investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--77 Year-Old Michigan Barber’s License Revoked For Re-Opening, Colorado Restaurant’s License Revoked

77 Year-Old Michigan Barber’s License Revoked For Re-Opening, Colorado Restaurant’s License Revoked For Opening Mother’s Day

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 , risks to your prosperity… and on occasion , inspiring poetic justice .
Police arrest surfers for standing still on the beach Like most of the world , Cape Town , South Africa is on lockdown to stop the spread of the virus .
The city does allow residents to walk along the beach during an “ exercise window ” every morning from 6am to 9am , as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you aren ’ t allowed to go in the ocean to surf , or to paddleboard .
Surfers have pointed out that while the walkways get crowded , the open ocean has practically limitless space… so it ’ s clearly a lot easier to maintain social distancing while in the ocean , rather than being packed together on the boardwalk .
Unfortunately government orders are not known for being logical .
To push back , surfers went to the beach and simply stood there with their surfboards and protest signs .
Police came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After all , this was an “ exercise window , ” not a “ stand at the beach window.
” Those who ignored the orders were arrested for standing still when they should have been exercising .
Click here to read the full story .
Karl Manke , a 77 year old barber , had his license suspended because he opened his shop in defiance of Michigan ’ s lockdown order .
The state suspended the license without due process– they simply revoked his right to earn a living .
But Karl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been no shortage of customers for the week he ’ s been open .
Some waited for two hours for a haircut , just to support a man who is standing up for himself .
“ I ’ m not trying to be a scofflaw .
I ’ m trying to make a living , ” said Manke .
“ I tried for the unemployment .
I was denied twice on unemployment.
” Manke is facing a $ 1000 fine and two misdemeanor charges .
But a judge refused to sign an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has a hearing on June 23 .
The local Sheriff also said he will not enforce the Governor ’ s orders .
It ’ s unclear if the Governor ’ s orders even hold legal weight , since the state legislature did not authorize the lockdown extension .
But regardless of the legal consequences , Manke vowed to stand up against violations of his rights .
And he has plenty of support .
Click here to read the full story .
A Colorado restaurant had its license revoked by the county health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Day .
The restaurant opened in defiance of the statewide lockdown order , prompting the Governor of Colorado to criticize the restaurant owner at a press conference : “ Customers will return en masse when they feel safe .
When people see videos of people packed into a restaurant with no social distancing and no masks , people feel less safe and the widespread economic pain will only be prolonged.
” Wait… doesn ’ t a packed restaurant mean that people feel safe enough to return en masse ?
Everyone in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were all willing to be around other people , and hence felt safe enough to do so .
The Governor continued , “ I love my mom far too much to put her at risk by visiting a busy restaurant operating illegally just to take a selfie with omelets and a mimosa.
” That ’ s great , dude .
Then you and your mom can stay at home cowering in fear while grown adults who are willing to take a chance go out in the world and live their lives .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is about basic freedoms , and the overreach of a government authority .
No one authorized this person to play God with other people ’ s lives .
Click here to read the full story .
Four plans in Congress to forgive varying amounts of student debt Jubilee is coming !
There are now FOUR different plans in Congress to forgive student loan debt .
They all have distinct features and forgive varying amounts of debt for different groups of people .
For example , one plan would forgive up to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers , such as healthcare workers , first responders , postal employees , and grocery store workers .
Another proposal would forgive ALL student loan debt for any medical workers caring for Covid-19 patients .
Keep in mind that many of these doctors and nurses have six figures of debt .
Another bill would forgive federal student loans for everyone , but only up to a limit of $ 10,000 .
And another version of that same bill would go further , forgiving up to $ 30,000 worth of government-backed student loans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , put forth by Joe Biden ’ s team , which would forgive federal student loan debt for anyone who attended either a public university or a historically black college .
We ’ ve been predicting a debt jubilee for years .
It might not be one of these plans , but you can see the writing on the wall .
Debt forgiveness is coming… and so are the economic consequences that go with it .
Click here to read the full story .
Speaking of debt , total US National Debt surpassed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is a whopping 117 % of the USA ’ s Gross Domestic Product .
The debt has only been higher , as a percentage of GDP , just after World War II .
But we ’ re just at the very beginning of World War Covid-19– or rather , the economic devastation caused by the government response to the pandemic .
So just wait , because we ’ ll see $ 30 trillion soon .
Click here to see the Treasury ’ s numbers .
And to continue learning how to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world , I encourage you to download our free Perfect Plan B Guide .
Because… If you live , work , bank , invest , own a business , and hold your assets all in just one country , you are putting all of your eggs in one basket .

by Simon Black of 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, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
Police arrest surfers for standing still on the beach
Like most of the world, Cape Town, South Africa is on lockdown to stop the spread of the virus.
The city does allow residents to walk along the beach during an “exercise window” every morning from 6am to 9am, as if everyone is an incarcerated felon.
But you aren’t allowed to go in the ocean to surf, or to paddleboard.
Surfers have pointed out that while the walkways get crowded, the open ocean has practically limitless space… so it’s clearly a lot easier to maintain social distancing while in the ocean, rather than being packed together on the boardwalk.
Unfortunately government orders are not known for being logical.
To push back, surfers went to the beach and simply stood there with their surfboards and protest signs.
Police came along and told them to keep moving. After all, this was an “exercise window,” not a “stand at the beach window.”
Those who ignored the orders were arrested for standing still when they should have been exercising.
Click here to read the full story.
Barber has license revoked for re-opening
Karl Manke, a 77 year old barber, had his license suspended because he opened his shop in defiance of Michigan’s lockdown order.
The state suspended the license without due process– they simply revoked his right to earn a living.
But Karl Manke kept on cutting hair.
There has been no shortage of customers for the week he’s been open. Some waited for two hours for a haircut, just to support a man who is standing up for himself.
“I’m not trying to be a scofflaw. I’m trying to make a living,” said Manke. “I tried for the unemployment. I was denied twice on unemployment.”
Manke is facing a $1000 fine and two misdemeanor charges.
But a judge refused to sign an order to stop Manke from operating until he has a hearing on June 23. The local Sheriff also said he will not enforce the Governor’s orders.
It’s unclear if the Governor’s orders even hold legal weight, since the state legislature did not authorize the lockdown extension.
But regardless of the legal consequences, Manke vowed to stand up against violations of his rights. And he has plenty of support.
Click here to read the full story.
Colorado restaurant license revoked after opening for Mother’s Day
A Colorado restaurant had its license revoked by the county health board after it opened for Mother’s Day.
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The restaurant opened in defiance of the statewide lockdown order, prompting the Governor of Colorado to criticize the restaurant owner at a press conference:
“Customers will return en masse when they feel safe. When people see videos of people packed into a restaurant with no social distancing and no masks, people feel less safe and the widespread economic pain will only be prolonged.”
Wait… doesn’t a packed restaurant mean that people feel safe enough to return en masse? Everyone in that packed restaurant was there voluntarily. They were all willing to be around other people, and hence felt safe enough to do so.
The Governor continued, “I love my mom far too much to put her at risk by visiting a busy restaurant operating illegally just to take a selfie with omelets and a mimosa.”
That’s great, dude. Then you and your mom can stay at home cowering in fear while grown adults who are willing to take a chance go out in the world and live their lives.
It is not about haircuts or mimosas. It is about basic freedoms, and the overreach of a government authority. No one authorized this person to play God with other people’s lives.
Click here to read the full story.
Four plans in Congress to forgive varying amounts of student debt
Jubilee is coming! There are now FOUR different plans in Congress to forgive student loan debt.
They all have distinct features and forgive varying amounts of debt for different groups of people.
For example, one plan would forgive up to $25,000 worth of student loans for essential workers, such as healthcare workers, first responders, postal employees, and grocery store workers.
Another proposal would forgive ALL student loan debt for any medical workers caring for Covid-19 patients. Keep in mind that many of these doctors and nurses have six figures of debt.
Another bill would forgive federal student loans for everyone, but only up to a limit of $10,000.
And another version of that same bill would go further, forgiving up to $30,000 worth of government-backed student loans.
There’s actually a fifth plan, put forth by Joe Biden’s team, which would forgive federal student loan debt for anyone who attended either a public university or a historically black college.
We’ve been predicting a debt jubilee for years. It might not be one of these plans, but you can see the writing on the wall. Debt forgiveness is coming… and so are the economic consequences that go with it.
Click here to read the full story.
National debt hits $25 trillion without fanfare
Speaking of debt, total US National Debt surpassed $25 trillion on May 5.
That is a whopping 117% of the USA’s Gross Domestic Product. The debt has only been higher, as a percentage of GDP, just after World War II.
But we’re just at the very beginning of World War Covid-19– or rather, the economic devastation caused by the government response to the pandemic. So just wait, because we’ll see $30 trillion soon.
Click here to see the Treasury’s numbers.
And to continue learning how to ensure you thrive no matter what happens next in the world, I encourage you to download our free Perfect Plan B Guide.
Because… If you live, work, bank, invest, own a business, and hold your assets all in just one country, you are putting all of your eggs in one basket.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--To the surprise on no one, letting criminals out of jail and wearing masks made crime go up. In one

To the surprise on no one, letting criminals out of jail and wearing masks made crime go up. In one place in California, robberies are up by 50%

All of us are totally shocked by this groundbreaking information .
Actually not much of a conspiracy .
More common sense .
SANTA ANA ( CBSLA ) — Pointing a gun right at a gas station clerk , a man in a traffic vest and a ball cap demanded money as his accomplice , wearing a mask , grabbed the cash .
“ We ’ re sitting here not knowing who ’ s going to walk through that door , ” Elias Khawan , the owner , said .
The thieves , who did not initially raise the clerk ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face coverings in light of the coronavirus pandemic , took off in a silver Nissan Altima last Friday at 2 a.m. Khawan said he has never seen anything like it the 17 years he ’ s run his Santa Ana gas station and convenience store .
He said local face covering requirements put his staff in danger .
“ It ’ s horrible , ” he said .
“ I mean , I know we have to take certain measures because of what ’ s happening with COVID-19 , but it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ robber — the mask , the sunshade and a hoodie .
You don ’ t know who ’ s coming , who ’ s walking in .
”

by Playaguy
All of us are totally shocked by this groundbreaking information. Actually not much of a conspiracy. More common sense.
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Pointing a gun right at a gas station clerk, a man in a traffic vest and a ball cap demanded money as his accomplice, wearing a mask, grabbed the cash.
“We’re sitting here not knowing who’s going to walk through that door,” Elias Khawan, the owner, said.
The thieves, who did not initially raise the clerk’s suspicion due to local orders for face coverings in light of the coronavirus pandemic, took off in a silver Nissan Altima last Friday at 2 a.m.
Khawan said he has never seen anything like it the 17 years he’s run his Santa Ana gas station and convenience store. He said local face covering requirements put his staff in danger.
“It’s horrible,” he said. “I mean, I know we have to take certain measures because of what’s happening with COVID-19, but it’s the perfect script or manual for a robber — the mask, the sunshade and a hoodie. You don’t know who’s coming, who’s walking in.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--HUGE. The FBI will no longer be giving intelligence-based threat briefings to candidates, those brie

The FBI will no longer be giving intelligence-based threat briefings to candidates , those briefings will now be handled by @ @ @ @ @ This is a polite way of saying that the FBI is no longer trusted .
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HUGE.
The FBI will no longer be giving intelligence-based threat briefings to candidates, those briefings will now be handled by the U.S. Intelligence Community.
This is a polite way of saying that the FBI is no longer trusted. pic.twitter.com/ywTxjbgb2T
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 15, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--President Trump Makes it Clear that Not Everyone has to Take the Virus Vaccine

“ …Vaccine for everyone that wants to get it .
Not everyone wants to get it… ” Maybe now the @ @ @ @ @ that nonsense .

“…Vaccine for everyone that wants to get it. Not everyone wants to get it…”
Maybe now the dumb liberals will stop posting that nonsense.
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Hear for yourself.
For those concerned about the possibility that the vaccine will be mandatory… pic.twitter.com/mgYBAsmhCC — M3thods (@M2Madness) May 15, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Las Vegas Casino’s New Normal

Las Vegas Casino’s New Normal

While states begin to implement phased reopening plans , the Nevada Gaming Commission is laying out its agenda to safely bring Sin City back from economic hell .
The gaming control board on Thursday released guidelines for reopening casino restaurants , but there ’ s still no word on when the gaming can begin .
At Caesars Palace , card tables , dice games and even slot machines are being retooled across the casino floor with in mind , Rodio explained .
“ We will be and removing the stool from the game , ” he said , standing at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of three-machine row .
“ A customer can ’ t even stand here and play this game because the game ’ s not even active , and so we will do that throughout the whole floor .
At card tables , the number of seats will be reduced from six to three , he said .
And say goodbye to the classic casino scene of a crowd cheering a winning streak .
“ Nobody will be able to be within 6 feet of any of the three customers that are playing , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly not face-to-face.
” Sorry , not going to patronize them until they stop this nonsense !
… large red signs posted remind guests to remain 6 feet apart and encourages — but doesn ’ t require — them to wear masks .
The dice on craps tables will be cleaned after each roll , and the chips will be frequently sanitized , too , he said .
For larger surfaces such as slot machines and elevator banks , employees will be equipped with .

While states begin to implement phased reopening plans, the Nevada Gaming Commission is laying out its agenda to safely bring Sin City back from economic hell.
The gaming control board on Thursday released guidelines for reopening casino restaurants, but there’s still no word on when the gaming can begin. At Caesars Palace, card tables, dice games and even slot machines are being retooled across the casino floor with social distancing and disinfection in mind, Rodio explained.
“We will be deactivating every other slot machine and removing the stool from the game,” he said, standing at an darkened slot machine at the center of three-machine row.
“A customer can’t even stand here and play this game because the game’s not even active, and so we will do that throughout the whole floor.
At card tables, the number of seats will be reduced from six to three , he said. And say goodbye to the classic casino scene of a crowd cheering a winning streak .
“Nobody will be able to be within 6 feet of any of the three customers that are playing,” Rodio said. “You’re certainly not face-to-face.”
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www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/us/las-vegas-caesars-coronavirus/index.html
Sorry, not going to patronize them until they stop this nonsense!
… large red signs posted remind guests to remain 6 feet apart and encourages — but doesn’t require — them to wear masks.
The dice on craps tables will be cleaned after each roll, and the chips will be frequently sanitized, too, he said. For larger surfaces such as slot machines and elevator banks, employees will be equipped with electronic sprayers (toxic) .
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Watch – Obama has been running a SHADOW PRESIDENCY supported by the DEEP STATE

This WILL BE REMOVED FORM YOUTUBE .
Trending at 5 million on twitter earlier this week and many amazing citizen @ @ @ @ @ summaries of what ObamaGate actually is .
.
The truth is folks… Obama committed some @ @ @ @ @ have a front row seat to history .
Grab your popcorn .
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and @ @ @ @ @ you know your rights and deny it !
“ Never forget the people in the @ @ @ @ @ s , never forget the lies and distortion of the truth they spun day after @ @ @ @ @ .
They are the enemy of the people as they are the ones who divided @ @ @ @ @ the truth and choose not to disclose it .
”

This WILL BE REMOVED FORM YOUTUBE.
Trending at 5 million on twitter earlier this week and many amazing citizen journalists out there giving precise summaries of what ObamaGate actually is. .
The truth is folks… Obama committed some serious crimes. We all have a front row seat to history. Grab your popcorn. . . and if they try to test you know your rights and deny it!
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“Never forget the people in the media who divided you’s, never forget the lies and distortion of the truth they spun day after day, year after year. They are the enemy of the people as they are the ones who divided the people! They knew the truth and choose not to disclose it.”
h/t Buzzcheeze


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--New Zealand police may now enter homes without warrants and peoples rights to refuse medical treatme

New Zealand police may now enter homes without warrants and peoples rights to refuse medical treatment has been removed

“ Know Us By Our Deeds ” NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden Front Cover Time Magazine The New Zealand Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill being rushed through Parliament without due process .
It ’ s third and final reading is set to become law by midnight tonight , Wednesday .
For weeks the Government has known that we would be moving to alert level 2 .
It has not allowed enough time for careful public democratic consideration of this level 2 legislation .
There has been no input from ordinary New Zealanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt .
“ This is a great failure of our democratic process .
The new legislation , if passed in its current state , will result in sweeping police powers unseen in this country for many years .
The Bill gives the Government absolute power to force people to comply with any request without limitation , broad powers to enter people ’ s homes without a warrant and removes people ’ s right to refuse medical treatment .
The relevant section of the Bill can be read here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zealanders wishing to protect their basic freedoms should find ways to make their views of this very un-Kiwi act known .
In the words of Maureen Pugh , National List MP : We have serious reservations about the totalitarian powers this bill gives to Government .
We are hopeful that in the next few days the pressure may bring about a change to the decision regarding the number of people who can attend church services and funerals .
The Opposition Parties were given the bill late on Monday afternoon and it was introduced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we pointed out in the debate ( which is not over yet if you wish to catch it after Question Time ) the Government has known all along that we would be coming out of Level 4 & 3 at some point so have had weeks to prepare for this , but we have seen it too many times now to believe that they are open and transparent .
The rhetoric does not match the reality .
History will judge .
Civil liberties are not something we should give away to one person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Parliament , not one person , represents NZers .
I share the deep concern of the NZ Human Rights Commission over the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill .
The Bill is being rushed through Parliament without due process , without consultation and gives government the absolute power to force people to comply with any request without limitation , broad powers to enter people ’ s homes without a warrant and removes people ’ s right to refuse medical treatment .
It is the most un-Kiwi legislation ever presented and should be immediately @ @

via Zerohedge:
“Know Us By Our Deeds” NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden Front Cover Time Magazine
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned by the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill being rushed through Parliament without due process. It’s third and final reading is set to become law by midnight tonight, Wednesday.
For weeks the Government has known that we would be moving to alert level 2. It has not allowed enough time for careful public democratic consideration of this level 2 legislation. There has been no input from ordinary New Zealanders which is deeply regrettable,” said Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
“This is a great failure of our democratic process. The new legislation, if passed in its current state, will result in sweeping police powers unseen in this country for many years.
The Bill gives the Government absolute power to force people to comply with any request without limitation, broad powers to enter people’s homes without a warrant and removes people’s right to refuse medical treatment. The relevant section of the Bill can be read here: www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2020/0246/latest/whole.html?fbclid=IwAR3aOyq-NbVc7FdNdrV2NvW7xdwha9O-x8B9RSY72peiFPH1SExzFVGNbwk#LMS344177
New Zealanders wishing to protect their basic freedoms should find ways to make their views of this very un-Kiwi act known.
In the words of Maureen Pugh, National List MP:
We have serious reservations about the totalitarian powers this bill gives to Government. We are hopeful that in the next few days the pressure may bring about a change to the decision regarding the number of people who can attend church services and funerals.
The Opposition Parties were given the bill late on Monday afternoon and it was introduced into the House on Tuesday. As we pointed out in the debate (which is not over yet if you wish to catch it after Question Time) the Government has known all along that we would be coming out of Level 4 & 3 at some point so have had weeks to prepare for this, but we have seen it too many times now to believe that they are open and transparent. The rhetoric does not match the reality.
History will judge. Civil liberties are not something we should give away to one person. We are a democratic country and the Parliament, not one person, represents NZers.
A petition is attracting mass support.
Prime Minister: Jacinda.Ardern@parliament.govt.nz
MP: www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/have-your-say/contact-an-mp/
Suggested Email:
Subject: Deep Concern over COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill
I share the deep concern of the NZ Human Rights Commission over the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill. The Bill is being rushed through Parliament without due process, without consultation and gives government the absolute power to force people to comply with any request without limitation, broad powers to enter people’s homes without a warrant and removes people’s right to refuse medical treatment.
It is the most un-Kiwi legislation ever presented and should be immediately abandoned.
Sincerely,


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--FOX: “We want to emphasize there is a cure. There is a solution that works 100 percent – you don’t n

FOX: “We want to emphasize there is a cure. There is a solution that works 100 percent – you don’t need the social distancing.” #COVID

EXCLUSIVE — A California-based biopharmaceutical company claims to have discovered an antibody that could shield the human body from the @ @ @ @ @ of a person ’ s system within four days , Fox News has exclusively learned @ @ @ @ @ emphasize there is a cure .
There is a solution that works 100 percent , @ @ @ @ @ founder and CEO of Sorrento Therapeutics , told Fox News .
“ If we have @ @ @ @ @ body , you don ’ t need the social distancing .
You can open up @ @ @ @ @ ”

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
California biopharmaceutical company claims coronavirus
antibody breakthrough
(Note: NOT a vaccine.)
EXCLUSIVE — A California-based biopharmaceutical company
claims to have discovered an antibody that could shield the
human body from the coronavirus and flush it out of a
person’s system within four days, Fox News has exclusively
learned.
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“We want to emphasize there is a cure. There is a solution
that works 100 percent,” Dr. Henry Ji, founder and CEO of
Sorrento Therapeutics, told Fox News. “If we have the
neutralizing antibody in your body, you don’t need the social
distancing. You can open up a society without fear.”
www.foxnews.com/science/covid-cure-california-biopharmaceutical-coronavirus-antibody-breakthrough
h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Youtube @SusanWojcicki is officially banning anti-CCP wordings like CCP Bandit and WuMao/China bot a

Youtube @SusanWojcicki is officially banning anti-CCP wordings like CCP Bandit and WuMao/China bot army

Pro-CCP censorship in the US .
@ Youtube @ SusanWojcicki is officially banning anti-CCP wordings like “ 共匪 ” ( @ @ @ @ @ 五毛 ” ( WuMao , China bot army ) .
Is it related to Fighting-Covid @ @ @ @ @ you help to test what else are they censoring also ?
# Chinatube # ChinatubeCensorChallenge @ @ @

Pro-CCP censorship in the US.
@Youtube @SusanWojcicki is officially banning anti-CCP wordings like “共匪”(CCP Bandit) and “五毛” (WuMao, China bot army). Is it related to Fighting-Covid? Clearly not. Can you help to test what else are they censoring also? #Chinatube #ChinatubeCensorChallenge #AnywherebutChina pic.twitter.com/3CtwLIVLcO
— ChowTart (@tArtcHow) May 15, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--RUSH: This guy, Cuomo, may destroy Broadway, the theater business! He may destroy the restaurant bus

RUSH: This guy, Cuomo, may destroy Broadway, the theater business! He may destroy the restaurant business that lives off of the Broadway theater business.

RUSH : Here ’ s Wade in Clearwater , Florida .
You ’ re next on Open Line Friday .
Hi .
CALLER : Thank you , Rush , and it ’ s a pleasure speaking with you and my prayers are going out for you , my friend .
CALLER : Yes .
I wanted to just talk about the left narrative of social distancing and delaying the reopening of the country .
And I honestly believe that they ’ re trying to delay the rallies that Trump is holding , is generating such a momentum and just , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody , and I think they ’ ve just done that to slow it down ’ cause they got ta do something to stop it .
RUSH : Well , I don ’ t think that ’ s the sole reason that they are keeping the country shut down in these blue states .
But you could fold it into the overall reason .
I mean , they want to stop Trump , period .
They want Trump defeated .
Their dream would be to still get Trump thrown out of office before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is an active , ongoing objective that if they thought they could achieve and accomplish they ’ d go for it , even though the election is just a few relatively short months away .
But barring that , they want to beat Trump in the election in November and they ’ re going after the economy .
The problem is that the latest polling data says that most Americans are not blaming him for the economy .
“ A majority of U.S. residents do not blame Trump for the stunning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit , ” and it ’ s one of their polls .
It ’ s not one of ours .
“ The latest Economist/YouGov poll shows that just one-third of the country blame Trump.
” Most of them are Democrats .
So they ’ re not gaining any ground in this at all .
And Pelosi keeps coming up with these ridiculous , never gon na see the light of day panacea bailout bills .
They are designed to be defeated , the way they ’ re promoted .
Look at all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Look at all the help and all the assistance and all the benefits the Democrats want to give you , and then mean Mr. Orange Man comes along with that reprobate Mitch McConnell , and they say , “ Ain ’ t happening .
Dead on arrival.
” That ’ s what they want .
They want to be able to tell the American people that Trump , McConnell , the Republicans want them in pain , don ’ t want you to get any help .
But Pelosi ’ s legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassing .
It doesn ’ t have a chance .
In fact , it is so bad it might not even survive a vote among Democrats in the House now .
That ’ s how bad that bill is .
But I ’ ll guarantee you , this latest polling data , the Democrats are gon na look at this , gon na throw their hands up in so much utter frustration .
They are keeping their blue states locked down .
Hell , this idiot Cuomo just announced that New York is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle of June .
He was gon na lift some of the stay at home stuff tomorrow , well , today .
Now he ’ s announced it ’ s gon na be extended another month .
It ’ s just asinine .
These people , I don ’ t think they understand the damage they are doing to themselves , particularly Andrew Cuomo .
Folks , I have to be very careful .
We ’ re dealing with somebody , I don ’ t care , he ’ s just not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s a dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrat .
He ’ s just not very bright , and he is engaged in policy implementation here .
If he ’ s not careful , he is going to destroy and wipe out the Manhattan commercial real estate market .
And with that he ’ s gon na destroy half of the tax base of the state of New York .
RUSH : Now , let ’ s go to another state which hasn ’ t .
And this would be the state of Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her newfound authoritarian powers .
“ Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer is having a tough time with the American legal system , which does not take kindly to dictators.
” This is a story in PJ Media by Megan Fox .
And the headline : “ Lockdown Lawsuit : Doctors Hit Gretchen Whitmer With Lawsuit Over Medical ‘ Time Bomb.
’ “ Earlier in the week , she appeared to be losing a very public fight with 77-year-old Karl Manke , who continues to defy her orders to shut down his barbershop even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hearing .
He ’ s still cutting hair and the sheriff won ’ t stop him.
” The governor has singled out a lone barber , taken away his license , ordered the sheriff and other authorities to go in and make him stop .
They won ’ t do it , and he won ’ t stop .
“ A judge also slapped Whitmer down when she tried to get a restraining order against Manke , ruling instead to hear him out in court.
” Megan Fox writes , “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in the room when she was served with a new lawsuit brought by doctors and one patient claiming her draconian lockdown orders have created a medical time bomb ’ for patients who were awaiting elective surgeries and now can not get them.
” And here ’ s the upshot of this .
And let ’ s go to back to Georgia .
Georgia has opened up , not fully , but partially .
Testing has increased rapidly .
They are not finding a concomitant number of increase in cases .
The number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more and more people are tested .
It ’ s fabulous news .
But in Michigan , “ ‘ Medical providers are on the brink of financial ruin , facing extreme revenue shortages caused by the Governor ’ s order forcing the postponement or cancellation of so-called ‘ non-essential ’ procedures , ’ said the suit filed by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation and a private law firm , Miller Johnson .
‘ Thousands of healthcare workers across Michigan have been furloughed or laid off.
’ “ In addition to the economic devastation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left hospitals and patients facing a dangerous backlog on procedures that will create a public health catastrophe of its own , said Dr. Randal Baker , a general surgeon and president of Grand Health Partners , a plaintiff based in Grand Rapids .
‘ This whole “ elective-procedure ” thing is now a time bomb .
There is no good reason to have a ban on elective surgery any more .
This is now a significant health problem for the people of Michigan and our patients , and I ’ ve had one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt.
’ ” Another pull quote from the story : “ Graphics depicted that while Governor Whitmer ’ s administration anticipated 220,000 patients being hospitalized without social distancing efforts , there had only been 3,000 hospitalizations as of April 27.
” Like all these other people , they ’ re out there predicting massive doom and gloom and they have been so far from being correct that it ’ s laughable .
Less than 1.4 % of the projected COVID-19 hospitalizations have occurred .
Less than 1.4 % of what they predicted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibited by order of the governor .
I mentioned in the previous hour that if Governor Cuomo ’ s not careful , he ’ s gon na ruin the commercial real estate business in New York .
You know what ’ s happening right now in New York ?
Because of the stay-at-home order being extended and because of work from home , a bunch of people — this happening in San Francisco too .
The tech companies .
Google , Facebook , Twitter .
They ’ ve all shut down their primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Cupertino , some of the other cities .
And people are working from home .
And what these people working from home are realizing is they don ’ t need to pay exorbitant San Francisco rent because they don ’ t need to live there anymore to do their jobs .
It ’ s been established .
They haven ’ t been going to the office since March .
The same thing ’ s happening in New York .
People that live in Connecticut who commute to Manhattan every day are realizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to Manhattan ever to do their jobs .
And if you don ’ t have to go back to Manhattan , you don ’ t have to live in Connecticut , and you don ’ t have to pay massive Connecticut taxes .
And you don ’ t have to share the tax burden with New York .
And then if you ’ re not going into Manhattan for your job , the company doesn ’ t need to be renting all that commercial real estate space .
If these people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re gon na destroy the essence of what the blue states are .
They ’ re going to destroy these urban areas where massive blocs of Democrat voters live — and this massive bloc of Democrat voters is gon na scram .
That ain ’ t good news for us , ’ cause we ’ re one of the places they ’ re gon na scram to .
But it ’ s not gon na take long for all these people to realize they don ’ t have to commute from Connecticut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realize , “ We don ’ t need to rent all this business office space , ” and then people like the tech valley people , Silicon Valley people , employees , they don ’ t have to pay $ 3,000 a month rent in San Francisco now .
They can pack up and move to Idaho .
They can pack up and they can move to Hawaii if they want , and still work for Facebook or Twitter or whatever , because it ’ s now been established : They don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The longer these companies… Not just tech .
The longer these companies in these blue states make it clear as a bell that they can function without having a staff come into the office every day… These governors are screwing themselves in ways they can ’ t even see yet — and you know why .
It ’ s ’ cause they ’ re typical liberal Democrats .
They think whatever pain that they inflict on people , the people will take it and accept it and deal with it and still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , tax increases .
They can never get it through their heads that people will find a way around having to pay them .
And it ’ s the same thing that ’ s being set up to happen here .
This guy , Cuomo , may destroy Broadway , the theater business !
He may destroy the restaurant business that lives off of the Broadway theater business .
All the while thinking he ’ s some brilliant savior of people by keeping the stay-at-home order in place .
RUSH : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Tom Perez — this is a Breitbart story — says , “ blame President Donald Trump if public schools fail as they reopen in the fall .
DNC Chair Tom Perez Says Blame Trump for Public School Failures in Fall.
” Yep , it ’ ll be Trump ’ s fault .
“ A report at Education Week noted Tom Perez condemned Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during a virtual conference Wednesday the DNC hosted… ” So this is… They blame Trump for the economy .
Blame Trump for Herbert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s like I said : The latest Economist/YouGov.poll : “ A majority of U.S. residents do not blame Trump or his administration for the loss in jobs or the economy in general .
”

via rushlimbaugh
RUSH: Here’s Wade in Clearwater, Florida. You’re next on Open Line Friday. Hi.
CALLER: Thank you, Rush, and it’s a pleasure speaking with you and my prayers are going out for you, my friend.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: Yes. I wanted to just talk about the left narrative of social distancing and delaying the reopening of the country. And I honestly believe that they’re trying to delay the rallies that Trump is holding, is generating such a momentum and just, you know, a big thrill with everybody, and I think they’ve just done that to slow it down ’cause they gotta do something to stop it.
RUSH: Well, I don’t think that’s the sole reason that they are keeping the country shut down in these blue states. But you could fold it into the overall reason. I mean, they want to stop Trump, period. They want Trump defeated. Their dream would be to still get Trump thrown out of office before the election. And make no mistake, that is an active, ongoing objective that if they thought they could achieve and accomplish they’d go for it, even though the election is just a few relatively short months away. But barring that, they want to beat Trump in the election in November and they’re going after the economy.
The problem is that the latest polling data says that most Americans are not blaming him for the economy. “A majority of U.S. residents do not blame Trump for the stunning loss of American jobs since the coronavirus hit,” and it’s one of their polls. It’s not one of ours. “The latest Economist/YouGov poll shows that just one-third of the country blame Trump.” Most of them are Democrats.
So they’re not gaining any ground in this at all. And Pelosi keeps coming up with these ridiculous, never gonna see the light of day panacea bailout bills. They are designed to be defeated, the way they’re promoted. Look at all the goodies the Democrats want to give you. Look at all the help and all the assistance and all the benefits the Democrats want to give you, and then mean Mr. Orange Man comes along with that reprobate Mitch McConnell, and they say, “Ain’t happening. Dead on arrival.”
That’s what they want. They want to be able to tell the American people that Trump, McConnell, the Republicans want them in pain, don’t want you to get any help. But Pelosi’s legislation’s ridiculous. It’s embarrassing. It doesn’t have a chance. In fact, it is so bad it might not even survive a vote among Democrats in the House now. That’s how bad that bill is.
But I’ll guarantee you, this latest polling data, the Democrats are gonna look at this, gonna throw their hands up in so much utter frustration. They are keeping their blue states locked down. Hell, this idiot Cuomo just announced that New York is gonna be shut down now through the middle of June. He was gonna lift some of the stay at home stuff tomorrow, well, today. Now he’s announced it’s gonna be extended another month. It’s just asinine.
These people, I don’t think they understand the damage they are doing to themselves, particularly Andrew Cuomo. Folks, I have to be very careful. We’re dealing with somebody, I don’t care, he’s just not that smart. It’s not that he’s a dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrat. He’s just not very bright, and he is engaged in policy implementation here. If he’s not careful, he is going to destroy and wipe out the Manhattan commercial real estate market. And with that he’s gonna destroy half of the tax base of the state of New York.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: Now, let’s go to another state which hasn’t. And this would be the state of Michigan where the governor there is drunk on her newfound authoritarian powers. “Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is having a tough time with the American legal system, which does not take kindly to dictators.” This is a story in PJ Media by Megan Fox. And the headline: “Lockdown Lawsuit: Doctors Hit Gretchen Whitmer With Lawsuit Over Medical ‘Time Bomb.’
“Earlier in the week, she appeared to be losing a very public fight with 77-year-old Karl Manke, who continues to defy her orders to shut down his barbershop even after losing his license to operate without a hearing. He’s still cutting hair and the sheriff won’t stop him.” The governor has singled out a lone barber, taken away his license, ordered the sheriff and other authorities to go in and make him stop. They won’t do it, and he won’t stop.
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“A judge also slapped Whitmer down when she tried to get a restraining order against Manke, ruling instead to hear him out in court.” Megan Fox writes, “I would have paid good money to have been in the room when she was served with a new lawsuit brought by doctors and one patient claiming her draconian lockdown orders have created a medical time bomb’ for patients who were awaiting elective surgeries and now cannot get them.”
And here’s the upshot of this. And let’s go to back to Georgia. Georgia has opened up, not fully, but partially. Testing has increased rapidly. They are not finding a concomitant number of increase in cases. The number of cases is remaining flat, as more and more people are tested. It’s fabulous news.
But in Michigan, “‘Medical providers are on the brink of financial ruin, facing extreme revenue shortages caused by the Governor’s order forcing the postponement or cancellation of so-called ‘non-essential’ procedures,’ said the suit filed by the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation and a private law firm, Miller Johnson. ‘Thousands of healthcare workers across Michigan have been furloughed or laid off.’
“In addition to the economic devastation, Ms. Whitmer’s order has left hospitals and patients facing a dangerous backlog on procedures that will create a public health catastrophe of its own, said Dr. Randal Baker, a general surgeon and president of Grand Health Partners, a plaintiff based in Grand Rapids. ‘This whole “elective-procedure” thing is now a time bomb. There is no good reason to have a ban on elective surgery any more. This is now a significant health problem for the people of Michigan and our patients, and I’ve had one patient attempt suicide — a very serious attempt.’”
Another pull quote from the story: “Graphics depicted that while Governor Whitmer’s administration anticipated 220,000 patients being hospitalized without social distancing efforts, there had only been 3,000 hospitalizations as of April 27.” Like all these other people, they’re out there predicting massive doom and gloom and they have been so far from being correct that it’s laughable. Less than 1.4% of the projected COVID-19 hospitalizations have occurred. Less than 1.4% of what they predicted, and still elective procedures in hospitals are prohibited by order of the governor.
I mentioned in the previous hour that if Governor Cuomo’s not careful, he’s gonna ruin the commercial real estate business in New York. You know what’s happening right now in New York? Because of the stay-at-home order being extended and because of work from home, a bunch of people — this happening in San Francisco too. The tech companies. Google, Facebook, Twitter. They’ve all shut down their primary campuses in Silicon Valley, in places like Cupertino, some of the other cities. And people are working from home.
And what these people working from home are realizing is they don’t need to pay exorbitant San Francisco rent because they don’t need to live there anymore to do their jobs. It’s been established. They haven’t been going to the office since March. The same thing’s happening in New York. People that live in Connecticut who commute to Manhattan every day are realizing they don’t have to go back to Manhattan ever to do their jobs. And if you don’t have to go back to Manhattan, you don’t have to live in Connecticut, and you don’t have to pay massive Connecticut taxes. And you don’t have to share the tax burden with New York.
And then if you’re not going into Manhattan for your job, the company doesn’t need to be renting all that commercial real estate space. If these people are not careful, these governors, they’re gonna destroy the essence of what the blue states are. They’re going to destroy these urban areas where massive blocs of Democrat voters live — and this massive bloc of Democrat voters is gonna scram.
That ain’t good news for us, ’cause we’re one of the places they’re gonna scram to. But it’s not gonna take long for all these people to realize they don’t have to commute from Connecticut to Manhattan, and the businesses to realize, “We don’t need to rent all this business office space,” and then people like the tech valley people, Silicon Valley people, employees, they don’t have to pay $3,000 a month rent in San Francisco now.
They can pack up and move to Idaho. They can pack up and they can move to Hawaii if they want, and still work for Facebook or Twitter or whatever, because it’s now been established: They don’t have to be in the office. The longer these companies… Not just tech. The longer these companies in these blue states make it clear as a bell that they can function without having a staff come into the office every day…
These governors are screwing themselves in ways they can’t even see yet — and you know why. It’s ’cause they’re typical liberal Democrats. They think whatever pain that they inflict on people, the people will take it and accept it and deal with it and still keep coming back for more — as in, tax increases. They can never get it through their heads that people will find a way around having to pay them.
And it’s the same thing that’s being set up to happen here. This guy, Cuomo, may destroy Broadway, the theater business! He may destroy the restaurant business that lives off of the Broadway theater business. All the while thinking he’s some brilliant savior of people by keeping the stay-at-home order in place.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: “The chairman of the Democratic National Committee,” Tom Perez — this is a Breitbart story — says, “blame President Donald Trump if public schools fail as they reopen in the fall. DNC Chair Tom Perez Says Blame Trump for Public School Failures in Fall.” Yep, it’ll be Trump’s fault.
“A report at Education Week noted Tom Perez condemned Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during a virtual conference Wednesday the DNC hosted…” So this is… They blame Trump for the economy. Blame Trump for Herbert Hoover. Blame Trump. It’s like I said: The latest Economist/YouGov.poll: “A majority of U.S. residents do not blame Trump or his administration for the loss in jobs or the economy in general.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Second virus outbreak in Wuhan causing panic

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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--RUSH: The ChiComs want in on this. The ChiComs are sitting there, they think the Russians are a bunc

RUSH: The ChiComs want in on this. The ChiComs are sitting there, they think the Russians are a bunch of pikers when it comes to computer hackery and they’re jealous.

RUSH : Look at this .
The ChiCom state media is saying that they ’ re gon na interfere in the 2020 election .
They are mad .
They ’ re ticked off .
The ChiComs are “ threatening to meddle in the upcoming U.S. presidential election as retribution for a flurry of American lawsuits seeking to hold Beijing accountable for the spread of the coronavirus.
” The ChiCom Communist Party , quote , “ Won ’ t just strike back symbolically .
We will impose countermeasures that will make Americans feel pain.
” This according to the Global Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regime .
Every ChiCom newspaper ’ s run by the regime .
“ The threats come as outrage grows over China ’ s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country and the subsequent global spread of the virus.
” Now , the ChiComs try to interfere in our affairs every day .
The ChiComs are trying to hack the Pentagon ’ s servers .
They ’ re trying to hack the NSA .
The ChiComs are trying to get everything we do .
We ’ re trying to do the same to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and threatening to interfere in the election is classic .
It is setting up the American media as a bunch of fall guys .
It is reaching out to a certain percentage of the American people who believe the Russians interfered .
The ChiComs want in on this .
The ChiComs are sitting there , they think the Russians are a bunch of pikers when it comes to computer hackery and they ’ re jealous the Russians are getting all this credit for hacking into our election .
The ChiComs are jealous and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as these indomitable computer hackers that screwed the American election , actually gave it to Trump when he didn ’ t win , the ChiComs are watching , “ You want to see some meddling , you wait ’ til we get started.
” And they ’ re warning — ( laughing ) — they ’ re gon na do this if we don ’ t pull back on some of these lawsuits .
You know what it sounds like ?
It sounds a lot like a bunch of blue state governors telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopen they ’ re gon na be crushed , which is exactly what is happening .
A bunch of blue state governors are telling people in their states that if they violate any of these orders , that they ’ re gon na get crushed , their business licenses will be pulled .
Democrat judges might put you in jail if you don ’ t do as instructed by the blue state governors .
It ’ s what leftists do , whether they ’ re in China , whether they ’ re in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , California .
They don ’ t collaborate .
They annihilate .
They don ’ t lift people up .
They flatten you .

via rushlimbaugh
RUSH: Look at this. The ChiCom state media is saying that they’re gonna interfere in the 2020 election. They are mad. They’re ticked off. The ChiComs are “threatening to meddle in the upcoming U.S. presidential election as retribution for a flurry of American lawsuits seeking to hold Beijing accountable for the spread of the coronavirus.” The ChiCom Communist Party, quote, “Won’t just strike back symbolically. We will impose countermeasures that will make Americans feel pain.” This according to the Global Times, a ChiCom newspaper run by the regime. Every ChiCom newspaper’s run by the regime. “The threats come as outrage grows over China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country and the subsequent global spread of the virus.”
Now, the ChiComs try to interfere in our affairs every day. The ChiComs are trying to hack the Pentagon’s servers. They’re trying to hack the NSA. The ChiComs are trying to get everything we do. We’re trying to do the same to them. So the ChiComs coming along and threatening to interfere in the election is classic. It is setting up the American media as a bunch of fall guys. It is reaching out to a certain percentage of the American people who believe the Russians interfered.
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The ChiComs want in on this. The ChiComs are sitting there, they think the Russians are a bunch of pikers when it comes to computer hackery and they’re jealous the Russians are getting all this credit for hacking into our election. The ChiComs are jealous and upset that the Russians are being touted as these indomitable computer hackers that screwed the American election, actually gave it to Trump when he didn’t win, the ChiComs are watching, “You want to see some meddling, you wait ’til we get started.” And they’re warning — (laughing) — they’re gonna do this if we don’t pull back on some of these lawsuits.
You know what it sounds like? It sounds a lot like a bunch of blue state governors telling nonessential businesses that if they try to reopen they’re gonna be crushed, which is exactly what is happening. A bunch of blue state governors are telling people in their states that if they violate any of these orders, that they’re gonna get crushed, their business licenses will be pulled. Democrat judges might put you in jail if you don’t do as instructed by the blue state governors. It’s what leftists do, whether they’re in China, whether they’re in Russia, whether they’re in Washington, California. They don’t collaborate. They annihilate. They don’t lift people up. They flatten you.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--WA Gov. Jay Inslee: You can’t leave home for groceries if you refuse COVID-19 test

Washington State governor Jay Inslee is not only a rabid leftist ( see “ Washington Gov .
Jay Inslee Signs Seven Anti Gun Bills in a Single Day “ ) , he is also a despot whose inner tyrant was waiting for just the right crisis to burst out like the monster in Alien .
Like other “ blue ” Democrat-controlled states and cities , Inslee has moved the coronavirus goal post from “ flatten the curve ” — the justification for the COVID-19 lockdown — to ever-new rationalizations for continuing the lockdown that has already killed untold numbers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobless .
See : • Washington State goal post moved from “ flatten the curve ” to “ disease burden is low and decreasing ” & four other measurements • CA Governor Newsom says state won ’ t return to normal until there ’ s a vaccine • Moving the goalpost : Los Angeles County may stay locked down through August Mario Lotmore reports for the Lynwood Times that on May 12 , 2020 , Inslee conducted a press conference on his plans for a statewide contact tracing initiative that will require those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual tested positive for COVID-19 be quarantined — along with their families .
Inslee said individuals and businesses that refuse to comply will be punished in civil or criminal court .
“ When it comes to contact tracing , how are you guys going to handle people or families who want to refuse to test or to self isolate ?
If they want to leave their home to get groceries I know you ’ ve said they can ’ t do that ; how will you make sure they don ’ t ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the families a family support person who will check in with them to see what they need on a daily basis… and help them .
If they can ’ t get a friend to do their grocery shopping , we will help get them groceries in some fashion .
If they need pharmaceuticals to be picked up , we will make sure they get their pharmaceuticals… That ’ s going to help encourage them to maintain their isolation too.
” In other words , according to Inslee , in the State of Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 or cooperate with contact tracers by quarantining themselves and their families will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase necessities such as groceries and/or prescription medicine .
Instead , the refuseniks must have a friend or a state provided “ family support personnel ” purchase those essential items .
For a video of Inslee ’ s press conference , go here .
The exchange between Inslee and the reporter begins at the 38:55 mark .

by Dr. Eowyn
Washington State governor Jay Inslee is not only a rabid leftist (see “Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Signs Seven Anti Gun Bills in a Single Day“), he is also a despot whose inner tyrant was waiting for just the right crisis to burst out like the monster in Alien.
Like other “blue” Democrat-controlled states and cities, Inslee has moved the coronavirus goal post from “flatten the curve” — the justification for the COVID-19 lockdown — to ever-new rationalizations for continuing the lockdown that has already killed untold numbers of small businesses and rendered millions of Americans jobless. See:
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Mario Lotmore reports for the Lynwood Times that on May 12, 2020, Inslee conducted a press conference on his plans for a statewide contact tracing initiative that will require those who had been in contact with an individual tested positive for COVID-19 be quarantined — along with their families. Inslee said individuals and businesses that refuse to comply will be punished in civil or criminal court.
Then a reporter asked Inslee this question:
“When it comes to contact tracing, how are you guys going to handle people or families who want to refuse to test or to self isolate? If they want to leave their home to get groceries I know you’ve said they can’t do that; how will you make sure they don’t?“
Inslee replied:
“We will have attached to the families a family support person who will check in with them to see what they need on a daily basis… and help them. If they can’t get a friend to do their grocery shopping, we will help get them groceries in some fashion. If they need pharmaceuticals to be picked up, we will make sure they get their pharmaceuticals… That’s going to help encourage them to maintain their isolation too.”
In other words, according to Inslee, in the State of Washington, anyone who refuses to be tested for COVID-19 or cooperate with contact tracers by quarantining themselves and their families will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase necessities such as groceries and/or prescription medicine. Instead, the refuseniks must have a friend or a state provided “family support personnel” purchase those essential items.
For a video of Inslee’s press conference, go here. The exchange between Inslee and the reporter begins at the 38:55 mark.
H/t Activist Post


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--FED: FINANCIAL SYSTEM ‘UNDER SEVERE STRAIN’… ASSET PRICES SUBJECT TO “SIGNIFICANT DECLINES” IF PANDE

FED: FINANCIAL SYSTEM ‘UNDER SEVERE STRAIN’… ASSET PRICES SUBJECT TO “SIGNIFICANT DECLINES” IF PANDEMIC WORSENS

The Federal Reserve says parts of the financial system came under severe strain in March , sees further threats possible @ @ @ @ @ up as much as 45 % by end of 2020 , economist projects If the @ @ @ @ @ unemployment levels as high as predicted , homelessness will increase 40 % to 45 % @ @ @ @ @ year , according to an analysis by a Columbia University economics professor .
That would @ @ @ @ @ the US would experience homelessness compared with last year , bringing the total number of @ @ @ @ @ 800,000 .
“ This is unprecedented , ” Brendan O ’ Flaherty , who conducted @ @ @ @ @ a statement .
“ No one living has seen an increase of 10 % of @ @ @ @ @ ”

The Federal Reserve says parts of the financial system came under severe strain in March, sees further threats possible
Coronavirus pandemic could drive homelessness up as much as 45% by end of 2020, economist projects
If the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive unemployment levels as high as predicted, homelessness will increase 40% to 45% by the end of the year, according to an analysis by a Columbia University economics professor.
That would mean 250,000 more people in the US would experience homelessness compared with last year, bringing the total number of those experiencing homelessness to above 800,000.
“This is unprecedented,” Brendan O’Flaherty, who conducted the analysis, said in a statement. “No one living has seen an increase of 10% of unemployment in a month.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Full-Blown Propaganda Now From Press

Full-Blown Propaganda Now From Press

COMMENT : Yes , MSM is hyping and misleading the public on the risks of re-opening the economy .
Their news ( rather panic-porn ) implied that countries had to shut down nation-wide again after reopening the economy because of infections resurgence .
That is not the case in South Korea and China .
In China , certainly there are some small clusters outbreak after reopening and it is dealt with on targeted basis location by location depending on severity .
The rest of the country is fully open and the government message to the people is a positive tone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some risks of scattered cases or clusters outbreaks , and if it happens , we shall deal with it and we don ’ t expect major outbreaks ” .
This gives confidence to the people .
You can see crowds in shopping complex , large groups dancing in open courtyards , eating in restaurants ( less business than before but more due to income impact rather than fear ) etc .
That ’ s what friends in China are telling me and sending me pictures .
REPLY : This is clearly propaganda from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about is the agenda to defeat Trump AT ALL COSTS .
They care nothing about the people , the country , or their future .
They are toasting every job loss as another victory for themselves .
This is going to turn very ugly after the election .
Neither side will now accept the declared winner .

by Martin Armstrong
COMMENT: Yes, MSM is hyping and misleading the public on the risks of re-opening the economy. Their news (rather panic-porn) implied that countries had to shut down nation-wide again after reopening the economy because of infections resurgence. That is not the case in South Korea and China.
In China, certainly there are some small clusters outbreak after reopening and it is dealt with on targeted basis location by location depending on severity. The rest of the country is fully open and the government message to the people is a positive tone – like “yes, there is some risks of scattered cases or clusters outbreaks, and if it happens, we shall deal with it and we don’t expect major outbreaks”.
This gives confidence to the people. You can see crowds in shopping complex, large groups dancing in open courtyards, eating in restaurants (less business than before but more due to income impact rather than fear) etc.
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That’s what friends in China are telling me and sending me pictures.
VY
REPLY: This is clearly propaganda from the left media and all they care about is the agenda to defeat Trump AT ALL COSTS. They care nothing about the people, the country, or their future. They are toasting every job loss as another victory for themselves. This is going to turn very ugly after the election. Neither side will now accept the declared winner.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-16--Overpriced Stocks May Be Bubble Ready to Pop

Even if local and state governments hadn ’ t shut down businesses in attempts to mitigate the coronavirus , the U.S. economy was still set up to take on a number of economic challenges .
But now , there ’ s one additional challenge being considered by billionaire David Tepper : over-inflated stock prices : If we take Mr. Tepper ’ s concern at face value , the U.S. could be on the verge of another major stock bubble explosion .
He did add that he thought stocks were even more overvalued in 1999 , but of course time will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Tepper also had words of warning on the Fed ’ s recent infusion of liquidity into the markets , saying , “ The market is pretty high and the Fed has put a lot of money in here… There ’ s been different misallocation of capital in the markets… The market is by anybody ’ s standard pretty full.
” If the market is “ pretty full , ” then good fundamentals can ’ t be in play .
Another CNBC piece reinforced this observation by comparing 30 million unemployment claims to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , profits and other business fundamentals have to justify a company ’ s stock price .
Media hype alone can ’ t cut it for the long term .
This chart from the same CNBC article further reinforces the idea that fundamentals are not yet factored into stock prices : You can see that even the recent rally in the S & P 500 hasn ’ t been quite strong enough to eclipse the 200-day moving average , which isn ’ t a positive sign .
James Knightley , chief international economist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appetite companies may be having for cash , in lieu of a focus on profits : If that “ pressure ” isn ’ t addressed , stock prices could deteriorate quickly .
The Dow dropped sharply on May 12 , and has struggled to recover since , after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell sounded a somber note on the relatively positive performance of stocks in recent weeks , saying , “ It may not be the final chapter , given that the path ahead is both highly uncertain and subject to significant downside risks.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s only response to these downside risks is “ more policy , ” but this time Powell turned to Congress for that response , according to CNBC : It seems odd that Powell would place so much blame on the virus ; economic cracks started to appear in August 2019 when the yield curve inverted .
That was quickly followed by a repo market crisis that started in September , which the Fed scrambled to reign in .
Since then , the market has been in chaos , as the Fed has continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ markets from seizing .
Add the decision by state governments to shut down businesses in an effort to mitigate coronavirus spread , and the U.S. seems to have lit the economic powder keg .
So if the stock market is “ full ” , as alluded to by David Tepper above , the market chaos may be just the catalyst needed to pop that bubble .
If that happens , hang on to your savings .
The situation surrounding this “ trifecta ” of a pandemic , Fed intervention , and inflated stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next few months .
It ’ s safe to assume it will result in plenty of uncertainty ( and possibly panic ) in the markets .
But you don ’ t have to let a volatile market hit your retirement the way it did to millions of people during the 1999 dot-com bust .
The best time to prepare is now .
Diversification is an important consideration .
On the chance that this situation goes sideways , precious metals like gold and silver are assets to consider that could prevent your retirement savings @ @ @ @ @

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Even if local and state governments hadn’t shut down businesses in attempts to mitigate the coronavirus, the U.S. economy was still set up to take on a number of economic challenges.
But now, there’s one additional challenge being considered by billionaire David Tepper: over-inflated stock prices:
Billionaire hedge fund investor David Tepper told CNBC on Wednesday the stock market is one of the most overpriced he’s ever seen, only behind 1999. His comments sent stocks to a session low… He also said some Big Tech stocks like Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet may be “fully valued.”
If we take Mr. Tepper’s concern at face value, the U.S. could be on the verge of another major stock bubble explosion.
He did add that he thought stocks were even more overvalued in 1999, but of course time will tell if that ends up being true.
Tepper also had words of warning on the Fed’s recent infusion of liquidity into the markets, saying, “The market is pretty high and the Fed has put a lot of money in here… There’s been different misallocation of capital in the markets… The market is by anybody’s standard pretty full.”
If the market is “pretty full,” then good fundamentals can’t be in play. Another CNBC piece reinforced this observation by comparing 30 million unemployment claims to the still-rallying stock market:
Stocks, though, are rallying in the face of historically awful economic numbers, in a bet on higher profit margins and an aggressive recovery that seems increasingly risky.
At some point, profits and other business fundamentals have to justify a company’s stock price. Media hype alone can’t cut it for the long term.
This chart from the same CNBC article further reinforces the idea that fundamentals are not yet factored into stock prices:
You can see that even the recent rally in the S&P 500 hasn’t been quite strong enough to eclipse the 200-day moving average, which isn’t a positive sign.
James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, commented on the apparent appetite companies may be having for cash, in lieu of a focus on profits:
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The massive decline in demand means that there is this inventory overhang… That means price cuts coming through. Profit margins are going to remain under pressure.
If that “pressure” isn’t addressed, stock prices could deteriorate quickly.
Fed Throws a Monkey Wrench at Market Optimism
The Dow dropped sharply on May 12, and has struggled to recover since, after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell sounded a somber note on the relatively positive performance of stocks in recent weeks, saying, “It may not be the final chapter, given that the path ahead is both highly uncertain and subject to significant downside risks.”
As usual, the Fed’s only response to these downside risks is “more policy,” but this time Powell turned to Congress for that response, according to CNBC:
Powell said the coronavirus has triggered a situation unlike previous recessions the U.S. has endured, and the response may have to be more from Congress than the Fed.
It seems odd that Powell would place so much blame on the virus; economic cracks started to appear in August 2019 when the yield curve inverted. That was quickly followed by a repo market crisis that started in September, which the Fed scrambled to reign in.
Since then, the market has been in chaos, as the Fed has continued various liquidity operations to keep the repo markets from seizing.
Add the decision by state governments to shut down businesses in an effort to mitigate coronavirus spread, and the U.S. seems to have lit the economic powder keg.
So if the stock market is “full”, as alluded to by David Tepper above, the market chaos may be just the catalyst needed to pop that bubble.
If that happens, hang on to your savings.
A Dangerous “Trifecta” Has Materialized
The situation surrounding this “trifecta” of a pandemic, Fed intervention, and inflated stock prices will continue to develop over the next few months. It’s safe to assume it will result in plenty of uncertainty (and possibly panic) in the markets.
But you don’t have to let a volatile market hit your retirement the way it did to millions of people during the 1999 dot-com bust. The best time to prepare is now. Diversification is an important consideration.
On the chance that this situation goes sideways, precious metals like gold and silver are assets to consider that could prevent your retirement savings from suffering the consequences.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-17--House Passes $3 Trillion Democratic Stimulus With No Path to Law

The House passed a $ 3 trillion Democratic economic stimulus bill Friday that Republicans and President Donald Trump have already rejected and isn ’ t likely to trigger bipartisan negotiations any time soon .
The measure , passed 208-199 , would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $ 1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $ 1,200 checks .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it should be the basis of talks with the GOP-controlled Senate and White House , which have called for a “ pause ” to allow earlier coronavirus recovery spending to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invoked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell , who has said Congress will have to inject more fiscal stimulus into the economy to prevent a prolonged recession .
The U.S. has more than 1.4 million coronavirus cases , and more than 86,000 have died .
But Republicans also cite the Fed chief , with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying Powell hasn ’ t explicitly said how quickly Congress must act .
He and other Republicans have dismissed the House Democrats ’ bill as a liberal wish list and are using it to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chance of holding the House and taking the Senate in November ’ s election .
“ This is much more about political messaging than effective legislating , ” Republican Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma said .
GOP members said some provisions don ’ t belong in a virus bill , such as reductions in immigration enforcement , providing stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants , money for the troubled U.S .
Postal Service and a national requirement to hold elections by mail .
Trump and Republican congressional leaders have acknowledged , however , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely be necessary as the economy continues to shed jobs .
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits since March now exceeds 36 million .
“ Phase four is going to happen but it ’ s going to happen in a much better way for the American people , ” Trump old reporters Friday .
He said he holds leverage over Democrats in any future talks .
“ We have all the cards because we have the cards of the American people .
I know what they want , ” the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he anticipates another bill eventually .

The House passed a $3 trillion Democratic economic stimulus bill Friday that Republicans and President Donald Trump have already rejected and isn’t likely to trigger bipartisan negotiations any time soon.
The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $1,200 checks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it should be the basis of talks with the GOP-controlled Senate and White House, which have called for a “pause” to allow earlier coronavirus recovery spending to work.
Pelosi this week has repeatedly invoked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who has said Congress will have to inject more fiscal stimulus into the economy to prevent a prolonged recession. The U.S. has more than 1.4 million coronavirus cases, and more than 86,000 have died.
But Republicans also cite the Fed chief, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying Powell hasn’t explicitly said how quickly Congress must act. He and other Republicans have dismissed the House Democrats’ bill as a liberal wish list and are using it to attack Democrats, whom polls give an increasing chance of holding the House and taking the Senate in November’s election.
“This is much more about political messaging than effective legislating,” Republican Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma said.
Powell Warns of Broad Virus Danger, Bats Down Negative Rates
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GOP members said some provisions don’t belong in a virus bill, such as reductions in immigration enforcement, providing stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants, money for the troubled U.S. Postal Service and a national requirement to hold elections by mail.
Trump and Republican congressional leaders have acknowledged, however, that some sort of further economic stimulus will likely be necessary as the economy continues to shed jobs. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits since March now exceeds 36 million.
“Phase four is going to happen but it’s going to happen in a much better way for the American people,” Trump old reporters Friday. He said he holds leverage over Democrats in any future talks.
“We have all the cards because we have the cards of the American people. I know what they want,” the president said.
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said he anticipates another bill eventually.
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