investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--In the Pandemic, It’s Every Nation for Itself

“ The lamps are going out all over Europe , we shall not see them lit again in our life-time , ” said Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey to a friend on the eve of Britain ’ s entry into the First World War .
Observing from afar as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the Old Continent , Grey ’ s words return to mind .
And as the Great War changed Europe forever , the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be changing the way European peoples see each other .
“ All for one and one for all !
” These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Three Musketeers ” of Alexandre Dumas lived their lives .
This was the ideal upon which the EU and NATO were built .
An attack against one is an attack against all .
The Schengen Agreement by which citizens of Europe are as free to travel through the countries of their continent as Americans are to travel from Maryland to Virginia is rooted in that ideal .
Yet , suddenly , all that seems to belong to yesterday .
How the EU ’ s nation-states are reacting to the coronavirus crisis brings to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Sauve qui peut , ” a rough translation of which is , “ Every man for himself.
” The New York Times has written of the new reality .
In Sunday ’ s top story , “ Europe Locks Up and Faces Crisis as Virus Spread , ” the Times wrote : “ While some European leaders , like President Emmanuel Macron of France , have called for intensifying cooperation across nations , others are trying to close their countries off .
“ From Denmark to Slovakia , governments went into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Describing a host of countries heeding the call of tribalism and nationalism , the Times laments Monday : “ Today , Europeans are… erecting borders between countries , inside their cities and neighborhoods , around their homes — to protect themselves from their neighbors , even from their own grandchildren.
” “ Confronting a virus that knows no borders , this modern Europe without borders is building them everywhere.
” In a few days , the Europe of open borders has become history .
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“ As the pandemic spreads from Italy to Spain , France , Germany , ” reports the Times , “ there is a growing sense of the need for harsh , even authoritarian methods , many of them taken from China .
“ Europe has been terrified by Italy .
Suddenly , many of the continent ’ s countries are trying to lock down , to protect themselves and their citizens .
The idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ borderless Europe where citizens are free to travel and work , seems very far away.
” Italy , hardest-hit country after China , is on lockdown .
Germany is closing its borders with Austria , Denmark , France , Luxembourg and Switzerland .
The Czech Republic , Cyprus , Denmark , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland and Slovakia have announced they will close borders to all foreigners .
President Donald Trump has expanded his travel ban on Europe to include two of America ’ s oldest friends , Britain and Ireland .
Slovenia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norway is on lockdown .
International travelers who arrive in Norway risk a mandatory 14-day quarantine , regardless of their health .
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is barring entry to all travelers who are not citizens or permanent residents .
The only exceptions are air crews , diplomats , and , “ at this time , ” U.S. citizens .
What we are witnessing is the clash of the claims of human nature and of ideology .
Through history , most men have put attachments of family , tribe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation above the claims of liberal ideology .
But while all citizens may have the same God-given right to life and constitutional right to “ equal protection of the laws , ” all people do not have equal rights to our affections or concerns .
For most men , the claims of the heart are superior to those of the mind .
Foreign folks do not have the same claims upon us as our own .
In a crisis , people put families , friends and country first .
In the Declaration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all men are created equal.
” Yet , what truly seems to enrage him and to justify the rebellion against George III are the crimes the king had committed and that he had been “ deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.
” The king had violated the claims of our common blood while we Americans had not been “ wanting in attentions to our British brethren.
” Closing borders is a grievous offense against liberalism that is supposedly rooted in the sin of xenophobia .
But what governments in Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Americans are saying by banning travel from Europe , is that while all men may be created equal , we will always put our own people first , ahead of the rest .
When a crisis comes , be it a war in which the survival of the nation is at stake or an epidemic where the health and survival of our people is at stake , we take care of our own first .
This is human nature .
This is the way the world works .

via Pat Buchanan
For most men, the claims of the heart are superior to those of the mind… In a crisis, people put families, friends and country first.
“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time,” said Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey to a friend on the eve of Britain’s entry into the First World War.
Observing from afar as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the Old Continent, Grey’s words return to mind. And as the Great War changed Europe forever, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be changing the way European peoples see each other.
“All for one and one for all!” These were the words by which “The Three Musketeers” of Alexandre Dumas lived their lives.
This was the ideal upon which the EU and NATO were built. An attack against one is an attack against all. The Schengen Agreement by which citizens of Europe are as free to travel through the countries of their continent as Americans are to travel from Maryland to Virginia is rooted in that ideal.
Yet, suddenly, all that seems to belong to yesterday.
How the EU’s nation-states are reacting to the coronavirus crisis brings to mind another phrase, a French phrase, “Sauve qui peut,” a rough translation of which is, “Every man for himself.”
The New York Times has written of the new reality. In Sunday’s top story, “Europe Locks Up and Faces Crisis as Virus Spread,” the Times wrote:
“While some European leaders, like President Emmanuel Macron of France, have called for intensifying cooperation across nations, others are trying to close their countries off.
“From Denmark to Slovakia, governments went into aggressive virus-fighting mode with border closings.”
Describing a host of countries heeding the call of tribalism and nationalism, the Times laments Monday:
“Today, Europeans are… erecting borders between countries, inside their cities and neighborhoods, around their homes — to protect themselves from their neighbors, even from their own grandchildren.”
“Confronting a virus that knows no borders, this modern Europe without borders is building them everywhere.”
In a few days, the Europe of open borders has become history.
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“As the pandemic spreads from Italy to Spain, France, Germany,” reports the Times, “there is a growing sense of the need for harsh, even authoritarian methods, many of them taken from China.
“Europe has been terrified by Italy. Suddenly, many of the continent’s countries are trying to lock down, to protect themselves and their citizens. The idea of European solidarity, and of a borderless Europe where citizens are free to travel and work, seems very far away.”
Italy, hardest-hit country after China, is on lockdown. Germany is closing its borders with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia have announced they will close borders to all foreigners. President Donald Trump has expanded his travel ban on Europe to include two of America’s oldest friends, Britain and Ireland.
Slovenia has closed its border with Italy. Norway is on lockdown. International travelers who arrive in Norway risk a mandatory 14-day quarantine, regardless of their health.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is barring entry to all travelers who are not citizens or permanent residents. The only exceptions are air crews, diplomats, and, “at this time,” U.S. citizens.
What we are witnessing is the clash of the claims of human nature and of ideology.
Through history, most men have put attachments of family, tribe, faith, country, race and nation above the claims of liberal ideology.
But while all citizens may have the same God-given right to life and constitutional right to “equal protection of the laws,” all people do not have equal rights to our affections or concerns.
For most men, the claims of the heart are superior to those of the mind. Foreign folks do not have the same claims upon us as our own. In a crisis, people put families, friends and country first.
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson declares that, “all men are created equal.” Yet, what truly seems to enrage him and to justify the rebellion against George III are the crimes the king had committed and that he had been “deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.”
The king had violated the claims of our common blood while we Americans had not been “wanting in attentions to our British brethren.”
Closing borders is a grievous offense against liberalism that is supposedly rooted in the sin of xenophobia. But what governments in Europe are saying by closing their borders, what Americans are saying by banning travel from Europe, is that while all men may be created equal, we will always put our own people first, ahead of the rest.
When a crisis comes, be it a war in which the survival of the nation is at stake or an epidemic where the health and survival of our people is at stake, we take care of our own first.
This is human nature. This is the way the world works.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--This is End Game’s Long Range Goal–You Heard It Here First

In a week to two weeks time , when all the business have been forced to close down ; when kids have been home from school without any recourse to daycare ; when nobody ventures outside due to fear and uncertainty ; when all the industries that cater to hospitality , service , and travel are forced to lay off their work force because no one is patronizing them any more… When individuals finds themselves unable to pay for food , their mortgage or rent , or utilities or bills of any kind ; no one buys movie tickets , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be the corporations too that will find themselves unable to maintain their operations and ability to function .
At this point everything from : THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF EVERY ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE IN THE GLOBAL CURRENT WORLD ORDER will collectively cry out for a reprieve as both the poorest and the richest , the largest and the smallest–all being now so inextricably linked–will with one voice shout that the only way to save the ENTIRE WORLD will be to reset the ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM .
Then , this happens : This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conspiratorial “ theories ” all run into the same great ocean .
If you want to : * stay in your home , * keep your lights on– nay keep electricity itself on ( from the point of view of the electric companies ) * feed your families , * make a living , in other words , return to “ normalcy , ” then you will have no choice but to take the New Economic Dollar : * a cashless , connected to the internet , always track-able and traceable ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because coronavirus ) ; * with the new owners of the organs of modern tech and industry overseeing the entire enterprise as they will have bought out all that collapsed for pennies on the dollar .
The companies/corporations of course will be the nodes of dissemination .
Here , they ’ ll say , is your vouchers for six months free utilities and services until we get society sorted out again and you can get back to work and back on your feet , just take the m.chip , sign these papers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) terms and conditions .
There , that wasn ’ t so hard now , was it ?
Welcome home Family !
The elite , the CEOs , the rich and famous are all bugging out while the reset occurs .
This coronavirus hoax is merely the pretext to reset the entire global economic system ( itself a virus , totally fraudulent , and splitting apart at the seams daily ) .
Don ’ t be fooled by the virus that never was .
Look around , open your eyes .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t listen to anything the government says , instead watch what they actually .
Look at what is happening : * society itself is being closed down * businesses are being forced to close or will have to close down due to lack business * trade disruption * schools , churches , court houses , parades , holidays–ALL ceasing operation at the drop of a hat * people under quarantine , curfew , and “ socially distancing ” themselves All for a virus with a 0.02 % mortality rate ?
That makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not about a virus at all !
This is being used as a casus belli against the old economic order and to usher in the new one .
Don ’ t be fooled by the daily virus nonsense .
See beyond where this is heading .
This was all planned .
The plan can be discerned if you have a wide enough and high enough view of the horizon .
Lastly , there is another element at play which shant be mentioned in this thread .
For every force at play , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work .
The right people will read this and know what this refers to .

by Ambrosius Theophilus
In a week to two weeks time, when all the business have been forced to close down; when kids have been home from school without any recourse to daycare; when nobody ventures outside due to fear and uncertainty; when all the industries that cater to hospitality, service, and travel are forced to lay off their work force because no one is patronizing them any more…
When individuals finds themselves unable to pay for food, their mortgage or rent, or utilities or bills of any kind; no one buys movie tickets, cars, or vacations, then it will be the corporations too
that will find themselves unable to maintain their operations and ability to function.
At this point everything from:
* utility companies (telephone, internet),
* communication (cell phone service providers),
* entertainment (movie studios, television conglomerates),
* logistics and transportation (air, land, sea),
* energy companies (oil refineries),
* social services (hospitals, firefighters),
* education (for profit universities),
* food production (Tyson, Archer-Daniel Midland):
THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF EVERY ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE IN THE GLOBAL CURRENT WORLD ORDER
will collectively cry out for a reprieve as both the poorest and the richest, the largest and the smallest–all being now so inextricably linked–will with one voice shout that the only way to save the ENTIRE WORLD will be to reset the ENTIRE ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
Then, this happens:
This is when and where all the streams of conspiratorial “theories” all run into the same great ocean.
If you want to:
* stay in your home,
* keep your lights on– nay keep electricity itself on (from the point of view of the electric companies)
* feed your families,
* make a living,
in other words, return to “normalcy,” then you will have no choice but to take the New Economic Dollar:
* a cashless, connected to the internet, always track-able and traceable;
* replete with a micro-chipped population (because coronavirus);
* with the new owners of the organs of modern tech and industry overseeing the entire enterprise as they will have bought out all that collapsed for pennies on the dollar.
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The companies/corporations of course will be the nodes of dissemination. Here, they’ll say, is your vouchers for six months free utilities and services until we get society sorted out again and you can get back to work and back on your feet, just take the m.chip, sign these papers, and abide by these new (metaphysical) terms and conditions. There, that wasn’t so hard now, was it? Welcome home Family!
The elite, the CEOs, the rich and famous are all bugging out while the reset occurs. This coronavirus hoax is merely the pretext to reset the entire global economic system (itself a virus, totally fraudulent, and splitting apart at the seams daily).
Don’t be fooled by the virus that never was. Look around, open your eyes. As the old Native American saying goes, don’t listen to anything the government says, instead watch what they actually do . Look at what is happening:
* society itself is being closed down
* businesses are being forced to close or will have to close down due to lack business
* trade disruption
* schools, churches, court houses, parades, holidays–ALL ceasing operation at the drop of a hat
* people under quarantine, curfew, and “socially distancing” themselves
All for a virus with a 0.02% mortality rate? That makes no sense. Because it’s not about a virus at all!
This is being used as a casus belli against the old economic order and to usher in the new one.
Don’t be fooled by the daily virus nonsense. See beyond where this is heading. This was all planned. The plan can be discerned if you have a wide enough and high enough view of the horizon.
Lastly, there is another element at play which shant be mentioned in this thread. For every force at play, there is an equal and opposite force at work.
The right people will read this and know what this refers to.
God Bless and God Prevails


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--COVID-19 – We are on same trajectory as ITALY

Except it hit them roughly 5 days before us .
As you can see , we are on the same @ @ @ @ @ ” statistics .
Which mean if we are truly following Italy ’ s mitigation plan @ @ @ @ @ a national shutdown by Friday .
Confirming most people ’ s sources .

Statistics:
Except it hit them roughly 5 days before us. As you can see, we are on the same trajectory according to “official” statistics. Which mean if we are truly following Italy’s mitigation plan, then we can expect a national shutdown by Friday. Confirming most people’s sources.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Many Leftists are wishing that more Republicans will die than Democrats from the Coronavirus – They

Many Leftists are wishing that more Republicans will die than Democrats from the Coronavirus – They will be disappointed

Look at the two maps on this page .
They tell the tale .
Jennifer Rubin ’ s death wish for Republicans is factually wrong — and the maps prove it Once upon a time , Jennifer Rubin was an intelligent woman .
Things started to go downhill when she went to work for the Washington Post , but what really flipped the switch in her brain was seeing Donald Trump become president .
Not only did she lose perspective , but she also lost intelligence , self-restraint , and decency .
Her latest flight of NeverTrump nastiness has her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time of coronavirus .
Her speculation not only reveals an even further degradation of mind and soul , but she ’ s got things entirely bass-ackwards wrong – and a couple of maps prove it .
Maybe the seeds of Rubin ’ s decay were always there , considering that she attended U.C .
Berkeley both as an undergraduate and at law school .
Her downslide might also have come from spending twenty years in Hollywood , working as a Labor and Employment lawyer in Hollywood .
Or perhaps the problem was when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and started writing for The Weekly Standard and Commentary magazine .
Her work there was excellent during the Bush and Obama years when these magazines were conservative stalwarts .
As you may recall , though , both magazines went all-in for NeverTrumpism , which eventually killed The Weekly Standard .
By the time The Weekly Standard died , though , Rubin had already moved on to the Washington Post , ostensibly as a “ conservative ” commentator .
At that point , the years at Berkeley , in Hollywood , and at two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to catch up with her .
By the time Donald Trump came along , the term “ conservative ” when attached to her name was a misnomer .
As with Bill Kristol , her hatred for Trump caused a seismic shift in her political ideology .
Rubin ’ s fanatic hatred for Trump is such that she ’ d rather embrace a hard-left platform ( for there ’ s little real difference between Bernie ’ s agenda and Biden ’ s other than the speed of change ) than see Trump in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong , of course , but not be evil .
Coronavirus , though , has brought had the true nastiness that underlies Rubin ’ s character :

Look at the two maps on this page. They tell the tale.
Jennifer Rubin’s death wish for Republicans is factually wrong — and the maps prove it
Once upon a time, Jennifer Rubin was an intelligent woman. Things started to go downhill when she went to work for the Washington Post, but what really flipped the switch in her brain was seeing Donald Trump become president. Not only did she lose perspective, but she also lost intelligence, self-restraint, and decency. Her latest flight of NeverTrump nastiness has her speculate about possible Republican deaths during a time of coronavirus. Her speculation not only reveals an even further degradation of mind and soul, but she’s got things entirely bass-ackwards wrong – and a couple of maps prove it.
Maybe the seeds of Rubin’s decay were always there, considering that she attended U.C. Berkeley both as an undergraduate and at law school. Her downslide might also have come from spending twenty years in Hollywood, working as a Labor and Employment lawyer in Hollywood.
Or perhaps the problem was when she moved with her family to Virginia and started writing for The Weekly Standard and Commentary magazine. Her work there was excellent during the Bush and Obama years when these magazines were conservative stalwarts. As you may recall, though, both magazines went all-in for NeverTrumpism, which eventually killed The Weekly Standard.
By the time The Weekly Standard died, though, Rubin had already moved on to the Washington Post, ostensibly as a “conservative” commentator. At that point, the years at Berkeley, in Hollywood, and at two cocktail-party-circuit “conservative” magazines had already started to catch up with her. By the time Donald Trump came along, the term “conservative” when attached to her name was a misnomer. As with Bill Kristol, her hatred for Trump caused a seismic shift in her political ideology. Rubin’s fanatic hatred for Trump is such that she’d rather embrace a hard-left platform (for there’s little real difference between Bernie’s agenda and Biden’s other than the speed of change) than see Trump in the White House.
One can be wrong, of course, but not be evil. Coronavirus, though, has brought had the true nastiness that underlies Rubin’s character:


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--AMAZON Will hire 100,000 Due to Coronavirus – Starting $17 at Hour too!

Amazon says it plans to hire thousands of new warehouse employees following a “ significant ” increase in workload and @ @ @ @ @ amid the coronavirus outbreak .
In a memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal , @ @ @ @ @ to hire around 100,000 new employees and called the current surge in orders brought on @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented.
” Amazon ’ s current starting wages are $ 15 an hour at its @ @ @ @ @ to the Journal .
The company plans to raise pay for those workers in the @ @ @ @ @ hour .

Amazon says it plans to hire thousands of new warehouse employees following a “significant” increase in workload and demand for online delivery services amid the coronavirus outbreak.
In a memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the company said it planned to hire around 100,000 new employees and called the current surge in orders brought on by the global outbreak “unprecedented.”
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Amazon’s current starting wages are $15 an hour at its warehouse and fulfillment centers according to the Journal. The company plans to raise pay for those workers in the U.S. by $2 an hour.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--All State Liquor Stores Across Pennsylvania To Close INDEFINITELY Tonight At 9 PM

Get it while you can .
HARRISBURG , Pa. ( WHTM ) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced @ @ @ @ @ Good Spirits stores and licensee service centers across the state will be closed indefinitely after @ @ @ @ @ online store closed 5 p.m. Monday .
This follows the heels of Governor Tom Wolf @ @ @ @ @ non-essential businesses should be closed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 .
“ This @ @ @ @ @ to make , and we understand the disruption our store closures will have on consumers @ @ @ @ @ , ” Board Chairman Tim Holden said in a release .
“ But in these @ @ @ @ @ the public health crisis and mitigation effort must take priority over the sale of wine @ @ @ @ @ health and safety of our employees and communities is paramount .
”

You’ve got till 9 pm tonight people.
Get it while you can.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced that all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores and licensee service centers across the state will be closed indefinitely after 9 p.m. Tuesday and the online store closed 5 p.m. Monday.
This follows the heels of Governor Tom Wolf’s announcement that all non-essential businesses should be closed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
“This was a tremendously difficult decision to make, and we understand the disruption our store closures will have on consumers and licensees across the commonwealth,” Board Chairman Tim Holden said in a release. “But in these uncertain and unprecedented times, the public health crisis and mitigation effort must take priority over the sale of wine and spirits, as the health and safety of our employees and communities is paramount.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--How this is worse than 2009?

How this is worse than 2009?

• The whole world is shut down .
• US has 50 % of jobs at risk .
www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/economy/job-losses-coronavirus/index.html When the job changes in the coming week are counted it could show a loss of as many as 1 million jobs , according to Kevin Hassett , the former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors under President Donald Trump .
That would be significantly worse than the 800,000 jobs lost in March 2009 .
3 ) Massive 2nd , 3rd order effects rippling like friggin lightning across the industries .
You have contagion , you have panic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Unless US govt literally starts giving population 1-2K a month , this is gon na be one hell of a ride .
5 ) They are fighting yesterday ’ s war .
This is not a financial crisis , this is a public health and public panic crisis .
You also have the most vulnerable people who live paycheck to paycheck suddently abandoned .
Who ’ s gon na take care of them ?
What are they gon na do when they literally run out of food and the cities are all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unprecedented .
You think 2018 level is floor ?
You think 2013 level is floor ?
S & P at 2500 which is same as a year ago at full employment is floor ?
Boy , try 2000 .
Try 1500 .
You could still walk outside when it was depth of the financial crisis .
You could still fly anywhere .
You didn ’ t have a shortage of basic medicines and people not able to get their script refills .
2500… Bull run .
Priced in .
This is barely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The whole world is shut down. US has 50% of jobs at risk. www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/economy/job-losses-coronavirus/index.html
When the job changes in the coming week are counted it could show a loss of as many as 1 million jobs, according to Kevin Hassett, the former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors under President Donald Trump.
That would be significantly worse than the 800,000 jobs lost in March 2009.
3) Massive 2nd, 3rd order effects rippling like friggin lightning across the industries. You have contagion, you have panic potential, you have city lockdowns…
4) Unless US govt literally starts giving population 1-2K a month, this is gonna be one hell of a ride.
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5) They are fighting yesterday’s war. This is not a financial crisis, this is a public health and public panic crisis. You also have the most vulnerable people who live paycheck to paycheck suddently abandoned. Who’s gonna take care of them? What are they gonna do when they literally run out of food and the cities are all closed with no one outside?
This is unprecedented. You think 2018 level is floor? You think 2013 level is floor? S&P at 2500 which is same as a year ago at full employment is floor? Boy, try 2000. Try 1500. You could still walk outside when it was depth of the financial crisis. You could still fly anywhere. You didn’t have a shortage of basic medicines and people not able to get their script refills.
2500… Bull run. Priced in. This is barely first inning playing out. Strap in.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--REPORT THIS AD DOJ Drops Rosenstein and Mueller’s Nonsense Case Against Russian Company Concord LLC…

Almost everyone who researched the substance behind Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller ’ s heavily promoted Russian indictments knew the underlying claims were centered on the thinnest of evidence .
A few Facebook memes were used to accuse Russian company Concord LLC of violating FARA and FEC election laws .
In July,2018 , Robert Mueller asked a federal judge in Washington for an order that would protect the handover of voluminous evidence to lawyers for Concord Management and Consulting LLC , one of three companies and 13 Russian nationals charged in a February 2018 indictment .
They are accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and posting political content on social media as so-called trolls to encourage strife in the U.S .
Indeed , to an incurious media , a Russian catering company posting Facebook memes might sound like a good justification for a vast Russian election interference prosecution ; however , when Concord & the accused Russians show up in court and request to see the evidence against them , well , the prosecutors might just have a problem .
It ’ s that problem that dogged the Mueller prosecution since 2018 .
Today , predictably and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case ( full pdf below ) : The prosecution was always just a farce .
The ridiculous Russian indictments were only created to give some sense of validity to a premise that did not exist ; and to allow the Robert Mueller investigation to continue operating when there was never a valid justification for doing so .
This was perhaps the biggest shell game operation , with a non-existent pea , using the DOJ and FBI to give the impression that something nefarious had happened ; when factually the ‘ Russian Conspiracy Narrative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon the American people .
The purpose of Robert Mueller was to create something , find anything , that would lead to their political allies being able to remove a sitting president .
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein participated in that hoax for those intents… .
This purposeful fraud has yet to be addressed .

Almost everyone who researched the substance behind Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller’s heavily promoted Russian indictments knew the underlying claims were centered on the thinnest of evidence.
A few Facebook memes were used to accuse Russian company Concord LLC of violating FARA and FEC election laws.
In July,2018, Robert Mueller asked a federal judge in Washington for an order that would protect the handover of voluminous evidence to lawyers for Concord Management and Consulting LLC, one of three companies and 13 Russian nationals charged in a February 2018 indictment. They are accused of producing propaganda, posing as U.S. activists and posting political content on social media as so-called trolls to encourage strife in the U.S.
Indeed, to an incurious media, a Russian catering company posting Facebook memes might sound like a good justification for a vast Russian election interference prosecution; however, when Concord & the accused Russians show up in court and request to see the evidence against them, well, the prosecutors might just have a problem. It’s that problem that dogged the Mueller prosecution since 2018. Today, predictably and finally, the DOJ dropped the nonsense case (full pdf below):
Here’s the Full Filing:
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The prosecution was always just a farce. The ridiculous Russian indictments were only created to give some sense of validity to a premise that did not exist; and to allow the Robert Mueller investigation to continue operating when there was never a valid justification for doing so.
This was perhaps the biggest shell game operation, with a non-existent pea, using the DOJ and FBI to give the impression that something nefarious had happened; when factually the ‘Russian Conspiracy Narrative’ was all just one big hoax upon the American people.
The purpose of Robert Mueller was to create something, find anything, that would lead to their political allies being able to remove a sitting president. Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein participated in that hoax for those intents….
This purposeful fraud has yet to be addressed.
You can read the full Motion here:t.co/gdObHEzBCe This case has been quite entertaining. Concord attorney Eric Dubelier has, at time, run circles around Special Counsel and DOJ lawyers. Starting with his claim that the DOJ "indicted the proverbial ham sandwich." pic.twitter.com/9zh5t8L29M — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 16, 2020
Concord lawyer Dubelier returns the Concord summons to Special Counsel Rhee because it doesn't comply with the Federal Rules. Dubelier: I find it disturbing that "you are already behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with the practices of the DOJ" pic.twitter.com/4xHALDpqya — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 16, 2020
Anyway, what was some of the illegal activity? Bad memes posted by fake Facebook user "Bertha Malone" pic.twitter.com/jieTPxXWgQ — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 16, 2020
Mocking Mueller's legal theories (partially via Tweetie Bird): "'Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself,' the Special Counsel just did so." pic.twitter.com/l8nZfvh7NJ — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--DIRECTOR of GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE calls FOR NATIONAL QUARANTINE

Morning Joe @ Morning_Joe .
@ ashishkjha , Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute calls for a national quarantine

Morning Joe
@Morning_Joe
.
@ashishkjha
, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute calls for a national quarantine
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.@ashishkjha, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute calls for a national quarantine pic.twitter.com/vlNT5okAj5 — Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) March 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--More dead from COVID-19 in the US than South Korea — and we have just more than half their confirmed

More dead from COVID-19 in the US than South Korea — and we have just more than half their confirmed cases!

We have 4,416 cases confirmed , they have 8,236 .
What did they do right ?
What are we doing @ @ @ @ @ in the US

79 dead here — 75 there.
We have 4,416 cases confirmed, they have 8,236.
What did they do right?
What are we doing WRONG?
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bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/
80 dead now in the US
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Your Identity is Being Sold for Billions in a Massively Unregulated Market…

This video looks into the unregulated industry of data brokers – companies that extract and sell your information for a @ @ @

This video looks into the unregulated industry of data brokers – companies that extract and sell your information for a large profit.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Mueller investigation was total sh*t

Mueller investigation was total sh*t

The DOJ moves to dismiss the charges against the Russian Company ( Concord ) who conducted the alleged `` information @ @ @ @ @ The troll case will be dismissed w/ prejudice .

Wow.
The DOJ moves to dismiss the charges against the Russian Company (Concord) who conducted the alleged "information warfare against the US"
The troll case will be dismissed w/ prejudice.
How embarrassing for Team Mueller. pic.twitter.com/wfZ78EWgKc
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) March 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--The CDC should be driven by science, not social justice.

YOU HAD ONE JOB : The CDC was Fighting Racism and Obesity Instead of Stopping Epidemics .
The Centers for Disease Control has a $ 6.6 billion budget and one job which it messes up every time .
The last time the CDC had a serious workout was six years ago during the Ebola crisis .
Back then CDC guidelines allowed medical personnel infected with Ebola to avoid a quarantine and interact with Americans until they showed undeniable symptoms of the disease .
There were no protocols in place for treating the potentially infected resulting in the further spread of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the height of the crisis , confidence in the CDC fell to 37 % .
Meanwhile , CDC personnel had managed to mishandle Ebola virus samples , accidentally sending samples of the live virus to CDC labs .
And the heads of the health bureaucracy blamed the lack of funding for their failure to have an Ebola vaccine .
The self-quarantine measures adopted in response to the coronavirus outbreak are partially a response to the lessons of the Ebola disaster .
But during the Ebola crisis , Democrats tried to shift responsibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cutting the CDC ’ s budget from $ 6.5 billion to $ 5.9 billion .
Sound familiar ?
Where do those billions for the CDC actually go ?
Among other things , pushing gun control .
The terrible budget deal from December allocated $ 25 million to the CDC and NIH to study gun violence .
During the Ebola crisis , the CDC had been spending a mere $ 2.6 million on gun violence studies .
But the CDC has a history of wasting money on everything from a $ 106 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a $ 200K gym , a transgender beauty pageant , not to mention promoting bike paths .
The occasional outbreak only calls the CDC ’ s general incompetence to everyone ’ s attention .
The rest of the time its incompetence , like that of other government agencies , just ticks along wasting money .
In 1999 , the CDC announced a plan to end syphilis in 5 years .
The Clinton era National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis was an unserious social welfare proposal that wanted to battle racism and was such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rates had hit a new record high .
But Democrat presidential candidates using the CDC for imaginary proposals to end a disease , not by utilizing science , but social welfare , had become a bad habit under Obama , diverting resources from what the CDC could realistically do for political scams .
In 2011 , Hillary Clinton had promised an “ AIDS-free generation ” by , in part , using the CDC .
Like her presidency , the “ AIDS-free generation ” never arrived and was never going to .
In 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CDC for his Cancer Moonshot political stunt .
“ If I ’ m elected president you ’ re gon na see single most important thing that changes America , we ’ re going to cure cancer , ” Biden promised last year .
Joe Biden can ’ t cure anything .
Including his own mental state .
But , like Hillary , he can waste the resources of the CDC to make false promises to voters while weakening its core competencies .
The CDC is a classic example of a progressive success @ @ @ @ @ @ @ malaria by spraying DDT , whose original mission has long since become politically incorrect and which instead adopted a politically correct search for the social root causes of diseases like syphilis and AIDS .
The CDC ’ s fight against the “ obesity epidemic ” is even sillier .
That includes funding 15 colleges to “ work with community extension services to increase access to healthier foods and safe and accessible places for physical activity.
” That meant giving LSU over a million bucks to work with farmers ’ markets .
Obesity obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not something that the CDC can or should be trying to fix .
America doesn ’ t need the CDC as a pipeline for pork to state schools .
We do need the CDC to fulfill its original mandate by dealing with outbreaks of infectious diseases , initially malaria and smallpox , and now Ebola or the coronavirus .
We need science , not social welfare .
Unfortunately , the CDC , like every federal agency , has drifted from its core mission into social welfare .

YOU HAD ONE JOB: The CDC was Fighting Racism and Obesity Instead of Stopping Epidemics.
The Centers for Disease Control has a $6.6 billion budget and one job which it messes up every time.
The last time the CDC had a serious workout was six years ago during the Ebola crisis. Back then CDC guidelines allowed medical personnel infected with Ebola to avoid a quarantine and interact with Americans until they showed undeniable symptoms of the disease. There were no protocols in place for treating the potentially infected resulting in the further spread of the disease inside the United States.
At the height of the crisis, confidence in the CDC fell to 37%. Meanwhile, CDC personnel had managed to mishandle Ebola virus samples, accidentally sending samples of the live virus to CDC labs. And the heads of the health bureaucracy blamed the lack of funding for their failure to have an Ebola vaccine.
The self-quarantine measures adopted in response to the coronavirus outbreak are partially a response to the lessons of the Ebola disaster.
But during the Ebola crisis, Democrats tried to shift responsibility from the Obama administration by blaming Republicans for cutting the CDC’s budget from $6.5 billion to $5.9 billion. Sound familiar? Where do those billions for the CDC actually go? Among other things, pushing gun control. The terrible budget deal from December allocated $25 million to the CDC and NIH to study gun violence.
During the Ebola crisis, the CDC had been spending a mere $2.6 million on gun violence studies. But the CDC has a history of wasting money on everything from a $106 million visitor’s center with Japanese gardens, a $200K gym, a transgender beauty pageant, not to mention promoting bike paths.
The occasional outbreak only calls the CDC’s general incompetence to everyone’s attention. The rest of the time its incompetence, like that of other government agencies, just ticks along wasting money.
In 1999, the CDC announced a plan to end syphilis in 5 years. The Clinton era National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis was an unserious social welfare proposal that wanted to battle racism and was such a success that by 2018, syphilis rates had hit a new record high. But Democrat presidential candidates using the CDC for imaginary proposals to end a disease, not by utilizing science, but social welfare, had become a bad habit under Obama, diverting resources from what the CDC could realistically do for political scams.
In 2011, Hillary Clinton had promised an “AIDS-free generation” by, in part, using the CDC. Like her presidency, the “AIDS-free generation” never arrived and was never going to.
In 2016, Obama allowed Joe Biden to use the CDC for his Cancer Moonshot political stunt.
“If I’m elected president you’re gonna see single most important thing that changes America, we’re going to cure cancer,” Biden promised last year.
Joe Biden can’t cure anything. Including his own mental state. But, like Hillary, he can waste the resources of the CDC to make false promises to voters while weakening its core competencies.
The CDC is a classic example of a progressive success story, an agency created to fight malaria by spraying DDT, whose original mission has long since become politically incorrect and which instead adopted a politically correct search for the social root causes of diseases like syphilis and AIDS.
Unlike fighting malaria by spraying DDT, fighting syphilis by combatting racism doesn’t work.
The CDC’s fight against the “obesity epidemic” is even sillier. That includes funding 15 colleges to “work with community extension services to increase access to healthier foods and safe and accessible places for physical activity.” That meant giving LSU over a million bucks to work with farmers’ markets.
Obesity obviously can kill people, but it’s not something that the CDC can or should be trying to fix.
America doesn’t need the CDC as a pipeline for pork to state schools. We do need the CDC to fulfill its original mandate by dealing with outbreaks of infectious diseases, initially malaria and smallpox, and now Ebola or the coronavirus. We need science, not social welfare.
Unfortunately, the CDC, like every federal agency, has drifted from its core mission into social welfare.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Hospitals across the US are dangerously low on PPE. Like many here I bought boxes of N95 masks for m

Hospitals across the US are dangerously low on PPE. Like many here I bought boxes of N95 masks for my own family weeks ago…I’m now donating several boxes to the nearby hospital.

I suggest others consider how much of your supply you actually need for yourself based on expected level of movement .
Like many of you I saw this coming almost 2 months ago , and bought everything then .
This call was really tough for me…especially with the uncertainty , and knowing these hospitals had nearly 2 months to prepare enough supplies for an obviously incoming pandemic .
But fact is , hospitals around me are already rationing masks down to dangerous levels .
Nobody knows when more are coming .
I spoke to several nurses , most of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks at all while dealing directly with coronavirus patients .
Looking at it logically .
I ’ m well stocked .
I won ’ t be leaving the house much until this blows over , and I have enough reserve masks left for trips I expect to be taking .
The name of the game right now is ensuring the healthcare system doesn ’ t get overwhlemed .
To do that the workers need protection .
Every mask counts and could save a healthcare worker ’ s life .
So I made the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people will be reluctant to do so , but I would encourage people to consider how much of their PPE will actually be used , as well as their personal risk levels .
You shouldn ’ t donate everything all at once ( as the US will likely catch up on PPE manufacturing eventually in the next several weeks ) ….but maybe think about giving a bit of what you can for the greater cause , and make sure this thing is over quickly with as little loss of life as possible Disclaimer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it doesn ’ t represent the views of IWB .

by DontMicrowaveCats
I suggest others consider how much of your supply you actually need for yourself based on expected level of movement.
Like many of you I saw this coming almost 2 months ago, and bought everything then. This call was really tough for me…especially with the uncertainty, and knowing these hospitals had nearly 2 months to prepare enough supplies for an obviously incoming pandemic. But fact is, hospitals around me are already rationing masks down to dangerous levels. Nobody knows when more are coming. I spoke to several nurses, most of them aren’t even being given N95 masks at all while dealing directly with coronavirus patients.
Looking at it logically. I’m well stocked. I won’t be leaving the house much until this blows over, and I have enough reserve masks left for trips I expect to be taking.
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The name of the game right now is ensuring the healthcare system doesn’t get overwhlemed. To do that the workers need protection. Every mask counts and could save a healthcare worker’s life. So I made the call.
I know a lot of people will be reluctant to do so, but I would encourage people to consider how much of their PPE will actually be used, as well as their personal risk levels. You shouldn’t donate everything all at once (as the US will likely catch up on PPE manufacturing eventually in the next several weeks)….but maybe think about giving a bit of what you can for the greater cause, and make sure this thing is over quickly with as little loss of life as possible
Disclaimer: This is a guest post and it doesn’t represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Latest message I received from YouTube, prepare for content purge:

“ IMPORTANT : Due to COVID-19 , we will conduct fewer human reviews to protect the health of our extended @ @ @ @ @ a result we may remove content that does not violate our Community Guidelines ”

Message from YouTube:
“IMPORTANT: Due to COVID-19, we will conduct fewer human reviews to protect the health of our extended workforce. Unfortunately, as a result we may remove content that does not violate our Community Guidelines”


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--STATE of CALAMITY proclaimed FOR ENTIRE PHILIPPINES

JUST IN : President Duterete issues proclamation declaring a state of calamity in the entire Philippines due to coronavirus .
@ @ @ @

JUST IN: President Duterete issues proclamation declaring a state of calamity in the entire Philippines due to coronavirus. | @DJEsguerraINQ pic.twitter.com/tYCWECtTwL
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) March 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--More than 1,350 inmates escape from prisons in São Paulo after tensions over coronavirus restriction

BREAKING : More than 1,350 inmates escape from prisons in São Paulo after tensions over coronavirus restrictions ; several guards @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/cbibJzaXjk

BREAKING: More than 1,350 inmates escape from prisons in São Paulo after tensions over coronavirus restrictions; several guards being held hostage – EFE pic.twitter.com/cbibJzaXjk
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--New York’s unemployment system overwhelmed as coronavirus pandemic shutters businesses across the st

New York’s unemployment system overwhelmed as coronavirus pandemic shutters businesses across the state

A drastic move by Gov .
Cuomo to close all of the state ’ s restaurants , bars , movie @ @ @ @ @ by 8 p.m. Monday to contain the outbreak had suddenly jobless workers flooding the Department @ @ @ @ @ unemployment benefits .
So many people tried to apply that the website crashed several times @ @ @ @ @ the DOL ’ s hotline was so jammed up that callers seeking aid could not @ @ @ @ @ could handle their claim .

A drastic move by Gov. Cuomo to close all of the state’s
restaurants, bars, movie theaters, gyms and casinos by 8
p.m. Monday to contain the outbreak had suddenly jobless
workers flooding the Department of Labor with applications
for unemployment benefits.
So many people tried to apply that the website crashed
several times throughout the day — while the DOL’s hotline
was so jammed up that callers seeking aid could not get
through to someone who could handle their claim.
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www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-state-unemployment-website-crashes-20200316-ccc6fqalgrf3ree3o5zvi54ite-story.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Charting how virus is growing exponentially

Rick Sanchez explains the drastic measures being taken to rescue the US economy as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic paralyzes communities @ @ @ @ @ world .
The stock market ground to a halt after crashing 2,800 points on Monday @ @ @ @ @ Federal Reserve is reducing interest rates to near zero in a desperate bid to prevent @ @ @ @ @ ” co-host Ben Swann shares his insights .
Plus , we report on former Florida @ @ @ @ @ s embarrassing withdrawal from politics and the professional athletes and sports teams who are bailing @ @ @ @ @ put out of work by the coronavirus pandemic .

Rick Sanchez explains the drastic measures being taken to rescue the US economy as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic paralyzes communities across the US and the world. The stock market ground to a halt after crashing 2,800 points on Monday morning. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is reducing interest rates to near zero in a desperate bid to prevent disaster. “Boom Bust” co-host Ben Swann shares his insights. Plus, we report on former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s embarrassing withdrawal from politics and the professional athletes and sports teams who are bailing out arena and stadium workers put out of work by the coronavirus pandemic.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--THE CORONAVIRUS IS ENDING THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. NWO ECONOMIC SYSTEM TO BE ROLLED OUT.

This video isn ’ t about fearmongering a bad case cold of cold .
It ’ s about discussing how @ @ @ @ @ to usher in systemic changes that under normal circumstances would not be allowed to take @ @

This video isn’t about fearmongering a bad case cold of cold. It’s about discussing how the coronavirus is being used to usher in systemic changes that under normal circumstances would not be allowed to take place.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Nasdaq Creates Pattern That Looks Just Like 2000 Highs! Will Results Be Different?

Is the Nasdaq creating a look-alike pattern similar to the 2000 highs ?
Last month it did .
Will the results be the same ?
Way too soon to tell !
This chart looks at the Nasdaq Composite Index over the past 25-years on a monthly basis .
The index created a monthly bearish reversal pattern at ( 1 ) in 2000 , then it proceeded to fall like a rock over the next couple of years , declining nearly 80 % .
Turning the page forward 20-years , the index created a “ look-alike bearish monthly pattern at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 2 ) last month !
” Tech has sold off hard after creating the bearish pattern .
Should the results be a big surprise ?
Not if one pays close attention to monthly patterns .
The decline this month has it currently testing the bottom of its 9-year support line at ( 3 ) .
If the Nasdaq breaks support at ( 3 ) , odds increase a good deal it will experience a great deal of selling pressure .
The first big support test for tech comes into play at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6,635 .
If this level happens to fail , the 2015 highs come into play at 5,146 .

by Kimble Charting
Is the Nasdaq creating a look-alike pattern similar to the 2000 highs? Last month it did. Will the results be the same? Way too soon to tell!
This chart looks at the Nasdaq Composite Index over the past 25-years on a monthly basis.
The index created a monthly bearish reversal pattern at (1) in 2000, then it proceeded to fall like a rock over the next couple of years, declining nearly 80%.
Turning the page forward 20-years, the index created a “look-alike bearish monthly pattern at the top of its 9-year rising channel at (2) last month!” Tech has sold off hard after creating the bearish pattern. Should the results be a big surprise? Not if one pays close attention to monthly patterns.
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The decline this month has it currently testing the bottom of its 9-year support line at (3).
If the Nasdaq breaks support at (3), odds increase a good deal it will experience a great deal of selling pressure.
The first big support test for tech comes into play at the Monthly closing lows in December 2018 at 6,635. If this level happens to fail, the 2015 highs come into play at 5,146.
My humble advice, respect monthly bearish reversal patterns after strong multi-year rallies!!!


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Greater Depression Has Begun! Bank Failures & Chaos In The Stock Markets

For the last 3 years , economists and investors have been predicting that an economic collapse is imminent .
Recently , their predictions have come true and right now , we have the biggest stock market crash since the Great Depression .
The market has been plummeting every single trading day despite the efforts made by the US Federal Reserve to inject trillions of dollars to try and prevent this collapse .
In less than a month , the stock market has already lost more than $ 16 trillion .
Right now we have a lot of fear and tension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had in 1929 .
We are already in an economic crisis and we are headed to an economic depression .
The stock market has already crushed over 20 percent and now we have officially entered into a bear territory in the global markets .
This is just the begging !
The Federal Reserve is also panicking and they have slammed interest rates to zero for the first time in decades .
For the last 10 years , we have had a weak and an artificial economy .
It is at the same time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longest bull markets in history .
Consequently , the stock market rose to historic highs .
However , with the current global economic slowdown and disruption of supply chains , the whole economy has taken a downturn and many people are yet to realize that we are at difficult economic times and soon we might wake up and find ourselves in a depression .
This economic storm will destroy the US economy that has been poorly built on sand .
We have managed to survive like this for many years and it looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it will be next to impossible to escape this time !
The economy is already inflated and the bubble has just begun bursting .
The Federal Reserve has been trying to fix this using debt and it is doomed to fail .
Taking more debt will just make the bubble bigger .
Right now we have a lot of rumors that the Federal Reserve will soon begin buying stocks to at least stabilize the market .
This will only help for a short time and it will even add more debt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collapsing .
The banking system has been in trouble for many years and this economic meltdown might be the final blow that will make many financial institutions go bankrupt .
To be specific , the Deutsche Bank has been shrinking and right now this bank is valued at a liquidation price .
It is on a life support machine and very soon it will collapse .
Many banks are facing financial difficulties and we might see more bank failures in the near future .
Deutsche bank is deeply interconnected with many European banks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cascade of bank failure that will lead to the biggest banking crisis in history .
Many banks are loaded with debt and this will further accelerate the collapse of the whole financial system .
The whole banking system is troubled and it just last week when the federal reserve had to intervene in the repo market by pumping about $ 2 trillion of liquidity .
In just two weeks trillions of dollars have been lost in the stock market !
An economic collapse is the next thing that will happen next and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
History has taught us that any debt driven economy always ends up at a great depression .
Right now the American economy is slowing down at a rate never seen before .
The happenings in the markets have been terrific to a point where the Federal Reserve has stepped in to provide extra liquidity .
The FED has announced that they are planning to provide $ 1.5 trillion of liquidity to the markets .
When you look at the historical data , this has been the fastest collapse from an all time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just the beginning but everything is smelling panic in the financial markets .
Nothing similar to this has been seen before ; not even during the 2008 financial collapse .
This time it will not only hit the United States but the whole world .
This is the time when our leaders should understand that the whole economic system is already broken .
Our economy has always been sustained by debt , imbalances and lies .
It has come to a point where this game must be ending .
The reality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market is just a reflection of how the entire economy is .
The Federal Reserve will try to print more money as they did in the 2008 financial crisis but this time their strategy will not work .
Instead , printing more money is now will cause a hyperinflation and this will pave a way for the collapse of the US dollar .
The collapse of the American economy has just begun and right now we have a stock market collapse that will culminate to an economic depression .
The best thing you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face the tough economic times that are coming our way .

For the last 3 years, economists and investors have been predicting that an economic collapse is imminent. Recently, their predictions have come true and right now, we have the biggest stock market crash since the Great Depression. The market has been plummeting every single trading day despite the efforts made by the US Federal Reserve to inject trillions of dollars to try and prevent this collapse. In less than a month, the stock market has already lost more than $16 trillion. Right now we have a lot of fear and tension in the markets similar to what we had in 1929. We are already in an economic crisis and we are headed to an economic depression. The stock market has already crushed over 20 percent and now we have officially entered into a bear territory in the global markets. This is just the begging! The Federal Reserve is also panicking and they have slammed interest rates to zero for the first time in decades.
For the last 10 years, we have had a weak and an artificial economy. It is at the same time, we have had one of the longest bull markets in history. Consequently, the stock market rose to historic highs. However, with the current global economic slowdown and disruption of supply chains, the whole economy has taken a downturn and many people are yet to realize that we are at difficult economic times and soon we might wake up and find ourselves in a depression. This economic storm will destroy the US economy that has been poorly built on sand. We have managed to survive like this for many years and it looks as if this game is finally over and it will be next to impossible to escape this time!
The economy is already inflated and the bubble has just begun bursting. The Federal Reserve has been trying to fix this using debt and it is doomed to fail. Taking more debt will just make the bubble bigger. Right now we have a lot of rumors that the Federal Reserve will soon begin buying stocks to at least stabilize the market. This will only help for a short time and it will even add more debt to the economy that is has already begun collapsing.
The banking system has been in trouble for many years and this economic meltdown might be the final blow that will make many financial institutions go bankrupt. To be specific, the Deutsche Bank has been shrinking and right now this bank is valued at a liquidation price. It is on a life support machine and very soon it will collapse. Many banks are facing financial difficulties and we might see more bank failures in the near future. Deutsche bank is deeply interconnected with many European banks so Deutsche back failure will trigger a cascade of bank failure that will lead to the biggest banking crisis in history. Many banks are loaded with debt and this will further accelerate the collapse of the whole financial system. The whole banking system is troubled and it just last week when the federal reserve had to intervene in the repo market by pumping about $2 trillion of liquidity.
In just two weeks trillions of dollars have been lost in the stock market! An economic collapse is the next thing that will happen next and we don’t have a way back.
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History has taught us that any debt driven economy always ends up at a great depression. Right now the American economy is slowing down at a rate never seen before. The happenings in the markets have been terrific to a point where the Federal Reserve has stepped in to provide extra liquidity. The FED has announced that they are planning to provide $1.5 trillion of liquidity to the markets. When you look at the historical data, this has been the fastest collapse from an all time highs to a bear market. This is just the beginning but everything is smelling panic in the financial markets. Nothing similar to this has been seen before; not even during the 2008 financial collapse.
This time it will not only hit the United States but the whole world. This is the time when our leaders should understand that the whole economic system is already broken. Our economy has always been sustained by debt, imbalances and lies. It has come to a point where this game must be ending. The reality of our economy is materializing and the stock market is just a reflection of how the entire economy is. The Federal Reserve will try to print more money as they did in the 2008 financial crisis but this time their strategy will not work. Instead, printing more money is now will cause a hyperinflation and this will pave a way for the collapse of the US dollar. The collapse of the American economy has just begun and right now we have a stock market collapse that will culminate to an economic depression. The best thing you can do is to prepare yourself to face the tough economic times that are coming our way.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--BUSTED! Joe Biden Campaign SLAMMED For Anti-Trump LIES In New Ad

Mike LaChance from American Lookout reports , The Joe Biden campaign is pushing a new ad online and it contains @ @ @ @ @ .
It pushes the debunked claim that Trump called CV a hoax , and it @ @ @ @ @ fine people on both sides ’ from Charlottesville .

Mike LaChance from American Lookout reports, The Joe Biden campaign is pushing a new ad online and it contains two obvious falsehoods about Trump. It pushes the debunked claim that Trump called CV a hoax, and it rehashes the myth about ‘fine people on both sides’ from Charlottesville.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Jake Johnson: We Are in This Crisis because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government; Sen. Tom Cot

Jake Johnson: We Are in This Crisis because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government; Sen. Tom Cotton Threatens China, Claims Beijing “Inflicted” Coronavirus on World

ANALYSIS : TRUE .
We Are in This Crisis because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government .
As a country , we ’ ve got our hands full right now .
But while we ’ re sitting in various forms of self-quarantine , we — and a lot of other people around the world — will have a lot of time to read about the Chinese government destroying samples and suppressing information about the coronavirus in December : Chinese laboratories identified a mystery virus as a highly infectious new pathogen by late December last year , but they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and suppress the news , a Chinese media outlet has revealed .
A regional health official in Wuhan , centre of the outbreak , demanded the destruction of the lab samples that established the cause of unexplained viral pneumonia on January 1 .
China did not acknowledge there was human-to-human transmission until more than three weeks later .
The detailed revelations by Caixin Global , a respected independent publication , provide the clearest evidence yet of the scale of the cover-up in the crucial early weeks when the opportunity was lost to control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attempt to silence doctors warning others about the disease : As word of a mysterious virus mounted , Li Wenliang shared suspicions in a private chat with his fellow medical school graduates .
The doctor said that seven people seemed to have contracted SARS — the respiratory illness that spread from China to more than two dozen countries and left hundreds dead in the early 2000s .
One patient was quarantined at his hospital in Wuhan , China , Li said .
He urged people to be careful .
Li and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese authorities for propagating “ rumors ” about SARS-like cases in the area — but their warnings were prescient .
Soon , health officials worldwide would be scrambling to combat a novel virus with a striking genetic resemblance to SARS .
And the Chinese authorities spending January “ denying it could spread between humans — something doctors had known was happening since late December — and went ahead with a Chinese Lunar New Year banquet involving tens of thousands of families in Wuhan.
” Doctors say that in Wuhan , people who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market were among the first showing the symptoms — suggesting that from the beginning , Chinese authorities should have understood that human-to-human transmission was already happening .
Even by the Chinese government ’ s own account of events , President Xi Jinping knew about the disease for two weeks before making any public comments about it .
Hawkish Sen. Tom Cotton , R-Ark.
, issued a menacing statement on Thursday vowing that the United States “ will hold accountable those who inflicted ” the coronavirus on the world , seeming to suggest that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The Wuhan coronavirus is a grave challenge to our great nation , ” said Cotton , who announced he is temporarily closing his Washington office as a precautionary measure .
“ We are a great people .
We rise to every challenge , we vanquish every foe , and we come through adversity even better than before.
” In a tweet , the Arkansas Republican left no doubt that his statement was directed at China :

ANALYSIS: TRUE. We Are in This Crisis because of the Decisions of the Chinese Government.
As a country, we’ve got our hands full right now. But while we’re sitting in various forms of self-quarantine, we — and a lot of other people around the world — will have a lot of time to read about the Chinese government destroying samples and suppressing information about the coronavirus in December:
Chinese laboratories identified a mystery virus as a highly infectious new pathogen by late December last year, but they were ordered to stop tests, destroy samples and suppress the news, a Chinese media outlet has revealed. A regional health official in Wuhan, centre of the outbreak, demanded the destruction of the lab samples that established the cause of unexplained viral pneumonia on January 1. China did not acknowledge there was human-to-human transmission until more than three weeks later. The detailed revelations by Caixin Global, a respected independent publication, provide the clearest evidence yet of the scale of the cover-up in the crucial early weeks when the opportunity was lost to control the outbreak.
And the Chinese government’s attempt to silence doctors warning others about the disease:
As word of a mysterious virus mounted, Li Wenliang shared suspicions in a private chat with his fellow medical school graduates. The doctor said that seven people seemed to have contracted SARS — the respiratory illness that spread from China to more than two dozen countries and left hundreds dead in the early 2000s. One patient was quarantined at his hospital in Wuhan, China, Li said. He urged people to be careful. Li and seven other doctors were quickly summoned by Chinese authorities for propagating “rumors” about SARS-like cases in the area — but their warnings were prescient. Soon, health officials worldwide would be scrambling to combat a novel virus with a striking genetic resemblance to SARS.
And the Chinese authorities spending January “denying it could spread between humans — something doctors had known was happening since late December — and went ahead with a Chinese Lunar New Year banquet involving tens of thousands of families in Wuhan.” Doctors say that in Wuhan, people who had no connection to that Hua’nan market were among the first showing the symptoms — suggesting that from the beginning, Chinese authorities should have understood that human-to-human transmission was already happening.
Even by the Chinese government’s own account of events, President Xi Jinping knew about the disease for two weeks before making any public comments about it.
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Sen. Tom Cotton threatens China, claims Beijing “inflicted” coronavirus on world
Hawkish Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., issued a menacing statement on Thursday vowing that the United States “will hold accountable those who inflicted” the coronavirus on the world, seeming to suggest that the Chinese government was behind the pandemic.
“The Wuhan coronavirus is a grave challenge to our great nation,” said Cotton, who announced he is temporarily closing his Washington office as a precautionary measure. “We are a great people. We rise to every challenge, we vanquish every foe, and we come through adversity even better than before.”
In a tweet, the Arkansas Republican left no doubt that his statement was directed at China:
Beijing Slams Trump’s “Racist” ‘Chinese Virus’ Comment; US Covid-19 Deaths Hit 85 After Record Daily Jump: Live Updates
Cuomo wants “all states to be treated the same.” But all states aren’t the same. Some are being hit hard by the Chinese Virus, some are being hit practically not at all. New York is a very big “hotspot”, West Virginia has, thus far, zero cases. Andrew, keep politics out of it…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--HEH. SEEN ON FACEBOOK:

HEH. SEEN ON FACEBOOK:

Anything that must be provided by someone else is NOT a right .
You do not have a right to @ @ @ @ @ .

Once more w/ feeling
Anything that must be provided by someone else is NOT a right. You do not have a right to another person’s labor.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Covid-19 Helicopter Money: Go Big Now or Go Home

This is why it ’ s imperative to go big now , and make plans to sustain the most vulnerable households and small employers not for two weeks but for six months–or however long proves necessary .
That governments around the world will be forced to distribute “ helicopter money ” to keep their people fed and housed and their economies from imploding is already a given .
Closing all non-essential businesses and gatherings will crimp the livelihood of millions of households and small businesses that lack the financial resources to survive weeks without any revenues .
The only question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ print fresh currency will get ahead of the implosion or fall behind , creating a binary choice : go big now or go home .
Half-measures in helicopter money work about as well as half-measures in quarantine , i.e .
they fail to achieve the intended objectives .
Dribbling out modest low-interest loans is a half-measure , as is cutting payroll taxes .
Neither measure will help employees or small businesses whose income has fallen below the minimum needed to pay essential bills : rent , food , utilities , etc .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing pressure to bail out greedy financial elites and gamblers–the same scoundrels and parasites they bailed out in 2008-09 .
But this is not just another speculative bubble-pop , this is a matter of life and death and solvency for the masses of at-risk households and small businesses .
It is a different zeitgeist and a different crisis , and bailing out greedy parasites ( banks , indebted corporations , speculators , financiers , etc . )
will not go over big while households and small businesses are going bankrupt .
The Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the ineffectiveness of the usual monetary “ bazooka ” in bailing out the predatory-parasitic class of overleveraged gamblers .
Nearly free money for financiers isn ’ t going to save the economy or non-elites sliding toward insolvency .
Instead of leaving the bottom 99.5 % to twist in the wind while enriching the predatory-parasitic class , the ruling elites will have to let the top 0.5 % twist in the wind and save the bottom 99.5 % .
This will require going against all the thousands of lobbyists , all the chums @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions in campaign contributions , but it ’ s a binary choice .
Either save your citizenry or sacrifice your legitimacy by bailing out the predatory-parasitic class .
If the ruling elites save their parasitic pals , the public will demand the scalps of the predatory-parasitic class , and as the crisis deepens , they will eject every craven , greedy elected toady who caved in to the predatory-parasitic class .
So listen up ruling elites : either go big or go home .
Either accept that it ’ s going to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insure the most vulnerable households and real-world enterprises remain solvent , or quit and go home .
The pandemic crisis isn ’ t going to end in April or May , though the urge to indulge in such magical thinking is powerful .
It might still be expanding in August and September .
This is why it ’ s imperative to go big now , and make plans to sustain the most vulnerable households and small employers not for two weeks but for six months–or however long proves necessary .

by Charles Hugh-Smith
This is why it’s imperative to go big now, and make plans to sustain the most vulnerable households and small employers not for two weeks but for six months–or however long proves necessary.
That governments around the world will be forced to distribute “helicopter money” to keep their people fed and housed and their economies from imploding is already a given. Closing all non-essential businesses and gatherings will crimp the livelihood of millions of households and small businesses that lack the financial resources to survive weeks without any revenues.
The only question is whether governments which can borrow or print fresh currency will get ahead of the implosion or fall behind, creating a binary choice: go big now or go home.
Half-measures in helicopter money work about as well as half-measures in quarantine, i.e. they fail to achieve the intended objectives. Dribbling out modest low-interest loans is a half-measure, as is cutting payroll taxes. Neither measure will help employees or small businesses whose income has fallen below the minimum needed to pay essential bills: rent, food, utilities, etc.
Meanwhile, the ruling elites will be under increasing pressure to bail out greedy financial elites and gamblers–the same scoundrels and parasites they bailed out in 2008-09. But this is not just another speculative bubble-pop, this is a matter of life and death and solvency for the masses of at-risk households and small businesses. It is a different zeitgeist and a different crisis, and bailing out greedy parasites (banks, indebted corporations, speculators, financiers, etc.) will not go over big while households and small businesses are going bankrupt.
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The Federal Reserve, was just handed a lesson in the ineffectiveness of the usual monetary “bazooka” in bailing out the predatory-parasitic class of overleveraged gamblers. Nearly free money for financiers isn’t going to save the economy or non-elites sliding toward insolvency.
Instead of leaving the bottom 99.5% to twist in the wind while enriching the predatory-parasitic class, the ruling elites will have to let the top 0.5% twist in the wind and save the bottom 99.5%. This will require going against all the thousands of lobbyists, all the chums at the club, and all the millions in campaign contributions, but it’s a binary choice.
Either save your citizenry or sacrifice your legitimacy by bailing out the predatory-parasitic class. If the ruling elites save their parasitic pals, the public will demand the scalps of the predatory-parasitic class, and as the crisis deepens, they will eject every craven, greedy elected toady who caved in to the predatory-parasitic class.
So listen up ruling elites: either go big or go home. Either accept that it’s going to take several trillion dollars in helicopter money to insure the most vulnerable households and real-world enterprises remain solvent, or quit and go home.
The pandemic crisis isn’t going to end in April or May, though the urge to indulge in such magical thinking is powerful. It might still be expanding in August and September.
This is why it’s imperative to go big now, and make plans to sustain the most vulnerable households and small employers not for two weeks but for six months–or however long proves necessary.


investmentwatchblog--2020-03-17--Lockdown in San Francisco, Silicon Valley & the East Bay: We’re to “Shelter in Place.” What it Means

Lockdown in San Francisco, Silicon Valley & the East Bay: We’re to “Shelter in Place.” What it Means Now & Long Term

The eeriness of the whole situation may leave permanent marks on consumers and business-decision makers .
OK , this is it .
The big moment .
We the 6.7 million people in six San Francisco Bay Area counties have been ordered to “ shelter in place , ” with “ the only exception being for essential needs , ” starting Tuesday just after midnight through April 7 , “ or until it is extended , ” the directive by the San Francisco Office of the Mayor said .
The counties are San Francisco , Santa Clara ( southern part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ northern part of Silicon Valley ) , Marin ( north of the Golden Gate Bridge ) , Contra Costa and Alameda ( both East Bay ) .
All travel from place A to B is prohibited “ except to perform Essential Activities , operate Essential Businesses , or to maintain Essential Government Functions.
” Among the prohibited forms of travel are walking , biking , driving , or using public transit .
All businesses have to shut down – except a very very long list of “ Essential Businesses ” which are allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the directive – and we ’ ll look at it in a moment – is not an effort to shut down the economy , far from it , but an effort at thinning out the crowds so that there are fewer people on the street and in offices and shops that come into contact with each other , and that these people are further away from each other .
This will slow the transmission rate .
That ’ s the goal , so that not everyone shows up at the hospital at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lockdown is eerie enough .
And it impacts your mood and your thinking .
For two weeks now , traffic has thinned out , most of the tourists are gone , and the whole City of San Francisco has quieted down .
Tonight , as I ’ m writing this , it feels like the first few nights after 9-11 when we were living in Manhattan .
Everything has changed .
The quiet is eerie and disconcerting .
The only exception to the quiet were the grocery stores , where a tsunami @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The first time you walk into an American grocery store , normally loaded up with merchandise , and you see empty shelves , something happens to your mind – and one of the things that happens is that you too become a panic-buyer once you see something that you can actually buy .
Empty shelves in a grocery store leave a lasting impact .
People won ’ t forget that for a long time .
There is a traumatizing aspect to it .
We ’ re used to excess supply and gluts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 50 % off signs – and not scarcity .
And when this switches from glut to scarcity , it hits you between the eyes .
But grocery stores will remain open , and businesses in the supply chain will continue to operate , and transportation enterprises too – they ’ re all exempted as are many others .
So there won ’ t be shortages once people stop panic-buying , and the supply chains can catch up .
So now we will get the lockdown as of midnight .
“ This measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) in the community , ” the directive said .
They include : Grocery stores , farmers ’ markets , pharmacies , gas stations , vehicle parts and service operations , healthcare operations , work on essential infrastructure , housing construction , transportation ( that ’ s the Uber driver ) , utilities , banks , garbage collection , hardware stores , plumbers , electricians , educational institutions but only for “ distance learning , ” laundromats , dry cleaners , delivery businesses , childcare facilities that allow “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and businesses that perform work that allows “ Essential Businesses ” to operate , such as payroll services or security services .
OK , we can go out to walk our dog or to take a walk or jog for exercise , but if we do , we have to maintain at least six feet of “ social distancing ” to anyone else .
We can also go out and buy groceries , if anything is on the shelf , and supplies .
And we can go to the doctor or an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member living in another household ; and we can care for “ elderly , minors , dependents , persons with disabilities , or other vulnerable persons.
” People who work for an Essential Business or Essential Government Function can go to work .
And since there are a lot of essential businesses – including all the grocery stores and supply chain and transportation businesses – and essential government functions , there will still be plenty of people going to work .
But there will be a lot fewer of them .
These government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ all services needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies and provide for the health , safety and welfare of the public.
” That includes mass transit , police , fire , and healthcare services .
What about the homeless ?
The many homeless people in the Bay Area are not required to “ shelter in place , ” which is more or less obvious since they don ’ t really have a place to shelter in .
But they are “ encouraged to seek shelter.
” So bunk beds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s healthier to sleep out on the street in your own corner or in your car .
“ All public and private gatherings of any number of people ” outside the home are prohibited , with some exceptions , such as the essential businesses and government functions .
That ’ s the end of baby showers , birthday parties , weddings , sports events , political rallies and fund-raisers during election season , business meetings , and conferences – but most of this stuff had already been cancelled before the lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went jogging tonight along the shore , through Fort Mason , along the Marina Green , and out to Crissy Fields .
It seems everyone had the same idea , which is to get out of the house and enjoy the setting sun and the Bay .
I don ’ t think I have ever seen this many people out on a weekday .
It was not always easy to maintain at least six feet “ social distancing.
” But everyone seemed glum .
The exuberance was gone .
My wife , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in the supply chain business and therefore an Essential Business , will continue to go to the office .
The commute has been a breeze for a couple of weeks already , getting easier by the day , but now she ’ ll have the normally congested streets and highways essentially to herself .
Many people are in the same boat .
The supply chains are being maintained – unlike in China , where they collapsed .
My WOLF STREET media mogul empire is not on the list of “ Essential Businesses.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shut down .
Its vast headquarters campus is located in what used to be the master bedroom of our home , and it will continue to operate as before , while I ’ m sheltering in place .
Many people who used to work in an office now work from home .
This includes many tech workers .
They have already been working from home for days .
Teleconferencing is now a big thing .
Skype works too .
Even the phone does .
Other people have always worked from home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ But people working for retailers or restaurants , cafes , or bars , or yoga studios or beauty salons or myriad other businesses , they ’ re not working .
Many of them at the lower levels are out of a job .
Others are out of commissions or tips .
Musicians are out of gigs .
While taxi and rideshare drivers can work , there isn ’ t a lot of business .
If this were just a short disruption of several days , it might be manageable for many people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that ’ s a long time , and it could be extended .
For many people , this will turn into a financial fiasco .
Landlords and mortgage lenders are going to have to be flexible for their own sake .
Now is not the time to try to find a new tenant or run a foreclosure auction – because there is no housing market at the moment , period .
It ’ s shut down .
Then there is the psychological aspect of it .
People are resilient , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through this somehow , and business owners and managers are resourceful and will try to survive this .
But the psychological impact will likely be permanent .
For many consumers and business-decision makers , this will draw a line through their lives , with a “ before ” on one side , and the “ after ” on the other side .
And these consumers and business-decision makers – and the companies they lead or own – will not be the same afterwards , which may impact all kinds of things in unforeseen @ @

The eeriness of the whole situation may leave permanent marks on consumers and business-decision makers.
OK, this is it. The big moment. We the 6.7 million people in six San Francisco Bay Area counties have been ordered to “shelter in place,” with “the only exception being for essential needs,” starting Tuesday just after midnight through April 7, “or until it is extended,” the directive by the San Francisco Office of the Mayor said. The counties are San Francisco, Santa Clara (southern part of Silicon Valley), San Mateo (northern part of Silicon Valley), Marin (north of the Golden Gate Bridge), Contra Costa and Alameda (both East Bay).
All travel from place A to B is prohibited “except to perform Essential Activities, operate Essential Businesses, or to maintain Essential Government Functions.” Among the prohibited forms of travel are walking, biking, driving, or using public transit.
All businesses have to shut down – except a very very long list of “Essential Businesses” which are allowed to remain open.
I get that the directive – and we’ll look at it in a moment – is not an effort to shut down the economy, far from it, but an effort at thinning out the crowds so that there are fewer people on the street and in offices and shops that come into contact with each other, and that these people are further away from each other. This will slow the transmission rate. That’s the goal, so that not everyone shows up at the hospital at the same time.
What has happened before the lockdown is eerie enough.
And it impacts your mood and your thinking. For two weeks now, traffic has thinned out, most of the tourists are gone, and the whole City of San Francisco has quieted down. Tonight, as I’m writing this, it feels like the first few nights after 9-11 when we were living in Manhattan. Everything has changed. The quiet is eerie and disconcerting.
The only exception to the quiet were the grocery stores, where a tsunami of shoppers has emptied out the shelves.
The first time you walk into an American grocery store, normally loaded up with merchandise, and you see empty shelves, something happens to your mind – and one of the things that happens is that you too become a panic-buyer once you see something that you can actually buy.
Empty shelves in a grocery store leave a lasting impact. People won’t forget that for a long time. There is a traumatizing aspect to it. We’re used to excess supply and gluts – and the resulting discounts and sales and 50% off signs – and not scarcity. And when this switches from glut to scarcity, it hits you between the eyes.
But grocery stores will remain open, and businesses in the supply chain will continue to operate, and transportation enterprises too – they’re all exempted as are many others. So there won’t be shortages once people stop panic-buying, and the supply chains can catch up.
So now we will get the lockdown as of midnight. “This measure is necessary to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community,” the directive said.
“Essential Businesses” are excluded.
They include: Grocery stores, farmers’ markets, pharmacies, gas stations, vehicle parts and service operations, healthcare operations, work on essential infrastructure, housing construction, transportation (that’s the Uber driver), utilities, banks, garbage collection, hardware stores, plumbers, electricians, educational institutions but only for “distance learning,” laundromats, dry cleaners, delivery businesses, childcare facilities that allow “Essential Employees” to go to work, and businesses that perform work that allows “Essential Businesses” to operate, such as payroll services or security services.
“Essential Activities” are excluded.
OK, we can go out to walk our dog or to take a walk or jog for exercise, but if we do, we have to maintain at least six feet of “social distancing” to anyone else. We can also go out and buy groceries, if anything is on the shelf, and supplies. And we can go to the doctor or an ATM, and care for a family member living in another household; and we can care for “elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other vulnerable persons.”
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People who work for an Essential Business or Essential Government Function can go to work. And since there are a lot of essential businesses – including all the grocery stores and supply chain and transportation businesses – and essential government functions, there will still be plenty of people going to work. But there will be a lot fewer of them.
“Essential Government Functions” are excluded.
These government functions that are to remain open include “all services needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies and provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public.” That includes mass transit, police, fire, and healthcare services.
What about the homeless?
The many homeless people in the Bay Area are not required to “shelter in place,” which is more or less obvious since they don’t really have a place to shelter in. But they are “encouraged to seek shelter.” So bunk beds three feet from each other? Maybe it’s healthier to sleep out on the street in your own corner or in your car.
No public or private gatherings.
“All public and private gatherings of any number of people” outside the home are prohibited, with some exceptions, such as the essential businesses and government functions. That’s the end of baby showers, birthday parties, weddings, sports events, political rallies and fund-raisers during election season, business meetings, and conferences – but most of this stuff had already been cancelled before the lockdown.
What does it mean?
We went jogging tonight along the shore, through Fort Mason, along the Marina Green, and out to Crissy Fields. It seems everyone had the same idea, which is to get out of the house and enjoy the setting sun and the Bay. I don’t think I have ever seen this many people out on a weekday. It was not always easy to maintain at least six feet “social distancing.” But everyone seemed glum. The exuberance was gone.
My wife, who works for a refrigerated-food company, which is in the supply chain business and therefore an Essential Business, will continue to go to the office. The commute has been a breeze for a couple of weeks already, getting easier by the day, but now she’ll have the normally congested streets and highways essentially to herself. Many people are in the same boat. The supply chains are being maintained – unlike in China, where they collapsed.
My WOLF STREET media mogul empire is not on the list of “Essential Businesses.” But it doesn’t need to shut down. Its vast headquarters campus is located in what used to be the master bedroom of our home, and it will continue to operate as before, while I’m sheltering in place.
Many people who used to work in an office now work from home. This includes many tech workers. They have already been working from home for days. Teleconferencing is now a big thing. Skype works too. Even the phone does. Other people have always worked from home. So lots of people keep working.
But people working for retailers or restaurants, cafes, or bars, or yoga studios or beauty salons or myriad other businesses, they’re not working. Many of them at the lower levels are out of a job. Others are out of commissions or tips. Musicians are out of gigs. While taxi and rideshare drivers can work, there isn’t a lot of business.
If this were just a short disruption of several days, it might be manageable for many people. But April 7 is three weeks away, and that’s a long time, and it could be extended. For many people, this will turn into a financial fiasco. Landlords and mortgage lenders are going to have to be flexible for their own sake. Now is not the time to try to find a new tenant or run a foreclosure auction – because there is no housing market at the moment, period. It’s shut down.
Then there is the psychological aspect of it. People are resilient, and tough, and they’ll get through this somehow, and business owners and managers are resourceful and will try to survive this. But the psychological impact will likely be permanent. For many consumers and business-decision makers, this will draw a line through their lives, with a “before” on one side, and the “after” on the other side. And these consumers and business-decision makers – and the companies they lead or own – will not be the same afterwards, which may impact all kinds of things in unforeseen ways.