investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--The world wants and needs US Dollars and it wants then now

In the midst if the financial market turmoil there has been a consistent theme which can be missed .
Currency markets rarely get too much of a look in on the main stream media unless they can find something dramatic .
But CNN Business has given it a mention .
There are lots of consequences and implications here but let us start with some numbers .
My home country has seen an impact as the UK Pound £ has been pushed back to US $ 1.20 and even the Euro which has benefited from Carry Trade reversals ( people borrowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest-rates ) has been pushed below 1.10 .
Even the Japanese Yen which is considered a safe haven in such times has been pushed back to 107.50 .
We can get more thoughts on this from The Straits Times from earlier today .
SYDNEY ( REUTERS ) – The Australian dollar was ravaged on Wednesday ( March 18 ) after toppling to 17-year lows as fears of a coronavirus-induced global recession sent investors fleeing from risk assets and commodities , with panic selling even spilling over into sovereign bonds .
The New Zealand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US $ 0.5954 , having shed 1.7 per cent overnight to the lowest since mid-2009 .
The Aussie was pinned at US $ 0.6004 after sliding 2 per cent on Tuesday to US $ 0.5958 , depths not seen since early 2003 .
So there are issues ans especially in a land down under as an Aussie Dollar gets closer to the value of a Kiwi one .
In fact the Aussie has been hit again today falling to US $ 0.5935 as I type this .
No doubt it is being affected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respects by Dr. Copper falling by over 4 % to US $ 2.20 Sadly the effective or trade-weighted index is not up to date but as of the 13th of this month the official US Federal Reserve version was at 120.7 as opposed to the 115 it began the year .
It was only on Monday we looked at the modifications to the liquidity or FX Swaps between the world ’ s main central banks .
Hot off the wires is this .
This means that even in the UK we are seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be easily got in the markets right now .
Maybe whoever this is has been pushing the UK Pound £ down but we get a perspective by the fact that this facility had not been used since mid-December when the grand sum of $ 5 million was requested .
There were larger requests back in November 2008 .
I was surprised that so little notice was taken when I pointed this out yesterday .
Completing the set comes the European Central Bank or ECB .
Actually it was good the ECB found the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with itself .
So we see now why the Swap Lines were reinforced and buttressed .
Oh and even the Swiss Banks joined in .
This is far worse and let me give you a different perspective on this .
During the period of the trade war we looked regularly at the state of play in the Pacific as it was being disproportionately affected .
Let me hand you over to @ Trinhnomics or Trinh Nguyen .
Her concern was over that region and EM is Emerging Markets .
I enquired further .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Financial Times but got cut from it .
On twitter she went further with a theme regular readers will find familiar And again although I would point out that leverage can simply be a gamble rather than a hope for better times .
She looks at this from the perspective of the Malaysian Ringgit which has fallen to 4.37 versus the US Dollar and the Singapore Dollar which is at 1.44 .
We are now seeing a phase of King Dollar or Holla Dollar and let me add some more places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked at countries which have borrowed in US Dollars and they will be feeling the strain especially if they are commodity producers as well .
This covers quite a few countries in Latin America and of course some of those have their own problems too boot .
I also recall Ukraine running the US Dollar as pretty much a parallel currency .
The beat goes on .
which got this reply .
Let me finish by reminding you that ordinarily we discuss matters around the price of something .
But here as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can get and for some right now that people will not trade with you at all .
That is why we are seeing what is effectively the world ’ s central bank the Federal Reserve offering US Dollars in so many different ways .
It is spraying US $ 500 billion Repo operations around like confetti but I am reminded of the words of Glenn Frey .

by Shaun Richards
In the midst if the financial market turmoil there has been a consistent theme which can be missed. Currency markets rarely get too much of a look in on the main stream media unless they can find something dramatic. But CNN Business has given it a mention.
The US dollar is rallying against virtually every other currency and it seems like nothing can stop it.
There are lots of consequences and implications here but let us start with some numbers. My home country has seen an impact as the UK Pound £ has been pushed back to US $1.20 and even the Euro which has benefited from Carry Trade reversals ( people borrowed in Euros to take advantage of negative interest-rates) has been pushed below 1.10. Even the Japanese Yen which is considered a safe haven in such times has been pushed back to 107.50. We can get more thoughts on this from The Straits Times from earlier today.
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – The Australian dollar was ravaged on Wednesday (March 18) after toppling to 17-year lows as fears of a coronavirus-induced global recession sent investors fleeing from risk assets and commodities, with panic selling even spilling over into sovereign bonds. The New Zealand dollar was also on the ropes at US$0.5954, having shed 1.7 per cent overnight to the lowest since mid-2009. The Aussie was pinned at US$0.6004 after sliding 2 per cent on Tuesday to US$0.5958, depths not seen since early 2003.
So there are issues ans especially in a land down under as an Aussie Dollar gets closer to the value of a Kiwi one. In fact the Aussie has been hit again today falling to US $0.5935 as I type this. No doubt it is being affected by lower commodity prices signalled in some respects by Dr. Copper falling by over 4% to US $2.20
Sadly the effective or trade-weighted index is not up to date but as of the 13th of this month the official US Federal Reserve version was at 120.7 as opposed to the 115 it began the year.
Demand for Dollars
It was only on Monday we looked at the modifications to the liquidity or FX Swaps between the world’s main central banks. Hot off the wires is this.
BoE Allots $8.210B In 7 Day USD Repo Operation ( @LiveSquawk )
This means that even in the UK we are seeing demands for US Dollars which cannot be easily got in the markets right now. Maybe whoever this is has been pushing the UK Pound £ down but we get a perspective by the fact that this facility had not been used since mid-December when the grand sum of $5 million was requested. There were larger requests back in November 2008.
I was surprised that so little notice was taken when I pointed this out yesterday.
Interesting to see the Bank of Japan supply some US $30.3 billion this morning until June 11th. Was it Japanese banks who were needing dollars?
Completing the set comes the European Central Bank or ECB.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Wednesday lent euro zone banks $112 billion at two auctions aimed at easing stress in the U.S. dollar funding market, part of the financial fallout of the coronavirus outbreak. The ECB said it had allotted $75.82 billion in its new 84-day auction, introduced by major central banks last weekend in response to global demand for greenbacks, and $36.27 billion at its regular 7-day tender.
Actually it was good the ECB found the time as it is otherwise busy arguing with itself.
With regards to comments made by Governor Holzmann, the ECB states: The Governing Council was unanimous in its analysis that in addition to the measures it decided on 12 March 2020, the ECB will continue to monitor closely the consequences for the economy of the spreading coronavirus and that the ECB stands ready to adjust all of its measures, as appropriate, should this be needed to safeguard liquidity conditions in the banking system and to ensure the smooth transmission of its monetary policy in all jurisdictions.
So we see now why the Swap Lines were reinforced and buttressed.
Oh and even the Swiss Banks joined in.
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*SNB GETS $315M BIDS FOR 84-DAY DOLLAR REPO ( @GregBeglaryan )
Emerging Markets
This is far worse and let me give you a different perspective on this. During the period of the trade war we looked regularly at the state of play in the Pacific as it was being disproportionately affected.
Let me hand you over to @Trinhnomics or Trinh Nguyen.
Swap lines to EM please (also to Australia – we like Australia in Asia too as it’s APAC). “the supply of liquidity by central banks is beneficial only to those who can access it,
Her concern was over that region and EM is Emerging Markets. I enquired further.
Operationally, the bid for USD in Asia and squeeze in liquidity reflects the massive role of the USD in the global economy & finance. For example, 87% of China merchandise trade is invoiced in US. and the loss of income from export earnings will further push higher the demand of USD. To overcome the global USD squeeze, the Fed must step up its operational support via swap lines with economies such as South Korea.
That was from a piece she wrote for the Financial Times but got cut from it. On twitter she went further with a theme regular readers will find familiar
Guys, the reason why we have a dollar shortage is because we have levered!!!!!!!!!!! So when income collapses, we got major problem because we have leveraged & so debt needs servicing etc. Aniwaize, the stress u see is because we live in a world that’s too leveraged!!!
And again although I would point out that leverage can simply be a gamble rather than a hope for better times.
Don’t forget that low rates only lower interest expense, u still got principal that is high if ur debt stock is high. When u lever, u think the FUTURE IS BETTER THAN TODAY. Obvs very clearly that whoever thought there was growth is in for a surprise given the pandemic situation.
She looks at this from the perspective of the Malaysian Ringgit which has fallen to 4.37 versus the US Dollar and the Singapore Dollar which is at 1.44.
Comment
We are now seeing a phase of King Dollar or Holla Dollar and let me add some more places into the mix. We have previously looked at countries which have borrowed in US Dollars and they will be feeling the strain especially if they are commodity producers as well. This covers quite a few countries in Latin America and of course some of those have their own problems too boot. I also recall Ukraine running the US Dollar as pretty much a parallel currency.
The beat goes on.
In times of stress, capital flees emerging markets to seek safety in $USD . This crisis is no different. ( @IceCapGlobal)
which got this reply.
Investors have yanked at least US$55bn from EMs since January 21, according to the Institute of International Finance, exceeding the withdrawal in 2008. ( @alexharfouche1 )
Let me finish by reminding you that ordinarily we discuss matters around the price of something. But here as well as that we are discussing how much you can get and for some right now that people will not trade with you at all. That is why we are seeing what is effectively the world’s central bank the Federal Reserve offering US Dollars in so many different ways. It is spraying US $500 billion Repo operations around like confetti but I am reminded of the words of Glenn Frey.
The heat is on, on the street
Inside your head, on every beat
And the beat’s so loud, deep inside
The pressure’s high, just to stay alive
‘Cause the heat is on
The Investment Channel


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--On 3/5/2009, the S&P 500 closed at 682.55, marking the stock market bottom for the 08-09 correction.

On 3/5/2009, the S&P 500 closed at 682.55, marking the stock market bottom for the 08-09 correction. This was what was being aired on CNBC and other news channels

Just as a case study here since a lot of people are asking “ when is a good time to @ @ @ @ @ .
It is always nice to reflect on what the “ best time to buy @ @ @ @ @ corrections .

Just as a case study here since a lot of people are asking “when is a good time to buy” and so on. It is always nice to reflect on what the “best time to buy” was for previous major corrections.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Bloomberg: Resist Your Inner Buffett. It’s Time to Do Nothing

The following is an opinion piece posted on Bloomberg yesterday .
The author , John Authers , essentially make an argument for investors to simply do nothing .
Extreme situations create opportunities ; they also offer the chance to lose ungodly sums of money .
That is why we need to be careful with what psychologists call activity bias .
It is a natural emotion , as I have written before , and doing nothing requires great self-discipline .
But it is often what the situation calls for .
He calls for investors to stop attempting to buy the dip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren Buffett wrote for the New York Times during the financial crash urging people to buy more .
Later on , he cites John C. Bogle ’ s advice on what do during times of volatility in the markets : “ My rule — and it ’ s good only about 99 % of the time , so I have to be careful here — when these crises come along , the best rule you can possible follow is not “ Don ’ t stand there , do something , ” but “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there !
” To be fair , Buffett is even resisting his inner Buffett so far which should at least give some credence to the conclusion .

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-03-17/coronavirus-stock-crash-is-time-to-do-nothing-don-t-be-buffett-k7vef8o8?sref=5M6fXPU6
The following is an opinion piece posted on Bloomberg yesterday. The author, John Authers, essentially make an argument for investors to simply do nothing.
Extreme situations create opportunities; they also offer the chance to lose ungodly sums of money. That is why we need to be careful with what psychologists call activity bias. It is a natural emotion, as I have written before, and doing nothing requires great self-discipline. But it is often what the situation calls for.
He calls for investors to stop attempting to buy the dip by referring to a famous op-ed that Warren Buffett wrote for the New York Times during the financial crash urging people to buy more.
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Later on, he cites John C. Bogle’s advice on what do during times of volatility in the markets:
“My rule — and it’s good only about 99% of the time, so I have to be careful here — when these crises come along, the best rule you can possible follow is not “Don’t stand there, do something,” but “Don’t do something, stand there!”
To be fair, Buffett is even resisting his inner Buffett so far which should at least give some credence to the conclusion.
h/t flatchampagne


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--China is expelling all US citizens working for NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Time and Voice of America.

Kinda don ’ t blame them , but I don ’ t think they are necessarily doing it for the @ @ @ @ @ expelling all US citizens working for NYT , WSJ , Washington Post , Time and @ @ @ @ @ attack on foreign coverage of the country , just when the rest of the world @ @ @ @ @

Kinda don’t blame them, but I don’t think they are necessarily doing it for the right reasons.
China is expelling all US citizens working for NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Time and Voice of America.
Unprecedented attack on foreign coverage of the country, just when the rest of the world is entirely preoccupied with coronavirust.co/0XGLCGO9Ix
— Emma Graham-Harrison (@_EmmaGH) March 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Canada has universal health care, but it isn’t at all ready for such a pandemic

Canada has universal health care , but it isn ’ t at all ready for such a pandemic What happens in Canada is that even during a normal season without a major epidemic , hospitals are completely filled to capacity .
The government provides universal health care , but only for personal emergencies like when individual people are sick ( cancer , heart attack , etc . )
and for certain surgeries also .
The government builds as few hospitals as possible and hires as few doctors as possible , while paying them large salaries .
The result is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few doctors when compared to Italy and France .
The hospitals and doctors are overburdened even without Covid-19 .
I don ’ t think Canada will be able to manage the crisis properly because its system constantly functions to capacity and it isn ’ t able to display any flexibility at all .
This results from the government ’ s decision to have a minimalist form of universal health care that is mostly limited for personal emergencies rather than collective emergencies .
There is something lacking at the philosophical level in the Canadian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not conceived with a pandemic in mind , it wasn ’ t imagined as a collective public problem , it was thought of with a liberal ideology of fixing personal health problems , in order to help individual employers keep individually healthy workers .
There was no thought given to collective health crises such as pandemics .

Canada has universal health care, but it isn’t at all ready for such a pandemic
What happens in Canada is that even during a normal season without a major epidemic, hospitals are completely filled to capacity.
The government provides universal health care, but only for personal emergencies like when individual people are sick (cancer, heart attack, etc.) and for certain surgeries also.
The government builds as few hospitals as possible and hires as few doctors as possible, while paying them large salaries. The result is that currently, there are few hospitals and few doctors when compared to Italy and France. The hospitals and doctors are overburdened even without Covid-19.
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I don’t think Canada will be able to manage the crisis properly because its system constantly functions to capacity and it isn’t able to display any flexibility at all. This results from the government’s decision to have a minimalist form of universal health care that is mostly limited for personal emergencies rather than collective emergencies.
There is something lacking at the philosophical level in the Canadian system. Universal health care in Canada was not conceived with a pandemic in mind, it wasn’t imagined as a collective public problem, it was thought of with a liberal ideology of fixing personal health problems, in order to help individual employers keep individually healthy workers. There was no thought given to collective health crises such as pandemics.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--‘Coronavirus Challenge’: Social Media ‘Influencer’ Licks Plane Toilet Seat

A social media “ influencer ” has launched the “ coronavirus challenge , ” which involves licking a toilet seat .
21-year-old Ava Louise posted a video of herself licking the toilet seat on a plane alongside the caption “ Please RT this so people can know how to properly be sanitary on the airplane.
” The clip has received over 340,000 views since being uploaded to Twitter .
The original TikTok version appears to have been removed .
In a subsequent video , Louise claimed that coronavirus “ kills everyone who ’ s old enough to still have facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the virus ” and that it can be cured by doing cocaine .
She also said that “ coronavirus is for poor people ” but that she hopes she is killed by it so that she never gets old and ugly .
Louise also ‘ proved ’ that she didn ’ t have coronavirus after licking the toilet seat by taking a drag of an e-cigarette to show she didn ’ t have a respiratory infection .
“ Many were left speculating how long it would be before she was infected for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many invoking the spirit of Charles Darwin , insinuating that natural selection would take its course , ” reports RT .
Another TikTok user decided to join the challenge by licking a door knob .

A social media “influencer” has launched the “coronavirus challenge,” which involves licking a toilet seat.
Yes, really.
21-year-old Ava Louise posted a video of herself licking the toilet seat on a plane alongside the caption “Please RT this so people can know how to properly be sanitary on the airplane.”
The clip has received over 340,000 views since being uploaded to Twitter. The original TikTok version appears to have been removed.
Please RT this so people can know how to properly be sanitary on the airplane 🥰😅 pic.twitter.com/x7GX9b4Lxc — Ava Louise (ig @avalouiise) (@realavalouiise) March 14, 2020
twitter.com/realavalouiise/statu…2470625292
In a subsequent video, Louise claimed that coronavirus “kills everyone who’s old enough to still have facebook,” that “gays are immune to the virus” and that it can be cured by doing cocaine.
She also said that “coronavirus is for poor people” but that she hopes she is killed by it so that she never gets old and ugly. Louise also ‘proved’ that she didn’t have coronavirus after licking the toilet seat by taking a drag of an e-cigarette to show she didn’t have a respiratory infection.
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“Many were left speculating how long it would be before she was infected for real by the Covid-19 respiratory infection with many invoking the spirit of Charles Darwin, insinuating that natural selection would take its course,” reports RT.
Another TikTok user decided to join the challenge by licking a door knob.
twitter.com/eliibosque/status/12…3167970304
Another individual also licked a toilet seat.
www.insider.com/girl-films-herse…deo-2020-3
heavy.com/news/2020/03/tiktok-co…challenge/
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--China’s enormous credit bubble put into historical context

It simply means the higher that Gold line goes , more likely a Chinese economic crisis and more epic when @ @ @ @ @ like staying awake without sleep on meth , longer and more you take means bad @ @ @ @ @ .
Those are some extreme Overdose levels right there , probably an instant death for @ @

It simply means the higher that Gold line goes, more likely a Chinese economic crisis and more epic when crashing.
It’s like staying awake without sleep on meth, longer and more you take means bad news when you eventually crashes. Those are some extreme Overdose levels right there, probably an instant death for normals.
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h/t NineteenEighty9


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Dutch health minister collapses during coronavirus meeting!

BNO Newsroom @ BNODesk Dutch Healthcare Minister Bruno Bruins has collapsed in parliament during a debate about coronavirus

BNO Newsroom
@BNODesk
Dutch Healthcare Minister Bruno Bruins has collapsed in parliament during a debate about coronavirus
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Dutch Healthcare Minister Bruno Bruins has collapsed in parliament during a debate about coronavirus pic.twitter.com/sjtbdCA6QZ — BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) March 18, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--If it weren’t for narratives, distortions, and outright lies, the media might have to report facts.

WELL , IF BY “ FALSE CLAIM ” YOU MEAN “ LIE.
” Media , Democrats Ran With False Claim Trump ‘ Disbanded ’ Pandemic Office .
The official who once ran the White House pandemic program dismissed a false Democratic talking point that Trump eliminated the pandemic-response team and criticized reporters for parroting the claim in news stories .
“ No , the White House didn ’ t ‘ dissolve ’ its pandemic response office .
I was there , ” wrote former National Security Council adviser Tim Morrison for the Washington Post on Monday .
“ It has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama administration , including in The Post , that the president and his then-national security adviser , John Bolton , ‘ dissolved the office ’ at the White House in charge of pandemic preparedness , ” Morrison wrote .
“ Because I led the very directorate assigned that mission , the counterproliferation and biodefense office , for a year and then handed it off to another official who still holds the post , I know the charge is specious.
” Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in a March 1 interview that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon began taking up the former vice president ’ s talking point as fact .
The Boston Globe picked up the narrative , running a piece titled , “ Trump attacks CDC over coronavirus preparedness , though he eliminated an office dedicated to pandemic prevention.
” The accusation was a particular favorite of the Washington Post , which furthered the narrative by running an op-ed from former Obama NSC staffer Beth Cameron headlined , “ I ran the White House pandemic office .
Trump closed it.
” Not including Cameron and Morrison ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusation in five other op-eds or pieces .

WELL, IF BY “FALSE CLAIM” YOU MEAN “LIE.” Media, Democrats Ran With False Claim Trump ‘Disbanded’ Pandemic Office.
The official who once ran the White House pandemic program dismissed a false Democratic talking point that Trump eliminated the pandemic-response team and criticized reporters for parroting the claim in news stories.
“No, the White House didn’t ‘dissolve’ its pandemic response office. I was there,” wrote former National Security Council adviser Tim Morrison for the Washington Post on Monday.
“It has been alleged by multiple officials of the Obama administration, including in The Post, that the president and his then-national security adviser, John Bolton, ‘dissolved the office’ at the White House in charge of pandemic preparedness,” Morrison wrote. “Because I led the very directorate assigned that mission, the counterproliferation and biodefense office, for a year and then handed it off to another official who still holds the post, I know the charge is specious.”
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in a March 1 interview that Trump “eliminated that office.” Journalists soon began taking up the former vice president’s talking point as fact. The Boston Globe picked up the narrative, running a piece titled, “Trump attacks CDC over coronavirus preparedness, though he eliminated an office dedicated to pandemic prevention.” The accusation was a particular favorite of the Washington Post, which furthered the narrative by running an op-ed from former Obama NSC staffer Beth Cameron headlined, “I ran the White House pandemic office. Trump closed it.” Not including Cameron and Morrison’s op-eds, the Post mentioned the accusation in five other op-eds or pieces.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--“Martial Law” Being Seen In U.S. And Europe Over COVID-19 Is The Bigger Threat

This article was written by Aaron Kesel and originally published at Activist Post New York governor Andrew Cuomo wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times begging President U.S. Donald Trump to enact martial law .
Meanwhile , other states have already taken shocking martial law measures without an official declaration , showing our potential unconstitutional future under fears of the coronavirus that likely won ’ t go away after the pandemic has subsided .
All over the U.S. there seems be this new trend — military and police now acting as if we are under martial law without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , here we have NYC ’ s governor Cuomo begging Trump to essentially declare martial law by utilizing the military for the COVID-19 pandemic and federalize shutdowns .
“ Slowing the spread of coronavirus is a function of testing and reducing the density of public gatherings .
So first , Mr. President , you must stop the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from overregulating the testing process , and authorize states to certify a wider array of testing labs and methods , ” Cuomo writes .
Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to transform existing facilities into temporary medical centers .
States can not build more hospitals , acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough .
At this point , our best hope is to utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to leverage its expertise , equipment and people power to retrofit and equip existing facilities — like military bases or college dormitories — to serve as temporary medical centers .
Then we can designate existing hospital beds for the acutely ill. To sum up what Trump can do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus Cuomo writes , “ In short : Localize testing , federalize shutdowns and task the Army Corps of Engineers to expand hospital capacity.
” While building hospital beds in existing facilities and using the military to do so isn ’ t a bad idea , forced quarantines would be expanding the police state .
The whole state of New York , hasn ’ t yet gone into “ martial law mode , ” but other states have basically enacted it in the form of the National Guard being deployed in heavily infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Guard has been deployed so far to six states including New York in New Rochelle , with many more states expected to follow .
Beyond that , there are reports that Kentucky has a patient who refused to self isolate .
As a result , the state took things into their own hands by suspending his rights and police are now guarding him armed 24/7 at his house .
If that ’ s not enough , there was a video posted online of New Orleans ’ police in several cop cars demanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

This article was written by Aaron Kesel and originally published at Activist Post
New York governor Andrew Cuomo wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times begging President U.S. Donald Trump to enact martial law. Meanwhile, other states have already taken shocking martial law measures without an official declaration, showing our potential unconstitutional future under fears of the coronavirus that likely won’t go away after the pandemic has subsided.
All over the U.S. there seems be this new trend — military and police now acting as if we are under martial law without a formal declaration of such. Yet, here we have NYC’s governor Cuomo begging Trump to essentially declare martial law by utilizing the military for the COVID-19 pandemic and federalize shutdowns.
“Slowing the spread of coronavirus is a function of testing and reducing the density of public gatherings. So first, Mr. President, you must stop the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from overregulating the testing process, and authorize states to certify a wider array of testing labs and methods,” Cuomo writes.
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Cuomo goes on to express that Trump should utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to transform existing facilities into temporary medical centers.
States cannot build more hospitals, acquire ventilators or modify facilities quickly enough. At this point, our best hope is to utilize the Army Corps of Engineers to leverage its expertise, equipment and people power to retrofit and equip existing facilities — like military bases or college dormitories — to serve as temporary medical centers. Then we can designate existing hospital beds for the acutely ill.
To sum up what Trump can do to defend against the spread of the coronavirus Cuomo writes, “In short: Localize testing, federalize shutdowns and task the Army Corps of Engineers to expand hospital capacity.”
While building hospital beds in existing facilities and using the military to do so isn’t a bad idea, forced quarantines would be expanding the police state. The whole state of New York, hasn’t yet gone into “martial law mode,” but other states have basically enacted it in the form of the National Guard being deployed in heavily infected areas. According to reports, the National Guard has been deployed so far to six states including New York in New Rochelle, with many more states expected to follow. Beyond that, there are reports that Kentucky has a patient who refused to self isolate. As a result, the state took things into their own hands by suspending his rights and police are now guarding him armed 24/7 at his house. If that’s not enough, there was a video posted online of New Orleans’ police in several cop cars demanding citizens leave the streets and disperse immediately.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Did anyone else notice Mnuchin’s comment about fast food?

I have to go back and listen but I thought he said that many Americans depend on fast food and @ @ @ @ @ the future .
I ’ m going to try and find the clip .
Was @ @ @ @ @ it and thought it was odd .
Here is a video .
The specific comments @ @ @ @ @ me because I immediately wondered is he was implying something about the availability of food @

I have to go back and listen but I thought he said that many Americans depend on fast food and a larger amount will in the future.
I’m going to try and find the clip. Was curious if anyone else noticed it and thought it was odd.
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Here is a video. The specific comments start around 30:10. Concerns me because I immediately wondered is he was implying something about the availability of food.
h/t Daniel Higdon


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Detect, Deter and Annihilate: How the Police State Will Deal with a Coronavirus Outbreak

What do zombies have to do with the U.S. government ’ s plans for dealing with a coronavirus outbreak ?
Read on , and I ’ ll tell you .
The zombie narrative was popularized by the hit television series The Walking Dead , in which a small group of Americans attempt to survive in a zombie-ridden , post-apocalyptic world where they ’ re not only fighting off flesh-eating ghouls but cannibalistic humans .
For a while there , zombies could be found lurking around every corner : wreaking havoc at gun shows , battling corsets in movies such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running for their lives in 5K charity races .
Understandably , zombie fiction plays to our fears and paranoia , while allowing us to “ envision how we and our own would thrive if everything went to hell and we lost all our societal supports.
” Yet as journalist Syreeta McFadden points out , while dystopian stories used to reflect our anxieties , now they reflect our reality , mirroring how we as a nation view the world around us , how we as citizens view each other , and most of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the U.S. government has spent a lot of time and energy in recent years using zombies as the models for a variety of crisis scenarios not too dissimilar from what we are currently experiencing .
For instance , back in 2015 , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put together a zombie apocalypse preparation kit “ that details everything you would need to have on hand in the event the living dead showed up at your front door.
” The CDC , in conjunction with the Dept .
of Defense , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through their paces in mock military drills .
Fear the Walking Dead—AMC ’ s spinoff of its popular Walking Dead series—drove this point home by dialing back the clock to when the zombie outbreak first appears and setting viewers down in the midst of societal unrest not unlike our own experiences of recent years ( “ a bunch of weird incidents , police protests , riots , and … rapid social entropy ” ) .
Then , as Forbes reports , “ the military showed up and we fast-forwarded into an ad hoc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was happening in the world around our main cast of hapless survivors.
” Forbes found Fear ’ s quick shift into a police state to be far-fetched , but anyone who has been paying attention in recent years knows that the groundwork was laid long ago for the government—i.e.
, the military—to intervene and lock down the nation in the event of a national disaster .
We ’ re seeing this play out now as the coronavirus contagion spreads .
What we have yet to experience ( although it may only be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government through the imposition of martial law could pose a greater threat to our safety ( and our freedoms ) than any virus .
As the Atlantic noted about Fear the Walking Dead : “ The villains aren ’ t the zombies , who rarely appear , but the U.S. military , who sweep into an L.A. suburb to quarantine the survivors .
Zombies are , after all , a recognizable threat—but Fear plumbs drama and horror from the betrayal by institutions designed to keep people safe.
” Indeed , zombie fiction perfectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the citizenry as potential threats that need to be monitored , tracked , surveilled , sequestered , deterred , vanquished and rendered impotent .
Why else would the government feel the need to monitor our communications , track our movements , criminalize our every action , treat us like suspects , and strip us of any means of defense while equipping its own personnel with an amazing arsenal of weapons ?
For years now , the government has been carrying out military training drills with zombies as the enemy .
In 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for how to protect America from a terrorist attack carried out by zombie forces .
In 2012 , the CDC released a guide for surviving a zombie plague .
That was followed by training drills for members of the military , police officers and first responders .
The zombie exercises appeared to be kitschy and fun—government agents running around trying to put down a zombie rebellion—but what if the zombies in the exercises were us , the citizenry , viewed by those in power as mindless , voracious , zombie hordes ?
Consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the idea of using zombies as stand-ins for enemy combatants in its training drills right around the time the Army War College issued its 2008 report , warning that an economic crisis in the U.S. could lead to massive civil unrest that would require the military to intervene and restore order .
That same year , it was revealed that the government had amassed more than 8 million names of Americans considered a threat to national security , to be used “ by the military in the event of a national catastrophe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the imposition of martial law.
” The program ’ s name , Main Core , refers to the fact that it contains “ copies of the ‘ main core ’ or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community.
” Also in 2008 , the Pentagon launched the Minerva Initiative , a $ 75 million military-driven research project focused on studying social behavior in order to determine how best to cope with mass civil disobedience or uprisings .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Who Does Not Become a Terrorist , and Why ?
” which “ conflates peaceful activists with ‘ supporters of political violence ’ who are different from terrorists only in that they do not embark on ‘ armed militancy ’ themselves.
” In 2009 , the Dept .
of Homeland Security issued its reports on Rightwing and Leftwing Extremism , in which the terms “ extremist ” and “ terrorist ” were used interchangeably to describe citizens they perceived to be disgruntled or anti-government .
Meanwhile , a government campaign was underway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ email and cell phone communications .
News reports indicate that the U.S .
Postal Service has handled more than 150,000 requests by federal and state law enforcement agencies to monitor Americans ’ mail , in addition to photographing every piece of mail sent through the postal system .
Fast forward a few years more and local police were being transformed into extensions of the military , taught to view members of their community as suspects , trained to shoot first and ask questions later , and equipped with all of the technology and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Obama administration then hired a domestic terrorism czar whose job is to focus on anti-government American “ extremists ” who have been designated a greater threat to America than ISIS or al Qaeda .
As part of the government ’ s so-called war on right-wing extremism , the Obama administration agreed to partner with the United Nations to take part in its Strong Cities Network program , which is training local police agencies across America in how to identify , fight and prevent extremism .
Nothing has changed for the better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe in and exercise their rights under the Constitution ( namely , the right to speak freely , worship freely , associate with like-minded individuals who share their political views , criticize the government , own a weapon , demand a warrant before being questioned or searched , or any other activity viewed as potentially anti-government , racist , bigoted , anarchic or sovereign ) , continue to be promoted to the top of the government ’ s terrorism watch list .
“ We the people ” or , more appropriately , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the eyes of the government .
This coronavirus merely ups the ante .
So when presented with the Defense Department ’ s battle plan for defeating an army of the walking dead , you might find yourself tempted to giggle over the fact that a taxpayer-funded government bureaucrat actually took the time to research and write about vegetarian zombies , evil magic zombies , chicken zombies , space zombies , bio-engineered weaponized zombies , radiation zombies , symbiant-induced zombies , and pathogenic zombies .
However , in an age of extreme government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The DOD ’ s strategy for dealing with a zombie uprising , outlined in “ CONOP 8888 , ” is for all intents and purposes a training manual for the government in how to put down a citizen uprising or at least an uprising of individuals “ infected ” with a dangerous disease or dangerous ideas about freedom .
Rest assured that the tactics and difficulties outlined in the “ fictional training scenario ” are all too real , beginning with martial law .
As the DOD training manual states : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ” ] are horribly dangerous to all human life and zombie infections have the potential to seriously undermine national security and economic activities that sustain our way of life .
Therefore having a population that is not composed of zombies or at risk from their malign influence is vital to U.S. and Allied national interests.
” So how does the military plan to put down a zombie ( a.k.a .
citizen ) uprising ?
The strategy manual outlines five phases necessary for a counter-offensive : shape , deter , seize initiative , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here are a few details : Phase 0 ( Shape ) : Conduct general zombie awareness training .
Monitor increased threats ( i.e.
, surveillance ) .
Carry out military drills .
Synchronize contingency plans between federal and state agencies .
Anticipate and prepare for a breakdown in law and order .
Phase 1 ( Deter ) : Recognize that zombies can not be deterred or reasoned with .
Carry out training drills to discourage other countries from developing or deploying attack zombies and publicly reinforce the government ’ s ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing between federal and state agencies .
Assist the Dept .
of Homeland Security in identifying or discouraging immigrants from areas where zombie-related diseases originate .
Phase 2 ( Seize initiative ) : Recall all military personal to their duty stations .
Fortify all military outposts .
Deploy air and ground forces for at least 35 days .
Carry out confidence-building measures with nuclear-armed peers such as Russia and China to ensure they do not misinterpret the government ’ s zombie countermeasures as preparations for war .
Establish quarantine zones .
Distribute explosion-resistant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ red alert .
Begin limited scale military operations to combat zombie threats .
Carry out combat operations against zombie populations within the United States that were “ previously ” U.S. citizens .
Phase 3 ( Dominate ) : Lock down all military bases for 30 days .
Shelter all essential government personnel for at least 40 days .
Equip all government agents with military protective gear .
Issue orders for military to kill all non-human life on sight .
Initiate bomber and missile strikes against targeted sources of zombie infection , including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deploy military to lock down the beaches and waterways .
Phase 4 ( Stabilize ) : Send out recon teams to check for remaining threats and survey the status of basic services ( water , power , sewage infrastructure , air , and lines of communication ) .
Execute a counter-zombie ISR plan to ID holdout pockets of zombie resistance .
Use all military resources to target any remaining regions of zombie holdouts and influence .
Continue all actions from the Dominate phase .
Phase 5 ( Restore civil authority ) : Deploy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities in disaster zones .
Reconstitute combat capabilities at various military bases .
Prepare to redeploy military forces to attack surviving zombie holdouts .
Restore basic services in disaster areas .
As I point out in my book , Battlefield America : The War on the American People , if there is any lesson to be learned , it is simply this : whether the threat to national security comes in the form of imaginary zombies , actual terrorists , American citizens infected with the coronavirus , or disgruntled American citizens infected with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s response to such threats remains the same : detect , deter and annihilate .

by John W. Whitehead
“Fear is a primitive impulse, brainless as hunger, and because the aim of horror fiction is the production of the deepest kinds of fears, the genre tends to reinforce some remarkably uncivilized ideas about self-protection. In the current crop of zombie stories, the prevailing value for the beleaguered survivors is a sort of siege mentality, a vigilance so constant and unremitting that it’s indistinguishable from the purest paranoia.”— Terrence Rafferty, New York Times
What do zombies have to do with the U.S. government’s plans for dealing with a coronavirus outbreak?
Read on, and I’ll tell you.
The zombie narrative was popularized by the hit television series The Walking Dead, in which a small group of Americans attempt to survive in a zombie-ridden, post-apocalyptic world where they’re not only fighting off flesh-eating ghouls but cannibalistic humans.
For a while there, zombies could be found lurking around every corner: wreaking havoc at gun shows, battling corsets in movies such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and running for their lives in 5K charity races.
Understandably, zombie fiction plays to our fears and paranoia, while allowing us to “envision how we and our own would thrive if everything went to hell and we lost all our societal supports.” Yet as journalist Syreeta McFadden points out, while dystopian stories used to reflect our anxieties, now they reflect our reality, mirroring how we as a nation view the world around us, how we as citizens view each other, and most of all how our government views us.
Indeed, the U.S. government has spent a lot of time and energy in recent years using zombies as the models for a variety of crisis scenarios not too dissimilar from what we are currently experiencing.
For instance, back in 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put together a zombie apocalypse preparation kit “that details everything you would need to have on hand in the event the living dead showed up at your front door.” The CDC, in conjunction with the Dept. of Defense, even used zombies to put government agents through their paces in mock military drills.
Fear the Walking Dead—AMC’s spinoff of its popular Walking Dead series—drove this point home by dialing back the clock to when the zombie outbreak first appears and setting viewers down in the midst of societal unrest not unlike our own experiences of recent years (“a bunch of weird incidents, police protests, riots, and … rapid social entropy”). Then, as Forbes reports, “the military showed up and we fast-forwarded into an ad hoc police state with no glimpse at what was happening in the world around our main cast of hapless survivors.”
Forbes found Fear’s quick shift into a police state to be far-fetched, but anyone who has been paying attention in recent years knows that the groundwork was laid long ago for the government—i.e., the military—to intervene and lock down the nation in the event of a national disaster.
We’re seeing this play out now as the coronavirus contagion spreads.
What we have yet to experience (although it may only be a matter of time) is that the government through the imposition of martial law could pose a greater threat to our safety (and our freedoms) than any virus.
As the Atlantic noted about Fear the Walking Dead: “The villains aren’t the zombies, who rarely appear, but the U.S. military, who sweep into an L.A. suburb to quarantine the survivors. Zombies are, after all, a recognizable threat—but Fear plumbs drama and horror from the betrayal by institutions designed to keep people safe.”
Indeed, zombie fiction perfectly embodies the government’s paranoia about the citizenry as potential threats that need to be monitored, tracked, surveilled, sequestered, deterred, vanquished and rendered impotent.
Why else would the government feel the need to monitor our communications, track our movements, criminalize our every action, treat us like suspects, and strip us of any means of defense while equipping its own personnel with an amazing arsenal of weapons?
For years now, the government has been carrying out military training drills with zombies as the enemy. In 2011, the DOD created a 31-page instruction manual for how to protect America from a terrorist attack carried out by zombie forces. In 2012, the CDC released a guide for surviving a zombie plague. That was followed by training drills for members of the military, police officers and first responders.
As journalist Andrea Peyser reports:
Coinciding with Halloween 2012, a five-day national conference was put on by the HALO Corp. in San Diego for more than 1,000 first responders, military personnel and law enforcement types. It included workshops produced by a Hollywood-affiliated firm in…overcoming a zombie invasion. Actors were made up to look like flesh-chomping monsters. The Department of Homeland Security even paid the $1,000 entry fees for an unknown number of participants… “Zombie disaster” drills were held in October 2012 and ’13 at California’s Sutter Roseville Medical Center. The exercises allowed medical center staff “to test response to a deadly infectious disease, a mass-casualty event, terrorism event and security procedures”… [In October 2014], REI outdoor-gear stores in Soho and around the country are to hold free classes in zombie preparedness, which the stores have been providing for about three years.
The zombie exercises appeared to be kitschy and fun—government agents running around trying to put down a zombie rebellion—but what if the zombies in the exercises were us, the citizenry, viewed by those in power as mindless, voracious, zombie hordes?
Consider this: the government started playing around with the idea of using zombies as stand-ins for enemy combatants in its training drills right around the time the Army War College issued its 2008 report, warning that an economic crisis in the U.S. could lead to massive civil unrest that would require the military to intervene and restore order.
That same year, it was revealed that the government had amassed more than 8 million names of Americans considered a threat to national security, to be used “by the military in the event of a national catastrophe, a suspension of the Constitution or the imposition of martial law.” The program’s name, Main Core, refers to the fact that it contains “copies of the ‘main core’ or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community.”
Also in 2008, the Pentagon launched the Minerva Initiative, a $75 million military-driven research project focused on studying social behavior in order to determine how best to cope with mass civil disobedience or uprisings. The Minerva Initiative has funded projects such as “Who Does Not Become a Terrorist, and Why?” which “conflates peaceful activists with ‘supporters of political violence’ who are different from terrorists only in that they do not embark on ‘armed militancy’ themselves.”
In 2009, the Dept. of Homeland Security issued its reports on Rightwing and Leftwing Extremism, in which the terms “extremist” and “terrorist” were used interchangeably to describe citizens they perceived to be disgruntled or anti-government.
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Meanwhile, a government campaign was underway to spy on Americans’ mail, email and cell phone communications. News reports indicate that the U.S. Postal Service has handled more than 150,000 requests by federal and state law enforcement agencies to monitor Americans’ mail, in addition to photographing every piece of mail sent through the postal system.
Fast forward a few years more and local police were being transformed into extensions of the military, taught to view members of their community as suspects, trained to shoot first and ask questions later, and equipped with all of the technology and weaponry of a soldier on a battlefield.
The Obama administration then hired a domestic terrorism czar whose job is to focus on anti-government American “extremists” who have been designated a greater threat to America than ISIS or al Qaeda. As part of the government’s so-called war on right-wing extremism, the Obama administration agreed to partner with the United Nations to take part in its Strong Cities Network program, which is training local police agencies across America in how to identify, fight and prevent extremism.
Nothing has changed for the better under the Trump Administration.
Those who believe in and exercise their rights under the Constitution (namely, the right to speak freely, worship freely, associate with like-minded individuals who share their political views, criticize the government, own a weapon, demand a warrant before being questioned or searched, or any other activity viewed as potentially anti-government, racist, bigoted, anarchic or sovereign), continue to be promoted to the top of the government’s terrorism watch list.
“We the people” or, more appropriately, “we the zombies” are the enemy in the eyes of the government. This coronavirus merely ups the ante.
So when presented with the Defense Department’s battle plan for defeating an army of the walking dead, you might find yourself tempted to giggle over the fact that a taxpayer-funded government bureaucrat actually took the time to research and write about vegetarian zombies, evil magic zombies, chicken zombies, space zombies, bio-engineered weaponized zombies, radiation zombies, symbiant-induced zombies, and pathogenic zombies.
However, in an age of extreme government paranoia, this is no laughing matter.
The DOD’s strategy for dealing with a zombie uprising, outlined in “CONOP 8888,” is for all intents and purposes a training manual for the government in how to put down a citizen uprising or at least an uprising of individuals “infected” with a dangerous disease or dangerous ideas about freedom.
Rest assured that the tactics and difficulties outlined in the “fictional training scenario” are all too real, beginning with martial law.
As the DOD training manual states: “zombies [stand-ins for “we the people”] are horribly dangerous to all human life and zombie infections have the potential to seriously undermine national security and economic activities that sustain our way of life. Therefore having a population that is not composed of zombies or at risk from their malign influence is vital to U.S. and Allied national interests.”
So how does the military plan to put down a zombie (a.k.a. citizen) uprising?
The strategy manual outlines five phases necessary for a counter-offensive: shape, deter, seize initiative, dominate, stabilize and restore civil authority. Here are a few details:
Phase 0 (Shape): Conduct general zombie awareness training. Monitor increased threats (i.e., surveillance). Carry out military drills. Synchronize contingency plans between federal and state agencies. Anticipate and prepare for a breakdown in law and order.
Phase 1 (Deter): Recognize that zombies cannot be deterred or reasoned with. Carry out training drills to discourage other countries from developing or deploying attack zombies and publicly reinforce the government’s ability to combat a zombie threat. Initiate intelligence sharing between federal and state agencies. Assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in identifying or discouraging immigrants from areas where zombie-related diseases originate.
Phase 2 (Seize initiative): Recall all military personal to their duty stations. Fortify all military outposts. Deploy air and ground forces for at least 35 days. Carry out confidence-building measures with nuclear-armed peers such as Russia and China to ensure they do not misinterpret the government’s zombie countermeasures as preparations for war. Establish quarantine zones. Distribute explosion-resistant protective equipment. Place the military on red alert. Begin limited scale military operations to combat zombie threats. Carry out combat operations against zombie populations within the United States that were “previously” U.S. citizens.
Phase 3 (Dominate): Lock down all military bases for 30 days. Shelter all essential government personnel for at least 40 days. Equip all government agents with military protective gear. Issue orders for military to kill all non-human life on sight. Initiate bomber and missile strikes against targeted sources of zombie infection, including the infrastructure. Burn all zombie corpses. Deploy military to lock down the beaches and waterways.
Phase 4 (Stabilize): Send out recon teams to check for remaining threats and survey the status of basic services (water, power, sewage infrastructure, air, and lines of communication). Execute a counter-zombie ISR plan to ID holdout pockets of zombie resistance. Use all military resources to target any remaining regions of zombie holdouts and influence. Continue all actions from the Dominate phase.
Phase 5 (Restore civil authority): Deploy military personnel to assist any surviving civil authorities in disaster zones. Reconstitute combat capabilities at various military bases. Prepare to redeploy military forces to attack surviving zombie holdouts. Restore basic services in disaster areas.
Notice the similarities?
Surveillance. Military drills. Awareness training. Militarized police forces. Martial law.
As I point out in my book, Battlefield America: The War on the American People, if there is any lesson to be learned, it is simply this: whether the threat to national security comes in the form of imaginary zombies, actual terrorists, American citizens infected with the coronavirus, or disgruntled American citizens infected with dangerous ideas about freedom, the government’s response to such threats remains the same: detect, deter and annihilate.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Don’t forget the CDC pushed their worst case scenario of 214 Million Americans contracting the Coron

Don’t forget the CDC pushed their worst case scenario of 214 Million Americans contracting the Coronavirus and 1.7 million dying to shut down the economy completely. It worked. What comes next is going to be interesting…

• The CDC held a meeting in February with epidemic experts where four scenarios were presented of way coronavirus could spread in the US • In the worst-case scenario , between 160 million and 214 million people would be sickened during the epidemic • As many as 21 million people were hospitalized and up to 1.7 million people died in this hypothetical scenario • It did not include containment strategies that have since been implemented including canceling sporting evens and drive-thru testing • So far , more than 1,900 cases are confirmed in the US and 42 people have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and should you see a doctor ?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has projected in a worst-case scenario that up to 65 percent of Americans could be infected with coronavirus .
According to The New York Times , a closed-door meeting was held last month among CDC officials and dozens of epidemic experts from around the world .
One of the CDC ’ s leading epidemiologists presented four scenarios – named A , B , C and D – to show possible ways the virus could spread throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agency projects that in the worst-case scenario , between 160 million and 214 million people would be sickened .
In a projection , even if interventions started today – such as drive-thru testing and barring visitors from nursing homes – as many as three million Americans might fall ill .
The CDC held a meeting last month in which different scenarios were presented of ways coronavirus could spread throughout the US .
This graph shows an estimate of the peak number of cases that would occur if interventions such as banning gatherings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 2020 and in October 2020

The CDC held a meeting in February with epidemic experts where four scenarios were presented of way coronavirus could spread in the US
In the worst-case scenario, between 160 million and 214 million people would be sickened during the epidemic
As many as 21 million people were hospitalized and up to 1.7 million people died in this hypothetical scenario
It did not include containment strategies that have since been implemented including canceling sporting evens and drive-thru testing
So far, more than 1,900 cases are confirmed in the US and 42 people have died
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has projected in a worst-case scenario that up to 65 percent of Americans could be infected with coronavirus.
According to The New York Times, a closed-door meeting was held last month among CDC officials and dozens of epidemic experts from around the world.
One of the CDC’s leading epidemiologists presented four scenarios – named A, B, C and D – to show possible ways the virus could spread throughout the US population.
The federal health agency projects that in the worst-case scenario, between 160 million and 214 million people would be sickened.
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In a projection, even if interventions started today – such as drive-thru testing and barring visitors from nursing homes – as many as three million Americans might fall ill.
The CDC held a meeting last month in which different scenarios were presented of ways coronavirus could spread throughout the US. This graph shows an estimate of the peak number of cases that would occur if interventions such as banning gatherings and shutting schools took place today, in July 2020 and in October 2020
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8110425/CDC-says-worst-case-scenario-214-MILLION-Americans-infected-coronavirus.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Travel restrictions today will affect harvest and food supply in the summer and fall

Most farming regions allow for migrant workers to come and help with pruning , tending , picking , sorting etc @ @ @ @ @ workers in our region come from Mexico .
This allows farmers to pay them below @ @ @ @ @ housing for the migrant workers while they are here in Canuckistan .
Winter is just @ @ @ @ @ time they would typically show up .
So no farm workers , the crops will @ @ @ @ @ in the fall .
One virus panic and EVERYTHING goes to hell .
This was @ @ @ @ @ .
Agenda 21 targets are being fast-tracked by this mass panic .

Most farming regions allow for migrant workers to come and help with pruning, tending, picking, sorting etc. Most of the migrant workers in our region come from Mexico. This allows farmers to pay them below minimum wage. Farmers provide housing for the migrant workers while they are here in Canuckistan.
Winter is just ending and this is the time they would typically show up.
So no farm workers, the crops will be minimal. Food shortage in the fall.
One virus panic and EVERYTHING goes to hell.
This was planned years ago by TPTB.
Agenda 21 targets are being fast-tracked by this mass panic.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--TRUMP to DEPLOY TWO 1000 ROOM HOSPITAL SHIPS to NEW YORK HARBOR and WEST COAST

Federal government to deploy US Navy hospital ship Comfort to New York Updated 11:55 AM ; Today 11:44 AM / @ @ @ @ @ @ syracuse.com Albany , N.Y. — The federal government will deploy the U.S. Navy hospital @ @ @ @ @ City to help the state confront the ongoing coronavirus outbreak , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo @ @ @ @ @ has 1,000 hospital rooms , including operating rooms , Cuomo said .
The move is @ @ @ @ @ state ’ s health care system as cases of the virus continue to increase in @ @ @ @ @ will be an extraordinary step , obviously , ” Cuomo said .
“ It ’ @ @ @ @ @ , which will add capacity… ”

#BREAKING NY Gov Cuomo says Trump is arranging to send a hospital ship with 1,000 rooms on it to New York Harbor. #coronavirus #COVID19 — #CDC= Cant Detect Corona🦠 (@Chronolxgical) March 18, 2020
BREAKING – NY Gov Cuomo says Trump is arranging to send a hospital ship with 1,000 rooms on it to New York Harbor amid the rising coronavirus cases. pic.twitter.com/4QJ2qbkYJA — Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) March 18, 2020
NEWS: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says President Trump has agreed to dispatch the USNS Comfort, essentially a floating hospital with 1,000 rooms, to the New York City harbor. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/vCIwVQc5Oy — Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) March 18, 2020
Federal government to deploy US Navy hospital ship Comfort to New York
Updated 11:55 AM; Today 11:44 AM / By Kevin Tampone | ktampone@syracuse.com
Albany, N.Y. — The federal government will deploy the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort to New York City to help the state confront the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.
The ship has 1,000 hospital rooms, including operating rooms, Cuomo said. The move is meant to help bolster the state’s health care system as cases of the virus continue to increase in the state.
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“This will be an extraordinary step, obviously,” Cuomo said. “It’s literally a floating hospital, which will add capacity…”
www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/federal-government-to-deploy-us-navy-hospital-ship-comfort-to-new-york.html
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Egon Von Greyerz Interview: Game Over – The Black (Corona) Swan Has Landed

The global stock markets are crashing , but there is still a lot of room to move down .
Corona is being used as an excuse to push through many measures , the result of which will be the destruction of paper money .
The seemingly exaggerated measures have a nasty aftertaste , as if the collapse is to be brought about now .
Time is running out to buy precious metals and important goods as supply chains are breaking worldwide .
• 03:30 The next downward movement will be even more brutal • 04:10 FED – 1 % up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only the trigger • 09:45 Stock High in January ?
Exactly on target • 12:10 Bank share recovery evaporates completely and returns to the lows • 14:20 The bond bubble bursts next , then a sharp rise in interest rates • 15:35 Keep little money in bank accounts • 16:45 Corona is abused by the rulers • 17:00 This situation is much worse than in 2001 and 2008 • 17:30 Buy now the things that matter • 18:00 Shortage of goods due to production cutbacks will come • 19:35 Know ye the signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man should keep himself and his family safe

The global stock markets are crashing, but there is still a lot of room to move down. Corona is being used as an excuse to push through many measures, the result of which will be the destruction of paper money. The seemingly exaggerated measures have a nasty aftertaste, as if the collapse is to be brought about now. Time is running out to buy precious metals and important goods as supply chains are breaking worldwide.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Las Vegas and the entire state of Nevada CLOSED for 30 days

LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Gov .
Steve Sisolak on Tuesday announced the closure of all nonessential businesses for @ @ @ @ @ of Nevada .
At the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in downtown Las Vegas , @ @ @ @ @ happening immediately to further stop the spread of COVID-19 , especially in developments showing the @ @ @ @ @ .
All Las Vegas MGM properties closing , and will not take any reservations until @ @ @ @ @ notice .
This will obviously be a tremendous hit to their revenues .
They did @ @ @ @ @ and keep insurance in tact for those moved by lay offs , I can appreciate @ @ @ @ @ native I can actually see the effects already .
It has been quite a ghost @ @ @ @ @ are used to .
What positions has this news moved you into ?

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday announced the closure of all nonessential businesses for 30 days in the state of Nevada.
At the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in downtown Las Vegas, Sisolak said the closures were happening immediately to further stop the spread of COVID-19, especially in developments showing the increased rate of secondary infection.
All Las Vegas MGM properties closing, and will not take any reservations until May 1st, until further notice.
This will obviously be a tremendous hit to their revenues. They did state they will pay employees and keep insurance in tact for those moved by lay offs, I can appreciate that. As a Vegas native I can actually see the effects already. It has been quite a ghost town compared to what we are used to. We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us! What positions has this news moved you into? www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article241251776.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Lawless Democrats Invite Complete Anarchy, Mayhem, Chaos in Philadelphia, Instruct Police to Stop Ma

Lawless Democrats Invite Complete Anarchy, Mayhem, Chaos in Philadelphia, Instruct Police to Stop Making Arrests

Restaurants are closing .
Toilet paper is flying off the shelves .
Arrests are being put on hold .
Is @ @ @ @ @ madness the coronavirus has inflicted on our nation ?
In Philadelphia , crimes are no @ @ @ @ @ as law enforcement has been instructed to stop making arrests .
No , seriously .
@ @ @ @ @ will not yield an arrest and proper police booking include : All narcotics offenses Theft @ @ @ @ @ from auto Burglary Vandalism All bench warrants Stolen auto Economic crimes Prostitution

Restaurants are closing. Toilet paper is flying off the shelves. Arrests are being put on hold. Is there an end to the madness the coronavirus has inflicted on our nation? In Philadelphia, crimes are no longer being treated as crimes as law enforcement has been instructed to stop making arrests. No, seriously.
The list of crimes that will not yield an arrest and proper police booking include:
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All narcotics offenses
Theft from persons
Retail theft
Theft from auto
Burglary
Vandalism
All bench warrants
Stolen auto
Economic crimes
Prostitution
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--We’re headed for the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes’ – Jim Rogers

Governments worldwide are trying to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus , which now threatens the global economy .
RT talked to legendary investor Jim Rogers about the financial consequences of the outbreak .
Many people are going to suffer very badly , as the effects of this pandemic are going to last for a long time , according to Rogers .
“ I told RT earlier that the next time we are going to have a financial problem it ’ s going to be the worst… ” said Rogers , adding that it appears we are headed toward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lifetimes ” and “ we will know in a few months.
” According to the legendary investor , lots of industries like airlines and travel are going to suffer .
Companies with big debts are especially vulnerable at this time , Rogers explained , and those participating in international trade in particular will have serious problems .
“ Some of them will be bankrupt , ” he said , noting that major airlines and shipping companies will probably be bailed out because it would otherwise be “ embarrassing for the countries .
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Governments worldwide are trying to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, which now threatens the global economy. RT talked to legendary investor Jim Rogers about the financial consequences of the outbreak.
Many people are going to suffer very badly, as the effects of this pandemic are going to last for a long time, according to Rogers.
“I told RT earlier that the next time we are going to have a financial problem it’s going to be the worst…” said Rogers, adding that it appears we are headed toward “the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes” and “we will know in a few months.”
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According to the legendary investor, lots of industries like airlines and travel are going to suffer. Companies with big debts are especially vulnerable at this time, Rogers explained, and those participating in international trade in particular will have serious problems. “Some of them will be bankrupt,” he said, noting that major airlines and shipping companies will probably be bailed out because it would otherwise be “embarrassing for the countries.”
www.rt.com/business/483312-rogers-coronavirus-worst-financial-crisis/


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--COVID Cases Explode Globally 13-Fold As They Slow In China

What started as an isolated disease in Wuhan , China has now grown into a global problem .
The World Health Organization declared it a Pandemic .
Italy is experiencing what we fear most – a run on hospital capacity .
Global governments hope to flatten the infection curve and slow the spread of the disease , buying critical time to prepare .
Growth in confirmed cases is seen as the crucial metric for success .
Our matrix takes publicly available information of confirmed cases by country and constructs boxes for each of them proportional to the global cases , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • The number of new daily cases in China has slowed under extremely restrictive measures , dropping from several thousand a day to less than a dozen .
• Italy ’ s cases jumped from 1,128 to 27,980 in a matter of weeks , placing strain on their hospital system and supplies • U.S. cases remain low at 3,503 but are likely understated due to lack of testing • New case growth appears to be moving from Asia to Western Europe and North America as China ’ s new cases only grew by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain , Germany , and the U.S. have seen double or more .
• South Korea ’ s a notable exception that used extensive testing and transparent information to slow the spread of the disease , only adding 4,584 cases in the last few weeks .
We ’ ve entered a critical time across the world where social distancing and isolation become paramount to our success .
The likelihood is this pandemic will be with us for several months to years .

by howmuch
What started as an isolated disease in Wuhan, China has now grown into a global problem. The World Health Organization declared it a Pandemic. Italy is experiencing what we fear most – a run on hospital capacity.
Global governments hope to flatten the infection curve and slow the spread of the disease, buying critical time to prepare. Growth in confirmed cases is seen as the crucial metric for success.
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Our matrix takes publicly available information of confirmed cases by country and constructs boxes for each of them proportional to the global cases, which currently sits at over 179,111.
Current Status
The number of new daily cases in China has slowed under extremely restrictive measures, dropping from several thousand a day to less than a dozen.
Italy’s cases jumped from 1,128 to 27,980 in a matter of weeks, placing strain on their hospital system and supplies
U.S. cases remain low at 3,503 but are likely understated due to lack of testing
New case growth appears to be moving from Asia to Western Europe and North America as China’s new cases only grew by 1,148, whereas countries like Italy, Spain, Germany, and the U.S. have seen double or more.
South Korea’s a notable exception that used extensive testing and transparent information to slow the spread of the disease, only adding 4,584 cases in the last few weeks.
We’ve entered a critical time across the world where social distancing and isolation become paramount to our success. The likelihood is this pandemic will be with us for several months to years.
Stay safe and healthy!


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--The Pandemic Invades The Developing World

One of the oddities of the coronavirus pandemic has been its apparent preference for rich countries .
The reason is thought to be that most developing countries are in warmer climes , and viruses don ’ t spread as readily in heat and humidity ( which is why flu season in the US begins in the Fall and ends in Spring ) .
But the developing world ’ s reprieve may turn out to be temporary .
From yesterday ’ s Wall Street Journal : CARACAS , Venezuela—The coronavirus has overwhelmed health-care systems in a number of highly developed nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the world ’ s most vulnerable countries , with health officials in Africa and Latin America fearing the impact will be devastating .
At least 26 of Africa ’ s 54 countries have confirmed cases .
The prospect of a mass outbreak is particularly alarming for a region with a shortage of some 1.8 million health workers that is already suffering the world ’ s largest disease burden , according to the World Health Organization .
In 2018 , an estimated 470,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa died from AIDS-related causes alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sudan is among more than a dozen nations in Africa that lacked capacity to test for the virus until early March , according to WHO .
Its first case of the virus was only identified on Friday , a day after the victim , a man in his 50s , died after returning from the United Arab Emirates , Sudan ’ s health ministry said .
In West Africa , Guinea has been beset by months of violent street protests by the political opposition , upending the government ’ s ability to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus was detected Thursday after a European Union employee who had arrived asked to be tested .
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation late Sunday , calling the pandemic a national emergency and saying his government was working on an economic rescue package to limit the “ severe disruption ” to the economy .
South Africa has 61 confirmed cases .
Africa is the world ’ s second most-populous continent and accounts for 16 % of the global population—but just 1 % of health-care spending .
Health officials have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other life-support equipment needed for severe cases of the virus that could divert resources away from other diseases that kill hundreds of thousands every year .
“ Africa , especially sub-Saharan Africa , is ill-equipped and unprepared to manage outbreaks of the magnitude like coronavirus , ” said Dr. Chris Kaganda , a Ugandan public-health specialist .
“ There is insufficient equipment for early detection of the disease , inadequate personnel with the appropriate knowledge and skills to treat patients infected with coronavirus .
The perennial low immunity due to malnutrition and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the transmission and fatality.
” Latin America and the Caribbean , a richer region with many middle-income countries , has strong health care in a number of places .
Colombia will require people arriving to the country to go into a two-week quarantine .
Peru and Argentina on Sunday sealed off their borders .
Peru also restricted movement within the country , allowing only essential services like supermarkets , banks and pharmacies to remain open .
Yet weak health-care systems abound in countries as varied as Haiti , which recently reported its first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America ’ s eastern shoulder to Honduras in Central America , which is hard hit by drug trafficking .
Honduras is particularly hamstrung by corruption , which costs some $ 2 billion a year , equivalent to about 10 % of gross domestic product , said Ismael Zepeda , an economist at Fosdeh , a think tank .
That undercuts already decaying public services , experts say .
Few countries are as poorly prepared to handle an onslaught of cases as Venezuela , which reported its first two cases Friday and 15 more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned flights from Europe and Colombia , and ordered businesses to close and people to remain at home in six states and the capital .
Venezuelan doctors and epidemiologists have been warning for years about the inability of the health system to fight epidemics that have hit the country , including dengue , yellow fever and malaria .
Hospitals have lost thousands of highly-trained doctors and nurses who have fled abroad , part of an exodus of some 4.5 million migrants fleeing an authoritarian regime .
Many hospitals lack power , often being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgeons to finish operations using the light on their cellphones .
About 90 % of hospitals reported having intermittent or no running water last year , while half of emergency rooms aren ’ t equipped with face masks , according to a national survey of Venezuela ’ s biggest hospitals conducted by a network of health professionals .
“ Whatever the impact is going to be in other countries , it is going to be bigger in Venezuela , ” said Dr. Julio Castro , a prominent university professor and infectious disease specialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms of the coronavirus .
“ When you have this kind of situation in a country , you need more basic resources and we don ’ t have them.
” Medical authorities in Venezuela fear that the government might not be able to get an accurate gauge of the coronavirus ’ s spread or might try to muzzle doctors , as it has in the past with arrests and firings of those who speak to journalists .
Dr. Jose Manuel Olivares , an oncologist and opposition congressman who fled the country last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issuing warnings .
“ It ’ s better to say you don ’ t have any cases of corona , even if you have your suspicions , ” said Mr. Olivares , who is in contact with colleagues in Venezuela .
“ Call it a cold , another flu , or H1N1 , anything but corona .
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BY JOHN RUBINO
One of the oddities of the coronavirus pandemic has been its apparent preference for rich countries.
The reason is thought to be that most developing countries are in warmer climes, and viruses don’t spread as readily in heat and humidity (which is why flu season in the US begins in the Fall and ends in Spring).
But the developing world’s reprieve may turn out to be temporary. From yesterday’s Wall Street Journal:
CARACAS, Venezuela—The coronavirus has overwhelmed health-care systems in a number of highly developed nations. Now, it is spreading to some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, with health officials in Africa and Latin America fearing the impact will be devastating.
At least 26 of Africa’s 54 countries have confirmed cases. The prospect of a mass outbreak is particularly alarming for a region with a shortage of some 1.8 million health workers that is already suffering the world’s largest disease burden, according to the World Health Organization. In 2018, an estimated 470,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa died from AIDS-related causes alone, according to the United Nations.
Sudan is among more than a dozen nations in Africa that lacked capacity to test for the virus until early March, according to WHO. Its first case of the virus was only identified on Friday, a day after the victim, a man in his 50s, died after returning from the United Arab Emirates, Sudan’s health ministry said.
In West Africa, Guinea has been beset by months of violent street protests by the political opposition, upending the government’s ability to provide services. There, the first case of coronavirus was detected Thursday after a European Union employee who had arrived asked to be tested.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation late Sunday, calling the pandemic a national emergency and saying his government was working on an economic rescue package to limit the “severe disruption” to the economy. South Africa has 61 confirmed cases.
Africa is the world’s second most-populous continent and accounts for 16% of the global population—but just 1% of health-care spending. Health officials have said there is little money for new ventilators and other life-support equipment needed for severe cases of the virus that could divert resources away from other diseases that kill hundreds of thousands every year.
“Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, is ill-equipped and unprepared to manage outbreaks of the magnitude like coronavirus,” said Dr. Chris Kaganda, a Ugandan public-health specialist. “There is insufficient equipment for early detection of the disease, inadequate personnel with the appropriate knowledge and skills to treat patients infected with coronavirus. The perennial low immunity due to malnutrition and other diseases such as HIV/AIDS may compound the transmission and fatality.”
Latin America and the Caribbean, a richer region with many middle-income countries, has strong health care in a number of places. Colombia will require people arriving to the country to go into a two-week quarantine. Peru and Argentina on Sunday sealed off their borders. Peru also restricted movement within the country, allowing only essential services like supermarkets, banks and pharmacies to remain open.
Yet weak health-care systems abound in countries as varied as Haiti, which recently reported its first coronavirus case, to Guyana on South America’s eastern shoulder to Honduras in Central America, which is hard hit by drug trafficking.
Honduras is particularly hamstrung by corruption, which costs some $2 billion a year, equivalent to about 10% of gross domestic product, said Ismael Zepeda, an economist at Fosdeh, a think tank. That undercuts already decaying public services, experts say.
Few countries are as poorly prepared to handle an onslaught of cases as Venezuela, which reported its first two cases Friday and 15 more over the weekend. The government has banned flights from Europe and Colombia, and ordered businesses to close and people to remain at home in six states and the capital. Venezuelan doctors and epidemiologists have been warning for years about the inability of the health system to fight epidemics that have hit the country, including dengue, yellow fever and malaria.
Hospitals have lost thousands of highly-trained doctors and nurses who have fled abroad, part of an exodus of some 4.5 million migrants fleeing an authoritarian regime. Many hospitals lack power, often being plunged into darkness during blackouts that force surgeons to finish operations using the light on their cellphones. About 90% of hospitals reported having intermittent or no running water last year, while half of emergency rooms aren’t equipped with face masks, according to a national survey of Venezuela’s biggest hospitals conducted by a network of health professionals.
“Whatever the impact is going to be in other countries, it is going to be bigger in Venezuela,” said Dr. Julio Castro, a prominent university professor and infectious disease specialist in Caracas who recently saw patients with symptoms of the coronavirus. “When you have this kind of situation in a country, you need more basic resources and we don’t have them.”
Medical authorities in Venezuela fear that the government might not be able to get an accurate gauge of the coronavirus’s spread or might try to muzzle doctors, as it has in the past with arrests and firings of those who speak to journalists. Dr. Jose Manuel Olivares, an oncologist and opposition congressman who fled the country last year, said medical professionals are wary about issuing warnings.
“It’s better to say you don’t have any cases of corona, even if you have your suspicions,” said Mr. Olivares, who is in contact with colleagues in Venezuela. “Call it a cold, another flu, or H1N1, anything but corona.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Rick Rule: In a panic, everything sells off, but gold does well in a negative interes rate environme

Rick Rule : In a panic , everything sells off , but gold does well in a negative interes rate @ @ @ @ @ Leaked documents show how bad the pandemic might be … Nouriel Roubini : With stimulus @ @ @ @ @ , this will be a sharp but short contraction … Doug Casey : You can @ @ @ @ @ bottom is ; duck and cover … Lynette Zang : You can order silver , @ @ @ @ @ to wait for it , possibly through May … Bill Murphy : Black swan price @ @ @ @ @ …

BY JOHN RUBINO
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Rick Rule: In a panic, everything sells off, but gold does well in a negative interes rate environment … Chris Martenson: Leaked documents show how bad the pandemic might be … Nouriel Roubini: With stimulus of 3% of GDP, this will be a sharp but short contraction … Doug Casey: You can’t imagine where the bottom is; duck and cover … Lynette Zang: You can order silver, but you’ll have to wait for it, possibly through May … Bill Murphy: Black swan price explosion coming in precious metals …


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Canada shuts down its border! Now to include Canada/US border!

Canada is barring entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens , permanent residents or Americans , Prime Minister @ @ @ @ @ one of a set of extraordinary new measures being introduced to stop the spread of @ @ @ @ @ exceptions for air crew , diplomats , immediate family members of citizens and , “ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. citizens , Trudeau said .
The prime minister also said no one who is @ @ @ @ @ to board a flight to Canada , and that air operators will be required to @ @ @ @ @ of every passenger based on guidelines from the Public Health Agency of Canada OTTAWA — @ @ @ @ @ deal is imminent between the American and Canadian governments to restrict tourists and visitors from @ @ @ @ @ sides .
Shipments , trade and commerce will not be affected .
A joint announcement @ @ @ @ @ 48 hours .

Canada is barring entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Americans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today — one of a set of extraordinary new measures being introduced to stop the spread of COVID-19.
There will be exceptions for air crew, diplomats, immediate family members of citizens and, “at this time,” U.S. citizens, Trudeau said.
The prime minister also said no one who is displaying symptoms will be permitted to board a flight to Canada, and that air operators will be required to complete a basic health assessment of every passenger based on guidelines from the Public Health Agency of Canada
Snip….
www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbsa-border-airports-screening-trudeau-covid19-coronavirus-1.5498866
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OTTAWA — CTV News has confirmed a deal is imminent between the American and Canadian governments to restrict tourists and visitors from crossing the border on both sides. Shipments, trade and commerce will not be affected.
A joint announcement is expected within the next 48 hours.
www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/coronavirus/canada-and-u-s-poised-to-restrict-tourists-visitors-from-crossing-border-1.4857618
h/t CH


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--UK. Most Of My Friends Are Calling Me Up Panicking That The Food Is All Gone

They ’ re beginning to wake up and it ’ s too late .
Some think restaurants will stay open @ @ @ @ @ have enough food for the day .
I just went out to my local mini @ @ @ @ @ almost all empty again even at opening time .
I think this could be the @ @ @ @ @ soon enough .

They’re beginning to wake up and it’s too late. Some think restaurants will stay open. Most don’t have enough food for the day.
I just went out to my local mini supermarket and it’s almost all empty again even at opening time.
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I think this could be the scenes in London as well soon enough.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Grocery Chain begins rationing supplies.

I work for a major grocery chain , for fear of losing my job , I have sat on this @ @ @ @ @ this out and maybe others here have already shared this information here .
Our stores @ @ @ @ @ they can order for the store , it ’ s nowhere enough to fill our @ @ @ @ @ is running at capacity which is 200K cases/day , what comes into the warehouse is @ @ @ @ @ , nothing is in supply at the warehouse .
We ’ re also pushing out @ @ @ @ @ of water every day .
Another supplier is completely out of the water to send @ @ @ @ @ ve also shut off catalogs for ordering items , stores no longer get to decide @ @ @ @ @ they need .
I ’ ll add more information as I get it .
Disclaimer @ @ @ @ @ post and it doesn ’ t represent the views of IWB .

I work for a major grocery chain, for fear of losing my job, I have sat on this but its time to get this out and maybe others here have already shared this information here.
Our stores are now limited to what they can order for the store, it’s nowhere enough to fill our shelves.
Our regional warehouse is running at capacity which is 200K cases/day, what comes into the warehouse is sent out the same day, nothing is in supply at the warehouse. We’re also pushing out a week’s worth of water every day.
Another supplier is completely out of the water to send to us.
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We’ve also shut off catalogs for ordering items, stores no longer get to decide what comes in and what they need.
I’ll add more information as I get it.
Disclaimer: This is a guest post and it doesn’t represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--TERRIFYING! Why Trump flipped on this virus! This explains it all

Guys , have you seen this !
?
!
You need to READ !
We are not being told this !
The first link is a great summary , the second is Imperial College Article and the third is the actual report for you nerds .
18 MONTHS of shut down !
WOW !
This explains it all !
We show that in the UK and US context , suppression will minimally require a combination of social distancing of the entire population , home isolation of cases and household quarantine of their family members .
This may need to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though it should be recognised that such closures may have negative impacts on health systems due to increased absenteeism .
The major challenge of suppression is that this type of intensive intervention package – or something equivalently effective at reducing transmission – will need to be maintained until a vaccine becomes available ( potentially 18 months or more ) – given that we predict that transmission will quickly rebound if interventions are relaxed .
We show that intermittent social distancing – triggered by trends in disease surveillance – may allow interventions to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but measures will need to be reintroduced if or when case numbers rebound .
Last , while experience in China and now South Korea show that suppression is possible in the short term , it remains to be seen whether it is possible long-term , and whether the social and economic costs of the interventions adopted thus far can be reduced .

Guys, have you seen this!?!
You need to READ! We are not being told this! The first link is a great summary, the second is Imperial College Article and the third is the actual report for you nerds.
18 MONTHS of shut down! WOW! This explains it all!
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www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196234/covid19-imperial-researchers-model-likely-impact/
We show that in the UK and US context, suppression will minimally require a combination of social distancing of the entire population, home isolation of cases and household quarantine of their family members. This may need to be supplemented by school and university closures, though it should be recognised that such closures may have negative impacts on health systems due to increased absenteeism. The major challenge of suppression is that this type of intensive intervention package – or something equivalently effective at reducing transmission – will need to be maintained until a vaccine becomes available (potentially 18 months or more) – given that we predict that transmission will quickly rebound if interventions are relaxed. We show that intermittent social distancing – triggered by trends in disease surveillance – may allow interventions to be relaxed temporarily in relative short time windows, but measures will need to be reintroduced if or when case numbers rebound. Last, while experience in China and now South Korea show that suppression is possible in the short term, it remains to be seen whether it is possible long-term, and whether the social and economic costs of the interventions adopted thus far can be reduced.
www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/news–wuhan-coronavirus/
h/t Watcher


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-18--Rancid MSNBC guest rambles about Corona virus killing more Republicans than Democrats!

Scott Morefield from The Daily Caller reports , Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin speculated on Sunday that more Republicans will @ @ @ @ @ .
Appearing on MSNBC ’ s “ AM Joy , ” Rubin blamed media consumed @ @ @ @ @ Trump , including Fox News , for downplaying the threat and keeping their “ core @ @ @ @ @ .

Scott Morefield from The Daily Caller reports, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin speculated on Sunday that more Republicans will die of CV than Democrats. Appearing on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Rubin blamed media consumed by supporters of President Donald Trump, including Fox News, for downplaying the threat and keeping their “core viewers” from taking precautions.
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