has introduced legislation that will defund states and localities providing American taxpayer-funded coronavirus relief money to illegal aliens .
Cotton ’ s legislation , titled the No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act , would prohibit sending additional federal funds to states and localities that issue stimulus checks to illegal aliens .
“ Congress passed the CARES Act to help workers impacted by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a handout to those who broke our immigration laws .
The federal government shouldn ’ t be subsidizing states ’ efforts to send cash to illegal aliens.
” Cotton said the legislation would not affect any Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) loans provided to companies and nonprofits , nor would it impact unemployment provisions or stimulus checks given to American citizens .
This week , thousands of illegal aliens inundated phone lines in California to secure $ 500 to $ 1,000 state stimulus checks .

Illegal Aliens Jam Phone Lines as California Offers $500 Each in Coronavirus Relief
The State of California is offering $500 each to illegal aliens as part of a $75 million coronavirus relief program — even as it asks federal taxpayers for help paying for its $54 billion deficit.
The program, which launched on Monday, saw phone lines jammed as “undocumented immigrants,” who are ineligible for the federal aid provided thus far, called a state hotline.
www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/05/19/illegal-aliens-jam-phone-lines-as-california-offers-500-each-in-coronavirus-relief/
California Offers $500 in Covid-19 Aid to Undocumented Immigrants
The governor, Gavin Newsom, announced in mid-April that the state would provide $75 million in cash assistance to the 150,000 who are selected. Philanthropic organizations and private donors pledged an additional $50 million, for another 100,000 immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/us/coronavirus-undocumented-california.html
### UPDATE ###
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has introduced legislation that will defund states and localities providing American taxpayer-funded coronavirus relief money to illegal aliens.
Cotton’s legislation, titled the No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act, would prohibit sending additional federal funds to states and localities that issue stimulus checks to illegal aliens.
Cotton said in a statement:
“Congress passed the CARES Act to help workers impacted by the China virus pandemic, not to give a handout to those who broke our immigration laws. The federal government shouldn’t be subsidizing states’ efforts to send cash to illegal aliens.”
Cotton said the legislation would not affect any Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans provided to companies and nonprofits, nor would it impact unemployment provisions or stimulus checks given to American citizens.
This week, thousands of illegal aliens inundated phone lines in California to secure $500 to $1,000 state stimulus checks.
www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/19/tom-cotton-defund-states-giving-coronavirus-relief-to-illegal-aliens/
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Tucker Carlson slams Pelosi after she called President Trump “morbidly obese” “People with glass fac

Tucker Carlson slams Pelosi after she called President Trump “morbidly obese” “People with glass faces should not throw stones.”

“ People with glass faces should not throw stones . ''
pic.twitter.com/iSilHhQ7M0

WATCH: Tucker Carlson slams Pelosi after she called President Trump “morbidly obese”
“People with glass faces should not throw stones." pic.twitter.com/iSilHhQ7M0
— TV News HQ (@TVNewsHQ) May 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Coronavirus ‘Contact Tracers’: The Tools Of Dictatorship

Thanks to trillions in “ bailout money ” passed by Congress , thousands of “ contact tracers ” will soon @ @ @ @ @ to test people for the coronavirus , to track down those they ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ potentially to impose involuntary quarantine .
Are we OK with the government tracking our every @ @ @ @ @ fighting a virus that appears to have nearly run its course in the US ?
@ @ @ @ @ against dictatorial governor and several US states revise massively inflated Covid death numbers .

by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report
Thanks to trillions in “bailout money” passed by Congress, thousands of “contact tracers” will soon descend on the country demanding to test people for the coronavirus, to track down those they’ve been in contact with, and potentially to impose involuntary quarantine. Are we OK with the government tracking our every movement under the guise of fighting a virus that appears to have nearly run its course in the US?
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Also – Oregon fights back against dictatorial governor and several US states revise massively inflated Covid death numbers.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Wearing a mask can reduce coronavirus transmission by 75%, new study claims

Experiments by a team in Hong Kong found that the coronavirus ’ transmission rate via respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75 % when surgical masks were used .
“ The findings implied to the world and the public is that the effectiveness of mask-wearing against the coronavirus pandemic is huge , ” Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung , a leading microbiologist from Hong Kong University who helped discover the SARS virus in 2003 , said Sunday .
The team ’ s conclusion comes after months of conflicting information from world health bodies concerning masks .
The World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of medical settings , while governments including those in the U.S. and U.K. initially urged citizens to leave them for health worker use , only to later make a U-turn and encourage widespread mask-wearing .
The study , which the Hong Kong team calls the first of its kind , used hamsters in two cages ; one group of hamsters infected with Covid-19 and the other healthy .
The researchers created three different scenarios : mask barriers placed just on cages with the infected subjects , masks covering the healthy subjects , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with a fan between the cages allowing particles to be transmitted between them .
With no mask barriers at all , two-thirds of the healthy hamsters — 66.7 % — were infected with the virus within a week , the researchers found .
When the mask was placed over the infected cage , however , that infection rate dropped to 16.7 % .
The infection rate went up to 33 % when the mask barrier was only used to cover the healthy hamsters ’ cage .
The hamsters who were still infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less of the virus in their bodies compared to those infected without the masks , the researchers found .

Experiments by a team in Hong Kong found that the coronavirus’ transmission rate via respiratory droplets or airborne particles dropped by as much as 75% when surgical masks were used. “The findings implied to the world and the public is that the effectiveness of mask-wearing against the coronavirus pandemic is huge,” Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, a leading microbiologist from Hong Kong University who helped discover the SARS virus in 2003, said Sunday.
The team’s conclusion comes after months of conflicting information from world health bodies concerning masks. The World Health Organization has questioned their effectiveness outside of medical settings, while governments including those in the U.S. and U.K. initially urged citizens to leave them for health worker use, only to later make a U-turn and encourage widespread mask-wearing.
The study, which the Hong Kong team calls the first of its kind, used hamsters in two cages; one group of hamsters infected with Covid-19 and the other healthy. The researchers created three different scenarios: mask barriers placed just on cages with the infected subjects, masks covering the healthy subjects, and one with no mask barriers at all, with a fan between the cages allowing particles to be transmitted between them.
With no mask barriers at all, two-thirds of the healthy hamsters — 66.7% — were infected with the virus within a week, the researchers found.
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When the mask was placed over the infected cage, however, that infection rate dropped to 16.7%. The infection rate went up to 33% when the mask barrier was only used to cover the healthy hamsters’ cage.
The hamsters who were still infected despite having the mask barrier also had less of the virus in their bodies compared to those infected without the masks, the researchers found.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/05/19/coronavirus-wearing-a-mask-can-reduce-transmission-by-75percent-new-study-claims.html?


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--EXPLOSIVE RICE MEMO DECLASSIFIED

EXPLOSIVE RICE MEMO DECLASSIFIED

We have known for more than two years that , on the day of President Trump ’ s inauguration and just minutes before she left the White House for the last time , Susan Rice , then President Obama ’ s National Security Adviser , wrote a memo to herself about “ Russia.
” Specifically , she documented the fact , presumably for her later protection should the matter become public , that on January 5 , 2017 , President Obama had directed her to lie to her incoming counterpart , General Michael Flynn , about the Russia investigation that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Flynn himself was , unbeknownst to him , one of the targets .
This deception violated all historic norms , but it was vital if the Obama holdovers ( James Comey et al . )
were to be able to continue their “ Russia investigation , ” a bare pretext for unraveling Trump ’ s presidency , post-inauguration .
“ I know nothing about this .
I was surprised to see reports from Chairman Nunes on that count today .
And let ’ s back up and recall where we have been .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his predecessor , President Obama , of wiretapping Trump Tower during the campaign .
Nothing of the sort occurred , and we have heard that confirmed by the director of the FBI , who also pointed out that no president , no White House can order the surveillance of another American citizen.
” — “ Susan Rice : The world wonders and worries if the White House can be trusted , ” PBS News Hour , March 22 , 2017 .
ANDREW MCCARTHY : Rice tried to protect Obama , blame Comey for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

via powerlineblog
We have known for more than two years that, on the day of President Trump’s inauguration and just minutes before she left the White House for the last time, Susan Rice, then President Obama’s National Security Adviser, wrote a memo to herself about “Russia.” Specifically, she documented the fact, presumably for her later protection should the matter become public, that on January 5, 2017, President Obama had directed her to lie to her incoming counterpart, General Michael Flynn, about the Russia investigation that was then ongoing, in which General Flynn himself was, unbeknownst to him, one of the targets. This deception violated all historic norms, but it was vital if the Obama holdovers (James Comey et al.) were to be able to continue their “Russia investigation,” a bare pretext for unraveling Trump’s presidency, post-inauguration.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--The media has become a deadly virus infecting our body politic, and so far there’s no vaccine, treat

The media has become a deadly virus infecting our body politic, and so far there’s no vaccine, treatment, or lockdown.

Exactly the same journalism-destroying dynamic is driving the post-Russiagate media landscape .
There is literally no accountability for the journalists and news outlets that spread falsehoods in their pages , on their airwaves , and through their viral social media postings .
The Washington Post ’ s media columnist Erik Wemple has been one of the very few journalists devoted to holding these myth-peddlers accountable — recounting how one of the most reckless Russigate conspiracy maximialists , Natasha Bertrand , became an overnight social media and journalism star by peddling discredited conspiratorial trash ( she was notably hired by Jeffrey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) ; MSNBC ’ s Rachel Maddow spent three years hyping conspiratorial junk with no need even to retract any of it ; and Mother Jones ’ David Corn played a crucial , decisively un-journalistic role in mainstreaming the lies of the Steele dossier all with zero effect on his journalistic status , other than to enrich him through a predictably bestselling book that peddled those unhinged conspiracies further .
Wemple ’ s post-Russiagate series has established him as a commendable , often-lone voice trying — with futility — to bring some accountability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failures of the past three years .
The reason that ’ s futile is exactly what Smith described in his column on Farrow : In “ resistance journalism , ” facts and truth are completely dispensable — indeed , dispensing with them is rewarded — provided “ reporters swim ably along with the tides of social media and produce damaging reporting about public figures most disliked by the loudest voices.
” That describes perfectly the journalists who were defined , and enriched , by years of Russiagate deceit masquerading as reporting .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the last three years — booming ratings , lucrative book sales , exploding social media followings , career rehabilitation even for the most discredited D.C. operatives — was to feed establishment liberals an endless diet of fearmongering and inflammatory conspiracies about Drumpf and his White House .
Whether it was true or supported by basic journalistic standards was completely irrelevant .
Responsible reporting was simply was not a metric used to assess its worth .
It was one thing for activists , charlatans , and con artists to exploit fears of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definition , is what such people do .
But it was another thing entirely for journalists to succumb to all the low-hanging career rewards available to them by throwing all journalistic standards into the trash bin in exchange for a star turn as a # Resistance icon .
That , as Smith aptly describes , is what “ Resistance Journalism ” is , and it ’ s hard to identify anything more toxic to our public discourse .

MORE ON “RESISTANCE JOURNALISM.”
Exactly the same journalism-destroying dynamic is driving the post-Russiagate media landscape. There is literally no accountability for the journalists and news outlets that spread falsehoods in their pages, on their airwaves, and through their viral social media postings. The Washington Post’s media columnist Erik Wemple has been one of the very few journalists devoted to holding these myth-peddlers accountable — recounting how one of the most reckless Russigate conspiracy maximialists, Natasha Bertrand, became an overnight social media and journalism star by peddling discredited conspiratorial trash (she was notably hired by Jeffrey Goldberg to cover Russigate for The Atlantic); MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow spent three years hyping conspiratorial junk with no need even to retract any of it; and Mother Jones’ David Corn played a crucial, decisively un-journalistic role in mainstreaming the lies of the Steele dossier all with zero effect on his journalistic status, other than to enrich him through a predictably bestselling book that peddled those unhinged conspiracies further.
Wemple’s post-Russiagate series has established him as a commendable, often-lone voice trying — with futility — to bring some accountability to U.S. journalism for the systemic media failures of the past three years. The reason that’s futile is exactly what Smith described in his column on Farrow: In “resistance journalism,” facts and truth are completely dispensable — indeed, dispensing with them is rewarded — provided “reporters swim ably along with the tides of social media and produce damaging reporting about public figures most disliked by the loudest voices.”
That describes perfectly the journalists who were defined, and enriched, by years of Russiagate deceit masquerading as reporting. By far the easiest path to career success over the last three years — booming ratings, lucrative book sales, exploding social media followings, career rehabilitation even for the most discredited D.C. operatives — was to feed establishment liberals an endless diet of fearmongering and inflammatory conspiracies about Drumpf and his White House. Whether it was true or supported by basic journalistic standards was completely irrelevant. Responsible reporting was simply was not a metric used to assess its worth.
It was one thing for activists, charlatans, and con artists to exploit fears of Trump for material gain: that, by definition, is what such people do. But it was another thing entirely for journalists to succumb to all the low-hanging career rewards available to them by throwing all journalistic standards into the trash bin in exchange for a star turn as a #Resistance icon. That, as Smith aptly describes, is what “Resistance Journalism” is, and it’s hard to identify anything more toxic to our public discourse.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--When No One’s Worried; That’s the Time to Start Worrying with Nick Santiago (Ep. #37)

For more than 20 years , Master Trader Nick Santiago has been beating the markets .
He ’ s made some incredible calls along the way and now he ’ s looking to spread the word .
There ’ s no reason that the average trader should be coming up short .
So now we ’ ve started a daily show to bring you up to date on the latest market developments .
Nick will be sharing trades and concepts and discussing current trends .
Today we discuss : 1 .
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Seante Banking Committee .
That is the big news today .
I do not think they are going to say anything that we have not heard already , but things are already political and you never kinow what can happen during these hearings .
Chairman Powell was just on 60 minutes this past Sunday and he already said thatthe central bank can still do more as far as monetary policy .
2 .
Generally , after a big rally like we saw yesterday the markets will pause or even pullback slightly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yesterday , was a 90 % up day , meaning that when so many stocks and indexes are up that much they will usually stall out for the next day or so .
3 .
Gold and silver are still very strong .
They are both long in the tooth and somewhat extended , but the rally in the precious metals is firmly intact .
Nick exited his silver position last week after a major move .
Nick is hoping for a pullback and then will re-enter .
The pattern is looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , never chase a trade !
4 .
Highs are in for crude .
Considering we were at negative $ 40 and now we ’ re over $ 30 .
Upside was $ 33 and we ’ ve hit it .
Now we have to look closely at the pattern .
Airlines are starting to see heavier bookings and less cancellations .
It could go into the mid $ 40 range .
It ’ s moving way quicker than Nick ever thought .
5 .
Hotels are stalling out after a large move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pullback .
The sector looks good .
Restaurants bottomed before the market on March 18 and have had a big run .
Currently holding McDonalds .
Online portals for restaurants have taken off .
6 .
No shorts right now .
VIX has been going lower .
Will probably go lower .
It ’ s a spike index .
We ’ re still above $ 20 so there ’ s volatility ahead .
Most of the market gurus are negative .
When we have no worry that ’ s the time worry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a trader you ’ re always a contrarian .
Entry points are very important .
Nick follows the chart parameters and that give him the time to buy .
For more info , go to www.InTheMoneyStocks.com .
Click Here to Listen to the Audio

from Daily Market Wisdom with Nick Santiago
For more than 20 years, Master Trader Nick Santiago has been beating the markets. He’s made some incredible calls along the way and now he’s looking to spread the word. There’s no reason that the average trader should be coming up short. So now we’ve started a daily show to bring you up to date on the latest market developments. Nick will be sharing trades and concepts and discussing current trends. Today we discuss:
1. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin are going to testify in front of the Seante Banking Committee. That is the big news today. I do not think they are going to say anything that we have not heard already, but things are already political and you never kinow what can happen during these hearings. Chairman Powell was just on 60 minutes this past Sunday and he already said thatthe central bank can still do more as far as monetary policy.
2. Generally, after a big rally like we saw yesterday the markets will pause or even pullback slightly in the next session (today). Yesterday, was a 90% up day, meaning that when so many stocks and indexes are up that much they will usually stall out for the next day or so.
3. Gold and silver are still very strong. They are both long in the tooth and somewhat extended, but the rally in the precious metals is firmly intact. Nick exited his silver position last week after a major move. Nick is hoping for a pullback and then will re-enter. The pattern is looking good on all the metals. Remember, never chase a trade!
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4. Highs are in for crude. Considering we were at negative $40 and now we’re over $30. Upside was $33 and we’ve hit it. Now we have to look closely at the pattern. Airlines are starting to see heavier bookings and less cancellations. It could go into the mid $40 range. It’s moving way quicker than Nick ever thought.
5. Hotels are stalling out after a large move yesterday. Hyatt will look good after a pullback. The sector looks good. Restaurants bottomed before the market on March 18 and have had a big run. Currently holding McDonalds. Online portals for restaurants have taken off.
6. No shorts right now. VIX has been going lower. Will probably go lower. It’s a spike index. We’re still above $20 so there’s volatility ahead. Most of the market gurus are negative. When we have no worry that’s the time worry. When you train your brain to be a trader you’re always a contrarian. Entry points are very important. Nick follows the chart parameters and that give him the time to buy.
For more info, go to www.InTheMoneyStocks.com.
Click Here to Listen to the Audio


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Killing a unborn baby is a decision made solely by a woman and her doctor. Taking hydroxychloroquine

Killing a unborn baby is a decision made solely by a woman and her doctor. Taking hydroxychloroquine is a joint decision between a man, his doctor, every Democrat in congress, and all on-air talent at CNN.

They are lying to you about treatments with Covid .
I saw someone listed a whole bunch of studies , @ @ @ @ @ well .
Lockdowns and social distancing may slow the spread of this pandemic , but @ @ @ @ @ .
No emergency orders from our leaders can save us .
Over time , only @ @ @ @ @ .
Our only hope is science .
At the moment , thousands of doctors , @ @ @ @ @ biologists are working to create effective treatments for coronavirus .
At some point , they @ @ @ @ @ vaccine for it .
That could be a year from now , though .
In @ @ @ @ @ taking a second look at drugs already in use for other diseases , and there @ @ @ @ @ re happy to tell you , some promising developments so far .
Favipiravir is a @ @ @ @ @ s been used to treat influenza , among other things .
An early clinical trial @ @ @ @ @ for those with mild cases of coronavirus .

They are lying to you about treatments with Covid. I saw someone listed a whole bunch of studies, but Tucker lays it out well.
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Lockdowns and social distancing may slow the spread of this pandemic, but they will not beat it. No emergency orders from our leaders can save us. Over time, only medicine will stop this threat. Our only hope is science.
At the moment, thousands of doctors, lab technicians, chemists and biologists are working to create effective treatments for coronavirus. At some point, they’ll likely develop a vaccine for it. That could be a year from now, though.
In the meantime, researchers are taking a second look at drugs already in use for other diseases, and there have been, we’re happy to tell you, some promising developments so far.
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Favipiravir is a Japanese antiviral drug that’s been used to treat influenza, among other things. An early clinical trial in China showed improved outcomes for those with mild cases of coronavirus.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-our-leaders-the-media-lie-about-potential-treatment-for-coronavirus-when-we-need-the-truth
h/t Venus230


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--The US is counting everyone who dies “with” Covid as someone who died from Covid. What would the flu

The US is counting everyone who dies “with” Covid as someone who died from Covid. What would the flu numbers be if we counted it the same?

How we are counting Covid deaths www.westernjournal.com/dr-birx-govt-counting-death-anyone-coronavirus-covid-19-death-regardless-conditions/ The CDC estimates there were 45,000,000 cases of the flu cnsnews.com/article/international/michael-w-chapman/cdc-estimate-45-million-flu-cases-61000-flu-associated Population of @ @ @ @ @ 325,000,000 www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2017/ So 13.8 % of the population had the flu There were 2,800,000 deaths @ @ @ @ @ the flu was distributed among those who died as it was through the general population @ @ @ @ @ deaths like we count Covid deaths : 386,000 Americans died from the flu in 2017

by Playaguy
How we are counting Covid deaths www.westernjournal.com/dr-birx-govt-counting-death-anyone-coronavirus-covid-19-death-regardless-conditions/
Let’s take a strong flu year. 2017.
The CDC estimates there were 45,000,000 cases of the flu cnsnews.com/article/international/michael-w-chapman/cdc-estimate-45-million-flu-cases-61000-flu-associated
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Population of the US in 2017 = 325,000,000 www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/2017/
So 13.8% of the population had the flu
There were 2,800,000 deaths in 2017 www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm
So assuming the flu was distributed among those who died as it was through the general population, and we count flu deaths like we count Covid deaths:
386,000 Americans died from the flu in 2017


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--How politicians manipulate us: hope -> belief -> certainty -> irrational insistence

Promises trigger hope .
We hear those promises .
They sound so good .
We hope it ’ s true .
Hopes grow stronger when reinforced with repeated promises .
It ’ s like a little child , growing because they ’ ve been fed .
Their little tummies full , they grow up .
They mega-evolve into beliefs .
There ’ s a very fine line between “ I hope it ’ s true ” and “ I want to believe it ’ s true ” .
The line is so small , that we cross it without really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s true ” very easily becomes “ I believe it ’ s true ” in the face of adversity .
All it takes is exposure to skepticism .
“ I don ’ t think that ’ s true.
” When we want to believe it ’ s true , but don ’ t really KNOW it ’ s true , our poor little belief is not strong enough to stand on its own .
We love our little hope/belief like we love our children .
And some mean , older bully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must defend our little helpless darling !
A belief defended grows stronger .
It ’ s like a character in an RPG whose armor skill increases as it takes damage .
With every battle , experience grows , arguments are refined , sources that confirm our belief are found , terms are twisted to our purposes , definitions rewritten , anything and everything is weaponized in defense of our furious warrior who takes no prisoners !
No disproving evidence can penetrate our armor .
Yes , it is a part of me now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs .
A belief defended becomes a certainty .
Confirmation bias , its shield .
Social media , its field of battle .
Echo chamber , its sanctuary .
Some red pills are blue on the inside .

by On3KI9oC9I7ERmJI
A politician makes a promise.
“Change”
“Drain the swamp!”
Promises trigger hope. We hear those promises. They sound so good. We hope it’s true.
Hopes grow stronger when reinforced with repeated promises. It’s like a little child, growing because they’ve been fed. Their little tummies full, they grow up. They mega-evolve into beliefs.
There’s a very fine line between “I hope it’s true” and “I want to believe it’s true”. The line is so small, that we cross it without really noticing.
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“I want to believe it’s true” very easily becomes “I believe it’s true” in the face of adversity. All it takes is exposure to skepticism. “I don’t think that’s true.”
When we want to believe it’s true, but don’t really KNOW it’s true, our poor little belief is not strong enough to stand on its own. We love our little hope/belief like we love our children. And some mean, older bully has just pushed him down! We must defend our little helpless darling!
A belief defended grows stronger. It’s like a character in an RPG whose armor skill increases as it takes damage. With every battle, experience grows, arguments are refined, sources that confirm our belief are found, terms are twisted to our purposes, definitions rewritten, anything and everything is weaponized in defense of our furious warrior who takes no prisoners!
No disproving evidence can penetrate our armor. Yes, it is a part of me now. I will defend myself at all costs.
A belief defended becomes a certainty. Confirmation bias, its shield. Social media, its field of battle. Echo chamber, its sanctuary.
Politicians’ promises -> hope -> desire to believe -> belief -> belief defended -> certainty -> irrational insistence.
Some red pills are blue on the inside.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Trump announces executive order aiming to make hundreds of deregulations amid coronavirus permanent

President Trump announced an executive order Tuesday that aims to make hundreds of deregulations in the age of coronavirus permanent @ @ @ @ @ to a massive overhaul of regulatory policy .
“ We ’ ve done far more @ @ @ @ @ in history , ” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting ahead of signing the order @ @ @ @ @ the executive order tells regulatory agencies to look at more than 600 regulatory actions — @ @ @ @ @ regulations and guidance — taken during the coronavirus pandemic and tell the White House which @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We had cases where it would take 20 years to build a highway @ @ @ @ @ through various agencies to get the same permit , ” the president said .

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President Trump announced an executive order Tuesday that aims to make hundreds of deregulations in the age of coronavirus permanent, something that would amount to a massive overhaul of regulatory policy.
“We’ve done far more regulation cutting than any president in history,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting ahead of signing the order.
Fox News is told the executive order tells regulatory agencies to look at more than 600 regulatory actions — mostly deregulations, but also regulations and guidance — taken during the coronavirus pandemic and tell the White House which ones should be made permanent.
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“We had cases where it would take 20 years to build a highway, you had to go through various agencies to get the same permit,” the president said.
www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-executive-order-to-identify-regulations-that-can-be-suspended-for-coronavirus-recovery


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Turdeau warned of $400 million in monthly payments being fraudulent and DID NOTHING

We could be sending out as much as $ 400 million per month in fraudulent emergency payments but the federal @ @ @ @ @ anything to stop it .
Instead , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attacking those asking @ @ @ @ @ from a story in the National Post that details how the federal government has suspended @ @ @ @ @ of the EI program during the pandemic .
Reporter Tom Blackwell obtained a copy of @ @ @ @ @ late April to workers processing claims for employment insurance and the Canada emergency response benefit @ @ @ @ @ Social Development Canada were told to turn a blind eye to fraud .

We could be sending out as much as $400 million per month in fraudulent emergency payments but the federal government isn’t doing anything to stop it.
Instead, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attacking those asking questions.
The news comes from a story in the National Post that details how the federal government has suspended “compliance and enforcement” of the EI program during the pandemic.
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Reporter Tom Blackwell obtained a copy of a memo sent out in late April to workers processing claims for employment insurance and the Canada emergency response benefit.
Employees at Employment and Social Development Canada were told to turn a blind eye to fraud.
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-scoffs-at-questions-about-hundreds-of-millions-in-fraudulent-payments


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Alan Dershowitz says mandatory WILL BE MANDATORY AND YOU WILL TAKE IT OR ELSE…

The video is very clear on what the plans are… Listen carefully to what he says , folks… THE WRITING @ @ @ @ @

The video is very clear on what the plans are…
Listen carefully to what he says, folks…
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL!
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HE speaks @ 0:13 seconds… on bitchute link
www.bitchute.com/video/cgJxbEDIay7B/
h/t COVID19


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--New UK law that comes into effect TODAY means every adult is now an organ donor… unless they opt out

• Experts believe the method will lead to 700 more transplants each year by 2023 • It is known as @ @ @ @ @ s law ’ after Keira Ball ’ s death saved Max Johnson • However ministers @ @ @ @ @ due to the coronavirus crisis Patients awaiting transplants have hailed a ‘ game-changing ’ new @ @ @ @ @ that every adult is automatically considered an organ donor .
Under the legislation everyone in @ @ @ @ @ have given consent for their organs to be donated when they die – unless they @ @ @ @ @ in an excluded group .
It is believed this method will lead to an additional @ @ @ @ @ 2023 .
The new legislation is known as ‘ Max and Keira ’ s law @ @ @ @ @ nine-year-old Keira Ball saved the life of Max Johnson , also nine , and three @ @ @

Experts believe the method will lead to 700 more transplants each year by 2023
It is known as ‘Max and Keira’s law’ after Keira Ball’s death saved Max Johnson
However ministers admit system could be delayed due to the coronavirus crisis
Patients awaiting transplants have hailed a ‘game-changing’ new law which from today means that every adult is automatically considered an organ donor.
Under the legislation everyone in England will be deemed to have given consent for their organs to be donated when they die – unless they specifically opt out or are in an excluded group.
It is believed this method will lead to an additional 700 transplants each year by 2023.
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The new legislation is known as ‘Max and Keira’s law’ after the death of nine-year-old Keira Ball saved the life of Max Johnson, also nine, and three other people.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8338101/New-law-comes-effect-TODAY-means-adult-organ-donor-unless-opt-out.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Face mask Selfies are being used to train AI Facial Recognition.

Your face mask selfies could be training the next facial recognition tool Your face mask selfies aren ’ t just @ @ @ @ @ and family — they ’ re also getting collected by researchers looking to use them @ @ @ @ @ .
CNET found thousands of face-masked selfies up for grabs in public data sets , @ @ @ @ @ Instagram .
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a surge in people wearing face masks , @ @ @ @ @ scrambling to keep up .
Face masks cover up a significant portion of what facial @ @ @ @ @ detect people — essentially threatening the future of a multimillion-dollar industry unless the technology can @ @ @ @ @ the coverings .
The Real World Masked Face Dataset claims to be the largest masked @ @ @ @ @ more than 5,000 masked faces of 525 people gathered from the internet .
The compilation @ @ @ @ @ University in China , where the coronavirus outbreak began .
Also social distancing is needed @ @ @ @ @ can recognize you by your walk and body type , movements , etc .

Your face mask selfies could be training the next facial recognition tool
Your face mask selfies aren’t just getting seen by your friends and family — they’re also getting collected by researchers looking to use them to improve facial recognition algorithms. CNET found thousands of face-masked selfies up for grabs in public data sets, with pictures taken directly from Instagram.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a surge in people wearing face masks, and facial recognition companies are scrambling to keep up. Face masks cover up a significant portion of what facial recognition needs to identify and detect people — essentially threatening the future of a multimillion-dollar industry unless the technology can learn to recognize people beyond the coverings.
The Real World Masked Face Dataset claims to be the largest masked face data set, with more than 5,000 masked faces of 525 people gathered from the internet. The compilation comes from researchers at Wuhan University in China, where the coronavirus outbreak began.
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www.cnet.com/news/your-face-mask-selfies-could-be-training-the-next-facial-recognition-tool/
Also social distancing is needed to calibrate the AI that can recognize you by your walk and body type, movements, etc.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Are we seeing a spike in reopened states?

I keep coming across conflicting data .
Some articles saying there is no spike others saying hospitalizations have remained the same and therefore nothing is happening .
Is it too early to tell ?
• These are “ phased ” reopenings + social mitigation efforts , and not always “ statewide.
” ( Some cities , counties are still dealing with spikes . )
• Then , there ’ s generally a week or two before more people might start showing up “ positive ” or sick enough to need medical care .
• Additionally , confirming and reporting these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks .
All that said , early reporting looks relatively positive .
There are many factors you need to consider to estimate when numbers will spike : • Viruses have a natural doubling rate ( the number of days it takes for the number of cases to double ) • Incubation period ( the number of takes it takes for symptoms to present themselves ) .
The doubling time for COVID-19 is between about 4.5 and 7 days , depending on factors like what precautions the population is taking .
The incubation period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but can vary from between 2 two 14 days .
The average time frame when a person is hospitalized is about 3 weeks after infection .
Most places that opened up literally did so last week , so 1. infections haven ’ t been given the time needed to double yet .
2 .
Those who have been newly infected probably aren ’ t experiencing any symptoms yet on average .
and 3. almost none of those newly infected would have been hospitalized yet .

by jmantechno
I keep coming across conflicting data. Some articles saying there is no spike others saying hospitalizations have remained the same and therefore nothing is happening. Is it too early to tell?
Respond #1:
These are “phased” reopenings + social mitigation efforts, and not always “statewide.” (Some cities, counties are still dealing with spikes.) Then, there’s generally a week or two before more people might start showing up “positive” or sick enough to need medical care. Additionally, confirming and reporting these positives can take up to two more weeks.
All that said, early reporting looks relatively positive.
#2:
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There are many factors you need to consider to estimate when numbers will spike:
Viruses have a natural doubling rate (the number of days it takes for the number of cases to double) Incubation period (the number of takes it takes for symptoms to present themselves). Average number of days before hospitalization occurs.
The doubling time for COVID-19 is between about 4.5 and 7 days, depending on factors like what precautions the population is taking.
The incubation period is about 7 days on average, but can vary from between 2 two 14 days.
The average time frame when a person is hospitalized is about 3 weeks after infection.
Most places that opened up literally did so last week, so 1. infections haven’t been given the time needed to double yet. 2. Those who have been newly infected probably aren’t experiencing any symptoms yet on average. and 3. almost none of those newly infected would have been hospitalized yet.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Creator and Manager of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard has been removed for refusing to “manually chang

Creator and Manager of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard has been removed for refusing to “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.”

As Florida starts to reopen , the architect and manager of Florida ’ s COVID-19 dashboard , announced she ’ d been removed from her position , Florida Today reported .
Rebekah Jones said in an email to CBS12 News that her removal was “ not voluntary ” and that she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some data , but refused to “ manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.
” Jones made the announcement May 5 in a farewell email to researchers and other members of the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the data portal , according to Florida Today .
She said that for “ reasons beyond my division ’ s control , ” her office is no longer managing the dashboard , involved in its publication , fixing errors or answering any questions .
Florida ’ s COVID-19 dashboard , created by a team of Florida Department of Health data scientists and public health officers led by Jones , was praised by White House officials for its accessibility , the Florida Daily reported .
But over the last few weeks , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappeared with no explanation and access to the underlying data sheets became difficult.
” Jones told CBS12 News that since she ’ s been removed , the dashboard still hasn ’ t been fully repaired .
( FL ) COVID numbers for May 17th were double before the firing of the data scientist .
The number has since been changed .
Date Taken : May 18th

As Florida starts to reopen, the of Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard, announced she’d been removed from her position, .
Rebekah Jones said in an email to CBS12 News that her removal was “not voluntary” and that she was removed from her position because she was ordered to censor some data, but refused to “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.”
Jones made the announcement May 5 in a farewell email to researchers and other members of the public who had signed up to receive updates on the data portal, according to Florida Today. She said that for “reasons beyond my division’s control,” her office is no longer managing the dashboard, involved in its publication, fixing errors or answering any questions.
, created by a team of Florida Department of Health data scientists and public health officers led by Jones, was praised by White House officials for its accessibility, the Florida Daily reported. But over the last few weeks, it “crashed and went offline, data disappeared with no explanation and access to the underlying data sheets became difficult.”
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Jones told CBS12 News that since she’s been removed, the dashboard still hasn’t been fully repaired.
These allegations are disturbing. Manipulating the data on Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard could cost lives. “Jones also told CBS12 in Tallahassee on Monday that she refused to ‘manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen’ the state.”t.co/XJ24rukaPZ — Dave Aronberg (@aronberg) May 19, 2020
cbs12.com/news/local/woman-who-designed-floridas-covid-19-dashboard-has-been-removed-from-her-position
(FL) COVID numbers for May 17th were double before the firing of the data scientist. The number has since been changed. Date Taken: May 18th


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--Rep. Nunes: “It’s not that Obama or Biden are innocent; the question is, ‘did they commit a crime?'”

Congressman Devin Nunes breaks down the specifics of the Russian collusion hoax and examines the culpability of senior Obama administration @ @ @ @ @ Barack Obama and former vice president Joe Biden on ‘ The Story with Martha MacCallum @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .

Congressman Devin Nunes breaks down the specifics of the Russian collusion hoax and examines the culpability of senior Obama administration officials, including former president Barack Obama and former vice president Joe Biden on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum,’ May 18, 2020.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-20--“Florida went out of its way to get COVID-19-positive people out of nursing homes, while New York we

When are these governors going to be sued by family members of loved ones who died because of their policies @ @ @ @ @ going to be arrested for manslaughter ?

“Florida went out of its way to get COVID-19-positive people out of nursing homes, while New York went out of its way to get them in, a policy now widely acknowledged to have been a debacle.” t.co/lPL5zAwK2z — Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) May 20, 2020
When are these governors going to be sued by family members of loved ones who died because of their policies and when are these governors going to be arrested for manslaughter?
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AC