investmentwatchblog--2020-12-09--The Texas Lawsuit Is On The Docket – The Supreme Court Will Determine The Fate Of The 2020 Election

Very few of the lawsuits that Trump ’ s legal team has filed since Election Day have really worried the left , but when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit directly with the Supreme Court on Monday night they immediately began freaking out .
The reason why they are so alarmed is because they understand that this suit has the potential to flip the election .
The suit alleges that the states of Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin conducted their elections in ways that violated the U.S. Constitution , and if the Supreme Court agrees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court would force the state legislatures of those states “ to appoint a new set of presidential electors in a manner that does not violate the Electors Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment ” .
At this hour , we are being told that Louisiana , Arkansas , Alabama , Florida , Kentucky , Mississippi , South Carolina and South Dakota have all joined the suit that Paxton has filed .
The U.S. Constitution gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over controversies between states , and so this is why this case did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower court first .
But the Supreme Court is not obligated to hear any particular case , and many on the left initially thought that the Court would never actually agree to hear it .
Well , it was put on the docket just 12 hours after it was filed , and so it will be heard .
And on Tuesday evening , the Supreme Court ordered the defending states to file their answers by Thursday at 3 PM eastern time .
So this is really happening .
The Supreme Court will determine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all .
In his complaint , Paxton argued that voters in his state were affected by the unconstitutional voting procedures in the other states because in “ the shared enterprise of the entire nation electing the president and vice president , equal protection violations in one state can and do adversely affect and diminish the weight of votes cast in states that lawfully abide by the election structure set forth in the Constitution.
” And he is absolutely correct .
When one or more states violates the U.S. Constitution during a presidential election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because voters in every state are involved in electing the president .
According to the Electors Clause , state legislatures have the authority to establish how presidential electors will be chosen in their particular states , but Paxton alleges that government officials in Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin made up their own rules and did not follow the election laws that had been passed by their own state legislatures… “ Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a justification , government officials in the defendant states of Georgia , Michigan , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , usurped their legislatures ’ authority and unconstitutionally revised their state ’ s election statutes , ” Paxton wrote in his filing .
“ To safeguard public legitimacy at this unprecedented moment and restore public trust in the presidential election , this Court should extend the December 14 , 2020 deadline for Defendant States ’ certification of presidential electors to allow these investigations to be completed , ” he wrote .
“ Should one of the two leading candidates receive an absolute majority of the presidential electors ’ votes to be cast on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selection of our President .
The only date that is mandated under the Constitution , however , is January 20 , 2021.
” Unlike the allegations of election fraud that are floating around out there , these allegations are very easy to prove .
The following is a brief summary of some of the issues in each of the four states that comes from the Heritage Foundation… • Pennsylvania : The complaint accuses Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar of , among other things , “ without legislative approval , unilaterally abrogating ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for absentee or mail-in ballots.
” These changes were “ not ratified ” by the Pennsylvania legislature .
• Georgia : Similarly , the complaint describes how Georgia ’ s Secretary of State , Brad Raffensperger , also “ without legislative approval , unilaterally abrogated Georgia ’ s statute governing the signature verification process for absentee ballots.
” • Michigan : The complaint states that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson “ abrogated Michigan election statutes related to absentee ballot applications and signature verification.
” • Wisconsin : Lastly , the Wisconsin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state laws without the permission of the legislature that “ weakened , or did away with , established security procedures put in place by the Wisconsin legislature to ensure absentee ballot integrity.
” For these constitutional violations alone , the election results in all four states should be thrown out .
In addition , in his complaint Paxton alleges that voters in various parts of these states were treated very differently… Once again , this should be a slam dunk to prove based on the evidence that has already been publicly presented .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment .
On top of that , in Bush v. Gore the Supreme Court clearly prohibited “ the use of differential standards in the treatment and tabulation of ballots within a state.
” .
Since differential standards in the treatment of ballots occurred in all four states , that should mean that the election results in all four states should be thrown out .
Lastly , Paxton alleges that there were “ voting irregularities ” in each of the four states , and those allegations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove .
But Paxton doesn ’ t need to prove them , because the violations of the Electors Clause and the violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment should both be slam dunks .
Assuming that is the case , what is the appropriate remedy ?
Paxton is asking that the state legislatures of Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin be forced “ to appoint a new set of presidential electors in a manner that does not violate the Electors Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment , or to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In each of those states , those legislatures could opt to hold new elections or alternatively they could decide to choose new slates of electors themselves .
And since all four of those state legislatures are controlled by Republicans , that would seem to favor President Trump .
Needless to say , if the current election results in Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin are overturned , the left will have a massive temper tantrum .
Cities all over the nation would burn and we would see endless civil unrest for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make some members of the Court hesitant to overturn the current election results no matter what the Constitution actually says .
But if there are at least five justices that are willing to follow the Constitution no matter what the consequences are , we may soon see the most shocking decision in the entire history of the U.S. Supreme Court .

by Michael Snyder
Very few of the lawsuits that Trump’s legal team has filed since Election Day have really worried the left, but when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit directly with the Supreme Court on Monday night they immediately began freaking out. The reason why they are so alarmed is because they understand that this suit has the potential to flip the election. The suit alleges that the states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin conducted their elections in ways that violated the U.S. Constitution, and if the Supreme Court agrees that would almost certainly mean that the Supreme Court would force the state legislatures of those states “to appoint a new set of presidential electors in a manner that does not violate the Electors Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment”.
At this hour, we are being told that Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and South Dakota have all joined the suit that Paxton has filed. The U.S. Constitution gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction over controversies between states, and so this is why this case did not need to be filed in a lower court first. But the Supreme Court is not obligated to hear any particular case, and many on the left initially thought that the Court would never actually agree to hear it.
Well, it was put on the docket just 12 hours after it was filed, and so it will be heard.
And on Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court ordered the defending states to file their answers by Thursday at 3 PM eastern time.
So this is really happening.
The Supreme Court will determine the fate of the 2020 election after all.
In his complaint, Paxton argued that voters in his state were affected by the unconstitutional voting procedures in the other states because in “the shared enterprise of the entire nation electing the president and vice president, equal protection violations in one state can and do adversely affect and diminish the weight of votes cast in states that lawfully abide by the election structure set forth in the Constitution.”
And he is absolutely correct. When one or more states violates the U.S. Constitution during a presidential election, that harms everyone that voted, because voters in every state are involved in electing the president.
According to the Electors Clause, state legislatures have the authority to establish how presidential electors will be chosen in their particular states, but Paxton alleges that government officials in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin made up their own rules and did not follow the election laws that had been passed by their own state legislatures…
“Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a justification, government officials in the defendant states of Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, usurped their legislatures’ authority and unconstitutionally revised their state’s election statutes,” Paxton wrote in his filing. “To safeguard public legitimacy at this unprecedented moment and restore public trust in the presidential election, this Court should extend the December 14, 2020 deadline for Defendant States’ certification of presidential electors to allow these investigations to be completed,” he wrote. “Should one of the two leading candidates receive an absolute majority of the presidential electors’ votes to be cast on December 14, this would finalize the selection of our President. The only date that is mandated under the Constitution, however, is January 20, 2021.”
Unlike the allegations of election fraud that are floating around out there, these allegations are very easy to prove.
The following is a brief summary of some of the issues in each of the four states that comes from the Heritage Foundation…
Pennsylvania: The complaint accuses Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar of, among other things, “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogating” Pennsylvania statutes that require “signature verification for absentee or mail-in ballots.” These changes were “not ratified” by the Pennsylvania legislature.
The complaint accuses Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar of, among other things, “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogating” Pennsylvania statutes that require “signature verification for absentee or mail-in ballots.” These changes were “not ratified” by the Pennsylvania legislature. Georgia: Similarly, the complaint describes how Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, also “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogated Georgia’s statute governing the signature verification process for absentee ballots.”
Similarly, the complaint describes how Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, also “without legislative approval, unilaterally abrogated Georgia’s statute governing the signature verification process for absentee ballots.” Michigan: The complaint states that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson “abrogated Michigan election statutes related to absentee ballot applications and signature verification.”
The complaint states that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson “abrogated Michigan election statutes related to absentee ballot applications and signature verification.” Wisconsin: Lastly, the Wisconsin’s elections commission made similar changes in state laws without the permission of the legislature that “weakened, or did away with, established security procedures put in place by the Wisconsin legislature to ensure absentee ballot integrity.”
For these constitutional violations alone, the election results in all four states should be thrown out.
In addition, in his complaint Paxton alleges that voters in various parts of these states were treated very differently…
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Second, the complaint describes how voters in different parts of these states were treated differently. For example, election officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties in Pennsylvania set up a “cure process” for voters in those jurisdictions whose absentee ballots did not comply with state legal requirements. Those noncompliant ballots should have been rejected because state law does not allow such a procedure. As a result of this behavior and similar behavior in other states, there was “more favorable treatment allotted to votes” in areas “administered by local government under Democrat control.”
Once again, this should be a slam dunk to prove based on the evidence that has already been publicly presented.
And without a doubt, differential treatment violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
On top of that, in Bush v. Gore the Supreme Court clearly prohibited “the use of differential standards in the treatment and tabulation of ballots within a state.”.
Since differential standards in the treatment of ballots occurred in all four states, that should mean that the election results in all four states should be thrown out.
Lastly, Paxton alleges that there were “voting irregularities” in each of the four states, and those allegations are going to be more difficult to prove.
But Paxton doesn’t need to prove them, because the violations of the Electors Clause and the violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment should both be slam dunks.
Assuming that is the case, what is the appropriate remedy?
Paxton is asking that the state legislatures of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be forced “to appoint a new set of presidential electors in a manner that does not violate the Electors Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment, or to appoint no presidential electors at all.”
In each of those states, those legislatures could opt to hold new elections or alternatively they could decide to choose new slates of electors themselves.
And since all four of those state legislatures are controlled by Republicans, that would seem to favor President Trump.
Needless to say, if the current election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are overturned, the left will have a massive temper tantrum. Cities all over the nation would burn and we would see endless civil unrest for the foreseeable future.
So that may make some members of the Court hesitant to overturn the current election results no matter what the Constitution actually says.
But if there are at least five justices that are willing to follow the Constitution no matter what the consequences are, we may soon see the most shocking decision in the entire history of the U.S. Supreme Court.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-09--Small Traders Are Euphoric Beyond Anything Before

The amazing thing about this new crop of retail traders who are largely millennials is they never go away .
They always come back for more .
It doesn ’ t matter how much a stock falls or how much they lose on options , they come back like gambling addicts to a casino .
As you can see from the chart below , small trader call buying is 22 % of all opening volume which is a new record high .
Speculation is higher than in the late 1990s because access to options trading has increased .
Furthermore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it easier to find ideas and execute trades .
Just because it ’ s easy to make a move doesn ’ t mean you should do it .
Overtrading can be a big problem .
Have some mental stops that prevent you from going all in without proper due diligence .
The stock market is based on corporate profits , but speculation can turn any asset into a gamble temporarily .
If a company trades at a triple digit PE ratio , it ’ s not really a bet on the business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a game changing innovation which scales .
In that sense , you can invest like a venture capitalist in a large cap company if there is enough optimism baked into the share price .
Speculation mean reverts hard .
As optimistic as investors are now , they will be pessimistic when the speculation cycle ends .
It ’ s tough to figure out when the cycle will turn because it ’ s irrational to begin with .
Potential catalysts are weakness in tech stocks due to the economic reopening in 2021 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and rising rates .
Supply comes to markets that demand it .
Every tech company that ever considered going public is doing so now that the market is favorable to them .
The market keeps dropping its standards and supply keeps coming via SPACs as well as dilution through secondaries and stock-based compensation .
The stock market is overbought as the CNN fear and greed index is at 88 out of 100 which is extreme greed .
As you can see from the chart below , 79.58 % of Nasdaq stocks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s the highest percentage since January 2014 .
The Nasdaq 100 is on an 11 day winning streak .
It never had one in the 1990s tech bubble .
The record is 14 days .
It ’ s possible the increased prevalence of passive investing is playing a role in these streaks .
Individual active managers probably get more skittish when they see long winning streaks .
Tesla ’ s rally could be poking a hole in the passive strategy .
Passive investors in the S & P 500 index are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while active traders are getting in ahead of the game by buying in anticipation of the move on December 21st .
Tesla is up 57.3 % since November 16th .
In theory , it would be quite rare for a stock to rise to inclusion without much of a business .
However , if active managers all know a stock will be purchased without analysis , game theory shows active managers can rig the system against passive players .
If you know your opponent is never going to change their action , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Tesla will be less than 2 % of the index , but who is to say this will be the last such stock to be added in this manner ?
Active speculators can force index buyers to purchase whatever active investors want .
This is a dangerous game that can threaten the passive strategy .
Value has actually beaten growth for four straight weeks which is the longest streak since November 2018 .
When we talk about value losing to growth and quality , this isn ’ t something that can get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value had its best month ever in November .
This is a trend change that could last years .
As you can see from the chart below , the Russell 3000 growth versus the Russell 3000 value hit a 1.78 standard deviation which is significantly higher than the peak in 2000 .
It took a couple years and massive losses in tech to reverse course .
If value actually becomes overbought versus growth in this cycle , value will be beat growth for many years .
Most of the shift could be catalyzed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than a rally in value .
We just had the best month for value ever .
That ’ s not sustainable .
Energy is the most beaten down of the value stocks .
As you can see from the chart below , energy has had its worst decline in 90 years because fracking firms have been cash burning machines .
Shale oil and gas burned cash every year since 2010 , burning $ 342 billion in the process .
Shale creates more oil and gas supply which ruins the market for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the pandemic as demand went away , creating a big glut .
The good news for oil is small firms have gone bust , big firms have cut projects , and banks won ’ t give out energy loans .
Demand for fossil fuels will increase as the economy reopens .
Energy could rebound in 2021 .
Small traders are speculating because it ’ s easy and because markets are doing well .
They haven ’ t learned their lesson yet .
Few investors remember the crash in 2000 .
The Nasdaq @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overbought .
Active traders are taking advantage of passive investors .
Value is going to beat growth for years , not a few weeks .
Shale oil has burned cash every year for a decade .
That ’ s why it is so hated .
Every market narrative starts with a kernel of truth .
The problem is if you used this cash burn data as support for avoiding energy , you would have missed massive gains in the fall .
The OIH energy services index is up 74 % since October 28th @

by UPFINA
The amazing thing about this new crop of retail traders who are largely millennials is they never go away. They always come back for more. It doesn’t matter how much a stock falls or how much they lose on options, they come back like gambling addicts to a casino. As you can see from the chart below, small trader call buying is 22% of all opening volume which is a new record high. Speculation is higher than in the late 1990s because access to options trading has increased. Furthermore, we have social media and smartphones which make it easier to find ideas and execute trades. Just because it’s easy to make a move doesn’t mean you should do it. Overtrading can be a big problem. Have some mental stops that prevent you from going all in without proper due diligence.
Last week, U.S. options traders opened 94.8 million new equity and ETF contracts. The smallest of traders buying call options – pure speculation – accounted for 20.5 million of those. At 21.6% of total volume, that's a record high. pic.twitter.com/S3qO9lYtkA — SentimenTrader (@sentimentrader) December 5, 2020
The stock market is based on corporate profits, but speculation can turn any asset into a gamble temporarily. If a company trades at a triple digit PE ratio, it’s not really a bet on the business anymore. It’s a bet on a game changing innovation which scales. In that sense, you can invest like a venture capitalist in a large cap company if there is enough optimism baked into the share price.
Speculation mean reverts hard. As optimistic as investors are now, they will be pessimistic when the speculation cycle ends. It’s tough to figure out when the cycle will turn because it’s irrational to begin with. Potential catalysts are weakness in tech stocks due to the economic reopening in 2021, an increase in the supply of stocks, and rising rates. Supply comes to markets that demand it. Every tech company that ever considered going public is doing so now that the market is favorable to them. The market keeps dropping its standards and supply keeps coming via SPACs as well as dilution through secondaries and stock-based compensation.
Very Hot Market
The stock market is overbought as the CNN fear and greed index is at 88 out of 100 which is extreme greed. As you can see from the chart below, 79.58% of Nasdaq stocks are above their 200 day moving averages. That’s the highest percentage since January 2014. The Nasdaq 100 is on an 11 day winning streak. It never had one in the 1990s tech bubble. The record is 14 days. It’s possible the increased prevalence of passive investing is playing a role in these streaks. Individual active managers probably get more skittish when they see long winning streaks.
🇺🇸 #Nasdaq: the share of its members trading above their 200-day moving average soared to the highest in almost seven years – Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/opNhJJ37ie — Christophe Barraud🛢 (@C_Barraud) December 8, 2020
A Systemic Issue With Passive Investing?
Tesla’s rally could be poking a hole in the passive strategy. Passive investors in the S&P 500 index are about to put money in the stock while active traders are getting in ahead of the game by buying in anticipation of the move on December 21st. Tesla is up 57.3% since November 16th. In theory, it would be quite rare for a stock to rise to inclusion without much of a business. However, if active managers all know a stock will be purchased without analysis, game theory shows active managers can rig the system against passive players. If you know your opponent is never going to change their action, the rules change. Passive investing becomes unsustainable. Tesla will be less than 2% of the index, but who is to say this will be the last such stock to be added in this manner? Active speculators can force index buyers to purchase whatever active investors want. This is a dangerous game that can threaten the passive strategy.
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Growth Vs. Value
Value has actually beaten growth for four straight weeks which is the longest streak since November 2018. When we talk about value losing to growth and quality, this isn’t something that can get resolved in a few weeks even if value had its best month ever in November. This is a trend change that could last years.
As you can see from the chart below, the Russell 3000 growth versus the Russell 3000 value hit a 1.78 standard deviation which is significantly higher than the peak in 2000. It took a couple years and massive losses in tech to reverse course. If value actually becomes overbought versus growth in this cycle, value will be beat growth for many years.
In our opinion, the market gods are presenting objective investors with once in a generation opportunity, Underweight growth stocks and overweight value. pic.twitter.com/Bo76gRqzgq — Tiho Brkan (@TihoBrkan) December 4, 2020
Most of the shift could be catalyzed by a decline in speculative tech stocks rather than a rally in value. We just had the best month for value ever. That’s not sustainable. Energy is the most beaten down of the value stocks. As you can see from the chart below, energy has had its worst decline in 90 years because fracking firms have been cash burning machines.
US shale has burned through $342 billion since 2010. pic.twitter.com/dBkMsiiw93 — Nick Cunningham (@nickcunningham1) December 1, 2020
Shale oil and gas burned cash every year since 2010, burning $342 billion in the process. Shale creates more oil and gas supply which ruins the market for all drillers. This year was made worse by the pandemic as demand went away, creating a big glut. The good news for oil is small firms have gone bust, big firms have cut projects, and banks won’t give out energy loans. Demand for fossil fuels will increase as the economy reopens. Energy could rebound in 2021.
Conclusion
Small traders are speculating because it’s easy and because markets are doing well. They haven’t learned their lesson yet. Few investors remember the crash in 2000. The Nasdaq’s breadth signals the market is overbought. Active traders are taking advantage of passive investors. Value is going to beat growth for years, not a few weeks. Shale oil has burned cash every year for a decade. That’s why it is so hated. Every market narrative starts with a kernel of truth. The problem is if you used this cash burn data as support for avoiding energy, you would have missed massive gains in the fall. The OIH energy services index is up 74% since October 28th.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-09--The California dilemma: stay at home without electricity, or leave and be arrested

The California dilemma : stay at home without electricity , or leave and be arrested pic.twitter.com/4ALIDPwqWW

The California dilemma: stay at home without electricity, or leave and be arrested pic.twitter.com/4ALIDPwqWW
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 8, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-09--Escape From New York City

Escape From New York City

Escape From New York City… they even mention Williamsburg ( aka Billyburg for the hipsters ) – # NYC # @ @ @ @ @ # Lockdowns t.co/dyScfqxW2n Escape From # NewYork # NYC – # Insurrection # Riots across @ @ @ @ @ the VP # 2020Election debate # BLM # Antifa t.co/hpQLTbHDZm “ NYC facing a $ @ @ @ @ @ FY & private employment still 14 % below pre-pandemic levels .
In Nov , amount @ @ @ @ @ rent in Manhattan hit highest level since 2003 .
Moody ’ s cut city ’ @ @ @ @ @ to Aa2 in October.
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“NYC facing a $3.8B budget deficit in next FY & private employment still 14% below pre-pandemic levels. In Nov, amount of office space available for rent in Manhattan hit highest level since 2003. Moody’s cut city’s rating by one notch to Aa2 in October.” t.co/OTLabx79xI — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) December 8, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--Is The Globalist “Reset” Failing? The Elites May Have Overplayed Their Hand

One aspect of narcopaths ( narcissistic sociopaths ) that is important to remember is that they live in their own little world in which their desires and bizarre dysfunctions are normalized .
They believe themselves superior to most people because they are predatory , and don ’ t suffer from annoying hang-ups like empathy and conscience .
They generally tend to believe they have pulled the wool over everyone ’ s eyes the majority of the time .
They think that you are a submissive idiot , and that when they bark an order , you will simply jump to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Almost every aspect of the globalists and their behavior indicates they are a club or cult of narcopaths .
Their obsessive need to control as well as to corrupt and destroy in order to get what they want is not an extension of mere greed , it is a deep-seated aspect of who they are as beings .
It is a defining mechanism at the core of their character .
They are real world monsters , like vampires attempting to blend into an unsuspecting population .
In their arrogance , then tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at will without being resisted or exposed .
The problem is , as soon as they start to feed and destroy they draw attention to themselves .
Eventually , they will attract the suspicions of the public , along with some vampire hunters .
Unless they find a way to hide a stake through the heart is inevitable .
I have been writing about the threats of globalism and the “ reset ” for many years now , and I have noted for some time two separate quandaries ; one affecting the liberty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 1 ) First , criminals tend to brag about their crimes when they think that it ’ s too late for anyone to do anything about them .
I predicted the globalists would be very open in revealing their agenda the moment they believed themselves “ untouchable ” .
For the freedom loving public this suggests that in 2020 going into 2021 that the elites must think there is nothing that can be done to stop the machine ; they are so blatant in their calls for the global “ reset ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a surveillance state that no one in their right mind can claim these notions are “ conspiracy theory ” anymore .
The fact is , the “ conspiracy theorists ” were RIGHT ALL ALONG , and now there is nothing anyone can say about it .
2 ) Second , I have also argued in the past that the globalist push for a “ new world order ” is a double edged sword that could very well end up annihilating them .
As they attempt to initiate their reset agenda , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can no longer lurk in the safety of the shadows and there is no going back once the process is started .
Once the globalists become widely known , they must either swiftly take control through engineered chaos and collapse , or face retribution that could eliminate a cabal that took them centuries to build .
Vampires must make the rest of the world a dark place before leaving the shadows , or they risk dying in the light of day .
There are two schools of thought in the liberty movement ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fixed and unstoppable and that the best anyone can do is survive .
The second suggests that the reset can be stopped and the globalists can be brought to justice .
I stand in both camps .
There are aspects of the reset that are indeed fixed and that can not be undone .
For example , numerous national economies including the US are in the midst of a stagflationary collapse and there is nothing that can be done to reverse it .
Perhaps a decade ago we could have changed course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The pain can be reduced if people quickly end their dependency on the system and create localized trade networks of their own , but the economy as we know it right now is dead and it is not coming back anytime soon .
I do not see this , though , as a win for the elites .
Crashing the economy is one thing , rebuilding it into the collectivist dystopia they desperately want is another .
Everything depends on who rebuilds ; maybe it will be them , maybe it will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signs these days that the globalist reset is NOT a sure thing , and those that know my work know I have never been one for misplaced optimism .
Specifically , the exploitation of the pandemic response as a means to ram through numerous draconian restrictions does not seem to be going exactly as the elites planned .
I have to look back at Event 201 to really gauge the state of the game , because what the elites planned and what has happened do not completely match up .
For those not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ war game ” held by globalists from the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
The scenario ?
A pandemic outbreak of a coronavirus which would spread like wildfire and kill a predicted 65 million people .
The simulation was held only a couple of months before the real thing happened at the start of 2020 .
In the year since the outbreak , the globalists have attempted to enforce nearly every plan that was outlined during Event 201 , including using social media to censor or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the establishment approved narrative ( Yes , narrative control was discussed at the event in great detail ) .
Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum has consistently and excitedly applauded the pandemic crisis as a “ perfect opportunity ” to institute the “ reset ” that the globalists have been talking about for years .
Unfortunately for them , the virus has not been anywhere near as deadly as they appear to have hoped .
With a death rate of well below 1 % for anyone outside of a nursing home with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been forced to pump up infection numbers as a means to terrorize the populace because the death numbers are not enough to convince people to willingly hand over their freedoms .
The Infection Fatality Rate ( IFR ) for Covid 19 not counting nursing home deaths with preexisting conditions is only 0.26 % of those infected .
There is a propaganda meme being passed around these days that tries to exaggerate the danger of death from Covid , and it goes a little something like this : “ Covid has killed more people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wars combined in a single year , therefore your freedoms are forfeit… ” This is an idiotic talking point but luckily no one is buying it .
Over 40 % of Covid deaths are people that are already sick and on the verge of dying anyway ( And no , refusing to wear masks is not the same as endorsing “ death panels ” , because a death panel is about socialists refusing treatment to people at risk because of their age .
No one is suggesting that old people be refused treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of staying under quarantine if they fear they will become infected .
They are already retired and receiving social security , perhaps if we are going to stimulate then the bailout money should go to those most at risk so that the rest of us can continue on with normal life ? )
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from diseases and illnesses including the flu , common colds and pneumonia , yet , the prospect of abandoning the Bill of Rights , submitting to economic shutdowns and wearing a muzzle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never brought up before .
Why should we ask 99.7 % of Americans or the world to accept medical tyranny just to make .26 % of the population feel safe ?
People who question the mandates are called “ selfish ” , but even if I was one of the people susceptible to the virus , I would NEVER demand that 99 % of the population bow to totalitarianism at the off chance that I might live a little while longer .
Now THAT would be selfish .
As more and more studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandates are also coming into question .
Though Big Tech has sought to suppress or censor studies that run contrary to the mainstream narrative , this has only led more people to question the motivations of governments pushing the mandates .
After all , the mainstream media keeps saying that we should “ listen to the science ” , but they ignore or censor the science .
So , if the pandemic response is not based in science , then it must only be about control .
Many Americans are not as stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inconsistencies in the rhetoric and the data and they are increasingly prone to refuse to comply .
This might be why the establishment is suddenly rushing out at least two Covid vaccines in the span of half a year ; they have to get the vaccine phase of the Reset underway before too many people jump from the panic bandwagon .
The vaccine rush and the claims of effectiveness of 94 % to 95 % from Pfizer and Moderna are suspect .
The average effectiveness of most vaccines is around 50 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with hundreds of trials and years of usage .
Somehow , Pfizer and Moderna were both able to produce a vaccine for a SARS type virus when multiple governments tried for over a decade to produce vaccines for SARS in China and were unsuccessful , and they were able to achieve 95 % effectiveness ?
Many people are not buying the vaccine story , and this is perhaps why the elites are jumping headlong into vaccination so fast .
Consider this fact : Numerous polls indicate that at least 1 in 3 Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is released to the general public .
60 % of Americans have stated in polls that they will not take the vaccine unless it is proven to be at least 75 % effective .
Here I think we have our explanation for the vaccination bonanza .
The elites know that a third of Americans ( and probably Europeans ) will not take the vaccine regardless of any propaganda they dish out .
They also know that 60 % of Americans are unlikely to take the vaccine unless they can show an effectiveness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Neither Moderna nor Pfizer have actually produced any evidence that their vaccines are capable of prevented severe illness or death from Covid , so , their effectiveness rate is based on “ projections ” of success according to their minimal trials .
Meaning , the effectiveness rate of 95 % is completely arbitrary .
Why did they go with such a high number instead of a more realistic 50 % to 60 % ?
Because the polls say they need an epic effectiveness rate in order to convince Americans to take the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple as that .
Americans are skeptical of the vaccines for a number of reasons .
The reality that they are minimally tested and rushed out in less than a year is one reason .
The fact that the government and the media have been caught censoring or lying about Covid data is another reason .
People just don ’ t trust the elites , and who can blame them ?
Who would trust a cabal of psychopaths to inject them with an unknown viral cocktail ?
Maybe their intentions are not so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be suspicious .
A former Pfizer vice president , Dr. Michael Yeadon among other medical professionals have recently warned that the vaccines have not been adequately tested and that there is a risk of “ indefinite infertility ” for women who take the current Covid vaccine due to damaging autoimmune response .
In other words , the vaccine could make many women barren and unable to have children .
Maybe this is what Bill Gates meant when he stated in his Ted Talk that “ vaccines and reproductive services ” could help contribute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s population of 10 % to 15 % as a means to “ stop global warming .
Why would Bill Gates mention vaccines in the same breath as “ reproductive services ” in reference to population reduction ?
Aren ’ t vaccines supposed to help people live longer ?
Well , the Pfizer VP ’ s warning about the Covid vaccine is ringing bells for me .
Maybe the Covid vaccine won ’ t make you sick , or kill you .
Maybe you will live a long life free of coronavirus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few years after taking the vaccine that you won ’ t ever be able to have kids .
Watch the movie ‘ Children Of Men ’ to get a sense of what the future might be like if the globalists get their way .
In the meantime , the elites are trying with everything they have to convince the public that they must abandon notions of civil liberties in the name of survival and “ the greater good ” .
They are already talking about how things will never go back to normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will stay in place for many years to come .
Governments are in the media right now claiming the vaccines “ will not be mandatory ” .
This is a lie .
At the same time they are putting mandates in place to require you to prove you are vaccinated in order to go to public places and even to go to work .
Basically , you take the vaccine or you die from poverty .
This is not a choice .
But , I see millions of Americans standing in opposition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police across the country refusing to enforce the agenda , even in hard-left states like California .
I see protests in lockdown states like Michigan , California and New York .
I see mass protests in Europe .
I see the Reset scheme being exposed and the truth breaking into the mainstream .
I see something rising to the surface , and I smell that gunpowder scent of rebellion , and I like it .
I ’ m not pessimistic about the future .
I know a crash is coming .
I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now what I see is a fight that can and will be won by those that respect the principles of freedom .
The globalists may have overplayed their hand .
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By Brandon Smith
One aspect of narcopaths (narcissistic sociopaths) that is important to remember is that they live in their own little world in which their desires and bizarre dysfunctions are normalized. They believe themselves superior to most people because they are predatory, and don’t suffer from annoying hang-ups like empathy and conscience. They generally tend to believe they have pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes the majority of the time. They think that you are a submissive idiot, and that when they bark an order, you will simply jump to attention because you “believe”.
Almost every aspect of the globalists and their behavior indicates they are a club or cult of narcopaths. Their obsessive need to control as well as to corrupt and destroy in order to get what they want is not an extension of mere greed, it is a deep-seated aspect of who they are as beings. It is a defining mechanism at the core of their character. They are real world monsters, like vampires attempting to blend into an unsuspecting population.
In their arrogance, then tend to expect they can drain the public dry at will without being resisted or exposed. The problem is, as soon as they start to feed and destroy they draw attention to themselves. Eventually, they will attract the suspicions of the public, along with some vampire hunters. Unless they find a way to hide a stake through the heart is inevitable.
I have been writing about the threats of globalism and the “reset” for many years now, and I have noted for some time two separate quandaries; one affecting the liberty movement and the other affecting the globalists:
1) First, criminals tend to brag about their crimes when they think that it’s too late for anyone to do anything about them. I predicted the globalists would be very open in revealing their agenda the moment they believed themselves “untouchable”. For the freedom loving public this suggests that in 2020 going into 2021 that the elites must think there is nothing that can be done to stop the machine; they are so blatant in their calls for the global “reset”, a cashless society, totalitarian lockdowns and a surveillance state that no one in their right mind can claim these notions are “conspiracy theory” anymore.
The fact is, the “conspiracy theorists” were RIGHT ALL ALONG, and now there is nothing anyone can say about it.
2) Second, I have also argued in the past that the globalist push for a “new world order” is a double edged sword that could very well end up annihilating them. As they attempt to initiate their reset agenda, they become more and more exposed; they can no longer lurk in the safety of the shadows and there is no going back once the process is started. Once the globalists become widely known, they must either swiftly take control through engineered chaos and collapse, or face retribution that could eliminate a cabal that took them centuries to build. Vampires must make the rest of the world a dark place before leaving the shadows, or they risk dying in the light of day.
There are two schools of thought in the liberty movement; one suggesting that the globalist agenda is fixed and unstoppable and that the best anyone can do is survive. The second suggests that the reset can be stopped and the globalists can be brought to justice. I stand in both camps.
There are aspects of the reset that are indeed fixed and that cannot be undone. For example, numerous national economies including the US are in the midst of a stagflationary collapse and there is nothing that can be done to reverse it. Perhaps a decade ago we could have changed course, but now it is too late. The pain can be reduced if people quickly end their dependency on the system and create localized trade networks of their own, but the economy as we know it right now is dead and it is not coming back anytime soon.
I do not see this, though, as a win for the elites. Crashing the economy is one thing, rebuilding it into the collectivist dystopia they desperately want is another. Everything depends on who rebuilds; maybe it will be them, maybe it will be us.
I am seeing some encouraging signs these days that the globalist reset is NOT a sure thing, and those that know my work know I have never been one for misplaced optimism. Specifically, the exploitation of the pandemic response as a means to ram through numerous draconian restrictions does not seem to be going exactly as the elites planned.
I have to look back at Event 201 to really gauge the state of the game, because what the elites planned and what has happened do not completely match up. For those not familiar, Event 201 was a type of “war game” held by globalists from the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The scenario? A pandemic outbreak of a coronavirus which would spread like wildfire and kill a predicted 65 million people. The simulation was held only a couple of months before the real thing happened at the start of 2020.
In the year since the outbreak, the globalists have attempted to enforce nearly every plan that was outlined during Event 201, including using social media to censor or restrict any news or information outside of the establishment approved narrative (Yes, narrative control was discussed at the event in great detail). Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum has consistently and excitedly applauded the pandemic crisis as a “perfect opportunity” to institute the “reset” that the globalists have been talking about for years.
Unfortunately for them, the virus has not been anywhere near as deadly as they appear to have hoped. With a death rate of well below 1% for anyone outside of a nursing home with preexisting conditions, the establishment has now been forced to pump up infection numbers as a means to terrorize the populace because the death numbers are not enough to convince people to willingly hand over their freedoms. The Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) for Covid 19 not counting nursing home deaths with preexisting conditions is only 0.26% of those infected.
There is a propaganda meme being passed around these days that tries to exaggerate the danger of death from Covid, and it goes a little something like this:
“Covid has killed more people that the Vietnam War and the Gulf Wars combined in a single year, therefore your freedoms are forfeit…”
This is an idiotic talking point but luckily no one is buying it. Over 40% of Covid deaths are people that are already sick and on the verge of dying anyway (And no, refusing to wear masks is not the same as endorsing “death panels”, because a death panel is about socialists refusing treatment to people at risk because of their age. No one is suggesting that old people be refused treatment, and they always have the option of staying under quarantine if they fear they will become infected. They are already retired and receiving social security, perhaps if we are going to stimulate then the bailout money should go to those most at risk so that the rest of us can continue on with normal life?)
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from diseases and illnesses including the flu, common colds and pneumonia, yet, the prospect of abandoning the Bill of Rights, submitting to economic shutdowns and wearing a muzzle on our faces wherever we go was never brought up before.
Why should we ask 99.7% of Americans or the world to accept medical tyranny just to make .26% of the population feel safe? People who question the mandates are called “selfish”, but even if I was one of the people susceptible to the virus, I would NEVER demand that 99% of the population bow to totalitarianism at the off chance that I might live a little while longer. Now THAT would be selfish.
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As more and more studies and data are released, the mask mandates are also coming into question. Though Big Tech has sought to suppress or censor studies that run contrary to the mainstream narrative, this has only led more people to question the motivations of governments pushing the mandates. After all, the mainstream media keeps saying that we should “listen to the science”, but they ignore or censor the science. So, if the pandemic response is not based in science, then it must only be about control.
Many Americans are not as stupid as the elites think. They see the inconsistencies in the rhetoric and the data and they are increasingly prone to refuse to comply. This might be why the establishment is suddenly rushing out at least two Covid vaccines in the span of half a year; they have to get the vaccine phase of the Reset underway before too many people jump from the panic bandwagon.
The vaccine rush and the claims of effectiveness of 94% to 95% from Pfizer and Moderna are suspect. The average effectiveness of most vaccines is around 50% or less, and these are vaccines with hundreds of trials and years of usage. Somehow, Pfizer and Moderna were both able to produce a vaccine for a SARS type virus when multiple governments tried for over a decade to produce vaccines for SARS in China and were unsuccessful, and they were able to achieve 95% effectiveness?
Many people are not buying the vaccine story, and this is perhaps why the elites are jumping headlong into vaccination so fast. Consider this fact:
Numerous polls indicate that at least 1 in 3 Americans plan to refuse the Covid vaccine when it is released to the general public. 60% of Americans have stated in polls that they will not take the vaccine unless it is proven to be at least 75% effective.
Here I think we have our explanation for the vaccination bonanza. The elites know that a third of Americans (and probably Europeans) will not take the vaccine regardless of any propaganda they dish out. They also know that 60% of Americans are unlikely to take the vaccine unless they can show an effectiveness rate of at least 75%. Neither Moderna nor Pfizer have actually produced any evidence that their vaccines are capable of prevented severe illness or death from Covid, so, their effectiveness rate is based on “projections” of success according to their minimal trials. Meaning, the effectiveness rate of 95% is completely arbitrary.
Why did they go with such a high number instead of a more realistic 50% to 60%? Because the polls say they need an epic effectiveness rate in order to convince Americans to take the vaccine. I think it is really as simple as that.
Americans are skeptical of the vaccines for a number of reasons. The reality that they are minimally tested and rushed out in less than a year is one reason . The fact that the government and the media have been caught censoring or lying about Covid data is another reason. People just don’t trust the elites, and who can blame them? Who would trust a cabal of psychopaths to inject them with an unknown viral cocktail? Maybe their intentions are not so pure?
The public is right to be suspicious. A former Pfizer vice president, Dr. Michael Yeadon among other medical professionals have recently warned that the vaccines have not been adequately tested and that there is a risk of “indefinite infertility” for women who take the current Covid vaccine due to damaging autoimmune response. In other words, the vaccine could make many women barren and unable to have children.
Maybe this is what Bill Gates meant when he stated in his Ted Talk that “vaccines and reproductive services” could help contribute to a reduction of the Earth’s population of 10% to 15% as a means to “stop global warming.
Why would Bill Gates mention vaccines in the same breath as “reproductive services” in reference to population reduction? Aren’t vaccines supposed to help people live longer? Well, the Pfizer VP’s warning about the Covid vaccine is ringing bells for me. Maybe the Covid vaccine won’t make you sick, or kill you. Maybe you will live a long life free of coronavirus, but you’ll find out a few years after taking the vaccine that you won’t ever be able to have kids.
Watch the movie ‘Children Of Men’ to get a sense of what the future might be like if the globalists get their way.
In the meantime, the elites are trying with everything they have to convince the public that they must abandon notions of civil liberties in the name of survival and “the greater good”. They are already talking about how things will never go back to normal, and the changes being made today will stay in place for many years to come.
Governments are in the media right now claiming the vaccines “will not be mandatory”. This is a lie. At the same time they are putting mandates in place to require you to prove you are vaccinated in order to go to public places and even to go to work. Basically, you take the vaccine or you die from poverty. This is not a choice.
But, I see millions of Americans standing in opposition to this agenda. I see sheriffs and police across the country refusing to enforce the agenda, even in hard-left states like California. I see protests in lockdown states like Michigan, California and New York. I see mass protests in Europe. I see the Reset scheme being exposed and the truth breaking into the mainstream. I see something rising to the surface, and I smell that gunpowder scent of rebellion, and I like it.
I’m not pessimistic about the future. I know a crash is coming. I know a fight is coming. But right now what I see is a fight that can and will be won by those that respect the principles of freedom. The globalists may have overplayed their hand.
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Gold’s Bullish Fundamentals

Over the past few weeks , we ’ ve tried often to remind you that the year 2020 is unfolding almost identically to the year 2019…at least in terms of COMEX precious metal prices .
COMEX gold fell from early September to late December last year and then resumed its uptrend as the fundamental factors that had been driving price began to reassert themselves .
The same thing is happening now .
If you need a refresher , here are two recent links on this topic : And what are those “ fundamental factors that have been driving price ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are just a few… Let ’ s start with negative interest rates .
You likely know how negative “ real ” rates are a key long-term correlation for gold prices .
However , straight up negative nominal rates are the single most bullish factor ever created by man .
Why ?
Because while it takes some additional thought and understanding to grasp the importance of inflation-adjusted interest rates , just about anyone can look at a -1.0 % sovereign bond or bank rate and think that there must be a better deal out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t pay a dividend ” sure beats the heck out of “ negative interest ” .
But while we ’ re at it , let ’ s check on those inflation-adjusted or “ real ” rates .
Market implied U.S. inflation expectations are at an 18-month high .
This is why the TIP ETF is once again trading near its own all-time highs even though the 10-year treasury yield has bumped to 90 basis points .
Again , if you use the TIP as a proxy for expected real interest rates , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ETF and the price of COMEX gold .
Shown below is a 15-year chart of COMEX gold in candlesticks and the TIP as a blue line .
Be sure to note that for COMEX gold to “ catch up ” , it will need a move of about 10 % back toward the highs seen in August .
And then there ’ s the U.S. dollar .
If you measure it versus other fiat currency , its value has collapsed by 12 % since the advent of QE∞ in late March .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollar versus other fiat currency .
Instead let ’ s also look at it on an absolute supply basis .
Consider this : But it ’ s not just the past twelve years that are at issue here .
Instead , check the pace of devaluation since the Covid Crisis began .
See these tweets from Sven Henrich and David Rosenberg : So look , there ’ s a reason why things have bounced back so vigorously over the past week .
Prices were slammed backward into the COMEX Dec20 expirations and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Combine this with dip buyers and their fear-of-missing-out trade and you get the renewed rally that we ’ ve been expecting .
While it is unlikely to be straight up from here , it ’ s very likely that the worst is now behind us and every new chart hurdle that gets cleared will draw in more optimistic buying .
With gold and silver prices finally emerging from their own tempest , it seems fitting that we ’ d close with a quote from “ The Tempest ” .
After a strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the precious metals are now resuming their uptrend based upon resoundingly bullish fundamentals .
The year 2020 has played out much like 2019 , and 2021 will continue the trend .
“ What ’ s past is prologue .
”

by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News
Over the past few weeks, we’ve tried often to remind you that the year 2020 is unfolding almost identically to the year 2019…at least in terms of COMEX precious metal prices. COMEX gold fell from early September to late December last year and then resumed its uptrend as the fundamental factors that had been driving price began to reassert themselves. The same thing is happening now.
If you need a refresher, here are two recent links on this topic:
And what are those “fundamental factors that have been driving price” for the past two years? Here are just a few…
Let’s start with negative interest rates. You likely know how negative “real” rates are a key long-term correlation for gold prices. However, straight up negative nominal rates are the single most bullish factor ever created by man. Why? Because while it takes some additional thought and understanding to grasp the importance of inflation-adjusted interest rates, just about anyone can look at a -1.0% sovereign bond or bank rate and think that there must be a better deal out there somewhere. “Gold doesn’t pay a dividend” sure beats the heck out of “negative interest”.
But while we’re at it, let’s check on those inflation-adjusted or “real” rates. Market implied U.S. inflation expectations are at an 18-month high. This is why the TIP ETF is once again trading near its own all-time highs even though the 10-year treasury yield has bumped to 90 basis points.
Again, if you use the TIP as a proxy for expected real interest rates, you can see the clear correlation between this ETF and the price of COMEX gold. Shown below is a 15-year chart of COMEX gold in candlesticks and the TIP as a blue line. Be sure to note that for COMEX gold to “catch up”, it will need a move of about 10% back toward the highs seen in August.
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And then there’s the U.S. dollar. If you measure it versus other fiat currency, its value has collapsed by 12% since the advent of QE∞ in late March.
But let’s not just measure the dollar versus other fiat currency. Instead let’s also look at it on an absolute supply basis. Consider this:
But it’s not just the past twelve years that are at issue here. Instead, check the pace of devaluation since the Covid Crisis began. See these tweets from Sven Henrich and David Rosenberg:
So look, there’s a reason why things have bounced back so vigorously over the past week. Prices were slammed backward into the COMEX Dec20 expirations and now they are rushing to catch back up. Combine this with dip buyers and their fear-of-missing-out trade and you get the renewed rally that we’ve been expecting. While it is unlikely to be straight up from here, it’s very likely that the worst is now behind us and every new chart hurdle that gets cleared will draw in more optimistic buying.
With gold and silver prices finally emerging from their own tempest, it seems fitting that we’d close with a quote from “The Tempest”. After a strong rally followed by a multi-month consolidation, the precious metals are now resuming their uptrend based upon resoundingly bullish fundamentals.
The year 2020 has played out much like 2019, and 2021 will continue the trend. “What’s past is prologue.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--The Oil Refinery Crisis Will Worsen This Winter

It was only to be expected that many of the world ’ s refiners would be pinched between low demand for finished products and rising inventories as the pandemic lockdowns continue to stifle activity .
But the warm December that is expected this year is also threatening finished products demand .
And it ’ s possible that many of the older , small refiners won ’ t survive at all .
According to HIS Markit , eleven U.S. refiners are scheduled to close .
The largest refinery in the United States , Royal Dutch Shell ’ s Convent , Louisiana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unable to find an interested buyer .
But the Dutch oil major is closing six more refineries according to Reuters , because it can not sell those refineries either .
Then , the largest U.S. refiner , Marathon Petroleum , is set to close several refineries , including its Gallup , New Mexico , refinery and its refinery in Martinez , California .
Japan ’ s Eneos Corp has shut its Osaka refinery , too , but the real pain is in Australia .
BP announced back at the end of October that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kwinana refinery in Perth , because it was simply “ no longer economically viable.
” Instead , the refinery will be turned into an import terminal .
After this closure , BP has only three refineries left in Australia .
PBF Energy shut 85,000 bpd of its Paulsboro , NJ , refinery down .
Phillips 66 shut its Alliance refinery down in the runup to Hurricane Sally , but just left it shut while it waits for better days .
Other refineries that are not shutting down are simply extending maintenance or bringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a prime example of this , when in early April it brought forward—and extended—maintenance on its only refinery , Lytton .
Caltex vaguely said that it would restart the refinery when conditions recover .
In all , Wood Mackenzie said that nearly 10 percent of Europe ’ s high-cost refineries , holding 1.4 million barrels per day of capacity , were in serious threat of closure over the next three years .
None of these developments bode well for oil refiners , which brought out the chicken littles of the oil industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While that might be going too far , more sober analysts are calling for China to surpass the United States as the world ’ s largest refiner .
Why ?
For starters , Asia ’ s demand for oil products hasn ’ t seen as much demand loss as its U.S. and European counterparts , which are still in the middle of substantial shutdowns that are stifling activity .
This , combined with China ’ s cheap crude oil purchases , has some analysts anticipating a changing of the guard , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States as the world ’ s largest oil refiner .
And it doesn ’ t help that many of China ’ s refineries are large and new , compared to several older refineries , such as Shell ’ s Pulau Bukom oil refinery in Singapore , which the company said would see a capacity reduction by half , to just 250,000 bpd .
Shell ’ s total refinery capacity has been cut by well over a half a million barrels globally just in the last few months , ostensibly as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality is , times are tough , and demand for gasoline and jet fuel are waning amid the pandemic .
According to the International Energy Agency , a total of more than 1.7 million barrels per day of refining capacity in the United States , Japan , Australia , and others has either retired or is set to be retired this year and next .
Meanwhile , China , India , and the Middle East are planning refinery additions to the tune of 2.2 million barrels per day—shiny new refineries that are larger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ P Global Platts echoes the IEA ’ s estimates , stating that 1.69 million bpd of refining capacity is either offline now , or will be offline shortly due to depressed demand .
The shock to refinery capacities around the world has led some to be concerned with supply .
According to S & P Platts , however , oil demand won ’ t return to 2019 levels until 2022 .
Whenever the recovery , it will unlikely be the shock that the demand loss was .
This should give oil and gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the world calls for more refined products .

By Julianne Geiger
It was only to be expected that many of the world’s refiners would be pinched between low demand for finished products and rising inventories as the pandemic lockdowns continue to stifle activity. But the warm December that is expected this year is also threatening finished products demand. And it’s possible that many of the older, small refiners won’t survive at all.
According to HIS Markit, eleven U.S. refiners are scheduled to close.
The largest refinery in the United States, Royal Dutch Shell’s Convent, Louisiana refinery has shut down after it was unable to find an interested buyer. But the Dutch oil major is closing six more refineries according to Reuters, because it cannot sell those refineries either.
Then, the largest U.S. refiner, Marathon Petroleum, is set to close several refineries, including its Gallup, New Mexico, refinery and its refinery in Martinez, California.
Japan’s Eneos Corp has shut its Osaka refinery, too, but the real pain is in Australia.
BP announced back at the end of October that it was shutting down its aging 65-year-old Kwinana refinery in Perth, because it was simply “no longer economically viable.” Instead, the refinery will be turned into an import terminal. After this closure, BP has only three refineries left in Australia.
PBF Energy shut 85,000 bpd of its Paulsboro, NJ, refinery down. Phillips 66 shut its Alliance refinery down in the runup to Hurricane Sally, but just left it shut while it waits for better days.
Other refineries that are not shutting down are simply extending maintenance or bringing maintenance forward.
Australia’s Caltex is a prime example of this, when in early April it brought forward—and extended—maintenance on its only refinery, Lytton. Caltex vaguely said that it would restart the refinery when conditions recover.
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In all, Wood Mackenzie said that nearly 10 percent of Europe’s high-cost refineries, holding 1.4 million barrels per day of capacity, were in serious threat of closure over the next three years.
None of these developments bode well for oil refiners, which brought out the chicken littles of the oil industry warning of the permanent loss in demand.
While that might be going too far, more sober analysts are calling for China to surpass the United States as the world’s largest refiner. Why?
For starters, Asia’s demand for oil products hasn’t seen as much demand loss as its U.S. and European counterparts, which are still in the middle of substantial shutdowns that are stifling activity. This, combined with China’s cheap crude oil purchases, has some analysts anticipating a changing of the guard, so to speak, with China soon overtaking the United States as the world’s largest oil refiner.
And it doesn’t help that many of China’s refineries are large and new, compared to several older refineries, such as Shell’s Pulau Bukom oil refinery in Singapore, which the company said would see a capacity reduction by half, to just 250,000 bpd.
Shell’s total refinery capacity has been cut by well over a half a million barrels globally just in the last few months, ostensibly as it seeks to curb emissions. But the reality is, times are tough, and demand for gasoline and jet fuel are waning amid the pandemic.
According to the International Energy Agency, a total of more than 1.7 million barrels per day of refining capacity in the United States, Japan, Australia, and others has either retired or is set to be retired this year and next. Meanwhile, China, India, and the Middle East are planning refinery additions to the tune of 2.2 million barrels per day—shiny new refineries that are larger and far more efficient.
S&P Global Platts echoes the IEA’s estimates, stating that 1.69 million bpd of refining capacity is either offline now, or will be offline shortly due to depressed demand.
The shock to refinery capacities around the world has led some to be concerned with supply. According to S&P Platts, however, oil demand won’t return to 2019 levels until 2022. Whenever the recovery, it will unlikely be the shock that the demand loss was. This should give oil and gas companies time to match capacity with demand as the world calls for more refined products.
By Julianne Geiger for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--Deflation Doesn’t Undo the Problems Caused by Past Inflation

By a popular way of thinking , it is the role of the central bank to make sure that economy follows a path of stable economic growth and prices .
The economy is perceived to be like a spaceship that occasionally slips from this trajectory .
Following this way of thinking when economic activity slows down and strays from the path of stable economic growth and stable prices , it is the duty of the central bank to give it a push , which will put it back on track .
The push is given by means of a loose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rates and raising the growth rate of money supply .
Conversely , when economic activity is perceived to be “ too strong , ” then in order to prevent an “ overheating ” it is the duty of the central bank to “ cool off ” the economy by introducing a tighter monetary stance .
This amounts to raising interest rates and slowing down on monetary injections .
It is believed that a tighter stance is going to place the economy on a trajectory of stable economic growth and stable prices .
Hence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes a lot of sense for the central bank to watch the economy all the time and to make the necessary adjustments in order to keep it on a stable growth path .
It also appears as if a tighter monetary stance could offset the effects of the previous loose monetary stance .
Why Tight Monetary Stance Can not Erase the Effects of an Easy Stance A tight monetary stance can not undo the negatives of the previous loose stance .
A tighter stance can not reverse the misallocation of resources that occurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Percy L. Greaves Jr. in The Causes of the Economic Crisis , and Other Essays before the Great Depression , A tighter monetary stance while likely to undermine various bubble activities is also likely to generate various distortions , thereby inflicting damage to wealth generators .
A tighter stance is still intervention by the central bank , and in this sense it does not result in the allocation of resources in line with consumers ’ top priorities .
Hence , it does not follow that a tighter stance can reverse the damage caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from central bank interference with interest rates and money supply will arrest the process of wealth destruction .
This is going to strengthen the process of real wealth generation .
With a greater pool of real wealth , it is going to be much easier to absorb various misallocated resources .
( Note that some resources , however , due to their nature will be probably much harder to absorb .
For instance , a demand for some capital goods and certain human skills could disappear or weaken significantly in the new free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Policies Keep the Economy on Stable Growth Path ?
Most experts are of the view that a major obstacle to getting on the path of stable growth and stable prices is the fluctuation of the federal funds rate around the neutral interest rate .
The neutral interest rate , it is held , is one that is consistent with stable prices and a balanced economy .
What is required , then , is for Fed policymakers to successfully target the federal funds rate toward the neutral interest rate .
According to this view @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the variability in the gap between the money market interest rate and the neutral interest rate .
In this framework of thinking the neutral interest rate is established at the intersection of the aggregate supply and aggregate demand curves .
If the market interest rate falls below the neutral interest rate , investment will exceed savings , implying that aggregate demand will be greater than the aggregate supply .
Assuming that the excess demand is financed by the expansion in bank loans , this leads to the creation of new money , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of prices up .
Conversely , if the market interest rate rises above the neutral interest rate , savings will exceed investment , aggregate supply will exceed aggregate demand , bank loans and the stock of money will contract , and prices will fall .
Hence whenever the market interest rate is in line with the neutral interest rate , the economy is in a state of equilibrium and there are neither upward nor downward pressures on the price level .
The main problem here is that the neutral interest rate can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the market interest rate is above or below the neutral interest rate ?
Despite the fact that the neutral interest rate can not be observed , economists are of the view that it could be estimated by various indirect means .
In order to extract the unobservable neutral interest rate , economists now employ sophisticated mathematical methods such as the Kalman filter.1 In the process of attempting to ascertain the stable growth path , economists assume the existence of aggregate supply and demand curves .
The intersection of these curves generates the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growth path of economic stability .
But the law of supply and demand as presented by popular economics does not originate from the facts of reality but rather from the imaginary construction of economists .
None of the figures that underpin the supply and demand curves originate in the real world ; they are purely imaginary .
According to Mises , Yet economists heatedly debate the various properties of these unseen curves and their implications regarding government and central bank policies .
The existence of a general equilibrium as depicted by the intersection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall economy demand curve is questionable .
The economy as such does not exist apart from individuals .
Hence , something that does not exist can not strive to some kind general equilibrium .
The concept of equilibrium is only relevant to individuals .
Equilibrium in the context of an individual ’ s conscious and purposeful behavior has nothing to do with the imaginary equilibrium as depicted by popular economics .
Equilibrium is established when individuals ’ ends are met .
When a supplier is successful in selling his supply at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to have reached an equilibrium .
Similarly , consumers who bought this supply have done so in order to meet their goals .
Again , every individual in his own context achieves his equilibrium whenever he reaches his goal .
Observe that in the absence of central bank interference the interest rate that will be established is going to be in line with individuals ’ various goals .
This interest rate will reflect individuals ’ goals and not the wishes of central bank planners .
Thus , some individuals might discover that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay is much lower than what they are ready to pay .
For some other individuals the free market interest rate may turn out to be far too high .
Consequently , they are going to be out of the market .
It is the marginal lender and the marginal borrower that set the market interest rate , not the intersection of the supply and the demand curves .
Now , once policies are implemented to achieve the neutral interest rate , which supposedly reflects the so-called general equilibrium as established by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be in contradiction of what the free market would have established .
As a result , this is going to generate the misallocation of resources and the weakening of the process of real wealth generation , i.e.
, economic impoverishment .
By setting the federal funds target rate , Federal Reserve policymakers are pretending that they have the numerical information about the interest rate that corresponds to the growth path of stable economic growth and stable prices .
The failure of various centrally planned economies such as the former Soviet Union is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push the economy toward the growth trajectory as dictated by the government bureaucrats results in an economic disaster .
• 1.Thomas Laubach and John C Williams , “ Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest ” ( working paper , Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , November 2001 ) , https : //www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2001/200156/200156pap.pdf .
John C. Williams , “ The Natural Rate of Interest , ” FRBSF Economic Letter , no .
2003–32 , October 31 , 2003 , https : //www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2003/october/the-natural-rate-of-interest/ .
Frank Shostak ‘ s consulting firm , Applied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of financial markets and global economies .
Contact : email .

by Frank Shostak via Mises
By a popular way of thinking, it is the role of the central bank to make sure that economy follows a path of stable economic growth and prices. The economy is perceived to be like a spaceship that occasionally slips from this trajectory.
Following this way of thinking when economic activity slows down and strays from the path of stable economic growth and stable prices, it is the duty of the central bank to give it a push, which will put it back on track. The push is given by means of a loose monetary policy, i.e., lowering interest rates and raising the growth rate of money supply.
Conversely, when economic activity is perceived to be “too strong,” then in order to prevent an “overheating” it is the duty of the central bank to “cool off” the economy by introducing a tighter monetary stance. This amounts to raising interest rates and slowing down on monetary injections. It is believed that a tighter stance is going to place the economy on a trajectory of stable economic growth and stable prices.
Hence, following this way of thinking it makes a lot of sense for the central bank to watch the economy all the time and to make the necessary adjustments in order to keep it on a stable growth path. It also appears as if a tighter monetary stance could offset the effects of the previous loose monetary stance.
Why Tight Monetary Stance Cannot Erase the Effects of an Easy Stance
A tight monetary stance cannot undo the negatives of the previous loose stance. A tighter stance cannot reverse the misallocation of resources that occurs during a loose one.
According to Percy L. Greaves Jr. in The Causes of the Economic Crisis, and Other Essays before the Great Depression,
Mises also refers to the fact that deflation can never repair the damage of a priori inflation. In his seminar, he often likened such a process to an auto driver who had run over a person and then tried to remedy the situation by backing over the victim in reverse. Inflation so scrambles the changes in wealth and income that it becomes impossible to undo the effects. Then too, deflationary manipulations of the quantity of money are just as destructive of market processes, guided by unhampered market prices, wage rates and interest rates, as are such inflationary manipulations of the quantity of money.
A tighter monetary stance while likely to undermine various bubble activities is also likely to generate various distortions, thereby inflicting damage to wealth generators. A tighter stance is still intervention by the central bank, and in this sense it does not result in the allocation of resources in line with consumers’ top priorities. Hence, it does not follow that a tighter stance can reverse the damage caused by inflationary policy.
Freeing the economy from central bank interference with interest rates and money supply will arrest the process of wealth destruction. This is going to strengthen the process of real wealth generation. With a greater pool of real wealth, it is going to be much easier to absorb various misallocated resources. (Note that some resources, however, due to their nature will be probably much harder to absorb. For instance, a demand for some capital goods and certain human skills could disappear or weaken significantly in the new free market environment.)
Can Central Bank Policies Keep the Economy on Stable Growth Path?
Most experts are of the view that a major obstacle to getting on the path of stable growth and stable prices is the fluctuation of the federal funds rate around the neutral interest rate.
The neutral interest rate, it is held, is one that is consistent with stable prices and a balanced economy. What is required, then, is for Fed policymakers to successfully target the federal funds rate toward the neutral interest rate. According to this view, the main source of economic instability is the variability in the gap between the money market interest rate and the neutral interest rate.
In this framework of thinking the neutral interest rate is established at the intersection of the aggregate supply and aggregate demand curves. If the market interest rate falls below the neutral interest rate, investment will exceed savings, implying that aggregate demand will be greater than the aggregate supply. Assuming that the excess demand is financed by the expansion in bank loans, this leads to the creation of new money, which in turn pushes the general level of prices up.
Conversely, if the market interest rate rises above the neutral interest rate, savings will exceed investment, aggregate supply will exceed aggregate demand, bank loans and the stock of money will contract, and prices will fall. Hence whenever the market interest rate is in line with the neutral interest rate, the economy is in a state of equilibrium and there are neither upward nor downward pressures on the price level.
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The main problem here is that the neutral interest rate cannot be observed. How can one tell whether the market interest rate is above or below the neutral interest rate?
Despite the fact that the neutral interest rate cannot be observed, economists are of the view that it could be estimated by various indirect means. In order to extract the unobservable neutral interest rate, economists now employ sophisticated mathematical methods such as the Kalman filter.1 In the process of attempting to ascertain the stable growth path, economists assume the existence of aggregate supply and demand curves. The intersection of these curves generates the so-called equilibrium that supposedly corresponds to the growth path of economic stability.
But the law of supply and demand as presented by popular economics does not originate from the facts of reality but rather from the imaginary construction of economists. None of the figures that underpin the supply and demand curves originate in the real world; they are purely imaginary. According to Mises,
It is important to realize that we do not have any knowledge or experience concerning the shape of such curves. (Human Action, p. 333)
Yet economists heatedly debate the various properties of these unseen curves and their implications regarding government and central bank policies.
Why General Equilibrium Is a Fiction
The existence of a general equilibrium as depicted by the intersection between the overall economy supply curve with the overall economy demand curve is questionable. The economy as such does not exist apart from individuals. Hence, something that does not exist cannot strive to some kind general equilibrium. The concept of equilibrium is only relevant to individuals.
Equilibrium in the context of an individual’s conscious and purposeful behavior has nothing to do with the imaginary equilibrium as depicted by popular economics. Equilibrium is established when individuals’ ends are met. When a supplier is successful in selling his supply at a price that yields profit, he is said to have reached an equilibrium. Similarly, consumers who bought this supply have done so in order to meet their goals. Again, every individual in his own context achieves his equilibrium whenever he reaches his goal.
Observe that in the absence of central bank interference the interest rate that will be established is going to be in line with individuals’ various goals. This interest rate will reflect individuals’ goals and not the wishes of central bank planners. Thus, some individuals might discover that the interest rate that they would have to pay is much lower than what they are ready to pay. For some other individuals the free market interest rate may turn out to be far too high. Consequently, they are going to be out of the market. It is the marginal lender and the marginal borrower that set the market interest rate, not the intersection of the supply and the demand curves.
Now, once policies are implemented to achieve the neutral interest rate, which supposedly reflects the so-called general equilibrium as established by the mathematical models, this is likely to be in contradiction of what the free market would have established. As a result, this is going to generate the misallocation of resources and the weakening of the process of real wealth generation, i.e., economic impoverishment. By setting the federal funds target rate, Federal Reserve policymakers are pretending that they have the numerical information about the interest rate that corresponds to the growth path of stable economic growth and stable prices.
The failure of various centrally planned economies such as the former Soviet Union is testimony that central authorities’ attempt to push the economy toward the growth trajectory as dictated by the government bureaucrats results in an economic disaster.
1.Thomas Laubach and John C Williams, “Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest” (working paper, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2001), https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2001/200156/200156pap.pdf. John C. Williams, “The Natural Rate of Interest,” FRBSF Economic Letter, no. 2003–32, October 31, 2003, https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2003/october/the-natural-rate-of-interest/.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--The World’s Top 10 Most Spoken Languages

In today ’ s increasingly globalized world , having a shared means of communication—or an international language , rather—is more @ @ @ @ @ over 1.1 billion speakers worldwide , English is currently the closest we ’ ve come @ @ @ @ @ a common language that connects people from different backgrounds .
However , Mandarin Chinese may @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s a look at the top 10 most spoken languages across the globe @ @ @ @ @ Chinese come close when looking at their total number of speakers , English has a @ @ @ @ @ classified as an official language in 67 different countries worldwide .
In contrast , Mandarin @ @ @ @ @ official language in just five regions .
Things look slightly different when looking at total @ @ @ @ @ who consider a language their first/primary one .
In this instance , Mandarin Chinese and @ @ @ @ @ begs the question—will English remain the “ dominant ” language in the years to come @ @ @ @ @ be switching to a new lingua franca in the future ?

by visualcapitalist
In today’s increasingly globalized world, having a shared means of communication—or an international language, rather—is more important than ever.
With over 1.1 billion speakers worldwide, English is currently the closest we’ve come to a lingua franca, a common language that connects people from different backgrounds.
However, Mandarin Chinese may one day catch up. Here’s a look at the top 10 most spoken languages across the globe:
Rank Language Total Speakers 1 English 1,132 million 2 Mandarin Chinese 1,117 million 3 Hindi 615 million 4 Spanish 534 million 5 French 280 million 6 Standard Arabic 274 million 7 Bengali 265 million 8 Russian 258 million 9 Portuguese 234 million 10 Indonesian 199 million
While English and Mandarin Chinese come close when looking at their total number of speakers, English has a wider geographical distribution—it’s classified as an official language in 67 different countries worldwide.
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In contrast, Mandarin Chinese is recognized as an official language in just five regions.
Top 10 Languages By Native Speakers
Things look slightly different when looking at total native speakers, or people who consider a language their first/primary one.
In this instance, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish outrank English:
Rank Language Native Speakers 1 Mandarin Chinese 918 million 2 Spanish 460 million 3 English 379 million 4 Hindi 341 million 5 Bengali 228 million 6 Portuguese 221 million 7 Russian 154 million 8 Japanese 128 million 9 Western Punjabi 93 million 10 Marathi 83 million
This begs the question—will English remain the “dominant” language in the years to come, or will the world be switching to a new lingua franca in the future?


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--“I CAN’T KEEP DOING THIS”: Doctor pleads for review of data during COVID-19 Senate hearing

This doctor is testifying before a senate committee about Covid-19 He ’ s from my hometown of Milwaukee and he @ @ @ @ @ his voice .
The cat is out of the bag and there is no putting @ @ @

This doctor is testifying before a senate committee about Covid-19
He’s from my hometown of Milwaukee and he has a fantastic passion in his voice.
The cat is out of the bag and there is no putting it back.
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Make this go viral
h/t Norske


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--Fmr DNI Richard Grenell: “I wonder when those unbiased Washington, DC reporters will start asking wh

Fmr DNI Richard Grenell: “I wonder when those unbiased Washington, DC reporters will start asking who else the Chinese has been leveraging….

This is Fulton County Director of Elections Richard Barron , who just yesterday said that no one officially told observers @ @ @ @ @ just left of their own accord , caught on video contradicting himself .

I wonder when those unbiased Washington, DC reporters will start asking who else the Chinese has been leveraging…. — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) December 9, 2020
Sleeping with the Enemy: Eric Swalwell, Dem House Intel Committee (who acc Trump of being Russian Asset) , Had Sexual Relationship with Chinese Spy Who Raised Funds to Help Him Get Elected –aka, Honeypot
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Swalwell Removed From House Intelligence Committee After Link to Chinese Spy Revealed


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--Nasty Piglosi gets destroyed!

Nasty Piglosi gets destroyed!

Dinesh D ’ Souza ’ s new book , “ United States of Socialism , ” reveals how the Left @ @ @ @ @ socialism , decisively refutes this new face of socialism , chillingly documents the full range @ @ @ @ @ gangster tendencies , and provocatively exposes the tactics of the socialist Left .

Dinesh D’Souza’s new book, “United States of Socialism,” reveals how the Left uses the Venezuelan formula for socialism, decisively refutes this new face of socialism, chillingly documents the full range of the Left’s gangster tendencies, and provocatively exposes the tactics of the socialist Left.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-10--Ron Paul: THIS Worries Me Much More Than Covid

If you ’ re concerned about the overreach of government in juicing asset prices to dangerous levels , picking economic winner and losers , and constraining our personal freedoms — you have very good right to be .
So says lifelong champion of free markets , sound money and civil liberty , former US Congressman Dr Ron Paul : Having spent decades in Washington serving as a member of the House of Representatives , Dr Paul is intimately familiar with both the institutions and the individuals currently running our country .
And he has “ zero ” confidence that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America today .
2020 has given politicians a golden moment to capitalize off of the old DC strategy to “ never let a crisis go to waste ” .
And they are making the most out of the current anxiety and uncertainty , using it to justify increased government intervention in nearly every aspect of our lives .
More monetary and fiscal stimulus has been injected this year than ever before in history , by a long shot .
Same for Federal borrowing and deficit spending .
More limitations on how we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and gather with our families — even what information is permissible to voice publicly — have been imposed than at any time since WW2 .
Dr Paul sees this accelerating grab by the government for expanded power and control as exactly what we DON ’ T need to effectively and sustainably tackle the truly massive tasks ahead of us , such as beating the coronavirus and addressing our nation ’ s truly massive debt overhang .
The solutions to those , and nearly every problem a society faces , are rooted in expanded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that allow the best ideas to prevail .
To understand why , play our recent interview with Dr Ron Paul .

by Adam Taggart
If you’re concerned about the overreach of government in juicing asset prices to dangerous levels, picking economic winner and losers, and constraining our personal freedoms — you have very good right to be.
So says lifelong champion of free markets, sound money and civil liberty, former US Congressman Dr Ron Paul:
Having spent decades in Washington serving as a member of the House of Representatives, Dr Paul is intimately familiar with both the institutions and the individuals currently running our country. And he has “zero” confidence that they will competently handle the major challenges facing America today.
2020 has given politicians a golden moment to capitalize off of the old DC strategy to “never let a crisis go to waste”. And they are making the most out of the current anxiety and uncertainty, using it to justify increased government intervention in nearly every aspect of our lives.
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More monetary and fiscal stimulus has been injected this year than ever before in history, by a long shot. Same for Federal borrowing and deficit spending.
More limitations on how we’re allowed to conduct commerce, travel and gather with our families — even what information is permissible to voice publicly — have been imposed than at any time since WW2.
Dr Paul sees this accelerating grab by the government for expanded power and control as exactly what we DON’T need to effectively and sustainably tackle the truly massive tasks ahead of us, such as beating the coronavirus and addressing our nation’s truly massive debt overhang.
The solutions to those, and nearly every problem a society faces, are rooted in expanded freedoms, self-determination, and fair systems that allow the best ideas to prevail.
To understand why, play our recent interview with Dr Ron Paul.