ObamaGate – explained.

• DNC server is compromised during 2016 election leading to leaked political strategies and emails being published by Wikileaks .
• DNC refused to allow FBI investigation of Crowdstrike servers claimed to be compromised by Russia .
• Hillary Clinton loses the 2016 election .
Many believed this loss was related to Russian interference , primarily regarding the DNC server hack .
Top US Officials attribute the hack to Russia .
• Details of the classified “ Steele Dossier ” prepared by foreign spy Christopher Steele ( MI6 ) are leaked to Buzzfeed News by McCain associate .
• Christopher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been hired by the DNC/Clinton Campaign to perform opposition research against Trump campaign during the 2016 election prior to Clinton ’ s defeat .
The Steele research is based on Russian intelligence sources .
• Using details of the Dossier , FBI petitioned the FISA court for a warrant against Trump campaign and volunteers to eavesdrop on phone calls and conduct other surveillance gathering techniques FBI had serious concerns about the credibility of the Steele Dossier but had not disclosed credibility to the FISA court or the funding source of the Intel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The FBI used unverified and non-credible source material in the Steele Dossier ( believed to be part of Russian misinformation ) yet continued surveillance and requested renewal at least 3 additional times .
Among the evidence the FBI cited a Yahoo News article but failed to disclose the article ’ s source material being directly from the Steele Dossier .
Inspector General investigation later uncovers major violations and potential abuse of the FISA court by the FBI Inspector General investigation documents serious issues found in FBI investigation , FISA warrant attainment and 17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • General Flynn , the incoming National Security Advisor for the Trump administration , had communications intercepted by the NSA during a phone call with the Russian Ambassador to the US .
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) allows spying of foreigners in national security matters , permitting eavesdropping and other techniques to gather intel .
Instances where American citizens are on the other end of the gathered communication intel requires FISA court warrant order to “ unmask ” such Americans ( as such communication is protected by the 4th Amendment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and details of the communications are protected and confidential and the “ unmasking ” may be granted from the NSA to intelligence officials or other government officials .
Details and identity of subject are considered highly classified .
• Unknown Obama administration government official leaks General Flynn ’ s name unlawfully to the Washington Post prior to Trump ’ s inauguration ( February 2017 ) .
• Director Comey , days after the inauguration sends agents to the White House to interview General Flynn following media reporting of Flynn and Russian Ambassador phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in agents without coordinating with White House counsel .
• Special Counsel Mueller is appointed following the leak of Flynn to the Washington Post in March 2017 .
Investigation discusses DNC attributing the server hack to location in Moscow , RU while also asserting that maleware and other servers were hosted in Arizona were deployed by Russia ’ s GRU .
Despite use of VPN and servers having infiltrated from around the globe , report asserts Russian interference , citing the DNC as its source from page 42 and a server from Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DNC and its cyber-response team announced the breach of the DNC network and suspected theft of DNC documents .
In the statements , the cyber-response team alleged that Russian state-sponsored actors ( which they referred to as “ Fancy Bear ” ) were responsible for the breach.145 Apparently in response to that announcement , on June 15 , 2016 , GRU officers using the persona Guccifer 2.0 created a WordPress blog .
In the hours leading up to the launch of that WordPress blog , GRU officers logged into a Moscow-based server @ @ @ @ @ @ @ searched for a number of specific words and phrases in English , including “ some hundred sheets , ” “ illuminati , ” and “ worldwide known.
” Approximately two hours after the last of those searches , Guccifer 2.0 published its first post , attributing the DNC server hack to a lone Romanian hacker and using several of the unique English words and phrases that the GRU officers had searched for that day.146 10B .
Flynn resigns after potential violation of the “ Logan Act ” passed in 1799 , relating to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Any citizen of the United States , wherever he may be , who , without authority of the United States , directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof , with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof , in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States , or to defeat the measures of the United States , shall be fined under this title or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or both .
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself , or his agent , to any foreign government , or the agents thereof , for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects .
• Flynn pleads guilty to 1 count of lying to the FBI in December 2017 .
• Mueller concludes Russia investigation and finds no evidence of Trump or campaign conspiracy with Russia to influence 2016 election .
• Phone call between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elected President in July 2018 prompts whistleblower complaint alleging concerns that Trump was asking for politically motivated opposition research on Joe Biden and leveraging the withholding of US foreign aid following Politico article reporting in August 2018 .
Trump requests information regarding the Crowdstrike server involved in the DNC hack from 2016 during the phone call .
• President Trump proactively declassifies phone call and releases transcript to the public and media – • Democrat leadership announces impeachment investigation in House of Representatives ( Sept 2019 ) and later ratify two articles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes from Republicans and without unanimous consent from Democrats .
Articles were for 1 .
Abuse of Power and 2 .
Obstruction of Congress , resulting from the Ukrainian phone call .
• May 2020 – Following failed impeachment vote in the Senate , House of Representatives member and lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff is pressured to release declassified transcripts of witnesses interviewed behind closed door House impeachment inquiry .
Witnesses , during closed door testimony , repeatedly stated they had no direct evidence of Trump/Russia or Trump/Ukraine allegations .
Adam Schiff , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media and the public he had “ more than circumstantial evidence of collusion ” and proceeded with impeachment articles being passed despite no evidence from the closed-door witness testimony .
• Department of Justice drops charges against Flynn in May 2020 citing FBI misconduct and key evidence being withheld from the court .
• Crowdstrike , under sworn court deposition admits no evidence of Russia compromising the DNC servers ( reported May 2020 ) • 39 officials and advisors to the Obama administration had requested the “ unmasking ” of General Flynn throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to January 20 , 2017 .
An unknown government official leaked General Flynn ’ s name unlawfully to the Washington Post prior to Trump ’ s inauguration in February of 2017 .
• Declassified memo Susan Rice uncovered by Senate Judiciary memorializing Obama and Comey meeting regarding investigation of the Trump campaign .
Ambassador Rice appears to have used this email to document a January 5 , 2017 Oval Office meeting between President Obama , former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates regarding Russian interference in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ambassador Rice wrote : “ President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘ by the book ’ .
The President stressed that he is not asking about , initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective .
He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book .
”

by Facts-Over-Opinion
DNC server is compromised during 2016 election leading to leaked political strategies and emails being published by Wikileaks.
wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/
DNC refused to allow FBI investigation of Crowdstrike servers claimed to be compromised by Russia.
archive.today/2017.11.18-004452/http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313555-comey-fbi-did-request-access-to-hacked-dnc-servers
Hillary Clinton loses the 2016 election. Many believed this loss was related to Russian interference, primarily regarding the DNC server hack. Top US Officials attribute the hack to Russia.
archive.today/2020.05.18-040812/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-intelligence-hacked-dnc-emails-says-top-u-s-official-n618936
Details of the classified “Steele Dossier” prepared by foreign spy Christopher Steele (MI6) are leaked to Buzzfeed News by McCain associate.
www.foxnews.com/politics/mccain-associate-gave-unverified-steele-dossier-to-buzzfeed-court-filing-says
Steele Dossier – archive.today/2020.04.11-204135/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html
Christopher Steele, author of Steele Dossier, had been hired by the DNC/Clinton Campaign to perform opposition research against Trump campaign during the 2016 election prior to Clinton’s defeat. The Steele research is based on Russian intelligence sources.
archive.today/2018.11.12-013809/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/fbi-releases-documents-showing-payments-trump-dossier-author-steele-n897506
Using details of the Dossier, FBI petitioned the FISA court for a warrant against Trump campaign and volunteers to eavesdrop on phone calls and conduct other surveillance gathering techniques
FBI had serious concerns about the credibility of the Steele Dossier but had not disclosed credibility to the FISA court or the funding source of the Intel used to obtain the initial warrant. The FBI used unverified and non-credible source material in the Steele Dossier (believed to be part of Russian misinformation) yet continued surveillance and requested renewal at least 3 additional times. Among the evidence the FBI cited a Yahoo News article but failed to disclose the article’s source material being directly from the Steele Dossier.
Inspector General investigation later uncovers major violations and potential abuse of the FISA court by the FBI
www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/chairman-graham-requests-source-documents-that-substantially-undercut-steele-dossier-legitimacy-of-carter-page-fisa-warrants
archive.today/2020.05.18-042955/https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-suspected-steele-dossier-claims-121035762.html
Inspector General investigation documents serious issues found in FBI investigation, FISA warrant attainment and 17 major mistakes discovered throughout FBI investigation.
Inspector General report – www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwid5oOuwbzpAhWQdd8KHRYWDhEQFjABegQIBBAK&usg=AOvVaw3qbRmPm_xgtaYTDtkECTs2
archive.today/2019.11.12-233723/https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/419901-fbi-email-chain-may-provide-most-damning-evidence-of-fisa-abuses-yet
Investigation reveals Comey personally leaked classified memo, however DOJ declines pursuing charges (Aug 2019).
archive.today/2020.02.14-184907/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/department-justice-declines-prosecute-comey-over-leaked-memos-n1047706
General Flynn, the incoming National Security Advisor for the Trump administration, had communications intercepted by the NSA during a phone call with the Russian Ambassador to the US.
archive.today/2020.05.14-231625/https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-unmasking-q-a-11589481210
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows spying of foreigners in national security matters, permitting eavesdropping and other techniques to gather intel. Instances where American citizens are on the other end of the gathered communication intel requires FISA court warrant order to “unmask” such Americans (as such communication is protected by the 4th Amendment.) Details of whom the citizen is and details of the communications are protected and confidential and the “unmasking” may be granted from the NSA to intelligence officials or other government officials. Details and identity of subject are considered highly classified.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmasking_by_U.S._intelligence_agencies
Unknown Obama administration government official leaks General Flynn’s name unlawfully to the Washington Post prior to Trump’s inauguration (February 2017).
archive.today/2020.05.01-013403/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/national-security-adviser-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador-despite-denials-officials-say/2017/02/09/f85b29d6-ee11-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html
Obama administration officials requesting Flynn unmasking: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-13%2520ODNI%2520to%2520CEG%2520RHJ%2520%2528Unmasking%2529.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiProGqwrzpAhUclHIEHZ8oC48QFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw14-9-8P2-zqtKs-dV2u2Uz
archive.today/2020.05.13-191205/https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-than-one-dozen-obama-officials-may-have-requested-unmasking-that-revealed-michael-flynn-in-intelligence-reports-11589396531
Director Comey, days after the inauguration sends agents to the White House to interview General Flynn following media reporting of Flynn and Russian Ambassador phone call. Comey admits violating protocol sending in agents without coordinating with White House counsel.
archive.today/2020.05.18-042630/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/04/30/james_comey_says_he_violated_protocol_in_flynn_investigation.html
Special Counsel Mueller is appointed following the leak of Flynn to the Washington Post in March 2017.
www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/967231/download
Investigation discusses DNC attributing the server hack to location in Moscow, RU while also asserting that maleware and other servers were hosted in Arizona were deployed by Russia’s GRU. Despite use of VPN and servers having infiltrated from around the globe, report asserts Russian interference, citing the DNC as its source from page 42 and a server from Moscow:
On June 14, 2016, the DNC and its cyber-response team announced the breach of the DNC network and suspected theft of DNC documents. In the statements, the cyber-response team alleged that Russian state-sponsored actors (which they referred to as “Fancy Bear”) were responsible for the breach.145 Apparently in response to that announcement, on June 15, 2016, GRU officers using the persona Guccifer 2.0 created a WordPress blog. In the hours leading up to the launch of that WordPress blog, GRU officers logged into a Moscow-based server used and managed by Unit 74455 and searched for a number of specific words and phrases in English, including “some hundred sheets,” “illuminati,” and “worldwide known.” Approximately two hours after the last of those searches, Guccifer 2.0 published its first post, attributing the DNC server hack to a lone Romanian hacker and using several of the unique English words and phrases that the GRU officers had searched for that day.146
www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
10B. Flynn resigns after potential violation of the “Logan Act” passed in 1799, relating to his phone call with the Russian Ambassador.
archive.today/2017.12.03-152238/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/logan-act-michael-flynn-trump-russia/516774/
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Logan Act
§ 953. Private correspondence with foreign governments.
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.
1 Stat. 613, January 30, 1799, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953 (2004).
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Act
archive.today/2018.05.04-231920/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/01/politics/michael-flynn-logan-act/index.html
Trump fires FBI Director Comey in May 2017
archive.today/2020.05.18-043947/https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/james-comey-firing
Flynn pleads guilty to 1 count of lying to the FBI in December 2017.
archive.today/2017.12.02-183732/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.html
Mueller concludes Russia investigation and finds no evidence of Trump or campaign conspiracy with Russia to influence 2016 election.
archive.today/2019.03.24-205527/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/24/breaking-news-barr-to-release-summary-of-mueller-report-1233771
Mueller Report: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiO8vHwwLzpAhWhVt8KHZLtDYcQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw2pSPCyy08fA4LBEaHIrsqc
Phone call between President Trump and Ukraine’s newly elected President in July 2018 prompts whistleblower complaint alleging concerns that Trump was asking for politically motivated opposition research on Joe Biden and leveraging the withholding of US foreign aid following Politico article reporting in August 2018. Trump requests information regarding the Crowdstrike server involved in the DNC hack from 2016 during the phone call.
Politico reports Trump administration withholding foreign aid to Ukraine – August 2018 archive.today/2019.10.04-190527/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/28/trump-ukraine-military-aid-russia-1689531
Whistleblower complaint: archive.today/2019.09.26-200844/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/26/us/politics/whistle-blower-complaint.html
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwipr9D_v7zpAhVwUt8KHSFODfcQFjAOegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw2WEHrwMmPKmBBdymDWt4i_
President Trump proactively declassifies phone call and releases transcript to the public and media –
Transcript: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi5pJbkv7zpAhWHUt8KHYS-A8QQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw0tbDz3XK4yBrXOqDjx7ECb
Media and whistleblower reporting: www.businessinsider.com/trump-whistleblower-complaint-cites-white-house-officials-2019-9%3Famp&ved=2ahUKEwiWkKLmo7zpAhUyYTUKHffaCwAQFjADegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw036BEVsdsnSk72EIjS24tr&cf=1
Democrat leadership announces impeachment investigation in House of Representatives (Sept 2019) and later ratify two articles of impeachment in December 2019, despite zero votes from Republicans and without unanimous consent from Democrats. Articles were for 1. Abuse of Power and 2. Obstruction of Congress, resulting from the Ukrainian phone call.
archive.today/2019.09.25-032412/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/democrats-impeachment-trump.html
archive.today/2019.12.19-020333/https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/house-impeachment-vote/index.html%23
May 2020 – Following failed impeachment vote in the Senate, House of Representatives member and lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff is pressured to release declassified transcripts of witnesses interviewed behind closed door House impeachment inquiry.
archive.today/2020.05.18-045351/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/politics/house-transcript-russia-interview/index.html
Witness transcripts: archive.today/2020.05.18-045609/https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-inquiry-testimony-transcripts-20191108-vg7zizboybc3bgsxdnyj32dk7q-htmlstory.html
Witnesses, during closed door testimony, repeatedly stated they had no direct evidence of Trump/Russia or Trump/Ukraine allegations. Adam Schiff, leader of the impeachment process repeatedly told media and the public he had “more than circumstantial evidence of collusion” and proceeded with impeachment articles being passed despite no evidence from the closed-door witness testimony.
archive.today/2020.05.15-002727/https://www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-adam-schiff-transcripts-11589326164
Department of Justice drops charges against Flynn in May 2020 citing FBI misconduct and key evidence being withheld from the court.
DOJ court filing on Flynn case: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6936-michael-flynn-motion-to-dismiss/fa06f5e13a0ec71843b6/optimized/full.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiJnenGv7zpAhXiYjUKHS5aBgMQFjACegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw06Ui7T7t7NH3cTuiGc7pEV
Crowdstrike, under sworn court deposition admits no evidence of Russia compromising the DNC servers (reported May 2020)
www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/05/13/hidden_over_2_years_dem_cyber-firms_sworn_testimony_it_had_no_proof_of_russian_hack_of_dnc_123596.html
39 officials and advisors to the Obama administration had requested the “unmasking” of General Flynn throughout the Trump administration’s transition period prior to January 20, 2017. An unknown government official leaked General Flynn’s name unlawfully to the Washington Post prior to Trump’s inauguration in February of 2017.
Obama administration officials requesting unmasking of Flynn: www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.grassley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05-13%2520ODNI%2520to%2520CEG%2520RHJ%2520%2528Unmasking%2529.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiProGqwrzpAhUclHIEHZ8oC48QFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw14-9-8P2-zqtKs-dV2u2Uz
archive.today/2020.05.01-013403/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/national-security-adviser-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador-despite-denials-officials-say/2017/02/09/f85b29d6-ee11-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html
Declassified memo Susan Rice uncovered by Senate Judiciary memorializing Obama and Comey meeting regarding investigation of the Trump campaign.
www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-graham-uncover-unusual-email-sent-susan-rice-herself-president-trump-s
Ambassador Rice appears to have used this email to document a January 5, 2017 Oval Office meeting between President Obama, former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates regarding Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. In particular, Ambassador Rice wrote:
“President Obama began the conversation by stressing his continued commitment to ensuring that every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘by the book’. The President stressed that he is not asking about, initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective. He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Put/Call Ratio Reaches Optimistic Extreme Despite Stagnating Stock Market Prices

Shocking amount of optimism and complacency in the markets here .
Its typical of an early bear market rally to @ @ @ @ @ top .
Should be a good setup for another crash in the months ahead .

by SpontaneousDisorder
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Shocking amount of optimism and complacency in the markets here. Its typical of an early bear market rally to recreate the optimism of the top. Should be a good setup for another crash in the months ahead.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Reminder This Loser Still Has This Tweet Up & Account in Perfect Standing Despite Directly Violating

Reminder This Loser Still Has This Tweet Up & Account in Perfect Standing Despite Directly Violating Twitter’s Community Guidelines by Promoting Political Violence – Stop The Bias

Just a reminder , this tweet by this loser is still up with no consequences done to his account despite @ @ @ @ @ of @ Twitter 's Community Guidelines .
This is actively promoting political violence in real @ @ @ @ @

Just a reminder, this tweet by this loser is still up with no consequences done to his account despite it being in direct violation of @Twitter's Community Guidelines. This is actively promoting political violence in real life. #StopTheBias pic.twitter.com/p4ExmKHIUV
— PursuitOfTruth (@PursuitOfTruth1) May 19, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Absolutely disgusting seeing Dems try to use the economic lockdown crisis THEY CREATED to force a co

Absolutely disgusting seeing Dems try to use the economic lockdown crisis THEY CREATED to force a corrupt socialist “relief” bill for illegals

`` Once this amnesty is granted it will never be taken away…Democrats will win every Presidential Election for the rest @ @ @ @ @ rest of your children 's lives , the rest of your grandchildren 's lives .
@ @

Tucker Carlson Obliterating Democrat America Last "Relief" Bill
"Once this amnesty is granted it will never be taken away…Democrats will win every Presidential Election for the rest of your life, the rest of your children's lives, the rest of your grandchildren's lives." pic.twitter.com/qBG1XdDVYq
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) May 13, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Constitutional Law Professor Jonathan Turley: “Polls indicate that the unending attacks on Trump and

Constitutional Law Professor Jonathan Turley: “Polls indicate that the unending attacks on Trump and his supporters in the media are not conditioning but, instead, are repelling voters.

Polls indicate that the unending attacks on Trump and his supporters in the media are not conditioning but , instead @ @ @ @ @ They are fulfilling his narrative that voters can not trust the media .
Indeed , @ @ @ @ @ he may have the media to thank .

Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
Polls indicate that the unending attacks on Trump and his
supporters in the media are not conditioning but, instead,
are repelling voters. They are fulfilling his narrative that
voters cannot trust the media. Indeed, if Trump is
reelected, he may have the media to thank.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Exposed: CIA used Sheldon Adelson’s firm to spy on Julian Assange

Aaron Mate interviews Max Blumenthal on his recent investigation into the spying operation on Julian Assange .
Worth the watch @ @ @

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Aaron Mate interviews Max Blumenthal on his recent investigation into the spying operation on Julian Assange. Worth the watch, enjoy!


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--The UK government blames its own scientists for giving them the ‘wrong’ advice on tackling the coron

The UK government blames its own scientists for giving them the ‘wrong’ advice on tackling the coronavirus

A senior member of Boris Johnson ’ s government has blamed its coronavirus mistakes on ‘ wrong ’ scientific advice given by its advisers .
Therese Coffey , the work and pensions secretary , told Sky News : ‘ If the science was wrong , advice at the time was wrong .
I ’ m not surprised if people will then think we made a wrong decision.
’ Ministers have been receiving advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( SAGE ) since the start of the coronavirus outbreak .
The UK has suffered the second-highest coronavirus death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already more than double what the government ’ s own advisers predicted would be a “ good result ” for the country .
The UK government has blamed its own scientific advisers for giving them the “ wrong ” advice on tackling the coronavirus , as the death toll continues to grow in the country .
The coronavirus death toll in the UK on Monday has reached at least 44,000 , according to the Office for National Statistics , meaning Britain has the second-highest recorded coronavirus death toll in the world after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work and pensions secretary , was asked on Tuesday if with “ hindsight ” the government had “ got it wrong.
” “ If the science was wrong , advice at the time was wrong , I ’ m not surprised if people will then think we made a wrong decision , ” Coffey told Sky News .
Ministers have been receiving advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( SAGE ) since the start of the coronavirus outbreak .
“ We are getting advice from the scientists , ” Coffey said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decide on policy.
” “ We have tried to take , every step of the way , making sure that we listen to the science , understand the science and make decisions based on that.
” It came as Sir Adrian Smith , one of the UK ’ s top scientists , told the Times of London newspaper that ministers should not say “ we are simply doing what scientists tell us ” over coronavirus and share the advice they have received more openly .

A senior member of Boris Johnson’s government has blamed its coronavirus mistakes on ‘wrong’ scientific advice given by its advisers.
Therese Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, told Sky News: ‘If the science was wrong, advice at the time was wrong. I’m not surprised if people will then think we made a wrong decision.’
Ministers have been receiving advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
The UK has suffered the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world.
The death toll is already more than double what the government’s own advisers predicted would be a “good result” for the country.
The UK government has blamed its own scientific advisers for giving them the “wrong” advice on tackling the coronavirus, as the death toll continues to grow in the country.
The coronavirus death toll in the UK on Monday has reached at least 44,000, according to the Office for National Statistics, meaning Britain has the second-highest recorded coronavirus death toll in the world after the US.
Therese Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, was asked on Tuesday if with “hindsight” the government had “got it wrong.”
“If the science was wrong, advice at the time was wrong, I’m not surprised if people will then think we made a wrong decision,” Coffey told Sky News.
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Ministers have been receiving advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
“We are getting advice from the scientists,” Coffey said. “It is for ministers to decide on policy.”
“We have tried to take, every step of the way, making sure that we listen to the science, understand the science and make decisions based on that.”
It came as Sir Adrian Smith, one of the UK’s top scientists, told the Times of London newspaper that ministers should not say “we are simply doing what scientists tell us” over coronavirus and share the advice they have received more openly.
www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-uk-blames-scientists-for-wrong-advice-on-pandemic-2020-5


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--We have been lied to: 6 facts that change everything we know about SARS-CoV-2

1 ) The shocking inflation of COVID-19 death numbers : From day one , we were warned that states are ascribing every single death of anyone who happens to test positive for the coronavirus — even if they are asymptomatic — to the virus rather than the clear cause of death .
Now , thanks to a lawsuit in Colorado , the state was forced to revise its death count down by 23 % over the weekend — from 1,150 to 878 .
The state is now publishing numbers of deaths “ with ” COVID-19 separate from deaths “ from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , county officials started accusing the state ’ s department of health of reclassifying deaths of those who tested positive for the virus but died of things like alcohol poisoning as COVID-19 deaths just to insidiously inflate the numbers .
This revision in Colorado is a bombshell story that , of course , will remain unknown to most Americans .
Every state needs to do this , and if they did , we would find an across-the-board drop in numbers by at least 25 % , the same % age by which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being inflated , according to the Washington Post .
For example , in Minnesota , state officials are now admitting that every single person who dies in a nursing home after testing positive is now deemed to have died from the virus , never mind the fact that 25 % of all natural deaths in a given week occur in nursing homes and that most cases of COVID-19 are asymptomatic , which means more often than not , they died exclusively of other causes .
2 ) States with longer lockdowns had worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis on Twitter , grouping states by how long they implemented a lockdown and averaging out the deaths per 100,000 people by each grouping .
The results are stounding , as there is a perfectly inverse relationship between how long a state implemented a lockdown and how successful it was in keeping the deaths down .
I independently cross-checked these numbers , and they appear to be accurate .
While this doesn ’ t necessarily prove that lockdowns cause more COVID-19 deaths ( although they definitely cause other deaths ) , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way around – that lockdowns prevent deaths – if we see zero correlation in the data .
This is especially true given that Florida is the third most populous state and has the highest concentration of seniors , yet deaths and hospitalizations are way down since the state reopened on May 4 .
Florida is more densely populated than Michigan and Pennsylvania , yet has one-sixth and one-fourth of the deaths per capita , respectively .
The same holds true for Georgia , which is a fairly densely populated state .
Infections are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down 31 % since reopening .
As Secretary of Health Alex Azar said yesterday , “ We are seeing that in places that are opening , we ’ re not seeing this spike in cases .
We still see spikes in some areas that are , in fact , closed.
” 3 ) Outside nursing homes , the fatality rate never warranted such action , even if it would work : Every day we find more hard data showing that the overwhelming majority of cases are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic , and outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is very low and very limited to a population we can more efficiently shield .
For those who are younger and healthier , deaths are almost nonexistent .
Spain was one of the hardest-hit countries and has a higher overall fatality rate than others , yet its age-stratified fatality rates mirror what we have seen in the Netherlands , Denmark , France , and elsewhere .
One Twitter commentator has broken down the age-based fatality rates of the comprehensive Spanish antibody study , and the results are similar to what we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to calculate the case data and the population age data , and I have spot-checked some data points and they all seem on target .
It ’ s identical to what the Netherlands found .
Remember , Spain was one of the hardest-hit countries , but even there , 57 % of all deaths and the overwhelming majority of deaths of those above age 80 were in senior care facilities .
When you take them out of the equation , the death rates are shockingly low .
Yet the same politicians who focused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to care for those in nursing homes .
This demographic COVID-19 death chart from Massachusetts speaks volumes about the targeted scope of the danger .
It ’ s essentially the same story in every state .
4 ) Outside New York , this is barely worse than bad flu seasons : While Europe is opening its schools , almost every U.S. state continues to keep schools shut .
Yet according to the CDC ’ s latest weekly report , “ For children ( 0-17 years ) , COVID-19 hospitalization rates are much lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points during recent influenza seasons.
” Even the World Health Organization ’ s top scientist just admitted that children “ seem less capable of spreading the virus.
” As for everyone else , if you look at the bump in overall deaths for most states ( outside the tristate area ) , they are either at , slightly below , or slight above the 2018 flu season .
But at this point , everything is way below a typical flu season in the winter , yet you wouldn ’ t know it from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CDC , hospitalizations and deaths have been declining in all 10 designated regions for the past 3-7 weeks .
Still , we are now being more fascist that even Italy in violating civil rights .
5 ) Excess deaths are from the lockdowns , not the virus : While there is zero evidence that lockdowns saved any lives of coronavirus patients , there is clear evidence they cost other lives .
It has been observed in a number of states that there are excess deaths being detected , primarily from people dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21,462-40,097 excess deaths NOT due to COVID-19 , likely from those too scared to come to the ER because of the exaggerated risk being associated with COVID-19 .
Also , a recent analysis of excess deaths in England shows that they are seeing thousands of people dying at home from other symptoms because of the lockdown .
6 ) Social distancing was invented by a high-school kid and politicians , not scientists : Jeffrey Tucker of the American Institute for Economic research reports that the origin of this cult of “ social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brainchild of a high schooler ’ s sociology paper in 2006 , promoted by the Bush administration during the avian flu .
It was widely mocked by the epidemiological community , including by Johns Hopkins , for “ causing the potential for a ‘ serious adverse outcome , ’ ” thereby ensuring that “ a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe.
” How have we allowed such an illogical approach to crush our liberties , economy , hospitals , education , and criminal justice ?
How have we lost our freedoms ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not getting the right information .
This is why the political class is doing everything in its power to censor anyone who dares question the idolatry of this lockdown cult .
YouTube has censored the videos of Knut Wittkowski , who was a top epidemiologist in Germany and then served as the head of biostatistics , epidemiology , and research design at Rockefeller University .
One would think we ’ d want to hear his opinion , but there is only one view that is allowed to gain traction .
Why is it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the information of the other side ?
As James Madison warned , “ Knowledge will forever govern ignorance : And a people who mean to be their own Governors , must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
” Editor ’ s note : This article has been corrected to note that Florida is the third most populous state , not the fourth .
CR regrets the error .

by Venus230
1) The shocking inflation of COVID-19 death numbers: From day one, we were warned that states are ascribing every single death of anyone who happens to test positive for the coronavirus — even if they are asymptomatic — to the virus rather than the clear cause of death. Now, thanks to a lawsuit in Colorado, the state was forced to revise its death count down by 23 % over the weekend — from 1,150 to 878. The state is now publishing numbers of deaths “with” COVID-19 separate from deaths “from” COVID-19. As I reported on Thursday, county officials started accusing the state’s department of health of reclassifying deaths of those who tested positive for the virus but died of things like alcohol poisoning as COVID-19 deaths just to insidiously inflate the numbers. This revision in Colorado is a bombshell story that, of course, will remain unknown to most Americans. Every state needs to do this, and if they did, we would find an across-the-board drop in numbers by at least 25%, the same %age by which Dr. Birx reportedly believes the count is being inflated, according to the Washington Post. For example, in Minnesota, state officials are now admitting that every single person who dies in a nursing home after testing positive is now deemed to have died from the virus, never mind the fact that 25% of all natural deaths in a given week occur in nursing homes and that most cases of COVID-19 are asymptomatic, which means more often than not, they died exclusively of other causes.
2) States with longer lockdowns had worse results: Kyle Lamb posted a solid analysis on Twitter, grouping states by how long they implemented a lockdown and averaging out the deaths per 100,000 people by each grouping. The results are stounding, as there is a perfectly inverse relationship between how long a state implemented a lockdown and how successful it was in keeping the deaths down. I independently cross-checked these numbers, and they appear to be accurate.
While this doesn’t necessarily prove that lockdowns cause more COVID-19 deaths (although they definitely cause other deaths), it’s nearly impossible to assert the other way around – that lockdowns prevent deaths – if we see zero correlation in the data. This is especially true given that Florida is the third most populous state and has the highest concentration of seniors, yet deaths and hospitalizations are way down since the state reopened on May 4. Florida is more densely populated than Michigan and Pennsylvania, yet has one-sixth and one-fourth of the deaths per capita, respectively. The same holds true for Georgia, which is a fairly densely populated state. Infections are down over 40% and deaths are down 31% since reopening. As Secretary of Health Alex Azar said yesterday, “We are seeing that in places that are opening, we’re not seeing this spike in cases. We still see spikes in some areas that are, in fact, closed.”
3) Outside nursing homes, the fatality rate never warranted such action, even if it would work: Every day we find more hard data showing that the overwhelming majority of cases are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, and outside nursing homes, the chance of dying is very low and very limited to a population we can more efficiently shield. For those who are younger and healthier, deaths are almost nonexistent. Spain was one of the hardest-hit countries and has a higher overall fatality rate than others, yet its age-stratified fatality rates mirror what we have seen in the Netherlands, Denmark, France, and elsewhere. One Twitter commentator has broken down the age-based fatality rates of the comprehensive Spanish antibody study, and the results are similar to what we’ve seen elsewhere:
He used public information to calculate the case data and the population age data, and I have spot-checked some data points and they all seem on target. It’s identical to what the Netherlands found.
Remember, Spain was one of the hardest-hit countries, but even there, 57% of all deaths and the overwhelming majority of deaths of those above age 80 were in senior care facilities. When you take them out of the equation, the death rates are shockingly low. Yet the same politicians who focused on locking up an entire country failed to care for those in nursing homes. This demographic COVID-19 death chart from Massachusetts speaks volumes about the targeted scope of the danger.
It’s essentially the same story in every state.
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4) Outside New York, this is barely worse than bad flu seasons: While Europe is opening its schools, almost every U.S. state continues to keep schools shut. Yet according to the CDC’s latest weekly report, “For children (0-17 years), COVID-19 hospitalization rates are much lower than influenza hospitalization rates at comparable time points during recent influenza seasons.” Even the World Health Organization’s top scientist just admitted that children “seem less capable of spreading the virus.” As for everyone else, if you look at the bump in overall deaths for most states (outside the tristate area), they are either at, slightly below, or slight above the 2018 flu season. But at this point, everything is way below a typical flu season in the winter, yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to the media. According to the CDC, hospitalizations and deaths have been declining in all 10 designated regions for the past 3-7 weeks. Still, we are now being more fascist that even Italy in violating civil rights.
5) Excess deaths are from the lockdowns, not the virus: While there is zero evidence that lockdowns saved any lives of coronavirus patients, there is clear evidence they cost other lives. It has been observed in a number of states that there are excess deaths being detected, primarily from people dying at home. The CDC is predicting 21,462-40,097 excess deaths NOT due to COVID-19, likely from those too scared to come to the ER because of the exaggerated risk being associated with COVID-19. Also, a recent analysis of excess deaths in England shows that they are seeing thousands of people dying at home from other symptoms because of the lockdown.
6) Social distancing was invented by a high-school kid and politicians, not scientists: Jeffrey Tucker of the American Institute for Economic research reports that the origin of this cult of “social distancing” being used for totalitarian lockdowns was the brainchild of a high schooler’s sociology paper in 2006, promoted by the Bush administration during the avian flu. It was widely mocked by the epidemiological community, including by Johns Hopkins, for “causing the potential for a ‘serious adverse outcome,’” thereby ensuring that “a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe.”
How have we allowed such an illogical approach to crush our liberties, economy, hospitals, education, and criminal justice? How have we lost our freedoms?
The answer is that the public is not getting the right information. This is why the political class is doing everything in its power to censor anyone who dares question the idolatry of this lockdown cult. YouTube has censored the videos of Knut Wittkowski, who was a top epidemiologist in Germany and then served as the head of biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design at Rockefeller University. One would think we’d want to hear his opinion, but there is only one view that is allowed to gain traction. Why is it that only one side is scared of the information of the other side?
As James Madison warned, “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to note that Florida is the third most populous state, not the fourth. CR regrets the error.
www.conservativereview.com/news/horowitz-lied-6-facts-change-everything-know-sars-cov-2/


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--19 workers on Augusta construction site test positive for COVID-19 – Maine

Last week , 2 individuals from Maine had been confirmed positive as well as an unknown number of out-of-state workers @ @ @ @ @ as of Monday 19 people have been infected .
www.wabi.tv/content/news/19-workers-on-Augusta-construction-site-test-positive-for-COVID-19-570573551.html

Last week, 2 individuals from Maine had been confirmed positive as well as an unknown number of out-of-state workers.
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Doctor Nirav Shah says as of Monday 19 people have been infected.
www.wabi.tv/content/news/19-workers-on-Augusta-construction-site-test-positive-for-COVID-19-570573551.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--#TIMESUP: Dem Congressman Admits to Decade-Long Affair with Former Intern.

“ The Nevada congressman is the second Democrat of the 116th Congress to be accused of sexual impropriety while in @ @ @ @ @ Hill of California ’ s 25th district resigned from Congress in October after revelations about @ @ @ @ @ with her husband and a campaign staffer .
She denied a separate report she had @ @ @ @ @ legislative director.
” But luckily for him , nobody cares about # MeToo stuff anymore @ @ @ @ @ is the nominee .
UPDATE : In Soviet America , the future is certain but @ @ @ @ @ .

via freebeacon
“The Nevada congressman is the second Democrat of the 116th Congress to be accused of sexual impropriety while in office. Former congresswoman Katie Hill of California’s 25th district resigned from Congress in October after revelations about her ‘throuple’ relationship with her husband and a campaign staffer. She denied a separate report she had a sexual relationship with her legislative director.”
But luckily for him, nobody cares about #MeToo stuff anymore so long as Joe Biden is the nominee.
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UPDATE: In Soviet America, the future is certain but the past is always changing.
h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Senate votes down anti-surveillance amendment, as both parties back warrantless spying on Americans’

Senate votes down anti-surveillance amendment, as both parties back warrantless spying on Americans’ browser history

The US Senate has voted down an amendment that would limit surveillance of Americans ’ internet records .
Apparently , the true divide in Washington is not between Democrat and Republican , but those for or against the police state .
The US Senate met on Wednesday to debate the reauthorization of some provisions of the USA Freedom Act , an expansive domestic surveillance bill that expired in March .
As Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brought the Act to the floor , a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced an amendment that would explicitly bar law enforcement from snooping on Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a warrant .
Prior to the vote , McConnell had urged his colleagues to reject the amendment .
When votes were cast on Wednesday , ten Democratic senators heeded McConnell ’ s words , bringing the final vote to 59 Yeas and 37 Nays .
One more positive vote would have given the amendment the three-fifths majority it needed to pass .
Yet surveillance is not a partisan issue .
As often as Democrats are presented as the party of civil liberties and Republicans as the party of the ‘ forever war ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between red and blue .
While McConnell brought the Freedom Act before the Senate this week , it passed the Democrat-controlled House by 278-136 in March , completely free of any restricting amendments .
Moreover , the reauthorization was sponsored by Reps. Jerry Nadler ( New York ) and Adam Schiff ( California ) , two Democrats who have disagreed with McConnell on almost everything , except the expansion of the surveillance state .
Among the Democrats who shot down the amendment was Dianne Feinsten ( California ) , who has flip-flopped on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hill .
Feinstein voted to extend the 9/11-era Patriot Act in 2012 , and was a staunch defender of the National Security Agency ’ s warrantless wiretapping program , even after it was exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden who she described as a “ traitor ” in 2013 .
With Sanders Missing , Anti-Surveillance Amendment Fails by One Vote in the Senate The Senate on Thursday took up a key bill to reauthorize domestic surveillance programs while making changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , with several substantial amendments on the line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Sen. Steve Daines , would have required authorities to obtain a warrant to access internet users ’ search histories and browsing information .
Uh , yes , pass that ?
?
The US Senate voted to let Trump spy on your search history .
In a shameful vote this week as part of an extension of the dreaded and controversial Patriot Act , the Senate handed William Barr and the Trump administration the ability to spy on Americans ’ web browsing and internet search histories without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bipartisan amendment to protect this information from government surveillance sparked immediate outrage online – and deservedly so .
Our web browsing and search histories contain the most intimate personal information .
Any administration – let alone the draconian Trump justice department – should be required to comply with the fourth amendment before trawling through it .
Depressingly , the amendment failed to pass the 60-vote threshold by exactly one vote , 59-37 , with two Democratic caucus members , including Bernie Sanders , failing to show up .
“ As far as I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some people absent , ” Ron Wyden , who co-sponsored the bill with Republication senator Steve Daines , told Politico .
Even worse , 10 Democrats – including Dianne Feinstein , Sheldon Whitehouse and Mark Warner – sided with Mitch McConnell and the Trump administration and voted against the provision .
Time and again , when it comes to privacy and civil liberties issues some Democrats have consistently sided with the Trump administration , despite portraying the president as lawless and unaccountable on a variety of subjects .
It never ceases to be @ @

The US Senate has voted down an amendment that would limit surveillance of Americans’ internet records. Apparently, the true divide in Washington is not between Democrat and Republican, but those for or against the police state.
The US Senate met on Wednesday to debate the reauthorization of some provisions of the USA Freedom Act, an expansive domestic surveillance bill that expired in March. As Majority Leader Mitch McConnell brought the Act to the floor, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced an amendment that would explicitly bar law enforcement from snooping on Americans’ internet browsing and search histories without a warrant.
Prior to the vote, McConnell had urged his colleagues to reject the amendment. When votes were cast on Wednesday, ten Democratic senators heeded McConnell’s words, bringing the final vote to 59 Yeas and 37 Nays. One more positive vote would have given the amendment the three-fifths majority it needed to pass.
Yet surveillance is not a partisan issue. As often as Democrats are presented as the party of civil liberties and Republicans as the party of the ‘forever war’, the fault line isn’t between red and blue. While McConnell brought the Freedom Act before the Senate this week, it passed the Democrat-controlled House by 278-136 in March, completely free of any restricting amendments.
Moreover, the reauthorization was sponsored by Reps. Jerry Nadler (New York) and Adam Schiff (California), two Democrats who have disagreed with McConnell on almost everything, except the expansion of the surveillance state.
Among the Democrats who shot down the amendment was Dianne Feinsten (California), who has flip-flopped on surveillance throughout her three decades on Capitol Hill. Feinstein voted to extend the 9/11-era Patriot Act in 2012, and was a staunch defender of the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program, even after it was exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden who she described as a “traitor” in 2013.
www.rt.com/usa/488586-senate-blocks-surveillance-amendment/
With Sanders Missing, Anti-Surveillance Amendment Fails by One Vote in the Senate
The Senate on Thursday took up a key bill to reauthorize domestic surveillance programs while making changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with several substantial amendments on the line. One of the amendments, introduced by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Sen. Steve Daines, would have required authorities to obtain a warrant to access internet users’ search histories and browsing information. Uh, yes, pass that??
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www.newsbreak.com/news/0P2qAD0q/with-sanders-missing-anti-surveillance-amendment-fails-by-one-vote-in-the-senate
The US Senate voted to let Trump spy on your search history.
In a shameful vote this week as part of an extension of the dreaded and controversial Patriot Act, the Senate handed William Barr and the Trump administration the ability to spy on Americans’ web browsing and internet search histories without a warrant.
The vote on a bipartisan amendment to protect this information from government surveillance sparked immediate outrage online – and deservedly so. Our web browsing and search histories contain the most intimate personal information. Any administration – let alone the draconian Trump justice department – should be required to comply with the fourth amendment before trawling through it.
Depressingly, the amendment failed to pass the 60-vote threshold by exactly one vote, 59-37, with two Democratic caucus members, including Bernie Sanders, failing to show up. “As far as I can tell we lost because there were some people absent,” Ron Wyden, who co-sponsored the bill with Republication senator Steve Daines, told Politico.
Even worse, 10 Democrats – including Dianne Feinstein, Sheldon Whitehouse and Mark Warner – sided with Mitch McConnell and the Trump administration and voted against the provision. Time and again, when it comes to privacy and civil liberties issues some Democrats have consistently sided with the Trump administration, despite portraying the president as lawless and unaccountable on a variety of subjects. It never ceases to be infuriating.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/16/us-senate-congress-privacy-bill-search-history
Drain the swamp.
h/t money


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--FDA halts Bill Gates coronavirus testing program

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) halted a coronavirus testing program promoted by billionaire Bill Gates and Seattle @ @ @ @ @ The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network ( SCAN ) said on its website that the FDA @ @ @ @ @ testing while it receives additional authorizations but maintained its procedures are safe .
Gates said @ @ @ @ @ effective tool in guiding public health responses .
“ Not only will it help improve @ @ @ @ @ in Seattle , it will also provide valuable information about the virus for other communities @ @ @ @ @ Gates wrote in a blog post this week .
An FDA spokesperson told The New @ @ @ @ @ the first to report on the pause , that the home testing kits raised concerns @ @ @ @ @ of the results .

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted a coronavirus testing program promoted by billionaire Bill Gates and Seattle health officials pending reviews. The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) said on its website that the FDA had asked it to pause testing while it receives additional authorizations but maintained its procedures are safe.
Gates said the program could be an effective tool in guiding public health responses. “Not only will it help improve our understanding of the outbreak in Seattle, it will also provide valuable information about the virus for other communities around the world,” Gates wrote in a blog post this week.
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An FDA spokesperson told The New York Times, which was the first to report on the pause, that the home testing kits raised concerns about the safety and accuracy of the results.
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/498104-fda-halts-bill-gates-coronavirus-testing-program?amp


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Trump says he’s ‘looking for a new outlet’ after Fox News anchor expressed shock at his announcement

Trump says he’s ‘looking for a new outlet’ after Fox News anchor expressed shock at his announcement that he takes hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump said in a Monday tweet that he is “ looking for a new outlet ” after a Fox News host slammed his announcement that he ’ s taking hydroxychloroquine was and advised viewers not to use it .
On Monday , Trump said he ’ s been taking the drug to prevent coronavirus infection ; there is no evidence that the drug works to prevent or treat the novel coronavirus .
Fox News host Neil Cavuto said , “ I can not stress this enough , this will kill you.
” President Donald Trump lashed out at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shock at Trump ’ s announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a prevention for the coronavirus .
The drug has not been proven as an effective treatment for the virus , and the Federal Drug Administration recently warned that there was a “ risk of heart rhythm problems ” and shouldn ’ t be taken outside of a clinical or hospital setting .
Trump tweeted on Monday night that Fox News is not the same .
“ We miss the great Roger Ailes .
You have more anti-Trump people , by far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new outlet !
” Trump wrote .

President Donald Trump said in a Monday tweet that he is “looking for a new outlet” after a Fox News host slammed his announcement that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine was and advised viewers not to use it.
On Monday, Trump said he’s been taking the drug to prevent coronavirus infection; there is no evidence that the drug works to prevent or treat the novel coronavirus.
Fox News host Neil Cavuto said, “I cannot stress this enough, this will kill you.”
Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing editor of Fox News’ health team called the announcement “highly irresponsible.”
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President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News after host Neil Cavuto expressed shock at Trump’s announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a prevention for the coronavirus.
The drug has not been proven as an effective treatment for the virus, and the Federal Drug Administration recently warned that there was a “risk of heart rhythm problems” and shouldn’t be taken outside of a clinical or hospital setting.
Trump tweeted on Monday night that Fox News is not the same. “We miss the great Roger Ailes. You have more anti-Trump people, by far, than ever before. Looking for a new outlet!” Trump wrote.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-hes-looking-for-new-outlet-besides-fox-news-2020-5


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Lockdown Zealots Are Behaving Like Cult Members; Psychotherapist Warns

Festinger identified five conditions that needed to be met in order for the cult members to double down on their @ @ @ @ @ .
1 .
There must be conviction 2 .
There must be commitment to this @ @ @ @ @ must be amenable to unequivocal disconfirmation 5 .
Social support must be available subsequent to @ @ @

Festinger identified five conditions that needed to be met in order for the cult members to double down on their beliefs and avoid cognitive dissonance.
1. There must be conviction
2. There must be commitment to this conviction
3. The conviction must be amenable to unequivocal disconfirmation
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4. Such unequivocal disconfirmation must occur
5. Social support must be available subsequent to the disconfirmation.
www.zerohedge.com/health/psychotherapist-lockdown-zealots-are-behaving-cult-members


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Trump directly references Taiwan in his open letter to WHO regarding China’s management of Covid19.

Trump directly references Taiwan in his open letter to WHO regarding China’s management of Covid19. If that’s not a big FU to China then I don’t what is.

” By the next day , Taiwanese authorities had communicated information to the World Health Organization indicating human-to-human transmission of @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization chose not to share any of this critical information with the @ @ @ @ @ probably for political reasons.
” At a time when some nations refuse to say the @ @ @ @ @ of reprimand it ’ s pretty clear that this was an intentional FU to China @

by typhoon90
” By the next day, Taiwanese authorities had communicated information to the World Health Organization indicating human-to-human transmission of a new virus. Yet the World Health Organization chose not to share any of this critical information with the rest of the world, probably for political reasons.”
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020
At a time when some nations refuse to say the word Taiwan out of fear of reprimand it’s pretty clear that this was an intentional FU to China.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--World News: Trump threatens to make WHO funding freeze permanent. US to Send Russia 200 Ventilators

World News: Trump threatens to make WHO funding freeze permanent. US to Send Russia 200 Ventilators as Russian Coronavirus Cases Near 300,000

In a letter , the president accuses the WHO of missteps and a “ lack of independence ” from China , where the coronavirus outbreak began .
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to make the freeze on U.S. funding for the World Health Organization permanent .
He also laid out allegations of “ missteps ” in the way the agency responded to the coronavirus in a letter he said he sent to the WHO ’ s leader .
The letter , which was posted to Trump ’ s Twitter account and comes midway through the World Health Assembly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghebreyesus .
It accuses the organization of an “ alarming lack of independence from the People ’ s Republic of China.
” The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan , China .
As of late Monday , it had killed more than 318,000 people around the world , according to Johns Hopkins University .
In the U.S. , more than 91,100 have died , according to an NBC News count .
“ It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China.
” The WHO has no authority to force foreign governments to divulge medical information or open doors to its hospitals and labs , experts have said .
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization .
It is self-explanatory !
MOSCOW – The United States said on Tuesday it would this week start delivering 200 medical ventilators to Russia , which has the world ’ s second highest number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9,263 new infections on Tuesday , pushing its nationwide total to 299,941 , and 115 more deaths , taking the total death toll to 2,837 .
Only the United States has reported more coronavirus cases .
The new cases were for a fourth successive day below 10,000 .
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday Russia had halted the growth in infections and that there were other positive signs .

In a letter, the president accuses the WHO of missteps and a “lack of independence” from China, where the coronavirus outbreak began.
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to make the freeze on U.S. funding for the World Health Organization permanent.
He also laid out allegations of “missteps” in the way the agency responded to the coronavirus in a letter he said he sent to the WHO’s leader.
The letter, which was posted to Trump’s Twitter account and comes midway through the World Health Assembly, is addressed to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. It accuses the organization of an “alarming lack of independence from the People’s Republic of China.”
The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China. As of late Monday, it had killed more than 318,000 people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. In the U.S., more than 91,100 have died, according to an NBC News count.
“It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world,” the letter says. “The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China.”
The WHO has no authority to force foreign governments to divulge medical information or open doors to its hospitals and labs, experts have said.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-threatens-make-who-funding-freeze-permanent-n1210041
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory!
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020
MOSCOW – The United States said on Tuesday it would this week start delivering 200 medical ventilators to Russia, which has the world’s second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
Russia reported 9,263 new infections on Tuesday, pushing its nationwide total to 299,941, and 115 more deaths, taking the total death toll to 2,837. Only the United States has reported more coronavirus cases.
The new cases were for a fourth successive day below 10,000. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday Russia had halted the growth in infections and that there were other positive signs.
www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/us-send-russia-200-ventilators-russian-coronavirus-cases-near-300000-0
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Dan Bongino: Obama Can’t Hide – He Did This

In this episode I address the stunning connections that prove that the Obama administration was behind the framing of General Flynn .
Barack Obama is trying to screw with Wisconsin ’ s Upcoming Elections !
MADISON , Wis. ( AP ) — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired , every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been at the center of the fight , both in court and out , over elections during the pandemic after it proceeded with its April 7 presidential primary even as other states delayed voting .
The election drew widespread criticism as voters faced long lines in Green Bay and Milwaukee , where just five of 180 polling sites were open .
The lawsuit argues that not enough has been done since then to ensure that the upcoming elections can be conducted safely and fairly .
Proceeding without the changes sought would violate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Americans with Disabilities Act , the lawsuit alleges .
It was filed against the Wisconsin Elections Commission by Disability Rights Wisconsin , a Milwaukee-based advocacy group Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and three voters who said they were prevented from voting , or faced obstacles to casting ballots , in the April 7 presidential primary and spring election .
Protect Democracy , a Washington , D.C.-based group formed by former aides to President Barack Obama , is assisting with the lawsuit .

In this episode I address the stunning connections that prove that the Obama administration was behind the framing of General Flynn.
“Obama’s best day was yesterday”
Reason @AGWilliamBarr says he“does not expect”Obama/Biden to be investigated is not related to whether they committed crimes. It’s bcse AG is a Constitutionalist. AG does not want US a banana republic. Irony: Obama/Biden violated law. @realDonaldTrump did not. #ObamaGate #maga — Victoria Toensing (@VicToensing) May 19, 2020
Barack Obama is trying to screw with Wisconsin’s Upcoming Elections!
Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wisconsin has been at the center of the fight, both in court and out, over elections during the pandemic after it proceeded with its April 7 presidential primary even as other states delayed voting. The election drew widespread criticism as voters faced long lines in Green Bay and Milwaukee, where just five of 180 polling sites were open.
The lawsuit argues that not enough has been done since then to ensure that the upcoming elections can be conducted safely and fairly. Proceeding without the changes sought would violate the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the lawsuit alleges.
It was filed against the Wisconsin Elections Commission by Disability Rights Wisconsin, a Milwaukee-based advocacy group Black Leaders Organizing for Communities and three voters who said they were prevented from voting, or faced obstacles to casting ballots, in the April 7 presidential primary and spring election. Protect Democracy, a Washington, D.C.-based group formed by former aides to President Barack Obama, is assisting with the lawsuit.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--CNN’s Chris Cillizza: “Yes, he’s an unlikeable jerk. But [Trump’s] an unlikeable jerk that gets stuf

CNN’s Chris Cillizza: “Yes, he’s an unlikeable jerk. But [Trump’s] an unlikeable jerk that gets stuff done.”… James Woods: “Let’s face it. Donald Trump is a rough individual. He is vain, insensitive and raw.”

But he ’ s an unlikeable jerk that gets stuff done .
How Donald Trump wins again , in 3 @ @ @ @ @ it .
Donald Trump is a rough individual .
He is vain , insensitive and @ @ @ @ @ America more than any President in my lifetime .
He is the last firewall between @ @ @ @ @ Washington .
I ’ ll take him any day over any of these bums .
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Yes, he’s an unlikeable jerk.
But he’s an unlikeable jerk that gets stuff done.
How Donald Trump wins again, in 3 sentences
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Yes, he's an unlikeable jerk. But he's an unlikeable jerk that gets stuff done.t.co/R4sAOEDw6t — Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 18, 2020
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Let’s face it. Donald Trump is a rough individual. He is
vain, insensitive and raw. But he loves America more than any
President in my lifetime. He is the last firewall between us
and this cesspool called Washington. I’ll take him any day
over any of these bums. #Trump2020
Let’s face it. Donald Trump is a rough individual. He is vain, insensitive and raw. But he loves America more than any President in my lifetime. He is the last firewall between us and this cesspool called Washington. I’ll take him any day over any of these bums. #Trump2020 pic.twitter.com/QlH3C74D1M — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 17, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Loaded With Cash, Real Estate Buyers Wait for Sellers to Crack…  Commercial Havens Suddenly Not So S

Loaded With Cash, Real Estate Buyers Wait for Sellers to Crack…  Commercial Havens Suddenly Not So Safe

( Bloomberg ) — The world ’ s biggest real estate investors are sitting on piles of cash , preparing for once-in-a-lifetime opportunities created by the pandemic .
With economies around the world sputtering , commercial real estate prices are expected to come down .
How much they ’ ll fall is the key question .
Sellers are currently willing to concede discounts of around 5 % , while bidders are hoping for A rising number of office- and apartment-building owners are falling behind on their mortgages , a sign the economic shutdown is harming stabler property types and raising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office leasing has mostly dried up in recent weeks and companies increasingly say they want to use less office space in the future and let more employees work remotely .
At the same time , the economic and business collapse is leaving many people unable or unwilling to pay rent for their apartments .
Owners of hotels and retail properties were the first to run out of money and start to default back in March , but those types of real estate already looked vulnerable .
Hotels are the most economically sensitive because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies .
Shopping centers were already under assault from e-commerce before malls started to shut down under government orders .
Offices and rental apartments seemed safer bets .
Because office properties have long-term leases backed by corporate guarantees , income hasn ’ t fallen as quickly .
And people always need a place to live .

(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest real estate investors are sitting on piles of cash, preparing for once-in-a-lifetime opportunities created by the pandemic. With economies around the world sputtering, commercial real estate prices are expected to come down. How much they’ll fall is the key question. Sellers are currently willing to concede discounts of around 5%, while bidders are hoping for
Read more at: www.bloombergquint.com/markets/loaded-with-cash-real-estate-buyers-wait-for-sellers-to-crack
A rising number of office- and apartment-building owners are falling behind on their mortgages, a sign the economic shutdown is harming stabler property types and raising the prospect of widespread industry damage.
Office leasing has mostly dried up in recent weeks and companies increasingly say they want to use less office space in the future and let more employees work remotely. At the same time, the economic and business collapse is leaving many people unable or unwilling to pay rent for their apartments. We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us! Owners of hotels and retail properties were the first to run out of money and start to default back in March, but those types of real estate already looked vulnerable. Hotels are the most economically sensitive because of their short-term stays and easy cancellation policies. Shopping centers were already under assault from e-commerce before malls started to shut down under government orders. Offices and rental apartments seemed safer bets. Because office properties have long-term leases backed by corporate guarantees, income hasn’t fallen as quickly. And people always need a place to live.
www.wsj.com/articles/commercial-real-estates-havens-suddenly-not-so-safe-11589889600


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--Latin America’s outbreak is spiraling out of control…

Update ( 0830ET ) : Confirming what was already widely suspected , an investigation by the Associated Press appears to have definitively proven that the Mexican government has been deliberately under-counting COVID-19-linked fatalities , a sign that the true size of the outbreak in the country is much larger than official figures reflect .
Using data funneled to the AP via an anti-corruption group ( it appears the group hacked or otherwise illicitly cajoled its way to the database ) , the AP determined that Mexico ’ s death toll is at least 3x the official number .
Although testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak , testing for the virus remains “ rare ” in Mexico , where left-wing leader AMLO hasn ’ t been willing to impose the same level of restrictions ( lockdowns etc ) that have been implemented elsewhere in North America , and the world .
The anti-corruption group Mexicans Against Corruption said in a report Monday that it got access to a database of death certificates issued in Mexico City between March 18 and May 12 .
It showed that in explanatory notes attached to 4,577 death certificates , doctors included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COV2 , ” “ COV , ” “ Covid 19 , ” or “ new coronavirus.
” Only 323 certificates list confirmed coronavirus as a cause of death ; 1,045 other death certificates listed COVID-19 but didn ’ t specify if it was suspected or confirmed .
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has acknowledged there are more deaths than have officially been reported , and has said a special commission will review the death figures .
Her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new report .
Mexico performs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been carried out so far in a nation of about 125 million people .
Federal officials acknowledge some victims have died without being tested and have pledged that cases where death certificates mention coronavirus as a possible or probable cause of death would eventually be added to official death tolls .
But they have suggested those “ suspected ” cases were only about a tenth of test-confirmed deaths .
The group did not say how it accessed the database , which was kept by local courts .
But it noted that official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that March 18-May 12 period .
Mexico City , with about 9 million residents , has been the worst hit part of the country .
The additional 3,245 deaths in Mexico City , if they are confirmed or added to official counts , would push the national death toll from the 5,332 reported by federal officials Monday to 8,577 .

Summary:
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Update (0830ET): Confirming what was already widely suspected, an investigation by the Associated Press appears to have definitively proven that the Mexican government has been deliberately under-counting COVID-19-linked fatalities, a sign that the true size of the outbreak in the country is much larger than official figures reflect. Using data funneled to the AP via an anti-corruption group (it appears the group hacked or otherwise illicitly cajoled its way to the database), the AP determined that Mexico’s death toll is at least 3x the official number.
Although testing has improved somewhat since the beginning of the outbreak, testing for the virus remains “rare” in Mexico, where left-wing leader AMLO hasn’t been willing to impose the same level of restrictions (lockdowns etc) that have been implemented elsewhere in North America, and the world.
Interestingly, the data was
The anti-corruption group Mexicans Against Corruption said in a report Monday that it got access to a database of death certificates issued in Mexico City between March 18 and May 12. It showed that in explanatory notes attached to 4,577 death certificates, doctors included the words “SARS,” “COV2,” “COV,” “Covid 19,” or “new coronavirus.”
[…]
Only 323 certificates list confirmed coronavirus as a cause of death; 1,045 other death certificates listed COVID-19 but didn’t specify if it was suspected or confirmed.
[…]
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has acknowledged there are more deaths than have officially been reported, and has said a special commission will review the death figures. Her office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the new report.
Mexico performs relatively few tests; only about 150,000 have been carried out so far in a nation of about 125 million people. Federal officials acknowledge some victims have died without being tested and have pledged that cases where death certificates mention coronavirus as a possible or probable cause of death would eventually be added to official death tolls. But they have suggested those “suspected” cases were only about a tenth of test-confirmed deaths.
The group did not say how it accessed the database, which was kept by local courts. But it noted that official counts showed only 1,060 coronavirus deaths during that March 18-May 12 period.
[…]
Mexico City, with about 9 million residents, has been the worst hit part of the country. The additional 3,245 deaths in Mexico City, if they are confirmed or added to official counts, would push the national death toll from the 5,332 reported by federal officials Monday to 8,577.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-19--New Airline Travel: Fewer Flights, More Layovers, Rules for Bathrooms…  ‘Bubble’ Corridors

Forget about the perks of priority boarding at Air France .
The carrier is one of several boarding passengers seated at the back of the aircraft first , to limit traffic jams in the aisle .
Many airlines are removing in-flight magazines , scrapping meal services on shorter routes , and parking the duty-free cart .
Getting off the plane at the end of the flight could take even longer than usual as airlines try to control the typical crush , with some saying flight attendants will cue small groups when it ’ s their turn to stand up .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a path out of hibernation , reformulating routes and services , and balancing safety protocols with the challenge of convincing passengers to board the enclosed space of an aircraft in the midst of a pandemic .
The Trump Administration is preparing to begin temperature checks conducted by the Transportation Security Administration at some airports , The Wall Street Journal reported Friday .
The TSA said no decision has been made .
Some of the biggest changes airlines envision are the result of what executives expect will be months , maybe years , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flights , for instance , which means more dreaded stopovers .
Some airlines are considering requiring passengers to sign health certifications , or to eventually carry “ immunity passports ” —documentation that a passenger has had , and recovered from , the virus .

Forget about the perks of priority boarding at Air France. The carrier is one of several boarding passengers seated at the back of the aircraft first, to limit traffic jams in the aisle. Many airlines are removing in-flight magazines, scrapping meal services on shorter routes, and parking the duty-free cart.
Getting off the plane at the end of the flight could take even longer than usual as airlines try to control the typical crush, with some saying flight attendants will cue small groups when it’s their turn to stand up.
As lockdowns loosen, airlines are plotting a path out of hibernation, reformulating routes and services, and balancing safety protocols with the challenge of convincing passengers to board the enclosed space of an aircraft in the midst of a pandemic.
The Trump Administration is preparing to begin temperature checks conducted by the Transportation Security Administration at some airports, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The TSA said no decision has been made.
Some of the biggest changes airlines envision are the result of what executives expect will be months, maybe years, of lower demand: They see fewer direct flights, for instance, which means more dreaded stopovers.
Some airlines are considering requiring passengers to sign health certifications, or to eventually carry “immunity passports”—documentation that a passenger has had, and recovered from, the virus.