investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--A Christmas Message For President Trump: You Must Win Now, You Can’t Win In 2024

I have the most important Christmas message ever for President Trump .
I ’ m one of the few who can deliver this message .
I understand the man .
I appreciate the man .
Even the liberal media has described me as President Trump ’ s fiercest champion since the day he came down that escalator in June 2015 .
The liberal Daily Beast called me , “ The Las Vegas version of Trump.
” Anthony Scaramucci said , “ Wayne Allyn Root was there for Trump before Trump was there.
” Steve Bannon only days ago called me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Trump and the MAGA Movement.
” And my current # 1 bestselling book , “ TRUMP RULES ” catalogues my 41 years of studying and modeling Trump and his rules of success .
It ’ s been a # 1 bestseller at Amazon in a dozen categories for the past 7 weeks .
So , it ’ s pretty well established as fact , I ’ m # 1 in President Trump ’ s corner .
So , no one is in a better position to tell him the cold , hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
There is no tomorrow .
Winning again in 2024 is not going to happen .
You have to win now- for you , for your legacy , for the 74 million voters you love , for America , for American exceptionalism , for capitalism .
There is no tomorrow .
If you don ’ t win now , there is no chance for you in 2024 .
For 2 reasons… First , because Democrats cheated and stole this election , without punishment ( so far ) .
If they get away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s all over for Republicans forever more .
They stole the election with you in charge .
Who ’ s going to stop them , when they ’ re in charge ?
That ’ s like letting the wolf guard the hen house .
It ’ s only going to get worse .
Secondly , the 2024 election will not matter .
Simply because America won ’ t exist in 2024 .
Not the America we know now .
Democrats will destroy that America .
Trust me , this will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2024 there will be tens of millions of new Democrat voters .
Democrats won ’ t even need to steal elections anymore .
They won ’ t need dead voters .
They won ’ t need to stop counting at Midnight on election night and add millions of emergency fake ballots in the middle of the night .
No more need for vans at 3 AM .
No more Postal Service 18-wheelers filled with fake ballots rushed to Pennsylvania the day after the election .
No need to keep Republican witnesses out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even need computer systems to switch votes away from you .
That will all be old news by 2024 .
To paraphrase James Carville , “ It ’ s all about illegal immigration , stupid.
” First , Democrats will legalize the 22 million to 32 million illegal aliens already in the country .
Next , they ’ ll knock down Trump ’ s wall and open the borders , while offering free healthcare for anyone who comes , from anywhere in the world .
Tens of millions more foreigners will come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can all legally vote .
Those two moves will erase any need for cheating and stealing elections .
Democrats will have 40 to 60 million new Democrat voters by 2024 .
Almost all of them will legally vote Democrat , in order to keep the bribes coming ( citizenship , welfare , food stamps , free healthcare , free college ) .
No cheating will ever be necessary again .
America will cease to exist .
America will be a foreign nation .
Certainly , foreign to Republicans and patriots .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appreciate you Mr. President , and everything you ’ ve done for America , there is no tomorrow for you .
2024 is a mirage .
You can never win again .
You won ’ t even recognize America in 2024 .
It will be a country no Republican can live in , let alone run .
So , my Christmas message is simple .
Your time to win is now .
You have to overturn a stolen election between now and January 20th .
But that ’ s okay .
You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studied your “ TRUMP RULES ” for 41 years .
You are Houdini .
You are a man of miracles .
Only you can pull this off .
You were born to do this .
You have the rules and tools to make the impossible , possible .
I wrote the book .
I believe in you .
But it has to be now .
You ’ ve got only a few days left .
After that , your window closes forever .
And , so does the future of America .
Wayne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new # 1 national bestselling book , “ TRUMP RULES.
” Wayne is a CEO , entrepreneur and host of the nationally-syndicated “ Wayne Allyn Root : Raw & Unfiltered ” on USA Radio Network , daily from 6 PM to 9 PM EST and the “ WAR RAW ” podcast .
To find out more about Wayne Allyn Root and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com .

By Wayne Root
I have the most important Christmas message ever for President Trump. I’m one of the few who can deliver this message. I understand the man. I appreciate the man. Even the liberal media has described me as President Trump’s fiercest champion since the day he came down that escalator in June 2015.
The liberal Daily Beast called me, “The Las Vegas version of Trump.”
Anthony Scaramucci said, “Wayne Allyn Root was there for Trump before Trump was there.”
Steve Bannon only days ago called me “The OG (Original Gangster) for Trump and the MAGA Movement.”
And my current #1 bestselling book, “TRUMP RULES” catalogues my 41 years of studying and modeling Trump and his rules of success. It’s been a #1 bestseller at Amazon in a dozen categories for the past 7 weeks.
So, it’s pretty well established as fact, I’m #1 in President Trump’s corner. So, no one is in a better position to tell him the cold, hard truth…
Mr. President, your time is now. There is no tomorrow. Winning again in 2024 is not going to happen. You have to win now- for you, for your legacy, for the 74 million voters you love, for America, for American exceptionalism, for capitalism. There is no tomorrow. If you don’t win now, there is no chance for you in 2024. For 2 reasons…
First, because Democrats cheated and stole this election, without punishment (so far). If they get away with rigging and stealing this election, it’s all over for Republicans forever more. They stole the election with you in charge. Who’s going to stop them, when they’re in charge? That’s like letting the wolf guard the hen house. It’s only going to get worse.
Secondly, the 2024 election will not matter. Simply because America won’t exist in 2024. Not the America we know now. Democrats will destroy that America. Trust me, this will be a foreign country by 2024.
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By 2024 there will be tens of millions of new Democrat voters. Democrats won’t even need to steal elections anymore. They won’t need dead voters. They won’t need to stop counting at Midnight on election night and add millions of emergency fake ballots in the middle of the night. No more need for vans at 3 AM. No more Postal Service 18-wheelers filled with fake ballots rushed to Pennsylvania the day after the election. No need to keep Republican witnesses out of the counting room. They won’t even need computer systems to switch votes away from you.
That will all be old news by 2024. To paraphrase James Carville, “It’s all about illegal immigration, stupid.” First, Democrats will legalize the 22 million to 32 million illegal aliens already in the country. Next, they’ll knock down Trump’s wall and open the borders, while offering free healthcare for anyone who comes, from anywhere in the world. Tens of millions more foreigners will come to America. Democrats will make sure they can all legally vote.
Those two moves will erase any need for cheating and stealing elections. Democrats will have 40 to 60 million new Democrat voters by 2024. Almost all of them will legally vote Democrat, in order to keep the bribes coming (citizenship, welfare, food stamps, free healthcare, free college).
No cheating will ever be necessary again. America will cease to exist. America will be a foreign nation. Certainly, foreign to Republicans and patriots.
So, as much as I love and appreciate you Mr. President, and everything you’ve done for America, there is no tomorrow for you. 2024 is a mirage. You can never win again. You won’t even recognize America in 2024. It will be a country no Republican can live in, let alone run.
So, my Christmas message is simple. Your time to win is now. You have to overturn a stolen election between now and January 20th. But that’s okay. You’ve got this. I’ve studied your “TRUMP RULES” for 41 years. You are Houdini. You are a man of miracles. Only you can pull this off. You were born to do this. You have the rules and tools to make the impossible, possible. I wrote the book. I believe in you.
But it has to be now. You’ve got only a few days left. After that, your window closes forever.
And, so does the future of America.
Wayne Allyn Root is the author of the new #1 national bestselling book, “TRUMP RULES.” Wayne is a CEO, entrepreneur and host of the nationally-syndicated “Wayne Allyn Root: Raw & Unfiltered” on USA Radio Network, daily from 6 PM to 9 PM EST and the “WAR RAW” podcast. To find out more about Wayne Allyn Root and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--JAMES BOVARD: 11th-hour COVID-19 relief deal proves again that Congress is unfit to govern.

“ In politics , stupidity is not a handicap , ” Napoleon reputedly said more than two centuries ago .
Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap , as Congress demonstrated Monday night by approving a 5,593-page bill with no time to read it .
The usual suspects are indignant at the sloppy procedures propelling $ 2.3 trillion in federal spending , including a last-minute $ 900 billion deal for COVID-19 relief .
But reckless legislating has been standard procedure on Capitol Hill for almost three decades .
Democratic Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma observed in 1991 that congressional “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average than they were just as recently as 1970 , with a far greater tendency to micromanage every area of government.
” Conservatives were outraged , and a Republican Leadership Task Force proclaimed in 1993 : “ A bill that can not survive a 3-day scrutiny of its provisions is a bill that should not be enacted.
” Republicans captured control of Congress the following year , but that did not deter House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton from jamming a 4,000-page , 40-pound agreement through Congress in 1998 .
Legendary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Byrd of West Virginia declared , “ Only God knows what ’ s in this monstrosity .
”

“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” Napoleon reputedly said more than two centuries ago. Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap, as Congress demonstrated Monday night by approving a 5,593-page bill with no time to read it. The usual suspects are indignant at the sloppy procedures propelling $2.3 trillion in federal spending, including a last-minute $900 billion deal for COVID-19 relief. But reckless legislating has been standard procedure on Capitol Hill for almost three decades.
Democratic Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma observed in 1991 that congressional “bills are five times longer on the average than they were just as recently as 1970, with a far greater tendency to micromanage every area of government.”
Conservatives were outraged, and a Republican Leadership Task Force proclaimed in 1993: “A bill that cannot survive a 3-day scrutiny of its provisions is a bill that should not be enacted.”
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Republicans captured control of Congress the following year, but that did not deter House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton from jamming a 4,000-page, 40-pound agreement through Congress in 1998. Legendary “King of Pork” Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia declared, “Only God knows what’s in this monstrosity.”
www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/23/covid-relief-deal-ignorant-lawmaking-unfit-congress-column/4008720001/


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--US New Home Sales Down 11% In November, But UP 20.8% YoY

US new home sales plunged 11 % in November ( hello , it ’ s NOVEMBER !
! )
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@ @ @ @ @ 20.8 % YoY ( even though the YoY rate is falling ) .
The median @ @ @ @ @ fell slightly in November , but with historically low existing home sales I expect new @ @ @ @ @ 2021 .

by confoundedinterest17
US new home sales plunged 11% in November (hello, it’s NOVEMBER!!).
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But new home sales rose 20.8% YoY (even though the YoY rate is falling).
The median price for new home sales fell slightly in November,but with historically low existing home sales I expect new home sales to increase in 2021.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--New strain of coronavirus detected in Brazil.

The first cases were identified in the state of Rio de Janeiro , one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil .
Scientists from the state of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , this week identified a new strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 disease .
Details on the characteristics of the variant have not yet been released , but since October it has been known to exist .
A team from the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing ( LNCC ) , which is related to the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( UFRJ ) discovered a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that is ” partially restricted “ to the city of Rio de Janeiro , reported EFE .
So far , five “ unique mutations ” have been identified from the 180 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomes that were analyzed .
These variants can cause different Covid-19 pictures and be more or less contagious .
As in the United Kingdom , in Brazil they also assured that the coronavirus vaccine would serve any strain , which is an incentive for the vaccination of the thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second state most affected by the pandemic .

The first cases were identified in the state of Rio de Janeiro, one of the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
Scientists from the state of Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil, this week identified a new strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 disease. Details on the characteristics of the variant have not yet been released, but since October it has been known to exist.
A team from the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), which is related to the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil, and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) discovered a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that is ” partially restricted “to the city of Rio de Janeiro , reported EFE.
So far, five “unique mutations” have been identified from the 180 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomes that were analyzed. These variants can cause different Covid-19 pictures and be more or less contagious.
As in the United Kingdom, in Brazil they also assured that the coronavirus vaccine would serve any strain, which is an incentive for the vaccination of the thousands of inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the second state most affected by the pandemic.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Roaring Twenties? No End in Sight for Blank-Check Companies (SPACs)

Yes indeed , 2020 was an unusual ( aka , dreadful ) year .
Covid-19 ( which almost killed me ) , the Porkulus Bill ( Covid bill combined with Omnibus spending bill ) $ 900 billion coronavirus relief bill and $ 1.4 trillion government funding measure slipped through Congress with few reading it , watching sports on TV with almost none one in attendance , the Buffalo Bills in first place , etc .
Now we have the SPAC revolution .
( Bloomberg ) — There are four letters that sum up 2020 ’ s equity market : S-P-A-C. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , went from a back-of-the-shelf financial vehicle to one of the biggest segments of initial public offerings , with a record $ 78 billion raised in the U.S. this year , according to data compiled by Bloomberg .
That exceeded the combined total of SPACs in all previous years and made up about 45 % of this year ’ s record $ 177 billion IPO volume , the data show .
Blank-check companies , as SPACs are also known , will continue to shake up not only equity markets but also mergers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Still , the flood of SPACs searching for acquisition targets — plus the new ones being raised every day trying to woo investors — could create a challenging dynamic .
“ I still think it ’ s going to be a very , very robust market in 2021 , ” said Niron Stabinsky , Credit Suisse Group AG ’ s head of SPACs .
“ ECM volumes are incredible , which is a function in part of the strong performance of the equity markets in general .
At some point it is inevitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see volume slow.
” Credit Suisse alone is preparing to launch seven to eight new SPACs in January , he added .
Credit Suisse was the No .
1 SPAC underwriter , followed closely by Citigroup Inc. , while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was the top adviser on mergers involving SPACs , according to data compiled by Bloomberg .
The unprecedented surge in SPACs was fueled in part by a hunt for alternative investments that was spurred by the coronavirus pandemic .
It also sprung from a renewed debate over whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ table for companies going public .
Direct listings had emerged as one way to address that concern , but SPACs became the resounding answer in 2020 .
But don ’ t worry .
Wall Street still has IPOs .
Particularly for Chinese firms .

by confoundedinterest17
Yes indeed, 2020 was an unusual (aka, dreadful) year. Covid-19 (which almost killed me), the Porkulus Bill (Covid bill combined with Omnibus spending bill) $900 billion coronavirus relief bill and $1.4 trillion government funding measure slipped through Congress with few reading it, watching sports on TV with almost none one in attendance, the Buffalo Bills in first place, etc. Now we have the SPAC revolution.
(Bloomberg) — There are four letters that sum up 2020’s equity market: S-P-A-C.
Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, went from a back-of-the-shelf financial vehicle to one of the biggest segments of initial public offerings, with a record $78 billion raised in the U.S. this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That exceeded the combined total of SPACs in all previous years and made up about 45% of this year’s record $177 billion IPO volume, the data show.
Blank-check companies, as SPACs are also known, will continue to shake up not only equity markets but also mergers and acquisitions in 2021, dealmakers predict. Still, the flood of SPACs searching for acquisition targets — plus the new ones being raised every day trying to woo investors — could create a challenging dynamic.
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“I still think it’s going to be a very, very robust market in 2021,” said Niron Stabinsky, Credit Suisse Group AG’s head of SPACs. “ECM volumes are incredible, which is a function in part of the strong performance of the equity markets in general. At some point it is inevitable that things will cool down and you will see volume slow.”
Credit Suisse alone is preparing to launch seven to eight new SPACs in January, he added.
Credit Suisse was the No. 1 SPAC underwriter, followed closely by Citigroup Inc., while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was the top adviser on mergers involving SPACs, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The unprecedented surge in SPACs was fueled in part by a hunt for alternative investments that was spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. It also sprung from a renewed debate over whether the traditional IPO process left money on the table for companies going public. Direct listings had emerged as one way to address that concern, but SPACs became the resounding answer in 2020.
But don’t worry. Wall Street still has IPOs. Particularly for Chinese firms.
NASDAQ has a nice summary of SPACs.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--EXPOSED! COVID STIMULUS IS A SCAM: CONGRESS SPITS IN YOUR FACE AND SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Josh Sigurdson reports on the fraudulent scam of a covid stimulus passed by congress without anyone actually reading it .
@ @ @ @ @ $ 600 which will do absolutely nothing for the millions facing homelessness and diving deeper @ @ @ @ @ , but the money is being sent to foreign countries at an even greater extent @ @ @ @ @ On top of the insult of a covid stimulus check , the bill includes many @ @ @ @ @ freedoms .
Some completely piece of trash hid a provision about criminalizing people for streaming @ @ @ @ @ a bill that no one is going to read right before Christmas break that is @ @ @ @ @ to destroy basic freedoms because “ who would vote against such an important piece of @ @ @ @ @ this video , we break down why this is a scam and we dig into @ @ @ @ @ by Brad Polumbo regarding the problems that come with the stimulus and why of course @ @ @ @ @ people .
Stay tuned for more from WAM !

by Josh Sigurdson via World Alternative Media
Josh Sigurdson reports on the fraudulent scam of a covid stimulus passed by congress without anyone actually reading it. Not only do people get $600 which will do absolutely nothing for the millions facing homelessness and diving deeper by the moment into poverty, but the money is being sent to foreign countries at an even greater extent, stolen from taxpayers.
On top of the insult of a covid stimulus check, the bill includes many crazy provisions that attack basic freedoms. Some completely piece of trash hid a provision about criminalizing people for streaming videos online. Imagine using a bill that no one is going to read right before Christmas break that is meant to help the impoverished to destroy basic freedoms because “who would vote against such an important piece of legislation?!”
In this video, we break down why this is a scam and we dig into an article by FEE written by Brad Polumbo regarding the problems that come with the stimulus and why of course it does not actually help people.
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Stay tuned for more from WAM!


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--$1.4 BILLION for Congress salaries and “expenses” including $8.2 MILLION to go directly to the “Offi

$1.4 BILLION for Congress salaries and “expenses” including $8.2 MILLION to go directly to the “Office of the Speaker” WTF Nancy?

After a long , arduous process of political agendas taking priority over helping Americans suffering under unending lockdowns killing their @ @ @ @ @ , Congress passed a COVID spending bill on Monday evening , after lawmakers came to @ @ @ @ @ The relief package includes many of the expected items , while also including many bizarre @ @ @ @ @ and its associated economic issues .
After receiving $ 25 million in the first COVID @ @ @ @ @ is receiving $ 40 million for operations , maintenance , and renovations .
Unsurprisingly , @ @ @ @ @ including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , @ @ @ @ @ board .

After a long, arduous process of political agendas taking priority over helping Americans suffering under unending lockdowns killing their ability to provide for themselves, Congress passed a COVID spending bill on Monday evening, after lawmakers came to a compromise on Sunday. The relief package includes many of the expected items, while also including many bizarre items unrelated to the pandemic and its associated economic issues.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--WE SURE COULD USE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF THIS:

US strikes at the heart of China ’ s bid to become a tech superpower .
Washington announced Friday that @ @ @ @ @ to apply for a license before they can sell to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ( @ @ @ @ @ government claims that the chipmaker can use its tech to help China modernize its armed @ @ @ @ @ ) says it has no relationship with the Chinese military .
But in a statement @ @ @ @ @ acknowledged that while the restrictions are unlikely to hurt its short-term operations , its loftier @ @ @ @ @ The new US rules will have “ a material adverse effect ” on its ability @ @ @ @ @ , it said .
That ’ s because Washington has said that any request to @ @ @ @ @ super advanced chips “ will be subject to a presumption of denial ” — a @ @ @ @ @ which uses American-made software and equipment to create its chips .

US strikes at the heart of China’s bid to become a tech superpower.
Washington announced Friday that it will require US exporters to apply for a license before they can sell to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). The US government claims that the chipmaker can use its tech to help China modernize its armed forces. SMIC (SIUIF) says it has no relationship with the Chinese military.
But in a statement on Sunday, the company acknowledged that while the restrictions are unlikely to hurt its short-term operations, its loftier goals are in doubt. The new US rules will have “a material adverse effect” on its ability to develop highly advanced chips, it said.
That’s because Washington has said that any request to export tech needed to produce super advanced chips “will be subject to a presumption of denial” — a major problem for SMIC, which uses American-made software and equipment to create its chips.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--VIDEO: Senator Lindsey Graham Defends, on TV, Taking Millions From Americans to Give to Pakistan: “P

VIDEO: Senator Lindsey Graham Defends, on TV, Taking Millions From Americans to Give to Pakistan: “Pakistan is a Place I Worry About”

“ Pakistan is a Place I Worry About ” – Lindsey Graham Defends Sending Millions of Dollars to Pakistan While @ @ @ @ @ Americans don ’ t go to work to fund gender programs in Pakistan , write @ @ @ @ @ foreign countries , or build border walls in foreign nations .
Sending our hard earned @ @ @ @ @ the biggest F you to the American people .

“Pakistan is a Place I Worry About” – Lindsey Graham Defends
Sending Millions of Dollars to Pakistan While Americans
Suffer (VIDEO)
www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/pakistan-place-worry-lindsey-graham-defends-sending-millions-dollars-pakistan-americans-suffer-video/
Americans don’t go to work to fund gender programs in Pakistan, write big billon dollar checks to foreign countries, or build border walls in foreign nations.
Sending our hard earned money to foreign countries is the biggest F you to the American people.
Enough of foreign aid!
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) December 23, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--ONE HAND WASHES THE OTHER: CA Dem Who Pushed Plum Contract to Biden-Linked Firm Tapped for Senate Se

ONE HAND WASHES THE OTHER: CA Dem Who Pushed Plum Contract to Biden-Linked Firm Tapped for Senate Seat.

The California Democrat who fought to pay out a $ 35 million state contract to a Biden-linked consulting firm was selected to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate .
Democratic governor Gavin Newsom appointed California secretary of state Alex Padilla to replace Harris on Tuesday , months after Padilla awarded Democratic public relations giant SKDKnickerbocker a $ 35 million no-bid contract as part of a state voter outreach program .
The secretive deal saw Padilla ensnared in controversy as he lobbied for the Senate seat .
After California ’ s chief fiscal officer refused to approve the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grant it—Padilla spent months lobbying to pay the firm , which has deep ties to Harris and President-elect Joe Biden .
His efforts have so far proved unsuccessful , with the payment still yet to be approved .
But Padilla ’ s decision to award the contract to SKDK may have boosted his standing among the nation ’ s top Democratic operatives .
Anita Dunn—the firm ’ s managing director—led Biden ’ s presidential campaign , which disbursed more than $ 2.2 million to SKDK during the 2020 cycle .
Other top clients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ( D. , N.Y. ) Senate Majority PAC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee .
SKDK ’ s website currently thanks “ Joe Biden , Kamala Harris , and all of our clients who fought for the soul of the nation.
” Newsom—whose office did not respond to a request for comment—has not revealed how the outstanding payment will be handled given Padilla ’ s imminent promotion .
Padilla ’ s office also did not respond to a request for comment .

The California Democrat who fought to pay out a $35 million state contract to a Biden-linked consulting firm was selected to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate.
Democratic governor Gavin Newsom appointed California secretary of state Alex Padilla to replace Harris on Tuesday, months after Padilla awarded Democratic public relations giant SKDKnickerbocker a $35 million no-bid contract as part of a state voter outreach program.
The secretive deal saw Padilla ensnared in controversy as he lobbied for the Senate seat. After California’s chief fiscal officer refused to approve the contract—arguing that Padilla lacked the authority to grant it—Padilla spent months lobbying to pay the firm, which has deep ties to Harris and President-elect Joe Biden.
His efforts have so far proved unsuccessful, with the payment still yet to be approved. But Padilla’s decision to award the contract to SKDK may have boosted his standing among the nation’s top Democratic operatives. Anita Dunn—the firm’s managing director—led Biden’s presidential campaign, which disbursed more than $2.2 million to SKDK during the 2020 cycle. Other top clients include Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D., N.Y.) Senate Majority PAC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. SKDK’s website currently thanks “Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and all of our clients who fought for the soul of the nation.”
Newsom—whose office did not respond to a request for comment—has not revealed how the outstanding payment will be handled given Padilla’s imminent promotion. Padilla’s office also did not respond to a request for comment.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--TRUMP VETOED the NDAA bill

TRUMP VETOED the NDAA bill

Trump announced he had vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) on Wednesday , making good on an @ @ @ @ @ annual defense spending bill back to Congress to be reworked .
The NDAA , which @ @ @ @ @ year 2021 , passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support , as it has @ @ @ @ @ a row .
The bill , however , passed the Senate with a veto-proof majority @ @ @ @ @ return to Capitol Hill after Christmas either to amend the legislation , or to vote @ @ @ @ @ veto .

Trump announced he had vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, making good on an earlier promise to send the annual defense spending bill back to Congress to be reworked. The NDAA, which allocates defense funding for fiscal year 2021, passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support, as it has for 59 straight years in a row.
The bill, however, passed the Senate with a veto-proof majority, so Senators will now return to Capitol Hill after Christmas either to amend the legislation, or to vote to override Trump’s veto.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trigger LIFE THREATENING RESPONSES!

’ s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation .
Severe allergy-like reactions in at least eight people who received the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech over the past 2 weeks may be due to a compound in the packaging of the messenger RNA ( mRNA ) that forms the vaccine ’ s main ingredient , scientists say .
A similar mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna , which was authorized for emergency use in the United States on Friday , also contains the compound , polyethylene glycol ( PEG ) .
PEG has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine , but it is found in many drugs that have occasionally triggered anaphylaxis—a potentially life-threatening reaction that can cause rashes , a plummeting blood pressure , shortness of breath , and a fast heartbeat .
Some allergists and immunologists believe a small number of people previously exposed to PEG may have high levels of antibodies against PEG , putting them at risk of an anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine .
Others are skeptical of the link .
Still , the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week to discuss the allergic reactions with representatives of Pfizer and Moderna , independent scientists and physicians , and the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) .
NIAID is also setting up a study in collaboration with FDA to analyze the response to the vaccine in people who have high levels of anti-PEG antibodies or have experienced severe allergic responses to drugs or vaccines before .
“ Until we know there is truly a PEG story , we need to be very careful in talking about that as a done deal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of allergy , asthma , and airway biology at NIAID .

Science ’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.
Severe allergy-like reactions in at least eight people who received the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech over the past 2 weeks may be due to a compound in the packaging of the messenger RNA (mRNA) that forms the vaccine’s main ingredient, scientists say. A similar mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna, which was authorized for emergency use in the United States on Friday, also contains the compound, polyethylene glycol (PEG).
PEG has never been used before in an approved vaccine, but it is found in many drugs that have occasionally triggered anaphylaxis—a potentially life-threatening reaction that can cause rashes, a plummeting blood pressure, shortness of breath, and a fast heartbeat. Some allergists and immunologists believe a small number of people previously exposed to PEG may have high levels of antibodies against PEG, putting them at risk of an anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine.
Others are skeptical of the link. Still, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) was concerned enough to convene several meetings last week to discuss the allergic reactions with representatives of Pfizer and Moderna, independent scientists and physicians, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
NIAID is also setting up a study in collaboration with FDA to analyze the response to the vaccine in people who have high levels of anti-PEG antibodies or have experienced severe allergic responses to drugs or vaccines before. “Until we know there is truly a PEG story, we need to be very careful in talking about that as a done deal,” says Alkis Togias, branch chief of allergy, asthma, and airway biology at NIAID.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--So, It Begins: People Who Refuse Covid Vaccine Banned from Public Transport

We have great news on almost Christmas Eve , but first things first : I will admit that there ’ s a bit of clickbait in the article .
However , there ’ s absolutely nothing to be ashamed of : as I already told previously , the so-called covid-19 pandemic is nothing but a planetary psyop with the end-game to destroy the middle class and erode civil liberties .
Basically , what we ’ re dealing with here is incoming high-tech neo-feudalism and planetary government brought to you by various transnational banking institutions , corporations and globalist organizations like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you name it , working hand in hand with local governments .
So , “ here ’ s the deal , man ” : France is a first world country , the place where the “ new era ” of civil liberties began in 1789 , with the French revolution , or so we ’ re told .
You know , Illuminism and all that .
However , the year is 2020 and the leaders of one of the biggest economies in the European Union decided that peasants will be banned from public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rona jab .
To put it simply , France ( and soon other countries , that ’ s the modus operandi of the NWO ) is now saying : okay peasants , we are not FORCING you to take the vaccine , but if you choose to not take it , you will not be able to function in society .
As in , if you don ’ t take the vaccine , we will socially punish you .
French citizens who decline to take the coronavirus vaccine will be barred from public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a controversial “ Green Passport ” plan set out in a draft law that ’ s now on its way to parliament .
Gaining the support of Prime Minister Jean Castex ’ s cabinet earlier this week , the bill proposes to deny “ access to transport or to some locations , as well as certain activities ” to those unable to prove that they received a “ preventative treatment ” for Covid-19 , including a vaccine , or produce a negative virus screening .
The draft bill has been harshly denounced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesman of the right-wing National Rally party ( RN ) , Sebastien Chenu , accusing the government of planning a “ health dictatorship.
” RN head Marine Le Pen , meanwhile , blasted the proposed measure as “ essentially totalitarian.
” “ In a backhanded way , this bill does not aim to make vaccinations mandatory , but will prevent anybody who doesn ’ t comply from having a social life.
” The center-right Republicans party ( LR ) also condemned the bill , with deputy leader Guillaume Peltier saying it was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the power to suspend our freedoms without parliamentary control.
” A member of President Emmanuel Macron ’ s La Republique En Marche party , Amelie de Montchalin , shot back at the critics , insisting the hot-button bill is “ not at all made to create exceptional powers for the government ” or establish an authoritarian “ health state.
” Some may argue that we already live in a totalitarian health state , and they would be right .
Remember that lockdowns and the destruction of economy are not due to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent ( CDC numbers ) , but a direct consequence of government and Big Pharma shills imposing stupid and useless restrictions .
Until we put an end to it , and by that , I mean we , the people revolting against a tyrannical government , the covid extravaganza is here to stay .
The new main plot-line in the covid psyop is the alleged “ mutant strain ” : So , first they told us “ 15 days to slow the spread ” , then that we need a vaccine for basically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lives as usual , and now that the vaccines are out , they found a new reason for the peasants on why the crisis is never going to end .
Everything covid-related is a gigantic hoax , and just 2 weeks after the vaccines are rolled out , here we go again : there ’ s a new strain of covid goyim , which means new lockdowns , a new vaccine to take care of the problem , and so on and so forth .
The covid issue will never be solved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on having us staying home , wearing masks in public , and restricting human contact forever , or at least as long as this regime of terror lasts .
The end game is to obliterate the middle class , to strip the peasants of all their wealth , and transfer that wealth to the billionaire class and transnational corporations .
Once that process is complete , you ’ ll see some of this virus stuff start to be scaled back .

By Chris Black
We have great news on almost Christmas Eve, but first things first: I will admit that there’s a bit of clickbait in the article. However, there’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed of: as I already told previously, the so-called covid-19 pandemic is nothing but a planetary psyop with the end-game to destroy the middle class and erode civil liberties.
Basically, what we’re dealing with here is incoming high-tech neo-feudalism and planetary government brought to you by various transnational banking institutions, corporations and globalist organizations like the UN, WHO, WEF, you name it, working hand in hand with local governments.
So, “here’s the deal, man”: France is a first world country, the place where the “new era” of civil liberties began in 1789, with the French revolution, or so we’re told. You know, Illuminism and all that.
However, the year is 2020 and the leaders of one of the biggest economies in the European Union decided that peasants will be banned from public transportation if they refuse to take the Rona jab.
To put it simply, France (and soon other countries, that’s the modus operandi of the NWO) is now saying: okay peasants, we are not FORCING you to take the vaccine, but if you choose to not take it, you will not be able to function in society. As in, if you don’t take the vaccine, we will socially punish you.
RT:
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French citizens who decline to take the coronavirus vaccine will be barred from public transportation, among other places, under a controversial “Green Passport” plan set out in a draft law that’s now on its way to parliament. Gaining the support of Prime Minister Jean Castex’s cabinet earlier this week, the bill proposes to deny “access to transport or to some locations, as well as certain activities” to those unable to prove that they received a “preventative treatment” for Covid-19, including a vaccine, or produce a negative virus screening. The draft bill has been harshly denounced by members of the opposition, with the spokesman of the right-wing National Rally party (RN), Sebastien Chenu, accusing the government of planning a “health dictatorship.” RN head Marine Le Pen, meanwhile, blasted the proposed measure as “essentially totalitarian.” “In a backhanded way, this bill does not aim to make vaccinations mandatory, but will prevent anybody who doesn’t comply from having a social life.” The center-right Republicans party (LR) also condemned the bill, with deputy leader Guillaume Peltier saying it was “inconceivable” that officials would “get all the power to suspend our freedoms without parliamentary control.” A member of President Emmanuel Macron’s La Republique En Marche party, Amelie de Montchalin, shot back at the critics, insisting the hot-button bill is “not at all made to create exceptional powers for the government” or establish an authoritarian “health state.”
Some may argue that we already live in a totalitarian health state, and they would be right. Remember that lockdowns and the destruction of economy are not due to a virus with a survivability rate of 99.98 percent (CDC numbers), but a direct consequence of government and Big Pharma shills imposing stupid and useless restrictions.
Until we put an end to it, and by that, I mean we, the people revolting against a tyrannical government, the covid extravaganza is here to stay. The new main plot-line in the covid psyop is the alleged “mutant strain”:
Reuters:
Oil dropped towards $50 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to losses from the previous session, as a mutant variant of the coronavirus in Britain revived concerns over demand recovery. Detection of the new variant prompted several countries to close their borders to Britain. The BBC cited France’s Europe Minister as saying that the two countries would announce a deal to restart freight by Wednesday.
So, first they told us “15 days to slow the spread”, then that we need a vaccine for basically the flu so we can go live our lives as usual, and now that the vaccines are out, they found a new reason for the peasants on why the crisis is never going to end.
Everything covid-related is a gigantic hoax, and just 2 weeks after the vaccines are rolled out, here we go again: there’s a new strain of covid goyim, which means new lockdowns, a new vaccine to take care of the problem, and so on and so forth.
The covid issue will never be solved, and the rulers are clearly planning on having us staying home, wearing masks in public, and restricting human contact forever, or at least as long as this regime of terror lasts.
The end game is to obliterate the middle class, to strip the peasants of all their wealth, and transfer that wealth to the billionaire class and transnational corporations. Once that process is complete, you’ll see some of this virus stuff start to be scaled back.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Georgia To DECERTIFY Election Results

Georgia To DECERTIFY Election Results

Trump URGED to Declare MARTIAL LAW to KEEP FIGHTING The Election !

Georgia legislature moves to DECERTIFY election results in a move for Trump win! The Georgia secretary of state finally investigates election integrity!
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Cynthia McKinney US Lawmakers Forced to Sign Pledge to Support China and Russia

When asked about Taiwan , WHO Dr. Aylward ( China 's puppet ) first pretended not to hear then awkwardly @ @ @ @ @ referred to Taiwan as part of China .

Cynthia McKinney US Lawmakers Forced to Sign Pledge to Support Israels
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--New York just became the first state to stop the use of face recognition surveillance in schools. –

New York just became the first state to stop the use of face recognition surveillance in schools. – At least someone is fighting back against the surveillance state!

This is a victory for student privacy and students of color , who are disproportionately harmed by this flawed and @ @ @ @ @ has led the way , and now other states should follow .

This is a victory for student privacy and students of color, who are disproportionately harmed by this flawed and biased technology.
New York has led the way, and now other states should follow.
— ACLU (@ACLU) December 22, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--When asked about Taiwan, WHO Dr. Aylward(China’s puppet) first pretended not to hear then awkwardly

When asked about Taiwan, WHO Dr. Aylward(China’s puppet) first pretended not to hear then awkwardly cut the line. Then referred to Taiwan as part of China.

A representative of the World Health Organization calls Taiwan a part of China , because the WHO is owned by @ @ @ @ @ modern-day nazi collaborators , that would stand behind China ’ s annexation of Southern Asia @

A representative of the World Health Organization calls Taiwan a part of China, because the WHO is owned by the CCP. These are modern-day nazi collaborators, that would stand behind China’s annexation of Southern Asia.
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h/t kfajbf3847


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--We’re all bickering over the reasons why we’re not getting more crumbs, why aren’t we asking ourselv

We’re all bickering over the reasons why we’re not getting more crumbs, why aren’t we asking ourselves: “Would you rather go back to work, or get $600 from the government?”.. You’re being conditioned to rely on government packages to stay afloat- start demanding control over your own life.

You have a right to pursue life , liberty & happiness .
So , then why are you so preoccupied with death , slavery & corruption ?
We act as if dethroning these people is impossible .
• Politicians should advocate for those who can not advocate for themselves .
• Politicians should be barred from accepting any sort of compensation for swaying their vote .
• Politicians ’ vote should be representative of the ideals of their state , not the ideals of corporations .
As of right now , big money always wins in politics .
The common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power meant to protect the common man abuse & neglect him .
Why do we accept this ?
Why do we sit back & argue with each other over the technique of slave masters ?
Why aren ’ t we agreeing that this is enough ?
Please , be civil .
Talk about this with family & friends .
Don ’ t discuss politics .
Discuss priorities .
Are your representatives advocating for those same priorities ?
As we approach the holidays , many are left counting their crumbs .
This reminds me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carol ” , and the importance of standing strong together .
We should not be arguing over our crumbs .

by veritascronos
You have a right to pursue life, liberty & happiness. So, then why are you so preoccupied with death, slavery & corruption? We act as if dethroning these people is impossible.
Politicians are representatives, not celebrities.
Politicians should advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves.
Politicians should be barred from accepting any sort of compensation for swaying their vote.
Politicians’ vote should be representative of the ideals of their state, not the ideals of corporations.
As of right now, big money always wins in politics. The common man never wins, and those in power meant to protect the common man abuse & neglect him. Why do we accept this? Why do we sit back & argue with each other over the technique of slave masters? Why aren’t we agreeing that this is enough?
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Please, be civil. Talk about this with family & friends. Don’t discuss politics. Discuss priorities. Are your representatives advocating for those same priorities?
As we approach the holidays, many are left counting their crumbs. This reminds me of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, and the importance of standing strong together. We should not be arguing over our crumbs.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Pharmaceutical factory in Taiwan that produces hydrochloroquine explodes.

A pharmaceutical factory in Taiwan that produces hydrochloroquine explodes. This is the 2nd largest manufacturer of hydrochloroquine in the world.
#BREAKING#Taiwan's hydrochloroquine pharmaceutical factory has a big explosion, sensitive time & sensitive event. It's all very hush hush 🧐 pic.twitter.com/ERfbmpvQZ3 — The Underground Silk-Railroad Communique (@UndergroundSilk) December 22, 2020
taiwanenglishnews.com/pharma-factory-fire-spreads-to-5-other-factories-and-may-not-be-extinguished-until-tomorrow/amp/
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Seriously.. why?

The revelations people are making as they pick this thing apart are astounding .
What ’ s being put ahead @ @ @ @ @ OUR money is a slap in the face .

The revelations people are making as they pick this thing apart are astounding. What’s being put ahead of We The People using OUR money is a slap in the face.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--RICH LOWRY:  Joe Biden’s climate agenda is all about creating a crisis — not actually fixing one.

Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ’ s famous axiom is that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste .
It ’ s an even a worse thing to manufacture .
Although Joe Biden obviously disagrees .
Creating an unwarranted sense of drama and urgency around climate change is central to his approach — to catalyze action unsupported by the facts or common sense .
In announcing his climate and energy team the other day , the president-elect declared climate change a crisis requiring a “ unified national response.
” Going even further , he called it “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” a frankly preposterous claim if taken literally , or even seriously .
To maintain that increasing global temperatures are a threat to human existence itself entails Âbelieving that human beings — an endlessly adaptive species that has drastically increased its own life span over the last century — will be snuffed out if the planet gets a few degrees hotter .
If the worst comes , and sea levels rise significantly , we won ’ t move away from the coasts and find better ways to control flooding .
If summers get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we won ’ t invest more in air conditioning .
If droughts markedly Âincrease , we won ’ t husband our water resources more intelligently .
If some areas become uninhabitable , we won ’ t leave for more hospitable climes .
No , a humanity that is wealthier and more technologically proficient than ever will be content to expose itself to the worst depredations of nature that it has done so much to master over the last millennium .
As Thomas Sowell said in 2004 , “ There ’ s something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not operate at room temperature.
’ There always has to be a crisis–some terrible reason why their superior wisdom and virtue must be imposed on the unthinking masses .
It doesn ’ t matter what the crisis is .
A hundred years ago it was eugenics .
At the time of the first Earth Day a generation ago , the big scare was global cooling , a big ice age .
They go from one to the other .
It meets their psychological needs and gives them a reason for exercising their power.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Earth Day , ” the left ’ s obsession with global warming is beginning to feel like a bad third season Star Trek rerun you ’ ve seen waaaay too many times : We ’ ve had FDR ’ s original New Deal ( which itself was staffed with lots of WWI retreads under the motto of “ we planned in war ” ) , then LBJ ’ s Great Society , his Texas-sized version of the New Deal , then Obama ’ s “ New , New Deal , ” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deal ” in some quarters in 2009 ) , then AOC ’ s stillborn Green New Deal last year , which promised to ban “ farting cows and airplanes , ” and pretty much everything else , and now Biden ’ s version of the Green Nude Eel .
Also 50 years on , to paraphrase Kathy Shaidle on Trump as Hitler , I ’ m already on ( at least ) my fourth apocalypse : Of course , as Nick Gillespie of Reason noted earlier this year , Joe Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just a Worn-Out Democratic Jobs Program :

via jewishworldreview:
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel’s famous axiom is that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. It’s an even a worse thing to manufacture. Although Joe Biden obviously disagrees. Creating an unwarranted sense of drama and urgency around climate change is central to his approach — to catalyze action unsupported by the facts or common sense. In announcing his climate and energy team the other day, the president-elect declared climate change a crisis requiring a “unified national response.” Going even further, he called it “an existential threat of our time,” a frankly preposterous claim if taken literally, or even seriously. To maintain that increasing global temperatures are a threat to human existence itself entails Âbelieving that human beings — an endlessly adaptive species that has drastically increased its own life span over the last century — will be snuffed out if the planet gets a few degrees hotter. If the worst comes, and sea levels rise significantly, we won’t move away from the coasts and find better ways to control flooding. If summers get much hotter in places unaccustomed to it, we won’t invest more in air conditioning. If droughts markedly Âincrease, we won’t husband our water resources more intelligently. If some areas become uninhabitable, we won’t leave for more hospitable climes. No, a humanity that is wealthier and more technologically proficient than ever will be content to expose itself to the worst depredations of nature that it has done so much to master over the last millennium.
As Thomas Sowell said in 2004, “There’s something Eric Hoffer said: ‘Intellectuals cannot operate at room temperature.’ There always has to be a crisis–some terrible reason why their superior wisdom and virtue must be imposed on the unthinking masses. It doesn’t matter what the crisis is. A hundred years ago it was eugenics. At the time of the first Earth Day a generation ago, the big scare was global cooling, a big ice age. They go from one to the other. It meets their psychological needs and gives them a reason for exercising their power.”
Although today, 50 years after “Earth Day,” the left’s obsession with global warming is beginning to feel like a bad third season Star Trek rerun you’ve seen waaaay too many times: We’ve had FDR’s original New Deal (which itself was staffed with lots of WWI retreads under the motto of “we planned in war”), then LBJ’s Great Society, his Texas-sized version of the New Deal, then Obama’s “New, New Deal,” (which was dubbed the “Green New Deal” in some quarters in 2009), then AOC’s stillborn Green New Deal last year, which promised to ban “farting cows and airplanes,” and pretty much everything else, and now Biden’s version of the Green Nude Eel.
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Also 50 years on, to paraphrase Kathy Shaidle on Trump as Hitler, I’m already on (at least) my fourth apocalypse:
Of course, as Nick Gillespie of Reason noted earlier this year, Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Green New Deal Is Just a Worn-Out Democratic Jobs Program:
h/t Ed Driscoll


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--For 55 Percent Of Americans, 2020 Has Been “A Personal Financial Disaster”

One of the big reasons why so many Americans are angry about the size of the “ stimulus payments ” in the COVID relief bill that Congress just passed is because this year has truly been a “ financial disaster ” for millions upon millions of people .
More Americans than ever before are just barely scraping by from month to month , and $ 600 is just not going to go very far .
In 2020 , small businesses have been getting slaughtered by the thousands , millions of Americans are in imminent danger of being evicted from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new claims for unemployment benefits have been filed since the COVID pandemic first started .
The U.S. has plunged into a brutal economic depression , and most of the country is desperately hoping that the federal government will do more to bail them out .
Of course the truth is that we can ’ t actually afford another 900 billion dollar “ stimulus package ” on top of all the other “ stimulus packages ” that were already passed this year .
We are already 27.5 trillion dollars in debt , and all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a highway to hyperinflation .
But most Americans don ’ t really care that we are literally destroying our national finances .
Most people are in desperate need of money , and the vast majority of them want checks from the government as soon as possible .
A OnePoll survey that was just released asked Americans about the current state of their finances , and that survey discovered that a whopping 55 percent of us consider this year to be “ a personal financial disaster ” … That is over half the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employed , that same survey found that 62 percent are planning to take on a second job in 2021 in an attempt to make ends meet… That number can ’ t possibly be correct , can it ?
Of course there aren ’ t that many jobs to go around .
Already , there are millions upon millions of Americans that can ’ t find a “ first job ” .
As I discussed the other day , we have got unemployed workers sleeping in lawn chairs or sleeping in their own vehicles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .
We haven ’ t seen anything like this since the Great Depression of the 1930s , and this latest wave of lockdowns is making things even worse .
With so many Americans financially hurting , it shouldn ’ t be a surprise that millions of households are getting behind on their rent and mortgage payments… Congress keeps extending moratoriums on rent and mortgage payments , and that has been financially devastating landlords and mortgage holders .
At some point the moratoriums must end , and when that happens we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evictions that will be absolutely unprecedented in U.S. history .
Meanwhile , many Americans are going very deep into debt in a desperate attempt to keep themselves afloat financially… If economic conditions were to “ return to normal ” in 2021 , most Americans would be able to weather this financial storm just like they did in 2008 and 2009 .
But things are not going to return to normal next year .
Instead , this new wave of lockdowns is going to cause thousands of more businesses to close and will force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rolls .
What we are doing to our small businesses is absolutely criminal .
At this point , small business revenues are down more than 32 percent nationwide since the month of January… Every day , more small businesses are closing up shop permanently .
Millions of hopes and dreams have been brutally crushed , and there is nothing that our politicians can say or do that will bring those businesses back to life .
If you have lost a business or a job this year , then that would definitely qualify as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of 2020 .
And as you have seen in this article , you are far from alone .
Most of the nation is deeply hurting , and the road ahead is only going to get more challenging .
In the short-term , “ stimulus payments ” from the federal government will definitely help tens of millions of suffering Americans .
But of course every additional dollar that our government borrows and spends just makes our long-term problems even worse .
A national economic meltdown has begun , and our politicians will try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but all of their “ solutions ” will only help temporarily .
This is going to be an exceedingly dark chapter for America , but most Americans still do not understand the true nature of the crisis that is now unfolding all around us .

by Michael Snyder
One of the big reasons why so many Americans are angry about the size of the “stimulus payments” in the COVID relief bill that Congress just passed is because this year has truly been a “financial disaster” for millions upon millions of people. More Americans than ever before are just barely scraping by from month to month, and $600 is just not going to go very far. In 2020, small businesses have been getting slaughtered by the thousands, millions of Americans are in imminent danger of being evicted from their homes, and more than 70 million new claims for unemployment benefits have been filed since the COVID pandemic first started. The U.S. has plunged into a brutal economic depression, and most of the country is desperately hoping that the federal government will do more to bail them out.
Of course the truth is that we can’t actually afford another 900 billion dollar “stimulus package” on top of all the other “stimulus packages” that were already passed this year.
We are already 27.5 trillion dollars in debt, and all of this reckless spending is putting us on a highway to hyperinflation.
But most Americans don’t really care that we are literally destroying our national finances. Most people are in desperate need of money, and the vast majority of them want checks from the government as soon as possible.
A OnePoll survey that was just released asked Americans about the current state of their finances, and that survey discovered that a whopping 55 percent of us consider this year to be “a personal financial disaster”…
While there is no question 2020 has been an unparalleled health challenge, many are not losing sight of how devastating the year was for their wallets as well. A new survey finds over half of Americans (55%) consider 2020 a personal financial disaster.
That is over half the country!
And for those that are employed, that same survey found that 62 percent are planning to take on a second job in 2021 in an attempt to make ends meet…
Among employed respondents (59% in total), seven in 10 say they need a raise at their job in order to make ends meet. Sixty-two percent plan on taking on a second job in 2021 to meet their financial goals next year.
That number can’t possibly be correct, can it?
Of course there aren’t that many jobs to go around. Already, there are millions upon millions of Americans that can’t find a “first job”. As I discussed the other day, we have got unemployed workers sleeping in lawn chairs or sleeping in their own vehicles because that is all they can afford at this point.
We haven’t seen anything like this since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and this latest wave of lockdowns is making things even worse.
With so many Americans financially hurting, it shouldn’t be a surprise that millions of households are getting behind on their rent and mortgage payments…
One-in-seven renters with family incomes from $35,000 to $100,000 were not current on their rent in November. The overwhelming majority of these renters – 79.9% — expected to face eviction within two months. Similarly, 9.6% of homeowners with a mortgage were not current on their mortgage in November. And 56.1% of those homeowners expected they will be foreclosed on in the subsequent two months.
Congress keeps extending moratoriums on rent and mortgage payments, and that has been financially devastating landlords and mortgage holders.
At some point the moratoriums must end, and when that happens we are going to see a tsunami of evictions that will be absolutely unprecedented in U.S. history.
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Meanwhile, many Americans are going very deep into debt in a desperate attempt to keep themselves afloat financially…
More than one-third of households with incomes between $35,000 and $100,000 borrowed from credit cards, other loans as well as from friends and family to pay for their current expenses in November. Soon, debt payments will come due, burdening families that still suffer from long-term unemployment and added health care costs. This could mean rising credit default rates as well as spillovers of economic pain to other households, from who people borrowed to pay their bills.
If economic conditions were to “return to normal” in 2021, most Americans would be able to weather this financial storm just like they did in 2008 and 2009.
But things are not going to return to normal next year.
Instead, this new wave of lockdowns is going to cause thousands of more businesses to close and will force millions more Americans on to the unemployment rolls.
What we are doing to our small businesses is absolutely criminal. At this point, small business revenues are down more than 32 percent nationwide since the month of January…
Small business revenues have also taken a hit nationwide. The national average is a decrease of 32.1 percent in small business revenue since January. Washington D.C. had the worst loss in the nation at 61.6 percent. Oregon small businesses lost 16.3 percent. Illinois small businesses saw 39.2 percent decline in revenue since January.
Every day, more small businesses are closing up shop permanently.
Millions of hopes and dreams have been brutally crushed, and there is nothing that our politicians can say or do that will bring those businesses back to life.
If you have lost a business or a job this year, then that would definitely qualify as one of the “personal financial disasters” of 2020.
And as you have seen in this article, you are far from alone.
Most of the nation is deeply hurting, and the road ahead is only going to get more challenging.
In the short-term, “stimulus payments” from the federal government will definitely help tens of millions of suffering Americans.
But of course every additional dollar that our government borrows and spends just makes our long-term problems even worse.
A national economic meltdown has begun, and our politicians will try lots of things to mitigate the damage, but all of their “solutions” will only help temporarily.
This is going to be an exceedingly dark chapter for America, but most Americans still do not understand the true nature of the crisis that is now unfolding all around us.


investmentwatchblog--2020-12-23--Big Media: Selling the Narrative and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit

The profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime hasn ’ t just strangled free speech and civil liberties ; it ’ s also strangled democracy .
The U.S. has entered an extremely dangerous time , and the danger has nothing to do with the Covid virus .
Indeed , the danger long preceded the pandemic , which has served to highlight how far down the road to ruin we have come .
The danger we are ill-prepared to deal with is the consolidation of the private-sector media and its unification of content into one Approved Narrative which is for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the perfection of for-profit Totalitarianism in which dissent is crushed , dissenters punished and billions of dollars are reaped in managing the data and content flow of the one Approved Narrative .
So don ’ t post content containing the words ( censored ) , ( censored ) or ( censored ) , or you ’ ll be banned , shadow-banned , demonetized , demonized and marginalized .
Your voice will be erased from public access via the Big Media platforms and you will effectively be disappeared but without any visible mess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s the competitive advantage of for-profit Totalitarianism–no legal recourse against the suppression of free speech and dissent .
And if you ’ re shadow-banned as I was , you won ’ t even know just how severely your free speech has been suppressed because the Big Tech platforms are black boxes : no one outside the profit-maximizing corporation knows what its algorithms and filters actually do or exactly what happens to the disappeared / shadow-banned .
Shadow-banning is an invisible toxin to free speech : if you ’ re shadow-banned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the audience for your posts , tweets , etc .
has plummeted to near-zero and others can no longer retweet your content .
You only see your post is online as usual , because this is the whole point of shadow-banning : you assume your speech is still free even as its been strangled to death by Big Tech black box platforms .
Since Andy Grove ’ s dictum only the paranoid survive is my Prime Directive , I ’ ve paid a bit more to have access to server traffic data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was shadow-banned : my overall traffic fell off a cliff and the number of readers visiting from links on Big Tech platforms fell from thousands to near-zero .
The new consolidated Big Media Totalitarians play an interesting game of circular sources : in the traditional , now-obsolete / suppressed form of journalism , a reporter would be required to identify a minimum of three different sources for the story , and make at least a desultory effort to present two sides of the issue .
That model is out the window in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now reporters only have to use a completely bogus , fabricated source in another Big Media story .
Just being in another Big Media platform / publication is now “ proof ” that the source is legitimate .
In other words , investigative journalism is nothing but a Potemkin Village of circular sources conjured out of thin air by Big Media .
Here ’ s an example from my own experience of being shadow-banned .
1 .
A completely bogus organization pops up out of nowhere and doesn ’ t bother identifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 .
This complete travesty of a mockery of a sham fabrication then issues a list of websites which it claims , with zero evidence , are stooges / outlets of Russian propaganda .
3 .
With zero investigation of this slanderous , evidence-free “ source , ” the venerable Washington Post ( owned by Jeff Bezos ) publishes an evidence-free hit piece glorifying this fabrication on Page One .
4 .
The other Big Media giants then amplify the bogus slander because it came from a “ legitimate source , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circular sourcing works now ?
Once a flagrantly bogus bit of propaganda is embraced by one Big Media giant as part of the Approved Narrative , then every other Big Media / Big Tech corporation promotes the fabrication as “ real news ” even as it is obviously the acme of “ fake news ” , a complete fabrication .
The fake “ source ” was called PropOrNot , and the list included dozens of well-respected independent websites , all slandered with a completely fake accusation for one reason : each site had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eye on the crowning of Hillary Clinton in 2016 and the crushing of Bernie Sanders ’ campaign by Big Media ’ s Approved Narrative .
As long as you post videos of kittens and kids dancing , you ’ re OK because your content ( owned and controlled by the platform you posted it on–read the terms of Service ) is free to the platforms and they use your content to “ engage ” users which generates billions in profits .
But if you question the Approved Narrative , you put a big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ re a multi-millionaire , you know , a top 0.1 % per-center , you can afford to keep posting dissenting views even after you ’ ve been demonetized and your income falls to near-zero .
The rest of us aren ’ t quite so privileged .
This is another of the toxic elements in Big Media / Big Tech ’ s consolidated control of what was once known as free speech : They don ’ t have to ban your content outright , which might cause a few ripples of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do is starve you into submission by strangling your source of income .
Thanks to watertight terms of service , even a multi-millionaire is legally powerless against the USSA ’ s Big Media Totalitarian regime .
By posting content , you already gave away all your rights .
So you can go solo and post content on some obscure corner of the web that no one knows exist , but that ’ s the functional equivalent of being banned and demonetized .
So go right ahead and enter a sound-proof box and scream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
Welcome to the totally privately owned , legally untouchable Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime that will let you know what ’ s in the Approved Narrative because that ’ s all you ’ re allowed to see .
Gordon Long and I cover these topics and many more in our latest video Buying the Narrative ( 35:41 ) Since I ’ d like the video to actually be viewed more than 11 times , I avoided using the terms ( censored ) , ( censored ) or ( censored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ final fatal poison delivered by our profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime : self censorship .
You know what you can ’ t say , so don ’ t say it .
Stick with the kitten videos and you ’ ll be just fine .
You ’ ll be just fine but you no longer live in a functioning democracy .
The profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime hasn ’ t just strangled free speech and civil liberties ; it ’ s also strangled democracy .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Totalitarian Consolidation and its Approved Narrative reaches an extreme ( like , say , right now ) and the pendulum swings back to an equal extreme at the other end of the spectrum .
Keep in mind that hubris and money are no match for history : the more powerful you claim to be , the greater your fall .
The way of the Tao is reversal .
Welcome to the U.S.S.A.
’ s Banquet of Consequences ( December 8 , 2020 )

by Charles Hugh-Smith
The profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime hasn’t just strangled free speech and civil liberties; it’s also strangled democracy.
The U.S. has entered an extremely dangerous time, and the danger has nothing to do with the Covid virus. Indeed, the danger long preceded the pandemic, which has served to highlight how far down the road to ruin we have come.
The danger we are ill-prepared to deal with is the consolidation of the private-sector media and its unification of content into one Approved Narrative which is for sale to the highest bidders. This is the perfection of for-profit Totalitarianism in which dissent is crushed, dissenters punished and billions of dollars are reaped in managing the data and content flow of the one Approved Narrative.
So don’t post content containing the words (censored), (censored) or (censored), or you’ll be banned, shadow-banned, demonetized, demonized and marginalized. Your voice will be erased from public access via the Big Media platforms and you will effectively be disappeared but without any visible mess or evidence–or recourse in the courts.
That’s the competitive advantage of for-profit Totalitarianism–no legal recourse against the suppression of free speech and dissent. And if you’re shadow-banned as I was, you won’t even know just how severely your free speech has been suppressed because the Big Tech platforms are black boxes: no one outside the profit-maximizing corporation knows what its algorithms and filters actually do or exactly what happens to the disappeared / shadow-banned.
Shadow-banning is an invisible toxin to free speech: if you’re shadow-banned, you won’t even know that the audience for your posts, tweets, etc. has plummeted to near-zero and others can no longer retweet your content. You only see your post is online as usual, because this is the whole point of shadow-banning: you assume your speech is still free even as its been strangled to death by Big Tech black box platforms.
Since Andy Grove’s dictum only the paranoid survive is my Prime Directive, I’ve paid a bit more to have access to server traffic data. So I can pinpoint precisely when I was shadow-banned: my overall traffic fell off a cliff and the number of readers visiting from links on Big Tech platforms fell from thousands to near-zero.
The new consolidated Big Media Totalitarians play an interesting game of circular sources: in the traditional, now-obsolete / suppressed form of journalism, a reporter would be required to identify a minimum of three different sources for the story, and make at least a desultory effort to present two sides of the issue.
That model is out the window in the USSA’s Big Media Totalitarian regime. Now reporters only have to use a completely bogus, fabricated source in another Big Media story. Just being in another Big Media platform / publication is now “proof” that the source is legitimate.
In other words, investigative journalism is nothing but a Potemkin Village of circular sources conjured out of thin air by Big Media. Here’s an example from my own experience of being shadow-banned.
1. A completely bogus organization pops up out of nowhere and doesn’t bother identifying its owners, managers or sources.
2. This complete travesty of a mockery of a sham fabrication then issues a list of websites which it claims, with zero evidence, are stooges / outlets of Russian propaganda.
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3. With zero investigation of this slanderous, evidence-free “source,” the venerable Washington Post (owned by Jeff Bezos) publishes an evidence-free hit piece glorifying this fabrication on Page One.
4. The other Big Media giants then amplify the bogus slander because it came from a “legitimate source,” the Washington Post.
Do you understand how circular sourcing works now? Once a flagrantly bogus bit of propaganda is embraced by one Big Media giant as part of the Approved Narrative, then every other Big Media / Big Tech corporation promotes the fabrication as “real news” even as it is obviously the acme of “fake news”, a complete fabrication.
The fake “source” was called PropOrNot, and the list included dozens of well-respected independent websites, all slandered with a completely fake accusation for one reason: each site had published some content that cast a skeptical eye on the crowning of Hillary Clinton in 2016 and the crushing of Bernie Sanders’ campaign by Big Media’s Approved Narrative.
As long as you post videos of kittens and kids dancing, you’re OK because your content (owned and controlled by the platform you posted it on–read the terms of Service) is free to the platforms and they use your content to “engage” users which generates billions in profits.
But if you question the Approved Narrative, you put a big day-glo target on your back. Now if you’re a multi-millionaire, you know, a top 0.1% per-center, you can afford to keep posting dissenting views even after you’ve been demonetized and your income falls to near-zero.
The rest of us aren’t quite so privileged. This is another of the toxic elements in Big Media / Big Tech’s consolidated control of what was once known as free speech: They don’t have to ban your content outright, which might cause a few ripples of tame protest; all they have to do is starve you into submission by strangling your source of income.
Thanks to watertight terms of service, even a multi-millionaire is legally powerless against the USSA’s Big Media Totalitarian regime. By posting content, you already gave away all your rights. So you can go solo and post content on some obscure corner of the web that no one knows exist, but that’s the functional equivalent of being banned and demonetized.
So go right ahead and enter a sound-proof box and scream your head off; nobody can hear you. Welcome to the totally privately owned, legally untouchable Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime that will let you know what’s in the Approved Narrative because that’s all you’re allowed to see.
Gordon Long and I cover these topics and many more in our latest video Buying the Narrative (35:41) Since I’d like the video to actually be viewed more than 11 times, I avoided using the terms (censored), (censored) or (censored), and that’s the final fatal poison delivered by our profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime: self censorship. You know what you can’t say, so don’t say it. Stick with the kitten videos and you’ll be just fine.
You’ll be just fine but you no longer live in a functioning democracy. The profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime hasn’t just strangled free speech and civil liberties; it’s also strangled democracy.
It’s all fun and games until the pendulum of Totalitarian Consolidation and its Approved Narrative reaches an extreme (like, say, right now) and the pendulum swings back to an equal extreme at the other end of the spectrum. Keep in mind that hubris and money are no match for history: the more powerful you claim to be, the greater your fall. The way of the Tao is reversal.
Welcome to the U.S.S.A.’s Banquet of Consequences (December 8, 2020)