investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--1.5 Billion Children Are Dead – What Is The Appropriate Sentence For Such A Crime?

One out of every six people in the world is missing .
If 1.5 billion children had not been systematically killed over the past 50 years , the total population of the planet would be 9 billion instead of the current level of 7.5 billion .
And of course I am not even counting the children and the grandchildren that the missing 1.5 billion would have had if they had been allowed to grow up .
There have been other great genocides throughout human history , but there has never been one that has literally wiped out one-sixth of humanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has eagerly participated in this horrific genocide , and that arguably makes us the most evil generation to ever walk the face of the Earth .
So what would the appropriate punishment be for killing 1.5 billion children ?
Not a lot of people think about this .
In fact , most of those that approve of all this killing think that they are totally going to get away with it .
These days , even most Christians seem to think that there won ’ t be any consequences for all of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society .
According to them , it really doesn ’ t matter that virtually every form of evil imaginable is exploding all around us , because America and the rest of the globe are heading into a golden new era of peace and prosperity that will be greater than anything we have ever seen before whether there is repentance or not .
I am sorry , but it simply does not work that way .
The other day I got an email from one of these believers .
He was all upset that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , and I guess he wanted some sort of an explanation .
1.5 billion children are dead and great wickedness is running rampant everywhere we look .
Does he actually believe that this is going to lead to a positive ending to our story ?
The modern era of abortion began in 1970 when some U.S. states began to pass laws legalizing the practice .
The following comes from Wikipedia… In 1970 , Hawaii became the first state to legalize abortions on the request of the woman , [ 146 ] and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy .
Similar laws were soon passed in Alaska and Washington .
A law in Washington , D.C. , which allowed abortion to protect the life or health of the woman , was challenged in the Supreme Court in 1971 in United States v. Vuitch .
The court upheld the law , deeming that “ health ” meant “ psychological and physical well-being ” , essentially allowing abortion in Washington , DC .
By the end of 1972 , 13 states had a law similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed abortion in cases of rape or incest only and Alabama and Massachusetts allowed abortions only in cases where the woman ’ s physical health was endangered .
The landmark judicial ruling of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade ruled that a Texas statute forbidding abortion except when necessary to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional .
The immediate result was that all state laws to the contrary were null .
The Court arrived at its decision by concluding that the issue of abortion and abortion rights falls under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. government gives Planned Parenthood more than 500 million dollars a year through the regular budgetary process , and this has continued year after year no matter what political party has had control in Washington .
And year after year the federal government has also funded “ scientific research ” on the organs that are harvested from the children that Planned Parenthood kills .
Over time , almost every nation on Earth has followed the lead of the United States and has legalized abortion .
According to Life Institute , this has resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the last 50 years… • More than 1.5 BILLION babies have been aborted worldwide in the past 50 years .
[ i ] • An estimated 50 million abortions are carried out throughout the world every year .
[ ii ] • One in five pregnancies worldwide end in abortion .
[ iii ] • Approximately 90 % of Down syndrome babies are aborted worldwide .
[ iv ] • 42 % of all yearly deaths in the world are from abortion .
[ v ] • Every two seconds a baby is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby dies .
[ vi ] • Baby girls are a particular target of abortion : at least 100 million girls have already been wiped out through gendercide – the deliberate targeting of baby girls for abortion .
[ vii ] • In 2011 the Wall Street Journal reported that 163 MILLION babies were aborted simply because they were girls .
They called it “ The war against girls.
” [ viiib ] If 50 million abortions continue to be performed year after year around the globe , that would put us on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next 50 years .
But I don ’ t believe that will happen , because I don ’ t believe that God will let us get that far .
Of course that are some voices that are speaking out about all of this , but they are always greatly criticized .
For example , Kanye West spoke out against abortion during a rally that he held on Sunday… At the rally in North Charleston , S.C. , on Sunday , West spoke about how he and his wife discussed the pregnancy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nori ” West .
They considered abortion at one point and Kardashian even had “ the pills in her hand , ” pills that cause an abortion , said West .
West cited the Bible , stating , “ In the Bible , it says , ‘ Thou shall not kill.
’ ” He then described calling his wife one day during the pregnancy and she said to him , “ We ’ re gon na have this baby , ” and he replied , “ We ’ re gon na have this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responded to his rally by claiming that he has mental health problems and by suggesting that his wife may want to divorce him .
As I have warned so many times before , if we stay on the path that we are currently on , there is no future for America .
At one time , the United States was a Christian nation and a tremendous light to the rest of the world .
But as Jonathan Cahn has pointed out , just like ancient Israel we have greatly fallen away… When my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , many of you may wonder why God would allow such terrible things to happen to our world .
At whatever point in the book you have that thought , come back to this article and read it again .
1.5 billion children are dead , and it is difficult to imagine a sentence that would be too harsh for what we have done .

by Michael Snyder
One out of every six people in the world is missing. If 1.5 billion children had not been systematically killed over the past 50 years, the total population of the planet would be 9 billion instead of the current level of 7.5 billion. And of course I am not even counting the children and the grandchildren that the missing 1.5 billion would have had if they had been allowed to grow up. There have been other great genocides throughout human history, but there has never been one that has literally wiped out one-sixth of humanity. Virtually every nation in the world has eagerly participated in this horrific genocide, and that arguably makes us the most evil generation to ever walk the face of the Earth.
So what would the appropriate punishment be for killing 1.5 billion children?
Not a lot of people think about this. In fact, most of those that approve of all this killing think that they are totally going to get away with it.
These days, even most Christians seem to think that there won’t be any consequences for all of the great evil that we see throughout our society. According to them, it really doesn’t matter that virtually every form of evil imaginable is exploding all around us, because America and the rest of the globe are heading into a golden new era of peace and prosperity that will be greater than anything we have ever seen before whether there is repentance or not.
I am sorry, but it simply does not work that way.
The other day I got an email from one of these believers. He was all upset that my articles were not more “positive”, and I guess he wanted some sort of an explanation.
1.5 billion children are dead and great wickedness is running rampant everywhere we look. Does he actually believe that this is going to lead to a positive ending to our story?
The modern era of abortion began in 1970 when some U.S. states began to pass laws legalizing the practice. The following comes from Wikipedia…
In 1970, Hawaii became the first state to legalize abortions on the request of the woman,[146] and New York repealed its 1830 law and allowed abortions up to the 24th week of pregnancy. Similar laws were soon passed in Alaska and Washington. A law in Washington, D.C., which allowed abortion to protect the life or health of the woman, was challenged in the Supreme Court in 1971 in United States v. Vuitch. The court upheld the law, deeming that “health” meant “psychological and physical well-being”, essentially allowing abortion in Washington, DC. By the end of 1972, 13 states had a law similar to that of Colorado, while Mississippi allowed abortion in cases of rape or incest only and Alabama and Massachusetts allowed abortions only in cases where the woman’s physical health was endangered. The landmark judicial ruling of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade ruled that a Texas statute forbidding abortion except when necessary to save the life of the mother was unconstitutional. The immediate result was that all state laws to the contrary were null. The Court arrived at its decision by concluding that the issue of abortion and abortion rights falls under the right to privacy.
Today, the U.S. government gives Planned Parenthood more than 500 million dollars a year through the regular budgetary process, and this has continued year after year no matter what political party has had control in Washington.
And year after year the federal government has also funded “scientific research” on the organs that are harvested from the children that Planned Parenthood kills.
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Over time, almost every nation on Earth has followed the lead of the United States and has legalized abortion. According to Life Institute, this has resulted in more than 1.5 billion abortions over the last 50 years…
More than 1.5 BILLION babies have been aborted worldwide in the past 50 years.[i]
An estimated 50 million abortions are carried out throughout the world every year.[ii]
One in five pregnancies worldwide end in abortion.[iii]
Approximately 90% of Down syndrome babies are aborted worldwide.[iv]
42% of all yearly deaths in the world are from abortion.[v]
Every two seconds a baby is aborted – every time your heartbeats a baby dies. [vi]
Baby girls are a particular target of abortion: at least 100 million girls have already been wiped out through gendercide – the deliberate targeting of baby girls for abortion.[vii]
In 2011 the Wall Street Journal reported that 163 MILLION babies were aborted simply because they were girls. They called it “The war against girls.” [viiib]
If 50 million abortions continue to be performed year after year around the globe, that would put us on a pace for 2.5 billion abortions over the next 50 years.
But I don’t believe that will happen, because I don’t believe that God will let us get that far.
Of course that are some voices that are speaking out about all of this, but they are always greatly criticized. For example, Kanye West spoke out against abortion during a rally that he held on Sunday…
At the rally in North Charleston, S.C., on Sunday, West spoke about how he and his wife discussed the pregnancy of their first child, daughter North “Nori” West. They considered abortion at one point and Kardashian even had “the pills in her hand,” pills that cause an abortion, said West. West cited the Bible, stating, “In the Bible, it says, ‘Thou shall not kill.’” He then described calling his wife one day during the pregnancy and she said to him, “We’re gonna have this baby,” and he replied, “We’re gonna have this child.”
Sadly, the mainstream media responded to his rally by claiming that he has mental health problems and by suggesting that his wife may want to divorce him.
As I have warned so many times before, if we stay on the path that we are currently on, there is no future for America.
At one time, the United States was a Christian nation and a tremendous light to the rest of the world. But as Jonathan Cahn has pointed out, just like ancient Israel we have greatly fallen away…
“Israel was consecrated from its birth to the purposes of God,” Cahn writes. “It had known more, been blessed more and thus fallen more. And to whom much is given, much is required. And so Israel was more accountable, and thus its judgment more severe. America was likewise consecrated from its foundation to the purposes of God. And America has, likewise, been given more and so has more greatly fallen.”
When my new book comes out later this month, many of you may wonder why God would allow such terrible things to happen to our world.
At whatever point in the book you have that thought, come back to this article and read it again.
1.5 billion children are dead, and it is difficult to imagine a sentence that would be too harsh for what we have done.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--The Real Unemployment Rate Is 21%… And Heading Higher

As businesses , agencies and organizations recalibrate to the reality that the V-shaped recovery was nothing but a brief fantasy , 6 million additional jobs lost may be a best-case scenario rather than the worst-case scenario .
It is somewhat less than reassuring that the “ official ” unemployment rate of around 12 % is roughly half of the “ real-world ” unemployment rate .
As always in the wonderful world of statistics , especially politically potent ones , it depends on what you measure , what you don ’ t measure / act as if it doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you do measure .
Everyone who digs beneath the headline numbers of employment / unemployment soon discovers a number of jarring anomalies in what the media presents as “ factual statistics.
” The first is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ) doesn ’ t actually count the number of people who are employed / unemployed ; they rely on a sampling survey of employers , which is more like an election poll than an actual measurement .
Secondly , they estimate the number of new businesses which are “ born @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , and then guesstimate the number of additional employees this real-time churn generates .
This birth/death model is notoriously inaccurate , as it ignores little things like pandemics and is often magically revised to create or eliminate hundreds of thousands of presumed jobs .
State unemployment offices tabulate the number of unemployment claims received and processed .
These are real numbers , not guesses like the BLS estimates .
Wolf Richter prepared a chart of the real unemployment claims numbers which is reprinted below , from his post 32 Million People on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ever : Week 17 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse .
The BLS reported that the U.S. employed workforce stood at about 152 million in February .
With 32 million claiming unemployment , that ’ s an unemployment rate of 21 % .
How do we arrive at a 12 % unemployment rate ?
We ignore the 14.3 million contract / gig workers who are currently drawing emergency Federal unemployment via Pandemic Unemployment Assistance ( PUA ) , and the 936,000 in the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation ( PEUC ) program .
But even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t reflect the full unemployment picture : previously full-time workers who have had their hours cut to part-time aren ’ t counted in unemployment statistics , even though their employment status has changed for the worse .
Then there are the millions of workers who were recalled to work as businesses re-opened whose employment is up in the air as the expected return-to-normal has failed to materialize .
An entire class of workers has been glossed over : small business owners who have closed their businesses .
Those owners who incorporated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the corporation qualify for unemployment , but many small business owners didn ’ t pay themselves as employees , and their status is uncertain .
Anecdotally , the number of small business owners who have decided to close in recent weeks appears to be significant , as the hoped-for V-shaped recovery failed to materialize even as states re-opened .
This trend could gather momentum as hope decays into realistic assessment and funds borrowed from emergency federal programs ( PPP ) run out .
The number of employees who will be laid off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses throw in the towel could quickly become consequential .
Barring an immediate additional influsion of federal stimulus , local governments will also start laying off temp and contract workers as tax revenues continue their downward spiral .
As Corporate America ’ s revenues falter , the only ways to reduce costs are 1 ) dump leases on commercial space and 2 ) lay off employees and 3 ) slash spending to the bone .
All of these end up triggering layoffs .
Could the number of unemployed rise to 38 million from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of unemployment ?
As businesses , agencies and organizations recalibrate to the reality that the V-shaped recovery was nothing but a brief fantasy , 6 million additional jobs lost may be a best-case scenario rather than a worst-case scenario .
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As businesses, agencies and organizations recalibrate to the reality that the V-shaped recovery was nothing but a brief fantasy, 6 million additional jobs lost may be a best-case scenario rather than the worst-case scenario.
It is somewhat less than reassuring that the “official” unemployment rate of around 12% is roughly half of the “real-world” unemployment rate. As always in the wonderful world of statistics, especially politically potent ones, it depends on what you measure, what you don’t measure / act as if it doesn’t exist, and how you measure what you do measure.
Everyone who digs beneath the headline numbers of employment / unemployment soon discovers a number of jarring anomalies in what the media presents as “factual statistics.”
The first is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) doesn’t actually count the number of people who are employed / unemployed; they rely on a sampling survey of employers, which is more like an election poll than an actual measurement.
Secondly, they estimate the number of new businesses which are “born” and existing businesses that “die”, and then guesstimate the number of additional employees this real-time churn generates. This birth/death model is notoriously inaccurate, as it ignores little things like pandemics and is often magically revised to create or eliminate hundreds of thousands of presumed jobs.
State unemployment offices tabulate the number of unemployment claims received and processed. These are real numbers, not guesses like the BLS estimates. Wolf Richter prepared a chart of the real unemployment claims numbers which is reprinted below, from his post 32 Million People on State & Federal Unemployment, 2nd Highest Ever: Week 17 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse.
The BLS reported that the U.S. employed workforce stood at about 152 million in February. With 32 million claiming unemployment, that’s an unemployment rate of 21%. How do we arrive at a 12% unemployment rate? We ignore the 14.3 million contract / gig workers who are currently drawing emergency Federal unemployment via Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),and the 936,000 in the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program.
But even the 21% real-world unemployment rate doesn’t reflect the full unemployment picture: previously full-time workers who have had their hours cut to part-time aren’t counted in unemployment statistics, even though their employment status has changed for the worse.
Then there are the millions of workers who were recalled to work as businesses re-opened whose employment is up in the air as the expected return-to-normal has failed to materialize.
An entire class of workers has been glossed over: small business owners who have closed their businesses. Those owners who incorporated and paid unemployment insurance on themselves as employees of the corporation qualify for unemployment, but many small business owners didn’t pay themselves as employees, and their status is uncertain.
Anecdotally, the number of small business owners who have decided to close in recent weeks appears to be significant, as the hoped-for V-shaped recovery failed to materialize even as states re-opened. This trend could gather momentum as hope decays into realistic assessment and funds borrowed from emergency federal programs (PPP) run out.
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The number of employees who will be laid off again as a rising flood of small businesses throw in the towel could quickly become consequential.
Barring an immediate additional influsion of federal stimulus, local governments will also start laying off temp and contract workers as tax revenues continue their downward spiral.
As Corporate America’s revenues falter, the only ways to reduce costs are 1) dump leases on commercial space and 2) lay off employees and 3) slash spending to the bone. All of these end up triggering layoffs.
Could the number of unemployed rise to 38 million from 32 million, a 25% rate of unemployment? As businesses, agencies and organizations recalibrate to the reality that the V-shaped recovery was nothing but a brief fantasy, 6 million additional jobs lost may be a best-case scenario rather than a worst-case scenario.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Nasdaq hits all time closing high, S&P 500 highest close since February 21st

The market will continue going down as soon as The Fed disappoints in their statement and press conference May unemployment @ @ @ @ @ come out < – YOU ARE HERE Disclaimer : This information is only for educational @ @ @ @ @ any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
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by xkcd_fan
The market will continue going down as soon as
The first quarter ends
Jobless claims stay elevated
Coronavirus cases and deaths surge
Q1 earnings disappoint
April unemployment numbers come out
Re-opening hopes are dashed
Vaccine euphoria fades away
Real economy slows down
The Fed disappoints in their statement and press conference
May unemployment numbers come out
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There’s a 2nd wave of COVID
Re-openings are reversed
The 2nd quarter ends
Q2 earnings come out <– YOU ARE HERE
$600/week ends
Stimulus hopes vanish
Schools reopen and COVID cases surge
Vaccine takes longer than expected
Q3 re-balancing ends
Election is over
2020 ends
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Robinhood and How to Lose Money

Robinhood and How to Lose Money

For each share of stock traded , Robinhood made four to 15 times more than Schwab in the most recent @ @ @ @ @ filings .
In total , Robinhood got $ 18,955 from the trading firms for every @ @ @ @ @ account , while Schwab made $ 195 , the Alphacution analysis shows .
Industry experts @ @ @ @ @ because the trading firms believed they could score the easiest profits from Robinhood customers .

For each share of stock traded, Robinhood made four to 15 times more than Schwab in the most recent quarter, according to the filings. In total, Robinhood got $18,955 from the trading firms for every dollar in the average customer account, while Schwab made $195, the Alphacution analysis shows. Industry experts said this was most likely because the trading firms believed they could score the easiest profits from Robinhood customers.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-22--Honesty from the FED …(I assume they won’t let him speak in public again)

honesty from the FED … ( I assume they wo n't let him speak in public again ) t.co/4WlvnsB0rf The @ @ @ @ @ S & P 500 make up more than 20 % of the index for the @ @ @ @ @ .
They have added 5 % in relative market cap over the past year .
@ @ @ @ @ growth rate than the year-that-shall-not-be-named .
pic.twitter.com/cphqiWrqxD

honesty from the FED …(I assume they won't let him speak in public again) t.co/4WlvnsB0rf
The top 5 stocks in the S&P 500 make up more than 20% of the index for the first time in 40 years.
They have added 5% in relative market cap over the past year.
That's now a faster growth rate than the year-that-shall-not-be-named. pic.twitter.com/cphqiWrqxD
— SentimenTrader (@sentimentrader) July 21, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-22--Google search interest for “tech stocks” at all-time high

Google search interest for “tech stocks” at all-time high (going back to 2004) @Google pic.twitter.com/0FiJPUK7t7 — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) July 21, 2020
The Nasdaq market cap is now bigger than the nominal GDP of the EU's 27 member countries: DB's Jim Reid pic.twitter.com/F99Cp0kIFI — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) July 21, 2020
We keep adding to the long list of anomalies. But then, bubbles never fail to break with precedent. t.co/4cHMK8pW6o — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) July 21, 2020
tech slump, overcrowded trade pic.twitter.com/0oiZdogVcT — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) July 21, 2020
10yr treading below .60% support level. pic.twitter.com/Y4lxG51vjk — Randy Woodward (@TheBondFreak) July 21, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-22--Propaganda rules America today, destroying the Republic

Summary : One of the big stories in the last days of the American Republic is our gullibility .
Now propaganda rules our minds .
The dominance of tribal truths makes rational discussion difficult and compromise almost impossible .
This makes us easy to rule .
Here are a few examples .
All from the Left , since they are dominant today .
But in revolutionary times , that can change in an instant .
A Republic is a fragile entity .
It can live for centuries , then be destroyed by its people in a year .
Republics often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buildings with little interference from the local police .
See one of the many videos that the major media do not show here , Federal agents were deployed to defend Federal buildings , which is well within their authority .
Much of the major media made this the story , describing it as an extraordinary event ( it ’ s not ) and a massive threat to our civil liberties ( examples here ) – often not even mentioning the rioters ’ attacks on Federal buildings .
Leftists also made much of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Horrible !
Although police and Federal agents often use unmarked vehicles – for good reason .
The Left went wild !
The Federal agents were abducting people .
Kidnapping them !
Disappearing them !
Troopers on our streets !
Just like the Gestapo !
Here are Speaker Pelosi and the NY Times employing the Big Lie .
“ Trump ’ s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun .
Can we call it fascism yet ?
” – Op-ed by columnist Michelle Goldberg .
Of course , all of this is bogus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect Federal buildings , which were under daily attack .
Agents ( not soldiers ) were wearing patches identifying their agencies .
They did not wear name tags to prevent retaliation against them and their families .
People were taken into custody ( SOP at any riot ) , processed , and released where appropriate .
There is no simple way to handle violent mobs .
But there is no antidote to propaganda in America ( there are still people who believe that Saddam had WMDs to threaten America ) .
Many ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only carefully curated sources of information , which only pictures of peaceful protestors .
That is their reality .
Why we are saturated in propaganda : it works Christopher Bedford tells the sad story at The Federalist .
“ On July 6 , The Atlantic published social justice activist and lawyer Derecka Purnell ’ s “ How I Became a Police Abolitionist , ” an article that she opened with a story of the polluted neighborhood and culture of fear she grew up in , leading to the first shooting she says she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer wounding a young boy in a St. Louis recreation center for skipping a basketball sign-in sheet .
Purnell used the story as the base of a strident , impassioned call to abolish the police , whom she compared to slavers.
” Of course , the story immediately went viral and was uncritically broadcast by the major media .
Staff of The Federalist investigated ( Leftist media hoaxes are seldom uncovered by the press ) .
It quickly unraveled .
Four days later , with the story still rippling out across the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then The Atlantic drastically rewrote the story ( with a correction in the footnotes ) – description here .
There was no shooting by police , the victim was 18 ( not a boy ) .
The article still stingingly says that the accused “ was back at work the following week.
” Which is odd , since liberalizing bail terms is a major recommendation by the Left .
Social media still has many mentions of this blockbuster story , such as this by The Atlantic ’ s “ Constitution Editor.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing ” , and is sad that Purnell ’ s fabrication was caught .
The success of propaganda stains everything The effectiveness of propaganda in modern America , the ease with which it molds our minds , creates an irresistible pressure on our institutions to become propaganda machines .
This stains everything .
Supporting the narrative becomes the fast track to career success in journalism , business , academic , government , and the sciences .
People have ambitions and families to feed .
Of course they go along .
Climate science and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The latest example is in the largely bogus campaign to make polar bears the poster children for the coming Climate Extinction .
The NYT leads the parade with “ Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction.
” Even People magazine joins in with “ Polar Bears Likely to Go Extinct by End of Century Due to Global Warming.
” They discuss “ Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence ” by Péter K. Molná et al .
in Nature Climate Change .
It has two mind-blowing flaws .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ business as usual scenario.
” I first debunked that claim in 2015 ( here and here ) .
I have written more about this since then .
As have many others ( e.g.
, this from Nature Climate Change in 2018 ; esp .
see this graphic ) .
It is a zombie theory , too politically useful to die .
But how can this description of RCP8.5 still pass peer review ?
The paper has an even more astonishing failure of peer review : it uses data that ends in 2005 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Such a data truncation is inherently suspicious .
But , as so often these days , papers that support the narrative are waived through .
For more detail , see this review by Dr. Susan Crockford .
She has been writing about this for 8 years ; her work has well withstood the test of time and repeated criticism .
American has become a nation of people governed by tribal truths .
That means increased social conflict , because tribal truths are irreconcilable by logic or fact .
Which is why social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insults than useful dialog .
The Declaration of Independence is political poetry , not to be confused with Aristotle ’ s Politics .
I doubt Jefferson intended “ We hold these truths to be self-evident ” be the foundation for every political faction in America .
This makes politics into a religious conflict , with compromise – even co-existence – difficult or impossible .
I ( and others ) wrote about this many years ago as something to climax in the future .
The future is now with the Left ’ s assertion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different beliefs threatens their safety .
They have in effect declared civil war , fighting to become a supreme caste .
But there is a more important bottom line : both Left and Right believe what they are told .
They do what they are told .
This makes us easy to rule .
It probably makes us incapable of self-rule , unless we change .
My guess is that we will not change , and will evolve from citizens into subjects .
We will console ourselves by awarding ourselves the status of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ superiority over our rulers .
They will find that hilarious .
The capacity for change is an inherent part of the human soul , so I might be wrong .
But my prediction seems the smart way to bet .
A new phase for this website Like so many others , I have described the slow decay of America .
Reading such stories is entertainment for America ’ s Outer Party ( college-educated middle class ) .
I had hoped to act as a dime-store Thomas Paine or Samuel Adams , helping to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of reform .
I now think that is a hopeless endeavor .
We have the power , but not the will to use it .
My June 15 post , A new beginning for America , concluded a series that began on July 4 , 2006 : Forecast : Death of the American Constitution .
This was the most successful forecast of my long career betting on the future .
That post also began a new series looking at the New America rising on the ashes of the America-that-once-was .
I will send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Citizen ( see below ) to those who post the best comments to this series of posts .
I have ten copies .
Only one book per winner .
Decisions are purely subjective by the judges , based on the originality and quality of insights , plus supporting facts and analysis , of the comment .
A copy also goes to whoever suggests a new masthead for this website .
“ Helping to reignite the spirit of a nation grown cold ” shows a hopeful spirit I no longer have .

by Fabius Maximus
Summary: One of the big stories in the last days of the American Republic is our gullibility. Now propaganda rules our minds. The dominance of tribal truths makes rational discussion difficult and compromise almost impossible. This makes us easy to rule. Here are a few examples. All from the Left, since they are dominant today. But in revolutionary times, that can change in an instant.
There are decades where nothing happens. There are weeks where decades happen.
— Paraphrase of a sentence from Marx’s letter to Engels, 9 April 1963,
A Republic is a fragile entity. It can live for centuries, then be destroyed by its people in a year. Republics often die of suicide.
Violence in Portland
Rioters attack Federal buildings with little interference from the local police. See one of the many videos that the major media do not show here,
Federal agents were deployed to defend Federal buildings, which is well within their authority. Much of the major media made this the story, describing it as an extraordinary event (it’s not) and a massive threat to our civil liberties (examples here) – often not even mentioning the rioters’ attacks on Federal buildings.
After setting up barricades & burning the American flag, antifa rioters are trying to grow the fire they set on the Portland federal courthouse. #PortlandRiots Video by @ShelbyTalcott: pic.twitter.com/nwyXhj0XRH — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 20, 2020
Leftists also made much of the Federal agents’ use of unmarked cars. Horrible! Although police and Federal agents often use unmarked vehicles – for good reason.
This is why federal law enforcement were using vans and cars to make discreet arrests of violent suspects: Rioters surround and attack an officer in the process of making an arrest outside the courthouse. The suspect escapes. pic.twitter.com/U26MKxOZff — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 21, 2020
The Left went wild! The Federal agents were abducting people. Kidnapping them! Disappearing them! Troopers on our streets! Just like the Gestapo! Here are Speaker Pelosi and the NY Times employing the Big Lie.
“Trump’s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun. Can we call it fascism yet?” – Op-ed by columnist Michelle Goldberg.
Unidentified stormtroopers. Unmarked cars. Kidnapping protesters and causing severe injuries in response to graffiti. These are not the actions of a democratic republic.@DHSgov’s actions in Portland undermine its mission. Trump & his stormtroopers must be stopped. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 18, 2020
Of course, all of this is bogus. Federal agencies have a statutory responsibility to protect Federal buildings, which were under daily attack. Agents (not soldiers) were wearing patches identifying their agencies. They did not wear name tags to prevent retaliation against them and their families. People were taken into custody (SOP at any riot), processed, and released where appropriate. There is no simple way to handle violent mobs.
But there is no antidote to propaganda in America (there are still people who believe that Saddam had WMDs to threaten America). Many (most?) on the Left read only carefully curated sources of information, which only pictures of peaceful protestors. That is their reality.
Why we are saturated in propaganda: it works
Christopher Bedford tells the sad story at The Federalist.
“On July 6, The Atlantic published social justice activist and lawyer Derecka Purnell’s “How I Became a Police Abolitionist,” an article that she opened with a story of the polluted neighborhood and culture of fear she grew up in, leading to the first shooting she says she’d ever witnessed: a police officer wounding a young boy in a St. Louis recreation center for skipping a basketball sign-in sheet. Purnell used the story as the base of a strident, impassioned call to abolish the police, whom she compared to slavers.”
Of course, the story immediately went viral and was uncritically broadcast by the major media. Staff of The Federalist investigated (Leftist media hoaxes are seldom uncovered by the press). It quickly unraveled. Four days later, with the story still rippling out across the media, The Atlantic still had not replied. Then The Atlantic drastically rewrote the story (with a correction in the footnotes) – description here. There was no shooting by police, the victim was 18 (not a boy). The article still stingingly says that the accused “was back at work the following week.” Which is odd, since liberalizing bail terms is a major recommendation by the Left.
Social media still has many mentions of this blockbuster story, such as this by The Atlantic’s “Constitution Editor.” Perhaps she still considers it “beautiful writing”, and is sad that Purnell’s fabrication was caught.
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This is a beautiful piece of writing by @dereckapurnell t.co/v101IJsxAr — Becca Rosen (@beccarosen) July 6, 2020
The success of propaganda stains everything
The effectiveness of propaganda in modern America, the ease with which it molds our minds, creates an irresistible pressure on our institutions to become propaganda machines. This stains everything. Supporting the narrative becomes the fast track to career success in journalism, business, academic, government, and the sciences. People have ambitions and families to feed. Of course they go along.
Climate science and related fields have been deeply corrupted. The latest example is in the largely bogus campaign to make polar bears the poster children for the coming Climate Extinction. The NYT leads the parade with “Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction.” Even People magazine joins in with “Polar Bears Likely to Go Extinct by End of Century Due to Global Warming.”
They discuss “Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence” by Péter K. Molná et al. in Nature Climate Change. It has two mind-blowing flaws. First, it uses RCP8.5 as a “business as usual scenario.” I first debunked that claim in 2015 (here and here). I have written more about this since then. As have many others (e.g., this from Nature Climate Change in 2018; esp. see this graphic). It is a zombie theory, too politically useful to die. But how can this description of RCP8.5 still pass peer review?
The paper has an even more astonishing failure of peer review: it uses data that ends in 2005 (there is more current data). Such a data truncation is inherently suspicious. But, as so often these days, papers that support the narrative are waived through.
For more detail, see this review by Dr. Susan Crockford. She has been writing about this for 8 years; her work has well withstood the test of time and repeated criticism.
Conclusions
American has become a nation of people governed by tribal truths. That means increased social conflict, because tribal truths are irreconcilable by logic or fact. Which is why social media has become more an exchange of insults than useful dialog. The Declaration of Independence is political poetry, not to be confused with Aristotle’s Politics. I doubt Jefferson intended “We hold these truths to be self-evident” be the foundation for every political faction in America. This makes politics into a religious conflict, with compromise – even co-existence – difficult or impossible.
I (and others) wrote about this many years ago as something to climax in the future. The future is now with the Left’s assertion that living or working with people holding different beliefs threatens their safety. They have in effect declared civil war, fighting to become a supreme caste.
But there is a more important bottom line: both Left and Right believe what they are told. They do what they are told. This makes us easy to rule. It probably makes us incapable of self-rule, unless we change.
My guess is that we will not change, and will evolve from citizens into subjects. We will console ourselves by awarding ourselves the status of victim. So we will have moral superiority over our rulers. They will find that hilarious.
The capacity for change is an inherent part of the human soul, so I might be wrong. But my prediction seems the smart way to bet.
A new phase for this website
Like so many others, I have described the slow decay of America. Reading such stories is entertainment for America’s Outer Party (college-educated middle class). I had hoped to act as a dime-store Thomas Paine or Samuel Adams, helping to arouse Americans to begin the great work of reform. I now think that is a hopeless endeavor. We have the power, but not the will to use it.
My June 15 post, A new beginning for America, concluded a series that began on July 4, 2006: Forecast: Death of the American Constitution. This was the most successful forecast of my long career betting on the future. That post also began a new series looking at the New America rising on the ashes of the America-that-once-was.
Contest
I will send a copy of Rome’s Last Citizen (see below) to those who post the best comments to this series of posts. I have ten copies. Only one book per winner. Decisions are purely subjective by the judges, based on the originality and quality of insights, plus supporting facts and analysis, of the comment.
A copy also goes to whoever suggests a new masthead for this website. “Helping to reignite the spirit of a nation grown cold” shows a hopeful spirit I no longer have.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--China’s Oil Buying Spree May Be Coming To An End

While the rest of the world continues to struggle with fuel demand recovery in fits and starts , China has been a key factor in supporting oil prices as it breaks crude oil import records .
Record Chinese crude oil imports over the past few months have supported still weak global oil demand and instilled confidence in the market that the demand recovery will continue .
But the Chinese buying spree may be coming to an end , as oil is not as dirt cheap as it was in April and as China is estimated to have amassed large crude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Potentially lower-than-record Chinese oil imports in the coming months , combined with growing fears of a second COVID-19 wave , could be major drags on oil prices , especially if demand recovery outside China stalls .
For two consecutive months , China broke all previous records for crude oil imports .
Sure , recovering fuel demand after China ’ s lockdown played its role in higher consumption , but the major driver of record-breaking crude imports was the lowest oil price in nearly two decades in April , when global demand crashed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( bpd ) .
Chinese refiners , both state-held giants and independent refiners in the Shandong province , rushed to stock up on ultra-cheap crude oil , locking in crude for delivery in May , June , and July .
No wonder then that China ’ s crude oil imports in May and June smashed records .
In May , China imported a record-high 11.34 million bpd of crude oil .
While part of the record imports was driven by economic activity picking up , the other driver was April ’ s meager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s crude oil stockpiling in strategic and commercial inventories .
Then in June , China smashed its record from a month earlier and imported an all-time high of 12.9 million bpd of crude , more than 1.5 million bpd higher than the imports in May and a 34-percent jump compared to June last year , according to Reuters calculations of data from China ’ s General Administration of Customs .
For the first half of 2020 , despite the lockdown in the pandemic , China ’ s crude oil imports jumped by 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 10.95 million bpd .
According to calculations by Reuters ’ columnist Clyde Russell , China hoarded crude oil at a rate of 1.88 million bpd between January and May , up by around 670,000 bpd from the 2019 estimated fill rate of 1.21 million bpd .
In June , this rate may have been as high as 2.77 million bpd , Russell estimated , which suggests that China may be stockpiling the dirt cheap oil it bought at April ’ s prices for processing later this year .
Since China doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storage or strategic reserves , analysts can only speculate how much crude oil the world ’ s top oil importer has stashed and , more importantly , how much storage capacity it has left for the oil that will be arriving in the coming months .
Chinese refiners processed a record-high amount of crude oil in June , 14.08 million bpd , and yet China is estimated to have stashed a record-high daily volume of oil last month .
Oil Import Growth Could Slow Down Through The Rest Of 2020 Despite processing rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s exports of refined oil products were lower than those in May and lower by 29 percent compared to June 2019 , according to Reuters estimates of customs data .
This suggests that demand in Asia is still weak , even if China ’ s domestic demand looks strong .
Going forward , China ’ s record crude oil buying spree may be coming to an end .
First , oil prices are now double the lows from April—this could discourage refiners from importing record volumes from August onwards , especially as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , weaker fuel demand recovery in the rest of Asia still weighs on refining margins in the region—this could discourage refiners in China from continuing to process record volumes of crude oil .
Next up , there ’ s the storage wild card—no one outside China is really certain how much crude the world ’ s largest oil importer has amassed in commercial and strategic inventories .
But estimates point to growing amounts of oil in both onshore storage and floating storage off China .
Oil prices doubling from April to over $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put an end to the bargain hunting of Chinese refiners .
Crude oil imports are likely to stay high this month and probably next , until all the oil bought in April and May is delivered to Chinese shores .
But after that , toward the end of the third quarter , China ’ s record pace of crude oil import could stumble , especially if demand recovery in the rest of Asia falters and continues to depress refining margins , discouraging China from exporting high volumes of fuels to the neighboring markets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its record imports of crude oil through the rest of the year , it could remove a major support factor for oil prices , especially if oil demand recovery elsewhere wanes in a second coronavirus wave .

By Tsvetana Paraskova
While the rest of the world continues to struggle with fuel demand recovery in fits and starts, China has been a key factor in supporting oil prices as it breaks crude oil import records. Record Chinese crude oil imports over the past few months have supported still weak global oil demand and instilled confidence in the market that the demand recovery will continue.
But the Chinese buying spree may be coming to an end, as oil is not as dirt cheap as it was in April and as China is estimated to have amassed large crude inventories in commercial and strategic storage.
Potentially lower-than-record Chinese oil imports in the coming months, combined with growing fears of a second COVID-19 wave, could be major drags on oil prices, especially if demand recovery outside China stalls.
China Splurges On Record Crude Oil Imports
For two consecutive months, China broke all previous records for crude oil imports. Sure, recovering fuel demand after China’s lockdown played its role in higher consumption, but the major driver of record-breaking crude imports was the lowest oil price in nearly two decades in April, when global demand crashed by close to 20 million barrels per day (bpd).
Chinese refiners, both state-held giants and independent refiners in the Shandong province, rushed to stock up on ultra-cheap crude oil, locking in crude for delivery in May, June, and July. No wonder then that China’s crude oil imports in May and June smashed records.
In May, China imported a record-high 11.34 million bpd of crude oil. While part of the record imports was driven by economic activity picking up, the other driver was April’s meager oil prices, which incentivized China’s crude oil stockpiling in strategic and commercial inventories.
Then in June, China smashed its record from a month earlier and imported an all-time high of 12.9 million bpd of crude, more than 1.5 million bpd higher than the imports in May and a 34-percent jump compared to June last year, according to Reuters calculations of data from China’s General Administration of Customs.
For the first half of 2020, despite the lockdown in the pandemic, China’s crude oil imports jumped by 10 percent year over year to an average of 10.95 million bpd.
Oil Storage Filling Likely Hit Record Too
According to calculations by Reuters’ columnist Clyde Russell, China hoarded crude oil at a rate of 1.88 million bpd between January and May, up by around 670,000 bpd from the 2019 estimated fill rate of 1.21 million bpd.
In June, this rate may have been as high as 2.77 million bpd, Russell estimated, which suggests that China may be stockpiling the dirt cheap oil it bought at April’s prices for processing later this year.
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Since China doesn’t report inventory levels either in commercial storage or strategic reserves, analysts can only speculate how much crude oil the world’s top oil importer has stashed and, more importantly, how much storage capacity it has left for the oil that will be arriving in the coming months.
Chinese refiners processed a record-high amount of crude oil in June, 14.08 million bpd, and yet China is estimated to have stashed a record-high daily volume of oil last month.
Oil Import Growth Could Slow Down Through The Rest Of 2020
Despite processing rates hitting a record in June, China’s exports of refined oil products were lower than those in May and lower by 29 percent compared to June 2019, according to Reuters estimates of customs data. This suggests that demand in Asia is still weak, even if China’s domestic demand looks strong.
Going forward, China’s record crude oil buying spree may be coming to an end.
First, oil prices are now double the lows from April—this could discourage refiners from importing record volumes from August onwards, especially as oil in storage is abundant.
Then, weaker fuel demand recovery in the rest of Asia still weighs on refining margins in the region—this could discourage refiners in China from continuing to process record volumes of crude oil.
Next up, there’s the storage wild card—no one outside China is really certain how much crude the world’s largest oil importer has amassed in commercial and strategic inventories. But estimates point to growing amounts of oil in both onshore storage and floating storage off China.
Oil prices doubling from April to over $40 a barrel in July have likely put an end to the bargain hunting of Chinese refiners. Crude oil imports are likely to stay high this month and probably next, until all the oil bought in April and May is delivered to Chinese shores.
But after that, toward the end of the third quarter, China’s record pace of crude oil import could stumble, especially if demand recovery in the rest of Asia falters and continues to depress refining margins, discouraging China from exporting high volumes of fuels to the neighboring markets.
If China doesn’t keep its record imports of crude oil through the rest of the year, it could remove a major support factor for oil prices, especially if oil demand recovery elsewhere wanes in a second coronavirus wave.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Biden Pledges To Raise Taxes If Elected

Biden Pledges To Raise Taxes If Elected

2020 Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to raise taxes if elected , when he delivered remarks on his economic @ @ @ @ @ Be sure to like , subscribe , and comment below to share your thoughts on @ @ @

2020 Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to raise taxes if elected, when he delivered remarks on his economic recovery plan on 7/21/2020. Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share your thoughts on the video.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Here’s a video of the Ukrainian Government detailing the entire corruption scandal, with recordings.

Here’s a video of the Ukrainian Government detailing the entire corruption scandal, with recordings. Mentioning Biden and others.

an hour plus long video of the ukrainian government taking you step by step through the scandal , with recordings @ @ @ @ @ .

an hour plus long video of the ukrainian government taking you step by step through the scandal, with recordings and evidence to prove it.
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h/t theholygreil


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--The Most Dangerous Cities When The Economy Crashes: Is Your City at Risk? Be Prepared!

by Financial Argument via Financial Argument While the economic crash is coming , one of the factors that can waste @ @ @ @ @ city .
Rising crime rates , increased danger of looting , social disorder , and @ @ @ @ @ real economy existed long before we even had money we could carry around and was @ @ @ @ @ , no matter how the looming economic collapse plays out , the real economy will @ @ @ @ @ form .
But this coming collapse is still going to have an impact .
“ @ @ @ @ @ am going to talk about the Most Dangerous Cities When The Economy Crashes .
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ live in one of these cities

by Financial Argument via Financial Argument
While the economic crash is coming, one of the factors that can waste all your preparations is your city.
Rising crime rates, increased danger of looting, social disorder, and so on.
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“The real economy existed long before we even had money we could carry around and was based on barter. So, no matter how the looming economic collapse plays out, the real economy will continue to exist in some form. But this coming collapse is still going to have an impact. “
In this video, I am going to talk about the Most Dangerous Cities When The Economy Crashes. Maybe one of the places you live in one of these cities
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Notice how people on both sides fight so hard to keep the tax code in the US the way it is, full of

Notice how people on both sides fight so hard to keep the tax code in the US the way it is, full of loopholes? We could actually solve a huge amount of our problems with a flat tax rate.

I know it ’ s boring legalese shit but we should be talking about how to fix a lot of our issues .
The corruption in elections can be curved if we make them publicly funded only .
Most of our issues from infrastructure to crowded schools can be fixed by a flat tax rate , since most wealthy people use loopholes to pay less taxes than middle class .
Also we could legalize all drugs and tax them .
We could shut down the ATF which has almost no purpose and DEA if we legalize drugs and open a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunt pedos .
These are all things that could start turning around the weird direction we ’ re going in .
The fact that people aren ’ t pushing something as straight forward as flat taxes shows you that everyone is on the take .
Remember that the richest 25 people in the US made over 200B extra dollars during the shutdown .
They profit off of our pain .
Then none of that comes back to us because the tax system is ridiculously skewed towards them .
So we work , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through bailouts then none of that goes back in the system for us or our schools or roads .
Also we could have a half and half system .
In these theoretical system you could have a rank structure 1-5 .
The government would have to spend half of the money it gets from you on those 5 things .
There ’ s a lot of potential solutions to a lot of our corruption problems .
But if we don ’ t push or propose concrete ideas then they ’ ll never have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not necessarily represent the views of IWB .

by FringeCenterPodcast
I know it’s boring legalese shit but we should be talking about how to fix a lot of our issues.
The corruption in elections can be curved if we make them publicly funded only.
Most of our issues from infrastructure to crowded schools can be fixed by a flat tax rate, since most wealthy people use loopholes to pay less taxes than middle class.
Also we could legalize all drugs and tax them.
We could shut down the ATF which has almost no purpose and DEA if we legalize drugs and open a whole new agency with one purpose, hunt pedos.
These are all things that could start turning around the weird direction we’re going in.
The fact that people aren’t pushing something as straight forward as flat taxes shows you that everyone is on the take.
Remember that the richest 25 people in the US made over 200B extra dollars during the shutdown. They profit off of our pain.
Then none of that comes back to us because the tax system is ridiculously skewed towards them.
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So we work, they take the money we pay in taxes through bailouts then none of that goes back in the system for us or our schools or roads.
Flat tax means no more loopholes.
Also we could have a half and half system.
In these theoretical system you could have a rank structure 1-5.
The government would have to spend half of the money it gets from you on those 5 things.
There’s a lot of potential solutions to a lot of our corruption problems.
But if we don’t push or propose concrete ideas then they’ll never have to act.
Stay focused
Disclaimer: This content does not necessarily represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--This Stock Market Indicator Reaches “Lowest Level in Nearly 20 Years” | Elliott Wave International

The rally in stocks has convinced many investors that the bull market is back .
However , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ .
Here ’ s why .

The rally in stocks has convinced many investors that the bull market is back. However, it’s wise to consult financial history. Here’s why.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--ALL YOUR PLAN BELONG TO US: What Would A Joe Biden Presidency Retirement System Look Like? Farewell,

ALL YOUR PLAN BELONG TO US: What Would A Joe Biden Presidency Retirement System Look Like? Farewell, 401(k), For Starters.

The promises to “ equalize ” tax breaks refers to longstanding complaints that , so long as 401 ( k ) plans provide for the deferral of taxes on income saved for retirement , this tax break , or forgone tax revenue , primarily benefits relatively higher earners .
Biden promises instead to “ equalize benefits across the income scale ” and there ’ s no clear manner in which this lines up with a particular Sanders or Warren proposal , but progressives have been advocating for changes here for many years , for example , in this 2011 Brookings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a 30 % federal match up to a cap , or other proposals with federal contributions to retirement accounts to be made on a flat per-person basis .
Which of these Biden has in mind is unclear .
Biden also calls for “ widespread adoption of workplace savings plans , ” promises to “ offer tax credits to small businesses to offset much of the costs ” and pledges that , “ Under Biden ’ s plan , almost all workers without a pension or 401 ( k ) -type plan will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( k ) , ” which provides the opportunity to easily save for retirement at work – putting millions of middle-class families in the path to a secure retirement.
” But an “ automatic 401 ( k ) ” is not actually “ saving for retirement at work.
” State versions of the “ automatic 401 ( k ) ” require employers to forward onto a state agency a given percentage of their employees ’ wages , to be invested in an IRA managed by a vendor chosen by the state , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though calculations of a change from tax-deferral to a federal match , such as that calculated by Brookings , determine that it ’ s a win , because lower-income folk will increase their retirement benefits while higher-income folk are assumed to maintain their savings rate because they are sufficiently motivated to save with or without tax incentives , it strikes me that this not particularly likely .
In particular , the tax deferral for retirement savings is not purely a matter of employee contributions , but of employers contributing to retirement plans on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ direct contributions .
I don ’ t think we can take it for granted that if this pre-tax savings structure is removed , employers will continue to find it worth their while to provide retirement plans , rather than simply meeting the legal requirements for payroll deduction for the new federal retirement account system .

via forbes:
The promises to “equalize” tax breaks refers to longstanding complaints that, so long as 401(k) plans provide for the deferral of taxes on income saved for retirement, this tax break, or forgone tax revenue, primarily benefits relatively higher earners. Biden promises instead to “equalize benefits across the income scale” and there’s no clear manner in which this lines up with a particular Sanders or Warren proposal, but progressives have been advocating for changes here for many years, for example, in this 2011 Brookings proposal in which tax deferral is replaced by a 30% federal match up to a cap, or other proposals with federal contributions to retirement accounts to be made on a flat per-person basis. Which of these Biden has in mind is unclear. Biden also calls for “widespread adoption of workplace savings plans,” promises to “offer tax credits to small businesses to offset much of the costs” and pledges that,
“Under Biden’s plan, almost all workers without a pension or 401(k)-type plan will have access to an “automatic 401(k),” which provides the opportunity to easily save for retirement at work – putting millions of middle-class families in the path to a secure retirement.”
But an “automatic 401(k)” is not actually “saving for retirement at work.” State versions of the “automatic 401(k)” require employers to forward onto a state agency a given percentage of their employees’ wages, to be invested in an IRA managed by a vendor chosen by the state, with the opportunity to opt-out.
And even though calculations of a change from tax-deferral to a federal match, such as that calculated by Brookings, determine that it’s a win, because lower-income folk will increase their retirement benefits while higher-income folk are assumed to maintain their savings rate because they are sufficiently motivated to save with or without tax incentives, it strikes me that this not particularly likely. In particular, the tax deferral for retirement savings is not purely a matter of employee contributions, but of employers contributing to retirement plans on a pre-tax basis, through matches or direct contributions. I don’t think we can take it for granted that if this pre-tax savings structure is removed, employers will continue to find it worth their while to provide retirement plans, rather than simply meeting the legal requirements for payroll deduction for the new federal retirement account system.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Fox News sexual assault? YES! Joe Biden sexual assault? NO!

One is an opinion piece from The Breeze and one says that he should stand up and defend himself .
@ @ @ @ @ up .
Why is the same media not giving the same level of attention to @ @ @ @ @ ?
Oooooh , that ’ s right .
Because he ’ s gon na end @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic have said that “ Even if Biden ’ s accuses of sexual misconduct , @ @ @ @ @ than Trump ” .
This isn ’ t about left or right .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ is incredibly biased .
The ability to bury or unveil a story in 2020 by @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s sad af to me that sexual assault doesn ’ t matter so @ @ @ @ @ on the left .

by bulgariBLACK
One is an opinion piece from The Breeze and one says that he should stand up and defend himself. Go ahead, look them up.
Why is the same media not giving the same level of attention to such a prominent political figure?
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Oooooh, that’s right. Because he’s gonna end Trump. Places like The Atlantic have said that “Even if Biden’s accuses of sexual misconduct, it’s still better than Trump”.
This isn’t about left or right. It’s about how the media is incredibly biased. The ability to bury or unveil a story in 2020 by the MSM is scary.
It’s sad af to me that sexual assault doesn’t matter so long as you’re on the left.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--THEY DON’T CARE if it’s safe: UK govt. just signed deal for 90 million coronavirus vaccine doses eve

THEY DON’T CARE if it’s safe: UK govt. just signed deal for 90 million coronavirus vaccine doses even BEFORE safety testing has been completed

( Natural News ) Some 90 million doses of two different experimental Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccines currently under development by multiple drug giants have been purchased by the British government for mass distribution .
This is despite the fact that nobody knows for sure whether or not the jabs will even work because they have yet to be tested .
Proving once again that this whole thing is a scam , the United Kingdom ( UK ) is simply assuming that the drugs will work and has ordered them accordingly , with 30 million doses coming from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 million coming from Valneva .
This is on top of the 100 million doses of another vaccine variety that were already ordered from the University of Oxford .
The Oxford vaccines are being made from a genetically engineered version of the novel virus , while the BioNtech / Pfizer vaccine contains parts of the coronavirus ’ genetic code .
The Valneva variety reportedly contains an inactive version of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
As to why the U.K. government ordered three different varieties of untested vaccines , officials say that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines will help to maximize the chance that at least one of them will work .
In other words , it is all trial and error , and the British general population is set to be human guinea pigs .
“ The fact that we have so many promising candidates already shows the unprecedented pace at which we are moving , ” stated Kate Bingham , chair of the British government ’ s “ Vaccine Taskforce.
” U.K .
Vaccine Taskforce “ czar ” admits that coronavirus vaccines may only “ reduce symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is urging the general public not to be “ complacent or over-optimistic ” about these vaccines actually working , because chances are that they probably will not , she admitted .
“ The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and if we do get one , we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus , but rather one that reduces symptoms , ” Bingham is quoted as saying .
In other words , the British government is using taxpayer money to purchase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mere hope that they might , by some odd chance , actually work and not end up seriously harming or killing people .
If this is not the epitome of anti-science , then we do not know what is .
But this is how both the U.K. and the United States are handling the crisis , with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) having recently awarded a massive cash sum to Pfizer to develop experimental Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccines for the American market as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccines in pre-clinical trial , with another 10 in “ Phase 1 ” of small-scale safety trials .
Ten more are in “ Phase 2 ” of expanded safety trials , while three more are in Phase 3 of wider testing , which involves having their effectiveness actually tested .
In other words , the earlier trials are looking mostly at the safety of these experimental vaccines to see how people ’ s bodies respond to being injected with them .
If they pass this initial test , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not these injections actually do anything .
Boris Johnson says he is hopeful that at least one of these vaccines will be “ proven ” effective by the end of the year .
After that , he hopes to see them hit the market in early 2021 .
“ Obviously I ’ m hopeful , I ’ ve got my fingers crossed , but to say I ’ m 100 percent confident we ’ ll get a vaccine this year , or indeed next year , is alas just an exaggeration , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re not there yet.
” For more of the latest about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

by: Ethan Huff
(Natural News) Some 90 million doses of two different experimental Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines currently under development by multiple drug giants have been purchased by the British government for mass distribution. This is despite the fact that nobody knows for sure whether or not the jabs will even work because they have yet to be tested.
Proving once again that this whole thing is a scam, the United Kingdom (UK) is simply assuming that the drugs will work and has ordered them accordingly, with 30 million doses coming from the Pfizer and BioNtech partnership, and another 60 million coming from Valneva. This is on top of the 100 million doses of another vaccine variety that were already ordered from the University of Oxford.
The Oxford vaccines are being made from a genetically engineered version of the novel virus, while the BioNtech / Pfizer vaccine contains parts of the coronavirus’ genetic code. The Valneva variety reportedly contains an inactive version of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).
As to why the U.K. government ordered three different varieties of untested vaccines, officials say that trying out different “styles” of vaccines will help to maximize the chance that at least one of them will work. In other words, it is all trial and error, and the British general population is set to be human guinea pigs.
“The fact that we have so many promising candidates already shows the unprecedented pace at which we are moving,” stated Kate Bingham, chair of the British government’s “Vaccine Taskforce.”
U.K. Vaccine Taskforce “czar” admits that coronavirus vaccines may only “reduce symptoms”
At the same time, Bingham is urging the general public not to be “complacent or over-optimistic” about these vaccines actually working, because chances are that they probably will not, she admitted.
“The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and if we do get one, we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus, but rather one that reduces symptoms,” Bingham is quoted as saying.
In other words, the British government is using taxpayer money to purchase boatloads of untested and possibly useless vaccines in the mere hope that they might, by some odd chance, actually work and not end up seriously harming or killing people.
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If this is not the epitome of anti-science, then we do not know what is. But this is how both the U.K. and the United States are handling the crisis, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) having recently awarded a massive cash sum to Pfizer to develop experimental Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for the American market as well.
Unbelievably, there are currently 140 different Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in pre-clinical trial, with another 10 in “Phase 1” of small-scale safety trials. Ten more are in “Phase 2” of expanded safety trials, while three more are in Phase 3 of wider testing, which involves having their effectiveness actually tested.
In other words, the earlier trials are looking mostly at the safety of these experimental vaccines to see how people’s bodies respond to being injected with them. If they pass this initial test, then researchers later look at whether or not these injections actually do anything.
Boris Johnson says he is hopeful that at least one of these vaccines will be “proven” effective by the end of the year. After that, he hopes to see them hit the market in early 2021.
“Obviously I’m hopeful, I’ve got my fingers crossed, but to say I’m 100 percent confident we’ll get a vaccine this year, or indeed next year, is alas just an exaggeration,” he is quoted as saying. “We’re not there yet.”
For more of the latest about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
BBC.com
NaturalNews.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Hillary Clinton is backwards.

Hillary Clinton is backwards.

Silencing comes a long way with politicians such as Hillary .
This shouldn ’ t be overlooked .
Testifying to a congressional investigating committee about the assassination of Chris Stevens and three Americans at the embassy in Libya , Hillary Clinton proved herself to be a pathological liar and sociopath who couldn ’ t care less that her actions not only led to the death of an American ambassador , but deceived the American people .
Emails recovered from the server she attempted to wipe proved that Stevens sent her hundreds of emails begging for more security that she ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that underlings handled them , just as she sent an email informing her daughter the night Stevens was killed that it was Al-Qaeda , but two days later told the public it was a random riot due to a YouTube video no one had seen .
Obama , Clinton , and Rice stand convicted of selling a lie to the public to cover their betrayal of Steven ’ s trust and security of a U.S. Embassy .
Liberal media have swept the entire incident under the rug , p*ssing on the graves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacrificial goats to Muslim Brotherhood jihadis .
Democrats on the committee did their utmost to sabotage the proceedings , as did John Boehner ’ s first choice to replace him as Speaker .
When questioned about Benghazi , Americans who don ’ t watch FOX News , typical of the breed , responded , “ Who ’ s he ?
”

by shookqueen
Silencing comes a long way with politicians such as Hillary. This shouldn’t be overlooked.
Source: Liberals Backwards Think (blog)
This source states,
Testifying to a congressional investigating committee about the assassination of Chris Stevens and three Americans at the embassy in Libya, Hillary Clinton proved herself to be a pathological liar and sociopath who couldn’t care less that her actions not only led to the death of an American ambassador, but deceived the American people. Emails recovered from the server she attempted to wipe proved that Stevens sent her hundreds of emails begging for more security that she ignored. She claimed she never saw them but that underlings handled them, just as she sent an email informing her daughter the night Stevens was killed that it was Al-Qaeda, but two days later told the public it was a random riot due to a YouTube video no one had seen.
Obama, Clinton, and Rice stand convicted of selling a lie to the public to cover their betrayal of Steven’s trust and security of a U.S. Embassy. Liberal media have swept the entire incident under the rug, p*ssing on the graves of four patriotic Americans who Obama made sacrificial goats to Muslim Brotherhood jihadis. Democrats on the committee did their utmost to sabotage the proceedings, as did John Boehner’s first choice to replace him as Speaker. When questioned about Benghazi, Americans who don’t watch FOX News, typical of the breed, responded, “Who’s he?”


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Inequality Is America’s Monster Id

Inequality Is America’s Monster Id

by Charles Hugh Smith via Of Two Minds What they don ’ t understand is inequality is America ’ s Monster Id : the more you try to suppress it , the more powerful it becomes… The word privilege is much bandied about now .
I ’ ve been writing about privilege for many years , and ended up writing a book about the source ( and thus the end ) of privilege : Inequality and the Collapse of Privilege .
Privilege and inequality are two sides of the same coin .
Those with privilege get more than everyone else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the definition of inequality .
What few seem to grasp is the absolute source of inequality / privilege is our financial system , specifically the way we create and distribute money .
Few people connect the dots between a central bank ( the Federal Reserve ) creating money out of thin air and giving the super-wealthy first dibs on this new money , and the vast inequalities of wealth and power that are widening to the point of social disorder on a grand scale .
While the majority may not fully understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intuit that billionaires got the mine and the rest of us got the shaft .
Since humans are social apes and social apes have a sense of fairness , even within pecking orders with a few at the top , the inherent unfairness of our financial system generates resentment and indignation , while the lack of understanding generates frustration .
My colleague Mark Jeftovic penned a post explaining how those closest to the Fed ’ s money spigot get wealthier for doing absolutely nothing but being close to the spigot .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system and economy .
Everything else flows from this simple mechanism .
On Cantillionaires , Sycophants and Losers .
Put another way : while the rest of us earn money by creating goods and services , those close to the Fed ’ s money spigot create absolutely nothing but they get billions of dollars at rates of interest that are essentially zero , or adjusted for inflation , less than zero .
As a result , they can outbid the rest of us for all the assets that generate income .
The only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wealth of the nation is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few with access to the Fed ’ s nearly free money , and so the unearned income ( interest , dividends , rents , etc . )
all flow to them–not because they created value or goods and services , but because they were closest to the Fed ’ s money spigot .
The political game is to obscure this source of inequality and distract the unprivileged many with bread and circuses : an extra $ 600 tossed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the fitful audience , and eventually , some monthly amount of Universal Basic Income ( UBI ) calibrated to be just enough to get by but not enough to ever own any productive assets .
As I often point out , the real goal of UBI is to ensure debtors can make their credit card / student loan / auto loan payments , as these monthly payments by the masses are the interest income of the super-wealthy with the privileged position by the Fed ’ s money spigot .
The privileged super-wealthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and so they ’ re delighted to virtue-signal their support of purely symbolic actions such as toppling statues and occupying worthless chunks of cities .
None of these symbolic actions threaten their privileged position by the Fed ’ s money spigot , and even better , they distract and divide the exploited populace .
For if the people never catch on to the source of inequality , that ignorance is all the protection the privileged super-wealthy need .
The privileged super-wealthy are feeling very confident in their control of the financial system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own the wealth , the income streams , the media , Big Tech , and the machinery of political power .
What they don ’ t understand is inequality is America ’ s Monster Id : the more you try to suppress it , the more powerful it becomes .
The Monster Id of inequality is already rampaging through the social and political orders , and eventually it will burn through the Fed ’ s free-money vault with a white-hot intensity that will surprise the privileged super-wealthy and their armies of self-serving toadies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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by Charles Hugh Smith via Of Two Minds
What they don’t understand is inequality is America’s Monster Id: the more you try to suppress it, the more powerful it becomes…
The word privilege is much bandied about now. I’ve been writing about privilege for many years, and ended up writing a book about the source (and thus the end) of privilege: Inequality and the Collapse of Privilege.
Privilege and inequality are two sides of the same coin. Those with privilege get more than everyone else without actually creating more value, which is the definition of inequality.
What few seem to grasp is the absolute source of inequality / privilege is our financial system, specifically the way we create and distribute money.
Few people connect the dots between a central bank (the Federal Reserve) creating money out of thin air and giving the super-wealthy first dibs on this new money, and the vast inequalities of wealth and power that are widening to the point of social disorder on a grand scale.
While the majority may not fully understand the source of inequality, they do intuit that billionaires got the mine and the rest of us got the shaft. Since humans are social apes and social apes have a sense of fairness, even within pecking orders with a few at the top, the inherent unfairness of our financial system generates resentment and indignation, while the lack of understanding generates frustration.
My colleague Mark Jeftovic penned a post explaining how those closest to the Fed’s money spigot get wealthier for doing absolutely nothing but being close to the spigot. This is the most basic structure of our financial system and economy. Everything else flows from this simple mechanism. On Cantillionaires, Sycophants and Losers.
Put another way: while the rest of us earn money by creating goods and services, those close to the Fed’s money spigot create absolutely nothing but they get billions of dollars at rates of interest that are essentially zero, or adjusted for inflation, less than zero.
As a result, they can outbid the rest of us for all the assets that generate income.
The only possible result of this system is that the wealth of the nation is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few with access to the Fed’s nearly free money, and so the unearned income (interest, dividends, rents, etc.) all flow to them–not because they created value or goods and services, but because they were closest to the Fed’s money spigot.
The political game is to obscure this source of inequality and distract the unprivileged many with bread and circuses: an extra $600 tossed to the restive crowd of unemployed, $1,200 to the fitful audience, and eventually, some monthly amount of Universal Basic Income (UBI) calibrated to be just enough to get by but not enough to ever own any productive assets.
As I often point out, the real goal of UBI is to ensure debtors can make their credit card / student loan / auto loan payments, as these monthly payments by the masses are the interest income of the super-wealthy with the privileged position by the Fed’s money spigot.
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The privileged super-wealthy also own the media, of course, and so they’re delighted to virtue-signal their support of purely symbolic actions such as toppling statues and occupying worthless chunks of cities. None of these symbolic actions threaten their privileged position by the Fed’s money spigot, and even better, they distract and divide the exploited populace.
For if the people never catch on to the source of inequality, that ignorance is all the protection the privileged super-wealthy need.
The privileged super-wealthy are feeling very confident in their control of the financial system, the source of inequality. They own the wealth, the income streams, the media, Big Tech, and the machinery of political power.
What they don’t understand is inequality is America’s Monster Id: the more you try to suppress it, the more powerful it becomes. The Monster Id of inequality is already rampaging through the social and political orders, and eventually it will burn through the Fed’s free-money vault with a white-hot intensity that will surprise the privileged super-wealthy and their armies of self-serving toadies, lackeys, apparatchiks and technocrat flunkies.
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The Adventures of the Consulting Philosopher: The Disappearance of Drake $1.29 (Kindle), $8.95 (print); read the first chapters for free (PDF)
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--These People Are Nuts: Broward County Officials Now Require Citizens Wear Masks WITHIN THEIR OWN HOM

These People Are Nuts: Broward County Officials Now Require Citizens Wear Masks WITHIN THEIR OWN HOMES

NEWS : Broward County , FL has issued an `` emergency order '' mandating that citizens wear masks IN THEIR @ @ @

NEWS: Broward County, FL has issued an "emergency order" mandating that citizens wear masks IN THEIR OWN HOMES pic.twitter.com/jOg8OhOoum
— Young Americans for Liberty (@YALiberty) July 20, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Joe Biden listed as criminal suspect in Ukrainian court

A Ukrainian court has listed presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden as a possible criminal suspect .
One America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Rion has the latest .

A Ukrainian court has listed presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden as a possible criminal suspect. One America’s Chief White House Correspondent Chanel Rion has the latest.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Will new Fed member push the US back towards the gold standard?

U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton , backer of gold standard Shelton , a conservative economist @ @ @ @ @ would be better off returning to the gold standard and as recently as 2017 criticized @ @ @ @ @ over money and financial markets as “ quite unhealthy , ” drew criticism from Democrats @ @ @ @ @ a contentious hearing in February .

U.S. Senate panel set to advance Trump Fed nominee Shelton, backer of gold standard
Shelton, a conservative economist who has argued the nation would be better off returning to the gold standard and as recently as 2017 criticized the Fed’s power over money and financial markets as “quite unhealthy,” drew criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans during a contentious hearing in February.


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Gravitas: How China is weaponising water

According to a report in 2016 , China has built 87,000 dams .
Why does China need so many dams @ @ @ @ @ to turn water into a weapon .

How typical of them…
According to a report in 2016, China has built 87,000 dams. Why does China need so many dams? Because, it wants to turn water into a weapon.
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Water is flowing in twice as fast as the 3 Gorges dam can release, 11 more meters and it breaches. H

Water is flowing in twice as fast as the 3 Gorges dam can release, 11 more meters and it breaches. How will food be delivered to millions flooded

It breaches at 185 meters , it ’ s near 175 now .
The out flow is 33,000 cubic meters @ @ @ @ @ is around 43,000 .

It breaches at 185 meters, it’s near 175 now. The out flow is 33,000 cubic meters per minuet, the inflow is around 43,000.
Not to mention Fukishima x 40 reactors?
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h/t DNG


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--How the “NEWS” Media GAVE Mainstream America COVID and WHY!

Story after story of COVID OUT OF CONTROL !
I just read a story from our wonderful media talking about how even IOWA is now out of control !
They are also telling us how NOW liberal bastions of the North East have actually “ tamped down ” the virus while and take note of this , “ TRUMPS AMERICA ” is out of control .
Few will ask why , why is this happening ?
Even fewer will apply common sense and logic .
They want to make certain you blame not only Trump but your local and state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in November !
The economy had to be CRASHED and it has to STAY CRASHED until November .
People MUST remain in the mass hysteria state the media has created until them…why ?
In order to DEMORALIZE THE TRUMP BASE !
The virus , if you remember was beginning to wane , the pandemic was disappearing and America was opening up again so they had to introduce the “ race war ” into the equation .
That ran it ’ s ( temporary ) natural course , they played it as far as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employing Federal Troops to stop the Left and their violent mobs so what next ?
What could they do to keep the economy down , the hysteria going ?
AH—tell “ Flyover ” or “ Trump Country ” America the virus was now BACK and it was attacking THEM….The message-TRUMP HAD FAILED THEM !
If you read past the HEADLINES you can clearly see their tactic at play .
There are a multitude of sources that reveal what they are doing but we all need to point them out and most importantly we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ KNOW !
Here is just one : County Commissioners discussing the NEW rules for counting Covid cases in TEXAS that began in MAY !
IF you want to hold on to whats left of our nation you better get busy , WE all BETTER…..share the information with loved ones , friends anyone you know…..Trump can ’ t do this by himself and WE are the only ones capable of spreading the truth !

Story after story of COVID OUT OF CONTROL! I just read a story from our wonderful media talking about how even IOWA is now out of control!
They are also telling us how NOW liberal bastions of the North East have actually “tamped down” the virus while and take note of this, “TRUMPS AMERICA” is out of control. Few will ask why, why is this happening? Even fewer will apply common sense and logic. They want to make certain you blame not only Trump but your local and state Republican leadership…they want you to stay home in November!
The economy had to be CRASHED and it has to STAY CRASHED until November. People MUST remain in the mass hysteria state the media has created until them…why? In order to DEMORALIZE THE TRUMP BASE!
The virus, if you remember was beginning to wane, the pandemic was disappearing and America was opening up again so they had to introduce the “race war” into the equation. That ran it’s (temporary) natural course, they played it as far as they dared knowing Trump was close to employing Federal Troops to stop the Left and their violent mobs so what next?
What could they do to keep the economy down, the hysteria going? AH—tell “Flyover” or “Trump Country” America the virus was now BACK and it was attacking THEM….The message-TRUMP HAD FAILED THEM!
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If you read past the HEADLINES you can clearly see their tactic at play. There are a multitude of sources that reveal what they are doing but we all need to point them out and most importantly we need to SHARE THEM WITH EVERYONE WE KNOW!
Here is just one:
County Commissioners discussing the NEW rules for counting Covid cases in TEXAS that began in MAY!
IF you want to hold on to whats left of our nation you better get busy, WE all BETTER…..share the information with loved ones, friends anyone you know…..Trump can’t do this by himself and WE are the only ones capable of spreading the truth!
h/t FeedYourHead


investmentwatchblog--2020-07-21--Colleges Face A No-Win Dilemma: To Cut Or Not to Cut Tuition?

Amid all the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic for higher education , two things are becoming clear .
Most students yearn to come back to campus in the fall , in spite of the risks .
And if , instead , students wind up receiving online instruction come September , they don ’ t want to pay full tuition .
These two factors are driving the decision-making of millions of students and their families .
In response , many institutions are frantically making elaborate and expensive plans to open up classrooms and dorms , in part because they feel like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an overwhelming majority of students don ’ t want to pay full cost for another semester of Zoom meetings , and that some incoming freshmen who have been admitted to colleges that choose to extend online learning into the fall might defect to colleges that decide to open their campuses .
Substantially fewer students equals plunging tuition revenue , which equals financial disaster at a time when many colleges are already at the fiscal brink .
Colleges that are going with online instruction are playing it safe with the virus , but running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tuition revenue — to institutions that promise a semester with dorms and classmates and maybe even a little fun .
All of which presents a no-win dilemma to colleges planning to offer mostly or wholly online instruction .
They can discount tuition in hopes of keeping students happy , despite the hit to their bottom line .
Or they can stick with full tuition for the fall , and still brace for the possible hit to their bottom line .
A number of colleges have offered reduced , deferred , or even free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has raised a new crop of similar announcements .

via chronicle:
Amid all the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic for higher education, two things are becoming clear. Most students yearn to come back to campus in the fall, in spite of the risks. And if, instead, students wind up receiving online instruction come September, they don’t want to pay full tuition.
These two factors are driving the decision-making of millions of students and their families. In response, many institutions are frantically making elaborate and expensive plans to open up classrooms and dorms, in part because they feel like they have to. Surveys show that an overwhelming majority of students don’t want to pay full cost for another semester of Zoom meetings, and that some incoming freshmen who have been admitted to colleges that choose to extend online learning into the fall might defect to colleges that decide to open their campuses. Substantially fewer students equals plunging tuition revenue, which equals financial disaster at a time when many colleges are already at the fiscal brink.
Colleges that are going with online instruction are playing it safe with the virus, but running the risk of losing enrollment — and tuition revenue — to institutions that promise a semester with dorms and classmates and maybe even a little fun.
All of which presents a no-win dilemma to colleges planning to offer mostly or wholly online instruction. They can discount tuition in hopes of keeping students happy, despite the hit to their bottom line. Or they can stick with full tuition for the fall, and still brace for the possible hit to their bottom line.
A number of colleges have offered reduced, deferred, or even free tuition since the spring, but midsummer has raised a new crop of similar announcements.