investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--“It’s one thing to expect a V-Shaped recovery because you’re looking at a bunch of U.S. Equity chart

“It’s one thing to expect a V-Shaped recovery because you’re looking at a bunch of U.S. Equity charts until companies have to report their earnings reality. It’s entirely another thing if it’s a global recovery.”

"It’s one thing to expect a V-Shaped recovery because you’re looking at a bunch of U.S. Equity charts until companies have to report their earnings reality. It’s entirely another thing if it’s a global recovery." via @KeithMcCullough t.co/XIP9kJg4st — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) June 4, 2020
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Small-caps have continued to climb, but “zombies” (EBIT/int exp < 1) have been leading Russell 2000 index higher, while ex-zombies have lagged considerably … opposite picture for their larger brethren (S&P 500)
[Past performance is no guarantee of future results] pic.twitter.com/DNrLao1JWN — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) June 4, 2020
The enormous flow of money into risky credit vehicles – at a time when the underlying fundamentals of risky credit vehicles are about as bad as we've seen in modern history – continues. Good times. $HYG $JNK t.co/wVAYFCrc9U — Mike Larson (@RealMikeLarson) June 4, 2020
Duh, $8.5T domestically and $13T globally of central bank liquidity will do that. No. Other. Reason. Needed. t.co/YaI0EvhKEB — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) June 4, 2020
I was wondering when @HoweGeneration generational turning was going to kick in. Right on schedule – and not a minute too soon. Bless their courage and decency. No more "get out of jail free" cards for thug cops @Hedgeye @HedgeyeDDale @KeithMcCullough pic.twitter.com/UN4WDF53LS — Ken McCarthy (@KenMcCarthy) June 4, 2020
Hertz, which declared bankruptcy a couple weeks ago, is up 75% today (HT: @Provingwork) Not that weird when you think about it. With shares so depressed, just a slight change in the estimated residual value left over for equity holders can massively change its value. pic.twitter.com/pnOUOSFzZ1 — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) June 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: In spite of today's historic market collapse, there remains ample liquidity pic.twitter.com/J4AmWDGlyu — Rudy Havenstein, nominally. (@RudyHavenstein) June 4, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Only 58.6% of retail rents paid in May. Landlords now risk bankruptcy. Many jobs lost to pandemic wo

Only 58.6% of retail rents paid in May. Landlords now risk bankruptcy. Many jobs lost to pandemic won’t return soon, if ever. Stagflation looming.

Many Countries Are Beginning to Drift Towards Negative Interest Rates Historic monetary and fiscal policy has been deployed these last few months , which seems to be far from over .
Now many economies are beginning to consider negative interest rates due to the lack … An increase in the inflation rate is perhaps the most important of all risks for an investor to consider as it is the biggest nemesis to the stock market.. Impact of New Social Unrest on the US Economy in Two Charts There is rising social unrest across the country right now and Goldman Sachs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Corporate America : Get Cash While You Can Bankers have a message for America ’ s debt-laden companies : raise money now , because things could get a lot worse.The gradual reopening of businesses after months-long shutdowns and a pick up in manufacturing activity have given investors reason for optimism in recent weeks .
U.S. Economy Too Fragile for Congress to Remove Income Support After approving the most generous unemployment benefits in U.S. history to help counter the coronavirus , Congress is in a bind over what to do when they expire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Total Trade Slumps to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade U.S. trade in goods and services plunged in April to the lowest level in almost a decade as the Covid-19 pandemic stifled demand and hindered logistics.Exports declined from the prior month by 20.5 % , the biggest drop in comparable data back to 1992 , to $ 151.3 billion .
The bond market is sounding the alarm that the flood of cash that policy makers have unleashed to buoy growth in the face of the pandemic will have potentially painful consequences for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steepest in three years , with long-maturity rates climbing… Many Countries Are Beginning to Drift Towards Negative Interest Rates

U.S. COMMERCIAL CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY FILINGS UP 48% IN MAY FROM YEAR EARLIER – AMERICAN BANKRTUPCY INSTITUTE — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaOne) June 4, 2020
1/3 Cascade coming: Only 58.6% of retail rents paid in May. Landlords now risk bankruptcy.
Some can get mortgage relief from banks, but many commercial mortgages held by institutions, much harder to get relief, by @byHeatherLongt.co/scPzl5uq1L, via @washingtonpost — Howard J. Shatz (@HowardJShatz) June 4, 2020
**MANY JOBS LOST TO PANDEMIC WON'T RETURN SOON, IF EVER — CHALLENGER GRAY — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaOne) June 4, 2020
There are some significant discrepancies between state & federal U.S. jobless data, leading to speculation that the headline numbers understate the scope of unemployment. t.co/XQfdYZpBEE — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) June 4, 2020
Historic monetary and fiscal policy has been deployed these last few months, which seems to be far from over. Now many economies are beginning to consider negative interest rates due to the lack …
An increase in the inflation rate is perhaps the most important of all risks for an investor to consider as it is the biggest nemesis to the stock market..
There is rising social unrest across the country right now and Goldman Sachs analyzes the fallout.
Bankers have a message for America’s debt-laden companies: raise money now, because things could get a lot worse.The gradual reopening of businesses after months-long shutdowns and a pick up in manufacturing activity have given investors reason for optimism in recent weeks.
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After approving the most generous unemployment benefits in U.S. history to help counter the coronavirus, Congress is in a bind over what to do when they expire at the end of next month.
U.S. trade in goods and services plunged in April to the lowest level in almost a decade as the Covid-19 pandemic stifled demand and hindered logistics.Exports declined from the prior month by 20.5%, the biggest drop in comparable data back to 1992, to $151.3 billion.
The bond market is sounding the alarm that the flood of cash that policy makers have unleashed to buoy growth in the face of the pandemic will have potentially painful consequences for the economy.The Treasuries yield curve is the steepest in three years, with long-maturity rates climbing…
How unemployment became a top searched issue in America.t.co/QMzhzcUvqQ pic.twitter.com/Lw7MobXBtt — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) June 4, 2020
Many Countries Are Beginning to Drift Towards Negative Interest Rates


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Small Caps Testing Triple Breakout Price Point!

The Russell 2000 Index ( RUT ) has lagged the broader S & P 500 Index for much of the @ @ @ @ @ lows .
But recently , the small caps stocks index has joined the fun .
@ @ @ @ @ can it last ?
In today ’ s chart , we highlight a very important @ @ @ @ @ Russell 2000 .
As you can see , the index is rallying right into triple @ @ @ @ @ , marked by a broken up-trend line , 61.8 Fibonacci price level , and former @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Could the small caps rally peak out at ( 2 ) ?
Or @ @ @ @ @ potential inflection point in play .
If small caps succeed in breaking out at ( @ @ @ @ @ the to outperform large caps for a while !

by Kimble Charting
The Russell 2000 Index (RUT) has lagged the broader S&P 500 Index for much of the recovery rally off the March lows.
But recently, the small caps stocks index has joined the fun. But the question is, can it last?
In today’s chart, we highlight a very important level to watch on the Russell 2000.
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As you can see, the index is rallying right into triple resistance at (2), marked by a broken up-trend line, 61.8 Fibonacci price level, and former support (see green arrows).
Could the small caps rally peak out at (2)? Or breakout? There is a potential inflection point in play.
If small caps succeed in breaking out at (2), look for the to outperform large caps for a while!


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--All You Need To Know About The Riots! HIDDEN INFO They Won’t Tell You & You’ll Soon Understand Why!

For Links Referenced In Video See : bit.ly/2AAQnDU Josh Sigurdson reports on multiple videos and images that appear to show police instigating riots at peaceful protests as the media reports almost only on the riots creating the divisive image of violent protesting .
Regardless of what you think of the ideas the protesters are protesting , 99 % of protests are peaceful , despite what you ’ re seeing on television .
After almost a week of non-stop riot and protest coverage , riots are actually quite difficult to find .
However , when there is chaos , there always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bricks sitting on the side of the road nowhere near a construction zone .
Or provocateurs that are allowed through the police line randomly .
In some cases , cars are parked in the middle of intersections , left unlocked and then set ablaze despite protesters constantly putting out fires and calling out anyone who causes destruction .
The media and government are using a tragedy in order to divide people against each other .
This is all a lie .
From an insane lockdown that they want people to forget about to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing with us all , no matter what side of a fence you may or may not stand on .

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Josh Sigurdson reports on multiple videos and images that appear to show police instigating riots at peaceful protests as the media reports almost only on the riots creating the divisive image of violent protesting.
Regardless of what you think of the ideas the protesters are protesting, 99% of protests are peaceful, despite what you’re seeing on television.
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After almost a week of non-stop riot and protest coverage, riots are actually quite difficult to find. However, when there is chaos, there always appears to be conveniently stacked pallets of bricks sitting on the side of the road nowhere near a construction zone. Or provocateurs that are allowed through the police line randomly.
In some cases, cars are parked in the middle of intersections, left unlocked and then set ablaze despite protesters constantly putting out fires and calling out anyone who causes destruction.
The media and government are using a tragedy in order to divide people against each other. This is all a lie. From an insane lockdown that they want people to forget about to a race war. They’re playing with us all, no matter what side of a fence you may or may not stand on.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--US Stocks approaching key resistance

US Stocks approaching key resistance

I know stonks obviously only go up .
However , this is only true until they don ’ t .
I ’ m sure most of you are loaded up to the eyeballs in call ’ s right now and picking the colour of your Lambo to buy next week .
I just wanted to offer some cautionary technical analysis .
The S & P is approaching 3120 .
This major resistance line .
It has acted as resistance 5 times before and only ever broken to the upside once .
( For some reason images are not currently allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Nasdaq is also going to have to push through its all-time high and the phycological 10,000 barriers if tech is to head higher from here .
I could well be completely wrong , but I think this is where profit taking will begin .
A lot of people will get off the train and you don ’ t want to be last off .
The S & P has risen 40 % from its low and 6 % in the last 3 weeks without any pullback .
a small correction is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another news catalyst , this could be a perfect place for a change in momentum .
I suspect this will only be a small pullback initially of 3 % to6 % or so to around 3,030 / 2,930 before the unrelenting buyers pile back in and we come back to retest 3120 .
However , I think it ’ s on the second test we fail and drop 10 % or so to retest 2750 , pulling the rug under a lot of retail investors ( complete fucking autists ) .
from there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the murder hornets/super volcano /hurricane/riots/bankruptcy/unemployment/elections/bankruptcies/Jpow printer jam and COVID .
Obviously , I ’ m a big bear but just wanted to share a warning .
this time I think the market will mean it .
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 .

by twilliamsb
I know stonks obviously only go up. However, this is only true until they don’t.
I’m sure most of you are loaded up to the eyeballs in call’s right now and picking the colour of your Lambo to buy next week.
I just wanted to offer some cautionary technical analysis.
The S&P is approaching 3120. This major resistance line. It has acted as resistance 5 times before and only ever broken to the upside once.
(For some reason images are not currently allowed, so here is a link).
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www.tradingview.com/chart/SPX500USD/aJefVNhC-S-P-Approaching-key-resistance-at-3120/
The Nasdaq is also going to have to push through its all-time high and the phycological 10,000 barriers if tech is to head higher from here.
I could well be completely wrong, but I think this is where profit taking will begin. A lot of people will get off the train and you don’t want to be last off. The S&P has risen 40% from its low and 6% in the last 3 weeks without any pullback. a small correction is overdue as it is, but with another news catalyst, this could be a perfect place for a change in momentum.
I suspect this will only be a small pullback initially of 3% to6% or so to around 3,030 / 2,930 before the unrelenting buyers pile back in and we come back to retest 3120. However, I think it’s on the second test we fail and drop 10% or so to retest 2750, pulling the rug under a lot of retail investors (complete fucking autists). from there who knows, this will depend on the murder hornets/super volcano /hurricane/riots/bankruptcy/unemployment/elections/bankruptcies/Jpow printer jam and COVID.
Obviously, I’m a big bear but just wanted to share a warning. this time I think the market will mean it.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Enron 2.0! Who’s Ready?!

Enron 2.0! Who’s Ready?!

The original Enron CEO , noted smartypants , lying liar who lies , and very compelling public speaker Jeff Skilling , returns from prison to bring you… Enron 2.0 !
The timing couldn ’ t be better with the energy sector in collapse !
Based on the history , this can be a giant castle built of sand , ready to collapse at any moment .
As long as no one audits it carefully or asks hard questions on analyst calls , it will keep going up .
It can be bigger than Luckin , and bigger than Enron , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than $ 0 qualify .
The key is to just not be the final bagholder !
Now , I know what you are all thinking – Jeff Skilling , convicted felon , etc etc etc .
But this man is an innovator .
Not only did he innovate and disrupt energy finance , he ALSO innovated in the field of accounting fraud .
He caught lightning in a bottle twice .
It ’ s not luck .
Just imagine what the third time will be .
TLDR : When this IPOs , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 20 years .
PS : He got out of prison last year .
That ’ s why it took so long .
This business model has been in development for 12 years inside prison !
I bet Martin will have a better business plan though when he gets out of prison .
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 .

by Unlucky-Prize
www.thestreet.com/investing/ex-enron-ceo-skilling-raises-funds-for-digital-energy-marketplace
The original Enron CEO, noted smartypants, lying liar who lies, and very compelling public speaker Jeff Skilling, returns from prison to bring you… Enron 2.0! The timing couldn’t be better with the energy sector in collapse!
Based on the history, this can be a giant castle built of sand, ready to collapse at any moment. As long as no one audits it carefully or asks hard questions on analyst calls, it will keep going up. It can be bigger than Luckin, and bigger than Enron, which is easy because most values greater than $0 qualify. The key is to just not be the final bagholder!
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Now, I know what you are all thinking – Jeff Skilling, convicted felon, etc etc etc. But this man is an innovator. Not only did he innovate and disrupt energy finance, he ALSO innovated in the field of accounting fraud. He caught lightning in a bottle twice. It’s not luck. Just imagine what the third time will be.
TLDR: When this IPOs, we will know we are at the peak for 20 years.
PS: He got out of prison last year. That’s why it took so long. This business model has been in development for 12 years inside prison! I bet Martin will have a better business plan though when he gets out of prison.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Greenspan put – Isn’t this what’s happening today?

Leading up to the Dotcom bubble 2000 “ The Fed ’ s pattern of providing ample liquidity resulted in the @ @ @ @ @ on asset prices .
Investors increasingly believed that in a crisis or downturn , the @ @ @ @ @ inject liquidity until the problem got better .
Invariably , the Fed did so each @ @ @ @ @ became firmly embedded in asset pricing in the form of higher valuation , narrower credit @ @ @ @ @ taking.
” It ’ s a bubble and I ’ m just riding the wave

by Mrsaloom9765
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspan_put
Leading up to the Dotcom bubble 2000
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“The Fed’s pattern of providing ample liquidity resulted in the investor perception of put protection on asset prices. Investors increasingly believed that in a crisis or downturn, the Fed would step in and inject liquidity until the problem got better. Invariably, the Fed did so each time, and the perception became firmly embedded in asset pricing in the form of higher valuation, narrower credit spreads, and excess risk taking.”
Isn’t this what’s happening today?
It’s a bubble and I’m just riding the wave


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--[Bloomberg] Uber Inc.’s global rides business is down 70% from last year, a slight improvement from

[Bloomberg] Uber Inc.’s global rides business is down 70% from last year, a slight improvement from its low point in the coronavirus pandemic but an indication that recovery will come slowly.

Uber Technologies Inc. ’ s global rides business is down 70 % from last year , a slight improvement from its low point in the coronavirus pandemic but an indication that recovery will come slowly .
The decline in rides continues to be at least partially offset by a food delivery boom .
The Uber Eats business is more than doubling , and the gains are accelerating , Dara Khosrowshahi , the chief executive officer , said Wednesday at a virtual technology conference hosted by Bank of America .
Uber intends to drive consolidation in the food delivery market and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
He declined to comment on Uber ’ s proposal to buy Grubhub Inc. , which was first reported by Bloomberg last month .
Read more : Uber ’ s Ex-CTO Reflects on a Rift With Travis Kalanick and How to Fix Autonomous Cars Like the rest of the travel industry , Uber has been hard hit by the pandemic and restrictions limiting normal activities .
Uber reported a first-ever decline in the gross bookings of rides last quarter and said business was down 80 % in April .
As a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profit targets , eliminated several divisions and sliced about a quarter of its global workforce .
Khosrowshahi ’ s comments Wednesday erased some of the stock ’ s gains in intraday trading , but shares were up about 3 % alongside a market-wide increase .

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/uber-s-ride-hailing-recovery-comes-slowly-with-business-down-70?srnd=technology-vp
Uber Technologies Inc.’s global rides business is down 70% from last year, a slight improvement from its low point in the coronavirus pandemic but an indication that recovery will come slowly.
The decline in rides continues to be at least partially offset by a food delivery boom. The Uber Eats business is more than doubling, and the gains are accelerating, Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive officer, said Wednesday at a virtual technology conference hosted by Bank of America. Uber intends to drive consolidation in the food delivery market and continues to look for opportunities, he said. He declined to comment on Uber’s proposal to buy Grubhub Inc., which was first reported by Bloomberg last month.
Read more: Uber’s Ex-CTO Reflects on a Rift With Travis Kalanick and How to Fix Autonomous Cars
Like the rest of the travel industry, Uber has been hard hit by the pandemic and restrictions limiting normal activities. Uber reported a first-ever decline in the gross bookings of rides last quarter and said business was down 80% in April. As a result, the San Francisco-based company has postponed profit targets, eliminated several divisions and sliced about a quarter of its global workforce.
Khosrowshahi’s comments Wednesday erased some of the stock’s gains in intraday trading, but shares were up about 3% alongside a market-wide increase.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Once More Unto the Marketpocalypse Breach!

I legit thought we weren ’ t going to fall into the same trap as last time , and we ’ d start dumping earlier than last time .
But we are .
God damn this market is so retarded even the Fed got caught off guard : Fed Unexpectedly Deviates From POMO Schedule , Buys Only 70 % Of Scheduled Treasurys That ’ s Jerome screaming “ What is going on , why are these retards still buying ?
?
?
” .
Meanwhile , overnight repo draws are spiking again , ie liquidity pressure : Liquidity on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a picture of the Level II book from yesterday : For comparison , here ’ s the /ES book at the same time : Now , it ’ s normal for /ES to be more liquid than /NQ , but that ’ s a huge gap .
Liquidity on /NQ is non-existent .
Why is this happening ?
Market isn ’ t willing or able to short or sell /NQ futures anymore .
There isn ’ t a single reason for that , it ’ s a multitude of factors such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lows got blown up , others are broke , big boys can ’ t hedge shorting /NQ very well anymore , some drank the kool-aid and went full “ stonks only go up ” again , etc .
What does this mean ?
• It ’ s the reason SPX and DJI have been outperforming NDX recently .
• Leveraged funds like TQQQ are completely screwing up the market again .
You see those stupidly large gaps at 3:50pm for the past several days ?
That ’ s TQQQ and all the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the open interest on /NQM20 futures ( Nasdaq June futures ) is 208,571 contracts .
Out of that , lev funds hold outright 3670 contracts .
But they also hold a ton more notional in swaps .
And you know what happens when the funds buy swap contracts from the big banks ?
The banks in turn go out and hedge all or most of the position by buying or selling futures .
SQQQ , QID and PSQ in turn hold short positions .
Estimating an approximate net positioning across all these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of 208,571 OI on /NQM20 , these lev .
funds alone keep long 66,534 .
Almost 32 % of the OI is in these garbage ass funds .
On 6/2 at 3:50 , these things bought about 1.4k contracts , hence the retarded spike .
Yesterday , at 3:50pm , they bought about 600 contracts , hence the retarded spike .
But right after , UVXY , TVIX and the rest of the long vol funds came in and bought a ton of VIX futures , which dunked everything back down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ towards July futures .
And this , is very important .
It ’ s important due to its effects on the VIX .
As VIX futures get bought , the short side will be hedging them via short SPX exposure .
The VIX is calculated from SPX options with more than 23 days and less than 37 days to expiration .
See : That means June VIX futures are hedged via SPX June short positioning , which is also reflected in the options .
But starting with 5/27 , those 6/19 positions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the calculation for the VIX itself , hence vol started shredding at that point just for this stupid-ass reason .
So now , money is finally pouring back into long volatility AND VIX etfs started rolling to the July futures .
This means that July SPX will be hammered down , and those expirations ARE included in the VIX calculation , which is going to move the VIX higher and the market lower .
And guess what , we ’ re also in a short squeeze on volatility .
TVIX & UVXY short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost no shortable shares available anymore .
On top of that , all these garbage-ass long leveraged etfs have to start rolling those June /NQ futures soon , and they ’ re not going to be able to roll those huge amounts in this dogshit liquidity = > TQQQpocalypse again .
Short interest on TQQQ is going up big as well .
So , what you want to do is this : • Long TQQQ way OTM puts for every god damn expiration from 6/12 to 7/21 .
• If ya played the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be a 2-3x right now , ride the other positions for free .
• For the love of god , if you don ’ t want to go short , at least move to cash .
You can move back in after the 1st week of July , if market ’ s still intact .
But screw me who am I kidding you guys are greedy assholes , see you in a couple of weeks when you ’ ll be shitposting about “ cLoSing thE mArkEtS ” again .
And if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how about you inverse this and post some screenshots .
I double-dare you .
PS : If you ’ re holding ZM puts ( exp .
next week or later , this week ’ s probably screwed ) you want to keep those .
You retards think that was bullish action yesterday on ZM ?
It was shorted so hard on open that it went straight into a short squeeze , just on IBKR over 300k shares were shorted in the first minutes all the way to no shortable shares available .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve never seen before .
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 .

by dlkdev
I legit thought we weren’t going to fall into the same trap as last time, and we’d start dumping earlier than last time. But we are. God damn this market is so retarded even the Fed got caught off guard:
Fed Unexpectedly Deviates From POMO Schedule, Buys Only 70% Of Scheduled Treasurys
That’s Jerome screaming “What is going on, why are these retards still buying???”. Meanwhile, overnight repo draws are spiking again, ie liquidity pressure:
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RPONTTLD

So, here’s what’s happening:

Liquidity on the Nasdaq-100 futures is absolutely gone. Here’s a picture of the Level II book from yesterday:

For comparison, here’s the /ES book at the same time:

Now, it’s normal for /ES to be more liquid than /NQ, but that’s a huge gap. Liquidity on /NQ is non-existent.

Why is this happening?

Market isn’t willing or able to short or sell /NQ futures anymore. There isn’t a single reason for that, it’s a multitude of factors such as: shorts that shorted the March lows got blown up, others are broke, big boys can’t hedge shorting /NQ very well anymore, some drank the kool-aid and went full “stonks only go up” again, etc.

What does this mean?

Market is stretched extremely thin It’s the reason SPX and DJI have been outperforming NDX recently. Leveraged funds like TQQQ are completely screwing up the market again.

How?

You see those stupidly large gaps at 3:50pm for the past several days? That’s TQQQ and all the other dogshit leveraged funds.

“you’re retarded, TQQQ is too small to move the market like that” – /u/random_wsb_autist
Bitch, sit down.
As of 06/03, the open interest on /NQM20 futures (Nasdaq June futures) is 208,571 contracts.

Out of that, lev funds hold outright 3670 contracts. But they also hold a ton more notional in swaps. And you know what happens when the funds buy swap contracts from the big banks? The banks in turn go out and hedge all or most of the position by buying or selling futures. SQQQ, QID and PSQ in turn hold short positions. Estimating an approximate net positioning across all these funds looks like this:

Date Futures contracts held Total futures equivalent 1-day change 06/03 +3670 +66534 +605 06/02 +4335 +65929 +1388 06/01 +3755 +64540 –

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So, out of 208,571 OI on /NQM20, these lev. funds alone keep long 66,534. Almost 32% of the OI is in these garbage ass funds. On 6/2 at 3:50, these things bought about 1.4k contracts, hence the retarded spike. Yesterday, at 3:50pm, they bought about 600 contracts, hence the retarded spike. But right after, UVXY, TVIX and the rest of the long vol funds came in and bought a ton of VIX futures, which dunked everything back down.
UVXY:
Holding Contracts 6/2 Exposure 6/2 Contracts 6/3 Exposure 6/3 CBOE VIX FUTURE Jul20 12776 383599400 16509 479999175 CBOE VIX FUTURE Jun20 14196 400682100 14855 401085000 IPATH SERIES-B S&P 500 VIX SHT-TERM FUT SWAP – GS 1542183.61 49931725.84 1542183.606 48050940.41 Cash 555951374.59 618918110.14

You’ll notice 2 things:

A ton of cash coming in long vol
Futures weight shifting from June futures towards July futures. And this, is very important.

It’s important due to its effects on the VIX. As VIX futures get bought, the short side will be hedging them via short SPX exposure. The VIX is calculated from SPX options with more than 23 days and less than 37 days to expiration. See:
www.cboe.com/micro/vix/vixwhite.pdf

That means June VIX futures are hedged via SPX June short positioning, which is also reflected in the options. But starting with 5/27, those 6/19 positions that hedge VIX Jun futures slip out of the calculation for the VIX itself, hence vol started shredding at that point just for this stupid-ass reason.

So now, money is finally pouring back into long volatility AND VIX etfs started rolling to the July futures. This means that July SPX will be hammered down, and those expirations ARE included in the VIX calculation, which is going to move the VIX higher and the market lower.

And guess what, we’re also in a short squeeze on volatility. TVIX & UVXY short fees are over 5%, and almost no shortable shares available anymore.

On top of that, all these garbage-ass long leveraged etfs have to start rolling those June /NQ futures soon, and they’re not going to be able to roll those huge amounts in this dogshit liquidity => TQQQpocalypse again. Short interest on TQQQ is going up big as well.
See expiration and roll dates:
www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/rolldates.html

So, what you want to do is this:

Dump every-god-damn-long except long volatility
Long VIX 7/7 & 7/21 calls @ 60 strike
Long TQQQ way OTM puts for every god damn expiration from 6/12 to 7/21.
If ya played the akimbo, close the put spreads, should be a 2-3x right now, ride the other positions for free.
For the love of god, if you don’t want to go short, at least move to cash. You can move back in after the 1st week of July, if market’s still intact. But screw me who am I kidding you guys are greedy assholes, see you in a couple of weeks when you’ll be shitposting about “cLoSing thE mArkEtS” again.

And if you want to be cocky ass retards, how about you inverse this and post some screenshots. I double-dare you.

PS: If you’re holding ZM puts (exp. next week or later, this week’s probably screwed) you want to keep those. You retards think that was bullish action yesterday on ZM? It was shorted so hard on open that it went straight into a short squeeze, just on IBKR over 300k shares were shorted in the first minutes all the way to no shortable shares available. That was a market hate like I’ve never seen before.
TLDR: Short everything-except-the-vix-and-especially-tqqq.

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.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--I feel like we’re all on a sinking ship, waiting for the last minute to jump in the water.

For me it just seems stupid to think the economy is going to keep going up , up , up @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t fight it .
But… 1 ) Unemployment is at an all time @ @ @ @ @ housing market has a high risk of crashing .
3 ) Businesses are at risk @ @ @ @ @ 4 ) This country on the brink of a social movement that will make # @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 HAS NOT GONE AWAY !
6 ) The world is going through the exact @ @ @ @ @ yet we think this magical bubble is going to keep going up , up , @ @ @ @ @ not a financial advisor , but I would at least prepare for a worse case @ @ @ @ @ m sure most of you are .
U.S. Jobless Claims Understate Reality With Gaps in @ @

by imgonnabeatit
For me it just seems stupid to think the economy is going to keep going up, up, up. I mean, yeah don’t fight it. But…
1) Unemployment is at an all time high.
2) The housing market has a high risk of crashing.
3) Businesses are at risk of soon going bankrupt.
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4) This country on the brink of a social movement that will make #5 worse.
5) COVID-19 HAS NOT GONE AWAY!
6) The world is going through the exact same this as U.S.
And yet we think this magical bubble is going to keep going up, up, up. I’m not a financial advisor, but I would at least prepare for a worse case scenario, which I’m sure most of you are.
U.S. Jobless Claims Understate Reality With Gaps in Federal Data
There's rumblings in markets about rising 10-year Treasury yield (white), which is dragging up real yields (yellow), reducing accommodation to the economy. With its rapid reduction in Treasury buying, the Fed has sent mixed messages on this. This is no time for mixed messages… pic.twitter.com/lXulA5qWvV — Robin Brooks (@RobinBrooksIIF) June 4, 2020
It doesn't even matter anymore pic.twitter.com/EJ7MzvcIqm — Stalingrad & Poorski (@Stalingrad_Poor) June 4, 2020
It is deeply uncomfortable to watch Wall Street party while Main Street emerges from lockdown into tear gas, but the market isn’t taking a moral position t.co/vZJ9CX1xwE — Jason Zweig (@jasonzweigwsj) June 4, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Does The S&P 500 Deserve A 20 PE Multiple? The Stock Market Is Almost Back To Its February Peak Even

Does The S&P 500 Deserve A 20 PE Multiple? The Stock Market Is Almost Back To Its February Peak Even Though The Recovery In Lost Gdp Might Not Come For Another 9 Years.

We rarely mention near term stock action unless it has been extreme .
This market is the polar opposite of March .
The financial media went from discussing a potential depression to discussing why stocks shouldn ’ t fall despite civil unrest and the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression .
Everyday , like clockwork , the S & P 500 futures market rises early in the AM .
The cash session , which is the normal trading session maintains the gains .
This is the opposite of March when futures would often limit down 5 % .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the size of the moves are smaller and much more consistent .
We must wait until Thursday to discuss the NAAIM exposure index .
It was at 81.65 on May 27th which was the highest reading since before the crash .
When it gets above 90 , it ’ s a sell signal .
We expect it to do that since stocks have rallied 4 days in a row .
It ’ s completely wrong to say this is a hated rally .
Sentiment and positioning were bearish in March , but that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but actual investors are putting money to work .
The chatter doesn ’ t matter .
Only dollars matter .
The S & P 500 is up 11 of the past 14 days .
There is no question where the dollars are headed .
Money is flooding into U.S. stocks as the put to call ratio recently fell to 0.46 , the CNN fear and greed index hit 58 which is greed , and the net fund mangers ’ positioning in U.S. stocks is over 25 % .
Valuations don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do matter .
Stocks likely would have fallen this winter anyway because sentiment was so extreme and valuations were high .
The NAAIM index in December hit 98.9 out of 100 .
There were several readings in the 90s as the market stayed overbought for longer than usual .
Obviously , the uncertainty that COVID-19 brought amplified the decline in stocks .
Somehow , the market is already back to being considered expensive even though the economy hasn ’ t come close to recovering .
As you can see from the chart above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is 18 based on Goldman Sachs ’ baseline EPS estimate of $ 170 .
If you use the buy side EPS estimate of $ 150 , the PE multiple is 20 which has only been surpassed by the late 1990s tech bubble in the past 30 years .
On the one hand , earnings estimates have stopped falling sharply .
From May 1st to May 29th Q2 EPS growth estimates fell from -36.45 % to -44.23 % .
Estimates fell 26.2 points in April .
They fall quicker during earnings season , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other hand , uncertainty is still high .
To act as if the economy is going to rebound with any worries is foolish .
There is uncertainty because of the riots , fiscal policy , monetary policy , trade , and the 2020 election .
There is less uncertainty than 2 months ago because of advancements in the understanding of COVID-19 , but you are paying handsomely for that knowledge as stocks are dramatically higher .
Q2 GDP growth is going to be bad .
However , it won ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Nowcast of -52.8 % because the May and June data will improve ; they haven ’ t been added to the estimate yet .
However , it will still be terrible as the consensus is for -35 % growth .
In the week of May 30th , the Redbook same store sales growth reading fell from -5.5 % to -7.2 % .
The stock market is ignoring all the bad news .
It ’ s very wrong to say every bad news event is priced in .
In February COVID-19 wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The May BLS consensus expects there to be 7.725 million job losses ; it sees the unemployment rate spiking from 14.7 % to 19.8 % .
The labor force participation rate is expected to fall 0.2 % to 60 % .
( However , keep in mind the ADP report just wildly beat expectations , so these BLS estimates could be too bearish ) .
The current difference between Main Street and Wall Street is giant .
While stocks almost recovered all their losses in a few months , the chart below shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t expected to be regained until 2029 .
The current consensus is a Nike swoosh like recovery .
Economists have finally strayed from using alphabet letters to describe recoveries .
The recovery in stocks was a clear V. The riots have come at the worst possible time for the economy .
Small businesses that were barely surviving were dealt a death blow when their stores were looted and destroyed .
Municipal governments were already in need of a bailout .
Now they need to spend more on security because of the protests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Fed ’ s $ 500 billion loan program .
The state is about to borrow $ 1.2 billion from the Fed to deal with the delay in taxes being paid .
The Fed is charging a 3.82 % rate .
The state might become the first one to have its bond rating cut to junk .
As you can see from the chart below , cities and towns are facing budget problems .
Considering the extremely low interest rates the federal government can borrow at , it only makes sense to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most cities are in trouble as 88 % are experiencing a revenue shortfall , 52 % have cut spending on public safety , and 27 % have laid off workers .
Cutting public safety right as national riots are going on is a disaster waiting to happen .
U.S. stocks are doing really well as investors have completely forgotten about risk and valuations temporarily .
This isn ’ t a hated rally .
Fund managers are actively participating in it along with retail traders ( like never before ) .
The market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though the recovery in lost GDP might not come for another 9 years .
Just as the economy was reopening and states and cities were facing budget problems , the riots have come .
They are destroying small firms and hurting cities ’ budgets which were in trouble before they started .
States need help from the Fed .
Bailouts and ratings cuts could be coming .

by UPFINA
We rarely mention near term stock action unless it has been extreme. This market is the polar opposite of March. The financial media went from discussing a potential depression to discussing why stocks shouldn’t fall despite civil unrest and the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression. Everyday, like clockwork, the S&P 500 futures market rises early in the AM. The cash session, which is the normal trading session maintains the gains. This is the opposite of March when futures would often limit down 5%. This is the opposite in every way because the size of the moves are smaller and much more consistent.
We must wait until Thursday to discuss the NAAIM exposure index. It was at 81.65 on May 27th which was the highest reading since before the crash. When it gets above 90, it’s a sell signal. We expect it to do that since stocks have rallied 4 days in a row. It’s completely wrong to say this is a hated rally. Sentiment and positioning were bearish in March, but that has changed. The criticisms are high, but actual investors are putting money to work. The chatter doesn’t matter. Only dollars matter. The S&P 500 is up 11 of the past 14 days. There is no question where the dollars are headed. Money is flooding into U.S. stocks as the put to call ratio recently fell to 0.46, the CNN fear and greed index hit 58 which is greed, and the net fund mangers’ positioning in U.S. stocks is over 25%.
The Market Is Expensive
Valuations don’t act as a catalyst, but they do matter. Stocks likely would have fallen this winter anyway because sentiment was so extreme and valuations were high. The NAAIM index in December hit 98.9 out of 100. There were several readings in the 90s as the market stayed overbought for longer than usual. Obviously, the uncertainty that COVID-19 brought amplified the decline in stocks. Somehow, the market is already back to being considered expensive even though the economy hasn’t come close to recovering.
Valuation chart from GS but $150 happens to be the Yardeni estimate for FY21. No one knows, but we’re probably at the ‘priced for perfection’ stage. $spx pic.twitter.com/ogPp7S9EDX — ukarlewitz (@ukarlewitz) June 2, 2020
As you can see from the chart above, the 2 year forward PE ratio is 18 based on Goldman Sachs’ baseline EPS estimate of $170. If you use the buy side EPS estimate of $150, the PE multiple is 20 which has only been surpassed by the late 1990s tech bubble in the past 30 years. On the one hand, earnings estimates have stopped falling sharply. From May 1st to May 29th Q2 EPS growth estimates fell from -36.45% to -44.23%. Estimates fell 26.2 points in April. They fall quicker during earnings season, but still the decline has moderated. On the other hand, uncertainty is still high. To act as if the economy is going to rebound with any worries is foolish. There is uncertainty because of the riots, fiscal policy, monetary policy, trade, and the 2020 election. There is less uncertainty than 2 months ago because of advancements in the understanding of COVID-19, but you are paying handsomely for that knowledge as stocks are dramatically higher.
Very Long Recovery
Q2 GDP growth is going to be bad. However, it won’t be as bad as the Atlanta Fed’s Nowcast of -52.8% because the May and June data will improve; they haven’t been added to the estimate yet. However, it will still be terrible as the consensus is for -35% growth. In the week of May 30th, the Redbook same store sales growth reading fell from -5.5% to -7.2%. The stock market is ignoring all the bad news. It’s very wrong to say every bad news event is priced in. In February COVID-19 wasn’t priced in until it was. The May BLS consensus expects there to be 7.725 million job losses; it sees the unemployment rate spiking from 14.7% to 19.8%. The labor force participation rate is expected to fall 0.2% to 60%. (However, keep in mind the ADP report just wildly beat expectations, so these BLS estimates could be too bearish).
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The current difference between Main Street and Wall Street is giant. While stocks almost recovered all their losses in a few months, the chart below shows the quarterly economic output lost isn’t expected to be regained until 2029. The current consensus is a Nike swoosh like recovery. Economists have finally strayed from using alphabet letters to describe recoveries. The recovery in stocks was a clear V.
'The U.S. economy could take the better part of a decade to fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic and related shutdowns, a U.S. budget agency said.' t.co/PqD6iuAut8 pic.twitter.com/fMFb9xrq7B — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) June 2, 2020
Riots Come At A Bad Time
The riots have come at the worst possible time for the economy. Small businesses that were barely surviving were dealt a death blow when their stores were looted and destroyed. Municipal governments were already in need of a bailout. Now they need to spend more on security because of the protests. Illinois became the first city to borrow from the Fed’s $500 billion loan program. The state is about to borrow $1.2 billion from the Fed to deal with the delay in taxes being paid. The Fed is charging a 3.82% rate. The state might become the first one to have its bond rating cut to junk.
As you can see from the chart below, cities and towns are facing budget problems.
Stress at state & local level from Global #coronavirus recession (GCR): Roughly 90% of cities across the country expect revenue shortfalls More than 50% anticipate cuts to public safety services A third are anticipating layoffst.co/1rZ23MLcdE via @hgillers @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/R1UOrLCQfD — Gregory Daco (@GregDaco) June 2, 2020
Considering the extremely low interest rates the federal government can borrow at, it only makes sense to bail out the weakest states and cities. Most cities are in trouble as 88% are experiencing a revenue shortfall, 52% have cut spending on public safety, and 27% have laid off workers. Cutting public safety right as national riots are going on is a disaster waiting to happen.
Conclusion
U.S. stocks are doing really well as investors have completely forgotten about risk and valuations temporarily. This isn’t a hated rally. Fund managers are actively participating in it along with retail traders (like never before). The market is almost back to its February peak even though the recovery in lost GDP might not come for another 9 years. Just as the economy was reopening and states and cities were facing budget problems, the riots have come. They are destroying small firms and hurting cities’ budgets which were in trouble before they started. States need help from the Fed. Bailouts and ratings cuts could be coming.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Mr. President, It’s Time to Investigate George Soros for Funding Domestic Terrorism

Mr. President , you ’ ve taken step one : Declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization .
That was a brilliant move .
Now it ’ s time for step number two : Cut the head off the snake .
We ’ ve got to move to aggressively cut off the funding of domestic terrorism .
Those who provide funding are terrorists themselves .
Who is providing the funding ?
There are many suspects .
Suspect number one is globalist billionaire George Soros and his Open Society Foundation .
It starts there .
Is Soros guilty ?
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s why we need a global investigation .
And indictments and a trial .
I ’ m sure there are many other millionaire and billionaire socialists and globalists involved .
It ’ s time to make them sweat .
It ’ s time to make them run for their lives .
If found guilty , it ’ s time to freeze their assets and hunt them down .
My fellow Americans , we are at war .
We must face it head on .
The evil globalist and socialist elites are out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Their political arm is the Democrat Party .
Their propaganda arm is mainstream media and social media .
Their funding arm is Hollywood and Silicon Valley billionaire elites .
Their brainwashing arm is made up of millions of Marxist public school teachers and college professors .
And , as we are now seeing on the streets of US cities , their military arm is Antifa .
There ’ s no need to question what ’ s happening .
You can see it with your own eyes .
This nationwide rioting , looting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all clearly coordinated by allies of Democrat Party : Socialists , Marxists , communists , globalists , radical extreme open borders madmen .
They are the world ’ s most evil people , who hate everything USA stands for .
And they are carrying out a detailed plan of domestic terrorism .
I learned this plan at Columbia U with my classmate Barack Obama .
It was called “ Cloward-Piven ” ( named after a husband/wife team of Columbia professors ) .
All the wealthy elitist kids I met at Columbia believed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being socialists and communists .
They hated America , hated capitalism , hated business owners , and perhaps most of all , they hated white people .
Psychologist Sigmund Freud would have a field day with these vicious , mentally-ill , intellectual , self-hating liberals .
Because they were all the things they hated .
My classmates were white , rich , the children of wealthy business owners .
And my classmates repeated over and over again , they wanted to overwhelm the U.S. economic system , bankrupt the wealthy , close all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down .
Look around .
It ’ s happening .
First with the lockdown and closure of the US economy because of media hype , hysteria and over-exaggeration about the Covid-19 pandemic .
And when that didn ’ t finish the job , they moved to Plan B : Riots , unrest , looting , torching , assault , and even murder to finish the job .
There ’ s no need to debate .
It ’ s all happening in front of our eyes .
We are at war .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayors are the ones fighting the hardest to keep the economy closed .
I ’ s no accident that Antifa thugs are showing up with bricks and Molotov cocktails to lead riots and burn cities on the very week many businesses were set to reopen .
This is no amateur hour .
This was planned , organized , coordinated and funded by our enemies .
Thugs are being bussed and flown into big cities to lead riots .
Their weapons have been delivered to protest sites ahead of time .
And where did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from ?
The liberal DA ’ s and liberal sheriffs ( put in place in many cases by the funding of George Soros and others like him ) let the felons out of prison .
Those are the scum looting and torching .
Someone is paying for all of this .
It ’ s time to take aggressive action to prove who it is .
Here is a plan Mr. President to stop the unrest and end the crisis .
1 .
Cut the head off the snake .
Just like the battle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Order a worldwide investigation by the DOJ/FBI/CIA into the funding of domestic terrorism .
Suspect number one has to be George Soros and his Open Society Foundation .
But there are many more wealthy globalists and socialists involved .
I ’ d look into the Clinton Foundation too .
2 .
Sign an Executive Order doubling or tripling prison sentences for any felony committed during riots or unrest .
These are “ hate crimes.
“ These offenses deserve special harsh punishment under the umbrella of “ domestic terrorism.
” 3 .
Bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with or without the approval of Democrat Governors .
A brave young police officer was shot in the head during a Black Lives Matter protest here in Las Vegas on Monday night .
He is in grave condition , on life support .
He might very well be home healthy , with his family , if National Guard had been on the streets that night , backing up police .
We can ’ t afford to wait for Democrat Governors to act .
4 .
Don ’ t stop with the investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of domestic terrorism .
Investigate Democrat Governors and members of Congress with ties to Antifa .
They are doing the bidding of domestic terrorists and enemies of our country .
5 .
Intercept all those piles of bricks left by Antifa at protest sites across the USA , load them on trucks , drive them to the Mexican border , and use those bricks to build our wall .
That ’ sturning lemons into lemonade !
WE ARE AT WAR .
It ’ s time to take aggressive action .
And it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You are either for “ Making America Great Again ” …or you are against it .
If you ’ re against it , you are an enemy of the America .

by Wayne Allyn Root
Mr. President, you’ve taken step one: Declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. That was a brilliant move. Now it’s time for step number two: Cut the head off the snake. We’ve got to move to aggressively cut off the funding of domestic terrorism.
Those who provide funding are terrorists themselves. Who is providing the funding? There are many suspects. Suspect number one is globalist billionaire George Soros and his Open Society Foundation. It starts there.
Is Soros guilty? That’s way above my pay grade. That’s why we need a global investigation. And indictments and a trial.
I’m sure there are many other millionaire and billionaire socialists and globalists involved. It’s time to make them sweat. It’s time to make them run for their lives. If found guilty, it’s time to freeze their assets and hunt them down.
My fellow Americans, we are at war. We must face it head on. The evil globalist and socialist elites are out to bring down and destroy America.
Their political arm is the Democrat Party.
Their propaganda arm is mainstream media and social media.
Their funding arm is Hollywood and Silicon Valley billionaire elites.
Their brainwashing arm is made up of millions of Marxist public school teachers and college professors.
And, as we are now seeing on the streets of US cities, their military arm is Antifa.
There’s no need to question what’s happening. You can see it with your own eyes. This nationwide rioting, looting, burning and attacks on police, is all clearly coordinated by allies of Democrat Party: Socialists, Marxists, communists, globalists, radical extreme open borders madmen. They are the world’s most evil people, who hate everything USA stands for. And they are carrying out a detailed plan of domestic terrorism.
I learned this plan at Columbia U with my classmate Barack Obama. It was called “Cloward-Piven” (named after a husband/wife team of Columbia professors). All the wealthy elitist kids I met at Columbia believed in this plan. They all bragged about being socialists and communists. They hated America, hated capitalism, hated business owners, and perhaps most of all, they hated white people.
Psychologist Sigmund Freud would have a field day with these vicious, mentally-ill, intellectual, self-hating liberals. Because they were all the things they hated. My classmates were white, rich, the children of wealthy business owners.
And my classmates repeated over and over again, they wanted to overwhelm the U.S. economic system, bankrupt the wealthy, close all the businesses, and burn it all down.
Look around. It’s happening. First with the lockdown and closure of the US economy because of media hype, hysteria and over-exaggeration about the Covid-19 pandemic.
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And when that didn’t finish the job, they moved to Plan B: Riots, unrest, looting, torching, assault, and even murder to finish the job.
There’s no need to debate. It’s all happening in front of our eyes. We are at war.
It’s no accident that Democrat Governors and Mayors are the ones fighting the hardest to keep the economy closed.
I’s no accident that Antifa thugs are showing up with bricks and Molotov cocktails to lead riots and burn cities on the very week many businesses were set to reopen.
This is no amateur hour. This was planned, organized, coordinated and funded by our enemies. Thugs are being bussed and flown into big cities to lead riots. Their weapons have been delivered to protest sites ahead of time.
And where did all the violent thugs and hooligans come from? The liberal DA’s and liberal sheriffs (put in place in many cases by the funding of George Soros and others like him) let the felons out of prison. Those are the scum looting and torching.
Someone is paying for all of this. It’s time to take aggressive action to prove who it is.
Here is a plan Mr. President to stop the unrest and end the crisis.
1. Cut the head off the snake. Just like the battle against Islamic terrorism, follow the money. Order a worldwide investigation by the DOJ/FBI/CIA into the funding of domestic terrorism. Suspect number one has to be George Soros and his Open Society Foundation. But there are many more wealthy globalists and socialists involved. I’d look into the Clinton Foundation too.
2. Sign an Executive Order doubling or tripling prison sentences for any felony committed during riots or unrest. These are “hate crimes.“ These offenses deserve special harsh punishment under the umbrella of “domestic terrorism.”
3. Bring in the National Guard when circumstances warrant, with or without the approval of Democrat Governors. A brave young police officer was shot in the head during a Black Lives Matter protest here in Las Vegas on Monday night.
He is in grave condition, on life support. He might very well be home healthy, with his family, if National Guard had been on the streets that night, backing up police. We can’t afford to wait for Democrat Governors to act.
4. Don’t stop with the investigation of George Soros and other potential funders of domestic terrorism. Investigate Democrat Governors and members of Congress with ties to Antifa. They are doing the bidding of domestic terrorists and enemies of our country.
5. Intercept all those piles of bricks left by Antifa at protest sites across the USA, load them on trucks, drive them to the Mexican border, and use those bricks to build our wall. That’sturning lemons into lemonade!
WE ARE AT WAR. It’s time to take aggressive action. And it’s time to pick a side. You are either for “Making America Great Again”…or you are against it. If you’re against it, you are an enemy of the America.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--How the Main Stream Media distorts facts and makes biased Race Baiting news article titles, to get p

How the Main Stream Media distorts facts and makes biased Race Baiting news article titles, to get people to hate each other.

The mainstream media has a history of enticing racial hatred amongst Americans by using stretched titles and exaggerations to get @ @ @ @ @ frenzy .
The media , NOT Americans , is the largest contributing factor to racism @ @ @

by you_jizz
The mainstream media has a history of enticing racial hatred amongst Americans by using stretched titles and exaggerations to get people wiped into a hatred frenzy. The media, NOT Americans, is the largest contributing factor to racism in America.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--90+ Years And Americans Still Have No Idea How Often Police Kill People Of Color

It has been two years since the FBI began tracking police officer use-of-force statistics , and we still have no idea how often cops kill people of color or beat protesters .
In 2018 , the FBI created the first of its kind , “ National Use-Of-Force Data Collection ” and for the most part we still do not have a complete picture of how often police use force on Americans .
Why is that in 2020 , Americans still have no idea about police use-of-force ?
Because police department participation is voluntary .
An article in The Marketplace revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s police departments ‘ voluntarily ’ report police officer use-of-force incidents .
The fact that only 40 % of America ’ s police departments feel the need to reveal how often their police officers kill , maim , beat , or Taser someone is appalling .
The article says that police reporting use-of-force incidents has really only been happening since 2019 .
Why is it that in 2020 , Americans have to rely on the media to track police use-of-force incidents ?
“ I suspect the numbers from the data when ultimately released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the full population of police agencies , ” he said in an email , “ but we are likely to still need to rely on unofficial data ( media-based data collections ) or public health data ( medical examiner reports ) for more complete counts of fatalities , ” Assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice , Frank Edwards said .
What is ironic though , is if you ask the Feds or law enforcement officials about how many police officers have been killed in the line of duty this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their fingertips .
The Feds created the “ Uniform Crime Reporting ” program to track how many police officers were killed or injured in the line of duty more than ninety years ago .
This means the Feds felt the need to document exactly how many police officers have been killed each year since 1929 .
But only recently felt the need to ask police departments to ‘ voluntarily ’ track how often their police officers used force on minorities .
That is American policing in a nutshell .
Ninety plus years and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the need to force police departments to report how often they kill , maim , beat or Taser people of color If you really want to know why most Americans are fed up with law enforcement , one need look no further than this .

by mapi
It has been two years since the FBI began tracking police officer use-of-force statistics, and we still have no idea how often cops kill people of color or beat protesters.
In 2018, the FBI created the first of its kind, “National Use-Of-Force Data Collection” and for the most part we still do not have a complete picture of how often police use force on Americans.
“At the request of major law enforcement organizations, the FBI established the National Use-of-Force Data Collection in an effort to promote more informed conversations regarding law enforcement use of force in the United States. The goal of the collection is not to provide insight into specific use-of-force incidents, but instead to offer a comprehensive view of the circumstances, subjects, and officers involved in such incidents nationwide.”
Why is that in 2020, Americans still have no idea about police use-of-force? Because police department participation is voluntary.
“By contributing to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection, law enforcement agencies can demonstrate their commitment to better data. Agencies can access the National Use-of-Force Data Collection via a web application in the FBI’s Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, which allows agencies to report incidents electronically, either individually or by bulk submission. As with all UCR Program data collections, participation is voluntary.”
An article in The Marketplace revealed that less than half of America’s police departments ‘voluntarily’ report police officer use-of-force incidents.
“Fewer than half of law enforcement officers nationwide are submitting information to a database designed to track when they use lethal force or seriously injure someone. While more than 6,700 state, local and trial agencies contribute to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection, the FBI said, as of May 29, that covers just over 40% of the “nation’s sworn law enforcement officers.”
The fact that only 40% of America’s police departments feel the need to reveal how often their police officers kill, maim, beat, or Taser someone is appalling.
The article says that police reporting use-of-force incidents has really only been happening since 2019.
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“The database is relatively new, formed in the wake of multiple high-profile police killings of mostly black civilians. It began accepting submissions from law enforcement agencies nationwide Jan. 1, 2019, specifically focusing on incidents in which an officer either kills someone, causes serious bodily injury connected to the use of force or discharges a firearm at or in the direction of a person.”
Why is it that in 2020, Americans have to rely on the media to track police use-of-force incidents?
“I suspect the numbers from the data when ultimately released will still not be completely comprehensive for the full population of police agencies,” he said in an email, “but we are likely to still need to rely on unofficial data (media-based data collections) or public health data (medical examiner reports) for more complete counts of fatalities,”Assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Frank Edwards said.
What is ironic though, is if you ask the Feds or law enforcement officials about how many police officers have been killed in the line of duty this year, they will have that information at their fingertips.
The Feds created the “Uniform Crime Reporting” program to track how many police officers were killed or injured in the line of duty more than ninety years ago.
This means the Feds felt the need to document exactly how many police officers have been killed each year since 1929. But only recently felt the need to ask police departments to ‘voluntarily’ track how often their police officers used force on minorities.
That is American policing in a nutshell. Ninety plus years and counting and the Feds still do not see the need to force police departments to report how often they kill, maim, beat or Taser people of color
If you really want to know why most Americans are fed up with law enforcement, one need look no further than this.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Christine Lagarde and the ECB have switched from monetary to fiscal policy

The Corona Virus pandemic has really rather caught the European Central Bank ( ECB ) on the hop .
You see it was not supposed to be like this on several counts .
Firstly the “ Euro Boom ” was supposed to continue but we now know via various revisions that things had turned down in Germany in early 2018 and then the Trumpian trade war hit as well .
So the claims of former ECB President Mario Draghi that a combination of negative interest-rates and QE bond buying had boosted both Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) and inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As you can see the situation was quite problematic .
For all the rhetoric who really believed that a cut in interest-rates of 0.1 % would make a difference when much larger ones had not ?
Next comes the issue of having to restart sovereign bond purchases and QE only 9 months or so after stopping it .
As a collective then there is the issue of what all the monetary easing has achieved ?
That leads to my critique that it is always a case of “ More !
More !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Infinity .
Next comes the issue of personnel .
For all the talk about the ECB being independent the reclaiming of it by the political class was in process via the appointment of the former French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as President .
This of course added to the fact that the Vice President Luis de Guindos had been the Spanish Finance Minister .
Combined with this comes the issue of competence as I recall Mario Draghi pointing out he would give Luis de Guindos a specific job when he found one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lacked the required knowledge and skill set .
It is hard to know where to start with Christine Lagarde on this subject after her failures involving Greece and Argentina ( which sadly is in the mire again ) and her conviction for negligence .
Of course she has added to that more recently with her statement about “ bond spreads ” which saw the ten-year yield in Italy impersonate a Space-X rocket until somebody persuaded her to issue a correction .
Although as the last press conference highlighted you never really escape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was supposed to be one where monetary policy had been set for the next year or so and President Lagarde could get her Hermes slippers under the table before having to do anything .
Life sometimes comes at you quite fast though as this morning has already highlighted .
From Eurostat .
As you can see Retail Sales have fallen by a fifth as far as we can tell ( normal measuring will be impossible right now and the numbers are erratic in normal times ) .
Also there were large structural shifts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a year ago and online up 20.9 % .
Much of this is due to shops being closed and will be reversed but there is a loss for taxes and GDP which is an issue for ECB policy .
Other news points out that May has its troubles as well .
For all the claims and rhetoric is that the ECB has prioritised the banks and government ’ s .
So let us start with The Precious !
The Precious !
For newer readers this means that the banks will be facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so far anywhere at -1 % and also a fix for the problems they have dealing with a -0.5 % interest-rate more generally .
It also means that whilst the bit below is not an outright lie it is also not true .
In fact for those who regard the interest-rate for banks as key it is an untruth .
Estimates for the gains to the banking sector from this are of the order of 3 billion Euros .
Yet another subsidy or if you prefer we are getting the Vapors .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into .
There is an irony here because one of the reasons the ECB has pursued such expansionary policy is the nature of fiscal policy in the Euro area .
That has been highlighted in three main ways .
the surpluses of Germany , the Stability and Growth Pact and the depressive policy applied to Greece .
But that was then and this is now .
Even Italy is being allowed to spend .
This is the real reason for the QE and is highlighted below .
Thus President Lagarde will be mulling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ECB needs the flexibility of being able to expand its QE bond buying so that Euro area governments can borrow cheaply as highlighted by Italy or be paid to borrow like Germany .
We could see the PEPP plan which is the latest emergency one expanded as it will run out in late September on present trends , also the German Constitutional Court has conveniently given it a bye .
But she could do that next time .
So finally we have a decision appropriate for a politician !
As to interest-rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usual been taken care of .
That only leaves the rest of us so it is unlikely .
We will only see another cut if they decide that like a First World War general that a futile gesture is needed .

by Shaun Richards
The Corona Virus pandemic has really rather caught the European Central Bank (ECB) on the hop. You see it was not supposed to be like this on several counts. Firstly the “Euro Boom” was supposed to continue but we now know via various revisions that things had turned down in Germany in early 2018 and then the Trumpian trade war hit as well. So the claims of former ECB President Mario Draghi that a combination of negative interest-rates and QE bond buying had boosted both Gross Domestic Product ( GDP) and inflation by around 1.5% morphed into this.
First, as regards the key ECB interest rates, we decided to lower the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50%……..Second, the Governing Council decided to restart net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from 1 November. We expect them to run for as long as necessary to reinforce the accommodative impact of our policy rates, and to end shortly before we start raising the key ECB interest rates.
As you can see the situation was quite problematic. For all the rhetoric who really believed that a cut in interest-rates of 0.1% would make a difference when much larger ones had not? Next comes the issue of having to restart sovereign bond purchases and QE only 9 months or so after stopping it. As a collective then there is the issue of what all the monetary easing has achieved? That leads to my critique that it is always a case of “More! More! More” or if you prefer QE to Infinity.
Next comes the issue of personnel. For all the talk about the ECB being independent the reclaiming of it by the political class was in process via the appointment of the former French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as President. This of course added to the fact that the Vice President Luis de Guindos had been the Spanish Finance Minister. Combined with this comes the issue of competence as I recall Mario Draghi pointing out he would give Luis de Guindos a specific job when he found one he could do, thereby clearly implying he lacked the required knowledge and skill set. It is hard to know where to start with Christine Lagarde on this subject after her failures involving Greece and Argentina ( which sadly is in the mire again) and her conviction for negligence. Of course she has added to that more recently with her statement about “bond spreads” which saw the ten-year yield in Italy impersonate a Space-X rocket until somebody persuaded her to issue a correction. Although as the last press conference highlighted you never really escape a faux pas like that.
Do you now believe that it is the ECB’s role to control the spreads on government debt?
The Present Situation
This was supposed to be one where monetary policy had been set for the next year or so and President Lagarde could get her Hermes slippers under the table before having to do anything. Life sometimes comes at you quite fast though as this morning has already highlighted. From Eurostat.
In April 2020, the COVID-19 containment measures widely introduced by Member States again had a significant
impact on retail trade, as the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade decreased by 11.7% in the euro area and
by 11.1% in the EU, compared with March 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of
the European Union. In March 2020, the retail trade volume decreased by 11.1% in the euro area and by 10.1%
in the EU.
In April 2020 compared with April 2019, the calendar adjusted retail sales index decreased by 19.6% in the euro
area and by 18.0% in the EU.
As you can see Retail Sales have fallen by a fifth as far as we can tell ( normal measuring will be impossible right now and the numbers are erratic in normal times). Also there were large structural shifts with clothing and footwear down 63.5% on a year ago and online up 20.9%. Much of this is due to shops being closed and will be reversed but there is a loss for taxes and GDP which is an issue for ECB policy. Other news points out that May has its troubles as well.
Germany May New Car Registrations Total 168,148 -49.5% Y/Y – KBA ( @LiveSquawk)
Policy Response
For all the claims and rhetoric is that the ECB has prioritised the banks and government’s. So let us start with The Precious! The Precious!
Accordingly, the Governing Council decided today to further ease the conditions on our targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III)……. Moreover, for counterparties whose eligible net lending reaches the lending performance threshold, the interest rate over the period from June 2020 to June 2021 will now be 50 basis points below the average deposit facility rate prevailing over the same period.
For newer readers this means that the banks will be facing what is both the lowest interest-rate seen so far anywhere at -1% and also a fix for the problems they have dealing with a -0.5% interest-rate more generally. It also means that whilst the bit below is not an outright lie it is also not true.
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In addition, we decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged.
In fact for those who regard the interest-rate for banks as key it is an untruth. Estimates for the gains to the banking sector from this are of the order of 3 billion Euros. Yet another subsidy or if you prefer we are getting the Vapors.
I’m turning Japanese, I think I’m turning Japanese, I really think so
Turning Japanese, I think I’m turning Japanese, I really think so
Fiscal Policy
This is what monetary policy has now morphed into. There is an irony here because one of the reasons the ECB has pursued such expansionary policy is the nature of fiscal policy in the Euro area. That has been highlighted in three main ways. the surpluses of Germany, the Stability and Growth Pact and the depressive policy applied to Greece. But that was then and this is now.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that Germany was set to plow 130 billion euros ($146 billion) into rebooting an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The measures include temporarily cutting value-added tax form 19% to 16%, providing families with an additional €300 per child and doubling a government-supported rebate on electric car purchases. The package also establishes a €50 billion fund for addressing climate change, innovation and digitization within the German economy. ( dw.com )
Even Italy is being allowed to spend.
Fiat To Use State-Backed Loan To Pay Italy Staff, Suppliers ( @LiveSquawk)
This is the real reason for the QE and is highlighted below.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank scooped up all of Italy’s new debt in April and May but merely managed to keep borrowing costs for the indebted, virus-stricken country from rising, data showed on Tuesday. The ECB bought 51.1 billion euros worth of Italian government bonds in the last two months compared with a net supply, as calculated by analysts at UniCredit, of 49 billion euros.
Comment
Thus President Lagarde will be mulling the words of Boz Scaggs.
(What can I do?)
Ooh, show me that I care
(What can I say?)
Hmmm, got to have your number baby
(What can I do?)
Plainly the ECB needs the flexibility of being able to expand its QE bond buying so that Euro area governments can borrow cheaply as highlighted by Italy or be paid to borrow like Germany. We could see the PEPP plan which is the latest emergency one expanded as it will run out in late September on present trends, also the German Constitutional Court has conveniently given it a bye. But she could do that next time. So finally we have a decision appropriate for a politician!
As to interest-rates we see that the banks have as usual been taken care of. That only leaves the rest of us so it is unlikely. We will only see another cut if they decide that like a First World War general that a futile gesture is needed.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Black Lives Matter only trends in the summer before elections and then nobody talks about it – weird

Black Lives Matter only trends in the summer before elections and then nobody talks about it – weird.

Almost like they get funding from to put a finger on why that might be.. / As BLM Protests Turn @ @ @ @ @ Sign Letter Demanding We ‘ Defund Police ’ “ Talking about black lives matter , @ @ @ @ @ to be killed and gunned down by a black man .
If black lives matter @ @ @ @ @ Americans killing our young babies , children and elderly ?
If black lives matter ; @ @ @ @ @ black men take care of their kids and get a job ?
Man , give @ @ @ @ @ Matter .
You ’ re fucking out of your damn minds !
” Who needs @ @ @ @ @ donate $ 120,000,000 to anarchist groups like Black Lives Matter

by Kayn30
Almost like they get funding from
to put a finger on why that might be.. /
million dollars in 2016.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/16/black-lives-matter-cashes-100-million-liberal-foun/
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Black Lives Matter Is A Leftist Lie! pic.twitter.com/sbrwWlAa73 — Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) June 3, 2020
As BLM Protests Turn Into Deadly Riots, Celebs Sign Letter Demanding We ‘Defund Police’
Black Man Blows Up On BLM
“Talking about black lives matter, well I’m afraid to be killed and gunned down by a black man. If black lives matter; then why are African Americans killing our young babies, children and elderly? If black lives matter; then why won’t black men take care of their kids and get a job? Man, give me a break Black Lives Matter. You’re fucking out of your damn minds!”
Who needs George Soros? Google to donate $120,000,000 to anarchist groups like Black Lives Matter
h/t Venus230


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Is The Covid-19 Pandemic Over?

Is The Covid-19 Pandemic Over?

Global deaths from covid-19 are on the wane .
Most countries and states are starting to remove lockdown restrictions .
And now we ’ re starting to see medical claims that the SARS2 virus is losing potency .
Is the covid-19 pandemic finally over ?
Not quite , cautions Chris .
Yes , there are encouraging signs that fatalities are slowing , but there are still a lot of unknowns to address before we breathe a sigh of relief .
The fact that lockdowns are ending at the same time thousands are coming into close quarters at protests will tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worried we ’ ll need to be about a resurgence in infections .
Meanwhile , lots of uncertainty continues to swirl around chronic questions like ‘ Is HCQ helpful or harmful ?
” and ‘ Does covid-19 have lab origins ?
’ .
With each day it seems there ’ s a new wrinkle released that keeps the skeptics and the believers at odds with each other .
Last , the societal trauma and the resulting inequality the official “ rescue ” efforts are creating are manifesting in the growing social unrest underlying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country .
We need to keep our eyes on the true villains in this story — primary among them the Federal Reserve — rather than fighting each other .

by Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity
Global deaths from covid-19 are on the wane. Most countries and states are starting to remove lockdown restrictions. And now we’re starting to see medical claims that the SARS2 virus is losing potency.
Is the covid-19 pandemic finally over?
Not quite, cautions Chris. Yes, there are encouraging signs that fatalities are slowing, but there are still a lot of unknowns to address before we breathe a sigh of relief. The fact that lockdowns are ending at the same time thousands are coming into close quarters at protests will tell us in just a few weeks how worried we’ll need to be about a resurgence in infections.
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Meanwhile, lots of uncertainty continues to swirl around chronic questions like ‘Is HCQ helpful or harmful?” and ‘Does covid-19 have lab origins?’. With each day it seems there’s a new wrinkle released that keeps the skeptics and the believers at odds with each other.
Last, the societal trauma and the resulting inequality the official “rescue” efforts are creating are manifesting in the growing social unrest underlying the recent outbreak of protests and riots across the country. We need to keep our eyes on the true villains in this story — primary among them the Federal Reserve — rather than fighting each other.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--“South Side Residents” in Chicago are upset that they’ve destroyed almost all of the pharmacy and gr

“South Side Residents” in Chicago are upset that they’ve destroyed almost all of the pharmacy and grocery stores in their communities. Politicians now putting onus on Walgreens and CVS to create ‘mobile units’ to continue serving them

Cars lined up Tuesday for a food giveaway in the Woodlawn neighborhood .
Members of the Apostolic Church of God @ @ @ @ @ families in need at 63rd and Dorchester .
The giveaway was originally supposed to end @ @ @ @ @ church extended it to today and next Tuesday .
The giveaways started because of the @ @ @ @ @ looters have destroyed hundreds of grocers and pharmacies , there are even more concerns for @ @ @ @ @ Lori Lightfoot said she and Illinois ’ junior United States senator are working with two @ @ @ @ @ medicine and food where the usual sources have been forced to shut down .

by Venus230
Cars lined up Tuesday for a food giveaway in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Members of the Apostolic Church of God handed boxes of food to families in need at 63rd and Dorchester. The giveaway was originally supposed to end last week, but the church extended it to today and next Tuesday.
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The giveaways started because of the coronavirus, but now that looters have destroyed hundreds of grocers and pharmacies, there are even more concerns for families in need.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she and Illinois’ junior United States senator are working with two giant national chains to supply medicine and food where the usual sources have been forced to shut down.
www.fox32chicago.com/news/south-side-residents-worried-about-food-medicine-availability-after-looting


Awfully convenient protests

Look beyond the rioting and violence .
What are they trying to hide in plain sight ?

by ratioetlogicae
Open your eyes.
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Look beyond the rioting and violence.
What are they trying to hide in plain sight?


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Styx: Things Aren’t As Bad As You Think: Stop Guzzling Left Wing Propaganda

You get fed fear-propaganda near nonstop by tabloid legacy media firms and even by independent creators .
Calm your jets @

You get fed fear-propaganda near nonstop by tabloid legacy media firms and even by independent creators. Calm your jets.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--VIDEO – Watch A Minute-To-Minute Breakdown Leading Up To George Floyd’s Deadly Arrest | NBC News NOW

VIDEO – Watch A Minute-To-Minute Breakdown Leading Up To George Floyd’s Deadly Arrest | NBC News NOW. However, different angle footage.

Millions have watched the video of George Floyd struggling to breathe while handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a @ @ @ @ @ what happened in the moments leading up to his death ?
Emmanuelle Saliba looked at @ @ @ @ @ videos and police reports to piece together what happened .

Just interesting footage.
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Millions have watched the video of George Floyd struggling to breathe while handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis Police Officer. But what happened in the moments leading up to his death? Emmanuelle Saliba looked at new security footage, cellphone videos and police reports to piece together what happened.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--People are assumed to intend the logical and natural consequences of their actions.

BUT THAT ’ S OKAY WHEN YOUR POLITICAL STRATEGY INVOLVES KEEPING THE DISADVANTAGED DISADVANTAGED : Michael Barone : As in the 1960s , violent rioting hurts the most disadvantaged .
“ America is burning .
But that ’ s how flowers grow.
” So spoke Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey .
“ Riots are an integral part of the country ’ s march toward progress.
” So read a statement from the Democratic Committee of Fairfax County , Virginia , the affluent Washington suburb that has a population of 1 million .
“ Please , show me where it says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful , ” asked CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo .
He ’ s apparently been too busy interviewing his brother , the governor of New York , to reread the First Amendment , which protects “ the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
” I take a different view .
I know how violent rioting , and that ’ s what we ’ ve been seeing , despite media attempts at hiding it , can destroy a city and ruin the lives of its residents .
In the summer of 1967 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the mayor of Detroit when the city suffered a six-day riot in which 43 people died .
I was at the mayor ’ s side in the so-called command center as radio calls came soon after nightfall .
Police were abandoning 1 square mile after another .
The riot finally ended after some 12,000 federal and federalized national guard troops restored order .
But most of Detroit has still never fully recovered .
You can still see the abandoned commercial structures and the residential streets with burned-out houses and hauntingly empty lots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a revival , which I hope will continue .
But the lesson is clear .
Violent riots destroy people ’ s willingness to invest their lives and money in a city .
Those most harmed are those who start off the most disadvantaged .
Violence and crime are a confiscatory tax on what people would otherwise earn and accumulate over a lifetime .

BUT THAT’S OKAY WHEN YOUR POLITICAL STRATEGY INVOLVES KEEPING THE DISADVANTAGED DISADVANTAGED: Michael Barone: As in the 1960s, violent rioting hurts the most disadvantaged.
“America is burning. But that’s how flowers grow.” So spoke Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
“Riots are an integral part of the country’s march toward progress.” So read a statement from the Democratic Committee of Fairfax County, Virginia, the affluent Washington suburb that has a population of 1 million.
“Please, show me where it says protesters are supposed to be polite and peaceful,” asked CNN’s Chris Cuomo. He’s apparently been too busy interviewing his brother, the governor of New York, to reread the First Amendment, which protects “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.”
I take a different view. I know how violent rioting, and that’s what we’ve been seeing, despite media attempts at hiding it, can destroy a city and ruin the lives of its residents. In the summer of 1967, I was an intern in the office of the mayor of Detroit when the city suffered a six-day riot in which 43 people died. I was at the mayor’s side in the so-called command center as radio calls came soon after nightfall. Police were abandoning 1 square mile after another.
The riot finally ended after some 12,000 federal and federalized national guard troops restored order. But most of Detroit has still never fully recovered. You can still see the abandoned commercial structures and the residential streets with burned-out houses and hauntingly empty lots.
Downtown and adjacent areas have enjoyed a revival, which I hope will continue. But the lesson is clear. Violent riots destroy people’s willingness to invest their lives and money in a city. Those most harmed are those who start off the most disadvantaged. Violence and crime are a confiscatory tax on what people would otherwise earn and accumulate over a lifetime.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Remember, The Media Narrative Doesn’t Reflect What People Are Thinking:

I wonder how the MSM could spin a quote like this ?

The point of persuasion is to convince people to agree with your point of view. Let's see how #BLM did this week. pic.twitter.com/5t8leV7Z5y — Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) June 3, 2020
I wonder how the MSM could spin a quote like this?
AID AND COMFORT: The Media’s Riot Defenders.
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h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--Short compilation of Back People calling B.S. on BLM and rioting

This woman made this video after having a gun pulled on her , but it wasn ’ t by the @ @ @ @ @ : Soros-backed St. Louis Prosecutor Ensures All Arrested Looters and Rioters Released From Jail .

This woman made this video after having a gun pulled on her, but it wasn’t by the police.
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CULTURE OF IMPUNITY: Soros-backed St. Louis Prosecutor Ensures All Arrested Looters and Rioters Released From Jail.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-04--De Blasio-Cuomo Feud Escalates as Riots Continue in NYC

De Blasio calls on Cuomo to apologize to NYPD as petty feud continues despite riots By Chris Irvine | 06/02/2020 ( Fox News ) – Mayor Bill de Blasio called on Gov .
Andrew Cuomo to apologize to the NYPD , as the feud between the two Democrat politicians showed no sign of abating despite New York City being ripped apart by rioting .
In the latest salvo between the two , de Blasio said Cuomo owed an apology to the cops who have been battling rioting over several nights in the city .
“ He dishonored the men and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inappropriate way for any leader to do , ” de Blasio said on 1010 Wins talk radio Tuesday .
“ Any elected official who blames the NYPD while they were out there fighting in the streets to restore order , protect people – that ’ s disgraceful.
” The mayor added : “ He owes an apology to 36,000 hardworking men and women who have been putting their lives on the line for all of us.
” De Blasio ’ s comments come after Cuomo called de Blasio ’ s handling of riots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even going as far as saying he has the power to “ displace ” the mayor… Cuomo slams de Blasio ’ s handling of riots , claims he has power to ‘ displace ’ mayor but not ‘ at that point ’ By Greg Norman , Adam Shaw | 06/02/2020 ( Fox News ) – New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s handling of riots in his city , calling it a “ disgrace ” and saying he has the power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ although doesn ’ t want to at this point .
“ The NYPD and the mayor did not do their job last night , I believe that , ” Cuomo said of the mayor .
Cuomo spoke after another night of devastation in the Big Apple , after protests in response to the death of George Floyd again devolved into riots and looting .
The New York City Police Department tells Fox News that 700 arrests were made overnight .
A half dozen police officers were injured , while at least six police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a press conference that the mayor “ underestimates ” the scope and duration of the problem , suggesting he needs to deploy more police .
“ You have 38,000 NYPD people , it is the largest police department in the United States of America , ” he said .
“ Use 38,000 people and protect property .
Use the police , protect property and people .
Look at the videos , it was a disgrace.
” In an extraordinary statement , he went on to say his “ option is to displace the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and essentially “ take over.
” However , he said , “ I don ’ t think we ’ re at that point.
” And this liberal commentator at T Y T rips both de Blasio and Cuomo .
Cavuto – NY Governor Cuomo and NYC mayor de Blasio at odds over handling of riots ● After telling GOP to downsize convention due to COVID-19 , N.C. governor marches in crowded protest .
● NJ governor admits COVID-19 double standard , says recent protests are different from business owners ’ complaints .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are Acceptable , Religious Observances Are Not .
● NPR : Dozens of public health and disease experts have signed an open letter in support of the nationwide anti-racism protests .
“ White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19 , ” they wrote .
● ‘ Did I miss the memo ?
’ : Hospital workers in full PPE applaud George Floyd protesters as they march past .

De Blasio calls on Cuomo to apologize to NYPD as petty feud continues despite riots
By Chris Irvine | 06/02/2020
(Fox News) – Mayor Bill de Blasio called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to apologize to the NYPD, as the feud between the two Democrat politicians showed no sign of abating despite New York City being ripped apart by rioting.
In the latest salvo between the two, de Blasio said Cuomo owed an apology to the cops who have been battling rioting over several nights in the city.
“He dishonored the men and women of the NYPD in an absolutely inappropriate way for any leader to do,” de Blasio said on 1010 Wins talk radio Tuesday.
“Any elected official who blames the NYPD while they were out there fighting in the streets to restore order, protect people – that’s disgraceful.”
The mayor added: “He owes an apology to 36,000 hardworking men and women who have been putting their lives on the line for all of us.”
De Blasio’s comments come after Cuomo called de Blasio’s handling of riots in the city a “disgrace”, even going as far as saying he has the power to “displace” the mayor…
READ MORE:
www.foxnews.com/us/de-blasio-cuomo-nypd-feud-riots
Cuomo slams de Blasio’s handling of riots, claims he has power to ‘displace’ mayor but not ‘at that point’
By Greg Norman, Adam Shaw | 06/02/2020
(Fox News) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of riots in his city, calling it a “disgrace” and saying he has the power to “displace” the mayor — although doesn’t want to at this point.
“The NYPD and the mayor did not do their job last night, I believe that,” Cuomo said of the mayor.
Cuomo spoke after another night of devastation in the Big Apple, after protests in response to the death of George Floyd again devolved into riots and looting. The New York City Police Department tells Fox News that 700 arrests were made overnight. A half dozen police officers were injured, while at least six police vehicles were vandalized.
Cuomo said at a press conference that the mayor “underestimates” the scope and duration of the problem, suggesting he needs to deploy more police.
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“You have 38,000 NYPD people, it is the largest police department in the United States of America,” he said. “Use 38,000 people and protect property. Use the police, protect property and people. Look at the videos, it was a disgrace.”
In an extraordinary statement, he went on to say his “option is to displace the mayor … bring in the National Guard” and essentially “take over.” However, he said, “I don’t think we’re at that point.”
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And this liberal commentator at T Y T rips both de Blasio and Cuomo.
Cavuto – NY Governor Cuomo and NYC mayor de Blasio at odds over handling of riots
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● ‘Did I miss the memo?’: Hospital workers in full PPE applaud George Floyd protesters as they march past.
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h/t Fist