investmentwatchblog--2020-08-31--Germany To Test Universal Basic Income

Germany To Test Universal Basic Income

The old joke about the 1990s TV show Seinfeld was that it was a show about nothing .
Now it looks like Germany wants to be an economy about nothing .
German University paying scholarships to do nothing A German university is looking for people it can pay to do nothing .
Literally .
They want to pay people to refrain from activities .
Anyone can submit proposals on what they pledge to stop doing , for how long , and why .
The idea is to explore how NOT doing certain activities impacts your life , and the lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you pledge to stop shopping for three weeks , they would study how NOT shopping would cut fuel consumption , plastic waste , etc .
Right now it ’ s just a pilot program that will only select a handful of people .
But if the results prove that doing nothing promotes environmental and social justice , we ’ re already expecting some much bigger funding for the next round .
Just imagine how much better the world would be if we valued laziness and sloth !
And this trend won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that sitting at home and doing nothing is brave and heroic .
Click here to read the full article .
Speaking of doing nothing , “ Universal Basic Income ” is an idea that has caught fire with the Bolsheviks .
The idea is that people should be paid just for existing .
We all just get to collect money that the central bank conjures out of thin air .
Obviously some people think this will cause laziness , and rob people of achieving their full potential .
But others insist it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspire creativity .
So to test the idea , Germany will pay 120 ‘ volunteers ’ €1,200 ( $ 1,400 ) a month for three years to see what happens .
It ’ s almost like Western civilization is rejecting the idea that actual work has to be done to produce the food , clothing , and shelter humans need to survive .
Click here to read the full article .
Germans must walk dogs twice a day under new law Well , here ’ s at least one thing that Germany wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Under a newly introduced plan , all Germans will be required to take their dogs for a walk twice a day , totalling an hour of walking time .
An earlier version of the law required two one-hour walks per day , but that was changed after a backlash .
Still– a little chihuahua needs the same amount of exercise as a Golden Retriever ?
And now Germans will be legally liable if they have a busy day , and don ’ t have a full hour to spare ?
Maybe next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pats and belly rubs .
WHO ’ S A GOOD BOY ?
?
Ironically , when it comes to absurd nanny states , there seems to be no consensus : while Germany is forcing people to walk their dogs , other governments have forced people to NOT walk their dogs during the pandemic .
Click here to read the full article .
Teachers are worried you ’ ll hear what they teach your kids A Tennessee school district asked parents to sign a form agreeing not to listen in or “ eavesdrop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a big fan of this idea , and after a backlash the district backed down .
But this wasn ’ t the first time schools worried about parents hearing what they are drilling into students ’ brains .
One teacher complained on Twitter that virtual classrooms will have “ potential spectators… overhearing the discourse.
” Several teachers expressed concern about parents overhearing “ honest conversations about gender/ sexuality ” in their classrooms which usually has a “ what happens here stays here ” policy .
Apparently these gender and sexuality-obsessed public school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your children behind your back .
Click here to read about the waivers , and here for the Tweets .
Punctuation is now triggering to Millennials We all know that text messages lack the nuance of face to face conversations .
Without emotion , things like sarcasm and passive aggression are harder to detect .
But did you know that something as simple as a period at the end of the sentence could trigger anxiety in Millennials and Generation Z ?
The author of a new book on digital etiquette claims that youngsters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a period at the end .
According to the author , the period is perceived as abrupt , unfriendly , and even insincere .
You already ended the text , you don ’ t have to be a big jerk about it and add a period !
WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH ANXIETY AN ALL-CAPS MESSAGE WOULD CAUSE .
Click here to read the full article .
Coronavirus is not the only public health emergency that allows authoritarian control of society ; obesity is another excuse for power hungry politicians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ daytime TV advertising of foods with more than 1.5g of salt , 20g fat or 22.5g of sugars per 100g .
This includes stuff like ketchup , bacon , and cheese .
This tramples free speech , but also will take a bite out of advertising and sales revenue , when companies are already struggling .
And this is coming from a ‘ moderate ’ party… not even the most radical politicians in Britain .
Click here to read the full article .
Massachusetts now requires flu shot for all students The Massachusetts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all students in K-12 schools , and college undergraduates to take a yearly flu shot .
Curiously , students who are staying at home and engaged in their public school system ’ s remote learning are NOT exempt .
There ’ s no corona vaccine yet , but we imagine this is a way to get everyone used to the idea of the government mandating what goes in your body .
It is no longer for individuals or parents to weigh the benefits and drawbacks for their family .
Homeschoolers , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here to read the full article .
On another note… We think gold could DOUBLE and silver could increase by up to 5 TIMES in the next few years .
That ’ s why we published a new , 50-page long Ultimate Guide on Gold & Silver that you can download here .

by Simon Black of Sovereign Man
The old joke about the 1990s TV show Seinfeld was that it was a show about nothing. Now it looks like Germany wants to be an economy about nothing.
German University paying scholarships to do nothing
A German university is looking for people it can pay to do nothing. Literally. They want to pay people to refrain from activities.
Anyone can submit proposals on what they pledge to stop doing, for how long, and why.
The idea is to explore how NOT doing certain activities impacts your life, and the lives of others. So for example, if you pledge to stop shopping for three weeks, they would study how NOT shopping would cut fuel consumption, plastic waste, etc.
Right now it’s just a pilot program that will only select a handful of people. But if the results prove that doing nothing promotes environmental and social justice, we’re already expecting some much bigger funding for the next round.
Just imagine how much better the world would be if we valued laziness and sloth! And this trend won’t end with Covid until we recognize that sitting at home and doing nothing is brave and heroic.
Click here to read the full article.
Germany to test universal basic income
Speaking of doing nothing, “Universal Basic Income” is an idea that has caught fire with the Bolsheviks.
The idea is that people should be paid just for existing. We all just get to collect money that the central bank conjures out of thin air.
Obviously some people think this will cause laziness, and rob people of achieving their full potential. But others insist it is the best way to relieve poverty and inspire creativity.
So to test the idea, Germany will pay 120 ‘volunteers’ €1,200 ($1,400) a month for three years to see what happens.
It’s almost like Western civilization is rejecting the idea that actual work has to be done to produce the food, clothing, and shelter humans need to survive.
Click here to read the full article.
Germans must walk dogs twice a day under new law
Well, here’s at least one thing that Germany wants you to do: WALK YOUR DOG!
Under a newly introduced plan, all Germans will be required to take their dogs for a walk twice a day, totalling an hour of walking time.
An earlier version of the law required two one-hour walks per day, but that was changed after a backlash.
Still– a little chihuahua needs the same amount of exercise as a Golden Retriever? And now Germans will be legally liable if they have a busy day, and don’t have a full hour to spare?
Maybe next the state can micromanage the proper number of pats and belly rubs. WHO’S A GOOD BOY??
Ironically, when it comes to absurd nanny states, there seems to be no consensus: while Germany is forcing people to walk their dogs, other governments have forced people to NOT walk their dogs during the pandemic.
Click here to read the full article.
Teachers are worried you’ll hear what they teach your kids
A Tennessee school district asked parents to sign a form agreeing not to listen in or “eavesdrop” on online classes.
Parents were not a big fan of this idea, and after a backlash the district backed down.
But this wasn’t the first time schools worried about parents hearing what they are drilling into students’ brains.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
One teacher complained on Twitter that virtual classrooms will have “potential spectators… overhearing the discourse.”
Several teachers expressed concern about parents overhearing “honest conversations about gender/ sexuality” in their classrooms which usually has a “what happens here stays here” policy.
Apparently these gender and sexuality-obsessed public school teachers want to have sensitive conversations with your children behind your back.
Click here to read about the waivers, and here for the Tweets.
Punctuation is now triggering to Millennials
We all know that text messages lack the nuance of face to face conversations. Without emotion, things like sarcasm and passive aggression are harder to detect.
But did you know that something as simple as a period at the end of the sentence could trigger anxiety in Millennials and Generation Z?
The author of a new book on digital etiquette claims that youngsters find it stressful to read text messages with a period at the end.
According to the author, the period is perceived as abrupt, unfriendly, and even insincere.
You already ended the text, you don’t have to be a big jerk about it and add a period! WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH ANXIETY AN ALL-CAPS MESSAGE WOULD CAUSE.
Click here to read the full article.
Great Britain bans advertising “unhealthy” foods on daytime TV
Coronavirus is not the only public health emergency that allows authoritarian control of society; obesity is another excuse for power hungry politicians.
Great Britain announced it will ban the daytime TV advertising of foods with more than 1.5g of salt, 20g fat or 22.5g of sugars per 100g.
This includes stuff like ketchup, bacon, and cheese.
This tramples free speech, but also will take a bite out of advertising and sales revenue, when companies are already struggling.
And this is coming from a ‘moderate’ party… not even the most radical politicians in Britain.
Click here to read the full article.
Massachusetts now requires flu shot for all students
The Massachusetts Department of Health announced it will require all students in K-12 schools, and college undergraduates to take a yearly flu shot.
Curiously, students who are staying at home and engaged in their public school system’s remote learning are NOT exempt.
There’s no corona vaccine yet, but we imagine this is a way to get everyone used to the idea of the government mandating what goes in your body.
It is no longer for individuals or parents to weigh the benefits and drawbacks for their family.
Homeschoolers, however, are exempt from the law.
Click here to read the full article.
On another note… We think gold could DOUBLE and silver could increase by up to 5 TIMES in the next few years.
That’s why we published a new, 50-page long Ultimate Guide on Gold & Silver that you can download here.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-31--Hawaii rolling out mandatory COVID-19 testing checkpoints on major Oahu highway… with mandatory vacc

Hawaii rolling out mandatory COVID-19 testing checkpoints on major Oahu highway… with mandatory vaccines and quarantine camps soon to follow

( Natural News ) The State of Hawaii is turning the H-3 freeway on Oahu into a mandatory COVID-19 road block checkpoint , blocking traffic in both directions and subjecting travelers to mandatory testing , reports Hawaii News Now .
It means that Hawaii is being rapidly transformed into a medical police state which will soon morph into mandatory quarantine camps like we ’ ve already seen rolled out in Australia and New Zealand .
“ Testing stations will be set up inside the Harano Tunnel , in both directions of traffic , to maximize the number of individuals who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The news network goes on to explain a bizarre requirement that people who have been tested are not allowed to exit the H-3 freeway until they reach the very end .
“ Once individuals have been tested , they ’ ll be required to continue on to either end of the H-3 before using alternate Koolau routes , if necessary , to continue in transit , ” reports HNN .
Hawaii , it seems is declaring war on its own people .
“ Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell likened Hawaii ’ s battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , ” reports HNN : “ Let ’ s get real .
We are at war .
We are on war footing now in fighting this virus , ” Mayor Caldwell said .
“ We don ’ t have all the tools , but we ’ re building more .
And today is about building those tools.
” The war , however , appears to be more of a war on the people of Hawaii than a war on any virus .
Hawaii , run predominantly by Democrats , is joining other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus “ cases ” — a medical misnomer since most people aren ’ t sick and show no symptoms — as a justification for even more draconian lockdowns and economic damage that they hope can be blamed on President Trump .
As in California and New York , Hawaii officials are punishing their own citizens to try to hurt Trump .
And now , just to make sure no one can escape testing mandates , Hawaii is turning key roadways into medical police state checkpoints .
Today ’ s testing checkpoints will soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no question these same checkpoints will soon be used to enforce vaccine mandates as well .
Travelers who attempt to use the state ’ s freeways and public roads will be requested to show their “ vaccine passports ” in order to pass .
Those who can ’ t prove they have been vaccinated will be forcibly tested , then kidnapped and thrown into quarantine camps ( i.e .
death camps ) if they test positive .
New testing kits have just been announced that can produce test results in mere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the accuracy of these tests may be even worse than what we ’ ve already seen , resulting in a wave of false positives that wrongly convict people of being COVID-19 carriers when they have no such virus at all .
Criminal bureaucrats in Hawaii are , of course , spinning all this as a way to “ keep traffic flowing smoothly , ” even when they are the ones who put the road blocks in place .
As HNN reports : “ Testing on the H-3 is a historic , first ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in getting more people tested , ” said Mayor Caldwell .
“ This will be made possible by all of our Federal , State , and County teams working together to make sure traffic in and out of these sites can flow smoothly.
” Americans who have decided to continue living in Democrat-run states will soon find themselves rounded up and thrown into pandemic death camps unless they go along with mandatory testing and vaccination programs .
Meanwhile , vaccines are being engineered as depopulation weapons against humanity , and many people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead in under two years .
There is so far little to no resistance against this global genocide campaign being run by Bill Gates and other depopulation advocates who have long admitted they want to use vaccines to reduce human populations across the globe .
Listen to my podcast below to stay informed :

by: Mike Adams
(Natural News) The State of Hawaii is turning the H-3 freeway on Oahu into a mandatory COVID-19 road block checkpoint, blocking traffic in both directions and subjecting travelers to mandatory testing, reports Hawaii News Now. It means that Hawaii is being rapidly transformed into a medical police state which will soon morph into mandatory quarantine camps like we’ve already seen rolled out in Australia and New Zealand.
“Testing stations will be set up inside the Harano Tunnel, in both directions of traffic, to maximize the number of individuals who can be tested,” reports HNN. The news network goes on to explain a bizarre requirement that people who have been tested are not allowed to exit the H-3 freeway until they reach the very end. “Once individuals have been tested, they’ll be required to continue on to either end of the H-3 before using alternate Koolau routes, if necessary, to continue in transit,” reports HNN.
Hawaii, it seems is declaring war on its own people.
“Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell likened Hawaii’s battle against coronavirus to ’war’ on Thursday,” reports HNN:
“Let’s get real. We are at war. We are on war footing now in fighting this virus,” Mayor Caldwell said. “We don’t have all the tools, but we’re building more. And today is about building those tools.”
The war, however, appears to be more of a war on the people of Hawaii than a war on any virus. Hawaii, run predominantly by Democrats, is joining other left-leaning states in trying to sharply increase coronavirus “cases” — a medical misnomer since most people aren’t sick and show no symptoms — as a justification for even more draconian lockdowns and economic damage that they hope can be blamed on President Trump.
As in California and New York, Hawaii officials are punishing their own citizens to try to hurt Trump. And now, just to make sure no one can escape testing mandates, Hawaii is turning key roadways into medical police state checkpoints.
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Today’s testing checkpoints will soon be transformed into mandatory vaccine checkpoints
There’s no question these same checkpoints will soon be used to enforce vaccine mandates as well. Travelers who attempt to use the state’s freeways and public roads will be requested to show their “vaccine passports” in order to pass. Those who can’t prove they have been vaccinated will be forcibly tested, then kidnapped and thrown into quarantine camps (i.e. death camps) if they test positive.
New testing kits have just been announced that can produce test results in mere minutes, rather than days. But the accuracy of these tests may be even worse than what we’ve already seen, resulting in a wave of false positives that wrongly convict people of being COVID-19 carriers when they have no such virus at all.
Criminal bureaucrats in Hawaii are, of course, spinning all this as a way to “keep traffic flowing smoothly,” even when they are the ones who put the road blocks in place. As HNN reports:
“Testing on the H-3 is a historic, first ever endeavor that will make a significant difference in getting more people tested,” said Mayor Caldwell. “This will be made possible by all of our Federal, State, and County teams working together to make sure traffic in and out of these sites can flow smoothly.”
Americans who have decided to continue living in Democrat-run states will soon find themselves rounded up and thrown into pandemic death camps unless they go along with mandatory testing and vaccination programs. Meanwhile, vaccines are being engineered as depopulation weapons against humanity, and many people who surrender to the vaccine will wind up dead in under two years.
There is so far little to no resistance against this global genocide campaign being run by Bill Gates and other depopulation advocates who have long admitted they want to use vaccines to reduce human populations across the globe.
Listen to my podcast below to stay informed:
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-31--The REAL Pandemic! Grown children moving back in with their parents!

For the most part , the pandemic has restricted motion in America .
But one exception has been a large-scale nationwide reshuffling of humans between homes .
Before the coronavirus came to the United States , many of the country ’ s young adults were working , studying , and building lives on their own .
Now a great deal of them are back to living with their parents .
The number of American adults who have returned to living at home is enormous .
A recent analysis of government data by the real-estate website Zillow indicated that about 2.9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or grandparent in March , April , and May , if college students were included ; most of them were 25 or younger .
Their sudden dispersal into their parents ’ homes is , for some , the result of the suspension of spring classes on college campuses and , for others , the result of miserable economic conditions .
A survey from the Pew Research Center in March found that the younger an American adult is , the more likely that the pandemic has deprived them or someone in their household of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expenses got harder to cover , or simply to justify , for a large group of young people , so they moved home .

For the most part, the pandemic has restricted motion in America. But one exception has been a large-scale nationwide reshuffling of humans between homes. Before the coronavirus came to the United States, many of the country’s young adults were working, studying, and building lives on their own. Now a great deal of them are back to living with their parents.
The number of American adults who have returned to living at home is enormous. A recent analysis of government data by the real-estate website Zillow indicated that about 2.9 million adults moved in with a parent or grandparent in March, April, and May, if college students were included; most of them were 25 or younger. Their sudden dispersal into their parents’ homes is, for some, the result of the suspension of spring classes on college campuses and, for others, the result of miserable economic conditions. A survey from the Pew Research Center in March found that the younger an American adult is, the more likely that the pandemic has deprived them or someone in their household of work or earnings. Rent and other expenses got harder to cover, or simply to justify, for a large group of young people, so they moved home.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-31--Portland Shooting Live Press Conference (Blames the President Instead of Himself)

Literally every time I hear the words `` peaceful protesters '' now , I assume it 's a lie .
@ @ @ @ @ good .
— James Lindsay , got retweeted by the president ( @ ConceptualJames ) @ @ @ @

Literally every time I hear the words "peaceful protesters" now, I assume it's a lie. This isn't correct or good.
— James Lindsay, got retweeted by the president (@ConceptualJames) August 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-31--Warren Buffett Realizes He Doesn’t Understand This World

Iconic investor Warren Buffett ’ s superpower is the ability to understand how companies work and tell which will generate @ @ @ @ @ cash flow .
This has ( along with , yes , some recent gaming of @ @ @ @ @ to make his investors rich beyond most of their wildest dreams .
But the world @ @ @ @ @ is very different from the one where Buffett made his money .
His world was @ @ @ @ @ floating most boats .
The coming world is one where the excesses of the past @ @ @ @ @ gold bugs .
Here ’ s a video from June in which “ the Oracle @ @ @ @ @ a befuddled old man with no idea what to do next : This confusion explains @ @ @ @ @ bank stocks and buy shares in Barrick Gold , because gold is where you hide @ @ @ @ @ and/or incomprehensible things coming your way .

BY JOHN RUBINO
Iconic investor Warren Buffett’s superpower is the ability to understand how companies work and tell which will generate the most and most consistent cash flow. This has (along with, yes, some recent gaming of the system) allowed him to make his investors rich beyond most of their wildest dreams.
But the world we’re heading into is very different from the one where Buffett made his money. His world was a place of expanding credit floating most boats. The coming world is one where the excesses of the past produce chaos for everyone except gold bugs.
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Here’s a video from June in which “the Oracle of Omaha” sounds like a befuddled old man with no idea what to do next:
This confusion explains his recent decision to sell bank stocks and buy shares in Barrick Gold, because gold is where you hide out when you see bad and/or incomprehensible things coming your way.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Reviews of In Defence of Looting by Vicky Osterweil

In this supporter video I go into the recent book “ Defence of Looting ” which was recently “ highlighted @ @ @ @ @ broadcaster in the world , NPR .

In this supporter video I go into the recent book “Defence of Looting” which was recently “highlighted” by the largest public broadcaster in the world, NPR.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Putin’s Latest TV Interview Addresses Concerns of People in The West

Sergei Brilyov : We have seen numerous reports on your telephone conversations with European leaders .
But these reports are usually just scanty press releases from the Kremlin Press Service .
In fact , you have not yet publicly shared your view of the situation in detail .
What do you think of the developments in Belarus ?
Vladimir Putin : You know , I think that we have shown much more restraint and neutrality with respect to the events in Belarus than many other countries , both European and American ones , such as the United States .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covering the developments in Belarus quite objectively , from every angle , showing both sides .
We believe that it is up to the Belarusian society and people themselves to deal with this .
Although , certainly , we care about what is happening there [ since it ’ s on their border ] .
This nation is very close to us and perhaps is the closest , both in terms of ethnic proximity , the language , the culture , the spiritual as well as other aspects .
We have dozens or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions , of direct family ties with Belarus and close industrial cooperation .
Suffice it to say that , for example , Belarusian products account for more than 90 percent of the total agricultural imports on the Russian market .
Sergei Brilyov : You mean the Belarusian products imported to our country ?
Vladimir Putin : Belarusian exports .
If we look at other industries – for example , agricultural equipment manufacturing – the figures are similar .
Therefore , of course , we care about what is happening there .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with this situation .
We most certainly hope that all the parties will have enough common sense to reach a solution in a peaceful way , without running to extremes .
Of course , if the people take to the streets [ in a violent way ] , it can not be ignored .
Everybody must listen to them and respond .
By the way , the President of Belarus said that he is willing to consider conducting a constitutional reform , adopting a new Constitution , holding new parliamentary and presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the effective Constitution must not be breached .
Did you note that the Constitutional Court of Belarus issued a ruling , according to which it is absolutely unacceptable to establish supra-constitutional bodies which are not envisaged by the country ’ s basic law and which are trying to take over power .
It is hard to disagree with this ruling .
Mr President , who do you think got into whose trap ?
Vladimir Putin : Well , now it is obvious .
This was an operation by secret services .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowledge in order to move them to Belarus .
They received perfectly legal assignments .
They were told that they must go to third countries , to Latin America and the Middle East , for absolutely legal work .
But in fact they were dragged off to Belarus and presented as a potential attack force in order to destabilise the situation during the election campaign .
This had nothing to do with reality .
Let me repeat that these people were going to work in a third country .
They were simply lured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ By the way , our border guards did not let them out and they could not move in anywhere .
But de facto they were brought in on fake documents .
Vladimir Putin : This was an operation of Ukrainian secret services in cooperation with their US colleagues .
Now this is known for sure .
Some participants in this event or observers , well-informed people do not even conceal this now .
Sergei Brilyov : Mr President , I think I have been lucky in my career as a journalist .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but you know him much better , of course .
In this context , I would like to quote what Mr Lukashenko said after one of his telephone conversations with you .
Sergei Brilyov : He said that when it comes to the military component , we have a treaty with the Russian Federation in the framework of the Union State and the CSTO , that is , a Collective Security Treaty Organisation , and these aspects seem to be covered by that Treaty .
Somewhat earlier he said you agreed to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What is meant by “ these aspects ” ?
Vladimir Putin : There is no need to hush up anything .
Indeed , the Union Treaty , that is , the Treaty on the Union State , and the Collective Security Treaty ( CSTO ) include articles saying that all member states of these organisations , including the Union State , which consists of two states only – Russia and Belarus , are obliged to help each other protect their sovereignty , external borders and stability .
This is exactly what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have certain obligations towards Belarus , and this is how Mr Lukashenko has formulated his question .
He said that he would like us to provide assistance to him if this should become necessary .
I replied that Russia would honour all its obligations .
Mr Lukashenko has asked me to create a reserve group of law enforcement personnel , and I have done this .
But we have also agreed that this group would not be used unless the situation becomes uncontrollable , when extremist elements – I would like to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elements , using political slogans as a cover , overstep the mark and start plundering the country , burning vehicles , houses , banks , trying to seize administration buildings , and so on .
During our conversation with Mr Lukashenko , we came to the conclusion that now it is not necessary , and I hope that it will never be necessary to use this reserve , which is why we are not using it .
I would like to say once again that we proceed from the belief that all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peacefully , and if any violations are permitted by either side – the state authorities and the law enforcement personnel , or the protesters – if they exceed the framework of the law , the law will respond to this accordingly .
The law must be equal for everyone .
But speaking objectively , I believe that the Belarusian law enforcement agencies are exercising commendable self-control despite everything .
Just take a look at what is happening in some other countries .
Sergei Brilyov : Yes , but the first two days were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : You know what I think about this .
Was it not awful when people died in some European countries nearly every day ?
Sergei Brilyov : This is why Lukashenko rejected Macron ’ s mediation , offering instead to help him deal with the yellow vest protests .
Vladimir Putin : Is it not awful when a defenceless person is shot in the back and there are his three children in his car ?
Sergei Brilyov : Yes , it is awful .
Vladimir Putin : Have those who are putting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , President Lukashenko , have these people condemned these acts ?
I have not heard anything about this .
Why such discrimination ?
This makes me think that the issue is not the current events in Belarus , but that some forces would like to see something different happening there .
They would like to influence these processes and to bring about the solutions that would suit their political interests .

by Eric Zuesse
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An interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Russian television, on August 27th , discusses first the coronavirus, but then mainly international affairs, and especially concerns of the people in Western nations, most especially regarding what is now happening next door to Russia, in Belarus. The interviewer is VGTRK journalist and anchor of Vesti v Subbotu (News on Saturday) programme Sergei Brilyov. Here is the portion dealing with Belarus:
Sergei Brilyov: We have seen numerous reports on your telephone conversations with European leaders. But these reports are usually just scanty press releases from the Kremlin Press Service. In fact, you have not yet publicly shared your view of the situation in detail. What do you think of the developments in Belarus?
Vladimir Putin: You know, I think that we have shown much more restraint and neutrality with respect to the events in Belarus than many other countries, both European and American ones, such as the United States.
In my opinion, we have indeed been covering the developments in Belarus quite objectively, from every angle, showing both sides. We believe that it is up to the Belarusian society and people themselves to deal with this. Although, certainly, we care about what is happening there [since it’s on their border].
This nation is very close to us and perhaps is the closest, both in terms of ethnic proximity, the language, the culture, the spiritual as well as other aspects. We have dozens or probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of direct family ties with Belarus and close industrial cooperation. Suffice it to say that, for example, Belarusian products account for more than 90 percent of the total agricultural imports on the Russian market.
Sergei Brilyov: You mean the Belarusian products imported to our country?
Vladimir Putin: Belarusian exports. If we look at other industries – for example, agricultural equipment manufacturing – the figures are similar. Therefore, of course, we care about what is happening there. But it is still up to the Belarusians to deal with this situation.
We most certainly hope that all the parties will have enough common sense to reach a solution in a peaceful way, without running to extremes. Of course, if the people take to the streets [in a violent way], it cannot be ignored. Everybody must listen to them and respond. By the way, the President of Belarus said that he is willing to consider conducting a constitutional reform, adopting a new Constitution, holding new parliamentary and presidential elections based on the new Constitution. But the effective Constitution must not be breached. Did you note that the Constitutional Court of Belarus issued a ruling, according to which it is absolutely unacceptable to establish supra-constitutional bodies which are not envisaged by the country’s basic law and which are trying to take over power. It is hard to disagree with this ruling.
Sergei Brilyov: I looked at what they are writing about Belarus abroad, and often it is not about ideology but simply about facts. A lot of foreign articles about the events in Belarus are accompanied by an explanation of what Belarus is and where it is located. This is because as distinct from Russian citizens, many people there know little about it. And, of course, in Russia we remember the events not only after the election but also before it, in part, about the 33 guests at the Byelorusochka hotel and the Russian citizens that were detained. [He’s referring to I looked at what they are writing about Belarus abroad, and often it is not about ideology but simply about facts. A lot of foreign articles about the events in Belarus are accompanied by an explanation of what Belarus is and where it is located. This is because as distinct from Russian citizens, many people there know little about it. And, of course, in Russia we remember the events not only after the election but also before it, in part, about the 33 guests at the Byelorusochka hotel and the Russian citizens that were detained. [He’s referring to this .]
Mr President, who do you think got into whose trap?
Vladimir Putin: Well, now it is obvious. This was an operation by secret services. The people you mentioned were used without their knowledge in order to move them to Belarus. They received perfectly legal assignments. They were told that they must go to third countries, to Latin America and the Middle East, for absolutely legal work. But in fact they were dragged off to Belarus and presented as a potential attack force in order to destabilise the situation during the election campaign. This had nothing to do with reality.
Let me repeat that these people were going to work in a third country. They were simply lured there, dragged across the border. By the way, our border guards did not let them out and they could not move in anywhere. But de facto they were brought in on fake documents.
Sergei Brilyov: Ukrainian secret services?
Vladimir Putin: This was an operation of Ukrainian secret services in cooperation with their US colleagues. Now this is known for sure. Some participants in this event or observers, well-informed people do not even conceal this now.
Sergei Brilyov: Mr President, I think I have been lucky in my career as a journalist. I had three detailed interviews with Alexander Lukashenko but you know him much better, of course. In this context, I would like to quote what Mr Lukashenko said after one of his telephone conversations with you.
Vladimir Putin: Go ahead.
Sergei Brilyov: He said that when it comes to the military component, we have a treaty with the Russian Federation in the framework of the Union State and the CSTO, that is, a Collective Security Treaty Organisation, and these aspects seem to be covered by that Treaty. Somewhat earlier he said you agreed to provide assistance to Minsk at his first request.
What is meant by “these aspects”?
Vladimir Putin: There is no need to hush up anything.
Indeed, the Union Treaty, that is, the Treaty on the Union State, and the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) include articles saying that all member states of these organisations, including the Union State, which consists of two states only – Russia and Belarus, are obliged to help each other protect their sovereignty, external borders and stability. This is exactly what it says.
In this connection, we have certain obligations towards Belarus, and this is how Mr Lukashenko has formulated his question. He said that he would like us to provide assistance to him if this should become necessary. I replied that Russia would honour all its obligations.
Mr Lukashenko has asked me to create a reserve group of law enforcement personnel, and I have done this. But we have also agreed that this group would not be used unless the situation becomes uncontrollable, when extremist elements – I would like to say this once again – when the extremist elements, using political slogans as a cover, overstep the mark and start plundering the country, burning vehicles, houses, banks, trying to seize administration buildings, and so on.
During our conversation with Mr Lukashenko, we came to the conclusion that now it is not necessary, and I hope that it will never be necessary to use this reserve, which is why we are not using it.
I would like to say once again that we proceed from the belief that all the current problems in Belarus will be settled peacefully, and if any violations are permitted by either side – the state authorities and the law enforcement personnel, or the protesters – if they exceed the framework of the law, the law will respond to this accordingly. The law must be equal for everyone. But speaking objectively, I believe that the Belarusian law enforcement agencies are exercising commendable self-control despite everything. Just take a look at what is happening in some other countries.
Sergei Brilyov: Yes, but the first two days were awful for many people.
Vladimir Putin: You know what I think about this. Was it not awful when people died in some European countries nearly every day?
Sergei Brilyov: This is why Lukashenko rejected Macron’s mediation, offering instead to help him deal with the yellow vest protests.
Vladimir Putin: Is it not awful when a defenceless person is shot in the back and there are his three children in his car?
Sergei Brilyov: Yes, it is awful.
Vladimir Putin: Have those who are putting the blame on Belarus and the Belarusian authorities, President Lukashenko, have these people condemned these acts? I have not heard anything about this. Why such discrimination?
This makes me think that the issue is not the current events in Belarus, but that some forces would like to see something different happening there. They would like to influence these processes and to bring about the solutions that would suit their political interests.
—————


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Earnings calendar for the next month (September Edition)

Saw a lot of people requesting the earnings calendars be posted a couple weeks ahead of time so I took @ @ @ @ @ a monthly earnings calendar .
I ’ ll keep making these if there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ with logos definitely helps me keep track of what ’ s coming up .
All @ @ @ @ @ Finance , so if there ’ s anything incorrect , blame them .

Saw a lot of people requesting the earnings calendars be posted a couple weeks ahead of time so I took it upon myself to make a monthly earnings calendar.
Here’s the September earnings calendar
I’ll keep making these if there’s any interest, the visual with logos definitely helps me keep track of what’s coming up.
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All data was pulled from Yahoo Finance, so if there’s anything incorrect, blame them.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--These People Want to Convince Everyone That Looting Is A-Okay

As an American , most of us strongly support the concept of peaceful protests .
However , when things turn violent , when property gets destroyed , when buildings and cars are set on fire , and when businesses are looted , rational people can agree that this is wrong .
Unfortunately , a whole bunch of irrational people are being given microphones and they ’ re trying to tell us all why looting is not just okay , but actually awesome .
Looting is okay because it ’ s “ reparations ” First , there was the woman who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was looted so ferociously that Mayor Lori Lightfoot pulled the drawbridge open to keep people out of the downtown area .
I recently wrote : According to a Black Lives Matter activist and organizer , Ariel Atkins , it was just “ reparations.
” Atkins believes that anything the looters wish to damage or steal is owed to them .
She made the radical statement at a solidarity rally in front of a Chicago police station , where people were gathered to support those who had been arrested .
“ I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Gucci ’ s or a Macy ’ s or a Nike because that makes sure that that person eats .
That makes sure that that person has clothes , ” Ariel Atkins said at a rally outside the South Loop police station Monday , local outlets reported .
“ That ’ s a reparation , ” Atkins said .
“ Anything they want to take , take it because these businesses have insurance.
” ( source ) At a time when more people than ever in the United States were willing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and racial violence , entitled statements like the one made by Atkins have served to return us to a place of absolute division .
( source ) Atkin ’ s statement was made at a solidarity rally in front of a Chicago police station where people were gathered to support those who had been arrested for pillaging the Windy City .
Looting is okay if they “ need ” the item .
According to a document obtained by Red State News , Diana Becton , the district attorney of Contra Costa County , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are charged during a state of emergency .
In order to promote consistent and equitable filing practices the follow [ ing ] analysis is to be applied when giving consideration to filing of PC 463 ( Looting ) : 1 .
Was this theft offense substantially motivated by the state of emergency , or simply a theft offense which occurred contemporaneous to the declared state of emergency ?
a .
Factors to consider in making this determination : i .
Was the target business open or closed to the public during the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the manner and means by which the suspect gained entry to the business ?
iii .
What was the nature/quantity/value of the goods targeted ?
iv .
Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need ?
v. Is there an articulable reason why another statute wouldn ’ t adequately address the particular incident ?
( source ) Oh .
Well .
If you need those shoes and purses , then it ’ s totally different .
And yes , before the barrage of comments , I know that Red State News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So is the New York Post .
They ’ re all biased .
If I could only use unbiased sources , I ’ d have maybe 3 articles on current events on this website .
If you want to hear directly from District Attorney Becton , you can check out her opinion piece on Politico right here .
Rioting and looting are okay because they ’ re “ joyous and liberatory ” Vicky Osterweil is the author of the book , In Defense of Looting .
I ’ m sure it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picture of a crowbar on the cover .
Osterweil landed an interview with NPR to tout her opus and first provided a definition .
Then she continued to laud looting , almost poetically explaining the “ number of important things ” that looting does .
( Emphasis mine ) It gets people what they need for free immediately , which means that they are capable of living and reproducing their lives without having to rely on jobs or a wage—which , during COVID times , is widely unreliable or , particularly in these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes at great risk .
That ’ s looting ’ s most basic tactical power as a political mode of action .
It also attacks the very way in which food and things are distributed .
It attacks the idea of property , and it attacks the idea that in order for someone to have a roof over their head or have a meal ticket , they have to work for a boss , in order to buy things that people just like them somewhere else in the world had to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the way in which that ’ s unjust .
And the reason that the world is organized that way , obviously , is for the profit of the people who own the stores and the factories .
So you get to the heart of that property relation , and demonstrate that without police and without state oppression , we can have things for free… …Looting strikes at the heart of property , of whiteness and of the police .
It gets to the very root of the way those three things are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with an imaginative sense of freedom and pleasure and helps them imagine a world that could be .
And I think that ’ s a part of it that doesn ’ t really get talked about—that riots and looting are experienced as sort of joyous and liberatory .
( source ) And also , if you ’ re worried about violence , don ’ t be as long as you don ’ t “ feel ” violent .
( Emphasis NPR ’ s ) I suspect if you are aggressively defending your hard-earned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Osterweil won ’ t give two hoots whether you felt violent or not .
Incidentally , Osterweil herself is white .
Here ’ s her bio and photo .
Not everyone was impressed with NPR ’ s publicity for the author .
As long as looting is praised it will increase .
If looting continues to be considered acceptable , okay , or even awesome , it ’ s not just going to continue – it ’ s going to increase .
Our country ’ s economy has already been devasted by COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small business owner who just managed to reopen your shop or restaurant , only to have your windows smashed in , your property stolen , and your fixtures destroyed by an entitled mob .
While it ’ s great that riot damage is often covered by insurance , who ’ s going to cover your massively increased premiums when your policy renews ?
If you aren ’ t driven out of business now , you might be when that bill comes in .
Not only are businesses being forced to board up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to have difficulty doing business in the longterm due to these looters .
Looting is NOT okay under these kinds of circumstances .
As preppers , we talk sometimes about looting and scavenging .
But that is something which would take place when no further business is likely to occur due to a systemic breakdown .
This is something entirely different .
What happens when more business owners decide that if the police aren ’ t going to protect their property they ’ ll protect it themselves ?
What happens when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of looting ?
What happens when the rational people of the United States of America say , “ That ’ s enough ” and back it up ?
There are already battle zones across the country and more getting added daily .
Armed conflict is already occurring .
These celebrations of looting will only fuel the flames .
And then we ’ ll really see things burn

by Daisy Luther
As an American, most of us strongly support the concept of peaceful protests. However, when things turn violent, when property gets destroyed, when buildings and cars are set on fire, and when businesses are looted, rational people can agree that this is wrong.
Unfortunately, a whole bunch of irrational people are being given microphones and they’re trying to tell us all why looting is not just okay, but actually awesome.
Looting is okay because it’s “reparations”
First, there was the woman who spoke after the Magnificent Mile in Chicago was looted so ferociously that Mayor Lori Lightfoot pulled the drawbridge open to keep people out of the downtown area. I recently wrote:
According to a Black Lives Matter activist and organizer, Ariel Atkins, it was just “reparations.” Atkins believes that anything the looters wish to damage or steal is owed to them. She made the radical statement at a solidarity rally in front of a Chicago police station, where people were gathered to support those who had been arrested. “I don’t care if somebody decides to loot a Gucci’s or a Macy’s or a Nike because that makes sure that that person eats. That makes sure that that person has clothes,” Ariel Atkins said at a rally outside the South Loop police station Monday, local outlets reported. “That’s a reparation,” Atkins said. “Anything they want to take, take it because these businesses have insurance.” (source) At a time when more people than ever in the United States were willing to get on board and protest police brutality and racial violence, entitled statements like the one made by Atkins have served to return us to a place of absolute division. (source)
Atkin’s statement was made at a solidarity rally in front of a Chicago police station where people were gathered to support those who had been arrested for pillaging the Windy City.
Looting is okay if they “need” the item.
According to a document obtained by Red State News, Diana Becton, the district attorney of Contra Costa County, California, has changed up how looters are charged during a state of emergency.
Theft Offenses Committed During State of Emergency (PC 463) In order to promote consistent and equitable filing practices the follow[ing] analysis is to be applied when giving consideration to filing of PC 463 (Looting): 1. Was this theft offense substantially motivated by the state of emergency, or simply a theft offense which occurred contemporaneous to the declared state of emergency? a. Factors to consider in making this determination: i. Was the target business open or closed to the public during the state of emergency?
ii. What was the manner and means by which the suspect gained entry to the business?
iii. What was the nature/quantity/value of the goods targeted?
iv. Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need?
v. Is there an articulable reason why another statute wouldn’t adequately address the particular incident? (source)
Oh. Well. If you need those shoes and purses, then it’s totally different.
And yes, before the barrage of comments, I know that Red State News is biased. So is CNN. So is the New York Post. They’re all biased. If I could only use unbiased sources, I’d have maybe 3 articles on current events on this website. If you want to hear directly from District Attorney Becton, you can check out her opinion piece on Politico right here.
Rioting and looting are okay because they’re “joyous and liberatory”
Vicky Osterweil is the author of the book, In Defense of Looting. I’m sure it’s a super nice book despite that misleading picture of a crowbar on the cover.
Osterweil landed an interview with NPR to tout her opus and first provided a definition.
When I use the word looting, I mean the mass expropriation of property, mass shoplifting during a moment of upheaval or riot. That’s the thing I’m defending. I’m not defending any situation in which property is stolen by force. It’s not a home invasion, either. It’s about a certain kind of action that’s taken during protests and riots… …It tends to be an attack on a business, a commercial space, maybe a government building—taking those things that would otherwise be commodified and controlled and sharing them for free. (source)
Then she continued to laud looting, almost poetically explaining the “number of important things” that looting does. (Emphasis mine)
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It gets people what they need for free immediately, which means that they are capable of living and reproducing their lives without having to rely on jobs or a wage—which, during COVID times, is widely unreliable or, particularly in these communities is often not available, or it comes at great risk. That’s looting’s most basic tactical power as a political mode of action. It also attacks the very way in which food and things are distributed. It attacks the idea of property, and it attacks the idea that in order for someone to have a roof over their head or have a meal ticket, they have to work for a boss, in order to buy things that people just like them somewhere else in the world had to make under the same conditions. It points to the way in which that’s unjust. And the reason that the world is organized that way, obviously, is for the profit of the people who own the stores and the factories. So you get to the heart of that property relation, and demonstrate that without police and without state oppression, we can have things for free… …Looting strikes at the heart of property, of whiteness and of the police. It gets to the very root of the way those three things are interconnected. And also it provides people with an imaginative sense of freedom and pleasure and helps them imagine a world that could be. And I think that’s a part of it that doesn’t really get talked about—that riots and looting are experienced as sort of joyous and liberatory. (source)
And also, if you’re worried about violence, don’t be as long as you don’t “feel” violent. (Emphasis NPR’s)
Ultimately, what nonviolence ends up meaning is that the activist doesn’t do anything that makes them feel violent. And I think getting free is messier than that. We have to be willing to do things that scare us and that we wouldn’t do in normal, “peaceful” times, because we need to get free. (source)
I suspect if you are aggressively defending your hard-earned property against looters, folks like Vicky Osterweil won’t give two hoots whether you felt violent or not.
Incidentally, Osterweil herself is white. Here’s her bio and photo.
Not everyone was impressed with NPR’s publicity for the author.
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As long as looting is praised it will increase.
If looting continues to be considered acceptable, okay, or even awesome, it’s not just going to continue – it’s going to increase. Our country’s economy has already been devasted by COVID and the subsequent shutdowns. Imagine being a small business owner who just managed to reopen your shop or restaurant, only to have your windows smashed in, your property stolen, and your fixtures destroyed by an entitled mob. While it’s great that riot damage is often covered by insurance, who’s going to cover your massively increased premiums when your policy renews? If you aren’t driven out of business now, you might be when that bill comes in.
Not only are businesses being forced to board up their windows and close, they’re going to have difficulty doing business in the longterm due to these looters.
Looting is NOT okay under these kinds of circumstances. As preppers, we talk sometimes about looting and scavenging. But that is something which would take place when no further business is likely to occur due to a systemic breakdown. This is something entirely different.
What happens when more business owners decide that if the police aren’t going to protect their property they’ll protect it themselves? What happens when they take away the “joyousness” of looting? What happens when the rational people of the United States of America say, “That’s enough” and back it up?
There are already battle zones across the country and more getting added daily. Armed conflict is already occurring. These celebrations of looting will only fuel the flames.
And then we’ll really see things burn


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--CDC Quietly Edit Death Tolls — Less Than 6% of The Alleged 150,000+ Deaths Were Really COVID

“ This week the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6 % of all the 153,504 @ @ @ @ @ Covid The other 94 % had 2-3 other serious illnesses & the overwhelming majority were @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/iRWu9gdjcy

“This week the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the 153,504 deaths recorded actually died from Covid
That's 9,210 deaths
The other 94% had 2-3 other serious illnesses & the overwhelming majority were of very advance. t.co/0tVSFmXw0s pic.twitter.com/iRWu9gdjcy
— Anthony (@Anthony70055563) August 29, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--A major police operation in Western Australia has uncovered a suspected sex ring – involving more th

A major police operation in Western Australia has uncovered a suspected sex ring – involving more than 140 underage victims @ @ @ @ @ 11 people were arrested – after a series of raids .
# 9News pic.twitter.com/RDfYRZdRYl

A major police operation in Western Australia has uncovered a suspected sex ring – involving more than 140 underage victims.
As @_KelHaywood reports 11 people were arrested – after a series of raids. #9News pic.twitter.com/RDfYRZdRYl
— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) August 29, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--How Extremes Become More Extreme, Triggering Collapse

The extremes are not visible to the vast majority of participants , and so they are exposed to high levels of risk they don ’ t see or understand .
The question “ Is the weather becoming more extreme ?
” opens up endless debates because our perceptions may differ from actual measurements since we ’ re prone to recency bias , where what happened recently looms much larger than events of a decade or century ago .
In the realm of economics and markets , our perceptions of extremes are backed up with data : based on the ratio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sales ( not profits , because profits are easily gamed ) to GDP , the stock market has never been as over-valued as it is today .
The rally in global stocks off the March lows is the steepest such rally ever .
The unemployment rate is equally extreme , as is the Federal Reserve ’ s money-printing : $ 3 trillion has been created out of thin air since February 26 as the Fed ’ s balance sheet rose from $ 4 trillion to $ 7 trillion .
Financial/market extremes are becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political consequences of systemic unfairness and extreme wealth inequality are still unfolding , as are the global consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic .
Setting aside the specifics , can we discern systemic dynamics that could make extremes become more extreme ?
Feedback loops are one such dynamic .
Somewhat counter-intuitively , when feedback arises to moderate the intensity of a trend , that ’ s negative feedback .
When feedback intensifies the trend , it ’ s positive feedback .
Why is this counter-intuitive ?
If a bad trend is moderated by negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive ) .
If a bad trend gathers momentum due to positive feedback , that ’ s bad ( negative ) .
When an insect population explodes higher due to ideal conditions , birds and other predators feast on the over-supply , reducing the infestation .
This negative feedback moderates the damage inflicted by the infestation .
If a rapidly expanding insect horde has few predators and its range and mobility increase with every generation , allowing it to find new food sources , this positive feedback enables a vast expansion in each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnessing with locusts .
Positive feedback leads to runaway systems , i.e .
run to failure where the system accelerates until it collapses .
If the system is isolated , then the damage is contained .
But if the system is interconnected with others , then its failure could trigger the collapse of other systems , either as a direct ( first-order ) effect or as an indirect ( second-order ) effect .
In other words , in highly inter-connected systems , one failure can trigger a domino effect that can become non-linear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , consider the direct effects of the pandemic on small Main Street businesses .
Surveys have found that around 40 % of small business owners are planning to close permanently .
The reasons were not surveyed , but the obvious reason is the owners don ’ t see a 100 % return of their revenues as likely , and so it ’ s prudent to staunch the losses by closing now rather than risk catastrophic losses by re-opening .
The first-order effect of urban disorder is the destruction of some small businesses .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for good , or considering moving to a safer locale outside the city .
The second-order effect is the re-assessment of business owners on the likelihood of further disorder in the future .
If that seems probable , or even possible , the uncertainty that creates could cause customers to avoid downtown areas , even if no further disorder occurs .
The uncertainty alone will diminish commerce that was already crushed by the pandemic .
There is another class of dynamics I call hidden extremes because the long-term trend appears benign even as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to collapse the system .
Cost is my ongoing example .
The costs of operating a small business have been rising far faster than official inflation or incomes for years .
Rent , utilities , licensing fees , taxes , wages , labor overhead , insurance–virtually every category of expense has climbed inexorably for years .
These increases in fixed costs ( costs that are unrelated the number of customers served ) have pushed many small businesses closer to the edge of insolvency .
To compensate , owners have cut employee hours and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But there is a limit on this kind of workaround ; the owner can only work so many hours a day , and every additional hour increases the odds of burnout , a complete collapse of the owner ’ s ability to continue over-working .
I call this the Rising Wedge Model of Breakdown : costs ratchet higher effortlessly , but reducing costs encounters extreme resistance .
In other words , a consequential percentage of small businesses were at their extreme limit in the rising wedge even before the pandemic .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falling by even a modest percentage is enough to trigger losses they can not sustain .
Another dynamic that can make extremes even more extreme is the Pareto Distribution , a.k.a .
the 80/20 Rule : the vital 20 % wields outsized influence over the 80 % , and the 20 % of the 20 % ( 4 % ) exerts outsized influence over 80 % of the 80 % ( 64 % ) .
Just as 80 % of sales come from the top 20 % of sales staff and the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80 % of the wealth , the top 4 % can wield non-linear influence over the 64 % if they gain the power to enforce a positive feedback loop to increase their power at the expense of the 64 % .
While we hope the best 4 % will gain this influence , history suggests that the worst 4 % ( sociopaths , etc . )
are highly motivated to seek power in a vacuum or when the opportunity presents itself .
The 64 % tend to hope for the best even as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy and social order .
This is the totalitarian feedback loop illustrated by the rise of the Nazis in Germany and the Communists in Russia .
But the 4 % need not wield direct power ; it is enough that they threaten or disrupt the certainty of the 64 % .
For example , if the movement to de-fund police departments triggers mass resignations of police officers , the 4 % criminal element will quickly increase their predation on the 64 % , who will then lose the presumption of relative safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertainty becomes a self-reinforcing feedback that disrupts the economy and the social order , because people make different decisions when they lack certainty in outcomes and the future .
In other words , the actual crime rate need not increase by much to trigger a complete recalculation of risk and uncertainty that could then trigger a mass exodus from city centers by small businesses and the top 20 % of households with the most to lose and the most mobility .
Once these sectors abandon the city , the economy and social order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
Again , the point here is effects everyone thinks are linear quickly become non-linear : thus a 10 % increase in crime doesn ’ t cause a linear 10 % reduction in commerce , it triggers a 50 % decline in commerce which then unleashes a second wave of decline as the loss of 50 % of small businesses reduces the attractiveness and safety of the hollowed-out neighborhood .
In my analysis , costs for small businesses and urban residents were already at extremes that were hidden or accepted as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing costs into the top of the rising wedge made the entire system vulnerable to non-linear breakdown .
This breakdown is what I see unfolding in the economy and the social order .
Extremes will become more extreme because the positive feedback loops of the Pareto Distribution are overwhelming the moderating negative feedback loops of resilience ( i.e .
buffers ) , certainty and institutional trust/credibility .
The financial system is extremely vulnerable to disruption and collapse for the same reasons : the extremes are not visible to the vast majority of participants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high levels of risk they don ’ t see or understand .
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The extremes are not visible to the vast majority of participants, and so they are exposed to high levels of risk they don’t see or understand.
The question “Is the weather becoming more extreme?” opens up endless debates because our perceptions may differ from actual measurements since we’re prone to recency bias, where what happened recently looms much larger than events of a decade or century ago.
In the realm of economics and markets, our perceptions of extremes are backed up with data: based on the ratio of stock valuations to GDP and corporate sales (not profits, because profits are easily gamed) to GDP, the stock market has never been as over-valued as it is today.
The rally in global stocks off the March lows is the steepest such rally ever. The unemployment rate is equally extreme, as is the Federal Reserve’s money-printing: $3 trillion has been created out of thin air since February 26 as the Fed’s balance sheet rose from $4 trillion to $7 trillion.
Financial/market extremes are becoming more extreme.
The disruptive social and political consequences of systemic unfairness and extreme wealth inequality are still unfolding, as are the global consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Setting aside the specifics, can we discern systemic dynamics that could make extremes become more extreme?
Feedback loops are one such dynamic. Somewhat counter-intuitively, when feedback arises to moderate the intensity of a trend, that’s negative feedback. When feedback intensifies the trend, it’s positive feedback.
Why is this counter-intuitive? If a bad trend is moderated by negative feedback, that’s good (positive). If a bad trend gathers momentum due to positive feedback, that’s bad (negative).
When an insect population explodes higher due to ideal conditions, birds and other predators feast on the over-supply, reducing the infestation. This negative feedback moderates the damage inflicted by the infestation.
If a rapidly expanding insect horde has few predators and its range and mobility increase with every generation, allowing it to find new food sources, this positive feedback enables a vast expansion in each generation–exactly what’s we’re witnessing with locusts.
Positive feedback leads to runaway systems, i.e. run to failure where the system accelerates until it collapses.
If the system is isolated, then the damage is contained. But if the system is interconnected with others, then its failure could trigger the collapse of other systems, either as a direct (first-order) effect or as an indirect (second-order) effect.
In other words, in highly inter-connected systems, one failure can trigger a domino effect that can become non-linear once second-order effects manifest.
For example, consider the direct effects of the pandemic on small Main Street businesses. Surveys have found that around 40% of small business owners are planning to close permanently. The reasons were not surveyed, but the obvious reason is the owners don’t see a 100% return of their revenues as likely, and so it’s prudent to staunch the losses by closing now rather than risk catastrophic losses by re-opening.
The first-order effect of urban disorder is the destruction of some small businesses. This may push indecisive owners into closing for good, or considering moving to a safer locale outside the city.
The second-order effect is the re-assessment of business owners on the likelihood of further disorder in the future. If that seems probable, or even possible, the uncertainty that creates could cause customers to avoid downtown areas, even if no further disorder occurs. The uncertainty alone will diminish commerce that was already crushed by the pandemic.
There is another class of dynamics I call hidden extremes because the long-term trend appears benign even as it reaches breaking points with the potential to collapse the system.
Cost is my ongoing example. The costs of operating a small business have been rising far faster than official inflation or incomes for years. Rent, utilities, licensing fees, taxes, wages, labor overhead, insurance–virtually every category of expense has climbed inexorably for years.
These increases in fixed costs (costs that are unrelated the number of customers served) have pushed many small businesses closer to the edge of insolvency. To compensate,owners have cut employee hours and shouldered more of the day-to-day work themselves. But there is a limit on this kind of workaround; the owner can only work so many hours a day, and every additional hour increases the odds of burnout, a complete collapse of the owner’s ability to continue over-working.
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I call this the Rising Wedge Model of Breakdown: costs ratchet higher effortlessly, but reducing costs encounters extreme resistance.
In other words, a consequential percentage of small businesses were at their extreme limit in the rising wedge even before the pandemic. Now the wedge has broken as their revenues falling by even a modest percentage is enough to trigger losses they cannot sustain.
Another dynamic that can make extremes even more extreme is the Pareto Distribution, a.k.a. the 80/20 Rule: the vital 20% wields outsized influence over the 80%, and the 20% of the 20% (4%) exerts outsized influence over 80% of the 80% (64%).
Just as 80% of sales come from the top 20% of sales staff and the top 20% of households end up with 80% of the wealth, the top 4% can wield non-linear influence over the 64% if they gain the power to enforce a positive feedback loop to increase their power at the expense of the 64%.
While we hope the best 4% will gain this influence, history suggests that the worst 4% (sociopaths, etc.) are highly motivated to seek power in a vacuum or when the opportunity presents itself.
The 64% tend to hope for the best even as the 4% tighten their grip on the economy and social order. This is the totalitarian feedback loop illustrated by the rise of the Nazis in Germany and the Communists in Russia.
But the 4% need not wield direct power; it is enough that they threaten or disrupt the certainty of the 64%.
For example, if the movement to de-fund police departments triggers mass resignations of police officers, the 4% criminal element will quickly increase their predation on the 64%, who will then lose the presumption of relative safety required to conduct commerce.
Again, uncertainty becomes a self-reinforcing feedback that disrupts the economy and the social order, because people make different decisions when they lack certainty in outcomes and the future.
In other words, the actual crime rate need not increase by much to trigger a complete recalculation of risk and uncertainty that could then trigger a mass exodus from city centers by small businesses and the top 20% of households with the most to lose and the most mobility.
Once these sectors abandon the city, the economy and social order collapse to levels that no one thought possible. Again, the point here is effects everyone thinks are linear quickly become non-linear: thus a 10% increase in crime doesn’t cause a linear 10% reduction in commerce, it triggers a 50% decline in commerce which then unleashes a second wave of decline as the loss of 50% of small businesses reduces the attractiveness and safety of the hollowed-out neighborhood.
In my analysis, costs for small businesses and urban residents were already at extremes that were hidden or accepted as “normal.” What few understood was how pushing costs into the top of the rising wedge made the entire system vulnerable to non-linear breakdown. This breakdown is what I see unfolding in the economy and the social order.
Extremes will become more extreme because the positive feedback loops of the Pareto Distribution are overwhelming the moderating negative feedback loops of resilience (i.e. buffers), certainty and institutional trust/credibility.
The financial system is extremely vulnerable to disruption and collapse for the same reasons: the extremes are not visible to the vast majority of participants, and so they are exposed to high levels of risk they don’t see or understand.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Why Apple has much more room to grow within the next year. $AAPL

I ’ ve been making YouTube tech reviews and videos on Apple products for the past 4 years .
Currently making videos for the Max Tech YouTube channel .
This is going to be the most important positive change for Apple ever since I started .
You literally have no idea .
— The iPhone 12 is getting released with the A14 chip that will be so much more powerful than the Qualcomm chip in android phones that they won ’ t be able to catch up for years .
( The new 865 plus is hardly faster than last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this will be achieved by using TSMC ’ s brand new 5nm technology which is gon na be more powerful and more power efficient than people are expecting .
— TSMC is already working on their 3nm tech that will be going into 2022 iPhones , iPads and Macs .
— they are gon na implement 5G across their iPhone lineup without raising the prices crazy high like other brands like Samsung are forced to do right now .
— leaks have shown that the iPhone 12 pro will come with the widely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ features ( 4K at 240fps ) — their Apple silicon chip Macs are gon na be so good and so powerful using TSMC ’ s 5nm tech that people ’ s minds will be blown .
The new features and battery life are gon na be game changers .
— the transition period to ARM-based chips will be much smoother than people are expecting .
— these Macs will likely also have models with support for 5G cellular .
— their new iPads are gon na start getting redesigned with a modern design @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While the android tablets aren ’ t getting much better .
Huge demand upswing .
— the Apple Watch is gon na support more sensors and features than ever before , and they ’ re gon na release a brand new budget model for the first time .
— Apple is gon na release their brand new services bundles which are gon na be very popular , and we all know that services are where the money is at .
— Apple is gon na release a new Apple TV which will begin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ’ ll release a new gaming controller at the same time that will work across all of their Apple devices including the iPhone .
— Apple will release a HomePod mini to better compete with the Amazon echo and push their Apple Music sales .
— Apple is gon na begin to switch most of their devices to Mini-LED displays on their devices which will be almost as good as OLED without all of the drawbacks .
— The stock split is gon na allow a bunch of new investors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is happening .
Those are just a few of the reasons why Apple has even more room to grow within the next year .
-Vadim from the Max Tech channel on YouTube .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by vadimyuryev
I’ve been making YouTube tech reviews and videos on Apple products for the past 4 years. Currently making videos for the Max Tech YouTube channel.
This is going to be the most important positive change for Apple ever since I started. You literally have no idea.
— The iPhone 12 is getting released with the A14 chip that will be so much more powerful than the Qualcomm chip in android phones that they won’t be able to catch up for years. (The new 865 plus is hardly faster than last year’s overpriced 865)
— this will be achieved by using TSMC’s brand new 5nm technology which is gonna be more powerful and more power efficient than people are expecting.
— TSMC is already working on their 3nm tech that will be going into 2022 iPhones, iPads and Macs.
— they are gonna implement 5G across their iPhone lineup without raising the prices crazy high like other brands like Samsung are forced to do right now.
— leaks have shown that the iPhone 12 pro will come with the widely requested 120Hz display and insane camera recording features (4K at 240fps)
— their Apple silicon chip Macs are gonna be so good and so powerful using TSMC’s 5nm tech that people’s minds will be blown. The new features and battery life are gonna be game changers.
— the transition period to ARM-based chips will be much smoother than people are expecting.
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— these Macs will likely also have models with support for 5G cellular.
— their new iPads are gonna start getting redesigned with a modern design for the first time in years. While the android tablets aren’t getting much better. Huge demand upswing.
— the Apple Watch is gonna support more sensors and features than ever before, and they’re gonna release a brand new budget model for the first time.
— Apple is gonna release their brand new services bundles which are gonna be very popular, and we all know that services are where the money is at.
— Apple is gonna release a new Apple TV which will begin to get marketed as a gaming console. They’ll release a new gaming controller at the same time that will work across all of their Apple devices including the iPhone.
— Apple will release a HomePod mini to better compete with the Amazon echo and push their Apple Music sales.
— Apple is gonna begin to switch most of their devices to Mini-LED displays on their devices which will be almost as good as OLED without all of the drawbacks.
— The stock split is gonna allow a bunch of new investors to get in after they realize all of this is happening.
Those are just a few of the reasons why Apple has even more room to grow within the next year. -Vadim from the Max Tech channel on YouTube.
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Herbalife to pay 123MM in Chinese bribery case

NEW YORK ( Reuters ) – Herbalife Nutrition Ltd will pay $ 123.1 million to settle criminal and civil charges @ @ @ @ @ government agencies and media outlets to boost its business in China , the U.S. Department @ @ @ @ @ .
The multi-level marketing company , whose products include dietary supplements , entered a three-year @ @ @ @ @ it admitted to conspiring to violate the books and records provision of the Foreign Corrupt @ @ @ @ @ law .
Authorities said Herbalife schemed from 2007 to 2016 to bribe Chinese officials with @ @ @ @ @ and travel to obtain direct selling licenses , reduce government scrutiny and suppress negative coverage @ @ @ @ @ accounted for 19 % of Herbalife ’ s $ 4.49 billion of net sales in @ @ @ @ @ % in 2006 , regulatory filings show .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Herbalife Nutrition Ltd will pay $123.1 million to settle criminal and civil charges it bribed Chinese officials in government agencies and media outlets to boost its business in China, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
The multi-level marketing company, whose products include dietary supplements, entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement in which it admitted to conspiring to violate the books and records provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an anti-bribery law.
Authorities said Herbalife schemed from 2007 to 2016 to bribe Chinese officials with cash, entertainment, meals and travel to obtain direct selling licenses, reduce government scrutiny and suppress negative coverage by state-controlled media.
China accounted for 19% of Herbalife’s $4.49 billion of net sales in 2016, up from 7% in 2006, regulatory filings show.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Understanding the Federal Reserve’s new policy – and its inherent inadequacy – is not just an academ

Understanding the Federal Reserve’s new policy – and its inherent inadequacy – is not just an academic exercise. There are real world consequences — socioeconomic, geopolitical ones. Consequences that have been compounding. And accelerating.

Biggest Bubble In History By Far. t.co/smbgsHEaMs — Paranoid Bull (@paranoidbull) August 29, 2020
Understanding the #FederalReserve's new policy – and its inherent inadequacy – is not just an academic exercise. There are real world consequences — socioeconomic, geopolitical ones. Consequences that have been compounding. And accelerating. Escalating. pic.twitter.com/qvGmU6QJKW — Emil (@EmilKalinowski) August 29, 2020
SPLITS – ICON of the 2000 @federalreserve created LTCM (Y2K excuse) bubble was $CSCO – here is what happened on its most emotional split announcement that had everything similar going for it with breathless @CNBC propaganda & retail traders going bananas – it happened right here pic.twitter.com/OgBxeJPDhc — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) August 29, 2020
• No propulation growth
• No wage growth
• Higher #realestate price Chart: Total # of homes purchased by Chinese buyers in U.S. 2010-2019 • US property face heightened scrutiny …t.co/w24gw4Mi66 • Foreign buying of US #realestate plungedt.co/gSRiMVlPi8 pic.twitter.com/z7Pv4jMPaw — Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) August 29, 2020
'The Fed says its review is a result of careful study, including a national listening tour in which officials met with ordinary Americans. The truth is that it’s a leap into the monetary unknown and potentially a very expensive one.' t.co/kZiEa84LbD pic.twitter.com/V6cqmV0i84 — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) August 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Two LEOs Shot in St. Louis, MO. Suspect barricaded

ST. LOUIS ( KMOV.com ) — Two St. Louis City police officers responding to a shooting call were shot Saturday @ @ @ @ @ one of them is in “ very ” critical condition .
St. Louis Police Chief @ @ @ @ @ responding to a shooting call in the 3700 block of Hartford Street just before 6 @ @ @ @ @ Grove Park .

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Two St. Louis City police officers responding to a shooting call were shot Saturday afternoon in South City and one of them is in “very” critical condition.
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said officers were responding to a shooting call in the 3700 block of Hartford Street just before 6 p.m. just south of Tower Grove Park.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Extreme Hurricane Laura Footage – 4K UHD

I don ’ t think hurricane Laura really got enough coverage as it should have .
So here is some @

I don’t think hurricane Laura really got enough coverage as it should have. So here is some footage..
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--WATCH: 8 Minutes Of Democrat CSPAN Callers Saying They Are Voting Trump

HAHA , GOOD LUCK WITH THAT : Biden Needs a Sister Souljah Month : Democrats need to convince voters that @ @ @ @ @ .
The problem with this is that the Democrats aren ’ t against riots .
@ @ @ @ @ them , egging them on , and covering for them , for months .
And @ @ @ @ @ SULLIVAN : The Trap The Democrats Walked Right Into : If law and order are @ @ @ @ @ , they will lose it .
“ Rioting and lawlessness is evil .
And any @ @ @ @ @ condones or dismisses violence , looting and mayhem in the streets disqualifies itself from any @ @ @ @ @ .
If one party supports everything I believe in but doesn ’ t believe in @ @ @ @ @ the time and everywhere , I ’ ll back a party that does .
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The amount of Democrats calling into CSPAN during the @GOPconvention saying that they’re switching parties is insane. pic.twitter.com/YZvD5ltu6F — Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 28, 2020
Dems are jumping ship in epic proportions!
HAHA, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT: Biden Needs a Sister Souljah Month: Democrats need to convince voters that they really are against riots. The problem with this is that the Democrats aren’t against riots. They’ve been supporting them, egging them on, and covering for them, for months. And everybody knows it.
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ANDREW SULLIVAN: The Trap The Democrats Walked Right Into: If law and order are what this election is about, they will lose it. “Rioting and lawlessness is evil. And any civil authority that permits, condones or dismisses violence, looting and mayhem in the streets disqualifies itself from any legitimacy. This comes first. If one party supports everything I believe in but doesn’t believe in maintaining law and order all the time and everywhere, I’ll back a party that does.”
h/t CrsCrpr


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Insane people. Look at the behavior of these so called protesters.

Open Sedition , Treason , the 5th Column , the Praetorian Guard .
Time for Military Tribunals or a return of the Nuremberg style trials which were a series of military tribunals held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war .
The cowards when caught will all cry , “ I was just doing my job ” Just as the Nazi brutes did at their trial .
It didn ’ t work then and it won ’ t work now .
I ’ d rather have a President that gets sh*t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country I don ’ t need a movement to tell me that my life matters !
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Are people over the top on this protesting .
Why are the police valued even more in riot zones .
The people only have one resource without being driven to recource .
Arm and protect your property at all costs .
Don ’ t go out and look for trouble .
But protect your life ; Why ?
Because your life matters more than anything .
Thousands of Democrats Ditch Biden After RNC ( Mass @ @ @ @ @ @

There’s some type of antifa concert outside of @tedwheeler’s condo as part of the occupation tonight. This is where they previously set up an autonomous zone in honor of a man who tried to kill people with a gun before being killed by police himself. pic.twitter.com/fIf0sAvAaV — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 29, 2020
EYES ON ANONS 👇👁👁👇 Obama's shadow gov't is called National Security Action (NSA) NSA is a left-wing 501(c)(4) advocacy group largely composed of former Obama admin staffers/leadership INC.
Valerie Jarrett Samantha Power Ben Rhodes Susan E. Rice t.co/QmBRwstig1 — MaReQ⭐⭐⭐ (@Mareq16) August 29, 2020
nationalsecurityaction.org/who-we-are
Open Sedition, Treason, the 5th Column, the Praetorian Guard. Time for Military Tribunals or a return of the Nuremberg style trials which were a series of military tribunals held after World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials
The cowards when caught will all cry, “I was just doing my job”
Just as the Nazi brutes did at their trial. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now.
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BLM inc. threatening to “rip the president out of the White House” They say they won’t wait until the next election. They’re openly calling for a revolution. This is domestic terrorism on full display, out in the open. They don’t even try to hide it. pic.twitter.com/OyhNSzBEwu — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 29, 2020
I’d rather have a President that gets sh*t done, than a corrupt politician dividing the country
I don’t need a movement to tell me that my life matters!!
Are people over the top on this protesting. Why are the police valued even more in riot zones. The people only have one resource without being driven to recource.
Arm and protect your property at all costs. Don’t go out and look for trouble. But protect your life; Why? Because your life matters more than anything.
Thousands of Democrats Ditch Biden After RNC (Mass Exodus of the Democratic Party)
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--2.6 to 5 MILLION PEOPLE on the STREETS of BERLIN protesting COVID RESTRICTIONS. MILITARY are ON THEI

2.6 to 5 MILLION PEOPLE on the STREETS of BERLIN protesting COVID RESTRICTIONS. MILITARY are ON THEIR SIDE

TOMORROW estimation of 2.6 MILLION some even say 5 MILLION PEOPLE on the STREETS of BERLIN !
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Even @ @ @ @ @ are ON THEIR SIDE !
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If GERMANY GOES the WHOLE EU GOES @ @ @ @ @ THE HAGUE !
🥳🥳🥳🥳 t.co/pXV85B13ze

TOMORROW estimation of 2.6 MILLION some even say 5 MILLION PEOPLE on the STREETS of BERLIN!!!
Even the BUS DRIVERS and MILITARY are ON THEIR SIDE!!!!
If GERMANY GOES the WHOLE EU GOES!!!
🥳🥳🥳🥳NEXT WEEK THE HAGUE!🥳🥳🥳🥳 t.co/pXV85B13ze
— 17grasshopper17 (@grasshopperxcc) August 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Antifa holds concert outside Ted Wheeler’s condo

There ’ s some type of antifa concert outside of @ tedwheeler ’ s condo as part of the occupation @ @ @ @ @ they previously set up an autonomous zone in honor of a man who tried to @ @ @ @ @ before being killed by police himself .
pic.twitter.com/fIf0sAvAaV

There’s some type of antifa concert outside of @tedwheeler’s condo as part of the occupation tonight. This is where they previously set up an autonomous zone in honor of a man who tried to kill people with a gun before being killed by police himself. pic.twitter.com/fIf0sAvAaV
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 29, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-30--Texas Governor says he may have to take over law enforcement in Austin

It appears to be open season for Gangs , Organized Crime , and Drunk Drivers in Austin .
Austin ’ @ @ @ @ @ an ax to these units .
If we have to , the state will take @ @ @ @ @ Austin .

It appears to be open season for Gangs, Organized Crime, and Drunk Drivers in Austin.
Austin’s defund police budget took an ax to these units.
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Texas won’t take it.
If we have to, the state will take over law and order in Austin.
It appears to be open season for Gangs, Organized Crime, and Drunk Drivers in Austin. Austin's defund police budget took an ax to these units. Texas won't take it. If we have to, the state will take over law and order in Austin. t.co/mcSQ0oLY9m — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 29, 2020