investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Freedom Focus Day 5: the attempt to quantify free speech

Ireland ’ s Justice Minister Helen McEntee has promised that the Harmful Communications and Related Offences bill will be in place by the end of the year .
People should take time out to read it .
Among other lunacies , the intended legislation can jail people engaging in “ internet abuse ” for seven years .
Who , we wonder , is going to define “ abuse ” ?
The answer is , “ Whoever the Minister of the Day is , and how dumb the presiding Judge happens to be ” .
McEntee is rushing this Bill through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sympathy for a teenager hounded to death on the internet made it a cause célèbre .
It was about the worst reason I can imagine for doing it , because the Act once in Law will allow any oversensitive pol or celeb to go to Law and get a forceful commentator banged up .
But then , instant popularity and empty virtue signalling will always be more important to legislators than consequences .
As I was writing to a close American friend recently , Hillary Clinton is the gift that keeps on giving….or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were capable of analysing her hopelessly illiberal rhetoric .
There is simple , and there is simplistic : It ’ s official : free speech will be given to everyone except those who doubt Hillary ’ s veracity : for those who do so are spreading disinformation about important stuff , and therefore shall they be punished .
For instance , we could get some drones and , like , take these bastards out , whaddya think ?
I love the way more and more control freaks these days evade use of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the more woolly ‘ democracy ’ .
The unpleasant Guy Verhofstadt , in particular , is fond of referring to the democratic values of an EU where there is no direct democracy at all , and all the strategists are unelected .
In fact the terms are completed unrelated – it ’ s just easier to screw around with “ democracy ” than say you want to limit free speech .
Coming as she does from a totalitarian training in the DDR , Angela Merkel of course harbours no such inhibitions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about free speech .
That is , limiting it .
She addressed the Bundestag last November in particularly forceful terms….she is , after all , the nation ’ s Mutti , and thus feels it her duty to tell her children off .
Introducing the distinction , sorry , distraction between “ extreme speech ” and free speech , Merkel said that freedom of expression must “ have its limits , ” adding that without opposing extreme speech , “ our society will no longer be the free society that it was.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ survey held throughout the Bundesrepublik showed that a staggering 83 % of Germans no longer feel able to “ speak their minds ” in company or in public on many subjects .
Unsere geliebte Geli is obviously keen to mop up the remaining 17 % .
In fact , under the counter but nevertheless draconian internet censorship in Germany is one of its best-kept secrets .
Some years back , I made several attempts to contact AfD ( Alternativ fur Deutschland ) , and each one was batted back with ‘ Error 404 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t exist ’ and ultimately by directing me to an Austrian gay dating site .
So at least some Winston or other in the Ministry of Truth has a sense of humour .
And so to Blighty , that cradle of saying what you like because the principle is far more important than the offence taken .
Last February , the Government declared itself in favour of giving the quango OfCom tougher powers to deal with violence , cyber-bullying and abuse……yet again , after one tragic case of suicide .
Already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups in favour of the “ crackdown ” so beloved of pols determined to demonstrate that their cojones are intacta .
So by April , the menu of things to ban had stretched to fake news .
By August it had morphed into The Online Harms Bill , designed to set standards for illegal content and another for ‘ potentially harmful content ’ , a radical step towards regulating the spread of disinformation and abuse on the internet .
I italicise those words there because all censorious law begs the same question – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have to demonstrate adherence to the new statutory “ duty of care ” by complying with Codes of Practice in relation to different types of online harms .
But they won ’ t themselves be either investigated or stopped when it comes to the liberal-bias censorship they themselves already practice….as does Google and some malware companies like McAfee .
So I think we can discern the agenda in play here .
And as you ’ d expect , the usual suspects are taking the opportunity for advantage .
In Australia , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for news content will soon be law .
The main lobbyist for this was…..Newscorp Australia .
Just fancy that .
But what happens when a blogger or online contrarian site spots something deliberately left out of a story , and then runs a piece about that in which it obviously becomes vital to quote from the original piece ?
Zuckerberg ’ s Facebook has announced that , should the proposal become law , the social media giant will block Australian users from sharing news .
So….a new virus scare agitprop Establishment narrative pops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSM lackeys run their usual noddy-dog articles .
How easy is it going to be to get The Truth out there ?
Regular visitors to The Slog will already be aware that the views I express here ( about Covid19 , for example ) are also held by a substantial proportion of the medical ‘ frontline ’ community and logical thinkers in general .
Blatant interference by Twitter , WordPress , Google and McAfee has made it impossible for me to share the databased information I put out with around 75 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anywhere across the world of which I ’ m aware that this palpably illegal ( and very widespread ) censorship is recognised by any nation State as something that needs to be stopped .
It is obvious – and yet and yet yet again , again – that taxpaying citizens and their dependents come a very poor last after protecting State secrets , bent bureaucrats , thin-skinned politicians , iniquitous Pharma , duplicitous banks , megalomanic billionaires and the broad gamut of media moguls hell-bent on turning the Earth into a corporacratic dystopia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon which to draw this week devoted to ‘ Focus on Freedom ’ to an end , because it leads the reader to a conclusion that George Orwell had a point : free speech and journalism is about making Truths available to citizen electors that State Power , privilege , money and ideologues would rather be kept secret .
You can run away from Truth in the censorship debate , but you can ’ t hide from it as the ultimate protection for us , and the telling accountability of them .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the five subjects covered here this week : Our Governments are supporting the Pharma lies about Covid19 The British government has lied about its dissemination of information to do with SPA reform and its effect on 1950s born women .
The Johnson Administration is spending ludicrous amounts of money to collect DNA information under the guise of Test & Trace .
The unelected blocist neocon alliance continues to try and pervert Brexit democracy .
Every developed State on the planet is considering or passing laws to turn Belief into Truth and disallow anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The State must never become the arbiter of what Truth is .
Only objective thinkers or commentators – and genuinely expert analysts – should even attempt an Opinion on the Truth .

by John Ward
Ireland’s Justice Minister Helen McEntee has promised that the Harmful Communications and Related Offences bill will be in place by the end of the year.
People should take time out to read it. Among other lunacies, the intended legislation can jail people engaging in “internet abuse” for seven years.
Who, we wonder, is going to define “abuse”? The answer is, “Whoever the Minister of the Day is, and how dumb the presiding Judge happens to be”.
McEntee is rushing this Bill through and maximising her own media coverage because sympathy for a teenager hounded to death on the internet made it a cause célèbre. It was about the worst reason I can imagine for doing it, because the Act once in Law will allow any oversensitive pol or celeb to go to Law and get a forceful commentator banged up.
But then, instant popularity and empty virtue signalling will always be more important to legislators than consequences.
As I was writing to a close American friend recently, Hillary Clinton is the gift that keeps on giving….or rather, she would be if people were capable of analysing her hopelessly illiberal rhetoric.
There is simple, and there is simplistic:
It’s official: free speech will be given to everyone except those who doubt Hillary’s veracity: for those who do so are spreading disinformation about important stuff, and therefore shall they be punished.
For instance, we could get some drones and, like, take these bastards out, whaddya think?
I love the way more and more control freaks these days evade use of the term ‘free speech’ in favour of the more woolly ‘democracy’. The unpleasant Guy Verhofstadt, in particular, is fond of referring to the democratic values of an EU where there is no direct democracy at all, and all the strategists are unelected. In fact the terms are completed unrelated – it’s just easier to screw around with “democracy” than say you want to limit free speech.
Coming as she does from a totalitarian training in the DDR, Angela Merkel of course harbours no such inhibitions. In fact, she’s passionate about free speech. That is, limiting it.
She addressed the Bundestag last November in particularly forceful terms….she is, after all, the nation’s Mutti, and thus feels it her duty to tell her children off.
Introducing the distinction, sorry, distraction between “extreme speech” and free speech, Merkel said that freedom of expression must “have its limits,” adding that without opposing extreme speech, “our society will no longer be the free society that it was.”
Three months before her rant, a survey held throughout the Bundesrepublik showed that a staggering 83% of Germans no longer feel able to “speak their minds” in company or in public on many subjects. Unsere geliebte Geli is obviously keen to mop up the remaining 17%.
In fact, under the counter but nevertheless draconian internet censorship in Germany is one of its best-kept secrets. Some years back, I made several attempts to contact AfD (Alternativ fur Deutschland), and each one was batted back with ‘Error 404’, ‘Oops! That page doesn’t exist’ and ultimately by directing me to an Austrian gay dating site. So at least some Winston or other in the Ministry of Truth has a sense of humour.
And so to Blighty, that cradle of saying what you like because the principle is far more important than the offence taken.
Last February, the Government declared itself in favour of giving the quango OfCom tougher powers to deal with violence, cyber-bullying and abuse……yet again, after one tragic case of suicide.
Already, there are several voluble and activist groups in favour of the “crackdown” so beloved of pols determined to demonstrate that their cojones are intacta. So by April, the menu of things to ban had stretched to fake news.
By August it had morphed into The Online Harms Bill, designed to set standards for illegal content and another for ‘potentially harmful content’, a radical step towards regulating the spread of disinformation and abuse on the internet.
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I italicise those words there because all censorious law begs the same question – qui iudicat…..who decides?
Twitter and Facebook will have to demonstrate adherence to the new statutory “duty of care” by complying with Codes of Practice in relation to different types of online harms. But they won’t themselves be either investigated or stopped when it comes to the liberal-bias censorship they themselves already practice….as does Google and some malware companies like McAfee.
So I think we can discern the agenda in play here. And as you’d expect, the usual suspects are taking the opportunity for advantage. In Australia, a landmark plan to make digital platforms pay for news content will soon be law. The main lobbyist for this was…..Newscorp Australia. Just fancy that.
But what happens when a blogger or online contrarian site spots something deliberately left out of a story, and then runs a piece about that in which it obviously becomes vital to quote from the original piece?
Zuckerberg’s Facebook has announced that, should the proposal become law, the social media giant will block Australian users from sharing news.
So….a new virus scare agitprop Establishment narrative pops out of the woodwork, and the MSM lackeys run their usual noddy-dog articles. How easy is it going to be to get The Truth out there?
Regular visitors to The Slog will already be aware that the views I express here (about Covid19, for example) are also held by a substantial proportion of the medical ‘frontline’ community and logical thinkers in general.
Blatant interference by Twitter, WordPress, Google and McAfee has made it impossible for me to share the databased information I put out with around 75% of my readers.
There is no sign anywhere across the world of which I’m aware that this palpably illegal (and very widespread) censorship is recognised by any nation State as something that needs to be stopped.
It is obvious – and yet and yet yet again, again – that taxpaying citizens and their dependents come a very poor last after protecting State secrets, bent bureaucrats, thin-skinned politicians, iniquitous Pharma, duplicitous banks, megalomanic billionaires and the broad gamut of media moguls hell-bent on turning the Earth into a corporacratic dystopia.
It’s a fitting note upon which to draw this week devoted to ‘Focus on Freedom’ to an end, because it leads the reader to a conclusion that George Orwell had a point: free speech and journalism is about making Truths available to citizen electors that State Power, privilege, money and ideologues would rather be kept secret.
You can run away from Truth in the censorship debate, but you can’t hide from it as the ultimate protection for us, and the telling accountability of them.
The Truth is under fire everywhere. Take the five subjects covered here this week:
Our Governments are supporting the Pharma lies about Covid19
The British government has lied about its dissemination of information to do with SPA reform and its effect on 1950s born women.
The Johnson Administration is spending ludicrous amounts of money to collect DNA information under the guise of Test & Trace.
The unelected blocist neocon alliance continues to try and pervert Brexit democracy.
Every developed State on the planet is considering or passing laws to turn Belief into Truth and disallow anyone else’s version of Truth.
The State must never become the arbiter of what Truth is. Only objective thinkers or commentators – and genuinely expert analysts – should even attempt an Opinion on the Truth.
Truth based one viewpoint is propaganda. Amen.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--NYC Mayor Shuts Down Thanksgiving Day Parade: What’s Next, Banning Family Gatherings During Christma

NYC Mayor Shuts Down Thanksgiving Day Parade: What’s Next, Banning Family Gatherings During Christmas?

New York City mayor and known communist , Bill de Blasio has already shut down the city ’ s infamous Thanksgiving Day Parade all because of the scamdemic .
With more than two months until Thanksgiving day , de Blasio somehow already knows the COVID-19 hoax will somehow play a role .
Luckily , de Blasio is being mercilessly mocked on social media for his heavy-handed tyrannical decision .
De Blasio ’ s attempt to “ reinvent ” the Macy ’ s Thanksgiving Day Parade , an American tradition , was met will all kinds of disdain .
The parade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtually this year due to safety concerns around the ongoing coronavirus pandemic hoax .
“ It will not be the same parade we are used to , ” De Blasio said at a press conference on Monday , according to a report by RT .
“ It will be a different kind of event .
[ Macy ’ s is ] reinventing the event for this moment in history.
” The mayor attempted to downplay the scale of these changes by reminding citizens that the fourth of July fireworks show was also greatly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprised is these tyrants pull off another lockdown banning people from being with family during the holidays .
Because of his willingness to exert control over everything and every person , the public is hitting back .
Many view de Blasio ’ s decision as an “ ongoing culture war ” between the left and the right , and accused him of wanting to cancel Christmas , and I ’ d be lying if I said that that is beneath even this comrade .
This is just one more example of the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s life .
They are cancelling whatever they can and most Americans are still not speaking out against this .
If we continue to let this drag on , we will all be slaves injected and subservient to the New World Order and the ruling classes of the planet .

by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan
New York City mayor and known communist, Bill de Blasio has already shut down the city’s infamous Thanksgiving Day Parade all because of the scamdemic. With more than two months until Thanksgiving day, de Blasio somehow already knows the COVID-19 hoax will somehow play a role.
Luckily, de Blasio is being mercilessly mocked on social media for his heavy-handed tyrannical decision. De Blasio’s attempt to “reinvent” the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an American tradition, was met will all kinds of disdain. The parade will be “reinvented” and held virtually this year due to safety concerns around the ongoing coronavirus pandemic hoax. “It will not be the same parade we are used to,” De Blasio said at a press conference on Monday, according to a report by RT. “It will be a different kind of event. [Macy’s is] reinventing the event for this moment in history.”
The mayor attempted to downplay the scale of these changes by reminding citizens that the fourth of July fireworks show was also greatly scaled back. Don’t be surprised is these tyrants pull off another lockdown banning people from being with family during the holidays. Because of his willingness to exert control over everything and every person, the public is hitting back.
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Commie De Blasio’s Snitch Hotline FLOODED With Obscenities
Another point of American tradition torn asunder…so long Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. t.co/Ur1ZoeF3YV — Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) September 14, 2020
No Thanksgiving parade but we can protest, riot and loot without fear is that accurate ? — john smith (@johnsmucket) September 14, 2020
Many view de Blasio’s decision as an “ongoing culture war” between the left and the right, and accused him of wanting to cancel Christmas, and I’d be lying if I said that that is beneath even this comrade.
Grinch DeBlasio won't be happy only canceling Thanksgiving Day Parade.
He's itching to cancel Christmas. #Timestamped #NYC pic.twitter.com/SahtUBvLxB — Beverly A. Pekala (@PekalaLaw) September 14, 2020
This is just one more example of the total control these people want over everyone’s life. They are cancelling whatever they can and most Americans are still not speaking out against this. If we continue to let this drag on, we will all be slaves injected and subservient to the New World Order and the ruling classes of the planet.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--China: Locks up dissidents and leaves them there to die.

The terminally ill mother of jailed rights activist Huang Qi has been allowed a video call with her son after months of petitioning prison authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan .
Huang ’ s mother Pu Wenqing — a medical doctor — told RFA on Friday that her request was granted as she nears the end of her life .
Pu made a 30-minute video call with Huang , who is serving a 12-year jail term on “ spying ” charges at Sichuan ’ s Bazhong Prison on Thursday .
“ It was basically about his medical condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ He showed me his hands , and I asked if his feet were swollen , and he said yes , they were , ” Pu told RFA .
“ I am pretty deaf now , so he had to say it again .
“ I told him the swelling could be the result of low protein in his diet , and told him he should eat at least one egg a day , ” she said .
“ He told me the prison had allocated him two eggs a week.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had finished talking , ” Pu added .
Pu said she has asked Huang to video call with her every month .
“ I don ’ t know whether he will be able to do this , ” she said .
“ I heard that Huang Qi ’ s lawyers aren ’ t allowed to visit right now because of the pandemic.
” Wang Jing , a friend of the family , said Pu had felt rushed during the video .
“ They only talked about Huang Qi ’ s current condition really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huang said he is taking ] three different medications for his stomach , for the kidney disease , and for high blood pressure.
” Online journalist Yang Xiuqiong , who was a co-defendant in Huang ’ s case , said the video call had only come after a wait of four years .
“ [ We ] have waited too long for this day , ” Yang said .
“ His mother should tell everyone about Huang Qi ’ s situation in prison.
” A court in the southwestern province of Sichuan handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a veteran rights activist and founder of the Tianwang rights website , on July 29 , 2019 .
Huang was sentenced by the Mianyang Intermediate People ’ s Court to 12 years ’ imprisonment , after it found him guilty of “ leaking state secrets overseas.
” Huang ’ s lawyers and Pu have said all along that the case against Huang was a miscarriage of justice , even allowing for the traditionally harsh treatment of dissidents in China .
Huang , 57 , has been identified by Paris-based press freedom group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of 10 citizen journalists in danger of dying in detention .
He has repeatedly denied the charges made against him and has refused to “ confess.
” Huang Qi ran a website that focused on situations where ordinary people were abused and even crushed by the CCP .
He is a fair and decent man and provided a genuine service .
People like him have been picked off one by one by the CCP and sentenced to long prison terms , all over China .
Even those who helped his mother petition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical care are endangered by the predatory CCP : Beijing Activist Faces Indictment .
The Crime Appears to Be Helping the Aged Mother of Dissident Huang Qi China Change October 31 , 2019 “ I ’ m not a Communist Party member.
” Zhang Baocheng ( 张宝成 ) is a 60-year-old Beijing resident , a dissident and human rights activist .
Last October , when the 85-year-old mother of renowned Sichuan activist Huang Qi arrived in Beijing to petition for the release of her son , Zhang Baocheng housed her for over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ bodyguard ” on visits to different state organs to submit her petition , and also took her sightseeing .
He called her “ Mother Huang ” ( 黄妈妈 ) and posted photos on Twitter .
Some of the videos of “ Mother Huang ” making appeals , such as this one , might have been filmed by him .
Beijing police called him in several times warning him of consequences for his actions .
Now we know what the “ consequences ” are .
On May 27 of this year , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including cellphones .
He was initially charged with “ possessing guns ” but by now we know no “ guns ” were involved .
He had been denied access to lawyers until recently .
According to the two lawyers who met him in Beijing First Detention Center , his case has been handed to Beijing Second Procuratorate for indictment , and he is charged with “ picking quarrels ” and “ promoting terrorism , extremism , and inciting terrorist activities.
” But the interrogations , according to the lawyers , centered on details @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother as well as his Twitter expressions .
RSF and NGO coalition call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison July 23 , 2020 As a collective of non-governmental organizations defending human rights and freedom of the press , we urge you to pardon journalist Huang Qi , two-time laureate of the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Award ( RSF ) , who is suffering from a critical health condition and may die soon if he remains in detention .
Huang Qi is a seasoned journalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public about corruption cases and human rights violations , in accordance with the principle of press freedom enshrined in Article 35 of the Constitution of the People ’ s Republic of China .
On July 29th , 2019 , Huang Qi was sentenced by the Mianyang Intermediate People ’ s Court in Sichuan Province to 12 years in prison for “ leaking state secrets ” and “ providing state secrets abroad ” following a closed trial that failed to demonstrate his culpability .
This harsh and unfair punishment equals a death sentence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical liver and kidney diseases .
On December 20 , 2018 , in a statement published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights , four experts insisted that his condition would “ continue to deteriorate to a fatal point ” if not released .
Of course , Xi Jinping was uninterested .

Sichuan Rights Activist Allowed Video Call With Dying Mother
The terminally ill mother of jailed rights activist Huang Qi has been allowed a video call with her son after months of petitioning prison authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan.
Huang’s mother Pu Wenqing — a medical doctor — told RFA on Friday that her request was granted as she nears the end of her life.
Pu made a 30-minute video call with Huang, who is serving a 12-year jail term on “spying” charges at Sichuan’s Bazhong Prison on Thursday.
“It was basically about his medical condition,” Pu said of the conversation.
“He showed me his hands, and I asked if his feet were swollen, and he said yes, they were,” Pu told RFA. “I am pretty deaf now, so he had to say it again.
“I told him the swelling could be the result of low protein in his diet, and told him he should eat at least one egg a day,” she said. “He told me the prison had allocated him two eggs a week.”
“Our time was up before we had finished talking,” Pu added.
Pu said she has asked Huang to video call with her every month.
“I don’t know whether he will be able to do this,” she said. “I heard that Huang Qi’s lawyers aren’t allowed to visit right now because of the pandemic.”
Wang Jing, a friend of the family, said Pu had felt rushed during the video.
“They only talked about Huang Qi’s current condition really,” Wang said. “[Huang said he is taking] three different medications for his stomach, for the kidney disease, and for high blood pressure.”
Online journalist Yang Xiuqiong, who was a co-defendant in Huang’s case, said the video call had only come after a wait of four years.
“[We] have waited too long for this day,” Yang said. “His mother should tell everyone about Huang Qi’s situation in prison.”
‘Miscarriage of justice’
A court in the southwestern province of Sichuan handed down a 12-year jail term to Huang, a veteran rights activist and founder of the Tianwang rights website, on July 29, 2019.
Huang was sentenced by the Mianyang Intermediate People’s Court to 12 years’ imprisonment, after it found him guilty of “leaking state secrets overseas.”
Huang’s lawyers and Pu have said all along that the case against Huang was a miscarriage of justice, even allowing for the traditionally harsh treatment of dissidents in China.
Huang, 57, has been identified by Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as one of 10 citizen journalists in danger of dying in detention.
He has repeatedly denied the charges made against him and has refused to “confess.”
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/allowed-09182020095619.html
Huang Qi ran a website that focused on situations where ordinary people were abused and even crushed by the CCP.
He is a fair and decent man and provided a genuine service.
People like him have been picked off one by one by the CCP and sentenced to long prison terms, all over China.
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Even those who helped his mother petition officials about Huang’s lack of medical care are endangered by the predatory CCP:
Beijing Activist Faces Indictment. The Crime Appears to Be Helping the Aged Mother of Dissident Huang Qi
China Change
October 31, 2019
“I’m not a Communist Party member.”
Zhang Baocheng (张宝成) is a 60-year-old Beijing resident, a dissident and human rights activist. Last October, when the 85-year-old mother of renowned Sichuan activist Huang Qi arrived in Beijing to petition for the release of her son, Zhang Baocheng housed her for over a month. He accompanied her as her “bodyguard” on visits to different state organs to submit her petition, and also took her sightseeing. He called her “Mother Huang” (黄妈妈) and posted photos on Twitter. Some of the videos of “Mother Huang” making appeals, such as this one, might have been filmed by him. Beijing police called him in several times warning him of consequences for his actions. Now we know what the “consequences” are.
On May 27 of this year, he was arrested and his home raided, including cellphones. He was initially charged with “possessing guns” but by now we know no “guns” were involved. He had been denied access to lawyers until recently. According to the two lawyers who met him in Beijing First Detention Center, his case has been handed to Beijing Second Procuratorate for indictment, and he is charged with “picking quarrels” and “promoting terrorism, extremism, and inciting terrorist activities.”
But the interrogations, according to the lawyers, centered on details of him helping Huang Qi’s mother as well as his Twitter expressions.
chinachange.org/2019/10/31/beijing-activist-faces-indictment-the-crime-appears-to-be-helping-the-aged-mother-of-dissident-huang-qi/
RSF and NGO coalition call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison
July 23, 2020
中文版本
Mr. Xi Jinping
President
People’s Republic of China
The State Council General Office
2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu
Beijingshi 100017
Paris, July 22nd, 2020
Mr. President,
As a collective of non-governmental organizations defending human rights and freedom of the press, we urge you to pardon journalist Huang Qi, two-time laureate of the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Award (RSF), who is suffering from a critical health condition and may die soon if he remains in detention.
Huang Qi is a seasoned journalist who has done remarkable work in informing the public about corruption cases and human rights violations, in accordance with the principle of press freedom enshrined in Article 35 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China.
On July 29th, 2019, Huang Qi was sentenced by the Mianyang Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province to 12 years in prison for “leaking state secrets” and “providing state secrets abroad”following a closed trial that failed to demonstrate his culpability.
This harsh and unfair punishment equals a death sentence, considering that Huang Qi suffers from critical liver and kidney diseases. On December 20, 2018, in a statement published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, four experts insisted that his condition would “continue to deteriorate to a fatal point” if not released.
www.nchrd.org/2020/07/23267/
Of course, Xi Jinping was uninterested.
h/t Lily


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--JUSTICE! Immigrant Low-Level JP Morgan Currency Rigger Sentenced To EIGHT WHOLE MONTHS In Prison For

JUSTICE! Immigrant Low-Level JP Morgan Currency Rigger Sentenced To EIGHT WHOLE MONTHS In Prison For Years Of Market Manipulation!

Well , a sorry excuse for it anyway .
From Reuters ( bold added for emphasis and commentary ) : NEW YORK ( Reuters ) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N foreign exchange trader was sentenced on Thursday to eight months in prison , following his Nov. 2019 conviction for conspiring with traders at other banks to rig currency trades .
So the dude was convicted almost a year ago , for years worth of market rigging , and he gets a slap on the wrist , which , if somebody wants to go down the rabbit hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let ’ s face it , I wouldn ’ t be able to hold down my breakfast , he ’ ll probably get some sort of “ house arrest ” or something like that because , well , you know : Covid-1984 .
The only way to get any real justice is to starve the beast , which means not participating in the financial “ markets ” , but since people are greedy and they come up with all sorts of lame excuses , and since nobody is willing to sacrifice even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participation in the short-run for free markets in the long run , this crap will continue , not until it won ’ t , but until we ’ ve totally destroyed ourselves and our nation from within fighting each other for the very last crumb .

via Half Dollar:
Justice has been served.
Well, a sorry excuse for it anyway.
From Reuters (bold added for emphasis and commentary):
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N foreign exchange trader was sentenced on Thursday to eight months in prison, following his Nov. 2019 conviction for conspiring with traders at other banks to rig currency trades.
Akshay Aiyer, 37, was also sentenced to two years supervised release and fined $150,000 by U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan.
Prosecutors had sought up to 46 months in prison, while the defendant sought probation.
Aiyer was charged with colluding with other traders from Oct. 2010 to July 2013 to fix prices of and rig bids for Central and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and African currencies.
So the dude was convicted almost a year ago, for years worth of market rigging, and he gets a slap on the wrist, which, if somebody wants to go down the rabbit hole, which I do not, because, let’s face it, I wouldn’t be able to hold down my breakfast, he’ll probably get some sort of “house arrest” or something like that because, well, you know: Covid-1984.
The only way to get any real justice is to starve the beast, which means not participating in the financial “markets”, but since people are greedy and they come up with all sorts of lame excuses, and since nobody is willing to sacrifice even the tiniest bit of “market” participation in the short-run for free markets in the long run, this crap will continue, not until it won’t, but until we’ve totally destroyed ourselves and our nation from within fighting each other for the very last crumb.
Dang shame…


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Waze To Keep 7-Day Records Of Americans’ Driving Habits

Two weeks have passed since I warned everyone about Amazon drone deliveries being the biggest threat to our privacy that Americans have ever seen .
But a recent news release revealed that Google is giving them a run for the money .
Waze ’ s latest feature ‘ save your drive ’ on Live Map will record Americans driving habits in real-time , effectively turning Waze into a national drivers surveillance program .
As The Medium explains , Waze ’ s save your drive feature gives users “ the ability to take that planned drive and save it to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms , making trip planning even easier.
” Hiding behind the convenience factor , 9 to 5 Google tries to explain how using Waze anonymously is fraught with the headache of entering your personal information each and every time .
“ This not only relieves the headache of entering your home address over and over , but it allows for 7-day customized planning on the Live Map .
What time you should leave Monday might be very different than what time you should leave Friday.
” How could allowing Waze to know a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The Medium reveals how Waze stores drivers personal travel information to the cloud .
Motorists who allow Waze to save their driving pattern [ s ] will “ ensure you head out at the right time based on the latest real-time information.
” As The Verge explains , Waze “ will show personalized information pulled from other trips you ’ ve taken or places you ’ ve driven to recently , such as how long the app anticipates it will take for you to get to work .
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by mapi
Two weeks have passed since I warned everyone about Amazon drone deliveries being the biggest threat to our privacy that Americans have ever seen. But a recent news release revealed that Google is giving them a run for the money.
Waze’s latest feature ‘save your drive’ on Live Map will record Americans driving habits in real-time, effectively turning Waze into a national drivers surveillance program.
As The Medium explains, Waze’s save your drive feature gives users “the ability to take that planned drive and save it to the app for a unified experience across our platforms, making trip planning even easier.”
Hiding behind the convenience factor, 9 to 5 Google tries to explain how using Waze anonymously is fraught with the headache of entering your personal information each and every time.
“This not only relieves the headache of entering your home address over and over, but it allows for 7-day customized planning on the Live Map. What time you should leave Monday might be very different than what time you should leave Friday.”
How could allowing Waze to know a persons 7-day driving habits threaten their privacy?
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The Medium reveals how Waze stores drivers personal travel information to the cloud. Motorists who allow Waze to save their driving pattern[s] will “ensure you head out at the right time based on the latest real-time information.”
As The Verge explains, Waze “will show personalized information pulled from other trips you’ve taken or places you’ve driven to recently, such as how long the app anticipates it will take for you to get to work.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--FBI: China has stolen personal data on most adult Americans through years of massive data collection

FBI : China has stolen personal data on most adult Americans through years of massive data collection .
Decades of @ @ @ @ @ regime to steal hundreds of billions of dollars with of American know-how , says FBI @ @ @ @

FBI: China has stolen personal data on most adult Americans through years of massive data collection. Decades of appeasement allowed a tyrannical Communist regime to steal hundreds of billions of dollars with of American know-how, says FBI’s Wray t.co/54OBijhFC8
— Bill Gertz (@BillGertz) September 18, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Signs of Past Currency Regime Change Are Repeating Today

SBTV ’ s guest this week is Lynette Zang , Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading .
We discuss similar @ @ @ @ @ currency regimes in the past that are eerily mirrored today pointing us towards an imminent @ @ @ @ @ this interview : 02:12 Patterns to notice of past crashes and crises 06:33 Pay attention @ @ @ @ @ monetary system change to happen through revolution ?
15:36 Wide disconnect between Wall Street and @ @ @ @ @ transition to a new currency order could look like ?
25:59 How the spot price @ @ @ @ @ to the next crash 29:14 Don ’ t time the market , buy physical gold @ @ @ @ @ the world will look like when gold and silver prices are crazy high

Lynette Zang with Patrick V. on SBTV
SBTV’s guest this week is Lynette Zang, Chief Market Strategist at ITM Trading. We discuss similar trends leading to changes in currency regimes in the past that are eerily mirrored today pointing us towards an imminent currency reset.
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Discussed in this interview:
02:12 Patterns to notice of past crashes and crises
06:33 Pay attention when history repeats
11:53 Global monetary system change to happen through revolution?
15:36 Wide disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street
18:51 How the transition to a new currency order could look like?
25:59 How the spot price and physical price will react to the next crash
29:14 Don’t time the market, buy physical gold and silver now
34:01 What the world will look like when gold and silver prices are crazy high


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Argentina declassify files on possible sightings of extraterrestrial spacecraft for first time in hi

Argentina declassify files on possible sightings of extraterrestrial spacecraft for first time in history.

The Government declassified documents on the UFO sighting in Bariloche .
At the request of a civil organization dedicated to the study of these phenomena , the Ministry of Defense published all the available data on an event that occurred in 1995 .
Following a formal request from the Commission for the Study of the UFO Phenomenon of the Argentine Republic ( CEFORA ) , the Government agreed for the first time in history to declassify files on possible sightings of extraterrestrial spacecraft and made public the available data on the so-called “ Bariloche Case ” , Occurred in 1995 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation of this fact , including the conversations between the Control Tower and the pilots of the two flights that would have had contact with the unidentified object , is available under the file 2020-60053899-APN-DNAIP # AAIP , dated September 9 , 2020 .
These are the first documents that CEFORA can access , a civil organization that “ has been developing an intense campaign to request Access to Public Information for society , through Law 27,275 , which empowers citizens to request information of interest to any State body ” .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and its protagonists are Captain Jorge Polanco , of Aerolineas Argentinas ; Commanders Rubén Cipuzak and Juan Domingo Gaitán , from the National Gendarmerie ; and the Chief of the Bariloche Airport , Warrant Officer Daniel García .

The Government declassified documents on the UFO sighting in Bariloche.
At the request of a civil organization dedicated to the study of these phenomena, the Ministry of Defense published all the available data on an event that occurred in 1995.
Following a formal request from the Commission for the Study of the UFO Phenomenon of the Argentine Republic (CEFORA) , the Government agreed for the first time in history to declassify files on possible sightings of extraterrestrial spacecraft and made public the available data on the so-called “Bariloche Case ”, Occurred in 1995.
In this way, all the investigation of this fact, including the conversations between the Control Tower and the pilots of the two flights that would have had contact with the unidentified object, is available under the file 2020-60053899-APN-DNAIP # AAIP , dated September 9, 2020.
These are the first documents that CEFORA can access, a civil organization that “has been developing an intense campaign to request Access to Public Information for society, through Law 27,275, which empowers citizens to request information of interest to any State body ”.
The sighting occurred on July 31, 1995 and its protagonists are Captain Jorge Polanco, of Aerolineas Argentinas; Commanders Rubén Cipuzak and Juan Domingo Gaitán, from the National Gendarmerie; and the Chief of the Bariloche Airport, Warrant Officer Daniel García .
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--China: a bacterium escaped from a laboratory and there are more than 3,000 infected

They used an expired disinfectant in the production of brucellosis vaccines for animals in 2019 .
The bacteria were still @ @ @ @ @ the northwest of the country .
A total of 3,245 people fell ill after a @ @ @ @ @ plant that produces vaccines for animals in northwest China in 2019 , health authorities said @ @ @ @ @ in Lanzhou , the capital of Gansu province , reported that the city ’ s @ @ @ @ @ disinfectant in July and August 2019 in the production of brucellosis vaccines for animals .

They used an expired disinfectant in the production of brucellosis vaccines for animals in 2019. The bacteria were still present in gas emissions in the northwest of the country.
A total of 3,245 people fell ill after a bacterium escaped from a biopharmaceutical plant that produces vaccines for animals in northwest China in 2019, health authorities said in recent hours.
Authorities in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, reported that the city’s state laboratory used an expired disinfectant in July and August 2019 in the production of brucellosis vaccines for animals.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--“…Tough Luck. Don’t Be a F*cking Trump Supporter in Portland!!!”…..A Woman Says In Response to Murde

“…Tough Luck. Don’t Be a F*cking Trump Supporter in Portland!!!”…..A Woman Says In Response to Murdered Trump Supporter

This isn ’ t a display of partisan resentment or a vastly different ideology .
This is full on evil , front and center .
Arguably the most terrifying aspect of this soulless display , is that this Nordstrom bag carrying demon likely only exposes the surface of the deep seeded psychopathy that ’ s lurking within our society .
And yet somehow , regardless of who wins the election , everyone is supposed to just magically forget that countless people actually share this woman ’ s sentiments ?
We ’ re supposed to just be “ ok ” lining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks and all , and be content with standing next to people who have no problem expressing that they would prefer half the people in this country dead ?
I ’ m betting that it doesn ’ t take seven degrees of separation for you to personally locate someone like this .
None of this is going to end well .
We ’ re too far gone as a society to simply slap a band-aid on this country and hope that the wound heals .
These are the warning signs of a civilization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should probably be taking notice and counting how much meat we have in our freezers .

This isn’t a display of partisan resentment or a vastly different ideology. This is full on evil, front and center. Arguably the most terrifying aspect of this soulless display, is that this Nordstrom bag carrying demon likely only exposes the surface of the deep seeded psychopathy that’s lurking within our society. And yet somehow, regardless of who wins the election, everyone is supposed to just magically forget that countless people actually share this woman’s sentiments? We’re supposed to just be “ok” lining up at the grocery checkout line, masks and all, and be content with standing next to people who have no problem expressing that they would prefer half the people in this country dead? I’m betting that it doesn’t take seven degrees of separation for you to personally locate someone like this. None of this is going to end well. We’re too far gone as a society to simply slap a band-aid on this country and hope that the wound heals. These are the warning signs of a civilization that is in a free-fall. We should probably be taking notice and counting how much meat we have in our freezers.
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Asked about Trump supporter who was murdered in cold-blood in Portland, leftist woman responds: "Tough luck. Don’t be a f**king Trump supporter in Portland."pic.twitter.com/dF9h2jaYH6 — The First (@TheFirstonTV) September 17, 2020
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Bond Volatility Flags U.S. Election as Event Risk of Decade (Fed Hammers Down Volatility With QE Inf

Bond Volatility Flags U.S. Election as Event Risk of Decade (Fed Hammers Down Volatility With QE Infinity)

( Bloomberg ) — Treasury options markets are pricing the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election as one of the biggest isolated event risks in at least a decade .
The ICE BofA MOVE Index , which measures expected swings in Treasury yields across the curve , shows the spread between one- and three-month indexes rising to a level seen only once in the past decade .
The latter captures the election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee , Joe Biden .
Investors ’ nervousness about the potential for short-term turmoil can be seen in cross-asset volatility , particularly spreads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , the election is also starting to stress investors in the emerging world , and strategists and investors are urging caution as implied volatility rises .
The options markets on interest-rate swaps , commonly known as swaptions , also show traders are bracing for aggressive swings .
A one-month option on the 10-year swap rates – which doesn ’ t start till a month ’ s time – has a terminal breakeven of 17 basis points .
That implies a swing of down to 0.51 % or up to 0.85 % , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At least the MOVE index has been hammered-down by Fed monetary policy , including yesterday ’ s dot plot indicating QE Infinity !
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by confoundedinterest17
ICE BofA MOVE 1-, 3-month indexes spread highest since 2013
Trump election, positioning, postal voting elevate volatility
(Bloomberg) — Treasury options markets are pricing the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election as one of the biggest isolated event risks in at least a decade.
The ICE BofA MOVE Index, which measures expected swings in Treasury yields across the curve, shows the spread between one- and three-month indexes rising to a level seen only once in the past decade. The latter captures the election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee, Joe Biden.
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Investors’ nervousness about the potential for short-term turmoil can be seen in cross-asset volatility, particularly spreads for FX and Treasuries. Outside the U.S., the election is also starting to stress investors in the emerging world, and strategists and investors are urging caution as implied volatility rises.
The options markets on interest-rate swaps, commonly known as swaptions, also show traders are bracing for aggressive swings. A one-month option on the 10-year swap rates – which doesn’t start till a month’s time – has a terminal breakeven of 17 basis points. That implies a swing of down to 0.51% or up to 0.85%, from current level of 0.68%.
At least the MOVE index has been hammered-down by Fed monetary policy, including yesterday’s dot plot indicating QE Infinity!!!


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--OPEC Warns That Second Wave Of COVID Will Derail Demand Recovery

A resurgence in Covid-19 cases in some countries could further dampen oil demand and interfere with a decline in oil inventories , Reuters has reported , citing an internal document of the OPEC+ technical panel .
Cases have been rising in many European countries , total infections in India have passed 5 million , and new cases are on the rise in some U.S. states .
Meanwhile , OPEC itself , as well as the International Energy Agency , earlier this week revised their oil demand outlook for the year .
Both are now expecting a bigger contraction than they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now expects 2020 oil demand to be 8.4 million bpd lower than it was a year ago , and OPEC sees it contracting by 9.5 million bpd .
That ’ s up from 8.1 million bpd and 9.1 million bpd , respectively , that was forecast just a month ago .
At the same time , according to the document , global oil inventories are falling .
Commodity trading giant Vitol recently chimed in with this opinion , seeing a strong reduction in oil inventories in the next three months , between 250 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the industry agrees , however , with Trafigura , who noted a “ supply-heavy market ” through the end of the year .
Meanwhile , OPEC+ has dramatically improved its compliance with the production cuts agreed in April to restore balance on the oil market .
In August , sources from the cartel told Reuters , compliance hit 101 percent .
The improvement followed Saudi Arabia ’ s threat to laggards , which include Iraq and Nigeria , with a reversal of its own cuts if they failed to fall in line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and June .
Later today , OPEC+ ministers are meeting to discuss compliance levels and oil ’ s fundamentals amid yet another negative trend in oil prices , driven by the growing worry about demand .
Iraq could complicate matters , with recent reports suggesting OPEC ’ s number-two may have plans to increase production the first chance it gets to boost vital oil revenues .

By Irina Slav
A resurgence in Covid-19 cases in some countries could further dampen oil demand and interfere with a decline in oil inventories, Reuters has reported, citing an internal document of the OPEC+ technical panel.
Cases have been rising in many European countries, total infections in India have passed 5 million, and new cases are on the rise in some U.S. states.
Meanwhile, OPEC itself, as well as the International Energy Agency, earlier this week revised their oil demand outlook for the year. Both are now expecting a bigger contraction than they anticipated a month ago.
The IEA now expects 2020 oil demand to be 8.4 million bpd lower than it was a year ago, and OPEC sees it contracting by 9.5 million bpd. That’s up from 8.1 million bpd and 9.1 million bpd, respectively, that was forecast just a month ago.
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At the same time, according to the document, global oil inventories are falling. Commodity trading giant Vitol recently chimed in with this opinion, seeing a strong reduction in oil inventories in the next three months, between 250 and 300 million barrels. Not everyone in the industry agrees, however, with Trafigura, who noted a “supply-heavy market” through the end of the year.
Meanwhile, OPEC+ has dramatically improved its compliance with the production cuts agreed in April to restore balance on the oil market. In August, sources from the cartel told Reuters, compliance hit 101 percent. The improvement followed Saudi Arabia’s threat to laggards, which include Iraq and Nigeria, with a reversal of its own cuts if they failed to fall in line and compensate for their overproduction in May and June.
Later today, OPEC+ ministers are meeting to discuss compliance levels and oil’s fundamentals amid yet another negative trend in oil prices, driven by the growing worry about demand. Iraq could complicate matters, with recent reports suggesting OPEC’s number-two may have plans to increase production the first chance it gets to boost vital oil revenues.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Mr Vice President. I look out over my Biden sign in my front yard & I see a sea of Trump flags and y

“ Mr Vice President .
I look out over my Biden sign in my front yard & I see a @ @ @ @ @ yard signs ” .
🤣🔥 @ realDonaldTrump @ JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/5UXI8iB1IE

“Mr Vice President. I look out over my Biden sign in my front yard & I see a sea of Trump flags and yard signs”. 🤣🔥 @realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/5UXI8iB1IE
— 🇺🇸Maggie VandenBerghe🇺🇸 (@FogCityMidge) September 18, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--This is America today: 62% of Americans conceal their political views out of fear

How many of you have experienced what I have ?
— You ’ re in a small social gathering .
Someone in your group begins ranting about Trump or some other conservative politician or policy , as if everyone in the group is in agreement .
I have never had the experience of a conservative doing that , have you ?
Our personal experiences are now confirmed by a July Cato Institute survey that found that Americans increasingly are self-censoring .
Whereas in 2017 , 58 % of Americans said they concealed their political views , today nearly two-thirds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive .
Although conservatives are more prone to self-censorship as you would expect , the phenomenon actually crosses partisan lines , with majorities of Democrats ( 52 % ) , independents ( 59 % ) and Republicans ( 77 % ) all saying they have political opinions they are afraid to share .
But it ’ s not all Democrats .
It ’ s the bullies , whom Cato Institute calls “ strong ” or “ staunch liberals , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel they can say what they believe .
Nearly 6 in 10 ( 58 % ) of “ staunch liberals ” feel they can freely voice their opinions , whereas a slim majority ( 52 % ) of centrist liberals feel they have to self-censor — an increase of 7 % from 2017 .
This points to the increasing radicalization of some Democrats , who are intimidating even fellow Democrats .
But centrist liberals still have it easy compared to others : 64 % of political moderates and nearly 8 of every 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Self‐censorship is widespread across demographic groups as well .
Below are the percentages of each group who self-censor : • Race : 65 % of Latinos , 64 % of Whites , 49 % of Blacks .
• Income : 60 % of incomes over $ 100,000 , 58 % of peoople with incomes less than $ 20,000 .
• Age : 66 % of people over 65 , 55 % of people under 35 .
I was surprised by more men than women engaging in self-censorship .
My interpretation of the smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , poor , and atheists ( or non-religous ) who self-censor is that they are probably “ staunch liberals ” — radical leftists who feel and in fact do freely express their opinions and beliefs , and bully/intimidate/harass others into silence .
Methodology : The Cato Institute Summer 2020 National Survey was designed and conducted by the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov .
YouGov collected responses online during July 1–6 , 2020 from a national sample of 2,000 Americans 18 years of age and older .
Restrictions are put in place to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contacted by YouGov are allowed to participate .
The margin of error for the survey is +/- 2.36 percentage points at the 95 % level of confidence .

by Dr. Eowyn
How many of you have experienced what I have? — You’re in a small social gathering. Someone in your group begins ranting about Trump or some other conservative politician or policy, as if everyone in the group is in agreement.
I have never had the experience of a conservative doing that, have you?
Our personal experiences are now confirmed by a July Cato Institute survey that found that Americans increasingly are self-censoring.
Whereas in 2017, 58% of Americans said they concealed their political views, today nearly two-thirds of Americans—62%—say the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive.
Although conservatives are more prone to self-censorship as you would expect, the phenomenon actually crosses partisan lines, with majorities of Democrats (52%), independents (59%) and Republicans (77%) all saying they have political opinions they are afraid to share.
But it’s not all Democrats.
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It’s the bullies, whom Cato Institute calls “strong” or “staunch liberals,” who are the only political group who feel they can say what they believe. Nearly 6 in 10 (58%) of “staunch liberals” feel they can freely voice their opinions, whereas a slim majority (52%) of centrist liberals feel they have to self-censor — an increase of 7% from 2017. This points to the increasing radicalization of some Democrats, who are intimidating even fellow Democrats.
But centrist liberals still have it easy compared to others: 64% of political moderates and nearly 8 of every 10 (77%) conservatives self-censor.
Self‐censorship is widespread across demographic groups as well. Below are the percentages of each group who self-censor:
Race: 65% of Latinos, 64% of Whites, 49% of Blacks .
65% of Latinos, 64% of Whites, . Gender: 65% of men, 59% of women .
65% of men, . Income: 60% of incomes over $100,000, 58% of peoople with incomes less than $20,000 .
60% of incomes over $100,000, . Age: 66% of people over 65, 55% of people under 35 .
66% of people over 65, . Religion: 71% of religious, 56% of non‐religious.
I was surprised by more men than women engaging in self-censorship.
My interpretation of the smaller percentages of women, blacks, youth, poor, and atheists (or non-religous) who self-censor is that they are probably “staunch liberals” — radical leftists who feel and in fact do freely express their opinions and beliefs, and bully/intimidate/harass others into silence.
Methodology: The Cato Institute Summer 2020 National Survey was designed and conducted by the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov. YouGov collected responses online during July 1–6, 2020 from a national sample of 2,000 Americans 18 years of age and older. Restrictions are put in place to ensure that only the people selected and contacted by YouGov are allowed to participate. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 2.36 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence.
~Eowyn


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Paper Market To Collapse As Institutional & Private Gold Buying Pushes Gold To $19,400 Or Higher

Embrace uncertainty has long been one of my personal mottos .
Because from this moment on , everything is uncertain whether it is your personal health , the stock market or the economy .
Sure , we work with probabilities and the most likely is that the sun will rise tomorrow again and that I won ’ t die today .
But we are now at a point in history when trend extrapolation is going to be not only precarious but also both foolish and impossible .
That we are at the end of a major economic and social cycle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But cycles don ’ t end overnight , if the world isn ’ t hit by a massive meteorite or nuclear bomb .
Whether we are at the end of a 300 year cycle or a 2,000 year cycle , only future historians can tell the world .
What is clear , at least to me , is that the end of this cycle started in 1971 when Nixon closed the gold window .
Since then global debt has gone up exponentially and now we are in the very final stage of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that we are now in , was first evidenced by gold turning up at the beginning of this century .
This significant trend change in gold that started 20 years ago was a clear indicator that we are now seeing the end of the fiat money system .
Even though manipulated through a corrupt paper market , gold still reveals the deceitful actions of governments and central banks .
There is no better evidence than the fall of fiat in this century .
Central banks are failing and they are panicking .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
Since 2000 , most major currencies are down circa 85 % against gold .
That is a total condemnation of the central banks and their failed experiments in creating unlimited money that has ZERO value .
The fall of fiat money started in earnest in 1971 and since then all currencies have lost 97-99 % of their value .
But as the table shows , only in this century , most currencies have lost more than 80 % / THE US ROAD TO PERDITION The road to perdition for the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Federal Reserve – a private bank set up for the benefit of private bankers under the disguise of a national bank .
The Fed never had the intention of keeping the money supply and the debt under control .
Instead their private agenda was always to create as much money as possible for their own benefit .
It is for that reason that the US federal debt has increased virtually every single year since 1930 when the debt was $ 17b .
There have been 4 years with insignificant reduction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But except for those four years , the US has lived above its means for 90 years .
Everybody believes the Clinton administration ’ s rhetoric that they created major surpluses in 1998-2001 .
One of the objectives of governments is to mislead the people and the Clinton administration certainly succeeded with that .
I haven ’ t met one American who is aware that there were no real surpluses in the Clinton years .
Not only did they report surpluses but they were also talking about totally eliminating debt in ensuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that during the years 1998-2001 when the Clinton administration reported major surpluses , the actual federal debt increased every one of those years .
So fake surpluses were created above the line and the actual deficits below the line were never reported .
But the increase in debt revealed it all .
Not only were there no surpluses in the final Clinton years but the pipe dream of eliminating the debt didn ’ t just go up in smoke , but caught fire .
Clinton exited with a debt of $ 5.7t and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26.750t .
When Trump was elected president in November 2016 , I published the debt and tax revenue graph below .
US debt had on average doubled every 8 years since Reagan rose to power in 1981 .
Thus , I made the simplistic forecast that 8 years after Trump ’ s victory , the debt would double from $ 20t to $ 40t and after the first 4 years the debt would be $ 28t .
Not many believed that forecast .
A $ 8t increase in debt in 4 years seemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a severe economic downturn and this is exactly what the US is in now .
Currently the debt is $ 26.750t and is up $ 3.5t since the end of March .
An increase by $ 1.25t to at least $ 28t by the time the new president enters office in January 2021 seems very likely to fulfil my forecast .
As the graph above shows , tax revenue has increased 6x since 1981 whilst the debt has gone up 31x .
So here we have a country that has been running a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1930 and can only increase taxes at a fraction of the rate of the deficit growth .
How can anyone believe that the US economy , with the real deficit going up every year for 90 years , has a chance of survival .
GOLD IS THE GUARDIAN OF TRUTH Yes of course the US could maybe survive for yet a few years by massive money printing , bigger deficits and exponentially higher debt .
But the real problem will be the dollar .
It is already down 98 % since 1971 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are measured in real terms which is gold of course .
The US government can try to fool the people with the so-called strong dollar policy but gold stands as the guardian of the truth and reveals governments ’ deceitful actions .
The petrodollar and a strong military has so far prevented the dollar from total destruction in the last 50 years .
Still a 98 % loss of value since 1971 is as near annihilation as you can get .
And the dollar has now started its final journey to ZERO .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ go , measured form 1971 but we must remember that the 2 % means a 100 % fall from now .
No one must believe that the dollar will avoid the same destiny as the Denarius in the Roman Empire between 190 and 290 AD or the French Franc ’ s collapse in the 1720s .
There are dozens of other examples where currencies have gone to zero , like Weimar , Zimbabwe , Venezuela etc .
The demise of the petrodollar could also be accelerated by massive improvements in battery technology .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nobel Prize winner John Goodenough could be revolutionary .
This battery is capable of storing considerable more energy than the lithium-ion battery and can be charged in a fraction of the time .
Several companies are now developing the glass battery including Panasonic , Samsung , Tesla & Albemarle .
Virtually every car manufacturer in the world is now producing electric cars .
As the Quantum Glass Battery comes into production , this will change the transport industry dramatically and put an end to piston engines as well as the petrodollar .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the US for example , 70 % of all oil consumed is used for transportation .
So it won ’ t be that long before every car , truck and bus will be battery driven .
Until recently , virtually no major investor has bought gold or gold stocks in quantity .
But Warren Buffett broke the ice with his $ 600 million investment in Barrick Gold .
It didn ’ t take long for the next institutional gold investor to follow .
The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their $ 16b fund into gold .
That means a $ 800 million investment in gold .
The interesting question is if they are going to buy futures , an ETF like GLD or physical gold .
Few institutions or advisors understand that futures or ETFs are as far from physical gold as you can get .
I have discussed the dangers of investing in these instruments in many articles and most recently in my article “ Buyer Beware – Gold ETF ’ s Like GLD Own No Gold ” .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that gold is not just an investment but it is also the ultimate form of wealth preservation .
This is why it should not be held in paper form but in physical gold held outside a precarious financial system .
If you hold gold futures or a gold ETF like GLD , you don ’ t hold physical gold but just a promise to settle in fiat money .
It is similar to holding lumber futures rather than investing directly into physical forests .
The interesting point is that institutions have until now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has been the best performing asset class in this century .
The first two investments into gold this year by institutional investors are likely to be followed by a flood of funds into the gold sector .
Institutions are now smelling inflation and must therefore hedge against this .
The problem is that there is neither enough physical gold available nor gold and silver stocks to satisfy the coming demand .
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PHYSICAL GOLD IN THE WORLD The 21.7 metre cube below represents all the gold ever mined in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 12 trillion in value .
Out of this amount , only 21 % or 43 thousand tonnes are investment gold .
The rest is gold for jewellery , gold held by central banks , or for industrial use .
The gold available for investment has a value of $ 2.6 trillion .
Annual production of gold is around 3,000 tonnes ( $ 187b ) and expected to decline .
As the cube above shows , the total gold reserves available underground is 54,000 tonnes which is only 27 % of all gold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has reached peak gold .
FUTURE GOLD DEMAND CAN NOT BE SATISFIED AT THE CURRENT PRICE If we assume that world financial assets are $ 500 trillion , the total investment gold of $ 2.6t represents 0.5 % of this amount .
The Ohio Police Fund is investing 5 % of its fund into gold .
If 5 % of world financial assets were to be invested into physical gold that would be $ 25 trillion which is 10x all the investment gold today .
Most of his gold is of course not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ price .
But even if just 1 % total assets went into gold , that would be $ 5 trillion which is 2x all the investment gold today .
It would be totally impossible to acquire this amount of gold at current prices .
In my view , it is a virtually certain that institutions will be forced by trustees or their boards to inflation proof their assets by holding some gold .
The figures above prove that the gold they need is not available at current prices .
The only way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much higher price .
So what will happen is that an institution which decides to invest $ 1 billion in gold will not get it at the current price of $ 1,940 per ounce but instead at say 10x that price or more .
So instead of getting 16 tonnes at $ 1,940 per ounce , the institution will receive 1.6 tonnes at $ 19,400 per ounce for the $ 1 billion invested .
The paper market in gold is likely to collapse at some point in the not too distant future .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold against the outstanding paper claims which are 100-300x times the available physical .
Therefore institutions who are intending to buy gold would be extremely unwise to buy anything but physical gold in their own possession .
The combination of institutional gold buying and private buying will drive the gold price to levels that few can imagine .
The $ 19,400 price example given above is most probably much too low , especially with the amount of money printing that the world will experience .
Gold at $ 1,970 today is clearly an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s global client base strategically stores an important part of their wealth in Switzerland in physical gold and silver outside the banking system .
Matterhorn Asset Management is pleased to deliver a unique and exceptional service to our highly esteemed wealth preservation clientele in over 70 countries .
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by Egon von Greyerz of Gold Switzerland
Embrace uncertainty has long been one of my personal mottos. Because from this moment on, everything is uncertain whether it is your personal health, the stock market or the economy. Sure, we work with probabilities and the most likely is that the sun will rise tomorrow again and that I won’t die today. But we are now at a point in history when trend extrapolation is going to be not only precarious but also both foolish and impossible.
END OF A MAJOR CYCLE
That we are at the end of a major economic and social cycle is totally clear in my mind. But cycles don’t end overnight, if the world isn’t hit by a massive meteorite or nuclear bomb. Whether we are at the end of a 300 year cycle or a 2,000 year cycle, only future historians can tell the world. What is clear, at least to me, is that the end of this cycle started in 1971 when Nixon closed the gold window. Since then global debt has gone up exponentially and now we are in the very final stage of the cycle. This end of the end, that we are now in, was first evidenced by gold turning up at the beginning of this century.
This significant trend change in gold that started 20 years ago was a clear indicator that we are now seeing the end of the fiat money system. Even though manipulated through a corrupt paper market, gold still reveals the deceitful actions of governments and central banks. There is no better evidence than the fall of fiat in this century.
CENTRAL BANKS ARE PANICKING
Central banks are failing and they are panicking. The price of gold is telling us this. Since 2000, most major currencies are down circa 85% against gold. That is a total condemnation of the central banks and their failed experiments in creating unlimited money that has ZERO value. The fall of fiat money started in earnest in 1971 and since then all currencies have lost 97-99% of their value.
But as the table shows, only in this century, most currencies have lost more than 80%/
THE US ROAD TO PERDITION
The road to perdition for the US really started in 1913 with the creation of the Federal Reserve – a private bank set up for the benefit of private bankers under the disguise of a national bank. The Fed never had the intention of keeping the money supply and the debt under control. Instead their private agenda was always to create as much money as possible for their own benefit.
It is for that reason that the US federal debt has increased virtually every single year since 1930 when the debt was $17b. There have been 4 years with insignificant reduction of the debt (1947-8, 1956-7). But except for those four years, the US has lived above its means for 90 years. Everybody believes the Clinton administration’s rhetoric that they created major surpluses in 1998-2001. One of the objectives of governments is to mislead the people and the Clinton administration certainly succeeded with that. I haven’t met one American who is aware that there were no real surpluses in the Clinton years. Not only did they report surpluses but they were also talking about totally eliminating debt in ensuing years.
Very few people are aware that during the years 1998-2001 when the Clinton administration reported major surpluses, the actual federal debt increased every one of those years. So fake surpluses were created above the line and the actual deficits below the line were never reported. But the increase in debt revealed it all.
Not only were there no surpluses in the final Clinton years but the pipe dream of eliminating the debt didn’t just go up in smoke, but caught fire. Clinton exited with a debt of $5.7t and today it is 5x higher at $26.750t.
US DEBT DOUBLING EVERY 8 YEARS
When Trump was elected president in November 2016, I published the debt and tax revenue graph below. US debt had on average doubled every 8 years since Reagan rose to power in 1981. Thus, I made the simplistic forecast that 8 years after Trump’s victory, the debt would double from $20t to $40t and after the first 4 years the debt would be $28t. Not many believed that forecast. A $8t increase in debt in 4 years seemed totally outrageous. My forecast obviously included a severe economic downturn and this is exactly what the US is in now. Currently the debt is $26.750t and is up $3.5t since the end of March. An increase by $1.25t to at least $28t by the time the new president enters office in January 2021 seems very likely to fulfil my forecast.
As the graph above shows, tax revenue has increased 6x since 1981 whilst the debt has gone up 31x. So here we have a country that has been running a real budget deficit virtually every year since 1930 and can only increase taxes at a fraction of the rate of the deficit growth. How can anyone believe that the US economy, with the real deficit going up every year for 90 years, has a chance of survival.
GOLD IS THE GUARDIAN OF TRUTH
Yes of course the US could maybe survive for yet a few years by massive money printing, bigger deficits and exponentially higher debt. But the real problem will be the dollar. It is already down 98% since 1971 and 85% since 2000. These falls are measured in real terms which is gold of course. The US government can try to fool the people with the so-called strong dollar policy but gold stands as the guardian of the truth and reveals governments’ deceitful actions.
TOTAL DOLLAR ANNIHILATION INEVITABLE
The petrodollar and a strong military has so far prevented the dollar from total destruction in the last 50 years. Still a 98% loss of value since 1971 is as near annihilation as you can get. And the dollar has now started its final journey to ZERO. It has only got 2% to go, measured form 1971 but we must remember that the 2% means a 100% fall from now.
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No one must believe that the dollar will avoid the same destiny as the Denarius in the Roman Empire between 190 and 290 AD or the French Franc’s collapse in the 1720s. There are dozens of other examples where currencies have gone to zero, like Weimar, Zimbabwe, Venezuela etc.
The demise of the petrodollar could also be accelerated by massive improvements in battery technology. The Quantum Glass Battery invented by the Nobel Prize winner John Goodenough could be revolutionary. This battery is capable of storing considerable more energy than the lithium-ion battery and can be charged in a fraction of the time. Several companies are now developing the glass battery including Panasonic, Samsung, Tesla & Albemarle. Virtually every car manufacturer in the world is now producing electric cars. As the Quantum Glass Battery comes into production, this will change the transport industry dramatically and put an end to piston engines as well as the petrodollar. It will also fatally wound the oil industry. In the US for example, 70% of all oil consumed is used for transportation. So it won’t be that long before every car, truck and bus will be battery driven.
INSTITUTIONAL GOLD BUYING
Until recently, virtually no major investor has bought gold or gold stocks in quantity. But Warren Buffett broke the ice with his $600 million investment in Barrick Gold. It didn’t take long for the next institutional gold investor to follow. The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund recently announced that they are investing 5% of their $16b fund into gold. That means a $800 million investment in gold. The interesting question is if they are going to buy futures, an ETF like GLD or physical gold. Few institutions or advisors understand that futures or ETFs are as far from physical gold as you can get. I have discussed the dangers of investing in these instruments in many articles and most recently in my article “Buyer Beware – Gold ETF’s Like GLD Own No Gold”. Many institutional investors don’t yet understand that gold is not just an investment but it is also the ultimate form of wealth preservation. This is why it should not be held in paper form but in physical gold held outside a precarious financial system. If you hold gold futures or a gold ETF like GLD, you don’t hold physical gold but just a promise to settle in fiat money. It is similar to holding lumber futures rather than investing directly into physical forests.
The interesting point is that institutions have until now not understood gold and not known that it has been the best performing asset class in this century. The first two investments into gold this year by institutional investors are likely to be followed by a flood of funds into the gold sector. Institutions are now smelling inflation and must therefore hedge against this. The problem is that there is neither enough physical gold available nor gold and silver stocks to satisfy the coming demand.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PHYSICAL GOLD IN THE WORLD
The 21.7 metre cube below represents all the gold ever mined in history amounting to 197 thousand tonnes or $12 trillion in value. Out of this amount, only 21% or 43 thousand tonnes are investment gold. The rest is gold for jewellery, gold held by central banks, or for industrial use. The gold available for investment has a value of $2.6 trillion.
Total above-ground stocks (end-2019)
Total above-ground stocks (end-2019): 197,576 tonnes
Jewellery: 92,947 tonnes, 47.0% Private investment: 42,619 tonnes, 21.6% Official Holdings: 33,919 tonnes, 17.2% Other: 28,090 tonnes, 14.2% Below ground reserves: 54,000 tonnes
Annual production of gold is around 3,000 tonnes ($187b) and expected to decline. As the cube above shows, the total gold reserves available underground is 54,000 tonnes which is only 27% of all gold ever mined which means that the world has reached peak gold.
FUTURE GOLD DEMAND CANNOT BE SATISFIED AT THE CURRENT PRICE
If we assume that world financial assets are $500 trillion, the total investment gold of $2.6t represents 0.5% of this amount. The Ohio Police Fund is investing 5% of its fund into gold. If 5% of world financial assets were to be invested into physical gold that would be $25 trillion which is 10x all the investment gold today. Most of his gold is of course not available and certainly not at the current price. But even if just 1% total assets went into gold, that would be $5 trillion which is 2x all the investment gold today. It would be totally impossible to acquire this amount of gold at current prices.
In my view, it is a virtually certain that institutions will be forced by trustees or their boards to inflation proof their assets by holding some gold. The figures above prove that the gold they need is not available at current prices. The only way to satisfy institutional demand will be with a much higher price. So what will happen is that an institution which decides to invest $1 billion in gold will not get it at the current price of $1,940 per ounce but instead at say 10x that price or more. So instead of getting 16 tonnes at $1,940 per ounce, the institution will receive 1.6 tonnes at $19,400 per ounce for the $1 billion invested.
The paper market in gold is likely to collapse at some point in the not too distant future. There is no possibility to deliver physical gold against the outstanding paper claims which are 100-300x times the available physical. Therefore institutions who are intending to buy gold would be extremely unwise to buy anything but physical gold in their own possession.
The combination of institutional gold buying and private buying will drive the gold price to levels that few can imagine. The $19,400 price example given above is most probably much too low, especially with the amount of money printing that the world will experience.
Gold at $1,970 today is clearly an absolute bargain.
Egon von Greyerz
Founder and Managing Partner
Matterhorn Asset Management
Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 213 62 45
Matterhorn Asset Management’s global client base strategically stores an important part of their wealth in Switzerland in physical gold and silver outside the banking system. Matterhorn Asset Management is pleased to deliver a unique and exceptional service to our highly esteemed wealth preservation clientele in over 70 countries.
GoldSwitzerland.com
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--“Make Billionaire’s Pay” is a Trojan Horse for Wealth Taxes on the Middle Class

Yes , they are coming for your money .
As I first predicted in my booked The Everything Bubble in 2017 , whenever the next crisis hits in the U.S. , the political elites in the U.S. will use it as an excuse to implement wealth taxes and cash grabs .
The COVID-19 pandemic hit in February of 2020 .
And right on cue , within a few months policymakers are calling for wealth taxes .
To fund the insane debt loads cities and states have racked up in the decades leading up to the pandemic .
We ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and California where legislation is being introduced to tax the super wealth .
Now there are calls for a NATION-wide wealth tax on billionaires designed to fund health care costs for average Americans .
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders—backed by Democratic Sens .
Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Ed Markey of Massachusetts—has introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Act to recapture over half the extreme wealth gains made by billionaires during the pandemic .
The bill proposes a one-time , 60 % tax exclusively on billionaires ’ gains between March 18 and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise about $ 420 billion , based on the increased wealth of the country ’ s billionaires as of Aug. 5 .
Anyone who thinks that the wealth taxes would truly be just a “ one time ” deal aimed exclusively at the “ super wealthy ” needs to have his or her head examined .
Like every other horrible policy of the last 20 years , Wealth Taxes are being introduced to the public via their most palatable version… namely , “ taxing billionaires ” or the “ super wealthy.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patriot Act and Obamacare .
The political elite always sell the American people on aggressive policies by presenting the policies in the least offensive manner possible .
After all , who could be against the government spying on people if it is designed to just target terrorists ?
And who could be against the government taking over healthcare if you can keep your doctor and will save $ 2,500 per year on your healthcare bills ?
And who can be against taxing billionaires a percentage of their gains from stock market ?
Except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all .
The IMF has already shown us the plan… which is a 10 % tax on NET WEALTH for everyone .
To shore up sovereign balance sheets ( reduce debt levels ) .
And believe it or not , some of this plan has already been signed into law .
Did you know that in 2011 , the US passed legislation that would allow regulators to : 1 ) Freeze bank accounts and use them to “ bail-in ” financial institutions/ banks .
2 ) Close the “ gates ” on investment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from getting your money out .
If you think that ’ s bad , consider that the Fed plans to both seize and STEAL savings during the next crisis/ recession .
If you think this sounds like a “ conspiracy theory ” we ’ ve actually uncovered a secret document outlining exactly how the elites plan to do this .
It was written by a man who has served as an advisor to THREE separate central banks .
We detail this paper and outline three investment strategies you can implement right now to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s sinister plan in our Special Report The Great Global Wealth Grab .
We are making just 99 copies available for FREE the general public .
You can pick up a FREE copy at :

by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital
Yes, they are coming for your money.
As I first predicted in my booked The Everything Bubble in 2017, whenever the next crisis hits in the U.S., the political elites in the U.S. will use it as an excuse to implement wealth taxes and cash grabs.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit in February of 2020. And right on cue, within a few months policymakers are calling for wealth taxes.
Their reasoning?
To fund the insane debt loads cities and states have racked up in the decades leading up to the pandemic.
We’ve already addressed the situation in New York and California where legislation is being introduced to tax the super wealth.
Now there are calls for a NATION-wide wealth tax on billionaires designed to fund health care costs for average Americans.
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders—backed by Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Ed Markey of Massachusetts—has introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Act to recapture over half the extreme wealth gains made by billionaires during the pandemic.
The bill proposes a one-time, 60% tax exclusively on billionaires’ gains between March 18 and the end of this year. It would raise about $420 billion, based on the increased wealth of the country’s billionaires as of Aug. 5.
Source: MarketWatch
Anyone who thinks that the wealth taxes would truly be just a “one time” deal aimed exclusively at the “super wealthy” needs to have his or her head examined.
Like every other horrible policy of the last 20 years, Wealth Taxes are being introduced to the public via their most palatable version… namely, “taxing billionaires” or the “super wealthy.”
This same story played out with both the Patriot Act and Obamacare. The political elite always sell the American people on aggressive policies by presenting the policies in the least offensive manner possible.
After all, who could be against the government spying on people if it is designed to just target terrorists?
And who could be against the government taking over healthcare if you can keep your doctor and will save $2,500 per year on your healthcare bills?
And who can be against taxing billionaires a percentage of their gains from stock market?
Except that’s not the plan at all.
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The IMF has already shown us the plan… which is a 10% tax on NET WEALTH for everyone.
The reasoning?
To shore up sovereign balance sheets (reduce debt levels). And believe it or not, some of this plan has already been signed into law.
Did you know that in 2011, the US passed legislation that would allow regulators to:
1) Freeze bank accounts and use them to “bail-in” financial institutions/ banks.
2) Close the “gates” on investment funds/ money market funds to stop you from getting your money out.
3) Impose wealth taxes and seize unused assets.
If you think that’s bad, consider that the Fed plans to both seize and STEAL savings during the next crisis/ recession.
If you think this sounds like a “conspiracy theory” we’ve actually uncovered a secret document outlining exactly how the elites plan to do this. It was written by a man who has served as an advisor to THREE separate central banks.
We detail this paper and outline three investment strategies you can implement right now to protect your capital from the Fed’s sinister plan in our Special Report The Great Global Wealth Grab.
We are making just 99 copies available for FREE the general public.
You can pick up a FREE copy at:
phoenixcapitalmarketing.com/GWG.html
Best Regards
Graham Summers
Chief Market Strategist
Phoenix Capital Research


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Government mulls emergency measures. Enable networks to SWITCH OFF your electricity without warning

Government mulls emergency measures. Enable networks to SWITCH OFF your electricity without warning or compensation

The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household ’ s energy supply without warning @ @ @ @ @ giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a @ @ @ @ @ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices such as electric vehicle chargers @ @ @ @ @ British homes .
Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation @ @ @ @ @ include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders @ @ @ @ @ .
Sources close to discussions told us that government is ‘ open ’ to proposing @ @ @ @ @ .
Another step step towards new world order .

The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation.
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’emergency’ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems in British homes.
Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation smart meter installed, to include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks.
Sources close to discussions told us that government is ‘open’ to proposing legislation to support these powers.
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Another step step towards new world order.
LL


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Trump administration to block TikTok and WeChat apps starting Sunday! Many teens going insane!

Trump Administration Bans TikTok , WeChat App Downloads in U.S. as of Sept. 20 t.co/DSgLLo2eCJ

Trump Administration Bans TikTok, WeChat App Downloads in U.S. as of Sept. 20 t.co/DSgLLo2eCJ
— Variety (@Variety) September 18, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--California recalls N95 masks obtained through $90M contract with Santa Clara-based company, ADVOQUE

California is recalling N95 masks obtained through a $ 90 million contract with Advoque , a company based in Santa Clara , after federal regulators revoked certification for the masks last week .
The California Department of Public Health announced Monday that organizations possessing Advoque N95 masks “ immediately cease use and distribution of this product ” and notify the state so officials can send replacements .
N95 masks are thought to be most effective in preventing spread of the coronavirus and have been in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic .
The state ’ s N95 contracts require that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Emergency Services spokesman Brian Ferguson said .
“ It is a condition of the contract , and is incumbent upon the vendor , to maintain this certification , ” Ferguson said in a statement .
“ The contract with this vendor has strong provisions to safeguard the state and the administration is exploring all available legal and contractual actions to protect the interests of Californians.
” In a letter to customers Wednesday , the company said the problem arose when some masks were tested at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s standards for N95 designation .

California is recalling N95 masks obtained through a $90 million contract with Advoque, a company based in Santa Clara, after federal regulators revoked certification for the masks last week.
The California Department of Public Health announced Monday that organizations possessing Advoque N95 masks “immediately cease use and distribution of this product” and notify the state so officials can send replacements.
N95 masks are thought to be most effective in preventing spread of the coronavirus and have been in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state’s N95 contracts require that the masks be federally certified, Office of Emergency Services spokesman Brian Ferguson said.
“It is a condition of the contract, and is incumbent upon the vendor, to maintain this certification,” Ferguson said in a statement. “The contract with this vendor has strong provisions to safeguard the state and the administration is exploring all available legal and contractual actions to protect the interests of Californians.”
In a letter to customers Wednesday, the company said the problem arose when some masks were tested at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and fell short of the agency’s standards for N95 designation.