investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--RUSH: We’ve never done anything like this to ourselves before. And then add to that there are people

RUSH: We’ve never done anything like this to ourselves before. And then add to that there are people happy about it. Why?

RUSH : Folks , 22 million people are not working , and it ’ s not because of the quirks and fates of America ’ s economy .
It ’ s because we have shut it down and we have shut it down on the back of bad data .
We ’ ve shut it down on the back of poor projections .
You know , there ’ s any number of ways of looking at this .
One of the ways of looking at it is it has taken whatever length of time that we ’ ve been shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks or seven weeks , it ’ s taken less than two months to wipe out the roaring economic gains of three years and taken our economy back to the Obama administration economy high mark .
Now , we ’ ve gone deeper than that .
We didn ’ t have 22 million people not working in the Obama administration , but we did have the lowest labor force participation rate .
We had a lot of people not working in the Obama administration .
The unemployment rate didn ’ t reflect it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people capable of working who weren ’ t .
This was done on purpose .
I don ’ t want to re-prosecute those days , but it was purposeful .
The Obama administration was convincing people America ’ s best days were behind us .
They were globalists .
They wanted to push the United States into this new global arrangement where we would not be in charge of our sovereignty .
A bunch of Europeans would basically be in charge of a world government , a globalist government .
For that to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be cut down a little , had to be cut down in size .
The United States as a superpower had to be cut down in size .
And the Obama people , Madeleine Albright , John Kerry , they all went along with it , and so they were famous for running around saying that there was a new era now , the era of decline , that America ’ s best days are behind us .
You need to lower your expectations .
And they further stated that some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past were not legitimate , that our economic strength and power from those days was maybe ill-gotten , that we had stolen some of it , stolen resources from other nations , that we had built our nation on the backs of people who were not properly compensated .
Now , folks , I remember being livid because the Obama administration and the media , the Democrat Party in that era was making its bones running down the United States of America and creating this impression that the new normal was the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us their expertise was in managing this decline so that there would be as little widespread pain as possible .
That ’ s what their expertise was .
They were gon na be able to prevent economic pain .
There was no talk of economic growth .
There was no talk of massive American superpower type economic growth .
If you ’ ve forgotten this , don ’ t doubt me .
We could go back and find various segments that I did on this and repost them at RushLimbaugh.com from the archives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re plentiful .
The point is Trump is elected and in three years we accomplish everything the Obama administration , including Joe Biden said was not possible anymore .
And we experienced an economy unlike any the world had seen and in many cases , unlike any Americans had seen .
It was so great that the American population featured a lot of people who had never seen economic growth like this .
And it ’ s gone .
It took three years , and now it ’ s gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , it ’ s gone .
And my heart ’ s broken over it .
Because when we talk about this , we ’ re talking about the American people , we ’ re talking about people , citizens .
I mean , it ’ s people that made that happen .
Donald Trump didn ’ t wave a magic wand and make it happen .
Donald Trump ’ s not responsible for it except in the terms of believing it could happen and formulating policies that permitted economic growth and drastically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulations , massive numbers of them .
But the American people , you , made all of that happen by virtue of your ambition and your desire and your belief that it could happen , your belief in yourself , your desire to make it happen .
The fact that you ’ re an American meant that you had a can-do attitude .
One great thing about America , among many , is that dreams come true here .
They always have .
People have their dreams .
And many of those dreams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those dreams are now shut down .
We did it to ourselves .
We did it in an unprecedented manner .
We ’ ve never done anything like this to ourselves before .
And then add to that there are people happy about it .
Why ?
Add to that there are people who want to continue this .
Why ?
There are people who wish to maintain the status quo so that next month another six million will be out of work and the number of people filing for unemployment will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people advocating for that under the guise of saving lives .
We are destroying lives , folks .
We are destroying businesses .
I know business is a bad , dirty word to a lot of — we are destroying livelihoods .
We ’ re destroying dreams .
We are destroying careers .
We are canceling out whole lot of hard work that happened .
And it is really scary to me how many people are advocating for this to continue when it can ’ t .
There is no alternative .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can not believe that we are even in the midst of an argument about this .
The fact that we are illustrates just how dangerous and ominous the forces arrayed against us are .
The fact that there is an argument , and the argument is coming down to , as I also predicted , “ You don ’ t care about killing people !
You Republicans are perfectly fine with people dying .
That ’ s what you ’ ve always been !
You don ’ t care about people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposite .
It is the exact opposite .
The Democrat Party does not have an exclusive on compassion , and it ’ s the most frustrating thing in the world to me that they do .
The Democrat Party needs a permanent underclass .
They need people in constant poverty .
They need people in a status of need .
It ’ s for their power .
Take a look at any Democrat constituency group outside of Wall Street billionaires and ask yourself : How has the support to the Democrat Party elevated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African-American population .
Go back .
I ’ ve been alive long enough to know what they ’ ve been complaining about for 50 years , and I ’ m telling you , they ’ re still complaining about the same things .
They ’ re complaining about lousy economic opportunity .
They ’ re complaining about living in lousy neighborhoods .
They ’ re complaining about racism , bigotry , and all that stuff — and the Democrat Party has been promising them for 50 years that they ’ re gon na @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been promising them for 50 years that they ’ re gon na get even with all these mean-spirited Republicans that are dishing out all this harm .
And yet African-Americans are still complaining to the Democrats about the same things .
There aren ’ t any solutions .
There are no elevated lives , other than those who have somehow turned to Donald Trump .
Who have turned to Republicans .
Who have decided to invest in mainstream market capitalism and sought their fortune or their way of life within that rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
The African-Americans and any other minority that has decided to throw in with free-market capitalism and to do their best , have been remarkably surprised , and have been so happy and pleased with the success that they have found .
And , meanwhile , the people who are continuing to rely on either the state government where they live or the federal government to make it right , to get even with all these oppressors ?
Whatever they ’ re thinking is gon na happen , they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still living where they don ’ t want to live , and they ’ re still complaining about the same thing .
So how is it they get away , the Democrats , with ownership of compassion ?
And how is it that we supposedly don ’ t care , when everything we believe in — when everything we support — can result in wonderful economic opportunity being realized and additional levels of freedom ?
But still , it ’ s down-right scary that there are people advocating for the continuation of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people showing up on unemployment rolls .
It ’ s so senseless that you have to question the motivation behind it .
Well , I know what it is .
It ’ s how they think they ’ re gon na get rid of Donald Trump .
“ No , Rush .
It ’ s much more complex .
That ’ s too simplistic.
” No , no , folks .
I ’ m telling you : The simplest answer to a question is always the right answer .
RUSH : Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just took a look at the Drudge page during the break , and one of the top stories on the Drudge page is a Politico story , and the headline of the story : “ Trump ’ s Call with Wall Street Didn ’ t Go as Planned.
” He talked to Wall Street fat cats , whatever you want to call ’ em , yesterday on a conference call .
And , you know what ?
They told Trump to keep the country locked down .
These guys are left-wing Democrats .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are a bunch of Republicans .
They aren ’ t .
These are the people that bankroll the Democrat Party , folks .
They have for a long time .
I know them .
I know a bunch of ’ em .
They ’ re not conservative Republicans , free marketeers .
Many of them are billionaire hedge fund types who , by the way , are not losing any money .
Have you noticed ?
You probably haven ’ t .
You don ’ t know how to look it up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ money during this .
( interruption ) Well , the value of their assets is going up , like the value of their sports team is going up , even though there aren ’ t games .
There ’ s only 32 teams in the NFL , for example .
At any rate , let me finish this ’ cause time is dwindling away here .
The reason for the market being down today is because these Wall Street people told Trump not to reopen , keep the country locked down .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not worried about getting coronavirus .
That ’ s never gon na happen !
People are not not worried about getting the flu .
They still take flu shots .
There isn ’ t a day in the near future , in the foreseeable future where people aren ’ t gon na be worried about getting coronavirus .
There may never be a vaccine for it .
All this talk about a vaccine in 12 to 18 months ?
There may never be one .
We don ’ t have vaccines for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s never a vaccine and if there ’ s never a shot , how in the world are people going to stop worrying about getting it ?
Trump should not reopen until people aren ’ t worried about getting it ?
I hope he can see through this .
I ’ m sure that he can .
Here ’ s how Politico writes it , and you can hear the happiness in the opening paragraphs : “ The White House held a call… ” This is from yesterday .
“ The White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall Street titans and other senior bankers and financiers to talk about how to reopen the economy , part of a barrage of phone [ calls ] between President Donald Trump and executives from industries including hospitality , health care , technology , construction , sports and many more .
“ There was a small problem with the Wall Street call .
Actually several problems.
” Oh , the Politico is so excited , they can ’ t keep their pants up !
“ Many of the bankers said they knew nothing about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Several had quarterly earnings calls , ” but they all ultimately said ( paraphrased ) , “ Mr .
President , don ’ t open the economy ’ til people are no longer afraid of getting coronavirus.
” Don ’ t open the economy until people are no longer afraid of getting it ?
( sigh ) RUSH : Here ’ s Valerie in Glen Ellyn , Illinois .
Welcome back .
It ’ s great to have you here with us .
Hello .
CALLER : Hello , Rush .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
CALLER : I ’ m calling also about the shutdown of the economy .
That political report was very disappointing to hear today .
But as you said , Cuomo extended it for two more weeks .
Now the — RUSH : Wait , wait , wait , wait .
What political report was very disappointing to hear today ?
CALLER : The one that you said that the businessmen that Trump had a call with — RUSH : Oh , the Wall Street guys , yeah , Trump called the Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not real .
They said shut down until people aren ’ t afraid of getting it anymore .
That ’ s not going to happen .
CALLER : Right .
That ’ s never going to happen .
So now the Connecticut governor also extended the lockdown until May 20th .
And I ’ m sure the governor of my wonderful state will be the next one to extend it .
I live in the great state of Illinois .
And I ’ m just wondering how long will people put up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left on her furlough , threatened Trump , “ Do not open the economy.
” And as we know now , he doesn ’ t have the full authority to do so .
So I ’ m just wondering , before people rise up as they did in Michigan , is this going to — RUSH : I ’ ve got a story here out of Kentucky .
“ Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor ’ s veto of a bill to require people to show a government-issued photo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s all kinds of things where people are revolting against Democrat governors .
Montana .
“ Montana County Demands People Wear Government-Issued Arm Bands To Do Business.
” And this has been shot down .
Get this .
“ In what might be one of the most over-the-top and draconian responses to coronavirus yet seen in Montana , Valley County is mandating that people wear government-issued pink arm bands in under to purchase products inside of stores .
The measure , enforced by the Valley County Health Department , insists that store-owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pink arm-bands , which denote the customer has been in the area more than 14 days and submitted to quarantine protocol.
” It ’ s been lifted .
People said , “ To hell with this.
” So it ’ s gone .

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RUSH: Folks, 22 million people are not working, and it’s not because of the quirks and fates of America’s economy. It’s because we have shut it down and we have shut it down on the back of bad data. We’ve shut it down on the back of poor projections.
You know, there’s any number of ways of looking at this. One of the ways of looking at it is it has taken whatever length of time that we’ve been shut down, what is it, six weeks or seven weeks, it’s taken less than two months to wipe out the roaring economic gains of three years and taken our economy back to the Obama administration economy high mark.
Now, we’ve gone deeper than that. We didn’t have 22 million people not working in the Obama administration, but we did have the lowest labor force participation rate. We had a lot of people not working in the Obama administration. The unemployment rate didn’t reflect it, but we had a lot of people capable of working who weren’t.
This was done on purpose. I don’t want to re-prosecute those days, but it was purposeful. The Obama administration was convincing people America’s best days were behind us. They were globalists. They wanted to push the United States into this new global arrangement where we would not be in charge of our sovereignty. A bunch of Europeans would basically be in charge of a world government, a globalist government.
For that to happen, the United States economy had to be cut down a little, had to be cut down in size. The United States as a superpower had to be cut down in size. And the Obama people, Madeleine Albright, John Kerry, they all went along with it, and so they were famous for running around saying that there was a new era now, the era of decline, that America’s best days are behind us. You need to lower your expectations.
And they further stated that some of the glory days of America’s past were not legitimate, that our economic strength and power from those days was maybe ill-gotten, that we had stolen some of it, stolen resources from other nations, that we had built our nation on the backs of people who were not properly compensated.
Now, folks, I remember being livid because the Obama administration and the media, the Democrat Party in that era was making its bones running down the United States of America and creating this impression that the new normal was the state of decline and that they were telling us their expertise was in managing this decline so that there would be as little widespread pain as possible. That’s what their expertise was. They were gonna be able to prevent economic pain.
There was no talk of economic growth. There was no talk of massive American superpower type economic growth. If you’ve forgotten this, don’t doubt me. We could go back and find various segments that I did on this and repost them at RushLimbaugh.com from the archives if we wanted to. I mean, they’re plentiful. The point is Trump is elected and in three years we accomplish everything the Obama administration, including Joe Biden said was not possible anymore. And we experienced an economy unlike any the world had seen and in many cases, unlike any Americans had seen.
It was so great that the American population featured a lot of people who had never seen economic growth like this. And it’s gone. It took three years, and now it’s gone in a matter of less than two months, it’s gone. And my heart’s broken over it. Because when we talk about this, we’re talking about the American people, we’re talking about people, citizens. I mean, it’s people that made that happen.
Donald Trump didn’t wave a magic wand and make it happen. Donald Trump’s not responsible for it except in the terms of believing it could happen and formulating policies that permitted economic growth and drastically reducing a bunch of burdensome and punitive regulations, massive numbers of them. But the American people, you, made all of that happen by virtue of your ambition and your desire and your belief that it could happen, your belief in yourself, your desire to make it happen. The fact that you’re an American meant that you had a can-do attitude.
One great thing about America, among many, is that dreams come true here. They always have. People have their dreams. And many of those dreams are now boarded up. Many of those dreams are now shut down. We did it to ourselves. We did it in an unprecedented manner. We’ve never done anything like this to ourselves before. And then add to that there are people happy about it. Why? Add to that there are people who want to continue this. Why?
There are people who wish to maintain the status quo so that next month another six million will be out of work and the number of people filing for unemployment will be 27 to 28 million. There are people advocating for that under the guise of saving lives. We are destroying lives, folks. We are destroying businesses. I know business is a bad, dirty word to a lot of — we are destroying livelihoods. We’re destroying dreams. We are destroying careers.
We are canceling out whole lot of hard work that happened. And it is really scary to me how many people are advocating for this to continue when it can’t. There is no alternative. This economy has to get going again. I cannot believe that we are even in the midst of an argument about this. The fact that we are illustrates just how dangerous and ominous the forces arrayed against us are.
The fact that there is an argument, and the argument is coming down to, as I also predicted, “You don’t care about killing people! You Republicans are perfectly fine with people dying. That’s what you’ve always been! You don’t care about people,” when it’s the exact opposite. It is the exact opposite. The Democrat Party does not have an exclusive on compassion, and it’s the most frustrating thing in the world to me that they do.
The Democrat Party needs a permanent underclass. They need people in constant poverty. They need people in a status of need. It’s for their power. Take a look at any Democrat constituency group outside of Wall Street billionaires and ask yourself: How has the support to the Democrat Party elevated them? Take a look at the African-American population. Go back.
I’ve been alive long enough to know what they’ve been complaining about for 50 years, and I’m telling you, they’re still complaining about the same things. They’re complaining about lousy economic opportunity. They’re complaining about living in lousy neighborhoods. They’re complaining about racism, bigotry, and all that stuff — and the Democrat Party has been promising them for 50 years that they’re gonna fix it.
The Democrat Party has been promising them for 50 years that they’re gonna get even with all these mean-spirited Republicans that are dishing out all this harm. And yet African-Americans are still complaining to the Democrats about the same things. There aren’t any solutions. There are no elevated lives, other than those who have somehow turned to Donald Trump.
Who have turned to Republicans. Who have decided to invest in mainstream market capitalism and sought their fortune or their way of life within that rather than relying on Democrat socialism to take care of them. The African-Americans and any other minority that has decided to throw in with free-market capitalism and to do their best, have been remarkably surprised, and have been so happy and pleased with the success that they have found.
And, meanwhile, the people who are continuing to rely on either the state government where they live or the federal government to make it right, to get even with all these oppressors? Whatever they’re thinking is gonna happen, they’re still in poverty, they’re still living where they don’t want to live, and they’re still complaining about the same thing.
So how is it they get away, the Democrats, with ownership of compassion? And how is it that we supposedly don’t care, when everything we believe in — when everything we support — can result in wonderful economic opportunity being realized and additional levels of freedom? But still, it’s down-right scary that there are people advocating for the continuation of this economy to remain stagnant, who want more people showing up on unemployment rolls.
It’s so senseless that you have to question the motivation behind it. Well, I know what it is. It’s how they think they’re gonna get rid of Donald Trump. “No, Rush. It’s much more complex. That’s too simplistic.” No, no, folks. I’m telling you: The simplest answer to a question is always the right answer.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Now, this ticks me off. I just took a look at the Drudge page during the break, and one of the top stories on the Drudge page is a Politico story, and the headline of the story: “Trump’s Call with Wall Street Didn’t Go as Planned.” He talked to Wall Street fat cats, whatever you want to call ’em, yesterday on a conference call. And, you know what?
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They told Trump to keep the country locked down. These guys are left-wing Democrats. Everybody thinks that Wall Street fat cats are a bunch of Republicans. They aren’t. These are the people that bankroll the Democrat Party, folks. They have for a long time. I know them. I know a bunch of ’em. They’re not conservative Republicans, free marketeers.
Many of them are billionaire hedge fund types who, by the way, are not losing any money. Have you noticed? You probably haven’t. You don’t know how to look it up. A lot of these billionaires are earning money during this. (interruption) Well, the value of their assets is going up, like the value of their sports team is going up, even though there aren’t games.
There’s only 32 teams in the NFL, for example. At any rate, let me finish this ’cause time is dwindling away here. The reason for the market being down today is because these Wall Street people told Trump not to reopen, keep the country locked down. They said Trump should not reopen until people are not worried about getting coronavirus. That’s never gonna happen!
People are not not worried about getting the flu. They still take flu shots. There isn’t a day in the near future, in the foreseeable future where people aren’t gonna be worried about getting coronavirus. There may never be a vaccine for it. All this talk about a vaccine in 12 to 18 months? There may never be one. We don’t have vaccines for most viruses.
So if there’s never a vaccine and if there’s never a shot, how in the world are people going to stop worrying about getting it? Trump should not reopen until people aren’t worried about getting it? I hope he can see through this. I’m sure that he can. Here’s how Politico writes it, and you can hear the happiness in the opening paragraphs:
“The White House held a call…” This is from yesterday. “The White House held a call this morning with top Wall Street titans and other senior bankers and financiers to talk about how to reopen the economy, part of a barrage of phone [calls] between President Donald Trump and executives from industries including hospitality, health care, technology, construction, sports and many more.
“There was a small problem with the Wall Street call. Actually several problems.” Oh, the Politico is so excited, they can’t keep their pants up! “Many of the bankers said they knew nothing about the call until late Tuesday night. Several had quarterly earnings calls,” but they all ultimately said (paraphrased), “Mr. President, don’t open the economy ’til people are no longer afraid of getting coronavirus.”
Don’t open the economy until people are no longer afraid of getting it? (sigh)
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Here’s Valerie in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Welcome back. It’s great to have you here with us. Hello.
CALLER: Hello, Rush. It’s an honor to speak to you.
RUSH: Thank you.
CALLER: I’m calling also about the shutdown of the economy. That political report was very disappointing to hear today. But as you said, Cuomo extended it for two more weeks. Now the —
RUSH: Wait, wait, wait, wait. What political report was very disappointing to hear today?
CALLER: The one that you said that the businessmen that Trump had a call with —
RUSH: Oh, the Wall Street guys, yeah, Trump called the Wall Street guys. Well, that’s not real. They said shut down until people aren’t afraid of getting it anymore. That’s not going to happen.
CALLER: Right. That’s never going to happen. So now the Connecticut governor also extended the lockdown until May 20th. And I’m sure the governor of my wonderful state will be the next one to extend it. I live in the great state of Illinois. And I’m just wondering how long will people put up with this? Pelosi, before she left on her furlough, threatened Trump, “Do not open the economy.” And as we know now, he doesn’t have the full authority to do so. So I’m just wondering, before people rise up as they did in Michigan, is this going to —
RUSH: Well, they’re starting to.
CALLER: Yes.
RUSH: I’ve got a story here out of Kentucky. “Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill to require people to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote.” There’s all kinds of things where people are revolting against Democrat governors.
Montana. “Montana County Demands People Wear Government-Issued Arm Bands To Do Business.” And this has been shot down.
Get this. “In what might be one of the most over-the-top and draconian responses to coronavirus yet seen in Montana, Valley County is mandating that people wear government-issued pink arm bands in under to purchase products inside of stores. The measure, enforced by the Valley County Health Department, insists that store-owners keep customers out unless they have the pink arm-bands, which denote the customer has been in the area more than 14 days and submitted to quarantine protocol.”
It’s been lifted. People said, “To hell with this.” So it’s gone.


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--MSNBC Host Just Called for Biden to Create a Shadow Government to Take Out Trump

Mike LaChance from The Gateway Pundit reports , It ’ s amazing how much the left has revealed itself during @ @ @ @ @ of MSNBC recently wondered aloud on the air if Joe Biden should set up a @ @ @ @ @ pressers like Trump is doing with the real government .

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Mike LaChance from The Gateway Pundit reports, It’s amazing how much the left has revealed itself during this crisis. Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC recently wondered aloud on the air if Joe Biden should set up a shadow government to hold TV pressers like Trump is doing with the real government.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment

Slawomir Michalak , a 57-year-old factory worker from a suburb west of Chicago , was among the participants in the Chicago study .
One of his daughters started feeling ill in late March and was later diagnosed with mild Covid-19 .
Michalak , by contrast , came down with a high fever and reported shortness of breath and severe pain in his back .
“ It felt like someone was punching me in the lungs , ” he told STAT .
At his wife ’ s urging , Michalak went to the University of Chicago Medicine hospital on Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 104 and he was struggling to breath .
At the hospital , he was given supplemental oxygen .
He also agreed to participate in Gilead ’ s severe Covid-19 clinical trial .
His first infusion of remdesivir was on Saturday , April 4 .
“ My fever dropped almost immediately and I started to feel better , ” he said .
By his second dose on Sunday , Michalak said he was being weaned off oxygen .
He received two more daily infusions of remdesivir and recovered enough to be discharged from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Remdesivir was a miracle , ” he said .

Slawomir Michalak, a 57-year-old factory worker from a suburb west of Chicago, was among the participants in the Chicago study. One of his daughters started feeling ill in late March and was later diagnosed with mild Covid-19. Michalak, by contrast, came down with a high fever and reported shortness of breath and severe pain in his back.
“It felt like someone was punching me in the lungs,” he told STAT.
At his wife’s urging, Michalak went to the University of Chicago Medicine hospital on Friday, April 3. His fever had spiked to 104 and he was struggling to breath. At the hospital, he was given supplemental oxygen. He also agreed to participate in Gilead’s severe Covid-19 clinical trial.
His first infusion of remdesivir was on Saturday, April 4. “My fever dropped almost immediately and I started to feel better,” he said.
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By his second dose on Sunday, Michalak said he was being weaned off oxygen. He received two more daily infusions of remdesivir and recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, April 7.
“Remdesivir was a miracle,” he said.
www.statnews.com/2020/04/16/early-peek-at-data-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-suggests-patients-are-responding-to-treatment/


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Coronavirus could attack immune system like HIV by targeting protective cells, warn scientists

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could kill the powerful immune cells that are supposed to kill the virus instead , @ @ @ @ @ surprise discovery , made by a team of researchers from Shanghai and New York , @ @ @ @ @ observation that Covid-19 could attack the human immune system and cause damage similar to that @ @ @ @ @ Lu Lu , from Fudan University in Shanghai , and Jang Shibo , from the @ @ @ @ @ joined the living virus , which is officially known as Sars-CoV-2 , to laboratory-grown T @ @ @ @ @ lymphocytes , also known as T cells , play a central role in identifying and @ @ @ @ @ body .

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 could kill the powerful immune cells that are supposed to kill the virus instead, scientists have warned.
The surprise discovery, made by a team of researchers from Shanghai and New York, coincided with frontline doctors’ observation that Covid-19 could attack the human immune system and cause damage similar to that found in HIV patients.
Lu Lu, from Fudan University in Shanghai, and Jang Shibo, from the New York Blood Centre, joined the living virus, which is officially known as Sars-CoV-2, to laboratory-grown T lymphocyte cell lines.


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Facial Recognition Door Locks Exploit Our Fears

Last month , I wrote a story about biometric companies using thermal imaging to make a profit during the coronavirus pandemic .
But a new company based in Europe takes the cake when it comes to profiting from our fears .
A German company called Nuki Io has created a touchless door lock that uses facial recognition to unlock and lock doors because you can not spread COVID-19 if you don ’ t touch a door knob .
Their blog reveals that Nuki ’ s smart lock use liveness detection to let users open and lock doors .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doors if they send their facial images to Nuki Io .
“ To begin with , the person registers and enrolls with BioID .
During the enrollment process , facial images are created and transformed into a biometric pattern .
This unique pattern is stored at BioID together with a unique identification number .
In the BioID iOS facial recognition app , which is specifically modified for Nuki , the user is registered with their personal identification number .
As soon as the open door or unlock button in the Nuki app is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a liveness detection process is conducted , serving as a fraud protection mechanism against photos , videos and masks.
” A recent FTC press release concerning Tapplock , revealed why sending your biometrics to a private company is a bad idea .
It takes a lot for the FTC to issue a press release about a smart lock company .
But their complaint spells out why everyone should think twice about giving their biometrics to a private company .
Once a person submits their biometrics to Nuki Io they can use Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to unlock or lock their doors .
Whether biometric companies portray their product as a public health safety measure or as a fun way to unlock and lock your doors , they all have one thing in common : giving your biometrics to a private corporation .
Nuki Io takes a page out of the old smart devices are fun playbook , by posting this glowing review .
Claiming that smart doors and voice assistant devices make everyday life easier , is disingenuous and does not reveal the whole truth about smart devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a secure as companies portray them to be .
Once someone installs one of these smart devices in their home they instantly start recording your friends and families biometrics and conversations .
If you ask me , that is too high a price to pay for making our everyday life easier .

by mapi
Last month, I wrote a story about biometric companies using thermal imaging to make a profit during the coronavirus pandemic. But a new company based in Europe takes the cake when it comes to profiting from our fears.
A German company called Nuki Io has created a touchless door lock that uses facial recognition to unlock and lock doors because you cannot spread COVID-19 if you don’t touch a door knob.
“Nuki’s smart door lock automatically unlocks your door when you get home and securely locks it again when you leave.”
Their blog reveals that Nuki’s smart lock use liveness detection to let users open and lock doors.
“A central component of this technology is liveness detection, which serves as a security mechanism against facial recognition fraud. Liveness detection analyses incoming images with regard to three-dimensionality and texture.”
However, homeowners can only unlock and lock their doors if they send their facial images to Nuki Io.
“To begin with, the person registers and enrolls with BioID. During the enrollment process, facial images are created and transformed into a biometric pattern. This unique pattern is stored at BioID together with a unique identification number. In the BioID iOS facial recognition app, which is specifically modified for Nuki, the user is registered with their personal identification number. As soon as the open door or unlock button in the Nuki app is pressed, the facial recognition as well as a liveness detection process is conducted, serving as a fraud protection mechanism against photos, videos and masks.”
A recent FTC press release concerning Tapplock, revealed why sending your biometrics to a private company is a bad idea.
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“We allege that Tapplock promised that its Internet-connected locks were secure, but in fact the company failed to even test if that claim was true,” said Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Tech companies should remember the basics—when you promise security, you need to deliver security.”
It takes a lot for the FTC to issue a press release about a smart lock company. But their complaint spells out why everyone should think twice about giving their biometrics to a private company.
“Contrary to the statements described in Paragraphs 8-11, Respondent did not take reasonable measures to secure its locks, or take reasonable precautions or follow industry best practices for protecting consumers’ personal information. In fact, Respondent did not have a security program prior to the discovery of the vulnerabilities described…”
Once a person submits their biometrics to Nuki Io they can use Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa to unlock or lock their doors.
Whether biometric companies portray their product as a public health safety measure or as a fun way to unlock and lock your doors, they all have one thing in common: giving your biometrics to a private corporation.
Nuki Io takes a page out of the old smart devices are fun playbook, by posting this glowing review.
“For me, Smart Home means: lifestyle & making everyday life easier. Electronic door lock, smartwatch and voice assistant – three smart gadgets that accompany my daily life. Every technological development has new and exciting tools at hand. Pure variety!” Judith Wilfing said.
Claiming that smart doors and voice assistant devices make everyday life easier, is disingenuous and does not reveal the whole truth about smart devices. They are easily hacked and not a secure as companies portray them to be.
Once someone installs one of these smart devices in their home they instantly start recording your friends and families biometrics and conversations. If you ask me, that is too high a price to pay for making our everyday life easier.


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Why it makes so much sense to own REAL assets like Gold & Silver

If the negative economic consequences linger , it ’ s reasonable to expect that governments and central banks will shovel piles of cash into… Earlier this week we talked about why the economic consequences of this pandemic could last a lot longer than what a lot of people expect .
Now , I say all of this from a position of complete ignorance and uncertainty .
Nobody knows what ’ s going to happen next , or how long this pandemic will last .
But to simply expect that everything will return to normal in a few weeks– and willfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit foolish .
Worldwide , the number of deaths from Covid-19 reached 138,000 .
That ’ s more than double the number of deaths from 10 days ago .
So it ’ s still growing .
Singapore was initially successful in controlling the virus outbreak .
But they ’ re now experiencing a nasty second wave of infections .
In the US alone , more than 20 million people have lost their jobs so far , and the government ’ s $ 350 billion program to bail out small businesses has already run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great to hope for the best .
But let ’ s be realistic : there are a lot of reasons why the economic consequences of this pandemic could be long-lasting .
And that ’ s what brings me to real assets .
If the negative consequences linger , it ’ s reasonable to expect that governments and central banks will shovel piles of cash into their economies at a feverish pace .
Most developed nations have started this already .
In Australia , the government has passed at least $ 130 billion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a country where the population is just 25 million people .
The British government has passed hundreds of billions worth of loan guarantees , grants , and tax cuts .
Germany ’ s government has passed more than 750 billion euros worth of loans and stimulus programs .
Canada ’ s central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate to 0.25 % , and cut bank reserve requirements , in addition to billions of dollars in stimulus programs .
And the United States government has spent trillions of dollars already ; plus the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trillion dollars out of thin air to loan money to banks and businesses .
It ’ s likely they ’ ll keep printing money if the economic pain persists .
Second wave of outbreaks ?
Print another trillion dollars to bail out businesses .
Massive corporate layoffs ?
Print another 2 trillion dollars to bail out employees .
Skyrocketing loan defaults ?
Print another 5 trillion dollars to bail out the banks .
Now , consider that they ’ d be printing all this money at a time when economies are shrinking by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d see a tidal wave new money flooding into an economy where fewer goods and services are being produced .
This is precisely how a currency loses value : if there ’ s less stuff in an economy , but more paper money , it means all the stuff has to become more expensive relative to the paper money .
Throughout history whenever this situation has arisen , it ’ s almost invariably been a good idea to own real assets , i.e .
direct ownership of an asset that can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a central bank .
Real assets include things like productive land , shares of a well-managed private business , or physical gold and silver .
These are assets that can not be willed into existence by a government or central bank .
And they don ’ t simply exist on paper , or as an entry on a balance sheet .
They ’ re real .
And they tend to do very well in an inflationary environment where ridiculous sums of money are being printed .
Most people don ’ t have an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shares of a well-managed private business .
But gold and silver are totally within reach .
And here ’ s something really interesting about them : The chart below shows you the ratio over the past 50 years between the price of gold and the “ M0 monetary base ” .
As you can see , right now this ratio is well below its long-term average .
This low ratio suggests that the gold price is cheap relative to the amount of money in the economy right now .
And it stands to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy is going to increase a LOT .
And that means the price of gold could also increase a lot .
But if gold is relatively cheap , silver is even cheaper .
As I wrote to you on Monday , the gold / silver ratio is near an all-time high .
In other words , it takes twice as much silver to buy a single ounce of gold relative to the long-term average .
So while there ’ s a good case that the price of gold can increase quite a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the price of silver could rise even more .
There are , of course , risks .
Nothing is certain , especially in this environment .
But there are some inexpensive ways to bet on rising gold and silver prices where you could make potentially 10x your money or more , even with limited amounts of capital .
We ’ ll talk about these next week .
For now , stay safe and healthy .
And to continue learning how to ensure you thrive no matter what happens next in the world , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perfect Plan B Guide .
Because… If you live , work , bank , invest , own a business , and hold your assets all in just one country , you are putting all of your eggs in one basket .

If the negative economic consequences linger, it’s reasonable to expect that governments and central banks will shovel piles of cash into…
by Simon Black of Sovereign Man
Earlier this week we talked about why the economic consequences of this pandemic could last a lot longer than what a lot of people expect.
Now, I say all of this from a position of complete ignorance and uncertainty. Nobody knows what’s going to happen next, or how long this pandemic will last.
But to simply expect that everything will return to normal in a few weeks– and willfully ignore the countless other possibilities– seems a bit foolish.
Worldwide, the number of deaths from Covid-19 reached 138,000. That’s more than double the number of deaths from 10 days ago. So it’s still growing.
Singapore was initially successful in controlling the virus outbreak. But they’re now experiencing a nasty second wave of infections.
In the US alone, more than 20 million people have lost their jobs so far, and the government’s $350 billion program to bail out small businesses has already run out of money.
It’s great to hope for the best. But let’s be realistic: there are a lot of reasons why the economic consequences of this pandemic could be long-lasting.
And that’s what brings me to real assets.
If the negative consequences linger, it’s reasonable to expect that governments and central banks will shovel piles of cash into their economies at a feverish pace.
Most developed nations have started this already.
In Australia, the government has passed at least $130 billion in stimulus measures so far– a princely sum in a country where the population is just 25 million people.
The British government has passed hundreds of billions worth of loan guarantees, grants, and tax cuts.
Germany’s government has passed more than 750 billion euros worth of loans and stimulus programs.
Canada’s central bank slashed its benchmark interest rate to 0.25%, and cut bank reserve requirements, in addition to billions of dollars in stimulus programs.
And the United States government has spent trillions of dollars already; plus the Federal Reserve has conjured more than a trillion dollars out of thin air to loan money to banks and businesses.
It’s likely they’ll keep printing money if the economic pain persists.
Second wave of outbreaks? Print another trillion dollars to bail out businesses.
Massive corporate layoffs? Print another 2 trillion dollars to bail out employees.
Skyrocketing loan defaults? Print another 5 trillion dollars to bail out the banks.
Now, consider that they’d be printing all this money at a time when economies are shrinking by 20% or more.
So we’d see a tidal wave new money flooding into an economy where fewer goods and services are being produced.
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This is precisely how a currency loses value: if there’s less stuff in an economy, but more paper money, it means all the stuff has to become more expensive relative to the paper money.
That’s ultimately what inflation is.
Throughout history whenever this situation has arisen, it’s almost invariably been a good idea to own real assets, i.e. direct ownership of an asset that cannot be conjured out of thin air by a central bank.
Real assets include things like productive land, shares of a well-managed private business, or physical gold and silver.
These are assets that cannot be willed into existence by a government or central bank. And they don’t simply exist on paper, or as an entry on a balance sheet.
They’re real. And they tend to do very well in an inflationary environment where ridiculous sums of money are being printed.
Most people don’t have an easy opportunity to buy productive land or shares of a well-managed private business.
But gold and silver are totally within reach. And here’s something really interesting about them:
The chart below shows you the ratio over the past 50 years between the price of gold and the “M0 monetary base”.
As you can see, right now this ratio is well below its long-term average.
(M0 is just one method economists use to measure the supply of money in the US economy. But using other methods, like M2 money supply, the ratio is still below its long-term average.)
This low ratio suggests that the gold price is cheap relative to the amount of money in the economy right now. And it stands to reason that the amount of money in the economy is going to increase a LOT.
And that means the price of gold could also increase a lot.
But if gold is relatively cheap, silver is even cheaper.
As I wrote to you on Monday, the gold / silver ratio is near an all-time high. In other words, it takes twice as much silver to buy a single ounce of gold relative to the long-term average.
So while there’s a good case that the price of gold can increase quite a bit, it’s possible that the price of silver could rise even more.
There are, of course, risks. Nothing is certain, especially in this environment.
But there are some inexpensive ways to bet on rising gold and silver prices where you could make potentially 10x your money or more, even with limited amounts of capital.
We’ll talk about these next week.
For now, stay safe and healthy.
And to continue learning how to ensure you thrive no matter what happens next in the world, I encourage you to download our free Perfect Plan B Guide.
Because… If you live, work, bank, invest, own a business, and hold your assets all in just one country, you are putting all of your eggs in one basket.


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Pelosi Struggles, Near Speechless When Asked To “Explain To Small Businesses” Her PPP Holdup

Crazy “ Nancy Pelosi , you are a weak person .
You are a poor leader .
You are the @ @ @ @ @ , like yourself.
” @ seanhannity She is totally incompetent & controlled by the Radical @ @ @ @ @ pathetic puppet .
Come back to Washington and do your job !

Crazy “Nancy Pelosi, you are a weak person. You are a poor leader. You are the reason America hates career politicians, like yourself.” @seanhannity She is totally incompetent & controlled by the Radical Left, a weak and pathetic puppet. Come back to Washington and do your job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--“Coverage of the Joe Biden sexual assault allegation definitively shows that the media protect polit

“Coverage of the Joe Biden sexual assault allegation definitively shows that the media protect political allies who are accused of sexual assault and attempt to destroy those they perceive as political opponents. . . “

Media Coverage Of Kavanaugh Was Criminal .
Here ’ s How They Can Fix It Going Forward .
By Mollie Hemingway “ Coverage of the Joe Biden sexual assault allegation definitively shows that the media protect political allies who are accused of sexual assault and attempt to destroy those they perceive as political opponents .
It ’ s nowhere near sufficient to simply note that fact .
They must be forced to change their behavior and amends must begin to be made .
They can start by apologizing to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and removing the “ sexual assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his name .
Dozens of thoughtful articles have detailed the major media ’ s shockingly disparate coverage of a sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden versus the unsubstantiated allegations against Kavanaugh .
It ’ s a low bar , but the charge against Biden is the stronger of the two .
Unlike the situation with Kavanaugh , Biden ’ s accuser Tara Reade has evidence she at least met her alleged perpetrator .
Even Biden defenders admit that Reade worked for him in 1993 .
There remains no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kavanaugh , the man she accused of trying to rape and inadvertently kill her in the 1980s .
Also unlike the Kavanaugh situation , Reade has evidence she told multiple people about the alleged assault at the time she claimed it happened and shortly thereafter .
Blasey Ford never tied Kavanaugh to any claim until three decades after the 1980s , and only when he was a nationally known figure being talked about as a potential Supreme Court nominee .
Blasey Ford couldn ’ t get any of her claimed witnesses to back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifelong friend , Leland Keyser , who was pressured by mutual acquaintances to change her story when she said she could not corroborate Blasey Ford ’ s account .
Both men have very good reputations among their female friends , staff , and colleagues , although Biden has also recently been forced to apologize for his well-known handsiness with women in his midst .
Nevertheless , whereas the entire media put all hands on deck to push Blasey Ford ’ s story and help her smooth out its many problems , they more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and screaming to cover Reade ’ s accusation , finally issuing stories on Easter Sunday after 19 days of steadfastly ignoring the claim .
For the Kavanaugh allegation , the media issued gauzy and hagiographic profiles of Blasey Ford and used the most sympathetic storytelling imaginable to dramatically roll out her allegation .
They made the story massive by publishing as many articles as they could on literally anything that could be spun in Blasey Ford ’ s favor and against Kavanaugh ’ s .
They applied intense public pressure against any Kavanaugh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing in lockstep for his destruction .
By contrast , the Times and other media outlets are hoping to dispose of the Biden problem with a dry , one-off accounting of Reade ’ s claim .
Whereas the standard employed by the media for Kavanaugh ’ s accuser was “ Believe All Women ” no matter their lack of evidence ( you might recall their many stories explaining the importance of that standard ) , the standard employed by the media for Biden ’ s accuser is full skepticism .
The New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s history of handsiness with women , and deleted a tweet that said the same , at the request of his campaign .
The disparate treatment goes on and on and on .
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“ Disclaimer : This is a guest post and it doesn ’ t necessarily represent the views of IWB .

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Media Coverage Of Kavanaugh Was Criminal. Here’s How They Can Fix It Going Forward. By Mollie Hemingway
“Coverage of the Joe Biden sexual assault allegation definitively shows that the media protect political allies who are accused of sexual assault and attempt to destroy those they perceive as political opponents. It’s nowhere near sufficient to simply note that fact. They must be forced to change their behavior and amends must begin to be made. They can start by apologizing to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and removing the “sexual assault” asterisk they constantly put next to his name.
Dozens of thoughtful articles have detailed the major media’s shockingly disparate coverage of a sexual assault allegation against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden versus the unsubstantiated allegations against Kavanaugh.
It’s a low bar, but the charge against Biden is the stronger of the two. Unlike the situation with Kavanaugh, Biden’s accuser Tara Reade has evidence she at least met her alleged perpetrator. Even Biden defenders admit that Reade worked for him in 1993. There remains no evidence Christine Blasey Ford ever even met Brett Kavanaugh, the man she accused of trying to rape and inadvertently kill her in the 1980s.
Also unlike the Kavanaugh situation, Reade has evidence she told multiple people about the alleged assault at the time she claimed it happened and shortly thereafter. Blasey Ford never tied Kavanaugh to any claim until three decades after the 1980s, and only when he was a nationally known figure being talked about as a potential Supreme Court nominee.
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Blasey Ford couldn’t get any of her claimed witnesses to back up her story. That includes her lifelong friend, Leland Keyser, who was pressured by mutual acquaintances to change her story when she said she could not corroborate Blasey Ford’s account. Both men have very good reputations among their female friends, staff, and colleagues, although Biden has also recently been forced to apologize for his well-known handsiness with women in his midst.
Nevertheless, whereas the entire media put all hands on deck to push Blasey Ford’s story and help her smooth out its many problems, they more or less had to be dragged kicking and screaming to cover Reade’s accusation, finally issuing stories on Easter Sunday after 19 days of steadfastly ignoring the claim.
For the Kavanaugh allegation, the media issued gauzy and hagiographic profiles of Blasey Ford and used the most sympathetic storytelling imaginable to dramatically roll out her allegation. They made the story massive by publishing as many articles as they could on literally anything that could be spun in Blasey Ford’s favor and against Kavanaugh’s. They applied intense public pressure against any Kavanaugh defender. They had their editorial pages pushing in lockstep for his destruction.
By contrast, the Times and other media outlets are hoping to dispose of the Biden problem with a dry, one-off accounting of Reade’s claim. Whereas the standard employed by the media for Kavanaugh’s accuser was “Believe All Women” no matter their lack of evidence (you might recall their many stories explaining the importance of that standard), the standard employed by the media for Biden’s accuser is full skepticism.
The New York Times even removed a line noting Biden’s history of handsiness with women, and deleted a tweet that said the same, at the request of his campaign. The disparate treatment goes on and on and on. . . “
Disclaimer: This is a guest post and it doesn’t necessarily represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Dallas TX mandating “CLOTH COVERINGS’ when in public!

Starting Saturday , people in Dallas County will be required to wear a cloth covering over their mouth and nose or risk facing a steep fine , this according to county officials who confirmed another 80 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday along with the deaths of seven more seniors , including three residents of long-term care facilities .
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said that people visiting essential businesses , working in essential businesses or those riding public transportation will be required to have a piece of cloth covering their mouth and nose .
“ We must limit all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk to you , your family and the public at large .
To better protect you and our front line heroes , we are requiring all visitors to essential businesses , essential business employees and riders of public transportation to wear a cloth covering starting Saturday , ” Jenkins said in a prepared statement .
“ There are a lot more cars on the roads this week .
That ’ s a concern .
If a few of us slack off on making good personal responsibility decisions we not only put public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves and everyone .
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Starting Saturday, people in Dallas County will be required to wear a cloth covering over their mouth and nose or risk facing a steep fine, this according to county officials who confirmed another 80 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday along with the deaths of seven more seniors, including three residents of long-term care facilities.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said that people visiting essential businesses, working in essential businesses or those riding public transportation will be required to have a piece of cloth covering their mouth and nose.
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“We must limit all unnecessary trips. Each trip carries some risk to you,your family and the public at large. To better protect you and our front line heroes, we are requiring all visitors to essential businesses, essential business employees and riders of public transportation to wear a cloth covering starting Saturday,” Jenkins said in a prepared statement. “There are a lot more cars on the roads this week. That’s a concern. If a few of us slack off on making good personal responsibility decisions we not only put public health at risk but are prolonging this for ourselves and everyone.”
www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-kills-7-more-in-dallas-county-cloth-coverings-required-in-public-starting-saturday/2352635/


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Lindsey Graham: “I would double WHO funding if Bill Gates led the organization”

I sh*t you not… he said this .
After President Trump announced this week that the United States will halt monetary contributions to the WHO pending a review into the organization ’ s handling of the virus , specifically as it relates to the organization ’ s relationship with China , the South Carolina Republican recommended that Microsoft founder Bill Gates take over .
“ What I want to see [ is ] a change of leadership because I think they conspired with China to downplay the nature of the virus , ” Graham , a member on the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appearance on ABC ’ s The View .
“ They reported all through January there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission .
I ’ ve lost confidence .
The money that ’ s being suspended will go to other people throughout the world to deal with health issues.
” “ The WHO has great scientists , but it ’ s lost confidence — I ’ ve lost confidence in the leadership .
So a guy like Bill Gates — if Bill Gates was in charge of the WHO , I would double the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO , but he ’ s not , ” he added .

I sh*t you not… he said this.
After President Trump announced this week that the United States will halt monetary contributions to the WHO pending a review into the organization’s handling of the virus, specifically as it relates to the organization’s relationship with China, the South Carolina Republican recommended that Microsoft founder Bill Gates take over.
“What I want to see [is] a change of leadership because I think they conspired with China to downplay the nature of the virus,” Graham, a member on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said during a Thursday appearance on ABC’s The View. “They reported all through January there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. I’ve lost confidence. The money that’s being suspended will go to other people throughout the world to deal with health issues.”
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“The WHO has great scientists, but it’s lost confidence — I’ve lost confidence in the leadership. So a guy like Bill Gates — if Bill Gates was in charge of the WHO, I would double the funding because I think we need a WHO, but he’s not,” he added.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-i-would-double-who-funding-if-bill-gates-led-the-organization
BFD


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--SGT REPORT: Mr. President, We Are Running Out Of Time

Martin Armstrong wrote a letter to President Donald J. Trump beseeching him to reopen the economy by May 1st , @ @ @ @ @ to do so , the ramifications will be most dire .
I wanted his letter @ @ @ @ @ This is a fight for the very soul and future of our Republic .

NOTE: Report begins at 0:40.
Martin Armstrong wrote a letter to President Donald J. Trump beseeching him to reopen the economy by May 1st, because if our President fails to do so, the ramifications will be most dire. I wanted his letter on the historical record. This is a fight for the very soul and future of our Republic.
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h/t DS


investmentwatchblog--2020-04-17--Stocks, Treasuries, and the VIX Suggest a Pullback… But Will It be another Crash?

The rally is now in serious trouble .
Stocks staged a sharp bounce after the early to mid -arch meltdown .
However , they ’ re running into trouble at the 50 % retracement level ( 2,790 on the S & P 500 ) .
This is bad news .
Typically , during a V-recovery in the markets , stocks should have little if any difficulty in tracing 50 % of their initial decline .
We get a similar warning from the ratio between the S & P 500 and Treasuries .
This ratio is struggling at resistance which suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk off ” environment .
And then there ’ s the VIX which typically moves higher when stocks collapse .
The VIX is forming a bullish falling wedge formation which could resolve in a big move higher .
Add it all up and the financial system is giving us multiple warnings that we could see another sharp drop lower in the markets .
On that note , if you ’ re worried about weathering a potential market crash , we ’ ve reopened our Stock Market Crash Survival Guide to the general public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which investments will perform best during a market meltdown as well as how to take out “ Crash insurance ” on your portfolio ( these instruments returned TRIPLE digit gains during 2008 ) .
Today is the last day this report will be available to the public .
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The rally is now in serious trouble.
Stocks staged a sharp bounce after the early to mid -arch meltdown. However, they’re running into trouble at the 50% retracement level (2,790 on the S&P 500).
This is bad news. Typically, during a V-recovery in the markets, stocks should have little if any difficulty in tracing 50% of their initial decline.
We get a similar warning from the ratio between the S&P 500 and Treasuries. This ratio is struggling at resistance which suggests the system is moving towards a “risk off” environment.
And then there’s the VIX which typically moves higher when stocks collapse. The VIX is forming a bullish falling wedge formation which could resolve in a big move higher.
Add it all up and the financial system is giving us multiple warnings that we could see another sharp drop lower in the markets.
On that note, if you’re worried about weathering a potential market crash, we’ve reopened our Stock Market Crash Survival Guide to the general public.
Within its 21 pages we outline which investments will perform best during a market meltdown as well as how to take out “Crash insurance” on your portfolio (these instruments returned TRIPLE digit gains during 2008).
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Today is the last day this report will be available to the public.
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