investmentwatchblog--2020-10-15--The Covid19 Stakes: time for Johnson & Starmer to choose their riders

Thus far in these columns , I have had very little to say about the Labour leader Keir Starmer .
This is partly because there ’ s not much one can say about him : he has no charisma , no elucidated vision , no enthusiasm , and even less imagination .
He ’ s the sort of bloke who makes you want to scrawl something backwards on his forehead when he ’ s asleep , in the hope that he ’ ll see it in the bathroom mirror later .
Something like , I don ’ t know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Covid19 ?
” Quite a few in the British pressgang this morning are , unbelievably , congratulating he of the facial flat screen for having “ at last ” come up with a distinctive Covid policy .
They must be blind….or bought : having spotted that Boris Johnson has overruled the latest Whitty madness , all Starmer has done is side with the Boys from Pharmafia and predict utter disaster unless what Labour now calls a “ short circuit ’ total lockdown is applied .
Indeed , at the PMQs just completed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this point .
Mr Starmer is and always has been part of the Corporacratic-to-Green Reset envisaged by Davos and the world ’ s varietal Whitehalls .
I have posted before to the effect that , as and when BoJo ’ s services are no longer required , Sir Humphrey ’ s game plan will be a National Unity hotch-potch led by Starmer and Hunt .
However , this blatant piece of cynicism by Starmer is , I fancy , somewhat ill-judged .
Meanwhile , what of the much-vilified Mr Cummings ?
It seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man who chucks the ice-bucket at his boss with the words , “ Wake up ” .
Stand by to watch carefully as BoJo edges away from Manflu Halfcock….er , on the other hand , stand and stare as Boris considers moving to the “ circuit breaker ” lockdown if his tier system fails to work .
This represents the endlessly infuriating element of dealing with the Johnson administration : the rapidly ageing chestnut of “ following the science ” is now a nonsense , but in two different ways – because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Pharmafia , whereas the PM is is as always primarily concerned with the survival of Boris Johnson .
It is a classic case of saying to both Hancock and Sunak , “ I think you may well be right…..and if you are , I ’ ll be right behind you ” .
Trouble is , given the timescales involved , I think it unlikely that either man can be proved right before Boris needs to take a decision .
For myself , I am in no doubt that the Chancellor is far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Health Secretary ; further , I must record here that Rishi Sunak is already fabulously wealthy and less open to a bung than any of the other players .
It is hugely relevant to the Constitutional crisis we face that , far from being discreet about the disagreement between the PM and the model peddlers , the latter group of unelected pseudo-science has gone out of its way over the last 36 hours to pin all blame for whatever happens on the occupant of Number Ten .
This is typical of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this world… .
they run from accountability as the Devil runs from crucifixes soaked in Holy Water .
As indeed does Boris .
How else can one conclude on these observations other than to declare , “ A plague on both your houses ” ….preferably , something more devastating than the tepid killer Covid19 .
But looking further ahead , Keir Starmer is the one making by far the biggest gamble .
For if , as looks likely , the hysterical projections of the Narrative pushers prove yet again to be boys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go .
One finds no sense in any of this – no desire to do the best for the common good , no ability to revisit the data and accept the now blindingly obvious Big Mistake that has been made .
As Solzhenitsyn noted of the Soviets , they “ never made mistakes ” .
This was what , in the end , rendered them extinct .
Set against this , we must recognise that – in fieldwork that ended just three days ago , an Ipsos MORI poll found that seven out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas where coronavirus is rising , and a similar number support implementing local lockdowns where they live if needed .
This is therefore no time for those who study the data to rest on laurels and assume that the Pharmafia narrative is doomed to revelation as the disgraceful myth it is .
The search for smoking guns – and hacks in the MSM who will write about them – must continue at full throttle .

by John Ward
Thus far in these columns, I have had very little to say about the Labour leader Keir Starmer. This is partly because there’s not much one can say about him: he has no charisma, no elucidated vision, no enthusiasm, and even less imagination. He’s the sort of bloke who makes you want to scrawl something backwards on his forehead when he’s asleep, in the hope that he’ll see it in the bathroom mirror later. Something like, I don’t know, “How about a an Opposition policy on Covid19?”
Quite a few in the British pressgang this morning are, unbelievably, congratulating he of the facial flat screen for having “at last” come up with a distinctive Covid policy.
They must be blind….or bought: having spotted that Boris Johnson has overruled the latest Whitty madness, all Starmer has done is side with the Boys from Pharmafia and predict utter disaster unless what Labour now calls a “short circuit’ total lockdown is applied. Indeed, at the PMQs just completed, the Labour leader pressed hard on this point.
Mr Starmer is and always has been part of the Corporacratic-to-Green Reset envisaged by Davos and the world’s varietal Whitehalls. I have posted before to the effect that, as and when BoJo’s services are no longer required, Sir Humphrey’s game plan will be a National Unity hotch-potch led by Starmer and Hunt. However, this blatant piece of cynicism by Starmer is, I fancy, somewhat ill-judged.
Meanwhile, what of the much-vilified Mr Cummings? It seems he is enjoying a second coming as the man who chucks the ice-bucket at his boss with the words, “Wake up”. Stand by to watch carefully as BoJo edges away from Manflu Halfcock….er, on the other hand, stand and stare as Boris considers moving to the “circuit breaker” lockdown if his tier system fails to work.
This represents the endlessly infuriating element of dealing with the Johnson administration: the rapidly ageing chestnut of “following the science” is now a nonsense, but in two different ways – because Hancock is slavishly repeating the lies of The Pharmafia, whereas the PM is is as always primarily concerned with the survival of Boris Johnson.
It is a classic case of saying to both Hancock and Sunak, “I think you may well be right…..and if you are, I’ll be right behind you”.
Trouble is, given the timescales involved, I think it unlikely that either man can be proved right before Boris needs to take a decision. For myself, I am in no doubt that the Chancellor is far closer to fiscal and economic reality than the Health Secretary; further, I must record here that Rishi Sunak is already fabulously wealthy and less open to a bung than any of the other players.
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It is hugely relevant to the Constitutional crisis we face that, far from being discreet about the disagreement between the PM and the model peddlers, the latter group of unelected pseudo-science has gone out of its way over the last 36 hours to pin all blame for whatever happens on the occupant of Number Ten.
This is typical of the Sedwills, Whittys, Fergusons and Horbys of this world…. they run from accountability as the Devil runs from crucifixes soaked in Holy Water. As indeed does Boris.
How else can one conclude on these observations other than to declare, “A plague on both your houses”….preferably, something more devastating than the tepid killer Covid19.
But looking further ahead, Keir Starmer is the one making by far the biggest gamble. For if, as looks likely, the hysterical projections of the Narrative pushers prove yet again to be boys crying wolf, he has nowhere to go.
One finds no sense in any of this – no desire to do the best for the common good, no ability to revisit the data and accept the now blindingly obvious Big Mistake that has been made. As Solzhenitsyn noted of the Soviets, they “never made mistakes”. This was what, in the end, rendered them extinct.
Set against this, we must recognise that – in fieldwork that ended just three days ago, an Ipsos MORI poll found that seven out of ten Britons support local lockdowns in areas where coronavirus is rising, and a similar number support implementing local lockdowns where they live if needed.
This is therefore no time for those who study the data to rest on laurels and assume that the Pharmafia narrative is doomed to revelation as the disgraceful myth it is.
The search for smoking guns – and hacks in the MSM who will write about them – must continue at full throttle.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-15--The 2020 Election Bamboozle: We Are All Victims of the Deep State’s Con Game

by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute This is not an election .
This is a con game , a scam , a grift , a hustle , a bunko , a swindle , a flimflam , a gaffle , and a bamboozle .
In this carefully choreographed scheme to strip the American citizenry of our power and our rights , “ we the people ” are nothing more than marks , suckers , stooges , mugs , rubes , or gulls .
We are victims of the Deep State ’ s confidence game .
Every confidence game has six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lay the groundwork for the illusion ; 2 ) the approach whereby the victim is contacted ; 3 ) the build-up to make the victim feel like they ’ ve got a vested interest in the outcome ; 4 ) the corroboration ( aided by third-party conspirators ) to legitimize that the scammers are , in fact , on the up-and-up ; 5 ) the pay-off , in which the victim gets to experience some small early “ wins ” ; and 6 ) the “ hurrah ” — a sudden manufactured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of urgency .
In this particular con game , every candidate dangled before us as some form of political savior—including Donald Trump and Joe Biden—is part of a long-running , elaborate scam intended to persuade us that , despite all appearances to the contrary , we live in a constitutional republic .
In this way , the voters are the dupes , the candidates are the shills , and as usual , it ’ s the Deep State rigging the outcome .
Terrorist attacks , pandemics , civil unrest : these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sense of urgency and help us feel invested in the outcome of the various elections , but it doesn ’ t change much in the long term .
No matter who wins this election , we ’ ll all still be prisoners of the Deep State .
We just haven ’ t learned to recognize our prison walls as such .
It ’ s like that old British television series The Prisoner , which takes place in a mysterious , self-contained , cosmopolitan , seemingly idyllic retirement community known only as The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever on individuality and freedom , The Prisoner ( 17 episodes in all ) centers around a British secret agent who abruptly resigns only to find himself imprisoned , monitored by militarized drones , and interrogated in The Village , a beautiful resort with parks and green fields , recreational activities and even a butler .
While luxurious , the Village is a virtual prison disguised as a seaside paradise : its inhabitants have no true freedom , they can not leave the Village , they are under constant surveillance , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Village are stripped of their individuality and identified only by numbers .
First broadcast in Great Britain 50-some years ago , The Prisoner dystopian television series —described as “ James Bond meets George Orwell filtered through Franz Kafka ” —confronted societal themes that are still relevant today : the rise of a police state , the loss of freedom , round-the-clock surveillance , the corruption of government , totalitarianism , weaponization , group think , mass marketing , and the tendency of human beings to meekly accept their lot in life as prisoners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The series ’ protagonist , played by Patrick McGoohan is Number Six .
Number Two , the Village administrator , acts as an agent for the unseen and all-powerful Number One , whose identity is not revealed until the final episode .
“ I am not a number .
I am a free man , ” was the mantra chanted on each episode of The Prisoner , which was largely written and directed by Patrick McGoohan , who also played the title role .
In the opening episode ( “ The Arrival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two , who explains to him that he is in The Village because information stored “ inside ” his head has made him too valuable to be allowed to roam free “ outside.
” Throughout the series , Number Six is subjected to interrogation tactics , torture , hallucinogenic drugs , identity theft , mind control , dream manipulation , and various forms of social indoctrination and physical coercion in order to “ persuade ” him to comply , give up , give in and subjugate himself to the will of the powers-that-be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resists the Village ’ s indoctrination methods , struggles to maintain his own identity , and attempts to escape his captors .
“ I will not make any deals with you , ” he pointedly remarks to Number Two .
“ I ’ ve resigned .
I will not be pushed , filed , stamped , indexed , debriefed or numbered .
My life is my own.
” Yet no matter how far Number Six manages to get in his efforts to escape , it ’ s never far enough .
Watched by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Six ’ s attempts to escape are continuously thwarted by ominous white balloon-like spheres known as “ rovers.
” Still , he refuses to give up .
“ Unlike me , ” he says to his fellow prisoners , “ many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment , and will die here like rotten cabbages.
” Number Six ’ s escapes become a surreal exercise in futility , each episode an unfunny , unsettling Groundhog ’ s Day that builds to the same frustrating denouement : there is no escape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wired , “ Rebellion always comes at a price .
During the acclaimed run of The Prisoner , Number Six is tortured , battered and even body-snatched : In the episode ‘ Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling , ’ his mind is transplanted to another man ’ s body .
Number Six repeatedly escapes The Village only to be returned to it in the end , trapped like an animal , overcome by a restless energy he can not expend , and betrayed by nearly everyone around him.
” The series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is to gain one ’ s freedom in a society in which prison walls are disguised within the seemingly benevolent trappings of technological and scientific progress , national security and the need to guard against terrorists , pandemics , civil unrest , etc .
As Thill noted , “ The Prisoner was an allegory of the individual , aiming to find peace and freedom in a dystopia masquerading as a utopia.
” The Prisoner ’ s Village is also an apt allegory for the American Police State : it gives the illusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a prison : controlled , watchful , inflexible , punitive , deadly and inescapable .
The American Police State , much like The Prisoner ’ s Village , is a metaphorical panopticon , a circular prison in which the inmates are monitored by a single watchman situated in a central tower .
Because the inmates can not see the watchman , they are unable to tell whether or not they are being watched at any given time and must proceed under the assumption that they are always being watched .
Eighteenth century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison to be a cheaper and more effective means of “ obtaining power of mind over mind , in a quantity hitherto without example.
” Bentham ’ s panopticon , in which the prisoners are used as a source of cheap , menial labor , has become a model for the modern surveillance state in which the populace is constantly being watched , controlled and managed by the powers-that-be while funding its existence .
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide : this is the new mantra of the architects of the Deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Amazon , Netflix , Google , Instagram , etc. )
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They see your every move : what you read , how much you spend , where you go , with whom you interact , when you wake up in the morning , what you ’ re watching on television and reading on the internet .
Every move you make is being monitored , mined for data , crunched , and tabulated in order to amass a profile of who you are , what makes you tick , and how best to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary to bring you in line .
When the government sees all and knows all and has an abundance of laws to render even the most seemingly upstanding citizen a criminal and lawbreaker , then the old adage that you ’ ve got nothing to worry about if you ’ ve got nothing to hide no longer applies .
Apart from the obvious dangers posed by a government that feels justified and empowered to spy on its people and use its ever-expanding arsenal of weapons and technology to monitor and control them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which we will be forced to choose between obeying the dictates of the government—i.e.
, the law , or whatever a government official deems the law to be—and maintaining our individuality , integrity and independence .
When people talk about privacy , they mistakenly assume it protects only that which is hidden behind a wall or under one ’ s clothing .
The courts have fostered this misunderstanding with their constantly shifting delineation of what constitutes an “ expectation of privacy.
” And technology has furthered muddied the waters .
However , privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do or say behind locked doors .
It is a way of living one ’ s life firm in the belief that you are the master of your life , and barring any immediate danger to another person ( which is far different from the carefully crafted threats to national security the government uses to justify its actions ) , it ’ s no one ’ s business what you read , what you say , where you go , whom you spend your time with , and how you spend your money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1984—where “ you had to live—did live , from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard , and , except in darkness , every movement scrutinized ” —has now become our reality .
We now find ourselves in the unenviable position of being monitored , managed , corralled and controlled by technologies that answer to government and corporate rulers .
Consider that on any given day , the average American going about his daily business will be monitored , surveilled , spied on and tracked in more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government and corporate eyes and ears .
A byproduct of this new age in which we live , whether you ’ re walking through a store , driving your car , checking email , or talking to friends and family on the phone , you can be sure that some government agency , whether the NSA or some other entity , is listening in and tracking your behavior .
This doesn ’ t even begin to touch on the corporate trackers that monitor your purchases , web browsing , Facebook posts and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Stingray devices mounted on police cars to warrantlessly track cell phones , Doppler radar devices that can detect human breathing and movement within in a home , license plate readers that can record up to 1800 license plates per minute , sidewalk and “ public space ” cameras coupled with facial recognition and behavior-sensing technology that lay the groundwork for police “ pre-crime ” programs , police body cameras that turn police officers into roving surveillance cameras , the internet of things : all of these technologies ( and more ) add @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s little room for indiscretions , imperfections , or acts of independence—especially not when the government can listen in on your phone calls , read your emails , monitor your driving habits , track your movements , scrutinize your purchases and peer through the walls of your home .
As French philosopher Michel Foucault concluded in his 1975 book Discipline and Punish , “ Visibility is a trap.
” This is the electronic concentration camp—the panopticon prison—the Village—in which we are now caged .
It is a prison from which there will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government and its corporate allies have anything to say about it .
None of this will change , no matter who wins this upcoming presidential election .
And that ’ s the hustle , you see : because despite all of the work being done to help us buy into the fantasy that things will change if we just elect the right candidate , the day after a new president is sworn in , we ’ ll still find ourselves prisoners of the Village .
This should come as no surprise to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the escapist blue pill , who haven ’ t fallen for the Deep State ’ s phony rhetoric , who haven ’ t been lured in by the promise of a political savior : we never stopped being prisoners .
So how do you escape ?
For starters , resist the urge to conform to a group mind and the tyranny of mob-think as controlled by the Deep State .
Think for yourself .
Be an individual .
As McGoohan commented in 1968 , “ At this moment individuals are being drained of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As long as people feel something , that ’ s the great thing .
It ’ s when they are walking around not thinking and not feeling , that ’ s tough .
When you get a mob like that , you can turn them into the sort of gang that Hitler had.
” You want to be free ?
Remove the blindfold that blinds you to the Deep State ’ s con game , stop doping yourself with government propaganda , and break free of the political chokehold that has got you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , until you come to terms with the fact that the government is the problem ( no matter which party dominates ) , you ’ ll never be free .
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of .
His new book Battlefield America : The War on the American People is available at .
Whitehead can be contacted at johnw @ rutherford.org .

by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute
This is not an election.
This is a con game, a scam, a grift, a hustle, a bunko, a swindle, a flimflam, a gaffle, and a bamboozle.
In this carefully choreographed scheme to strip the American citizenry of our power and our rights, “we the people” are nothing more than marks, suckers, stooges, mugs, rubes, or gulls.
We are victims of the Deep State’s confidence game.
Every confidence game has six essential stages: 1) the foundation to lay the groundwork for the illusion; 2) the approach whereby the victim is contacted; 3) the build-up to make the victim feel like they’ve got a vested interest in the outcome; 4) the corroboration (aided by third-party conspirators) to legitimize that the scammers are, in fact, on the up-and-up; 5) the pay-off, in which the victim gets to experience some small early “wins”; and 6) the “hurrah”— a sudden manufactured crisis or change of events that creates a sense of urgency.
In this particular con game, every candidate dangled before us as some form of political savior—including Donald Trump and Joe Biden—is part of a long-running, elaborate scam intended to persuade us that, despite all appearances to the contrary, we live in a constitutional republic.
In this way, the voters are the dupes, the candidates are the shills, and as usual, it’s the Deep State rigging the outcome.
Terrorist attacks, pandemics, civil unrest: these are all manipulated crises that add to the sense of urgency and help us feel invested in the outcome of the various elections, but it doesn’t change much in the long term.
No matter who wins this election, we’ll all still be prisoners of the Deep State.
We just haven’t learned to recognize our prison walls as such.
It’s like that old British television series The Prisoner, which takes place in a mysterious, self-contained, cosmopolitan, seemingly idyllic retirement community known only as The Village.
Perhaps the best visual debate ever on individuality and freedom, The Prisoner (17 episodes in all) centers around a British secret agent who abruptly resigns only to find himself imprisoned, monitored by militarized drones, and interrogated in The Village, a beautiful resort with parks and green fields, recreational activities and even a butler.
While luxurious, the Village is a virtual prison disguised as a seaside paradise: its inhabitants have no true freedom, they cannot leave the Village, they are under constant surveillance, all of their movements tracked. Residents of the Village are stripped of their individuality and identified only by numbers.
First broadcast in Great Britain 50-some years ago, The Prisoner dystopian television series —described as “James Bond meets George Orwell filtered through Franz Kafka”—confronted societal themes that are still relevant today: the rise of a police state, the loss of freedom, round-the-clock surveillance, the corruption of government, totalitarianism, weaponization, group think, mass marketing, and the tendency of human beings to meekly accept their lot in life as prisoners in a prison of their own making.
The series’ protagonist, played by Patrick McGoohan is Number Six.
Number Two, the Village administrator, acts as an agent for the unseen and all-powerful Number One, whose identity is not revealed until the final episode.
“I am not a number. I am a free man,” was the mantra chanted on each episode of The Prisoner, which was largely written and directed by Patrick McGoohan, who also played the title role.
In the opening episode (“The Arrival”), Number Six meets Number Two, who explains to him that he is in The Village because information stored “inside” his head has made him too valuable to be allowed to roam free “outside.”
Throughout the series, Number Six is subjected to interrogation tactics, torture, hallucinogenic drugs, identity theft, mind control, dream manipulation, and various forms of social indoctrination and physical coercion in order to “persuade” him to comply, give up, give in and subjugate himself to the will of the powers-that-be.
Number Six refuses to comply.
In every episode, Number Six resists the Village’s indoctrination methods, struggles to maintain his own identity, and attempts to escape his captors. “I will not make any deals with you,” he pointedly remarks to Number Two. “I’ve resigned. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.”
Yet no matter how far Number Six manages to get in his efforts to escape, it’s never far enough.
Watched by surveillance cameras and other devices, Number Six’s attempts to escape are continuously thwarted by ominous white balloon-like spheres known as “rovers.” Still, he refuses to give up. “Unlike me,” he says to his fellow prisoners, “many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages.”
Number Six’s escapes become a surreal exercise in futility, each episode an unfunny, unsettling Groundhog’s Day that builds to the same frustrating denouement: there is no escape.
As journalist Scott Thill concludes for Wired, “Rebellion always comes at a price. During the acclaimed run of The Prisoner, Number Six is tortured, battered and even body-snatched: In the episode ‘Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling,’ his mind is transplanted to another man’s body. Number Six repeatedly escapes The Village only to be returned to it in the end, trapped like an animal, overcome by a restless energy he cannot expend, and betrayed by nearly everyone around him.”
The series is a chilling lesson about how difficult it is to gain one’s freedom in a society in which prison walls are disguised within the seemingly benevolent trappings of technological and scientific progress, national security and the need to guard against terrorists, pandemics, civil unrest, etc.
As Thill noted, “The Prisoner was an allegory of the individual, aiming to find peace and freedom in a dystopia masquerading as a utopia.”
The Prisoner’s Village is also an apt allegory for the American Police State: it gives the illusion of freedom while functioning all the while like a prison: controlled, watchful, inflexible, punitive, deadly and inescapable.
The American Police State, much like The Prisoner’s Village, is a metaphorical panopticon, a circular prison in which the inmates are monitored by a single watchman situated in a central tower. Because the inmates cannot see the watchman, they are unable to tell whether or not they are being watched at any given time and must proceed under the assumption that they are always being watched.
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Eighteenth century social theorist Jeremy Bentham envisioned the panopticon prison to be a cheaper and more effective means of “obtaining power of mind over mind, in a quantity hitherto without example.”
Bentham’s panopticon, in which the prisoners are used as a source of cheap, menial labor, has become a model for the modern surveillance state in which the populace is constantly being watched, controlled and managed by the powers-that-be while funding its existence.
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide: this is the new mantra of the architects of the Deep State and their corporate collaborators (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Instagram, etc.).
Government eyes are watching you.
They see your every move: what you read, how much you spend, where you go, with whom you interact, when you wake up in the morning, what you’re watching on television and reading on the internet.
Every move you make is being monitored, mined for data, crunched, and tabulated in order to amass a profile of who you are, what makes you tick, and how best to control you when and if it becomes necessary to bring you in line.
When the government sees all and knows all and has an abundance of laws to render even the most seemingly upstanding citizen a criminal and lawbreaker, then the old adage that you’ve got nothing to worry about if you’ve got nothing to hide no longer applies.
Apart from the obvious dangers posed by a government that feels justified and empowered to spy on its people and use its ever-expanding arsenal of weapons and technology to monitor and control them, we’re approaching a time in which we will be forced to choose between obeying the dictates of the government—i.e., the law, or whatever a government official deems the law to be—and maintaining our individuality, integrity and independence.
When people talk about privacy, they mistakenly assume it protects only that which is hidden behind a wall or under one’s clothing. The courts have fostered this misunderstanding with their constantly shifting delineation of what constitutes an “expectation of privacy.” And technology has furthered muddied the waters.
However, privacy is so much more than what you do or say behind locked doors. It is a way of living one’s life firm in the belief that you are the master of your life, and barring any immediate danger to another person (which is far different from the carefully crafted threats to national security the government uses to justify its actions), it’s no one’s business what you read, what you say, where you go, whom you spend your time with, and how you spend your money.
Unfortunately, George Orwell’s 1984—where “you had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized”—has now become our reality.
We now find ourselves in the unenviable position of being monitored, managed, corralled and controlled by technologies that answer to government and corporate rulers.
Consider that on any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears.
A byproduct of this new age in which we live, whether you’re walking through a store, driving your car, checking email, or talking to friends and family on the phone, you can be sure that some government agency, whether the NSA or some other entity, is listening in and tracking your behavior.
This doesn’t even begin to touch on the corporate trackers that monitor your purchases, web browsing, Facebook posts and other activities taking place in the cyber sphere.
Stingray devices mounted on police cars to warrantlessly track cell phones, Doppler radar devices that can detect human breathing and movement within in a home, license plate readers that can record up to 1800 license plates per minute, sidewalk and “public space” cameras coupled with facial recognition and behavior-sensing technology that lay the groundwork for police “pre-crime” programs, police body cameras that turn police officers into roving surveillance cameras, the internet of things: all of these technologies (and more) add up to a society in which there’s little room for indiscretions, imperfections, or acts of independence—especially not when the government can listen in on your phone calls, read your emails, monitor your driving habits, track your movements, scrutinize your purchases and peer through the walls of your home.
As French philosopher Michel Foucault concluded in his 1975 book Discipline and Punish, “Visibility is a trap.”
This is the electronic concentration camp—the panopticon prison—the Village—in which we are now caged.
It is a prison from which there will be no escape. Certainly not if the government and its corporate allies have anything to say about it.
As Glenn Greenwald notes:
“The way things are supposed to work is that we’re supposed to know virtually everything about what [government officials] do: that’s why they’re called public servants. They’re supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that’s why we’re called private individuals. This dynamic – the hallmark of a healthy and free society – has been radically reversed. Now, they know everything about what we do, and are constantly building systems to know more. Meanwhile, we know less and less about what they do, as they build walls of secrecy behind which they function. That’s the imbalance that needs to come to an end. No democracy can be healthy and functional if the most consequential acts of those who wield political power are completely unknown to those to whom they are supposed to be accountable.”
None of this will change, no matter who wins this upcoming presidential election.
And that’s the hustle, you see: because despite all of the work being done to help us buy into the fantasy that things will change if we just elect the right candidate, the day after a new president is sworn in, we’ll still find ourselves prisoners of the Village.
This should come as no surprise to those who haven’t been taking the escapist blue pill, who haven’t fallen for the Deep State’s phony rhetoric, who haven’t been lured in by the promise of a political savior: we never stopped being prisoners.
So how do you escape? For starters, resist the urge to conform to a group mind and the tyranny of mob-think as controlled by the Deep State.
Think for yourself. Be an individual. As McGoohan commented in 1968, “At this moment individuals are being drained of their personalities and being brainwashed into slaves… As long as people feel something, that’s the great thing. It’s when they are walking around not thinking and not feeling, that’s tough. When you get a mob like that, you can turn them into the sort of gang that Hitler had.”
You want to be free? Remove the blindfold that blinds you to the Deep State’s con game, stop doping yourself with government propaganda, and break free of the political chokehold that has got you marching in lockstep with tyrants and dictators.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, until you come to terms with the fact that the government is the problem (no matter which party dominates), you’ll never be free.
WC: 2357
ABOUT JOHN W. WHITEHEAD
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute . His new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People is available at www.amazon.com . Whitehead can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-15--US Dollar (DXY) Loses Bull Optimism and a Chance for Fast Recovery

Federal Reserve in an attempt to save the economy from the effects of the pandemic drives the US Dollar to @ @ @ @ @ Pressure on the Currency ?
In order to recharge the COVID-stricken economy and raise prices @ @ @ @ @ stocks to housings , the Federal Reserve has started a bold , unparalleled plan .
@ @ @ @ @ maintaining short-term interest rates below the pace of inflation , likely through a long run @ @ @ @ @ One major factor is the change to the policy framework for the Federal Reserve , @ @ @ @ @ that interest rates will remain close to null until inflation rises marginally above 2 % @ @ @ @ @ stock was well sold at the Powell Press Conference on Wednesday and Thursday .
While @ @ @ @ @ to lift interest rates until its inflation target of 2 percent is reached – maybe @ @ @ @ @ been no more clarity as to when its monetary policies will be changed to generate @ @ @ @ @ economic development .

by Usman Salis
Federal Reserve in an attempt to save the economy from the effects of the pandemic drives the US Dollar to a standstill
Image source: Twitter @BenJohn05984059
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What Is Putting Pressure on the Currency?
In order to recharge the COVID-stricken economy and raise prices of all items, from stocks to housings, the Federal Reserve has started a bold, unparalleled plan. The Fed strategy relies on maintaining short-term interest rates below the pace of inflation, likely through a long run of the return curve.
One major factor is the change to the policy framework for the Federal Reserve, Sager said, that promises that interest rates will remain close to null until inflation rises marginally above 2% for some time.
Inflation Targets Weigh on the Dollar
The stock was well sold at the Powell Press Conference on Wednesday and Thursday. While the Fed has vowed not to lift interest rates until its inflation target of 2 percent is reached – maybe years away – there has been no more clarity as to when its monetary policies will be changed to generate inflation and to facilitate U.S. economic development.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-15--Is this the end of yield?

Is this the end of yield?

A feature of my career has been both lower interest-rates and bond yields .
There have been many occasions when it did not feel like that !
For example I remember asking Legal and General why they were buying the UK Long bond ( Gilt ) at a yield of 15 % .
Apologies if I have shocked millennial and Generation Z readers there .
There was also the day in 1992 when the UK fell out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism and interest-rates were not only raised to 12 % but another rise to 15 % was also announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scrapped as that example of Forward Guidance did not even survive into the next day .
These days the numbers for interest-rates and yields have become much lower , For example it seemed something of a threshold when the benchmark UK bond or Gilt yield crossed 2 % .
That was mostly driven by the concept of it being at least in theory ( we have an inflation target of 2 % per annum ) the threshold between having a real yield and not having one .
The threshold however was soon bypassed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in price terms .
So much in fact that we moved a decimal point as 2.0 % became 0.2 % .
In fact it is very close to the latter ( 0.22 % ) as I type this .
What happened to the Bond Vigilantes ?
We get something of an insight into this by looking at the case of Italy .
In the Euro area crisis we saw its benchmark bond yield rise above 7 % and if we compare then to now everything is worse .
That is from the Italian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been followed this week by this from the IMF .
So the IMF have made this year look better but taken half of that away next year .
Actually it makes a mockery of the forecasting process because if you do better then surely that should continue ?
But , for our purposes today , the issue is of a large fall in economic output in double-digits .
This especially matters for Italy because we know from our long-running “ Girlfriend in a Coma ” theme that it struggles to grow in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ground we have to question not only when it will regain it but also if it will ?
Switching to debt dynamics ANSA also reported this .
Those numbers raise a wry smile as we were told back in the day by the Euro area that 120 % on this measure was significant .
That was quite an own goal at the time but now it has been left well behind .
As to the projected declines I would ignore them as they are a given in official forecasts but the reality is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jackie Wilson .
Actually Italy has over time been relatively successful in terms of its annual deficit but not now .
In a Bond Vigilante world we would see a soaring bond yields as we note all metrics being worse .
Whereas last week I noted this .
This represents quite a move in the opposite direction from when the infamous “ ‘ We are not here to close spreads .
This is not the function or the mission of the ECB.
’ ” quote from ECB President Christine Lagarde saw the yield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as recent as March .
Monday brought more of the same .
Actually the bond market rally has continued meaning that at 0.64 % the Italian benchmark yield is below the US one at 0.72 % .
This has led some to conclude that Italy is more creditworthy than the US , but perhaps they just have a sense of humour .
John Authers of Bloomberg puts it like this .
Take care with the last bit because if I recall my history correctly Italy began around 1870 .
But the fundamental point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vigilante theme relating to economic problems is presently defunct .
In fact we see the opposite of it in markets as you make the most money from markets which start with the worst prospects as there is more to gain .
This is a subtext which does still continue .
Only on Monday we noted that Turkey had to pay 6.5 % for a US Dollar bond .
Some of the exchange-rate risk is removed by issuing in US Dollars but not all because at some point Turkish Lira need to be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks stellar right now .
There is also Argentina where yields are between 40 % and 50 % .
These are special cases where the yields mostly reflect an expected fall in the currency .
I have looked at Italy in detail because it illustrates so many of the points at hand .
It should be seeing bond yield rises if we apply past thinking styles but we are seeing its doppelganger .
The situation is very similar in Greece where the benchmark bond yield is 0.78 % .
If we look wider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Adding in inflation means that the situation gets worse for bond owners .
There is a familiar theme here because those who own bonds have had quite a party .
But the hangover is on its way for future owners who see a market where the profits have already been taken , so what is left for them ?
I have left out until now the major cause of the moves in recent times which has been all the QE bond buying by central banks .
An example of this will take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the Bank of England buys another £1.473 billion .
The market price for bonds these days is what the central bank is willing to pay .
If you can call it a market price .
Next comes the issue that countries are relying on this and here is the Governor of the Bank of Italy in Corriere della Sera 2.4 % high ?
So we arrive at my point which is that the central bankers will drive yields ever lower and as to any turn it will require quite a change as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

by Shaun Richards
A feature of my career has been both lower interest-rates and bond yields. There have been many occasions when it did not feel like that! For example I remember asking Legal and General why they were buying the UK Long bond ( Gilt) at a yield of 15%. Apologies if I have shocked millennial and Generation Z readers there. There was also the day in 1992 when the UK fell out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism and interest-rates were not only raised to 12% but another rise to 15% was also announced. The latter by the way was scrapped as that example of Forward Guidance did not even survive into the next day.
These days the numbers for interest-rates and yields have become much lower, For example it seemed something of a threshold when the benchmark UK bond or Gilt yield crossed 2%. That was mostly driven by the concept of it being at least in theory ( we have an inflation target of 2% per annum) the threshold between having a real yield and not having one. The threshold however was soon bypassed as the Gilt market continued to surge in price terms. So much in fact that we moved a decimal point as 2.0% became 0.2%. In fact it is very close to the latter ( 0.22%) as I type this.
What happened to the Bond Vigilantes?
We get something of an insight into this by looking at the case of Italy. In the Euro area crisis we saw its benchmark bond yield rise above 7% and if we compare then to now everything is worse.
In the second quarter of 2020 the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised downwards by 13% to the previous
quarter (from 12.8%)………In Q2, Gross disposable income of consumer households decreased in nominal terms by 5.8% with respect to the previous quarter, while final consumption expenditure decreased by 11.5% in nominal terms. Thus, the saving rate increased to 18.6%, 5.3 percentage points higher than in the previous quarter.
That is from the Italian Statistics Office last week. It has been followed this week by this from the IMF.
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its Italy GDP forecast for 2020 to -10.6%, from June’s -12.8%.
That is an improvement of 2.2 percentage points.
But the IMF cut its Italian growth forecast for next year.
GDP is now expected to rise 5.2% in 2021, 1.1 percentage points lower than the 6.3% forecast in June. ( ANSA)
So the IMF have made this year look better but taken half of that away next year. Actually it makes a mockery of the forecasting process because if you do better then surely that should continue? But, for our purposes today, the issue is of a large fall in economic output in double-digits. This especially matters for Italy because we know from our long-running “Girlfriend in a Coma” theme that it struggles to grow in the better times. So if it loses ground we have to question not only when it will regain it but also if it will?
Switching to debt dynamics ANSA also reported this.
The IMF also said Italy’s public debt will rise to 161.8% of GDP this year, from 134.8% last year, and will then fall to 158.3% in 2021 and 152.6% in 2025.
Those numbers raise a wry smile as we were told back in the day by the Euro area that 120% on this measure was significant. That was quite an own goal at the time but now it has been left well behind. As to the projected declines I would ignore them as they are a given in official forecasts but the reality is that the numbers keep singing along with Jackie Wilson.
You know your love (your love keeps lifting me)
Keep on lifting (love keeps lifting me)
Higher (lifting me)
Higher and higher (higher)
Actually Italy has over time been relatively successful in terms of its annual deficit but not now.
The IMF sees a budget deficit of 13% this year and 6.2% next, falling to 2.5% by 2025.
In a Bond Vigilante world we would see a soaring bond yields as we note all metrics being worse. Whereas last week I noted this.
Italian 10-Year Government #Bond #Yield Falls To Lowest In More Than A Year At 0.765% – RTRS
This represents quite a move in the opposite direction from when the infamous “‘We are not here to close spreads. This is not the function or the mission of the ECB.’” quote from ECB President Christine Lagarde saw the yield head for 3%. That was as recent as March.
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Monday brought more of the same.
Italy‘s 10-year and 30-year sovereign bond yields have dropped to all time-lows of 0.72% and 1.59%, respectively. ( @fwred)
Actually the bond market rally has continued meaning that at 0.64% the Italian benchmark yield is below the US one at 0.72%. This has led some to conclude that Italy is more creditworthy than the US, but perhaps they just have a sense of humour. John Authers of Bloomberg puts it like this.
Forza Italia! The Italian spread over German bunds is the lowest in three years, while the yield on Italian bonds is the lowest since at least 1320: (h/t Jim Reid, @DeutscheBank )
Take care with the last bit because if I recall my history correctly Italy began around 1870.
But the fundamental point that Italy illustrates is that the Bond Vigilante theme relating to economic problems is presently defunct. In fact we see the opposite of it in markets as you make the most money from markets which start with the worst prospects as there is more to gain.
What about exchange-rate problems Shaun?
This is a subtext which does still continue. Only on Monday we noted that Turkey had to pay 6.5% for a US Dollar bond. Some of the exchange-rate risk is removed by issuing in US Dollars but not all because at some point Turkish Lira need to be used to repay it. But 6.5% looks stellar right now. There is also Argentina where yields are between 40% and 50%.
These are special cases where the yields mostly reflect an expected fall in the currency.
Comment
I have looked at Italy in detail because it illustrates so many of the points at hand. It should be seeing bond yield rises if we apply past thinking styles but we are seeing its doppelganger. The situation is very similar in Greece where the benchmark bond yield is 0.78%. If we look wider around the world we see this.From Bloomberg.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. says the stockpile of developed sovereign debt with a negative yields adjusted for inflation has doubled over the past two years to $31 trillion. As the Federal Reserve prepares to let prices run hotter to fix the pandemic-hit labor market, the Wall Street bank has a message for investors: Get used to it.“Despite how logic defying the phenomenon is, negative real yields will likely stay with us for a long period to come,” wrote strategists including Boyang Liu and Eddie Yoon.
Adding in inflation means that the situation gets worse for bond owners. There is a familiar theme here because those who own bonds have had quite a party. But the hangover is on its way for future owners who see a market where the profits have already been taken, so what is left for them?
I have left out until now the major cause of the moves in recent times which has been all the QE bond buying by central banks. An example of this will take place this afternoon in my home country when the Bank of England buys another £1.473 billion. The market price for bonds these days is what the central bank is willing to pay. If you can call it a market price. Next comes the issue that countries are relying on this and here is the Governor of the Bank of Italy in Corriere della Sera
Then there is the average cost of debt. Right now it’s 2.4%. It is a high value.
2.4% high? So we arrive at my point which is that the central bankers will drive yields ever lower and as to any turn it will require quite a change as they sing along with McFadden & Whitehead.
Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now!
We’re on the move!
Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now!
We’ve got the groove!


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-15--Ross Kay: Is Trudeau About to Tax Your Home Equity?

Plus , why “ record ” real estate stats are false…

Howe Street, Released on 10/13/20
Plus, why “record” real estate stats are false…
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--A Farewell To ARMs: The Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Share Dwindles To 2% In Latest Mortgage Bankers Ass

A Farewell To ARMs: The Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Share Dwindles To 2% In Latest Mortgage Bankers Association Report)

Back in 2011 , former HUD and Freddie Mac Chief Economist Michael Lea wrote an article entitled “ Do We Need the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage ?
” We argued that plain vanilla ARMs ( without teaser rates and other tricked-up products during the housing bubble ) offered consumers advantages over fixed-rate mortgages ( FRMs ) .
The answer to that question has just been answered : adjustable rate mortgages as a percentage of all mortgages has fallen to its lowest level since financial crisis and The Great Recession .
The reason ?
First , consumers flock towards ARMs when mortgage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to The Federal Reserve ’ s interest rate policies ( as shown below ) .
Lea and I argued that there are certain advantages to ARMs for consumers ( see paper at link ) , such as a lower mortgage rate on average .
Also , empirically mortgage rates on average fall negating the “ fear factor ” of mortgage rates rising on an ARM reset .
The latest mortgage applications volumes from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the ARM % has dwindled to 2 % .
Yes , it is A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ernest Hemingway envisioned .

by confoundedinterest17
Back in 2011, former HUD and Freddie Mac Chief Economist Michael Lea wrote an article entitled “Do We Need the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage?” We argued that plain vanilla ARMs (without teaser rates and other tricked-up products during the housing bubble) offered consumers advantages over fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs).
The answer to that question has just been answered: adjustable rate mortgages as a percentage of all mortgages has fallen to its lowest level since financial crisis and The Great Recession.
The reason? First, consumers flock towards ARMs when mortgage rates decline. In part, thanks to The Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies (as shown below).
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Lea and I argued that there are certain advantages to ARMs for consumers (see paper at link), such as a lower mortgage rate on average.
Also, empirically mortgage rates on average fall negating the “fear factor” of mortgage rates rising on an ARM reset.
The latest mortgage applications volumes from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the ARM% has dwindled to 2%.
Yes, it is A Farewell To ARMs, but not as Ernest Hemingway envisioned.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Market uncertainty: gold price, dollar’s key levels to watch now – Gary Wagner

With so much uncertainty surrounding the presidential election and fiscal stimulus , how is the gold market digesting the latest @ @ @ @ @ key support and resistance levels to watch for , says Gary Wagner , editor of @ @ @ @ @ been a technical market analyst for 25 years .
A frequent contributor to STOCKS & @ @ @ @ @ also written for Futures Magazine as well as Barrons .
He is the executive producer @ @ @ @ @ , ” a daily video newsletter .
He has been a speaker for financial seminars @ @ @ @ @ Dow Jones Financial Symposium which travels throughout the world.. Coauthor of “ Trading Applications Of @ @ @ @ @ John Wiley publication .

Kitco News, Released on 10/13/20
With so much uncertainty surrounding the presidential election and fiscal stimulus, how is the gold market digesting the latest news? These are the key support and resistance levels to watch for, says Gary Wagner, editor of TheGoldForecast.com.
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Gary Wagner has been a technical market analyst for 25 years. A frequent contributor to STOCKS & COMMODITIES Magazine, he has also written for Futures Magazine as well as Barrons. He is the executive producer of “The Gold Forecast,” a daily video newsletter. He has been a speaker for financial seminars including Futures West and the Dow Jones Financial Symposium which travels throughout the world.. Coauthor of “Trading Applications Of Japanese Candlestick Charting” a John Wiley publication.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Sen. Mazie Hirono: Sen. Mazie Hirono asks ACB if she ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors

But wait there is more !

Sen. Mazie Hirono asks ACB "since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?" pic.twitter.com/6JgLkoIXIF — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 13, 2020
But wait there is more!
Sen. Cornyn just asked Amy Coney Barrett to hold up her notes she brought with her. She held up a blank piece of paper. She isn't taking notes. She's that smart. pic.twitter.com/CmoFgMmTvt — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) October 13, 2020
Props:
Props to Amy Coney Barrett for keeping a straight face through Whitehouse's signs. pic.twitter.com/T7B84cfUD9 — Steven Crowder (@scrowder) October 13, 2020
More dumb questions:
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WATCH: Senator @amyklobuchar just asked Judge Barrett whether it's illegal under federal law to intimidate voters at the polls. Barrett refused to answer. Then Klobuchar read her the law. Astonishing. pic.twitter.com/cxoIaXTP9e — Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) October 13, 2020
Klobuchar being schooled:
Imbecilic @CoryBooker just asked the mother of two black children if she condemns white supremacy just so he could gaslight about Trump. Gross.
pic.twitter.com/lESnnvla1i — Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) October 13, 2020
Kamala Harris pulled an “I’m speaking” on ACB pic.twitter.com/g9aETvjfY0 — Jewish Deplorable 🇺🇸 (@TrumpJew) October 13, 2020
h/t JADR


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--UK government urging parents of kids from age two to get free flu jab

This year , children aged two and three , all primary school children , and children in school year 7 @ @ @ @ @ flu vaccination by the NHS .
I urge all parents and guardians to make sure @ @ @ @ @ More information can be found at t.co/JjucuecKSx

This year, children aged two and three, all primary school children, and children in school year 7 will be offered a free flu vaccination by the NHS. I urge all parents and guardians to make sure their child is protected.
More information can be found at t.co/JjucuecKSx
— Steve Baker MP (@SteveBakerHW) October 13, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Giuliani and Bannon got their hands on Hunter Bidens laptop – and you are going to bust out laughing

Giuliani and Bannon got their hands on Hunter Bidens laptop – and you are going to bust out laughing when you see what was on it.

BREAKING : Giuliani and Bannon got their hands on Hunter Biden ’ s laptop and turned it over to the @ @ @ @ @ t.co/GIMsmQcMzN

BREAKING: Giuliani and Bannon got their hands on Hunter Biden’s laptop and turned it over to the NY Post and the FBI t.co/GIMsmQcMzN
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) October 14, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Trump supporter pulls down his mask to eat a handful of nuts and immediately gets kicked off the air

Trump supporter pulls down his mask to eat a handful of nuts and immediately gets kicked off the airplane!

It appears they really hated his Trump mask and Trump hat .

It appears they really hated his Trump mask and Trump hat.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Confessions from a paid shill.

Confessions from a paid shill.

I can ’ t name names for privacy reasons .
The gist of what I do is teach computers to do sentiment analysis on social media posts that are of interest to clients , tag them based on their various properties ( author , sentiments , keywords , etc ) , and add them to a giant graph of all social media posts we ’ re interested in , who else has retweeted them or the link , who responded to them , etc .
We use this to estimate exposure numbers and influence , and try to isolate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are causing an opinion to form .
( Ideally , on the order of minutes or hours instead of days or weeks . )
Once we isolate key people , we look for people we know are in their upstream — people that they read posts from , but who themselves are less influential .
( This uses the same social media graph built before . )
We then either start flame wars with bots to derail the conversations that are influencing influential people ( think nonsense reddit posts about conspiracies that sound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have said ) , or else send off specific tasks for sockpuppets ( changing this wording of an idea here ; cause an ideological split there ; etc ) .
The goal is to keep opinions we don ’ t want fragmented and from coalescing in to a single voice for long enough that the memes we do want can , at which points they ’ ve gotten a head start on going viral and tend to capture a larger-than-otherwise share of media attention .
( All of the stuff above is basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( usually farmed out to an LLC with a generic name working for the marketing firm contracted by the big firm ; deniability is a word frequently said ) , once you ’ re above a certain size . )
Careful analysis of online communities ( or reading the papers where they got caught ) would tell you that various nations are using similar technologies against their citizens and other nations .
It ’ s not entirely about business that China is concerned with building a domestic social network , and DARPA runs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and influence , on behalf of the Pentagon .

I can’t name names for privacy reasons.
The gist of what I do is teach computers to do sentiment analysis on social media posts that are of interest to clients, tag them based on their various properties (author, sentiments, keywords, etc), and add them to a giant graph of all social media posts we’re interested in, who else has retweeted them or the link, who responded to them, etc. We use this to estimate exposure numbers and influence, and try to isolate the key people in a social graph which are causing an opinion to form. (Ideally, on the order of minutes or hours instead of days or weeks.)
Once we isolate key people, we look for people we know are in their upstream — people that they read posts from, but who themselves are less influential. (This uses the same social media graph built before.) We then either start flame wars with bots to derail the conversations that are influencing influential people (think nonsense reddit posts about conspiracies that sound like Markov chains of nonsense other people have said), or else send off specific tasks for sockpuppets (changing this wording of an idea here; cause an ideological split there; etc).
The goal is to keep opinions we don’t want fragmented and from coalescing in to a single voice for long enough that the memes we do want can, at which points they’ve gotten a head start on going viral and tend to capture a larger-than-otherwise share of media attention.
(All of the stuff above is basically the “standard” for online PR (usually farmed out to an LLC with a generic name working for the marketing firm contracted by the big firm; deniability is a word frequently said), once you’re above a certain size.)
Careful analysis of online communities (or reading the papers where they got caught) would tell you that various nations are using similar technologies against their citizens and other nations. It’s not entirely about business that China is concerned with building a domestic social network, and DARPA runs extensive research programs on social graph analysis and influence, on behalf of the Pentagon.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency block on subpoena for his tax returns

• President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to block lower court decisions that would give the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s Office access to years of his income tax returns .
• Trump ’ s request is pending the filing of his planned request that the high court hear his appeal of the lower court rulings that allowed that subpoena to the Mazars USA accounting firm .
• Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is seeking the tax returns and other records as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of the president ’ s company , the Trump Organization .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Tuesday to block lower court rulings that would give the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office access to years of his income tax returns .
Trump ’ s lawyers filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court asking the court to issue a stay , or suspension , of a grand jury subpoena demanding those tax returns and other financial records from his accountants .
The request is pending the president ’ s plan to formally ask the high court hear his appeal of the lower court rulings that have allowed that @ @

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to block lower court decisions that would give the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office access to years of his income tax returns.
Trump’s request is pending the filing of his planned request that the high court hear his appeal of the lower court rulings that allowed that subpoena to the Mazars USA accounting firm.
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. is seeking the tax returns and other records as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of the president’s company, the Trump Organization.
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block lower court rulings that would give the Manhattan District Attorney’s office access to years of his income tax returns.
Trump’s lawyers filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court asking the court to issue a stay, or suspension, of a grand jury subpoena demanding those tax returns and other financial records from his accountants.
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The request is pending the president’s plan to formally ask the high court hear his appeal of the lower court rulings that have allowed that subpoena.
www.cnbc.com/2020/10/13/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-subpoena-for-his-tax-returns.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--In private phone call with J leaders, Cuomo admits that his restrictions are based on fear, NOT scie

In private phone call with J leaders, Cuomo admits that his restrictions are based on fear, NOT science

BREAKING : In private phone call with Jewish leaders , Cuomo admits that his restrictions are based on fear , @ @ @ @ @ shifting the blame to de Blasio for the order he signed

BREAKING: In private phone call with Jewish leaders, Cuomo admits that his restrictions are based on fear, NOT science
He then tries shifting the blame to de Blasio for the order he signed
pic.twitter.com/G2ji0Y6iJU
— Jewish Deplorable 🇺🇸 (@TrumpJew) October 13, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Europe’s plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent – Green New Deal

With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 , the European Union has committed to creating a greener world for future generations .
In this bold talk , Ursula von der Leyen , President of the European Commission , details the challenges and opportunities that come with transitioning an entire continent to clean energy — and shows why fixing climate change calls for everyone to take action .
This talk was part of the Countdown Global Launch on 10.10.2020 .
Countdown is TED ’ s global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 , in the race to a zero-carbon world .
“ We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history , ” says Prince William , The Duke of Cambridge .
Inspired by President John F. Kennedy ’ s “ Moonshot , ” he calls on everyone to rise to our greatest challenge ever : the “ Earthshot.
” A set of ambitious objectives for the planet , the Earthshot goals seek to protect and restore nature , clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a waste-free world and fix the climate — all in the next decade .
To do it , we ’ ll need people in all corners of the globe working together with urgency , creativity and the belief that it is possible to repair the Earth .
This is the full version If any of you don ’ t know – this wasn ’ t really something AOC dreamed up .
Nothing with the elites is organic , ever .

With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union has committed to creating a greener world for future generations. In this bold talk, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, details the challenges and opportunities that come with transitioning an entire continent to clean energy — and shows why fixing climate change calls for everyone to take action.
This talk was part of the Countdown Global Launch on 10.10.2020. Countdown is TED’s global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world.
“We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history,” says Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot,” he calls on everyone to rise to our greatest challenge ever: the “Earthshot.” A set of ambitious objectives for the planet, the Earthshot goals seek to protect and restore nature, clean the air, revive oceans, build a waste-free world and fix the climate — all in the next decade. To do it, we’ll need people in all corners of the globe working together with urgency, creativity and the belief that it is possible to repair the Earth.
They’re presenting “The Great Reset”
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This is the full version
If any of you don’t know – this wasn’t really something AOC dreamed up. Nothing with the elites is organic, ever.
h/t AO


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Rep. Sheldon Whitehouse just spent the last 20 minutes detailing Dark Money in the Judicial Branch

Excellent coverage and details of Dark Money corruption by Rep. Whitehouse Link for those interested : Whitehouse Starts at 1:44:50

Excellent coverage and details of Dark Money corruption by Rep. Whitehouse
Link for those interested: Whitehouse Starts at 1:44:50
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--It’s Better To Lose Money For Now

It’s Better To Lose Money For Now

We love narrative busters .
Those are facts that destroy commonly held beliefs which are often based on a lack of detailed analysis due to bias .
One commonly held belief is New York and California are dying .
While it ’ s true many people have left New York , these two states combined have seen an increase in their share of the country ’ s GDP over the years , as you can see from the chart below .
Based on the 2020 census , California is set to lose a congressional seat ( 52 from 53 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been losing electoral college votes for years .
Even still , they are important parts of the economy .
This is not a political point .
It explains why movie production companies don ’ t want to release movies nationally until these 2 states are fully open .
Whenever there is a negative headline on polarizing areas , negative bias is reinforced .
We ’ re just focused on the facts .
Pandemics and natural disasters affect the most vulnerable the most because they don ’ t have access to the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and they don ’ t have extra savings stashed away in case of emergency .
Wealthy people always manage to be okay .
If the planet was being destroyed , wealthy people find a way to move to another one quicker than anyone else .
The chart on the left shows the COVID-19 recession and recovery .
As you can see , high skilled workers are in fine shape , but low skilled workers have barely recovered .
They are nowhere near their recessionary average even though low skilled workers are usually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the most replaceable .
The chart on the right shows inequality as measured by the GINI coefficient .
Inequality increases in pandemics , not that we have many to go by .
It ’ s amazing that in the prior expansion people complained about inequality and the stock market not representing the economy and all those trends went into overdrive .
The stock market is driven by mega cap tech firms that don ’ t have many employees relative to their size .
They contract out low-level jobs like janitorial services .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ t benefit from the success of the company like they used to .
Small Businesses Need Help Now The fact that small businesses are in trouble actually helps large companies for now because it means less competition .
The stock market doesn ’ t care much about whether a stimulus passes in October or early next year .
It only cares about uncertainty .
Small businesses actually need the money as soon as possible .
They care about a stimulus passing before the election .
It won ’ t matter to them if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widely available in a couple months if they can ’ t survive this month .
According to Opportunity Insights , -24.1 % fewer small businesses were open as of September 24th compared to January .
As you can see from the chart above , 34 % of small business owners couldn ’ t afford rent in October .
The goal should be for policymakers to help these people out as long as it takes until business is back to normal .
46 % of beauty salons couldn ’ t pay their October rent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will fully come back once COVID-19 is fully under control .
Small businesses don ’ t have access to the forgiving bond market which is desperate for risk .
40 % of restaurants and gyms can ’ t pay their rent .
That ’ s bad news because colder weather will prevent people from wanting to eat out .
Here is one of the craziest stats you will hear in 2020 .
According to Joel Greenblatt , “ If you bought every company that lost money in 2019 that had a market cap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] you ’ ll be up 65 % so far this year.
” We all know the money losers have done well because of low rates and because tech companies that cater to the COVID-19 economy have seen a boost in sales .
The key point here is that you didn ’ t need to be a genius to do well .
In fact , this macro call was all you needed .
You didn ’ t even need to know what these companies do .
You probably aren ’ t a stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well this year .
In fact , the worse the fundamentals , the better the returns .
Some have convinced themselves all these money losers are going to be the next big thing .
It ’ s unlikely they will all thrive if they compete with each other and currently aren ’ t profitable .
As of the end of September , growth stocks in the S & P 500 beat value stocks by 32 % in 2020 .
From 1995 to 2019 , the best year for growth over value was 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period was great for growth as value only beat it 10 times ( 4 of those were by just 1 % ) .
The 10 % correction in the stock market in September was irrelevant to stopping speculation .
Traders survived the March crash ; the correction in September was nothing .
They followed their old playbook of buying the dip .
Only individual traders speculating wildly in options were burnt .
As you can see from the chart below , options industry volumes have been much higher this year than any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when individual traders who don ’ t know anything get access to these speculative instruments .
Individual trading is popular because of the advent of free trading brokerages , smartphone technology , and the rising stock market .
As you can see from the charts below , Robinhood has almost 4 times as many users as E*TRADE did in 2000 ( both leading brokerages at the time ) .
Unfortunately , losses get democratized instead of access to markets when literally everyone gets involved with risky strategies .
New York and California are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy .
This recession hurt low skill jobs the most .
The stimulus needs to come as quickly as possible to help small businesses .
Money losing stocks have done well in 2020 .
Options activity is very high this year .
There are almost 4 times more retail accounts at the top brokerage in 2020 as compared to 2000 because of the advent of smartphones .
Everyone is in the market which is a bad sign .

by UPFINA
We love narrative busters. Those are facts that destroy commonly held beliefs which are often based on a lack of detailed analysis due to bias. One commonly held belief is New York and California are dying. While it’s true many people have left New York, these two states combined have seen an increase in their share of the country’s GDP over the years, as you can see from the chart below.
New York and California as a % of US GDP. pic.twitter.com/XE2Hs5hKGV — Cullen Roche (@cullenroche) October 12, 2020
Based on the 2020 census, California is set to lose a congressional seat (52 from 53) for the first time. New Yok has been losing electoral college votes for years. Even still, they are important parts of the economy. This is not a political point. It explains why movie production companies don’t want to release movies nationally until these 2 states are fully open. Whenever there is a negative headline on polarizing areas, negative bias is reinforced. We’re just focused on the facts.
K Shaped Recovery
Pandemics and natural disasters affect the most vulnerable the most because they don’t have access to the best healthcare, they aren’t mobile, and they don’t have extra savings stashed away in case of emergency. Wealthy people always manage to be okay. If the planet was being destroyed, wealthy people find a way to move to another one quicker than anyone else. The chart on the left shows the COVID-19 recession and recovery.
Pandemics have historically propelled inequality (right) & it’s proving to be true during current crisis … left chart shows drop in low-skilled vs. high-skilled employment—spread much wider than “normal” for other recessions @TS_Lombard @BLS_gov @cepr_org pic.twitter.com/3QzcGlY874 — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) October 12, 2020
As you can see, high skilled workers are in fine shape, but low skilled workers have barely recovered. They are nowhere near their recessionary average even though low skilled workers are usually hit the hardest by recessions because they are the most replaceable.
The chart on the right shows inequality as measured by the GINI coefficient. Inequality increases in pandemics, not that we have many to go by. It’s amazing that in the prior expansion people complained about inequality and the stock market not representing the economy and all those trends went into overdrive. The stock market is driven by mega cap tech firms that don’t have many employees relative to their size. They contract out low-level jobs like janitorial services. That means the low-level people don’t benefit from the success of the company like they used to.
Small Businesses Need Help Now
The fact that small businesses are in trouble actually helps large companies for now because it means less competition. The stock market doesn’t care much about whether a stimulus passes in October or early next year. It only cares about uncertainty. Small businesses actually need the money as soon as possible. They care about a stimulus passing before the election. It won’t matter to them if quicker COVID-19 testing and better treatments are widely available in a couple months if they can’t survive this month. According to Opportunity Insights, -24.1% fewer small businesses were open as of September 24th compared to January.
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34% of Small Business Owners Couldn't Pay October Rent Leading the way are:
Beauty Salons (46%)
Restaurants (40%)
Gym/Fitness (40%) @Alignable @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/x9jCVM6Kj7 — RealtorProblemz (@RealtorProblemz) October 12, 2020
As you can see from the chart above, 34% of small business owners couldn’t afford rent in October. The goal should be for policymakers to help these people out as long as it takes until business is back to normal. 46% of beauty salons couldn’t pay their October rent. The hopeful theory is that demand will fully come back once COVID-19 is fully under control. Small businesses don’t have access to the forgiving bond market which is desperate for risk. 40% of restaurants and gyms can’t pay their rent. That’s bad news because colder weather will prevent people from wanting to eat out.
This Market Is Bonkers
Here is one of the craziest stats you will hear in 2020. According to Joel Greenblatt, “If you bought every company that lost money in 2019 that had a market cap over $1 billion [261 firms] you’ll be up 65% so far this year.” We all know the money losers have done well because of low rates and because tech companies that cater to the COVID-19 economy have seen a boost in sales.
The key point here is that you didn’t need to be a genius to do well. In fact, this macro call was all you needed. You didn’t even need to know what these companies do. You probably aren’t a stock picking genius if you have done very well this year. In fact, the worse the fundamentals, the better the returns. Some have convinced themselves all these money losers are going to be the next big thing. It’s unlikely they will all thrive if they compete with each other and currently aren’t profitable.
Speculation Is High
As of the end of September, growth stocks in the S&P 500 beat value stocks by 32% in 2020. From 1995 to 2019, the best year for growth over value was 17% in the late 1990s. This period was great for growth as value only beat it 10 times (4 of those were by just 1%).
The 10% correction in the stock market in September was irrelevant to stopping speculation. Traders survived the March crash; the correction in September was nothing. They followed their old playbook of buying the dip. Only individual traders speculating wildly in options were burnt. As you can see from the chart below, options industry volumes have been much higher this year than any other year since 2011.
A truly wild chart – options industry volumes are crushing records in 2020. September saw ADV of more than 30 million contracts, close to double the average of the previous 9 years: pic.twitter.com/T2o4q0v5GY — Hide Not Slide (@HideNotSlide) October 12, 2020
The worst is when individual traders who don’t know anything get access to these speculative instruments. Individual trading is popular because of the advent of free trading brokerages, smartphone technology, and the rising stock market. As you can see from the charts below, Robinhood has almost 4 times as many users as E*TRADE did in 2000 (both leading brokerages at the time). Unfortunately, losses get democratized instead of access to markets when literally everyone gets involved with risky strategies.
These charts stood out in the excellent write-up on 2020's retail mania. Same in Asia. In Korea, retail now represents 60-70% of all trades. Looking very bubbly. Some other markets such as Taiwan, Malaysia worrying, too. t.co/UNMr5F8Fnh pic.twitter.com/nXIlyqoQoi — Fritz (@Fritz844) October 12, 2020
Conclusion
New York and California are actually growing their share of the American economy. This recession hurt low skill jobs the most. The stimulus needs to come as quickly as possible to help small businesses. Money losing stocks have done well in 2020. Options activity is very high this year. There are almost 4 times more retail accounts at the top brokerage in 2020 as compared to 2000 because of the advent of smartphones. Everyone is in the market which is a bad sign.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Another investor taking a 5% stake in GME

2/4 $ GME `` Over one or two or three years they can change & improve , for a better @ @ @ @ @ no longer unloved , & get multiple expansion… Situations of rehabilitation and transformation are bumpy @ @ @ @ @ , and we may want to average down on the position…

2/4 $GME "Over one or two or three years they can change & improve, for a better outlook, so they are no longer unloved, & get multiple expansion… Situations of rehabilitation and transformation are bumpy, with ups and downs, and we may want to average down on the position…
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) October 13, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--This bubble can have a massive blow-off top before a major bear market. Let history guide you.

History repeats itself. This bubble can have a massive blow-off top before a major bear market. Let history guide you. pic.twitter.com/v7nFYJED4T — Hoz (@Hoz94s) October 13, 2020
Central banks have broken the relationship between bond #yields and the economy! pic.twitter.com/nXQL3ZavFk — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) October 13, 2020
Cboe intraday U.S. equity put/call ratio currently at the lowest since 2011 pic.twitter.com/nEcrYFSKeK — Sarah Ponczek (@SarahPonczek) October 13, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--AMC Theatres could run out of money by the end of the year

“ Boosting liquidity won ’ t be easy without a return to business-as-usual .
It ’ s exploring additional debt @ @ @ @ @ , and even potential sales of assets .
But AMC threw cold water on those @ @ @ @ @ a significant risk that these potential sources of liquidity will not be realized or that @ @ @ @ @ generate the material amounts of additional liquidity that would be required until the company is @ @ @ @ @ levels of operating revenues , ” AMC said .
”

www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/media/amc-theatres-money-movies/index.html
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“Boosting liquidity won’t be easy without a return to business-as-usual. It’s exploring additional debt financing, renegotiations with landlords, and even potential sales of assets. But AMC threw cold water on those options. “There is a significant risk that these potential sources of liquidity will not be realized or that they will be insufficient to generate the material amounts of additional liquidity that would be required until the company is able to achieve more normalized levels of operating revenues,” AMC said.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Disney says its ‘primary focus’ for entertainment is streaming — announces a major reorg

Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions , as streaming becomes the most important facet of the company ’ s media business .
On Monday , the company revealed that in order to further accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy , it would be centralizing its media businesses into a single organization that will be responsible for content distribution , ad sales and Disney+ .
Shares of the company jumped more than 5 % during after-hours trading following the announcement .
The move by Disney comes as the global coronavirus pandemic has crippled its theatrical business and ushered more customers toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Disney has 100 million paid subscribers across its streaming offerings , more than half of whom are subscribers to Disney+ .
“ I would not characterize it as a response to Covid , ” CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC ’ s Julia Boorstin on “ Closing Bell ” on Monday .
“ I would say Covid accelerated the rate at which we made this transition , but this transition was going to happen anyway.
” “ We are tilting the scale pretty dramatically [ toward streaming ] , ” Chapek said on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company is looking at all investments , including dividends , as it seeks to increase its spend on new content .
Chapek said the board of directors will have the final say on Disney ’ s dividend payouts .
Only last week , activist investor Dan Loeb called on Chapek to end the company ’ s annual $ 3 billion dividend to divert more capital to new Disney+ content .

Disney is restructuring its media and entertainment divisions, as streaming becomes the most important facet of the company’s media business.
On Monday, the company revealed that in order to further accelerate its direct-to-consumer strategy, it would be centralizing its media businesses into a single organization that will be responsible for content distribution, ad sales and Disney+.
Shares of the company jumped more than 5% during after-hours trading following the announcement.
The move by Disney comes as the global coronavirus pandemic has crippled its theatrical business and ushered more customers toward its streaming options. As of August, Disney has 100 million paid subscribers across its streaming offerings, more than half of whom are subscribers to Disney+.
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“I would not characterize it as a response to Covid,” CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin on “Closing Bell” on Monday. “I would say Covid accelerated the rate at which we made this transition, but this transition was going to happen anyway.”
“We are tilting the scale pretty dramatically [toward streaming],” Chapek said on “Closing Bell,” noting that the company is looking at all investments, including dividends, as it seeks to increase its spend on new content. Chapek said the board of directors will have the final say on Disney’s dividend payouts.
Only last week, activist investor Dan Loeb called on Chapek to end the company’s annual $3 billion dividend to divert more capital to new Disney+ content.
www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/disney-reorganizes-to-focus-on-streaming-direct-to-consumer.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Craig Hemke – Unlimited, Endless, Infinite Amount of Dollar Creation. Merry-Go-Round of Money Printi

Craig Hemke – Unlimited, Endless, Infinite Amount of Dollar Creation. Merry-Go-Round of Money Printing Madness

Financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke is warning people about guaranteed massive money printing such as the country has never seen before .
Hemke says , “ Don ’ t get cute here .
Don ’ t sit there and think gold is going to pull back to $ 1,800 ( per ounce ) , so I am going to wait .
No man , buy some today , and then if it pulls back , buy some more .
We are on this merry-go-round of madness that is not going to slow down .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and your only protection , your only financial protection is to not save in their phony baloney fiat money , the dollar .
Your protection is to save in sound money .
Money that can not be devalued with the stroke of a pen is gold and silver .
That ’ s what I advise .
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.This financial political complex is going to try to keep all of these plates spinning as long as they can .
The only way they can do that going forward from 2020 on is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount of dollar creation .
”

Financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke is warning people about guaranteed massive money printing such as the country has never seen before. Hemke says, “Don’t get cute here. Don’t sit there and think gold is going to pull back to $1,800 (per ounce), so I am going to wait. No man, buy some today, and then if it pulls back, buy some more. We are on this merry-go-round of madness that is not going to slow down. It’s just going to spin faster and faster, and your only protection, your only financial protection is to not save in their phony baloney fiat money, the dollar. Your protection is to save in sound money. Money that cannot be devalued with the stroke of a pen is gold and silver. That’s what I advise. . . .This financial political complex is going to try to keep all of these plates spinning as long as they can. The only way they can do that going forward from 2020 on is an almost unlimited, endless, infinite amount of dollar creation. ”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--Hillary wants to be Biden’s Defense Secretary!

This is so wrong on so… .
Many levels !
The American People Can ’ t Let This Happen .
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE , U.S .
SENATOR , AND BENGHAZI BELITTLER HILLARY CLINTON HAS PENNED A 5000-WORD OPINION EDITORIAL FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE – A SCARCELY-READ YET IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY INDUSTRY PUBLICATION .
THE ARTICLE CLEARLY AIMS TO ESTABLISH CLINTON AS A POTENTIAL BIDEN PICK FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE : ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL CABINET POSITIONS IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT .
The Trump campaign will surely see the audition by the very unpopular Hillary Clinton as a gift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presidential campaign .
The idea of voting for Joe Biden and waking up with Hillary Clinton will send chills up the spine of even many Democrats , to whom both Clinton and Biden represent an old , tired , globalist worldview at odds with a “ progressive ” or even populist Democrat trajectory .
And Clinton appears to know this , too .
Her article contains a number of veiled mea culpas over globalism , though she repeatedly lumps the blame at Donald Trump ’ s door for many of the problems caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his predecessors : “ For decades , policymakers have thought too narrowly about national security and failed to internalize—or fund—a broader approach that encompasses threats not just from intercontinental ballistic missiles and insurgencies but also from cyberattacks , viruses , carbon emissions , online propaganda , and shifting supply chains .
There is no more poignant example than the current administration ’ s failure to grasp that a tourist carrying home a virus can be as dangerous as a terrorist planting a pathogen .
President Barack Obama ’ s national security staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemics , but President Donald Trump ’ s team ignored it , focusing instead on the threat of bioterrorism .
”

This is so wrong on so…. Many levels! The American People Can’t Let This Happen.
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, U.S. SENATOR, AND BENGHAZI BELITTLER HILLARY CLINTON HAS PENNED A 5000-WORD OPINION EDITORIAL FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE – A SCARCELY-READ YET IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY INDUSTRY PUBLICATION. THE ARTICLE CLEARLY AIMS TO ESTABLISH CLINTON AS A POTENTIAL BIDEN PICK FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL CABINET POSITIONS IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
The Trump campaign will surely see the audition by the very unpopular Hillary Clinton as a gift in the final days of the U.S. Presidential campaign. The idea of voting for Joe Biden and waking up with Hillary Clinton will send chills up the spine of even many Democrats, to whom both Clinton and Biden represent an old, tired, globalist worldview at odds with a “progressive” or even populist Democrat trajectory.
And Clinton appears to know this, too.
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Her article contains a number of veiled mea culpas over globalism, though she repeatedly lumps the blame at Donald Trump’s door for many of the problems caused – in a national security sense – by his predecessors:
“For decades, policymakers have thought too narrowly about national security and failed to internalize—or fund—a broader approach that encompasses threats not just from intercontinental ballistic missiles and insurgencies but also from cyberattacks, viruses, carbon emissions, online propaganda, and shifting supply chains. There is no more poignant example than the current administration’s failure to grasp that a tourist carrying home a virus can be as dangerous as a terrorist planting a pathogen. President Barack Obama’s national security staff left a 69-page playbook for responding to pandemics, but President Donald Trump’s team ignored it, focusing instead on the threat of bioterrorism.”
thenationalpulse.com/commentary/vote-biden-get-crooked-hillary-auditions-for-secdef-in-5000-word-pro-biden-article-which-admits-massive-defense-jobs-cuts-plan/


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--TV: Gamliel upgraded to top NY hotel citing allergies, refused to repay $3K cost.

Likud minister , already under fire for evasiveness on how she caught COVID , has cost taxpayer thousands by ‘ mixing private and public ’ use of resources , report says ; she denies it Likud minister Gila Gamliel , already facing calls for her dismissal for violating coronavirus lockdown rules and misleading the Health Ministry about doing so , was accused in a Saturday night TV probe of “ mixing the private and the public ” in terms of her use of taxpayers ’ money and official resources .
Gamliel upgraded to one of New York ’ s most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public purse of thousands of dollars , claiming an allergic reaction to the hotel where she was supposed to stay ; was accompanied by five members of her family on a six-day working visit to Austria in which she did relatively little official work ; and has used her government car and driver to deliver her kids to school , Channel 12 reported .
Gamliel , Israel ’ s minister for environmental protection , said it was unfortunate that the TV station had chosen to attack her with old allegations when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and denied any wrongdoing .

Likud minister, already under fire for evasiveness on how she caught COVID, has cost taxpayer thousands by ‘mixing private and public’ use of resources, report says; she denies it
Likud minister Gila Gamliel, already facing calls for her dismissal for violating coronavirus lockdown rules and misleading the Health Ministry about doing so, was accused in a Saturday night TV probe of “mixing the private and the public” in terms of her use of taxpayers’ money and official resources.
Gamliel upgraded to one of New York’s most expensive hotels at an extra cost to the public purse of thousands of dollars, claiming an allergic reaction to the hotel where she was supposed to stay; was accompanied by five members of her family on a six-day working visit to Austria in which she did relatively little official work; and has used her government car and driver to deliver her kids to school, Channel 12 reported.
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Gamliel, Israel’s minister for environmental protection, said it was unfortunate that the TV station had chosen to attack her with old allegations when she was still battling her COVID-19 infection, and denied any wrongdoing.
www.timesofisrael.com/tv-gamliel-upgraded-to-top-ny-hotel-citing-her-allergies-refused-to-repay-cost/


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-14--IRS fraud!! No Law requiring Americans to pay Income Taxes on their Labor!

Laws mean nothing if you have a corrupt justice system .

Laws mean nothing if you have a corrupt justice system.
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