investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--A nation in ruins while our highest officials do nothing.

My family isn ’ t in desperate need of more stimulus , but it would certainly help .
My wife was working about 36hr/week at her job , but needed to stay at home with our kids once schools closed .
Her employer is now paying her part of her wages , but it ’ s 50 % pay for 20hrs per week since she ’ s classified as part time .
End result is her take home pay is a little less than 1/3 of usual .
Fortunately , I ’ m still working , and I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
It makes up a portion of the difference , but we ’ re still short of comfortable .
We knew this going into it , but were confident that unemployment would make up the difference .
However , unemployment ’ s online system didn ’ t like that she was still getting paid something .
They sent a letter , instructing her to call .
The phone lines were so jammed that we ended up using an auto-redialing app .
It took more than 2000 calls to make it onto hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be told that they ’ re backed up on claims , and an agent will contact her within 8-10 days .
2 full weeks pass , and she gets another letter telling her to call again .
This time , only a couple hundred calls later , she gets through and is told that her claim should be sorted out within the next week .
They ’ re busy , I get it .
That ’ s not where my beef is , this is just our situation .
My problem is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our saving preparing for lockdown .
The first stimulus check replenished most of it , but we ’ ve dwindled that down because of the lack of income .
Now both houses of Congress keep proposing new , grand ideas on how to stimulate the economy .
Payroll tax cuts , back to work credits , more checks , essential workers bonuses .
It all sounds great , but not a single one of these things is even close to being passed !
Stop talking , and do your job !
Do you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stayed working through the crisis ?
Great !
Give us a nice bonus , don ’ t just talk about how nice it would be .
If you want to cut their payroll taxes , make it retroactive , dating back to when this started .
I never left work .
Reducing my taxes for a few weeks is a slap in the face !
Would you prefer to get people back to work with a bonus ?
Also , awesome !
But doing only that would not help the people that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help both groups ?
A check for everyone would do that !
I know it ’ s not popular , but it would help the most people .
Isn ’ t that the point of a large aid package ?
To help most of the people that need it ?
State unemployment systems are swamped , and state governments are desperate for help , too .
Give over the financial resources to help aid these systems .
I know we ’ re not the only ones waiting on back unemployment pay .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatly , but instead we have talk .
Our country is literally burning right now , and the president has shut off the lights to hide in a bunker .
According to some reports , the first round of stimulus wasn ’ t entirely spent by the people that received it , and therefore more isn ’ t needed yet .
I ’ ve given my reasons why I haven ’ t spent it all , and I feel I ’ ve been responsible with the money .
We ’ re saving for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If the government can help give back the months of saving that we lost , we ’ d be back on track .
How much more can I stimulate the economy as an individual than by buying my first home ?
They ’ re mad because I didn ’ t blow it on a TV ?
Be prepared for a huge change this fall .
Americans are sick of their representatives .
They want a leader that steps up .
You were elected because you garnered the trust of your people .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our trust wasn ’ t misplaced .
Do something now , or you ’ ll be out of a job , just like so many of the people you swore an oath to serve .

by enderr920
My family isn’t in desperate need of more stimulus, but it would certainly help. My wife was working about 36hr/week at her job, but needed to stay at home with our kids once schools closed. Her employer is now paying her part of her wages, but it’s 50% pay for 20hrs per week since she’s classified as part time. End result is her take home pay is a little less than 1/3 of usual. Fortunately, I’m still working, and I’m taking all overtime I have available to me. It makes up a portion of the difference, but we’re still short of comfortable. We knew this going into it, but were confident that unemployment would make up the difference.
However, unemployment’s online system didn’t like that she was still getting paid something. They sent a letter, instructing her to call. The phone lines were so jammed that we ended up using an auto-redialing app. It took more than 2000 calls to make it onto hold. Then 4hrs on hold, just to be told that they’re backed up on claims, and an agent will contact her within 8-10 days. 2 full weeks pass, and she gets another letter telling her to call again. This time, only a couple hundred calls later, she gets through and is told that her claim should be sorted out within the next week. They’re busy, I get it. That’s not where my beef is, this is just our situation.
My problem is with Congress. We spent most of our saving preparing for lockdown. The first stimulus check replenished most of it, but we’ve dwindled that down because of the lack of income. Now both houses of Congress keep proposing new, grand ideas on how to stimulate the economy. Payroll tax cuts, back to work credits, more checks, essential workers bonuses. It all sounds great, but not a single one of these things is even close to being passed! Stop talking, and do your job!
Do you want to show appreciation for workers that stayed working through the crisis? Great! Give us a nice bonus, don’t just talk about how nice it would be. If you want to cut their payroll taxes, make it retroactive, dating back to when this started. I never left work. Reducing my taxes for a few weeks is a slap in the face!
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Would you prefer to get people back to work with a bonus? Also, awesome! But doing only that would not help the people that have been working the whole time!
Want to help both groups? A check for everyone would do that! I know it’s not popular, but it would help the most people. Isn’t that the point of a large aid package? To help most of the people that need it?
State unemployment systems are swamped, and state governments are desperate for help, too. Give over the financial resources to help aid these systems. I know we’re not the only ones waiting on back unemployment pay. Any one of these things would help greatly, but instead we have talk. Our country is literally burning right now, and the president has shut off the lights to hide in a bunker.
According to some reports, the first round of stimulus wasn’t entirely spent by the people that received it, and therefore more isn’t needed yet. I’ve given my reasons why I haven’t spent it all, and I feel I’ve been responsible with the money. We’re saving for a down payment for a house. If the government can help give back the months of saving that we lost, we’d be back on track. How much more can I stimulate the economy as an individual than by buying my first home? They’re mad because I didn’t blow it on a TV?
Be prepared for a huge change this fall. Americans are sick of their representatives. They want a leader that steps up. You were elected because you garnered the trust of your people. It’s time you show us that our trust wasn’t misplaced. Do something now, or you’ll be out of a job, just like so many of the people you swore an oath to serve.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--Tim Pool: Trump Is Right, Poll Shows Most Americans Want Military To Crush The Rioting, People Takin

Tim Pool: Trump Is Right, Poll Shows Most Americans Want Military To Crush The Rioting, People Taking Up Arms

Most Americans are tired of being told that they have institutionalized racism and that they ’ re supposed to profusely @ @ @ @ @ until the rioters calm down and stop breaking shi*t .

Most Americans are tired of being told that they have institutionalized racism and that they’re supposed to profusely apologize for their skin color until the rioters calm down and stop breaking shi*t.
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--Wikipedia removes Black Lives Matter from “list of projects supported by George Soros”.

Wikipedia deleted Black Lives Matter from page entitled “ List of projects supported by George Soros ” .
Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ 100 million from liberal foundations For all its talk of being a street uprising , @ @ @ @ @ awash in cash , raking in pledges of more than $ 100 million from liberal @ @ @ @ @ contribute to what has become the grant-making cause du jour .
The Ford Foundation and @ @ @ @ @ formation of the Black-Led Movement Fund [ BLMF ] , a six-year pooled donor campaign @ @ @ @ @ million for the Movement for Black Lives coalition .
That funding comes in addition to @ @ @ @ @ in grants to the Black Lives Matter movement from top Democratic Party donor George Soros @ @ @ @ @ , as well as grant-making from the Center for American Progress .

by ratioetlogicae
Wikipedia deleted Black Lives Matter from page entitled “List of projects supported by George Soros”.
Why?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_projects_supported_by_George_Soros
The Washington Times
Black Lives Matter cashes in with $100 million from liberal foundations
For all its talk of being a street uprising, Black Lives Matter is increasingly awash in cash, raking in pledges of more than $100 million from liberal foundations and others eager to contribute to what has become the grant-making cause du jour.
The Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy recently announced the formation of the Black-Led Movement Fund [BLMF], a six-year pooled donor campaign aimed at raising $100 million for the Movement for Black Lives coalition.
That funding comes in addition to more than $33 million in grants to the Black Lives Matter movement from top Democratic Party donor George Soros through his Open Society Foundations, as well as grant-making from the Center for American Progress.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--In a large number of states, it’s more lucrative to collect unemployment benefits than stay in work

In a large number of states , it ’ s more lucrative to collect unemployment benefits than stay in work @ @ @ @ @ USDOL # EvercoreISI pic.twitter.com/pj1FDQ2oGv

In a large number of states, it’s more lucrative to collect unemployment benefits than stay in work @SoberLook @WSJ @USDOL #EvercoreISI pic.twitter.com/pj1FDQ2oGv
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 2, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--YOU CAN’T CALL THEM LOOTERS WHEN THEY LOOT, BECAUSE TRUMP USES THAT WORD AND HE’S THE ENEMY. THAT’S

YOU CAN’T CALL THEM LOOTERS WHEN THEY LOOT, BECAUSE TRUMP USES THAT WORD AND HE’S THE ENEMY. THAT’S HOW #JOURNALISM WORKS:

So just because they ’ re looting , you can ’ t call them “ looters.
” You say “ @ @ @ @ @ store and stole whatever was on the shelves.
” Weird , you ’ d think @ @ @ @ @ to the protests who ’ d want to blur the line between peaceful protesters and @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ ll have the press defending church-burning before this is all over .

via Twitter:
So just because they’re looting, you can’t call them “looters.” You say “some protesters broke into the store and stole whatever was on the shelves.”
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Weird, you’d think it would be people opposed to the protests who’d want to blur the line between peaceful protesters and violent looters. But then, we’ll have the press defending church-burning before this is all over.
h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--HOW THE MEDIA CREATES NARRATIVES:

HOW THE MEDIA CREATES NARRATIVES:

Here is the Washington Post showing that blacks are shot to death by police more than Hispanics who are shot @ @ @ @ @ shot much more often than… .
“ other ” .
Other is about 43 million @ @ @ @ @ about 21 million Asian Americans , who I ’ m guessing have an even lower @ @ @ @ @ death by police than the full “ other ” category .
But if you are @ @ @ @ @ as an uncomplicated “ cops shoot people of color more than whites ” you can @ @ @ @ @ “ Asians ” because that undermines the narrative and means you have to dig a @ @ @ @ @ .
So “ Other ” it is .
It would also be helpful , though @ @ @ @ @ , ” to compare the percentage of individuals shot by race/ethnicity to arrest rates for @ @ @

Here is the Washington Post showing that blacks are shot to death by police more than Hispanics who are shot more than whites who are shot much more often than…. “other”. Other is about 43 million people, which would include about 21 million Asian Americans, who I’m guessing have an even lower rate of being shot to death by police than the full “other” category. But if you are trying to frame the narrative as an uncomplicated “cops shoot people of color more than whites” you can’t actually break out “Asians” because that undermines the narrative and means you have to dig a bit beyond the simple formula. So “Other” it is. It would also be helpful, though not to the “narrative,” to compare the percentage of individuals shot by race/ethnicity to arrest rates for violent crime.
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h/t DB


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--Looters Strike Macy’s And Manhattan Stores Before Monday’s Curfew… De Blasio Says He’s ‘proud’ Of Da

Looters Strike Macy’s And Manhattan Stores Before Monday’s Curfew… De Blasio Says He’s ‘proud’ Of Daughter After Arrest

As the sun set Monday , the looting started once again across Manhattan as protests entered their fifth day in New York City .
Police made several arrests , some inside Macy ’ s flagship store in Herald Square as looters struck .
Businesses on 5th and Madison avenues were spotted putting up plywood to prevent looting .
However , that didn ’ t stop the looters from breaking in and grabbing what they wanted from the luxury stores .
Roving groups of people smashing their way into shops and emptying them of merchandise .
The doors of Macy ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police pulled two handcuffed men out and put them in a van .
People rushed into a Nike store and carried out armloads of clothing .
Near Rockefeller Center , storefront windows were smashed and multiple people arrested .
Bank windows were smashed .
Wreckage littered the inside of an AT & T store .
You might think the sneaker company would be upset about having its stores ransacked .
But think again .
You ’ re stealing Nikes ?
That just proves that Nike is the footwear brand of the revolution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his liberated Nikes is a walking advertisement , better than any money can buy .
Others who admire the authenticity and passion and living purity of the looter — white suburban teens , for example , or progressive Ivy League lawyers — will now go out and buy Nikes so they can be part of the revolution , too .
Anyway , it ’ s not like the revolution is going to expropriate the sneaker factories — those have already been profitably relocated to countries under communist rule .
Woke capitalism and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policing imaginable against the likes of Uighurs and Tibetans make perfect allies .
Of course , corporate America wants you to know it totally rejects imperialism and racism .
Just not the Chinese variety — or any other non-Western kind .
As the Financial Times reports , amid this week ’ s riots , ‘ Some companies devoted their advertising resources to responding to the crisis , with Nike — whose usual slogan is “ Just Do It ” — distributing a video telling Americans : “ For once , Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s not a problem in America.
” ’ Yes , Nike , there is a problem in America .
Thank God we have corporations to watch out for our consciences .
As American journalist Heywood Broun once said , “ Appeasers believe that if you keep throwing steaks to a tiger , the tiger will become a vegetarian.
” DE BLASIO ‘ HAS LOST CONTROL : ’ House Democrat calls for deploying National Guard after ‘ mayhem ’ in NYC .
Related : De Blasio Blames Violence at Protests on People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ De Blasio Says He ’ s ‘ Proud ’ of Daughter After Arrest .
UGH : At Least Five Police Officers Reportedly Shot , One On Life Support As Rioters And Law Enforcement Battle Across The Country .

via abc7ny
As the sun set Monday, the looting started once again across Manhattan as protests entered their fifth day in New York City. Police made several arrests, some inside Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square as looters struck. Businesses on 5th and Madison avenues were spotted putting up plywood to prevent looting. However, that didn’t stop the looters from breaking in and grabbing what they wanted from the luxury stores. Roving groups of people smashing their way into shops and emptying them of merchandise. The doors of Macy’s flagship Manhattan store were breached. Police pulled two handcuffed men out and put them in a van. People rushed into a Nike store and carried out armloads of clothing. Near Rockefeller Center, storefront windows were smashed and multiple people arrested. Bank windows were smashed. Wreckage littered the inside of an AT&T store.
Nike, you say?
You might think the sneaker company would be upset about having its stores ransacked. But think again. You’re stealing Nikes? That just proves that Nike is the footwear brand of the revolution. That cool, edgy looter you see with his liberated Nikes is a walking advertisement, better than any money can buy. Others who admire the authenticity and passion and living purity of the looter — white suburban teens, for example, or progressive Ivy League lawyers — will now go out and buy Nikes so they can be part of the revolution, too. Anyway, it’s not like the revolution is going to expropriate the sneaker factories — those have already been profitably relocated to countries under communist rule. Woke capitalism and the communism that employs the most brutal policing imaginable against the likes of Uighurs and Tibetans make perfect allies. Of course, corporate America wants you to know it totally rejects imperialism and racism. Just not the Chinese variety — or any other non-Western kind. As the Financial Times reports, amid this week’s riots, ‘Some companies devoted their advertising resources to responding to the crisis, with Nike — whose usual slogan is “Just Do It” — distributing a video telling Americans: “For once, Don’t Do It. Don’t pretend there’s not a problem in America.”’ Yes, Nike, there is a problem in America. Thank God we have corporations to watch out for our consciences.
As American journalist Heywood Broun once said, “Appeasers believe that if you keep throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will become a vegetarian.”
DE BLASIO ‘HAS LOST CONTROL:’ House Democrat calls for deploying National Guard after ‘mayhem’ in NYC.
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Related: De Blasio Blames Violence at Protests on People With ‘Warped Ideology.’
More: De Blasio Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Daughter After Arrest.
UGH: At Least Five Police Officers Reportedly Shot, One On Life Support As Rioters And Law Enforcement Battle Across The Country.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--JUST BECAUSE IT’S OBVIOUS DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT WORTH STUDYING:

Distancing and masks cut COVID-19 risk , says largest review of evidence .
LONDON ( Reuters ) – Keeping at @ @ @ @ @ wearing face masks and eye protection are the best ways to cut the risk of @ @ @ @ @ the largest review to date of studies on coronavirus disease transmission .
In a review @ @ @ @ @ studies in 16 countries , researchers found frequent handwashing and good hygiene are also critical @ @ @ @ @ measures combined can not give full protection .
The findings , published in The Lancet @ @ @ @ @ help guide governments and health agencies , some of whom have given conflicting advice on @ @ @ @ @ limited information about COVID-19 .

Distancing and masks cut COVID-19 risk, says largest review of evidence.
LONDON (Reuters) – Keeping at least one metre apart and wearing face masks and eye protection are the best ways to cut the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to the largest review to date of studies on coronavirus disease transmission.
In a review that pooled evidence from 172 studies in 16 countries, researchers found frequent handwashing and good hygiene are also critical – though even all those measures combined can not give full protection.
The findings, published in The Lancet journal on Monday, will help guide governments and health agencies, some of whom have given conflicting advice on measures, largely because of limited information about COVID-19.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION: Sky News Australia: “Of Course Antifa Is Behind The Violence!”

INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION: Sky News Australia: “Of Course Antifa Is Behind The Violence!”… VICTORIA TAFT: Leftist Rioters Try to Divide Us, but a Poll About George Floyd’s Killer Says It’s Not Working.

Sky News Australia : “ Of Course Antifa Is Behind The Violence !
” Leave it to Sky News Australia to point out the obvious truth so many in the American MSM insist on ignoring .
Leftist Rioters Try to Divide Us , but a Poll About George Floyd ’ s Killer Says It ’ s Not Working .
There ’ s rioting in the streets by extremists , but back here in the real world , people are in overwhelming agreement about the cops involved in George Floyd ’ s murder .
The organized Left has used the cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , burn down churches , loot stores , shoot cops and pillage private property .
It ’ s a damned sh*t-show out there .
It ’ s done on purpose to divide the country , gain power , and try to defeat President Trump at the ballot box .
It ’ s purposeful intimidation .
They say as much in their own flyers they post before and after their planned riots .
This has been going on for years .
This flyer is from a protest and riot in 2018 , but similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House and Lafayette Square in Washington , D.C. , with the ominous words of the Left , “ by any means necessary ” or BAMN .
YOU DON ’ T SAY : Minnesota , New York Officials Say Evidence Shows Weekend Riots Were Planned , Chicago Demands Fed Investigation Into ‘ Organized ’ Violence .
At least one big-city mayor is now calling on the federal government to investigate what appears to be an “ organized ” effort to foment unrest and engage in rioting , as security experts in other cities discover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s violent incidents may have been pre-planned and coordinated .
In Chicago , mayor Lori Lightfoot told media Sunday that she believes there is “ strong evidence ” of an organized effort to use the weekend ’ s anti-police brutality protests as a cover for violence , Crain ’ s Chicago Business reports , and said the city is speaking with at least three Federal agencies about a possible joint investigation .

Sky News Australia: “Of Course Antifa Is Behind The Violence!”
Leave it to Sky News Australia to point out the obvious truth so many in the American MSM insist on ignoring.
Leftist Rioters Try to Divide Us, but a Poll About George Floyd’s Killer Says It’s Not Working.
There’s rioting in the streets by extremists, but back here in the real world, people are in overwhelming agreement about the cops involved in George Floyd’s murder.
The organized Left has used the cover of the Floyd police killing to riot, burn down churches, loot stores, shoot cops and pillage private property. It’s a damned sh*t-show out there. It’s done on purpose to divide the country, gain power, and try to defeat President Trump at the ballot box. It’s purposeful intimidation.
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They say as much in their own flyers they post before and after their planned riots. This has been going on for years. This flyer is from a protest and riot in 2018, but similar flyers have been seen around the White House and Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., with the ominous words of the Left, “by any means necessary” or BAMN.
YOU DON’T SAY: Minnesota, New York Officials Say Evidence Shows Weekend Riots Were Planned, Chicago Demands Fed Investigation Into ‘Organized’ Violence.
At least one big-city mayor is now calling on the federal government to investigate what appears to be an “organized” effort to foment unrest and engage in rioting, as security experts in other cities discover evidence that many of the weekend’s violent incidents may have been pre-planned and coordinated.
In Chicago, mayor Lori Lightfoot told media Sunday that she believes there is “strong evidence” of an organized effort to use the weekend’s anti-police brutality protests as a cover for violence, Crain’s Chicago Business reports, and said the city is speaking with at least three Federal agencies about a possible joint investigation.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--HEADLINE AT THE JERUSALEM POST: Iran, Russia, China, Turkey celebrate ‘collapse’ of US.

Authoritarian regimes throughout the world are pushing narratives that appear to gloat over and celebrate that chaos unfolding in the United States .
On Monday , Iran ’ s media pushed stories that highlighted the “ collapse , ” while quoting Russian sources portraying that the US is flailing about as its world order comes crashing down .
I ’ m willing to give Andrew Cuomo the benefit of the doubt , but when Bill de Blasio says thing like this… New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday said that although mass protests had erupted in the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would still be closed until Monday .
“ When you see…an entire nation , simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seated in 400 years of American racism , I ’ m sorry , that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the devout religious person who wants to go back to services , ” de Blasio told a reporter for the ultra-orthodox Jewish publication Hamodia .
“ This is a powerful , painful historical moment .
So no , I have eyes to see .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just any other day , we ’ re not going to treat it like , ‘ Why are people outside [ at ] the bars , ’ and not notice that all of America is grappling simultaneously with a horrible crisis , ” the mayor continued .
“ Sorry guys , there ’ s a world outside New York City .
”

via jpost
Authoritarian regimes throughout the world are pushing narratives that appear to gloat over and celebrate that chaos unfolding in the United States . On Monday, Iran’s media pushed stories that highlighted the “collapse,” while quoting Russian sources portraying that the US is flailing about as its world order comes crashing down.
I’m willing to give Andrew Cuomo the benefit of the doubt, but when Bill de Blasio says thing like this…
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday said that although mass protests had erupted in the city, religious institutions and small business owners would still be closed until Monday.
“When you see…an entire nation, simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seated in 400 years of American racism, I’m sorry, that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the devout religious person who wants to go back to services,” de Blasio told a reporter for the ultra-orthodox Jewish publication Hamodia.
“This is a powerful, painful historical moment. So no, I have eyes to see. We’re not going to treat it like it’s just any other day, we’re not going to treat it like, ‘Why are people outside [at] the bars,’ and not notice that all of America is grappling simultaneously with a horrible crisis,” the mayor continued. “Sorry guys, there’s a world outside New York City.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--Stocks Currently Care About Only One Thing.

The market continues to climb a wall of worry .
Stocks rose again yesterday despite widespread riots and violence in the US .
I think this is ridiculous , but as I keep telling my clients , “ it ’ s not what we think , but what the market thinks that matters.
” This is the single most important thing to remember if you want to make money in the markets today .
Having said that , the markets think stocks are going HIGHER .
Breadth ( black line ) suggests the next leg up is here now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit 3,100 on the S & P 500 this week .
This is also where high yield credit suggests stocks are going .
In simple terms , the market is telling us that it doesn ’ t care about riots , unemployment , or any of the other horrific headlines today .
The market cares about only one thing : Fed liquidity .
With that in mind , the Fed balance sheet has broken above $ 7 trillion .
It was at $ 4.1 trillion in late February 2020 .
So , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in liquidity hitting the financial system every single month .
If we ’ ve learned anything from the markets over the last 12 years , it ’ s that stocks LOVE Fed money printing .
Small wonder then that stocks are overcoming an economic depression , political turmoil and more .
Put simply , there is no reason to overthink this .
The trend remains up for now .
The key is to keep one eye on the exits for when stocks begin to care about something other than Fed liquidity .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold it , then it will trigger a major flow of new capital into the markets as traders and institutions take this to indicate this is the start of a new bull market .

The market continues to climb a wall of worry.
Stocks rose again yesterday despite widespread riots and violence in the US. I think this is ridiculous, but as I keep telling my clients, “it’s not what we think, but what the market thinks that matters.”
This is the single most important thing to remember if you want to make money in the markets today.
Having said that, the markets think stocks are going HIGHER.
Breadth (black line) suggests the next leg up is here now. By the look of things stocks could hit 3,100 on the S&P 500 this week.
This is also where high yield credit suggests stocks are going.
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In simple terms, the market is telling us that it doesn’t care about riots, unemployment, or any of the other horrific headlines today. The market cares about only one thing: Fed liquidity.
With that in mind, the Fed balance sheet has broken above $7 trillion. It was at $4.1 trillion in late February 2020. So, we are talking about roughly $1 trillion in liquidity hitting the financial system every single month.
If we’ve learned anything from the markets over the last 12 years, it’s that stocks LOVE Fed money printing. Small wonder then that stocks are overcoming an economic depression, political turmoil and more.
Put simply, there is no reason to overthink this. The trend remains up for now. The key is to keep one eye on the exits for when stocks begin to care about something other than Fed liquidity.
If stocks can break above this level and hold it, then it will trigger a major flow of new capital into the markets as traders and institutions take this to indicate this is the start of a new bull market.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--Antifa RETREATS From the Suburbs After Business Owner and Entire Neighborhood Show Up With Guns

“ As the owner of Black Dog Billiards for the last 24 years , I have never felt a threat to my business as I did last night .
Antifa had announced that they were coming to Klamath to protest and riot on Main Street and to take their performance to the court house , of which Black Dog Billiards is only a block away .
With the numerous windows at my bar I knew it was going to be a sitting duck .
I called Blaze Security to stand guard to protect the windows .
To my wife ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short shotgun and headed to the bar .
To my amazement as I turned onto Main Street was the large barrage of Klamath residents swarming the street carrying shotguns , ARs , rifles , pistols and brass knuckles .
There were law enforcement in abundance also .
Antifa didn ’ t make it to the court house and my bar had no incidents .
Antifa walked into a hornet ’ s nest .
It was like a sixth grade football team walking into the Oakland Coliseum to take on the Raiders .
Anyway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little physical confrontation , but that was it .
Thank you Klamath Falls .
You make me proud to live and do business here .
Dan Kline.
” Many comments/replies confirming his account at the link .
Stacia Benjamins : “ I was watching this live , not only on our business ’ s outside camera , but on FB live too .
I ’ m so proud of the way our town showed up last night < 3 No harm was going to come to our businesses and people , they made @ @ @ @ @

Black Dog Billiards:
“As the owner of Black Dog Billiards for the last 24 years, I
have never felt a threat to my business as I did last night.
Antifa had announced that they were coming to Klamath to
protest and riot on Main Street and to take their
performance to the court house, of which Black Dog Billiards
is only a block away. With the numerous windows at my bar I
knew it was going to be a sitting duck. I called Blaze
Security to stand guard to protect the windows. To my wife’s
dismay, I then grabbed my short shotgun and headed to the
bar. To my amazement as I turned onto Main Street was the
large barrage of Klamath residents swarming the street
carrying shotguns, ARs, rifles, pistols and brass knuckles.
There were law enforcement in abundance also. Antifa didn’t
make it to the court house and my bar had no incidents.
Antifa walked into a hornet’s nest. It was like a sixth
grade football team walking into the Oakland Coliseum to
take on the Raiders. Anyway Antifa made their protest, with
very little physical confrontation, but that was it. Thank
you Klamath Falls. You make me proud to live and do business
here. Dan Kline.”
As the owner of Black Dog Billiards for the last 24 years, I have never felt a threat to my business as I did last… Posted by Black Dog Billiards on Monday, June 1, 2020
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Stacia Benjamins:
“I was watching this live, not only on our business’s
outside camera, but on FB live too. I’m so proud of the
way our town showed up last night <3 No harm was going to
come to our businesses and people, they made sure of it.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--TRUMP to NY: The LOWLIFES and LOSERS are RIPPING You APART

NYC , CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD .
The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart .
Act fast !
@ @ @ @ @ same horrible and deadly mistake you made with the Nursing Homes !
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10:10 @ @ @ @ @ 2020

NYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD. The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart. Act fast! Don’t make the same horrible and deadly mistake you made with the Nursing Homes!!!
10:10 AM · Jun 2, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--TWITTER Joins Black Lives Matter Movement – Shuts Down Trending Service

Is twitter broken ?
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Why is nothing trending for USA ?
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# twitterDown pic.twitter.com/xavGl0vr4z

twitter.com/twitter
Is twitter broken??? Why is nothing trending for USA??? #twitterDown pic.twitter.com/xavGl0vr4z
— The Baird’s Roar (@ChainedBaird) June 2, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-02--RUSH: There is corruption, there’s destruction, there is despair, and it all originates from the Dem

RUSH: There is corruption, there’s destruction, there is despair, and it all originates from the Democrat Party.

RUSH : You know , this is a fascinating little tweet .
Is it ?
Yeah , this is a tweet , and I could have put the photo up in the Dittocam but did not .
The pictures are too small .
It ’ s four plantations in the South .
You know , plantations now are bed and breakfasts , and they ’ re tourist sites and whatever else they are .
They are also sitting ducks .
But they are what they are .
They ’ re there .
There is a tweet of four of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are 23,000 likes on this and it hasn ’ t been removed .
This is the point .
This tweet has not been pulled down by Twitter .
Twitter has not determined this tweet poses a problem at all .
Here ’ s the text : “ If you ’ re protesting and rebelling in the South , consider setting fire to the plantations that are now museums , theme parks , and wedding venues .
“ They ’ re made of wood and will burn quickly .
Your ancestors built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their labor .
They are yours to destroy.
” Right there you have it .
I ’ ll hold it up so you can see it .
You can ’ t see much there .
Four plantations .
It looks like a bunch of Scarlett O ’ Hara homes here from Gone With the Wind , and here is basically a tweet urging people to destroy them .
Burn them to the ground .
“ [ C ] onsider setting fire to the plantations that are now museums , theme parks , wedding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wood .
They ’ ll burn quickly .
Your ancestors [ i.e.
, slaves ] built them , but [ the slaves ] never been benefited from their labor .
They are yours to destroy.
” Twitter has not taken it down .
This apparently doesn ’ t constitute a violation of any of Twitter ’ s norms .
How can it not ?
Audio sound bites .
One more Plugs .
This from yesterday , Wilmington , Delaware .
He went to the Bethel AME Church , and he spoke , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The idea that instead of standing there and teaching a cop when an unarmed person is coming at him with a knife or something , shoot him in the leg instead of in the heart .
It ’ s a very different thing .
There ’ s a lot of different things that can change .
RUSH : Were you able to hear that ?
Plugs said , “ The idea that instead of standing there and teaching a cop when there ’ s an unarmed person coming at them with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leg instead of in the heart .
It ’ s a very different thing .
There ’ s a lot of different things that can change.
” So Plugs is actively encouraging that criminals and thugs be shot in the leg , not in the heart .
Can you imagine… ?
( interruption ) What ?
What ?
( interruption ) But can you imagine if Donald Trump had said this ?
Can you imagine if Trump said this ?
Don ’ t even put him in a church .
Just imagine Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safer and to make sure that we do not kill the protesters or the thugs or the rioters .
“ I ’ m instructing cops to shoot ’ em in the leg instead of in the heart.
” There was not a single reaction of any kind aimed at Biden from the Democrat media or anywhere else .
I mean , there ’ s some people laughing at him like us .
Moving on .
Sunday in Raleigh , North Carolina , this is the police chief , Cassandra Deck-Brown .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence and looting in the city .
BROWN : A building , a window , a door , the property within it can easily be replaced .
But for a person who ’ s had officers shot — and more recently than not — I will not put an officer in harm ’ s way to protect the property inside of a building .
RUSH : Well , excuse me , but isn ’ t that what the cops do ?
She said ( summarized ) , “ A building , a window @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can easily be replaced .
I ’ m not gon na worry about it , but for a person who ’ s had officers shot — more recently than not — I will not put an officer in harm ’ s way to protect the property inside a building.
” Guess what that is an invitation to ?
That ’ s what the police are for .
This is the same thing that Democrats were saying to enforce the lockdown .
It was worth shutting down the economy if it only saved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to deploy one cop if the purpose is to save stuff inside the building.
” You know , let your insurance company get hold of that .
Find out what happens to your insurance rates if that becomes city policy .
But , you know , this is not the only odd thing coming out of North Carolina .
Earlier today , the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary was asked a question , if she was worried about seeing COVID-19 spreading because of all the protesters out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary said , “ No .
No .
These people have a right to have their voices heard , and most of them are wearing masks.
” So if I understand this , it ’ s okay for people to protest in large groups .
But for months we were told by this same kind of person , Health and Human Services secretaries , that it was too dangerous for small businesses and restaurants and churches to open up due to the high risk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no , no !
You can ’ t open your church .
No , no , no , no , no !
You can not open your restaurant .
No , no , no , no , no , no , no , you can not open your business !
“ It ’ s too risky , too dangerous .
You could inadvertently — or purposely — end up spreading a second wave of the virus !
” But now ?
She ’ s not worried about COVID-19 spreading because of protesters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to have their voices heard.
” They have — the protesters have — a right to be heard .
You don ’ t have a right to open your church .
You don ’ t have a right to open your business .
You don ’ t have a right to open your restaurant .
Stop and think about that .
Meanwhile , in North Carolina , they have a curfew , and if anybody there — aside from protesters !
Protesters can violate curfews , apparently everywhere .
Have you noticed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protesters , ladies and gentlemen .
But if you violate the curfew ?
I don ’ t know what the fine is in your area .
It could be up to thousand dollars .
Maybe six months in jail .
But they ’ re not arresting looters .
Oh , no !
They ’ re being understanding .
They are being compassionate .
Here is Tammy Morales .
Tammy Morales is a member of the Seattle city council , and they had a city council briefing last night , and this is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say in the meeting… MORALES : What you don ’ t want here is for our constituents to be told to be civil , not to be reactionary , to be told that looting doesn ’ t solve anything .
It does make me wonder and ask the question : Why looting bothers people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are dying every day and far too often at the hands of those who are sworn to protect and serve ?
RUSH : So she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
She ’ s on the Seattle city council .
And don ’ t forget the mayor of Seattle , Jenny Durkan , she ’ s out there blaming white men for much of the violence and destruction .
“ Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan asserted Sunday night that ‘ white men ’ are responsible for much of the widespread destruction across the country.
” So let ’ s see .
White men , white supremacists , and now we ’ ve got the Seattle city council member saying , “ I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upset about looting.
” She said , “ I don ’ t want to hear , I don ’ t want to hear our constituents be told they have to be civil , not be reactionary , be told that looting doesn ’ t solve anything .
It does make me wonder and ask the question , why does looting bother people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are dying every day and far too often the hands of those sworn to protect and serve.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t solve anything .
It must mean that , to her , looting solves things .
Anyway , we got some time left here in the busy broadcast segment .
Let ’ s go to back to the phones .
Eden Prairie , Minnesota .
Ann Maria , I ’ m glad you called .
It ’ s great to have you with us .
Hello .
CALLER : Hi , Rush .
Thanks so much for having me on .
I was calling to mention that the local Democratic government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And this is all what happened here , a result of that , because — and I thought when I first moved here from New York six years ago this was one of those right wing conspiracies , but after this all happened , it ’ s very obvious to me that it ’ s true .
You know , we have pictures of Keith Ellison circulating from January in 2018 with the Antifa handbook .
CALLER : We have pictures of Keith Ellison ’ s son , Jeremiah Ellison , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ council supporting — his tweets supporting Antifa .
Jeremiah Ellison took over the city council seat that Jacob Frame vacated when he became mayor .
Jacob Frame let the rioters take over the police station .
CALLER : He let them take it .
RUSH : It ’ s worse than that .
He let them destroy it .
CALLER : Correct .
Correct .
We have pictures of Ilhan Omar ’ s daughter tweeting with the rioters for supplies , for plywood and other materials to help shield them .
RUSH : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These are who the people of Minnesota and Minneapolis-St. Paul elected .
CALLER : Correct .
Correct .
Because the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul are primarily radical left white liberals who , you know , have been taught they should feel guilty for their whiteness and they therefore need to do something about that .
CALLER : And also there ’ s a very large Muslim community .
And , you know , that ’ s why Ilhan Omar took over the congressional seat that Keith Ellison vacated .
CALLER : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
And , you know , there ’ s so much evidence of it , and now it ’ s so clear to me .
And I almost actually thought of picking up the phone and calling the FBI , but then I thought surely they have — RUSH : Wait , wait , wait , wait , wait a minute .
What is now very clear to you ?
CALLER : The fact that the Democratic Party has protected Antifa and has historically , and in this case hijacked the Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
RUSH : Well , you know — okay .
You know what ?
I — because I don ’ t want to be unnecessarily argumentative or provocative , I will go ahead and let it stand that Black Lives Matter has been hijacked .
Ahem .
I ’ m just gon na tell you .
Antifa is simply a new name for all of these left-wing , Democrat Party aligned and sponsored protest groups going back to the sixties .
You had the Weathermen .
He had the SDS , Students for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even think of all the names .
Antifa is Occupy Wall Street .
It ’ s Black Lives Matter .
They ’ re all the same people and thinking under different names .
They have different organizations for the purposes of fundraising .
Membership is actively recruited .
But it is the Democrat Party .
They are the Democrat Party .
What you see on the streets of New York and all these other blue states , this is — what ’ s the term , the outgrowth ?
This is what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is what they sponsor .
This is what they inspire .
This is what their policies lead to .
Democrat Party policies are conceived and created in rage and anger .
And it ’ s not just me saying this .
You go back and read the biographies , autobiographies of say — go ahead and read Michelle Obama ’ s or Sotomayor , the Supreme Court associate justice , and you ’ ll find that rage , in Sotomayor ’ s case at Princeton , rage was the order of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intimidate , that they arrived on campus enraged in anger .
It was their daily existence .
It was the way they got their way .
It was the way they intimidated .
And they showed up angry .
And the rage was due to being mistreated , being discriminated against because of being a minority , female , Hispanic minority , what have you .
Much of it ’ s out of the Alinsky handbook , actually .
But it ’ s all Marxist , folks , and it is all studied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
None of this is random .
None of this is something happens and these people see it and they get mad and take to the streets .
They are waiting .
They are programmed .
They are waiting for the call to action .
It ’ s not that George Floyd was murdered ; it ’ s that somebody was at the hands of a cop , and that ’ s the go signal .
They are paid , and they are laying in wait .
They ’ re in homes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re holed up , and they ’ re giving the go signal , and this stuff is then , with the aid of the media , it ’ s made to look spontaneous .
That ’ s key .
It ’ s made to look like these people were happy and fine and minding their own business until America became America again one day , when in fact this stuff is in the playbook , it is organized , it is programmed , it is paid for , and it ’ s very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So I ’ m looking up there at the monitors .
Thousands of protesters marching through New York City .
Thousands of them .
And I have noted earlier during today , there ’ s something happening in a lot of cities today at around three o ’ clock Eastern .
I ’ m not gon na mention places , cities , or anything — I don ’ t want to alert anybody — but I just noted that there are a lot of places — let me put it this way — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cities , towns , what they think is going to be potential protest problems at around 3 p.m. eastern today .
And right here on cue , right on schedule , thousands of protesters are marching through New York City with a CNN guy right at the front getting on-the-spot interviews .
And he ’ s wearing a mask , by the way , to protect himself from the coronavirus .
RUSH : Here is Wendy in Camano Island in Washington .
Great to have you with us on the EIB Network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rush .
Thanks for taking my call and just lots of prayers for your recovery and — RUSH : Thank you .
Thank you very much .
CALLER : So we have a little town called Snohomish , Washington , that ’ s just about 30 miles north of Seattle .
CALLER : Yeah .
It has about 9,000 people population , and when they heard that the riots were coming their way , their citizens — their local guys –got out their guns , open carried , and protected their — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and citizens of the towns .
There was , like , a little brigade of dump trucks patrolling the area , and the police officers were driving through .
They knew that their little town was never gon na be able to defend — their police would never be able to defend — against a riot .
There ’ s just too many , you know , for their small police force .
So they got up there and the police , you know , saw that nothing bad was going on .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as protesters started to arrive , they would march down the street .
You can imagine there ’ s lots of verbal sparring going on that way .
But not one shot , not one altercation , no vandalism , no one was hurt .
And it turned into a tailgate party by the time it ended .
RUSH : Well , did the protesters know that the town citizenry was armed ?
CALLER : Well , when they showed up , yeah .
( laughing ) RUSH : Well , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was obvious they were carrying ?
CALLER : Oh , very obvious .
Very .
RUSH : Now , the next question : Why would protesters target a town of 9,000 ?
What ’ s in it for ’ em ?
CALLER : What ’ s been flying around in our news is that they were gon na take it to the rural white areas , rural and suburban areas .
Instead of the cities , they ’ re going into the small towns “ where the white people were.
” CALLER : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but in reality — CALLER : Oh , no , there ’ s plenty of white people in Seattle also , but there ’ s also different ethnicities in Seattle .
But the same thing is true of Snohomish .
There ’ s other ethnicities .
You know , in Washington State we have clearly a lot of white people , but also a lot of African-American people and Indian people and Asian people and Hispanic people .
They ’ re all represented in our town .
RUSH : You got a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Some .
I mean , not a lot .
RUSH : But there is a representation there .
CALLER : Yeah .
And we have a lot of , like , Samoan people .
CALLER : Right .
Yeah .
Yeah .
Anyway , but nothing — RUSH : That ’ s great .
So the point is the protesters target Snohomish ’ cause they figure it ’ s gon na be easy .
“ A town of 9,000 white people , what can stop us ?
” and then they find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population is overwhelmingly armed and ready for them , and so nothing happened .
RUSH : So your story is one of deterrence , is your point , right ?
RUSH : This is a way to deter these people ?
CALLER : Yes .
Yeah .
There was nothing .
There was , you know , verbal sparring , but no — RUSH : Verbal sparring ?
Boy , you are diplomatic .
You know , you need to go to the United Nations .
RUSH : “ Verbal sparring.
” We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Up yours , you no good whatever .
Anyway , I ’ m so glad you called , Wendy .
Thanks .
Thanks very much .
I ’ ve had a couple of emails from people who asked if I may want to walk about something I ’ ve said today , and that is , “ Did you really mean to say that you think all this is an offshoot of the Democrat Party ?
” meaning the looting and the riots and the protests .
Folks , I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What in the world is wrong with it ?
( sigh ) Let me just put it another way .
Let me try it this way , okay ?
Is there or is there not… ?
Let me ask you : Is there or is there not a political party that sees political advantage in riots , looting , and arson ?
There is .
Is there or is there not a political party that sees political opportunity in 40 million Americans out of work ?
Yes !
It ’ s not even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Is there or is there not a political party that implemented policies that ended up killing tens of thousands of elderly people in nursing homes ?
Yes !
Yes !
It ’ s the Democrat Party .
It ’ s in New York .
It ’ s in the State of Washington .
Is there or is there not a political party which continues to seek a benefit from an economic shutdown in a number of blue states ?
Yes !
The answer to every question I ’ ve asked is “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re talking about is the Democrat Party .
Is there or is there not a political party that used America ’ s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on and attempt to overturn the election of Donald Trump ?
Yes !
It ’ s inarguable .
There is so much going on now that it is easy to get lost in what ’ s on television and what ’ s all over social media .
But if you try , if you step back , you will see what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reject the Democrat Party .
The Democrat Party is the reason for the angst ; the reason for the nervousness , the fear , the anger , trepidation .
All of this can be traced to the Democrat Party and a famously uttered philosophy of theirs : A crisis is a terrible thing to waste .
They are attempting to maximize every element of this crisis while they create additional branches of the crisis .
There is corruption , there ’ s destruction , there is despair , and it all originates from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Limbaugh , are you saying the Republican Party ’ s not… ?
” I ’ m telling you the Republican Party doesn ’ t even think this way .
That ’ s the big difference .
The Republican Party does not think , “ Okay , how can we benefit by destroying elements of the American economy ?
” They don ’ t think that way , folks .
I ’ m sorry .
“ How can we benefit from shutting down the American economy ?
How can we benefit from putting 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Republican Party doesn ’ t think that way .
Now , I realize a lot of people don ’ t agree .
A lot of people think that the Republican Party is in fact what the Democrat Party is , and that ’ s a testament to the success of the PR campaigns over the years , of the media and the Democrat Party itself .
Anyway , I got time to squeeze a call in before the break .
San Antonio , Mike , you ’ re next , sir .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have you here .
CALLER : Thank you .
I ’ m praying for you .
Hey , real quick , something that ’ s lost on most people .
When the president declared Antifa a terrorist organization , what that did was it opened up the full extent of all the intelligence community to collect against them .
Normally you can only collect against Americans under very specific conditions and you can only hold information for six months .
Those handcuffs are now off , which allows every single part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ em , which means they ’ re gon na start looking at money , they ’ re gon na start looking at financing .
And from my point of view , that ’ s super important because we know following that trail of money is gon na tell us a lot .
RUSH : Well , has that actually happened ?
CALLER : Well , they ’ re gon na start .
As soon as he declared them a terrorist organization , that was the point when the intelligence — RUSH : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened yet and there are people trying to intimate him by saying it ’ s unconstitutional , “ You can ’ t do that , you can ’ t do that , who do you think you are , president ?
You can ’ t do that , ” and they ’ re trying to make sure he doesn ’ t declare them a terrorist group .
RUSH : But are you aware that it has happened and I ’ m not ?
CALLER : That ’ s what he said , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think there ’ s some formal documentation , he ’ s got ta sign some stuff and there ’ s got ta be a finding , probably , and then there ’ s got ta be oversight set up , all those kinds of things .
RUSH : So you think that there ’ s gon na be Senate and House investigations of Antifa ?
CALLER : No , no , no , no .
That ’ s all executive branch .
The intelligence community belongs to the executive branch , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I misunderstood what you might by oversight then .
CALLER : Yeah , oversight means — I ’ m sorry .
It goes into Patriot Act .
You can only collect against Americans under a specific set of circumstances , and you can only hold information for six months under any circumstances .
CALLER : Unless there ’ s ( unintelligible ) terrorist organization .
Now that they ’ re declared a terrorist organization , those handcuffs have been removed , and they can collect and they can go back for six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any linkage , any communication , and then they can start delving into how finances have moved — RUSH : And you expect this to happen ?
CALLER : I do .
And I think everybody ’ s gon na have a good time .
RUSH : Well , I hope you ’ re right .
I haven ’ t heard any more about this since the president first discussed it as a possibility , and then there was the usual and predictable , understandable , “ You can ’ t do that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re a fascist .
You don ’ t know who you are , you pig.
” And that ’ s the last I had heard of it .
So you sound pretty confident about this ; so we ’ ll roll with it .
I appreciate the call out there , Mike .

via rushlimbaugh
RUSH: You know, this is a fascinating little tweet. Is it? Yeah, this is a tweet, and I could have put the photo up in the Dittocam but did not. The pictures are too small. It’s four plantations in the South. You know, plantations now are bed and breakfasts, and they’re tourist sites and whatever else they are. They are also sitting ducks.
But they are what they are. They’re there. There is a tweet of four of these places, and here is the text. There are 23,000 likes on this and it hasn’t been removed. This is the point. This tweet has not been pulled down by Twitter. Twitter has not determined this tweet poses a problem at all. Here’s the text: “If you’re protesting and rebelling in the South, consider setting fire to the plantations that are now museums, theme parks, and wedding venues.
“They’re made of wood and will burn quickly. Your ancestors built them, but never been benefited from their labor. They are yours to destroy.” Right there you have it. I’ll hold it up so you can see it. You can’t see much there. Four plantations. It looks like a bunch of Scarlett O’Hara homes here from Gone With the Wind, and here is basically a tweet urging people to destroy them. Burn them to the ground.
“[C]onsider setting fire to the plantations that are now museums, theme parks, wedding venues. They’re made of wood. They’ll burn quickly. Your ancestors [i.e., slaves] built them, but [the slaves] never been benefited from their labor. They are yours to destroy.” Twitter has not taken it down. This apparently doesn’t constitute a violation of any of Twitter’s norms.
How can it not?
Audio sound bites. One more Plugs. This from yesterday, Wilmington, Delaware. He went to the Bethel AME Church, and he spoke, and among other things, said this…
BIDEN: The idea that instead of standing there and teaching a cop when an unarmed person is coming at him with a knife or something, shoot him in the leg instead of in the heart. It’s a very different thing. There’s a lot of different things that can change.
RUSH: Were you able to hear that? Plugs said, “The idea that instead of standing there and teaching a cop when there’s an unarmed person coming at them with a knife or something shooting them in the leg instead of in the heart. It’s a very different thing. There’s a lot of different things that can change.” So Plugs is actively encouraging that criminals and thugs be shot in the leg, not in the heart.
Can you imagine…? (interruption) What? What? (interruption) But can you imagine if Donald Trump had said this? Can you imagine if Trump said this? Don’t even put him in a church. Just imagine Trump announcing new police policy to make people safer and to make sure that we do not kill the protesters or the thugs or the rioters. “I’m instructing cops to shoot ’em in the leg instead of in the heart.”
There was not a single reaction of any kind aimed at Biden from the Democrat media or anywhere else. I mean, there’s some people laughing at him like us. Moving on. Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina, this is the police chief, Cassandra Deck-Brown. That’s hyphenated, Deck-Brown, speaking about violence and looting in the city.
BROWN: A building, a window, a door, the property within it can easily be replaced. But for a person who’s had officers shot — and more recently than not — I will not put an officer in harm’s way to protect the property inside of a building.
RUSH: Well, excuse me, but isn’t that what the cops do? She said (summarized), “A building, a window, a door, the property in it can easily be replaced. I’m not gonna worry about it, but for a person who’s had officers shot — more recently than not — I will not put an officer in harm’s way to protect the property inside a building.” Guess what that is an invitation to?
That’s what the police are for. This is the same thing that Democrats were saying to enforce the lockdown. It was worth shutting down the economy if it only saved one life. “I’m not going to deploy one cop if the purpose is to save stuff inside the building.” You know, let your insurance company get hold of that. Find out what happens to your insurance rates if that becomes city policy.
But, you know, this is not the only odd thing coming out of North Carolina. Earlier today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary was asked a question, if she was worried about seeing COVID-19 spreading because of all the protesters out there in large groups. And the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary said, “No. No. These people have a right to have their voices heard, and most of them are wearing masks.”
So if I understand this, it’s okay for people to protest in large groups. But for months we were told by this same kind of person, Health and Human Services secretaries, that it was too dangerous for small businesses and restaurants and churches to open up due to the high risk. “No, no, no, no, no! You can’t open your church. No, no, no, no, no! You cannot open your restaurant. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, you cannot open your business!
“It’s too risky, too dangerous. You could inadvertently — or purposely — end up spreading a second wave of the virus!” But now? She’s not worried about COVID-19 spreading because of protesters, ’cause “those people have a right to have their voices heard.” They have — the protesters have — a right to be heard. You don’t have a right to open your church.
You don’t have a right to open your business. You don’t have a right to open your restaurant. Stop and think about that. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, they have a curfew, and if anybody there — aside from protesters! Protesters can violate curfews, apparently everywhere. Have you noticed this? Curfews do not apply to protesters, ladies and gentlemen.
But if you violate the curfew? I don’t know what the fine is in your area. It could be up to thousand dollars. Maybe six months in jail. But they’re not arresting looters. Oh, no! They’re being understanding. They are being compassionate. Here is Tammy Morales. Tammy Morales is a member of the Seattle city council, and they had a city council briefing last night, and this is what this member, Tammy Morales, had to say in the meeting…
MORALES: What you don’t want here is for our constituents to be told to be civil, not to be reactionary, to be told that looting doesn’t solve anything. It does make me wonder and ask the question: Why looting bothers people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are dying every day and far too often at the hands of those who are sworn to protect and serve?
RUSH: So she doesn’t know why looting bothers me. She’s on the Seattle city council. And don’t forget the mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan, she’s out there blaming white men for much of the violence and destruction. “Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan asserted Sunday night that ‘white men’ are responsible for much of the widespread destruction across the country.”
So let’s see. White men, white supremacists, and now we’ve got the Seattle city council member saying, “I don’t know why people are so upset about looting.” She said, “I don’t want to hear, I don’t want to hear our constituents be told they have to be civil, not be reactionary, be told that looting doesn’t solve anything. It does make me wonder and ask the question, why does looting bother people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are dying every day and far too often the hands of those sworn to protect and serve.” She’s tired of hearing looting doesn’t solve anything. It must mean that, to her, looting solves things.
Anyway, we got some time left here in the busy broadcast segment. Let’s go to back to the phones. Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Ann Maria, I’m glad you called. It’s great to have you with us. Hello.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks so much for having me on. I was calling to mention that the local Democratic government here in Minneapolis has been protecting Antifa. And this is all what happened here, a result of that, because — and I thought when I first moved here from New York six years ago this was one of those right wing conspiracies, but after this all happened, it’s very obvious to me that it’s true. You know, we have pictures of Keith Ellison circulating from January in 2018 with the Antifa handbook.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: We have pictures of Keith Ellison’s son, Jeremiah Ellison, who is now on the local Minneapolis city council supporting — his tweets supporting Antifa. Jeremiah Ellison took over the city council seat that Jacob Frame vacated when he became mayor. Jacob Frame let the rioters take over the police station.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: He let them take it.
RUSH: It’s worse than that. He let them destroy it.
CALLER: Correct. Correct. We have pictures of Ilhan Omar’s daughter tweeting with the rioters for supplies, for plywood and other materials to help shield them.
RUSH: It’s exactly my point. These are who the people of Minnesota and Minneapolis-St. Paul elected.
CALLER: Correct. Correct. Because the people of Minneapolis and St. Paul are primarily radical left white liberals who, you know, have been taught they should feel guilty for their whiteness and they therefore need to do something about that.
RUSH: Right, right.
CALLER: And also there’s a very large Muslim community. And, you know, that’s why Ilhan Omar took over the congressional seat that Keith Ellison vacated.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: And it’s very frightening to me. And, you know, there’s so much evidence of it, and now it’s so clear to me. And I almost actually thought of picking up the phone and calling the FBI, but then I thought surely they have —
RUSH: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute. What is now very clear to you?
CALLER: The fact that the Democratic Party has protected Antifa and has historically, and in this case hijacked the Black Lives Matter movement to create civil unrest.
RUSH: Well, you know — okay. You know what? I — because I don’t want to be unnecessarily argumentative or provocative, I will go ahead and let it stand that Black Lives Matter has been hijacked. Ahem. I’m just gonna tell you. Antifa is simply a new name for all of these left-wing, Democrat Party aligned and sponsored protest groups going back to the sixties. You had the Weathermen. He had the SDS, Students for Democrat Society. I can’t even think of all the names. Antifa is Occupy Wall Street. It’s Black Lives Matter. They’re all the same people and thinking under different names. They have different organizations for the purposes of fundraising.
Membership is actively recruited. But it is the Democrat Party. They are the Democrat Party. What you see on the streets of New York and all these other blue states, this is — what’s the term, the outgrowth? This is what you get. This is the Democrat Party. This is what they sponsor. This is what they inspire. This is what their policies lead to. Democrat Party policies are conceived and created in rage and anger. And it’s not just me saying this. You go back and read the biographies, autobiographies of say — go ahead and read Michelle Obama’s or Sotomayor, the Supreme Court associate justice, and you’ll find that rage, in Sotomayor’s case at Princeton, rage was the order of the day.
Rage was used to intimidate, that they arrived on campus enraged in anger. It was their daily existence. It was the way they got their way. It was the way they intimidated. And they showed up angry. And the rage was due to being mistreated, being discriminated against because of being a minority, female, Hispanic minority, what have you. Much of it’s out of the Alinsky handbook, actually. But it’s all Marxist, folks, and it is all studied. It’s all practically applied. None of this is random. None of this is something happens and these people see it and they get mad and take to the streets. They are waiting. They are programmed. They are waiting for the call to action.
It’s not that George Floyd was murdered; it’s that somebody was at the hands of a cop, and that’s the go signal. They are paid, and they are laying in wait. They’re in homes, wherever they are, wherever they’re holed up, and they’re giving the go signal, and this stuff is then, with the aid of the media, it’s made to look spontaneous. That’s key. It’s made to look like these people were happy and fine and minding their own business until America became America again one day, when in fact this stuff is in the playbook, it is organized, it is programmed, it is paid for, and it’s very mobile.
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RUSH: All right. So I’m looking up there at the monitors. Thousands of protesters marching through New York City. Thousands of them. And I have noted earlier during today, there’s something happening in a lot of cities today at around three o’clock Eastern. I’m not gonna mention places, cities, or anything — I don’t want to alert anybody — but I just noted that there are a lot of places — let me put it this way — gearing up for what they think communities, cities, towns, what they think is going to be potential protest problems at around 3 p.m. eastern today.
And right here on cue, right on schedule, thousands of protesters are marching through New York City with a CNN guy right at the front getting on-the-spot interviews. And he’s wearing a mask, by the way, to protect himself from the coronavirus.
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RUSH: Here is Wendy in Camano Island in Washington. Great to have you with us on the EIB Network. Hi.
CALLER: Hi, Rush. Thanks for taking my call and just lots of prayers for your recovery and —
RUSH: Thank you. Thank you very much.
CALLER: So we have a little town called Snohomish, Washington, that’s just about 30 miles north of Seattle.
RUSH: Snohomish?
CALLER: Snohomish.
RUSH: Snohomish. Okay.
CALLER: Yeah. It has about 9,000 people population, and when they heard that the riots were coming their way, their citizens — their local guys –got out their guns, open carried, and protected their — and stood in front of their — citizens and citizens of the towns. There was, like, a little brigade of dump trucks patrolling the area, and the police officers were driving through.
They knew that their little town was never gonna be able to defend — their police would never be able to defend — against a riot. There’s just too many, you know, for their small police force. So they got up there and the police, you know, saw that nothing bad was going on. They were open carrying legally.
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And as protesters started to arrive, they would march down the street. You can imagine there’s lots of verbal sparring going on that way. But not one shot, not one altercation, no vandalism, no one was hurt. And it turned into a tailgate party by the time it ended.
RUSH: Well, did the protesters know that the town citizenry was armed?
CALLER: Well, when they showed up, yeah. (laughing)
RUSH: Well, that’s what I mean. So it was obvious they were carrying?
CALLER: Oh, very obvious. Very.
RUSH: Now, the next question: Why would protesters target a town of 9,000? What’s in it for ’em?
CALLER: What’s been flying around in our news is that they were gonna take it to the rural white areas, rural and suburban areas. Instead of the cities, they’re going into the small towns “where the white people were.”
RUSH: Ah.
CALLER: That’s what their thought was, but in reality —
RUSH: Wait a minute. White people don’t live in Seattle?
CALLER: Oh, no, there’s plenty of white people in Seattle also, but there’s also different ethnicities in Seattle. But the same thing is true of Snohomish. There’s other ethnicities. You know, in Washington State we have clearly a lot of white people, but also a lot of African-American people and Indian people and Asian people and Hispanic people. They’re all represented in our town.
RUSH: You got a lot of Eskimos there too.
CALLER: Some, but —
RUSH: Some. I mean, not a lot.
CALLER: Yeah.
RUSH: But there is a representation there.
CALLER: Yeah. And we have a lot of, like, Samoan people.
RUSH: Right, they’re all Seahawks season ticket holders.
CALLER: Right. Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, but nothing —
RUSH: That’s great. So the point is the protesters target Snohomish ’cause they figure it’s gonna be easy. “A town of 9,000 white people, what can stop us?” and then they find out when they get there that the population is overwhelmingly armed and ready for them, and so nothing happened.
CALLER: Exactly.
RUSH: So your story is one of deterrence, is your point, right?
CALLER: Yes.
RUSH: This is a way to deter these people?
CALLER: Yes. Yeah. There was nothing. There was, you know, verbal sparring, but no —
RUSH: Verbal sparring? Boy, you are diplomatic. You know, you need to go to the United Nations.
CALLER: (laughing)
RUSH: “Verbal sparring.” We all know what that means.
CALLER: Oh, yeah. (laughiung)
RUSH: Up yours, you no good whatever. Anyway, I’m so glad you called, Wendy. Thanks. Thanks very much.
I’ve had a couple of emails from people who asked if I may want to walk about something I’ve said today, and that is, “Did you really mean to say that you think all this is an offshoot of the Democrat Party?” meaning the looting and the riots and the protests.
Folks, I don’t want to walk that back. What in the world is wrong with it? (sigh) Let me just put it another way. Let me try it this way, okay? Is there or is there not…? Let me ask you: Is there or is there not a political party that sees political advantage in riots, looting, and arson? There is. Is there or is there not a political party that sees political opportunity in 40 million Americans out of work?
Yes! It’s not even arguable. Is there a political party…? Is there or is there not a political party that implemented policies that ended up killing tens of thousands of elderly people in nursing homes? Yes! Yes! It’s the Democrat Party. It’s in New York. It’s in the State of Washington. Is there or is there not a political party which continues to seek a benefit from an economic shutdown in a number of blue states?
Yes! The answer to every question I’ve asked is “yes,” and the particular party we’re talking about is the Democrat Party. Is there or is there not a political party that used America’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on and attempt to overturn the election of Donald Trump? Yes! It’s inarguable. There is so much going on now that it is easy to get lost in what’s on television and what’s all over social media.
But if you try, if you step back, you will see what is critical in this country: You must reject the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party is the reason for the angst; the reason for the nervousness, the fear, the anger, trepidation. All of this can be traced to the Democrat Party and a famously uttered philosophy of theirs: A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.
They are attempting to maximize every element of this crisis while they create additional branches of the crisis. There is corruption, there’s destruction, there is despair, and it all originates from the Democrat Party. “Mr. Limbaugh, are you saying the Republican Party’s not…?” I’m telling you the Republican Party doesn’t even think this way. That’s the big difference. The Republican Party does not think, “Okay, how can we benefit by destroying elements of the American economy?”
They don’t think that way, folks. I’m sorry. “How can we benefit from shutting down the American economy? How can we benefit from putting 40 million people out of work?” The Republican Party doesn’t think that way. Now, I realize a lot of people don’t agree. A lot of people think that the Republican Party is in fact what the Democrat Party is, and that’s a testament to the success of the PR campaigns over the years, of the media and the Democrat Party itself.
Anyway, I got time to squeeze a call in before the break. San Antonio, Mike, you’re next, sir. Welcome to the EIB Network. Great to have you here.
CALLER: Thank you. I’m praying for you. Hey, real quick, something that’s lost on most people. When the president declared Antifa a terrorist organization, what that did was it opened up the full extent of all the intelligence community to collect against them. Normally you can only collect against Americans under very specific conditions and you can only hold information for six months. Those handcuffs are now off, which allows every single part of the U.S. intelligence community to collect against ’em, which means they’re gonna start looking at money, they’re gonna start looking at financing. And from my point of view, that’s super important because we know following that trail of money is gonna tell us a lot.
RUSH: Well, has that actually happened?
CALLER: Well, they’re gonna start. As soon as he declared them a terrorist organization, that was the point when the intelligence —
RUSH: Yeah, but it hasn’t happened yet and there are people trying to intimate him by saying it’s unconstitutional, “You can’t do that, you can’t do that, who do you think you are, president? You can’t do that,” and they’re trying to make sure he doesn’t declare them a terrorist group.
CALLER: Yes, sir.
RUSH: But are you aware that it has happened and I’m not?
CALLER: That’s what he said, that I saw on the news. I think there’s some formal documentation, he’s gotta sign some stuff and there’s gotta be a finding, probably, and then there’s gotta be oversight set up, all those kinds of things.
RUSH: So you think that there’s gonna be Senate and House investigations of Antifa?
CALLER: No, no, no, no. That’s all executive branch. The intelligence community belongs to the executive branch, it’s executable side —
RUSH: Oh, I misunderstood what you might by oversight then.
CALLER: Yeah, oversight means — I’m sorry. It goes into Patriot Act. You can only collect against Americans under a specific set of circumstances, and you can only hold information for six months under any circumstances.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: Unless there’s (unintelligible) terrorist organization. Now that they’re declared a terrorist organization, those handcuffs have been removed, and they can collect and they can go back for six months and see if there’s any linkage, any communication, and then they can start delving into how finances have moved —
RUSH: And you expect this to happen?
CALLER: I do. And I think everybody’s gonna have a good time.
RUSH: Well, I hope you’re right. I haven’t heard any more about this since the president first discussed it as a possibility, and then there was the usual and predictable, understandable, “You can’t do that. That’s unconstitutional. You’re a fascist. You don’t know who you are, you pig.” And that’s the last I had heard of it. So you sound pretty confident about this; so we’ll roll with it. I appreciate the call out there, Mike.