investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Polite woman is done with Covid, stands her ground!

It ’ s time folks enough is enough with the brainwashing of the invisible enemy !

It’s time folks enough is enough with the brainwashing of the invisible enemy!
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Amen. God bless people who stand their ground. t.co/WLBa36mfkP — Tracy Beanz (@tracybeanz) December 27, 2020
h/t coorslight


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--ROGER SIMON: Is the FBI Already Engaged in a Cover-Up in the Nashville Bombing?

Last year it was 4G and LTE .
Next year it will be 6G and who knows what .
Paranoia , despite all the jokes about it ( i. e. “ A paranoid is someone who knows all the facts ” ) , is commonly defined as “ an instinct or thought process which is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear , often to the point of delusion and irrationality.
” There is nothing delusional or irrational at all in thinking 5G , 4G or any G before or since , including the earliest iterations of cellular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans .
It ’ s a fact .
It is and has been .
Indeed , it has been known since the publication of James Bamford ’ s “ The Puzzle Palace ” the National Security Agency ( NSA ) and others have had the capability of spying on virtually every citizen of this country—and that was close to forty years ago ( 1983 ) !
And it ’ s only gotten worse since .
I ’ m sorry to say it , but anyone who thinks he or she has any privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president was spied upon .
Edward Snowden , as I indicated in my previous column , made it clear just how deeply implicated AT & T is in this activity .
In fact that company may well be the government ’ s principle private industry ally in clandestine work , helping to connect it with other cellular companies .
If I know that , why wouldn ’ t Anthony Warner , an IT professional , know that ?
So where do the FBI ’ s imputations of paranoia come from ?
Sounds to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the facts.
” NOTE : I do not for a second approve of what Warner did ( if he is indeed guilty ) .
Though he clearly , via his broadcast warning , did not want to hurt people , he well could have anyway .
This was a crazed and violent act , even if the motive was rational .
But back to the FBI and their “ paranoia ” allegation .
I believe they are once again covering up here , creating a distraction from the actual motive because the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one among many—is the alliance between private industry and our intelligence agencies coupled with the realization we all live now in an Orwellian surveillance culture , not dissimilar to China .
That is most probably what Warner wanted to protest .
I wish he had chosen another way .
We all should .

via theepochtimes:
Last year it was 4G and LTE. Next year it will be 6G and who knows what.
Paranoia, despite all the jokes about it (i. e. “A paranoid is someone who knows all the facts”), is commonly defined as “an instinct or thought process which is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality.”
There is nothing delusional or irrational at all in thinking 5G, 4G or any G before or since, including the earliest iterations of cellular, is being used to spy on Americans.
It’s a fact. It is and has been.
Indeed, it has been known since the publication of James Bamford’s “The Puzzle Palace” the National Security Agency (NSA) and others have had the capability of spying on virtually every citizen of this country—and that was close to forty years ago (1983)!
And it’s only gotten worse since.
I’m sorry to say it, but anyone who thinks he or she has any privacy is a fool. Even the current president was spied upon.
Edward Snowden, as I indicated in my previous column, made it clear just how deeply implicated AT&T is in this activity. In fact that company may well be the government’s principle private industry ally in clandestine work, helping to connect it with other cellular companies.
If I know that, why wouldn’t Anthony Warner, an IT professional, know that?
So where do the FBI’s imputations of paranoia come from? Sounds to me as if Warner “knew all the facts.”
NOTE: I do not for a second approve of what Warner did (if he is indeed guilty). Though he clearly, via his broadcast warning, did not want to hurt people, he well could have anyway. This was a crazed and violent act, even if the motive was rational.
But back to the FBI and their “paranoia” allegation. I believe they are once again covering up here, creating a distraction from the actual motive because the one thing they do not want investigated—well, one among many—is the alliance between private industry and our intelligence agencies coupled with the realization we all live now in an Orwellian surveillance culture, not dissimilar to China.
That is most probably what Warner wanted to protest. I wish he had chosen another way. We all should.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Pompeo’s response to China threat

Pompeo’s response to China threat

Tonight , we ’ re freely worshiping Jesus Christ and drinking Australian wine — two things that the CCP does @ @ @ @ @

Tonight, we’re freely worshiping Jesus Christ and drinking Australian wine — two things that the CCP does not allow #FightForFreedom pic.twitter.com/BkhY4DxsjW
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) December 26, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--‘Tis The Season For Bankruptcies, Store Closings And Tent Cities…

We need to make 2021 a year of hope , because right now there is more economic suffering in America than we have seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s .
More than 100,000 businesses have permanently closed down since the pandemic began , many of our most iconic chains have filed for bankruptcy over the past 12 months , and tent cities are popping up in major cities all across the country .
Coming into this year , the suicide rate in the U.S. was already at an all-time record high , and a Gallup survey recently discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at an all-time low .
If we can ’ t find a way to give people hope , multitudes of Americans will decide that life is no longer worth living just like Anthony Quinn Warner did .
The explosion in Nashville should be a wake up call for all of us , because there are countless others out there that are feeling the hopelessness that Warner did .
In 2020 , we saw retail stores close their doors at a pace that we have never seen before .
According to the New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain stores all by itself… The Big Apple saw almost one in seven nationally recognized chain-store branches close their doors as the pandemic sent consumers scurrying for cover , according to a new report .
A record high 1,057 chain stores — including 70 Duane Reades , 49 Starbucks and 22 Papyruses — have waved the white flag over the past 12 months , according to the Center for an Urban Future ’ s annual “ State of the Chains ” report , set to be released Wednesday .
If you go back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain stores in the city shut down permanently .
This year , that figure has skyrocketed to 13.3 percent… Of course the same thing is happening all over the nation .
Empty retail buildings now litter the landscape , and it is only going to get worse .
But it is hard to imagine that the next 12 months could actually be worse than the past 12 months .
In an article published earlier this month , CNN listed 30 major chains that have filed for bankruptcy in 2020… Sadly , now that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inevitably be another huge wave of store closings and bankruptcies .
Of course the new lockdowns are certainly not helping matters at all .
Millions upon millions of people are staying home and not spending money , and this is hitting the restaurant business particularly hard .
In fact , the National Restaurant Association is warning “ that 40 % to 50 % of restaurants may go bankrupt in the months ahead ” if something is not done… I can definitely understand why so many restaurant owners are absolutely furious right now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an impassioned speech in which he boldly declares that “ I ’ m not ready to give my country up to these people ” right here .
I have to admit , I got pretty fired up watching that one .
Unfortunately , the control freak politicians have shown that they are willing to take draconian measures in order to implement their ridiculous lockdowns .
For example , just recently heavily armed police heartlessly raided a hair salon that refused to comply with the COVID lockdown in California .
If I was that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California and never look back .
What is ironic is that many of the politicians that are supposed to be the most “ liberal ” are the ones that are actually hurting those at the bottom of the economic food chain the most… As economic conditions continues to unravel , more Americans are falling out of the middle class and into poverty with each passing day , and we continue to see more evidence of this all around the nation .
In Chicago , it was being reported that people were lined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and toys at a holiday giveaway… Can you imagine waiting in a line that is 15 blocks long ?
The bread lines during the Great Depression were long , but I don ’ t think they were that long .
Homelessness is also growing at a very frightening rate , and this is fueling the rise of tent cities from coast to coast… In Phoenix , authorities have converted two enormous parking lots into tent cities for the homeless , but even the homeless are being required to follow social distancing protocols… This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multitudes of people are living at this point .
Dependence on the government and unquestioning submission to authorities have become a way of life for countless numbers of Americans , and economic conditions are not going to be getting better for the foreseeable future .
This is why we must give people hope in 2021 and beyond , because the amount of economic pain that we are witnessing around the country is already off the charts .
The government may be able to send checks to people , but it can not give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost all hope and have become extremely desperate , they can end up doing very foolish things just like Anthony Quinn Warner did .

by Michael Snyder
We need to make 2021 a year of hope, because right now there is more economic suffering in America than we have seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. More than 100,000 businesses have permanently closed down since the pandemic began, many of our most iconic chains have filed for bankruptcy over the past 12 months, and tent cities are popping up in major cities all across the country. Coming into this year, the suicide rate in the U.S. was already at an all-time record high, and a Gallup survey recently discovered that the mental health of Americans is at an all-time low. If we can’t find a way to give people hope, multitudes of Americans will decide that life is no longer worth living just like Anthony Quinn Warner did. The explosion in Nashville should be a wake up call for all of us, because there are countless others out there that are feeling the hopelessness that Warner did.
In 2020, we saw retail stores close their doors at a pace that we have never seen before. According to the New York Post, NYC lost more than 1,000 chain stores all by itself…
The Big Apple saw almost one in seven nationally recognized chain-store branches close their doors as the pandemic sent consumers scurrying for cover, according to a new report. A record high 1,057 chain stores — including 70 Duane Reades, 49 Starbucks and 22 Papyruses — have waved the white flag over the past 12 months, according to the Center for an Urban Future’s annual “State of the Chains” report, set to be released Wednesday.
If you go back to 2018, 0.3 percent of all chain stores in the city shut down permanently.
This year, that figure has skyrocketed to 13.3 percent…
The 13.3 percent decline shatters all previous records reported by the nonprofit agency since it began tracking the data 13 years ago. Last year, just 3.7 percent of all chain outlets closed, up from 0.3 percent in 2018.
Of course the same thing is happening all over the nation. Empty retail buildings now litter the landscape, and it is only going to get worse.
But it is hard to imagine that the next 12 months could actually be worse than the past 12 months. In an article published earlier this month, CNN listed 30 major chains that have filed for bankruptcy in 2020…
Papyrus
Bar Louie
Krystal
Pier 1 Imports
Modell’s Sporting Goods
True Religion
J.Crew Group
Neiman Marcus
JCPenney
Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes
Tuesday Morning
GNC
CEC Entertainment
NPC International
Brooks Brothers
Sur La Table
Muji USA
Lucky Brand
RTW Retailwinds
Ascena Retail Group
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California Pizza Kitchen
Lord & Taylor
Tailored Brands
Stein Mart
Century 21 (department store chain)
Sizzler USA
Ruby Tuesday
Friendly’s
Guitar Center
Francesca’s
Sadly, now that the holiday season is done there will inevitably be another huge wave of store closings and bankruptcies.
Of course the new lockdowns are certainly not helping matters at all. Millions upon millions of people are staying home and not spending money, and this is hitting the restaurant business particularly hard.
In fact, the National Restaurant Association is warning “that 40% to 50% of restaurants may go bankrupt in the months ahead” if something is not done…
The National Restaurant Association said that 40% to 50% of restaurants may go bankrupt in the months ahead if they don’t reopen immediately. Two of the U.S.’s most iconic restaurants, the 21 Club in Manhattan and the Cliff House in San Francisco, announced they had closed their doors permanently after nearly 100 years of business. As they die, so do hundreds of jobs in these cities. The workers out of work aren’t rich. Overall, 15 million middle-income people work for bars and restaurants.
I can definitely understand why so many restaurant owners are absolutely furious right now.
You can watch one restaurant owner give an impassioned speech in which he boldly declares that “I’m not ready to give my country up to these people” right here. I have to admit, I got pretty fired up watching that one.
Unfortunately, the control freak politicians have shown that they are willing to take draconian measures in order to implement their ridiculous lockdowns. For example, just recently heavily armed police heartlessly raided a hair salon that refused to comply with the COVID lockdown in California. If I was that salon owner, I would move out of California and never look back.
What is ironic is that many of the politicians that are supposed to be the most “liberal” are the ones that are actually hurting those at the bottom of the economic food chain the most…
Democrats and their liberal economic advisers obsess about income inequality. Will someone please tell them that no act in modern times has widened the gap between the rich and the poor more than the lockdowns going on right now? Diane Yentel, the president and CEO of the leftist National Low Income Housing Coalition, said, “The majority of the up to 17 million households at risk of losing their homes this winter are people of color.”
As economic conditions continues to unravel, more Americans are falling out of the middle class and into poverty with each passing day, and we continue to see more evidence of this all around the nation. In Chicago, it was being reported that people were lined up for 15 blocks to receive food and toys at a holiday giveaway…
A Chicago actress and her foundation brought 3,000 toys, food, and countless smiles to the West Garfield Park neighborhood for the holidays Wednesday. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported, people waited for more than two hours in their cars for the giveaway, and there were lines that stretched over 15 blocks – dramatically underscoring the need.
Can you imagine waiting in a line that is 15 blocks long?
The bread lines during the Great Depression were long, but I don’t think they were that long.
Homelessness is also growing at a very frightening rate, and this is fueling the rise of tent cities from coast to coast…
Tent cities are expanding across the United States as experts warn that the ongoing pandemic could lead to a ‘catastrophic’ homeless crisis where hundreds of thousands more Americans are living on the streets.
In Phoenix, authorities have converted two enormous parking lots into tent cities for the homeless, but even the homeless are being required to follow social distancing protocols…
To deal with an exploding homeless population and encourage social distancing during the pandemic, Marcipoa County officials turned this pair of asphalt-topped parking lots into the area’s newest homeless shelter. The county has more than 7,500 people on the streets, and nearly 5,000 dead from COVID-19. Inside the crowded encampment, ringed by security fencing and barbed wire, each family has been allotted a 12-by-12-foot lot, marked by paint, to separate people as much as possible.
This is the cold, hard reality that multitudes of people are living at this point. Dependence on the government and unquestioning submission to authorities have become a way of life for countless numbers of Americans, and economic conditions are not going to be getting better for the foreseeable future.
This is why we must give people hope in 2021 and beyond, because the amount of economic pain that we are witnessing around the country is already off the charts.
The government may be able to send checks to people, but it cannot give them hope.
And when people have lost all hope and have become extremely desperate, they can end up doing very foolish things just like Anthony Quinn Warner did.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Signed with conditions so Donald Trump played another TRUMP card.

-President Trump just invoked the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 while signing the COVID bill , allowing him to redline @ @ @ @ @ .
-This sends it back to Congress forcing them to 1 ) repeal 230 , @ @ @ @ @ wasteful spending , 3 ) add $ 2k .

FYI Budget Update
-President Trump just invoked the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 while signing the COVID bill, allowing him to redline areas that must be addressed.
-This sends it back to Congress forcing them to 1) repeal 230, 2) cut out the wasteful spending, 3) add $2k.
— ⚡ Mαχιмυs 🔥 Uηceηѕoяed ⚡ (@Maximus_4EVR) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Trump Folds, Signs Covid-19 Relief Bill With $600 Checks

Some people get to dance and some people get to pay the bill for the band .
Same as it ever was .
Color me unsurprised , but President Trump on Sunday signed the $ 900 billion Covid relief bill , as written by lobbyists and special interests .
As per a New York Post article : The bill authorizes direct checks of $ 600 for people earning up to $ 75,000 per year .
The amount decreases for higher earners and people who make over $ 95,000 get nothing .
In a statement , Trump said that Congress on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ increase payments to individuals from $ 600 to $ 2,000.
” The bill creates a new $ 300 weekly unemployment supplement and replenishes a forgivable loan program for small businesses .
It also creates new criminal penalties including prison time for violating copyright laws with online streaming .
–NYP People still believing a billionaire Zionist can be a folk hero fighting for the American people were , let ’ s say a little bit upset : If you ask me , Trump does not wish to be POTUS anymore .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the writing on the wall .
I can ’ t find the exact quote , but Gore Vidal once said in an interview , decades ago , that Americans don ’ t elect U.S. Presidents ; basically , the president is selected by the ruling class from a pool of their preferred candidates .
As in , the POTUS is not elected , but selected in the primary process , and it doesn ’ t matter whom do you vote for in the end , REP or DEM .
The same goes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ rigged ” during the primaries by the ruling class , and the “ democratic ” vote is more or less futile , as both candidates are bought and paid for , and nothing really changes from one electoral cycle to another .
In addition to that , JFK and Donald Trump are examples of what happens to people who don ’ t believe the first sentence .
Here are some other quite witty and cutting political quotes from Gore Vidal .
Yes , I know he was bisexual , but he had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ ve been around the ruling class all my life , and I ’ ve been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.
” – Gore Vidal “ Any individual who is able to raise [ enough money ] to be considered presidential is not going to be much use to the people at large .
He will represent…whatever moneyed entities are paying for him… .
Hence , the sense of despair throughout the land as incomes fall , businesses fail and there is no redress.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along , paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
” – Gore Vidal If you get Joe Biden , will you be happy with the choice the ruling class has made for you in 2020 ?
See the moment Joe Biden got upset at CNN town hall ( Alzheimers/mental decline and reinstating Obamacare ) : There is no Q , there is no Kraken , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is nothing .
You have been bested by the Maoists and the Republican establishment and it ’ s all due to your absolute lack/desire to fight back .
Bottom line is you don ’ t know how to fight back , you don ’ t know how to organize , you are in total disarray and your opponents know it and exploit it .
They ’ ve been screwing you over left and right for the past 3 decades and what ’ s even more pathetic is that you ’ re completely oblivious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institutions .
It made my heart warm to watch the Supreme Court show its true corrupt and cowardly colors .
We are watching the last dying gasp of the Republic and what conservatives and patriots hold dear .
When you are living in a full-blown Maoist dictatorship and are wondering how did this happen , all you ’ ll have to do is look in the mirror and see the reflection of what a do-nothing looks like .
Deal with it already : Biden will be the “ fake president , ” Yeltsin-style @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begun , and the oligarchs are moving in .
You have a few more years of paying taxes before things go hot or you get a restorationist movement to try to hold things together before breakaway movements gain legitimacy .
I ’ d advise you to hold your fire for now .
This is going to take four , five years before you get a clear answer as to how most people over 35 are going to spend the rest of their lives .
But make no mistake , all promises — like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — are now off the table .
Stay healthy , stay away from hospitals , and stay away from crowds .

By Chris Black
Some people get to dance and some people get to pay the bill for the band. Same as it ever was.
Color me unsurprised, but President Trump on Sunday signed the $900 billion Covid relief bill, as written by lobbyists and special interests.
As per a New York Post article:
The bill authorizes direct checks of $600 for people earning up to $75,000 per year. The amount decreases for higher earners and people who make over $95,000 get nothing.
There’s an additional $600 per child stimulus payment.
In a statement, Trump said that Congress on Monday would vote on a separate bill to “increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000.”
The bill creates a new $300 weekly unemployment supplement and replenishes a forgivable loan program for small businesses. It also creates new criminal penalties including prison time for violating copyright laws with online streaming. –NYP
People still believing a billionaire Zionist can be a folk hero fighting for the American people were, let’s say a little bit upset:
What’s wrong with him? For real? Why does he always bark only to fold? Don’t bark and done. Not sure why he yanks his supporters around only to fold every time for 4 years in a row. t.co/rPUK1LKm4U — Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) December 28, 2020
So am I buying a $600 gun or a $2000 gun?? Let me know — Jason (@JRup513) December 28, 2020
If you ask me, Trump does not wish to be POTUS anymore. He knows the score; he has seen the writing on the wall.
I can’t find the exact quote, but Gore Vidal once said in an interview, decades ago, that Americans don’t elect U.S. Presidents; basically, the president is selected by the ruling class from a pool of their preferred candidates.
As in, the POTUS is not elected, but selected in the primary process, and it doesn’t matter whom do you vote for in the end, REP or DEM. The same goes for Congress et al. The election is “rigged” during the primaries by the ruling class, and the “democratic” vote is more or less futile, as both candidates are bought and paid for, and nothing really changes from one electoral cycle to another.
In addition to that, JFK and Donald Trump are examples of what happens to people who don’t believe the first sentence.
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Here are some other quite witty and cutting political quotes from Gore Vidal. Yes, I know he was bisexual, but he had a first-rate mind:
“You know, I’ve been around the ruling class all my life, and I’ve been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.” – Gore Vidal
“Any individual who is able to raise [enough money] to be considered presidential is not going to be much use to the people at large. He will represent…whatever moneyed entities are paying for him…. Hence, the sense of despair throughout the land as incomes fall, businesses fail and there is no redress.” -Gore Vidal
“The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.” – Gore Vidal
If you get Joe Biden, will you be happy with the choice the ruling class has made for you in 2020?
See the moment Joe Biden got upset at CNN town hall (Alzheimers/mental decline and reinstating Obamacare):
There is no Q, there is no Kraken, there are no sealed indictments, there is nothing. You have been bested by the Maoists and the Republican establishment and it’s all due to your absolute lack/desire to fight back.
Bottom line is you don’t know how to fight back, you don’t know how to organize, you are in total disarray and your opponents know it and exploit it. They’ve been screwing you over left and right for the past 3 decades and what’s even more pathetic is that you’re completely oblivious to it and still believe in corrupt institutions.
It made my heart warm to watch the Supreme Court show its true corrupt and cowardly colors. We are watching the last dying gasp of the Republic and what conservatives and patriots hold dear. When you are living in a full-blown Maoist dictatorship and are wondering how did this happen, all you’ll have to do is look in the mirror and see the reflection of what a do-nothing looks like.
Deal with it already: Biden will be the “fake president,” Yeltsin-style. The dismantling of the US has begun, and the oligarchs are moving in. You have a few more years of paying taxes before things go hot or you get a restorationist movement to try to hold things together before breakaway movements gain legitimacy.
I’d advise you to hold your fire for now. This is going to take four, five years before you get a clear answer as to how most people over 35 are going to spend the rest of their lives. But make no mistake, all promises — like Social Security, Medicare, etc. — are now off the table. Stay healthy, stay away from hospitals, and stay away from crowds.
I read this bill and what Trump claims to be using Impoundment Control Act. None of this changes the fact the entire piece of legislation is garbage. He will not use Act to change a thing. Senate will not lift a finger to help Americans, even if McConnell promised or likely said he would “look into it”. Trump was better off using a pocket veto.
As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, “whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683. In contract law, rescission is an equitable remedy which allows a contractual party to cancel the contract. Basically, it’s up to Congress to decide, and they will most probably give him the shaft, as they usually do. He “demands” the Congress to do this and that. And they will ignore him.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Nashville Suicide Bomber Anthony Quinn Warner Is A Perfect Example Of The Hopelessness That Pervades

Nashville Suicide Bomber Anthony Quinn Warner Is A Perfect Example Of The Hopelessness That Pervades Our Society

What a sad , sad man Anthony Quinn Warner was .
He was unmarried , he didn ’ t appear to have any close friends , he had been involved in a legal conflict with own mother over real estate , and his death was completely and utterly meaningless .
I think that he was trying to draw attention to himself by blowing up his RV in front of the AT & T building in downtown Nashville , and millions of Americans now know who he is , but nobody will remember him fondly .
Instead , they will remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the windows in at least 41 buildings and devastated a significant portion of the downtown area of one of America ’ s most iconic cities .
Warner ’ s remains were found at the scene of the blast , and authorities were able to confirm his identity using DNA evidence .
If this had been a terror attack of some sort , there would have been an effort to kill as many people as possible .
But instead , Warner planned his suicide very early on Christmas morning when hardly anyone would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the RV over and over again before he finally blew himself up .
We are being told that Warner had worked in the IT field for a very long time , and that he had been “ embroiled in legal battles over real estate with family members in recent years ” … One of those legal battles was with his own mother .
Could that have been one of the reasons why he decided to take his own life ?
The mainstream media is trying to convince us that the AT & T @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warner supposedly “ harbored deep paranoia about 5G technology ” , but I haven ’ t seen any evidence of that yet .
Instead , I think that it is much more likely that the AT & T building was targeted because that is where his father once worked… Of course that narrative would not serve any of the agendas that the mainstream news is trying to push , and so expect them to continue to focus on the 5G anti-conspiracy angle .
Another very interesting element of this story is the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a 29-year-old mother in Los Angeles… In addition to the $ 160,000 Bakertown Road property , Warner had earlier given her a $ 249,000 home… So why would an unmarried 63-year-old man give a 29-year-old Los Angeles woman two houses for free ?
We don ’ t know , and Michelle Swing is not telling the press how she knows Warner .
I have a feeling that Warner probably encountered her on the Internet at some point , and there is probably a really good chance that he developed some sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attractive 29-year-old woman living in Los Angeles would almost certainly not be interested in a creepy 63-year-old man like Warner , and at some point Warner may have realized that he never had any shot of being with her .
Could that also have motivated his desire to take his own life ?
We will probably find out more in the coming days , but the truth is that there are countless others out there that are just like Anthony Quinn Warner .
For those that are considering suicide , our society offers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead , all our society has to offer is more shiny new products to buy , more mindless entertainment to consume , and more years of enslavement to the corporate machine that dominates our entire system .
As children , we are taught that we came from nothing and that we will return to nothing when we die .
In between , we are told to try to enjoy the endless hamster wheels that the elite have created for us as much as we can .
At best , that is existing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as these is something to live for , and that is something that our society simply can not provide .
But that doesn ’ t mean that there isn ’ t any hope .
The truth is that we were made for a purpose , and even in the midst of this horrific tragedy in Nashville we received yet another reminder of who is really in control .
Metro Nashville police officer James Wells could have easily perished in the blast , but at the last moment someone stepped in and intervened… If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this great tragedy , it is that one .
Even in our darkest moments , good things happen , and we will all need to remember that during the very dark days that are approaching .

by Michael Snyder
What a sad, sad man Anthony Quinn Warner was. He was unmarried, he didn’t appear to have any close friends, he had been involved in a legal conflict with own mother over real estate, and his death was completely and utterly meaningless. I think that he was trying to draw attention to himself by blowing up his RV in front of the AT&T building in downtown Nashville, and millions of Americans now know who he is, but nobody will remember him fondly. Instead, they will remember him as the man that blew out the windows in at least 41 buildings and devastated a significant portion of the downtown area of one of America’s most iconic cities.
Warner’s remains were found at the scene of the blast, and authorities were able to confirm his identity using DNA evidence.
If this had been a terror attack of some sort, there would have been an effort to kill as many people as possible. But instead, Warner planned his suicide very early on Christmas morning when hardly anyone would be downtown, and he broadcast warnings from the RV over and over again before he finally blew himself up.
We are being told that Warner had worked in the IT field for a very long time, and that he had been “embroiled in legal battles over real estate with family members in recent years”…
Warner was a longtime area resident who held several IT jobs, including one as an independent computer technician with Fridrich & Clark, and public records show he had extensive experience with electronics and alarm systems. Warner had been embroiled in legal battles over real estate with family members in recent years.
One of those legal battles was with his own mother. Could that have been one of the reasons why he decided to take his own life?
The mainstream media is trying to convince us that the AT&T building may have been specifically targeted because Warner supposedly “harbored deep paranoia about 5G technology”, but I haven’t seen any evidence of that yet.
Instead, I think that it is much more likely that the AT&T building was targeted because that is where his father once worked…
Newsweek confirmed Saturday evening that the suspect’s late father worked for BellSouth, a telecommunications company that merged with AT&T in 2006, before his death. A senior law enforcement official said that investigators would pursue the lead to determine whether “there is any nexus between this bombing and his employment.”
Of course that narrative would not serve any of the agendas that the mainstream news is trying to push, and so expect them to continue to focus on the 5G anti-conspiracy angle.
Another very interesting element of this story is the fact that Warner had recently given two houses to a 29-year-old mother in Los Angeles…
A 29-year-old mother who was given two homes worth $409,000 for free by the man identified as a person of interest in the Nashville Christmas Day bombing has said she had no knowledge of the property exchange, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. Michelle Swing, who lives in Los Angeles, claims she was unaware Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, had signed the $160,000 Bakertown Road property raided on Saturday away to her last month via a quitclaim deed.
In addition to the $160,000 Bakertown Road property, Warner had earlier given her a $249,000 home…
However, Warner also transfered another home on Bakertown Road to Swing via a quitclaim deed last year. The $249,000 house had previously belonged a member of his family and Warner had only been in possession of it for five months before again giving it to Swing for free. She later also used a quitclaim to give the house to another person.
So why would an unmarried 63-year-old man give a 29-year-old Los Angeles woman two houses for free?
We don’t know, and Michelle Swing is not telling the press how she knows Warner.
I have a feeling that Warner probably encountered her on the Internet at some point, and there is probably a really good chance that he developed some sort of romantic feelings for her.
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Obviously an attractive 29-year-old woman living in Los Angeles would almost certainly not be interested in a creepy 63-year-old man like Warner, and at some point Warner may have realized that he never had any shot of being with her.
Could that also have motivated his desire to take his own life?
We will probably find out more in the coming days, but the truth is that there are countless others out there that are just like Anthony Quinn Warner.
For those that are considering suicide, our society offers them absolutely nothing to live for.
Instead, all our society has to offer is more shiny new products to buy, more mindless entertainment to consume, and more years of enslavement to the corporate machine that dominates our entire system.
As children, we are taught that we came from nothing and that we will return to nothing when we die.
In between, we are told to try to enjoy the endless hamster wheels that the elite have created for us as much as we can.
That isn’t living.
At best, that is existing.
What people really need during times such as these is something to live for, and that is something that our society simply cannot provide.
But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t any hope.
The truth is that we were made for a purpose, and even in the midst of this horrific tragedy in Nashville we received yet another reminder of who is really in control. Metro Nashville police officer James Wells could have easily perished in the blast, but at the last moment someone stepped in and intervened…
“This might not be politically correct, but this is my truth,” Wells said as he fought back the tears. “I literally heard God tell me to turn around and go check on Topping, who was by herself down on Broadway.” As he was walking away from the RV around 6:30 a.m. on Christmas morning, the bomb detonated in the vehicle — causing him to lose his footing and suffer temporary hearing loss from the massive blast. “I just tell myself to stay on your feet, stay alive,” Wells said as he got emotional while reliving the terrifying situation. “And I just take off in a full-out sprint. And I’m running toward Topping and make sure she’s okay. And we kind of meet in the middle and we just grab each other.”
If there is any story worth remembering from this great tragedy, it is that one.
Even in our darkest moments, good things happen, and we will all need to remember that during the very dark days that are approaching.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--If $AAPL was valued at the same P/E ratio as $TSLA it would have a market cap of $73.9 trillion. Tha

We 're all bickering over the reasons why we 're not getting more crumbs , why are n't we asking @ @ @ @ @ rather go back to work , or get $ 600 from the government ? ''
@ @ @ @ @ to rely on government packages to stay afloat- start demanding control over your own life @

If $AAPL was valued at the same P/E ratio as $TSLA it would have a market cap of $73.9 trillion. That would make it the biggest company in the world! Massive bull case
— Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. 💸 (@ParikPatelCFA) December 27, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Blue City Image Services – Where 2020 Ballots Were Printed Burned to the Ground 12/25/2020

I do n't care where you stand politically , this should bother you .
3 days ago nearly everyone agreed @ @ @ @ @ .
Then Trump called it out , which was followed by people being afraid to @ @ @ @ @ days ago in fear of agreeing with him .
This is a major problem

Nothing at all suspicious about this, right ……..?
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Large Fire Destroys Rochester Printing Business
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Blue City Imaging Services in Rochester, New York was printing ballots for the 2020 election. also, a truck driver drove a load of mail in ballots from NY to Pennsylvania after Nov 3 & was interrogated t.co/1MKYJPZAmO — Annie Lotto (@Non_MSM_News) December 26, 2020
h/t Alpacalips


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Spain to keep registry of people who refuse Covid-19 vaccine

MADRID ( AFP ) – Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the @ @ @ @ @ with other European Union member states , although it will not be made public , @ @ @ @ @ Monday ( Dec 28 ) .
During an interview with La Sexta television , Illa @ @ @ @ @ virus – which as in most EU nations began in Spain over the weekend – @ @ @ @ @ “ What will be done is a registry , which will be shared with our @ @ @ @ @ who have been offered it and have simply rejected it , ” he said .

MADRID (AFP) – Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and share it with other European Union member states, although it will not be made public, Health Minister Salvador Illa said Monday (Dec 28).
During an interview with La Sexta television, Illa reiterated that vaccination against the virus – which as in most EU nations began in Spain over the weekend – would not be mandatory.
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“What will be done is a registry, which will be shared with our European partners… of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it,” he said.
www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/spain-to-keep-registry-of-people-who-refuse-covid-19-vaccine


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--CHINA TO OVERTAKE THE US IN 2028

CHINA TO OVERTAKE THE US IN 2028

China will overtake the US as the world ’ s biggest economy before the end of the decade after outperforming its rival during the global Covid-19 pandemic , according to a report .
The Centre for Economics and Business Research said that it nowexpected the value of China ’ s economy when measured in dollars to exceed that of the US by 2028 , half a decade sooner than it expected a year ago .
In its annual league table of the growth prospects of 193 countries , the UK-based consultancy group said China had bounced back quickly from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 % in 2020 , as the one major global economy to expand .
With the US expected to contract by 5 % this year , China will narrow the gap with its biggest rival , the CEBR said .
Overall , global gross domestic product is forecast to decline by 4.4 % this year , in the biggest one-year fall since the second world war .
Douglas McWilliams , the CEBR ’ s deputy chairman , said : “ The big news in this forecast is the speed of growth of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become an upper-income economy during the current five-year plan period ( 2020-25 ) .
And we expect it to overtake the US a full five years earlier than we did a year ago .

China will overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy before the end of the decade after outperforming its rival during the global Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research said that it nowexpected the value of China’s economy when measured in dollars to exceed that of the US by 2028, half a decade sooner than it expected a year ago.
In its annual league table of the growth prospects of 193 countries, the UK-based consultancy group said China had bounced back quickly from the effects of Covid-19 and would grow by 2% in 2020, as the one major global economy to expand.
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With the US expected to contract by 5% this year, China will narrow the gap with its biggest rival, the CEBR said. Overall, global gross domestic product is forecast to decline by 4.4% this year, in the biggest one-year fall since the second world war.
Douglas McWilliams, the CEBR’s deputy chairman, said: “The big news in this forecast is the speed of growth of the Chinese economy. We expect it to become an upper-income economy during the current five-year plan period (2020-25). And we expect it to overtake the US a full five years earlier than we did a year ago.
www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/china-to-overtake-us-as-worlds-biggest-economy-by-2028-report-predicts/ar-BB1ceyzN


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--AT LEAST 12 Million People Behind Almost $6,000 in Rent/Mortgage

Covering COVID-19 is a daily Poynter briefing of story ideas about the coronavirus and other timely topics for journalists , @ @ @ @ @ Tompkins .
Sign up here to have it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning @ @ @ @ @ Moody ’ s Analytics shows about 12 million renters are now at least $ 5,850 @ @ @ @ @ payments — and eviction protections expire in weeks .
There ’ s been as much @ @ @ @ @ from last year in people paying rent on a credit card , according to an @ @ @ @ @ Bank of Philadelphia .
“ If you ’ re putting your rent payments on to @ @ @ @ @ shows you ’ re really at risk of eviction , ” says Shamus Roller , @ @ @ @ @ National Housing Law Project .
“ That means you ’ ve run out of savings @ @ @ @ @ run out of calls to family members to get them to loan you money .
@

Covering COVID-19 is a daily Poynter briefing of story ideas about the coronavirus and other timely topics for journalists, written by senior faculty Al Tompkins. Sign up here to have it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning.
The newest data from Moody’s Analytics shows about 12 million renters are now at least $5,850 behind in rent and utilities payments — and eviction protections expire in weeks.
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NPR reports:
There’s been as much as a 70% increase from last year in people paying rent on a credit card, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. “If you’re putting your rent payments on to a credit card, that shows you’re really at risk of eviction,” says Shamus Roller, executive director of the nonprofit National Housing Law Project. “That means you’ve run out of savings; you’ve probably run out of calls to family members to get them to loan you money.”
www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/millions-of-u-s-households-are-now-more-than-5000-behind-on-rent/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--1,000,000 covid-19 infections in 6 weeks: California

The situation in California ’ s hospitals is already critical due to an influx of Covid-19 patients and will likely @ @ @ @ @ once new infections from Christmas and New Year gatherings ramp up .
“ People didn @ @ @ @ @ we are stuck now .
We were running low on oxygen , on supplies , @ @ @ @ @ , definitely beds , definitely staff – we don ’ t have enough staff .
@ @ @ @ @ , ” Marcia Santini , an emergency unit nurse who works at the Ronald Reagan @ @ @ @ @ ) , told RT .

The situation in California’s hospitals is already critical due to an influx of Covid-19 patients and will likely become desperate in January, once new infections from Christmas and New Year gatherings ramp up.
“People didn’t listen, and we are stuck now. We were running low on oxygen, on supplies, on all the respiratory drugs, definitely beds, definitely staff – we don’t have enough staff. So we already blew it,” Marcia Santini, an emergency unit nurse who works at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRMC), told RT.
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www.rt.com/usa/510900-california-icu-nurse-covid/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--The $2,000 COVID bill has passed. The House now voting on whether to veto Trump on the defense bill

The $ 2,000 COVID bill has passed .
The House now voting on whether to veto Trump on the defense @ @ @ @ @ t.co/mvP0fbuH99

The $2,000 COVID bill has passed. The House now voting on whether to veto Trump on the defense bill (NDAA). t.co/mvP0fbuH99
— The Election Wizard (@Wizard_Predicts) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--COMMUNIST FRONT CORPORATION: How Zoom violated its own terms of service for access to China’s market

COMMUNIST FRONT CORPORATION: How Zoom violated its own terms of service for access to China’s market.

On Dec. 18 , prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department charged a China-based Zoom executive with conspiring to terminate Zoom meetings this year that commemorated the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at the Chinese government ’ s behest .
The 47-page complaint contains detailed exchanges between the executive and employees at Zoom ’ s California headquarters this year .
It was a fascinating read , not least because few global tech companies that do business in China have ever made public the details of their communications with Chinese authorities on censorship issues , despite repeated calls to do so from human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What the complaint reveals is Beijing ’ s aggressive pursuit of global censorship of topics deemed sensitive or critical of Beijing , and Zoom ’ s failure to adequately protect its users ’ rights to free expression and privacy .
In May , the China-based Zoom executive , Xinjiang Jin , who served as a government affairs liaison , contacted employees at Zoom ’ s headquarters about the massacre ’ s anniversary on June 4 .
The anniversary is one of the most censored events in China , and Jin told his colleagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police ” in China had increased pressure on Zoom to censor politically sensitive content of Chinese users no matter where they were .

On Dec. 18, prosecutors from the U.S. Justice Department charged a China-based Zoom executive with conspiring to terminate Zoom meetings this year that commemorated the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at the Chinese government’s behest. The 47-page complaint contains detailed exchanges between the executive and employees at Zoom’s California headquarters this year.
It was a fascinating read, not least because few global tech companies that do business in China have ever made public the details of their communications with Chinese authorities on censorship issues, despite repeated calls to do so from human rights organizations and United Nations experts.
What the complaint reveals is Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of global censorship of topics deemed sensitive or critical of Beijing, and Zoom’s failure to adequately protect its users’ rights to free expression and privacy.
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In May, the China-based Zoom executive, Xinjiang Jin, who served as a government affairs liaison, contacted employees at Zoom’s headquarters about the massacre’s anniversary on June 4. The anniversary is one of the most censored events in China, and Jin told his colleagues in the U.S. that the “internet police” in China had increased pressure on Zoom to censor politically sensitive content of Chinese users no matter where they were.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/how-zoom-violated-its-own-terms-service-access-china-s-n1252092


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--JOE BIDEN: OUR “DARKEST DAYS” ARE AHEAD

JOE BIDEN: OUR “DARKEST DAYS” ARE AHEAD

Joe Biden is reminding people once again that we aren ’ t out of the woods with regards to the tyranny planned for the remainder of this winter .
After many in the ruling class have already promised the “ darkest winter , ” Biden doubled down saying our “ darkest days ” are still ahead of us .
Joe Biden has urged Americans to prepare themselves for the upcoming struggle with the scamdemic hoax the mainstream media , ruling class , and elitists are pulling on us .
“ One thing I promise you about my leadership during this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell it to you straight .
I ’ m going to tell you the truth .
And here ’ s the simple truth : Our darkest days in the battle against Covid are ahead of us , not behind us , ” Biden said in remarks in Wilmington , Delaware according to a report by CNN .
“ So we need to prepare ourselves , to steel our spines , ” the President-elect continued .
“ As frustrating as it is to hear , it ’ s going to take patience , persistence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There will be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around.
” He added that “ help ” will be needed to distribute the vaccine .
Prepare for punishment if you decide not to take the “ voluntary ” shot .
Medical Journal : Get The COVID-19 Vaccine , Or Be Punished HARSHLY This is not the first time the ruling class has spoken of darkness .
Dr. Anthony Fauci had promised us numerous times that we ’ ll have a “ dark winter.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warn Of “ A Dark Winter ” For Us This talk of a dark winter and dark days is no longer coincidental .
It continues to happen and it ’ s being done on purpose .
For what purpose ?
Who knows .
My guess would be predictive programming , but it could be fear-mongering too .
As one of the rulers who think your life is owed to him , Biden is urging us all to just roll up our sleeves and take the vaccine .
Just trust Big Pharma and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Democide : Government Killed Over 260 Million in the 20th Century , Poised to Kill Billions More in the 21st “ I look forward to the second shot , and I have absolute confidence in the vaccine , ” Biden said on Tuesday .
“ But we ’ re in short supply .
Taking the vaccine from a vial into the arm of millions of Americans is one of the biggest operational challenges the United States has ever faced .
”

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan
Joe Biden is reminding people once again that we aren’t out of the woods with regards to the tyranny planned for the remainder of this winter. After many in the ruling class have already promised the “darkest winter,” Biden doubled down saying our “darkest days” are still ahead of us.
Joe Biden has urged Americans to prepare themselves for the upcoming struggle with the scamdemic hoax the mainstream media, ruling class, and elitists are pulling on us. “One thing I promise you about my leadership during this crisis: I’m going to tell it to you straight. I’m going to tell you the truth. And here’s the simple truth: Our darkest days in the battle against Covid are ahead of us, not behind us,” Biden said in remarks in Wilmington, Delaware according to a report by CNN.
“So we need to prepare ourselves, to steel our spines,” the President-elect continued. “As frustrating as it is to hear, it’s going to take patience, persistence, and determination to beat this virus. There will be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around.” He added that “help” will be needed to distribute the vaccine. Prepare for punishment if you decide not to take the “voluntary” shot.
Medical Journal: Get The COVID-19 Vaccine, Or Be Punished HARSHLY
This is not the first time the ruling class has spoken of darkness. Dr. Anthony Fauci had promised us numerous times that we’ll have a “dark winter.”
More Promises Of A Long “Dark Winter”
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Joe Biden Warns: A “Dark Winter” Is Ahead
Those Who Planned The Enslavement of Mankind Warn Of “A Dark Winter” For Us
Secret Models of “The Darkest Winter”
This talk of a dark winter and dark days is no longer coincidental. It continues to happen and it’s being done on purpose. For what purpose? Who knows. My guess would be predictive programming, but it could be fear-mongering too.
As one of the rulers who think your life is owed to him, Biden is urging us all to just roll up our sleeves and take the vaccine. Just trust Big Pharma and the government. What could possibly go wrong?
Democide: Government Killed Over 260 Million in the 20th Century, Poised to Kill Billions More in the 21st
“I look forward to the second shot, and I have absolute confidence in the vaccine,” Biden said on Tuesday. “But we’re in short supply. Taking the vaccine from a vial into the arm of millions of Americans is one of the biggest operational challenges the United States has ever faced.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--CHINA IS ASSHOLE (CONT’D): This Brave Woman Reported on COVID-19 in Wuhan. China Will Lock Her Up fo

CHINA IS ASSHOLE (CONT’D): This Brave Woman Reported on COVID-19 in Wuhan. China Will Lock Her Up for Years.

On Monday , a Chinese court sentenced a lawyer-turned-citizen-journalist who traveled to Wuhan to report on COVID-19 .
Authorities first @ @ @ @ @ her livestream reporting in Wuhan .
The government charged her with “ picking quarrels and @ @ @ @ @ reporting .
A Chinese court sentenced the journalist , 37-year-old Zhang Zhan , to four @ @ @ @ @ lawyer Zhang Keke told reporters outside the courtroom .
Zhang reportedly began a hunger strike @ @ @ @ @ has been force-fed via a nasal tube .
“ She said when I visited her @ @ @ @ @ ‘ If they give me a heavy sentence then I will refuse food until the @ @ @ @ @ thinks she will die in prison , ” Ren Quanniu , one of Zhang ’ @ @ @ @ @ Agence France Press ( AFP ) .
“ It ’ s an extreme method of @ @ @ @ @ this environment .
”

On Monday, a Chinese court sentenced a lawyer-turned-citizen-journalist who traveled to Wuhan to report on COVID-19. Authorities first detained her in May after her livestream reporting in Wuhan. The government charged her with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for her reporting.
A Chinese court sentenced the journalist, 37-year-old Zhang Zhan, to four years in jail, her lawyer Zhang Keke told reporters outside the courtroom.
Zhang reportedly began a hunger strike in June, but she has been force-fed via a nasal tube.
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“She said when I visited her (last week): ‘If they give me a heavy sentence then I will refuse food until the very end.’… She thinks she will die in prison,” Ren Quanniu, one of Zhang’s defense lawyers, told Agence France Press (AFP). “It’s an extreme method of protesting against this society and this environment.”
China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for 4 years for reporting on the virus in Wuhan. She has been on a hunger strike since June and is reportedly force-fed via a nasal tube. China has punished 8 virus whistleblowers so far. 📸Her lawyer Zhang Keke talks to the press pic.twitter.com/3SKLCMXeP9 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 28, 2020
pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/28/this-brave-woman-reported-on-covid-19-in-wuhan-china-will-lock-her-up-for-years-n1288641


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-29--Red alert sirens sounding in southern Israel, incoming rockets from Gaza

UPDATE : IDF says one rocket fired from Gaza landed short near the border fence

#BREAKING : Red alert sirens sounding in southern #Israel , incoming rockets from #Gaza .
UPDATE: IDF says one rocket fired from Gaza landed short near the border fence
— Instant News Alerts (@InstaNewsAlerts) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Washington Post Cartoon Goes WAY TOO Far – Take a Look for Yourself

Mike Lachance from american Lookout reports , The Washington Post used to be the most important political newspaper in the @ @ @ @ @ had a liberal bias , but over the last decade , it has transformed into @ @ @ @

Mike Lachance from american Lookout reports, The Washington Post used to be the most important political newspaper in the United States. It always had a liberal bias, but over the last decade, it has transformed into downright Democrat propaganda.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Kayleigh McEnany Has Special Message For President Trump That All Moms Will Love

John Hanson from The Political Insider reports , White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany touted President Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ recent event .
Attending “ Life is Winning : Celebrating Four Years of Pro-Life Accomplishments @ @ @ @ @ Trump has been “ a president that supports moms and a president that supports life @ @

John Hanson from The Political Insider reports, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany touted President Donald Trump’s strong pro-life accomplishments at a recent event. Attending “Life is Winning: Celebrating Four Years of Pro-Life Accomplishments,” McEnany said that Trump has been “a president that supports moms and a president that supports life.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Buffett’s 1999 Fortune Article

Buffett’s 1999 Fortune Article

I think this article is worth reading every year or so .
This is one of four ?
of Buffett ’ s famous op-eds related to market levels .
They ’ ve all somehow been very prescient in a short timeframe .
I highlighted a few quotes I thought was interesting below .
One of the more notable facts I gathered was that interest rates were 6 % back in 1999 !
People were choosing to buy equities at crazy valuations rather than getting 6 % risk free .
If government interest rates , now at a level of about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 % , that factor alone would come close to doubling the value of common stocks .
If I had to pick the most probable return , from appreciation and dividends combined , that investors in aggregate–repeat , aggregate–would earn in a world of constant interest rates , 2 % inflation , and those ever hurtful frictional costs , it would be 6 % .
If you strip out the inflation component from this nominal return ( which you would need to do however inflation fluctuates ) , that ’ s 4 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % is wrong , I believe that the percentage is just as likely to be less as more .

by redditusername003
archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/22/269071/index.htm
I think this article is worth reading every year or so. This is one of four? of Buffett’s famous op-eds related to market levels. They’ve all somehow been very prescient in a short timeframe. I highlighted a few quotes I thought was interesting below. One of the more notable facts I gathered was that interest rates were 6% back in 1999! People were choosing to buy equities at crazy valuations rather than getting 6% risk free.

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DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE Dec. 31, 1964: 874.12 Dec. 31, 1981: 875.00
If government interest rates, now at a level of about 6%, were to fall to 3%, that factor alone would come close to doubling the value of common stocks.
If I had to pick the most probable return, from appreciation and dividends combined, that investors in aggregate–repeat, aggregate–would earn in a world of constant interest rates, 2% inflation, and those ever hurtful frictional costs, it would be 6%. If you strip out the inflation component from this nominal return (which you would need to do however inflation fluctuates), that’s 4% in real terms. And if 4% is wrong, I believe that the percentage is just as likely to be less as more.
(The actual 17 yr return from Nov 99 was 4.6% with divs reinvested)


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--We’re testing a MAJOR trend line on the Dow going all the way back to the last pullback in 1932. Car

We’re testing a MAJOR trend line on the Dow going all the way back to the last pullback in 1932. Careful here…https://twitter.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1343655826616180746

VIDEO : Rudy Giuliani : `` Christmas NOT Canceled : You 're going to find it out all at once @ @ @ @ @ be very shocking to the country

We’re testing a MAJOR trend line on the Dow going all the way back to the last pullback in 1932. Careful here… pic.twitter.com/RU1KQN3OVj
— MasterTrader (@Logan_JH1) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Beyond Meat Cash Flow Issue?

Beyond Meat Cash Flow Issue?

I noticed beyond meat has been a fairly popular investment considering the plant based/green trends .
They have some pretty @ @ @ @ @ it seems that they have increasingly negative operating cash flow year over year .
I @ @ @ @ @ to look at the health of a business and its ability to generate $ .
@ @ @ @ @ investors ( institutional and retail ) able to overlook that ?
Since it is getting @ @ @ @ @ seems to be signs of a sinking ship .
The company seems to be losing @ @ @ @ @ operating cash flow each year and also borrowing more and more money .
Am I @ @ @ @ @ ’ d like to understand how people can justify that and still invest .
Much @ @ @ @ @ just trying to understand .
Thanks .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational @ @ @ @ @ any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due @ @ @ @ @ professional before making any investment decision .

by zeroskater45
I noticed beyond meat has been a fairly popular investment considering the plant based/green trends. They have some pretty good partnerships. However, it seems that they have increasingly negative operating cash flow year over year. I see this as a way to look at the health of a business and its ability to generate $. So why are so many investors (institutional and retail) able to overlook that? Since it is getting owrse and worse, it seems to be signs of a sinking ship. The company seems to be losing more and more $ in operating cash flow each year and also borrowing more and more money.
Am I interpreting this wrong? I’d like to understand how people can justify that and still invest. Much respect to the investors, just trying to understand. Thanks.
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Breakdown TTM 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 Operating Cash Flow -46,995 -46,995 -37,721 -25,273 -23,495 Investing Cash Flow -26,164 -26,164 -23,242 -8,115 -5,038 Financing Cash Flow 294,876 294,876 76,199 55,425 31,914
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Boeing not even delivering 787s now… when do they run out of cash?

The only airplanes that BCA is delivering right now are 767s , and a very few 737s .
Their cash @ @ @ @ @ second half of 2020 because of the issues with the body join on the 787s @ @ @ @ @ pulled in a bunch of cash to ride out the 737 storm , but they @ @ @ @ @ at a prodigious rate .
Has anyone seen info on BA cash burn rate relative @ @ @ @ @ place odds on BA going bankrupt in 2021 ?
They have practically no major revenue @ @ @ @ @ relative to their cost structures .
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by Dies2much
The only airplanes that BCA is delivering right now are 767s, and a very few 737s. Their cash burn has increased in the second half of 2020 because of the issues with the body join on the 787s.
I know that they pulled in a bunch of cash to ride out the 737 storm, but they must be burning it up at a prodigious rate.
Has anyone seen info on BA cash burn rate relative to their stockpile? Anyone place odds on BA going bankrupt in 2021?
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They have practically no major revenue generating operation right now, relative to their cost structures.
Article discussing 787 issues: nyc787.blogspot.com/
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Some Macro Thoughts As We Enter 2021: Things Will Get Really Interesting As We Enter the 1 Year Post

Some Macro Thoughts As We Enter 2021: Things Will Get Really Interesting As We Enter the 1 Year Post-Covid Window (long)

I tend to always be looking through interesting datasets , and I try to find anything that may be relevant or might be getting overlooked by markets in a general sense .
I wanted to share something I found interesting and worth discussing .
There has been endless commentary about markets this year , first discussing the unprecedented 37 % drawdown , only to be followed by the equally unprecedented rocket rally to the new all time highs in the face of record unemployment .
It ’ s super easy to point to the fact that the market completely disconnected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not remotely rational so long as QE infinity is going on .
Truthfully , it ’ s complex , and influenced by a shit ton of different factors .
But I think the following two datasets show the picture almost perfectly .
• Personal Income ( IE , how much money people are making ) If you look at these two charts , you ’ ll note that inflation fell off a cliff during March / April ( hence the whole negative oil prices thing ) .
This was mostly a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being able to spend their money on the broad majority of goods and services aside from basic staples .
At the same time , personal income went up .
This is not a product of quantitative easing or anything Jay Powell did – it ’ s a product of the fiscal stimulus that literally gave people who lost their job a temporary raise via unemployment assistance along with the $ 1200 stimulus checks almost everyone got below the 75k salary threshold .
Just think about these two items together .
People had nowhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they were making even more than they were before .
The obvious answer here is that the $ gets plowed into the stock market , and most notably into single-name stocks since none of this $ would be able to be allocated to a 401k program .
With the above out of the way , another important item worth sharing is that markets care far more about the rate of change of various data points than they do about the current levels of said data .
Take for example unemployment – if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regardless of where it is ) , the markets will generally adjust to that level and price it in .
The biggest item to watch isn ’ t how many unemployed people there are , but rather how many more unemployed there are this week than there was the previous week .
The same principle here can ( and does ) get applied broadly across most anything that has a time series available .
The most obvious example is within corporate earnings releases , which typically display year over year comparisons for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far more about the future , which the markets are constantly trying to discount ( across various time durations ) .
As a result , you can take this one step further and look at the rate of change of the rate of change itself .
AKA , the second derivative of the rate of change .
Simply by looking at this , you can often get a leg up on a lot of other people trying to interpret economic data .
Okay , so why am I boring people with this ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and markets try to price these things in .
But quite often , they also price things on a linear basis , and sometimes they are only pricing in what is 1 week ahead of them .
Markets aren ’ t efficient , and they often just extrapolate whatever is currently happening into the distant future .
In short , we are facing a rather ridiculous data comparison , starting around the time of March 2021 , and this may have some significant impacts on the market & economy .
If the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the market from further failure , then we have to look at the comparisons and change of that macro data in the coming months .
Comparing against this dataset becomes obviously difficult , and that can have a broad affect on a lot of things .
Personal Income : Personal income didn ’ t just go up in March , it skyrocketed .
The problem however , is that it was not a permanent growth in income , and we still have a LOT of people out of work or under-employed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small here as well , and then additional stimulus that may come from the Biden administration will likely take a bit of time to be implemented .
• The big cautionary warning here is that due to the crazy comp in 2020 along with rapidly deteriorating income , we will very likely see the most negative YOY number for personal income we ’ ve ever seen in the data set .
• A lot of debt moratoriums will also be ending at the start of this year , although a good amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come from further stimulus bills .
• The comps here are subject to changes in the labor market & new stimulus measures .
IE , if and when we see new stimulus passed , this will make that YOY comp look a lot “ less bad ” .
The question of course is how much ?
• I ’ m not personally sure how much the YOY change of personal income matters to markets .
Certain items trade a lot based on YOY comps .
I can track changes in inflation pretty reliably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months , but I don ’ t fully know how markets will react to this .
My gut would say that the dropoff in personal income is going to be most visible in equity inflows , especially from the retail crowd that charged into the markets back in April .
Personal Consumption Expenditures : Personal consumption hit a cliff and fell off in March .
A lot of this was a product of job-loss and general caution reducing spending and increasing saving .
But a lot more was likely a product of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money on the things they would normally be doing ( IE , traveling , going to restaurants , etc ) .
This seeing a big drop can be beneficial for the economy as prices are lowered to accommodate for lost wages and income .
Obviously , we don ’ t normally see his fall at the same time income rises , but our current situation was obviously unprecedented .
• Similar to income , we will be facing an astronomically low comp .
Oil went negative , what else do you need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March hits , we will be seeing all the economists ’ inflation metrics screaming that inflation is running really hot .
• Many people have already noticed inflation in everyday items .
But inflation is “ low ” right now because we ’ re comping against last December ’ s prices .
To me , it actually says a lot that inflation # ’ s are as high as they are right now despite the fact that we ’ re not even in the window where we would expect that # to surge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of valid reasons we may continue to see inflation .
There have been a lot of supply and production restrictions as companies have gone bankrupt , supply chains have been reconfigured , and capacity has been broadly reduced .
Of course , this still has the giant anchor of high unemployment counteracting some of these things .
• Lots of people misinterpret inflation as a sign of growth .
Inflation can come from growth , but it also can come from a reduction in supply .
The latter tends to be very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be more of the “ stagflationary ” variety .
The 1970 ’ s inflation regime came from both a generational boom in demand along with a lot of supply shocks of various forms .
I still remain skeptical that we are heading into a secular inflation regime as we saw in the 70 ’ s , but that doesn ’ t mean we can ’ t have significant bursts of inflation over shorter time frames .
• Around this time , we will very likely see a bit of a re-opening burst of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This would just add more fuel to the fire here , although it would also be supportive of growth , which is a good thing .
**I put together the data here** , and people can see for themselves what these changes in personal income and personal consumption look like back to the 1990 ’ s .
This includes a basic projection using the recent rate of change to show just how much personal income will drop off and how much consumption expenditures will rise .
So long story short , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ window after March where we will likely see record high comps for inflation metrics , and a record dropoff in personal income .
Needless to say , this can potentially be a recipe for a lot of negative market reactions .
• The biggest risk is if bond yields on the long end continue to rise , which has the effect of tightening financial conditions , and making it more difficult for the fed to enact their policies since it would just spur further inflation and price instability .
If this occurs a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that could be a really big problem for equities , especially the high p/e long-duration stocks .
• Keep in mind , the fed IS still doing lots of QE , which helps keep yields in check .
They can also still do more .
So yields rising is not a foregone conclusion despite the obvious inflation pickup we are seeing even now .
• The big thing worth mentioning is that it ’ s difficult to know how much of this the market has already priced in .
We can see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in inflationary exposures , but the big unknown for these things is how much more can it go ?
In my experience , while knowing the level of change is next to impossible , you can drastically reduce risk simply by being in the right exposures and out of the stuff that becomes riskier during these types of conditions .
• A default assumption that NEEDS to be considered is that authorities WILL react to the conditions at hand .
It ’ s literally their job whether you like it or not , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to get burned .
With that said , the cover to provide aid is FAR lower than it was in 2020 , and inflation will act as a constraint to the ability to provide stimulus .
• IF you ’ re managing risk around this type of environment , I would personally suggest taking a second look at heavy overweighting towards growth stocks , or really anything that was the biggest beneficiary of the 2020 environment .
Not only will they not be as much of a benificiary when we open back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely not be supporting further price appreciation .
• This also opens up a potentially strong window of opportunity for value stocks to outperform during this window , although there is of course a lot more to consider here than just this factor alone .
Since the data here I ’ m sharing looks bad , I wanted to also state it ’ s not necessarily doom and gloom .
There are other reasons to be positive .
In mentioning year over year comps , while income and consumption expenditures look worrying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be comping against super low levels .
Similarly , other economic measures related to growth that measure output will likely be the opposite of personal income , where even a low amount of growth will look great on a YOY level .
Realistically , so long as authorities can prevent shocks from sending the economy into a self-reinforcing downward cycle , I would expect the unemployment rate to slowly decrease , which creates a positive reinforcement in economic stability .
The question is where that ability to prevent shocks via stimulus gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crashing the party .
• Year over year rate of change matters a lot for economic data , and markets often price on this • Markets surged in 2020 due to personal incomes surging while personal consumption fell off a cliff , leaving markets as a natural place for a lot of money to flow into • Since YOY rate of change matters , we are now going to be facing the complete opposite of the above bullepoint , where inflation will be surging off a very low base , while personal income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comp .
This can potentially be quite negative for asset prices .
• The above two items will likely start this spring , and could represent an upcoming period of market risk • There are other reasons to be optimistic , don ’ t be a dumbass and yolo weekly put options based on this post .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making @ @ @ @

by cbus20122
I tend to always be looking through interesting datasets, and I try to find anything that may be relevant or might be getting overlooked by markets in a general sense. I wanted to share something I found interesting and worth discussing.
Preface – Market Insanity & What Caused Markets to Rocket
There has been endless commentary about markets this year, first discussing the unprecedented 37% drawdown, only to be followed by the equally unprecedented rocket rally to the new all time highs in the face of record unemployment.
It’s super easy to point to the fact that the market completely disconnected from the economy, or that it’s not remotely rational so long as QE infinity is going on. Truthfully, it’s complex, and influenced by a shit ton of different factors. But I think the following two datasets show the picture almost perfectly.
Personal Consumption Expenditures (IE, the fed’s preferred inflation gauge)
Personal Income (IE, how much money people are making)
If you look at these two charts, you’ll note that inflation fell off a cliff during March / April (hence the whole negative oil prices thing). This was mostly a product of lockdowns literally preventing people from being able to spend their money on the broad majority of goods and services aside from basic staples.
At the same time, personal income went up. This is not a product of quantitative easing or anything Jay Powell did – it’s a product of the fiscal stimulus that literally gave people who lost their job a temporary raise via unemployment assistance along with the $1200 stimulus checks almost everyone got below the 75k salary threshold.
Just think about these two items together. People had nowhere to spend their money, and simultaneously, they were making even more than they were before. The obvious answer here is that the $ gets plowed into the stock market, and most notably into single-name stocks since none of this $ would be able to be allocated to a 401k program.
Rate Of Change, Comps, And Timing
With the above out of the way, another important item worth sharing is that markets care far more about the rate of change of various data points than they do about the current levels of said data. Take for example unemployment – if unemployment stays at a flat level (regardless of where it is), the markets will generally adjust to that level and price it in. The biggest item to watch isn’t how many unemployed people there are, but rather how many more unemployed there are this week than there was the previous week. The same principle here can (and does) get applied broadly across most anything that has a time series available. The most obvious example is within corporate earnings releases, which typically display year over year comparisons for their financials.
The rate of change says far more about the future, which the markets are constantly trying to discount (across various time durations). As a result, you can take this one step further and look at the rate of change of the rate of change itself. AKA, the second derivative of the rate of change. Simply by looking at this, you can often get a leg up on a lot of other people trying to interpret economic data.
Okay, so why am I boring people with this? Year over year comps matter a lot, and markets try to price these things in. But quite often, they also price things on a linear basis, and sometimes they are only pricing in what is 1 week ahead of them. Markets aren’t efficient, and they often just extrapolate whatever is currently happening into the distant future. In short, we are facing a rather ridiculous data comparison, starting around the time of March 2021, and this may have some significant impacts on the market & economy.
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Personal Income & Personal Consumption Expenditures Look… Worrying?
If the macro conditions we saw in March saved the market from further failure, then we have to look at the comparisons and change of that macro data in the coming months. Comparing against this dataset becomes obviously difficult, and that can have a broad affect on a lot of things.
Personal Income: Personal income didn’t just go up in March, it skyrocketed. The problem however, is that it was not a permanent growth in income, and we still have a LOT of people out of work or under-employed. The new stimulus bill looks to be relatively small here as well, and then additional stimulus that may come from the Biden administration will likely take a bit of time to be implemented.
The big cautionary warning here is that due to the crazy comp in 2020 along with rapidly deteriorating income, we will very likely see the most negative YOY number for personal income we’ve ever seen in the data set.
A lot of debt moratoriums will also be ending at the start of this year, although a good amount of this will depend on extensions which could come from further stimulus bills.
The comps here are subject to changes in the labor market & new stimulus measures. IE, if and when we see new stimulus passed, this will make that YOY comp look a lot “less bad”. The question of course is how much?
I’m not personally sure how much the YOY change of personal income matters to markets. Certain items trade a lot based on YOY comps. I can track changes in inflation pretty reliably with a forward view of approximately 2-3 months, but I don’t fully know how markets will react to this. My gut would say that the dropoff in personal income is going to be most visible in equity inflows, especially from the retail crowd that charged into the markets back in April.
Personal Consumption Expenditures: Personal consumption hit a cliff and fell off in March. A lot of this was a product of job-loss and general caution reducing spending and increasing saving. But a lot more was likely a product of people literally not being able to spend their money on the things they would normally be doing (IE, traveling, going to restaurants, etc). This seeing a big drop can be beneficial for the economy as prices are lowered to accommodate for lost wages and income. Obviously, we don’t normally see his fall at the same time income rises, but our current situation was obviously unprecedented.
Similar to income, we will be facing an astronomically low comp. Oil went negative, what else do you need to know? As a result, once March hits, we will be seeing all the economists’ inflation metrics screaming that inflation is running really hot.
Many people have already noticed inflation in everyday items. But inflation is “low” right now because we’re comping against last December’s prices. To me, it actually says a lot that inflation #’s are as high as they are right now despite the fact that we’re not even in the window where we would expect that # to surge.
Fundamentally, there are a lot of valid reasons we may continue to see inflation. There have been a lot of supply and production restrictions as companies have gone bankrupt, supply chains have been reconfigured, and capacity has been broadly reduced. Of course, this still has the giant anchor of high unemployment counteracting some of these things.
Lots of people misinterpret inflation as a sign of growth. Inflation can come from growth, but it also can come from a reduction in supply. The latter tends to be very negative for economies, and tends to be more of the “stagflationary” variety. The 1970’s inflation regime came from both a generational boom in demand along with a lot of supply shocks of various forms. I still remain skeptical that we are heading into a secular inflation regime as we saw in the 70’s, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have significant bursts of inflation over shorter time frames.
come from growth, but it also can come from a reduction in supply. The latter tends to be very negative for economies, and tends to be more of the “stagflationary” variety. The 1970’s inflation regime came from both a generational boom in demand along with a lot of supply shocks of various forms. I still remain skeptical that we are heading into a secular inflation regime as we saw in the 70’s, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have significant bursts of inflation over shorter time frames. Around this time, we will very likely see a bit of a re-opening burst of spending assuming the vaccine rollout goes well. This would just add more fuel to the fire here, although it would also be supportive of growth, which is a good thing.
Putting it All Together…
**I put together the data here**, and people can see for themselves what these changes in personal income and personal consumption look like back to the 1990’s. This includes a basic projection using the recent rate of change to show just how much personal income will drop off and how much consumption expenditures will rise.
So long story short, we are likely going to be entering a window after March where we will likely see record high comps for inflation metrics, and a record dropoff in personal income. Needless to say, this can potentially be a recipe for a lot of negative market reactions.
The biggest risk is if bond yields on the long end continue to rise, which has the effect of tightening financial conditions, and making it more difficult for the fed to enact their policies since it would just spur further inflation and price instability. If this occurs a time where growth is really falling off, that could be a really big problem for equities, especially the high p/e long-duration stocks. Keep in mind, the fed IS still doing lots of QE, which helps keep yields in check. They can also still do more. So yields rising is not a foregone conclusion despite the obvious inflation pickup we are seeing even now.
The big thing worth mentioning is that it’s difficult to know how much of this the market has already priced in. We can see that the market has already been pricing in inflationary exposures, but the big unknown for these things is how much more can it go? In my experience, while knowing the level of change is next to impossible, you can drastically reduce risk simply by being in the right exposures and out of the stuff that becomes riskier during these types of conditions.
A default assumption that NEEDS to be considered is that authorities WILL react to the conditions at hand. It’s literally their job whether you like it or not, and betting against that is a good way to get burned. With that said, the cover to provide aid is FAR lower than it was in 2020, and inflation will act as a constraint to the ability to provide stimulus.
IF you’re managing risk around this type of environment, I would personally suggest taking a second look at heavy overweighting towards growth stocks, or really anything that was the biggest beneficiary of the 2020 environment. Not only will they not be as much of a benificiary when we open back up, but the retail inflows will likely not be supporting further price appreciation. This also opens up a potentially strong window of opportunity for value stocks to outperform during this window, although there is of course a lot more to consider here than just this factor alone.
It’s Not All Bad
Since the data here I’m sharing looks bad, I wanted to also state it’s not necessarily doom and gloom. There are other reasons to be positive. In mentioning year over year comps, while income and consumption expenditures look worrying, other items like corporate earnings are going to be comping against super low levels.
Similarly, other economic measures related to growth that measure output will likely be the opposite of personal income, where even a low amount of growth will look great on a YOY level.
Realistically, so long as authorities can prevent shocks from sending the economy into a self-reinforcing downward cycle, I would expect the unemployment rate to slowly decrease, which creates a positive reinforcement in economic stability. The question is where that ability to prevent shocks via stimulus gets constrained by real interest rates or inflation crashing the party.
TLDR:
Year over year rate of change matters a lot for economic data, and markets often price on this
Markets surged in 2020 due to personal incomes surging while personal consumption fell off a cliff, leaving markets as a natural place for a lot of money to flow into
Since YOY rate of change matters, we are now going to be facing the complete opposite of the above bullepoint, where inflation will be surging off a very low base, while personal income will be crashing off a very high comp. This can potentially be quite negative for asset prices.
The above two items will likely start this spring, and could represent an upcoming period of market risk
There are other reasons to be optimistic, don’t be a dumbass and yolo weekly put options based on this post.
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--In 2019, the St. Louis Fed alone had over 1,400 employees, including 105 “other officers,” who made

In 2019, the St. Louis Fed alone had over 1,400 employees, including 105 “other officers,” who made – just in salary – an average of $235k. Still they mock most of America, where the median wage is $34k

In 2019 , the @ stlouisfed alone had over 1,400 employees , including 105 `` other officers , '' who @ @ @ @ @ – an average of $ 235k .
t.co/oxS5iqGTiK Still they mock most of America , @ @ @ @ @ $ 34k t.co/enFZunBYKdt.co/nRH4BDN6yI

In 2019, the @stlouisfed alone had over 1,400 employees, including 105 "other officers," who made – just in salary – an average of $235k. t.co/oxS5iqGTiK
Still they mock most of America, where the median wage is $34k t.co/enFZunBYKdt.co/nRH4BDN6yI
— Rudy Havenstein, Glitter Disco Synthesizer Crypto. (@RudyHavenstein) December 28, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--Something to watch out for in 2021:

Something to watch out for in 2021:

Something to watch out for in 2021 : Margin Debt soared 50 % in the past 8 months .
In @ @ @ @ @ such investor euphoria happened exactly twice :

Something to watch out for in 2021:
Margin Debt soared 50% in the past 8 months. In the past 30+ years, such investor euphoria happened exactly twice:
March 2000
June 2007
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— Troy Bombardia (@bullmarketsco) December 28, 2020