investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--When government incompetence and overreach turns deadly

Are you ready for this week ’ s absurdity ?
Here ’ s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty and risks to your prosperity .
Today , we are starting with some stories that are not amusing , but simply tragic .
This one highlights the sad reality of crushing people ’ s basic rights .
An Australian woman was in childbirth a few weeks ago when it became clear she needed highly specialized medical care .
Unfortunately her small town of Ballina , located in the Australian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have sufficient medical care options to treat her pregnancy complications .
Ballina is very close to the border of the neighboring state of Queensland , where two much larger cities– Gold Coast , and Brisbane– are fairly close by .
And prior to Covid , the woman would have simply been quickly transported to one of those two cities in the neighboring state for a multitude of top quality medical options .
But now Australians are no longer able to travel across their own state lines without special permission from the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine , simply for crossing the state line , before she could access medical care in Queensland .
Incredible .
This was obviously unacceptable .
So her next best option was to fly to Syndey ( which is at the opposite end of New South Wales , a state that ’ s bigger than Texas ) .
Except that the next flight was SIXTEEN HOURS later .
Needless to say , she didn ’ t receive the care she needed in time , and one of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the travel restrictions .
They say all the lockdowns are worth it if it saves just one life .
What about the lives the lockdowns take ?
Click here to read the full story .
American facing $ 569,000 fine and six months jail for sightseeing in Canada Canada is currently closed to most Americans due to COVID .
But an exemption allows Americans to drive through Canada to reach Alaska .
The rules state that the traveler must take the most direct route to their destination , and only stop for essentials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal mastermind did not take the most direct route , and instead decided to check out a national park along the way He was arrested after his car with Ohio plates was reported to police at a sightseeing gondola at Sulphur Mountain .
So clearly some brave hero spotted this nefarious terrorist , and saved his fellow Canadians by ratting the man out to authorities .
And now he is facing a $ 569,000 fine , plus six months in jail .
Because he stopped at a park .
Click here to read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ College are boycotting an art professor , David Peterson , and demanding he be fired .
His crime ?
Watching a “ back the blue ” pro-police protest for about 20 minutes .
Peterson was not actually attending the rally , holding signs , or wearing a pro-police shirt .
He simply listened to the pro-police protesters ( AND the counter protesters ) in his own community for a bit , and then went out to dinner with his wife .
So , simply just listening to an unwoke opinion is now a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes these days to lose a career .
Click here to read the full story .
An Ontario court granted a woman $ 50,000 per month for the next decade in spousal support .
The strangest part though , is that she didn ’ t have a spouse .
There was no divorce , because she was never married to the man who must now pay her alimony .
This woman and the wealthy businessman she fleeced dated for years , but they were never married .
They never lived together , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court said they were “ common law married ” anyway .
Ironically , the court used the fact that he had spent so much money on her during their time as a couple as proof that he should be forced to continue his support .
Click here to read the full story .
Relax and breathe easy , your government is on the case protecting you from evil dangers lurking around the world .
According to an official press release from US Customs and Border Patrol , “ officers seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada at an air cargo facility located at John F. Kennedy International Airport [ in New York City ] .
” CBP went on to brag via their Twitter account that these ‘ counterfeit ’ earbuds would have been worth nearly USD $ 400,000 .
But it turns out that the earbuds are , in fact , NOT counterfeit .
In fact they ’ re not even Apple earbuds .
These earbuds are specific to another mobile phone manufacturer called OnePlus .
You ’ d think that the CBP officers would have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the earbuds actually have “ OnePlus ” Buds ” printed on the freaking boxes !
It ’ s unclear whether the officers who seized these earbuds are completely illiterate , or can not imagine a world where there are other mobile phone companies besides Apple .
But rather humorously , OnePlus responded to CBP ’ s Tweet earlier this week saying “ Hey , give those back !
” You ’ d think the story would end there , and CBP would admit its mistake .
But no .
Now CBP is saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the earbuds violate Apple ’ s trademark , so they ’ re keeping the seized product .
This is completely ridiculous , and I ’ m not sure if this agency even understands what a trademark actually is .
And if ‘ trademark ’ was even the issue here , then the agency ’ s initial press release would have stated so .
But instead they called the earbuds counterfeit .
It ’ s also rather interesting that there has been no court injunction against OnePlus , no warrants , and not even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apple ( whose ‘ trademark ’ has supposedly been violated ) thinks this is a problem .
Apple has earbuds .
OnePlus has earbuds .
Big deal .
Click here to read the full story .

by Sovereign Man
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty and risks to your prosperity.
Today, we are starting with some stories that are not amusing, but simply tragic.
Unborn baby dies due to absurd Covid lockdown rules
This one highlights the sad reality of crushing people’s basic rights.
An Australian woman was in childbirth a few weeks ago when it became clear she needed highly specialized medical care.
Unfortunately her small town of Ballina, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, did not have sufficient medical care options to treat her pregnancy complications.
Ballina is very close to the border of the neighboring state of Queensland, where two much larger cities– Gold Coast, and Brisbane– are fairly close by.
And prior to Covid, the woman would have simply been quickly transported to one of those two cities in the neighboring state for a multitude of top quality medical options.
But now Australians are no longer able to travel across their own state lines without special permission from the government.
The woman was told that she would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine, simply for crossing the state line, before she could access medical care in Queensland. Incredible.
This was obviously unacceptable. So her next best option was to fly to Syndey (which is at the opposite end of New South Wales, a state that’s bigger than Texas). Except that the next flight was SIXTEEN HOURS later.
Needless to say, she didn’t receive the care she needed in time, and one of her twin babies died as a result of the travel restrictions.
They say all the lockdowns are worth it if it saves just one life.
What about the lives the lockdowns take?
Click here to read the full story.
American facing $569,000 fine and six months jail for sightseeing in Canada
Canada is currently closed to most Americans due to COVID.
But an exemption allows Americans to drive through Canada to reach Alaska.
The rules state that the traveler must take the most direct route to their destination, and only stop for essentials like food and gas.
But one criminal mastermind did not take the most direct route, and instead decided to check out a national park along the way
He was arrested after his car with Ohio plates was reported to police at a sightseeing gondola at Sulphur Mountain.
So clearly some brave hero spotted this nefarious terrorist, and saved his fellow Canadians by ratting the man out to authorities.
And now he is facing a $569,000 fine, plus six months in jail. Because he stopped at a park.
Click here to read the full story.
University professor cancelled for watching a pro-police rally
Students at Skidmore College are boycotting an art professor, David Peterson, and demanding he be fired.
His crime? Watching a “back the blue” pro-police protest for about 20 minutes.
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Peterson was not actually attending the rally, holding signs, or wearing a pro-police shirt. He simply listened to the pro-police protesters (AND the counter protesters) in his own community for a bit, and then went out to dinner with his wife.
So, simply just listening to an unwoke opinion is now a thoughtcrime. And that is all it takes these days to lose a career.
Click here to read the full story.
Court awards unmarried woman $50,000/month in alimony
An Ontario court granted a woman $50,000 per month for the next decade in spousal support.
The strangest part though, is that she didn’t have a spouse. There was no divorce, because she was never married to the man who must now pay her alimony.
This woman and the wealthy businessman she fleeced dated for years, but they were never married.
They never lived together, and have no kids together.
But the court said they were “common law married” anyway.
Ironically, the court used the fact that he had spent so much money on her during their time as a couple as proof that he should be forced to continue his support.
Click here to read the full story.
US Customs & Border Patrol seizes ‘counterfeit’ Apple earbuds
Relax and breathe easy, your government is on the case protecting you from evil dangers lurking around the world.
According to an official press release from US Customs and Border Patrol, “officers seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple Airpod Earbuds from Hong Kong destined for Nevada at an air cargo facility located at John F. Kennedy International Airport [in New York City].”
CBP went on to brag via their Twitter account that these ‘counterfeit’ earbuds would have been worth nearly USD $400,000.
But it turns out that the earbuds are, in fact, NOT counterfeit. In fact they’re not even Apple earbuds.
These earbuds are specific to another mobile phone manufacturer called OnePlus. You’d think that the CBP officers would have been able to figure that out given that the earbuds actually have “OnePlus” Buds” printed on the freaking boxes!
It’s unclear whether the officers who seized these earbuds are completely illiterate, or cannot imagine a world where there are other mobile phone companies besides Apple.
(OnePlus is actually a pretty good sized company and generated $1.4 billion in revenue last year…)
But rather humorously, OnePlus responded to CBP’s Tweet earlier this week saying “Hey, give those back!”
You’d think the story would end there, and CBP would admit its mistake. But no.
Now CBP is saying, in its sole discretion, that the earbuds violate Apple’s trademark, so they’re keeping the seized product.
This is completely ridiculous, and I’m not sure if this agency even understands what a trademark actually is. And if ‘trademark’ was even the issue here, then the agency’s initial press release would have stated so. But instead they called the earbuds counterfeit.
It’s also rather interesting that there has been no court injunction against OnePlus, no warrants, and not even a lawsuit.
Yes, not even Apple (whose ‘trademark’ has supposedly been violated) thinks this is a problem. Apple has earbuds. OnePlus has earbuds. Big deal.
Click here to read the full story.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Inflation as a Tool of the Radical Left

Inflation as a Tool of the Radical Left

“ Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was to debauch its currency….Lenin was certainly right .
There is no subtler , no surer way of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency .
The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction , and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.
” 1 Keynes does not provide a concrete source backing his words but deliberately used the phrase “ is said to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As Frank W. Fetter ( 1899–1991 ) pointed out , there is no evidence at hand that Lenin actually said or wrote these words , and anyone quoting Lenin on inflation would be indeed be referring to Keynes ’ s opinion.2 Be that as it may , it is pretty obvious that Lenin had a good understanding of the evils of inflation caused by the issuance of large amounts of unbacked paper money .
He writes : There is another side to the problem of raising the fixed grain prices .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in the issuing of paper money , a further increase in the cost of living , increased financial disorganisation and the approach of financial collapse .
Everybody admits that the issuing of paper money constitutes the worst form of compulsory loan , that it most of all affects the conditions of the workers , of the poorest section of the population , and that it is the chief evil engendered by financial disorder.3 Indeed price inflation caused by the increase in the quantity of money does not only cause serious economic problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Inflation makes most people poorer , degrades their social status , destroys their dreams of a better life .
People become desperate and open to radical political programs .
In times of high inflation , all too often political agitators succeed in making people believe that the free market , capitalism , is to be held responsible for their plight .
They promise that the collectivist-socialist program offers the solution—like , say , imposing price stops or price controls , raising corporate taxes and taxing the “ rich , ” controlling capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it becomes clear that ramping up inflation is actually a proper tool for those political forces that wish to overthrow the existing economic and social order—to get rid of what little is left of the free market system , as desired especially by those inspired by Marxist or Neo-Marxist ideas .
In a nutshell , militant Marxism wants to topple capitalism by means of a bloody revolution .
Neo-Marxism follows a different strategy .
It wants its ideas to attain “ cultural , moral and ideological hegemony.
” Once this is achieved , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopting socialism .
The supporters of Neo-Marxism attack people ’ s values—family , hard work , thriftiness—stir conflict among people , discredit Christianity , and manipulate language ( via calling for “ political correctness ” ) to estrange people from their societal order , moving them away from the capitalist economy .
Neo-Marxists blame all evils in the world—economic crises , unemployment , income gaps , racism , ecological damage , etc.—on capitalism .
At the same time , socialism is said to fix things , to set things straight , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , just , and fulfilling people ’ s real needs .
Neo-Marxism is alive and kicking .
It has increasingly found its way into the political mainstream .
For instance , the so-called political elite in many countries advocates a “ Great Reset , ” a “ new world order , ” to transform the economies , steering them away from the free market system .
Of course , inflationary policy is already being used to finance the state and its expansion .
However , in most advanced countries the rate of inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , at a level that has not been stirring up outright public unrest .
Inflationary policy follows the motto “ Milk the cows , don ’ t kill the cows.
” What if Neo-Marxism makes it into central banks ’ monetary policymaking ?
Well , you could say that it has already succeeded in doing so , for the concept of central banking is essentially a Marxist one .
In their Communist Manifesto , Karl Marx ( 1818–83 ) and Friedrich Engels ( 1820–78 ) set up a list of ten “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production.
” Among them is “ Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state , by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
” However , Neo-Marxism has not yet mustered sufficient supporters of outright monetary destruction , that is , a policy of very high inflation , for triggering an economic and societal revolution .
This is no reason for relief , though .
As noted earlier , Neo-Marxist ideas have been gaining ground in basically all kinds of policy—education , law and order , transportation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you name it .
And so it would be consistent if Neo-Marxism increasingly undermined the consensus that relatively low goods price inflation is beneficial .
It is in this context that the US Federal Reserve ’ s latest change to its inflation target deserves mentioning .
In August 2020 the Fed announced that it aims to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal only on average in the long term .
This means that the Fed will allow for inflation in excess of 2 percent if and when inflation is below 2 percent in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fed is monetizing debt on an epic scale , through which it increases the quantity of money heavily .
By the end of August 2020 , the US money stock M1 had grown 40 percent compared to last year , M2 by 23 percent .
The increased quantity of money will , sooner or later , most likely to be reflected in higher prices , be it consumer and/or asset prices .
This may not be fueled by a deliberate Neo-Marxist creed , but the Fed—and this holds true for other central banks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal to shatter civic order , to drive people into socialism , and this is achieved as Lenin allegedly suggested : through the debasement of the purchasing power of money .
• 1.John Maynard Keynes , The Economic Consequence of the Peace ( London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited ) , p. 285 .
• 3.V .
I. Lenin , The Impending Catastrophe and How to Combat It ( 1917 ; Moscow : Progress Publishers , 1975 ) .

by Thorsten Polleit via Mises
“Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was to debauch its currency….Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer way of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner which not one man in a million is able to diagnose.”1
Keynes does not provide a concrete source backing his words but deliberately used the phrase “is said to have declared.” For a good reason. As Frank W. Fetter (1899–1991) pointed out, there is no evidence at hand that Lenin actually said or wrote these words, and anyone quoting Lenin on inflation would be indeed be referring to Keynes’s opinion.2
Be that as it may, it is pretty obvious that Lenin had a good understanding of the evils of inflation caused by the issuance of large amounts of unbacked paper money. He writes:
There is another side to the problem of raising the fixed grain prices. This raising of prices involves a new chaotic increase in the issuing of paper money, a further increase in the cost of living, increased financial disorganisation and the approach of financial collapse. Everybody admits that the issuing of paper money constitutes the worst form of compulsory loan, that it most of all affects the conditions of the workers, of the poorest section of the population, and that it is the chief evil engendered by financial disorder.3
Indeed price inflation caused by the increase in the quantity of money does not only cause serious economic problems. It also brings severe sociopolitical problems. Inflation makes most people poorer, degrades their social status, destroys their dreams of a better life. People become desperate and open to radical political programs.
In times of high inflation, all too often political agitators succeed in making people believe that the free market, capitalism, is to be held responsible for their plight. They promise that the collectivist-socialist program offers the solution—like, say, imposing price stops or price controls, raising corporate taxes and taxing the “rich,” controlling capital flows, etc.
That said, it becomes clear that ramping up inflation is actually a proper tool for those political forces that wish to overthrow the existing economic and social order—to get rid of what little is left of the free market system, as desired especially by those inspired by Marxist or Neo-Marxist ideas.
In a nutshell, militant Marxism wants to topple capitalism by means of a bloody revolution. Neo-Marxism follows a different strategy. It wants its ideas to attain “cultural, moral and ideological hegemony.” Once this is achieved, people will have no other choice than adopting socialism.
The supporters of Neo-Marxism attack people’s values—family, hard work, thriftiness—stir conflict among people, discredit Christianity, and manipulate language (via calling for “political correctness”) to estrange people from their societal order, moving them away from the capitalist economy.
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Neo-Marxists blame all evils in the world—economic crises, unemployment, income gaps, racism, ecological damage, etc.—on capitalism. At the same time, socialism is said to fix things, to set things straight, and to create a better world: more peaceful, just, and fulfilling people’s real needs.
Neo-Marxism is alive and kicking. It has increasingly found its way into the political mainstream. For instance, the so-called political elite in many countries advocates a “Great Reset,” a “new world order,” to transform the economies, steering them away from the free market system.
Of course, inflationary policy is already being used to finance the state and its expansion. However, in most advanced countries the rate of inflation has been kept relatively low, that is, at a level that has not been stirring up outright public unrest. Inflationary policy follows the motto “Milk the cows, don’t kill the cows.”
What if Neo-Marxism makes it into central banks’ monetary policymaking? Well, you could say that it has already succeeded in doing so, for the concept of central banking is essentially a Marxist one. In their Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx (1818–83) and Friedrich Engels (1820–78) set up a list of ten “means of entirely revolutionising the mode of production.”
Among them is “Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.” However, Neo-Marxism has not yet mustered sufficient supporters of outright monetary destruction, that is, a policy of very high inflation, for triggering an economic and societal revolution.
This is no reason for relief, though. As noted earlier, Neo-Marxist ideas have been gaining ground in basically all kinds of policy—education, law and order, transportation, conservation, money and credit, you name it. And so it would be consistent if Neo-Marxism increasingly undermined the consensus that relatively low goods price inflation is beneficial.
It is in this context that the US Federal Reserve’s latest change to its inflation target deserves mentioning. In August 2020 the Fed announced that it aims to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal only on average in the long term. This means that the Fed will allow for inflation in excess of 2 percent if and when inflation is below 2 percent in preceding periods.The reason is obvious: the Fed is monetizing debt on an epic scale, through which it increases the quantity of money heavily. By the end of August 2020, the US money stock M1 had grown 40 percent compared to last year, M2 by 23 percent. The increased quantity of money will, sooner or later, most likely to be reflected in higher prices, be it consumer and/or asset prices.
This may not be fueled by a deliberate Neo-Marxist creed, but the Fed—and this holds true for other central banks as well—is certainly playing into the Neo-Marxist goal to shatter civic order, to drive people into socialism, and this is achieved as Lenin allegedly suggested: through the debasement of the purchasing power of money.
1.John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequence of the Peace (London: Macmillan and Co., Limited), p. 285.
2.See Frank Whison Fetter, “Lenin, Keynes and Inflation,” Economica 44, no. 173 (1977): 77–80.
3.V. I. Lenin, The Impending Catastrophe and How to Combat It (1917; Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1975).


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Danielle Park: Are Fraud and Deceit Now Common Business Practices? Are Low Interest Rates Likely To

Danielle Park: Are Fraud and Deceit Now Common Business Practices? Are Low Interest Rates Likely To Help Recovery?

Portfolio Manager , attorney , finance author , a regular guest on North American media .
Danielle Park is the @ @ @ @ @ myth-busting book “ Juggling Dynamite : An insider ’ s wisdom on money management , @ @ @ @ @ , ” as well as a popular daily financial blog : www.jugglingdynamite.com .
Danielle worked @ @ @ @ @ when she was recruited to work for an international securities firm .
A Chartered Financial @ @ @ @ @ she now helps to manage millions for some of North America ’ s wealthiest families @ @ @ @ @ analyst at the independent investment counsel firm she co-founded Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc. www.venablepark.com @ @ @ @ @ , Danielle has been writing , speaking and educating industry professionals and investors on the @ @ @ @ @ behaviors .
A member of the internationally recognized CFA Institute , Toronto Society of Financial @ @ @ @ @ Society of Upper Canada .
Danielle is also an avid health and fitness buff .

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Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book “Juggling Dynamite: An insider’s wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts,” as well as a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an international securities firm. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), she now helps to manage millions for some of North America’s wealthiest families as a Portfolio Manager and analyst at the independent investment counsel firm she co-founded Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc. www.venablepark.com. Over the last decade, Danielle has been writing, speaking and educating industry professionals and investors on the risks and realities of financial behaviors. A member of the internationally recognized CFA Institute, Toronto Society of Financial Analysts, and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Danielle is also an avid health and fitness buff.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Rand Paul: Lockdowns accomplished NOTHING

Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky .
Elected in 2010 , he has proven to @ @ @ @ @ constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility , and a warrior against government overreach .
A graduate @ @ @ @ @ Medicine , Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green , Ky. , for 17 @ @ @ @ @ a vocal advocate for term limits , a balanced-budget amendment , a Read the Bills @ @ @ @ @ of the Federal Reserve .
He has gained prominence for his independent positions on many @ @ @ @ @ the son of former Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas .
Rand @ @ @ @ @ : How Everyday Americans are Being Harassed , Abused , and Imprisoned by the Fedsand @ @ @ @ @ Washington .

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Dr. Rand Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. Elected in 2010, he has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility, and a warrior against government overreach. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, Rand was a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Ky., for 17 years. Rand has been a vocal advocate for term limits, a balanced-budget amendment, a Read the Bills Act, and an audit of the Federal Reserve. He has gained prominence for his independent positions on many political issues. He is the son of former Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas. Rand wrote the books Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Fedsand The Tea Party Goes to Washington.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--Nimitz enters Persian Gulf Friday along with guided-missile cruisers Princeton & Philippine Sea/dest

Nimitz enters Persian Gulf Friday along with guided-missile cruisers Princeton & Philippine Sea/destroyer Sterett

U.S.S Nimitz enters Persian Gulf Friday along with guided-missile cruisers Princeton and Philippine Sea, destroyer Sterett: Navy pic.twitter.com/cylpABoxQf — Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) September 18, 2020
Danish Warship still at the mouth of the Straits of Hormuz/Gulf of Oman
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Persian Gulf
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-19--The Hill: “Obama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg’s vacancy until after election”

Former President Obama called on the Senate not to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth @ @ @ @ @ urging Republicans to live up to the standard they set in 2016 when they refused @ @ @ @ @ his final nominee , Merrick Garland .
Obama , in a statement responding to Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ the late judge as a “ warrior for gender equality ” who showed “ unwavering @ @ @ @ @ its ideals.
” The former president also nodded to Ginsburg ’ s reported statement to @ @ @ @ @ that her “ most fervent wish ” was that her replacement be named by the @ @ @ @ @ earlier Friday .
She was 87 .
“ Four and a half years ago , @ @ @ @ @ a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland , they invented the principle that @ @ @ @ @ fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in @ @ @ @ @

Former President Obama called on the Senate not to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, urging Republicans to live up to the standard they set in 2016 when they refused to give a hearing to his final nominee, Merrick Garland.
Obama, in a statement responding to Ginsburg’s death, praised the late judge as a “warrior for gender equality” who showed “unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals.”
The former president also nodded to Ginsburg’s reported statement to her granddaughter before her death that her “most fervent wish” was that her replacement be named by the next president. Ginsburg died earlier Friday. She was 87.
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“Four and a half years ago, when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland, they invented the principle that the Senate shouldn’t fill an open seat on the Supreme Court before a new president was sworn in,” Obama said.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--If Pelosi can ram through a sham impeachment, McConnell sure as hell can ram through a legitimate Su

If Pelosi can ram through a sham impeachment , McConnell sure as hell can ram through a legitimate Supreme Court @

If Pelosi can ram through a sham impeachment, McConnell sure as hell can ram through a legitimate Supreme Court nomination
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) September 19, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--SHOCKER: Expanding donor list shortens heart transplant wait times, study finds.

Sept. 18 ( UPI ) — Accepting hearts from older donors and those with some chronic health conditions allowed surgeons @ @ @ @ @ to perform more transplants and reduce the time recipients spent on the waiting list , @ @ @ @ @ health , an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found .
With the changes @ @ @ @ @ to more than quadruple the number of heart transplants it performed and cut the average @ @ @ @ @ waiting list by nearly 200 days , the researchers said .
The findings suggest that @ @ @ @ @ approach to selecting donor hearts and transplant recipients can enable hospitals to successfully treat more @ @ @ @ @ they said .

Sept. 18 (UPI) — Accepting hearts from older donors and those with some chronic health conditions allowed surgeons at Yale New Haven Hospital to perform more transplants and reduce the time recipients spent on the waiting list, without negatively impacting safety and health, an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found.
With the changes, the hospital was able to more than quadruple the number of heart transplants it performed and cut the average time recipients were on the waiting list by nearly 200 days, the researchers said.
The findings suggest that a more “inclusive” approach to selecting donor hearts and transplant recipients can enable hospitals to successfully treat more patients who need transplants, they said.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Prospects for the Dollar’s Collapse?

Prospects for the Dollar’s Collapse?

Dmitry Orlov with Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times Dmitry Orlov explains why he believes that the @ @ @ @ @ coffin would be a humiliating military defeat that would take the dollar and the U.S. @ @

Dmitry Orlov with Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times
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Dmitry Orlov explains why he believes that the last nail in the U.S. coffin would be a humiliating military defeat that would take the dollar and the U.S. down.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Martin Armstrong – Dems Dumb & Dumber on Economy Killing Lockdowns. Rich People Selling Stocks Again

Martin Armstrong – Dems Dumb & Dumber on Economy Killing Lockdowns. Rich People Selling Stocks Again.

Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong thinks many European bonds will never be fully paid back .
They will be a default , but it won ’ t be an outright default .
Armstrong explains , “ So , in Europe , all the bonds they have bought , they have to constantly keep rolling them over in addition to what they buy .
It ’ s not sellable .
The proposal in Europe , behind closed doors , is to convert them to ‘ perpetual bonds.
’ It ’ s a way to default .
So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interest , and you can never redeem them.
” As far as the stock market goes , Armstrong says , “ Rich people are selling stocks again.
” Remember , this is just like what happened just before the CV19 lockdowns .
What can the common man do to cushion from what is coming ?
Armstrong says , “ Buy canned food because food prices are going up.
” Armstrong also like soft commodities , energy and gold and silver , especially silver .
Armstrong says , “ People are not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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I would buy silver coins that are dates 1964 or earlier .
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The average person can look at that and know what it is .
I would recommend that more than silver bars .
I would say silver would actually be better ( than gold ) because it ’ s a smaller denomination that can actually be used .
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Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong thinks many European bonds will never be fully paid back. They will be a default, but it won’t be an outright default. Armstrong explains, “So, in Europe, all the bonds they have bought, they have to constantly keep rolling them over in addition to what they buy. It’s not sellable. The proposal in Europe, behind closed doors, is to convert them to ‘perpetual bonds.’ It’s a way to default. So, effectively, they will just give you the interest, and you can never redeem them.”
As far as the stock market goes, Armstrong says, “Rich people are selling stocks again.” Remember, this is just like what happened just before the CV19 lockdowns.
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What can the common man do to cushion from what is coming? Armstrong says, “Buy canned food because food prices are going up.”
Armstrong also like soft commodities, energy and gold and silver, especially silver. Armstrong says, “People are not going to know what a silver bar is . . . I would buy silver coins that are dates 1964 or earlier. . . . The average person can look at that and know what it is. I would recommend that more than silver bars. I would say silver would actually be better (than gold) because it’s a smaller denomination that can actually be used.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Twitter proves it’s in bed with Communist China after censoring scientist who alleges COVID-19 was c

Twitter proves it’s in bed with Communist China after censoring scientist who alleges COVID-19 was created in a Wuhan lab

( Natural News ) Though most U.S. social media platforms are based in our country , there is nothing ‘ American ’ about them .
In fact , they are about as anti-American as they can get .
Take Twitter , for instance .
The platform ’ s speech Nazis just censored a Chinese scientist who published a paper alleging that the COVID-19 virus was actually created in a laboratory in Wuhan city , where the current pandemic is known to have originated .
Dr. Li-Meng Yan , a Chinese virologist ( MD , PhD ) who has fled her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notable Hong Kong university , appeared on British TV last week to claim that the novel coronavirus was created by Chinese scientists .
On Sunday , she proceeded to join Twitter , where , the following day , she tweeted a link to a paper that she co-authored with three other Chinese colleagues titled , “ Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route.
” Now , this woman is an educated virologist and , unlike many in the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ habit of fabricating or downplaying evidence in order to advance a political agenda ( the climate change nonsense in our country comes immediately to mind ) .
So , with that in mind , you have to ask yourself how she could possibly benefit by coming forward with this evidence , since she has had to flee her job and her country .
From an executive summary of the report : The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has led to over 910,000 deaths worldwide and unprecedented decimation of the global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the origin of SARS-CoV-2 has remained mysterious and controversial .
The natural origin theory , although widely accepted , lacks substantial support .
The alternative theory that the virus may have come from a research laboratory is , however , strictly censored on peer-reviewed scientific journals .
Nonetheless , SARS-CoV-2 shows biological characteristics that are inconsistent with a naturally occurring , zoonotic virus .
“ In this report , we describe the genomic , structural , medical , and literature evidence , which , when considered together , strongly contradicts the natural origin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be a laboratory product created by using bat coronaviruses ZC45 and/or ZXC21 as a template and/or backbone , ” the summary continues .
Naturally , if true , this would be devastating to the Communist Chinese government .
And you would think that an American social media platform built on the constitutional premise of ‘ free speech ’ and ‘ free expression ’ would never stand in the way of a major whistleblower event like this involving a country that has emerged in the 21st century as America ’ s biggest rival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that medical staff in coronavirus-hit city were infected . )
You might think that ; but obviously , you ’ d be wrong .
And just what ‘ rules ’ might this Chinese scientist have violated ?
Why , the ‘ rule ’ that says you can ’ t veer away from the accepted ( left-wing ) news narratives — in this case , that President Donald Trump ’ s ‘ incompetence ’ is what really led to the pandemic in the U.S. — not poor , persecuted little China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ big-time pushback from Beijing .
But that ’ s par for the course ; Beijing ’ s commies don ’ t like transparency .
But Li-Meng ’ s link to a scientific paper really didn ’ t violate any of the platform ’ s established rules , as far as we can tell , which means the suspension of her account is political/geopolitical .
Then again , by suspending Li-Meng ’ s account , that became ‘ newsworthy ’ — and now , her story is being told across a number of outlets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ( and Twitter ’ s ) attempts to silence her and deep-six her research .
Let ’ s face it : America ’ s largest corporations , and especially the tech giants , are no longer ‘ American ’ companies .
They are in bed with some of the worst regimes around the world because they hate the country that spawned them , which makes no sense at all .

by: JD Heyes
(Natural News) Though most U.S. social media platforms are based in our country, there is nothing ‘American’ about them. In fact, they are about as anti-American as they can get.
Take Twitter, for instance. The platform’s speech Nazis just censored a Chinese scientist who published a paper alleging that the COVID-19 virus was actually created in a laboratory in Wuhan city, where the current pandemic is known to have originated.
Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist (MD, PhD) who has fled her home country and her job at a notable Hong Kong university, appeared on British TV last week to claim that the novel coronavirus was created by Chinese scientists.
On Sunday, she proceeded to join Twitter, where, the following day, she tweeted a link to a paper that she co-authored with three other Chinese colleagues titled, “Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route.”
Now, this woman is an educated virologist and, unlike many in the American scientific community, is not in the habit of fabricating or downplaying evidence in order to advance a political agenda (the climate change nonsense in our country comes immediately to mind).
So, with that in mind, you have to ask yourself how she could possibly benefit by coming forward with this evidence, since she has had to flee her job and her country.
From an executive summary of the report:
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has led to over 910,000 deaths worldwide and unprecedented decimation of the global economy. Despite its tremendous impact, the origin of SARS-CoV-2 has remained mysterious and controversial. The natural origin theory, although widely accepted, lacks substantial support. The alternative theory that the virus may have come from a research laboratory is, however, strictly censored on peer-reviewed scientific journals. Nonetheless, SARS-CoV-2 shows biological characteristics that are inconsistent with a naturally occurring, zoonotic virus.
“In this report, we describe the genomic, structural, medical, and literature evidence, which, when considered together, strongly contradicts the natural origin theory. The evidence shows that SARS-CoV-2 should be a laboratory product created by using bat coronaviruses ZC45 and/or ZXC21 as a template and/or backbone,” the summary continues.
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Naturally, if true, this would be devastating to the Communist Chinese government. And you would think that an American social media platform built on the constitutional premise of ‘free speech’ and ‘free expression’ would never stand in the way of a major whistleblower event like this involving a country that has emerged in the 21st century as America’s biggest rival. (Related: Chinese authorities hid the fact that medical staff in coronavirus-hit city were infected.)
You might think that; but obviously, you’d be wrong.
And just what ‘rules’ might this Chinese scientist have violated? Why, the ‘rule’ that says you can’t veer away from the accepted (left-wing) news narratives — in this case, that President Donald Trump’s ‘incompetence’ is what really led to the pandemic in the U.S. — not poor, persecuted little China.
Granted, no doubt Twitter got some big-time pushback from Beijing. But that’s par for the course; Beijing’s commies don’t like transparency. But Li-Meng’s link to a scientific paper really didn’t violate any of the platform’s established rules, as far as we can tell, which means the suspension of her account is political/geopolitical.
Then again, by suspending Li-Meng’s account, that became ‘newsworthy’ — and now, her story is being told across a number of outlets, which actually services to undermine China’s (and Twitter’s) attempts to silence her and deep-six her research.
Let’s face it: America’s largest corporations, and especially the tech giants, are no longer ‘American’ companies. They are in bed with some of the worst regimes around the world because they hate the country that spawned them, which makes no sense at all.
Sources include:
NaturalNews.com
Zenodo.org


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--WATCH Phony Pelosi’s AWKWARD, Dramatic Pause Pivoting from COVID to ‘Climate Crisis’

100 % Fed Up reports , during an MSNBC interview Nancy Pelosi likened the seriousness of the coronavirus to climate @ @ @ @ @ best to attach the two with a dramatic pause but fails at coming off as @ @

100% Fed Up reports, during an MSNBC interview Nancy Pelosi likened the seriousness of the coronavirus to climate change. She does her best to attach the two with a dramatic pause but fails at coming off as sincere.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 on whether the GOP Senate should confirm Merrick Garland: “That’s their

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 on whether the GOP Senate should confirm Merrick Garland: “That’s their job. There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the president stops being president in his last year.

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 said “ nothing in the Constitution ” prevents a president @ @ @ @ @ court seat .
Ginsburg was reacting to the upcoming fight over a replacement for her @ @ @ @ @ Scalia , who passed away .
Then-President Barack Obama had nominated Judge Merrick Garland to @ @ @ @ @ only to be denied a Senate hearing by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ well qualified as any nominee to this court , ” Ginsburg said of Garland , @ @ @ @ @ report from The New York Times .
“ Super bright and very nice , very @ @ @ @ @ And super prepared .
He would be a great colleague .
”

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2016 said “nothing in the Constitution” prevents a president from nominating to fill a court seat.
Ginsburg was reacting to the upcoming fight over a replacement for her friend and colleague Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away. Then-President Barack Obama had nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill Scalia’s seat only to be denied a Senate hearing by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“I think he is about as well qualified as any nominee to this court,” Ginsburg said of Garland, according to a July 2016 report from The New York Times. “Super bright and very nice, very easy to deal with. And super prepared. He would be a great colleague.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--‘She Just Died?’: Trump Reacts To Justice Ginsburg’s Passing

While leaving a campaign rally in Minnesota , President Trump appears to learn from reporters that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg @ @ @

While leaving a campaign rally in Minnesota, President Trump appears to learn from reporters that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.
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JADR


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--The U.K. is about to go back into lockdown, destroying working class lives and small businesses. Her

The U.K. is about to go back into lockdown, destroying working class lives and small businesses. Here is how our cases compare to hospitalisations and deaths.

The most egregious thing about this is that this is data the government makes publicly available .
My greatest fear @ @ @ @ @ after COVID-19 has been eliminated .
I ’ m afraid of Twitter robots manufacturing consent @ @ @ @ @ that our health secretary has literally couped our government with the interests of foreign backers @ @ @ @ @ a guest post and it doesn ’ t necessarily represent the views of IWB .

by BeanziesBack
The most egregious thing about this is that this is data the government makes publicly available.
coronavirus.data.gov.uk
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My greatest fear is a continued lockdown even after COVID-19 has been eliminated. I’m afraid of Twitter robots manufacturing consent. I’m afraid that our health secretary has literally couped our government with the interests of foreign backers.
Disclaimer: This is a guest post and it doesn’t necessarily represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--GOOD NEWS: White House says ‘vaccine’ won’t be mandatory for anyone!

Dr. Scott Atlas , who is essentially Trump ’ s replacement for corrupt mass-murdering psychopath Anthony Fauci , said today , in response to a White House press question , that “ no one ’ s being mandated to be vaccinated ” and that “ it ’ s not a forced vaccination , of course ” .
This is very good news for all of us who were worried that operation ‘ warp speed ’ was going to involve the deployment of the military to force-inject people .
If you ’ re one of the conspiracy/truth researchers who has completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a couple months ago ) , you might want to consider tuning into the Trump live streams .
Trump has been saying & doing one thing after another that has been legitimately crippling the Gates/NWO scɐmdǝmᴉc agenda .
I ’ ve never liked the guy , and I ’ m not counting on him to fix everything , but it is becoming increasingly clear that he is not simply another puppet president as we ( with very good reason ) assumed he was .
Nor is it all simply theater , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll agree if you tune into the live streams .

Dr. Scott Atlas, who is essentially Trump’s replacement for corrupt mass-murdering psychopath Anthony Fauci, said today, in response to a White House press question, that “no one’s being mandated to be vaccinated” and that “it’s not a forced vaccination, of course”.
This is very good news for all of us who were worried that operation ‘warp speed’ was going to involve the deployment of the military to force-inject people.
If you’re one of the conspiracy/truth researchers who has completely tuned out of MSM (as I was a couple months ago), you might want to consider tuning into the Trump live streams. Trump has been saying & doing one thing after another that has been legitimately crippling the Gates/NWO scɐmdǝmᴉc agenda.
I’ve never liked the guy, and I’m not counting on him to fix everything, but it is becoming increasingly clear that he is not simply another puppet president as we (with very good reason) assumed he was. Nor is it all simply theater, as I’m nearly certain you’ll agree if you tune into the live streams.
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h/t DontJoinTheMilitary


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Newt Gingrich Says Donald Trump Has Not Gone Thru Initiation Rights of Secret Society

I see a lot of people trying to call trump a globalist based on no direct evidence .
If anything @ @ @ @ @ are back stepping the new world order , which is what is causing confusion amongst @ @ @ @ @ the presidency to be a puppet show until now .

I see a lot of people trying to call trump a globalist based on no direct evidence. If anything, most of his actions are back stepping the new world order, which is what is causing confusion amongst conspiracy theorists who have known the presidency to be a puppet show until now.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--President Trump says he approved TikTok deal with Walmart, Oracle in ‘concept’

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that a deal has been made on TikTok with Walmart and Oracle , calling it a “ great deal for America.
” “ We have some very big news on TikTok , ” Trump said Saturday .
“ TikTok is moving along .
We ’ re dealing with Oracle , which you know of , Larry Ellison .
And we ’ re dealing with , as a combination , Walmart — Walmart , a great company , a great , American company .
The security will be 100 % .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of very , very powerful security .
And they ’ ll be making about a $ 5 billion contribution toward education.
” “ They ’ re going to be setting up a very large fund for the education of American youth , and that will be great , ” he added .
“ That ’ s their contribution that I ’ ve been asking for .
But we ’ ll see whether or not it all happens.
” When asked by a reporter if he approved the deal , Trump said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concept , yes .
”

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that a deal has been made on TikTok with Walmart and Oracle, calling it a “great deal for America.”
“We have some very big news on TikTok,” Trump said Saturday. “TikTok is moving along. We’re dealing with Oracle, which you know of, Larry Ellison. And we’re dealing with, as a combination, Walmart — Walmart, a great company, a great, American company. The security will be 100%. They’ll be using separate clouds and a lot of very, very powerful security. And they’ll be making about a $5 billion contribution toward education.”
“They’re going to be setting up a very large fund for the education of American youth, and that will be great,” he added. “That’s their contribution that I’ve been asking for. But we’ll see whether or not it all happens.”
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When asked by a reporter if he approved the deal, Trump said, “I approve the deal in concept, yes.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--The ‘shorts’ are building! The net shorts in the NASDAQ 100 Index are the highest since 2008.

The ‘ shorts ’ are building !
The net shorts in the # NASDAQ 100 Index are the highest since @ @ @ @ @ Have anyone noticed🧐that the # NDX has lost 13 % 🔻 from the Top ?
@ @ @ @ @ the second lowest 4-week rolling QE of the year .
There is absolutely no fundamental @ @ @ @ @ these multiples .
The Fed is painted into a corner .
pic.twitter.com/zY8qBFSKi0

The ‘shorts’ are building! The net shorts in the #NASDAQ 100 Index are the highest since 2008. ht @hedgopia pic.twitter.com/SaPSYxAsM8
Have anyone noticed🧐that the #NDX has lost 13%🔻 from the Top? pic.twitter.com/j98CgIge92
Wow.
The Fed just reported the second lowest 4-week rolling QE of the year.
No kidding stocks got crushed recently.
Let’s be clear:
There is absolutely no fundamental reason to buy stocks at these multiples.
The Fed is painted into a corner. pic.twitter.com/zY8qBFSKi0
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) September 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Account blown, just needed a place to vent.

I don ’ t really know how to start this or structure it so if this comes out as a jumbled mess I ’ m sorry .
I started trading back around late may/ early June of this year .
I ’ m 19 and I wanted a way to make a little bit of passive income .
I threw $ 100 into Webull and started trading .
Over the next month I would lose over $ 700 .
I kept throwing more and more money in my account after every loss .
I know now that 20 % on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when 20 % is only $ 40 or so , I don ’ t see it as big money .
I ’ d make a couple trades that hit that sweet 100 % + mark and got addicted to chasing that high again , which always resulted in me diamond hands-ing into a substantial loss .
Come mid July I decided to open a Robin Hood account .
My Robinhood play through started out incredibly well actually .
Options went up a lot quicker than just regular trading ( especially when ford drops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three days I ’ d already tripled my initial $ 50 deposit .
But once again my greed came back to haunt me .
Instead of being happy with a 200 % week I decided to keep trading FD ’ s late into the week , which is when I “ learned ” about theta and IV .
This process continued for another month : make it big early in the week , get greedy and blow my account back down .
I got back into my old habit of funding whenever I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big kicker came when my RH account became restricted .
Not being able to sell same day fucked me over , but I kept trading on RH until I decided to go back to Webull ( not before losing another couple hundred dollars ) .
( I ’ d also like to note that I was now trading options on Webull ) Last Monday I sat with about $ 150 in my account .
I told myself that I was done being greedy and I was going to start settling for 20 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 47 .
Monday I bought a $ 535 Tesla call for $ 36 , anticipating a run up for battery day next week .
I could ’ ve sold my call for $ 350+ on Tuesday , but I went full retard and told myself that it was gon na run all week and I ’ d get a $ 2,000 payout .
Today my account has $ 2.98 .
I honestly feel like I ’ m a moron , I have no idea why I just can ’ t sell when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ’ ve just taken my profit every time I honestly think I ’ d have at least 5k in my account , I don ’ t make terrible trades I just hold for too long .
I ’ ve lost track of how much money I ’ ve lost but I know it ’ s in the $ 1,000-1,400 range .
Which doesn ’ t sound like a lot compared to most of the loss porn on here , but that ’ s a lot for a college kid who is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has started back up .
I cried twice out of frustration this morning , which wasn ’ t all because of stonks , but 50 % of it was because it ’ s just been accumulating in my head all summer .
If you read this whole thing , thank you .
I just really needed to get all of this off my chest , I figured I ’ d come here since there ’ s a lot of people who can relate to my situation .
Since I ’ m barely working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund an account any longer and I don ’ t really know what to do .
I guess I ’ ll just be out of the game for awhile .
If anyone has any advice please shove it down my throat ( no homo ) , if you don ’ t have any advice and just wan na call me a retard after reading this feel free to that as well .
Once again apologies if this is a mess , I kinda just poured out what ’ s been going through my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by antisadboi
I don’t really know how to start this or structure it so if this comes out as a jumbled mess I’m sorry.
I started trading back around late may/ early June of this year. I’m 19 and I wanted a way to make a little bit of passive income. I threw $100 into Webull and started trading. Over the next month I would lose over $700. I kept throwing more and more money in my account after every loss. I know now that 20% on one trade is really good, but when 20% is only $40 or so, I don’t see it as big money. I’d make a couple trades that hit that sweet 100%+ mark and got addicted to chasing that high again, which always resulted in me diamond hands-ing into a substantial loss. Come mid July I decided to open a Robin Hood account.
My Robinhood play through started out incredibly well actually. Options went up a lot quicker than just regular trading (especially when ford drops the Bronco). After my first three days I’d already tripled my initial $50 deposit. But once again my greed came back to haunt me. Instead of being happy with a 200% week I decided to keep trading FD’s late into the week, which is when I “learned” about theta and IV. This process continued for another month: make it big early in the week, get greedy and blow my account back down. I got back into my old habit of funding whenever I got “too low” but the big kicker came when my RH account became restricted. Not being able to sell same day fucked me over, but I kept trading on RH until I decided to go back to Webull (not before losing another couple hundred dollars). (I’d also like to note that I was now trading options on Webull)
Last Monday I sat with about $150 in my account. I told myself that I was done being greedy and I was going to start settling for 20% profit. By Friday I was left $47. Monday I bought a $535 Tesla call for $36, anticipating a run up for battery day next week. I could’ve sold my call for $350+ on Tuesday, but I went full retard and told myself that it was gonna run all week and I’d get a $2,000 payout. Today my account has $2.98.
I honestly feel like I’m a moron, I have no idea why I just can’t sell when I’m up. If I would’ve just taken my profit every time I honestly think I’d have at least 5k in my account, I don’t make terrible trades I just hold for too long. I’ve lost track of how much money I’ve lost but I know it’s in the $1,000-1,400 range. Which doesn’t sound like a lot compared to most of the loss porn on here, but that’s a lot for a college kid who is only working once every 2 weeks since school has started back up.
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I cried twice out of frustration this morning, which wasn’t all because of stonks, but 50% of it was because it’s just been accumulating in my head all summer.
If you read this whole thing, thank you. I just really needed to get all of this off my chest, I figured I’d come here since there’s a lot of people who can relate to my situation.
Since I’m barely working I can’t really afford to fund an account any longer and I don’t really know what to do. I guess I’ll just be out of the game for awhile. If anyone has any advice please shove it down my throat (no homo), if you don’t have any advice and just wanna call me a retard after reading this feel free to that as well.
Once again apologies if this is a mess, I kinda just poured out what’s been going through my mind all week.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--My case as a Bear | Prediction.

My case as a Bear | Prediction.

Figure I ’ ll try to give my two cent .
I won ’ t make it long cause I like to make things simple .
-Vaccine timeline is actually longer than you think .
You can play around with the following to see an rough estimate .
Anything at the end of the year is highly highly unrealistic .
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/30/opinion/coronavirus-covid-vaccine.html -On a daily chart .
S & P 500 and QQQ is showing a falling wedge .
Bears have been gaining ground aggressively .
Although support is holding right now , I dont ’ believe that this would hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US gov is going to dick around and not give you a stimulus for a bit .
( Chances are medium here . )
Even if they do it would be modest at best .
-We priced in everything for when vaccines does happen .
Although I think that ’ s just a dream that we all had .
I believe people are going to come into a realization that our economy are getting hit pretty hard .
Once people stop living in a tech dream , which I believe already started happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s holding together , because some people refuse to come out just yet .
-Any grounds that tech can gain is already priced in .
It will be much harder for bulls to gain ground in current condition .
You want bulls to gain ground , some magical vaccine deal got ta come in… .
I doubt that .
Even if vaccine were to gain ground , the money will flow back into airline , oil , etc .
-QQQ was holding ground for earnings , and random tech events .
( Apple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nothing holding this up next week .
Sorry .
My thoughts : -Take your profit aggressively for bulls .
( Daily ) -Bears , hold your shorts .
Edited : Shorted : TSLA 420 , yes I know the irony .
Thanks to you guys , I have since updated my stance on the Vaccine , and it shows that it might be possible to have it earlier .
Although I still have my remarks in regarding it .
-vaccine is bad for tech -hard for tech to hold current growth level with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the users who needs it already started in Q2 .
Q3 earning will slow down , and Q4 would be worst .
I expect a correction , then buy in .
No timeline mate~ Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by chengslator
Figure I’ll try to give my two cent. I won’t make it long cause I like to make things simple.
-Vaccine timeline is actually longer than you think. You can play around with the following to see an rough estimate. Anything at the end of the year is highly highly unrealistic.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/30/opinion/coronavirus-covid-vaccine.html
-On a daily chart. S&P 500 and QQQ is showing a falling wedge. Bears have been gaining ground aggressively. Although support is holding right now, I dont’ believe that this would hold true in the next week.
-Our US gov is going to dick around and not give you a stimulus for a bit. (Chances are medium here.)
Even if they do it would be modest at best.
-We priced in everything for when vaccines does happen. Although I think that’s just a dream that we all had. I believe people are going to come into a realization that our economy are getting hit pretty hard. Once people stop living in a tech dream, which I believe already started happening on Sep 4th. Correctly it’s holding together, because some people refuse to come out just yet.
-Any grounds that tech can gain is already priced in. It will be much harder for bulls to gain ground in current condition. You want bulls to gain ground, some magical vaccine deal gotta come in…. I doubt that. Even if vaccine were to gain ground, the money will flow back into airline, oil, etc.
-QQQ was holding ground for earnings, and random tech events. (Apple day, TSLA battery etc). Nothing holding this up next week. Sorry.
My thoughts:
-Take your profit aggressively for bulls. (Daily)
-Bears, hold your shorts.
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This coming week:
Monday: Baby bull day.
Tuesday: Consolidation
Weds: Bear
Thursday: Bear
Friday Bear
Edited: Shorted : TSLA 420, yes I know the irony. Thanks to you guys, I have since updated my stance on the Vaccine, and it shows that it might be possible to have it earlier. Although I still have my remarks in regarding it. -vaccine is bad for tech -hard for tech to hold current growth level with rona still in play. Since most of the users who needs it already started in Q2. Q3 earning will slow down, and Q4 would be worst. I expect a correction, then buy in. No timeline mate~
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-20--Bankrupting Institutional Investors for Dummies, ft GameStop

• When I look at the sentiment surrounding GameStop , it doesn ’ t take very long to see comments like these , yet here we are .
What ’ s going on ?
Are people that stupid ?
Just jumping on the new console cycle ?
Idiots not pulling their gains and going to zero ?
When even r/wsb thinks the stock is a dud , it must be right ?
Nearly 120 % short interest , yet the stock is up nearly 40 % this week .
• Its no secret GameStop has been hurting .
The secular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for some time with their highest margin category – used video software – under significant distress .
Each year their gross margins contract with net income in the red these past few quarters .
Everybody has written them off as the easiest short in the world , however I ’ m going to try to explain whats going on and tell you that buying GameStop may not be as bad as you think .
• Just to start things off , you have to remember we ’ re in the beginnings of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that even mean ?
Well the advent of new consoles means new trade-ins , new product , new customers , and a fresh spike in GameStop ’ s popularity .
Sales have stagnated the years prior , and they are all but certain to go up and remain elevated for the next 1-2 years .
Note that against all counts , the company was actually profitable during the 2019 holiday season , with new consoles you can bet that they will annihilate all expectations and proceed into 4-8 more positive quarters off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and everyone accepts that they will start reporting positive going forward .
In fact , new console cycles are where GME has historically spiked .
• At this point , the focus turns to what happens once the hype dies down .
Digital will continue to erode upon physical , but the key factor here is that physical is not actually dying off .
Its not going to zero .
The biggest reason physical is sequentially a lower percentage of the market is because the total market size is increasing .
Digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stagnant .
Note that physical games admittedly have their strengths .
Not only are they structurally cheaper because you can resell them , they also have clear definitions of ownership and the collectability factor where you need to have a physical copy you can hold .
In fact , two thirds of console video game players prefer physical vs digital .
• While physical is here to stay , albeit at a weaker level , that isn ’ t enough to turn the tides for GameStop .
You see , GameStop knows digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are not fighting it , they are moving along the secular shift .
GameStop sells digital games .
GameStop is set to release a mobile app combining Game Informer and a online storefront by month end .
They are doubling down on their online store with +500 % ecommerce growth in Q1 and +800 % growth in Q2 .
Expanding into numerous other categories .
Nearly 70 % of their online orders were fulfilled on the same day leveraging their wide network of stores , of which they are pruning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to increase $ 10 .
• GameStop ’ s Loyalty Program accounts for over 55M users .
They intend on leveraging this network though a company branded credit card with spending rewards to grab market share and retain customers .
Furthermore , a digital revenue sharing model continues to grow as publishers understand the value of GameStop as a customer acquisition service and that keeping the company afloat is better for sales and the general video game industry .
( See the fall of Toys R us and its impact on Mattel/Hasbro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ToysRUs ) • But wait , their financials must be shit right ?
They have to be losing money .
How much longer can they last ?
• Well it turns out their books are rock solid .
They offered their creditors a new set of terms to push back debt for 2 years , 50 % of them took it .
They have eliminated all excess goodwill impairments .
They are in a $ 300M net cash position with significantly reduced inventory ( which explains the sharp reduction in Q1/2 sales ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 % in preparation for the console cycle .
FCF KING • Many believe the days of their strong margins are long gone , but in fact its only beginning .
You have to remember , digital is only outpacing NEW physical games .
Retro games are a huge untapped market where GameStop can replicate their past success , and it is a category digital can never penetrate .
Jesus wtf .
GameStop is looking into these already • In fact , their ecommerce prospects are so promising , Ryan Cohen bought a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Amazon and won .
Jefferies and Talsey , wall street firms , came out with strong buy ratings citing company prospects .
Michael Burry still holds a 5 % stake .
This guy took on Wall Street and won .
Half their creditors ( $ 200M worth ) believe in GameStop ’ s prospects .
Why would they defer their debt unless they believed the company will be in a paying position by 2023 ?
• But here is the real kicker .
GameStop ’ s short float .
120 % has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theory was that GameStop would not make it to the new console cycle and the shorters would collect their tendies .
But GameStop made it .
Current short fees are like 60 % and from some figures we can draw on , we estimate that around 70 % of the shorts got in under $ 7 , GameStop is currently nearing $ 10 .
70 % of the shorts are underwater .
Even if you don ’ t believe that any of their initiatives will work you have to admit that the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another two years off the new console hype alone .
When the stock hits roughly $ 15 , we can expect to see several margin calls trigger a fucking massive short squeeze .
For reference , Blue Apron , Volkswagen .
• Just the fact GME got to the new console cycle must be making the shorts cry .
Add on that they ’ ve been making serious progress towards online and mobile presence , aligning themselves with industry trends , operating in a growing market , potential monopoly in the untapped retro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new upward cyclic cycle ; you have the makings of a powerful ecommerce storefront just leaning into their growth period .
Even post console hype , they should be able to leverage their branded credit card to retain a huge number of customers and bite off huge market share off other retailers .
Lastly , remember that despite the trend towards digital , its in the gaming industry ’ s best interest to keep GameStop going strong .
The likelihood of additional revenue sharing agreements are fairly high .
• For comparison GameStop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a P/S ratio of 3.6 .
If GME begins to grow their revenue from this point its valuation will begin to normalize .
Even a P/S of 0.2 would mean a stock price of ~ $ 16 , 0.4 would mean $ 32 .
The company is going to ride the console hype and likely trigger more than a few margin calls along the way .
Everything management has been doing is to ride the new cycle into a fluid ecommerce business model , and everything I ’ m seeing suggests its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are from GameStop ’ s Q2 transcript which you can find here .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by Player896
I. INTRODUCTION
When I look at the sentiment surrounding GameStop, it doesn’t take very long to see comments like these, yet here we are. What’s going on? Are people that stupid? Just jumping on the new console cycle? Idiots not pulling their gains and going to zero? When even r/wsb thinks the stock is a dud, it must be right? Nearly 120% short interest, yet the stock is up nearly 40% this week.
Its no secret GameStop has been hurting. The secular shift to digital has been pressuring them for some time with their highest margin category – used video software – under significant distress. Each year their gross margins contract with net income in the red these past few quarters. Everybody has written them off as the easiest short in the world, however I’m going to try to explain whats going on and tell you that buying GameStop may not be as bad as you think.
II. CONSOLES
Just to start things off, you have to remember we’re in the beginnings of the new console cycle. But what does that even mean? Well the advent of new consoles means new trade-ins, new product, new customers, and a fresh spike in GameStop’s popularity. Sales have stagnated the years prior, and they are all but certain to go up and remain elevated for the next 1-2 years. Note that against all counts, the company was actually profitable during the 2019 holiday season, with new consoles you can bet that they will annihilate all expectations and proceed into 4-8 more positive quarters off the cyclic shift. This is pretty unanimous, and everyone accepts that they will start reporting positive going forward. In fact, new console cycles are where GME has historically spiked.
III. POST CONSOLE CYCLE
At this point, the focus turns to what happens once the hype dies down. Digital will continue to erode upon physical, but the key factor here is that physical is not actually dying off. Its not going to zero. The biggest reason physical is sequentially a lower percentage of the market is because the total market size is increasing. Digital is shooting off while physical is largely stagnant. Note that physical games admittedly have their strengths. Not only are they structurally cheaper because you can resell them, they also have clear definitions of ownership and the collectability factor where you need to have a physical copy you can hold. In fact, two thirds of console video game players prefer physical vs digital.
Digital is shooting off while physical is largely stagnant. Note that physical games admittedly have their strengths. Not only are they structurally cheaper because you can resell them, they also have clear definitions of ownership and the collectability factor where you need to have a physical copy you can hold. In fact, two thirds of console video game players prefer physical vs digital. While physical is here to stay, albeit at a weaker level, that isn’t enough to turn the tides for GameStop. You see, GameStop knows digital is the trend and here to stay, they are not fighting it, they are moving along the secular shift . GameStop sells digital games. GameStop is set to release a mobile app combining Game Informer and a online storefront by month end. They are doubling down on their online store with +500% ecommerce growth in Q1 and +800% growth in Q2. Expanding into numerous other categories. Nearly 70% of their online orders were fulfilled on the same day leveraging their wide network of stores, of which they are pruning the excess. Also, Game prices are set to increase $10.
. GameStop sells digital games. GameStop is set to release a mobile app combining Game Informer and a online storefront by month end. They are doubling down on their online store with +500% ecommerce growth in Q1 and +800% growth in Q2. Expanding into numerous other categories. Nearly 70% of their online orders were fulfilled on the same day leveraging their wide network of stores, of which they are pruning the excess. Also, Game prices are set to increase $10. GameStop’s Loyalty Program accounts for over 55M users. They intend on leveraging this network though a company branded credit card with spending rewards to grab market share and retain customers. Furthermore, a digital revenue sharing model continues to grow as publishers understand the value of GameStop as a customer acquisition service and that keeping the company afloat is better for sales and the general video game industry. (See the fall of Toys R us and its impact on Mattel/Hasbro; turns out the manufacturers really needed ToysRUs)
VI. BALANCE SHEET
But wait, their financials must be shit right? They have to be losing money. How much longer can they last?
Well it turns out their books are rock solid. They offered their creditors a new set of terms to push back debt for 2 years, 50% of them took it. They have eliminated all excess goodwill impairments. They are in a $300M net cash position with significantly reduced inventory (which explains the sharp reduction in Q1/2 sales) and massively cut SG&A by 28% in preparation for the console cycle. FCF KING
Many believe the days of their strong margins are long gone, but in fact its only beginning. You have to remember, digital is only outpacing NEW physical games. Retro games are a huge untapped market where GameStop can replicate their past success, and it is a category digital can never penetrate. Jesus wtf. GameStop is looking into these already
V. MAJOR BACKING
In fact, their ecommerce prospects are so promising, Ryan Cohen bought a 10% stake. This guy took on Amazon and won. Jefferies and Talsey, wall street firms, came out with strong buy ratings citing company prospects. Michael Burry still holds a 5% stake. This guy took on Wall Street and won. Half their creditors ($200M worth) believe in GameStop’s prospects. Why would they defer their debt unless they believed the company will be in a paying position by 2023?
VI. THE SHORTS
But here is the real kicker. GameStop’s short float. 120% has never been seen before. The short theory was that GameStop would not make it to the new console cycle and the shorters would collect their tendies. But GameStop made it. Current short fees are like 60% and from some figures we can draw on, we estimate that around 70% of the shorts got in under $7, GameStop is currently nearing $10. 70% of the shorts are underwater. Even if you don’t believe that any of their initiatives will work you have to admit that the company will be able to continue operating for another two years off the new console hype alone. When the stock hits roughly $15, we can expect to see several margin calls trigger a fucking massive short squeeze. For reference, Blue Apron, Volkswagen.
VII. CONCLUSION
Just the fact GME got to the new console cycle must be making the shorts cry. Add on that they’ve been making serious progress towards online and mobile presence, aligning themselves with industry trends, operating in a growing market, potential monopoly in the untapped retro market, solid financials, beginning their new upward cyclic cycle; you have the makings of a powerful ecommerce storefront just leaning into their growth period. Even post console hype, they should be able to leverage their branded credit card to retain a huge number of customers and bite off huge market share off other retailers. Lastly, remember that despite the trend towards digital, its in the gaming industry’s best interest to keep GameStop going strong. The likelihood of additional revenue sharing agreements are fairly high.
For comparison GameStop has a P/S ratio 0.11. Chewy has a P/S ratio of 3.6. If GME begins to grow their revenue from this point its valuation will begin to normalize. Even a P/S of 0.2 would mean a stock price of ~$16, 0.4 would mean $32. The company is going to ride the console hype and likely trigger more than a few margin calls along the way. Everything management has been doing is to ride the new cycle into a fluid ecommerce business model, and everything I’m seeing suggests its going to work.
Tl;dr
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10c 9/25 to play XBOX prerelease
10c 10/2 to play Mobile App/Stimulus
10c 11/20 to play Console Release Date
10c 4/16 to play Holiday Earnings/short squeeze
***most text references are from GameStop’s Q2 transcript which you can find here.
***Digital vs Physical preorder statistic from u/nonagondwanaland
***Additional Digital vs Physical statistics
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-22--PUBLIC HEALTH “EXPERTS” SUGGEST MASK WEARING IS PERMANENT

Many public health officials have stated that the “ new normal ” of muzzling oneself in public could be permanent , meaning we ’ ll be wearing masks forever .
Even with a vaccine , the rulers want the faces of the public masked and dehumanized .
Even with a vaccine , certain political puppets want humans to be wearing masks for the foreseeable future .
Dr. Robert Redfield , director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , said Wednesday during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor , Health and Human Services , Education , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more protective than a vaccine .
“ We have clear scientific evidence they work , and they are our best defense , ” he said .
“ I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine.
” –Yahoo Dr. Anthony Fauci has been out in force lately too propagating the public into wearing masks and attempting them to submit to the vaccine .
Fauci , who is the director of the National Institute of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Business Insider that “ a combination of an effective vaccine and adherence to certain public health principles will get us to the point where we want to be , by the end of 2021.
” However , Yahoo makes a point of stating that the dehumanizing mask-wearing is likely here forever .
Dr. William Schaffner , an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , tells Yahoo Life that he ’ s thought about this “ a lot ” lately , and there are a few reasons why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Most of us think that a COVID-19 vaccine will be a good — but not perfect — vaccine , ” he says .
If a COVID-19 vaccine is 70 percent effective , which is more effective than the flu vaccine has been in recent years , “ that means for every 10 people vaccinated , three will remain as susceptible as they were before they were vaccinated , ” Schaffner says .
“ That means the only way they can be protected and the only way we can protect them is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
–Yahoo Dr. Amesh A. Adalja says that getting the population fully vaccinated once a vaccine is developed will also take some time and , with that , mask-wearing may become more ingrained in our culture .
As people get used to being muzzled , the dehumaniztion will become easier to enforce .

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan
Many public health officials have stated that the “new normal” of muzzling oneself in public could be permanent, meaning we’ll be wearing masks forever. Even with a vaccine, the rulers want the faces of the public masked and dehumanized.
Even with a vaccine, certain political puppets want humans to be wearing masks for the foreseeable future.
Are Face Masks & COVID Rituals Occultist Symbols For Submission?
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Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday during testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies that face masks may be more protective than a vaccine. “We have clear scientific evidence they work, and they are our best defense,” he said. “I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine.” –Yahoo
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been out in force lately too propagating the public into wearing masks and attempting them to submit to the vaccine. Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently told Business Insider that “a combination of an effective vaccine and adherence to certain public health principles will get us to the point where we want to be, by the end of 2021.”
However, Yahoo makes a point of stating that the dehumanizing mask-wearing is likely here forever.
Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, tells Yahoo Life that he’s thought about this “a lot” lately, and there are a few reasons why he thinks masks have staying power. “Most of us think that a COVID-19 vaccine will be a good — but not perfect — vaccine,” he says. If a COVID-19 vaccine is 70 percent effective, which is more effective than the flu vaccine has been in recent years, “that means for every 10 people vaccinated, three will remain as susceptible as they were before they were vaccinated,” Schaffner says. “That means the only way they can be protected and the only way we can protect them is to keep wearing masks,” he adds. –Yahoo
Dr. Amesh A. Adalja says that getting the population fully vaccinated once a vaccine is developed will also take some time and, with that, mask-wearing may become more ingrained in our culture. As people get used to being muzzled, the dehumaniztion will become easier to enforce.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-21--29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More

Ever suffered from buyer ’ s remorse ?
You ’ re not alone .
According to a recent survey , only 5 % of people have never felt guilty about buying something .
That means the majority of us , at some point in our lives , have regretted a purchase .
But consumers aren ’ t necessarily only to blame for impulse buys .
After all , we ’ re constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing tactics specifically tailored to try and get us to spend more money .
Today ’ s graphic by TitleMax explains 29 different psychological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy more .
While this list isn ’ t exhaustive , it provides some key examples of the ways that marketers are attempting to influence your subconscious mind .
We noticed some high-level trends among the 29 tactics , which we compiled into four overarching sections : • Visual Pricing Tricks These tricks aim to intentionally minimize the appearance of the price , so it ’ s more palatable to consumers .
For instance , a store will price something at $ 9.99 instead of $ 10.00 , or label a product @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % off .
• Intentional Language Tricks It ’ s not what you say , but how you say it .
Making products seem costly to manufacture , offering exclusivity , and using words associated with small amounts fall under this category .
These tricks use semantics to position a product in an appealing way .
• Brick-and-Mortar Tricks A store ’ s layout is less arbitrary than you may realize .
Having a bright and colorful entrance , playing calm and slow music , and putting the essential items at the back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that fall into this section .
These tricks use displays and product placement to influence consumer behavior .
• Urgency Tricks A false sense of urgency and phase-out discounts are included in this category .
If a consumer believes they might miss out on a deal , they ’ re more likely to buy .
While most retailers are guilty of using at least a few of these tactics , several big companies are notorious for their use of psychological tricks to boost sales .
For instance , Ikea is well known for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no accident , as an Ikea store ’ s architecture is designed specifically to maximize product exposure—it ’ s mastered what ’ s called the Gruen effect , a term named after architect Victor Gruen , whose elaborate displays were proven to convert browsers into buyers .
Another example is Walmart ’ s rollback pricing , which uses visual contrast to make the sale price more appealing .
It ’ s clearly served the company well—in 2019 , Walmart made $ 524 billion in revenue , making it the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tactics on the list , but one it ’ s notorious for is putting fresh produce in the back of the store .
That means customers need to pass through the electronics , clothing , and household goods sections before they can get to the necessities .
While the above tactics are in a gray area , other tricks are flat out dishonest .
Makeup brand Sunday Riley was caught writing fake Sephora reviews to boost sales .
Employees were encouraged to write outstanding reviews for the company , and the CEO even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught .
As consumers become aware of certain marketing tactics , retailers are forced to switch up their game in order to remain effective .
A relatively recent phenomenon is influencer marketing , which is when brands partner with vloggers or influencers to endorse a product .
And these partnerships tend to work—a recent survey revealed that 40 % of people have purchased something based on an influencer ’ s recommendation .
But how long will influencer marketing—or any of these tactics—stay effective ?
Some of the more subtle pricing tactics might stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s unlikely that all of these tricks will stand the test of time .

by visualcapitalist
Ever suffered from buyer’s remorse? You’re not alone.
According to a recent survey, only 5% of people have never felt guilty about buying something. That means the majority of us, at some point in our lives, have regretted a purchase.
But consumers aren’t necessarily only to blame for impulse buys. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements and marketing tactics specifically tailored to try and get us to spend more money.
Today’s graphic by TitleMax explains 29 different psychological tactics that marketers try to get consumers to buy more.
Tricks are for Marketers
While this list isn’t exhaustive, it provides some key examples of the ways that marketers are attempting to influence your subconscious mind.
We noticed some high-level trends among the 29 tactics, which we compiled into four overarching sections:
Visual Pricing Tricks
These tricks aim to intentionally minimize the appearance of the price, so it’s more palatable to consumers. For instance, a store will price something at $9.99 instead of $10.00, or label a product as “buy-one-get-one” rather than 50% off.
These tricks aim to intentionally minimize the appearance of the price, so it’s more palatable to consumers. For instance, a store will price something at $9.99 instead of $10.00, or label a product as “buy-one-get-one” rather than 50% off. Intentional Language Tricks
It’s not what you say, but how you say it. Making products seem costly to manufacture, offering exclusivity, and using words associated with small amounts fall under this category. These tricks use semantics to position a product in an appealing way.
It’s not what you say, but how you say it. Making products seem costly to manufacture, offering exclusivity, and using words associated with small amounts fall under this category. These tricks use semantics to position a product in an appealing way. Brick-and-Mortar Tricks
A store’s layout is less arbitrary than you may realize. Having a bright and colorful entrance, playing calm and slow music, and putting the essential items at the back of the store are a few tactics that fall into this section. These tricks use displays and product placement to influence consumer behavior.
A store’s layout is less arbitrary than you may realize. Having a bright and colorful entrance, playing calm and slow music, and putting the essential items at the back of the store are a few tactics that fall into this section. These tricks use displays and product placement to influence consumer behavior. Urgency Tricks
A false sense of urgency and phase-out discounts are included in this category. If a consumer believes they might miss out on a deal, they’re more likely to buy.
The Theories in Practice
While most retailers are guilty of using at least a few of these tactics, several big companies are notorious for their use of psychological tricks to boost sales.
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For instance, Ikea is well known for its confusing, maze-like layout. This is no accident, as an Ikea store’s architecture is designed specifically to maximize product exposure—it’s mastered what’s called the Gruen effect, a term named after architect Victor Gruen, whose elaborate displays were proven to convert browsers into buyers.
Another example is Walmart’s rollback pricing, which uses visual contrast to make the sale price more appealing. It’s clearly served the company well—in 2019, Walmart made $524 billion in revenue, making it the world’s largest retailer.
Costco uses a few tactics on the list, but one it’s notorious for is putting fresh produce in the back of the store. That means customers need to pass through the electronics, clothing, and household goods sections before they can get to the necessities.
While the above tactics are in a gray area, other tricks are flat out dishonest. Makeup brand Sunday Riley was caught writing fake Sephora reviews to boost sales. Employees were encouraged to write outstanding reviews for the company, and the CEO even provided instructions on how to avoid getting caught.
The Influencer Era
As consumers become aware of certain marketing tactics, retailers are forced to switch up their game in order to remain effective.
A relatively recent phenomenon is influencer marketing, which is when brands partner with vloggers or influencers to endorse a product. And these partnerships tend to work—a recent survey revealed that 40% of people have purchased something based on an influencer’s recommendation.
But how long will influencer marketing—or any of these tactics—stay effective? Some of the more subtle pricing tactics might stay relevant for longer, but it’s unlikely that all of these tricks will stand the test of time.