investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Deep dive into the reasons behind why Intel is behind technologically.

Since its ’ Q2 earnings call a few weeks ago , Intel Corporation ( INTC ) shares have plummeted 20 % upon announcement of problems with its ’ next-generation 10nm and 7nm manufacturing processes .
The massive collapse has led to widespread attention among investors , but in reality the situation has been years in the making for those who ’ ve been paying attention .
Today I ’ d like to look at some of the technical decisions Intel made , why they ’ ve caused problems and the implications of that on their future .
Lithography is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competitive advantage for those who master it .
In simple terms , you put a template of circuit designs ( photomask ) on a silicon base ( wafer ) and shine a powerful laser on it [ 1 ] .
Over time , people tried to fit more transistors in the same area – this would lead to increased performance capability , lower power consumption and various other benefits outlined in Dennard Scaling [ 2 ] .
This becomes progressively more difficult over time , as you ’ re trying to cram transistors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the width of a hair .
The industry ran into a particularly tricky wall around the 20nm mark , since the size of the laser you used to ‘ print ’ the circuit design became so relatively big that it couldn ’ t reliably follow the complicated patterns needed for all the transistors .
Two schools of thought developed to address this problem – patterning ( using more than one photomask , each with simpler diagrams , and lasering the wafer with each of these templates separately ) , and EUV ( extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wavelengths than traditional ) .
Intel saw success with dual-patterning ( two templates ) on its ’ 22 and 14nm process , and chose to go one step further and pursue quad-patterning on its ’ 10nm process .
[ 3 ] Meanwhile , its ’ competitors TSMC and Samsung chose EUV .
[ 4 ] For reference , Intel themselves have also chosen to pursue EUV for their 7nm process .
That might give you a hint as to which was the right choice… Other terminology I ’ ll be referring to in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a wafer is actually useable ) and monolithic ( the whole CPU is cut out of the wafer as a single piece of silicon ) vs chiplets ( the CPU is formed from several pieces of silicon stuck together ) Back in 2013 , Intel was in it ’ s prime .
It dominated the CPU market with > 90 % market share , and was pursuing a tick-tock strategy with its ’ chips – every two years you would have a die shrink ‘ tick ’ , then the alternating years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tock ’ .
In the roadmaps released by Intel , they planned to have their next ‘ tock ’ of 10nm in 2016 .
The ‘ tick ’ – Skylake architecture came , but the ‘ tock ’ never did .
Even today , 4 years after it was supposed to be released , 10nm still isn ’ t really here .
On paper , it was launched with Cannon Lake in 2018 – but the total number of those are in the thousands , if not hundreds .
On paper , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2020 but they have incredibly limited supply and offer inferior performance to Intel ’ s own 14nm offerings .
[ 5 ] The latest update is that desktop and datacentre chips will come in the second half of 2021 – but for reasons we shall soon see it is my opinion that these will yet again be flops .
In fact , it is my opinion that 10nm is a total writeoff , and that the design decisions taken at a very early stage have doomed it to failure .
When you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have some defects in your wafer .
After all , creating billions of devices tens of atoms in size isn ’ t going to be perfect .
Patterning as a lithographic technique inherently has a higher defect rate than not using it – you ’ re basically going through the same process multiple times , thus increasing the chance of defect dramatically .
As I mentioned earlier , Intel is using quad patterning in 10nm – this means their defect rates are going to be sky high .
At the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compounds this problem for high-performance , high core count CPU models .
As you can see from the blue wafer below , it ’ s difficult to draw large squares ( high-core count models ) that are without defect .
In comparison , the red wafer is AMD ’ s chiplet approach , built on TSMC ’ s less defect-prone EUV process .
Since you can paste together multiple small CPUs into one bigger one , you use a far greater percentage of the wafer , cutting costs and letting you freely choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build .
Of course , it ’ s impossible for anyone outside Intel to know the exact numbers for the defect rates , yields and unit costs for 10nm .
No doubt they are improving as time goes on , as they always do with a maturing architecture .
However , I can say with certainty that • they are currently not yielding at rates that could let them release high core-count server chips in any volume , EVEN AT A LOSS • The margins on 10nm will NEVER reach the heights that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoyed gross margins of above 60 % for the last decade .
In my opinion , if Intel were to replace their whole product stack with 10nm , their gross margin will never rise above 30 % .
The maximum price they can release their products at is capped not only by AMD ’ s offerings , but more importantly their own legacy performance .
If Intel attempted to price at a level that would give them healthy margins , their entire product lineup would be outcompeted by their 5 year old 14nm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their customers would have no reason to upgrade , decimating their revenues .
These are bold statements but I believe Intel ’ s actions over the past few years , and their planned actions over the next few , support this view .
When you release a new generation of processors , you always want to have it be ‘ better ’ than the previous generation .
This may seem incredibly obvious , but the only exception is when the design has such big inherent flaws that you can ’ t physically do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ architecture AMD released in 2011 performed worse than their own previous-generation Phenom II architecture [ 6 ] , leading to near-bankruptcy of the company , due to the flawed design of maximising core counts from a belief that multi-threaded performance was the future ; while having the processor cores shares caches and FPUs , massively reducing the multi-threaded performance of the architecture .
Intel finds themselves in a similar situation today .
Their design choices made back in 2013 mean that it is impossible to mass produce 10nm high core count chips .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ their monopoly continued and the mainstream continued to have 4 core , 8 threaded CPUs .
Indeed , they are producing Ice Lake laptop CPUs today that have 4 cores .
However , the resurgence of AMD with their high core count capable Zen architecture meant that Intel were forced into raising their own core counts to compete – there has been a doubling of core counts across their entire product stack , which is fine on 14nm with its ’ double patterning , but not so much on 10nm .
The limitations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the same price point from Intel have 14nm massively outperforming 10nm , with the higher core counts outweighing any density improvements that 10nm brings .
Similarly , leaks for the upcoming 10nm Alder Lake desktop and Ice Lake Xeon chips suggest that the maximum number of cores on 10nm,28 , will be 33-50 % lower than those from 14nm [ 7 ] – not to mention AMD ’ s offerings which top out at 2.3x the core count at half the price .
[ 8 ] The persistent lack of chips on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite us now technically being on ‘ 10nm+++ ’ , suggests that there is a fundamental barrier in the technology that no amount of delays and extra engineering can get past .
10nm is rotten from the very first steps taken .
So now we ’ ve established just how much of a disaster Intel ’ s 10nm process is , what about 7nm ?
It should be better right ?
After all , its ’ built on the superior EUV , rather than SAQP .
The market obviously expects it to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive drop in Intel share price was widely attributed to the ‘ 6 month delay ’ in 7nm rollout .
While I don ’ t have nearly as much solid information to go on compared to 10nm , I just want to note a few things .
The exact words Bob Swan used in the Q2 call were ‘ we are seeing a 6 month shift in 7nm… 12 months behind our internal target… we have identified a defect mode that resulted in yield degradation ’ .
There ’ s quite a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including analysts on the call , were confused by how 7nm could be both 6 and 12 months behind target at the same time .
Have Intel achieved quantum tunnelling of time ?
The truth is that Bob ’ s claim of a ‘ buffer in planning process ’ as the reason , while technically true , is incredibly misleading .
In any typical launch of a new process node , you spend a few months getting up to speed – running the foundry through the whole process , troubleshooting , using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to OEM partners for them to design products around , etc .
You don ’ t sell the chips produced to anyone .
Industry standard is to call this period a tape-out , not a launch of a new process – that ’ s when you actually produce chips that you sell to people .
Bob ’ s comment translated is that the process is delayed by 12 months , but they ’ re going to breach industry standard and ‘ launch ’ 7nm when the first fabs start spinning up 6 months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sound ridiculous ?
Well , Intel did the exact same thing with 10nm .
Faced with mounting pressure over the constant delays , Intel ‘ launched ’ Cannon Lake in May 2018 .
There was 1 CPU in the whole generation , a dual core processor with a clock speed of 2.2Ghz that was slower than the i3-3250 released in 2013 for $ 20 less than the 10nm part .
Not to mention it was nigh on impossible to actually buy one .
[ 9 ] Cannon Lake was an incredibly obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time where Intel had just started up its fabs .
Ice Lake , the first 10nm architecture you could actually buy ( in limited quantities ) shipped in September 2019 , more than a year after Cannon Lake ‘ launched ’ .
This ‘ 6-month ’ delay is nothing more than an attempt to sweetcoat a 12 month delay ( assuming no further delays ) .
The second part of the comment , relating to a ‘ defect mode ’ , is just as interesting as the first .
Intel are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7nm process , though there ’ s conflicting information suggesting they might move away from this if it proves to be too difficult .
[ 10 ] GaaFet , or Gates-all-around-Field-effect-Transistor , is a new and unproven transistor technology that should overcome the technical difficulties current transistor technologies face at increasingly smaller sizes .
Unlike normal process shrinks , this is going to a completely new type of transistor and we only have one other comparable in history – the transistor to a 3D FinFeT technology a few years ago .
With FinFet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ working prototype ’ demonstrating commercialisation potential took 8 years .
[ 11 ] Meanwhile , the equivalent demonstration with GaaFeT took place 3 years ago .
[ 12 ] While FinFeT and GaaFeT are different beasts , it is undeniable that the plans from Intel , and indeed all other foundries , are incredibly ambitious .
The latest leaks suggest that the ‘ defect mode ’ Intel have ran into has to do with their GaaFeT implementation .
If this is true , you could easily see 7nm being just as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beyond 7nm , there are some positives to be found .
As we get even smaller transistors , it will be necessary for both EUV and patterning to occur .
It ’ s likely that Intel will have an advantage in this area compared to competitors due to their experience with 10nm .
At the same time , they are actively exploring chipletbased designs .
They might have been late in realising the benefits , but they ’ ve finally come around with their EMIB , Foveros and big.Little technologies , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future blog post .
I ’ ll leave it to you to decide what the financial implications of these deductions are for Intel , but suffice it to say the baseline scenario is far worse than what many people envision .
There is no doubt that Intel will recover from this fiasco , but at what cost ?
Will it require yet another management reshuffle ?
Following in the footsteps of AMD , outsourcing production fully and writing off its ’ own fabs ?
Acknowledgement that they will no longer be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
[ 2 ] Dennard , R. , Gaensslen , F. , Hwa-Nien Yu , Rideout , V. , Bassous , E. and Leblanc , A. , 1999 .
Design Of Ion-implanted MOSFET ’ s with Very Small Physical Dimensions .
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.
, 87 ( 4 ) , pp.668-678 .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision @

by InfiniteValueptr
Since its’ Q2 earnings call a few weeks ago, Intel Corporation (INTC) shares have plummeted 20% upon announcement of problems with its’ next-generation 10nm and 7nm manufacturing processes. The massive collapse has led to widespread attention among investors, but in reality the situation has been years in the making for those who’ve been paying attention. Today I’d like to look at some of the technical decisions Intel made, why they’ve caused problems and the implications of that on their future.
Lithography techniques
Lithography is an incredibly complicated process that forms an incredible competitive advantage for those who master it. In simple terms, you put a template of circuit designs (photomask) on a silicon base (wafer) and shine a powerful laser on it [1].
Over time, people tried to fit more transistors in the same area – this would lead to increased performance capability, lower power consumption and various other benefits outlined in Dennard Scaling[2]. This becomes progressively more difficult over time, as you’re trying to cram transistors into areas thousands of times smaller than the width of a hair. The industry ran into a particularly tricky wall around the 20nm mark, since the size of the laser you used to ‘print’ the circuit design became so relatively big that it couldn’t reliably follow the complicated patterns needed for all the transistors. Two schools of thought developed to address this problem – patterning (using more than one photomask, each with simpler diagrams, and lasering the wafer with each of these templates separately), and EUV (extreme ultra-violet, using radiation with much smaller wavelengths than traditional). Intel saw success with dual-patterning (two templates) on its’ 22 and 14nm process, and chose to go one step further and pursue quad-patterning on its’ 10nm process.[3] Meanwhile, its’ competitors TSMC and Samsung chose EUV. [4] For reference, Intel themselves have also chosen to pursue EUV for their 7nm process. That might give you a hint as to which was the right choice…
Other terminology I’ll be referring to in this piece are yield (how much of a wafer is actually useable) and monolithic (the whole CPU is cut out of the wafer as a single piece of silicon) vs chiplets (the CPU is formed from several pieces of silicon stuck together)
The problems with 10nm
Back in 2013, Intel was in it’s prime. It dominated the CPU market with >90% market share, and was pursuing a tick-tock strategy with its’ chips – every two years you would have a die shrink ‘tick’, then the alternating years you would have a microarchitecture change ‘tock’. In the roadmaps released by Intel, they planned to have their next ‘tock’ of 10nm in 2016. The ‘tick’ – Skylake architecture came, but the ‘tock’ never did. Even today, 4 years after it was supposed to be released, 10nm still isn’t really here. On paper, it was launched with Cannon Lake in 2018 – but the total number of those are in the thousands, if not hundreds. On paper, the ‘mass-market’ generation Ice Lake launched in 2020 but they have incredibly limited supply and offer inferior performance to Intel’s own 14nm offerings. [5] The latest update is that desktop and datacentre chips will come in the second half of 2021 – but for reasons we shall soon see it is my opinion that these will yet again be flops. In fact, it is my opinion that 10nm is a total writeoff, and that the design decisions taken at a very early stage have doomed it to failure. When you use lithographic techniques, you are bound to have some defects in your wafer. After all, creating billions of devices tens of atoms in size isn’t going to be perfect. Patterning as a lithographic technique inherently has a higher defect rate than not using it – you’re basically going through the same process multiple times, thus increasing the chance of defect dramatically. As I mentioned earlier, Intel is using quad patterning in 10nm – this means their defect rates are going to be sky high. At the same time, their usage of a monolithic die compounds this problem for high-performance, high core count CPU models. As you can see from the blue wafer below, it’s difficult to draw large squares (high-core count models) that are without defect. In comparison, the red wafer is AMD’s chiplet approach, built on TSMC’s less defect-prone EUV process.
(Sorry, I copied this post from my blog to not self-promote but I can’t insert the relevant pictures here)
Since you can paste together multiple small CPUs into one bigger one, you use a far greater percentage of the wafer, cutting costs and letting you freely choose however many high-performance chips you want to build.
Of course, it’s impossible for anyone outside Intel to know the exact numbers for the defect rates, yields and unit costs for 10nm. No doubt they are improving as time goes on,as they always do with a maturing architecture. However, I can say with certainty that
they are currently not yielding at rates that could let them release high core-count server chips in any volume, EVEN AT A LOSS The margins on 10nm will NEVER reach the heights that Intel has traditionally seen. Intel has enjoyed gross margins of above 60% for the last decade. In my opinion, if Intel were to replace their whole product stack with 10nm, their gross margin will never rise above 30%. The maximum price they can release their products at is capped not only by AMD’s offerings, but more importantly their own legacy performance. If Intel attempted to price at a level that would give them healthy margins, their entire product lineup would be outcompeted by their 5 year old 14nm chips on a price/performance basis, and their customers would have no reason to upgrade, decimating their revenues.
These are bold statements but I believe Intel’s actions over the past few years, and their planned actions over the next few, support this view.
When you release a new generation of processors, you always want to have it be ‘better’ than the previous generation. This may seem incredibly obvious, but the only exception is when the design has such big inherent flaws that you can’t physically do so. For instance, the Bulldozer architecture AMD released in 2011 performed worse than their own previous-generation Phenom II architecture [6], leading to near-bankruptcy of the company, due to the flawed design of maximising core counts from a belief that multi-threaded performance was the future; while having the processor cores shares caches and FPUs, massively reducing the multi-threaded performance of the architecture. Intel finds themselves in a similar situation today. Their design choices made back in 2013 mean that it is impossible to mass produce 10nm high core count chips. This would’ve been fine if their monopoly continued and the mainstream continued to have 4 core, 8 threaded CPUs. Indeed, they are producing Ice Lake laptop CPUs today that have 4 cores. However, the resurgence of AMD with their high core count capable Zen architecture meant that Intel were forced into raising their own core counts to compete – there has been a doubling of core counts across their entire product stack, which is fine on 14nm with its’ double patterning, but not so much on 10nm. The limitations of 10nm mean that current generation chips at the same price point from Intel have 14nm massively outperforming 10nm, with the higher core counts outweighing any density improvements that 10nm brings. Similarly, leaks for the upcoming 10nm Alder Lake desktop and Ice Lake Xeon chips suggest that the maximum number of cores on 10nm,28, will be 33-50% lower than those from 14nm [7] – not to mention AMD’s offerings which top out at 2.3x the core count at half the price.[8] The persistent lack of chips on 10nm that can outperform their predecessors, despite us now technically being on ‘10nm+++’, suggests that there is a fundamental barrier in the technology that no amount of delays and extra engineering can get past. 10nm is rotten from the very first steps taken.
7nm and beyond
So now we’ve established just how much of a disaster Intel’s 10nm process is, what about 7nm? It should be better right? After all, its’ built on the superior EUV, rather than SAQP. The market obviously expects it to be Intel’s saviour, given the massive drop in Intel share price was widely attributed to the ‘6 month delay’ in 7nm rollout. While I don’t have nearly as much solid information to go on compared to 10nm, I just want to note a few things. The exact words Bob Swan used in the Q2 call were ‘we are seeing a 6 month shift in 7nm… 12 months behind our internal target… we have identified a defect mode that resulted in yield degradation’.
There’s quite a lot to break down here. Many people, including analysts on the call, were confused by how 7nm could be both 6 and 12 months behind target at the same time. Have Intel achieved quantum tunnelling of time? The truth is that Bob’s claim of a ‘buffer in planning process’ as the reason, while technically true, is incredibly misleading. In any typical launch of a new process node, you spend a few months getting up to speed – running the foundry through the whole process, troubleshooting, using the produced chips as prototypes to send to OEM partners for them to design products around, etc. You don’t sell the chips produced to anyone. Industry standard is to call this period a tape-out, not a launch of a new process – that’s when you actually produce chips that you sell to people. Bob’s comment translated is that the process is delayed by 12 months, but they’re going to breach industry standard and ‘launch’ 7nm when the first fabs start spinning up 6 months before they have chips in any volume. Sound ridiculous? Well, Intel did the exact same thing with 10nm. Faced with mounting pressure over the constant delays, Intel ‘launched’ Cannon Lake in May 2018. There was 1 CPU in the whole generation, a dual core processor with a clock speed of 2.2Ghz that was slower than the i3-3250 released in 2013 for $20 less than the 10nm part. Not to mention it was nigh on impossible to actually buy one.[9] Cannon Lake was an incredibly obvious paper launch, released to appease investors at a time where Intel had just started up its fabs. Ice Lake, the first 10nm architecture you could actually buy (in limited quantities) shipped in September 2019, more than a year after Cannon Lake ‘launched’. This ‘6-month’ delay is nothing more than an attempt to sweetcoat a 12 month delay (assuming no further delays).
The second part of the comment, relating to a ‘defect mode’, is just as interesting as the first. Intel are attempting to use GaaFeT technology for their 7nm process, though there’s conflicting information suggesting they might move away from this if it proves to be too difficult. [10] GaaFet, or Gates-all-around-Field-effect-Transistor, is a new and unproven transistor technology that should overcome the technical difficulties current transistor technologies face at increasingly smaller sizes. Unlike normal process shrinks, this is going to a completely new type of transistor and we only have one other comparable in history – the transistor to a 3D FinFeT technology a few years ago. With FinFet, the research process from having a ‘working prototype’ demonstrating commercialisation potential took 8 years. [11] Meanwhile, the equivalent demonstration with GaaFeT took place 3 years ago.
[12] While FinFeT and GaaFeT are different beasts, it is undeniable that the plans from Intel, and indeed all other foundries, are incredibly ambitious. The latest leaks suggest that the ‘defect mode’ Intel have ran into has to do with their GaaFeT implementation. If this is true, you could easily see 7nm being just as much of a disaster as 10nm is.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Beyond 7nm, there are some positives to be found. As we get even smaller transistors, it will be necessary for both EUV and patterning to occur. It’s likely that Intel will have an advantage in this area compared to competitors due to their experience with 10nm. At the same time, they are actively exploring chipletbased designs. They might have been late in realising the benefits, but they’ve finally come around with their EMIB, Foveros and big.Little technologies, all of which I’ll explore in a future blog post.
Conclusion
I’ll leave it to you to decide what the financial implications of these deductions are for Intel, but suffice it to say the baseline scenario is far worse than what many people envision. There is no doubt that Intel will recover from this fiasco, but at what cost? Will it require yet another management reshuffle? Following in the footsteps of AMD, outsourcing production fully and writing off its’ own fabs? Acknowledgement that they will no longer be able to extract incredible margins from their monopolistic position?
References
[1] www.lithoguru.com/scientist/lithobasics.html
[2]Dennard, R., Gaensslen, F., Hwa-Nien Yu, Rideout, V., Bassous, E. and Leblanc, A., 1999. Design Of Ion-implanted MOSFET’s with Very Small Physical Dimensions. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits., 87(4), pp.668-678.
[3]2019 Intel Investor Meeting Presentation, slide 9
[4]TSMC PR release, 10/2019
[5]www.anandtech.com/show/15385/intels-confusing-messaging-is-comet-lake-better-than-ice-lake
[6]www.techspot.com/review/452-amd-bulldozer-fx-cpus/page13.html
[7]https://wccftech.com/intel-10nm-ice-lake-sp-xeon-cpu-28-core-56-thread-cpu-benchmarks-leak/
[8]https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-epyc-7742
[9]https://www.anandtech.com/show/13405/intel-10nm-cannon-lake-and-core-i3-8121u-deep-dive-review
[10]https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1288402693770231809
[11]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FinFET
[12]www.researchgate.net/publication/319035460_Stacked_nanosheet_gate-all-around_transistor_to_enable_scaling_beyond_FinFET
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--From Pandemic to Famine: China’s food supply collapse leading to imminent starvation

Jason talks about what articles from the mainstream media are saying about China ’ s food crisis versus what one @ @ @ @ @ just told him last night about how bad China ’ s food crisis already is @ @ @ @ @ their # DollarShortage and how China did not stockpile enough food supply before the US @ @ @ @ @ to escalate even further .

Jason talks about what articles from the mainstream media are saying about China’s food crisis versus what one of his top China sources just told him last night about how bad China’s food crisis already is thanks in large part to their #DollarShortage and how China did not stockpile enough food supply before the US vs China #TradeWar started to escalate even further.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--RIGGED: Same people slamming hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus are publishing pro-remdesivir studie

RIGGED: Same people slamming hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus are publishing pro-remdesivir studies in fake science journals

( Natural News ) As you may already know , The Lancet recently retracted a May 22 article it published claiming that the generic anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) is ineffective against the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
Not only were the claims made in this now-retracted paper false , but it turns out that the very same people who put it together were also busy publishing other studies pushing the anti-viral drug remdesivir as the preferable alternative to HCQ .
A “ tiny U.S. based company ” named Surgisphere , we reported , had generated “ flawed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that its “ hidden ” authors wanted to see , which is basically that HCQ is useless in terms of remedying the pandemic .
While it initially appeared as though Surgisphere was directly to blame for the fiasco , a closer look at the aforementioned “ hidden ” authors has revealed Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital , under the guidance of Harvard University professor Mandeep Mehra , as the true culprit .
Mehra , who currently holds the Harvey Distinguished Chair of Medicine at Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital , issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scam , which he claimed was a mistake .
But it turns out that Mehra was quietly involved in an elaborate scheme designed to “ kill ” the legitimacy of HCQ as a cure for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
At the very same time that Mehra was working on his fake study , another study , also out of Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital , was also taking place at the direction of Dr. Francisco Marty , who was working on behalf of Gilead Sciences Inc. , the manufacturer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of HCQ .
“ Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital began enrolling patients in two clinical trials for Gilead ’ s antiviral medication remdesivir , ” a report about the trial explains .
“ The Brigham is one of multiple clinical trial sites for a Gilead-initiated study of the drug in 600 participants with moderate coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) and a Gilead-initiated study of 400 participants with severe COVID-19.
” “ If the results are promising , this could lead to FDA approval , and if they aren ’ t , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight against COVID-19 and allows us to move on to other therapies.
” Though Mehra was not directly involved with this latter study , his colleague Marty was , and they had to both know what was going on because Mehra had participated in a conference sponsored by Gilead back in early April “ as part of the Covid-19 debate.
” Fauci has been a deep state traitor for DECADES The rabbit hole goes deep on this one , but suffice it to say that it all happened from the top down , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ America ’ s top infectious disease expert , ” rallying the troops , so to speak .
Fauci has played a critical role in smearing HCQ from the beginning , and pushing remdesivir instead .
Keep in mind that Fauci has been heading up the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) since the Reagan administration .
He has been a mouthpiece for Big Pharma this entire time , in other words , and only now has been exposed as the snake he truly is .
“ Dr .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” reports Professor Michel Chossudovsky , writing for Global Research ( Canada ) .
“ According to Fauci , Remdesevir is the ‘ corona wonder drug ’ developed by Gilead Science Inc.
It ’ s a $ 1.6 billion dollar bonanza.
” Gilead has been around for a while , by the way .
It is currently backed by multiple major investment conglomerates including the Vanguard Group and Capital Research & Management Co. , among various others .
It is also directly tied to the U.S. government , having worked to develop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been linked to serious adverse effects , especially in children .
Donald Rumsfeld , prior to “ serving ” as the Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush , used to be the head of Gilead .
This is before he helped coordinate the illegal and criminal wars on both Iraq and Afghanistan .
Even while working in the federal government under Bush , Rumsfeld still held shares in Gilead , which saw its shares skyrocket when it was announced that there was a high risk of a bird flu outbreak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ scale of the current Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic , but it still resulted in windfall dividends for shareholders like Rumsfeld .
Fast-forward to today and the same Fauci who back then pulled the strings to help his deep state buddies like Rumsfeld rake in the dough is once again attempting the same thing by facilitating the publishing of fake studies that promote another “ blockbuster ” Gilead drug while maligning a safer and cheaper generic in the form of hydroxychloroquine .
In a Gilead-sponsored paper that appeared in the New England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the claim was made that remdesivier works for treating the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
It was co-authored by 56 different medical doctors and scientists , all of whom just so happen to have received “ consulting fees ” from Gilead .
This is the type of corrupt nonsense that continues to happen under Fauci ’ s watch , which is why the guy is under increasing scrutiny .
It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will take action to dismantle such corruption , or leave it be to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to safe and effective treatments for the Wuhan coronavirus .
Be sure to read the rest of Prof. Chossudovsky ’ s analysis of the situation at this link .
To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) As you may already know, The Lancet recently retracted a May 22 article it published claiming that the generic anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is ineffective against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). Not only were the claims made in this now-retracted paper false, but it turns out that the very same people who put it together were also busy publishing other studies pushing the anti-viral drug remdesivir as the preferable alternative to HCQ.
A “tiny U.S. based company” named Surgisphere, we reported, had generated “flawed data” that led to the result that its “hidden” authors wanted to see, which is basically that HCQ is useless in terms of remedying the pandemic.
While it initially appeared as though Surgisphere was directly to blame for the fiasco, a closer look at the aforementioned “hidden” authors has revealed Brigham and Women’s Hospital, under the guidance of Harvard University professor Mandeep Mehra, as the true culprit.
Mehra, who currently holds the Harvey Distinguished Chair of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, issued an apology for his involvement in the scam, which he claimed was a mistake. But it turns out that Mehra was quietly involved in an elaborate scheme designed to “kill” the legitimacy of HCQ as a cure for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
At the very same time that Mehra was working on his fake study, another study, also out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was also taking place at the direction of Dr. Francisco Marty, who was working on behalf of Gilead Sciences Inc., the manufacturer of remdesivir, to push its drug instead of HCQ.
“Brigham and Women’s Hospital began enrolling patients in two clinical trials for Gilead’s antiviral medication remdesivir,” a report about the trial explains. “The Brigham is one of multiple clinical trial sites for a Gilead-initiated study of the drug in 600 participants with moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and a Gilead-initiated study of 400 participants with severe COVID-19.”
“If the results are promising, this could lead to FDA approval, and if they aren’t, it gives us critical information in the fight against COVID-19 and allows us to move on to other therapies.”
Though Mehra was not directly involved with this latter study, his colleague Marty was, and they had to both know what was going on because Mehra had participated in a conference sponsored by Gilead back in early April “as part of the Covid-19 debate.”
Fauci has been a deep state traitor for DECADES
The rabbit hole goes deep on this one, but suffice it to say that it all happened from the top down, with none other than Anthony Fauci, “America’s top infectious disease expert,” rallying the troops, so to speak. Fauci has played a critical role in smearing HCQ from the beginning, and pushing remdesivir instead.
Keep in mind that Fauci has been heading up the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since the Reagan administration. He has been a mouthpiece for Big Pharma this entire time, in other words, and only now has been exposed as the snake he truly is.
“Dr. Fauci launched Remdesivir in late June,” reports Professor Michel Chossudovsky, writing for Global Research (Canada). “According to Fauci, Remdesevir is the ‘corona wonder drug’ developed by Gilead Science Inc. It’s a $1.6 billion dollar bonanza.”
Gilead has been around for a while, by the way. It is currently backed by multiple major investment conglomerates including the Vanguard Group and Capital Research & Management Co., among various others. It is also directly tied to the U.S. government, having worked to develop the infamous Tamiflu drug for influenza that has been linked to serious adverse effects, especially in children.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Donald Rumsfeld, prior to “serving” as the Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush, used to be the head of Gilead. This is before he helped coordinate the illegal and criminal wars on both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Even while working in the federal government under Bush, Rumsfeld still held shares in Gilead, which saw its shares skyrocket when it was announced that there was a high risk of a bird flu outbreak. This outbreak never actually materialized to the scale of the current Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but it still resulted in windfall dividends for shareholders like Rumsfeld.
Fast-forward to today and the same Fauci who back then pulled the strings to help his deep state buddies like Rumsfeld rake in the dough is once again attempting the same thing by facilitating the publishing of fake studies that promote another “blockbuster” Gilead drug while maligning a safer and cheaper generic in the form of hydroxychloroquine.
In a Gilead-sponsored paper that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the claim was made that remdesivier works for treating the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). It was co-authored by 56 different medical doctors and scientists, all of whom just so happen to have received “consulting fees” from Gilead.
This is the type of corrupt nonsense that continues to happen under Fauci’s watch, which is why the guy is under increasing scrutiny. It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will take action to dismantle such corruption, or leave it be to continue raking the general public over the coals when it comes to safe and effective treatments for the Wuhan coronavirus.
Be sure to read the rest of Prof. Chossudovsky’s analysis of the situation at this link.
To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
GlobalResearch.ca
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--HARD-HITTING Rep McCarthy rattles off how many times Pelosi has ‘held up’ coronavirus relief

He slams Pelosi for prioritizing marijuana over job creation , & what ’ s noteworthy is that McCarthy represents a @ @ @ @ @ the district includes LA , yet it ’ s the most Republican one in the @ @ @ @ @ 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California .
The @ @ @ @ @ the southern San Joaquin Valley , the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra Nevada , and @ @ @ @ @ It comprises most of Kern County and portions of Los Angeles and Tulare counties .
@ @ @ @ @ Porterville , Ridgecrest , most of Bakersfield , and part of Lancaster .
[ 5 @ @ @ @ @ Voting Index ] , it is the most Republican-leaning district in the state .
The @ @ @ @ @ 116th United States Congress by Republican Kevin McCarthy .
Since January 2019 , McCarthy has @ @ @ @ @

He slams Pelosi for prioritizing marijuana over job creation, & what’s noteworthy is that McCarthy represents a district in CA, and the district includes LA, yet it’s the most Republican one in the state!
California’s 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The current district includes parts of the southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra Nevada, and the northwestern Mojave Desert. It comprises most of Kern County and portions of Los Angeles and Tulare counties. Cities in the district include Porterville, Ridgecrest, most of Bakersfield, and part of Lancaster.[5] By PVI [Partisan Voting Index], it is the most Republican-leaning district in the state. The district is represented in the 116th United States Congress by Republican Kevin McCarthy. Since January 2019, McCarthy has been House minority leader.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Market liquidity so far this August has been worse than usual in Equities, Treasuries and FX. Howeve

Market liquidity so far this August has been worse than usual in Equities, Treasuries and FX. However, not in Credit, German Bunds and Oil.

Liquidity by asset class in August 2020 relative to annual averages since 2010 .
Proxies for liquidity : in US @ @ @ @ @ contracts on the bid/offer in ES1 ) ; US HG Credit ( Trace daily value @ @ @ @ @ ) ; US Treasuries ( average of top 3 bids and offers on Brokertec ) @ @ @ @ @ of top 5 bids and offers on order book across pairs ) ; and Oil @ @ @ @ @ contract volume as % of daily physical production ) .

by WSBConsensus
Liquidity by asset class in August 2020 relative to annual averages since 2010.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Proxies for liquidity: in US Equities (average number of contracts on the bid/offer in ES1); US HG Credit (Trace daily value as % of market outstandings); US Treasuries (average of top 3 bids and offers on Brokertec); global FX (size of top 5 bids and offers on order book across pairs); and Oil (Brent and WTI front contract volume as % of daily physical production).


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Literally 2 weeks ago CNN said protests don’t spread COVID. But now they have FEARS of spreading COV

Literally 2 weeks ago CNN said protests don ’ t spread COVID .
But now they have FEARS of spreading @ @ @ @ @ to protest against masks .
When its a cause CNN supports they don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to peoples health .
Yet when its a cause CNN does not @ @ @ @ @ concerns over peoples health .
Masks are political .
Its not about health .
They @ @ @ @ @ a consistent narrative for 2 weeks .
They don ’ t even care any more @ @ @ @ @ Trump they have no problem showing their true allegiance .
And its not two the @ @ @ @ @ the Democrat party .

by Stevemagegod
Literally 2 weeks ago CNN said protests don’t spread COVID. But now they have FEARS of spreading COVID because people are DARING to protest against masks.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
When its a cause CNN supports they don’t play the moral superiority game when it comes to peoples health. Yet when its a cause CNN does not support they suddenly have dreading concerns over peoples health. Masks are political. Its not about health.
They can’t even keep a consistent narrative for 2 weeks. They don’t even care any more. When it comes to Trump they have no problem showing their true allegiance. And its not two the American people. Its to the Democrat party.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--NPR Admits They are Funded by the Chinese Communist Party: “Editor’s note: TikTok helps fund NPR con

NPR Admits They are Funded by the Chinese Communist Party : “ Editor ’ s note : TikTok helps fund @ @ @ @ @ the social media platform.
” Is it a violation of @ WhiteHouse EO for NPR @ @ @ @ @ a Chinese communist company ?
Yes .
It will be .
Shameful @ NPR reporting @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t sue in China because THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW IN CHINA @ @ @ @ @ the last line of this NPR story ?
!
“ Editor ’ s note : @ @ @ @ @ that appears on the social media platform .
”

NPR Admits They are Funded by the Chinese Communist Party:
“Editor’s note: TikTok helps fund NPR content that appears
on the social media platform.”
www.npr.org/2020/08/08/900394707/tiktok-to-sue-trump-administration-over-ban-as-soon-as-tuesday
Cernovich
@Cernovich
Is it a violation of @WhiteHouse EO for NPR to post paid
propaganda from a Chinese communist company?
Is it a violation of @WhiteHouse EO for NPR to post paid propaganda from a Chinese communist company? t.co/nOTdCD9el8 pic.twitter.com/sQf0cTq5ju — Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 9, 2020
Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Yes. It will be.
Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
Shameful @NPR reporting.
No mention that TikTok can’t sue in China because THERE IS
NO RULE OF LAW IN CHINA!
And did you see the last line of this NPR story?!
“Editor’s note: TikTok helps fund NPR content that appears
on the social media platform.”
Shameful @NPR reporting.
No mention that TikTok can’t sue in China because THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW IN CHINA! And did you see the last line of this NPR story?! “Editor's note: TikTok helps fund NPR content that appears on the social media platform.” t.co/6zpZ5Jo8Da — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 8, 2020
h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--A few of you predicted the underlying agenda of moving the US to an all digital currency system. Her

A few of you predicted the underlying agenda of moving the US to an all digital currency system. Here it is.

The Fed announced that they ’ ve created a digital system for CV19 payouts and a backbone for moving all US currency through their network .
This is looking like the Federal cryptocurrency so many on this sub have theorized .
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced details of the FedNow℠ Service , a new 24x7x365 interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments in the United States .
The features and functionality described in the accompanying Federal Register notice represent a key milestone in the FedNow Service ’ s development and are based on input received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Board ’ s 2019 request for comment .
The Federal Reserve will take a phased approach to service implementation .
The first release of the FedNow Service will provide core clearing and settlement features that will support market needs and help banks manage the transition to a 24x7x365 service .
Based on ongoing stakeholder engagement , additional features and service enhancements will be introduced over time .
The target launch date for the service remains 2023 or 2024 , with a more specific time frame to be announced after additional work is completed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role in providing payment and settlement services to promote an accessible , safe , and efficient U.S. payment system .
The FedNow Service , alongside similar services provided by the private sector , will modernize the U.S. payment system and bring the benefits of instant payments broadly to communities across the country .
“ The rapid expenditure of COVID emergency relief payments highlighted the critical importance of having a resilient instant payments infrastructure with nationwide reach , especially for households and small businesses with cash flow constraints , ” said Federal Reserve Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initiated FedNow one year ago , we have been hitting our project milestones , and today I am pleased to announce the Federal Reserve Board has approved the core features and functionality based on extensive input from stakeholders .
”

by NotAnotherDownvote
The Fed announced that they’ve created a digital system for CV19 payouts and a backbone for moving all US currency through their network. This is looking like the Federal cryptocurrency so many on this sub have theorized.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20200806a.htm
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced details of the FedNow℠ Service, a new 24x7x365 interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments in the United States.
The features and functionality described in the accompanying Federal Register notice represent a key milestone in the FedNow Service’s development and are based on input received from the public in response to the Board’s 2019 request for comment. The Federal Reserve will take a phased approach to service implementation. The first release of the FedNow Service will provide core clearing and settlement features that will support market needs and help banks manage the transition to a 24x7x365 service. Based on ongoing stakeholder engagement, additional features and service enhancements will be introduced over time. The target launch date for the service remains 2023 or 2024, with a more specific time frame to be announced after additional work is completed.
The Federal Reserve has a long-standing role in providing payment and settlement services to promote an accessible, safe, and efficient U.S. payment system. The FedNow Service, alongside similar services provided by the private sector, will modernize the U.S. payment system and bring the benefits of instant payments broadly to communities across the country.
“The rapid expenditure of COVID emergency relief payments highlighted the critical importance of having a resilient instant payments infrastructure with nationwide reach, especially for households and small businesses with cash flow constraints,” said Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. “Since we initiated FedNow one year ago, we have been hitting our project milestones, and today I am pleased to announce the Federal Reserve Board has approved the core features and functionality based on extensive input from stakeholders.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--CHINA SYNDROME: ESPN Exposes, Then Hides, Report on Abusive NBA Training Academies in China.

The “ woke ” NBA – whose players ( with few exceptions ) wouldn ’ t stand for the Star-Spangled Banner but do stand human rights abuses in China – had a bumpy reopening last week following this year ’ s shutdown due to COVID-19 .
So did one of its top broadcast partners , ESPN .
As Breitbart ( aggregating reports from Outkick.com and The Athletic ) reported on Sunday , NBA/ESPN saw its television ratings drop on Friday night following the numbers the league saw on the night of its return from dormancy on Thursday .
The sports-starved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an appetite for millionaire athletes complaining about “ systemic racism ” while they kneel for the National Anthem and at the same time refuse to decry human rights abuses by the communist Chinese .
Meanwhile ESPN reported about the NBA ’ s involvement with a training academy in the Chinese province of Xinjiang , where millions of Uigher Muslims are surveilled , harassed and imprisoned for their beliefs and resistance to the government .
The article , written by investigative reporters ( and brothers ) Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada , cited several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were sent to find and develop new talent for the NBA .
However , the problem with this arrangement was that the academies were owned and run by the Chinese government .
Among the findings from the article : American coaches at three NBA training academies in China told league officials their Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and failing to provide schooling , even though commissioner Adam Silver had said that education would be central to the program , according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the complaints… American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xinjiang , the sources said .
One American coach was detained three times without cause…A former league employee compared the atmosphere when he worked in Xinjiang to “ World War II Germany.
” … One American coach who worked for the NBA in China described the project as “ a sweat camp for athletes.
” At least two coaches left their positions in response to what they believed was mistreatment of young players… Collusion flashback : A Rundown Of Major U.S. Corporate Media ’ s Business Ties To China .

via nlpc.org:
The “woke” NBA – whose players (with few exceptions) wouldn’t stand for the Star-Spangled Banner but do stand human rights abuses in China – had a bumpy reopening last week following this year’s shutdown due to COVID-19.
So did one of its top broadcast partners, ESPN.
As Breitbart (aggregating reports from Outkick.com and The Athletic) reported on Sunday, NBA/ESPN saw its television ratings drop on Friday night following the numbers the league saw on the night of its return from dormancy on Thursday. The sports-starved American public apparently doesn’t have an appetite for millionaire athletes complaining about “systemic racism” while they kneel for the National Anthem and at the same time refuse to decry human rights abuses by the communist Chinese.
Meanwhile ESPN reported about the NBA’s involvement with a training academy in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where millions of Uigher Muslims are surveilled, harassed and imprisoned for their beliefs and resistance to the government. The article, written by investigative reporters (and brothers) Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, cited several American coaches placed at academies in China who were sent to find and develop new talent for the NBA. However, the problem with this arrangement was that the academies were owned and run by the Chinese government.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Among the findings from the article:
American coaches at three NBA training academies in China told league officials their Chinese partners were physically abusing young players and failing to provide schooling, even though commissioner Adam Silver had said that education would be central to the program, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the complaints… American coaches were frequently harassed and surveilled in Xinjiang, the sources said. One American coach was detained three times without cause…A former league employee compared the atmosphere when he worked in Xinjiang to “World War II Germany.”… One American coach who worked for the NBA in China described the project as “a sweat camp for athletes.” At least two coaches left their positions in response to what they believed was mistreatment of young players…
….
…
Collusion flashback: A Rundown Of Major U.S. Corporate Media’s Business Ties To China.
h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--DEMOCRATS HATE IT WHEN TRUMP ACTS LIKE A DEMOCRAT: Trump’s ‘Political Masterstroke’ Leaves Press Scr

DEMOCRATS HATE IT WHEN TRUMP ACTS LIKE A DEMOCRAT: Trump’s ‘Political Masterstroke’ Leaves Press Scrambling to Apply Double Standard.

The Washington Post greeted this bold action with the headline : “ Trump Attempts to Wrest Tax and Spending Powers @ @ @ @ @ Hewitt got to the heart of the unintended comedy here when he noted that “ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement of law , media elites applauded .
.
.
.
The powers supporting the @ @ @ @ @ immigration and border laws—are as ‘ fundamental , constitutionally mandated ’ as the taxing and @ @ @ @ @ be revealing to see which reporters/platforms attempt to distinguish between the powers .
.
.
@ @ @ @ @ condemns @ realDonaldTrump action but was silent on the President Obama ’ s DACA and @ @ @ @ @ in rank hypocrisy.
” Indeed .

via theepochtimes:
The Washington Post greeted this bold action with the headline: “Trump Attempts to Wrest Tax and Spending Powers Away from Congress.”
Hugh Hewitt got to the heart of the unintended comedy here when he noted that “When President Obama pioneered selective enforcement of law, media elites applauded. . . . The powers supporting the laws which President Obama suspended—the immigration and border laws—are as ‘fundamental, constitutionally mandated’ as the taxing and spending powers. It will be revealing to see which reporters/platforms attempt to distinguish between the powers. . . . If an editorial outlet condemns @realDonaldTrump action but was silent on the President Obama’s DACA and DAPA, they are engaging in rank hypocrisy.” Indeed.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--TikTok’s Fate Is a Bad Sign for China’s Rise.

It ’ s starting to look like the biggest obstacle to China ’ s rise as a global technology superpower may well be its own government .
As long as countries around the world mistrust China ’ s Communist regime , they will worry about Beijing using mainland companies to gather data on users , shape media content and interfere with critical infrastructure .
If those companies in turn aren ’ t allowed to expand globally , China could find itself stuck in an increasingly uncompetitive bubble .
That ’ s what ’ s so dangerous about the travails of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as companies such as telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. On Thursday , President Donald Trump issued executive orders giving anyone subject to U.S. jurisdiction 45 days to stop dealing with TikTok ’ s Beijing-based parent , ByteDance Ltd , as well as internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. in transactions related to its WeChat app .
( Microsoft is aiming to buy TikTok ’ s U.S. operations before the deadline . )
This follows an outright ban on TikTok and WeChat in India .
Meanwhile , last month the U.K. became the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telecommunications networks .
And the Trump administration seems intent on going further yet .
Last week , U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an initiative that suggests the administration ’ s end goal is to scrub Chinese tech from U.S. communications networks entirely .

via bloomberg:
It’s starting to look like the biggest obstacle to China’s rise as a global technology superpower may well be its own government. As long as countries around the world mistrust China’s Communist regime, they will worry about Beijing using mainland companies to gather data on users, shape media content and interfere with critical infrastructure. If those companies in turn aren’t allowed to expand globally, China could find itself stuck in an increasingly uncompetitive bubble.
That’s what’s so dangerous about the travails of Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, as well as companies such as telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued executive orders giving anyone subject to U.S. jurisdiction 45 days to stop dealing with TikTok’s Beijing-based parent, ByteDance Ltd, as well as internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. in transactions related to its WeChat app. (Microsoft is aiming to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations before the deadline.) This follows an outright ban on TikTok and WeChat in India.
Meanwhile, last month the U.K. became the latest country to bar Huawei from its 5G telecommunications networks. And the Trump administration seems intent on going further yet. Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an initiative that suggests the administration’s end goal is to scrub Chinese tech from U.S. communications networks entirely.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Dems Big Solution to the Spike in Violence: ‘Universal Background Checks’

One of the biggest lies we are being fed right now by politicians , mainly on the Left , is that gun control will solve the rash of violence we are witnessing across the country in major cities .
To give you just two examples of the increase in the carnage , in July alone , shootings were up 177 % in New York City and 75 % in Chicago from last year .
Murders also jumped 59 % in the Big Apple and 139 % in the Windy City .
While criminologists , economists , and data analyst are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to perfect storm of factors — COVID-19 , the early release of prisoners from jail to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus , George Floyd riots , resolutions to “ defund the police ” that cut law enforcement manpower and budgets — Democratic lawmakers firmly believe they know exactly how to blunt the spike .
Universal background checks !
Or , as they also call it , closing the “ gun show loophole.
” “ If President Trump truly wants to go after violence in our country he should call Mitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensible vote on universal background checks , ” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth ( D-Ill ) in an interview on Fox News Sunday .
“ That is , let ’ s get rid of the gun show loophole.
” It ’ s hard to overstate how stupid that is both from a common-sense perspective and from the actual data on how criminals get their guns .
To start with the latter , the DOJ ’ s 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates ( SPI ) found that the vast majority ( about 98.8 percent ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firearms using methods that would NOT be thwarted by criminalizing the private sale or transfer of firearms .

One of the biggest lies we are being fed right now by politicians, mainly on the Left, is that gun control will solve the rash of violence we are witnessing across the country in major cities.
To give you just two examples of the increase in the carnage, in July alone, shootings were up 177% in New York City and 75% in Chicago from last year. Murders also jumped 59% in the Big Apple and 139% in the Windy City.
While criminologists, economists, and data analyst are hesitant to point to one specific cause due to perfect storm of factors — COVID-19, the early release of prisoners from jail to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, George Floyd riots, resolutions to “defund the police” that cut law enforcement manpower and budgets — Democratic lawmakers firmly believe they know exactly how to blunt the spike.
Universal background checks! Or, as they also call it, closing the “gun show loophole.”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
“If President Trump truly wants to go after violence in our country he should call Mitch McConnell right now and ask for a sensible vote on universal background checks,” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill) in an interview on Fox News Sunday. “That is, let’s get rid of the gun show loophole.”
It’s hard to overstate how stupid that is both from a common-sense perspective and from the actual data on how criminals get their guns.
To start with the latter, the DOJ’s 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) found that the vast majority (about 98.8 percent) of state and federal prisoners obtained their firearms using methods that would NOT be thwarted by criminalizing the private sale or transfer of firearms.
www.gunsamerica.com/digest/dems-answer-violence-universal-background-checks/


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Biden is so screwed, Kolomoyskyi got raided in Miami

The News sure does like to distract with Coronas .
The Optima Management Group , did hold much of Slow @ @ @ @ @ on Hand .
This is so Bigly , the Media is afraid to report on @ @ @ @ @ , has been busy .
I see criminal referrals really soon .

The News sure does like to distract with Coronas.
The Optima Management Group , did hold much of Slow mo Joe’s Cash on Hand.
“FBI raids Miami office during probe into billionaire’s alleged money laundering”
www.local10.com/news/local/2020/08/04/fbi-raids-miami-office-during-probe-linked-to-billionaires-alleged-optima-schemes/
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
This is so Bigly, the Media is afraid to report on all the angles.
Durham, has been busy. I see criminal referrals really soon.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--Is this true? “more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republica

Is this true? “more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republican than less physically attractive citizens

`` more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republican than less physically attractive citizens…results are consistent @ @ @ @ @ controlling for socioeconomic status and demographics '' t.co/l1LlQWfjbU pic.twitter.com/TkWnFDRNHF

"more attractive individuals are more likely to identify as conservative and Republican than less physically attractive citizens…results are consistent across datasets and persist when controlling for socioeconomic status and demographics" t.co/l1LlQWfjbU pic.twitter.com/TkWnFDRNHF
— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) August 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--“MOSTLY PEACEFUL:” After Burning Police Union, Portland Rioters Threaten Nearby House: ‘We’re Gonna

“MOSTLY PEACEFUL:” After Burning Police Union, Portland Rioters Threaten Nearby House: ‘We’re Gonna Burn Your Building Down.’

While multiple protests during the day remained peaceful , a group of protesters that had remained peaceful until that point marched toward the Portland Police Association ( PPA ) Office , the police union , at around 9:50 p.m. Support vehicles moved alongside the rioters , illegally blocking all other vehicle traffic , Portland Police reported .
Rioters “ erected a fence , pushed dumpsters into the street to block traffic , set a dumpster on fire , vandalized the PPA office with spray paint , and destroyed security cameras.
” At around 11:35 p.m. , antifa rioters broke a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and started a fire with what looks like burning cardboard or pieces of paper .
Police released footage of the fire .
.
.
.
In what seems the most terrifying part of the incident , the antifa rioters threatened to burn down a man ’ s house — seemingly for the crime of looking out his window and perhaps asking them to quiet down .
As the man pops his head out , the crowd chants , “ Black Lives Matter !
” One of the rioters shouts , “ You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re more worried about getting a good night ’ s sleep so you can f***ing work .
F*ck you !
” One woman taunts , “ We know where you live !
”

Via pjmedia:
While multiple protests during the day remained peaceful, a group of protesters that had remained peaceful until that point marched toward the Portland Police Association (PPA) Office, the police union, at around 9:50 p.m. Support vehicles moved alongside the rioters, illegally blocking all other vehicle traffic, Portland Police reported.
Rioters “erected a fence, pushed dumpsters into the street to block traffic, set a dumpster on fire, vandalized the PPA office with spray paint, and destroyed security cameras.” At around 11:35 p.m., antifa rioters broke a police union window, barged in, and started a fire with what looks like burning cardboard or pieces of paper. Police released footage of the fire. . . .
In what seems the most terrifying part of the incident, the antifa rioters threatened to burn down a man’s house — seemingly for the crime of looking out his window and perhaps asking them to quiet down.
As the man pops his head out, the crowd chants, “Black Lives Matter!”
One of the rioters shouts, “You’ve really internalized capitalism if you’re more worried about getting a good night’s sleep so you can f***ing work. F*ck you!”
“Black Lives Matter!” the crowd chants again.
One voice shouts, “We’re gonna burn your building down!”
“Black Lives Matter!” the crowd chats again.
One woman taunts, “We know where you live!”


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-10--How’s That Blue-City Policing Reform Working Out For You?

Looting and Chaos Erupt in Downtown Chicago , With Widespread Damage and Shots Fired .
Chaos erupted in downtown Chicago @ @ @ @ @ looting at countless businesses , property damage and shots fired both at and by police @ @ @ @ @ were arrested , Chicago Police Supt .
David Brown said at a news conference Monday @ @ @ @ @ .
Brown said more than 100 people were arrested for allegations of looting , disorderly @ @ @ @ @ chaos , looting and violence that also left 13 officers injured .

Looting and Chaos Erupt in Downtown Chicago, With Widespread Damage and Shots Fired.
Chaos erupted in downtown Chicago early Monday, with widespread looting at countless businesses, property damage and shots fired both at and by police.
More than 100 people were arrested, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said at a news conference Monday morning alongside Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Brown said more than 100 people were arrested for allegations of looting, disorderly conduct and more in the chaos, looting and violence that also left 13 officers injured.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-11--The World Is Watching, They Never Thought She Would Lose, Now They All Lose

The economic is now recovering , the numbers look great , everything the [ CB ] /MSM tried to do @ @ @ @ @ market is getting stronger and stronger as mortgage rates fall .
Trump now has leverage @ @ @ @ @ Ds .
The [ CB ] is on the losing end , this is a @ @ @ @ @

The economic is now recovering, the numbers look great, everything the [CB]/MSM tried to do has failed. The house market is getting stronger and stronger as mortgage rates fall. Trump now has leverage to be used against the Ds. The [CB] is on the losing end, this is a great economic tactical move.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-11--The Economy Is Mortally Wounded

The Economy Is Mortally Wounded

A fully financialized , totally debt and speculation-dependent economy is terminal once leverage and debt stop expanding exponentially .
We all know the movie scene in which the character is wounded but dismisses it as no big deal , and then lurches into the closing sequence where we discover the wound was not inconsequential , it was mortal , and the character expires .
That ’ s a fair depiction of the economy–both the U.S. and the global economy .
The rapt audience is assured it ’ s just a flesh wound and the character will soldier on , teeth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our surprise when he/she tragically expires in the climatic scene .
Financial-political authorities and their paid cheerleaders are sparing no expense in assuring us the pandemic-triggered Greater Depression is a mere bump in the road and the recovery will be record-breaking , and they lavish excessive optimism on the triggers of this astounding recovery that ’ s just waiting in the wings : a covid-19 vaccine , a covid-19 treatment , herd immunity , etc .
What the cheerleaders and authorities can not dare acknowledge is the extreme fragility and vulnerability of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , debt , speculation , wealth and income inequality , asset bubbles , etc .
that had all started to roll over as gravity finally took hold in Q4 of 2019 .
Also missing from the astounding recovery that ’ s just waiting in the wings narrative is the recognition of second-order effects as the dominoes of fragility and vulnerability continue toppling .
Even super-duper covid-curing space rays beamed at our planet by helpful Martians couldn ’ t stop the financial conflagration that is now raging , a conflagration that was inevitable given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher for 12 long years , a mountain of dry tinder awaiting a random lightning strike or careless match .
As a example of second-order effects , consider a sector we are all familiar with as customers : dining out : restaurants , cafes , bistros , brew-pubs , etc .
We all understand that when these establishments close , the owners , managers and employees all lose their livelihoods .
But this isn ’ t the full extent of the losses .
Behind the visible facade of any industry is a long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sees .
When 50 % of all dining-out establishments close , that immediately causes equivalent losses in sectors that supplied those establishments with clean linens and uniforms , meats , vegetables , culinary supplies , accounting , advertising , marketing , consulting , specialty magazines , etc.
, in a nearly endless profusion of businesses dependent on the dining-out sector .
And then there ’ s all the retail real estate landlords that depended on these establishments to pay high rents on costly commercial spaces , and those nearby businesses that depended on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dining-out establishments .
The cheerleaders don ’ t dare acknowledge the absence of any sectors that can absorb the 32 million workers drawing unemployment , or those who aren ’ t in the unemployment system , for example sole proprietors who closed and those in the informal cash economy .
The dining-out sector was a haven for marginalized workers seeking the higher compensation of tips , and a major entry point for new workers entering the workforce .
There is no substitute sector to absorb the millions of workers who lost their livelihood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whose jobs were dependent on providing the dining-out sector with goods and services .
A less financialized , less debt and speculation-dependent economy would be more resilient , but a fully financialized , totally debt and speculation-dependent economy is terminal once leverage and debt stop expanding exponentially .

by Charles Hugh-Smith
A fully financialized, totally debt and speculation-dependent economy is terminal once leverage and debt stop expanding exponentially.
We all know the movie scene in which the character is wounded but dismisses it as no big deal, and then lurches into the closing sequence where we discover the wound was not inconsequential, it was mortal, and the character expires.
That’s a fair depiction of the economy–both the U.S. and the global economy. The rapt audience is assured it’s just a flesh wound and the character will soldier on, teeth nobly gritted, and that sets up our surprise when he/she tragically expires in the climatic scene.
Financial-political authorities and their paid cheerleaders are sparing no expense in assuring us the pandemic-triggered Greater Depression is a mere bump in the road and the recovery will be record-breaking, and they lavish excessive optimism on the triggers of this astounding recovery that’s just waiting in the wings: a covid-19 vaccine, a covid-19 treatment, herd immunity, etc.
What the cheerleaders and authorities cannot dare acknowledge is the extreme fragility and vulnerability of the pre-pandemic economy: the unprecedentedly excessive leverage, debt, speculation, wealth and income inequality, asset bubbles, etc. that had all started to roll over as gravity finally took hold in Q4 of 2019.
Also missing from the astounding recovery that’s just waiting in the wings narrative is the recognition of second-order effects as the dominoes of fragility and vulnerability continue toppling.
Even super-duper covid-curing space rays beamed at our planet by helpful Martians couldn’t stop the financial conflagration that is now raging, a conflagration that was inevitable given the monetary deadwood that was piled ever higher for 12 long years, a mountain of dry tinder awaiting a random lightning strike or careless match.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
As a example of second-order effects, consider a sector we are all familiar with as customers: dining out: restaurants, cafes, bistros, brew-pubs, etc. We all understand that when these establishments close, the owners, managers and employees all lose their livelihoods.
But this isn’t the full extent of the losses. Behind the visible facade of any industry is a long line of dominoes behind what the customer sees.
When 50% of all dining-out establishments close, that immediately causes equivalent losses in sectors that supplied those establishments with clean linens and uniforms, meats, vegetables, culinary supplies, accounting, advertising, marketing, consulting, specialty magazines, etc., in a nearly endless profusion of businesses dependent on the dining-out sector.
And then there’s all the retail real estate landlords that depended on these establishments to pay high rents on costly commercial spaces, and those nearby businesses that depended on the foot traffic generated by concentrations of dining-out establishments.
The cheerleaders don’t dare acknowledge the absence of any sectors that can absorb the 32 million workers drawing unemployment, or those who aren’t in the unemployment system, for example sole proprietors who closed and those in the informal cash economy.
The dining-out sector was a haven for marginalized workers seeking the higher compensation of tips, and a major entry point for new workers entering the workforce. There is no substitute sector to absorb the millions of workers who lost their livelihood in the dining-out sector and all those whose jobs were dependent on providing the dining-out sector with goods and services.
A less financialized, less debt and speculation-dependent economy would be more resilient, but a fully financialized, totally debt and speculation-dependent economy is terminal once leverage and debt stop expanding exponentially.
source: Wolfstreet.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-11--This Global Depression Will Be Brutal – Tens Of Millions Of Americans Can’t Pay Their Bills And Are

This Global Depression Will Be Brutal – Tens Of Millions Of Americans Can’t Pay Their Bills And Are In Danger Of Eviction

Most of us have never experienced anything like this in our entire lifetimes .
Fear of COVID-19 , endless civil unrest in major U.S. cities and a whole host of other factors have combined to plunge us into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s .
On Friday , the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to just 10.2 percent last month , and if that number was actually accurate that would be pretty good news .
Unfortunately , it simply does not square with all of the other numbers that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Williams of shadowstats.com , if honest numbers were being used the unemployment rate would actually be 30 percent right now , and I believe that figure is much closer to the reality that we are facing .
In February , 152 million Americans were working , and since that time more than 55 million have filed new claims for unemployment benefits .
Unless tens of millions of those people have been filing fraudulent claims , there is no way in the world that the unemployment rate should be about 10 percent right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story .
According to one recent study , 24 percent of all Americans have missed at least one bill payment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic… Indeed , paying off bills are an unavoidable part of life , even during a pandemic .
Unfortunately , a new survey of 2,000 Americans finds that one in four ( 24 % ) have already missed at least one payment since the pandemic began .
Among that group , 26 % say they haven ’ t paid their cell phone or cable bills .
Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services , and perhaps more worryingly , some of their electricity or utilities bills .
What that sounds like is an economic depression .
Americans are also missing their rent and mortgage payments at a staggering rate as well .
In fact , more than one-fourth of the entire country did not pay their rent or mortgage payment during the month of July… But we are supposed to believe that the unemployment rate is only about 10 percent right now .
In some states , the looming eviction crisis threatens to be absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being told that in South Carolina a whopping 52 percent of all renters “ are at risk of eviction ” … What that sounds like is an economic depression .
And we see similar numbers when we look at businesses owners around the country .
If you can believe it , 83 percent of all New York City restaurant owners did not pay all of their rent in July… Let that number sink in for a moment .
What that sounds like is an economic depression .
And I am certainly not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The following originally comes from a Time Magazine article entitled “ The Next Global Depression Is Coming and Optimism Won ’ t Slow It Down ” … First , the current slowdown is without doubt global .
Most postwar U.S. recessions have limited their worst effects to the domestic economy .
But most were the result of domestic inflation or a tightening of national credit markets .
That is not the case with COVID-19 and the current global slowdown .
This is a synchronized crisis , and just as the relentless rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has lifted many boats in richer and poorer countries alike , so slowdowns in China , the U.S. and Europe will have global impact on our globalized world .
This coronavirus has ravaged every major economy in the world .
Its impact is felt everywhere .
You have probably noticed that things are really starting to get crazy out there .
People are getting very desperate , and very desperate people do very desperate things .
In one community in Texas , it is being reported that someone is actually killing horses and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incredibly twisted to do such a thing , but as I have been warning for a very long time , we are going to see much crazier things in the years ahead .
Of course countless other Americans can also see that society is starting to come apart at the seams , and this has helped to fuel an unprecedented spike in gun sales… We live at a time when rioting , looting and violence are becoming commonplace , and crime rates are absolutely skyrocketing in our major cities .
And the worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chaos is going to get .
So I would very much encourage you to set your affairs in order and to get prepared for what is ahead , because the time remaining to do such things is very limited .

by Michael Snyder
Most of us have never experienced anything like this in our entire lifetimes. Fear of COVID-19, endless civil unrest in major U.S. cities and a whole host of other factors have combined to plunge us into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. On Friday, the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to just 10.2 percent last month, and if that number was actually accurate that would be pretty good news. Unfortunately, it simply does not square with all of the other numbers that we have been seeing. According to John Williams of shadowstats.com, if honest numbers were being used the unemployment rate would actually be 30 percent right now, and I believe that figure is much closer to the reality that we are facing. In February, 152 million Americans were working, and since that time more than 55 million have filed new claims for unemployment benefits. Unless tens of millions of those people have been filing fraudulent claims, there is no way in the world that the unemployment rate should be about 10 percent right now.
Other numbers tell a similar story. According to one recent study, 24 percent of all Americans have missed at least one bill payment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Indeed, paying off bills are an unavoidable part of life, even during a pandemic. Unfortunately, a new survey of 2,000 Americans finds that one in four (24%) have already missed at least one payment since the pandemic began. Among that group, 26% say they haven’t paid their cell phone or cable bills. Another 25% failed to pay for streaming services, and perhaps more worryingly, some of their electricity or utilities bills.
That doesn’t sound like a recovery.
What that sounds like is an economic depression.
Americans are also missing their rent and mortgage payments at a staggering rate as well. In fact, more than one-fourth of the entire country did not pay their rent or mortgage payment during the month of July…
An estimated 27% of adults in the U.S. missed their rent or mortgage payment for July, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau weekly over the last three months. Among renters alone, just over one-third (34%) said during the waning days of July that they had little to no confidence that they could make their August rent payment, a stark measure of the ongoing economic devastation for households stretched to the brink by coronavirus pandemic.
But we are supposed to believe that the unemployment rate is only about 10 percent right now.
Right…
In some states, the looming eviction crisis threatens to be absolutely catastrophic.
For example, we are being told that in South Carolina a whopping 52 percent of all renters “are at risk of eviction”…
In South Carolina alone, 52 percent of renter households can’t pay their rent and are at risk of eviction, according to an analysis of census data by the consulting firm Stout Risius Ross. About 185,000 evictions could be filed in the state over the next four months.
That doesn’t sound like a recovery.
What that sounds like is an economic depression.
And we see similar numbers when we look at businesses owners around the country. If you can believe it, 83 percent of all New York City restaurant owners did not pay all of their rent in July…
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
The state of the New York City restaurant industry is in dire straits. July proved to be another disastrous month for restaurants, bars, and nightlife establishments across the city with a majority unable to pay rent in July, a new survey found. NYC Hospitality Alliance surveyed about 500 owners and operators of eateries in the city, with 83% of respondents indicating they couldn’t pay the entire rent in July while 37% paid no rent at all.
83 percent.
Let that number sink in for a moment.
That doesn’t sound like a recovery.
What that sounds like is an economic depression.
And I am certainly not the only one using the “d-word”. The following originally comes from a Time Magazine article entitled “The Next Global Depression Is Coming and Optimism Won’t Slow It Down”…
First, the current slowdown is without doubt global. Most postwar U.S. recessions have limited their worst effects to the domestic economy. But most were the result of domestic inflation or a tightening of national credit markets. That is not the case with COVID-19 and the current global slowdown. This is a synchronized crisis, and just as the relentless rise of China over the past four decades has lifted many boats in richer and poorer countries alike, so slowdowns in China, the U.S. and Europe will have global impact on our globalized world. This coronavirus has ravaged every major economy in the world. Its impact is felt everywhere.
You have probably noticed that things are really starting to get crazy out there.
People are getting very desperate, and very desperate people do very desperate things.
In one community in Texas, it is being reported that someone is actually killing horses and eating them…
At least five horses have been killed around Pearland, Texas since late May — but it’s the way they’re being killed and what’s being done to their carcasses that’s particularly disturbing to locals. Pearland police made their first discovery June 10. Responding to an animal cruelty call along the 14000 block of Kirby Drive, they found a horse, dead and butchered.
You would have to be incredibly twisted to do such a thing, but as I have been warning for a very long time, we are going to see much crazier things in the years ahead.
Of course countless other Americans can also see that society is starting to come apart at the seams, and this has helped to fuel an unprecedented spike in gun sales…
Gun sales surged 135% year-over-year in July to about 2 million and have already matched all of last year, according to a report released earlier this week by research consultancy Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting. Sales were up 145% in June, 80% in May and 71% in April.
We live at a time when rioting, looting and violence are becoming commonplace, and crime rates are absolutely skyrocketing in our major cities.
And the worse economic conditions become, the worse the chaos is going to get.
So I would very much encourage you to set your affairs in order and to get prepared for what is ahead, because the time remaining to do such things is very limited.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-11--Has America Entered A New Era Of Permanent Civil Unrest?

In 2020 , it seems like each new day brings more headlines about chaos on the streets of America , and on Monday that included violence right outside the gates of the White House .
It is being reported that there was “ an active shooter near the White House ” , and we are being told that the Secret Service shot a “ male suspect ” and that the “ male suspect ” had been transported to the hospital .
I am sure that we will learn more about this incident in the days ahead , and we should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to easily handle this situation .
But there are reports that a group of protesters plans to “ lay siege ” to the White House in the weeks leading up to the election , and so officials will undoubtedly have their hands full as we draw closer to November .
Meanwhile , we just witnessed five hours of rioting , looting and violence in Chicago .
Some rioters exchanged gunfire with police , and ultimately a decision was made to raise bridges going into the city in order to contain the violence… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ train and bus service Monday morning after unrest and looting caused widespread damage in the city ’ s downtown overnight .
Videos that were circulating on social media captured the early morning scenes of hundreds of people in the streets , dozens of police officers , looting and confrontations with the police .
There was also an exchange of gunfire with the police in the downtown , according to a police spokesman , Tom Ahren .
He said on Twitter early Monday that there were “ shots fired at police who returned fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injured.
” In the past , a night of chaos like that would have been the top headline in the country for days , but now it is “ just another riot ” which will soon fade from memory .
These days , it takes quite a bit to shock us , and what happened at a “ Back the Blue ” rally in Fort Collins , Colorado on Saturday did shock many of us .
A group of leftists decided to confront the protesters that were supporting the police , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A lot of people celebrated that brawl , but the truth is that it should make us all very sad .
Is this what the future holds for our nation ?
A house divided against itself will surely fall , and right now the U.S. is very , very deeply divided .
Every single night there is more violence , and the entire world is watching .
In Portland , rioting has been a nightly occurrence for two and a half months straight , and President Trump wants the National Guard to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the governor of Oregon whether the National Guard is deployed or not , and it appears to be doubtful that it will happen any time soon .
Further north , law and order desperately needs to be restored in Seattle as well , because rioters continue to turn the downtown area into a war zone… I didn ’ t think that we would still be seeing this much violence here in August , and now that we are getting close to the election there is a strong possibility that a new wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over America at any time .
Of course if President Trump wins in November of if the outcome is very closely contested , that will only add fuel to the fire .
For years I had been warning that anger and frustration were building to exceedingly dangerous levels in this country , and now we are reaping what the mainstream media and many of our political leaders have sown .
Sadly , what we have experienced so far is just the tip of the iceberg , because much worse civil unrest is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense why so many people are wanting to move away from the big cities at this point .
The other day I wrote an article about the hundreds of thousands of wealthy New Yorkers that have already fled NYC , and now we are being told that moving companies “ remain inundated with requests from people leaving New York City ” … On the west coast , Joe Rogan says that there is “ a mass exodus ” out of the state of California , and he recently decided to flee the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement is rapidly driving up property values in desirable rural communities all over the nation , and this is going to make it more difficult for those with more limited financial resources to relocate .
If you are among those that are considering fleeing the major cities , I would encourage you to make your decision quickly .
Things are only going to get crazier in the months ahead , and the longer you wait the more difficult relocating will become .

by Michael Snyder
In 2020, it seems like each new day brings more headlines about chaos on the streets of America, and on Monday that included violence right outside the gates of the White House. It is being reported that there was “an active shooter near the White House”, and we are being told that the Secret Service shot a “male suspect” and that the “male suspect” had been transported to the hospital. I am sure that we will learn more about this incident in the days ahead, and we should be thankful that the Secret Service was able to easily handle this situation. But there are reports that a group of protesters plans to “lay siege” to the White House in the weeks leading up to the election, and so officials will undoubtedly have their hands full as we draw closer to November.
Meanwhile, we just witnessed five hours of rioting, looting and violence in Chicago. Some rioters exchanged gunfire with police, and ultimately a decision was made to raise bridges going into the city in order to contain the violence…
Chicago officials raised bridges and suspended some train and bus service Monday morning after unrest and looting caused widespread damage in the city’s downtown overnight. Videos that were circulating on social media captured the early morning scenes of hundreds of people in the streets, dozens of police officers, looting and confrontations with the police. There was also an exchange of gunfire with the police in the downtown, according to a police spokesman, Tom Ahren. He said on Twitter early Monday that there were “shots fired at police who returned fire,” and that no officers were injured.”
In the past, a night of chaos like that would have been the top headline in the country for days, but now it is “just another riot” which will soon fade from memory.
These days, it takes quite a bit to shock us, and what happened at a “Back the Blue” rally in Fort Collins, Colorado on Saturday did shock many of us. A group of leftists decided to confront the protesters that were supporting the police, and that confrontation ultimately degenerated into a full-out brawl…
Video shot during the event captured the moment tensions between the two groups boiled over as a group of men who apparently attended the rally approached a group of counter-protests dressed in black. As the two groups approached a ditch, a fight broke out among the groups with people scuffling on the ground, punching each other, and spewing obscenities.
A lot of people celebrated that brawl, but the truth is that it should make us all very sad.
Americans shouldn’t be fighting Americans.
Is this what the future holds for our nation? A house divided against itself will surely fall, and right now the U.S. is very, very deeply divided.
Every single night there is more violence, and the entire world is watching. In Portland, rioting has been a nightly occurrence for two and a half months straight, and President Trump wants the National Guard to be called out…
Portland, which is out of control, should finally, after almost 3 months, bring in the National Guard. The Mayor and Governor are putting people’s lives at risk. They will be held responsible. The Guard is ready to act immediately. The Courthouse is secured by Homeland!
Ultimately it will be up to the governor of Oregon whether the National Guard is deployed or not, and it appears to be doubtful that it will happen any time soon.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Further north, law and order desperately needs to be restored in Seattle as well, because rioters continue to turn the downtown area into a war zone…
Riots broke out in Seattle on Sunday evening ahead of an expected city council vote to defund the police, according to videos on social media. Video by @BGOnTheScene showed Antifa protesters attacking an Amazon store. Journalist Andy Ngo, who tweeted the video, said the protesters had been using sledgehammers and have been rioting for hours, smashing businesses in and around Capitol Hill.
I didn’t think that we would still be seeing this much violence here in August, and now that we are getting close to the election there is a strong possibility that a new wave of chaos could erupt in cities all over America at any time.
Of course if President Trump wins in November of if the outcome is very closely contested, that will only add fuel to the fire.
For years I had been warning that anger and frustration were building to exceedingly dangerous levels in this country, and now we are reaping what the mainstream media and many of our political leaders have sown.
Sadly, what we have experienced so far is just the tip of the iceberg, because much worse civil unrest is still on the horizon.
So it makes sense why so many people are wanting to move away from the big cities at this point.
The other day I wrote an article about the hundreds of thousands of wealthy New Yorkers that have already fled NYC, and now we are being told that moving companies “remain inundated with requests from people leaving New York City”…
Even as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has leveled off in recent weeks, moving companies say they remain inundated with requests from people leaving New York City. Big Apple-based moving company Oz Moving, for example, told FOX Business that the volume of moves continues to rise at a “substantial rate” – in addition to a “drastic” spike in storage compared with years prior.
On the west coast, Joe Rogan says that there is “a mass exodus” out of the state of California, and he recently decided to flee the state himself.
Of course all of this movement is rapidly driving up property values in desirable rural communities all over the nation, and this is going to make it more difficult for those with more limited financial resources to relocate.
If you are among those that are considering fleeing the major cities, I would encourage you to make your decision quickly. Things are only going to get crazier in the months ahead, and the longer you wait the more difficult relocating will become.