investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--China Heading To A Major Food Shortage! You Need To Get Prepared For Worldwide Starvation

China the world ’ s most populous country is facing massive food shortages .
Just a couple of days ago , China has ascended as the largest global economy .
However , the country still has a fair amount of national hardships to deal with in face of major supply disruptions witnessed this year .
Despite Chinese government officials ’ efforts to reassure everything is going to be just fine , released data keeps showing that the country is presenting staggering food insecurity levels .
The Chinese supply chains have been continuously hit by several natural disasters , and many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelves , while others are seeing a dramatic spike in prices .
According to recent analysis , the trend will extend worldwide – and this is just the beginning .
For that reason , today , we are going to investigate the food crisis that is now taking place in China , which will shortly resonate throughout the globe .
The worldwide business shutdowns , drastic supply chain interruption , and natural catastrophes were problems not exclusive to China this year .
Many countries had their economies severely damaged and are now finding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , which indicates this winter may be the toughest ever recorded .
Meanwhile , the Chinese government is publicly acknowledging that further food shortages are coming .
In fact , as of August , the government has issued an anti-food-wasting campaign to encourage people to eat smaller portions and finish their plates .
On the outside , the plan seems to be forward-thinking , promoting the idea of sustainable consumption .
But behind the cheerful exterior that displays soldiers , factory workers , and schoolchildren polishing their plates clean of food , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eva Dou describes in a NY Times article published earlier this month , “ China does not have enough fresh food to go around — and neither does much of the world.
” In China , the two most scarce food products are pork and corn .
The nation ’ s pigs were hardly affected by African swine fever , while millions of acres of corn crops were ruined by floods .
Overall , fresh foods of all sorts are in short supply as well – eggs , seafood , leafy green vegetables @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the State media and the government have been dismissing suggestions that China is facing a crisis of food shortage .
For the Chinese leader Xi Jinping , the food thrift campaign envisions to end to food waste , a problem he considers to be “ shocking and distressing ” .
He doesn ’ t directly admit a shortfall in food production but describes the sanitary outbreak as a warning sign : “ Though China has reaped a bumper grain harvest for years , it is still necessary to have the awareness of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , strict regulations were enacted forcing individuals and companies to correctly recycle their food waste .
Those who didn ’ t comply had to face fines or penalties to their social credit rating , which seems controversial because it directly affects people ’ s economic and social prospects .
In Changsha , it was registered that a popular chain of restaurants have set up two scales and asked patrons to weigh themselves before entering .
After entering their weight and personal information into an app , the customers were provided with the restaurant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system sparked discontentment on social media and netizens started to accuse the chain of fat-shaming .
The “ N-1 ” plan also faced lots of criticism online , with some outlining that it was “ too rigid ” .
To make things worse , Beijing ’ s developing-world allies are living through their worst food crisis in decades , with millions that managed to stay afloat during the past few years , once again pushed inside poverty statistics .
Also , The Shanghai Green Food Bank , one of China ’ s rare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers of the city ’ s migrant workers are not managing to make ends meet and are in need of food assistance .
This distressing outlook for food insecurity happening on the supposed world ’ s largest economy is an unfortunate sign that many other countries will go down the same path as well .
Considering that even China – which has enormous stockpiles of grains and other goods and has been restructuring its economy amid a global economic collapse , is facing acute disruptions on its supply chains and alarming its citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less-developed countries and nations who were deeply affected by the current crisis will be even more worrisome .
In conclusion , The World Food Program economist Arif Husain has recently projected that 270 million people across the globe will suffer from acute hunger this year , twice last year ’ s count .
And this figure doesn ’ t even include China , the United States , and European nations traditionally considered food secure .
“ No region has been spared , ” he said .
“ Literally the whole world is affected @ @

China the world’s most populous country is facing massive food shortages. Just a couple of days ago, China has ascended as the largest global economy. However, the country still has a fair amount of national hardships to deal with in face of major supply disruptions witnessed this year. Despite Chinese government officials’ efforts to reassure everything is going to be just fine, released data keeps showing that the country is presenting staggering food insecurity levels.
The Chinese supply chains have been continuously hit by several natural disasters, and many products have already become scarce on grocery shelves, while others are seeing a dramatic spike in prices. According to recent analysis, the trend will extend worldwide – and this is just the beginning. For that reason, today, we are going to investigate the food crisis that is now taking place in China, which will shortly resonate throughout the globe. The worldwide business shutdowns, drastic supply chain interruption, and natural catastrophes were problems not exclusive to China this year. Many countries had their economies severely damaged and are now finding themselves on the brink of a food crisis, which indicates this winter may be the toughest ever recorded. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is publicly acknowledging that further food shortages are coming.
In fact, as of August, the government has issued an anti-food-wasting campaign to encourage people to eat smaller portions and finish their plates. On the outside, the plan seems to be forward-thinking, promoting the idea of sustainable consumption. But behind the cheerful exterior that displays soldiers, factory workers, and schoolchildren polishing their plates clean of food, there is a harsh reality. As Eva Dou describes in a NY Times article published earlier this month, “China does not have enough fresh food to go around — and neither does much of the world.”
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In China, the two most scarce food products are pork and corn. The nation’s pigs were hardly affected by African swine fever, while millions of acres of corn crops were ruined by floods. Overall, fresh foods of all sorts are in short supply as well – eggs, seafood, leafy green vegetables are nowhere to be found.
However, the State media and the government have been dismissing suggestions that China is facing a crisis of food shortage. For the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the food thrift campaign envisions to end to food waste, a problem he considers to be “shocking and distressing”. He doesn’t directly admit a shortfall in food production but describes the sanitary outbreak as a warning sign: “Though China has reaped a bumper grain harvest for years, it is still necessary to have the awareness of a food security crisis.
In Shanghai, strict regulations were enacted forcing individuals and companies to correctly recycle their food waste. Those who didn’t comply had to face fines or penalties to their social credit rating, which seems controversial because it directly affects people’s economic and social prospects. In Changsha, it was registered that a popular chain of restaurants have set up two scales and asked patrons to weigh themselves before entering. After entering their weight and personal information into an app, the customers were provided with the restaurant’s suggested menu items. The system sparked discontentment on social media and netizens started to accuse the chain of fat-shaming. The “N-1” plan also faced lots of criticism online, with some outlining that it was “too rigid”.
To make things worse, Beijing’s developing-world allies are living through their worst food crisis in decades, with millions that managed to stay afloat during the past few years, once again pushed inside poverty statistics. Also, The Shanghai Green Food Bank, one of China’s rare private food banks, noted that growing numbers of the city’s migrant workers are not managing to make ends meet and are in need of food assistance.
This distressing outlook for food insecurity happening on the supposed world’s largest economy is an unfortunate sign that many other countries will go down the same path as well. Considering that even China – which has enormous stockpiles of grains and other goods and has been restructuring its economy amid a global economic collapse, is facing acute disruptions on its supply chains and alarming its citizens about food insecurity – the situation in less-developed countries and nations who were deeply affected by the current crisis will be even more worrisome.
In conclusion, The World Food Program economist Arif Husain has recently projected that 270 million people across the globe will suffer from acute hunger this year, twice last year’s count. And this figure doesn’t even include China, the United States, and European nations traditionally considered food secure. “No region has been spared,” he said. “Literally the whole world is affected.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Pro-Choice Group Is BEYOND Furious after Dem Sen. Feinstein PRAISED Lindsey Graham at ACB Hearing

Eric Quinitar from The Daily Wire reports , A major pro-abortion group has soured on Senator Dianne Feinstein ( D-CA @ @ @ @ @ has a 100 % rating on their congressional scorecard , for her recent performance during @ @ @ @ @ for Judge Amy Coney Barrett .

Eric Quinitar from The Daily Wire reports, A major pro-abortion group has soured on Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), 87, who has a 100% rating on their congressional scorecard, for her recent performance during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Mike Cernovich: It’s time to declare Big Tech to be terrorist organizations and seize their servers

Mike Cernovich: It’s time to declare Big Tech to be terrorist organizations and seize their servers to shut them down

( Natural News ) Over the past four years , the Big Tech cabal ( Facebook , Google , Twitter , Amazon , Apple , YouTube , etc . )
have weaponized their platforms , turning them into factories of political and ideological censorship , to not only censor their opposition , but also to cover up the crimes of their left-wing associates in government and big business .
Big Tech has declared war on the truth , attacking conservatives , independents , the Republican Party and President Donald Trump — silencing anyone who dares question Left-wing narratives and authoritarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the mainstream media for years , is hitting a new climax now that Big Tech has censored a bombshell news report by the New York Post .
The investigative report alleges massive criminal and government corruption within the Biden family .
Cernovich calls on Trump to seize Big Tech servers , designate them as a domestic terror organization The lock downs of 2020 actually began in 2016 , when Big Tech started shutting out “ non-essential ” voices on the internet and censoring their pages , videos and monetization strategies .
Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downs and have been caught , over and over again , aiding and abetting criminal operations .
Because of this , they are nothing more than domestic terror organizations .
Brilliant filmmaker , attorney and citizen journalist , Michael Cernovich , went on War Room : Pandemic to instruct how best to fight Big Tech and beat them at their own game .
Big Tech algorithms , blacklists , news feeds and search engines are more than just thought control mechanisms ; these platforms are part of a criminal operation , to conceal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The only way to take them on is to call them out in the strongest way possible , exposing their criminal hypocrisies and double standards , and using their censorship tactics against them , while disrupting their operations .
Big Tech promotes the most anti-American agendas , and can be defeated if they are declared the terrorist organization that they rightfully are .
Seizing their servers and unraveling their corrupt network of censors should take top priority if the republic of the United States is to survive .
Cernovich said that section 230 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all those who have been harmed by Big Tech censorship over the past four years .
He said Republican ’ s last-ditch effort to reform Section 230 is nothing more than “ saber rattling.
” He said that using “ dirty tricks ” is the only way to legally take on these monopolies .
“ President Trump should declare any social media company a terrorist regime if it allows the Iranian regime to have an account .
He should use the official power of the presidency , issue sanctions , and just start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned .
He said subpoenas of Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg won ’ t bring justice , and the US Attorney General and the GOP Senators are just too weak on their own to do what it takes to reign in Big Tech power .
Cernovich said , “ You have to smoke fools .
You have to really play to win .
Subpoenaing Jack Dorsey won ’ t do anything .
No one is afraid of GOP Senators , Bill Barr… You have to go nuclear , get the most vicious person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say , ‘ what ’ s the most brutal thing we can do legally to these tech companies ?
’ ” Repealing Section 230 is not enough to stop Big Tech abuses Silicon Valley oligarchs have Congress in their back pocket and have used American government to their advantage , setting up their own phony legal protections under the Communications Decency Act .
A clause called Section 230 has been established to allow Big Tech to censor whomever they want and for whatever reason .
There is no system of checks and balances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from abusing their power .
There are no clear-cut rules on what they can ban on their platforms .
There is no audit of their manipulative algorithms and “ fact checking ” operations to ensure that they are not discriminating against people based on the color of their ideas and political beliefs .
There is no audit to ensure that these companies aren ’ t censoring in an anti-competitive way , to boost their bottom line and suppress smaller tech companies .
Because Big Tech is the modern-day public square , it should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discussion and equal treatment is permitted for people of all political affiliations .
All matters of investigative journalism and dissent should be allowed , no matter how controversial and revealing the content becomes for the Democratic Party and the vaccine industry .
Everyone has a right to investigate , question , publish and share their insights and ideas without fear of discrimination , retaliation , social ostracizing or suppression of their livelihood .
To participate in an open video sharing platform , sign up now for Brighteon.com and stay in-the-know with a free @ @ @ @

by: Lance D Johnson
(Natural News) Over the past four years, the Big Tech cabal (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon, Apple, YouTube, etc.) have weaponized their platforms, turning them into factories of political and ideological censorship, to not only censor their opposition, but also to cover up the crimes of their left-wing associates in government and big business.
Big Tech has declared war on the truth, attacking conservatives, independents, the Republican Party and President Donald Trump — silencing anyone who dares question Left-wing narratives and authoritarian belief systems. The censorship, ignored by the mainstream media for years, is hitting a new climax now that Big Tech has censored a bombshell news report by the New York Post. The investigative report alleges massive criminal and government corruption within the Biden family.
Cernovich calls on Trump to seize Big Tech servers, designate them as a domestic terror organization
The lock downs of 2020 actually began in 2016, when Big Tech started shutting out “non-essential” voices on the internet and censoring their pages, videos and monetization strategies. Big Tech has destroyed lives with their lock downs and have been caught, over and over again, aiding and abetting criminal operations. Because of this, they are nothing more than domestic terror organizations. Brilliant filmmaker, attorney and citizen journalist, Michael Cernovich, went on War Room: Pandemic to instruct how best to fight Big Tech and beat them at their own game.
Big Tech algorithms, blacklists, news feeds and search engines are more than just thought control mechanisms; these platforms are part of a criminal operation, to conceal the crimes of their Left-wing associates. The only way to take them on is to call them out in the strongest way possible, exposing their criminal hypocrisies and double standards, and using their censorship tactics against them, while disrupting their operations. Big Tech promotes the most anti-American agendas, and can be defeated if they are declared the terrorist organization that they rightfully are. Seizing their servers and unraveling their corrupt network of censors should take top priority if the republic of the United States is to survive.
Cernovich said that section 230 reform won’t do justice for all those who have been harmed by Big Tech censorship over the past four years. He said Republican’s last-ditch effort to reform Section 230 is nothing more than “saber rattling.” He said that using “dirty tricks” is the only way to legally take on these monopolies.
“President Trump should declare any social media company a terrorist regime if it allows the Iranian regime to have an account. He should use the official power of the presidency, issue sanctions, and just start smoking social media companies,” Cernovich warned. He said subpoenas of Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg won’t bring justice, and the US Attorney General and the GOP Senators are just too weak on their own to do what it takes to reign in Big Tech power.
Cernovich said, “You have to smoke fools. You have to really play to win. Subpoenaing Jack Dorsey won’t do anything. No one is afraid of GOP Senators, Bill Barr… You have to go nuclear, get the most vicious person you can in the room, and say, ‘what’s the most brutal thing we can do legally to these tech companies?’”
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Repealing Section 230 is not enough to stop Big Tech abuses
Silicon Valley oligarchs have Congress in their back pocket and have used American government to their advantage, setting up their own phony legal protections under the Communications Decency Act. A clause called Section 230 has been established to allow Big Tech to censor whomever they want and for whatever reason. There is no system of checks and balances in place to prevent these tech companies from abusing their power. There are no clear-cut rules on what they can ban on their platforms. There is no audit of their manipulative algorithms and “fact checking” operations to ensure that they are not discriminating against people based on the color of their ideas and political beliefs. There is no audit to ensure that these companies aren’t censoring in an anti-competitive way, to boost their bottom line and suppress smaller tech companies.
Because Big Tech is the modern-day public square, it should be a transparent place, where open discussion and equal treatment is permitted for people of all political affiliations. All matters of investigative journalism and dissent should be allowed, no matter how controversial and revealing the content becomes for the Democratic Party and the vaccine industry. Everyone has a right to investigate, question, publish and share their insights and ideas without fear of discrimination, retaliation, social ostracizing or suppression of their livelihood.
To participate in an open video sharing platform, sign up now for Brighteon.com and stay in-the-know with a free account at Brighteon.Social.
Sources include:
Pandemic.Warroom.org
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Trump Exposé of 60 Minutes: “I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited prev

Trump Exposé of 60 Minutes: “I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted “takeout” interview of me by Lesley Stahl of @60Minutes.

I will soon be giving a first in television history full , unedited preview of the vicious attempted “ takeout @ @ @ @ @ Lesley Stahl of @ 60Minutes .
Watch her constant interruptions & anger .
Compare my @ @ @ @ @ magnificently brilliant ” answers to their “ Q ’ s ” .
t.co/L3szccGamP

I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted “takeout” interview of me by Lesley Stahl of @60Minutes. Watch her constant interruptions & anger. Compare my full, flowing and “magnificently brilliant” answers to their “Q’s”. t.co/L3szccGamP
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Facebook hires Chinese communists with H-1B visas to build “hate speech” algorithms to censor Americ

Facebook hires Chinese communists with H-1B visas to build “hate speech” algorithms to censor Americans

( Natural News ) To ensure that only deep state-approved “ news ” shows up on News Feed , Facebook actively hires foreign nationals from communist China to police content using artificial intelligence ( AI ) and so-called “ Hate-Speech Engineering.
” Writing for the New York Post , which has been widely censored ever since it published its Hunter Biden laptop bombshell , Sohrab Ahmari explains that at least half a dozen Chinese nationals currently work at Facebook in its censorship division , which is thriving like never before .
Taking advantage of the H-1B visa program , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Facebook imports these worker drones to do its dirty work in “ teaching ” the social media platform how to restrict access to “ sensitive ” content .
Speaking to an alleged Facebook insider , Ahmari learned that many of these Chinese nationals work at Facebook ’ s Seattle office .
They have PhDs and are quite skilled in their trade , which includes teaching “ computers how to learn and act without being explicitly programmed.
” “ When it comes to censorship on social media , that means ‘ teaching ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up at the top of your newsfeed , a feat that earns the firm ’ s software wizards discretionary bonuses , per the ex-insider , ” Ahmari writes .
“ It also means making sure other content ‘ shows up dead-last.
’ ” Former Huawei employee now works in Facebook ’ s censorship division Explaining how it works using Ahmari ’ s own Facebook profile , the insider revealed that Facebook uses a machine-learning algorithm along with neural networks to determine the order of items that appear in his News Feed .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rankings to see what will produce an optimal outcome , the Chinese-programmed Facebook system then produces a list that , if all goes well , successfully filters out what Facebook considers to be “ borderline content.
” “ What they don ’ t do is ban a specific pro-Trump hashtag , ” the insider revealed .
However , if content is deemed to be “ a little too conservative , ” then it ends up at the bottom of the list in such a way that the user “ can ’ t tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is perhaps “ the most chillingly sophisticated censorship mechanism in human history , ” and many Facebook users do not have a clue that it even exists , or that communist Chinese nationals are running it from American soil .
Keep in mind that Facebook is currently prohibited in communist China , and yet communist Chinese nationals have been brought in from the oppressive regime to police content for the American market , in direct violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution .
These same communist Chinese nationals are presumably in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checking ” feature as well , which arbitrarily decides which news is “ real ” and which is “ fake.
” One communist Chinese national who currently works in Facebook ’ s censorship division used to be a software engineer at Huawei , the communist Chinese tech company that President Trump banned from participating in the 5G rollout here in the United States .
While some H-1B visa recipients come to the U.S. with the intent of working hard and assimilating into the greater culture , it would appear as though the communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much different agenda .
“ What ’ s to stop Facebook ’ s Chinese engineers from delivering their Facebook enterprise to Xi Jinping , ” Ahmari speculates , Xi being the current president of the communist Chinese dictatorship .
“ Globalists thought that engaging with China would make that country more open ; I fear it ’ s making us more restrictive.
” Responding to the allegations , Facebook insists that this handful of communist Chinese nationals working for it do not have an “ outsized influence ” on company policy , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communist China who work for the platform .
To keep up with the latest news about Big Tech censorship , be sure to check out Censorship.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) To ensure that only deep state-approved “news” shows up on News Feed, Facebook actively hires foreign nationals from communist China to police content using artificial intelligence (AI) and so-called “Hate-Speech Engineering.”
Writing for the New York Post, which has been widely censored ever since it published its Hunter Biden laptop bombshell, Sohrab Ahmari explains that at least half a dozen Chinese nationals currently work at Facebook in its censorship division, which is thriving like never before.
Taking advantage of the H-1B visa program, which President Donald Trump is trying to reform, Facebook imports these worker drones to do its dirty work in “teaching” the social media platform how to restrict access to “sensitive” content.
Speaking to an alleged Facebook insider, Ahmari learned that many of these Chinese nationals work at Facebook’s Seattle office. They have PhDs and are quite skilled in their trade, which includes teaching “computers how to learn and act without being explicitly programmed.”
“When it comes to censorship on social media, that means ‘teaching’ the Facebook code so certain content ends up at the top of your newsfeed, a feat that earns the firm’s software wizards discretionary bonuses, per the ex-insider,” Ahmari writes.
“It also means making sure other content ‘shows up dead-last.’”
Former Huawei employee now works in Facebook’s censorship division
Explaining how it works using Ahmari’s own Facebook profile, the insider revealed that Facebook uses a machine-learning algorithm along with neural networks to determine the order of items that appear in his News Feed.
After testing hundreds of different iterations of these rankings to see what will produce an optimal outcome, the Chinese-programmed Facebook system then produces a list that, if all goes well, successfully filters out what Facebook considers to be “borderline content.”
“What they don’t do is ban a specific pro-Trump hashtag,” the insider revealed. However, if content is deemed to be “a little too conservative,” then it ends up at the bottom of the list in such a way that the user “can’t tell its censored.”
According to Ahmari, it is perhaps “the most chillingly sophisticated censorship mechanism in human history,” and many Facebook users do not have a clue that it even exists, or that communist Chinese nationals are running it from American soil.
Keep in mind that Facebook is currently prohibited in communist China, and yet communist Chinese nationals have been brought in from the oppressive regime to police content for the American market, in direct violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution.
These same communist Chinese nationals are presumably in charge of Facebook’s “fact checking” feature as well, which arbitrarily decides which news is “real” and which is “fake.”
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One communist Chinese national who currently works in Facebook’s censorship division used to be a software engineer at Huawei, the communist Chinese tech company that President Trump banned from participating in the 5G rollout here in the United States.
While some H-1B visa recipients come to the U.S. with the intent of working hard and assimilating into the greater culture, it would appear as though the communist Chinese nationals working for Facebook have a much different agenda.
“What’s to stop Facebook’s Chinese engineers from delivering their Facebook enterprise to Xi Jinping,” Ahmari speculates, Xi being the current president of the communist Chinese dictatorship.
“Globalists thought that engaging with China would make that country more open; I fear it’s making us more restrictive.”
Responding to the allegations, Facebook insists that this handful of communist Chinese nationals working for it do not have an “outsized influence” on company policy, as there are another 35,000 people not from communist China who work for the platform.
To keep up with the latest news about Big Tech censorship, be sure to check out Censorship.news.
Sources for this article include:
NYPost.com
NaturalNews.com
WhiteHouse.gov
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Laptop connected to Hunter Biden linked to FBI money laundering probe case I.D..272D-BA-3065729.

Multiple federal law enforcement officials , as well as two separate government officials , confirmed the authenticity of these documents , which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson .
Wilson did not immediately respond to Fox News ’ request for comment .
One of the documents , obtained by Fox News , was designated as an FBI “ Receipt for Property ” form , which details the bureau ’ s interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac , the owner of “ The Mac Shop ” who reported the laptop ’ s contents to authorities .
The document has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is filled in with a hand-written number : 272D-BA-3065729 .
According to multiple officials , and the FBI ’ s website , “ 272 ” is the bureau ’ s classification for money laundering , while “ 272D ” refers to “ Money Laundering , Unknown SUA [ Specified Unlawful Activity ] —White Collar Crime Program , ” according to FBI documents .
One government official described “ 272D ” as “ transnational or blanket.
” “ BA ” indicates the case was opened in the FBI ’ s Baltimore field office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the subpoena was carried out in Wilmington , Del.
, which falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI ’ s Baltimore Field Office .
TYLER O ’ NEIL : 5 Reasons to Trust the Hunter Biden Emails as Legitimate .
Related ( From Ed ) : Uh Oh : It Looks as Though Hunter ’ s Laptop Is Part of an Even Bigger Probe .

Multiple federal law enforcement officials, as well as two separate government officials, confirmed the authenticity of these documents, which were signed by FBI Special Agent Joshua Wilson. Wilson did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
One of the documents, obtained by Fox News, was designated as an FBI “Receipt for Property” form, which details the bureau’s interactions with John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of “The Mac Shop” who reported the laptop’s contents to authorities.
The document has a “Case ID” section, which is filled in with a hand-written number: 272D-BA-3065729.
According to multiple officials, and the FBI’s website, “272” is the bureau’s classification for money laundering, while “272D” refers to “Money Laundering, Unknown SUA [Specified Unlawful Activity]—White Collar Crime Program,” according to FBI documents. One government official described “272D” as “transnational or blanket.”
“BA” indicates the case was opened in the FBI’s Baltimore field office, sources said.
The documents state that the subpoena was carried out in Wilmington, Del., which falls under the jurisdiction of the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office.
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www.foxnews.com/politics/laptop-hunter-biden-linked-fbi-money-laundering-probe
Trump… Laptop from Hell..
TYLER O’NEIL: 5 Reasons to Trust the Hunter Biden Emails as Legitimate.
Related (From Ed): Uh Oh: It Looks as Though Hunter’s Laptop Is Part of an Even Bigger Probe.
h/t Goneviral


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Millions Are Leaving the Radical Left

Millions Are Leaving the Radical Left

AN IDEA SO CRAZY THAT IT JUST MIGHT WORK : “ When it comes to black people you see who @ @ @ @ @ Trump , I think it ’ s because Trump is actually talking to young black @ @ @ @

The Left has made their radical agenda 2 turn America into a socialist country no secret. It's time 2 #WalkAway from the anti-American Left! JOIN US: t.co/ihd3L1yZ82 pic.twitter.com/mIqqtE2Ot0 — Brandon Straka (@BrandonStraka) October 21, 2020
AN IDEA SO CRAZY THAT IT JUST MIGHT WORK: “When it comes to black people you see who maybe are showing support for Trump, I think it’s because Trump is actually talking to young black male voters.”
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h/t JADR


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--BIDEN: “America was an idea. We’ve never lived up to it but we’ve never walked away from it before.“

Former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted that statement Wednesday evening , describing the country he wishes to lead — in @ @ @ @ @ full text of the tweet reads : “ America was an idea .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ it but we ’ ve never walked away from it before.
” Biden has sometimes @ @ @ @ @ ” to the text of the Declaration , and has occasionally forgotten it altogether ( @ @ @ @ @ know the thing “ ) .
But what is new in Biden ’ s tweet @ @ @ @ @ ’ s mistakes — echoing his recent refrains about “ systemic racism , ” apparently @ @ @ @ @ the left-wing protests of the last several months .
President Donald Trump has sought to @ @ @ @ @ on this point , adding a line to his recent speeches : “ The Democrat @ @ @ @ @ .
The Republican party is proud of America , and that ’ s a big @ @ @

via breitbart:
Former Vice President Joe Biden tweeted that statement Wednesday evening, describing the country he wishes to lead — in the past tense.
The full text of the tweet reads: “America was an idea. We’ve never lived up to it but we’ve never walked away from it before.”
* * * * * * *
Biden has sometimes added “men and women” to the text of the Declaration, and has occasionally forgotten it altogether (“you know, you know the thing“).
But what is new in Biden’s tweet is his emphasis on America’s mistakes — echoing his recent refrains about “systemic racism,” apparently an attempt to identify with the left-wing protests of the last several months.
President Donald Trump has sought to draw a contrast with Biden on this point, adding a line to his recent speeches: “The Democrat party is ashamed of America. The Republican party is proud of America, and that’s a big difference.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--Taking Back Control: On Gold, Silver, Victory Gardens, And More!

At the height of World War II , when American soldiers were on the front lines in Europe and the Pacific battling for the very survival of civilization , life back home was starting to feel pretty bleak .
The psychological toll alone was severe .
Countless families had a husband , father , brother , or son fighting in the war , so people worried about their loved ones ’ safety on a daily basis .
And just about everyone stressed about the outcome of the war and prayed that the Nazis didn ’ t overwhelm Allied forces .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ resources were scarce .
Every spare scrap of food , lumber , and metal was shipped off to the troops , and the government started rationing supplies back home .
Meat , milk , butter , sugar , gasoline , etc .
were all strictly rationed , and people had to stand in line , tired , stressed , and worried , to receive their weekly allotment .
Bear in mind this was right after the Great Depression ; people had spent the last decade barely surviving .
Yet when the war broke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But when just about everything seemed out of control , some people started taking matters into their own hands .
Little by little , Americans started planting ‘ Victory Gardens ’ .
They transformed city parks , suburban lawns , and even windowsills into food plots .
And before long , roughly one third of all vegetables consumed in the United States came from these Victory Gardens .
Sure , it was helpful for the war effort so that more food could be shipped to the front lines .
But Victory Gardens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s morale and individual sanity .
A Victory Garden was a way to take back control .
You couldn ’ t control Hitler .
You couldn ’ t control the economy .
But you could plant a seed , water it , and with a tiny bit of effort , create food… something that would bring real benefit to you , your family , and your community .
Today , it ’ s pretty obvious that the world is entering a critical period that will present enormous challenges .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt is skyrocketing everywhere .
Central banks are printing money without any sense of control or limitation .
Tens of millions of people are unemployed , with 68 % of CEOs recently saying they expect to either lay off more people , or not hire any new workers .
We continue to experience a global pandemic that will not disappear no matter how Draconian government lockdown measures become .
We have constant social conflict– rioting , violence , and an absurd level of polarization that keeps people at each other ’ s throats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people feel like giving up… or at least want to go into hibernation and say , “ Wake me up when this is all over… and everything goes back to normal.
” ‘ Normal ’ is probably not going to happen .
The reality I think everyone needs to prepare for is that this is not going to end… not for a long , long time .
The economic consequences , for example , haven ’ t even really begun yet ; we will be paying for the cost of these trillions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , potentially decades to come .
And the political and social turmoil is only in its opening movements ; the crescendo is likely years away– anyone who thinks the peaceful protesters and Twitter mob are going to lay down their torche and go away anytime soon is fooling themselves .
It ’ s normal to feel frustrated .
Even nervous or scared .
But giving up is simply not an option .
Just like people back home during World War II , even doing small things to take back control– like Victory Gardens– @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ m not talking about literally growing food… although there ’ s never any downside in doing so .
Being able to produce even a small portion of your own food supply is a very powerful feeling .
What I ’ m really talking about are small steps to increase your independence .
For example , having some gold and silver locked away in a safe that you control means that you have a form of emergency savings that ’ s protected from inflation , or any potential problems in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passport means you have at least one other option outside your home country to live , work , and raise a family .
It means one single country does not hold total control over your ability to travel .
When you start adding up all the different ways to take your power back , you find almost infinite combinations of possibilities .
Of the 200 or so countries on earth , you have dozens to choose from for a second residency or citizenship .
And many countries offer various ways to gain citizenship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , marriage , adoption , etc .
Likewise , gold and silver certainly aren ’ t the only ways to store wealth .
There is land , art , wine , watches , or even collectible firearms .
Again , there are vast permutations of choices ; you even have options within options .
For example , if you choose to buy precious metals , you could choose between bullion or rare coins .
At-home storage , or a secure facility overseas .
Physical metal versus ‘ tokenized ’ gold .
Another example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxes– like maximizing retirement contributions , setting up a more robust retirement plan , or investing in an opportunity zone .
There is no one size fits all solution to take your power back ; every individual has different goals , constraints , and a unique set of circumstances .
And that ’ s a good thing .
Individual choice is why humans have always overcome the most extreme challenges , and why we always emerge stronger , more prosperous than ever .
On another note… We think gold could DOUBLE and silver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the next few years .
That ’ s why we published a new , 50-page long Ultimate Guide on Gold & Silver that you can download here .

by Simon Black of Sovereign Man
At the height of World War II, when American soldiers were on the front lines in Europe and the Pacific battling for the very survival of civilization, life back home was starting to feel pretty bleak.
The psychological toll alone was severe.
Countless families had a husband, father, brother, or son fighting in the war, so people worried about their loved ones’ safety on a daily basis.
And just about everyone stressed about the outcome of the war and prayed that the Nazis didn’t overwhelm Allied forces.
On top of the mental stress, resources were scarce. Every spare scrap of food, lumber, and metal was shipped off to the troops, and the government started rationing supplies back home.
Meat, milk, butter, sugar, gasoline, etc. were all strictly rationed, and people had to stand in line, tired, stressed, and worried, to receive their weekly allotment.
Bear in mind this was right after the Great Depression; people had spent the last decade barely surviving. Yet when the war broke out, life became even more overwhelming.
But when just about everything seemed out of control, some people started taking matters into their own hands.
Little by little, Americans started planting ‘Victory Gardens’.
They transformed city parks, suburban lawns, and even windowsills into food plots. And before long, roughly one third of all vegetables consumed in the United States came from these Victory Gardens.
Sure, it was helpful for the war effort so that more food could be shipped to the front lines.
But Victory Gardens became a huge boost to the people’s morale and individual sanity. A Victory Garden was a way to take back control.
You couldn’t control Hitler. You couldn’t control the economy. But you could plant a seed, water it, and with a tiny bit of effort, create food… something that would bring real benefit to you, your family, and your community.
Today, it’s pretty obvious that the world is entering a critical period that will present enormous challenges.
We’re grappling with extreme economic uncertainty. Government debt is skyrocketing everywhere. Central banks are printing money without any sense of control or limitation.
Tens of millions of people are unemployed, with 68% of CEOs recently saying they expect to either lay off more people, or not hire any new workers.
We continue to experience a global pandemic that will not disappear no matter how Draconian government lockdown measures become.
We have constant social conflict– rioting, violence, and an absurd level of polarization that keeps people at each other’s throats.
2020 has definitely made a lot of people feel like giving up… or at least want to go into hibernation and say, “Wake me up when this is all over… and everything goes back to normal.”
‘Normal’ is probably not going to happen.
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The reality I think everyone needs to prepare for is that this is not going to end… not for a long, long time.
The economic consequences, for example, haven’t even really begun yet; we will be paying for the cost of these trillions of dollars worth of bailouts for years, potentially decades to come.
And the political and social turmoil is only in its opening movements; the crescendo is likely years away– anyone who thinks the peaceful protesters and Twitter mob are going to lay down their torche and go away anytime soon is fooling themselves.
It’s normal to feel frustrated. Even nervous or scared. But giving up is simply not an option.
Just like people back home during World War II, even doing small things to take back control– like Victory Gardens– proved to be enormously beneficial.
Now, I’m not talking about literally growing food… although there’s never any downside in doing so. Being able to produce even a small portion of your own food supply is a very powerful feeling.
What I’m really talking about are small steps to increase your independence.
For example, having some gold and silver locked away in a safe that you control means that you have a form of emergency savings that’s protected from inflation, or any potential problems in the banking system.
Additionally, a second passport means you have at least one other option outside your home country to live, work, and raise a family. It means one single country does not hold total control over your ability to travel.
When you start adding up all the different ways to take your power back, you find almost infinite combinations of possibilities.
Of the 200 or so countries on earth, you have dozens to choose from for a second residency or citizenship.
And many countries offer various ways to gain citizenship based on ancestry, naturalization, investment, marriage, adoption, etc.
Likewise, gold and silver certainly aren’t the only ways to store wealth. There is land, art, wine, watches, or even collectible firearms.
Again, there are vast permutations of choices; you even have options within options.
For example, if you choose to buy precious metals, you could choose between bullion or rare coins. At-home storage, or a secure facility overseas. Physical metal versus ‘tokenized’ gold.
Another example is doing small things to reduce your taxes– like maximizing retirement contributions, setting up a more robust retirement plan, or investing in an opportunity zone.
There is no one size fits all solution to take your power back; every individual has different goals, constraints, and a unique set of circumstances.
And that’s a good thing. Individual choice is why humans have always overcome the most extreme challenges, and why we always emerge stronger, more prosperous than ever.
On another note… We think gold could DOUBLE and silver could increase by up to 5 TIMES in the next few years.
That’s why we published a new, 50-page long Ultimate Guide on Gold & Silver that you can download here.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-22--What Are The Dynamics Behind The Dollar’s Dismal Future?

John Rubino with Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times John Rubino , heads up dollarcollapse.com , wrote @ @ @ @ @ Election ” discusses this topic and the dynamics behind the dollar ’ s dismal future @

John Rubino with Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times
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John Rubino, heads up dollarcollapse.com, wrote “The Least Important Presidential Election” discusses this topic and the dynamics behind the dollar’s dismal future.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Corruption at highest levels of gov., not going away.

Tony Bobulinski , CEO of Sinohawk Holdings just held a press conference claiming Joe Biden was involved and knew about @ @ @ @ @ BREAKING : Key Source Will Turn Over Hunter Biden Docs to the FBI .

Tony Bobulinski, CEO of Sinohawk Holdings just held a press conference claiming Joe Biden was involved and knew about Hunter’s business deals
www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-hunter-biden-china-joint-venture-key-contacts
.@MatthewTyrmand: #BevanCooney was removed from minimum-security prison in Oregon, transferred to solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, largely unable to communicate Looks like retribution#WarRoomPandemic #HunterBidenEmails @WarRoom2020 #SteveBannon pic.twitter.com/wNTNEdFGsN — Steve Bannon’s War Room (@WarRoomPandemic) October 22, 2020
BREAKING: Key Source Will Turn Over Hunter Biden Docs to the FBI.
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ICYMI: The Unspeakable Corruption of Joe Biden.
h/t blankanon79


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-24--Global central bank assets just crossed the $28T mark for the first time in history. Gold is about $

Global central bank assets just crossed the $28T mark for the first time in history. Gold is about $700 cheap to it’s 2011 peak on an adjusted real yield basis according to PIMCO

Investors Will Hoard Gold Even Faster Next Year , Keeping Prices High Demand for gold from jewellers and central banks will remain sharply lower in 2021 than before coronavirus , but investors will keep prices high by stockpiling record amounts of bullion , Refinitiv Metals Research said .
BofA : Fed Will Use Digital Dollars To Unleash Inflation , Universal Basic Income And Debt Forgiveness “ The next frontier for central bank revolution is use of digital currencies as conduit for policies such as UBI ( universal basic income ) , MMT ( Modern Monetary Theory ) , student debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inflation expectations.
” A Global Debt Crises Is Coming and the Next Administration Better Be Ready for It The next U.S. administration will likely face a global debt crisis that could dwarf what the world experienced in 2008-2009 .
To prevent the worst , it will need to address the burdensome debt plaguing both the United States and the global economy .
Sam Zell said Thursday that he ’ s worried about trillions of dollars in stimulus spending by Congress and a resulting rise in U.S. debt .
Ultimately , that could undercut @ @ @

And here we are…… New record. Global central bank assets just crossed the $28T mark for the first time in history. Call it a suicide mission that is set to severely devalue fiat currencies. pic.twitter.com/GteXxW6Eif — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) October 23, 2020
#Gold is about $700 cheap to it's 2011 peak on an adjusted real yield basis according to PIMCO pic.twitter.com/XH6TsdPRiO — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 23, 2020
Demand for gold from jewellers and central banks will remain sharply lower in 2021 than before coronavirus, but investors will keep prices high by stockpiling record amounts of bullion, Refinitiv Metals Research said.
“The next frontier for central bank revolution is use of digital currencies as conduit for policies such as UBI (universal basic income), MMT (Modern Monetary Theory), student debt forgiveness, to induce sustained rise in inflation expectations.”
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The next U.S. administration will likely face a global debt crisis that could dwarf what the world experienced in 2008-2009. To prevent the worst, it will need to address the burdensome debt plaguing both the United States and the global economy.
Sam Zell said Thursday that he’s worried about trillions of dollars in stimulus spending by Congress and a resulting rise in U.S. debt. Ultimately, that could undercut the U.S. economy…


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-24--Tighter credit to small firms. Banks now lend more to the government than to businesses/households.

Banks now lend more to the government than to businesses/households .
Treasury holdings are a record of $ 828B larger @ @ @ @ @ .
The debt overhang is impacting the fluidity of stimulative policies like never before .
@ @ @ @ @ way out .
pic.twitter.com/y2ISfboqi9

Unavoidable.
Banks now lend more to the government than to businesses/households.
Treasury holdings are a record of $828B larger than C&I loans.
The debt overhang is impacting the fluidity of stimulative policies like never before.
Monetary debasement is the only way out. pic.twitter.com/y2ISfboqi9
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) October 21, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--This Is How A State Goes Bankrupt, Illinois Edition

Somewhere back in the depths of the 20th century , a bunch of governors , mayors , and public sector union leaders got together and cooked up one of history ’ s greatest financial scams .
They would offer teachers , cops , and firefighters extremely generous pensions but would avoid raising taxes to fund the resulting future obligations .
Grateful workers would vote to re-elect their benefactors , while taxpayers would appreciate the combination of excellent public services and low taxes .
The beauty of the scheme flowed from its demographics : Most of the original public sector workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retirement , so the crime wouldn ’ t be discovered until long after the architects retired rich and revered .
Now , however , those baby boomer workers are retiring and the scam is revealed for all to see .
Even in the absence of a pandemic lockdown , mass defaults on state and city obligations would be inevitable in the coming decade .
But with the lockdown , they ’ re coming next year .
So what do the worst offenders do ?
What they ’ ve always done , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to paper over the mess for one more election cycle .
Illinois is the poster child for state financial mismanagement , with unfunded liabilities that have grown from virtually nothing to $ 137 billion in just the past two decades .
So it ’ s no surprise that its politicians are engaged in some truly ridiculous forms of damage control : Illinois to sell $ 850 million of bonds as investors brace for junk status CHICAGO ( Reuters ) – Illinois is scheduled to sell $ 850 million of bonds on Tuesday as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s debt due to increased worries over its deep financial woes , which were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic .
Ahead of the competitive sale of general obligation bonds due over the next 25 years , the spread for Illinois 10-year bonds over Municipal Market Data ’ s benchmark triple-A yield scale has widened by 10 basis points to 281 basis points since Oct. 1 .
Howard Cure , director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management , pointed to “ a legitimate fear that the state could go into junk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt.
” “ The state continues to delay tough decisions with a number of speculative revenues as part of its current budget , including additional federal aid , voter approval for a progressive income tax , and more Municipal Liquidity Facility ( MLF ) debt , ” he said , referring to the possibility Illinois , which took out a $ 1.2 billion cash-flow loan in June from the Federal Reserve ’ s MLF , could borrow more .
Illinois is the lowest-rated state at a notch above junk due to its huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deficit .
All three major credit rating agencies assigned negative outlooks to their ratings in the wake of the pandemic .
Earlier this month , a Citi research report said Illinois is “ almost guaranteed ” a credit rating downgrade to junk if a constitutional amendment to replace its flat income tax rate with graduated rates fails to pass on Nov. 3 .
The ability to tax high earners more would increase revenue by an estimated $ 3.1 billion annually .
In addition to uncertainty over congressional passage of unrestricted federal virus aid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fixed income strategist at Sterling Capital Management , said Illinois was experiencing a surge in virus cases ahead of its sizeable bond sale .
The state reported its highest one-day total of 4,554 cases on Friday .
“ Illinois had problems before the pandemic , ” Richman said .
“ Things are getting worse not better.
” Still , John Mousseau , president and CEO of Cumberland Advisors , said the high yields will attract buyers .
“ People will buy it .
They are yield-starved , ” he said .
Taking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of one sentence jumps out of the preceding article : “ The state continues to delay tough decisions with a number of speculative revenues as part of its current budget , including additional federal aid … ” The last remaining escape hatch for the worst-run cities and states is a massive ( easily multi-trillion dollar ) bailout by the only remaining entity with access to that kind of credit , the federal government .
After the upcoming election , whichever party ends up in charge will face the specter of bond defaults and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Kentucky , among many other places .
A Democrat-led federal government will happily provide the trillions necessary to keep this from happening , while a Republican administration will dither for a while before caving .
Either way , the original crime is swept under the rug and the financial pressure is socialized , with all US taxpayers on the hook for previously-local mistakes .

BY JOHN RUBINO
Somewhere back in the depths of the 20th century, a bunch of governors, mayors, and public sector union leaders got together and cooked up one of history’s greatest financial scams. They would offer teachers, cops, and firefighters extremely generous pensions but would avoid raising taxes to fund the resulting future obligations. Grateful workers would vote to re-elect their benefactors, while taxpayers would appreciate the combination of excellent public services and low taxes.
The beauty of the scheme flowed from its demographics: Most of the original public sector workers were young and therefore decades away from retirement, so the crime wouldn’t be discovered until long after the architects retired rich and revered.
Now, however, those baby boomer workers are retiring and the scam is revealed for all to see. Even in the absence of a pandemic lockdown, mass defaults on state and city obligations would be inevitable in the coming decade. But with the lockdown, they’re coming next year.
So what do the worst offenders do? What they’ve always done, of course, which is to look for ways to paper over the mess for one more election cycle. Illinois is the poster child for state financial mismanagement, with unfunded liabilities that have grown from virtually nothing to $137 billion in just the past two decades.
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So it’s no surprise that its politicians are engaged in some truly ridiculous forms of damage control:
Illinois to sell $850 million of bonds as investors brace for junk status CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois is scheduled to sell $850 million of bonds on Tuesday as investors demand fatter yields for the state’s debt due to increased worries over its deep financial woes, which were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of the competitive sale of general obligation bonds due over the next 25 years, the spread for Illinois 10-year bonds over Municipal Market Data’s benchmark triple-A yield scale has widened by 10 basis points to 281 basis points since Oct. 1. Howard Cure, director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management, pointed to “a legitimate fear that the state could go into junk status – although not default on its debt.” “The state continues to delay tough decisions with a number of speculative revenues as part of its current budget, including additional federal aid, voter approval for a progressive income tax, and more Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) debt,” he said, referring to the possibility Illinois, which took out a $1.2 billion cash-flow loan in June from the Federal Reserve’s MLF, could borrow more. Illinois is the lowest-rated state at a notch above junk due to its huge unfunded pension liability and chronic structural budget deficit. All three major credit rating agencies assigned negative outlooks to their ratings in the wake of the pandemic. Earlier this month, a Citi research report said Illinois is “almost guaranteed” a credit rating downgrade to junk if a constitutional amendment to replace its flat income tax rate with graduated rates fails to pass on Nov. 3. The ability to tax high earners more would increase revenue by an estimated $3.1 billion annually. In addition to uncertainty over congressional passage of unrestricted federal virus aid to states, Andrew Richman, senior fixed income strategist at Sterling Capital Management, said Illinois was experiencing a surge in virus cases ahead of its sizeable bond sale. The state reported its highest one-day total of 4,554 cases on Friday. “Illinois had problems before the pandemic,” Richman said. “Things are getting worse not better.” Still, John Mousseau, president and CEO of Cumberland Advisors, said the high yields will attract buyers. “People will buy it. They are yield-starved,” he said.
Taking the scam to the next level
One part of one sentence jumps out of the preceding article: “The state continues to delay tough decisions with a number of speculative revenues as part of its current budget, including additional federal aid …”
The last remaining escape hatch for the worst-run cities and states is a massive (easily multi-trillion dollar) bailout by the only remaining entity with access to that kind of credit, the federal government. After the upcoming election, whichever party ends up in charge will face the specter of bond defaults and mass layoffs in Illinois, California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Kentucky, among many other places.
A Democrat-led federal government will happily provide the trillions necessary to keep this from happening, while a Republican administration will dither for a while before caving. Either way, the original crime is swept under the rug and the financial pressure is socialized, with all US taxpayers on the hook for previously-local mistakes.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Double-Dip Recession Imminent (Or Did The First One Ever End?)

The Covid recession isn ’ t even over yet , but there is already talk of a double dip coming .
Due to another Covid surge in Europe and the US , the odds of a double-dip recession ( or a delay in the current one ending ) have increased .
Europe is also at risk from a collapse in a trade deal between the UK and EU following Brexit .
Before you can have a double-dip recession , the current one has to end first .
And that largely depends on how one measures it .
Europe vs the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule .
Two consecutive quarters of contraction marks a recession .
In the US , the NBER can declare a recession even before there is one quarter of contraction .
It did so in February of this year .
I have seen claims the US recession is over already .
But the recovery is so uneven I doubt the NBER ( the official arbiter of recessions in the US ) , would see it that way .
But perhaps they do .
In Europe , countries may very well declare a recession is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single quarter of growth .
Whether or not there is a double-dip may be in the eyes of the beholder .
In Europe , Flash PMI signals renewed economic downturn at start of fourth quarter .
Business activity fell back into decline across the eurozone in October as accelerating growth of manufacturing output was overwhelmed by a steepening deterioration in the service sector amid rising COVID-19 worries .
Germany was the only bright spot , as France and the rest of the region as a whole fell deeper into decline .
The rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -looking indicators deteriorated : inflows of new business showed a renewed decline and business optimism for the year ahead slipped to the lowest since May .
Deflationary pressures meanwhile eased as business costs rose at a faster rate .
The flash IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI fell for a third consecutive month in October , dropping from to 50.4 in September to 49.4 to register the first contraction of business activity since June Some claim the US recession is already over .
If so , it was the most uneven recovery in history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W-shaped recovery isn ’ t much of a recovery whether or not there is a double dip .
For further discussion , please see It ’ s Professionals vs Everyone Else in the K-Shaped Recovery

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,
The Covid recession isn’t even over yet, but there is already talk of a double dip coming.
Double-Dip Ahead?
1. Back-to-back, the NBER is likely to call it one big recession. Europe may call it two. 2. Short-term, I expect more silly US decoupling theories. 3. Some claim the US recession is already over. If so, it was the most uneven recovery in history. t.co/UKgvB4ikJo — Mike “Mish” Shedlock (@MishGEA) October 22, 2020
Sharp Contraction in France
Flash France PMI data pointed to a sharper contraction in private sector activity during October. Anecdotal evidence indicated that the decline was driven by the recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases. Read more: t.co/L2rapX3etf pic.twitter.com/ivpxeg7sYz — IHS Markit PMI™ (@IHSMarkitPMI) October 23, 2020
Eastern Europe Covid Deaths
The Covid numbers coming out of Eastern Europe in this autumn wave are staggering. Here’s Poland and Ukraine, reported cases and deaths. pic.twitter.com/bXm79oJLjS — Ben Hunt (@EpsilonTheory) October 22, 2020
Furloughed Job Disguise
Furloughed Jobs Disguise The Eurozone Employment Crisis –t.co/62C016H4DG — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) October 22, 2020
No Trade Deal
EU Mistakes Increase the Odds of No Trade Deal@dlacalle_IA If the EU makes another mistake, there will not be a deal, even if both sides want one. If there is no deal, both sides will suffer, with Germany taking the biggest hit to exports.t.co/ntwQB4D2LB — Mike “Mish” Shedlock (@MishGEA) October 21, 2020
Yes, Deaths are a Problem
For those that keep demanding the death chart. Here it is for Western Europe. June 19 and May 25 were correction to the data. Yesterday was the highest deaths, and the first day over 1,000, since mid-May. (Peak was 5k on April 7) So, yes, deaths are a problem in Europe. t.co/Cz7ZSYQt5n pic.twitter.com/otFxVsSz3y — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) October 21, 2020
Due to another Covid surge in Europe and the US, the odds of a double-dip recession (or a delay in the current one ending) have increased.
Europe is also at risk from a collapse in a trade deal between the UK and EU following Brexit.
First Things First
Before you can have a double-dip recession, the current one has to end first.
And that largely depends on how one measures it.
Europe vs the US
European countries typically use a simple rule. Two consecutive quarters of contraction marks a recession.
In the US, the NBER can declare a recession even before there is one quarter of contraction. It did so in February of this year.
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I have seen claims the US recession is over already. But the recovery is so uneven I doubt the NBER (the official arbiter of recessions in the US), would see it that way. But perhaps they do.
In Europe, countries may very well declare a recession is over as soon as there is a single quarter of growth.
Whether or not there is a double-dip may be in the eyes of the beholder.
Flash PMI Signals Renewed Economic Downturn
In Europe, Flash PMI signals renewed economic downturn at start of fourth quarter.
Business activity fell back into decline across the eurozone in October as accelerating growth of manufacturing output was overwhelmed by a steepening deterioration in the service sector amid rising COVID-19 worries. Germany was the only bright spot, as France and the rest of the region as a whole fell deeper into decline. The rate of job losses eased, but forward -looking indicators deteriorated: inflows of new business showed a renewed decline and business optimism for the year ahead slipped to the lowest since May. Deflationary pressures meanwhile eased as business costs rose at a faster rate. The flash IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI fell for a third consecutive month in October, dropping from to 50.4 in September to 49.4 to register the first contraction of business activity since June
US Recession Over?
Some claim the US recession is already over. If so, it was the most uneven recovery in history.
An L-, K-, or W-shaped recovery isn’t much of a recovery whether or not there is a double dip.
For further discussion, please see It’s Professionals vs Everyone Else in the K-Shaped Recovery


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Does Debt Matters For Economy and Gold?

Does Debt Matters For Economy and Gold?

The U.S. passed a milestone !
The federal debt in private hands surpassed 100 percent of GDP measured quarterly , in the second quarter of 2020 .
On an annual basis , it would exceed the size of the economy next year , due to a massive fiscal stimulus and a plunge in revenues amid the coronavirus crisis ( however , the fiscal deficits and debts were already increasing significantly prior to the outbreak of pandemic ) .
According to the Congressional Budget Office , the fiscal deficit will reach $ 3.3 trillion in 2020 , more than triple the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of GDP , the budget deficit would be the largest since the World War II .
Is the US waging a war I don ’ t know about ?
As a consequence of massive fiscal gap , the federal debt held by the public is projected to rise abruptly , from 35 percent in 2007 , before the Great Recession , and 79 percent in 2019 to 104.4 percent in 2021 ( or $ 21.9 trillion ) , and 107 percent in 2023 , the highest level in the nation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The gross federal debt to GDP , which includes intergovernmental holdings or debt owned by some federal agencies , such as Social Security trust funds , is even higher ( it surpassed the economy ’ s size several years ago ) .
But does all this debt matter , or should we stop worrying and love the ( debt ) bomb ?
You see , some mainstream economists , including the most renowned ones , argue that debt is not a problem in the current world of ultra-low interest rates .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt is lower than the GDP growth , we can roll over debt , and the debt-to-GDP ratio will slowly decline over time .
It ’ s hard to argue with mathematics .
However , there are three critical problems here , which are hidden in the beauty of algebra .
First , at some point , the public debt begins to drag down economic growth .
This is because the current high public debt results from excessive unproductive government spending that extracts resources from the private sector , crowding out more productive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environment of ultra-low interest rates may not last forever .
It may merely be not scalable .
As John Cochrane asks : Bond market investors lend 100 % of GDP to the US government at 1 % interest .
Will they lend 200 % of GDP at the same low interest rate , or will they start to require higher interest rates ?
In other words , there is a limit of debt , beyond which markets will not lend and we will face a sovereign-debt crisis .
This limit may be significantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to GDP , but it exists .
And finding this limit will be painful .
You see , the debt crisis comes always as a surprise .
Lehman Brothers borrowed at low rates until it didn ’ t .
Greece borrowed at low rates until it didn ’ t .
The third problem is that we can indeed roll over debt infinitely without destabilizing the debt-to-GDP ratio only when the government runs a primary surplus ( revenues are greater than spending excluding debt interest payments ) , and the budget is structurally balanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the case .
The US government runs primary deficits , adding to the pile of debt , even though bond yields are lower than the GDP growth .
Politicians are unable to produce balanced budgets as they want to support current consumption to please the voters .
Hence , the debt really matters , and it would need to be addressed eventually .
How ?
Painfully .
Through financial repression and inflation .
That is how the US exited a massive debt-to-GDP ratio from WWII .
True , the economic growth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary surpluses for decades .
But it ’ s only part of the story .
The other is that interest rates were kept artificially low , while high inflation occurred in the late 1940s and devaluing much debt in the 1970s .
Given the current sluggish growth and fiscal irresponsibility , the government will have to rely even more on inflation and financial repression .
So , the risk of either debt crisis or inflation outbreak to devalue the indebtedness should support the demand for gold as a safe-haven and as an inflation-hedge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The unpleasant truth is that the world fell into the debt trap – and the longer it sits there , the harder the escape will be .
And the larger will be the expansion of the Fed ’ s balance sheet , due to the monetization of debt , and the more extended period of negative real interest rates , which should be bullish for gold .
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The U.S. passed a milestone! The federal debt in private hands surpassed 100 percent of GDP measured quarterly, in the second quarter of 2020. On an annual basis, it would exceed the size of the economy next year, due to a massive fiscal stimulus and a plunge in revenues amid the coronavirus crisis (however, the fiscal deficits and debts were already increasing significantly prior to the outbreak of pandemic ). According to the Congressional Budget Office , the fiscal deficit will reach $3.3 trillion in 2020, more than triple the shortfall recorded last year. At 16.0 percent of GDP, the budget deficit would be the largest since the World War II. Is the US waging a war I don’t know about?
As a consequence of massive fiscal gap, the federal debt held by the public is projected to rise abruptly, from 35 percent in 2007, before the Great Recession , and 79 percent in 2019 to 104.4 percent in 2021 (or $21.9 trillion), and 107 percent in 2023, the highest level in the nation’s history, as the chart below shows. The gross federal debt to GDP, which includes intergovernmental holdings or debt owned by some federal agencies, such as Social Security trust funds, is even higher (it surpassed the economy’s size several years ago).
But does all this debt matter, or should we stop worrying and love the (debt) bomb? You see, some mainstream economists, including the most renowned ones, argue that debt is not a problem in the current world of ultra-low interest rates . As long as the interest rate on government debt is lower than the GDP growth, we can roll over debt, and the debt-to-GDP ratio will slowly decline over time.
It’s hard to argue with mathematics. However, there are three critical problems here, which are hidden in the beauty of algebra. First, at some point, the public debt begins to drag down economic growth . This is because the current high public debt results from excessive unproductive government spending that extracts resources from the private sector, crowding out more productive spending.
Second, the current happy environment of ultra-low interest rates may not last forever . It may merely be not scalable. As John Cochrane asks :
Bond market investors lend 100% of GDP to the US government at 1% interest. Will they lend 200% of GDP at the same low interest rate, or will they start to require higher interest rates?
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In other words, there is a limit of debt, beyond which markets will not lend and we will face a sovereign-debt crisis . This limit may be significantly higher than the current level of debt to GDP, but it exists. And finding this limit will be painful. You see, the debt crisis comes always as a surprise. Lehman Brothers borrowed at low rates until it didn’t. Greece borrowed at low rates until it didn’t.
The third problem is that we can indeed roll over debt infinitely without destabilizing the debt-to-GDP ratio only when the government runs a primary surplus (revenues are greater than spending excluding debt interest payments), and the budget is structurally balanced. Yes, you guessed – this is not the case. The US government runs primary deficits , adding to the pile of debt, even though bond yields are lower than the GDP growth. Politicians are unable to produce balanced budgets as they want to support current consumption to please the voters.
Hence, the debt really matters, and it would need to be addressed eventually . How? Painfully. Through financial repression and inflation . That is how the US exited a massive debt-to-GDP ratio from WWII. True, the economic growth was fast, while the government ran primary surpluses for decades. But it’s only part of the story. The other is that interest rates were kept artificially low, while high inflation occurred in the late 1940s and devaluing much debt in the 1970s. Given the current sluggish growth and fiscal irresponsibility, the government will have to rely even more on inflation and financial repression .
So, the risk of either debt crisis or inflation outbreak to devalue the indebtedness should support the demand for gold as a safe-haven and as an inflation-hedge and, thus, the gold prices. The unpleasant truth is that the world fell into the debt trap – and the longer it sits there, the harder the escape will be. And the larger will be the expansion of the Fed’s balance sheet , due to the monetization of debt, and the more extended period of negative real interest rates , which should be bullish for gold.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--A Dark Winter Is Coming?

A Dark Winter Is Coming?

Operation Dark Winter is a real simulated disease-based terror attack , used as inspiration for a Tom Clancy game .
@ @ @ @ @ Clancy KGB operative name , Peter Henderson , as his email alias.t.co/tKGUDstHm6 pic.twitter.com/HyWeseayaH

Remember Biden talking about the "Dark Winter" coming?
Operation Dark Winter is a real simulated disease-based terror attack, used as inspiration for a Tom Clancy game.
Joe Biden used a Tom Clancy KGB operative name, Peter Henderson, as his email alias.t.co/tKGUDstHm6 pic.twitter.com/HyWeseayaH
— TheDonald.win (@thedonalddotwin) October 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--VIDEO: Biden Found To Have iPad At Debate On His Podium

So apparently nobody cares that Biden had all of his debate answers and talking points supplied in real time via @ @ @ @ @ ?
Cool .
@ DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/j5XrCRYFWp

So apparently nobody cares that Biden had all of his debate answers and talking points supplied in real time via the iPad at his podium? Cool. @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/j5XrCRYFWp
— Dr Scott (@ScottFantasy) October 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Covid problem will NOT go away if only 50% of Americans take the vaccine says Fauci colleague at NIH

Mandatory vax is coming .
You better believe it .
NIH Director Dr. Collins says if only half of Americans @ @ @ @ @ “ we ’ re never going to get to that point of immunity across the @ @ @ @ @ .
”

Mandatory vax is coming. You better believe it.
NIH Director Dr. Collins says if only half of Americans take a COVID vaccine, “we’re never going to get to that point of immunity across the population where COVID-19 goes away.”
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NIH Director Dr. Collins says if only half of Americans take a COVID vaccine, “we’re never going to get to that point of immunity across the population where COVID-19 goes away.” pic.twitter.com/EYqAxIK79Y — The Recount (@therecount) October 23, 2020
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Poland is becoming police state. Gyms,Restaurants, Pubs closed. Mandatory masks

Plus online studying which destroys social relations between students .
I ’ m Polish.I live in this country.I see Poland @ @ @ @ @

Poland's PM Morawiecki: – highest tier of restrictions
– primary schools switch to e-learning (years 4-8)
– restaurants, pubs, cafes, bars to close; takeaway only
– rule of five for social meetings
– seniors 70+ asked not to leave home unless essential (groceries, GP, pharmacy) — Jakub Krupa (@JakubKrupa) October 23, 2020
Plus online studying which destroys social relations between students.
I’m Polish.I live in this country.I see Poland is heading toward economic catastrophe
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h/t Pillar of Poland


Voting Is Overrated

It might be better to find something else you ’ d rather do on Election Day .

It might be better to find something else you’d rather do on Election Day.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--SGT Report got Purged by YouTube, then Purged by Patreon Today

They are crushing us now .
This is economic terrorism .

They are crushing us now. This is economic terrorism.
www.bitchute.com/video/7janXTJ7kYfT/
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AO


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--President Trump to Biden: “You’re all talk and no action”

Since I didn ’ t watch the debate , I watched video clips on Twitter last night after it was @ @ @ @ @ good one : From what I understand , Biden didn ’ t tout many accomplishments @ @ @ @ @ ’ d think he ’ d have an exhaustive list of them seeing how he @ @ @ @ @ for 47 years .
Other than enriching himself and his family .

by DCG
Ain’t that the truth!
Since I didn’t watch the debate, I watched video clips on Twitter last night after it was over. This was a good one:
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LOL this was my favorite moment of the night: Trump just had to teach Biden how to make a convincing argument to the audience pic.twitter.com/DHb4bSk3pn — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) October 23, 2020
From what I understand, Biden didn’t tout many accomplishments during the debate. You’d think he’d have an exhaustive list of them seeing how he’s been in politics for 47 years.
Other than enriching himself and his family.
DCG


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Martin Armstrong: Global Food Shortages Beginning

There is a serious food shortage we have been warning about which our computer has been projecting for the 4.3-year @ @ @ @ @ sources from Asia and Europe have been confirming what we have been getting from Australia @ @ @ @ @ Now it is starting to be reported in Germany by the Deutsche-Wirtschafts-Nachrichten .
There is @ @ @ @ @ building in New York City thanks to the lockdowns .
This has been caused by @ @ @ @ @ turning down and the stupidity of lockdowns which prevented farmers from getting their crops and @ @ @ @ @ computer , Socrates , is monitoring every sector around the world and it picks the @ @ @ @ @ not see well in advance .
This is the importance of having a non-biased computer @ @ @ @ @ opinions just will not cut it in the years ahead that we must face .

by Martin Armstrong
There is a serious food shortage we have been warning about which our computer has been projecting for the 4.3-year wave into 2024. Our sources from Asia and Europe have been confirming what we have been getting from Australia and the United States. Now it is starting to be reported in Germany by the Deutsche-Wirtschafts-Nachrichten. There is also a shortage of food building in New York City thanks to the lockdowns.
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This has been caused by climate change with solar activity turning down and the stupidity of lockdowns which prevented farmers from getting their crops and animals to market.
Our computer, Socrates, is monitoring every sector around the world and it picks the trends globally that humans do not see well in advance. This is the importance of having a non-biased computer monitoring the world. Personal opinions just will not cut it in the years ahead that we must face.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Husband Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Human Trafficking Convictions Related to Forced Labor

Husband Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison for Human Trafficking Convictions Related to Forced Labor of Foreign Nationals

The Justice Department today announced that former Stockton , California resident Satish Kartan , 46 , was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for forced labor violations .
In addition , U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. ordered $ 15,657 be paid in restitution to three victims , in part to cover their back wages and other losses .
On March 14 , 2019 , after an 11-day trial , a federal jury found Kartan and his wife , Sharmistha Barai , 40 , guilty of conspiracy to obtain forced labor and two counts of obtaining forced labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one count of fraud in foreign labor contracting .
On Oct. 2 , Barai was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for forced labor violations .
“ The United States abolished slavery and involuntary servitude more than 150 years ago , ” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Justice Department ’ s Civil Rights Division .
“ Yet , inhuman forced labor and deprivations of liberty and dignity persist because human traffickers proliferate modern-day slavery , and endeavor to exploit their fellow human beings for profit and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sends a stern message that human trafficking and forced labor will not be tolerated in the United States .
The defendant ’ s role in this scheme to compel the victims into servitude for up to 18 hours a day , with minimal pay , through intimidation , threats , and violence , is an unconscionable and illegal criminal violation of the victims ’ individual rights , freedom , and dignity .
The Civil Rights Division remains committed to pursuing justice relentlessly on behalf of victims of human trafficking and prosecuting perpetrators to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Kartan earned his sentence by the systematic abuse and exploitation of vulnerable women for the benefit of his wife and family , ” said U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott for the Eastern District of California .
“ He verbally abused multiple victims , withheld basic sustenance from them , and physically intimidated them .
Today ’ s sentence will send a loud message to others engaged in human trafficking and labor .
Moreover , it will give Kartan ’ s victims the peace of mind that he will never be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the heinous crime of forced labor will face severe consequences for their actions , ” said Matthew Perlman , Special Agent in Charge ( SAC ) of the U.S. Department of State ’ s Diplomatic Security Service ( DSS ) , San Francisco Field Office .
“ The Diplomatic Security Service and our partner agencies will continue to aggressively pursue and prosecute those who commit visa fraud to exploit others for their own personal gain .
”

The Justice Department today announced that former Stockton, California resident Satish Kartan, 46, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for forced labor violations. In addition, U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. ordered $15,657 be paid in restitution to three victims, in part to cover their back wages and other losses.
On March 14, 2019, after an 11-day trial, a federal jury found Kartan and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 40, guilty of conspiracy to obtain forced labor and two counts of obtaining forced labor. Kartan was also found guilty of one count of fraud in foreign labor contracting. On Oct. 2, Barai was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for forced labor violations.
“The United States abolished slavery and involuntary servitude more than 150 years ago,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Yet, inhuman forced labor and deprivations of liberty and dignity persist because human traffickers proliferate modern-day slavery, and endeavor to exploit their fellow human beings for profit and other gruesome purposes. The sentence imposed today sends a stern message that human trafficking and forced labor will not be tolerated in the United States. The defendant’s role in this scheme to compel the victims into servitude for up to 18 hours a day, with minimal pay, through intimidation, threats, and violence, is an unconscionable and illegal criminal violation of the victims’ individual rights, freedom, and dignity. The Civil Rights Division remains committed to pursuing justice relentlessly on behalf of victims of human trafficking and prosecuting perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law.”
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“Kartan earned his sentence by the systematic abuse and exploitation of vulnerable women for the benefit of his wife and family,” said U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott for the Eastern District of California. “He verbally abused multiple victims, withheld basic sustenance from them, and physically intimidated them. Today’s sentence will send a loud message to others engaged in human trafficking and labor. Moreover, it will give Kartan’s victims the peace of mind that he will never be able to abuse them again.”
“Those engaged in the heinous crime of forced labor will face severe consequences for their actions,” said Matthew Perlman, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), San Francisco Field Office. “The Diplomatic Security Service and our partner agencies will continue to aggressively pursue and prosecute those who commit visa fraud to exploit others for their own personal gain.”
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/husband-sentenced-188-months-prison-human-trafficking-convictions-related-forced-labor


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Deepest Economic Contraction in History Has Only Just Begun To Wreak Havoc

There are serious consequences for attempting to stop the business cycle from functioning .
The system needs an Economic Detox @ @ @ @ @ just getting more of the game garbage fed to it , every single day .
@ @ @ @ @ .
The danger is only mounting .
The desire to create a bigger bubble is @ @ @ @ @ help the retirement account , and help main street .
It ’ s specifically to @ @ @ @ @ to effect massive change , further erode the middle class , and enrich the elite @ @ @ @ @ cares , right ?
Goldman Warns of More Job Losses With Jumbo Mergers on the @ @ @ @ @ another Walgreens closing in S.F .
– SFChronicle.com Real Estate Market : Rental Apartments , @ @ @ @ @ York to Singapore – Bloomberg Top Universities Took Billions in Unreported Foreign Funds , U.S. @ @ @ @ @ on Up to 800 Million Jobs Around the World

There are serious consequences for attempting to stop the business cycle from functioning. The system needs an Economic Detox and yet it’s just getting more of the game garbage fed to it, every single day. The problem is only compounded. The danger is only mounting. The desire to create a bigger bubble is not to help people, help the retirement account, and help main street. It’s specifically to cause the biggest collapse possible to effect massive change, further erode the middle class, and enrich the elite. But hey, who cares, right?
Goldman Warns of More Job Losses With Jumbo Mergers on the Rise
www.bloombergquint.com/business/goldman-warns-of-more-job-losses-with-jumbo-mergers-on-the-rise
Pandemic worsens NYC’s food crisis
www.fox5ny.com/news/pandemic-worsens-nycs-food-crisis
Rampant shoplifting leads to another Walgreens closing in S.F. – SFChronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Rampant-shoplifting-leads-to-another-Walgreens-15654730.php
Real Estate Market: Rental Apartments, Houses Pile Up From New York to Singapore – Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-20/real-estate-market-rental-apartments-houses-pile-up-from-new-york-to-singapore?srnd=premium-canada
Container slots sell out, risking holiday ‘shipageddon’ – FreightWaves
www.freightwaves.com/news/container-slots-sell-out-threatening-holiday-shipageddon
Technically Speaking: Market Bulls Are “All-In” Again – RIA
realinvestmentadvice.com/technically-speaking-market-bulls-are-all-in-again/
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U.S. Justice Department hits Google with biggest antitrust …
news.trust.org/item/20201020125802-8fsx9
Top Universities Took Billions in Unreported Foreign Funds, U.S. Finds – WSJ
www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953
Robots Encroach on Up to 800 Million Jobs Around the World
www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/robots-encroach-on-up-to-800-million-jobs-around-the-world


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Has Big Tech Gone Too Far? And Should Congress Take Action?

Martha McSally : ‘ They are trying to influence this election .
I think this is election interference .
’

Martha McSally: ‘They are trying to influence this election. I think this is election interference.’
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investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Some major mistakes made by Biden in the debate

He made immigration an issue with amnesty He made fossil fuels an issue with ending oil industry He laughed at @ @ @ @ @ with Obamacare/Bidencare He pushed the green new deal He pushed $ 15/min wage He had @ @ @ @ @ the change .
He failed to make the debate about Trump He did n't take @ @ @ @ @ to lose and did not play to win .
He played to his base allowing @ @ @ @ @ moderates Conclusion EPIC FAILURE…EPIC

He made immigration an issue with amnesty He made fossil fuels an issue with ending oil industry He laughed at cheap gasoline He linked himself with Obamacare/Bidencare He pushed the green new deal He pushed $15/min wage
He had no hope to go with the change.
He failed to make the debate about Trump
He didn't take enough medication
He played not to lose and did not play to win.
He played to his base allowing Trump to play to the moderates
Conclusion EPIC FAILURE…EPIC
— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) October 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Expected moves for AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, MSFT, FB

A 7 day expected move comparison of the big tech names set to report next week .
Kind of huddling @ @ @ @ @ with the bigger moves expected in Amazon and Facebook and the smallest in Microsoft .
@ @ @ @ @ with the VIX near 30 .
Market vol is pumped because of election/stimulus etc , @ @ @ @ @ whipping around too much ( iow realized vol is lower than implied right now ) @ @ @ @ @ or inside their expected move about 70 % of the time , with the other @ @ @ @ @ moves outside ( an argument for defining risk to make the math work ) .
@ @ @ @ @ charts show the current bullish/bearish consensus based on today ’ s price , those levels @ @ @ @ @ the stock is into the event : Disclaimer : This information is only for educational @ @ @ @ @ any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due @ @ @ @ @ professional before making any investment decision .

by cclagator
A 7 day expected move comparison of the big tech names set to report next week. Kind of huddling in the 4-6% range with the bigger moves expected in Amazon and Facebook and the smallest in Microsoft. None are crazy, even with the VIX near 30. Market vol is pumped because of election/stimulus etc, not because the market is whipping around too much (iow realized vol is lower than implied right now). Stocks generally stay at or inside their expected move about 70% of the time, with the other 30% often having large moves outside (an argument for defining risk to make the math work).
In the calendar below the charts show the current bullish/bearish consensus based on today’s price, those levels will change depending on where the stock is into the event:

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Monday October 26th – 4:05pm – GOOGL chart
Tuesday Oct 27th – 4:10pm – MSFT chart
Thursday Oct 29th – 4:05pm – FB chart
Thursday Oct 29th – 4:05pm – AMZN chart
Thursday Oct 29th – 4:30pm – AAPL chart
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--Hundreds of people on Twitter thought that Trump meant the actual animal when he said “The children

Hundreds of people on Twitter thought that Trump meant the actual animal when he said “The children are brought here by coyotes and lots of bad people.” These people vote.

Imagine calling the immigrant parents that bring their children to the United States for a better life “ Coyotes ” @ @ @ @ @ sickening .

Imagine calling the immigrant parents that bring their children to the United States for a better life “Coyotes”
The level of xenophobia is sickening.
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) October 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-10-23--There is a large blackout affecting Boston, Massachusetts. UPDATE power returning to areas of the ci

There is a large blackout affecting Boston, Massachusetts. UPDATE power returning to areas of the city. Test runs for DARK WINTER?

“ It ’ s going to be a dark winter ”

Breaking: There is a large blackout affecting Boston, Massachusetts. pic.twitter.com/9huuPvdz48 — PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) October 23, 2020
“It’s going to be a dark winter”
-Joe Biden
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