investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--“Contact Tracer” and “Disease Investigator” Jobs Spring Up Across the Country

For those who may have lost their jobs during the lockdown , it appears a whole new sector of jobs is opening up across the country .
Cities and states are seeking “ contact tracers ” and “ disease investigators ” to track down anyone who may have COVID-19 or anyone who may have come in contact with people diagnosed with COVID-19 .
There are multiple job postings on Indeed.com , an employment-related search engine for job listings .
Job titles include contact tracer , contact tracing supervisor , COVID-19 case investigator , and communicable disease investigator .
While some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to public health , others find them invasive and meddlesome .
One of the most worrisome things about this is what kind of power is held by the tracers and investigators .
If they feel someone isn ’ t quarantining properly , and they report that person , what happens next ?
Ventura County , California officials claimed they would remove people suffering from COVID from their homes if there was only one bathroom , a claim they ’ ve since walked back after public outrage ensued .
Ventura County officials were forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who could not isolate or quarantine themselves would never be forcibly removed from their homes as part of an effort to further contain the spread of the coronavirus .
Video circulated on social media showed Dr. Robert Levin , the director of Ventura County Public Health , speaking before the board of supervisors Tuesday about a plan to hire up to 50 new “ contact tracing investigators ” to “ find people who have COVID-19 and immediately isolate them , find every one of their contacts , make sure they stay quarantined and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( source ) If officials really want to see violence and unrest ensue , forcibly hauling off an ailing loved one would be one surefire way to make it happen .
Here ’ s a little more about these jobs .
( Emphasis mine ) New York State will hire and train a team of staff working remotely to support the NYS Department of Health ( NYSDOH ) and Local Health Departments ( LHDs ) to perform COVID-19 contact tracing in communities across NYS .
The aim of this initiative will be to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establish all contacts of this person , and proceed to call and maintain ongoing communication with every contact .
In addition , the team will support the isolation and quarantine of individuals , as appropriate in cooperation with the LHD .
This includes virtual needs checks and referral to community resources as needed .
This contact tracing initiative is in tandem with statewide-wide efforts to increase testing , improve communication and knowledge of effective strategies to reduce transmission , and implementation of isolation and quarantine .
This will fortify efforts to control the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will use a web-based client resource management ( CRM ) platform to call all contacts of anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 , determine exposure , assess symptoms , refer for testing according to established protocols , and provide them with instructions for isolation or quarantine .
Contact Tracers will maintain ongoing communication with contacts to assess symptoms , ensure compliance with quarantine and determine social support needs and/or handle reporting of issues that arise .
Contact Tracers are required to follow set scripts and adhere to policies and procedures provided by NYS .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidential information related to personal information .
COVID-19 Contract Tracers will be required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week .
• Work in collaboration with the Case Investigator from the local health department ( LHD ) .
• Communicate with contacts in a professional and empathetic manner maintaining emotional and cultural awareness .
• Collect and record information on symptoms and needs into the CRM with accuracy .
• Provide contacts with approved information about NYS isolation and quarantine procedures , and if appropriate , refer them to testing according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Support Specialist for social resources .
• Follow a set script to inform contacts about the importance of isolation or quarantine and what to do if symptoms are present or develop .
• The position is considered temporary with a one-year engagement expected and the possibility to extend as needed .
• The contact center will operate 7 days a week between the hours of 8am and 8pm .
Evening and/or weekend work may be required .
• High school diploma , or equivalent required .
Must be 18 years of age or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Ability to speak , read , and write English clearly and concisely .
Fluency in a second or multiple languages would be a plus .
• Employment is contingent on completion of a background check by NY State .
• Own telephone , computer , wireless internet ( WiFi ) and electronic equipment .
( A partial reimbursement to maintain unlimited phone and data access will be provided . )
• Must have access to a working PC with Windows 10 , Antivirus Protection : Windows Defender and Windows Firewall ; or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antivirus Protection : Sophos ; and personal mobile device to use for this job .
• Excellent interpersonal skills required and ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress .
• Ability to show empathy to distressed individuals and assist with identifying solutions to problems identified .
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism .
• Proficiency with computers and data entry into electronic tracking systems .
Because when you ’ re sick , who doesn ’ t want to answer questions asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A similar job is posted for Applied Memetics .
There are also postings for “ Communicable Disease Investigators ” Another even more invasive COVID-related job is ” Communicable Disease Investigator , ” a position that Louisville , Kentucky is urgently seeking to fill .
Crown Services , Inc. in Louisville is proud to accept applications for COVID-19 Communicable Disease Investigators to join the fight against the novel Coronavirus in our community !
The work involves investigating situations concerning individuals who have been in contact with COVID-19 , which could result in possible sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 , and persons with whom they have had contact .
Investigation procedures involve contacting various information sources such as welfare agencies , neighbors , hospitals , work locations , restaurants , and bars .
The investigator is primarily concerned with locating persons who should be examined for acute infection .
General supervision is received from an administrative superior with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out the mandate of the Kentucky Department for Public Health .
Certain assignments made to employees in this position will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field work requirements made in the ordinary course of business in a timely and efficient manner .
Current student or graduate from a college of public health , medical science , college of nursing , or school of medicine .
• Interview patients to elicit information regarding their contacts to COVID-19 positive patients and to determine possible personal and health history related to transmitted diseases .
• Educates and counsels patients regarding transmitted diseases and risk reduction .
• Locates persons who have been reported to have COVID-19 or who have been in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals to submit necessary laboratory specimens and such other necessary control measures .
• Induces persons who have been in contact with COVID-19 to have medical examinations and laboratory testing as applicable .
• Provides information and education on COVID-19 to phone inquiries .
• Conducts interviews with persons who are COVID-19 positive and assists them in informing their close contacts of their positive status .
• Performs a variety of duties relating to the preparation of reports , entering personal data on patient registers , and preparing correspondence to send to patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and treatment .
• Prepares individual narrative reports concerning work procedures and certain patients .
• Utilizes appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with persons of all ages and from diverse cultural , socioeconomic , educational , racial and ethnic backgrounds , sexual orientations , lifestyles , and physical abilities .
COVID-19 Communicable Disease Investigator pay is $ 35.00 per hour base , plus mileage reimbursement These full-time opportunities are on a rotating shift , and are available immediately !
These positions are work from home with travel required within the Greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Staggered shifts are assigned between 7am-7pm , Sunday-Saturday .
( source ) Other companies are looking for case investigators and contact tracing supervisors .
Not only do sick or potentially sick people need to worry about being phoned or questioned by contact tracers , but there ’ s also a whole new world of dystopian technology being rapidly developed .
Apple and Google formed a partnership to develop a phone app with the potential to monitor one-third of the world ’ s population .
The Australian government has developed an app called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family and friends and save the lives of other Australians .
The more Australians connect to the COVIDSafe app , the quicker we can find the virus.
” In fact , all sorts of potentially invasive new technology tools are springing up to “ fight COVID.
” Some use AI to detect signs of COVID and the Department of Defense is deploying thermal imaging to detect signs of COVID .
These things won ’ t just go away when the pandemic is over .
If they ’ re in use for a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus is with us – chances are , they ’ re here to stay .
Meanwhile , it ’ s still nearly impossible to get tested in many states .
Despite the White House ’ s claims that anyone who needs a COVID test can get one , it ’ s proven to be nearly an impossible feat for many people who are genuinely ill .
According to one report , the availability of testing depends on one major factor .
In some states , you can ’ t just go to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – you require a doctor ’ s order , which you can only get after an appointment .
If you need to get tested , here ’ s a regularly updated list of testing locations across the country .
What do you think ?
Do you find contact tracing and disease investigators to be a necessary part of combatting the coronavirus ?
What about the new tracking and detection technology ?
Or do you feel that these things are an invasion of privacy ?
Share your thoughts in the comments .
Daisy Luther @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frugality , voluntaryism , and the pursuit of liberty on her website , The Organic Prepper .
She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site , PreppersDailyNews.com .
Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company .
You can find her on Facebook , Pinterest , and Twitter .

by Daisy Luther
For those who may have lost their jobs during the lockdown, it appears a whole new sector of jobs is opening up across the country. Cities and states are seeking “contact tracers” and “disease investigators” to track down anyone who may have COVID-19 or anyone who may have come in contact with people diagnosed with COVID-19.
There are multiple job postings on Indeed.com, an employment-related search engine for job listings. Job titles include contact tracer, contact tracing supervisor, COVID-19 case investigator, and communicable disease investigator.
While some people find these positions to be necessary to public health, others find them invasive and meddlesome. One of the most worrisome things about this is what kind of power is held by the tracers and investigators. If they feel someone isn’t quarantining properly, and they report that person, what happens next? Ventura County, California officials claimed they would remove people suffering from COVID from their homes if there was only one bathroom, a claim they’ve since walked back after public outrage ensued.
Ventura County officials were forced Wednesday to apologize and clarify that those who could not isolate or quarantine themselves would never be forcibly removed from their homes as part of an effort to further contain the spread of the coronavirus. Video circulated on social media showed Dr. Robert Levin, the director of Ventura County Public Health, speaking before the board of supervisors Tuesday about a plan to hire up to 50 new “contact tracing investigators” to “find people who have COVID-19 and immediately isolate them, find every one of their contacts, make sure they stay quarantined and check in with them every day.” (source)
If officials really want to see violence and unrest ensue, forcibly hauling off an ailing loved one would be one surefire way to make it happen.
What are contact tracers?
Here’s a little more about these jobs. (Emphasis mine)
New York State will hire and train a team of staff working remotely to support the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH) and Local Health Departments (LHDs) to perform COVID-19 contact tracing in communities across NYS. The aim of this initiative will be to call every person diagnosed with COVID-19, establish all contacts of this person, and proceed to call and maintain ongoing communication with every contact. In addition, the team will support the isolation and quarantine of individuals, as appropriate in cooperation with the LHD. This includes virtual needs checks and referral to community resources as needed. This contact tracing initiative is in tandem with statewide-wide efforts to increase testing, improve communication and knowledge of effective strategies to reduce transmission, and implementation of isolation and quarantine. This will fortify efforts to control the pandemic in NYS. General Summary: The Contact Tracer will use a web-based client resource management (CRM) platform to call all contacts of anyone diagnosed with COVID-19, determine exposure, assess symptoms, refer for testing according to established protocols, and provide them with instructions for isolation or quarantine. Contact Tracers will maintain ongoing communication with contacts to assess symptoms, ensure compliance with quarantine and determine social support needs and/or handle reporting of issues that arise. Contact Tracers are required to follow set scripts and adhere to policies and procedures provided by NYS. They will also comply with Department training regarding confidential information related to personal information. COVID-19 Contract Tracers will be required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. Work in collaboration with the Case Investigator from the local health department (LHD).
Call contacts of newly diagnosed cases.
Communicate with contacts in a professional and empathetic manner maintaining emotional and cultural awareness.
Collect and record information on symptoms and needs into the CRM with accuracy.
Provide contacts with approved information about NYS isolation and quarantine procedures, and if appropriate, refer them to testing according to protocol and/or to a COVID-19 Community Support Specialist for social resources.
Follow a set script to inform contacts about the importance of isolation or quarantine and what to do if symptoms are present or develop.
Maintain daily contact with Team Supervisor.
The position is considered temporary with a one-year engagement expected and the possibility to extend as needed.
and the possibility to extend as needed. The contact center will operate 7 days a week between the hours of 8am and 8pm. Evening and/or weekend work may be required. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma, or equivalent required. Must be 18 years of age or older. Some college training preferred.
Must be a NYS resident.
Ability to speak, read, and write English clearly and concisely. Fluency in a second or multiple languages would be a plus.
Employment is contingent on completion of a background check by NY State.
Own telephone, computer, wireless internet (WiFi) and electronic equipment. (A partial reimbursement to maintain unlimited phone and data access will be provided.)
Must have access to a working PC with Windows 10, Antivirus Protection: Windows Defender and Windows Firewall; or Mac with Apple OS X 10.13, Antivirus Protection: Sophos; and personal mobile device to use for this job.
A headset is preferred. Preferred Skills: Ability to exhibit a professional, positive attitude and independent work ethic.
Excellent interpersonal skills required and ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse individuals during a time of crisis and distress.
Ability to show empathy to distressed individuals and assist with identifying solutions to problems identified.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Sound judgment required.
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Proficiency with computers and data entry into electronic tracking systems. (source)
Because when you’re sick, who doesn’t want to answer questions asked by someone reading from a script? A similar job is posted for Applied Memetics.
There are also postings for “Communicable Disease Investigators”
Another even more invasive COVID-related job is ” Communicable Disease Investigator,” a position that Louisville, Kentucky is urgently seeking to fill.
Crown Services, Inc. in Louisville is proud to accept applications for COVID-19 Communicable Disease Investigators to join the fight against the novel Coronavirus in our community! The work involves investigating situations concerning individuals who have been in contact with COVID-19, which could result in possible sources of infection. This includes locating patients of COVID-19, and persons with whom they have had contact. Investigation procedures involve contacting various information sources such as welfare agencies, neighbors, hospitals, work locations, restaurants, and bars. The investigator is primarily concerned with locating persons who should be examined for acute infection. General supervision is received from an administrative superior with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out the mandate of the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Certain assignments made to employees in this position will require reasonable access to transportation to meet field work requirements made in the ordinary course of business in a timely and efficient manner. Required Education and Experience Current student or graduate from a college of public health, medical science, college of nursing, or school of medicine. Essential Functions Interview patients to elicit information regarding their contacts to COVID-19 positive patients and to determine possible personal and health history related to transmitted diseases.
Educates and counsels patients regarding transmitted diseases and risk reduction.
Locates persons who have been reported to have COVID-19 or who have been in contact with infected individuals; directs these individuals to submit necessary laboratory specimens and such other necessary control measures.
Induces persons who have been in contact with COVID-19 to have medical examinations and laboratory testing as applicable.
Provides information and education on COVID-19 to phone inquiries.
Conducts interviews with persons who are COVID-19 positive and assists them in informing their close contacts of their positive status .
. Conducts investigations to discover unreported cases .
. Performs a variety of duties relating to the preparation of reports, entering personal data on patient registers, and preparing correspondence to send to patients who are in need of medical examination and treatment.
Maintains records on all delinquent and/or non-conforming patients .
. Prepares individual narrative reports concerning work procedures and certain patients.
Utilizes appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with persons of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities. Pay and Schedule COVID-19 Communicable Disease Investigator pay is $35.00 per hour base, plus mileage reimbursement These full-time opportunities are on a rotating shift, and are available immediately! These positions are work from home with travel required within the Greater Louisville Metro area, including Southern Indiana. Staggered shifts are assigned between 7am-7pm, Sunday-Saturday. (source)
Other companies are looking for case investigators and contact tracing supervisors.
And don’t forget the dystopian technology.
Not only do sick or potentially sick people need to worry about being phoned or questioned by contact tracers, but there’s also a whole new world of dystopian technology being rapidly developed.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Apple and Google formed a partnership to develop a phone app with the potential to monitor one-third of the world’s population. The Australian government has developed an app called COVIDSafe to “protect you, your family and friends and save the lives of other Australians. The more Australians connect to the COVIDSafe app, the quicker we can find the virus.”
In fact, all sorts of potentially invasive new technology tools are springing up to “fight COVID.” Some use AI to detect signs of COVID and the Department of Defense is deploying thermal imaging to detect signs of COVID.
These things won’t just go away when the pandemic is over. If they’re in use for a year or two years – however long this virus is with us – chances are, they’re here to stay.
Meanwhile, it’s still nearly impossible to get tested in many states.
Despite the White House’s claims that anyone who needs a COVID test can get one, it’s proven to be nearly an impossible feat for many people who are genuinely ill. According to one report, the availability of testing depends on one major factor.
In some states, you can’t just go to the drive-through testing facility and take a test – you require a doctor’s order, which you can only get after an appointment.
If you need to get tested, here’s a regularly updated list of testing locations across the country.
What do you think?
Do you find contact tracing and disease investigators to be a necessary part of combatting the coronavirus? What about the new tracking and detection technology? Or do you feel that these things are an invasion of privacy?
Share your thoughts in the comments.
About Daisy
Daisy Luther writes about current events, preparedness, frugality, voluntaryism, and the pursuit of liberty on her website, The Organic Prepper. She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site, PreppersDailyNews.com. Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.


Snowden Latest Interview

On the eve of his memoir ‘ Permanent Record ’ being published , NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length @ @ @ @ @ s Brian Williams in an exclusive interview .
This is their discussion in its entirety @ @ @ @ @ clarity .
Aired on 9/17/2019 .

On the eve of his memoir ‘Permanent Record’ being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC’s Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. This is their discussion in its entirety, edited down slightly for clarity. Aired on 9/17/2019.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Anti-govt & anti-lockdown | Protesters take to their bikes in Ljubljana

Pedaling protesters in Ljubljana , Slovenia , took to the streets to rally against both the government & its handling @ @ @ @ @ .
Demonstrators gathered following reports which alleged bribery & corruption in the purchase of face @ @ @ @

Pedaling protesters in Ljubljana, Slovenia, took to the streets to rally against both the government & its handling of the #COVID19 crisis. Demonstrators gathered following reports which alleged bribery & corruption in the purchase of face masks and ventilators.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Countries Don’t Formally Declare War Anymore? (Short Animated Documentary)

Countries still fight and yet you never see any of them make formal declarations of war on the other ( @ @ @ @ @ .
But why not ?
When did nations go from declaring wars to just sort @ @ @ @ @ not making them official ?
We ’ ll look at the Cold War , specifically @ @ @ @ @ to see why this is no longer the case .

Countries still fight and yet you never see any of them make formal declarations of war on the other (except for you Sudan). But why not? When did nations go from declaring wars to just sort of letting them happen and not making them official? We’ll look at the Cold War, specifically Vietnam and the Falklands conflict to see why this is no longer the case.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Why the coronavirus cases are still going up?

1 ) Not everyone is wearing masks .
2 ) Even if you wear a mask , it doesn ’ t guarantee you won ’ t pass it to someone else .
It just reduces chances .
3 ) People can be absent minded about all this .
It isn ’ t like most of us have a lot of practice , which makes it understandable .
But I can ’ t tell you how many people I ’ ve seen wearing gloves… .
and then reach up with the gloves on to adjust their glasses/touch their face/adjust their masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t washing their hands any more than they normally would .
5 ) This thing can live on some surfaces for 3 days .
So , someone who is contageous breaths/sneezes/coughs on a metal surface .
2 days later someone touches that surface and rubs their eye .
Boom .
Infected .
6 ) People don ’ t get the concept of Asymptomatic , Pre-symptomatic and Post-symptomatic spread .
We ’ re so used to illnesses being spread by obviously , visually , sick people that it ’ s hard for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ie : the consensus of , “ stay home if you feel sick ” doesn ’ t work here because you are spreading it 5 days before you feel sick and 5 days after you feel better .

by Kcthonian
1) Not everyone is wearing masks.
2) Even if you wear a mask, it doesn’t guarantee you won’t pass it to someone else. It just reduces chances.
3) People can be absent minded about all this. It isn’t like most of us have a lot of practice, which makes it understandable. But I can’t tell you how many people I’ve seen wearing gloves…. and then reach up with the gloves on to adjust their glasses/touch their face/adjust their masks, etc.
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4) Some people aren’t washing their hands any more than they normally would.
5) This thing can live on some surfaces for 3 days. So, someone who is contageous breaths/sneezes/coughs on a metal surface. 2 days later someone touches that surface and rubs their eye. Boom. Infected.
6) People don’t get the concept of Asymptomatic, Pre-symptomatic and Post-symptomatic spread. We’re so used to illnesses being spread by obviously, visually, sick people that it’s hard for many to wrap their minds around it. Ie: the consensus of, “stay home if you feel sick” doesn’t work here because you are spreading it 5 days before you feel sick and 5 days after you feel better.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Panic in the white house as now 11 secret service agents close to the president have corona virus

COVID-19 is swirling ever closer to President Trump : At least 11 Secret Service agents have reportedly tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ is responsible for protecting Trump , the first family and other world leaders .
Besides @ @ @ @ @ least 23 other agents have tested positive and recovered from the infection and another 60 @ @ @ @ @ reported , citing to a Department of Homeland Security document that the news outlet had @ @ @ @ @ the privacy of our employee ’ s health information and for operational security , the @ @ @ @ @ how many of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19 , nor how many of @ @ @ @ @ currently are , quarantined , ” the Secret Service told Yahoo in a statement .

COVID-19 is swirling ever closer to President Trump: At least 11 Secret Service agents have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
The agency is responsible for protecting Trump, the first family and other world leaders.
Besides the active cases, at least 23 other agents have tested positive and recovered from the infection and another 60 remain in quarantine, Yahoo reported, citing to a Department of Homeland Security document that the news outlet had obtained.
“To protect the privacy of our employee’s health information and for operational security, the Secret Service is not releasing how many of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, nor how many of its employees were, or currently are, quarantined,” the Secret Service told Yahoo in a statement.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Americans are more likely to think that journalists have “low” or “very low” ethical standards (56%)

Journalists have the ethics the tribe tells them to have .

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Journalists have the ethics the tribe tells them to have.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Judicial Watch Files for Temporary Restraining Order Enjoining Governor Newsom’s Initiative to Provi

Judicial Watch Files for Temporary Restraining Order Enjoining Governor Newsom’s Initiative to Provide $75 Million in Cash Benefits to Illegal Aliens | Judicial Watch

( Washington , DC ) – Judicial Watch announced today it has filed an application for a temporary restraining order ( TRO ) against California Governor Gavin Newsom and his Director of the California Department of Social Services Kim Johnson to restrain them from spending $ 79.8 million dollars of taxpayers ’ money to provide direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens ( Crest et al .
v. Newsom et al .
( No .
20STCV16321 ) ) .
Judicial Watch attorneys are asking the California Superior Court to hold a hearing on the TRO on May 5 .
Judicial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the court should preserve the status quo by restraining the State ’ s public officials from spending any taxpayer money on his executive initiative , known as the “ Disaster Relief Fund ” or the “ Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Project ( DRAIP ) , ” and “ prevent this manifest abuse of power before it ’ s too late to do so.
” Judicial Watch advises the court that an emergency temporary restraining order is necessary because starting imminently in May , Newsom plans to have the Department of Social Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens in violation of federal law .
In its April 29 lawsuit on behalf of California taxpayers , Robin Crest and Howard Myers , Judicial Watch alleges that Newsom overstepped his authority and violated federal law when , without affirmative state legislative approval , he took executive action to create DRAIP and provide cash benefits to individuals who otherwise are ineligible for state or federal insurance or other benefits due to their unlawful presence in the United States .
In its application to the court today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo is warranted because taxpayers can demonstrate that they are likely to succeed on the merits and … will suffer an immediate , irreparable harm without the order.
” Governor Newsom announced his new executive initiative on April 15 , 2020 .
The initiative would spend $ 75 million to provide direct cash payments to illegal aliens and cost an estimated additional $ 4.8 million to administer .
DRAIP would provide one-time cash benefits of $ 500 per adult / $ 1,000 per household @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These benefits are not to be provided to U.S. citizens or legal aliens residing in the state , according to an April 17 fact sheet issued by the California Department of Social Services , the “ Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Fact Sheet , ” which reiterates that only unlawfully present aliens are eligible for direct assistance .
Under federal immigration law , 8 U.S.C .
§ 1621 ( a ) , unlawfully present aliens generally are ineligible for State or local public benefits .
Section 1621 ( d ) requires a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that affirmatively provides for such benefits for illegal aliens : A State may provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States is eligible for any State or local public benefit … only through the enactment of a State law … which affirmatively provides for such eligibility .
The Judicial Watch lawsuit alleges that the California State Legislature has not enacted any law which affirmatively provides that unlawfully present aliens are eligible for the $ 75 million of cash public benefits announced by Newsom .
Governor Newsom intends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Rapid Response Program , which the Legislature created and funded in June 2019 as part of the Budget Act of 2019 , and $ 63.3 million from a March 17 , 2020 amendment to the Budget Act of 2019 that references his March 4 , 2020 proclamation declaring a state of emergency .
Judicial Watch explains to the court today in its application for a temporary restraining order that the governor derives no authority from these legislative actions to spend the money for his executive initiative and therefore should grant a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proclamation nor the budget amendment makes an express or even an implied reference to authorizing direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens .
Similarly , neither the Rapid Response Program nor the appropriation of monies for that program makes any reference , express or implied , to authorizing direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens .
Indeed , the California State Legislature has not enacted any state law which affirmatively provides that unlawfully present aliens are eligible for the cash public benefits of $ 75 million .
The enactment appropriating funds to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Legislature did not expressly authorize direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens or anyone else .
This Court should preserve the status quo where those funds remain in the state ’ s treasury , grant a temporary restraining order , and issue an order directing the Governor and his Director of the Department of Social Services to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be entered .

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it has filed an application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against California Governor Gavin Newsom and his Director of the California Department of Social Services Kim Johnson to restrain them from spending $79.8 million dollars of taxpayers’ money to provide direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens (Crest et al. v. Newsom et al. (No. 20STCV16321)). Judicial Watch attorneys are asking the California Superior Court to hold a hearing on the TRO on May 5.
Judicial Watch argues in its TRO application that the court should preserve the status quo by restraining the State’s public officials from spending any taxpayer money on his executive initiative, known as the “Disaster Relief Fund” or the “Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Project (DRAIP),” and “prevent this manifest abuse of power before it’s too late to do so.”
Judicial Watch advises the court that an emergency temporary restraining order is necessary because starting imminently in May, Newsom plans to have the Department of Social Service distribute $75 million of taxpayer funds in direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens in violation of federal law.
In its April 29 lawsuit on behalf of California taxpayers, Robin Crest and Howard Myers, Judicial Watch alleges that Newsom overstepped his authority and violated federal law when, without affirmative state legislative approval, he took executive action to create DRAIP and provide cash benefits to individuals who otherwise are ineligible for state or federal insurance or other benefits due to their unlawful presence in the United States.
In its application to the court today, Judicial Watch tells the court: “A temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo is warranted because taxpayers can demonstrate that they are likely to succeed on the merits and … will suffer an immediate, irreparable harm without the order.”
Governor Newsom announced his new executive initiative on April 15, 2020. The initiative would spend $75 million to provide direct cash payments to illegal aliens and cost an estimated additional $4.8 million to administer. DRAIP would provide one-time cash benefits of $500 per adult / $1,000 per household to 150,000 unlawfully present aliens in California. These benefits are not to be provided to U.S. citizens or legal aliens residing in the state, according to an April 17 fact sheet issued by the California Department of Social Services, the “Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Fact Sheet,” which reiterates that only unlawfully present aliens are eligible for direct assistance.
Under federal immigration law, 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a), unlawfully present aliens generally are ineligible for State or local public benefits. Section 1621(d) requires a state legislature to enact a state law that affirmatively provides for such benefits for illegal aliens:
A State may provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States is eligible for any State or local public benefit … only through the enactment of a State law … which affirmatively provides for such eligibility.
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The Judicial Watch lawsuit alleges that the California State Legislature has not enacted any law which affirmatively provides that unlawfully present aliens are eligible for the $75 million of cash public benefits announced by Newsom.
Governor Newsom intends to fund his initiative with $16.5 million from the Rapid Response Program, which the Legislature created and funded in June 2019 as part of the Budget Act of 2019, and $63.3 million from a March 17, 2020 amendment to the Budget Act of 2019 that references his March 4, 2020 proclamation declaring a state of emergency. Judicial Watch explains to the court today in its application for a temporary restraining order that the governor derives no authority from these legislative actions to spend the money for his executive initiative and therefore should grant a TRO:
[N]either the proclamation nor the budget amendment makes an express or even an implied reference to authorizing direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens. Similarly, neither the Rapid Response Program nor the appropriation of monies for that program makes any reference, express or implied, to authorizing direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens. Indeed, the California State Legislature has not enacted any state law which affirmatively provides that unlawfully present aliens are eligible for the cash public benefits of $75 million.
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The enactment appropriating funds to the Rapid Response Program further confirms that the Legislature did not expressly authorize direct cash benefits to unlawfully present aliens or anyone else.
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This Court should preserve the status quo where those funds remain in the state’s treasury, grant a temporary restraining order, and issue an order directing the Governor and his Director of the Department of Social Services to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be entered.
www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/jw-files-lawsuit-newsom-benefits/


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Manufacturing of multiple ICBMs detected in N. Korea, say U.S. authorities

Amid the prolonged suspension of U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks , it was reported on Friday that multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles @ @ @ @ @ newly manufactured in Sain-ri , Pyongsong in North Korea .
It has been reported that @ @ @ @ @ the assembly and completion of ICBMs at an automobile plant in Sain-ri , along with @ @ @ @ @ TEL ) .
Sain-ri is where North Korea launched ICBMs in 2017 .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ future developments , ” said a member of the U.S. government .
“ Multiple possibilities @ @ @ @ @ launches or a military parade to showcase the country ’ s power , are under @ @ @

Amid the prolonged suspension of U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks, it was reported on Friday that multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) have been newly manufactured in Sain-ri, Pyongsong in North Korea.
It has been reported that the U.S. authorities have detected the assembly and completion of ICBMs at an automobile plant in Sain-ri, along with a transporter erector launcher (TEL). Sain-ri is where North Korea launched ICBMs in 2017. “We are keeping an eye on future developments,” said a member of the U.S. government. “Multiple possibilities, such as ICBM test launches or a military parade to showcase the country’s power, are under review.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Bitchute Rising: 2.6 million unique visitors in 24 hours! 20 million unique visitors in April

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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Matt Gaetz Goes Full Wolverine on Trey Gowdy – Exposes Gowdy and Paul Ryan Working on Coup Effort…

Oh my gosh ; too funny .
First , this will not come as a big surprise to those who @ @ @ @ @ several years ; but it ’ s still funny… perhaps even , well , ugly @ @ @ @ @ held a meeting of the congressional war council ; essentially the new 2020 Trump-branded version @ @ @ @ @ .
Apparently Matt Gaetz felt inspired because a few hours later he appears on Sean @ @ @ @ @ grenade directly into the broadcast .
Matt Gaetz , calls out the duplicity of Trey @ @ @ @ @ the former rep and former House Speaker Paul Ryan blocked their 2017/2018 House investigative committees @ @ @ @ @ coup-plotters .
WATCH : Both Paul Ryan and Trey Gowdy , amid a host of @ @ @ @ @ .
Below is the segment that Matt Gaetz draws attention to :

Oh my gosh; too funny. First, this will not come as a big surprise to those who have been following along for several years; but it’s still funny… perhaps even, well, ugly.
Earlier today President Trump held a meeting of the congressional war council; essentially the new 2020 Trump-branded version of the republican congressional caucus. Apparently Matt Gaetz felt inspired because a few hours later he appears on Sean Hannity and throws a sunlight grenade directly into the broadcast.
Matt Gaetz, calls out the duplicity of Trey Gowdy and points out how the former rep and former House Speaker Paul Ryan blocked their 2017/2018 House investigative committees from issuing subpoenas against the coup-plotters. WATCH:
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Both Paul Ryan and Trey Gowdy, amid a host of others, retired in 2018. Below is the segment that Matt Gaetz draws attention to:
Given all we've learned, this is hard to understand. pic.twitter.com/dcwSRyNC8W — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) May 9, 2020
Why did Trey Gowdy go on TV in May 2018 and say the FBI did what our fellow Americans would have wanted them to do? And that it had nothing to do with @realDonaldTrump? When we wanted subpoena power, it was Paul Ryan and Gowdy who wouldn't give it to us. t.co/EbS5O9wbWG pic.twitter.com/sQDmo2ohkt — Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) May 9, 2020
Los Tres Amigos…
Chaff and Countermeasures…
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--It wasn’t an accident, an error, a botch, or a stumble: it was a consciously coordinated disinformat

It wasn’t an accident, an error, a botch, or a stumble: it was a consciously coordinated disinformation campaign, with the media as willing accomplices.

And its purpose was to overturn an American election via illegal means .

And its purpose was to overturn an American election via illegal means.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--So Far, Experts And Expertise Have Not Performed Exactly Brilliantly In This Century

The fallen state of experts : How can governments learn from their expert failings ?
Today we have the “ rule of experts.
” Monopoly experts have the power to choose for you in one field after another , including child protective services , economic policy , and pandemic response .
But if you give some humans the monopoly power to choose for other humans , you have created some dangerous incentives .
The rule of experts gives you the highest chance of expert failure .
We should value expertise , but fear expert power .
Whenever possible , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule of experts by empowering the people .
Let each person choose for themself , and let the experts compete with each other to provide advice .
That ’ s a call for ramping down the power of government bureaucrats and ramping up personal freedom .
But you can push that idea only so far with pandemic policy .
Whatever the best policy might have been , at least some restrictions were clearly needed .
In the moment of danger , governments can not avoid turning to experts to help them craft policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is there nothing a government can do but listen to the epidemiological experts and obey their wizardly words ?
There may be a few things governments can do to limit “ expert failure ” in moments of crisis .
Governments should recognise that their experts are , all of them , giving a partial perspective .
Apparently , British and American policy was driven primarily by a report whose lead author was Neil Ferguson .
That report seems to have considered only one danger : Covid .
The one-sided analysis of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US and UK insensitive to the possibility that that lockdown itself might create its own fatalities , which might even end up larger than the number of Covid deaths .
As economists never tire of reminding us , we are always facing tradeoffs and must adjust along all margins .
Governments should also be more diligent in the pursuit of competing opinions .
In his essay , “ What is science ?
” Richard Feynman remarked “ Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.
” A government that respects science should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more diligently seek out multiple viewpoints .
In other words , when governments can not leave the matters in the hands of the people , it should do what it can to simulate a competitive market for expert advice .
A simulation is not the real thing , and we may grimly expect that in future crises governments will again fall victim to expert failure .
But a greater effort to engage diversity of expert opinion within and across areas of expertise and a livelier scientific scepticism toward experts and their expertise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent and less severe .

The fallen state of experts: How can governments learn from their expert failings?
Today we have the “rule of experts.” Monopoly experts have the power to choose for you in one field after another, including child protective services, economic policy, and pandemic response. But if you give some humans the monopoly power to choose for other humans, you have created some dangerous incentives. The rule of experts gives you the highest chance of expert failure. We should value expertise, but fear expert power. Whenever possible, then, we should do away with the rule of experts by empowering the people. Let each person choose for themself, and let the experts compete with each other to provide advice. That’s a call for ramping down the power of government bureaucrats and ramping up personal freedom. But you can push that idea only so far with pandemic policy.
Whatever the best policy might have been, at least some restrictions were clearly needed. In the moment of danger, governments cannot avoid turning to experts to help them craft policy. When confronting a pandemic, then, is there nothing a government can do but listen to the epidemiological experts and obey their wizardly words? There may be a few things governments can do to limit “expert failure” in moments of crisis.
Governments should recognise that their experts are, all of them, giving a partial perspective. Apparently, British and American policy was driven primarily by a report whose lead author was Neil Ferguson. That report seems to have considered only one danger: Covid. The one-sided analysis of that report may have left governments in the US and UK insensitive to the possibility that that lockdown itself might create its own fatalities, which might even end up larger than the number of Covid deaths. As economists never tire of reminding us, we are always facing tradeoffs and must adjust along all margins.
Governments should also be more diligent in the pursuit of competing opinions. In his essay, “What is science?” Richard Feynman remarked “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” A government that respects science should be sceptical of experts and, perhaps, more diligently seek out multiple viewpoints. In other words, when governments cannot leave the matters in the hands of the people, it should do what it can to simulate a competitive market for expert advice. A simulation is not the real thing, and we may grimly expect that in future crises governments will again fall victim to expert failure. But a greater effort to engage diversity of expert opinion within and across areas of expertise and a livelier scientific scepticism toward experts and their expertise may at least make expert failure less frequent and less severe.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Credit Card Doom: 1 In 4 US Cardholders Saw Credit Limit Cut Over The Last Month

Nearly 50 million credit card customers in the U.S. said they have had their credit limit slashed or their card closed in the past month as lenders move to minimize their risk amid the COVID-19 shutdown , a new study revealed .
The survey , released on Monday ( May 4 ) by CompareCards , a division of LendingTree , found one in four Americans say their credit card terms have been changed involuntarily since the start of the coronavirus pandemic .
“ Given the enormous impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the American economy , and especially the unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent weeks , it is no surprise to see banks reining in lending , ” the study ’ s authors wrote .
“ Something similar happened a decade ago when lenders slashed credit limits and closed card accounts at the outset of the Great Recession.
” They found that among cardholders , 37 percent of Gen Z ( ages 18 to 23 ) , 36 percent of millennials ( ages 24 to 39 ) and 35 percent of Gen X ( ages 40 to 54 ) , said they experienced the changes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby boomers , ages 55-74 .
The survey said 37 percent of men were three times more likely than women to see their limits cut .
In addition , 36 percent of those earning $ 100,000 or more had their limit slashed or card closed in the past 30 days , researchers found .
Perhaps the biggest surprise of all to the pollsters was 41 percent of Americans were unaware credit card issuers can cut their credit limit without notification .
In addition , they found three in 10 cardholders are using credit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent are using their credit card the same as before and 27 percent are using their card less .

via pymnts:
Nearly 50 million credit card customers in the U.S. said they have had their credit limit slashed or their card closed in the past month as lenders move to minimize their risk amid the COVID-19 shutdown, a new study revealed.
The survey, released on Monday (May 4) by CompareCards, a division of LendingTree, found one in four Americans say their credit card terms have been changed involuntarily since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Given the enormous impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the American economy, and especially the unprecedented spike in unemployment that has occurred in recent weeks, it is no surprise to see banks reining in lending,” the study’s authors wrote. “Something similar happened a decade ago when lenders slashed credit limits and closed card accounts at the outset of the Great Recession.”
They found that among cardholders, 37 percent of Gen Z (ages 18 to 23), 36 percent of millennials (ages 24 to 39) and 35 percent of Gen X (ages 40 to 54), said they experienced the changes. That compares with just 8 percent of baby boomers, ages 55-74.
The survey said 37 percent of men were three times more likely than women to see their limits cut. In addition, 36 percent of those earning $100,000 or more had their limit slashed or card closed in the past 30 days, researchers found.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of all to the pollsters was 41 percent of Americans were unaware credit card issuers can cut their credit limit without notification.
In addition, they found three in 10 cardholders are using credit cards more than ever, while 42 percent are using their credit card the same as before and 27 percent are using their card less.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--PBS Newshour: Wearing a Face Mask ‘Is the Socially Responsible Thing to Do’… If 80% of Americans Wor

PBS Newshour: Wearing a Face Mask ‘Is the Socially Responsible Thing to Do’… If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says

Unfortunately , a very large percentage of the American population is not socially responsible .
If 80 % of Americans Wore Masks , COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet , New Study Says It sounds too good to be true .
But a compelling new study and computer model provide fresh evidence for a simple solution to help us emerge from this nightmarish lockdown .
The formula ?
Always social distance in public and , most importantly , wear a mask .
If you ’ re wondering whether to wear or not to wear , consider this .
The day before yesterday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japan .
In the United States , 2,129 died .
Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a staggering 76,032 and Japan ’ s fatalities at 577 .
Japan ’ s population is about 38 % of the U.S. , but even adjusting for population , the Japanese death rate is a mere 2 % of America ’ s .
This comes despite Japan having no lockdown , still-active subways , and many businesses that have remained open—reportedly including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industries are practicing social distancing where they can .
Nor have the Japanese broadly embraced contact tracing , a practice by which health authorities identify someone who has been infected and then attempt to identify everyone that person might have interacted with—and potentially infected .
So how does Japan do it ?
“ One reason is that nearly everyone there is wearing a mask , ” said De Kai , an American computer scientist with joint appointments at UC Berkeley ’ s International Computer Science Institute and at the Hong Kong University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chief architect of an in-depth study , set to be released in the coming days , that suggests that every one of us should be wearing a mask—whether surgical or homemade , scarf or bandana—like they do in Japan and other countries , mostly in East Asia .
This formula applies to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence ( occasional mask refuseniks ) as well as every other official who routinely interacts with people in public settings .
Among the findings of their research paper , which the team plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If 80 % of a closed population were to don a mask , COVID-19 infection rates would statistically drop to approximately one twelfth the number of infections—compared to a live-virus population in which no one wore masks .

Unfortunately, a very large percentage of the American population is not socially responsible.
If 80% of Americans Wore Masks, COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet, New Study Says
It sounds too good to be true. But a compelling new study and computer model provide fresh evidence for a simple solution to help us emerge from this nightmarish lockdown. The formula? Always social distance in public and, most importantly, wear a mask.
If you’re wondering whether to wear or not to wear, consider this. The day before yesterday, 21 people died of COVID-19 in Japan. In the United States, 2,129 died. Comparing overall death rates for the two countries offers an even starker point of comparison with total U.S. deaths now at a staggering 76,032 and Japan’s fatalities at 577. Japan’s population is about 38% of the U.S., but even adjusting for population, the Japanese death rate is a mere 2% of America’s.
This comes despite Japan having no lockdown, still-active subways, and many businesses that have remained open—reportedly including karaoke bars, although Japanese citizens and industries are practicing social distancing where they can. Nor have the Japanese broadly embraced contact tracing, a practice by which health authorities identify someone who has been infected and then attempt to identify everyone that person might have interacted with—and potentially infected. So how does Japan do it?
“One reason is that nearly everyone there is wearing a mask,” said De Kai, an American computer scientist with joint appointments at UC Berkeley’s International Computer Science Institute and at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also the chief architect of an in-depth study, set to be released in the coming days, that suggests that every one of us should be wearing a mask—whether surgical or homemade, scarf or bandana—like they do in Japan and other countries, mostly in East Asia. This formula applies to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence (occasional mask refuseniks) as well as every other official who routinely interacts with people in public settings. Among the findings of their research paper, which the team plans to submit to a major journal: If 80% of a closed population were to don a mask, COVID-19 infection rates would statistically drop to approximately one twelfth the number of infections—compared to a live-virus population in which no one wore masks.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Something is not right when standing too close to someone is worthy of arrest, while high risk offen

Something is not right when standing too close to someone is worthy of arrest, while high risk offenders are let out because it’s for the good of the public…

Thousands of prisoners have been released because of safety concerns , including high risk sex offenders .
Now citizens are @ @ @ @ @ and violating social distancing policies .
What the hell is going on here ?

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Thousands of prisoners have been released because of safety concerns, including high risk sex offenders. Now citizens are being arrested for cutting hair and violating social distancing policies. What the hell is going on here?


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--OMG! Politico Founder Reveals Just How SICK The Left REALLY Is When it Comes Down to Power!

Shelby Talcott from The Daily Caller reports , One of the founders of Politico admitted that he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Joe Biden regarding allegations of sexual assault because it could hurt Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .

Shelby Talcott from The Daily Caller reports, One of the founders of Politico admitted that he doesn’t want an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden regarding allegations of sexual assault because it could hurt Biden’s chance to win in 2020.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Tax Hikes No Matter Who Wins in November?

( Bloomberg ) — It ’ s a line you don ’ t hear every day from Wall Street titans : Maybe we really should pay higher taxes .
The pandemic has bold-face names like Larry Fink and Lloyd Blankfein thinking out loud that it might be necessary as the coronavirus pandemic derails the economy .
A few are even calling for the wealthy to pay up .
Finance billionaires benefited more than just about anyone from President Donald Trump ’ s massive tax cuts , his signature legislative achievement .
Now they ’ re contemplating the end of that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment .
Just this week , Ray Dalio , the man behind the largest hedge fund , told JPMorgan Chase & Co. ’ s private-banking clients to expect higher tax rates no matter who wins November ’ s race for the White House .
The mounting fiscal pain across the nation is making the math undeniable to leaders like Fink , who runs the world ’ s biggest asset manager as chief of BlackRock Inc. , and Blankfein , who led Goldman Sachs Group Inc. through the last financial crisis .
“ Taxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will go up at the upper end , ” Leon Cooperman , the outspoken hedge fund veteran , said in an interview .
“ We have to deal with our fiscal situation and stop indebting our children.
” He has said he would be willing to pay half of his income to the government .
No one expects Trump to immediately reverse the tax cuts he signed into law when the economy was booming , particularly with his re-election at stake .
In fact , even as millions of jobs vanish , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and reducing the capital gains rate , another move that would disproportionately benefit the affluent .

(Bloomberg) — It’s a line you don’t hear every day from Wall Street titans: Maybe we really should pay higher taxes.
The pandemic has bold-face names like Larry Fink and Lloyd Blankfein thinking out loud that it might be necessary as the coronavirus pandemic derails the economy. A few are even calling for the wealthy to pay up.
Finance billionaires benefited more than just about anyone from President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts, his signature legislative achievement. Now they’re contemplating the end of that era, underscoring the gravity of the moment.
Just this week, Ray Dalio, the man behind the largest hedge fund, told JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s private-banking clients to expect higher tax rates no matter who wins November’s race for the White House. The mounting fiscal pain across the nation is making the math undeniable to leaders like Fink, who runs the world’s biggest asset manager as chief of BlackRock Inc., and Blankfein, who led Goldman Sachs Group Inc. through the last financial crisis.
“Taxes have to go up — and it will go up at the upper end,” Leon Cooperman, the outspoken hedge fund veteran, said in an interview. “We have to deal with our fiscal situation and stop indebting our children.” He has said he would be willing to pay half of his income to the government.
No one expects Trump to immediately reverse the tax cuts he signed into law when the economy was booming, particularly with his re-election at stake. In fact, even as millions of jobs vanish, the president has talked about cutting payroll taxes and reducing the capital gains rate, another move that would disproportionately benefit the affluent.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Social Distancing Covert Tactic Against Civil Unrest

The implementation of social distancing has clearly an entirely different intent and purpose which has nothing to do with this @ @ @ @ @ Going to this extreme of employing robotic dogs to keep people apart has the same @ @ @ @ @ which evolve into protests and eventually revolution .
Protests against this global lockdown are erupting @ @ @ @ @ least 10 % of the population will never be turned into mindless fools .
Statistically @ @ @ @ @ it is this same group that decides real elections .
We are moving into a @ @ @ @ @ one of totalitarianism because all the socialistic promises are now starting to collapse .
The @ @ @ @ @ has destroyed the pension funds and the future over just about everyone .
At this @ @ @ @ @ Socrates to call the shots objectively for all the BS , speculations , and “ @ @ @ @ @ save the day for there is no precedent for such an economic collapse in the @ @ @ @ @ Any personal forecast will be just a guess .

by Martin Armstrong
The implementation of social distancing has clearly an entirely different intent and purpose which has nothing to do with this fake epidemic of COVID-19. Going to this extreme of employing robotic dogs to keep people apart has the same result of preventing social gatherings which evolve into protests and eventually revolution. Protests against this global lockdown are erupting around the world. AT least 10% of the population will never be turned into mindless fools. Statistically, they know that because it is this same group that decides real elections.
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We are moving into a new world order indeed – one of totalitarianism because all the socialistic promises are now starting to collapse. The unbound spending during this PLAN-DEMICS has destroyed the pension funds and the future over just about everyone.
At this stage, we will need Socrates to call the shots objectively for all the BS, speculations, and “I thinks” will not save the day for there is no precedent for such an economic collapse in the history of the world. Any personal forecast will be just a guess.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Hypocrite: Epidemiologist whose computer model prompted coronavirus lockdown policy had trysts with

Hypocrite: Epidemiologist whose computer model prompted coronavirus lockdown policy had trysts with married woman

Neil Ferguson , 52 , a quintessential beta male from the looks of him , is an epidemiologist and professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College , London , UK , and head of the college ’ s COVID-19 Response Team.. Ferguson specialises in the patterns of spread of infectious disease in humans and animals .
He creates mathematical models to study and make policy recommendations on infectious diseases , including the ebola virus , HIV , swine flu , SARS and smallpox .
In February 2020 , using statistical models , Ferguson sounded the alarm that cases of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under-detected ( only 10 % detected ) in China , and that travellers from China had started chains of transmission within the countries they entered , including the UK .
In March , Ferguson gained widespread media attention when his COVID-19 Response Team published projections that the UK could face hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 without strict social distancing measures , but that with “ strict social distancing , testing and isolation of infected cases ” , deaths in the UK could fall to less than 20,000 .
The article concludes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ averted through ensuring that [ non-pharmaceutical ] interventions remain in place until transmission drops to low levels.
” By “ non-pharmaceutical interventions ” is meant “ case isolation , the closure of schools and universities , banning of mass gatherings and/or public events , and most recently , widescale social distancing including local and national lockdowns.
” ( See “ Report 13 : Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries “ ) A government advisor on the UK ’ s Scientific Advisory Group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ferguson wielded great influence on the UK government ’ s policy on infectious diseases .
As Toby Young of Spectator USA puts it : On March 23 , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was persuaded by Ferguson ’ s COVID-19 mathematical models to impose a lockdown on the whole uk population , banning all “ non-essential ” travel and contact with people outside one ’ s home , and shutting almost all businesses , venues , facilities , amenities and places of worship .
So it is the height of hypocrisy and deceit that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy he himself had recommended by having his married mistress , Antonia Staats , 38 , visit him at his London home during the lockdown .
Ferguson is also married , albeit “ separated , ” with one son .
According to the Telegraph , Staats made her first visit to Ferguson ’ s London flat on March 30 , twelve days after Ferguson , on March 18 , announced he ’ d tested positive for COVID-19 and that he was self-isolating in his flat .
On April 4 , despite having violated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ BBC Today ” that the lockdown must continue at least till the end of May because that would “ risk the epidemic getting worse.
” The following week , on April 8 , Staats made a second visit to Ferguson ’ s flat , despite telling friends she suspected that her husband had coronavirus symptoms .
A native of Germany , Staats is a rabid leftist who campaigned against Brexit and for an end to fossil fuel subsidies .
She has been praised by Al Gore and Martin Schulz , the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives with her husband , an academic , and two children in a £1.9 million ( $ 2.35 million ) house in south London , and reportedly has an “ open ” marriage .
She told friends she does not believe her and Ferguson ’ s actions to be hypocritical because she considers their two households to be one .
Two days later , on April 10 , again speaking on “ BBC Today , ” Ferguson insisted that the lockdown must continue , despite the “ huge ” economic costs , social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like Staats , Ferguson also believes he did nothing wrong .
He told the Telegraph that he ’ d “ acted in the belief that I was immune , having tested positive for coronavirus and completely isolated myself for almost two weeks after developing symptoms.
” He allowed that “ I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing , ” and insisted that the lockdown “ is unequivocal , and is there to protect all of us.
” On Tuesday night , May 5 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ error of judgment ” and resigned from his government role on the SAGE committee .
Not only is Neil Ferguson a hypocrite and adulterer , his computer models have been found to be grossly inaccurate .
As recounted by Toby Young , Ferguson ’ s computer model predicted that if the Swedish government continued to pursue its “ reckless ” non-lockdown COVID-19 policy , the Swedish healthcare system would be overwhelmed 40-fold .
By May 1 , 40,000 Swedes would die of COVID-19 , and 96,000 would die by the end of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this post , the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden is 25,265 , and the number of COVID-19 deaths is 3,175 — 36,835 fewer deaths than what Ferguson ’ s computer model had predicted .
( Worldometer ) Meanwhile , Neil Ferguson has become synonymous with hypocrisy .
If you search for “ Neil Ferguson ” on Wikipedia , you ’ ll be directed to Wiki ‘ s entry on “ Hypocrisy ” .
LOL

by Dr. Eowyn
Neil Ferguson, 52, a quintessential beta male from the looks of him, is an epidemiologist and professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College, London, UK, and head of the college’s COVID-19 Response Team..
Ferguson specialises in the patterns of spread of infectious disease in humans and animals. He creates mathematical models to study and make policy recommendations on infectious diseases, including the ebola virus, HIV, swine flu, SARS and smallpox.
In February 2020, using statistical models, Ferguson sounded the alarm that cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were significantly under-detected (only 10% detected) in China, and that travellers from China had started chains of transmission within the countries they entered, including the UK.
In March, Ferguson gained widespread media attention when his COVID-19 Response Team published projections that the UK could face hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 without strict social distancing measures, but that with “strict social distancing, testing and isolation of infected cases”, deaths in the UK could fall to less than 20,000. The article concludes that “Many more deaths will be averted through ensuring that [non-pharmaceutical] interventions remain in place until transmission drops to low levels.” By “non-pharmaceutical interventions” is meant “case isolation, the closure of schools and universities, banning of mass gatherings and/or public events, and most recently, widescale social distancing including local and national lockdowns.” (See “Report 13: Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries“)
A government advisor on the UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) committee, Ferguson wielded great influence on the UK government’s policy on infectious diseases. As Toby Young of Spectator USA puts it:
The professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London seemed to have bewitched successive prime ministers, blinding them with his brilliance. Whenever a health emergency broke out, whether it was mad cow disease or avian flu, there he was, PowerPoint in hand, telling the leaders of the United Kingdom what to do. And they invariably fell into line.
On March 23, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was persuaded by Ferguson’s COVID-19 mathematical models to impose a lockdown on the whole uk population, banning all “non-essential” travel and contact with people outside one’s home, and shutting almost all businesses, venues, facilities, amenities and places of worship.
So it is the height of hypocrisy and deceit that Neil Ferguson chose to violate the lockdown policy he himself had recommended by having his married mistress, Antonia Staats, 38, visit him at his London home during the lockdown. Ferguson is also married, albeit “separated,” with one son.
According to the Telegraph, Staats made her first visit to Ferguson’s London flat on March 30, twelve days after Ferguson, on March 18, announced he’d tested positive for COVID-19 and that he was self-isolating in his flat.
On April 4, despite having violated the lockdown rule Ferguson told listeners of “BBC Today” that the lockdown must continue at least till the end of May because that would “risk the epidemic getting worse.”
The following week, on April 8, Staats made a second visit to Ferguson’s flat, despite telling friends she suspected that her husband had coronavirus symptoms.
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A native of Germany, Staats is a rabid leftist who campaigned against Brexit and for an end to fossil fuel subsidies. She has been praised by Al Gore and Martin Schulz, the president of the unelected EU Parliament. Staats lives with her husband, an academic, and two children in a £1.9 million ($2.35 million) house in south London, and reportedly has an “open” marriage. She told friends she does not believe her and Ferguson’s actions to be hypocritical because she considers their two households to be one.
Two days later, on April 10, again speaking on “BBC Today,” Ferguson insisted that the lockdown must continue, despite the “huge” economic costs, social costs, personal and health costs.
Like Staats, Ferguson also believes he did nothing wrong. He told the Telegraph that he’d “acted in the belief that I was immune, having tested positive for coronavirus and completely isolated myself for almost two weeks after developing symptoms.” He allowed that “I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing,” and insisted that the lockdown “is unequivocal, and is there to protect all of us.”
On Tuesday night, May 5, Ferguson admitted he had made an “error of judgment” and resigned from his government role on the SAGE committee.
Not only is Neil Ferguson a hypocrite and adulterer, his computer models have been found to be grossly inaccurate.
As recounted by Toby Young, Ferguson’s computer model predicted that if the Swedish government continued to pursue its “reckless” non-lockdown COVID-19 policy, the Swedish healthcare system would be overwhelmed 40-fold. By May 1, 40,000 Swedes would die of COVID-19, and 96,000 would die by the end of the year.
As of the time of this post, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden is 25,265, and the number of COVID-19 deaths is 3,175 — 36,835 fewer deaths than what Ferguson’s computer model had predicted. (Worldometer)
Meanwhile, Neil Ferguson has become synonymous with hypocrisy.
If you search for “Neil Ferguson” on Wikipedia, you’ll be directed to Wiki‘s entry on “Hypocrisy”. LOL
~Eowyn


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--What A Sociopath! Crooked Ilhan Omar Just Got Caught Raising Money for a Minnesota Food Store and Po

What A Sociopath! Crooked Ilhan Omar Just Got Caught Raising Money for a Minnesota Food Store and Pocketing the Cash

Ilhan Omar asked for donations this week to help feed Minnesota Food Store .
But Ilhan ’ s tweet was @ @ @ @ @ the organization that runs the Minnesota Food Store tweeted out a reply — Adrienne : @ @ @ @ @ Director of GMCC – Minnesota FoodShare is our program .
Ilhan Omar had nothing to @ @ @ @ @ I do not know where the money is going .
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Ilhan Omar asked for donations this week to help feed Minnesota Food Store.
But Ilhan’s tweet was removed after the Director of the organization that runs the Minnesota Food Store tweeted out a reply —
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Adrienne: “I am the Executive Director of GMCC – Minnesota FoodShare is our program. Ilhan Omar had nothing to do with this project. I do not know where the money is going.”
www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/sociopath-crooked-ilhan-omar-just-got-caught-raising-money-minnesota-food-store-pocketing-cash/


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--John Mark: Propertarianism: How to RESET AMERICA – 9 System Changes We Can Make

1 .
Must separate the red areas from the blue areas 2 .
End the fed and replace what the @ @ @ @ @ 3 .
We need to return most federal powers to the states

1. Must separate the red areas from the blue areas
2. End the fed and replace what the fed does with the treasury
3. We need to return most federal powers to the states
4. Major system upgrades
5. Law Upgrade
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6. Law Upgrade
7. End Fake News
8. Elites held accountable for their crimes
9. End Globalism and Mass Immigration
AO


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Top Obama Admin Officials Testify Under Oath There Was NEVER ANY EVIDENCE of Russia Collusion by the

Top Obama Admin Officials Testify Under Oath There Was NEVER ANY EVIDENCE of Russia Collusion by the Trump Campaign – SILENCE?

President Trump , in a Friday morning interview on “ Fox & Friends , ” said there would be “ @ @ @ @ @ the release of a trove of House Intelligence Committee transcripts — which showed Obama-era officials @ @ @ @ @ empirical evidence ” of the Trump campaign conspiring with Russia to gain an edge in @ @ @ @ @ Trump comments come after sources told Fox News on Thursday night that a further document @ @ @ @ @ the coming days .
Sources said the tranche of documents would be “ a bombshell @ @ @ @ @ documents would show high-level Obama administration involvement in the origin of the Russia investigation .

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
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President Trump, in a Friday morning interview on “Fox & Friends,” said there would be “more to come” after the release of a trove of House Intelligence Committee transcripts — which showed Obama-era officials saying they had no “empirical evidence” of the Trump campaign conspiring with Russia to gain an edge in the 2016 election.
The Trump comments come after sources told Fox News on Thursday night that a further document release could take place in the coming days. Sources said the tranche of documents would be “a bombshell,” hinting that the documents would show high-level Obama administration involvement in the origin of the Russia investigation.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--Robin Griffiths on Why There Won’t Be a New Bull Market Until 2023

Robin Griffiths joined Jim Puplava on a recent edition of the Financial Sense Newshour .
Robin told listeners why he believes we ’ re in a bear market rally and why he doesn ’ t think there will be another bull market until 2023 .
See below for excerpts from his interview on the Financial Sense Newshour .
For audio see , The Unwinding of the Petrodollar and the New Currency Era .
So , the initial part of the rally , because it ’ s their closing , is incredibly violent .
Then of course , others coming in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best stocks anyway .
And that ’ s why it can feed on itself .
With the money around provided by the Fed , encouraged by the president , I think this is quite dangerous .
But even on the U.S. chart , it ’ s still a bear market rally .
In reality , both the biggest falls and the biggest rises take place in bear markets .
The ratio is something like 18 out of the last 20 .
The more violent and sudden you see a rally after a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a bear market rally .
If you think about it on February 12 , the U.S. S & P 500 was at a new all-time high in a roaring bull market .
Then when it started to go a little bit weak , the traders would have said , ‘ let ’ s sell something easy to sell that ’ s very liquid , we ’ ll do a trade and maybe short Amazon or Apple.
’ And then suddenly , to their great surprise , courtesy of a germ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an urgent need to close that and make the profit by buying back and of course they know other traders in the same position .
There ’ s one other thing which technicians know that normal people don ’ t know .
If you ask most people , ‘ when do the biggest raises take place ?
’ They say , ‘ oh , when we ’ re in a bull market.
’ And when did the biggest falls take place ?
They ’ d say , ‘ oh , in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And it ’ s logical , but it ’ s not what happens .
So , I think in this particular period , the rally in the U.S. is better than you ’ re going to get elsewhere .
There ’ s something else interesting , the top five stocks , mainly in the high-tech area like Facebook , Netflix , Amazon , Alphabet and Microsoft , they are up 5 to 6 % .
The rest of the market is nothing like that .
Yeah , I ’ m sorry to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally .
Our market is down a couple of percent in England .
But the reason why the U.S. is different is it is a big and powerful economy and you are in the period running up to a presidential election .
And there ’ s so much money around it .
I was reminded of Senator Everett Dirksen who used to say , ‘ a billion here and a billion there , ’ and you ’ re talking real money .
Well , now we ’ re doing it in trillions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next thing .
I talked to the owners of the little restaurants where I regularly like to eat , and they ’ re all going ‘ gosh , a month , we can hang in there and if you really push us , but it ’ ll hurt , call it two months and if it goes on any more than that we ’ re out of here.
’ Now , the government , in the U.K. , and I ’ m sure the U.S. has done similarly , is perfectly willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , so that they can get through this and come back later .
But the business owners don ’ t want those loans because all it means is when we get back to some sort of normal , they ’ re living under a burden of debt , which they ’ ve got to service and pay back .
They ’ re not expecting interest rates to stay almost zero forever because if you print enough money , it ’ s got to be serviced in the long run .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been through in my life .
It may well be that the only one that was possibly worse , was the 1929-1933 period .
When you get out the chart and look back at all the previous bear markets I ’ ve lived through and 1972 to 1975 was pretty scary .
This is worse .
As we entered the beginning of this year , I was writing in my newsletter that the cycles looked as though they were about to stop turning down now .
And next year and the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be very negative .
Then , this is in January , I said , but as it happens in America , you are in the period running up to the presidential election , and all sorts of good things happen—that ’ s typically a bullish thing .
In January over here , England didn ’ t know whether it wanted to leave Europe or not .
We had an election , which was a landslide victory to Boris Johnson making it clear Britain is going to leave Europe .
We ’ ve got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to spend money , and particularly in the northern part of England , because it was the northern voters who voted for Boris saying , get on with it .
And then of course , instead of that happening , we then get a disease right out of the blue .
So , the good news was going to delay the setback in America and in Britain , but it was already taking place elsewhere .
Then along comes the virus and said , ‘ no , no , no , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Which , of course , nobody could have forecast that I don ’ t think even in China , they knew quite what was happening even though they were ahead of us .
We ’ re back on track now and the prediction from my cycles was next year and the year after were going to be very , very tough economic years .
If I had to put a date on the beginnings of a proper new bull market , it ’ s 2023 .
Then I think the next generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the driving seat .
There ’ re a lot of new technologies that they will want , and they ’ ll have quite an exciting thing and they ’ re quite likely coming up from much lower levels than we are now .
And all sorts of things that we old baby boomers got used to , this new generation has a whole new set of things that they can do .
If you think about built-in 5G and things like that , one can easily tell a bullish scenario .
But we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all this debt .
We ’ ve got to get houses and certain assets back down to levels where a normal person can afford a property to live in .
So all of that ’ s got to return to something when nice young people with proper jobs can afford an economic activity that doesn ’ t look as though that will happen until 2023 .
So , we ’ ve got a tough period to get through .
In trying to hang it together with this disease , I think the yield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
But as soon as governments say start going back to work , the death rate will pick back up again .
So , there can be subsequent humps .
We will be getting news from pharmaceutical companies encouraged by government money to bring on potential vaccines , and some of them will be helpful , but they wouldn ’ t have passed all the tests so that they ’ re available at least till the end of this year .
And that ’ s super early , it should normally take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world , this whole disaster is going to rumble on round .
So I think it is very serious indeed and we ’ re trying to survive .

by FS
Robin Griffiths joined Jim Puplava on a recent edition of the Financial Sense Newshour. Robin told listeners why he believes we’re in a bear market rally and why he doesn’t think there will be another bull market until 2023. See below for excerpts from his interview on the Financial Sense Newshour.
For audio see, The Unwinding of the Petrodollar and the New Currency Era.
So, the initial part of the rally, because it’s their closing, is incredibly violent. Then of course, others coming in saying well, they’re the best stocks anyway. And that’s why it can feed on itself. With the money around provided by the Fed, encouraged by the president, I think this is quite dangerous. But even on the U.S. chart, it’s still a bear market rally.
In reality, both the biggest falls and the biggest rises take place in bear markets. The ratio is something like 18 out of the last 20. The more violent and sudden you see a rally after a big fall, in my mind, immediately it’s a bear market rally. If you think about it on February 12, the U.S. S&P 500 was at a new all-time high in a roaring bull market. Then when it started to go a little bit weak, the traders would have said, ‘let’s sell something easy to sell that’s very liquid, we’ll do a trade and maybe short Amazon or Apple.’ And then suddenly, to their great surprise, courtesy of a germ, they were up 30% they have an urgent need to close that and make the profit by buying back and of course they know other traders in the same position.
There’s one other thing which technicians know that normal people don’t know. If you ask most people, ‘when do the biggest raises take place?’ They say, ‘oh, when we’re in a bull market.’ And when did the biggest falls take place? They’d say, ‘oh, in a bear market.’ But that sounds right. And it’s logical, but it’s not what happens.
So, I think in this particular period, the rally in the U.S. is better than you’re going to get elsewhere. There’s something else interesting, the top five stocks, mainly in the high-tech area like Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft, they are up 5 to 6%. The rest of the market is nothing like that.
Yeah, I’m sorry to say it’s a bear market rally . Our market is down a couple of percent in England. But the reason why the U.S. is different is it is a big and powerful economy and you are in the period running up to a presidential election. And there’s so much money around it. I was reminded of Senator Everett Dirksen who used to say, ‘a billion here and a billion there,’ and you’re talking real money. Well, now we’re doing it in trillions and I’m thinking quadrillions are the next thing.
I talked to the owners of the little restaurants where I regularly like to eat, and they’re all going ‘gosh, a month, we can hang in there and if you really push us, but it’ll hurt, call it two months and if it goes on any more than that we’re out of here.’ Now, the government, in the U.K., and I’m sure the U.S. has done similarly, is perfectly willing to make almost free loans available to these people, so that they can get through this and come back later.
But the business owners don’t want those loans because all it means is when we get back to some sort of normal, they’re living under a burden of debt, which they’ve got to service and pay back. They’re not expecting interest rates to stay almost zero forever because if you print enough money, it’s got to be serviced in the long run.
This is probably the worst economic situation that I have been through in my life. It may well be that the only one that was possibly worse, was the 1929-1933 period. When you get out the chart and look back at all the previous bear markets I’ve lived through and 1972 to 1975 was pretty scary. This is worse.
As we entered the beginning of this year, I was writing in my newsletter that the cycles looked as though they were about to stop turning down now. And next year and the year after, we’re going to be very negative. Then, this is in January, I said, but as it happens in America, you are in the period running up to the presidential election, and all sorts of good things happen—that’s typically a bullish thing.
In January over here, England didn’t know whether it wanted to leave Europe or not. We had an election, which was a landslide victory to Boris Johnson making it clear Britain is going to leave Europe. We’ve got a dominant Tory party, which is going to spend money, and particularly in the northern part of England, because it was the northern voters who voted for Boris saying, get on with it. And then of course, instead of that happening, we then get a disease right out of the blue.
So, the good news was going to delay the setback in America and in Britain, but it was already taking place elsewhere. Then along comes the virus and said, ‘no, no, no, we’re going to do it now.’ Which, of course, nobody could have forecast that I don’t think even in China, they knew quite what was happening even though they were ahead of us.
We’re back on track now and the prediction from my cycles was next year and the year after were going to be very, very tough economic years. If I had to put a date on the beginnings of a proper new bull market, it’s 2023. Then I think the next generation, the millennials, will be in the driving seat. There’re a lot of new technologies that they will want, and they’ll have quite an exciting thing and they’re quite likely coming up from much lower levels than we are now. And all sorts of things that we old baby boomers got used to, this new generation has a whole new set of things that they can do. If you think about built-in 5G and things like that, one can easily tell a bullish scenario.
But we’ve got to get rid of all this debt. We’ve got to get houses and certain assets back down to levels where a normal person can afford a property to live in. So all of that’s got to return to something when nice young people with proper jobs can afford an economic activity that doesn’t look as though that will happen until 2023. So, we’ve got a tough period to get through.
In trying to hang it together with this disease, I think the yield curve of the death rate will flatten out. But as soon as governments say start going back to work, the death rate will pick back up again. So, there can be subsequent humps.
We will be getting news from pharmaceutical companies encouraged by government money to bring on potential vaccines, and some of them will be helpful, but they wouldn’t have passed all the tests so that they’re available at least till the end of this year. And that’s super early, it should normally take longer than that. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, this whole disaster is going to rumble on round. So I think it is very serious indeed and we’re trying to survive.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--The Wost Economic News in US History

The Wost Economic News in US History

52 % Of Small Businesses “ Expect To Be Out Of Business Within Six Months ” ; Shocking New Survey There is nothing in our history that even comes close if these survey results materialize .
The charts in this article are jaw dropping .
Worst month on month performance by a factor of ten .
Expect continued strong performance in the equities markets as they play in piles of new money up to 30 feet deep .
With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus , April ’ s colossal surge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April , the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday — by far the most sudden and largest decline since the government began tracking the data in 1939 .
Those losses follow steep cutbacks in March as well , when employers slashed 870,000 jobs .
Those two months amount to layoffs so severe , they more than double the 8.7 million jobs lost during the financial crisis .
For many Americans who lost their jobs and their homes in the 2008 financial crisis , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years to rebound from those setbacks .
When the economy eventually did crawl back , US employers added 22.8 million jobs over 10 years — a victory for all those who had weathered the Great Recession .
Now , the coronavirus pandemic stings not only because of the public health crisis it has inflicted — but also because it wiped out nearly that whole decade of job gains in just two months .

52% Of Small Businesses “Expect To Be Out Of Business Within Six Months”; Shocking New Survey
www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/52-small-businesses-expect-be-out-business-within-six-months-shocking-new-survey
There is nothing in our history that even comes close if these survey results materialize.
Worst Jobs Report In History: 20.5 Million Jobs Lost As Unemployment Rate Hits Record 14.7%
www.zerohedge.com/markets/worst-jobs-report-history-205-million-jobs-lost-unemployment-rate-hits-record-147
The charts in this article are jaw dropping. Worst month on month performance by a factor of ten.
Expect continued strong performance in the equities markets as they play in piles of new money up to 30 feet deep.
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Record 20.5 million American jobs lost in April. Unemployment rate soars to 14.7%
With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, April’s colossal surge in unemployment delivered a historic blow to workers.
The US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday — by far the most sudden and largest decline since the government began tracking the data in 1939.
Those losses follow steep cutbacks in March as well, when employers slashed 870,000 jobs. Those two months amount to layoffs so severe, they more than double the 8.7 million jobs lost during the financial crisis.
For many Americans who lost their jobs and their homes in the 2008 financial crisis, this moment reopens old wounds. It took years to rebound from those setbacks. When the economy eventually did crawl back, US employers added 22.8 million jobs over 10 years — a victory for all those who had weathered the Great Recession.
Now, the coronavirus pandemic stings not only because of the public health crisis it has inflicted — but also because it wiped out nearly that whole decade of job gains in just two months.
www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/economy/a…index.html
www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-c…29914.html
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-09--RNC Chairwoman Drops BOMB on Media Outlets who Did Not Cover Allegation Against Joe Biden

Mike Breast from Washington Examiner reports , Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is calling for the networks that ignored @ @ @ @ @ former Vice President Joe Biden to be barred from hosting any 2020 presidential debate .

Mike Breast from Washington Examiner reports, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is calling for the networks that ignored the sexual assault allegation against former Vice President Joe Biden to be barred from hosting any 2020 presidential debate.
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