investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--A Small Sign Of Sanity Among The Left:

A Small Sign Of Sanity Among The Left:

‘ Stifling Atmosphere ’ of Cancel Culture Will Harm ‘ the Most Vital Causes of Our Time , ’ Leftists Warn .
On Tuesday , Harpers released a powerful open letter denouncing cancel culture and celebrating open debate .
Even far-left anti-capitalist Noam Chomsky signed the letter .
“ The free exchange of information and ideas , the lifeblood of a liberal society , is daily becoming more constricted , ” the letter warns .
“ While we have come to expect this on the radical right , censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture : an intolerance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public shaming and ostracism , and the tendency to dissolve complex policy issues in a blinding moral certainty.
” The signatories lament that “ it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought .
More troubling still , institutional leaders , in a spirit of panicked damage control , are delivering hasty and disproportionate punishments instead of considered reforms.
” As Iowahawk noted , “ Noam Chomsky was a Cambodian Genocide denier who defended Pol Pot and the Khmer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture has gotten too wacky even for him.
” Of course , for some of the signers , past performance is no guarantee of future results : Related : Kanye West and the uncancellables .
It ’ s hard not to admire people who get rich and say whatever they want .
UPDATE : Open Letter Endorsing Free Speech Sparks Civil War at Vox .
“ Vox critic at large Emily VanDerWerff tweeted a letter she said she had sent to Vox editors stating that [ Matt ] Yglesias ’ s decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed by several ‘ anti-trans ’ critics—made her feel ‘ less safe ’ at the publication.
” Relax !
Just because Matt signed something , doesn ’ t mean he actually agrees with it : MORE : Ironic : Names are dropping off letter decrying an intolerance of opposing views because of opposing views .
“ Removing their names after being shamed by the mob shows exactly why the letter exists in the first place .
Amazing , really.
” In accordance with the prophecy : “ We apologise again for the fault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked .
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‘Stifling Atmosphere’ of Cancel Culture Will Harm ‘the Most Vital Causes of Our Time,’ Leftists Warn.
On Tuesday, Harpers released a powerful open letter denouncing cancel culture and celebrating open debate. Even far-left anti-capitalist Noam Chomsky signed the letter. “The free exchange of information and ideas, the lifeblood of a liberal society, is daily becoming more constricted,” the letter warns. “While we have come to expect this on the radical right, censoriousness is also spreading more widely in our culture: an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve complex policy issues in a blinding moral certainty.” The signatories lament that “it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought. More troubling still, institutional leaders, in a spirit of panicked damage control, are delivering hasty and disproportionate punishments instead of considered reforms.”
As Iowahawk noted, “Noam Chomsky was a Cambodian Genocide denier who defended Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and today I learned cancel culture has gotten too wacky even for him.”
Of course, for some of the signers, past performance is no guarantee of future results:
Related: Kanye West and the uncancellables. It’s hard not to admire people who get rich and say whatever they want.
UPDATE: Open Letter Endorsing Free Speech Sparks Civil War at Vox. “Vox critic at large Emily VanDerWerff tweeted a letter she said she had sent to Vox editors stating that [Matt] Yglesias’s decision to sign the letter—which she said was also signed by several ‘anti-trans’ critics—made her feel ‘less safe’ at the publication.”
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Relax! Just because Matt signed something, doesn’t mean he actually agrees with it:
MORE: Ironic: Names are dropping off letter decrying an intolerance of opposing views because of opposing views. “Removing their names after being shamed by the mob shows exactly why the letter exists in the first place. Amazing, really.”
In accordance with the prophecy: “We apologise again for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.”
h/t ED


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--The War On Prosperity:

The War On Prosperity:

House Dems Look to Resurrect Harmful Obama-Era Labor Regulation .
“ Industry study found that Obama rule cut 375,000 jobs.
@ @ @ @ @ 2019 rolled back an Obama administration regulation that held parent companies responsible for labor violations @ @ @ @ @ known as the “ joint employer standard.
” House Democrats , led by Rep. Rosa @ @ @ @ @ ) , are attempting to bring that regulation back .
DeLauro inserted language into a @ @ @ @ @ that bars the use of funds “ to implement or enforce , or take any @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration ’ s joint employer status regulations .
If passed , the move @ @ @ @ @ a time of economic uncertainty , Rep. Virginia Foxx ( R. , N.C. ) told @ @ @ @ @

House Dems Look to Resurrect Harmful Obama-Era Labor Regulation. “Industry study found that Obama rule cut 375,000 jobs.”
The Trump administration in 2019 rolled back an Obama administration regulation that held parent companies responsible for labor violations committed by franchisees or contractors—otherwise known as the “joint employer standard.” House Democrats, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D., Conn.), are attempting to bring that regulation back.
DeLauro inserted language into a recent Labor Department funding bill that bars the use of funds “to implement or enforce, or take any actions in furtherance of” the Trump administration’s joint employer status regulations. If passed, the move could harm franchise businesses during a time of economic uncertainty, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.) told the Washington Free Beacon.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--THIS JUST IN: British court rules against Christopher Steele, orders damages paid to businessmen nam

THIS JUST IN: British court rules against Christopher Steele, orders damages paid to businessmen named in dossier.

A British judge ruled Wednesday that Christopher Steele violated a data privacy law by failing to check the accuracy of @ @ @ @ @ , ordering the former spy ’ s firm to pay damages to two businessmen he @ @ @ @ @ payments in Russia .
“ The ruling involves a long-discredited claim in Steele ’ s @ @ @ @ @ U.S. news media – that Russia ’ s Alfa Bank , connected to Aven and @ @ @ @ @ messages between Moscow and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election .
The FBI concluded @ @ @ @ @ nefarious messages but rather routine behavior most likely connected to email spam .
Special Counsel @ @ @ @ @ year he did not believe the allegations.
” And there are still people who believe @ @ @ @ @

JustTheNews.com reporting that:
A British judge ruled Wednesday that Christopher Steele violated a data privacy law by failing to check the accuracy of information in his infamous dossier, ordering the former spy’s firm to pay damages to two businessmen he wrongly accused of making illicit payments in Russia.
The interesting part?
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“The ruling involves a long-discredited claim in Steele’s dossier – repeatedly used by U.S. news media – that Russia’s Alfa Bank, connected to Aven and Fridman, was transmitting secret messages between Moscow and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. The FBI concluded the computer pings were not nefarious messages but rather routine behavior most likely connected to email spam. Special Counsel Robert Mueller told Congress last year he did not believe the allegations.”
And there are still people who believe the whole Russia hoax.
h/t Charles Glasser


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--U.S. military to stand with India in conflict with China, indicates WH official

White House Chief of Staff hinted that President Trump might sign an executive order that relates to China , among @ @ @ @ @ military “ will continue to stand strong in relationship to a conflict between India and @ @ @ @ @ ” a top White House official has said , after the Navy deployed two aircraft @ @ @ @ @ China Sea to boost its presence in the region .
“ The message is clear @ @ @ @ @ going to stand by and let China or anyone else take the reins in terms @ @ @ @ @ , dominant force , whether it ’ s in that region or over here , @ @ @ @ @ Staff Mark Meadows told Fox News on Monday .
“ And the message is clear @ @ @ @ @ strong and will continue to stand strong , whether it ’ s in relationship to @ @ @ @ @ China or anywhere else , ” Mr. Meadows said in response to a question .

White House Chief of Staff hinted that President Trump might sign an executive order that relates to China, among other issues.
The U.S. military “will continue to stand strong in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else,” a top White House official has said, after the Navy deployed two aircraft carriers to the strategic South China Sea to boost its presence in the region.
“The message is clear. We’re not going to stand by and let China or anyone else take the reins in terms of being the most powerful, dominant force, whether it’s in that region or over here,” White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told Fox News on Monday.
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“And the message is clear. Our military might stands strong and will continue to stand strong, whether it’s in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else,” Mr. Meadows said in response to a question.
www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-military-to-stand-with-india-in-conflict-with-china-indicates-wh-official/article32010141.ece


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Top eBay executives and ex-employees charged with Cyberstalking & Tampering with an Investigation co

Top eBay executives and ex-employees charged with Cyberstalking & Tampering with an Investigation couple who was critical of eBay

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling announced the charges in a news conference Monday in Boston .

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling announced the charges in a news conference Monday in Boston.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Kanye West, in new interview, says he’s highly skeptical of a coronavirus vaccine: “they want to put

Kanye West, in new interview, says he’s highly skeptical of a coronavirus vaccine: “they want to put chips inside of us”

In a new interview published today , Kanye discusses many things .
He is asked about the coronavirus vaccine and @ @ @ @ @ s extremely cautious about a vaccine .

by MichaelRahmani
In a new interview published today, Kanye discusses many things. He is asked about the coronavirus vaccine and he responds that he’s extremely cautious about a vaccine.
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Full interview here: www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#72164c647aab


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Craig Hemke – When Shorting Stops Silver Pops. JP Morgan Will Stop Shorting Silver

Demand for gold delivery is exploding , and that is a big reason for the upward price pressure .
What about silver ?
Why is it lagging behind gold ?
It takes nearly 100 ounces of silver to equal 1 ounce of gold .
That ratio is going to start coming down dramatically .
Financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke explains why , “ JP Morgan has been accumulating all this silver and shorting against it as a hedge , managing the price and monopolistically controlling it .
Now , the COMEX is a delivery vehicle , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Morgan was short nearly 6,000 contracts ( of silver ) on delivery day , and JP Morgan had to deliver ( 29 million ounces of physical silver ) .
In doing so , they have now reduced their stockpile down to 120 million ounces of physical silver .
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Now , JP Morgan is left with a dilemma .
They can continue to play this game of shorting or hedging .
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and run the risk of losing another 8,000 to 10,000 contracts ( at 5,000 ounces per contract ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get cut again .
Or , they can stand down and stop shorting .
Either way , they are in a jam .
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If they keep shorting while there is increasing demand for delivery , they are going to lose it all , and once they lose it all , they won ’ t be able to issue anymore contracts .
This is going to allow the price ( of silver ) to go up .
If they simply stop shorting , once again , the price of silver goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not have a choice but to stand down .
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The demand is going to continue to grow .
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JP Morgan will make $ 120 million for every $ 1 silver goes up .
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I think they have to stop interfering with the market .
When JP Morgan stops shorting silver , you are going to get the change to the question of why is silver not going up ?
” Hemke says there will come a time in the markets when there will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silver .
Then , Hemke says the price will skyrocket .

Demand for gold delivery is exploding, and that is a big reason for the upward price pressure. What about silver? Why is it lagging behind gold? It takes nearly 100 ounces of silver to equal 1 ounce of gold. That ratio is going to start coming down dramatically. Financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke explains why, “JP Morgan has been accumulating all this silver and shorting against it as a hedge, managing the price and monopolistically controlling it. Now, the COMEX is a delivery vehicle, and people were standing for delivery. JP Morgan was short nearly 6,000 contracts (of silver) on delivery day, and JP Morgan had to deliver (29 million ounces of physical silver). In doing so, they have now reduced their stockpile down to 120 million ounces of physical silver. . . . Now, JP Morgan is left with a dilemma. They can continue to play this game of shorting or hedging . . . and run the risk of losing another 8,000 to 10,000 contracts (at 5,000 ounces per contract) and see that stockpile of physical silver get cut again. Or, they can stand down and stop shorting. Either way, they are in a jam. . . . If they keep shorting while there is increasing demand for delivery, they are going to lose it all, and once they lose it all, they won’t be able to issue anymore contracts. This is going to allow the price (of silver) to go up. If they simply stop shorting, once again, the price of silver goes up. . . . JP Morgan may not have a choice but to stand down. . . . The demand is going to continue to grow. . . . JP Morgan will make $120 million for every $1 silver goes up. . . . I think they have to stop interfering with the market. When JP Morgan stops shorting silver, you are going to get the change to the question of why is silver not going up?”
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Hemke says there will come a time in the markets when there will be no sellers of physical gold or silver. Then, Hemke says the price will skyrocket.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Reddit Moderator: We No Longer Allow Any Content that Shows POC (People Of Color) as the Aggressor D

Reddit Moderator: We No Longer Allow Any Content that Shows POC (People Of Color) as the Aggressor Due to Reddit’s New Rules

We can no longer allow any content that shows POC as the aggressor .
Due to the new reddit updates @ @ @ @ @ and rules , as well as administrator conversations with users ; we can no longer @ @ @ @ @ , or other content that shows a POC as the aggressor .
This is considered @ @ @ @ @ an important minority group and is no longer allowed .
This absolutely means any videos @ @ @ @ @ reports , photos , personal stories , data/statistics , police reports , or any other @ @ @ @ @ : All those saying this post isn ’ t real are wrong .
It was @ @ @ @ @ claims this change is necessary to comply with reddit ’ s new rules .
Note @ @ @ @ @ to be said , but here it is again : NOT my claim .
I @ @ @ @ @ Reddit .
Your ignorance doesn ’ t make the information fake .
It isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ verified as real ; I checked .

r/JusticeServed
We can no longer allow any content that shows POC as the
aggressor.
Due to the new reddit updates to it’s policies and rules, as
well as administrator conversations with users; we can no
longer allow any posts, comments, or other content that
shows a POC as the aggressor. This is considered hate speech
and/or harassment towards an important minority group
and is no longer allowed. This absolutely means any videos,
as well as news reports, photos, personal stories,
data/statistics, police reports, or any other form of media.
LINKS:
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UPDATE: All those saying this post isn’t real are wrong.
It was posted by a moderator who claims this change is
necessary to comply with reddit’s new rules.
Note: Shouldn’t need to be said, but here it is again:
NOT my claim. I don’t moderate on Reddit.
Your ignorance doesn’t make the information fake. It isn’t.
The post is verified as real; I checked.
h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Kellyanne Conway: Biden has a record of creepy statements and actions

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@ KellyannePolls : Joe Biden has a record of creepy statements and actions “ that make me very uncomfortable @ @ @ @ @ but as a person who breathes air and exercises brain capacity . ''

.@KellyannePolls: Joe Biden has a record of creepy statements and actions “that make me very uncomfortable, certainly as a mother but as a person who breathes air and exercises brain capacity."
Oh my Savage 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AuorxGkRdh
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 7, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Bill Gates: prepare for the next one. It will get attention this time

This was skirmishes .
The real deal is being prepared ?

This was skirmishes. The real deal is being prepared?
Stop buying windows. Use linux
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--HMM: China Imposes Limits on Large Transactions After Bank Runs.

“ The People ’ s Bank of China this month kicked off a pilot plan in Hebei province that would @ @ @ @ @ to pre-report any large withdrawals or deposits , according to a statement .
The two-year @ @ @ @ @ Zhejiang and Shenzhen in October , encompassing more than 70 million people .
Chinese lenders @ @ @ @ @ bad debt with the economy set to expand at the slowest pace in four decades @ @ @ @ @ month to halt banks runs at two local lenders in Hebei and Shanxi .
That @ @ @ @ @ already shaky situation last year , which saw China bail out and seize several struggling @ @ @

via bnnbloomberg:
“The People’s Bank of China this month kicked off a pilot plan in Hebei province that would require retail and business clients to pre-report any large withdrawals or deposits, according to a statement. The two-year program will be expanded to Zhejiang and Shenzhen in October, encompassing more than 70 million people. Chinese lenders are facing a surge in bad debt with the economy set to expand at the slowest pace in four decades. Authorities stepped in last month to halt banks runs at two local lenders in Hebei and Shanxi. That comes on top of an already shaky situation last year, which saw China bail out and seize several struggling banks.”
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h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--VIDEO: “Keeping The ‘Chaos’ In Perspective – A Rant”

Things Aren ’ t As Bad As You Think : Stop Guzzling Left Wing Propaganda

Things Aren’t As Bad As You Think: Stop Guzzling Left Wing Propaganda
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h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Tucker: When you express an opinion our leaders don’t like, they call it violence. When criminals co

Tucker: When you express an opinion our leaders don’t like, they call it violence. When criminals commit acts of actual violence, they call it speech. In other words, the game is rigged.

When you express an opinion our leaders don ’ t like , they call it violence .
When criminals commit @ @ @ @ @ they call it speech .
In other words , the game is rigged .
t.co/1VuyVC581Y

When you express an opinion our leaders don’t like, they call it violence. When criminals commit acts of actual violence, they call it speech. In other words, the game is rigged. t.co/1VuyVC581Y
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) May 30, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Joe Biden – 14 Minutes Of Joe’s Melting Brain

Poor Joe Biden Deserves A Great Retirement .
I feel badly for him !
What do you guys think ?
@ @ @ @ @ him last minute ?
Check the face of the guy in the middle !

Poor Joe Biden Deserves A Great Retirement. I feel badly for him! What do you guys think? Will the Democratic Party replace him last minute?
Check the face of the guy in the middle!
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h/t JADR


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--FBI chief slams Chinese cyberattacks on U.S., calls it ‘one of the largest transfers of wealth in hu

FBI chief slams Chinese cyberattacks on U.S., calls it ‘one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history’

• In blistering remarks Tuesday , FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyber-attacks against the United States .
• “ The stakes could not be higher , and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies calculation , ” Wray said of the Chinese government during an address at the Hudson Institute .
• Wray ’ s comments come on the heels of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’ s threat to ban TikTok as well as other Chinese social media apps citing national security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyberattacks against the United States which has amounted to what he called “ one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history.
” “ The stakes could not be higher , and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies calculation , ” Wray said of the Chinese government during an address at the Hudson Institute .
“ To achieve its goals and surpass America , China recognizes it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technology , but the sad fact is that instead of engaging in the hard slog of innovation , China often steals American intellectual property and then uses it to compete against the very American companies it victimizes , in effect , cheating twice , ” he said , adding that the Chinese government targets “ research on everything from military equipment to wind turbines.
” When asked if the United States had an estimate on the financial damage the Chinese government has caused on the American economy , Wray said he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but added that “ every figure I ’ ve seen is breathtaking .
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In blistering remarks Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyber-attacks against the United States.
“The stakes could not be higher, and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies calculation,” Wray said of the Chinese government during an address at the Hudson Institute.
Wray’s comments come on the heels of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s threat to ban TikTok as well as other Chinese social media apps citing national security concerns.
WASHINGTON — In blistering remarks Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray slammed the Chinese government for its use of espionage and cyberattacks against the United States which has amounted to what he called “one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history.”
“The stakes could not be higher, and the potential economic harm to American businesses and the economy as a whole almost defies calculation,” Wray said of the Chinese government during an address at the Hudson Institute.
“To achieve its goals and surpass America, China recognizes it needs to make leaps in cutting edge technology, but the sad fact is that instead of engaging in the hard slog of innovation, China often steals American intellectual property and then uses it to compete against the very American companies it victimizes, in effect, cheating twice,” he said, adding that the Chinese government targets “research on everything from military equipment to wind turbines.”
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When asked if the United States had an estimate on the financial damage the Chinese government has caused on the American economy, Wray said he didn’t know of an exact number, but added that “every figure I’ve seen is breathtaking.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Jim Jordan: Democrats want to use YOUR tax dollars to hire people who aren’t citizens to work in YOU

Jim Jordan: Democrats want to use YOUR tax dollars to hire people who aren’t citizens to work in YOUR government.

Democrats want to use YOUR tax dollars to hire people who aren ’ t citizens to work in YOUR government @ @ @ @ @ completely crazy .
t.co/PT9pgf4Qco

Democrats want to use YOUR tax dollars to hire people who aren’t citizens to work in YOUR government.
The Left has gone completely crazy. t.co/PT9pgf4Qco
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 7, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--Henry Ford health study finds hydroxychloroquine to be effective against COVID-19

( Natural News ) Yet another peer-reviewed research paper has demonstrated that the generic anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine , when used appropriately , can help to effectively treat Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) patients .
Published by the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan , the study used a large-scale retrospective analysis of patients examined between March 10 and May 2 .
It looked at more than 2,500 hospitalized patients across Henry Ford ’ s six area hospitals , evaluating how hydroxychloroquine affected patients .
According to Dr. Marcus Zervos , the division head of infectious diseases at Henry Ford , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not hydroxychloroquine is effective for reducing the inflammatory response that was observed in many Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) patients early on in the pandemic .
“ We thought that it would be important to us , or potentially important to use in our patients , ( because ) we didn ’ t have any other options that were proven , ” Dr. Zervos is quoted as saying .
Of those patients who were treated with just hydroxychloroquine , only 13 percent died compared to 26.4 percent among those not given the drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent in-hospital mortality rate among patients over the age of 18 , and with a median age of 64 .
Another important detail uncovered as part of the study is the fact that the vast majority of people who test positive for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) and later die also have other underlying health conditions .
This suggests that patients are dying with the virus , rather than from it .
“ These diseases included chronic kidney and lung disease , ” reports MLive.com .
Mortality of hospitalized patients ranged between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If this study had added zinc as well , the results would have been even better Researchers also administered the antibiotic azithromycin as part of the trial , though it conferred minimal benefits .
Compared to a 20.1 percent death rate among patients treated with both azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine , azithromycin treatment alone resulted in a 22.4 percent death rate .
And this is compared to a 26.4 percent death rate among those treated with neither drug .
Interestingly , this paper did not look at a treatment combination of hydroxychloroquine plus zinc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potentiation of hydroxychloroquine as an effective remedy for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
Previous studies similarly left out zinc , which in those cases resulted in conclusions of “ no benefit ” for hydroxychloroquine .
In this Henry Ford study , however , hydroxychloroquine alone was still determined to be better than nothing , suggesting once again that the leftist crusade against hydroxychloroquine is purely political .
While these researchers arrived at encouraging results all things considered , they still say that randomized , controlled trials are needed to confirm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remedy for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
“ Currently , the drug should be used only in hospitalized patients with appropriate monitoring , and as part of study protocols , in accordance with all relevant federal regulations , ” Dr. Zervos made sure to add .
After President Donald Trump announced earlier in the spring that hydroxychloroquine may be beneficial in treating the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , many in his political opposition immediately started denigrating it .
The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) also tried to intervene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients .
In Michigan where this Henry Ford study was conducted , numerous health systems , including Michigan Medicine , Beaumont Health , and St. Joseph Mercy , decided all on their own to not use hydroxychloroquine in their Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) patients , or to discontinue use if they already were administering it .
“ These studies that have been negative seem to get more attention , ” Dr. Zervos noted , hinting at the political agenda behind the slandering of this particular drug .
“ But there are plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not received as much attention , not just our study.
” To keep up with the latest Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) news , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Yet another peer-reviewed research paper has demonstrated that the generic anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, when used appropriately, can help to effectively treat Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Published by the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan, the study used a large-scale retrospective analysis of patients examined between March 10 and May 2. It looked at more than 2,500 hospitalized patients across Henry Ford’s six area hospitals, evaluating how hydroxychloroquine affected patients.
According to Dr. Marcus Zervos, the division head of infectious diseases at Henry Ford, the goal was to determine whether or not hydroxychloroquine is effective for reducing the inflammatory response that was observed in many Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) patients early on in the pandemic.
“We thought that it would be important to us, or potentially important to use in our patients, (because) we didn’t have any other options that were proven,” Dr. Zervos is quoted as saying.
Of those patients who were treated with just hydroxychloroquine, only 13 percent died compared to 26.4 percent among those not given the drug. Overall, there was an 18.1 percent in-hospital mortality rate among patients over the age of 18, and with a median age of 64.
Another important detail uncovered as part of the study is the fact that the vast majority of people who test positive for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and later die also have other underlying health conditions. This suggests that patients are dying with the virus, rather than from it.
“These diseases included chronic kidney and lung disease,” reports MLive.com. Mortality of hospitalized patients ranged between 10% and 30% worldwide.”
If this study had added zinc as well, the results would have been even better
Researchers also administered the antibiotic azithromycin as part of the trial, though it conferred minimal benefits. Compared to a 20.1 percent death rate among patients treated with both azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin treatment alone resulted in a 22.4 percent death rate. And this is compared to a 26.4 percent death rate among those treated with neither drug.
Interestingly, this paper did not look at a treatment combination of hydroxychloroquine plus zinc, zinc being a key factor in the potentiation of hydroxychloroquine as an effective remedy for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
Previous studies similarly left out zinc, which in those cases resulted in conclusions of “no benefit” for hydroxychloroquine.
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In this Henry Ford study, however, hydroxychloroquine alone was still determined to be better than nothing, suggesting once again that the leftist crusade against hydroxychloroquine is purely political.
While these researchers arrived at encouraging results all things considered, they still say that randomized, controlled trials are needed to confirm hydroxychloroquine’s potential benefits as a remedy for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
“Currently, the drug should be used only in hospitalized patients with appropriate monitoring, and as part of study protocols, in accordance with all relevant federal regulations,” Dr. Zervos made sure to add.
After President Donald Trump announced earlier in the spring that hydroxychloroquine may be beneficial in treating the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), many in his political opposition immediately started denigrating it. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also tried to intervene to block hospitals from giving it to patients.
In Michigan where this Henry Ford study was conducted, numerous health systems, including Michigan Medicine, Beaumont Health, and St. Joseph Mercy, decided all on their own to not use hydroxychloroquine in their Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, or to discontinue use if they already were administering it.
“These studies that have been negative seem to get more attention,” Dr. Zervos noted, hinting at the political agenda behind the slandering of this particular drug. “But there are plenty of studies that have shown benefits and have not received as much attention, not just our study.”
To keep up with the latest Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) news, be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
MLive.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--WATCH: Black Man SHREDS Media Over Black Lives Matter

A video from 2016 is now going viral – showing a black man confronting the media over the coverage of @ @ @ @ @ Klavan examines .

A video from 2016 is now going viral – showing a black man confronting the media over the coverage of the BLM movement. Andrew Klavan examines.
Watch the full episode here: bit.ly/300MtNV
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--The mortality rate spiked in states with the strictest lockdowns because inner city health care syst

The mortality rate spiked in states with the strictest lockdowns because inner city health care systems are unprepared

( Natural News ) During the lock down , the mortality rate in the US for all causes of death went up by five percent , compared to the previous three years .
This mortality rate could have been significantly reduced if the inner city hospital systems and nursing homes were more prepared to handle infectious disease outbreaks .
Inner city hospitals are easily overrun , even during a normal influenza season .
Nursing homes contain the most vulnerable population , all packed in together , malnourished and pumped full of immune-comprising drugs .
These were the catastrophes that occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the percent of expected deaths was 230 percent from Feb 1 to May 16th .
Fragile inner city health care systems and nursing homes unprepared to face infectious disease The Cobble Hill Health Center , a 360-bed facility in New York City , lost 55 long term residents very quickly .
According to reports , little effort was made to separate elders who had respiratory symptoms from those who did not , and PPE was scarce or misused .
“ If our governor really wanted to help , he would have first protected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mina Clarke .
She recalls listening helplessly as her elderly neighbors ’ cries for oxygen went unanswered .
The CEO of Cobble Hill asked the state for help on several occasions .
In an April 9th email he asked , “ Is there a way for us to send out suspected covid cases to the Javits center or the ship ?
” We don ’ t have the ability to cohort right now based on staffing and we really want to protect our other patients.
” Furthermore , too many patients with respiratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given anti-viral medications and immune support in order to recover .
At Elmhurst hospital in New York City , covid negative patients were put in the same room as covid positive patients , just to save money , and to possibly achieve the financial bonus for getting more positive covid diagnoses .
Many patients who were admitted for heart problems , strokes and other chronic diseases and medical emergencies , went on to contract nosocomial covid and pneumonia infections and died on the ventilators .
Other states with the strictest lockdowns had higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The overall mortality rate jumped in New Jersey ( 137 percent ) , Massachusetts ( 119 percent ) and Illinois ( 117 percent ) .
These states failed to protect the most vulnerable inside their most populated cities .
Moreover , the state-wide lockdowns and stay-at-home orders lacked precision , needlessly closing down some businesses in favor of others , unintentionally funneling populations in the places that were allowed to remain open .
Controlling and quarantining healthy populations could have contributed to the overall death rate , too , as many lives were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inter-social and mental challenges , and life stresses that can weaken immune system function .
States with no stay-at-home order were better focused on protecting the most vulnerable The states with no stay-at-home order had a mortality rate that was lower than expected , compared to the previous three years .
Iowa ( 100 percent ) Arkansas ( 99 percent ) Nebraska ( 97 percent ) South Dakota ( 92 percent ) and North Dakota ( 80 percent ) did not mandate that the general population stay home and quarantine .
These states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on citizens to use common sense .
These states are more rural , less populated , and might be more prepared to handle outbreaks in their cities .
When you look at the bigger picture of public health , the real problem lies in the inner city hospital and nursing home systems , especially in New York City and Chicago .
These systems must be improved if the country is going to survive future infectious disease outbreaks .
Financial incentives in the medical and insurance systems do not always prioritize human life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only because they are high traffic areas but also because they are the places where individual immune system health is lacking .
No amount of contact tracing or staying at home indefinitely will ever improve human immunity and eradicate the spread of viruses .
Virus replication can only be stopped when these infectious organisms are exposed to well-functioning immune systems , with healthy cellular defenses that block viral attachment and viral replication .
The mortality rate for covid-19 and other infectious diseases will only go down if the most vulnerable populations are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or political games involved .
Our most vulnerable need to be given a healthy environment and the nutrients and antiviral medications their bodies need in order to overcome infection .

(Natural News) During the lock down, the mortality rate in the US for all causes of death went up by five percent, compared to the previous three years. This mortality rate could have been significantly reduced if the inner city hospital systems and nursing homes were more prepared to handle infectious disease outbreaks.
Inner city hospitals are easily overrun, even during a normal influenza season. Nursing homes contain the most vulnerable population, all packed in together, malnourished and pumped full of immune-comprising drugs. These were the catastrophes that occurred primarily in New York City, where the percent of expected deaths was 230 percent from Feb 1 to May 16th.
Fragile inner city health care systems and nursing homes unprepared to face infectious disease
The Cobble Hill Health Center, a 360-bed facility in New York City, lost 55 long term residents very quickly. According to reports, little effort was made to separate elders who had respiratory symptoms from those who did not, and PPE was scarce or misused. “If our governor really wanted to help, he would have first protected the nursing homes,” said resident Mina Clarke. She recalls listening helplessly as her elderly neighbors’ cries for oxygen went unanswered. The CEO of Cobble Hill asked the state for help on several occasions. In an April 9th email he asked, “Is there a way for us to send out suspected covid cases to the Javits center or the ship?” We don’t have the ability to cohort right now based on staffing and we really want to protect our other patients.”
Furthermore, too many patients with respiratory symptoms were rushed onto ventilators and not given anti-viral medications and immune support in order to recover. At Elmhurst hospital in New York City, covid negative patients were put in the same room as covid positive patients, just to save money, and to possibly achieve the financial bonus for getting more positive covid diagnoses. Many patients who were admitted for heart problems, strokes and other chronic diseases and medical emergencies, went on to contract nosocomial covid and pneumonia infections and died on the ventilators.
Other states with the strictest lockdowns had higher than average mortality rates as well. The overall mortality rate jumped in New Jersey (137 percent), Massachusetts (119 percent) and Illinois (117 percent). These states failed to protect the most vulnerable inside their most populated cities. Moreover, the state-wide lockdowns and stay-at-home orders lacked precision, needlessly closing down some businesses in favor of others, unintentionally funneling populations in the places that were allowed to remain open. Controlling and quarantining healthy populations could have contributed to the overall death rate, too, as many lives were burdened by needless changes, restrictions, inter-social and mental challenges, and life stresses that can weaken immune system function.
States with no stay-at-home order were better focused on protecting the most vulnerable
The states with no stay-at-home order had a mortality rate that was lower than expected, compared to the previous three years. Iowa (100 percent) Arkansas (99 percent) Nebraska (97 percent) South Dakota (92 percent) and North Dakota (80 percent) did not mandate that the general population stay home and quarantine. These states did not suspend individual liberties and counted on citizens to use common sense. These states are more rural, less populated, and might be more prepared to handle outbreaks in their cities.
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When you look at the bigger picture of public health, the real problem lies in the inner city hospital and nursing home systems, especially in New York City and Chicago. These systems must be improved if the country is going to survive future infectious disease outbreaks. Financial incentives in the medical and insurance systems do not always prioritize human life. These environments are conducive for infectious disease not only because they are high traffic areas but also because they are the places where individual immune system health is lacking.
No amount of contact tracing or staying at home indefinitely will ever improve human immunity and eradicate the spread of viruses. Virus replication can only be stopped when these infectious organisms are exposed to well-functioning immune systems, with healthy cellular defenses that block viral attachment and viral replication. The mortality rate for covid-19 and other infectious diseases will only go down if the most vulnerable populations are treated with dignity — no financial incentives or political games involved. Our most vulnerable need to be given a healthy environment and the nutrients and antiviral medications their bodies need in order to overcome infection.
Sources include:
ChildrensHealthDefense.org
Gothamist.com
Brighteon.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--BOOM! Gov Newsom TRIGGERED After His Dirty Secret is EXPOSED to the Public

Cristina Laila from The Gateway Pundit reports , According to records released Monday , Plumpjack Winery , a company founded @ @ @ @ @ Governor Gavin Newsom ( D ) , received a loan worth $ 150,000 to $ @ @ @ @ @ loan program dubbed “ Paycheck Protection Program .
”

Cristina Laila from The Gateway Pundit reports, According to records released Monday, Plumpjack Winery, a company founded and partly owned by California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000 from the COVID relief loan program dubbed “Paycheck Protection Program.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--MIC DROP! WH Press Sec McEnany Drops a NUKE on Dems That Will Leave them SPEECHLESS

Marty Walsh from Trending Politics reports , Cities and communities across the country have been damaged and destroyed as some @ @ @ @ @ .
And , countless people have been injured — and even killed — during these @ @ @ @ @ press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked about this on Monday and called on Democratic local @ @ @ @ @ ” and do something to curb the violence in their cities .

Marty Walsh from Trending Politics reports, Cities and communities across the country have been damaged and destroyed as some protests have turned into riots. And, countless people have been injured — and even killed — during these “protests.” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was asked about this on Monday and called on Democratic local leaders to “step up” and do something to curb the violence in their cities.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-08--VIDEO: “Mexican street vendors are starting to take up arms on the streets of Los Angeles to protect

VIDEO: “Mexican street vendors are starting to take up arms on the streets of Los Angeles to protect themselves”

ELOTEROS HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THE BS # GetTheStrap pic.twitter.com/5OOf78i30g

ELOTEROS HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THE BS #GetTheStrap pic.twitter.com/5OOf78i30g
— IG: TheFooCommunity 🇲🇽 (@TheFooCommunity) July 7, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Darkness Is Being Driven Out By Light, Connecting The Dots, [DS] Empire Will Fall

The [ DS ] /MSM they know they only have a certain period of time before the facts over power @ @ @ @ @ already happening and they do not know how to stop it , so get ready @ @ @ @ @ GM ] was arrested and it is reporting that each has the pics and videos @ @ @ @ @ made , the players are being exposed .
MLK says “ Darkness can not drive @ @ @ @ @ can do that .
Hate can not drive out hate ; only love can do @ @ @ @ @

The [DS]/MSM they know they only have a certain period of time before the facts over power the propaganda, it is already happening and they do not know how to stop it, so get ready for another FF. [GM] was arrested and it is reporting that each has the pics and videos. The connections are being made, the players are being exposed. MLK says “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Sound familiar.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Rickards: Depression & The Great American Exodus

Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning , Is the worst of the economic collapse over ?
Not really .
The economy is off the bottom , but that ’ s only to be expected after the historic collapse of March–May and the stock market crash in March and April .
The question now is not whether we ’ re growing again .
We are .
The questions are how fast is that growth , and how long will it be before we return to 2019 levels of output ?
And this question applies not just to the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially the large producers such as China , Japan and the EU .
Here , the news is not good at all .
Recent data suggests that we may not reach 2019 output levels until 2023 at the earliest , and that something close to full employment may not return until 2025 .
A simple example will make the point .
Just Not Enough Growth Assume 2019 GDP has a normalized level of 100 .
Now assume a 10 % drop ( that ’ s about how much the U.S. economy will decline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimates ) .
That moves the benchmark to 90 in 2020 .
Now assume 5 % growth in 2021 ( that would also be the highest growth rate in decades ) .
That will move the benchmark back up to 94.5 .
Next assume growth in 2022 is 4 % ( that would also be near record annual growth for the past three decades ) .
That would move the benchmark up to 98.3 .
Here ’ s the problem… An output level of 98.3 is still less than 100 .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2021 and 4 % in 2022 is not enough to recover the 2019 level after a 10 % decline in 2020 .
But the situation is even worse than I just described .
China PMI figures have recently been 50.9 ( manufacturing ) and 54.4 ( services ) .
The Wall Street happy talk brigade is cheering these numbers because they “ beat ” expectations and they show growth ( any number over 50 indicates growth in a PMI index series ) .
But growth is completely expected .
The problem is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong bounce back from a collapse should produce PMI readings of 60 or 70 if a robust recovery were underway .
It ’ s not .
Here ’ s the reality : What the U.S. economy is going through right now is far worse than a technical recession .
A recession is defined as two or more consecutive quarters of declining growth along with higher unemployment .
A recession beginning in February has already been declared by the National Bureau of Economic Research ( NBER ) , which is the private arbiter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we judge strictly by growth figures , the recession may already be over ( although we won ’ t know for months to come , until quarterly growth figures are available and the NBER has time to evaluate them and make a call ) .
Most recessions don ’ t last that long , usually only about six–nine months .
But that misses the fact that we ’ re really in a new depression .
“ Wait a minute , ” you say .
“ Growth may be weak , but it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say we ’ re in a depression ?
” Well , as I ’ ve explained before , the starting place for understanding depression is to get the definition right .
Economists don ’ t like the word “ depression ” because it does not have an exact mathematical definition .
For economists , anything that can not be quantified does not exist .
This view is one of the many failings of modern economics .
Many think of a depression as a continuous decline in GDP .
The standard definition of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of declining GDP and rising unemployment , as I just explained .
Since a depression is understood to be something worse then a recession , investors think it must mean an extra-long period of decline .
But that ’ s not the definition of depression .
The best definition ever offered came from John Maynard Keynes in his 1936 classic The General Theory of Employment , Interest and Money .
Keynes said a depression is “ a chronic condition of subnormal activity for a considerable period without any marked tendency either towards recovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not refer to declining GDP ; he talked about “ subnormal ” activity .
In other words , it ’ s entirely possible to have growth in a depression .
The problem is that the growth is below trend .
It is weak growth that does not do the job of providing enough jobs or staying ahead of the national debt .
That is exactly what the U.S. is experiencing today .
The key is a depression is not measured by declining growth but is measured by a combination of actual declines and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Great Depression .
There was declining growth and a technical recession from 1929–1932 .
Then a recovery ( from a low level ) from 1933–36 .
Then a second technical recession in 1937–38 and then another recovery from 1939–1940 .
The entire period 1929–1940 is known as the Great Depression in part because the stock market and commercial real estate never recovered their 1929 levels even by 1940 ( they finally recovered in 1954 ) .
Depressions are also categorized by large behavioral changes including higher savings rates , smaller family size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intergenerational .
Many behavioral changes from the 1930s were still prevalent in the 1950s and early 1960s and lasted until the baby boomers came of age in the late 1960s .
This kind of profound change with lasting impact is happening again .
Due to a combination of COVID-19 spreading in densely populated areas , business failures , urban riots and failing mayors and police departments , Americans are migrating from the big cities to suburban and country areas by the millions .
American families are leaving dysfunctional cities such as New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heading for Montana , Colorado , Maine and upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains among other safe havens .
Big cities have always offered a trade-off between higher taxes and urban stress in exchange for entertainment , great restaurants , museums and intellectual buzz .
Today the venues and buzz are gone , the crime rates are soaring and all that is left is the stress and taxes .
So people are getting out .
Changes like this are not temporary .
Once people move out , they don ’ t return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that could be 15 or 20 years away .
And those who leave tend to have the most capital and the most talent .
This leaves the cities as empty shells populated by oligarchs with personal bodyguards and the poor , who have to deal with the street-level violence .
This shift can be helpful for individuals who move , but it ’ s devastating for the economics of major cities .
And that ’ s devastating for the U.S. economy as a whole .
It ’ s one more reason we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the technical recession is over soon .
Investors Will Learn the Hard Way The best case is that it will take years to get back to 2019 levels of output .
The worst case is that output will drop even lower as the recovery fails .
We ’ re not really in a recession right now .
We ’ re in a depression and will remain there for years .
No one under the age of 90 has ever experienced a depression until now .
Most investors have no working knowledge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affects asset values .
But they ’ re going to find out , and probably the hard way .

Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,
Is the worst of the economic collapse over?
Not really. The economy is off the bottom, but that’s only to be expected after the historic collapse of March–May and the stock market crash in March and April.
The question now is not whether we’re growing again. We are. The questions are how fast is that growth, and how long will it be before we return to 2019 levels of output?
And this question applies not just to the U.S. but to the entire global economy, especially the large producers such as China, Japan and the EU.
Here, the news is not good at all.
Recent data suggests that we may not reach 2019 output levels until 2023 at the earliest, and that something close to full employment may not return until 2025.
A simple example will make the point.
Just Not Enough Growth
Assume 2019 GDP has a normalized level of 100. Now assume a 10% drop (that’s about how much the U.S. economy will decline for the full-year 2020 according to many estimates).
That moves the benchmark to 90 in 2020.
Now assume 5% growth in 2021 (that would also be the highest growth rate in decades).
That will move the benchmark back up to 94.5. Next assume growth in 2022 is 4% (that would also be near record annual growth for the past three decades).
That would move the benchmark up to 98.3. Here’s the problem…
An output level of 98.3 is still less than 100. In other words, back-to-back growth of 5% in 2021 and 4% in 2022 is not enough to recover the 2019 level after a 10% decline in 2020.
But the situation is even worse than I just described.
Worse Than a Technical Recession
China PMI figures have recently been 50.9 (manufacturing) and 54.4 (services).
The Wall Street happy talk brigade is cheering these numbers because they “beat” expectations and they show growth (any number over 50 indicates growth in a PMI index series).
But growth is completely expected. The problem is that growth is so weak.
A strong bounce back from a collapse should produce PMI readings of 60 or 70 if a robust recovery were underway. It’s not.
Here’s the reality: What the U.S. economy is going through right now is far worse than a technical recession.
A recession is defined as two or more consecutive quarters of declining growth along with higher unemployment.
A recession beginning in February has already been declared by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), which is the private arbiter of when recessions begin and end.
If we judge strictly by growth figures, the recession may already be over (although we won’t know for months to come, until quarterly growth figures are available and the NBER has time to evaluate them and make a call).
Most recessions don’t last that long, usually only about six–nine months. But that misses the fact that we’re really in a new depression.
The New Depression
“Wait a minute,” you say. “Growth may be weak, but it’s still growth. How can you say we’re in a depression?”
Well, as I’ve explained before, the starting place for understanding depression is to get the definition right.
Economists don’t like the word “depression” because it does not have an exact mathematical definition. For economists, anything that cannot be quantified does not exist. This view is one of the many failings of modern economics.
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Many think of a depression as a continuous decline in GDP. The standard definition of a recession is two or more consecutive quarters of declining GDP and rising unemployment, as I just explained.
Since a depression is understood to be something worse then a recession, investors think it must mean an extra-long period of decline.
But that’s not the definition of depression.
Defining Depression
The best definition ever offered came from John Maynard Keynes in his 1936 classic The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.
Keynes said a depression is “a chronic condition of subnormal activity for a considerable period without any marked tendency either towards recovery or towards complete collapse.”
Keynes did not refer to declining GDP; he talked about “subnormal” activity.
In other words, it’s entirely possible to have growth in a depression. The problem is that the growth is below trend. It is weak growth that does not do the job of providing enough jobs or staying ahead of the national debt.
That is exactly what the U.S. is experiencing today.
The key is a depression is not measured by declining growth but is measured by a combination of actual declines and a below-trend recovery. This happened during the Great Depression.
Depressions Leave Lasting Impressions
There was declining growth and a technical recession from 1929–1932. Then a recovery (from a low level) from 1933–36. Then a second technical recession in 1937–38 and then another recovery from 1939–1940.
The entire period 1929–1940 is known as the Great Depression in part because the stock market and commercial real estate never recovered their 1929 levels even by 1940 (they finally recovered in 1954).
Depressions are also categorized by large behavioral changes including higher savings rates, smaller family size and internal migration. These effects are intergenerational.
Many behavioral changes from the 1930s were still prevalent in the 1950s and early 1960s and lasted until the baby boomers came of age in the late 1960s.
This kind of profound change with lasting impact is happening again.
The Great American Exodus
Due to a combination of COVID-19 spreading in densely populated areas, business failures, urban riots and failing mayors and police departments, Americans are migrating from the big cities to suburban and country areas by the millions.
American families are leaving dysfunctional cities such as New York City, Seattle and San Francisco and heading for Montana, Colorado, Maine and upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains among other safe havens.
Big cities have always offered a trade-off between higher taxes and urban stress in exchange for entertainment, great restaurants, museums and intellectual buzz.
Today the venues and buzz are gone, the crime rates are soaring and all that is left is the stress and taxes. So people are getting out.
Changes like this are not temporary. Once people move out, they don’t return ever. Their children may return someday but that could be 15 or 20 years away.
And those who leave tend to have the most capital and the most talent. This leaves the cities as empty shells populated by oligarchs with personal bodyguards and the poor, who have to deal with the street-level violence.
This shift can be helpful for individuals who move, but it’s devastating for the economics of major cities. And that’s devastating for the U.S. economy as a whole.
It’s one more reason we will be in depression for years even if the technical recession is over soon.
Investors Will Learn the Hard Way
The best case is that it will take years to get back to 2019 levels of output. The worst case is that output will drop even lower as the recovery fails.
We’re not really in a recession right now. We’re in a depression and will remain there for years.
No one under the age of 90 has ever experienced a depression until now. Most investors have no working knowledge of what a depression is or how it affects asset values.
But they’re going to find out, and probably the hard way.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--VIDEO: “RIP CHAZ – Thanks For The Laughs!” (How Many Conservatives Were Dead Wrong on CHAZ and the U

VIDEO: “RIP CHAZ – Thanks For The Laughs!” (How Many Conservatives Were Dead Wrong on CHAZ and the Upcoming Election)

Or ‘ How Doomers once again tried to snatch Defeat from the jaws of Victory ”

Or ‘How Doomers once again tried to snatch Defeat from the jaws of Victory”
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h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--The 1st amendment is hardly a sword, it is a shield.

If you knew the law you would know that religious freedom is in the 1st line of the 1st amendment @ @ @ @ @ Wade which wasn ’ t decided on religious grounds .
The 1st amendment is hardly @ @ @ @ @ a shield .
t.co/3aixIkWTtO

If you knew the law you would know that religious freedom is in the 1st line of the 1st amendment. It trumps Roe v Wade which wasn’t decided on religious grounds. The 1st amendment is hardly a sword, it is a shield. t.co/3aixIkWTtO
— john coale (@johnpcoale) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Guess what —  China isn’t on track to come close to meeting its Phase One purchase commitments.   It

Guess what —  China isn’t on track to come close to meeting its Phase One purchase commitments.   It isn’t even on track to match its 2017 imports of U.S. goods.

China is n't on track to come close to meeting its Phase One purchase commitments .
It is n't even @ @ @ @ @ 2017 imports of U.S. goods .

Guess what —
China isn't on track to come close to meeting its Phase One purchase commitments. It isn't even on track to match its 2017 imports of U.S. goods.
(joint post with Dylan Yalbir)t.co/RZCnV3WBdY
— Brad Setser (@Brad_Setser) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Chinese stocks have gained pretty much every single day in the last four weeks. Insane

Chinese stocks have gained pretty much every single day in the last four weeks .
Insane pic.twitter.com/FywY5erjxj # China 's @ @ @ @ @ stocks crack into a bull market .
The top securities regulator CSRC published a list @ @ @ @ @ platforms on Wednesday and warned investors of risks.t.co/VGuFgMazhg

Chinese stocks have gained pretty much every single day in the last four weeks. Insane pic.twitter.com/FywY5erjxj
#China's #MarginTrading picks up as stocks crack into a bull market.
The top securities regulator CSRC published a list of 258 illegal margin financing platforms on Wednesday and warned investors of risks.t.co/VGuFgMazhg
— YUAN TALKS (@YuanTalks) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Looks like Texas deaths are now catching up with the rising cases/hospitalizations

Looks like Texas deaths are now catching up with the rising cases/hospitalizations t.co/Skv41z8pq8 There has been a theory that even @ @ @ @ @ ( 2nd wave if you will ) skewed younger , it would reach older cohorts @ @ @ @ @ now seems to to be supported by the data pic.twitter.com/O6UDv01fMd

Looks like Texas deaths are now catching up with the rising cases/hospitalizations t.co/Skv41z8pq8
There has been a theory that even if the June outbreak acceleration (2nd wave if you will) skewed younger, it would reach older cohorts over time.
This theory now seems to to be supported by the data pic.twitter.com/O6UDv01fMd
— Jens Nordvig (@jnordvig) July 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--This is by far the Most Mispriced Market in History.

Watching this stock market swell is a complete joke at this point .
I am thinking about taking my profits @ @ @ @ @ until the end of earning period or quite possibly till elections to see how the @ @ @ @ @ or a massive correction is inevitable .

twitter.com/paranoidbull/status/1280995417333923841
How to spot a bubble: I believe there are roughly 6 stages of a market’s valuation. People use different methods to justify buying stocks in each phase: 1. Multiple of FCF
2. Multiple of EBITDA
3. Multiple of Revenue
4. Multiple of ARR
5. Multiple of Bookings
6. Multiple of GMV — Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) July 7, 2020
$TSLA finally ends its winning streak, down a whopping 2%… But Nikola is back! Up 35% TODAY. pic.twitter.com/ojuTXb1aRh — Sarah Ponczek (@SarahPonczek) July 8, 2020
Positioning in Put/Call is disturbing vs VIX (cost of puts). I fear that the HF positioning is long and unprotected as puts are too expensive, setting up for a potential/violent Mo-factor unwind. (see yest video for more) t.co/CjuZVjO52d pic.twitter.com/PCQoqljrZO — Michael Taylor (@biotequity) July 8, 2020
Interesting tidbit you might not know about me: I was a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch, near Seattle, when the t.co/4a6SYROPlf bubble burst. What I learned more about humans and markets during that time has informed my research as much as anything I learned at Stanford. t.co/f2TM586ImM — Kate Judge (@ProfKateJudge) July 8, 2020
Buffett Indicator at record %150
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Watching this stock market swell is a complete joke at this point. I am thinking about taking my profits and sit on the sidelines until the end of earning period or quite possibly till elections to see how the market reacts. Another crash or a massive correction is inevitable.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Progress being  undone. Homebase data is not looking too good. The bankruptcies are coming hard and

Progress being  undone. Homebase data is not looking too good. The bankruptcies are coming hard and fast.

Progress being undone .
Homebase data is not looking too good .
Hourly employees down across the board .
We 're using a 7-day average here to smooth out some seasonal volatility .
Data goes through July 7. pic.twitter.com/XEZgTgBNge As the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues , almost one-third of U.S. households , 32 % , have not made their full housing payments for July yet , according to a survey by Apartment List , an online rental platform .
About 19 % of Americans made no housing payment at all during the first week of the month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portion of their rent or mortgage .
That ’ s the fourth month in a row that a “ historically high ” number of households were unable to pay their housing bill on time and in full , up from 30 % in June and 31 % in May .
Renters , low-income and younger households were most likely to miss their payments , Apartment List found .
In April , May and June , the majority of missed housing payments were made by the end of month , Apartment List reports .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ some or all of their rent or mortgage payment by the end of June .
But with late fees tacked on , those households may be more likely to miss their next housing bill , perpetuating a vicious cycle .

Progress being undone. Homebase data is not looking too good. Hourly employees down across the board. We're using a 7-day average here to smooth out some seasonal volatility. Data goes through July 7. pic.twitter.com/XEZgTgBNge
As the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, almost one-third of U.S. households, 32%, have not made their full housing payments for July yet, according to a survey by Apartment List, an online rental platform.
About 19% of Americans made no housing payment at all during the first week of the month, and 13% paid only a portion of their rent or mortgage.
That’s the fourth month in a row that a “historically high” number of households were unable to pay their housing bill on time and in full, up from 30% in June and 31% in May. Renters, low-income and younger households were most likely to miss their payments, Apartment List found.
In April, May and June, the majority of missed housing payments were made by the end of month, Apartment List reports. Almost 90% of households had paid some or all of their rent or mortgage payment by the end of June. But with late fees tacked on, those households may be more likely to miss their next housing bill, perpetuating a vicious cycle.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-10--Supreme Court just ruled half of Oklahoma belongs to an Indian reservation

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the eastern half of Oklahoma can be considered Native American territory , @ @ @ @ @ could create “ civil , criminal and regulatory turmoil.
” The 5-4 decision was written @ @ @ @ @ and joined by the court ’ s four liberal justices .
The justices considered the @ @ @ @ @ after failing to decide a different case last year , when Gorsuch was recused and @ @ @ @ @ The case concerned an appeal from Jimcy McGirt , a Native American , who claimed @ @ @ @ @ 1997 should be overturned because Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction .
Congress , his lawyer Ian Gershengorn @ @ @ @ @ the reservation .

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the eastern half of Oklahoma can be considered Native American territory, a decision the state warned could create “civil, criminal and regulatory turmoil.”
The 5-4 decision was written by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the court’s four liberal justices. The justices considered the issue for the second time after failing to decide a different case last year, when Gorsuch was recused and the court likely deadlocked.
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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.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/09/supreme-court-allows-native-american-jurisdiction-half-oklahoma/3208778001/


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Gen Milley: “No doubt in my mind” foreign adversaries are trying to take advantage of civil unrest i

Gen Milley: “No doubt in my mind” foreign adversaries are trying to take advantage of civil unrest in the United States.

Pelosi On Mobs Tearing Down Statues : “ People Will Do What They Do ”

Gen Milley: "No doubt in my mind" foreign adversaries are trying to take advantage of civil unrest in the United States. — Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) July 9, 2020
Pelosi On Mobs Tearing Down Statues: “People Will Do What They Do”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Biden having another EMPTY rally right now in Dunmore PA

There are 5 people in attendance !
I wish I could screencap my Tv *Screencap of the room he ’ @ @ @

There are 5 people in attendance!
I wish I could screencap my Tv
*Screencap of the room he’s speaking to*
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This is the Biden rally in Pennsylvania
look at the size of that crowd! He just asked people to come inside because he thought it was raining… 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/GDM0fmMVvf — Thomas Edward Matakas Jr. (@AmericansForAm5) July 9, 2020
Trump 30 miles down the road, 10,000+
will show up.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--COVID-19 antibodies can vanish in weeks, study says. What’s it mean for herd immunity?

A large study from Spain showed that antibodies can disappear weeks after people have tested positive , causing some to @ @ @ @ @ be to attain herd immunity .
A study published in medical journal Lancet showed 14 @ @ @ @ @ positive for antibodies no longer had antibodies weeks later .
“ At present , herd @ @ @ @ @ without accepting the collateral damage of many deaths in the susceptible population and overburdening of @ @ @ @ @ report reads .
Herd immunity is when enough of a population becomes immune to a @ @ @ @ @ getting sick to make the spread unlikely between people in the community , according to @ @ @ @ @ and Prevention .
Herd immunity also protects newborns and people who can ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ person-to-person spread , the CDC said .
The study was conducted from April 27 to @ @ @ @ @ participants in Spain who answered a questionnaire on COVID-19 symptoms , received an antibody test @ @ @ @ @ sample for more testing if they agreed .

A large study from Spain showed that antibodies can disappear weeks after people have tested positive, causing some to question how possible it will be to attain herd immunity.
A study published in medical journal Lancet showed 14% of people who tested positive for antibodies no longer had antibodies weeks later.
“At present, herd immunity is difficult to achieve without accepting the collateral damage of many deaths in the susceptible population and overburdening of health systems,” the report reads.
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Herd immunity is when enough of a population becomes immune to a disease through vaccine or already getting sick to make the spread unlikely between people in the community, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Herd immunity also protects newborns and people who can’t be vaccinated because it helps decrease person-to-person spread, the CDC said.
The study was conducted from April 27 to May 11 and involved 61,075 participants in Spain who answered a questionnaire on COVID-19 symptoms, received an antibody test, and donated a blood sample for more testing if they agreed.
www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article244087867.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Demand Crash Led To Biggest Monthly Surge in US Oil Inventories Since 1920

The oil demand crash in April , when most of America was under stay-at-home orders , resulted in the biggest monthly inventory jump in U.S. commercial crude oil inventories in data going back to 1920 , the U.S. Energy Information Administration ( EIA ) said on Thursday .
In April , U.S. commercial crude stocks soared by 46.7 million barrels , or by 10 percent , as demand for refined petroleum products slumped to the lowest level in nearly 40 years , according to EIA estimates .
Refinery utilization rate was at 70 percent in April—the lowest utilization rate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Demand for finished petroleum products crashed to 11.7 million barrels per day ( bpd ) – the lowest level since at least 1981 , the EIA said .
U.S. crude oil production averaged 12.1 million bpd in April , down by 669,000 bpd , or 5 percent , from March .
Demand for oil in the United States continued to be weak after April , too , leading to a record-high level of U.S. commercial crude oil inventories by the middle of June .
The United States held a record-high level of commercial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to June 19 following the collapse in demand in the lockdown and the slow demand recovery after lockdowns were lifted , the EIA said at the end of last month .
At nearly 541 million barrels of crude oil inventories for the week to June 19 , the U.S. beat by 5 million barrels its previous record for the highest volume of commercial inventories from late March 2017 , EIA data showed .
In the latest reporting week , the EIA said that crude oil inventories in the United States swelled by 5.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 , but gasoline inventories drew down .
At 539.2 million barrels at the end of last week , U.S. crude oil inventories were about 18 percent above the five-year average for this time of year .
Gasoline inventories , however , shrunk by a sizable 4.8 million barrels last week , after a weekly build of 1.2 million barrels for the week to June 26 , suggesting that demand for gasoline is continuing to recover , although inventories are still above the five-year average .

By Tsvetana Paraskova
The oil demand crash in April, when most of America was under stay-at-home orders, resulted in the biggest monthly inventory jump in U.S. commercial crude oil inventories in data going back to 1920, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday.
In April, U.S. commercial crude stocks soared by 46.7 million barrels, or by 10 percent, as demand for refined petroleum products slumped to the lowest level in nearly 40 years, according to EIA estimates.
Refinery utilization rate was at 70 percent in April—the lowest utilization rate in monthly data dating back to 1985.
Demand for finished petroleum products crashed to 11.7 million barrels per day (bpd) – the lowest level since at least 1981, the EIA said.
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U.S. crude oil production averaged 12.1 million bpd in April, down by 669,000 bpd, or 5 percent, from March.
Demand for oil in the United States continued to be weak after April, too, leading to a record-high level of U.S. commercial crude oil inventories by the middle of June.
The United States held a record-high level of commercial crude oil stocks as of the week to June 19 following the collapse in demand in the lockdown and the slow demand recovery after lockdowns were lifted, the EIA said at the end of last month. At nearly 541 million barrels of crude oil inventories for the week to June 19, the U.S. beat by 5 million barrels its previous record for the highest volume of commercial inventories from late March 2017, EIA data showed.
In the latest reporting week, the EIA said that crude oil inventories in the United States swelled by 5.7 million barrels in the week to July 3, but gasoline inventories drew down. At 539.2 million barrels at the end of last week, U.S. crude oil inventories were about 18 percent above the five-year average for this time of year. Gasoline inventories, however, shrunk by a sizable 4.8 million barrels last week, after a weekly build of 1.2 million barrels for the week to June 26, suggesting that demand for gasoline is continuing to recover, although inventories are still above the five-year average.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--North American Oil And Gas Companies Continue To Go Bankrupt At $40 Oil

The rash of oil and gas bankruptcies in North America is set to continue for the remainder of 2020 , a report by Haynes and Boone cited by Reuters shows .
After the coronavirus pandemic and oil price war set in at the end of the first quarter , the second quarter began with a wave of bankruptcies in the oil and gas sector in North America , according to the report .
There have been more than 18 producer bankruptcies in Q2 alone , according to Haynes and Boone—it is the highest quarterly figure since 2016 during the previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , 41 oil producers and oilfield service firms have sought bankruptcy protection .
Even without the coronavirus pandemic or the oil price war , the flurry of bankruptcies were to be expected , with companies holding junk-rated bonds defaulting on interest payments at record levels even in 2019 , with more distressed companies in the energy sector than in any other , Michael Bradley , energy strategist with Tudor , Pickering , Holt said at the end of last year .
Of course , these distressed companies were all holding out hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nothing could have been further from how this year is playing out .
This year has seen Chesapeake Energy , Diamond Offshore Drilling , Whiting Petroleum , And even while prices have rebounded , the $ 40 per barrel oil price right now will not be sufficient to stave off doom for the debt-laden shale producer , Haynes and Boone said .
$ 40 oil will not be enough for shale companies to make good on their hefty debt obligations .
Rystad Energy in April warned that as many as 530 U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if oil had stayed at $ 20 per barrel .

By Julianne Geiger
The rash of oil and gas bankruptcies in North America is set to continue for the remainder of 2020, a report by Haynes and Boone cited by Reuters shows.
After the coronavirus pandemic and oil price war set in at the end of the first quarter, the second quarter began with a wave of bankruptcies in the oil and gas sector in North America, according to the report.
There have been more than 18 producer bankruptcies in Q2 alone, according to Haynes and Boone—it is the highest quarterly figure since 2016 during the previous oil price crash. So far this year, 41 oil producers and oilfield service firms have sought bankruptcy protection.
Even without the coronavirus pandemic or the oil price war, the flurry of bankruptcies were to be expected, with companies holding junk-rated bonds defaulting on interest payments at record levels even in 2019, with more distressed companies in the energy sector than in any other, Michael Bradley, energy strategist with Tudor, Pickering, Holt said at the end of last year.
Of course, these distressed companies were all holding out hope that oil prices would recover in 2020.
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Nothing could have been further from how this year is playing out.
This year has seen Chesapeake Energy, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Whiting Petroleum,
And even while prices have rebounded, the $40 per barrel oil price right now will not be sufficient to stave off doom for the debt-laden shale producer, Haynes and Boone said. $40 oil will not be enough for shale companies to make good on their hefty debt obligations.
Rystad Energy in April warned that as many as 530 U.S. oil companies could file for bankruptcy protection if oil had stayed at $20 per barrel.
By Julianne Geiger for Oiprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Tyranny Alert: Americans To Be Arrested For Not Quarantining For Covid-19

In Brooks County , south Texas , people are going to be arrested if they test positive for COVID-19 and refuse to quarantine .
Remember , the tests are highly inaccurate , and asymptomatic people don ’ t spread the coronavirus , according to the WHO .
Plus , masks work , right ?
Like I ’ ve said from the beginning , this is not about health or infections or deaths or safety .
This about straight-up totalitarian control and a complete takeover and enslavement of humanity .
Brooks County , located north of McAllen in South Texas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 and do not self-quarantine , according to a report by CBS Austin .
Obviously , this article by CBS and the order to arrest people for not quarantining is done to panic people and keep them in a state of fear-backed compliance with whatever edict the government decides .
Apply critical thinking and logic : who is going to arrest these people for not quarantining , especially if they are not sick ?
Probably the police right ?
Will the police have masks ?
The answer is yes because Texas already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tyrannical governor there .
If so , and masks are so effective , why bother quarantining ?
None of the rules , laws , regulations , and enslavement of humans has been warranted from the get-go .
But politicians at all levels disagree .
They are the masters , and we are the slaves .
There ’ s no voting our way out of this mess .
Look at what this tyrannical judge is using as his excuse to enslave the people of Brooks County : KVII reports that Brooks County attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members notified his office of seeing people who tested positive for the coronavirus at grocery stores and businesses .
“ If you ’ re going to go out and endanger other people , and we find out about it , we will prosecute you , ” Garcia told KVII .
“ People have not really embraced the dangers of COVID-19 .
It ’ s dangerous .
It ’ s killing people , and it ’ s making people very sick .
So either do it because you ’ re concerned about others or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be punished if you don ’ t. ” CBS Austin No , people haven ’ t “ embraced the dangers of COVID-19 ” because the majority of us know it ’ s a scam .
It ’ s a hoax .
It ’ s being done to control the public , and when the tests are wrong half the time , it ’ s hard to put any faith in the case numbers .
We know the death toll is being amped up to make it look worse than it is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government ’ s own inflated and fabricated numbers , there is no more of a danger with COIVD-19 than there is with a bad flu season .
SEE ALSO : LOCKDOWNS WERE A SCAM !
ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS DON ’ T SPREAD COVID-19 Garcia is using the threat of violence to keep everyone from disobeying , this tyranny is the very reason so many people have already been killed in history .
Appeal to cops and the military as much as you can to get them to see exactly what they are enforcing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ know they will go down in history in the same manner as the Nazis .
Hitler could not have killed as many people as he did without people willing to follow his orders .
If no one obeys , there are no orders .
There are no masters , and there are no slaves .
Wake up .
This is a full-blown dictatorship and they were able to pull it off in a matter of months .

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan
In Brooks County, south Texas, people are going to be arrested if they test positive for COVID-19 and refuse to quarantine. Remember, the tests are highly inaccurate, and asymptomatic people don’t spread the coronavirus, according to the WHO. Plus, masks work, right?
Like I’ve said from the beginning, this is not about health or infections or deaths or safety. This about straight-up totalitarian control and a complete takeover and enslavement of humanity. Brooks County, located north of McAllen in South Texas, will begin arresting people who test positive for COVID-19 and do not self-quarantine, according to a report by CBS Austin.
Obviously, this article by CBS and the order to arrest people for not quarantining is done to panic people and keep them in a state of fear-backed compliance with whatever edict the government decides. Apply critical thinking and logic: who is going to arrest these people for not quarantining, especially if they are not sick? Probably the police right? Will the police have masks? The answer is yes because Texas already has a mandatory mask policy courtesy of the tyrannical governor there. If so, and masks are so effective, why bother quarantining?
None of the rules, laws, regulations, and enslavement of humans has been warranted from the get-go. But politicians at all levels disagree. They are the masters, and we are the slaves. There’s no voting our way out of this mess. Look at what this tyrannical judge is using as his excuse to enslave the people of Brooks County:
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KVII reports that Brooks County attorney David Garcia made the announcement after community members notified his office of seeing people who tested positive for the coronavirus at grocery stores and businesses. “If you’re going to go out and endanger other people, and we find out about it, we will prosecute you,” Garcia told KVII. “People have not really embraced the dangers of COVID-19. It’s dangerous. It’s killing people, and it’s making people very sick. So either do it because you’re concerned about others or do it because you’re going to be punished if you don’t.” CBS Austin
No, people haven’t “embraced the dangers of COVID-19” because the majority of us know it’s a scam. It’s a hoax. It’s being done to control the public, and when the tests are wrong half the time, it’s hard to put any faith in the case numbers. We know the death toll is being amped up to make it look worse than it is. Still, even then, by the government’s own inflated and fabricated numbers, there is no more of a danger with COIVD-19 than there is with a bad flu season.
SEE ALSO: LOCKDOWNS WERE A SCAM! ASYMPTOMATIC CARRIERS DON’T SPREAD COVID-19
Garcia is using the threat of violence to keep everyone from disobeying, this tyranny is the very reason so many people have already been killed in history. Appeal to cops and the military as much as you can to get them to see exactly what they are enforcing. If you cannot, they should know they will go down in history in the same manner as the Nazis. Hitler could not have killed as many people as he did without people willing to follow his orders.
If no one obeys, there are no orders. There are no masters, and there are no slaves. Wake up. This is a full-blown dictatorship and they were able to pull it off in a matter of months.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant threatens business owner, pledges to overthrow capitalism

What IS it with politicians who arrive from other countries and threaten to destroy the systems that have afforded them @ @ @ @ @ passing the `` Amazon Tax , '' Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant went on this @ @ @ @ @ to seize control of the Fortune 500 and overthrow the `` racist , sexist , @ @ @ @ @ of capitalism . ''
If you oppose her ?
`` We are coming for you @ @ @

by DCG
What IS it with politicians who arrive from other countries and threaten to destroy the systems that have afforded them such unique opportunities?
After passing the "Amazon Tax," Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant went on this unhinged rant.
She threatens to seize control of the Fortune 500 and overthrow the "racist, sexist, violent, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism."
If you oppose her? "We are coming for you." pic.twitter.com/2L17D6wScp
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 7, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Tech Experiencing A 20-Year Breakout, While Small Caps Are Near 20-Year Lows!

Successful investors are often rewarded by owning strength and avoiding weakness .
Could two key sectors be experiencing 20-year strength @ @ @ @ @ same time ?
Yes !
The NDX 100/S & P ratio ( left above ) @ @ @ @ @ breakout at ( 1 ) .
At the same time , the Russell 2000/S & @ @ @ @ @ lows at ( 2 ) .
This 2-pack reflects that the place to be at @ @ @ @ @ Tech and the place to avoid are small caps !

by Kimble Charting
Successful investors are often rewarded by owning strength and avoiding weakness.
Could two key sectors be experiencing 20-year strength and weakness extremes at the same time? Yes!
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The NDX 100/S&P ratio (left above) is currently experiencing a 20-year breakout at (1).
At the same time, the Russell 2000/S&P ratio is near 20-year lows at (2).
This 2-pack reflects that the place to be at this time continues to be Tech and the place to avoid are small caps!


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-09--Survival Tactics! Now is The Time to Start Collecting Ripe Blackberrys and More!

It is usually around this time of year when wild berrys start to ripen and will be ready for harvest @ @ @ @ @ not realize just how much Free Food is just waiting for you in the wilderness @ @ @ @ @ to consume is half the battle .
Finding the items is the other .
Here @ @ @ @ @ of the mid-west , Berrys like this will be all over and ready to be @ @ @ @ @ months .
Take advantage of any hikes or nature walks and collect the berrys along @ @ @ @ @ find more on my Twitter page !
Stay tuned for More !

It is usually around this time of year when wild berrys start to ripen and will be ready for harvest. And most people do not realize just how much Free Food is just waiting for you in the wilderness. Knowing what is safe to consume is half the battle. Finding the items is the other. Here in Kentucky, and most of the mid-west, Berrys like this will be all over and ready to be picked for the next couple months. Take advantage of any hikes or nature walks and collect the berrys along the way. You can find more on my Twitter page! Stay tuned for More!
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