investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--Something Wicked This Way Comes: Anarchy Is Being Loosed Upon the Nation

by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute How much longer we can sustain the fiction that we live in a constitutional republic , I can not say , but anarchy is being loosed upon the nation .
We are witnessing the unraveling of the American dream one injustice at a time .
Day after day , the government ’ s crimes against the citizenry grow more egregious , more treacherous and more tragic .
And day after day , the American people wake up a little more to the grim realization that they have become captives in a prison of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free people , we are now pushed and prodded and watched over by twitchy , hyper-sensitive , easily-spooked armed guards who care little for the rights , humanity or well-being of those in their care .
The public ’ s faith in the government to do its job—which is to protect our freedoms—is deteriorating .
It doesn ’ t take a weatherman to realize when a storm is brewing : clouds gather , the wind begins to blow , and an almost-palpable tension builds .
It ’ s the same way with freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Things fall apart , ” wrote W.B .
Yeats in his dark , forbidding poem “ The Second Coming.
” “ The centre can not hold ; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world , the blood-dimmed tide is loosed , and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned … Surely some revelation is at hand.
” The upcoming election and its aftermath will undoubtedly keep the citizenry divided and at each other ’ s throats , so busy fighting each other that they never manage to present a unified front against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winner has already been decided .
As American satirist H.L .
Mencken predicted almost a century ago : In other words , nothing will change .
You can not have a republican form of government—nor a democratic one , for that matter—when the government views itself as superior to the citizenry , when it no longer operates for the benefit of the people , when the people are no longer able to peacefully reform their government , when government officials cease to act like public servants , when elected officials no longer represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government routinely violates the rights of the people and perpetrates more violence against the citizenry than the criminal class , when government spending is unaccountable and unaccounted for , when the judiciary act as courts of order rather than justice , and when the government is no longer bound by the laws of the Constitution .
For too long , the American people have obeyed the government ’ s dictates , no matter now unjust .
We have paid its taxes , penalties and fines , no matter how outrageous .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abuses , no matter how egregious .
We have turned a blind eye to its indiscretions and incompetence , no matter how imprudent .
We have held our silence in the face of its lawlessness , licentiousness and corruption , no matter how illicit .
We have suffered .
Oh how we have suffered .
How much longer we will continue to suffer at the hands of a tyrannical police state depends on how much we ’ re willing to give up for the sake of freedom .
It may well be that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are entering into the dark ages that signify the final phase of the American Empire .
“ It seems to me , ” writes Berman , “ that the people do get the government they deserve , and even beyond that , the government who they are , so to speak .
In that regard , we might consider , as an extreme version of this… that Hitler was as much an expression of the German people at that point in time as he was a departure from them.
” For the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sit back and watch the reality TV programming that passes for politics today .
It ’ s the modern-day equivalent of bread and circuses , a carefully calibrated exercise in how to manipulate , polarize , propagandize and control a population .
The bait towards slavery .
The price of liberty .
The instruments of tyranny .
Yes , that sounds about right .
“ We the people ” have learned only too well how to be slaves .
Worse , we have come to enjoy our voluntary servitude , which masquerades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet another pacifier to lull us into complacency and blind us to the monsters in our midst .
I refuse to be pacified , patronized or placated .
Here ’ s my plan : rather than staying glued to my TV set , watching politicians and talking heads regurgitate the same soundbites over and over , I ’ m going to keep doing the hard work that needs to be done to keep freedom alive in this country .
That ’ s why , almost 40 years ago , I founded The Rutherford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization committed to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights that would work tirelessly to reshape the government from the bottom up into one that respects freedom , recognizes our worth as human beings , resists corruption , and abides by the rule of law .
It ’ s a thankless , never-ending job , but someone ’ s got to do it .
And I can promise you that when I do eventually turn on the TV , John Carpenter—not Donald Trump or Joe Biden—will be my pick for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , known primarily for their horror themes , are infused with strong anti-authoritarian , overarching themes that speak to the filmmaker ’ s concerns about the unraveling of our society , particularly our government .
Even among a pantheon of dystopian films such as Minority Report , Nineteen Eighty-Four , The Matrix , V for Vendetta , and Land of the Blind , Carpenter ’ s work stands out for its clarity of vision .
Carpenter sees the government working against its own citizens .
Yet while Carpenter is a skeptic and critic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ optimism that runs through his films .
“ A close view of Carpenter ’ s work reveals a romantic streak beneath the skepticism , ” John Muir writes in his insightful book The Films of John Carpenter , “ a belief down deep—far below the anti-establishment hatred—that a single committed and idealistic person can make a difference , even if society does not recognize that person as valuable or good.
” In fact , Carpenter ’ s central characters are always out of step with their times .
Underneath their machismo , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and equal opportunity .
Their beliefs place them in constant opposition with the law and the establishment , but they are nonetheless freedom fighters .
When , for example , John Nada destroys the alien hypno-transmitter in They Live , he restores hope by delivering America a wake-up call for freedom .
This is the theme that runs throughout Carpenter ’ s films—the belief in American ideals and in people .
“ He believes that man can do better , ” writes Muir , “ and his heroes consistently prove that worthy goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ malevolent shape-shifters ) can be accomplished , but only through individuality.
” Thus , John Carpenter is more than a filmmaker .
He is a cultural analyst and a keen observer of the unraveling of the American psyche .
“ I ’ m disgusted by what we ’ ve become in America , ” said Carpenter .
“ I truly believe there is brain death in this country .
Everything we see is designed to sell us something .
The only thing they want to do is take our money.
” The following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Precinct 13 ( 1976 ) : This is essentially a remake of Howard Hawks ’ 1959 classic western Rio Bravo—much beloved by Carpenter .
A street gang and assorted criminals surround and assault a police station .
Paranoia abounds as the police are attacked from all sides and can see no way out .
Indeed , Carpenter repeatedly has his characters comment , in disbelief , that “ This can ’ t happen , not today !
” or “ We ’ re in the middle of a city … in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eventually !
” Or will they ?
Halloween ( 1978 ) : This low-budget horror masterpiece launched Carpenter ’ s career .
Acclaimed as the most successful independent motion picture of all time , the story centers on a deranged youth who returns to his hometown to conduct a murderous rampage after fifteen years in an asylum .
This film , which assumes that there is a form of evil so dark that it can ’ t be killed , deconstructs our technological existence while reminding us that in the end , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s stamping boot on our faces forever .
The Fog ( 1980 ) : This is a disturbing ghost story made in the mode of Alfred Hitchcock ’ s The Birds ( 1963 ) .
Here the menace besieging a small town is not a pack of winged pests but rather a deadly fog bank that cloaks vengeful , faceless , evil spirits from which there may be no escape .
Escape from New York ( 1981 ) : This is the ultimate urban nightmare .
A ruined Manhattan of the future is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst criminals .
When the U.S. president is captured as a hostage , the government sends a disgraced , rebellious war hero into Manhattan in what seems to be an impossible rescue mission .
In fact , this film sees fascism as the future of America .
The Thing ( 1982 ) : Considered by many as one of Carpenter ’ s best films , this is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name .
A team of scientists in a remote Antarctic outpost discover a buried spaceship with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ creates a claustrophobic , paranoid environment within their compound .
The social commentary is obvious as the horrible creature literally erupts and bursts out of human flesh .
This film presupposes that increasingly we are all becoming dehumanized .
Thus , in the end , we are all potential aliens .
Christine ( 1983 ) : This film adaptation of Stephen King ’ s novel finds a young man with a classic automobile that is demonically possessed .
The car , representing technology with a will and consciousness of its own , goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now face the same possibility with the predominance of artificial intelligence ?
Starman ( 1984 ) : An alien from an advanced civilization takes on the guise of a young widow ’ s recently deceased husband .
The couple then takes off on a long drive to rendezvous with the alien spacecraft so he can return home .
Surprisingly , as John Muir recognizes , this film is a Christ allegory with the alien visitor possessing extraordinary powers to heal the sick , resurrect the dead , and perform miracles .
The question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humanity is a visitor from another world .
They Live ( 1988 ) : This film , which I explore in detail in my books , assumes the future has already arrived .
John Nada is a homeless person who stumbles across a resistance movement and finds a pair of sunglasses that enables him to see the real world around him .
What he discovers is a monochrome reality in a world controlled by ominous beings who bombard the citizens with subliminal messages such as “ obey ” and “ conform.
” Carpenter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underclass ( everyone except those in power , that is ) : we , the prisoners of our devices , are too busy sucking up the entertainment trivia beamed into our brains and attacking each other to start an effective resistance movement .
As the Bearded Man in They Live tells us : In the Mouth of Madness ( 1995 ) : A successful horror novelist ’ s fans become so engrossed in his stories that they slip into dementia and carry out the grisly acts depicted in his books .
When this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticizing horror movies for promoting violence .
Carpenter parodied this argument while noting that evil grows when people lose “ the ability to know the difference between reality and fantasy.
” As we lose ourselves in ever-evolving technology , we are increasingly blurring that distinction .
Does that mean evil will eventually overcome us all ?
Madness .
Delusion .
Denial .
Paranoia .
Inhumanity .
These are some of the monsters of our age .
In the cinematic world of John Carpenter , whenever freedom falls to tyranny , it is because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It works that way in the real world , too .
The lesson , as I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People : they—the tyrants , the bogeymen , the strongmen , the enemies of freedom—live , because “ we the people ” sleep .
Time to wake up , America , and break free of your chains .
Something wicked this way comes .
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of .
His new book Battlefield America : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at .
Whitehead can be contacted at johnw @ rutherford.org .

by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute
“Every day I ask myself the same question: How can this be happening in America? How can people like these be in charge of our country? If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I’d think I was having a hallucination.”—Philip Roth, novelist
Things are falling apart.
How much longer we can sustain the fiction that we live in a constitutional republic, I cannot say, but anarchy is being loosed upon the nation.
We are witnessing the unraveling of the American dream one injustice at a time.
Day after day, the government’s crimes against the citizenry grow more egregious, more treacherous and more tragic. And day after day, the American people wake up a little more to the grim realization that they have become captives in a prison of their own making.
No longer a free people, we are now pushed and prodded and watched over by twitchy, hyper-sensitive, easily-spooked armed guards who care little for the rights, humanity or well-being of those in their care.
The death toll is mounting.
The carnage is heartbreaking.
The public’s faith in the government to do its job—which is to protect our freedoms—is deteriorating.
It doesn’t take a weatherman to realize when a storm is brewing: clouds gather, the wind begins to blow, and an almost-palpable tension builds.
It’s the same way with freedom.
The warning signs are everywhere.
“Things fall apart,” wrote W.B. Yeats in his dark, forbidding poem “The Second Coming.” “The centre cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned … Surely some revelation is at hand.”
The upcoming election and its aftermath will undoubtedly keep the citizenry divided and at each other’s throats, so busy fighting each other that they never manage to present a unified front against tyranny in any form. Yet the winner has already been decided. As American satirist H.L. Mencken predicted almost a century ago:
“All the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum. The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
In other words, nothing will change.
You cannot have a republican form of government—nor a democratic one, for that matter—when the government views itself as superior to the citizenry, when it no longer operates for the benefit of the people, when the people are no longer able to peacefully reform their government, when government officials cease to act like public servants, when elected officials no longer represent the will of the people, when the government routinely violates the rights of the people and perpetrates more violence against the citizenry than the criminal class, when government spending is unaccountable and unaccounted for, when the judiciary act as courts of order rather than justice, and when the government is no longer bound by the laws of the Constitution.
For too long, the American people have obeyed the government’s dictates, no matter now unjust.
We have paid its taxes, penalties and fines, no matter how outrageous. We have tolerated its indignities, insults and abuses, no matter how egregious. We have turned a blind eye to its indiscretions and incompetence, no matter how imprudent. We have held our silence in the face of its lawlessness, licentiousness and corruption, no matter how illicit.
We have suffered. Oh how we have suffered.
How much longer we will continue to suffer at the hands of a tyrannical police state depends on how much we’re willing to give up for the sake of freedom.
It may well be that Professor Morris Berman is correct: perhaps we are entering into the dark ages that signify the final phase of the American Empire. “It seems to me,” writes Berman, “that the people do get the government they deserve, and even beyond that, the government who they are, so to speak. In that regard, we might consider, as an extreme version of this… that Hitler was as much an expression of the German people at that point in time as he was a departure from them.”
For the moment, the American people seem content to sit back and watch the reality TV programming that passes for politics today. It’s the modern-day equivalent of bread and circuses, a carefully calibrated exercise in how to manipulate, polarize, propagandize and control a population.
As French philosopher Etienne de La Boétie observed half a millennium ago:
“Plays, farces, spectacles, gladiators, strange beasts, medals, pictures, and other such opiates, these were for ancient peoples the bait toward slavery, the price of their liberty, the instruments of tyranny. By these practices and enticements the ancient dictators so successfully lulled their subjects under the yoke, that the stupefied peoples, fascinated by the pastimes and vain pleasures flashed before their eyes, learned subservience as naively, but not so creditably, as little children learn to read by looking at bright picture books.”
The bait towards slavery. The price of liberty. The instruments of tyranny.
Yes, that sounds about right.
“We the people” have learned only too well how to be slaves. Worse, we have come to enjoy our voluntary servitude, which masquerades as citizenship.
This presidential election is yet another pacifier to lull us into complacency and blind us to the monsters in our midst.
I refuse to be pacified, patronized or placated.
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Here’s my plan: rather than staying glued to my TV set, watching politicians and talking heads regurgitate the same soundbites over and over, I’m going to keep doing the hard work that needs to be done to keep freedom alive in this country.
That’s why, almost 40 years ago, I founded The Rutherford Institute: as a nonpartisan, apolitical organization committed to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights that would work tirelessly to reshape the government from the bottom up into one that respects freedom, recognizes our worth as human beings, resists corruption, and abides by the rule of law.
It’s a thankless, never-ending job, but someone’s got to do it. And I can promise you that when I do eventually turn on the TV, John Carpenter—not Donald Trump or Joe Biden—will be my pick for escapist entertainment.
Carpenter’s films, known primarily for their horror themes, are infused with strong anti-authoritarian, overarching themes that speak to the filmmaker’s concerns about the unraveling of our society, particularly our government. Even among a pantheon of dystopian films such as Minority Report, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, and Land of the Blind, Carpenter’s work stands out for its clarity of vision.
Carpenter sees the government working against its own citizens.
Yet while Carpenter is a skeptic and critic, there’s also a strange optimism that runs through his films. “A close view of Carpenter’s work reveals a romantic streak beneath the skepticism,” John Muir writes in his insightful book The Films of John Carpenter, “a belief down deep—far below the anti-establishment hatred—that a single committed and idealistic person can make a difference, even if society does not recognize that person as valuable or good.”
In fact, Carpenter’s central characters are always out of step with their times. Underneath their machismo, they still believe in the ideals of liberty and equal opportunity. Their beliefs place them in constant opposition with the law and the establishment, but they are nonetheless freedom fighters. When, for example, John Nada destroys the alien hypno-transmitter in They Live, he restores hope by delivering America a wake-up call for freedom.
This is the theme that runs throughout Carpenter’s films—the belief in American ideals and in people. “He believes that man can do better,” writes Muir, “and his heroes consistently prove that worthy goals (such as saving the Earth from malevolent shape-shifters) can be accomplished, but only through individuality.”
Thus, John Carpenter is more than a filmmaker. He is a cultural analyst and a keen observer of the unraveling of the American psyche. “I’m disgusted by what we’ve become in America,” said Carpenter. “I truly believe there is brain death in this country. Everything we see is designed to sell us something. The only thing they want to do is take our money.”
The following are my favorite Carpenter films.
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976): This is essentially a remake of Howard Hawks’ 1959 classic western Rio Bravo—much beloved by Carpenter. A street gang and assorted criminals surround and assault a police station. Paranoia abounds as the police are attacked from all sides and can see no way out. Indeed, Carpenter repeatedly has his characters comment, in disbelief, that “This can’t happen, not today!” or “We’re in the middle of a city … in a police station … someone will drive by eventually!” Or will they?
Halloween (1978): This low-budget horror masterpiece launched Carpenter’s career. Acclaimed as the most successful independent motion picture of all time, the story centers on a deranged youth who returns to his hometown to conduct a murderous rampage after fifteen years in an asylum. This film, which assumes that there is a form of evil so dark that it can’t be killed, deconstructs our technological existence while reminding us that in the end, we all may have to experience Orwell’s stamping boot on our faces forever.
The Fog (1980): This is a disturbing ghost story made in the mode of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). Here the menace besieging a small town is not a pack of winged pests but rather a deadly fog bank that cloaks vengeful, faceless, evil spirits from which there may be no escape.
Escape from New York (1981): This is the ultimate urban nightmare. A ruined Manhattan of the future is an anarchic prison for America’s worst criminals. When the U.S. president is captured as a hostage, the government sends a disgraced, rebellious war hero into Manhattan in what seems to be an impossible rescue mission. In fact, this film sees fascism as the future of America.
The Thing (1982): Considered by many as one of Carpenter’s best films, this is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic of the same name. A team of scientists in a remote Antarctic outpost discover a buried spaceship with a ravenous, mutating alien that eventually creates a claustrophobic, paranoid environment within their compound. The social commentary is obvious as the horrible creature literally erupts and bursts out of human flesh. This film presupposes that increasingly we are all becoming dehumanized. Thus, in the end, we are all potential aliens.
Christine (1983): This film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel finds a young man with a classic automobile that is demonically possessed. The car, representing technology with a will and consciousness of its own, goes on a murderous rampage. Do we now face the same possibility with the predominance of artificial intelligence?
Starman (1984): An alien from an advanced civilization takes on the guise of a young widow’s recently deceased husband. The couple then takes off on a long drive to rendezvous with the alien spacecraft so he can return home. Surprisingly, as John Muir recognizes, this film is a Christ allegory with the alien visitor possessing extraordinary powers to heal the sick, resurrect the dead, and perform miracles. The question posed is whether the only hope for humanity is a visitor from another world.
They Live (1988): This film, which I explore in detail in my books, assumes the future has already arrived. John Nada is a homeless person who stumbles across a resistance movement and finds a pair of sunglasses that enables him to see the real world around him. What he discovers is a monochrome reality in a world controlled by ominous beings who bombard the citizens with subliminal messages such as “obey” and “conform.” Carpenter makes an effective political point about the underclass (everyone except those in power, that is): we, the prisoners of our devices, are too busy sucking up the entertainment trivia beamed into our brains and attacking each other to start an effective resistance movement. As the Bearded Man in They Live tells us:
The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are non-existent. They have created a repressive society and we are their unwitting accomplices . . . They are dismantling the sleeping middle class. More and more people are becoming poor. We are their cattle. We are being bred for slavery.
In the Mouth of Madness (1995): A successful horror novelist’s fans become so engrossed in his stories that they slip into dementia and carry out the grisly acts depicted in his books. When this film was being conceived, politicians were criticizing horror movies for promoting violence. Carpenter parodied this argument while noting that evil grows when people lose “the ability to know the difference between reality and fantasy.” As we lose ourselves in ever-evolving technology, we are increasingly blurring that distinction. Does that mean evil will eventually overcome us all?
Madness. Delusion. Denial. Paranoia. Inhumanity. These are some of the monsters of our age.
In the cinematic world of John Carpenter, whenever freedom falls to tyranny, it is because the people allowed it to happen.
It works that way in the real world, too.
The lesson, as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People: they—the tyrants, the bogeymen, the strongmen, the enemies of freedom—live, because “we the people” sleep.
Time to wake up, America, and break free of your chains.
Something wicked this way comes.
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ABOUT JOHN W. WHITEHEAD
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute . His new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People is available at www.amazon.com . Whitehead can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--France’s Macron imposes nationwide lockdown starting Friday! Germany’s healthcare system about to co

France’s Macron imposes nationwide lockdown starting Friday! Germany’s healthcare system about to collapse

FRANCE BACK ON LOCKDOWN – People required to stay at home , except for school , work , and essential @ @ @ @ @ prohibited – Macron : 2nd wave could be deadlier , ICU count expected to reach @ @ @ @ @ eased when number of new cases falls to 5K a day

FRANCE BACK ON LOCKDOWN
– People required to stay at home, except for school, work, and essential travel
– Travel between regions prohibited
– Macron: 2nd wave could be deadlier, ICU count expected to reach 9,000
– Lockdown will be eased when number of new cases falls to 5K a day
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UPDATE | UK county of Nottinghamshire to enter highest tier of COVID-19 restrictions, reports say#SputnikUpdates t.co/uOvDhs5v26 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 28, 2020
French President Macron says up to 400,000 people will die if no action is taken, lockdown will be eased when number of new cases falls to 5,000 a day — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) October 28, 2020
French President Macron says number of COVID patients in ICU expected to reach 9,000, which will exceed maximum capacity — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) October 28, 2020
FRANCE BACK ON LOCKDOWN
– People required to stay at home, except for school, work, and essential travel
– Travel between regions prohibited
– Macron: 2nd wave could be deadlier, ICU count expected to reach 9,000
– Lockdown will be eased when number of new cases falls to 5K a day — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) October 28, 2020
h/t NOFAKE


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--This is not a photoshop. Oregon’s public health authority announced COVID deaths in clown makeup.

This is not a photoshop .
Oregon 's public health authority announced COVID deaths in clown makeup .
pic.twitter.com/Ta4StZHvrW

This is not a photoshop. Oregon's public health authority announced COVID deaths in clown makeup. pic.twitter.com/Ta4StZHvrW
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--The best Nancy Pelosi Meltdown video I’ve ever seen and is destroyed by Democratic Progressive comed

The best Nancy Pelosi Meltdown video I’ve ever seen and is destroyed by Democratic Progressive comedian Jimmy Dore

Pelosi is going to be the GOP MVP again .
I ’ m telling you that I believe Republicans will @ @ @ @ @ Just watch this awesome video and how Progressive Democrat Jimmy Dore destroys Pelosi .
Look @ @ @ @ @ video on youtube of all the life long Democrats who are now voting for Trump @ @ @ @ @ you man this is going to be a blowout win for Trump , but this @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m talking Democrats are totally tearing into Pelosi .
But Jimmy Dore just @ @ @ @ @ crackpot she is !
This is another great one !
And in the one after @ @ @ @ @ more children times four at the border than Trump .
The Second video on here @ @ @ @ @ arrest three times the people and children than Trump has

Pelosi is going to be the GOP MVP again. I’m telling you that I believe Republicans will take over the House. Just watch this awesome video and how Progressive Democrat Jimmy Dore destroys Pelosi. Look at the comments on the video on youtube of all the life long Democrats who are now voting for Trump. I’m telling you man this is going to be a blowout win for Trump, but this video is just awesomeness. I’m talking Democrats are totally tearing into Pelosi. But Jimmy Dore just totally exposes Pelosi for the crackpot she is!
This is another great one! And in the one after he shows Obama has held more children times four at the border than Trump. The Second video on here shows how Obama had Ice arrest three times the people and children than Trump has
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--“VICTORY: Tucker Carlson Breaks World Record For Second Time, Now Averages 5.3 MILLION Viewers”

Fox News ' Tucker Carlson : `` Joe Biden , and we can tell you this with certainty , had @ @ @ @ @ his family 's business dealings in communist China and likely in other countries as well @ @ @

nationalfile.com/victory-tucker-carlson-breaks-world-record-for-second-time-now-averages-5-3-million-viewers/
Fox News' Tucker Carlson: "Joe Biden, and we can tell you this with certainty, had direct, personal involvement with his family's business dealings in communist China and likely in other countries as well."pic.twitter.com/zuC4kPLcgC
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--Mastercard profit falls as pandemic hits spending volumes

( Reuters ) – Mastercard Inc ( MA.N ) reported a 28 % slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as @ @ @ @ @ to shop , travel and pay bills during the COVID-19 pandemic , hitting transaction volumes @ @ @ @ @ Mastercard reported a 36 % drop in cross-border volume on a local currency basis in @ @ @ @ @ volume , the dollar value of transactions processed , rose 1 % to $ 1.6 @ @

ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKBN27D1R1
(Reuters) – Mastercard Inc (MA.N) reported a 28% slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as fewer people used its cards to shop, travel and pay bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting transaction volumes for the payment processor.
Mastercard reported a 36% drop in cross-border volume on a local currency basis in the quarter. Gross dollar volume, the dollar value of transactions processed, rose 1% to $1.6 trillion.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--China’s 3 Gorges Dam has reached maximum capacity

Five minutes ago , the water level at the Three Gorges Dam officially reached the dam 's maximum capacity of @ @ @ @ @ 2:20 pm local time , October 28th , 2020 , the water level is 175.00 @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/1zt6VPhqz3 — Things China Does n't Want You To Know ( @ TruthAbtChina ) October @ @ @

Five minutes ago, the water level at the Three Gorges Dam officially reached the dam's maximum capacity of 175 meters. As of 2:20 pm local time, October 28th, 2020, the water level is 175.00 meters and rising slowly. pic.twitter.com/1zt6VPhqz3
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--If Biden Wins The Election, He Wants To Heavily Tax or Phase Out Fracking & Oil?

by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St In last Thursday ’ s debate , Joe Biden made comments @ @ @ @ @ US shale oil fracking that may hurt his chances of getting elected .
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by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St
In last Thursday’s debate, Joe Biden made comments about the oil industry and US shale oil fracking that may hurt his chances of getting elected.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--Hard times for the economy and banks of Spain

We have an opportunity to peer under the economic bonnet of one of the swing states in the Euro area .
We have seen Spain lauded as an economic success followed by the bust of the Euro area crisis and then it move forwards again .
But 2020 has proven to be another year of economic trouble and that theme has been added to by this morning ’ s data release .
So we have a fall when if we follow the official view of recoveries from the pandemic we should be seeing the opposite .
Then we note that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much larger decline .
The breakdown is below .
The one category which rose was personal equipment which was up 2.3 % .
If we switch to the annual picture we see this .
In a by now familiar pattern car fuel sales are down by 9.2 % and after them the breakdown is as follows .
So unlike in the UK the Spanish are not eating more .
After the news we have looked it sadly it is no surprise that jobs are declining .
If we look at the structure of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stores have been hit hard with sales down 14.3 % on a year ago meaning they are only 88.3 % of what they were in 2015 .
There has been a switch towards large chain stores who are 2.4 % up in September on a year ago and some 17 % up on 2015 .
Looking at the overall picture the “ Euro Boom ” has pretty much been erased as we note that retail sales in September are only 2.2 % above 2015 .
These numbers are not seasonally adjusted and may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been a year not fitting regular patterns this is it .
We get another clue from the numbers from the Canary Islands where volumes are 13.5 % below a year ago and the overall index is at 87,5 .
I am noting that because it gives us a proxy for the tourism effect , or in this instance the lack of tourism effect .
Regular readers will recall we feared that this would be in play when the Covid-19 pandemic started and we can see that it has .
The Bank of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have turned to these figures first .
They will have been disappointed to see the number of mortgages lower but pleased to see an increase in mortgage size which offers the hope of more business for their main priority which is the banks and may even offer a hint of house price rises .
One factor of note is that if we look at the remortgage figures we see a different pattern in terms of fixed to floating mortgage rates than we have become used to .
As to house prices these are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still have growth and the central bankers will be happy with an index that is at 126.8 when compared with 2015 .
Their researchers will be busy enhancing their career prospects by finding Wealth Effects from this whilst nobody asks why all the emails from first-time buyers saying they can not afford anything keep ending up in the spam folder .
Last month the Bank of Spain told us this .
With the pandemic storm clouds gathering around Europe we look set for scenario 2 of a larger decline in GDP followed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in an economic depression then how long it lasts matters as much as how deep the fall is .
It is a bit like wars which are always supposed to be over like Christmas and like a banking collapse where we are drip fed bad news .
Speaking of the banks there is plenty of bad news around .
We can start with the Turkish situation .
Then there was also this earlier this week .
The Spanish consumer association took th banks to court over past mortgage fees .
I doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it is where we presently stand .
The situation looks somewhat grim right now and it has consequences.If we look at the labour market we have learned that unemployment as a measure is meaningless so here is a better guide .
Also the public finances will be doing some heavy lifting .
Of course debt affordability fears are much reduced when some of your bonds can be issued at negative yields and even the ten-year is a mere 0.17 % .
As to the banks the eyes of BBVA and Banco Santander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
Me on The Investing Channel

by Shaun Richards
We have an opportunity to peer under the economic bonnet of one of the swing states in the Euro area. We have seen Spain lauded as an economic success followed by the bust of the Euro area crisis and then it move forwards again. But 2020 has proven to be another year of economic trouble and that theme has been added to by this morning’s data release.
The monthly variation of the seasonally and calendar adjusted general Retail Trade Index (RTI)
at constant prices between the months of September and August, stood at −0.3%. This rate was 1.7 points lower than the previous month. ( INE)
So we have a fall when if we follow the official view of recoveries from the pandemic we should be seeing the opposite. Then we note that relative to August there has been a much larger decline. The breakdown is below.
By products, Food remained the same (0.0%) and Non-food products declined by 0.6%. If the latter is broken down by type of product, Household equipment decreased the most (−3.7%).
The one category which rose was personal equipment which was up 2.3%.
If we switch to the annual picture we see this.
In September, the General Retail Trade Index, once adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, registered a variation of −3.3% as compared with the same month of the previous year. This rate was four tenths lower than the one registered in August.
In a by now familiar pattern car fuel sales are down by 9.2% and after them the breakdown is as follows.
If these sales are broken down by type of product, Food
decreased by 2.7%, and Non-food products by 3.1%.
So unlike in the UK the Spanish are not eating more. After the news we have looked it sadly it is no surprise that jobs are declining.
In September, the employment index in the retail trade sector registered a variation of −3.0%
as compared to the same month of 2019. This rate was three tenths above that recorded in August. Employment decreased by −4.9% in Service stations.
If we look at the structure of the sales we see that small chain stores have been hit hard with sales down 14.3% on a year ago meaning they are only 88.3% of what they were in 2015. There has been a switch towards large chain stores who are 2.4% up in September on a year ago and some 17% up on 2015.
Looking at the overall picture the “Euro Boom” has pretty much been erased as we note that retail sales in September are only 2.2% above 2015. These numbers are not seasonally adjusted and may give the best guide because if there has been a year not fitting regular patterns this is it. We get another clue from the numbers from the Canary Islands where volumes are 13.5% below a year ago and the overall index is at 87,5. I am noting that because it gives us a proxy for the tourism effect, or in this instance the lack of tourism effect. Regular readers will recall we feared that this would be in play when the Covid-19 pandemic started and we can see that it has.
Housing Market
The Bank of Spain and the ECB would of course have turned to these figures first.
The number of mortgages constituted on dwellings is 19,825, 3.4% less than in August 2019. The average amount is 134,678 euros, an increase of 4.0%.
They will have been disappointed to see the number of mortgages lower but pleased to see an increase in mortgage size which offers the hope of more business for their main priority which is the banks and may even offer a hint of house price rises.
One factor of note is that if we look at the remortgage figures we see a different pattern in terms of fixed to floating mortgage rates than we have become used to.
After the change of conditions, the percentage of mortgages
fixed interest increases from 19.0% to 31.2%, while that of variable rate mortgages decreases from 80.4% to 59.7%.
As to house prices these are the most recent numbers.
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The annual rate of the Housing Price Index (HPI) decreased one percentage point in the
second quarter of 2020, standing at 2.1%.
By housing type, the rate of new housing reached 4.2%, almost two points below that
registered in the previous quarter
So we still have growth and the central bankers will be happy with an index that is at 126.8 when compared with 2015. Their researchers will be busy enhancing their career prospects by finding Wealth Effects from this whilst nobody asks why all the emails from first-time buyers saying they cannot afford anything keep ending up in the spam folder.
Looking Ahead
Last month the Bank of Spain told us this.
Under these considerations, the economy’s output would fall by 10.5% on average in 2020 in scenario 1, and by up to 12.6% in the event that the less favourable epidemiological situation underlying the construction of scenario 2 were to
materialise. That said, the pickup in activity projected for the second half of this year, following the historic collapse recorded in the first half, would have a positive carry-over
effect on the average GDP growth rate in 2021, which would reach 7.3% in scenario 1, while remaining at 4.1% in scenario 2,
With the pandemic storm clouds gathering around Europe we look set for scenario 2 of a larger decline in GDP followed by a weaker recovery. Also if you are in an economic depression then how long it lasts matters as much as how deep the fall is.
In any event, at the end of 2022, GDP would stand some 2 percentage points (pp) below its pre-crisis level in
scenario 1, a gap that would widen to somewhat more than 6 pp in scenario 2.
It is a bit like wars which are always supposed to be over like Christmas and like a banking collapse where we are drip fed bad news. Speaking of the banks there is plenty of bad news around. We can start with the Turkish situation.
Turkish debt held by European banks via BIS – $64 billion in Spanish banks. – $24 billion, in French banks. – $21 billion, in Italian banks. – $9 billion, in German banks. ( DailyFX )
Then there was also this earlier this week. The Spanish consumer association took th banks to court over past mortgage fees.
Those affected do not need to initiate an individual lawsuit, with the costs and time that this entails, but can directly benefit from the success of the Asufin class action lawsuit. So, as previously indicated, those 15 million mortgages may recover up to an average of 1,500 euros without the need to litigate. ( El Economista)
I doubt that is the end of the story but it is where we presently stand.
Comment
The situation looks somewhat grim right now and it has consequences.If we look at the labour market we have learned that unemployment as a measure is meaningless so here is a better guide.
Total hours worked would fall very sharply on average in 2020: by 11.9% in scenario 1 and 14.1% in scenario 2. Although the rise in this variable, which began
with the easing of lockdown, would continue over the rest of the projection horizon, the total number of hours worked at the end of 2022 would still be 4.5% and 8.3% lower than before the COVID-19 crisis under scenarios 1 and 2, respectively. ( Bank of Spain)
Also the public finances will be doing some heavy lifting.
.As regards public finances, it is estimated that the general government deficit will increase sharply in 2020, to stand at 10.8% and 12.1% of GDP in each of the two scenarios considered…….Public debt, meanwhile, would increase in 2020 by more than 20 pp in scenario 1 and by
some 25 pp in scenario 2, to stand at 116.8% and 120.6% of GDP, respectively.
Of course debt affordability fears are much reduced when some of your bonds can be issued at negative yields and even the ten-year is a mere 0.17%.
As to the banks the eyes of BBVA and Banco Santander will be on developments in Turkey right now.
Me on The Investing Channel


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--The FBI instructed FACEBOOK to censor anything negative about Biden knowing what would be coming out

Zuckerberg states the FBI warned them a while ago that weeks leading up to the election that there will be @ @ @ @ @ election with hacked documents !
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The FBI instructed FACEBOOK to censor anything negative @ @ @ @ @ be coming out !
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Zuckerberg states the FBI warned them a while ago that weeks leading up to the election that there will be attempts to interfere with the election with hacked documents!!!
The FBI instructed FACEBOOK to censor anything negative about Biden knowing what would be coming out!!!
— Rich Higgins (@RichHiggins_DC) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-29--ZETA producing 50 FOOT WAVES

ZETA producing 50 FOOT WAVES

Wow , Zeta bringing with it FIFTY FOOT waves just south of Louisiana now as the fast moving hurricane has @ @ @ @ @ fetch '' where waves moving with storm and growing huge .
pic.twitter.com/tSSNmCxepg

Wow, Zeta bringing with it FIFTY FOOT waves just south of Louisiana now as the fast moving hurricane has likely created a "trapped fetch" where waves moving with storm and growing huge. pic.twitter.com/tSSNmCxepg
— Craig Setzer (@CraigSetzer) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Trump’s event crowd in Lansing, Michigan, yesterday (top) vs. Biden’s event crowd in Georgia

The media wants you to believe Biden is winning , but here ’ s a photo of Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ vs. Biden ’ s event crowd in Georgia .
Keep in mind Trump is doing @ @ @ @ @ day .
The crowd sizes are insane , especially given the rainy 40-degree weather .

The media wants you to believe Biden is winning, but here’s a photo of Trump’s event crowd in Lansing yesterday vs. Biden’s event crowd in Georgia. Keep in mind Trump is doing multiple events like this every day. The crowd sizes are insane, especially given the rainy 40-degree weather.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Ex-boxer jailed for two life sentences on drug charges by Joe’s Biden’s legislation granted clemency

Ex-boxer jailed for two life sentences on drug charges by Joe’s Biden’s legislation granted clemency by Trump after Obama denial

Trump should bring up these stories at his rallies or interviews , but as egotistical as everyone thinks he is @ @ @ @ @ actually talk about his own good deeds changing very real lives .

Trump should bring up these stories at his rallies or interviews, but as egotistical as everyone thinks he is, he doesn’t actually talk about his own good deeds changing very real lives.
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h/t truthwillout777


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Apple is quietly building a search rival to Google ahead of the DOJ’s landmark antitrust case, accor

Apple is quietly building a search rival to Google ahead of the DOJ’s landmark antitrust case, according to a report

Users who downloaded iOS 14 , the latest iPhone operating system , noticed that Apple now shows its own results @ @ @ @ @ home screen .
Clicking on links takes users directly to the website in question , @ @ @ @ @ engine .
This isn ’ t Apple ’ s first move into the world of @ @ @ @ @ 2018 , the company hired John Giannandrea , who was formerly Google ’ s head @ @ @ @ @ its most powerful people , to work on its AI services .
Google has described @ @ @ @ @ a “ code red ” scenario , the DOJ lawsuit , filed October 20 , @ @ @ @ @ in around half of Google ’ s US site traffic , the DOJ said – @ @ @ @ @ % of Apple ’ s profit .

www.businessinsider.com/apple-now-shows-its-own-search-results-threatening-google-ios14-2020-10
Users who downloaded iOS 14, the latest iPhone operating system, noticed that Apple now shows its own results when users search on their home screen. Clicking on links takes users directly to the website in question, rather than through another search engine.
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This isn’t Apple’s first move into the world of search engines. In April 2018, the company hired John Giannandrea, who was formerly Google’s head of search and one of its most powerful people, to work on its AI services.
Google has described losing the Apple deal as a “code red” scenario, the DOJ lawsuit, filed October 20, claimed. The deal brings in around half of Google’s US site traffic, the DOJ said – and as much as 20% of Apple’s profit.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Don’t let anyone tell you that the media doesn’t pick Presidents #IndependentPressNeeded

Remember when the Washington Post wrote 16 negative stories about Bernie Sanders in one day ?
Today , I have @ @ @ @ @ stories about Biden ( including one calling him FDR ) Do n't let anyone tell @ @ @ @ @ n't pick Presidents # IndependentPressNeeded

Remember when the Washington Post wrote 16 negative stories about Bernie Sanders in one day?
Today, I have counted at least 35 positive stories about Biden (including one calling him FDR)
Don't let anyone tell you that the media doesn't pick Presidents#IndependentPressNeeded
— Lucy (@JustaCoinToss) October 27, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Melania Trump condemns Biden’s ‘socialist agenda’

First Lady Melania Trump has warned the US the “ socialist agenda ” of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would @ @ @ @ @ America ” – calling on voters to keep Donald Trump in the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ in the White House so he can continue what he started , and our country @ @ @ @ @ ” she said at a rally in Pennsylvania .
“ Donald Trump is the man @ @ @ @ @ empower us to make that greater future together .
“ Donald Trump will expand and @ @ @ @ @ us safe .
“ On November third , when you vote , you will be @ @ @ @ @ s future .
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First Lady Melania Trump has warned the US the “socialist agenda” of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would only “serve to destroy America” – calling on voters to keep Donald Trump in the White House.
“We must keep Donald in the White House so he can continue what he started, and our country can continue to flourish,” she said at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“Donald Trump is the man who will lead us and empower us to make that greater future together.
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“Donald Trump will expand and grow the economy and keep us safe.
“On November third, when you vote, you will be voting for our children’s future.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--MUST WATCH: President Trump plays a DEVASTATING video for Joe Biden in #Pennsylvania! Biden, “It’s i

MUST WATCH: President Trump plays a DEVASTATING video for Joe Biden in #Pennsylvania! Biden, “It’s in our self interest that we should help China to Rise!” “China’s not a problem!” Oh we know Joe!

Why would Joe Biden champion banning-destroying the U.S. Oil And Nat-Gas Industry , while simultaneously invest his family in multiple @ @ @ @ @ deals with China , Ukraine , and Romania ?

BREAKING: New audio of Hunter Biden talking about his partner “the f**king spy chief of China” “I’m receiving calls from SDNY” @TheNatPulse pic.twitter.com/vDYnxNTvo6 — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 27, 2020
Why would Joe Biden champion banning-destroying the U.S. Oil And Nat-Gas Industry, while simultaneously invest his family in multiple, illegal Oil And Nat-Gas deals with China, Ukraine, and Romania?
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Hunter Biden and Devon Archer were planning to launder $500 MILLION from Kremlin asset. US Sanctions

# OANEXCLUSIVE : Hunter Biden and Devon Archer were planning to launder $ 500 MILLION from Kremlin asset .
US @ @ @ @ @ so they worked a way around the sanctions .
More to come .
pic.twitter.com/wqbVnGJWNS

#OANEXCLUSIVE:
Hunter Biden and Devon Archer were planning to launder $500 MILLION from Kremlin asset.
US Sanctions prevented the LEGAL transfer… so they worked a way around the sanctions.
$35 mill. was “tester” amount.
Biden partner: “There’s so much more.”
More to come. pic.twitter.com/wqbVnGJWNS
— Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) October 27, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Cruz TORCHES Twitter CEO for Political Censorship: You Are Behaving Like a Democratic Super PAC

In response to questioning from Sen. Marsha Blackburn , Jack Dorsey just lied and said Twitter has never censored @ @ @ @ @ @ President of the United States .
Twitter has censored his account at least 65 times @ @

In response to questioning from Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Jack Dorsey just lied and said Twitter has never censored @realDonaldTrump the account of the President of the United States.
Twitter has censored his account at least 65 times. pic.twitter.com/3PECG0xHxt
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--The Great Crash of October 29, 1929

The Great Crash of October 29, 1929

A PBS documentary that examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders @

A PBS documentary that examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders.
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Remember March?

Einhorn Says Tech Stocks Are in an ‘ Enormous ’ Bubble [ Bloomberg ]

*MACRON IMPOSES NEW NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IN FRANCE AS CASES SURGE *SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN, WORKING STILL ALLOWED *DECIDED ON LOCKDOWN FROM FRIDAY *NON-ESSENTIAL RETAILERS TO CLOSE *BARS & RESTAURANTS TO CLOSE …and somehow *ECONOMY MUST NOT STOP & MUST NOT COLLAPSE@business — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) October 28, 2020
In reaction to today's historic stock market plunge, the @federalreserve is – AT THIS SECOND – providing a massive liquidity injection, seen here: pic.twitter.com/JoNuqesmAi — Rudy Havenstein, Senior Fed Cheerleader. (@RudyHavenstein) October 28, 2020
The $VIX closed above 40 today for the first time since June. Back on March 16 it closed at a record high of 82.69. Chart via @ycharts pic.twitter.com/xC2EtRI2NB — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) October 28, 2020
Covid-19 ICU occupancy in Berlin has now exceeded the high of the first wave (via @divi_ev) pic.twitter.com/CWa0sWPY69 — Gregor Peter (@L0gg0l) October 28, 2020
Einhorn Says Tech Stocks Are in an ‘Enormous’ Bubble [Bloomberg]
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Food Shortages From Theoretical To Real: The US Is Running Out of These 9 Foods FAST

by Robert Wheeler via The Organic Prepper Over the past several weeks , I have written numerous articles on the state of the food supply chain and the coming food shortages .
From the time I began writing those articles to now , pending food shortage claims have gone from “ dangerous conspiracy theories ” to mainstream news topics .
While the government began the alleged pandemic stating that there were no disruptions to the supply chain ( which was patently absurd ) , it now openly admits there “ may ” be shortages of certain foods and supplies over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food shortages has gone from theoretical to real As governments continue to use COVID as an excuse to enable their ulterior motives , the financial stability of many will become shakier .
That will cause consumer ’ s habits to change .
Shoppers will be less likely to buy luxury foods .
As a result of the change in these habits , the supply itself will drastically change .
And in addition to all that , producers are going to have difficulty processing and packaging foods .
The food shortages and are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circles .
For instance , Carolyn Dimitri , associate professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University , says : Items consumers may see less of in the coming months An article published on Business Insider offers some insight into the possible shortages we may be facing , as well as explanations for why this may be happening .
Here are 9 of those items : Beef – The National Cattleman ’ s Beef Association has stated that cattle ranchers face over $ 13 billion in losses that will continue through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network has claimed over 11,496 factory workers in the meatpacking industry , and food plants have contracted COVID .
Those claims are significant not because of the virus itself but because of the shutdowns and strain it puts on the individual factories , consumers , and industry as a whole .
Pork – NPR has reported that a Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls , South Dakota , recently shut down after around 300 employees tested positive for COVID .
The facility did reopen , but other facilities are at risk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind that the factory supplies between 4 and 5 % of the US pork supply .
Chicken – Chicken plants are also in danger due to the “ close quarters ” of the facilities .
Whole Deli Sections – Gomez also pointed out that deli sections , in general , are in danger because they “ typically need more employees and preparation in-store.
” Imported foods – “ Many countries that export commodities are worried about food security .
In response , some are restricting exports of certain commodities to ensure enough availability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Highly Perishable Foods – As the food supply begins to show signs of weakening , consumers are likely to pass over foods with a short shelf life in favor of more easily stored products .
Lockdowns and shutdowns will likely create the same reaction .
“ In terms of what we see consumers buying more of , we see things they can store for a long time , ” Gomez said .
“ For example , they prefer to buy apples because they last longer in the refrigerator than broccoli or things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what happens when the tide begins to turn , and consumers start buying more storable goods .
How long do you think those storable goods are going to last on the shelves ?
What will the next empty shelf syndrome be ?
“ Fancy ” perishables and berries – The shift from buying fancy foods to basics has already begun .
Instead of buying more expensive fruits , consumers are buying basic , cheaper fruits like bananas and oranges .
With consumers being thrifty with their food budgets by not buying expensive products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected .
Those less expensive items will eventually become hard to get as well .
Lettuce – There is already a lettuce shortage happening right now .
Due to extreme heat , fires , and a virus attacking lettuce plants in California , lettuce is currently in short supply , with major chains like Wendy ’ s already limiting the vegetable on their sandwiches .
Seasonable fruits and vegetables – According to Dimitri , these items are already experiencing a “ change ” in supply .
“ We are heading into the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to supply most of the produce until the early winter , so I don ’ t anticipate seeing a huge effect at the grocery store until we have a change in season , ” she said .
Dimitri explained that labor shortage in other countries and the slow down in the supply chain would result in spoiled produce before reaching the United States .
Food shortage is no longer a conspiracy theory .
These experts are advising us to take action now .
Keep in mind we may soon be facing another round @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supply chain even further .
• Here ’ s what to buy to prepare for a lockdown .
• Here ’ s what to buy when the things you want are out of stock .
• Here are 9 things to buy every time you go to the store .
While there ’ s still some time to prepare , events are unfolding quickly .
We ’ ve watched a similar scenario unfold in Venezuela .
Let that be a cautionary tale and purchase while you can .
After that , focus on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – the global supply chain is no longer a reliable source of food .
Have you seen any difference in the quantity or quality of these foods at your local stores ?
Let us know in the comments and please give us a general idea of where you are ( just the state is fine ) .

by Robert Wheeler via The Organic Prepper
Over the past several weeks, I have written numerous articles on the state of the food supply chain and the coming food shortages. From the time I began writing those articles to now, pending food shortage claims have gone from “dangerous conspiracy theories” to mainstream news topics.
While the government began the alleged pandemic stating that there were no disruptions to the supply chain (which was patently absurd), it now openly admits there “may” be shortages of certain foods and supplies over the coming months.
The concept of food shortages has gone from theoretical to real
As governments continue to use COVID as an excuse to enable their ulterior motives, the financial stability of many will become shakier. That will cause consumer’s habits to change. Shoppers will be less likely to buy luxury foods. As a result of the change in these habits, the supply itself will drastically change. And in addition to all that, producers are going to have difficulty processing and packaging foods.
The food shortages and are now being openly discussed, even in mainstream circles. For instance, Carolyn Dimitri, associate professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University, says:
“Because agriculture is so labor dependent, if you end up having a huge outbreak during the planting season or the harvest season (and it’s kind of hard to predict when that will happen) it will disrupt the ability of people to work either on the farm or in the processing facilities, and there will continually be problems.” (source)
Items consumers may see less of in the coming months
An article published on Business Insider offers some insight into the possible shortages we may be facing, as well as explanations for why this may be happening. Here are 9 of those items:
Beef – The National Cattleman’s Beef Association has stated that cattle ranchers face over $13 billion in losses that will continue through 2021. The Food and Environment Reporting Network has claimed over 11,496 factory workers in the meatpacking industry, and food plants have contracted COVID.
Those claims are significant not because of the virus itself but because of the shutdowns and strain it puts on the individual factories, consumers, and industry as a whole.
Pork – NPR has reported that a Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, recently shut down after around 300 employees tested positive for COVID. The facility did reopen, but other facilities are at risk of experiencing the same thing. Keep in mind that the factory supplies between 4 and 5% of the US pork supply.
Chicken – Chicken plants are also in danger due to the “close quarters” of the facilities.
Whole Deli Sections – Gomez also pointed out that deli sections, in general, are in danger because they “typically need more employees and preparation in-store.”
Imported foods – “Many countries that export commodities are worried about food security. In response, some are restricting exports of certain commodities to ensure enough availability in the countries,” said Gomez.
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Highly Perishable Foods – As the food supply begins to show signs of weakening, consumers are likely to pass over foods with a short shelf life in favor of more easily stored products. Lockdowns and shutdowns will likely create the same reaction.
“In terms of what we see consumers buying more of, we see things they can store for a long time,” Gomez said. “For example, they prefer to buy apples because they last longer in the refrigerator than broccoli or things that are very perishable.”
Think about what happens when the tide begins to turn, and consumers start buying more storable goods. How long do you think those storable goods are going to last on the shelves? What will the next empty shelf syndrome be?
“Fancy” perishables and berries – The shift from buying fancy foods to basics has already begun. Instead of buying more expensive fruits, consumers are buying basic, cheaper fruits like bananas and oranges.
With consumers being thrifty with their food budgets by not buying expensive products, the supply chain will be further affected. Those less expensive items will eventually become hard to get as well.
Lettuce – There is already a lettuce shortage happening right now. Due to extreme heat, fires, and a virus attacking lettuce plants in California, lettuce is currently in short supply, with major chains like Wendy’s already limiting the vegetable on their sandwiches.
Seasonable fruits and vegetables – According to Dimitri, these items are already experiencing a “change” in supply.
“We are heading into the US domestic production season, and we tend to supply most of the produce until the early winter, so I don’t anticipate seeing a huge effect at the grocery store until we have a change in season,” she said.
Dimitri explained that labor shortage in other countries and the slow down in the supply chain would result in spoiled produce before reaching the United States.
Prepare now.
Food shortage is no longer a conspiracy theory. These experts are advising us to take action now. Keep in mind we may soon be facing another round of lockdowns, which will strain the supply chain even further.
While there’s still some time to prepare, events are unfolding quickly. We’ve watched a similar scenario unfold in Venezuela. Let that be a cautionary tale and purchase while you can. After that, focus on what you can produce or acquire locally – the global supply chain is no longer a reliable source of food.
Have you seen any difference in the quantity or quality of these foods at your local stores? Let us know in the comments and please give us a general idea of where you are (just the state is fine).


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Have Investors Gotten Too Bearish On The Banks?

This post is based on an excerpt from a recent trade idea features on The Felder Report PRO .
In addition to energy , the banking sector has been one of the worst performing groups in the market this year ( which always gets my attention ) .
The Bank Index is down more than 30 % year-to-date while the S & P 500 Index is actually up on the year .
Over the past few decades , it was only during the Great Financial Crisis and at the peak of the Dotcom Mania that we saw such a dramatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What ’ s especially interesting about the banks ’ underperformance this year is that it has come during a time when the yield curve has been widening .
Typically , a flattening yield curve leads to underperformance for the banks and a widening yield curve leads to outperformance .
This relationship was upset in a bullish fashion by the tax cuts and other deregulatory efforts which came about as a part of Donald Trump ’ s election .
This year it has been upset in a bearish fashion by investor worries over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest margins amid projections of low interest rates indefinitely into the future .
From a valuation standpoint , it ’ s hard to argue the banks haven ’ t already priced in a great deal of negative news about both defaults and persistently low rates .
The median price-to-book value for the Bank Index is lower than it has been at any time over the past 25 years .
The question investors must answer is whether these concerns that have led to banks ’ underperformance despite a widening yield curve are justified , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether this is an opportunity to buy bank stocks on the cheap , as it was back in 2000 .
As Howard Marks wrote in The Most Important Thing , “ to achieve superior investment results , you have to hold nonconsensus views regarding value , and they have to be accurate .
That ’ s not easy.
” But that ’ s where the real money is made .

by jessefelder
This post is based on an excerpt from a recent trade idea features on The Felder Report PRO.
In addition to energy, the banking sector has been one of the worst performing groups in the market this year (which always gets my attention). The Bank Index is down more than 30% year-to-date while the S&P 500 Index is actually up on the year. Over the past few decades, it was only during the Great Financial Crisis and at the peak of the Dotcom Mania that we saw such a dramatic disparity in the performance of the two.
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What’s especially interesting about the banks’ underperformance this year is that it has come during a time when the yield curve has been widening. Typically, a flattening yield curve leads to underperformance for the banks and a widening yield curve leads to outperformance. This relationship was upset in a bullish fashion by the tax cuts and other deregulatory efforts which came about as a part of Donald Trump’s election. This year it has been upset in a bearish fashion by investor worries over the default cycle and also over net interest margins amid projections of low interest rates indefinitely into the future.
From a valuation standpoint, it’s hard to argue the banks haven’t already priced in a great deal of negative news about both defaults and persistently low rates. The median price-to-book value for the Bank Index is lower than it has been at any time over the past 25 years.
The question investors must answer is whether these concerns that have led to banks’ underperformance despite a widening yield curve are justified, as they were in 2008, or whether this is an opportunity to buy bank stocks on the cheap, as it was back in 2000. As Howard Marks wrote in The Most Important Thing, “to achieve superior investment results, you have to hold nonconsensus views regarding value, and they have to be accurate. That’s not easy.” But that’s where the real money is made.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--MBA Mortgage Purchase Applications UP 24% Since Same Week Last Year, Saul Center’s Funds From Operat

MBA Mortgage Purchase Applications UP 24% Since Same Week Last Year, Saul Center’s Funds From Operations (FFO) Continue To Tank

Mortgage applications increased 1.7 percent from one week earlier , according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association ’ s ( MBA ) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 23 , 2020 .
The Refinance Index increased 3 percent from the previous week and was 80 percent higher than the same week one year ago .
The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier .
The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 0.3 percent compared with the previous week and was 24 percent higher than the same week one year ago .
Well , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Purchase Applications under President Trump .
On the home price front , Zillow expects the Case-Shiller HPI to increase from 5.3 % to 5.7 % .
On the down side , REITs such as Washington DC ’ s own Saul Centers is showing the decline in Funds From Operations ( FFO ) and share price since the Covid lockdowns began .
Saul Centers ( previously BF Saul ) tanked by over 50 % .
Speaking of Saul Centers , here is its share price against Milano , Italy HQ ’ d COIMA RES @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properties .
Its the same all over the world .

by confoundedinterest17
Mortgage applications increased 1.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 23, 2020.
The Refinance Index increased 3 percent from the previous week and was 80 percent higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 0.2 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 0.3 percent compared with the previous week and was 24 percent higher than the same week one year ago.
Well, the red line shows the increase in MBA Purchase Applications under President Trump.
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On the home price front, Zillow expects the Case-Shiller HPI to increase from 5.3% to 5.7%.
On the down side, REITs such as Washington DC’s own Saul Centers is showing the decline in Funds From Operations (FFO) and share price since the Covid lockdowns began. Saul Centers (previously BF Saul) tanked by over 50%.
Real Capital Analytics Office value index shows the Covid decline.
Speaking of Saul Centers, here is its share price against Milano, Italy HQ’d COIMA RES S.p.A that acquires and manages real estate properties. Its the same all over the world.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--Oil Prices Plunge 5% As Demand Fears Intensify

Oil prices plummeted early on Wednesday , with Brent falling below $ 40 a barrel , dragged down by estimates of a surge in U.S. inventories and the surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe .
As of 9:44 a.m. EDT on Wednesday , before the EIA inventory report , WTI Crude was down by 5.66 percent at $ 37.33 , and Brent Crude prices were dropping by 4.85 percent at $ 39.19 , after the American Petroleum Institute ( API ) reported on Tuesday a bigger build than expected in crude oil inventories of 4.577 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The API also reported a surprise build in gasoline inventories of 2.252 million barrels for the week ending October 23—compared to the previous week ’ s 1.622-million-barrel draw .
Analysts had expected a 2.0-million-barrel draw for the week .
If confirmed by the EIA later on Wednesday , another gasoline build could point to further weakening in U.S. gasoline demand .
For the previous week , the EIA reported the largest gasoline draw since June , even as refineries cut utilization rates and gasoline production for the week to October 16 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower late on Tuesday and into Wednesday , even though oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico continued to shut in production ahead of Hurricane Zeta .
As of late on Tuesday , as much as 49.45 percent of the oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut-in , according to data from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ( BSEE ) .
The market continues to focus on the bearish signs—rising U.S. inventories , increased oil supply from Libya , and a full-blown second COVID-19 wave in major developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovery .
“ Following earlier gains on hurricane Zeta worries , the pendulum swing back against oil late yesterday after the API said inventories rose by 4.6 million barrels last week , the dollar rose on European virus and BP saying the pace of the recovery in oil demand remains uncertain , ” John Hardy , Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank , said early on Wednesday .

By Tsvetana Paraskova
Oil prices plummeted early on Wednesday, with Brent falling below $40 a barrel, dragged down by estimates of a surge in U.S. inventories and the surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and Europe.
As of 9:44 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, before the EIA inventory report, WTI Crude was down by 5.66 percent at $37.33, and Brent Crude prices were dropping by 4.85 percent at $39.19, after the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported on Tuesday a bigger build than expected in crude oil inventories of 4.577 million barrels for the week ending October 23.
The API also reported a surprise build in gasoline inventories of 2.252 million barrels for the week ending October 23—compared to the previous week’s 1.622-million-barrel draw. Analysts had expected a 2.0-million-barrel draw for the week.
If confirmed by the EIA later on Wednesday, another gasoline build could point to further weakening in U.S. gasoline demand. For the previous week, the EIA reported the largest gasoline draw since June, even as refineries cut utilization rates and gasoline production for the week to October 16.
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The bearish signals drove down oil prices lower late on Tuesday and into Wednesday, even though oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico continued to shut in production ahead of Hurricane Zeta. As of late on Tuesday, as much as 49.45 percent of the oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut-in, according to data from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
The market continues to focus on the bearish signs—rising U.S. inventories, increased oil supply from Libya, and a full-blown second COVID-19 wave in major developed economies threatening the economic and oil demand recovery.
“Following earlier gains on hurricane Zeta worries, the pendulum swing back against oil late yesterday after the API said inventories rose by 4.6 million barrels last week, the dollar rose on European virus and BP saying the pace of the recovery in oil demand remains uncertain,” John Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, said early on Wednesday.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--GET WOKE, GO BROKE: Baltimore Museum of Art Loses $50 Million Planned Gift Over Deaccession.

The furor over the Baltimore Museum of Art ’ s ( BMA ) deaccessioning of three major works—by Brice Marden , Clyfford Still , and Andy Warhol—continues , with two former board chairs announcing the withdrawal of planned gifts totaling $ 50 million , and two artists resigning from the institution ’ s board of trustees .
Stiles Colwill and Charles Newhall III said that they would cancel their pledged gifts , of $ 20 million and $ 30 million , respectively , in protest of the sales , with Newhall additionally resigning as honorary trustee .
Colwill , whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his estate , told The Art Newspaperhe had made the decision to cancel the gift a year ago “ when it became clear to me that under the leadership of [ director ] Christopher Bedford the BMA was no longer trustworthy to receive this bequest , ” and that “ [ i ] t was only in the past weeks that I was , quite sadly , publicly proven right about the BMA ’ s current leadership .
Thus I allowed word of my decision along with that of Mr. Charles Newhall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Newhall announced the retraction of his own gift along with his resignation in an October 15 letter and called for “ any public display ” associated with his family ’ s previous $ 5 million gifts to be removed from the institution .
Bedford and current board chair Clair Zamoiski Segal contended that Colwill and Newhall ’ s planned contributions “ have not been recorded with the museum as gifts and are not part of the museum ’ s current budgeting , ” further adding that the cancellations are “ not evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ museum.
” Artists Amy Sherald and Adam Pendleton additionally resigned from the BMA ’ s board of trustees last week , both citing a lack of time to attend to their necessary duties with the organiziation , and Pendleton saying he had been “ blindsided ” by the controversy attending the deaccessioning .

via artforum:
The furor over the Baltimore Museum of Art’s (BMA) deaccessioning of three major works—by Brice Marden, Clyfford Still, and Andy Warhol—continues, with two former board chairs announcing the withdrawal of planned gifts totaling $50 million, and two artists resigning from the institution’s board of trustees.
Stiles Colwill and Charles Newhall III said that they would cancel their pledged gifts, of $20 million and $30 million, respectively, in protest of the sales, with Newhall additionally resigning as honorary trustee. Colwill, whose planned gift comprised the entire value of his estate, told The Art Newspaperhe had made the decision to cancel the gift a year ago “when it became clear to me that under the leadership of [director] Christopher Bedford the BMA was no longer trustworthy to receive this bequest,” and that “[i]t was only in the past weeks that I was, quite sadly, publicly proven right about the BMA’s current leadership. Thus I allowed word of my decision along with that of Mr. Charles Newhall . . . to [be] announced.” Newhall announced the retraction of his own gift along with his resignation in an October 15 letter and called for “any public display” associated with his family’s previous $5 million gifts to be removed from the institution.
Bedford and current board chair Clair Zamoiski Segal contended that Colwill and Newhall’s planned contributions “have not been recorded with the museum as gifts and are not part of the museum’s current budgeting,” further adding that the cancellations are “not evidence that donors are rescinding gifts to the museum.”
Artists Amy Sherald and Adam Pendleton additionally resigned from the BMA’s board of trustees last week, both citing a lack of time to attend to their necessary duties with the organiziation, and Pendleton saying he had been “blindsided” by the controversy attending the deaccessioning.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--We are in the midst of a world war with China, and most people haven’t figured it out yet

( Natural News ) The deliberate release of the China virus and the persistent cover-up of its spread by the CCP and the World Health Organization is only one part of a multi-pronged attack that seeks to weaken and terrorize nations around the world to ultimately depopulate , mislead and control people in a system of medical fascism and communist control .
If you aren ’ t keeping your immune system strong ; if you are not actively sorting fact from propaganda ; then you haven ’ t figured out what kind of threat we are up against .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a stealth , lab-engineered respiratory illness , the constant fear of its infection and the threat of more bio-weapons to come .
Misleading tests , diagnoses , diagnostic criteria and case counts lead to further terror Every attempt to contact trace , quarantine , isolate and shut down the lives of non-infectious persons further weakens the population , disrupting lives , breaking down the spirit and the social fabric of society .
This is the second prong of the attack – demoralizing people with panic , division and misleading diagnoses while keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can mount a healthy immune response to infections .
Meanwhile , the China virus doesn ’ t care about any government efforts to control non-infected people .
Instead , the infection continues to take advantage of terminally-ill patients , poorly-run hospital systems and nursing homes that are rife with chronic disease and immunodeficiency .
The tests that are designed to detect for covid-19 have been flawed from the start , and have proven to be the third part of a multi-pronged attack .
False-negative covid-19 tests allow the bio-weapon strain to evade medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proven to evade the innate immune response of some humans , lying dormant in the lungs before unleashing an onset of symptoms ( disorientation , debilitation , high fever , chills ) and potentially a cytokine storm and respiratory distress .
The tests routinely give off false positives , too – only to incite needless quarantines of healthy people that never fall ill .
This only drives up the case count , providing the panic-stricken media with fresh terror material to broadcast “ new outbreaks ” for political and societal control .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mortality rate goes down too , giving the false impression that the virus is under control .
There is no indication that the virus can be avoided altogether ; it has become endemic .
All the testing for the virus only distracts people from what they should really be doing : preparing their immune system for the inevitable exposure of respiratory viruses , including but not limited to : COVID-19 .
We are in the midst of a world war , a war that involves bio-weapons , media terror , deceptive medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control over the financial system .
Freedoms relinquished in the midst of confusion and terror , will not be easy to re-establish .
This is the fourth prong of the attack : convincing people to give up their economic freedoms , medical privacy and body autonomy , as if these “ selfless ” acts serve the “ good of all.
” Mass submission to medical edicts has paved the way for the indefinite suspension of individual liberties , which come in the form of mask mandates , testing mandates , business restrictions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine mandates .
Human beings are becoming guinea pigs — property of governments and corporations , as their bodies and minds are submitted to the stress of living under medical fascism and a communist-controlled state .
In the madness , the CCP continues to destabilize their adversaries to prepare for their next attacks .
If you ’ re looking for more stimulus money and helicopter cash while cheering for universal basic income and a global reset of the economy , you haven ’ t recognized how deep this communist takeover goes .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s financial systems and the minds of the people .
If you succumb to government mandates to stay “ safe ; ” if you keep your mouth shut , if you readily partake in medical fascism ; you haven ’ t figured it out yet .
Covid-19 is a training ground , to see how far societies will go in giving up their rights as individuals , as human beings .
Will China succeed in frightening and weakening populations around the world into giving up their bodily autonomy , their medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free enterprise systems , their liberties to travel , associate and gather ?
In America , the right to life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness are at stake like never before .
China ’ s war on the world is just beginning and includes many more prongs of attack that are currently underway .
These attacks involve China gaining control over information , violent uprisings , media , data , technology and military systems .
Stay tuned .

by: Lance D Johnson
(Natural News) The deliberate release of the China virus and the persistent cover-up of its spread by the CCP and the World Health Organization is only one part of a multi-pronged attack that seeks to weaken and terrorize nations around the world to ultimately depopulate, mislead and control people in a system of medical fascism and communist control.
If you aren’t keeping your immune system strong; if you are not actively sorting fact from propaganda; then you haven’t figured out what kind of threat we are up against. The free world is under attack: crippled by a stealth, lab-engineered respiratory illness, the constant fear of its infection and the threat of more bio-weapons to come.
Misleading tests, diagnoses, diagnostic criteria and case counts lead to further terror
Every attempt to contact trace, quarantine, isolate and shut down the lives of non-infectious persons further weakens the population, disrupting lives, breaking down the spirit and the social fabric of society. This is the second prong of the attack – demoralizing people with panic, division and misleading diagnoses while keeping people in the dark about how they can mount a healthy immune response to infections. Meanwhile, the China virus doesn’t care about any government efforts to control non-infected people. Instead, the infection continues to take advantage of terminally-ill patients, poorly-run hospital systems and nursing homes that are rife with chronic disease and immunodeficiency.
The tests that are designed to detect for covid-19 have been flawed from the start, and have proven to be the third part of a multi-pronged attack. False-negative covid-19 tests allow the bio-weapon strain to evade medical detection. The bio-weapon strain has also proven to evade the innate immune response of some humans, lying dormant in the lungs before unleashing an onset of symptoms (disorientation, debilitation, high fever, chills) and potentially a cytokine storm and respiratory distress.
The tests routinely give off false positives, too – only to incite needless quarantines of healthy people that never fall ill. This only drives up the case count, providing the panic-stricken media with fresh terror material to broadcast “new outbreaks” for political and societal control. As the false positivity rate goes up, the mortality rate goes down too, giving the false impression that the virus is under control. There is no indication that the virus can be avoided altogether; it has become endemic. All the testing for the virus only distracts people from what they should really be doing: preparing their immune system for the inevitable exposure of respiratory viruses, including but not limited to: COVID-19.
Lost freedoms and mass acceptance of medical fascism cripple America’s values
We are in the midst of a world war, a war that involves bio-weapons, media terror, deceptive medical prognosis, censorship of information and communist control over the financial system. Freedoms relinquished in the midst of confusion and terror, will not be easy to re-establish. This is the fourth prong of the attack: convincing people to give up their economic freedoms, medical privacy and body autonomy, as if these “selfless” acts serve the “good of all.” Mass submission to medical edicts has paved the way for the indefinite suspension of individual liberties, which come in the form of mask mandates, testing mandates, business restrictions, travel restrictions, quarantine mandates and eventually vaccine mandates. Human beings are becoming guinea pigs — property of governments and corporations, as their bodies and minds are submitted to the stress of living under medical fascism and a communist-controlled state. In the madness, the CCP continues to destabilize their adversaries to prepare for their next attacks.
If you’re looking for more stimulus money and helicopter cash while cheering for universal basic income and a global reset of the economy, you haven’t recognized how deep this communist takeover goes. It’s tentacles are now embedded in America’s financial systems and the minds of the people.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
If you succumb to government mandates to stay “safe;” if you keep your mouth shut, if you readily partake in medical fascism; you haven’t figured it out yet. Covid-19 is a training ground, to see how far societies will go in giving up their rights as individuals, as human beings. Will China succeed in frightening and weakening populations around the world into giving up their bodily autonomy, their medical privacy, their social fabric, their free enterprise systems, their liberties to travel, associate and gather? In America, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are at stake like never before.
China’s war on the world is just beginning and includes many more prongs of attack that are currently underway. These attacks involve China gaining control over information, violent uprisings, media, data, technology and military systems. Stay tuned.
Sources include:
GNews.com
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--The only Democrat campaign ad you need to see this year.

The only Democrat campaign ad you need to see this year .
pic.twitter.com/jm5QH7WXuB

The only Democrat campaign ad you need to see this year. pic.twitter.com/jm5QH7WXuB
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) October 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-28--IL Gov Pritzker doubling down on Covid – shutting down all restaurants

CHICAGO — Illinois health officials announced additional restrictions including a ban on indoor service at bars and restaurants and a @ @ @ @ @ 25 people or less are coming to Chicago starting Friday after a rise in COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ state limits .
According to data reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ its 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate and hospital admissions for “ COVID-19 like ” illness over @ @ @ @ @ past 10 days , meeting the state ’ s criteria for additional mitigation measures to @ @ @ @ @ In a statement , Governor JB Pritzker said Chicago is now averaging more than twice @ @ @ @ @ per day as it was a month ago while the positivity rate has almost doubled @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We can ’ t ignore what is happening around us – because without @ @ @ @ @ worse than anything we saw in the spring , ” Pritzker said .

Chicago Restaurants and Bars close Friday night for in person dinning. @MorningAnswer pic.twitter.com/ahYL3Nslxs — Amy Jacobson (@AmyJacobson) October 27, 2020
Pritzker bans indoor dining in Chicago, adds restrictions starting Friday; Lightfoot pushes back
CHICAGO — Illinois health officials announced additional restrictions including a ban on indoor service at bars and restaurants and a limit on group sizes to 25 people or less are coming to Chicago starting Friday after a rise in COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations passed state limits.
According to data reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday, Chicago posted increases in its 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate and hospital admissions for “COVID-19 like” illness over at least seven of the past 10 days, meeting the state’s criteria for additional mitigation measures to be put in place.
In a statement, Governor JB Pritzker said Chicago is now averaging more than twice as many COVID-related hospital admissions per day as it was a month ago while the positivity rate has almost doubled since the beginning of October.
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“We can’t ignore what is happening around us – because without action, this could look worse than anything we saw in the spring,” Pritzker said.
wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/rising-covid-19-rates-hospitalizations-in-chicago-hit-illinois-limit-as-most-regions-see-added-restrictions/
h/t exlibris