investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Biden swamp is deeper than we thought

Biden swamp is deeper than we thought

EXCLUSIVE : Top DNC Exec With ‘ Sense Of Comfort ’ In Biden Now Lobbies For Chinese Communist-Linked Tech Firm @ @ @ @ @ HIGH-PROFILE DEMOCRATIC LOBBYIST WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE ’ S HISPANIC COUNCIL @ @ @ @ @ WOULD ENJOY “ A SENSE OF COMFORT ” DURING A JOE BIDEN PRESIDENCY , LOBBIES @ @ @ @ @ COMPANY WITH COMPROMISING LINKS TO THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY .
Six top U.S. Intelligence Agencies @ @ @ @ @ of ZTE phones and 5G technology since they often grant backdoor access to the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation ’ s ( FBI ) “ deep concern ” @ @ @ @ @ beholden ” to the CCP prompted the Trump administration to label the China-based company a @ @ @ @ @ and forbid federal subsidies from going to U.S. companies that collaborate with it .

EXCLUSIVE: Top DNC Exec With ‘Sense Of Comfort’ In Biden Now Lobbies For Chinese Communist-Linked Tech Firm
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN, A HIGH-PROFILE DEMOCRATIC LOBBYIST WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE’S HISPANIC COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND INSISTED LOBBYISTS WOULD ENJOY “A SENSE OF COMFORT” DURING A JOE BIDEN PRESIDENCY, LOBBIES FOR ZTE, A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY WITH COMPROMISING LINKS TO THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
Six top U.S. Intelligence Agencies have advocated against the usage of ZTE phones and 5G technology since they often grant backdoor access to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) “deep concern” about the company being “beholden” to the CCP prompted the Trump administration to label the China-based company a “national security threat” and forbid federal subsidies from going to U.S. companies that collaborate with it.
thenationalpulse.com/politics/dnc-exec-lobbyist-biden-comfort-zte-ccp/


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--About time: Trump stops playing nice with public schools

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ramped up his pressure campaign to get public schools to fully reopen amid the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ he may withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall @ @ @ @ @ , Norway , Sweden and many other countries , SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS @ @ @ @ @ would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election , @ @ @ @ @ children & families .
May cut off funding if not open !

POINTS
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ramped up his pressure campaign to get public schools to fully reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, tweeting Wednesday that he may withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall.
In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Police are using drones and police dogs to search for Seoul’s mayor missing.UPDATE Seoul’s mayor rep

Police are using drones and police dogs to search for Seoul’s mayor missing.UPDATE Seoul’s mayor reportedly FOUND DEAD…OR NOT?

The South Korean police have refuted media reports about the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon , who went missing @ @ @ @ @ the search continues , according to South Korea ’ s Yonhap news agency .
Earlier @ @ @ @ @ news agency stated that police had launched search operations after the mayor of the South @ @ @ @ @ missing .
The outlet reported , citing police that the search for Mayor Park Won-sun @ @ @ @ @ s Sungbuk neighbourhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected .
Earlier in the @ @ @ @ @ s daughter contacted police saying that her father was unaccounted for .
Later on , @ @ @ @ @ from Seoul ’ s Metropolitan Government , stated that the mayor did not show up @ @ @ @ @ his schedules , including a meeting with a presidential official at his Seoul City Hall @ @

The South Korean police have refuted media reports about the death of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who went missing earlier on Thursday, and the search continues, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.
Earlier in the day, Yonhap news agency stated that police had launched search operations after the mayor of the South Korean capital Seoul was reported missing.
The outlet reported, citing police that the search for Mayor Park Won-sun is ongoing in Seoul’s Sungbuk neighbourhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected.
Earlier in the day, the mayor’s daughter contacted police saying that her father was unaccounted for.
Later on, Kim Ji-hyeong, an official from Seoul’s Metropolitan Government, stated that the mayor did not show up for work and cancelled all his schedules, including a meeting with a presidential official at his Seoul City Hall office.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Proposed Democrat Platform Gives U.S. Asylum to the World’s Migrants

A proposed policy platform for the Democrat Party , drafted by supporters of presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden and @ @ @ @ @ ) , would give asylum to the world ’ s migrants — inviting them all @ @ @ @ @ live and work .
The plan also calls for : Restarting DACA for young illegal @ @ @ @ @ illegal parents of DACA illegal aliens Rescinding Trump ’ s “ national emergency ” at @ @ @ @ @ Gives Obamacare to DACA illegal aliens Forces Americans to subsidize welfare-dependent legal immigration Expands the @ @ @ @ @ employment-based green card system

A proposed policy platform for the Democrat Party, drafted by supporters of presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would give asylum to the world’s migrants — inviting them all to the United States to live and work.
The plan also calls for:
Restarting DACA for young illegal aliens
Restraining DAPA for the illegal parents of DACA illegal aliens
Rescinding Trump’s “national emergency” at the border
Increasing refugee resettlement
Gives Obamacare to DACA illegal aliens
Forces Americans to subsidize welfare-dependent legal immigration
Expands the scandal-plagued U visa program
Restarts employment-based green card system


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--LOL: Cuomo agency clears Cuomo of nursing home deaths

ALBANY – In a self-examination of one of the most controversial public health policy decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic in @ @ @ @ @ administration says its policy requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus positive patients was not a @ @ @ @ @ the thousands of deaths seen at the facilities across the state .
The 33-page review @ @ @ @ @ Health Department instead blamed Covid-19-positive staff and visitors who unknowingly infected the vulnerable population of @ @ @ @ @ least more than 6,000 of whom died in numbers that are not yet complete .

ALBANY – In a self-examination of one of the most controversial public health policy decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic in New York, the Cuomo administration says its policy requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus positive patients was not a “significant factor” in the thousands of deaths seen at the facilities across the state.
The 33-page review released Monday by the state Health Department instead blamed Covid-19-positive staff and visitors who unknowingly infected the vulnerable population of nursing home patients, at least more than 6,000 of whom died in numbers that are not yet complete.
buffalonews.com/news/cuomo-agency-report-cuomo-policy-not-to-blame-for-nursing-home-deaths/article_208e37ba-bfbd-11ea-bad2-e343863b6186.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutors can obtain Trump’s financial records

Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Trump ’ s financial records from his banks and accounting firms , the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ matters : The ruling is a stinging loss for Trump , who has fought relentlessly @ @ @ @ @ .
The backdrop : Manhattan prosecutor Cy Vance subpoenaed 8 years ’ worth of the @ @ @ @ @ as part of an investigation into hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels during the @ @ @

From Axios:
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Manhattan prosecutors can obtain President Trump’s financial records from his banks and accounting firms, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Why it matters: The ruling is a stinging loss for Trump, who has fought relentlessly to keep these records secret.
The backdrop: Manhattan prosecutor Cy Vance subpoenaed 8 years’ worth of the president’s tax returns as part of an investigation into hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--How is it the media reports that Biden has “come up” with a plan to boost the economy that is litera

How is it the media reports that Biden has “come up” with a plan to boost the economy that is literally what Trump has been doing since he was elected?

Biden calls for a $ 400 billion , four-year increase in government purchasing of U.S.-based goods and services plus $ @ @ @ @ @ and development in U.S. technology concerns .

Biden calls for a $400 billion, four-year increase in government purchasing of U.S.-based goods and services plus $300 billion in new research and development in U.S. technology concerns.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--WATCH: Tucker Plays Lemon’s Comments From 2013 On Black Community That’d Get Him ‘Fired Immediately’

WATCH: Tucker Plays Lemon’s Comments From 2013 On Black Community That’d Get Him ‘Fired Immediately’ Now

Wow , Don actually had some good advice back then .
I ’ m surprised the cancel culture has come after him for his comments .
On his Fox News show Wednesday , host Tucker Carlson contrasted CNN host Don Lemon ’ s recent political comments about the black community with comments he made in 2013 .
In the segment , Carlson highlighted comments from this week in which Lemon suggested that “ black lives matter ” does not mean “ all black lives matter , ” stating that the movement is not “ all-encompassing ” and specifically does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as comments in which he mocked reports about the rising crime rates in major U.S. cities .
Carlson then played comments from Lemon in 2013 addressing issues in the black community .
In the 2013 CNN clip , Lemon said : More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock , that means absent fathers .
And the studies show that a lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison , and the cycle continues .
So please , black folks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t apply to you , I ’ m not talking to you .
Pay attention to and think about what has been presented in recent history as acceptable behavior .
Pay close attention to the hip-hop and rap culture that many of you embrace , a culture that glorifies everything I just mentioned .
Thug and reprehensible behavior , a culture that is making a lot of people rich , just not you and it ’ s not going to .
“ Wow , ” Carlson said after playing the clip .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Don Lemon or his body building buddy [ Chris Cuomo ] over there or any of these hair-hats said something like that on CNN tonight or MSNBC ?
That would be their last live broadcast ever .
They would be fired immediately .
You can ’ t express views like that , and so they don ’ t .
It tells you a lot.
” A longer clip of the 2013 CNN segment featuring Lemon floated around on social media earlier in the day and showed some of the other comments that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ S DON LEMON : It ’ s time now for some tough love on the subject .
BILL O ’ flaming homosexual , FOX NEWS HOST : The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the African-American family .
LEMON : He ’ s got a point .
In fact , he ’ s got more than a point .
Bill ?
O ’ flaming homosexual : Raised without much structure , young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nobody forces them to do that , again , it is a personal decision .
LEMON : He is right about that , too .
But in my estimation , he doesn ’ t go far enough .
Because black people , if you really want to fix the problem , here ’ s just five things that you should think about doing .
Here ’ s number five .
Pull up your pants .
Number four now is the n-word .
Now number three .
Respect where you live .
Start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in your own communities .
I ’ ve lived in several predominantly white neighborhoods in my life , I rarely , if ever , witnessed people littering .
I live in Harlem now , it ’ s an historically black neighborhood , every single day I see adults and children dropping their trash on the ground when a garbage can is just feet away .
Just being honest here .
Number two , finish school .
You want to break the cycle of poverty ?
Stop telling kids they ’ re acting white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak proper English .
Over the course of a career , a college grad will make nearly $ 1 million more than a high school graduate .
That ’ s a lot of money .
And number one , and probably the most important , just because you can have a baby , it doesn ’ t mean you should .
Especially without planning for one or getting married first .
More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock .
That means absent fathers .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ male role model is an express train right to prison and the cycle continues .

Wow, Don actually had some good advice back then. I’m surprised the cancel culture has come after him for his comments.
On his Fox News show Wednesday, host Tucker Carlson contrasted CNN host Don Lemon’s recent political comments about the black community with comments he made in 2013.
In the segment, Carlson highlighted comments from this week in which Lemon suggested that “black lives matter” does not mean “all black lives matter,” stating that the movement is not “all-encompassing” and specifically does not focus on black-on-black violence, as well as comments in which he mocked reports about the rising crime rates in major U.S. cities. Carlson then played comments from Lemon in 2013 addressing issues in the black community.
In the 2013 CNN clip, Lemon said:
More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock, that means absent fathers. And the studies show that a lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison, and the cycle continues. So please, black folks, as I said, if this doesn’t apply to you, I’m not talking to you. Pay attention to and think about what has been presented in recent history as acceptable behavior.
Pay close attention to the hip-hop and rap culture that many of you embrace, a culture that glorifies everything I just mentioned. Thug and reprehensible behavior, a culture that is making a lot of people rich, just not you and it’s not going to.
“Wow,” Carlson said after playing the clip. “Can you imagine what would happen if Don Lemon or his body building buddy [Chris Cuomo] over there or any of these hair-hats said something like that on CNN tonight or MSNBC? That would be their last live broadcast ever. They would be fired immediately. You can’t express views like that, and so they don’t. It tells you a lot.”
A longer clip of the 2013 CNN segment featuring Lemon floated around on social media earlier in the day and showed some of the other comments that Lemon made. Lemon said:
CNN’S DON LEMON: It’s time now for some tough love on the subject.
[BEGIN VIDEO CLIP]
BILL O’flaming homosexual, FOX NEWS HOST: The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts is the disintegration of the African-American family.
[END VIDEO CLIP]
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LEMON: He’s got a point. In fact, he’s got more than a point. Bill?
[BEGIN VIDEO CLIP]
O’flaming homosexual: Raised without much structure, young black men often reject education and gravitate towards the street culture, drugs, hustling, gangs. Nobody forces them to do that, again, it is a personal decision.
[END VIDEO CLIP]
LEMON: He is right about that, too. But in my estimation, he doesn’t go far enough. Because black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here’s just five things that you should think about doing.
Here’s number five. Pull up your pants.
Number four now is the n-word.
Now number three. Respect where you live. Start small by not dropping trash, littering in your own communities. I’ve lived in several predominantly white neighborhoods in my life, I rarely, if ever, witnessed people littering. I live in Harlem now, it’s an historically black neighborhood, every single day I see adults and children dropping their trash on the ground when a garbage can is just feet away. Just being honest here.
Number two, finish school. You want to break the cycle of poverty? Stop telling kids they’re acting white because they go to school or they speak proper English. Over the course of a career, a college grad will make nearly $1 million more than a high school graduate. That’s a lot of money.
And number one, and probably the most important, just because you can have a baby, it doesn’t mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first. More than 72 percent of children in the African-American community are born out of wedlock. That means absent fathers. And the studies show that lack of a male role model is an express train right to prison and the cycle continues.
www.dailywire.com/news/watch-tucker-plays-lemons-comments-from-2013-on-black-community-thatd-get-him-fired-immediately-now?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro
Tucker Carlson perfectly describes Don Lemon. And shreds him. pic.twitter.com/ZlwlUyXEWj — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 9, 2020
h/t Alpacalips


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Mexican President Lopez-Obrador praises Trump and his approach to Mexico…”You have treated us just a

Mexican President Lopez-Obrador praises Trump and his approach to Mexico…”You have treated us just as what we are: a country and a dignified people; a free, democratic, and sovereign people.”

When the broad outlines of the U.S-Mexico-Canada ( USMCA ) trade agreement first appeared , we said it seemed clear presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador ( AMLO ) was aligned with the economic nationalism preferred by U.S. President Trump .
Yesterday that alignment was on full display as AMLO delivered a very strong endorsement for the respectful agreement between the two nations .
Unfortunately , the U.S. media will never report on these words of praise by President Lopez Obrador .
Transcript [ … ] I also wanted to be here to thank people of the United States , its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump for being increasingly respectful with our Mexican fellow men .
And to you , President Trump , I want to thank you for your understanding and the help you ’ ve given us in issues related to trade , commerce , oil , as well as your personal support for the acquisition of medical equipment that we needed urgently to treat our patients of COVID-19 .
But what I mainly appreciate is that you have never sought to impose anything on us violating our sovereignty .
Instead of the Monroe Doctrine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the wise advice of the lustrous and prudent President George Washington who said , quote , “ Nations should not take advantage of the unfortunate condition of other peoples.
” End of quote .
You have not tried to treat us as a colony ; on the contrary , you have honored our condition as an independent nation .
That ’ s why I ’ m here to express to the people of the United States that their President has behaved with us with kindness and respect .
You have treated us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country and a dignified people ; a free , democratic , and sovereign people .
Long live the friendship of our two nations .
Long live the United States of America .
Long live Canada .
Long live our America .
Long live Mexico .
Long live Mexico .
Viva México .
The USMCA rules-of-origin , in combination with mandated minimum wage rates attached to the manufacturing sector ; and the fact that Mexico has the lowest current wage rates in North American ; specifically means that Mexican workers stand to get the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ok. Trump , Lighthizer and Ross designed it that way .
The U.S. benefits when the Mexican wage rates are raised .
Heck , there was a time in the early negotiations , after Canada was kicked out of the room , when Secretary Wilbur Ross was advocating for an $ 11/hr minimum wage in Mexico , and the Mexicans were like ‘ whoa , wait a minute , too high , too high ’ … [ It was quite funny , because Trump was being called racist simultaneous to him trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexicans ( from $ 3/day ) ] .
The USMCA deal positions Mexico to retain their current multinational investments ; and through a series of sector-by-sector standards on origination the deal simultaneously closes the fatal NAFTA loophole .
The agreement makes an economic manufacturing partnership between the U.S. and Mexico ; and for assembly products third parties will have to produce parts and origination material within the U.S. and Mexico .
Here ’ s a good example in the auto-sector .
The new USMCA agreement requires 75 % of automobile parts made in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come from plants with minimum labor costs ( $ 16/hr ) , or face tariffs upon export to the U.S. Additionally , the total source-origination rate of 75 % USMCA product is higher than everyone thought possible .
This 75 % country-of-origin level was possible because President Trump cut out the corporations ( ie .
U.S. Chamber of Commerce ) from having any influence over the agreement .
Most people probably don ’ t know , but the USMCA was the first trade deal negotiated without multinational corporations in the room .
Example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently built a $ 2 billion assembly plant in Mexico ( just came on-line ) .
Most of their core parts were coming from the EU ( steel/aluminum casting components ) and/or Asia ( electronics ) .
Now the assembly plant will have to source 75 % of the auto-parts from the U.S. and Mexico , with 45 % of those parts from facilities paying $ 16/hr .
The Result : BMW will need to modify their supply chain and build auto parts in the U.S. and Mexico .
[ That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons President Trump is able to take this approach is specifically because he is beholden to no outside influence himself .
It is only from the position of complete independence that accurate assignments based on the underlying truth can be made ; and that takes us to the ultimate confrontations – the trillion dollar confrontations .
A U.S. foreign policy that provides the opportunity for fully-realized national authenticity is a paradigm shift amid a world that has grown accustomed to corrupt globalists , bankers and financial elites who have established a business model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control and influence .
We have our own frame of reference with K-Street lobbyists in Washington DC .
Much of President Trump ’ s global trade reset is based on confronting these multinational influence agents .
When you take the influence of corporate/financial brokers out of foreign policy , all of a sudden those global influence peddlers are worthless .
Absent of their ability to provide any benefit , nations no longer purchase these brokered services .
As soon as influence brokers are dispatched , national politicians become accountable to the voices of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of citizens becomes the primary political driver of national policy , the authentic image of the nation is allowed to surface .
The restructuring of NAFTA into the USMCA disfavors multinational corporations and financial holdings who have exploited structural loopholes that were designed into the original agreement .
With President Trump confronting the NAFTA fatal flaw , and absent of the ability of corporations to influence the direction of the administration , the trade deal ultimately presents the same outcome for Mexico as it does the EU – LESS DOLLARS .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government are not as strongly structured to withstand the withdrawal of billions of U.S. dollars .
The government of Mexico is not in the same position as the EU and can not double-down on more oppressive controls .
Therefore the authentic voice of the Mexican people is rising .
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ( AMLO ) , is a nationalist but he is not a free-market capitalist .
AMLO is more akin to soft-socialist approach with a view that when the central governing authority is constrained , and operates in the best interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieved .
The fabric of socialism runs naturally through the DNA strain of Mexico , and indeed much of South America .
This is one of the reasons why previous Mexican governments were so corrupt .
Multinational corporations always find it easier to exploit socialist minded government officials .
When bribery and graft are the natural way of business engagement , the multinationals will exploit every opportunity to maximize profit .
Withdraw the benefit ( loophole exploitation ) to the financial systems , and the bribery and graft dries up quickly .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimate beneficiary .
The authentic-sense of the Mexican people , rises in the persona of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador – who actually does personify the underlying nature of the classic Mexican class-struggle .

When the broad outlines of the U.S-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement first appeared, we said it seemed clear presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO) was aligned with the economic nationalism preferred by U.S. President Trump.
Yesterday that alignment was on full display as AMLO delivered a very strong endorsement for the respectful agreement between the two nations. Unfortunately, the U.S. media will never report on these words of praise by President Lopez Obrador.
Transcript […] I also wanted to be here to thank people of the United States, its government, and thank you, President Trump for being increasingly respectful with our Mexican fellow men. And to you, President Trump, I want to thank you for your understanding and the help you’ve given us in issues related to trade, commerce, oil, as well as your personal support for the acquisition of medical equipment that we needed urgently to treat our patients of COVID-19. But what I mainly appreciate is that you have never sought to impose anything on us violating our sovereignty. Instead of the Monroe Doctrine, you have followed, in our case, the wise advice of the lustrous and prudent President George Washington who said, quote, “Nations should not take advantage of the unfortunate condition of other peoples.” End of quote.
You have not tried to treat us as a colony; on the contrary, you have honored our condition as an independent nation. That’s why I’m here to express to the people of the United States that their President has behaved with us with kindness and respect. You have treated us just as what we are: a country and a dignified people; a free, democratic, and sovereign people. Long live the friendship of our two nations. Long live the United States of America. Long live Canada. Long live our America. Long live Mexico. Long live Mexico. Viva México.
[Transcript]
The USMCA rules-of-origin, in combination with mandated minimum wage rates attached to the manufacturing sector; and the fact that Mexico has the lowest current wage rates in North American; specifically means that Mexican workers stand to get the biggest financial benefits… and that’s ok. Trump, Lighthizer and Ross designed it that way.
The U.S. benefits when the Mexican wage rates are raised. Heck, there was a time in the early negotiations, after Canada was kicked out of the room, when Secretary Wilbur Ross was advocating for an $11/hr minimum wage in Mexico, and the Mexicans were like ‘whoa, wait a minute, too high, too high’… [It was quite funny, because Trump was being called racist simultaneous to him trying to give a $85/day pay raise to Mexicans (from $3/day)].
The USMCA deal positions Mexico to retain their current multinational investments; and through a series of sector-by-sector standards on origination the deal simultaneously closes the fatal NAFTA loophole.
The agreement makes an economic manufacturing partnership between the U.S. and Mexico; and for assembly products third parties will have to produce parts and origination material within the U.S. and Mexico.
Here’s a good example in the auto-sector. The new USMCA agreement requires 75% of automobile parts made in North America; and 45% must come from plants with minimum labor costs ($16/hr), or face tariffs upon export to the U.S. Additionally, the total source-origination rate of 75% USMCA product is higher than everyone thought possible.
This 75% country-of-origin level was possible because President Trump cut out the corporations (ie. U.S. Chamber of Commerce) from having any influence over the agreement. Most people probably don’t know, but the USMCA was the first trade deal negotiated without multinational corporations in the room.
Example of downstream consequences/benefits: German auto-maker BMW recently built a $2 billion assembly plant in Mexico (just came on-line). Most of their core parts were coming from the EU (steel/aluminum casting components) and/or Asia (electronics). Now the assembly plant will have to source 75% of the auto-parts from the U.S. and Mexico, with 45% of those parts from facilities paying $16/hr. The Result: BMW will need to modify their supply chain and build auto parts in the U.S. and Mexico. [That’s Exactly What Happened]
One of the reasons President Trump is able to take this approach is specifically because he is beholden to no outside influence himself. It is only from the position of complete independence that accurate assignments based on the underlying truth can be made; and that takes us to the ultimate confrontations – the trillion dollar confrontations.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
A U.S. foreign policy that provides the opportunity for fully-realized national authenticity is a paradigm shift amid a world that has grown accustomed to corrupt globalists, bankers and financial elites who have established a business model by dictating terms to national leaders they control and influence. We have our own frame of reference with K-Street lobbyists in Washington DC. Much of President Trump’s global trade reset is based on confronting these multinational influence agents.
When you take the influence of corporate/financial brokers out of foreign policy, all of a sudden those global influence peddlers are worthless. Absent of their ability to provide any benefit, nations no longer purchase these brokered services.
As soon as influence brokers are dispatched, national politicians become accountable to the voices of their citizens. When representing the voices of citizens becomes the primary political driver of national policy, the authentic image of the nation is allowed to surface.
The restructuring of NAFTA into the USMCA disfavors multinational corporations and financial holdings who have exploited structural loopholes that were designed into the original agreement.
With President Trump confronting the NAFTA fatal flaw, and absent of the ability of corporations to influence the direction of the administration, the trade deal ultimately presents the same outcome for Mexico as it does the EU – LESS DOLLARS.
However, in Mexico, the larger systems of government are not as strongly structured to withstand the withdrawal of billions of U.S. dollars. The government of Mexico is not in the same position as the EU and cannot double-down on more oppressive controls. Therefore the authentic voice of the Mexican people is rising.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), is a nationalist but he is not a free-market capitalist. AMLO is more akin to soft-socialist approach with a view that when the central governing authority is constrained, and operates in the best interests of its citizens, equity can be achieved.
The fabric of socialism runs naturally through the DNA strain of Mexico, and indeed much of South America. This is one of the reasons why previous Mexican governments were so corrupt. Multinational corporations always find it easier to exploit socialist minded government officials.
When bribery and graft are the natural way of business engagement, the multinationals will exploit every opportunity to maximize profit. Withdraw the benefit (loophole exploitation) to the financial systems, and the bribery and graft dries up quickly. A bottom-up nationalist like AMLO, is the ultimate beneficiary.
The authentic-sense of the Mexican people, rises in the persona of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador – who actually does personify the underlying nature of the classic Mexican class-struggle.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--U.S. may need another 1 billion square feet of warehouse space by 2025 as e-commerce booms

With more people clicking “ buy ” online , demand for industrial real estate could reach an additional 1 billion @ @ @ @ @ according to commercial real estate services firm JLL .
The boom for fulfillment centers comes @ @ @ @ @ estate industry is suffering with store closures piling up and rents plummeting , as companies @ @ @ @ @ .

www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/us-may-need-another-1-billion-square-feet-of-warehouse-space-by-2025.html
With more people clicking “buy” online, demand for industrial real estate could reach an additional 1 billion square feet by 2025, according to commercial real estate services firm JLL.
The boom for fulfillment centers comes as the traditional retail real estate industry is suffering with store closures piling up and rents plummeting, as companies look to negotiate new leases.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Next weeks News cycle… “Research shows no connection between the current mosquito borne illness outb

Next weeks News cycle… “Research shows no connection between the current mosquito borne illness outbreak in Key West FL, and last months release of millions of genetically modified mosquitos in Key West FL”

Last month Oxitec began releasing GM Mosquitos in Key West FL .
This week we have reports of the Mosquito-borne @ @ @ @ @ And who funded this ?
Why its everyone ’ s favorite SDG philanthropist , the @ @ @ @ @ World Health Orginization , Bill Gates !

via Reddit:
Last month Oxitec began releasing GM Mosquitos in Key West FL. This week we have reports of the Mosquito-borne Dengue Fever in Florida. And who funded this? Why its everyone’s favorite SDG philanthropist, the current lead funder of the World Health Orginization, Bill Gates!


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Tucker: The left doesn’t want Joe Biden to debate President Trump

Democrats want to hide presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden until Election Day .
KNOWING THAT BIDEN CAN ’ T COMPLETE @ @ @ @ @ tries to provide cover for Democrats to duck debates .

Democrats want to hide presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden until Election Day.
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KNOWING THAT BIDEN CAN’T COMPLETE A SENTENCE, Thomas Friedman tries to provide cover for Democrats to duck debates.
h/t Jake


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Indian Army asks soldiers to delete Tinder, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 87 other apps to plug in

Indian Army asks soldiers to delete Tinder, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and 87 other apps to plug information leak….Something up soon ?

BREAKING – Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including # Facebook , TikTok @ @ @ @ @ to stop leakage of information .
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BREAKING – Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including #Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller, and Instagram to stop leakage of information. pic.twitter.com/KSWtOnDKWo
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 9, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Early 2000’s Vs. Now

Early 2000’s Vs. Now

The world , is the best show ever .
💁🏼♀ Early 2000 ’ s and now .
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The world, is the best show ever. 💁🏼♀
Early 2000’s and now. pic.twitter.com/B8eBEBnK9p
— Nicole Arbour (@NicoleArbour) July 6, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Joe Biden says he will SHUT DOWN charter schools for black children

100,000 Minorities on the charter school waiting list in Texas alone .

100,000 Minorities on the charter school waiting list in Texas alone.
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h/t Jake


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--Plain and simple. What happens if the Fed keeps doing QE?  Gold, silver & miners will explode to the

Plain and simple. What happens if the Fed keeps doing QE?  Gold, silver & miners will explode to the upside.  If they stop?  Stocks will collapse.

What happens if the Fed keeps doing QE ?
▪Gold , silver & miners will explode to the upside .

Plain and simple.
What happens if the Fed keeps doing QE?
▪Gold, silver & miners will explode to the upside.
If they stop?
▪Stocks will collapse.
Buy gold & sell stocks. pic.twitter.com/QwEGGQpSt2
— Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--Job Losses, Bankruptcies And Store Closings Are All At Apocalyptic Levels As The U.S. Economic Colla

Job Losses, Bankruptcies And Store Closings Are All At Apocalyptic Levels As The U.S. Economic Collapse Rolls On

The last four months have been an unending nightmare for the U.S. economy .
Businesses are shutting down at a pace that we have never seen before in American history , the “ retail apocalypse ” has reached an entirely new level that none of the experts were anticipating prior to this pandemic , and we are in the midst of the greatest spike in unemployment that the United States has ever experienced .
On Thursday , we learned that another 1.3 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week , and that number has now been above @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Things were supposed to be “ getting back to normal ” by now , buy that hasn ’ t happened .
Instead , we continue to see a tsunami of job losses that is absolutely unprecedented in American history .
When we look back at the old peaks for unemployment claims , they almost seem laughable compared to what we are experiencing now… For those that aren ’ t old enough to remember , the recession of the early 1980s and the recession of 2008 and 2009 were both really , really painful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t anything like this .
Sometimes it is hard to believe that the numbers have gotten so bad .
According to Wolf Richter , the number of continuing claims that were filed last week under all state and federal unemployment programs is the highest that we have ever seen… The total number of people who continued to claim unemployment compensation in the week ended July 4 under all state and federal unemployment insurance programs , including gig workers , ( not seasonally adjusted ) , the Department of Labor reported this morning .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ level ever .
The number of people who continue to receive ( blue columns ) has been ticking down , as more people got their jobs back than newly unemployed flooded the state unemployment systems .
But the number of people claiming , including gig workers under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ( PUA ) program , continues to surge ( red columns ) , which causes the total number of people claiming unemployment benefits under all programs to rise Up to this point , the emergency measures that Congress put in place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pain for millions upon millions of people that have lost their jobs , but a number of those emergency measures are about to expire… Of course Congress could choose to extend some or all of the elements in the CARES Act , but that would mean borrowing and spending more giant mountains of money that we do not currently have .
Meanwhile , we are seeing businesses fail at a rate that is absolutely staggering .
According to the Washington Post , more than 100,000 businesses have permanently closed their doors during this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article about 110 major companies that have declared bankruptcy here in 2020… Sadly , the bankruptcy announcements just keep on coming .
This week , we learned that Brooks Brothers has filed for bankruptcy protection… That hit me particularly hard , because I have had Brooks Brothers shirts in my closet ever since I was a young man .
They have always made great products , and I just assumed that they would always be around .
Of course lots of other iconic retailers are failing as well .
Before too long , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operating successfully may be easier than trying to name the vast number of major retailers that have gone belly up .
Store closings are happening fast and furious these days , and that isn ’ t likely to change any time soon .
Starbucks just announced that they will be closing 400 locations , Dunkin ’ Donuts just announced that they will be closing 450 locations , and Bed Bath & Beyond has increased the number of stores that they will be closing to approximately 200… If you are still not convinced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cataclysm , I think that the following list will do the trick .
Forbes has been tracking the major store closing announcements of 2020 , and their list was recently shared by Zero Hedge… This week , the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surged to the highest level that we have seen yet , and that means that fear of COVID-19 is going to continue to paralyze economic activity in the United States for the foreseeable future .
That means that many more businesses will be shutting their doors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and millions more Americans will be losing their jobs .
This is what an economic collapse looks like , and it is just getting started .

by Michael Snyder
The last four months have been an unending nightmare for the U.S. economy. Businesses are shutting down at a pace that we have never seen before in American history, the “retail apocalypse” has reached an entirely new level that none of the experts were anticipating prior to this pandemic, and we are in the midst of the greatest spike in unemployment that the United States has ever experienced. On Thursday, we learned that another 1.3 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, and that number has now been above one million for 16 consecutive weeks. Things were supposed to be “getting back to normal” by now, buy that hasn’t happened. Instead, we continue to see a tsunami of job losses that is absolutely unprecedented in American history.
When we look back at the old peaks for unemployment claims, they almost seem laughable compared to what we are experiencing now…
The highest prior weekly total for new unemployment claims was 695,000, in October 1982, according to Labor Department data. During the Great Recession, the country’s last downturn, weekly claims peaked at 665,000, in March 2009.
For those that aren’t old enough to remember, the recession of the early 1980s and the recession of 2008 and 2009 were both really, really painful.
But of course they weren’t anything like this.
Sometimes it is hard to believe that the numbers have gotten so bad. According to Wolf Richter, the number of continuing claims that were filed last week under all state and federal unemployment programs is the highest that we have ever seen…
The total number of people who continued to claim unemployment compensation in the week ended July 4 under all state and federal unemployment insurance programs, including gig workers, jumped by 1.41 million people, to 32.92 million (not seasonally adjusted), the Department of Labor reported this morning. It was the highest and most gut-wrenching level ever. The number of people who continue to receive state unemployment insurance (blue columns) has been ticking down, as more people got their jobs back than newly unemployed flooded the state unemployment systems. But the number of people claiming federal unemployment insurance , including gig workers under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, continues to surge (red columns), which causes the total number of people claiming unemployment benefits under all programs to rise
Up to this point, the emergency measures that Congress put in place to help unemployed workers have definitely eased the pain for millions upon millions of people that have lost their jobs, but a number of those emergency measures are about to expire…
Of course Congress could choose to extend some or all of the elements in the CARES Act, but that would mean borrowing and spending more giant mountains of money that we do not currently have.
Meanwhile, we are seeing businesses fail at a rate that is absolutely staggering.
According to the Washington Post, more than 100,000 businesses have permanently closed their doors during this pandemic, and Bloomberg just posted an article about 110 major companies that have declared bankruptcy here in 2020…
Retailers, airlines, restaurants. But also sports leagues, a cannabis company and an archdiocese plagued by sex-abuse allegations. These are some of the more than 110 companies that declared bankruptcy in the U.S. this year and blamed Covid-19 in part for their demise.
Sadly, the bankruptcy announcements just keep on coming.
This week, we learned that Brooks Brothers has filed for bankruptcy protection…
The coronavirus pandemic has now claimed one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious retailers. Brooks Brothers — pioneer of the polo and uniform of the polished prepster — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection from creditors on Wednesday, as it continues to search for a buyer.
That hit me particularly hard, because I have had Brooks Brothers shirts in my closet ever since I was a young man.
They have always made great products, and I just assumed that they would always be around.
Of course lots of other iconic retailers are failing as well. Before too long, naming the major retailers that are still operating successfully may be easier than trying to name the vast number of major retailers that have gone belly up.
Store closings are happening fast and furious these days, and that isn’t likely to change any time soon. Starbucks just announced that they will be closing 400 locations, Dunkin’ Donuts just announced that they will be closing 450 locations, and Bed Bath & Beyond has increased the number of stores that they will be closing to approximately 200…
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) announced Wednesday that it plans to close roughly 200 stores in the next two years. The retail chain — which also operates Buybuy Baby, Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon Face Values — said it would be mainly closing Bed Bath & Beyond stores, starting later this year. The announcement came as the company released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.
If you are still not convinced that the retail industry is facing an unprecedented cataclysm, I think that the following list will do the trick.
Forbes has been tracking the major store closing announcements of 2020, and their list was recently shared by Zero Hedge…
Forbes’ Store Closure List In 2020
Chuck E Cheese: 54 U.S. stores (bankruptcy)
Destination Maternity: 90 stores (bankruptcy)
GNC: 1,200 stores (bankruptcy)
J. Crew: 54 stores (bankruptcy)
JCPenney JCP: 154 stores (bankruptcy)
K-Mart: 45 stores (bankruptcy)
Modell’s Sporting Goods: 153 stores (bankruptcy)
Neiman Marcus (Last Call): 20 stores (bankruptcy)
Papyrus: 254 stores (bankruptcy)
Pier 1 Imports PIR: 936 stores (bankruptcy)
Sears: 51 stores (bankruptcy)
Signet Jewelers SIG: 232 stores
Stage Stores: 738 stores (liquidating)
Tuesday Morning: 230 stores (bankruptcy)
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AC Moore: 145 stores
Art Van Furniture: 190 stores
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AT&T: 250 stores
Bath & Body Works: 50 stores
Bed Bath & Beyond: 44 stores
Bloomingdale’s: 1 store
Bose: 11 stores
Chico: 100 stores (estimated)
Children’s Place: 200 stores
Christopher Banks: 30-40 stores
CVS Pharmacy: 22 stores
Earth Fare: 50 stores
Express: 66 stories
Forever 21: 15 stores (estimated)
GameStop GME: 320 stores
Gap: 230 stores
Guess: 100 stores
Hallmark: 16 stores
Lord & Taylor: 30 or 40 stores
Lowe’s Canada: 34 stores
Lucky Market: 32 stores
Macy’s M: 125 stores (over 3 years)
Microsoft: 77 stores
New York & Co: 27 stores
Nordstrom: 16 stores
Office Depot: 90 stores
Olympia Sports: 76 stores
Party City: 21 stores
Starbucks SBUX: 400 stores (over 18 months)
Victoria’s Secret: 250 stores
Walgreen: 100 stores (estimated)
Walmart: 2 stores
Wilson Leather & G.H. Bass: 199 stores
Zara: 1,000 stores worldwide (over 2 years)
This week, the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surged to the highest level that we have seen yet, and that means that fear of COVID-19 is going to continue to paralyze economic activity in the United States for the foreseeable future.
That means that many more businesses will be shutting their doors, there will be many more bankruptcies, and millions more Americans will be losing their jobs.
This is what an economic collapse looks like, and it is just getting started.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--The Supreme Court Just Gave Away Half Of The State Of Oklahoma

The stunning Supreme Court decision regarding Donald Trump ’ s tax records is making headlines all over the globe , and this is causing a far more important Supreme Court decision to fly under the radar .
In a 5-4 decision written by Neil Gorsuch and joined by four of the other liberal justices , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that about half of the state of Oklahoma belongs to Native American tribes even though the state of Oklahoma has “ maintained unquestioned jurisdiction ” over that land for more than 100 years .
In other words , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that suddenly live on land that no longer belongs to Oklahoma .
And now that the Supreme Court has handed down this ruling , there will be countless other Native American tribes that will be going to court with claims of sovereignty which will need to be resolved .
Do you remember the big rally that President Trump held in Tulsa , Oklahoma not too long ago ?
Well , it turns out that the state of Oklahoma no longer has sovereignty over that area .
The following comes from a CNBC article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Oklahoma is Native American land ” … I can not even begin to describe how disastrous this decision is , and this is what we get for appointing so many radical leftists to the highest court in the land .
The issue in the case was whether or not a Native American that had been convicted of rape should have his conviction overturned because the rape occurred on land that once belonged to the Creek Nation… Neil Gorsuch and four of the other liberal justices were persuaded that Congress never properly disestablished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promises that the federal government originally made to those tribes were still in force… Even though Chief Justice John Roberts has sided with other liberal justices on the Court repeatedly in recent years , it was so obvious that the prior claims that Native American tribes had to these lands were extinguished that he felt compelled to side with the conservatives in this case .
In a dissent , Roberts explained why the ruling of the majority in this case is completely and utterly absurd… For once , Roberts is right on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the clock more than 100 years , and as the government of Oklahoma has noted , this decision essentially cuts their state “ in half ” … If you live in the state , you should be aware that things are about to get a whole lot more dangerous .
According to the state ’ s solicitor general , this decision is likely to “ require the release of more than 1,700 inmates ” … Of course Congress could transfer sovereignty over those areas back to the state of Oklahoma by formally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives there is zero chance of that happening at this point .
So for the foreseeable future , 1.8 million people in eastern Oklahoma are stuck in a really bizarre situation .
The state of Oklahoma no longer has jurisdiction over them , but the five Native American tribes that have now been given jurisdiction are completely unequipped to exercise sovereignty over those areas because they haven ’ t done it in more than 100 years .
But Neil Gorsuch is convinced that somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is yet another example that shows that Supreme Court appointments must be handled with extreme care .
Republicans have nominated 14 of the last 18 Supreme Court justices , and yet right now there are 7 liberals on the Court and only two conservatives .
And yes , I am counting correctly .
At this point only Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito can be considered “ conservative ” justices , and both of them are quite elderly .
What this means is that there is very little hope of reversing the string of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen over the last 50 years , and it is extremely likely that we will continue to see an endless series of bad decisions in the years ahead .
If much more care had been taken to make sure that people that had a tremendous amount of respect for the U.S. Constitution were being appointed to the Supreme Court , this could have all been avoided .
But instead we just went along with whoever was being nominated , and the results have been absolutely disastrous .

by Michael Snyder
The stunning Supreme Court decision regarding Donald Trump’s tax records is making headlines all over the globe, and this is causing a far more important Supreme Court decision to fly under the radar. In a 5-4 decision written by Neil Gorsuch and joined by four of the other liberal justices, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that about half of the state of Oklahoma belongs to Native American tribes even though the state of Oklahoma has “maintained unquestioned jurisdiction” over that land for more than 100 years. In other words, there are now approximately 1.8 million former Oklahoma residents that suddenly live on land that no longer belongs to Oklahoma. And now that the Supreme Court has handed down this ruling, there will be countless other Native American tribes that will be going to court with claims of sovereignty which will need to be resolved.
Do you remember the big rally that President Trump held in Tulsa, Oklahoma not too long ago?
Well, it turns out that the state of Oklahoma no longer has sovereignty over that area. The following comes from a CNBC article entitled “Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land”…
The 5-4 decision, with an opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, endorsed the claim of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to the land, which encompasses 3 million acres in eastern Oklahoma, including most of the city of Tulsa.
I cannot even begin to describe how disastrous this decision is, and this is what we get for appointing so many radical leftists to the highest court in the land.
The issue in the case was whether or not a Native American that had been convicted of rape should have his conviction overturned because the rape occurred on land that once belonged to the Creek Nation…
The case concerned an appeal from Jimcy McGirt, a Native American, who claimed his state rape conviction from 1997 should be overturned because Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction. Congress, his lawyer Ian Gershengorn said, never properly terminated the reservation. During oral arguments in May, the justices reached back to 1907 to determine whether Congress, using imprecise language, failed to disestablish the 1866 boundaries of the reservation.
Neil Gorsuch and four of the other liberal justices were persuaded that Congress never properly disestablished the reservations in Oklahoma and so the promises that the federal government originally made to those tribes were still in force…
“On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise,” the conservative justice wrote. “Forced to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in the West would be secure forever.”
Even though Chief Justice John Roberts has sided with other liberal justices on the Court repeatedly in recent years, it was so obvious that the prior claims that Native American tribes had to these lands were extinguished that he felt compelled to side with the conservatives in this case. In a dissent, Roberts explained why the ruling of the majority in this case is completely and utterly absurd…
“A century of practice confirms that the Five Tribes’ prior domains were extinguished,” wrote Roberts. “The State has maintained unquestioned jurisdiction for more than 100 years. Tribe members make up less than 10%–15% of the population of their former domain, and until a few years ago the Creek Nation itself acknowledged that it no longer possessed the reservation the Court discovers today.”
For once, Roberts is right on the money.
The Supreme Court has turned back the clock more than 100 years, and as the government of Oklahoma has noted, this decision essentially cuts their state “in half”…
The state said that if the Supreme Court accepted McGirt’s reasoning it would “cause the largest judicial abrogation of state sovereignty in American history, cleaving Oklahoma in half.”
If you live in the state, you should be aware that things are about to get a whole lot more dangerous.
According to the state’s solicitor general, this decision is likely to “require the release of more than 1,700 inmates”…
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The state’s solicitor general, Mithun Mansinghani, had warned in May that a ruling for Native Americans could require the release of more than 1,700 inmates. That didn’t sit well with several justices who feared a chaotic overhaul of long-decided criminal cases.
What a mess.
Of course Congress could transfer sovereignty over those areas back to the state of Oklahoma by formally disestablishing the reservations on Oklahoma land, but with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives there is zero chance of that happening at this point.
So for the foreseeable future, 1.8 million people in eastern Oklahoma are stuck in a really bizarre situation. The state of Oklahoma no longer has jurisdiction over them, but the five Native American tribes that have now been given jurisdiction are completely unequipped to exercise sovereignty over those areas because they haven’t done it in more than 100 years.
But Neil Gorsuch is convinced that somehow everything will work out just fine…
“We do not pretend to foretell the future, and we proceed well aware of the potential for cost and conflict around jurisdictional boundaries, especially ones that have gone unappreciated for so long,” Gorsuch wrote. “But it is unclear why pessimism should rule the day. With the passage of time, Oklahoma and its Tribes have proven they can work successfully together as partners.”
This is yet another example that shows that Supreme Court appointments must be handled with extreme care.
Republicans have nominated 14 of the last 18 Supreme Court justices, and yet right now there are 7 liberals on the Court and only two conservatives.
And yes, I am counting correctly.
At this point only Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito can be considered “conservative” justices, and both of them are quite elderly.
What this means is that there is very little hope of reversing the string of horrible Supreme Court decisions that we have seen over the last 50 years, and it is extremely likely that we will continue to see an endless series of bad decisions in the years ahead.
If much more care had been taken to make sure that people that had a tremendous amount of respect for the U.S. Constitution were being appointed to the Supreme Court, this could have all been avoided.
But instead we just went along with whoever was being nominated, and the results have been absolutely disastrous.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--You Are Now Leaving FantasyLand: The Losses Will Be Taken By Somebody

As the inverted pyramid collapses , the effects will be non-linear .
Round about late March , we entered a Financial FantasyLand in which all the sins and excesses of rampant financialization were going to be painlessly washed away .
Mever mind the entire U.S. economy is an inverted pyramid of balance-sheet “ value ” and debt resting on a shrinking foundation of collateral ; everyone would be made whole in the Federal Reserve ’ s Financial FantasyLand .
You are now leaving FantasyLand : trillions of dollars of phantom value have already vanished , and these catastrophic losses will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is : who will get the concrete overshoes ?
Whose balance sheets will collapse to negative numbers , erasing all their phantom wealth ?
Everyone was delighted to suspend reality and entertain the fantasy that there was a cost-free way to bail out financialization ’ s greed-soaked sinners : The Fed will simply print as many trillions as needed to make everyone whole .
Since it doesn ’ t cost the Fed anything to digitally print endless trillions , this “ solution ” is completely , totally free .
What an amazing moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away in a rising river of Fed-printed money .
With endless trillions available , everyone can get bailed out forever .
Collateral , actual earnings and profits , none of that matters .
The Fed ’ s grace is godlike in its infinite expansion .
This escape from karma , consequence and divine retribution was as temporal as the ride through FantasyLand .
The wheel of karma has turned , The Tao is reversing , the banquet of asymmetric , non-linear consequences has been served and the Fed ’ s godlike powers will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ value ” and “ wealth ” that ’ s piled up in the balance sheets of the top 0.1 % .
For there actually is a cost to digitally printing trillions to bail out all the predatory parasites of financialization .
Put simply , every dollar that ’ s digitally printed that isn ’ t matched by an increase in the productive capacity of the economy , i.e .
the means to generate goods and services with less capital and fewer hours of labor , is nothing but a hidden reduction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollar .
The idea that the Fed or Treasury can print endless trillions and there will never be any consequence of this fraud is nothing more than a compelling Cargo Cult superstition .
Just as South Pacific Cargo Cults painted radio dials on rocks to communicate their desire for the return of Uncle Sam ’ s shiploads of freebies , the “ we can print our way out of any problem ” cargo cult paints low inflation numbers and arcane equations on rocks and declares the magic will work : the Fed/Treasury can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bail out every greed-soaked sinner , and there will never be any consequences–never ever , because the painted rocks have magical powers .
Now that we ’ re leaving Financial FantasyLand , a very hard lesson about non-linearity is about to be learned .
In addition to the “ we can wash away every sin with endless trillions ” fantasy , there ’ s the fantasy of linearity in non-linear , fragile systems .
The fantasy of linearity holds that a 10 % decline in revenues , profits , rents collected , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % decline in isolated parts of the economy .
The believers in the fantasy acknowledge that the 10 % decline will hurt , but only a bit , and soon Mommy and Daddy ( Treasury and Fed ) will apply the Band-Aid and it will all go away .
As the inverted pyramid collapses , the effects will be non-linear : a 10 % decline may trigger dominoes that end up generating an 90 % decline in “ value ” and “ wealth ” because the collapse of collateral to a non-fantasy valuation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on steadily more fragile and fantastic layers of phantom “ capital.
” The fantasy of the Neofeudal Aristocracy is that the losses can be painlessly transferred to the debt-serfs and taxpaying peasantry .
Mommy and Daddy ( Treasury and Fed ) will load future generations of debt-serfs and taxpaying peasantry with the losses and the political-financial Nobility will have their fortunes preserved .
Gee , thanks , Mommy and Daddy !
You ’ re swell !
The Neofeudal Aristocracy overlooks one terribly inconvenient fact : the debt-serfs and peasantry own next to nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have asymmetric consequences : all the “ assets ” most likely to go to zero are owned not by the peasantry but by the Neofeudal Aristocracy .
Now that we ’ re exiting Financial FantasyLand , reality will intrude .
The Fed is not godlike and the sins of predatory , parasitic , exploitive financialization will be paid in full measure .
The hubris-drenched punditry and Neofeudal Aristocracy who mock the notion that there was anything beyond the command of their conjured trillions will discover that The way of the Tao is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own perverse powers to shape the world to their liking will be destroyed along with their phantom wealth .

by Charles Hugh-Smith
As the inverted pyramid collapses, the effects will be non-linear.
Round about late March, we entered a Financial FantasyLand in which all the sins and excesses of rampant financialization were going to be painlessly washed away. Mever mind the entire U.S. economy is an inverted pyramid of balance-sheet “value” and debt resting on a shrinking foundation of collateral; everyone would be made whole in the Federal Reserve’s Financial FantasyLand.
You are now leaving FantasyLand: trillions of dollars of phantom value have already vanished, and these catastrophic losses will be taken by somebody. The question is: who will get the concrete overshoes? Whose balance sheets will collapse to negative numbers, erasing all their phantom wealth?
Everyone was delighted to suspend reality and entertain the fantasy that there was a cost-free way to bail out financialization’s greed-soaked sinners: The Fed will simply print as many trillions as needed to make everyone whole. Since it doesn’t cost the Fed anything to digitally print endless trillions, this “solution” is completely, totally free.
What an amazing moment of grace: all our sins washed away in a rising river of Fed-printed money. With endless trillions available, everyone can get bailed out forever. Collateral, actual earnings and profits, none of that matters. The Fed’s grace is godlike in its infinite expansion.
This escape from karma, consequence and divine retribution was as temporal as the ride through FantasyLand. The wheel of karma has turned, The Tao is reversing, the banquet of asymmetric, non-linear consequences has been served and the Fed’s godlike powers will be revealed to be as delusional as the “value” and “wealth” that’s piled up in the balance sheets of the top 0.1%.
For there actually is a cost to digitally printing trillions to bail out all the predatory parasites of financialization. Put simply, every dollar that’s digitally printed that isn’t matched by an increase in the productive capacity of the economy, i.e. the means to generate goods and services with less capital and fewer hours of labor, is nothing but a hidden reduction in the purchasing power of every existing dollar.
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The idea that the Fed or Treasury can print endless trillions and there will never be any consequence of this fraud is nothing more than a compelling Cargo Cult superstition. Just as South Pacific Cargo Cults painted radio dials on rocks to communicate their desire for the return of Uncle Sam’s shiploads of freebies, the “we can print our way out of any problem” cargo cult paints low inflation numbers and arcane equations on rocks and declares the magic will work: the Fed/Treasury can print as many trillions as we need to bail out every greed-soaked sinner, and there will never be any consequences–never ever, because the painted rocks have magical powers.
Now that we’re leaving Financial FantasyLand, a very hard lesson about non-linearity is about to be learned. In addition to the “we can wash away every sin with endless trillions” fantasy, there’s the fantasy of linearity in non-linear, fragile systems.
The fantasy of linearity holds that a 10% decline in revenues, profits, rents collected, etc. will only cause a 10% decline in isolated parts of the economy. The believers in the fantasy acknowledge that the 10% decline will hurt, but only a bit, and soon Mommy and Daddy (Treasury and Fed) will apply the Band-Aid and it will all go away.
As the inverted pyramid collapses, the effects will be non-linear: a 10% decline may trigger dominoes that end up generating an 90% decline in “value” and “wealth” because the collapse of collateral to a non-fantasy valuation will implode all the phantom valuations piled on steadily more fragile and fantastic layers of phantom “capital.”
The fantasy of the Neofeudal Aristocracy is that the losses can be painlessly transferred to the debt-serfs and taxpaying peasantry. Mommy and Daddy (Treasury and Fed) will load future generations of debt-serfs and taxpaying peasantry with the losses and the political-financial Nobility will have their fortunes preserved. Gee, thanks, Mommy and Daddy! You’re swell!
The Neofeudal Aristocracy overlooks one terribly inconvenient fact: the debt-serfs and peasantry own next to nothing. The non-linear collapse of phantom capital will have asymmetric consequences: all the “assets” most likely to go to zero are owned not by the peasantry but by the Neofeudal Aristocracy.
Now that we’re exiting Financial FantasyLand, reality will intrude. The Fed is not godlike and the sins of predatory, parasitic, exploitive financialization will be paid in full measure. The hubris-drenched punditry and Neofeudal Aristocracy who mock the notion that there was anything beyond the command of their conjured trillions will discover that The way of the Tao is reversal, and their child-like faith in their own perverse powers to shape the world to their liking will be destroyed along with their phantom wealth.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--Broken World Economy Cannot Escape Scylla & Charybdis

As the world economy desperately tries to navigate to a safe harbour , is it going be pulled down by the six-headed monster Scylla or the Charybdis whirlpool ( Homer ’ s Odyssey ) .
It seems likely that Scylla is now starting to swallow parts the world before Charybdis will finish it off .
A world severely weakened by debt and mismanagement is unlikely to have the strength of Odysseus to pass both obstacles without disastrous consequences .
• The global monetary system is about to collapse and with that the world economy • After 50 years of mismanagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in intensive care • Trillions of printed dollars created the illusion of all being well on the Western Front • Tens of millions are furloughed or lost their jobs – no problem just print more • Your company is going bust – print some more • Leisure industry is collapsing – just print more • 2006-9 was the rehearsal with the grand spectacle starting now • With the Dow up 5x and Nasdaq 10x since 2009 , why worry • Because debts have doubled since 2006 to $ 275 trillion with risk up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sep 2019 with panic printing by central banks • Who cares about warnings – stocks can only go up • Of course nobody took warning seriously as stocks went to new highs in Feb 2020 • Stocks are just reacting to money printing as fundamentals are deteriorating • And tech stocks are still in euphoria just like 1999 .
We all know what happened then • Here is the crux – Stocks topped in Feb 2020 & the correction up finished on June 8 • Our proprietary cycles confirm that June 8 is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a V recovery will be crushed • Market crash is imminent .
It could start slowly but it could also be violent • The catalyst is irrelevant .
It could be anything like CV-19 or a bank failure • The next leg down in stocks will shock a world which is totally unprepared • Dow has lost 67 % against gold since 1999 • Further fall in stocks of 95 % in real terms ( vs gold ) is guaranteed • Dollar has lost 85 % against gold since 2000 • US dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intrinsic value of ZERO • Big shock will be collapse of debt markets and skyrocketing rates • Get ready for a summer-autumn of horrors and discontent DON ’ T MISS THE LAST TRAIN TO GOLDVILLE • Gold and silver will continue to reflect the destruction of paper money • Medium/long term targets higher than anyone can imagine : $ 10k – $ 50k ?
• Protect yourself against bankrupt financial system & failed currency system • Gold and silver is for everyone not just the wealthy • You can buy one gramme of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for $ 57 million • One ounce of silver is $ 20 and a tonne is $ 580k • For bigger investors hold the metals outside your country of residence We have had all the warnings .
Don ’ t let Charybdis pull you down .
It would be irresponsible not to take immediate action to protect your family and your assets .

As the world economy desperately tries to navigate to a safe harbour, is it going be pulled down by the six-headed monster Scylla or the Charybdis whirlpool (Homer’s Odyssey). It seems likely that Scylla is now starting to swallow parts the world before Charybdis will finish it off. A world severely weakened by debt and mismanagement is unlikely to have the strength of Odysseus to pass both obstacles without disastrous consequences.
HISTORICAL WEALTH DESTRUCTION ABOUT TO START
The global monetary system is about to collapse and with that the world economy
After 50 years of mismanagement and excesses, the world is now in intensive care
Trillions of printed dollars created the illusion of all being well on the Western Front
MMT – Modern Monetary Theory supports the ludicrous printing actions
But MMT is Money Making Tomfoolery
Tens of millions are furloughed or lost their jobs – no problem just print more
Your company is going bust – print some more
print some more Leisure industry is collapsing – just print more
Government deficit surging – no problem, print unlimited amounts
2006-9 was the rehearsal with the grand spectacle starting now
With the Dow up 5x and Nasdaq 10x since 2009, why worry
Because debts have doubled since 2006 to $275 trillion with risk up exponentially
World had another warning in Sep 2019 with panic printing by central banks
Who cares about warnings – stocks can only go up
Of course nobody took warning seriously as stocks went to new highs in Feb 2020
Stocks are just reacting to money printing as fundamentals are deteriorating
And tech stocks are still in euphoria just like 1999. We all know what happened then
Here is the crux – Stocks topped in Feb 2020 & the correction up finished on June 8
Our proprietary cycles confirm that June 8 is the market correction high
Illusion of a V recovery will be crushed
Market crash is imminent. It could start slowly but it could also be violent
The catalyst is irrelevant. It could be anything like CV-19 or a bank failure
The next leg down in stocks will shock a world which is totally unprepared
Dow has lost 67% against gold since 1999
Further fall in stocks of 95% in real terms (vs gold) is guaranteed
Dollar has lost 85% against gold since 2000
US dollar and all currencies will race down to intrinsic value of ZERO
Big shock will be collapse of debt markets and skyrocketing rates
Get ready for a summer-autumn of horrors and discontent
DON’T MISS THE LAST TRAIN TO GOLDVILLE
Gold and silver will continue to reflect the destruction of paper money
Gold will quickly reach $2,000+ and silver $23-25
Major gold & silver shortages coming
Medium/long term targets higher than anyone can imagine: $10k – $50k?
Protect yourself against bankrupt financial system & failed currency system
failed currency system Hold physical gold as life saving insurance
Gold and silver is for everyone not just the wealthy
You can buy one gramme of gold for $60 or one tonne for $57 million
One ounce of silver is $20 and a tonne is $580k
Store it safely outside a failing banking system
For bigger investors hold the metals outside your country of residence
We have had all the warnings.
Don’t let Charybdis pull you down.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
It would be irresponsible not to take immediate
action to protect your family and your assets.
Egon von Greyerz
Founder and Managing Partner
Matterhorn Asset Management
Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 213 62 45


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--Asset Class Risk and Return Over the Last Decade (2010-2019)

Asset allocation is one of the most important decisions an investor can make .
In fact , studies have found that the percentage of each asset type held in a portfolio is a bigger contributor to returns than individual security selection .
However , it ’ s important for investors to select asset classes that align with their personal risk tolerance—which can differ based on how long they plan to hold an investment—and their targeted returns .
This Markets in a Minute chart from New York Life Investments shows asset class risk and return data from 2010-2019 to highlight their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return , we took annualized return and standard deviation data over the last ten years .
Annualized returns show what an investor would have earned over a timeframe if returns were compounded .
It is useful because an investment ’ s value is dependent on the gains or losses experienced in prior time periods .
For example , an investment that lost half of its value in the previous year would need to see a 100 % return to break even .
Standard deviation indicates risk by measuring the amount of variation among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , equities have historically seen a wide range in returns , meaning they are more volatile and carry more risk .
On the other hand , treasuries have typically seen a smaller range in returns , illustrating lower volatility levels .
Below is the risk and return for select asset classes from 2010-2019 , organized from lowest return to highest return .
Note : See the bottom of the graphic for the specific indexes used .
Global commodities saw the lowest return over the last 10 years .
Plummeting oil prices , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for safe haven assets like precious metals , likely contributed to the asset class ’ underperformance .
Backed by the U.S. federal government , Treasury coupons had the lowest volatility but also saw a relatively low return of 0.73 % .
In contrast , 1-5 year high yield bonds generated a return of 6.71 % with only slightly more risk .
With the exception of emerging market equity , all selected equities had higher risk and relatively higher historical returns .
Among the stocks shown , dividend-paying equity saw the highest returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they consider asset class risk and return , investors should remember that historical performance does not indicate future results .
In addition , the above data is somewhat limited in that it only shows performance during the recent bull market—and returns can vary in different stages of the market cycle .
For example , commodities go through multi-decade periods of price ascent and decline known as super cycles .
However , historical information may help investors gauge the asset classes that are best suited to their personal goals .
Whether an investor needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near-term vacation , or investments with higher return potential for retirement savings , they can build a portfolio tailored to their needs .

by visualcapitalist
The Importance of Asset Classes
Asset allocation is one of the most important decisions an investor can make. In fact, studies have found that the percentage of each asset type held in a portfolio is a bigger contributor to returns than individual security selection.
However, it’s important for investors to select asset classes that align with their personal risk tolerance—which can differ based on how long they plan to hold an investment—and their targeted returns. This Markets in a Minute chart from New York Life Investments shows asset class risk and return data from 2010-2019 to highlight their different profiles.
Asset Class Risk and Return
To measure risk and return, we took annualized return and standard deviation data over the last ten years.
Annualized returns show what an investor would have earned over a timeframe if returns were compounded. It is useful because an investment’s value is dependent on the gains or losses experienced in prior time periods. For example, an investment that lost half of its value in the previous year would need to see a 100% return to break even.
Standard deviation indicates risk by measuring the amount of variation among a set of values. For example, equities have historically seen a wide range in returns, meaning they are more volatile and carry more risk. On the other hand, treasuries have typically seen a smaller range in returns, illustrating lower volatility levels.
Below is the risk and return for select asset classes from 2010-2019, organized from lowest return to highest return.
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Asset Class Annualized Return Annualized Standard Deviation Global Commodities -5.38% 16.60% Emerging Markets Equity -0.89% 16.95% Treasury Coupons 0.73% 0.81% Investment Grade Bonds 3.17% 2.92% Hedge Funds 4.05% 5.70% Corporate Bonds 5.55% 5.26% Global Listed Private Equity 5.59% 18.63% 1-5yr High Yield Bonds 6.71% 1.00% Global Equity 6.75% 12.50% Global Equity – ESG Leaders 6.87% 12.03% Taxable Municipal Bonds 7.20% 7.33% Real Estate Investment Trusts 8.44% 11.03% U.S. Mid Cap Equity 11.00% 13.60% U.S. Large Cap Equity 11.22% 11.39% Dividend-Paying Equity 11.81% 10.24% U.S. Small Cap Equity 11.87% 14.46%
Note: See the bottom of the graphic for the specific indexes used.
Global commodities saw the lowest return over the last 10 years. Plummeting oil prices, and an equities bull market that left little demand for safe haven assets like precious metals, likely contributed to the asset class’ underperformance.
Backed by the U.S. federal government, Treasury coupons had the lowest volatility but also saw a relatively low return of 0.73%. In contrast, 1-5 year high yield bonds generated a return of 6.71% with only slightly more risk.
With the exception of emerging market equity, all selected equities had higher risk and relatively higher historical returns. Among the stocks shown, dividend-paying equity saw the highest returns relative to their risk level.
Building a Portfolio
As they consider asset class risk and return, investors should remember that historical performance does not indicate future results. In addition, the above data is somewhat limited in that it only shows performance during the recent bull market—and returns can vary in different stages of the market cycle. For example, commodities go through multi-decade periods of price ascent and decline known as super cycles.
However, historical information may help investors gauge the asset classes that are best suited to their personal goals. Whether an investor needs more stability to help save for a near-term vacation, or investments with higher return potential for retirement savings, they can build a portfolio tailored to their needs.