investmentwatchblog--2020-05-10--The Opposition may be useless and the media working for the State, but we still need a Resistance

The days of lone bloggers are numbered : they will soon be the next target of those who would silence all contrarian thought , and can not equal the impact of the ‘ old ’ mainstream media .
Radical realists need a medium of their own , but one connected to a physical Movement at local level .
The Slog suggests an opening strategy .
Thursday ’ s investigative Slogpost on the deeply unpleasant National Socialist “ Sir ” Mark Sedwill came and went with barely a ripple .
Online and in terms of thread comments , it was by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under 20,000 hits , 71 5-star ratings and a bulging email postbag filled with supporters offering me other useful tips and tidbits that disgusted them as much as one could hope to expect .
I must also add , by the way , that it was Slogger Brian who first pointed out to me Sedwill ’ s directorship at Halo .
As ‘ man who helps direct ops that involve the laying of landmines , and then gets a second bite by rendering them harmless ’ , Our Mark is very Tony Blair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has been called out by a cast-iron unspun column that has made an impact among the decent , thinking online minority .
But beyond that , it ’ s had zero effect : not a single televisual , paper or online version of what we all call these days the MSM went near it .
We did not see GMB rentagob Piers Morgan having a rant about it .
Gorgeous George Galloway ignored it – as did every Fleet Street editor and columnist I emailed .
I sent the guff to Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American or Noo Yoikka in it , the post went into a predictable black hole .
I ’ m trying to be a realist , not a bitter voice in the wilderness .
Here and there – I ’ m happy to report – there are signs of cracks in the totalitarian edifice : the Boy King Macron ’ s Party France en Marche may have a superficial command of the National Assembly , but an infuential French media outfit Les Echos ran a good story this week showing that the Party is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s undeniable links to Big Pharma in the shape of Sanofi , his Imperial decrees demanding total obedience to lockdown , and the use of Covid19 as a battering ram with which to smash all decent opposition .
It now looks like at least 70 Assembly members will desert Macronapoleon and join with other minority Parties to form a Front that isn ’ t LePen .
Given that ( as ever ) the Left is all over the place here , this is an encouraging sign .
But such is little more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pacific ocean .
Even if we move up to a much larger scale – as in Fox News – we see this terrific piece of thoughtful and damning grown-up journalism from Tucker Carlson : It ’ s great stuff , reporting on the completely unacceptable private sector spook-friendly Goebbels admirers at YouTube decision to vapourise the two California-based virologists who got five million online views of their databased denunciation of Contrick19 .
The pinched YouTube goblins couldn ’ t slag it off as “ wild conspiracy theory ” , so they Unevented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way that Trotsky ( and anyone else Joe Stalin didn ’ t like ) became an Unperson .
What YouTube did was illegal in roughly 56 ways , the most important being the American Bill of Rights .
Will the Google-owned video site be prosecuted ?
Best not to hold your breath on that one .
The vast majority of those locked down and screwed up around the world will continue to be believe the Wall of Soundbites that dictate the narrative .
I think it might be instructive at this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the USSR ’ s most celebrated ( and hunted ) dissident writer .
While George Orwell foresaw what would happen in any free society that adopted an illiberal version of socialism , Solzhenytsin recorded every nightmare of dictated MediaThink as it unfolded in the Soviet Union .
Deplorably , hardly anyone under the age of 40 today knows anything about this courageous author ; perilously few have read any of his works .
But what he did was point out the interstellar difference between truth and propaganda that defined the USSR…despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Izvestia – The Truth .
The difference between then and now is that the Bolsheviks made no secret of their determination to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat : they siezed power in 1917 , neutered the Duma legislature along the lines of the current EU Parliament , and established a régime of crushing , cruel conformity brilliantly described in We Never Make Mistakes , One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovitch , Cancer Ward , The First Circle and other novels smuggled out to the West from 1965 to 1980 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brazen ideological honesty of the Bolshies , while enjoying the hitherto unimaginable advantages of ( a ) mind-boggling media information overload and ( b ) a distracted and generally supine citizenry .
The rich seam they are mining is widespread acceptance of bollocks .
IABATO applies – Its All Bollocks And That ’ s Official .
Thus , the stamp of officialdom is all the comfortable 21st century electorate requires for unquestioning acceptance .
But in the long term , it can only fulfil Orwell ’ s prediction of the future as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face ” .
Needless to say , a growing number of Western citizens are far from comfortable .
But they are in turn being fixated by that very same pc Stateism hellbent on equally illiberal control .
The Leftlibs in Britain have invented a racist culture that simply doesn ’ t exist any more .
If they have a concert , it has to be Rock Against Racism .
They call something an Anti-Nazi League , although the number of real Nazis is barely more than a few hundred….and none of them have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exception of Mark Sedwill who , of course , the luvvie Left quite likes because he likes the EU .
Dot joining has never been their metier .
‘ The Right is on the march , ” said Rebecca Long-Bailey last February .
Really ?
Where is the Stürm Abteilung ?
Where are the Krystallnachts ?
The Stars of David painted on Jewish shops ?
I agree that on the European mainland , anti-Semitism is on the rise ; but in England , most of it is in the Labour Party .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and clear enough : by being profoundly intolerant , ruthless in pursuit of those who oppose them , and creating a make-believe world that doesn ’ t exist , the Leftlibs are giving respectability and credibility to the BS being handed out by the security services , Big Pharma and neocon diplomats .
The Red boys and girls don ’ t realise it of course , but they are on the same side as the Nasties when it comes to “ fake news ” .
This helps explain why the decent thinking minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for its heroes .
Not that many of us like or Trust Johnson and Trump ; but the alternatives are , respectively , a stony-faced Statist bureaucrat with all the charisma of a shoe-horn , and a failed cryogenic experiment who seems perpetually unsure on the who , why and how thing .
For myself , I ’ d prefer to have a proper choice .
That is , something other than bent greedy bastards or rigid ideologues .
But that ’ s not available , and this is the problem we all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of the fence don ’ t have is a Common Purpose .
Which doesn ’ t mean aping jerks like Robert Peston and other CP luminaries : it means building an organisation passionate about reform from the ground up , not blinkered directives from the top down .
I have been saying this now for six years , but it is still not too late : if anything , I sense now that this is an idea whose time has come .
It would require the ignorance of an alien visitor to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and think that power in the West still resides within a political class governed by the rule of law .
The real future of reform lies not in the legislatures , but rather among those people with the tolerance and talent at local level to construct changes that allow us to ( a ) effectively and peacefully oppose the 3 % of controllers and ( b ) demonstrate our independence from them .
If there is going to be a reset of financialised globalist monopolism in the near future , social anthropology and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will benefit those with their hands on the cutlery , not those catching the crumbs off the table .
So the aim of the sort of movement I ’ m talking about would be to recruit people who can command the level of social disobedience required to spike those plans .
The electoral Party systems we have in the West do not allow for important minorities to have a persuasive say about the nature of change .
Partly , this is to do with FPTP such as we have in Britain , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stifling influence of the central Party machines in cloning the candidates they want with the representatives they already have .
That is not democracy .
It is , to be blunt , braindead Mob approval of spin based on the colour of a rosette .
First and foremost therefore , the Decent Resistance needs to grow into long trousers and grasp one crucial reality : we do not need a Movement to challenge the legislative Closed Shop .
What we require is an intelligent and wise vocal minority able to stop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevail .
I make no apology for the intrinsic élitism in this strategy – it is , let ’ s face it , nothing new : seven years ago I posted thus : ‘ The era of Bastille storming is long gone .
The next major 21st century régime change will be carried out by those who value liberty on behalf of those who don ’ t care ’ .
There ’ s an element of Rousseauesque “ forcing people to be free ” in that for sure ; but if part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eclectic education – based on awareness of the civics of liberty and responsibility – then the principle of obligatoire need not be dictatorial .
Rather , it becomes the guardian of mutually beneficial communitarianism .
For example , a central tenet of that open-minded educational ethic would be the encouragement of all pupils and students to question received wisdom – not with the battering ram of ideological mob chanting , but rather by using objective data , the tenets of scientific logic , and above all a recognition of the values of planetary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of life rather than standard of living .
It is time to stop being prepared to accept the spin of “ this is the standard contract ” .
In 2012 , 6 % of the global population owned 71.6 % of planetary wealth .
By November 2017 , the top 1 % owned 50.1 % .
The process of more and more and more money-power in the hands of fewer and fewer and fewer greasy palms continues unabated .
This is not a clarion call for Socialist forced wealth redistribution ; it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and accept that trickle-down wealth is a ridiculous lie that will never produce a Planet Earth where Homo sapiens is at ease with itself .
We ’ ve been here before , have we not ?
Trust me , I am not the Messiah .
I am at best a very naughty boy .
I lack the energy , resources , and – to be honest – the enthusiasm to be a leader any more .
All I suggest is that those who grasp the need for a return to compassionate reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Marx to Friedman in favour of constructive radicalism .
Constructive radicalism is another way of saying “ creative risk ” in the context of constipated thought driven by privilege .
We all know that , when the post-Covid World finally presents itself , we are going to get the same empty tinkering with the fringe irrelevance we got after the 2008 Crash .
And not terribly deep down , we all know it will be a fudge along the lines of treating inoperable bowel cancer with a daily bowl of porridge oats…..that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far too late .
But as ever , the Sixty-four Million Dollar question is how to grow that common-good radicalism , how to format it , encourage it and publicise it ?
As a media specialist most of my adult life – and understanding just how gutless most hacks are in 2020 – my starting point is the generation of far more awareness about how liberties are being diluted , and the evident signs that we are on the brink of a dark totalitarian age .
By far the most potential for such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which , at the last count , amounted to almost a quarter of the population ( 24.79 % ) .
I posit this for a variety of reasons : • This group has a much higher level of education , grasp of history and civic ethics than younger people • Within it are those already schooled in fighting the injustice of the State – that is , the Waspi/Back to 60 women born after 1953 • Consisting of a huge group of the retired on fixed incomes – while facing the daily ageism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the near certainty of chronic illness – these are the people who will be most immediately hit by a “ reset ” in which the powerful get immunity and the real people get shafted • They are relatively untouched by political , pc , or pro-EU/multicultural madness , and far more worldly and realistic about what utter lowlife most of the 3 % are .
So my ‘ starter for ten ’ would be the creation of a dedicated website also available in a simple email format – written by that age group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anger , alienation and commonwealth of that age group .
This would bear the same header title as the name of the Movement .
It would appear ( say ) three days a week – Tuesday , Thursday and Sunday .
But it would avoid didacticism in favour of little-known facts , unravelling spin and practical advice .
For the kind of movement I envisage , nothing succeeds like success .
From the outset , the emphasis should be on taking manageable injustic issues and getting a result .
Once again , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think about , reply to and discuss .
In the meantime , enjoy your Sunday lunch .

by John Ward
The days of lone bloggers are numbered: they will soon be the next target of those who would silence all contrarian thought, and cannot equal the impact of the ‘old’ mainstream media. Radical realists need a medium of their own, but one connected to a physical Movement at local level. The Slog suggests an opening strategy.
Thursday’s investigative Slogpost on the deeply unpleasant National Socialist “Sir” Mark Sedwill came and went with barely a ripple.
Online and in terms of thread comments, it was by Slog standards an outstanding success: just under 20,000 hits, 71 5-star ratings and a bulging email postbag filled with supporters offering me other useful tips and tidbits that disgusted them as much as one could hope to expect. I must also add, by the way, that it was Slogger Brian who first pointed out to me Sedwill’s directorship at Halo. As ‘man who helps direct ops that involve the laying of landmines, and then gets a second bite by rendering them harmless’, Our Mark is very Tony Blair and on message. Well hurrah, he has been called out by a cast-iron unspun column that has made an impact among the decent, thinking online minority.
But beyond that, it’s had zero effect: not a single televisual, paper or online version of what we all call these days the MSM went near it. We did not see GMB rentagob Piers Morgan having a rant about it. Gorgeous George Galloway ignored it – as did every Fleet Street editor and columnist I emailed. I sent the guff to Fox News, but as there was nothing American or Noo Yoikka in it, the post went into a predictable black hole.
I’m trying to be a realist, not a bitter voice in the wilderness. Here and there – I’m happy to report – there are signs of cracks in the totalitarian edifice: the Boy King Macron’s Party France en Marche may have a superficial command of the National Assembly, but an infuential French media outfit Les Echos ran a good story this week showing that the Party is less than happy with its leader’s undeniable links to Big Pharma in the shape of Sanofi, his Imperial decrees demanding total obedience to lockdown, and the use of Covid19 as a battering ram with which to smash all decent opposition.
It now looks like at least 70 Assembly members will desert Macronapoleon and join with other minority Parties to form a Front that isn’t LePen. Given that (as ever) the Left is all over the place here, this is an encouraging sign.
But such is little more than a small child’s micturation in the Pacific ocean. Even if we move up to a much larger scale – as in Fox News – we see this terrific piece of thoughtful and damning grown-up journalism from Tucker Carlson:
It’s great stuff, reporting on the completely unacceptable private sector spook-friendly Goebbels admirers at YouTube decision to vapourise the two California-based virologists who got five million online views of their databased denunciation of Contrick19.
The pinched YouTube goblins couldn’t slag it off as “wild conspiracy theory”, so they Unevented it: it became an Unhappening….rather in the way that Trotsky (and anyone else Joe Stalin didn’t like) became an Unperson.
What YouTube did was illegal in roughly 56 ways, the most important being the American Bill of Rights. Will the Google-owned video site be prosecuted? Best not to hold your breath on that one. The vast majority of those locked down and screwed up around the world will continue to be believe the Wall of Soundbites that dictate the narrative.
I think it might be instructive at this point to revisit the works of Aleksander Solzhenytsin, the USSR’s most celebrated (and hunted) dissident writer. While George Orwell foresaw what would happen in any free society that adopted an illiberal version of socialism, Solzhenytsin recorded every nightmare of dictated MediaThink as it unfolded in the Soviet Union.
Deplorably, hardly anyone under the age of 40 today knows anything about this courageous author; perilously few have read any of his works. But what he did was point out the interstellar difference between truth and propaganda that defined the USSR…despite the fact that its biggest-selling daily newspaper was called Izvestia – The Truth.
The difference between then and now is that the Bolsheviks made no secret of their determination to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat: they siezed power in 1917, neutered the Duma legislature along the lines of the current EU Parliament, and established a régime of crushing, cruel conformity brilliantly described in We Never Make Mistakes, One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovitch, Cancer Ward, The First Circle and other novels smuggled out to the West from 1965 to 1980.
Today’s corporacratic technonerds lack the brazen ideological honesty of the Bolshies, while enjoying the hitherto unimaginable advantages of (a) mind-boggling media information overload and (b) a distracted and generally supine citizenry. The rich seam they are mining is widespread acceptance of bollocks.
IABATO applies – Its All Bollocks And That’s Official.
Thus, the stamp of officialdom is all the comfortable 21st century electorate requires for unquestioning acceptance. But in the long term, it can only fulfil Orwell’s prediction of the future as “a boot stamping on a human face”.
Needless to say, a growing number of Western citizens are far from comfortable. But they are in turn being fixated by that very same pc Stateism hellbent on equally illiberal control.
The Leftlibs in Britain have invented a racist culture that simply doesn’t exist any more. If they have a concert, it has to be Rock Against Racism. They call something an Anti-Nazi League, although the number of real Nazis is barely more than a few hundred….and none of them have any access to power – with the exception of Mark Sedwill who, of course, the luvvie Left quite likes because he likes the EU. Dot joining has never been their metier.
‘The Right is on the march,” said Rebecca Long-Bailey last February. Really? Where is the Stürm Abteilung? Where are the Krystallnachts? The Stars of David painted on Jewish shops? I agree that on the European mainland, anti-Semitism is on the rise; but in England, most of it is in the Labour Party.
The point I’m making is simple and clear enough: by being profoundly intolerant, ruthless in pursuit of those who oppose them, and creating a make-believe world that doesn’t exist, the Leftlibs are giving respectability and credibility to the BS being handed out by the security services, Big Pharma and neocon diplomats. The Red boys and girls don’t realise it of course, but they are on the same side as the Nasties when it comes to “fake news”.
This helps explain why the decent thinking minority is forced to look to the Right for its heroes. Not that many of us like or Trust Johnson and Trump; but the alternatives are, respectively, a stony-faced Statist bureaucrat with all the charisma of a shoe-horn, and a failed cryogenic experiment who seems perpetually unsure on the who, why and how thing.
For myself, I’d prefer to have a proper choice. That is, something other than bent greedy bastards or rigid ideologues. But that’s not available, and this is the problem we all face: what the folks on our side of the fence don’t have is a Common Purpose. Which doesn’t mean aping jerks like Robert Peston and other CP luminaries: it means building an organisation passionate about reform from the ground up, not blinkered directives from the top down.
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I have been saying this now for six years, but it is still not too late: if anything, I sense now that this is an idea whose time has come.
It would require the ignorance of an alien visitor to Earth to arrive on the planet today and think that power in the West still resides within a political class governed by the rule of law. The real future of reform lies not in the legislatures, but rather among those people with the tolerance and talent at local level to construct changes that allow us to (a) effectively and peacefully oppose the 3% of controllers and (b) demonstrate our independence from them.
If there is going to be a reset of financialised globalist monopolism in the near future, social anthropology and common sense tells the informed mind that it will benefit those with their hands on the cutlery, not those catching the crumbs off the table.
So the aim of the sort of movement I’m talking about would be to recruit people who can command the level of social disobedience required to spike those plans.
The electoral Party systems we have in the West do not allow for important minorities to have a persuasive say about the nature of change. Partly, this is to do with FPTP such as we have in Britain, but primarily it is to do with the stifling influence of the central Party machines in cloning the candidates they want with the representatives they already have.
That is not democracy. It is, to be blunt, braindead Mob approval of spin based on the colour of a rosette.
First and foremost therefore, the Decent Resistance needs to grow into long trousers and grasp one crucial reality: we do not need a Movement to challenge the legislative Closed Shop. What we require is an intelligent and wise vocal minority able to stop the votecentric and donorcentric Establishment having their will prevail.
I make no apology for the intrinsic élitism in this strategy – it is, let’s face it, nothing new: seven years ago I posted thus: ‘The era of Bastille storming is long gone. The next major 21st century régime change will be carried out by those who value liberty on behalf of those who don’t care’. There’s an element of Rousseauesque “forcing people to be free” in that for sure; but if part of the reform is a broader definition of eclectic education – based on awareness of the civics of liberty and responsibility – then the principle of obligatoire need not be dictatorial. Rather, it becomes the guardian of mutually beneficial communitarianism.
For example, a central tenet of that open-minded educational ethic would be the encouragement of all pupils and students to question received wisdom – not with the battering ram of ideological mob chanting, but rather by using objective data, the tenets of scientific logic, and above all a recognition of the values of planetary life balance that add up to quality of life rather than standard of living.
It is time to stop being prepared to accept the spin of “this is the standard contract”. In 2012, 6% of the global population owned 71.6% of planetary wealth. By November 2017, the top 1% owned 50.1%. The process of more and more and more money-power in the hands of fewer and fewer and fewer greasy palms continues unabated. This is not a clarion call for Socialist forced wealth redistribution; it is a plea for neoliberal apologists to wake up and accept that trickle-down wealth is a ridiculous lie that will never produce a Planet Earth where Homo sapiens is at ease with itself.
We’ve been here before, have we not? Trust me, I am not the Messiah. I am at best a very naughty boy. I lack the energy, resources, and – to be honest – the enthusiasm to be a leader any more. All I suggest is that those who grasp the need for a return to compassionate reality come together and reject tired old ideas from Marx to Friedman in favour of constructive radicalism.
Constructive radicalism is another way of saying “creative risk” in the context of constipated thought driven by privilege. We all know that, when the post-Covid World finally presents itself, we are going to get the same empty tinkering with the fringe irrelevance we got after the 2008 Crash. And not terribly deep down, we all know it will be a fudge along the lines of treating inoperable bowel cancer with a daily bowl of porridge oats…..that is to say, far too little far too late.
But as ever, the Sixty-four Million Dollar question is how to grow that common-good radicalism, how to format it, encourage it and publicise it?
As a media specialist most of my adult life – and understanding just how gutless most hacks are in 2020 – my starting point is the generation of far more awareness about how liberties are being diluted, and the evident signs that we are on the brink of a dark totalitarian age.
By far the most potential for such enlightenment lies in the 50-90 age group which, at the last count, amounted to almost a quarter of the population (24.79%). I posit this for a variety of reasons:
This group has a much higher level of education, grasp of history and civic ethics than younger people
Within it are those already schooled in fighting the injustice of the State – that is, the Waspi/Back to 60 women born after 1953
Consisting of a huge group of the retired on fixed incomes – while facing the daily ageism that makes employment hard to find and the near certainty of chronic illness – these are the people who will be most immediately hit by a “reset” in which the powerful get immunity and the real people get shafted
They are relatively untouched by political, pc, or pro-EU/multicultural madness, and far more worldly and realistic about what utter lowlife most of the 3% are.
So my ‘starter for ten’ would be the creation of a dedicated website also available in a simple email format – written by that age group about the practical problems, fears, anger, alienation and commonwealth of that age group.
This would bear the same header title as the name of the Movement. It would appear (say) three days a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
But it would avoid didacticism in favour of little-known facts, unravelling spin and practical advice.
For the kind of movement I envisage, nothing succeeds like success. From the outset, the emphasis should be on taking manageable injustic issues and getting a result.
Once again, I leave this out here for people to think about, reply to and discuss.
In the meantime, enjoy your Sunday lunch.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--It Is Much Worse Than You Are Being Told

For a long time I warned that our economic bubble would burst and that we would plunge into a nightmarish economic collapse .
Now it has happened , and it turns out that fear of COVID-19 was the “ black swan event ” that triggered the collapse .
The ironic thing is that COVID-19 is not even close to the worst thing that is going to happen to us .
But it was more than enough to topple our incredibly fragile economic system , and now tens of millions of Americans are deeply suffering .
On Friday , the April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the worst jobs report in U.S. history by a very , very wide margin .
According to the official numbers , 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs during the month , and the unemployment rate shot up to 14.7 percent .
During the last recession , the unemployment rate peaked at about 10 percent , and we have already left that number in the dust .
The figures that we are seeing now are truly , truly horrifying , and what is even more frightening is that they aren ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take my word for it .
On Friday , the U.S. Labor Department publicly admitted that the true unemployment rate in April was closer to 20 percent… Millions of U.S. residents were counted as employed in April despite having no job , suggesting April ’ s true unemployment rate was closer to 20 % , much higher than the official 14.7 % reported , the Labor Department said Friday .
The jobless rate should have included people on temporary unpaid leave , furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic , the government said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be honest .
In the report , they openly admitted that an “ additional 7.5 million workers ” should have been classified as unemployed… If those workers had been correctly classified , the official unemployment rate would have been about 19.5 percent , and that would have put us solidly in Great Depression territory .
But others have looked at the numbers and calculated that the true rate of unemployment should be even higher than that .
For example , Standard Chartered has calculated that the true rate of unemployment could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did Standard Chartered arrive at those numbers ?
The following is how Zero Hedge explained it… How does one get these numbers ?
As the bank ’ s chief FX strategist Steve Englander explains , start with the 23.1 million unemployed as published by BLS .
To this add 8.1mn people who have dropped out of the labor force since February ( previously the labor force had been growing steadily , so these are likely unemployed ) .
Add back 7.5MM workers classified as ‘ employed but not at work for other reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are likely misclassified as employed , when they are in fact unemployed .
Involuntary part-time work for economic reasons has gone up by 6.6MM and we treat these as half-unemployed ( i.e.
, a contribution of 3.3MM ) .
And Standard Chartered is not the only one that has come up with such a high figure .
In fact , John Williams of shadowstats.com says that if honest numbers were being used that the U.S. unemployment rate would now be an eye-popping 35.4 percent .
Of course everyone admits that things are really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for next month are likely to be even worse .
If you can believe it , even White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is admitting that the official unemployment rate is likely to surge above 20 percent in “ May or June ” … White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett believes the unemployment rate could rise above 20 % and the worst job losses would come in “ May or June ” because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
When asked Sunday what the “ bottom ” of the country ’ s unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advises the Trump administration on economic policy and is the former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers , told CBS ’ s “ Face the Nation , ” “ to get unemployment rates like the ones that we ’ re about to see … which I think will climb up toward 20 % by next month , you have to really go back to the Great Depression to see that.
” And even once this pandemic fades , many of those jobs won ’ t be coming back .
Initially , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing all of their employees back following a short , severe crisis .
But at this point reality is beginning to set in for many of them .
For example , a restaurant owner in Kentucky named Britney Ruby Miller has had to lower her expectations as this pandemic has dragged on… Yes , the state of Kentucky is starting to “ reopen for business ” , but for now her restaurants will “ be limited to 33 % of capacity ” and there will be all sorts of other new expenses that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are very , very few restaurants that can be profitable under such circumstances .
Unless the state of Kentucky lifts those ridiculous restrictions , Miller may soon lose all of her restaurants and all of her employees may soon be permanently out of jobs .
Of course more layoff announcements just keep rolling in from all over America with each passing day .
The following examples come from the Wall Street Journal… This is what an economic depression looks like , and it is going to be so incredibly painful .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have experienced so far is just a warm-up act for the next chapters .
If you remember how bitter the last recession was , that should motivate you to take action to prepare for what is ahead , because this economic downturn is already even worse .
Yes , the months in front of us will be exceptionally challenging , but you can get through this .
Things may look really bleak , but for now you just need to keep hanging in there .
There will be life on the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up looking far different than you originally anticipated .

by Michael Snyder
For a long time I warned that our economic bubble would burst and that we would plunge into a nightmarish economic collapse. Now it has happened, and it turns out that fear of COVID-19 was the “black swan event” that triggered the collapse. The ironic thing is that COVID-19 is not even close to the worst thing that is going to happen to us. But it was more than enough to topple our incredibly fragile economic system, and now tens of millions of Americans are deeply suffering. On Friday, the April jobs report was released, and it was the worst jobs report in U.S. history by a very, very wide margin. According to the official numbers, 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs during the month, and the unemployment rate shot up to 14.7 percent. During the last recession, the unemployment rate peaked at about 10 percent, and we have already left that number in the dust. The figures that we are seeing now are truly, truly horrifying, and what is even more frightening is that they aren’t even that accurate.
But don’t take my word for it.
On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department publicly admitted that the true unemployment rate in April was closer to 20 percent…
Millions of U.S. residents were counted as employed in April despite having no job, suggesting April’s true unemployment rate was closer to 20%, much higher than the official 14.7% reported, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate should have included people on temporary unpaid leave, furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said.
I applaud the Labor Department for trying to be honest. In the report, they openly admitted that an “additional 7.5 million workers” should have been classified as unemployed…
But responses to the survey by which the data was collected show 11.5 million people were categorized as employed but absent from work because of vacation, parental leave or other reasons, but including 8.1 million absent for “unspecified” reasons, a group that usually numbers about 620,000. “One assumption might be that these additional 7.5 million workers …should have been classified as unemployed on temporary layoff,” a note attached to the government’s jobs report Friday said.
If those workers had been correctly classified, the official unemployment rate would have been about 19.5 percent, and that would have put us solidly in Great Depression territory.
But others have looked at the numbers and calculated that the true rate of unemployment should be even higher than that.
For example, Standard Chartered has calculated that the true rate of unemployment could be as high as 27.5 percent…
While it is true that what the BLS reported that the April unemployment rate (UR) was less than expected (14.7% versus consensus of 16.0%) and the drop in payroll employment of 20.5 million was also less than the 22.0 million expected, Standard Chartered bank has calculated that adjustments to the headline unemployment rate push the effective number of unemployed to 42 million and the effective UR rate to 25.5%, higher even than the U-6 underemployment rate of 22.8%. Worse, if one treats underemployed in line with the U-6 methodology, the true April unemployment number would rise to an mindblowing 27.5%.
So how did Standard Chartered arrive at those numbers? The following is how Zero Hedge explained it…
How does one get these numbers? As the bank’s chief FX strategist Steve Englander explains, start with the 23.1 million unemployed as published by BLS. To this add 8.1mn people who have dropped out of the labor force since February (previously the labor force had been growing steadily, so these are likely unemployed). Add back 7.5MM workers classified as ‘employed but not at work for other reasons’ – BLS states that these workers are likely misclassified as employed, when they are in fact unemployed. Involuntary part-time work for economic reasons has gone up by 6.6MM and we treat these as half-unemployed (i.e., a contribution of 3.3MM). This totals almost 42 Million effectively unemployed.
And Standard Chartered is not the only one that has come up with such a high figure.
In fact, John Williams of shadowstats.com says that if honest numbers were being used that the U.S. unemployment rate would now be an eye-popping 35.4 percent.
Wow.
Of course everyone admits that things are really, really bad and that the numbers for next month are likely to be even worse.
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If you can believe it, even White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is admitting that the official unemployment rate is likely to surge above 20 percent in “May or June”…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett believes the unemployment rate could rise above 20% and the worst job losses would come in “May or June” because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. When asked Sunday what the “bottom” of the country’s unemployment pain would be, Hassett, who advises the Trump administration on economic policy and is the former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told CBS’s “Face the Nation,” “to get unemployment rates like the ones that we’re about to see … which I think will climb up toward 20% by next month, you have to really go back to the Great Depression to see that.”
And even once this pandemic fades, many of those jobs won’t be coming back.
Initially, many employers had anticipated that they would be bringing all of their employees back following a short, severe crisis. But at this point reality is beginning to set in for many of them.
For example, a restaurant owner in Kentucky named Britney Ruby Miller has had to lower her expectations as this pandemic has dragged on…
In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbreak had subsided, her company planned to recall all its laid-off workers. Now? Miller would be thrilled to restore, by year’s end, three-quarters of the roughly 600 workers her company had to let go.
Yes, the state of Kentucky is starting to “reopen for business”, but for now her restaurants will “be limited to 33% of capacity” and there will be all sorts of other new expenses that Miller will be forced to deal with…
Yet business won’t be returning to what it was before. In Kentucky, the restaurants will be limited to 33% of capacity. They are putting six feet between tables in all their restaurants, thereby limiting seating. Miller estimates that the company’s revenue will plunge by half to three-quarters this year. And expenses are rising because the company must buy face masks and other equipment for the workers it does recall and restock its food, drink, and equipment supplies.
There are very, very few restaurants that can be profitable under such circumstances.
Unless the state of Kentucky lifts those ridiculous restrictions, Miller may soon lose all of her restaurants and all of her employees may soon be permanently out of jobs.
Of course more layoff announcements just keep rolling in from all over America with each passing day. The following examples come from the Wall Street Journal…
This is what an economic depression looks like, and it is going to be so incredibly painful.
And it is critical to understand that what we have experienced so far is just a warm-up act for the next chapters.
If you remember how bitter the last recession was, that should motivate you to take action to prepare for what is ahead, because this economic downturn is already even worse.
Yes, the months in front of us will be exceptionally challenging, but you can get through this. Things may look really bleak, but for now you just need to keep hanging in there.
There will be life on the other side, but your future may end up looking far different than you originally anticipated.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--As The World Is Distracted By COVID-19, A Series Of Large Earthquakes Is Rocking “The Ring Of Fire”

Within the past several days , large earthquakes have been striking all along the outer rim of the Pacific Ocean , and many are wondering if all of this activity could potentially be building up to something really big .
Those that follow my work on a regular basis know that I have been deeply concerned about seismic activity on the west coast for a long time , and scientists assure us that it is just a matter of time before “ the Big One ” hits us .
According to Wikipedia , approximately 81 percent of all large earthquakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and of course the west coast of North America accounts for a large stretch of it .
As you can see from this map , the California and Alaska coastlines have been absolutely peppered by quakes in recent days , but nobody is really talking about these quakes because everyone is so focused on COVID-19 right now .
Yes , this pandemic deserves our attention , but I would submit that all of the unusual shaking that has been happening certainly deserves our attention as well .
You may not have heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4.5 earthquake rocked San Diego on Sunday afternoon… That is a rather large quake for that particular area , and it is just one of hundreds that have been hitting the region .
In fact , CalTech says that there have been 1,227 earthquakes in California and Nevada over the last 7 days .
Meanwhile , the section of the Ring of Fire that runs along the west coast of South America has also been getting hit pretty hard .
A magnitude 5.4 quake struck northern Chile on Sunday , and that really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Subsequently , the portion of the Ring of Fire that runs along the coast of Japan was hit by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake very late on Sunday… And that unusual event in Japan was very quickly followed by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Indonesia .
Of course Indonesia sits right along the Ring of Fire as well .
There has been so much shaking in Indonesia recently , but most Americans never hear about it .
Just a few days ago , Indonesia was hit by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that was so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia… So as you can see , there have been significant seismic events all over the Ring of Fire within the past several days .
But it isn ’ t just the Ring of Fire that has been shaking .
Big earthquakes have been popping up in diverse places all over the globe , and the magnitude 5.1 quake that just hit Iran really surprised a lot of people… And weird earthquakes have been happening in the U.S. as well .
Anyone that follows my work on a regular basis knows that in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always watching the New Madrid seismic zone very carefully .
So when two unusual earthquakes hit southern Tennessee on Sunday morning , it definitely got my attention… Without a doubt , there is a whole lot of shaking going on right now .
That does not necessarily mean that a major event of some sort is imminent , and we should certainly hope that the next major event can be put off for as long as possible .
But as I keep warning , the crust of our planet is very unstable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should expect that instability to only get worse in the days ahead .
Seismologists have warned us over and over that it is just a matter of time before “ the Big One ” absolutely devastates the west coast .
They have told us that the San Andreas fault appears to be “ locked and loaded ” and that it could potentially “ unzip all at once ” .
And if that actually happens , seismologists have warned that the ground level could suddenly decline by up to 3 feet , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ southern California suddenly being way below sea level .
In other words , we are talking about the sort of disaster that most people don ’ t even want to think about .
Of course very few people ever imagined that a coronavirus pandemic would virtually shut down the entire country , and yet here we are .
We live in very strange times , and I have a feeling that they will soon get a whole lot stranger…

by Michael Snyder
Within the past several days, large earthquakes have been striking all along the outer rim of the Pacific Ocean, and many are wondering if all of this activity could potentially be building up to something really big. Those that follow my work on a regular basis know that I have been deeply concerned about seismic activity on the west coast for a long time, and scientists assure us that it is just a matter of time before “the Big One” hits us. According to Wikipedia, approximately 81 percent of all large earthquakes take place along the Ring of Fire, and of course the west coast of North America accounts for a large stretch of it. As you can see from this map, the California and Alaska coastlines have been absolutely peppered by quakes in recent days, but nobody is really talking about these quakes because everyone is so focused on COVID-19 right now.
Yes, this pandemic deserves our attention, but I would submit that all of the unusual shaking that has been happening certainly deserves our attention as well.
You may not have heard about it yet, but a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked San Diego on Sunday afternoon…
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake originating in Imperial County rocked San Diegans from East Village to Lakeside on Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at 3:07 p.m. in Imperial County about 10.5 miles southeast of Ocotillo Wells, according to the USGS. It had a depth of 10 kilometers or 6.2 miles.
That is a rather large quake for that particular area, and it is just one of hundreds that have been hitting the region. In fact, CalTech says that there have been 1,227 earthquakes in California and Nevada over the last 7 days.
Meanwhile, the section of the Ring of Fire that runs along the west coast of South America has also been getting hit pretty hard. A magnitude 5.4 quake struck northern Chile on Sunday, and that really shook a lot of people up.
Subsequently, the portion of the Ring of Fire that runs along the coast of Japan was hit by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake very late on Sunday…
The quake hit near the east coast of Honshu at 23.58 UTC on Sunday. The earthquake was reported to have a depth of 80km. It also hit 129km north east of Saitama and also 26km south east of Hitachi, according to emsc-csem. USGS tweeted: “Prelim M5.8 Earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan May-10 23:58 UTC”
And that unusual event in Japan was very quickly followed by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Indonesia.
Of course Indonesia sits right along the Ring of Fire as well.
There has been so much shaking in Indonesia recently, but most Americans never hear about it. Just a few days ago, Indonesia was hit by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that was so powerful that it was actually felt in Australia…
A powerful earthquake in Indonesia has been felt in the Northern Territory. Residents of Darwin reported online they had felt the shake, which registered as a magnitude-6.9 quake late on Wednesday evening. The tremor hit the Banda Sea, more than 600km north of Darwin, at a depth of 142km.
So as you can see, there have been significant seismic events all over the Ring of Fire within the past several days.
But it isn’t just the Ring of Fire that has been shaking. Big earthquakes have been popping up in diverse places all over the globe, and the magnitude 5.1 quake that just hit Iran really surprised a lot of people…
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A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Iran shortly after midnight on Thursday night with its epicenter 34 miles east of the capital city Tehran. AFP reported that panicked residents rushed into the streets, abandoning buildings in fear they would collapse. Two people were killed and 55 injured in the earthquake. The earthquake was followed by eight more mild aftershocks.
And weird earthquakes have been happening in the U.S. as well.
Anyone that follows my work on a regular basis knows that in addition to the west coast I am always watching the New Madrid seismic zone very carefully.
So when two unusual earthquakes hit southern Tennessee on Sunday morning, it definitely got my attention…
Two earthquakes were reported back to back in southern Tennessee early Sunday morning, officials say. Both quakes happened about 4.3 miles southeast of Sewanee, which is near the Alabama border and about 52 miles from Chattanooga, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first, a 3.1 magnitude, hit at 3:33 a.m. and the second, a 2.8 magnitude, hit at 3:34 a.m.
Without a doubt, there is a whole lot of shaking going on right now.
That does not necessarily mean that a major event of some sort is imminent, and we should certainly hope that the next major event can be put off for as long as possible.
But as I keep warning, the crust of our planet is very unstable, and many have been warning that we should expect that instability to only get worse in the days ahead.
Seismologists have warned us over and over that it is just a matter of time before “the Big One” absolutely devastates the west coast. They have told us that the San Andreas fault appears to be “locked and loaded” and that it could potentially “unzip all at once”.
And if that actually happens, seismologists have warned that the ground level could suddenly decline by up to 3 feet, and that could potentially result in vast portions of southern California suddenly being way below sea level.
In other words, we are talking about the sort of disaster that most people don’t even want to think about.
Of course very few people ever imagined that a coronavirus pandemic would virtually shut down the entire country, and yet here we are.
We live in very strange times, and I have a feeling that they will soon get a whole lot stranger…


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--(Campaign Promises) Are You Ready For The Next Stimulus Check(s)???

Today , Senators Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) , Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) , and Ed Markey ( D-MA @ @ @ @ @ Economic Crisis Support Act .
This act would send a monthly $ 2,000 stimulus checks @ @ @ @ @ than $ 100,000 a year but it provides an additional $ 2,000 per child for @ @ @ @ @ family .

Today, Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Ed Markey (D-MA) have released the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act. This act would send a monthly $2,000 stimulus checks to individuals who make less than $100,000 a year but it provides an additional $2,000 per child for up to three children per family.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Even before Corona, it was clear; the Fed can’t reduce the size of its balance sheet.

What you said in chart form – Fed 's balance sheet vs Nasdaq .
The only time the Fed attempted @ @ @ @ @ to pre-2008 levels led to the huge DEC 2018 sell-off .
Even before Corona , @ @ @ @ @ Fed ca n't reduce the size of its balance sheet .
pic.twitter.com/g5vTozEgnZ During recessions , @ @ @ @ @ generally fallen down to the level of the broad money supply .
2003 was an @ @ @ @ @ that far down .
This time it looks like the broad money supply is catching @ @ @ @ @ market is falling .
pic.twitter.com/8yGS95GGsJ

What you said in chart form – Fed's balance sheet vs Nasdaq. The only time the Fed attempted to return its balance sheet to pre-2008 levels led to the huge DEC 2018 sell-off. Even before Corona, it was clear; the Fed can't reduce the size of its balance sheet. pic.twitter.com/g5vTozEgnZ
During recessions, the stock market capitalization has generally fallen down to the level of the broad money supply. 2003 was an exception; didn't get that far down.
This time it looks like the broad money supply is catching up as much as the market is falling. pic.twitter.com/8yGS95GGsJ
— Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) May 11, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Mysterious 2,572% Stock Rally Has Traders Scratching Their Heads

An Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company is leaving traders and investors scratching their heads after a 2,819 % surge in @ @ @ @ @ 12 months with very low trading volumes .
International Holdings Co. PJSC , which derived @ @ @ @ @ 2019 from fish farming in the United Arab Emirates , has reached a market value @ @ @ @ @ up from about $ 133 million a year ago .
The steep rally in its @ @ @ @ @ dented by this year ’ s global equity market meltdown sparked by the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ oil prices which roiled Middle-Eastern markets .
The company ’ s shares are up 351 @ @ @ @ @ uninterrupted surge has made it the best performing stock worldwide in the past 12 months @ @ @ @ @ billion or more , and IHC is now the fifth-biggest listed group in the U.A.E @ @ @ @ @ after Emirates Telecom Group Co. , First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC , Emirates NBD PJSC @ @ @ @ @

An Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company is leaving traders and investors scratching their heads after a 2,819% surge in its stock in the past 12 months with very low trading volumes.
International Holdings Co. PJSC, which derived most of its revenue in 2019 from fish farming in the United Arab Emirates, has reached a market value of $14 billion, up from about $133 million a year ago. The steep rally in its shares hasn’t been dented by this year’s global equity market meltdown sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, or the collapse in oil prices which roiled Middle-Eastern markets. The company’s shares are up 351% in 2020.
The uninterrupted surge has made it the best performing stock worldwide in the past 12 months among companies worth $1 billion or more, and IHC is now the fifth-biggest listed group in the U.A.E. by market value, after Emirates Telecom Group Co., First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Emirates NBD PJSC and DP World Plc.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Boris Johnson: There May ‘Never’ Be A COVID-19 Vaccine

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a coronavirus treatment or vaccine may be more than a year away – and in fact may never arrive , according to a 60-page ‘ Covid-19 recovery strategy ‘ document which details how the UK plans to emerge from lockdown .
“ A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away .
Indeed , in a worst-case scenario , we may never find a vaccine , ” said Johnson .
“ So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this , together , for the long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can to avoid that outcome.
” Other notable items from the document ( via The Independent ) : • For the first time , the UK government is recommending that the public wear face-coverings in public settings such as mass transportation and some shops .
• “ Social bubbles ” where two households can mingle are under consideration .
• Easing of restrictions will be contingent upon no resurgence of the virus – which would cause the government to reimpose tight lockdowns , either nationally or locally or both .
“ If the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the alert level begins to rise , we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes and delaying or reintroducing measures locally , regionally , or nationally , ” said Johnson .
“ This document sets out a plan to rebuild the UK for a world with Covid-19 , ” he said .
“ It is not a quick return to ‘ normality ’ .
Nor does it lay out an easy answer .
And , inevitably , parts of this plan will adapt as we learn more about the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ give the people of the United Kingdom hope .
Hope that we can rebuild ; hope that we can save lives ; hope that we can safeguard livelihoods.
” Labor leader Keir Starmer wasn ’ t convinced , and said during a TV broadcast in response : “ The prime minister said he was setting out a road map , but if we ’ re to complete the journey safely a roadmap needs clear directions .
So many of us have questions that need answering .
How can we be sure our workplaces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How can we get to work safely if we need public transport to do so ?
How can millions of people go back to work while balancing childcare and caring responsibilities ?
How do our police enforce these rules ?
And why are some parts of the United Kingdom now on a different path to others ?
” And acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said : “ In changing the advice and changing the messaging the government has spread confusion and put at risk what people have fought so hard for .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than clarity by badly communicating his government ’ s plans .
“ We must put people ’ s health first .
The only way route out of the current lockdown is to radically expand our capacity to test , trace and isolate , which the government is still a long way away from achieving.
” –The Independent Johnson admitted that lockdown protocols enacted in March “ do not provide an enduring solution ” due to the heavy price to social and economic life which has brought ‘ loneliness and fear ’ to many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Britain ” while answering MPs ’ questions on the plan in the House of Commons , but warned that the administration will be weighing the freedom of citizens against the impact of the pandemic .
“ Our challenge is to find a way forward that preserves our hard-won gains while easing the burden of lockdown and , I ’ ll be candid with the House , this is a supremely difficult balance to strike , ” he said .
“ I must ask the country to be patient with a continued disruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but to be relentless in pursuing our mission to build the systems we need , ” Johnson added – noting that the easing of social distancing guidelines will require significant contact tracing to monitor the spread of the disease , as well as the redesign of public spaces to make them “ Covid-19 secure.
” “ The worst possible outcome would be a return to the virus being out of control – with the cost to human life , and – through the inevitable reimposition of severe restrictions – the cost to the @ @ @

via Zerohedge:
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a coronavirus treatment or vaccine may be more than a year away – and in fact may never arrive, according to a 60-page ‘Covid-19 recovery strategy‘ document which details how the UK plans to emerge from lockdown.
“A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away. Indeed, in a worst-case scenario, we may never find a vaccine,” said Johnson. “So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this, together, for the long haul, even while doing all we can to avoid that outcome.”
Other notable items from the document (via The Independent):
For the first time, the UK government is recommending that the public wear face-coverings in public settings such as mass transportation and some shops.
such as mass transportation and some shops. Schools and non-essential shops will begin reopening starting June 1.
“Social bubbles” where two households can mingle are under consideration.
Easing of restrictions will be contingent upon no resurgence of the virus – which would cause the government to reimpose tight lockdowns, either nationally or locally or both.
“If the data goes the wrong way, if the alert level begins to rise, we will have no hesitation in putting on the brakes and delaying or reintroducing measures locally, regionally, or nationally,” said Johnson.
“This document sets out a plan to rebuild the UK for a world with Covid-19,” he said. “It is not a quick return to ‘normality’. Nor does it lay out an easy answer. And, inevitably, parts of this plan will adapt as we learn more about the virus. But it is a plan that should give the people of the United Kingdom hope. Hope that we can rebuild; hope that we can save lives; hope that we can safeguard livelihoods.”
Labor leader Keir Starmer wasn’t convinced, and said during a TV broadcast in response: “The prime minister said he was setting out a road map, but if we’re to complete the journey safely a roadmap needs clear directions. So many of us have questions that need answering. How can we be sure our workplaces are now safe to return to? How can we get to work safely if we need public transport to do so? How can millions of people go back to work while balancing childcare and caring responsibilities? How do our police enforce these rules? And why are some parts of the United Kingdom now on a different path to others?”
And acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said: “In changing the advice and changing the messaging the government has spread confusion and put at risk what people have fought so hard for. The prime minister is creating more confusion than clarity by badly communicating his government’s plans.
“We must put people’s health first. The only way route out of the current lockdown is to radically expand our capacity to test, trace and isolate, which the government is still a long way away from achieving.” –The Independent
Johnson admitted that lockdown protocols enacted in March “do not provide an enduring solution” due to the heavy price to social and economic life which has brought ‘loneliness and fear’ to many.
Johnson praised the “indomitable spirit of Britain” while answering MPs’ questions on the plan in the House of Commons, but warned that the administration will be weighing the freedom of citizens against the impact of the pandemic.
“Our challenge is to find a way forward that preserves our hard-won gains while easing the burden of lockdown and, I’ll be candid with the House, this is a supremely difficult balance to strike,” he said.
“I must ask the country to be patient with a continued disruption to our normal way of life, but to be relentless in pursuing our mission to build the systems we need,” Johnson added – noting that the easing of social distancing guidelines will require significant contact tracing to monitor the spread of the disease, as well as the redesign of public spaces to make them “Covid-19 secure.”
“The worst possible outcome would be a return to the virus being out of control – with the cost to human life, and – through the inevitable reimposition of severe restrictions – the cost to the economy.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Homeless tents in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District increase by 300% during coronavirus outbreak l

Homeless tents in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District increase by 300% during coronavirus outbreak leaving streets “unsanitary, unsafe, and often impassable,” says lawsuit

• San Francisco ’ s Tenderloin District has experienced a 300 per cent increase in the number of homeless sidewalk tents since the coronavirus outbreak began • That ’ s according to a federal lawsuit filed by the community and the University of California Hastings College of Law • The suit demands the city clean up drug needles and human waste which have littered the streets and provide assistance to individuals living in sidewalk tents • About 400 tents currently occupy the district .
San Francisco has had 1,943 confirmed cases of the coronavirus , which has been blamed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco ’ s Tenderloin District have experienced a 300 per cent increase in the number of homeless tents since the coronavirus outbreak began , according to a federal lawsuit filed by the community and a law school .
Residents , businesses and the University of California Hastings College of Law are suing to demand the city clean up drug needles and human waste which have littered the streets .
The litigation also demands that assistance be provided for individuals living in sidewalk tents , arguing they are at an increased risk of contracting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the neighborhood as San Francisco has had 1,943 confirmed cases of the coronavirus , which has been blamed for 34 deaths .

San Francisco’s Tenderloin District has experienced a 300 per cent increase in the number of homeless sidewalk tents since the coronavirus outbreak began
That’s according to a federal lawsuit filed by the community and the University of California Hastings College of Law
The suit demands the city clean up drug needles and human waste which have littered the streets and provide assistance to individuals living in sidewalk tents
About 400 tents currently occupy the district. San Francisco has had 1,943 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for 34 deaths.
The streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District have experienced a 300 per cent increase in the number of homeless tents since the coronavirus outbreak began, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the community and a law school.
Residents, businesses and the University of California Hastings College of Law are suing to demand the city clean up drug needles and human waste which have littered the streets.
The litigation also demands that assistance be provided for individuals living in sidewalk tents, arguing they are at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19.
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About 400 tents currently occupy the neighborhood as San Francisco has had 1,943 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which has been blamed for 34 deaths.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8305521/Homeless-tents-San-Francisco-neighborhood-rise-300-coronavirus-outbreak-says-lawsuit.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Why Are Five Continents Below Normal Temperature in May

May has been record breaking in both hemispheres for temperature and snow records .
This is a deep dive into @ @ @ @ @ are finally in main stream media because the records are so vast and all encompassing @ @ @ @

May has been record breaking in both hemispheres for temperature and snow records. This is a deep dive into the crop destroying freezes that are finally in main stream media because the records are so vast and all encompassing on five continents.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--China ….80 percent tariff on barley!…

China ….80 percent tariff on barley!…

Grain Producers Australia Chairman Andrew Weidemann has told Sky News the 80 per cent tariff on barley threatened by the Communist China government would effectively “ stop the barley trade ” between the two countries entirely .
On Monday , China gave Australia an ultimatum , threatening tariffs up to 80 per cent on grain if the federal government does not respond to allegations of “ barley dumping ” in 10 days , in an escalation of trade tensions between the two sovereign nations .
The prime minister said a Chinese government review into the alleged ‘ dumping ’ of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been “ going on for 18 months ” and refused to link the threat with Australia ’ s call for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak .
Mr Weidemann says the tariff would make it “ too expensive in terms of the actual purchasing price ” from China back into Australian growers .
He said an 80 per cent tariff on 200 dollars a ton of barley would see a mere 40 dollars go back to the grower which “ wouldn ’ t be enough to make it worthwhile ” .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the like would be enough to stop trade essentially between our two countries ” .
Mr Weidemann said China has grown over the last decade to be “ our biggest barley buyer and user of our product ” and the tariff would definitely shut down the $ 2 billion a year trading relationship .

Grain Producers Australia Chairman Andrew Weidemann has told Sky News the 80 per cent tariff on barley threatened by the Communist China government would effectively “stop the barley trade” between the two countries entirely.
On Monday, China gave Australia an ultimatum, threatening tariffs up to 80 per cent on grain if the federal government does not respond to allegations of “barley dumping” in 10 days, in an escalation of trade tensions between the two sovereign nations.
The prime minister said a Chinese government review into the alleged ‘dumping’ of Australian barley into the Chinese market has been “going on for 18 months” and refused to link the threat with Australia’s call for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak.
Mr Weidemann says the tariff would make it “too expensive in terms of the actual purchasing price” from China back into Australian growers.
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He said an 80 per cent tariff on 200 dollars a ton of barley would see a mere 40 dollars go back to the grower which “wouldn’t be enough to make it worthwhile”.
“Even a 20 per cent tariff or the like would be enough to stop trade essentially between our two countries”.
Mr Weidemann said China has grown over the last decade to be “our biggest barley buyer and user of our product” and the tariff would definitely shut down the $2 billion a year trading relationship.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Twitter rolling down tweets of #Obamagate by the minute

Yet another example of Twitter censoring anything that makes the mainstream left look bad .
There is absolutely no doubt @ @ @ @ @ several high-ranking intelligence officers tried to stage a coup .
The truth is trying to @ @

by reltd
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Yet another example of Twitter censoring anything that makes the mainstream left look bad. There is absolutely no doubt that the Obama administration and several high-ranking intelligence officers tried to stage a coup. The truth is trying to get out…


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Another study shows the fatality rate of COVID-19 is pretty close to a bad flu

Arizona is yet another state to perform antibody testing—showing that likely over 250,000 people have been infected with COVID-19…with a @ @ @ @ @ Based on antibody prevalence studies , @ joeykrug and I calculated a new # COVID19 @ @ @ @ @ by age group in comparison to the seasonal flu .
RESULTS : COVID-19 mortality rate @ @ @ @ @ the Flu for people under age 50 .
Two more weeks and we open it @ @

Arizona is yet another state to perform antibody testing—showing that likely over 250,000 people have been infected with COVID-19…with a total of 532 deaths.
Infection Fatality Rate = 0.2%
Not looking to beat a dead horse but… Arizona is yet another state to perform antibody testing—showing that likely over 250,000 people have been infected with COVID-19…with a total of 532 deaths. Infection Fatality Rate = 0.2% t.co/INAv0DaDqO — James Todaro, MD (@JamesTodaroMD) May 10, 2020
Based on antibody prevalence studies,
@joeykrug
and I calculated a new #COVID19 mortality rate for the US by age group in comparison to the seasonal flu.
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RESULTS: COVID-19 mortality rate is similar to that of the Flu for people under age 50.
Based on antibody prevalence studies, @joeykrug and I calculated a new #COVID19 mortality rate for the US by age group in comparison to the seasonal flu. RESULTS: COVID-19 mortality rate is similar to that of the Flu for people under age 50. pic.twitter.com/PDnlwscRi7 — James Todaro, MD (@JamesTodaroMD) April 26, 2020
Two more weeks and we open it up!
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Arrested Over A Coin Toss

Arrested Over A Coin Toss

Listen to what the reporter says , starting at about :40 into the video .
His says his source was @ @ @ @ @ , that many officers knew about it .
Some of them were even angry about @ @ @ @ @ up and did anything about it !

Listen to what the reporter says, starting at about :40 into the video.
His says his source was a policeman in the department, that many officers knew about it. Some of them were even angry about it.
But…NO ONE stood up and did anything about it!
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The “Vast Majority” strikes again.
h/t seekinginformation


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Bombshell: Crowdstrike admits ‘no evidence’ Russia stole emails from DNC server

Crowdstrike , the firm that accused Russia of stealing DNC emails in 2016 , has made a bombshell admission .
@ @ @ @ @ , Crowdstrike president Shawn Henry said that “ we did not have concrete evidence ” @ @ @ @ @ took the emails from DNC servers .
“ There ’ s circumstantial evidence , but @ @ @ @ @ actually exfiltrated , ” Henry said .
Aaron Maté breaks down Henry ’ s testimony @ @ @ @ @ doubt about the core allegation at the heart of Russiagate .

Pushback with Aaron Maté
Crowdstrike, the firm that accused Russia of stealing DNC emails in 2016, has made a bombshell admission. In newly released Congressional testimony, Crowdstrike president Shawn Henry said that “we did not have concrete evidence” that alleged Russian hackers actually took the emails from DNC servers. “There’s circumstantial evidence, but no evidence that they were actually exfiltrated,” Henry said.
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Aaron Maté breaks down Henry’s testimony and why it adds new doubt about the core allegation at the heart of Russiagate.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--EPIC! Groundhog Day: US/China Trade Talks Failing AGAIN – Mannarino

Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the @ @ @ @ @ that working on Wall Street was not like the movies , he moved on to @ @ @ @ @ practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant .
He also served in the United States Naval @ @ @ @ @ having attained the rank of Lieutenant .
He is an active trader of the capital @ @ @ @ @ books pertaining to finance , global economics , and equity trading .
Gregory currently hosts @ @ @ @ @ ” on YouTube .
You can find out more about what he offers at his @ @ @

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Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Service Corps, having attained the rank of Lieutenant. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading. Gregory currently hosts a business day “MarketReport” on YouTube. You can find out more about what he offers at his website Traderschoice.net.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--RUSH: It has been revealed that Barack Obama collaborated with the FBI to invent the Russia collusio

RUSH: It has been revealed that Barack Obama collaborated with the FBI to invent the Russia collusion scandal.

RUSH : Well , well , well .
Getting really , really interesting out there , folks .
Not that it hasn ’ t been .
But man , oh , man , there ’ s some hot brewing stuff going on out there that , frankly , I ’ m surprised — ha-ha — is not bigger news than it is .
That ’ s why I ’ m here .
That ’ s why I am America ’ s Real Anchorman to tell you what the big news really is , the big news the Drive-By Media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now in the news all of a sudden , Barack Hussein O .
And Barack Hussein O is in the news for what ?
( interruption ) He ’ s trashing Trump on corona .
He ’ s blaming Trump for coronavirus .
He ’ s blaming him for the virus .
He ’ s blaming him for the he reaction to the virus .
He ’ s blaming him for the chaotic set of circumstances in the lockdown .
Why is Barack Hussein O doing this ?
Because it has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI to invent the Russia collusion scandal .
We knew this .
I mean , grab sound bite number 1 .
This is February 14th , Valentine ’ s Day 2017 .
Listen to this .
RUSH ARCHIVE : To show you just how lame the media is and how little they ’ ve got , they ’ re already asking what did Trump know and when did he know it , and that ’ s not the question .
The question is , what did Barack Obama know and when did he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here ?
This all happened with Flynn back in December .
Trump had not even been inaugurated yet .
And it ’ s still mysterious to me what really happened .
Even if , even if Flynn , as the incoming national security director , had called the Russian ambassador to talk , so what ?
That ’ s not hard to imagine .
That ’ s not a big deal .
It really isn ’ t a big deal .
RUSH : Not at all .
The national security adviser , incoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling his counterparts in countries all over the world .
It was not unusual .
Anyway , my point here is that none of this Trump-Russia collusion stuff could have happened without Obama knowing about it .
These people that perpetrated it — the FBI and the DOJ , the Comeys , the McCabes , the Clapper ’ s , the Brennans , none of them could have done it without Obama knowing about it , at bare minimum knowing about it , and at worse directing it .
And it turns out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s that famous Oval Office meeting on January 5th of 2017 .
I spent many minutes talking about that on Friday .
After the program ended on Friday , I saw a post at The Federalist by Mollie Hemingway .
And she focused on that .
And of course the Trump Tower meeting the next day , which the Oval Office meeting on January 5th was to set up .
In other words , Obama led a meeting on January 5th , 2017 , to plan how to sabotage Trump with the Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next day in a Comey and Brennan meeting with Trump at Trump Tower .
So it is not a stretch .
In fact , it ’ s factual to say that Obama collaborated to invent the Russian collusion narrative .
That ’ s why Obama is taking all of his time and trying to focus on Trump and his supposedly horrible , chaotic response to the coronavirus .
Obama knows he ’ s got buddies .
He knows he ’ s got sycophants .
He knows he ’ s got butt kissers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still needs to give them somewhere to go .
So harping on Trump and Trump ’ s supposed incompetence is Obama ’ s way of deflecting .
To show you how discombobulated Obama is , grab audio sound bite number 2 .
The Obama alumni had a conference call last Friday .
Now , the Obama alumni is 3,000 former Obama administration sycophants .
Butt kissers .
People that worked with Obama in his regime .
And this is how Obama is characterizing the supposed travesty of the Department of Justice dropping the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
OBAMA : The news over the last 24 hours , I think , has been somewhat downplayed about the Justice Department dropping , uhh , charges against Michael Flynn and the fact there is no precedent that anybody can find for , uhh , someone who ’ s been charged with perjury , uhh , just gettin ’ off scot-free .
Uhh , that ’ s the kind of stuff where you , you begin to , uhh , get worried that basic , not just institutional norms , but , uhh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , uhh , is , is , uhh is , uhh , is , uhh , is at risk .
RUSH : This is the guy said to be smarter than everybody .
That ’ s the guy said to be smarter than anybody in the room .
He speaks and nobody can compete .
That sounded pretty disjointed .
But worse than that , here ’ s Obama saying there ’ s no precedent that anybody can find for , uh , someone who ’ s been charged with perjury just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the problem ?
Flynn was not charged with perjury .
He did not face a single charge of perjury .
Yeah , he supposedly lied to the FBI at a process crime , but he did not plead guilty to perjury .
“ Oh , come on , Rush.
” It ’ s like Obama saying the 57 states .
This guy was given a pass .
He is assumed to be brilliant .
He has intellectual-speak down pat .
In fact , my good friend Dr. Thomas Sowell has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genius .
Writes Dr. Sowell : “ Barack Obama ’ s political genius is his ability to say things that will sound good to people who have not followed the issues in any detail — regardless of how obviously fraudulent what he says may be to those who have , ” paid attention .
In other words , Obama ’ s political genius is fooling a bunch of idiots .
But he doesn ’ t fool smart people — and there ’ s another thing that I want to toss on the flame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gon na happen .
I didn ’ t predict it .
I stayed silent .
I stood mute .
But I knew this was gon na happen , and I was hoping it would , and I couldn ’ t wait ’ til it did .
The Democrat Party and the media all think that the Obamas are universally loved and adored .
That they are the most respected and the most popular people in or out of politics in the country today .
They think that whenever Obama comes along and endorses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slam-dunk winner — and in the vast majority of Obama endorsements , it ’ s actually the exact opposite , and you have to go no further than Hillary Clinton to prove it .

via rushlimbaugh
RUSH: Well, well, well. Getting really, really interesting out there, folks. Not that it hasn’t been. But man, oh, man, there’s some hot brewing stuff going on out there that, frankly, I’m surprised — ha-ha — is not bigger news than it is. That’s why I’m here. That’s why I am America’s Real Anchorman to tell you what the big news really is, the big news the Drive-By Media, the Democrats in the media are ignoring.
Now in the news all of a sudden, Barack Hussein O. And Barack Hussein O is in the news for what? (interruption) He’s trashing Trump on corona. He’s blaming Trump for coronavirus. He’s blaming him for the virus. He’s blaming him for the he reaction to the virus. He’s blaming him for the chaotic set of circumstances in the lockdown.
Why is Barack Hussein O doing this? Because it has been revealed that Barack Obama collaborated with the FBI to invent the Russia collusion scandal. We knew this. I mean, grab sound bite number 1. This is February 14th, Valentine’s Day 2017. Listen to this.
RUSH ARCHIVE: To show you just how lame the media is and how little they’ve got, they’re already asking what did Trump know and when did he know it, and that’s not the question. The question is, what did Barack Obama know and when did he know it and what has he engineered here? This all happened with Flynn back in December. Trump had not even been inaugurated yet. And it’s still mysterious to me what really happened. Even if, even if Flynn, as the incoming national security director, had called the Russian ambassador to talk, so what? That’s not hard to imagine. That’s not a big deal. It really isn’t a big deal.
RUSH: Not at all. The national security adviser, incoming, during the transition would have been calling his counterparts in countries all over the world. It was not unusual. Anyway, my point here is that none of this Trump-Russia collusion stuff could have happened without Obama knowing about it. These people that perpetrated it — the FBI and the DOJ, the Comeys, the McCabes, the Clapper’s, the Brennans, none of them could have done it without Obama knowing about it, at bare minimum knowing about it, and at worse directing it.
And it turns out he was directing it. It’s that famous Oval Office meeting on January 5th of 2017. I spent many minutes talking about that on Friday. After the program ended on Friday, I saw a post at The Federalist by Mollie Hemingway. And she focused on that. And of course the Trump Tower meeting the next day, which the Oval Office meeting on January 5th was to set up. In other words, Obama led a meeting on January 5th, 2017, to plan how to sabotage Trump with the Russia collusion narrative and get it out there the next day in a Comey and Brennan meeting with Trump at Trump Tower.
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So it is not a stretch. In fact, it’s factual to say that Obama collaborated to invent the Russian collusion narrative. That’s why Obama is taking all of his time and trying to focus on Trump and his supposedly horrible, chaotic response to the coronavirus. Obama knows he’s got buddies. He knows he’s got sycophants. He knows he’s got butt kissers in the Drive-By Media. But he still needs to give them somewhere to go. So harping on Trump and Trump’s supposed incompetence is Obama’s way of deflecting.
To show you how discombobulated Obama is, grab audio sound bite number 2. The Obama alumni had a conference call last Friday. Now, the Obama alumni is 3,000 former Obama administration sycophants. Butt kissers. People that worked with Obama in his regime. And this is how Obama is characterizing the supposed travesty of the Department of Justice dropping the case, dropping the case against Flynn.
OBAMA: The news over the last 24 hours, I think, has been somewhat downplayed about the Justice Department dropping, uhh, charges against Michael Flynn and the fact there is no precedent that anybody can find for, uhh, someone who’s been charged with perjury, uhh, just gettin’ off scot-free. Uhh, that’s the kind of stuff where you, you begin to, uhh, get worried that basic, not just institutional norms, but, uhh, our basic understanding of rule of law, uhh, is, is, uhh is, uhh, is, uhh, is at risk.
RUSH: This is the guy said to be smarter than everybody. That’s the guy said to be smarter than anybody in the room. He speaks and nobody can compete. That sounded pretty disjointed. But worse than that, here’s Obama saying there’s no precedent that anybody can find for, uh, someone who’s been charged with perjury just getting off scot-free. Well, what’s the problem? Flynn was not charged with perjury. He did not face a single charge of perjury. Yeah, he supposedly lied to the FBI at a process crime, but he did not plead guilty to perjury.
“Oh, come on, Rush.” It’s like Obama saying the 57 states. This guy was given a pass. He is assumed to be brilliant. He has intellectual-speak down pat. In fact, my good friend Dr. Thomas Sowell has a great characterization of Obama’s political genius. Writes Dr. Sowell: “Barack Obama’s political genius is his ability to say things that will sound good to people who have not followed the issues in any detail — regardless of how obviously fraudulent what he says may be to those who have,” paid attention. In other words, Obama’s political genius is fooling a bunch of idiots.
But he doesn’t fool smart people — and there’s another thing that I want to toss on the flame here, because I knew this was gonna happen. I didn’t predict it. I stayed silent. I stood mute. But I knew this was gonna happen, and I was hoping it would, and I couldn’t wait ’til it did. The Democrat Party and the media all think that the Obamas are universally loved and adored.
That they are the most respected and the most popular people in or out of politics in the country today. They think that whenever Obama comes along and endorses your candidacy, that you are a slam-dunk winner — and in the vast majority of Obama endorsements, it’s actually the exact opposite, and you have to go no further than Hillary Clinton to prove it.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-11--Seattle government hard at work during the Wuhan virus

You really believe that these bureaucrats are going to protect you ?
They can ’ t even solve a decade-long problem of homelessness nor properly set up a web site .
From Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ’ s Twitter timeline of accomplishments in her city : “ Since mid-April , the Navigation Team has referred 29 unsheltered individuals from the Ballard Commons area to recently opened tiny home villages and enhanced shelter beds at Lake Union Village , T.C .
Spirit Village , and Lakefront Community House.
” As of 2018 there were over 12,000 homeless people in Seattle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 600,000 .
The city managed to refer 29 “ unsheltered ” people to tine home villages .
You do the math .
The good mayor also sent out this tweet to apparently help somehow help small businesses impacted by the mandated shutdown : “ Nearly 5,000 businesses responded to round one of the COVID-19 Business Impact Survey .
Round two is now open !
Respond by May 21 : bit.ly/3deWLii # SupportSeattleSmallBiz @ SeattleChamber ” One problem when you click on the Seattle OED link : “ 404 – File or directory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking for might have been removed , had its name changed , or is temporarily unavailable.
” But it ’ s all good because of course , a hashtag : # WeGotThisSeattle !

by DCG
You really believe that these bureaucrats are going to protect you? They can’t even solve a decade-long problem of homelessness nor properly set up a web site.
From Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Twitter timeline of accomplishments in her city:
“Since mid-April, the Navigation Team has referred 29 unsheltered individuals from the Ballard Commons area to recently opened tiny home villages and enhanced shelter beds at Lake Union Village, T.C. Spirit Village, and Lakefront Community House.”
As of 2018 there were over 12,000 homeless people in Seattle. The city has a population of just over 600,000. The city managed to refer 29 “unsheltered” people to tine home villages. You do the math.
The good mayor also sent out this tweet to apparently help somehow help small businesses impacted by the mandated shutdown:
“Nearly 5,000 businesses responded to round one of the COVID-19 Business Impact Survey. Round two is now open! Respond by May 21: bit.ly/3deWLii #SupportSeattleSmallBiz @SeattleChamber”
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One problem when you click on the Seattle OED link: “404 – File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.”
But it’s all good because of course, a hashtag: #WeGotThisSeattle!
DCG