investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--The Most Hopeful Scenario for 2021

The Most Hopeful Scenario for 2021

Choose wisely , America , or the options for a positive outcome will vanish like mist in Death Valley on a clear July afternoon .
From the point of view of evolution , the most hopeful scenario for 2021 is the sudden and complete collapse of everything that is obsolete , inefficient , ineffective and sclerotic .
When obsolete systems and entities pass away quickly , the cost and pain are processed and absorbed quickly as well : enterprises go bankrupt and their assets are liquidated , failed ventures close , and schemes that didn ’ t yield the desired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evolutionary process .
Whatever has lost its selective advantages will succumb to selective pressures and fade away .
The problem arises when self-serving insiders siphon resources to keep their obsolete , inefficient , ineffective and sclerotic gravy-train protected from selective pressures .
Keeping a terminally ill human alive is an analogy : it ’ s possible to extend the life of a terminally ill person at enormous expense and effort , but the patient isn ’ t restored to their previous health or vigor–that is no longer even a possibility .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is why people choose to avoid extraordinary interventions in their final phase of life .
Economically obsolete / terminal entities , on the other hand , always choose extraordinary monetary interventions to keep their gravy-train alive , even if they bleed the rest of the economy dry in the process .
If the buggy-whip industry existed today , Congress would grant it billions of dollars in low-interest loans , tax breaks and direct subsidies so those who made fortunes in the buggy-whip industry would continue to prosper , not from a productive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimately weaken the entire economy and society .
The problem here is that it ’ s effortless and initially costless to conjure trillions of dollars out of thin air and use it to keep obsolete , inefficient , ineffective and sclerotic industries , sectors , agencies and schemes on life support .
The eventual costs , consequences and risks are transferred to the entire economy , all to keep politically protected insiders and schemes well-funded even as their fundamental value proposition has collapsed .
This politically expedient “ solution ” –printing / borrowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first choice of corrupt , failed governments and central banks , and just as inevitably , this expedient “ fix ” eventually brings the entire economy to its knees .
Recall that risk can not be made to vanish , it can only be transferred to others .
By printing / borrowing trillions of dollars to prop up doomed zombies , the state and central bank ( the Federal Reserve ) have transferred the soaring risks of their mismanagement to the entire economy and society .
This politically expedient “ solution ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the political power of insiders– is always the first choice of weak and/or corrupt leadership , for whom this is isn ’ t just the first choice , it ’ s the only choice .
History is emphatic : over-borrowing and devaluing the currency by over-issuing “ money ” leads to decay and collapse .
The lucky few decay into tourist destinations as the remnants of their past glory retain a nostalgic glow of artistry and power .
The unfortunate many simply decay and collapse .
Thus the most hopeful scenario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inefficient , ineffective and sclerotic sectors and agencies , no matter how sacrosanct , collapse or downsize quickly .
This drastically reduces the cost and pain to levels that the economy as a whole can absorb .
The worst-case scenario is our weak and/or corrupt government and central bank keep all the doomed zombies on life support , a process that bleeds the economy of adaptability , flexibility , innovation and resilience .
The path of least resistance , the politically expedient path–over-borrowing and devaluing the currency by over-issuing “ money ” –leads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no other possible result , no other possible outcome .
Choose wisely , America , or the options for a positive outcome will vanish like mist in Death Valley on a clear July afternoon .

by Charles Hugh-Smith
Choose wisely, America, or the options for a positive outcome will vanish like mist in Death Valley on a clear July afternoon.
From the point of view of evolution, the most hopeful scenario for 2021 is the sudden and complete collapse of everything that is obsolete, inefficient, ineffective and sclerotic. When obsolete systems and entities pass away quickly, the cost and pain are processed and absorbed quickly as well: enterprises go bankrupt and their assets are liquidated, failed ventures close, and schemes that didn’t yield the desired benefits are scrapped.
This is the evolutionary process. Whatever has lost its selective advantages will succumb to selective pressures and fade away.
The problem arises when self-serving insiders siphon resources to keep their obsolete, inefficient, ineffective and sclerotic gravy-train protected from selective pressures. Keeping a terminally ill human alive is an analogy: it’s possible to extend the life of a terminally ill person at enormous expense and effort, but the patient isn’t restored to their previous health or vigor–that is no longer even a possibility. They are no longer their previous self, and this is why people choose to avoid extraordinary interventions in their final phase of life.
Economically obsolete / terminal entities, on the other hand, always choose extraordinary monetary interventions to keep their gravy-train alive, even if they bleed the rest of the economy dry in the process.
If the buggy-whip industry existed today, Congress would grant it billions of dollars in low-interest loans, tax breaks and direct subsidies so those who made fortunes in the buggy-whip industry would continue to prosper, not from a productive activity but from subsidies and loans that ultimately weaken the entire economy and society.
The problem here is that it’s effortless and initially costless to conjure trillions of dollars out of thin air and use it to keep obsolete, inefficient, ineffective and sclerotic industries, sectors, agencies and schemes on life support. The eventual costs, consequences and risks are transferred to the entire economy, all to keep politically protected insiders and schemes well-funded even as their fundamental value proposition has collapsed.
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This politically expedient “solution”–printing / borrowing trillions to stave off Natural Selection–is inevitably the first choice of corrupt, failed governments and central banks, and just as inevitably, this expedient “fix” eventually brings the entire economy to its knees.
Recall that risk cannot be made to vanish, it can only be transferred to others. By printing / borrowing trillions of dollars to prop up doomed zombies, the state and central bank (the Federal Reserve) have transferred the soaring risks of their mismanagement to the entire economy and society.
This politically expedient “solution”–saving the most inefficient and costly sectors because of the political power of insiders– is always the first choice of weak and/or corrupt leadership, for whom this is isn’t just the first choice, it’s the only choice.
History is emphatic: over-borrowing and devaluing the currency by over-issuing “money” leads to decay and collapse. The lucky few decay into tourist destinations as the remnants of their past glory retain a nostalgic glow of artistry and power.
The unfortunate many simply decay and collapse. Thus the most hopeful scenario for 2021 is that the obsolete, inefficient, ineffective and sclerotic sectors and agencies, no matter how sacrosanct, collapse or downsize quickly. This drastically reduces the cost and pain to levels that the economy as a whole can absorb.
The worst-case scenario is our weak and/or corrupt government and central bank keep all the doomed zombies on life support, a process that bleeds the economy of adaptability, flexibility, innovation and resilience. The path of least resistance, the politically expedient path–over-borrowing and devaluing the currency by over-issuing “money”–leads to decay and collapse. There is no other possible result, no other possible outcome.
Choose wisely, America, or the options for a positive outcome will vanish like mist in Death Valley on a clear July afternoon.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--PRIORITIES: Democrat Governors Freed the Criminals and Killed the Elderly: They released criminals t

PRIORITIES: Democrat Governors Freed the Criminals and Killed the Elderly: They released criminals to protect them from the virus – and locked nursing home patients in with the virus.

In March , Governor Cuomo ’ s administration ordered nursing homes to accept infected coronavirus patients and prohibited even testing incoming patients for the virus .
The same month that Cuomo began the process of infecting countless nursing home residents with the virus , he also began freeing thousands of criminals from prison to protect them from the virus .
Over 3,000 criminals have been freed from New York State prisons to protect them from the virus , and New York City ’ s Mayor Bill de Blasio freed 1,500 criminals , and they swiftly began committing a variety of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming that prison was a death sentence and a campaign by woke celebs like John Legend , criminals were not at risk .
Only 19 inmates in New York State actually died of the virus .
Meanwhile an estimated 11,000 nursing home patients have died of the virus statewide .
Unlike the prison numbers , which are easily accessible , the Cuomo administration has stonewalled and refused to provide the actual number of deaths , instead offering only an incomplete listing of only those nursing home residents who died in the actual facilities @

In March, Governor Cuomo’s administration ordered nursing homes to accept infected coronavirus patients and prohibited even testing incoming patients for the virus. The same month that Cuomo began the process of infecting countless nursing home residents with the virus, he also began freeing thousands of criminals from prison to protect them from the virus.
Over 3,000 criminals have been freed from New York State prisons to protect them from the virus, and New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio freed 1,500 criminals, and they swiftly began committing a variety of crimes, but despite the media hype claiming that prison was a death sentence and a campaign by woke celebs like John Legend, criminals were not at risk.
Only 19 inmates in New York State actually died of the virus.
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Meanwhile an estimated 11,000 nursing home patients have died of the virus statewide.
Unlike the prison numbers, which are easily accessible, the Cuomo administration has stonewalled and refused to provide the actual number of deaths, instead offering only an incomplete listing of only those nursing home residents who died in the actual facilities.
www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/12/democrat-governors-freed-criminals-and-killed-daniel-greenfield/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--WHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH ‘SCIENCE’ ISN’T: Locked-down California runs out of reasons for surprising su

WHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH ‘SCIENCE’ ISN’T: Locked-down California runs out of reasons for surprising surge.

America ’ s most populous state has become one of the nation ’ s worst epicenters for the disease , setting new records for cases , hospitalizations and deaths almost every day .
Things are so bad in Southern California that some patients are being treated in hospital tents , while doctors have begun discussing whether they need to ration care .
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Critics have questioned the science behind the regional lockdown orders .
Public and industry pressure has already convinced state health officials to reopen playgrounds and relax limits on grocery store capacity .
A Los Angeles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s prohibition on outdoor dining was “ arbitrary ” and that there was insufficient evidence showing it was a source of virus spread .
“ Nationally , there has been a kaleidoscopic application of every imaginable type of lockdown order with California being the most restrictive and inflicting the most devastation on small businesses and the most economically vulnerable service workers .
And still , we are none the better as far as COVID is concerned , ” California Restaurant Association President and CEO Jot Condie said in a statement .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outdoor dining are completely shut down , with indoor dining [ closed ] since July , the virus rages on.
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Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham ( R-Templeton ) argued that the state ’ s attempt to “ shut down types of human interaction without seeing if that ’ s effective ” was creating a backlash of sorts — “ driving people to higher-risk activity ” like gathering indoors at home , rather than places like restaurants .
“ The public health officials have lost credibility with a huge section of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them out now , ” Cunningham said .
“ The goalposts are moving all the time .
… People are fed up with it and they don ’ t think it makes any sense , and they ’ re not wrong.
” No , they ’ re not .
And note that this Politico article really wants the answer to be that they just haven ’ t locked down hard enough .
Plus : Our approach is failing , we must redouble it .
Los Angeles Mayor : “ Countywide Emergency Order ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As L.A. Becomes Ground Zero Of Covid-19 Pandemic .
Flashback : Against the “ Noble Lie ” – COVID-19 Edition .
“ The main political conflict in recent years is between experts or elites and non‐experts .
For lack of a better word , the non‐experts are called populists .
Their complaints have been specific : Elites and experts are arrogant , they have different values , they condescend in annoying ways , they ignore the sometimes legitimate concerns of populists , among others .
Experts say that they should be listened to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We see it in debates on every issue from climate change to trade , immigration , and everything in between .
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes another criticism of experts : They lie with noble intentions .
And the consequences of those noble lies are quite negative.
” The nobility of their intentions is frequently debatable .
Also : Eugene Volokh : And We Should Trust You Now , Dr. Fauci , Because … ?

via politico:
America’s most populous state has become one of the nation’s worst epicenters for the disease, setting new records for cases, hospitalizations and deaths almost every day. Things are so bad in Southern California that some patients are being treated in hospital tents, while doctors have begun discussing whether they need to ration care. . . .
Critics have questioned the science behind the regional lockdown orders. Public and industry pressure has already convinced state health officials to reopen playgrounds and relax limits on grocery store capacity. A Los Angeles trial court judge also said the county’s prohibition on outdoor dining was “arbitrary” and that there was insufficient evidence showing it was a source of virus spread.
“Nationally, there has been a kaleidoscopic application of every imaginable type of lockdown order with California being the most restrictive and inflicting the most devastation on small businesses and the most economically vulnerable service workers. And still, we are none the better as far as COVID is concerned,” California Restaurant Association President and CEO Jot Condie said in a statement. “In fact in L.A. where indoor and outdoor dining are completely shut down, with indoor dining [closed] since July, the virus rages on.” . . .
Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) argued that the state’s attempt to “shut down types of human interaction without seeing if that’s effective” was creating a backlash of sorts — “driving people to higher-risk activity” like gathering indoors at home, rather than places like restaurants.
“The public health officials have lost credibility with a huge section of the populace. They’re just tuning them out now,” Cunningham said. “The goalposts are moving all the time. … People are fed up with it and they don’t think it makes any sense, and they’re not wrong.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Self Checkout Scammers Beware

Self Checkout Scammers Beware

New AI technology being used in stores now .
I got caught when 1 $ candy did not scan , @ @ @ @ @ scan it .
The cashier watching the self checkouts was 10 ft away from the @ @ @ @ @ , the guy watching the computer screens in the back room CALLED THE CASHIER watching @ @ @ @ @ of the mis-scan .
STOPLIFT is the company thats producing anti-theft software that watches you @ @ @ @ @ if you dont scan something .

New AI technology being used in stores now. I got caught when 1$ candy did not scan, they just asked me to scan it. The cashier watching the self checkouts was 10 ft away from the machines. What happened is, the guy watching the computer screens in the back room CALLED THE CASHIER watching the self checkouts and advised of the mis-scan.
STOPLIFT is the company thats producing anti-theft software that watches you and will flag the workers if you dont scan something.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Bad things happen when you make politics your religion:

Mother reveals she hid Trump presidency from young son for four years in viral social media post .
A mother ’ s social media post has gained widespread attention for revealing she hid President Trump ’ s presidency from her son for the last four years .
“ It ’ s still 2008 in my home .
That is , my 6-year-old son assumes Obama is president , he knows Biden is president-elect , but he has no idea Trump exists — which is a deliberate parenting choice I made that spun a little out of control over the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s post reads .
Many reacted to the woman ’ s Facebook post with condemnation , saying her son will lose all trust in her on other issues and characterizing her lying to a young child as “ weird.
” “ She just completely destroyed her son ’ s ability to trust his parents about anything , starting as soon as he has a single unsupervised conversation with anyone outside the house .
I hope she doesn ’ t keep him locked away out of a sense of self-pity , ” one Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for me is that she clearly just put herself in denial for four years and is trying to claim that she needed to do it to hide the news from… .
a two-year-old , ” another person wrote on Twitter .

Mother reveals she hid Trump presidency from young son for four years in viral social media post.
A mother’s social media post has gained widespread attention for revealing she hid President Trump’s presidency from her son for the last four years.
“It’s still 2008 in my home. That is, my 6-year-old son assumes Obama is president, he knows Biden is president-elect, but he has no idea Trump exists — which is a deliberate parenting choice I made that spun a little out of control over the past four years,” the woman’s post reads.
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Many reacted to the woman’s Facebook post with condemnation, saying her son will lose all trust in her on other issues and characterizing her lying to a young child as “weird.”
“She just completely destroyed her son’s ability to trust his parents about anything, starting as soon as he has a single unsupervised conversation with anyone outside the house. I hope she doesn’t keep him locked away out of a sense of self-pity,” one Twitter user wrote.
“The weirdest part for me is that she clearly just put herself in denial for four years and is trying to claim that she needed to do it to hide the news from…. a two-year-old,” another person wrote on Twitter.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Dire Straits For European Banks? Banks Paying Near Zero On Deposits, Now Charging Fees

As Dire Straits almost sang , “ Money For ( Almost ) Nothing ” but you have to pay fees .
With Central Banks keeping interest rates near or below zero , … European bank deposit rates are still above zero , although close to zero which harm savers .
A negative deposit rate is intended to encourage lenders to do something more useful with their money than park it with the ECB .
But European banks are adding fees to already beleaguered savers .
( Bloomberg ) In normal times , bankers who oversee assets exceeding $ 1 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change under the sofa .
But in the banking equivalent of hunting for pennies , European financial giants like Banco Santander SA and ING Groep NV are looking to squeeze more revenue from depositors .
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Introducing charges and increasing fees show how a future of sub-zero interest rates is forcing euro-area banks to transfer more costs to clients .
While the tactics could backfire by accelerating a shift of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help traditional lenders sell more lucrative products .
For a banker , “ if you only have a current account with me , I lose money , ” said Angel Corcostegui , former Santander CEO and founder of private equity firm Magnum Capital Industrial Partners .
“ Banks need to be a clearer about the costs that they assume.
” The move toward more fees will most likely have more impact on those who don ’ t have a steady paycheck or the means to buy financial products , said Patricia Suarez , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ They ’ re separating more profitable clients from the less profitable ones , ” she says .
In Spain , Santander will introduce a monthly charge in the new year of as much as 20 euros on current accounts for customers who don ’ t meet certain criteria , which include paying in salary and buying at least one other financial product .
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is starting to charge customers over 29 years old who don ’ t pay in their salaries and use the account to pay bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ euros for using cashier services and 0.4 % on transfers .
ING , which for many years advertised the appeal of no-fee current accounts in Spain , sent out an email to its customers there telling them it would begin charging 10 euros a month on holdings over 30,000 euros ( $ 37,000 ) if the customer doesn ’ t use ING for their salary deposits or receive at least 700 euros a month in income .
A statement from ING cited “ the unusual economic moment in which interest rates ( which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been going down endlessly.
” A Santander statement emphasized that “ loyal ” customers will avoid new fees .
At the other end of the spectrum , euro-area banks have also imposed new costs .
Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG last year lowered the threshold to 100,000 euros for charging new retail depositors .
While Asian and American banks cans still count on positive rates , Europe ’ s half-a-decade experiment with negative interest rates has put pressure on lending revenue and burdened banks with billions of euros in penalties for parking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Denmark , where benchmark rates have been negative since 2012 , most banks now charge clients on deposits exceeding a set amount .
Michael Soffe , a British expat who owns wedding and catering companies in Malaga , Spain , says he ’ s noticed a steady increase in fees on credit cards , debit cards and transfers .
As an owner of a business account at Banco Unicaja SA , he was able to get some of those removed , although the charges he does pay have risen about fourfold in recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a push to sell other products , such as house insurance .
“ Bank charges have risen quite substantially , ” Soffe said .
“ And they all want you to have insurance with the banks.
” The increase in fees and charges may represent an opportunity for digital-only banks such as Monzo Bank Ltd. , Revolut Ltd. and N26 Bank GmbH , which thanks to lower cost structures may be able to lure new customers with the promise of no charges on services .
Starling Bank Ltd. , which also recently began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for consumers fleeing charges .
“ Whenever there is a negative customer experience in a traditional bank , it opens the door for someone to come along and do it better , ” said Joe Fielding , head of banking and payment practice for the Americas at Bain & Co. in New York .
“ ’ Better in today ’ s terms is inevitably digital.
” But with interest rates at record lows , a move to charging for those services makes sense , said Magnum Capital ’ s Corcostegui .
“ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an unbundling of costs per service .
We ’ ll move toward a pay-per-use system , ” Corcostegui said in an interview .
“ Having a current account is a service that needs to be paid for , just like when you pay to catch a bus.
” So , European banks are now The Sultans Of Fees ?
A German saver getting almost no interest on deposits but having to pay fees .

by confoundedinterest17
As Dire Straits almost sang, “Money For (Almost) Nothing” but you have to pay fees.
With Central Banks keeping interest rates near or below zero, …
European bank deposit rates are still above zero, although close to zero which harm savers. A negative deposit rate is intended to encourage lenders to do something more useful with their money than park it with the ECB. But European banks are adding fees to already beleaguered savers.
(Bloomberg) In normal times, bankers who oversee assets exceeding $1 trillion wouldn’t be groping for loose change under the sofa.
But in the banking equivalent of hunting for pennies, European financial giants like Banco Santander SA and ING Groep NV are looking to squeeze more revenue from depositors. Wealth For YouHelp us deliver more relevant content for you by telling us about yourself. Answer 3 questions to tailor your experience.
Introducing charges and increasing fees show how a future of sub-zero interest rates is forcing euro-area banks to transfer more costs to clients. While the tactics could backfire by accelerating a shift of depositors into low-cost neobanks, they may help traditional lenders sell more lucrative products.
For a banker, “if you only have a current account with me, I lose money,” said Angel Corcostegui, former Santander CEO and founder of private equity firm Magnum Capital Industrial Partners. “Banks need to be a clearer about the costs that they assume.”
The move toward more fees will most likely have more impact on those who don’t have a steady paycheck or the means to buy financial products, said Patricia Suarez, president of financial consumer watchdog Asufin. “They’re separating more profitable clients from the less profitable ones,” she says.
In Spain, Santander will introduce a monthly charge in the new year of as much as 20 euros on current accounts for customers who don’t meet certain criteria, which include paying in salary and buying at least one other financial product. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is starting to charge customers over 29 years old who don’t pay in their salaries and use the account to pay bills. It will also begin charging 2 euros for using cashier services and 0.4% on transfers.
ING, which for many years advertised the appeal of no-fee current accounts in Spain, sent out an email to its customers there telling them it would begin charging 10 euros a month on holdings over 30,000 euros ($37,000) if the customer doesn’t use ING for their salary deposits or receive at least 700 euros a month in income.
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A statement from ING cited “the unusual economic moment in which interest rates (which set the price of money) have been going down endlessly.” A Santander statement emphasized that “loyal” customers will avoid new fees.
At the other end of the spectrum, euro-area banks have also imposed new costs. Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG last year lowered the threshold to 100,000 euros for charging new retail depositors.
While Asian and American banks cans still count on positive rates, Europe’s half-a-decade experiment with negative interest rates has put pressure on lending revenue and burdened banks with billions of euros in penalties for parking cash with the central bank. In Denmark, where benchmark rates have been negative since 2012, most banks now charge clients on deposits exceeding a set amount.
Michael Soffe, a British expat who owns wedding and catering companies in Malaga, Spain, says he’s noticed a steady increase in fees on credit cards, debit cards and transfers. As an owner of a business account at Banco Unicaja SA, he was able to get some of those removed, although the charges he does pay have risen about fourfold in recent years. He’s also noticed a push to sell other products, such as house insurance.
“Bank charges have risen quite substantially,” Soffe said. “And they all want you to have insurance with the banks.”
The increase in fees and charges may represent an opportunity for digital-only banks such as Monzo Bank Ltd., Revolut Ltd. and N26 Bank GmbH, which thanks to lower cost structures may be able to lure new customers with the promise of no charges on services. Starling Bank Ltd., which also recently began lending, could prove an appealing alternative for consumers fleeing charges.
“Whenever there is a negative customer experience in a traditional bank, it opens the door for someone to come along and do it better,” said Joe Fielding, head of banking and payment practice for the Americas at Bain & Co. in New York. “’Better in today’s terms is inevitably digital.”
But with interest rates at record lows, a move to charging for those services makes sense, said Magnum Capital’s Corcostegui.
“What we’re going to see now is an unbundling of costs per service. We’ll move toward a pay-per-use system,” Corcostegui said in an interview. “Having a current account is a service that needs to be paid for, just like when you pay to catch a bus.”
So, European banks are now The Sultans Of Fees?
A German saver getting almost no interest on deposits but having to pay fees.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Boston doctor says he almost had to be INTUBATED after suffering severe allergic reaction from Moder

Boston doctor says he almost had to be INTUBATED after suffering severe allergic reaction from Moderna Covid vaccine

A physician in Boston said he suffered one of the worst allergic reactions he ’ s ever experienced after receiving Moderna ’ s Covid-19 jab , following a string of similar cases resulting from Pfizer ’ s vaccine .
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh , a hematology oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center , was given the drug on Christmas Eve .
The health care worker , who has a severe shellfish allergy , said his heart began to race after taking the vaccine .
Initially , he thought his increased heart rate was due to anxiety he had about the jab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ episodes occurring after people with allergies were injected with Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine .
However , he soon realized that he was suffering from something far more dangerous .
Within minutes , Sadrzadeh ’ s tongue and throat began to tingle and go numb , a reaction that he associated with his shellfish allergy .
Even more concerning , his blood pressure then dipped so low that it wasn ’ t even detectable with a monitor .
Luckily , the doctor had brought his own EpiPen , which he administered on himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency room .
He was given several medications , including steroids and Benadryl .
A record of his hospital visit stated that he was admitted to the ER for “ shortness of breath , dizziness , palpitations and numbness after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine .
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A physician in Boston said he suffered one of the worst allergic reactions he’s ever experienced after receiving Moderna’s Covid-19 jab, following a string of similar cases resulting from Pfizer’s vaccine.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a hematology oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, was given the drug on Christmas Eve. The health care worker, who has a severe shellfish allergy, said his heart began to race after taking the vaccine. Initially, he thought his increased heart rate was due to anxiety he had about the jab, stemming from reports of serious medical episodes occurring after people with allergies were injected with Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.
However, he soon realized that he was suffering from something far more dangerous. Within minutes, Sadrzadeh’s tongue and throat began to tingle and go numb, a reaction that he associated with his shellfish allergy. Even more concerning, his blood pressure then dipped so low that it wasn’t even detectable with a monitor.
Luckily, the doctor had brought his own EpiPen, which he administered on himself before hospital staff rushed him to the emergency room. He was given several medications, including steroids and Benadryl. A record of his hospital visit stated that he was admitted to the ER for “shortness of breath, dizziness, palpitations and numbness after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.”
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Diversifying with “Gold Gives Investors the Biggest Advantage” – State Street Global Advisors

This week , Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy .
Stories include : A pro-gold reassessment of savings allocations is on the way , how a Biden presidency could boost gold through inflation , and treasure hunter opts for jail to keep his discovery of gold coins hidden .
State Street Global Advisors : 10 % of savings in gold gives investors the biggest advantage In a recent web seminar held by State Street Global Advisors , two gold experts went over why November ’ s institutional outflows from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the metal , but also go against what participants can expect from funds moving forward .
State Street Global Advisors ’ chief gold strategist George Milling-Stanley and World Gold Council ’ s manager of investment research Adam Perlaky expanded upon the bullish prospects that gold is facing in 2021 and onwards .
While this year ’ s climb to $ 2,070 in August followed by institutional outflows and a subsequent pullback might look similar to the 2008-2013 run to some observers , that ’ s about as far as comparisons go .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marked by heavy speculative interest and different fundamentals than the ones currently pushing the metal up .
“ Speculative interest ” refers to investors who buy an asset with no intention of holding it long-term , instead looking to a short-term rise in price before selling .
Speculators often trade in futures contracts and have no interest in the underlying assets .
Whereas fund managers had the option to adhere to the 60/40 stock/bond investment model a decade ago , Perlaky points out that the new and persistent environment of low to negative-yielding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decade ago , savers bought U.S. Treasurys expecting the yields would at least pace inflation – alas , this is no longer the case .
Milling-Stanley sees investors moving toward significant diversification into gold to hedge their bets , mitigate risk and include a safe and independent source of returns .
State Street research shows that holding a 10 % allocation in gold gives savers the best advantage to lower risk , and diminish volatility , while still showing the best returns .
Milling-Stanley agrees with numerous forecasters who expect gold to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the end of 2021 .
While recent developments have soothed the markets to an extent , both analysts note that the pandemic ’ s effects to the global economy are yet to be assessed , and that the drivers which began pushing gold prices higher last summer have only grown more exponential .
How Biden ’ s inflationary policies could drive gold up Ever since trillions of dollars were pumped into the economy earlier this year , inflation expectations have been running high .
We ’ ve watched gold climb to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar levels .
At first , it might seem puzzling that the massive amount of stimulus has not yet caused a spike in consumer prices .
To Arkadiusz Sieron , the explanation is a fairly straightforward tale of pent-up demand .
In the simplest terms , during times of crisis , consumers wait for uncertainty to pass before going back to their old spending habits .
The same scenario is unfolding now .
As the pandemic subsides , eager consumers will want to catch up on missed opportunities and flood the markets with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year .
There is also plenty to be said about the role banks play in the expansion of money supply on the consumer level .
As Sieron notes , in contrast to the Great Recession , most of the money pumped into the economy was used to stimulate businesses that were , and continue to , struggle due to the lockdowns .
As the lockdowns subside , consumers are expected to flock towards banks in search of loans of various kinds , creating an inflationary risk that Sieron believes is worse than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This all ties heavily into Joe Biden ’ s presidency and his administration ’ s monetary policy goals .
In assuming office , Biden will have to take on an economy that was already in a state of contraction before receiving an unprecedented blow in the form of the pandemic .
The sheer amount of public and national debt will also ensure that interest rates remain in exceptionally low territory , while real rates themselves have already dipped into the negative .
When one adds Biden ’ s plans for another stimulus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s easy to see how the picture for gold grows brighter and brighter .
A stash of 500 gold coins has given one deep-sea treasure hunter plenty of reasons to wait The case of deep-sea treasure hunter and researcher Tommy Thompson is as curious as that of the shipwreck whose gold hoard he was hired to find .
In 1857 , the S.S. Central America sank somewhere off the coast of South Carolina while carrying 30,000 pounds of bullion during a time of gold rush .
The loss created an economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colloquially-named Ship of Gold remained buried until Thompson found its location in 1988 .
An estimated $ 100-150 million in gold bullion was recovered , including an 80 lb gold ingot which sold at auction for $ 8 million .
Thompson ’ s journey to find the ship was funded by 161 investors who paid the explorer a combined $ 12.7 million to locate the wreck .
After finding the shipwreck , Thompson and his partner relocated to a resort near Boca Raton , Florida , where the two lived until being arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a federal court summoning order from 2012 .
While Thompson admitted to ignoring the court order , which resulted in a $ 250,000 fine and two years in prison , he at first offered to settle his investors ’ lawsuits against him by giving up a hoard of 500 gold coins he allegedly diverted during the salvaging operation .
Since then , he has claimed that he has forgotten the coins ’ location .
Thompson , now 68 , blames his health issues on misplacing the coins , though he previously stated that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Belize .
Neither Thompson ’ s financers nor the authorities have lent too much credence to Thompson ’ s version of the story , and what would normally be a maximum 18-month stretch for refusal to cooperate has now turned into a five-year incarceration accompanied by nearly $ 1.8 million in fines .
As both authorities and legal pundits have noted , Thompson ’ s refusal to assist in the investigation is particularly problematic due to the uniqueness and historical value of the assets in question .
After 8 long years of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s no secret that inflation is primed to soar .
If your IRA or 401 ( k ) is exposed to this threat , it ’ s critical to act now !
That ’ s why thousands of Americans are moving their retirement into a Gold IRA .
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From Birch Gold Group
This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: A pro-gold reassessment of savings allocations is on the way, how a Biden presidency could boost gold through inflation, and treasure hunter opts for jail to keep his discovery of gold coins hidden.
State Street Global Advisors: 10% of savings in gold gives investors the biggest advantage
In a recent web seminar held by State Street Global Advisors, two gold experts went over why November’s institutional outflows from the gold market are not only inconsequential for the metal, but also go against what participants can expect from funds moving forward. State Street Global Advisors’ chief gold strategist George Milling-Stanley and World Gold Council’s manager of investment research Adam Perlaky expanded upon the bullish prospects that gold is facing in 2021 and onwards.
While this year’s climb to $2,070 in August followed by institutional outflows and a subsequent pullback might look similar to the 2008-2013 run to some observers, that’s about as far as comparisons go. As Milling-Stanley notes, the five-year stretch was marked by heavy speculative interest and different fundamentals than the ones currently pushing the metal up. “Speculative interest” refers to investors who buy an asset with no intention of holding it long-term, instead looking to a short-term rise in price before selling. Speculators often trade in futures contracts and have no interest in the underlying assets.
Whereas fund managers had the option to adhere to the 60/40 stock/bond investment model a decade ago, Perlaky points out that the new and persistent environment of low to negative-yielding bonds has changed the landscape. A decade ago, savers bought U.S. Treasurys expecting the yields would at least pace inflation – alas, this is no longer the case. Milling-Stanley sees investors moving toward significant diversification into gold to hedge their bets, mitigate risk and include a safe and independent source of returns.
State Street research shows that holding a 10% allocation in gold gives savers the best advantage to lower risk, and diminish volatility, while still showing the best returns.
Milling-Stanley agrees with numerous forecasters who expect gold to have a fairly easy road towards $2,300 by the end of 2021. While recent developments have soothed the markets to an extent, both analysts note that the pandemic’s effects to the global economy are yet to be assessed, and that the drivers which began pushing gold prices higher last summer have only grown more exponential.
How Biden’s inflationary policies could drive gold up
Ever since trillions of dollars were pumped into the economy earlier this year, inflation expectations have been running high. We’ve watched gold climb to a new all-time high and continue trading at similar levels. At first, it might seem puzzling that the massive amount of stimulus has not yet caused a spike in consumer prices.
To Arkadiusz Sieron, the explanation is a fairly straightforward tale of pent-up demand. In the simplest terms, during times of crisis, consumers wait for uncertainty to pass before going back to their old spending habits. The same scenario is unfolding now. As the pandemic subsides, eager consumers will want to catch up on missed opportunities and flood the markets with the stimulus money the Federal Reserve printed this year.
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There is also plenty to be said about the role banks play in the expansion of money supply on the consumer level. As Sieron notes, in contrast to the Great Recession, most of the money pumped into the economy was used to stimulate businesses that were, and continue to, struggle due to the lockdowns. As the lockdowns subside, consumers are expected to flock towards banks in search of loans of various kinds, creating an inflationary risk that Sieron believes is worse than that of the Great Recession recovery.
This all ties heavily into Joe Biden’s presidency and his administration’s monetary policy goals. In assuming office, Biden will have to take on an economy that was already in a state of contraction before receiving an unprecedented blow in the form of the pandemic. The sheer amount of public and national debt will also ensure that interest rates remain in exceptionally low territory, while real rates themselves have already dipped into the negative. When one adds Biden’s plans for another stimulus and a general affinity for printing money, it’s easy to see how the picture for gold grows brighter and brighter.
A stash of 500 gold coins has given one deep-sea treasure hunter plenty of reasons to wait
The case of deep-sea treasure hunter and researcher Tommy Thompson is as curious as that of the shipwreck whose gold hoard he was hired to find.
In 1857, the S.S. Central America sank somewhere off the coast of South Carolina while carrying 30,000 pounds of bullion during a time of gold rush. The loss created an economic upheaval at the time, and the colloquially-named Ship of Gold remained buried until Thompson found its location in 1988. An estimated $100-150 million in gold bullion was recovered, including an 80 lb gold ingot which sold at auction for $8 million.
Thompson’s journey to find the ship was funded by 161 investors who paid the explorer a combined $12.7 million to locate the wreck. After finding the shipwreck, Thompson and his partner relocated to a resort near Boca Raton, Florida, where the two lived until being arrested by U.S. marshals in 2015 after ignoring a federal court summoning order from 2012.
While Thompson admitted to ignoring the court order, which resulted in a $250,000 fine and two years in prison, he at first offered to settle his investors’ lawsuits against him by giving up a hoard of 500 gold coins he allegedly diverted during the salvaging operation. Since then, he has claimed that he has forgotten the coins’ location. Thompson, now 68, blames his health issues on misplacing the coins, though he previously stated that the coins were given to a trust in Belize.
Neither Thompson’s financers nor the authorities have lent too much credence to Thompson’s version of the story, and what would normally be a maximum 18-month stretch for refusal to cooperate has now turned into a five-year incarceration accompanied by nearly $1.8 million in fines. As both authorities and legal pundits have noted, Thompson’s refusal to assist in the investigation is particularly problematic due to the uniqueness and historical value of the assets in question.
After 8 long years of ultra-loose monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, it’s no secret that inflation is primed to soar. If your IRA or 401(k) is exposed to this threat, it’s critical to act now! That’s why thousands of Americans are moving their retirement into a Gold IRA. Learn how you can too with a free info kit on gold from Birch Gold Group. It reveals the little-known IRS Tax Law to move your IRA or 401(k) into gold. Click here to get your free Info Kit on Gold.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Tesla Was Added To The SPX – Now What?

Tesla Was Added To The SPX – Now What?

Tesla is emblematic of the fraud and deception that has permeated every nook and cranny of the United States ’ economic and political system .
It is the poster-child for the biggest stock bubble in history .
Well , the SPX index inclusion event is finally over .
TSLA shares were quite volatile on Friday .
TSLA was up over $ 30 early in the trading session Friday .
In the last hour of trading , TSLA swung from from up $ 20 to down $ 20 and ended up closing up $ 39 , as roughly 95 million shares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely index funds finalizing their rebalancing .
The stock closed down $ 19 in the after-hours trading on Friday .
While it ’ s impossible to know for sure , my bet is that TSLA will start dropping precipitously in price sometime over the next 3-4 weeks .
As of mid-day Tuesday ( Dec 21 ) the shares are down 8.6 % from Friday ’ s close .
A comparison to Yahoo is appropriate .
Yahoo screamed from a market cap of $ 850 million by the end of its first day as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion within a month after it was added to the SPX index in December 1999 .
It was trading at 211x trailing revenue at its peak market cap .
Competition flooded Yahoo ’ s internet space , in 2000 and its sales dropped 36 % over the next year .
Over the next 1 3/4 years , Yahoo ’ s stock fell 98 % .
In the 1H 2021 there will be at least 24 new EV models rolling out in China .
This will have a highly adverse effect on Tesla ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of weeks ago Consumer Reports rated Tesla ’ s Model Y as well below average for reliability .
Edmunds issued a report in which it rated Ford ’ s Mach-E “ the best in the luxury EV class.
” It also said the Mach-E is far superior in ride quality to the Model Y , saying that “ in our experience the Model Y Performance rides harsh , unacceptably so – the Mach-E ’ s ability to handle pavement is vastly superior.
” In other words , the Model Y is a piece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And thus the real competition stage in the Tesla saga begins .
This is when we get to see worldwide what happens to Tesla ’ s market share when the big OEM ’ s muscle into the EV space .
We ’ ve seen a preview of this in the EU , especially Norway and Netherlands , which are two of the largest and most developed EV markets globally .
Tesla had little to no competition between 2010 and 2019 .
As competition begins to invade the market , its accompanied by price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competition through 2019 , Tesla has been unable to generate profits from its sale of automobiles ( the only source of income has been the sale of regulatory credits ) .
What will Telsa ’ s income statement look like in 2021 when there will be 50+ new EV models launched worldwide ?
The dollar-value of Tesla call option trading going into the Company ’ s inclusion in the SPX index increased 2,400 % YoY .
On December 16 , 2019 , the dollar value of TSLA ’ s options open interest was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the value of the open interest for SPX stocks , including SPX index options .
On December 14 , 2020 , the value of Tesla ’ s options open interest was $ 94.8 billion , or a whopping 17 % of the total value of option interest for SPX stocks inclusive of SPX index options .
TSLA ’ s bubble may not pop immediately , but I have a hard time imagining that TSLA ’ s shares will not be significantly lower six months from now .
The commentary above is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal , a weekly newsletter that dissects the latest economic reports and presents ideas for short sellers .
You can learn more about it here : Short Seller ’ s Journal information .

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics
Tesla is emblematic of the fraud and deception that has permeated every nook and cranny of the United States’ economic and political system. It is the poster-child for the biggest stock bubble in history.
Well, the SPX index inclusion event is finally over. TSLA shares were quite volatile on Friday. TSLA was up over $30 early in the trading session Friday. In the last hour of trading, TSLA swung from from up $20 to down $20 and ended up closing up $39, as roughly 95 million shares crossed the tape at the close, likely index funds finalizing their rebalancing. The stock closed down $19 in the after-hours trading on Friday.
While it’s impossible to know for sure, my bet is that TSLA will start dropping precipitously in price sometime over the next 3-4 weeks. As of mid-day Tuesday (Dec 21) the shares are down 8.6% from Friday’s close.
A comparison to Yahoo is appropriate. Yahoo screamed from a market cap of $850 million by the end of its first day as public company in 1996 to $127 billion within a month after it was added to the SPX index in December 1999. It was trading at 211x trailing revenue at its peak market cap. Competition flooded Yahoo’s internet space, in 2000 and its sales dropped 36% over the next year. Over the next 1 3/4 years, Yahoo’s stock fell 98%. In the 1H 2021 there will be at least 24 new EV models rolling out in China. This will have a highly adverse effect on Tesla’s revenues.
Recall that a couple of weeks ago Consumer Reports rated Tesla’s Model Y as well below average for reliability. Edmunds issued a report in which it rated Ford’s Mach-E “the best in the luxury EV class.” It also said the Mach-E is far superior in ride quality to the Model Y, saying that “in our experience the Model Y Performance rides harsh, unacceptably so – the Mach-E’s ability to handle pavement is vastly superior.” In other words, the Model Y is a piece of shit, operationally and aesthetically.
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And thus the real competition stage in the Tesla saga begins. This is when we get to see worldwide what happens to Tesla’s market share when the big OEM’s muscle into the EV space. We’ve seen a preview of this in the EU, especially Norway and Netherlands, which are two of the largest and most developed EV markets globally.
Tesla had little to no competition between 2010 and 2019. As competition begins to invade the market, its accompanied by price cuts and shrinking margins. With little competition through 2019, Tesla has been unable to generate profits from its sale of automobiles (the only source of income has been the sale of regulatory credits). What will Telsa’s income statement look like in 2021 when there will be 50+ new EV models launched worldwide?
The dollar-value of Tesla call option trading going into the Company’s inclusion in the SPX index increased 2,400% YoY. On December 16, 2019, the dollar value of TSLA’s options open interest was $3.9 billion, or 1.5% of the value of the open interest for SPX stocks, including SPX index options. On December 14, 2020, the value of Tesla’s options open interest was $94.8 billion, or a whopping 17% of the total value of option interest for SPX stocks inclusive of SPX index options.
TSLA’s bubble may not pop immediately, but I have a hard time imagining that TSLA’s shares will not be significantly lower six months from now.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--A $300,000 reward has been offered for the arrest of the Nashville Christmas day “suspect” money rai

A $300,000 reward has been offered for the arrest of the Nashville Christmas day “suspect” money raised by CEOs

NASHVILLE , Tenn. ( WKRN ) — Over $ 300,000 has been raised as a reward for information that leads @ @ @ @ @ of a suspect involved in an explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning .
Originally @ @ @ @ @ Corp. offered a $ 10,000 reward for information that they eventually raised to $ 25,000 @ @ @ @ @ Travis also pledged $ 10,000 toward the reward for information .

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Over $300,000 has been raised as a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a suspect involved in an explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning.
Originally, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. offered a $10,000 reward for information that they eventually raised to $25,000.
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FOX Sports host Clay Travis also pledged $10,000 toward the reward for information.
I’m pledging an additional $10k for information leading to the arrest of the downtown Nashville bomber. — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 25, 2020
www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/over-300000-offered-as-reward-for-info-into-downtown-nashville-explosion-suspect/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--NASHVILLE — More Than One Bomb — RV Not The Primary Explosion —

Watch for the exhaust plume that appears in between the buidlings , just before the explosion .
The explosion ejects @ @ @ @ @ direction as the incoming plume and at the exact same angle .
This was no @ @ @ @ @ a missile or some other sort weapon form the sky .
Just like in Beirut @ @ @ @ @ caught on video .
The RV was a decoy .
The countdown was to remove @ @ @ @ @ could be driven away , and to minimize casualties while they attempted to destroy evidence @ @ @ @ @ are witnesses who state that the explosion did not occur for another 15 minutes after @ @ @ @ @ have ended .
There is no sign of any RV or RV debris in the @ @ @ @ @ frame and axles ?
And , everything exploded from underground and inside of the building @

Speculation it wasn't the RV that blew up but looks are deceiving: The initial blast on the frame shows a fireball around the RV which is at the center of the shockwave. The sleight of eye happen when the wave implode appearing the collapse on the other side of the street. pic.twitter.com/PjPoC9wIqU — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
It's also possible the RV triggered a secondary explosions on the opposite side of the street. We'll have to wait for the evidence to come in though. — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
Interesting that the sewer grates seem to have been blown off, indicating blast force coming from out of tunnels and upward. pic.twitter.com/XDikRqAHbn — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
Balcony footage of the aftermath of the #Nashville explosion. pic.twitter.com/lMWpmiTZHn — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
Apparant Infrared footage of the cloud from the explosion seen rising over the skyline in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/73Inarlrhh — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
Watch for the exhaust plume that appears in between the buidlings, just before the explosion. The explosion ejects debris back in this same direction as the incoming plume and at the exact same angle. This was no RV bomb, it was a missile or some other sort weapon form the sky. Just like in Beirut earlier this year. Both caught on video.
The RV was a decoy. The countdown was to remove all witnesses before the RV could be driven away, and to minimize casualties while they attempted to destroy evidence of voter fraud. There are witnesses who state that the explosion did not occur for another 15 minutes after the moment the countdown would have ended.
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There is no sign of any RV or RV debris in the aftermath. Where are the frame and axles? And, everything exploded from underground and inside of the building.
Nashville bombing drone footage. pic.twitter.com/jCVu4Qy2ny — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 25, 2020
Blown up pixelated images aren't showing what I see more clearly on my monitor. We'll get better pictures from the FBI soon, just like with the Boston Bombings. — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
More photos of the fireball from the bombing and its after math: pic.twitter.com/cHioxSMsrx — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
This image is a fake doctored image. It is part of a disinformation campaign alleging Sami Hadyd (formerly Sam Hyde), a US Marine Veteran and Nashville native, is behind the bombing. pic.twitter.com/2ViQ6zUjEr — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
More doctored images. Author has since deleted. Frame by frame shows the RV has blown up and is a white blur at the frame in the center of this image. See real image in my previous tweet. pic.twitter.com/SYqlp7j3nJ — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
Ground Footage from the scene on 2nd Ave North from Nashville FDpic.twitter.com/gDFjrKwJ9D — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
More photos of the damage. pic.twitter.com/09Xt20kp8f — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
I am seeing lots of speculation the Batman AT&T Building Data center at 333 Commerce street was the target because of AT&T government contract work. Odd bomb placement if that truly was the target. Silver Lake's Sunguard Data Center At Bell South is way more likely. pic.twitter.com/Kmqnx0P9Xy — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
Here are the points of interest: Bell South, 221 Commerce, 330 commerce and the location of the explosion, per Google (that is Google's own marker not mine). pic.twitter.com/bIdiGHiWxt — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
This is why we need to archive: 200 Commerce is listed as the location for Sungard data center in Nashville.t.co/Yc4xZGi3HQ Archive: t.co/NNc0Tx1bMH But Sungard's corporate site does not list a Nashville location — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
With permission from the author, re-posting the author's confirmation this post is real. pic.twitter.com/p2vq8XARjx — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
Update on the Facebook post: t.co/KXVIhVHlwi Take what you want from it. The timing of the post 4 days before the bombing is what strikes interest though. pic.twitter.com/4IjRRX2JGg — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
If the RV was full of high order explosives we would expect much larger damage, like the Oklahoma city Bombing. If the RV was full of high order explosives, which requires a substantial shock to detonate, it should have all exploded which should rule out an RV full of it. pic.twitter.com/xHqj0NH1mn — President-Elect Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) December 26, 2020
h/t Nawt Meh Prezdunt


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Japan closes borders to all countries to prevent the spread of the new #COVID19 strains.

BREAKING – Japan closes borders to all countries to prevent the spread of the new # COVID19 strains .
BREAKING @ @ @ @ @ from all countries to prevent the spread of the more contagious U.K. strain of the @ @ @ @ @ Saturday.t.co/R7TEwpC8UU

BREAKING – Japan closes borders to all countries to prevent the spread of the new #COVID19 strains.
BREAKING | Japan will ban entry from all countries to prevent the spread of the more contagious U.K. strain of the coronavirus, the government announced Saturday.t.co/R7TEwpC8UU
— Nikkei Asia (@NikkeiAsia) December 26, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Anti-CHICOM Hacker Group “CCP Unmasked” shows how China shapes the narrative…

“ Chris and Shelley discuss how the Chinese regime wrote a false narrative around the coronavirus , shaping public opinion both domestically and internationally.
” “ A hacker group known as CCP ( Chinese Communist Party ) Unmasked shared the documents , which reveal the Herculean efforts that the actual CCP invested in maintaining control of the Internet .
“ The Times and ProPublica verified the legitimacy of many of the documents , some of which had been acquired independently by China Digital Times , a website that follows Chinese Internet controls… The documents show as early as January – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Chinese authorities clamped down on information to make the virus look less severe , and the government more capable.
” Leaked Documents Show How China ’ s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirus “ “ China has a politically weaponized system of censorship ; it is refined , organized , coordinated and supported by the state ’ s resources , ” said Xiao Qiang , a research scientist at the School of Information at the University of California , Berkeley , and the founder of China Digital Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for deleting something .
They also have a powerful apparatus to construct a narrative and aim it at any target with huge scale.
” “ This is a huge thing , ” he added .
“ No other country has that .
” ”

How China Shaped the Coronavirus Narrative
“Chris and Shelley discuss how the Chinese regime wrote a false narrative around the coronavirus, shaping public opinion both domestically and internationally.”
Leaked documents reveal extent of China’s attempts to control coronavirus message
www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavirus/1608458219-leaked-documents-reveals-extent-of-china-s-attempts-to-control-coronavirus-message
“A hacker group known as CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Unmasked shared the documents, which reveal the Herculean efforts that the actual CCP invested in maintaining control of the Internet. “The Times and ProPublica verified the legitimacy of many of the documents, some of which had been acquired independently by China Digital Times, a website that follows Chinese Internet controls… The documents show as early as January – before the coronavirus had been decisively identified – Chinese authorities clamped down on information to make the virus look less severe, and the government more capable.”
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Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus
www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirus
““China has a politically weaponized system of censorship; it is refined, organized, coordinated and supported by the state’s resources,” said Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, and the founder of China Digital Times. “It’s not just for deleting something. They also have a powerful apparatus to construct a narrative and aim it at any target with huge scale.”
“This is a huge thing,” he added. “No other country has that.””
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--CoVid-19 Vaccine Common Side Effect Comparisons Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Side by Side

Ingredients ====================================== Pfizer-BioNTech Each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine also includes : lipids ( 0.43 mg ( 4-hydroxybutyl ) azanediyl ) bis ( hexane-6,1-diyl ) bis ( 2-hexyldecanoate ) , 0.05 mg 2 [ ( polyethylene glycol ) -2000 ] - N , N-ditetradecylacetamide , 0.09 mg 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine , and 0.2 mg cholesterol ) , 0.01 mg potassium chloride , 0.01 mg monobasic potassium phosphate , 0.36 mg sodium chloride , 0.07 mg dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate , and 6 mg sucrose .
The diluent ( 0.9 % Sodium Chloride Injection , USP ) contributes an additional 2.16 mg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains the following ingredients : messenger ribonucleic acid ( mRNA ) , lipids ( SM-102 , polyethylene glycol [ PEG ] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [ DMG ] , cholesterol , and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [ DSPC ] ) , tromethamine , tromethamine hydrochloride , acetic acid , sodium acetate , and sucrose .
According to the FDA : It is MANDATORY for vaccination providers to report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System ( VAERS ) all vaccine administration errors , all serious adverse events , cases of Multi-inflammatory Syndrome ( MIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fatal cases of COVID-19 following vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine .

CoVid-19 Vaccine Common Side Effect Compairisons
Side Effect_________________|Pfizer-BioNTech|Moderna
Pain at Injection Site______|84.1% _________|92%
Fatigue_____________________|62.9%__________|70%
Headach_____________________|55.1%__________|64%
Muscle Pain /Myalgia________|38.3%__________|61.5%
Chills______________________|31.9%__________|45.4%
Joint Pain / Arthralgia_____|23.6%__________|46.4%
Fever_______________________|14.2%__________|15.5%
Injection site Redness/
Erythema____________________|10.5%__________|14.7%
Nausea/Vomiting_____________|_1.1%__________|23%
Malaise_____________________|_0.5%__________|Not mentioned
Lymphadenopathy_____________|_0.3%__________|Not mentioned
By: SharylAttkisson.com
Sources: Pfizer, Moderna, FDA, CDC
Ingredients
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Pfizer-BioNTech
Each dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine also includes: lipids (0.43 mg (4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 0.05 mg 2[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]- N,N-ditetradecylacetamide, 0.09 mg 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and 0.2 mg cholesterol), 0.01 mg potassium chloride, 0.01 mg monobasic potassium phosphate, 0.36 mg sodium chloride, 0.07 mg dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and 6 mg sucrose. The diluent (0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP) contributes an additional 2.16 mg sodium chloride per dose.
Moderna
The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains the following ingredients: messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), lipids (SM-102, polyethylene glycol [PEG] 2000 dimyristoyl glycerol [DMG], cholesterol, and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine [DSPC]), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate, and sucrose.
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According to the FDA: It is MANDATORY for vaccination providers to report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) all vaccine administration errors, all serious adverse events, cases of Multi-inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) in adults, and hospitalized or fatal cases of COVID-19 following vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Rules for thee: Bureaucrat Wuhan virus hypocrisy list/map

The Heritage Foundation has put together a map of all the bureaucrats who have broken their own Wuhan virus rules @ @ @ @ @ is at 43 reported instances with some officials having violated their own rules more than @ @ @ @ @ the map/list here .

by DCG
The Heritage Foundation has put together a map of all the bureaucrats who have broken their own Wuhan virus rules. So far their list is at 43 reported instances with some officials having violated their own rules more than once.
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ICYMI: We just released a new project, "COVID Hypocrisy," a comprehensive, interactive tracker documenting reported cases of politicians and government officials violating their own coronavirus restrictions. Check it out here: t.co/18kbpWFXau pic.twitter.com/x2AizMQG3W — John Cooper (@thejcoop) December 23, 2020
Check it out the map/list here.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-26--Dow Industrials Testing Major Quarterly Fibonacci Price Level

It ’ s truly amazing how important Fibonacci retracement and extension price levels are… and there ’ s no better place to highlight them than on a chart !
Today we look at a long-term “ quarterly ” chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( since 1964 ) .
Using 1974 as a major “ quarterly ” low and measuring that to the 2002 and 2009 major lows , we can draw out Fibonacci extensions to 261.8 % and 423.6 % price levels .
Here we can see that the 261.8 % price level served as resistance for several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a “ low ” this past March… perhaps another major low .
From there , the Dow Industrials surged higher and are currently testing another major “ quarterly ” Fibonacci extension level ( the 423.6 % Fib ) at 30,250 .
Will This Fibonacci price level impact the Dow Industrials ?
With the trend being up at this time , if the Dow takes out this extension level , price and history would suggest it could rally a large percentage .
This price level should be important for the Bulls and Bears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ See It Markets.com .
To see the original post CLICK HERE .

by Chris Kimble
It’s truly amazing how important Fibonacci retracement and extension price levels are… and there’s no better place to highlight them than on a chart!
Today we look at a long-term “quarterly” chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (since 1964). Using 1974 as a major “quarterly” low and measuring that to the 2002 and 2009 major lows, we can draw out Fibonacci extensions to 261.8% and 423.6% price levels.
Here we can see that the 261.8% price level served as resistance for several quarters before becoming support… support that held as a “low” this past March… perhaps another major low.
From there, the Dow Industrials surged higher and are currently testing another major “quarterly” Fibonacci extension level (the 423.6% Fib) at 30,250.
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Will This Fibonacci price level impact the Dow Industrials?
With the trend being up at this time, if the Dow takes out this extension level, price and history would suggest it could rally a large percentage.
This price level should be important for the Bulls and Bears!
This article was first published on See It Markets.com. To see the original post CLICK HERE.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-27--Why Are Hospital Workers So Afraid Of The Vaccine?

by Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report Across the country hospital administrators are facing unexpected push-back @ @ @ @ @ of the covid vaccine .
More and more are refusing to take it , with @ @ @ @ @ mentioning “ mistrust ” and fear .
Why ?
Also today , poor Dr. Birx @ @ @ @ @ over her family Thanksgiving trip .
US has record deaths in 2020 ?
San Francisco @ @ @ @ @ And more…

by Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report
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Across the country hospital administrators are facing unexpected push-back from employees on the issue of the covid vaccine. More and more are refusing to take it, with at least one hospital CEO mentioning “mistrust” and fear. Why? Also today, poor Dr. Birx has had her feelings hurt over her family Thanksgiving trip. US has record deaths in 2020? San Francisco’s record overdoses. And more…


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-27--Another nurse in Tennessee injured. “This is the MOST disturbing video I have seen! “

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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-28--BREAKING: Trump signs Covid relief and government funding bill, extending unemployment assistance an

BREAKING: Trump signs Covid relief and government funding bill, extending unemployment assistance and averting a government shutdown.

WEST PALM BEACH , Fla. ( AP ) — President Donald Trump has signed a $ 900 billion pandemic relief @ @ @ @ @ cash to businesses and individuals .
It also averts a government shutdown .
The massive @ @ @ @ @ to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as money for @ @ @ @ @ increase in food stamp benefits .
Democrats are promising more aid to come once President-elect @ @ @ @ @ but Republicans are signaling a wait-and-see approach .

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals. It also averts a government shutdown.
Trump announced the signing in a statement Sunday night.
The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September and contains other end-of-session priorities such as money for cash-starved transit systems and an increase in food stamp benefits.
Democrats are promising more aid to come once President-elect Joe Biden takes office, but Republicans are signaling a wait-and-see approach.