investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Stock Market in 2020: Why would we sell stocks if there’s looting, riots, 40 million unemployed, 30%

Stock Market in 2020: Why would we sell stocks if there’s looting, riots, 40 million unemployed, 30%+ decline in GDP, worst earnings since 2008, and economic shutdowns across the world? The Fed will fix it! — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) June 1, 2020
Consistent with the very sharp disconnect between #markets and the #economy,Dow and S&P futures are essentially unchanged this early morning despite a weekend of violent street protests and #China "pausing" some agricultural imports from the US–and this after a solid May (chart) pic.twitter.com/3H5t2niwCG — Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) June 1, 2020
Stock market investors don't care that riots and looting just made the recession worse, guaranteed that fewer small businesses reopen, and saddled those that do with higher insurance costs. Rising unemployment and consumer prices don't matter when the Fed can just print money. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) June 1, 2020
This chart shows when : 1/ debt saturation process started
2/ was a peak of middle class and their prosperity
3/ was a peak in velocity of money
4/ business cycle switched to credit cycle
5/ neutral level of interest rates was t.co/ENUGZyd50y — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) June 1, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Consumption Collapsed. Trade Continues To Show Signs Of Collapse. Liquidity Not Increasing Velocity

Consumption Collapsed. Trade Continues To Show Signs Of Collapse. Liquidity Not Increasing Velocity Of Money.

May 's IHS Markit US Manufacturing PMI revealed another downturn in business conditions for the sector .
Production continued to @ @ @ @ @ reduction in demand .
Read more : t.co/9a270EYj7A pic.twitter.com/olQ3DwJAz4

May's IHS Markit US Manufacturing PMI revealed another downturn in business conditions for the sector. Production continued to fall sharply amid a further reduction in demand.
Read more: t.co/9a270EYj7A pic.twitter.com/olQ3DwJAz4
— IHS Markit PMI™ (@IHSMarkitPMI) June 1, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Tucker: “The game is rigged. So why are the rest of us still playing it?”

“ When you express an opinion our leaders don ’ t like , they call it violence .
When criminals @ @ @ @ @ , they call it speech .
In other words , the game is rigged .
@

“When you express an opinion our leaders don’t like, they call it violence. When criminals commit acts of actual violence, they call it speech. In other words, the game is rigged.”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-leaders-agents-of-chaos-crimes-mob


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--25,000 Store Closures in 2020! Economy Rapid Contraction and Rising Bankruptcies!

“ Soon , the earth will rumble under the heels of the angry mobs.
” I wrote that line not about this current situation .
Not about any particular situation .
But about the unrest we are seeing only escalating .
People are at the edge .
We must acknowledge growing inequality .
The divide between the rich and poor .
The madness that follows is inevitable .
2019 was a record year for store closures and as you can imagine , 2020 will surpass it , by far .
The effects of the crisis of 2020 will reverberate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by government stimulus .
It ’ s simply impossible and illogical .
There is something that must be understood , what we are seeing today , is the asymmetrical global economic collapse .
Get ready .
Coronavirus bankruptcy : Hertz , J Crew , among businesses who have filed US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high Two-Thirds of Public Restaurants Are Seen at Risk of Bankruptcy – Bloomberg Coronavirus in NYC : Restaurants That Have Closed Permanently Due to the Pandemic – Eater NY Coronavirus stimulus : Mitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one

“Soon, the earth will rumble under the heels of the angry mobs.” I wrote that line not about this current situation. Not about any particular situation. But about the unrest we are seeing only escalating. People are at the edge. We must acknowledge growing inequality. The divide between the rich and poor. The madness that follows is inevitable.
2019 was a record year for store closures and as you can imagine, 2020 will surpass it, by far. The effects of the crisis of 2020 will reverberate for a while and cannot be reversed by government stimulus. It’s simply impossible and illogical. There is something that must be understood, what we are seeing today, is the asymmetrical global economic collapse. Get ready.
Coronavirus bankruptcy: Hertz, J Crew, among businesses who have filed
www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/05/27/chapter-11-bankruptcy-retail-jcpenney-tuesday-morning-coronavirus/5265841002/
Powell Says Fed Policies ‘Absolutely’ Don’t Add to Inequality – Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-29/powell-says-fed-policies-absolutely-don-t-add-to-inequality
ETFs purchased.jpg (818×408)
www.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/ETFs%20purchased.jpg?itok=QTM9kF9b
US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high
apnews.com/54f1efe0afa71b0a939fda91cf917366
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Two-Thirds of Public Restaurants Are Seen at Risk of Bankruptcy – Bloomberg
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-29/two-thirds-of-public-restaurants-are-seen-at-risk-of-bankruptcy
State of the Industry | OpenTable
www.opentable.com/state-of-industry
Coronavirus in NYC: Restaurants That Have Closed Permanently Due to the Pandemic – Eater NY
ny.eater.com/2020/5/8/21248604/nyc-restaurant-closings-coronavirus
Coronavirus stimulus: Mitch McConnell says relief bill will be final one
www.cnbc.com/2020/05/29/coronavirus-stimulus-mitch-mcconnell-says-relief-bill-will-be-final-one.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--The Second [DS] Event Just Failed, Exposed, Counterinsurgency Underway

The [ DS ] /MSM first event has failed and now the second event has failed before it was started @ @ @ @ @ is now begin outed , those who are in the dark are now being brought @ @ @ @ @ The [ DS ] players are panicking , they will push events until the election @ @ @ @ @ is coming , nothing .

The [DS]/MSM first event has failed and now the second event has failed before it was started. The entire Antifa organization is now begin outed, those who are in the dark are now being brought out into the light. The [DS] players are panicking, they will push events until the election, nothing can stop what is coming, nothing.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Former MBA Grad Launches Telemedicine Startup for Pet Parents

The healthcare industry is scaling up with the help of technology .
This is a trend that can be observed not only in conventional medicine but also in other branches of the industry .
The latest addition to the trend is My Virtual Veterinarian , a portal designed for pet owners who want the best veterinary services to their beloved pets .
My Virtual Veterinarian is not just another portal .
Aside from specializing in veterinary care , the portal also streamlines a lot of steps in the existing processes within the industry itself , including receiving house visits from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graduate , My Virtual Veterinarian is the telemedicine startup for pet parents .
• None The app itself is incredibly simple , plus it is backed by an .
To gain access to veterinarians near you , you simply need to download the iOS app .
Once installed , the app allows you to see a list of veterinarians available , including their pricing and availability .
• None Booking an appointment is a unique experience .
Rather than checking the availability of vets before you can make an appointment , you simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the app will do the hard work for you .
• None What the app does is match your schedules with that of the veterinarian of your choice .
A confirmation email is then sent once a matching schedule is determined .
At the given schedule , you can join the teleconference from the app .
Keep in mind that My Virtual Veterinarian is also available as a web app , which means it can be accessed via a standard browser .
In the confirmation email , you will also receive a link @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the vet of your choice .
Simplicity at Its Best My Virtual Veterinarian won its first entrepreneurship competition and received $ 30,000 in cash prize alongside $ 15,000 worth of accounting , legal , and strategy services .
Felicity Johnson , the person behind this brilliant app , leveraged the winnings to grow the company further .
Being an MBA graduate , Johnson was able to structure the business in a lean and effective way .
My Virtual Veterinarian also solves a problem that many pet owners face on a regular basis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so popular in such a short period of time .
Being founded in 2019 , My Virtual Veterinarian grew rapidly with regulation on its side .
The FDA recently relaxed several regulations governing veterinary practice and services in this industry .
“ The FDA suspended regulations that required vets to establish a client-patient relationship before practicing telemedicine , ” according to Johnson .
The change in regulation gave her app the boost it needs to penetrate a wider market .
Telemedicine grants access to good veterinary services , allowing pet owners to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to worry about health concerns .
Such a huge market is under-explored .
Most telemedicine apps focus on human patients and general healthcare services .
My Virtual Veterinarian is among the first to penetrate the industry .
It is now positioned as a potential leader .
As a business model , Johnson allows vets to use the app for free .
This brings more veterinarians to the platform and enables more pet parents to find their favorite vets .
On the other hand , the app charges an appointment fee to patients and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The solid business model is also the result of Johnson ’ s experience whilst completing her MBA course .
Good understanding of business models , a better view of the market , and her business predicaments certainly bear fruit in this case .
My Virtual Veterinarian and Johnson ’ s success in launching the platform to a wider audience are signs that an MBA degree is still among the most valuable degree to have .
With the education market shifting towards online degrees , online MBA programs are now getting a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs leading the market .
If you look at the best online MBA programs in California , you will find top names such as the University of Redlands making their courses available to a wider audience .
The University of Redlands hosts an extensive array of MBA programs with concentrations such as finance and marketing being made available .
The entire course is conducted online , so expect to see more MBA graduates creating headlines with their success stories in the near future .
In the meantime , be sure to check out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how you can book an appointment and see a veterinarian virtually .
Disclaimer : This content does not necessarily represent the views of IWB .

The healthcare industry is scaling up with the help of technology. This is a trend that can be observed not only in conventional medicine but also in other branches of the industry. The latest addition to the trend is My Virtual Veterinarian, a portal designed for pet owners who want the best veterinary services to their beloved pets.
My Virtual Veterinarian is not just another portal. Aside from specializing in veterinary care, the portal also streamlines a lot of steps in the existing processes within the industry itself, including receiving house visits from veterinarians. Launched by a former MBA graduate, My Virtual Veterinarian is the telemedicine startup for pet parents.
Vet Services in 3 Steps
The app itself is incredibly simple, plus it is backed by an equally simple workflow . To gain access to veterinarians near you, you simply need to download the iOS app. Once installed, the app allows you to see a list of veterinarians available, including their pricing and availability.
Booking an appointment is a unique experience. Rather than checking the availability of vets before you can make an appointment, you simply need to define your own availability and the app will do the hard work for you.
What the app does is match your schedules with that of the veterinarian of your choice. A confirmation email is then sent once a matching schedule is determined. At the given schedule, you can join the teleconference from the app.
Keep in mind that My Virtual Veterinarian is also available as a web app, which means it can be accessed via a standard browser. In the confirmation email, you will also receive a link that allows you to join a meeting with the vet of your choice.
Simplicity at Its Best
My Virtual Veterinarian won its first entrepreneurship competition and received $30,000 in cash prize alongside $15,000 worth of accounting, legal, and strategy services. Felicity Johnson, the person behind this brilliant app, leveraged the winnings to grow the company further.
Being an MBA graduate, Johnson was able to structure the business in a lean and effective way. My Virtual Veterinarian also solves a problem that many pet owners face on a regular basis, which is why the app was so popular in such a short period of time.
Being founded in 2019, My Virtual Veterinarian grew rapidly with regulation on its side. The FDA recently relaxed several regulations governing veterinary practice and services in this industry.
“The FDA suspended regulations that required vets to establish a client-patient relationship before practicing telemedicine,” according to Johnson.
The change in regulation gave her app the boost it needs to penetrate a wider market.
A Growing Industry
Telemedicine grants access to good veterinary services, allowing pet owners to keep their pets healthy and active without having to worry about health concerns.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Such a huge market is under-explored. Most telemedicine apps focus on human patients and general healthcare services. My Virtual Veterinarian is among the first to penetrate the industry. It is now positioned as a potential leader.
As a business model, Johnson allows vets to use the app for free. This brings more veterinarians to the platform and enables more pet parents to find their favorite vets. On the other hand, the app charges an appointment fee to patients and the platform keeps 30% on average.
The solid business model is also the result of Johnson’s experience whilst completing her MBA course. Good understanding of business models, a better view of the market, and her business predicaments certainly bear fruit in this case.
Opportunity for MBA Graduates
My Virtual Veterinarian and Johnson’s success in launching the platform to a wider audience are signs that an MBA degree is still among the most valuable degree to have. With the education market shifting towards online degrees, online MBA programs are now getting a lot of attention.
There are several top programs leading the market. If you look at the best online MBA programs in California, you will find top names such as the University of Redlands making their courses available to a wider audience.
The University of Redlands hosts an extensive array of MBA programs with concentrations such as finance and marketing being made available. The entire course is conducted online, so expect to see more MBA graduates creating headlines with their success stories in the near future.
In the meantime, be sure to check out My Virtual Veterinarian to learn more about how you can book an appointment and see a veterinarian virtually.
Disclaimer: This content does not necessarily represent the views of IWB.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--DPS Quietly Covers for Minneapolis PD, National Guard, After They Shoot Paint Rounds at Women on The

DPS Quietly Covers for Minneapolis PD, National Guard, After They Shoot Paint Rounds at Women on Their Porch

A shocking cell phone video has emerged from Minneapolis showing authorities ordering a group of women off their porch and shooting paint rounds at them when they don ’ t comply quickly enough .
The video was recorded by Tanya Kerssen in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis and posted on Twitter .
The group of women was shown watching a small army of uniformed people thought to be members of the National Guard and the Minneapolis Police Department .
The officers were allegedly enforcing the city ’ s curfew due to riots and violence after the death of George Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Minneapolis PD .
Even worse , the Minnesota Dept of Public Safety tried to cover for officers .
According to the curfew order by the governor of Minnesota , people were not allowed to be in public areas , including streets .
Last night , according to the city ’ s “ Frequently Asked Questions ” about the curfew , the women were well within their rights to be outdoors on their porch .
But the Minnesota Department of Public Safety quietly changed that answer after the video emerged .
Luckily , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s an archive that shows last night ’ s answer .
Today , however , it says you must follow orders to go inside if you ’ re told to by authorities .
Never think it can ’ t happen to you .
If Selco has taught us anything , it ought to be : never think it can ’ t happen to you , no matter who you are , no matter where you are .
Be sure to sign up for his live webinar to make sure you ’ re ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest .
If you think your constitutional rights are safe right now and that our freedom is guaranteed , this video should clearly prove you ’ re mistaken .
If you think that those women should have immediately “ complied ” with orders barked at them even though they were within their rights ( at least last night ) to be outdoors , then you never really believed in freedom to begin with .
We ’ re Americans , not slaves to quickly obey and scurry away when people in uniforms bark orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our own property .
It ’ s time we make this clear .

by Daisy Luther
A shocking cell phone video has emerged from Minneapolis showing authorities ordering a group of women off their porch and shooting paint rounds at them when they don’t comply quickly enough.
The video was recorded by Tanya Kerssen in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis and posted on Twitter.
The group of women was shown watching a small army of uniformed people thought to be members of the National Guard and the Minneapolis Police Department. The officers were allegedly enforcing the city’s curfew due to riots and violence after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a member of the Minneapolis PD.
Even worse, the Minnesota Dept of Public Safety tried to cover for officers.
According to the curfew order by the governor of Minnesota, people were not allowed to be in public areas, including streets.
Last night, according to the city’s “Frequently Asked Questions” about the curfew, the women were well within their rights to be outdoors on their porch. But the Minnesota Department of Public Safety quietly changed that answer after the video emerged.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Luckily, the internet is forever and there’s an archive that shows last night’s answer.
Today, however, it says you must follow orders to go inside if you’re told to by authorities.
Whoopsie. That’s gotta be embarrassing.
Never think it can’t happen to you.
If Selco has taught us anything, it ought to be: never think it can’t happen to you, no matter who you are, no matter where you are. Be sure to sign up for his live webinar to make sure you’re ready for anything during this time of great unrest.
If you think your constitutional rights are safe right now and that our freedom is guaranteed, this video should clearly prove you’re mistaken. If you think that those women should have immediately “complied” with orders barked at them even though they were within their rights (at least last night) to be outdoors, then you never really believed in freedom to begin with.
We’re Americans, not slaves to quickly obey and scurry away when people in uniforms bark orders at us while we’re on our own property. It’s time we make this clear.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--This is how the MSM incites interracial violence

It ’ sad to be honest .
I get the impression that a lot of black families raise their children @ @ @ @ @ of their skin will be the number one thing holding them back in life .
@ @ @ @ @ , holding them back in the work place , and holding them back during interactions @ @ @ @ @ is something that is not taught in other minority groups .
The fact of the @ @ @ @ @ can succeed with this type of mentality .

by optionhome
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
It’ sad to be honest. I get the impression that a lot of black families raise their children to believe that the color of their skin will be the number one thing holding them back in life. Holding them back in school, holding them back in the work place, and holding them back during interactions with the police. This is something that is not taught in other minority groups. The fact of the matter is, no culture can succeed with this type of mentality.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Philadelphia Trump Supporters Guarding Target Store Chanting “Four More Years”!

Woman Yells To Looters : “ This is going to get Trump re-elected !
PLEASE STOP !
”

Philly residents won’t let looters reck their target. Chant “Four more years and USA USA USA!”
‘Merica 🇺🇸#phillyriots#riots2020
pic.twitter.com/wsviksDtRA — Katsy (@NJWomen4Trump) June 1, 2020
Woman Yells To Looters: “This is going to get Trump re-elected! PLEASE STOP!”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Marco Rubio spitting facts

Marco Rubio spitting facts

That ’ s literally what they ’ re doing .
There ’ s no excuse to be breaking the law @ @ @ @ @ a message ” excuse is sad and makes me question your morals

That’s literally what they’re doing. There’s no excuse to be breaking the law. The “rioting sends a message” excuse is sad and makes me question your morals
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--San Francisco Emergency Alert: Extreme

San Francisco Emergency Alert: Extreme

They want law-abiding citizens to stay inside whilst they reposition the Antifa “ protesters .
”

They want law-abiding citizens to stay inside whilst they reposition the Antifa “protesters.”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Can Biden Really Go the Distance?

Can Biden Really Go the Distance?

QUESTION : Marty , you previously mentioned you thought Biden had dementia .
Do you still think Hillary will make @ @ @ @ @ : Dementia is defined as a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with @ @ @ @ @ , lasting more than six months .
This montage of all his wild thoughts is @ @ @ @ @ should not be president regardless of his party .
That said , he would not @ @ @ @ @ up in a debate against Trump .
There is still the rumor that if Biden @ @ @ @ @ first ballot because Bernie holds back , then Hillary could still be drafted .
The @ @ @ @ @ president are at 10 % — higher than any other candidate behind Biden .

by Martin Armstrong
QUESTION: Marty, you previously mentioned you thought Biden had dementia. Do you still think Hillary will make a surprise appearance?
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
ANSWER: Dementia is defined as a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months. This montage of all his wild thoughts is a warning that he really should not be president regardless of his party. That said, he would not be able to even stand up in a debate against Trump. There is still the rumor that if Biden does not win on the first ballot because Bernie holds back, then Hillary could still be drafted. The betting odds on her becoming president are at 10% — higher than any other candidate behind Biden.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--The 2020 Currency War and the role of the US Dollar

As we step into June we have an opportunity to reflect on what has been on the media under card but only because so much has been happening elsewhere .
Also we can note yet another fail for economics 101 because the advent of large-scale asset purchases or QE was supposed to cause a currency decline and maybe a large one .
A higher supply of money leading to a fall in the price .
The Ivory Towers of the central banks were keen on that one as they originally justified QE on the basis of being able to hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course that has not gone well either as we noted with the ECB that has been on average some 0.7 % below its holy grail of just below 2 % per annum .
So on that reading the world ’ s reserve currency the greenback should be in trouble as we observe this .
There is a sort of irony in US $ 60 billion in a week not seeming very much !
Anyway the heat has been on .
So plenty of new US Dollar liquidity and as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the external supply which are the liquidity swaps for foreign central banks or US $ 449 billion .
To that can add an official interest-rate just above 0 % ( roughly 0.1 % ) Added to those factors the Financial Time has decided to put on its bovver boots and give the Dollar a written kicking .
The FT writer has rather fumbled the ball there and later again emphasises a US Dollar strength .
Indeed and we have looked at efforts to make ch-ch-changes from the supply side ( Russia ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it remains dominant .
There are of course plenty of other commodity markets which have a US Dollar price .
Next is something which intrigues me because if it is true in the US how do you even start with Japan and then of course you get a really rather long list of other countries doing exactly the same .
Oh and for those of you with inflation concerns ( me too ) then this is close to an official denial .
Actually the main inflation risk is in asset markets with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Nikkei 225 above 22,000 and the FTSE 100 above 6100 I think we can see clear evidence tight now .
But of course the economics editorial line under Chris Giles is that asset prices are not part of inflation and should be ignored as part of his campaign to mislead on this subject .
If they were hoping for a US Dollar decline then such hopes have been dashed .
One country which has been under the cosh is Brazil where an exchange to the US Dollar of 4 as we began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 5.35 and even that is a fair bit better than the 5.96 at the nadir .
Things have been less dramatic for the Argentine Peso but it had a bad 2019 to a move from 60 to the US Dollar to above 68 is further pain and of course an interest-rate of an eye-watering for these times of 38 % has been required to restrict it to even that .
We have a sub-category all to itself as we note the currency of over a billion people .
Let me start with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and here is the Economic Times of India from last Tuesday .
The Rupee has been a case of slip-sliding away as we note it nearly made 77 and is now 75.3 and that is in spite of the impact of the lower oil price ( and for a while much lower ) on India .
This has not done much at all as I note an annual change of all of -0.38 % !
We did see some moves as it went to 1.14 at the height of the pandemic panic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ haven ” role was stronger than the Dollar ’ s one .
But we then had a dip and now a bounce .
So loads of column inches about the world ’ s main currency pair have led to a net not very much as we stand here today .
This is really rather similar to the above as we note an annual change of -.0,52 % this time after a safe haven spell .
Actually 107 or so for the Yen feels strong for it as we remind ourselves that the QE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abenomics were supposed to keep it falling .
The annual picture ( -2 % ) is a little more misleading here as we have seen swings .
The UK Pound £ has been following equity markets so went below US $ 1.15 at the nadir but has hit US $ 1.24 as we have bounced .
Troubling if you are like me wondering about the equity market bounce .
Still we could be the UK media that once again declared this at the bottom .
Places like the FT and BBC have proved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ panic party ” about the £ and claim it is looking over a cliff is invariably the time to buy it .
So we see that the situation is in fact one of where the various QE and interest-rate moves have offset more often than been different .
In some ways the central banking “ More !
More !
More !
” culture means that differences in pace or size get ignored because they are all rocking a “ To Infinity !
And Beyond !
” vibe as shown by the official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another perspective which is the world of precious metals and another form of precious .
One way of judging a currency is in this vein and as someone who recalls studying mercantilism which essentially revolved around country ’ s holdings of silver this provided some food for thought .

by Shaun Richards
As we step into June we have an opportunity to reflect on what has been on the media under card but only because so much has been happening elsewhere. Also we can note yet another fail for economics 101 because the advent of large-scale asset purchases or QE was supposed to cause a currency decline and maybe a large one. A higher supply of money leading to a fall in the price. The Ivory Towers of the central banks were keen on that one as they originally justified QE on the basis of being able to hit their inflation target partly via that route. Of course that has not gone well either as we noted with the ECB that has been on average some 0.7% below its holy grail of just below 2% per annum.
The US Dollar
So on that reading the world’s reserve currency the greenback should be in trouble as we observe this.
The Federal Reserve added $60 billion to its balance sheet last week, now totaling $7.097 trillion. Much of the increase this time (over $41 billion) was in corporate credit and commercial paper facilities. ( @LynAldenContact )
There is a sort of irony in US $60 billion in a week not seeming very much! Anyway the heat has been on.
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet has expanded a staggering $1.9 trillion since February 26, just days after the S&P 500 peaked. ( @USGlobalETFs )
So plenty of new US Dollar liquidity and as part of that we recall what we might call the external supply which are the liquidity swaps for foreign central banks or US $449 billion.
To that can add an official interest-rate just above 0% ( roughly 0.1%)
Added to those factors the Financial Time has decided to put on its bovver boots and give the Dollar a written kicking.
That begs a question that has been seen as controversial — are we entering a post-dollar world? It might seem a straw-man question, given that more than 60 per cent of the world’s currency reserves are in dollars, which are also used for the vast majority of global commerce. The US Federal Reserve’s recent bolstering of dollar markets outside of the US, as a response to the coronavirus crisis, has given a further boost to global dollar dominance.
The FT writer has rather fumbled the ball there and later again emphasises a US Dollar strength.
Among the many reasons for central banks and global investors to hold US dollars, a key one is that oil is priced in dollars.
Indeed and we have looked at efforts to make ch-ch-changes from the supply side ( Russia) and the demand side ( China) but it remains dominant. There are of course plenty of other commodity markets which have a US Dollar price.
Next is something which intrigues me because if it is true in the US how do you even start with Japan and then of course you get a really rather long list of other countries doing exactly the same.
Finally, there are questions about the way in which the Fed’s unofficial backstopping of US government spending in the wake of the pandemic has politicised the money supply.
Oh and for those of you with inflation concerns ( me too) then this is close to an official denial.
The issue here isn’t really a risk of Weimar Republic-style inflation, at least not any time soon.
Actually the main inflation risk is in asset markets with the S&P 500 above 3k, the Nikkei 225 above 22,000 and the FTSE 100 above 6100 I think we can see clear evidence tight now. But of course the economics editorial line under Chris Giles is that asset prices are not part of inflation and should be ignored as part of his campaign to mislead on this subject.
Emerging Markets
If they were hoping for a US Dollar decline then such hopes have been dashed. One country which has been under the cosh is Brazil where an exchange to the US Dollar of 4 as we began the year has been replaced by one of 5.35 and even that is a fair bit better than the 5.96 at the nadir. Things have been less dramatic for the Argentine Peso but it had a bad 2019 to a move from 60 to the US Dollar to above 68 is further pain and of course an interest-rate of an eye-watering for these times of 38% has been required to restrict it to even that.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
India
We have a sub-category all to itself as we note the currency of over a billion people. Let me start with something being debated in so many places, and here is the Economic Times of India from last Tuesday.
The government stimulus package of Rs 20 lakh crore seems to be inadequate to revive the economy, as a large part of it accounts for liquidity-boosting measures by RBI. It is clear that the weak fiscal position forced the government to restrict the stimulus. It is in this scenario, that the need for monetisation of deficit has been widely debated. In layman’s language, monetisation of deficit means printing more money. In other words, monetisation of deficit happens when RBI buys government securities directly from the primary market to fund government’s expenses.
The Rupee has been a case of slip-sliding away as we note it nearly made 77 and is now 75.3 and that is in spite of the impact of the lower oil price ( and for a while much lower) on India.
Euro
This has not done much at all as I note an annual change of all of -0.38%! We did see some moves as it went to 1.14 at the height of the pandemic panic as the Euro’s “safe haven” role was stronger than the Dollar’s one. But we then had a dip and now a bounce. So loads of column inches about the world’s main currency pair have led to a net not very much as we stand here today.
Yen
This is really rather similar to the above as we note an annual change of -.0,52% this time after a safe haven spell. Actually 107 or so for the Yen feels strong for it as we remind ourselves that the QE, negative interest-rates and equity purchases of Abenomics were supposed to keep it falling.
UK Pound
The annual picture ( -2%) is a little more misleading here as we have seen swings. The UK Pound £ has been following equity markets so went below US $1.15 at the nadir but has hit US $1.24 as we have bounced. Troubling if you are like me wondering about the equity market bounce. Still we could be the UK media that once again declared this at the bottom.
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
Places like the FT and BBC have proved very useful as when they have a “panic party” about the £ and claim it is looking over a cliff is invariably the time to buy it.
Comment
So we see that the situation is in fact one of where the various QE and interest-rate moves have offset more often than been different. In some ways the central banking “More! More! More!” culture means that differences in pace or size get ignored because they are all rocking a “To Infinity! And Beyond!” vibe as shown by the official denial below.
‘Comfortable’ Now, But On B/Sheet ‘Cannot Go To Infinity ( Jerome Powell via @LiveSquawk )
Let me conclude with another perspective which is the world of precious metals and another form of precious. One way of judging a currency is in this vein and as someone who recalls studying mercantilism which essentially revolved around country’s holdings of silver this provided some food for thought.
Those of us with longer memories have no faith in US paper dollars. Prior to 1964, US coinage was made of 90% silver. Today, a roll of 40 quarter dollar coins made of 90% silver, worth $10 in 1964, will cost you about $165. The real purchasing power of the US dollar has plunged. ( h/t ahimsaka in the FT comments )
Podcast


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter – All Social Media is Being Manipulated by the Left

The media which everyone knows is now so biased and manipulated , has the audacity to claim that Trump ’ s new Executive Order threatens free speech .
The problem is their view of “ free ” speech is to twist whatever they desire to fit their agenda .
Here is CNN and how they manipulate statistics to put out fake stories .
They show the deaths in the USA are so much higher compared to Europe and imply this is Trump ’ s fault .
They omit any analysis of the population .
Since the USA has 328 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on a percentage of the population the USA death rate is 0.0003 % whereas in the UK it is actually higher – 0.0005 % .
This is such a minimal death rate yet they have terrorized the population and destroyed countless jobs .
Unemployed in the IS is about 50 mi9llion and worldwide it is approaching 400 million .
The left media call this “ free speech ” which is not any different from yelling “ fire ” in a crowded theatre .
In 1919 , the U.S. Supreme Court decided that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protected speech .
Specifically , you can not say anything that might incite others to some type of lawless action , or to an action that would harm others , in the very near future ( “ clear and present danger ” ) .
The famous example used to explain this speech prohibition came from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes , who likened it to falsely shouting , “ Fire !
” in a crowded theater .
You can shout “ Fire !
” in your home or backyard , but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such language could cause a panic and possible injury and death .
CNN and others are DELIBERATELY violating Free Speech by causing harm to others by refusing to report the truth and misrepresenting things for personal political bias .
This is NOT free speech !
!
!
!
!
!
In a lottery in which you pick 6 numbers from a possible pool of 49 numbers , your chances of winning the jackpot ( correctly choosing all 6 numbers drawn ) are 1 in 13,983,816 .
That ’ s 1 shot in almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different than dying from COVID-19 .
You have a higher probability of being injured in a car crash than dying with this virus .
The U.S. traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants .
An additional 4.4 million are injured seriously enough to require medical attention .
Can we create a vaccine to prevent car crashes ?
Our just outlaw cars ?
We have a very serious crisis unfolding and the left has seized control of social media including Wikipedia .
Larry Sanger , the co-founder of Wikipedia , published a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online encyclopedia ’ s “ neutral point of view ” policy is “ dead ” due to the wholesale assault by the left-wing bias of the site .
He pointed out how the article on President Donald Trump contrasted its extensive coverage of presidential scandals with the largely scandal-free article on former President Barack Obama .
Not a single one of mainstream media are publishing what is legitimately protected by the First Amendment .
They have no right to report only the facts they want to publish .
That is called Yellow Journalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the case with the battle between Pultizer and Hearst .
Fake News is a matter of National Security .
Private interests have no right to censor the news any more than the government .
President Trump has the POWER to direct the Federal Communication Commission to resurrect the Fairness Doctrine .
This is becoming so critical as a NATIONAL SECURITY issue that it is no longer a joke .
Sanger also criticized Wikipedia ’ s coverage of religion and just about all other controversial topics .
Fox News reported on his blog post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and naturally attacked the messenger .
They have nothing to defend what they have been doing to UNDERMINE our very way of life .
Back on May 14 , 2020 , Sanger published a blog piece titled “ Wikipedia Is Badly Biased ” and started by declaring Wikipedia ’ s “ Neutral Point of View ” policy dead .
With all the hype about Russia trying to influence the election in 2016 to defeat their star candidate , Hillary , what is emerging is pretend fact-checking and constant attacks on anything that disagrees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is threatening the very future of the nation and our children .
The left-wing is hell-bent upon forcing their version of Marxism upon society , not by eliminating the democratic process , but by brainwashing the public .
It is becoming so in-your-face it amounts to a political coup .
Indeed , they are fulfilling Kruschev ’ s prediction – Marxism will bury the United States .
Based on the wholesale onslaught of CNN , Washington Post , and the New York Times among others , we are clearly looking at rising domestic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrest which will lead to blood in the street just as the Communist Reversals revealed on China and Russia .
Larry Sanger founded the online encyclopedia with Jimmy Wales , and the original drafting of the policy has just been totally disregarded .
Most schools no longer recognize Wikipedia as a valid source to quote in papers of students .
Academic work requires primary or , at worst , secondary sources .
Encyclopedias are considered a tertiary source .
Even back in 2006 , Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told students not to cite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wikipedia is not considered scholarly .
Jimmy Wales has yet to respond to Sanger ’ s criticism .
Many other editors responded to the news , though most avoided addressing his concerns about political bias .
The majority of editors are leftists and to prove that point they banned together to attack Fox News , arguing that Fox is also biased as if that makes it OK for them to twist facts .
The Fairness Doctrine was discontinued in 1987 and its language was officially erased from the books in 2011 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps that is what we now need to save the country from a deliberate manipulation of everything on the internet .
Wikipedia has become an absolute disgrace .
They allow anonymous editors to engage in outright slander and protect them from lawsuits that nobody else gets away with .
What the left is doing is exactly what McCarthyism was doing against the left .
This time the left has seized control of social media , Wikipedia , and are indeed trying to force their vision of Marxism by decree .

The media which everyone knows is now so biased and manipulated, has the audacity to claim that Trump’s new Executive Order threatens free speech. The problem is their view of “free” speech is to twist whatever they desire to fit their agenda.
Here is CNN and how they manipulate statistics to put out fake stories. They show the deaths in the USA are so much higher compared to Europe and imply this is Trump’s fault. They omit any analysis of the population. Since the USA has 328 million compared to the UK with 66 million, on a percentage of the population the USA death rate is 0.0003% whereas in the UK it is actually higher – 0.0005%. This is such a minimal death rate yet they have terrorized the population and destroyed countless jobs. Unemployed in the IS is about 50 mi9llion and worldwide it is approaching 400 million.
The left media call this “free speech” which is not any different from yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre.
In 1919, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that context is everything when it comes to protected speech. Specifically, you cannot say anything that might incite others to some type of lawless action, or to an action that would harm others, in the very near future (“clear and present danger”). The famous example used to explain this speech prohibition came from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, who likened it to falsely shouting, “Fire!” in a crowded theater. You can shout “Fire!” in your home or backyard, but not in an enclosed, crowded place where such language could cause a panic and possible injury and death. CNN and others are DELIBERATELY violating Free Speech by causing harm to others by refusing to report the truth and misrepresenting things for personal political bias. This is NOT free speech!!!!!!
In a lottery in which you pick 6 numbers from a possible pool of 49 numbers, your chances of winning the jackpot (correctly choosing all 6 numbers drawn) are 1 in 13,983,816. That’s 1 shot in almost 14 million. Hm – not much different than dying from COVID-19. You have a higher probability of being injured in a car crash than dying with this virus. The U.S. traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. An additional 4.4 million are injured seriously enough to require medical attention. Can we create a vaccine to prevent car crashes? Our just outlaw cars?
We have a very serious crisis unfolding and the left has seized control of social media including Wikipedia. Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, published a blog post this month declaring that the online encyclopedia’s “neutral point of view” policy is “dead” due to the wholesale assault by the left-wing bias of the site. He pointed out how the article on President Donald Trump contrasted its extensive coverage of presidential scandals with the largely scandal-free article on former President Barack Obama.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Not a single one of mainstream media are publishing what is legitimately protected by the First Amendment. They have no right to report only the facts they want to publish. That is called Yellow Journalism and it has started wars as was the case with the battle between Pultizer and Hearst. Fake News is a matter of National Security. Private interests have no right to censor the news any more than the government.
President Trump has the POWER to direct the Federal Communication Commission to resurrect the Fairness Doctrine. This is becoming so critical as a NATIONAL SECURITY issue that it is no longer a joke. Sanger also criticized Wikipedia’s coverage of religion and just about all other controversial topics. Fox News reported on his blog post, but the left-wing Wikipedians all criticized and naturally attacked the messenger. They have nothing to defend what they have been doing to UNDERMINE our very way of life.
Back on May 14, 2020, Sanger published a blog piece titled “Wikipedia Is Badly Biased” and started by declaring Wikipedia’s “Neutral Point of View” policy dead. With all the hype about Russia trying to influence the election in 2016 to defeat their star candidate, Hillary, what is emerging is pretend fact-checking and constant attacks on anything that disagrees with their extreme left-wing agenda. This is threatening the very future of the nation and our children.
The left-wing is hell-bent upon forcing their version of Marxism upon society, not by eliminating the democratic process, but by brainwashing the public. It is becoming so in-your-face it amounts to a political coup. Indeed, they are fulfilling Kruschev’s prediction – Marxism will bury the United States. Based on the wholesale onslaught of CNN, Washington Post, and the New York Times among others, we are clearly looking at rising domestic tensions. They are stirring up civil unrest which will lead to blood in the street just as the Communist Reversals revealed on China and Russia.
Larry Sanger founded the online encyclopedia with Jimmy Wales, and the original drafting of the policy has just been totally disregarded. Most schools no longer recognize Wikipedia as a valid source to quote in papers of students. Academic work requires primary or, at worst, secondary sources. Encyclopedias are considered a tertiary source. Even back in 2006, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told students not to cite Wikipedia for class projects or serious research. Wikipedia is not considered scholarly.
Jimmy Wales has yet to respond to Sanger’s criticism. Many other editors responded to the news, though most avoided addressing his concerns about political bias. The majority of editors are leftists and to prove that point they banned together to attack Fox News, arguing that Fox is also biased as if that makes it OK for them to twist facts.
The Fairness Doctrine was discontinued in 1987 and its language was officially erased from the books in 2011. Yes, it would cut both ways. Perhaps that is what we now need to save the country from a deliberate manipulation of everything on the internet. Wikipedia has become an absolute disgrace. They allow anonymous editors to engage in outright slander and protect them from lawsuits that nobody else gets away with. What the left is doing is exactly what McCarthyism was doing against the left. This time the left has seized control of social media, Wikipedia, and are indeed trying to force their vision of Marxism by decree.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Macron Wants to Take Car Production from Germany

President Emmanuel Macron is waging war against Germany to usurp their car production by first killing it with climate change regulations .
Then he announced an €8 billion plan to make France the top producer of “ clean vehicles ” in Europe .
The rivalry between France has always been deep-seated .
The number of wars between the two countries is high .
It was at the Treaty of Versailles of 1871 which ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers , of the French Third Republic , and Otto von Bismarck .
This was actually the establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 , 1871 .
In retribution , France demanded Germany surrender at the end of World War I .
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28 , 1919 , exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand .
Where the Germany Empire was created in 1871 , they chose the very same place to bring about its destruction 48 years later .
The political rivalry between France and Germany remains deeply entrenched within political circles .
This does not really extend down to the people .
Nevertheless , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy under the European Project has been nothing more than an unrealistic dream .
There are too many centuries of distrust to overcome .

by Martin Armstrong
President Emmanuel Macron is waging war against Germany to usurp their car production by first killing it with climate change regulations. Then he announced an €8 billion plan to make France the top producer of “clean vehicles” in Europe. The rivalry between France has always been deep-seated. The number of wars between the two countries is high. It was at the Treaty of Versailles of 1871 which ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers, of the French Third Republic, and Otto von Bismarck. This was actually the establishment of the newly-formed German Empire on February 26, 1871.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
In retribution, France demanded Germany surrender at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Where the Germany Empire was created in 1871, they chose the very same place to bring about its destruction 48 years later.
The political rivalry between France and Germany remains deeply entrenched within political circles. This does not really extend down to the people. Nevertheless, it illustrates that this idea of a single economy under the European Project has been nothing more than an unrealistic dream. There are too many centuries of distrust to overcome.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--VIDEO: “Something Strange is Happening At the Royal Palace in England. The Crest is Removed, Windows

VIDEO : “ Something Strange is Happening At the Royal Palace in England .
The Crest is Removed , Windows @ @ @ @ @ and Ghurkas ( Elite Army ) , Not Royal Guard Are Guarding ” SpaceRussian : @ @ @ @ @ in Residence .
Queen withdrew to Windsor Castle due to Corona .
”

VIDEO: “Something Strange is Happening At the Royal Palace in
England. The Crest is Removed, Windows are Boarded from
Inside, and Ghurkas (Elite Army), Not Royal Guard Are
Guarding”
SpaceRussian:
“Royals aren’t in Residence. Queen withdrew to Windsor Castle
due to Corona.”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
h/t dr0id


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--UK: Sex with a person from another house hold now illegal!

Sex in your house with someone from outside of your household is set to become illegal today .
The government @ @ @ @ @ in England that prevent people from socialising ( or gathering ) with one person from @ @ @ @ @ a private space .
Up until now the person visiting a house for sex would @ @ @ @ @ breach of the measures .
But now both people would technically be able to be @ @ @ @ @ with Amendment Regulations being introduced in Parliament on Monday .
For those couples looking for @ @ @ @ @ in a public place is already illegal .
No10 added officers have no powers to @ @ @ @ @ for breaking the lockdown rules – unless they suspect “ serious ” crime .

Sex in your house with someone from outside of your household is set to become illegal today.
The government is introducing new lockdown measures in England that prevent people from socialising (or gathering) with one person from outside of their household in a private space.
Up until now the person visiting a house for sex would have been the one in breach of the measures.
But now both people would technically be able to be prosecuted under the law, with Amendment Regulations being introduced in Parliament on Monday.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
For those couples looking for a workaround, having sex in a public place is already illegal.
Downing Street today insisted police would show “discretion” and “common sense”.
No10 added officers have no powers to enter someone’s home for breaking the lockdown rules – unless they suspect “serious” crime.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sex-your-house-person-another-22117105?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mirror_main


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--MUST SEE: Minneapolis Burning (Raw Footage) Burnt Buildings, Target, US Bank, Clean up

Looks like Antifa packed up for the next stop on the tour .
wtf ?

Looks like Antifa packed up for the next stop on the tour.
wtf?
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
h/t Cartel


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Watch Bags Of Drugs Fall From George Floyd While In Custody

When they take Floyd to the car , he starts resisting on the sidewalk , then another video shows him kicking at the cops when the try to put him inside the car .
That ’ s when they dragged him out and put him on the ground .
Now we already know that Floyd was a lifelong coke addict/dealer , it pops up time and again in his long criminal history .
There ’ s also evidence suggesting that he suffered from drug induced heart tremors in the past , a common side effect of heavy coke use .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this is what happened : > Cops get call for phony bill , also probably alerted of Floyd ’ s intoxicated state .
> Show up , see the guy is a unit with a long criminal record .
> ThisIsn ’ tGoingToBeEasy.mpv > Go relatively gentle on him at first .
> He starts tweaking , so they try to put him in the car for his own protection .
> Floyd starts kicking the cops and they get pissed .
> Drag him out onto the ground .
> Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coke induced heart attack .
> Dies later at hospital .
Also it ’ s been proven by countless experts that the knee-neck position the cop used is NOT LETHAL .
Maybe not standard procedure , but definitely not lethal .
Israeli and Swedish police/military DO use it as STANDARD PROCEDURE .
So far all the video and written evidence supports this version of events , but the chimps are already out of their cage .
They won ’ t listen to reason even if you put the evidence right in front of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come in .
We NEED to spread the REAL STORY as far and wide as possible .
Maybe , just maybe , this will redpill enough people and expose what a hoax this all is .
Screen caps clearly pointing it out :

Drugs fall out @ 2:35 & 3:45
When they take Floyd to the car, he starts resisting on the sidewalk, then another video shows him kicking at the cops when the try to put him inside the car. That’s when they dragged him out and put him on the ground.
Now we already know that Floyd was a lifelong coke addict/dealer, it pops up time and again in his long criminal history. There’s also evidence suggesting that he suffered from drug induced heart tremors in the past, a common side effect of heavy coke use.
So to piece the ACTUAL story together, this is what happened:
>Cops get call for phony bill, also probably alerted of Floyd’s intoxicated state.
>Show up, see the guy is a unit with a long criminal record.
>ThisIsn’tGoingToBeEasy.mpv
>Go relatively gentle on him at first.
>He starts tweaking, so they try to put him in the car for his own protection.
>Floyd starts kicking the cops and they get pissed.
>Drag him out onto the ground.
>Floyd still tweaking and passes out from a coke induced heart attack.
>Dies later at hospital.
Also it’s been proven by countless experts that the knee-neck position the cop used is NOT LETHAL. Maybe not standard procedure, but definitely not lethal. Israeli and Swedish police/military DO use it as STANDARD PROCEDURE.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
So far all the video and written evidence supports this version of events, but the chimps are already out of their cage. They won’t listen to reason even if you put the evidence right in front of them. That’s where you come in.
We NEED to spread the REAL STORY as far and wide as possible. Maybe, just maybe, this will redpill enough people and expose what a hoax this all is.
Screen caps clearly pointing it out:
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--This is Philadelphia right now. UPDATE: National Guard to be deployed

Governor reached out to the National Guard .

This is in West Philadelphia right now. Total anarchy. The governor NEEDS to request all of the National Guard NOW. @TomWolfPA why are you letting Philadelphia be robbed and set on fire? pic.twitter.com/maK8QzCjDo — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) May 31, 2020
Ongoing LIVE:
www.fox29.com/live
Governor reached out to the National Guard.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
#BREAKING: The National Guard is being deployed into the city of Philadelphia. t.co/SO8XmoT640 — KYW Newsradio (@KYWNewsradio) May 31, 2020
Highlights:
This is the scene in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/cejAIntiAs — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 31, 2020
Not a police officer in sight as Rioters loot in #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/7YzdFvf8aJ — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 31, 2020
Literally filling their trunks while looting Target
h/t BFD


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--How President Reagan dealt with Protesters!

Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME !
Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or @ @ @ @ @ in and do what has to be done , and that includes using the unlimited @ @ @ @ @ many arrests .
Thank you !
Our National Guard stopped them cold last night .
@ @ @ @ @ sooner !

Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests. Thank you!
Our National Guard stopped them cold last night. Should have been called up sooner!
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
The radical-left formally divorced itself from America last night. They are domestic terrorists and enemies of the United States. They should be treated as such. pic.twitter.com/GOA3msSOb6 — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) May 31, 2020
h/t Q33


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--More than 50 Secret Service agents are injured in clashes outside the White House: Rioters throw Mol

More than 50 Secret Service agents are injured in clashes outside the White House: Rioters throw Molotov cocktails in DC while looters trash Gucci and Chanel stores in NYC on a sixth night of violence in cities across the US

• Chaos has continued to unfold in at least 140 cities across America marking the sixth evening of demonstrations decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd • Chaos has 140 cities across America marking the sixth evening of demonstrations decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd • In Washington DC the historic St. John ’ s church was set on fire Sunday evening in front of the White House • Police deployed tear gas and pepper spray against protesters who lit the US flag on fire at Lafayette Park in DC • In Philadelphia dozens of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lootings • In Boston a cop cruiser was set on fire as lines of cops took stance outside stores to prevent raids • At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in light of the riots and violence Chaos has continued to unfold in cities across America where over 50 Secret Service agents were injured in clashes with protesters in Washington DC , cops charged into demonstrators in New York City , and lootings and store raids continued to unfold in California , Philadelphia and Boston .
Tens of thousands of people gathered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation for protests that have seen 4,100 people get arrested this weekend alone .
But even the threat of heavy officer presence didn ’ t deter protesters in Philadelphia from hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at police , crowds from raiding stores including Coach and Chanel in New York and San Francisco , or fires from being ignited mere feet from the White House .
Late Sunday in Washington D.C. a fire was set ablaze in the historic St. John ’ s Episcopal Church and Lafayette Park in front of the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead by police in Louisville after a crowd gathered in the city , where the George Floyd case has reignited anger over a separate shooting in March .
This week hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 145 cities across the country as people gather in outrage over the horrifying death of George Floyd , a black man who was killed while in the custody of a white police officer in Minneapolis , Minnesota on Memorial Day .
The demonstrations have marked unparalleled civil unrest in the US that hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rev .
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Donald Trump spent Sunday berating his enemies on Twitter and demanding ‘ law and order ’ in Democratic-run cities but did not appear in public and opted against making a televised address to calm tensions .
It has since emerged that Trump was rushed by Secret Service agents to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside .
“ Secret Service agents wounded outside White House , car bombs feared ; official says Trump was taken to bunker ” More than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fires set by rioters blazed near the White House and authorities were searching for car bombs late Sunday as protests over the death of George Floyd continued to roil the capital just two days after President Trump had to be taken to a bunker for his safety .
A senior official in the direct chain of command for defending Washington D.C. told Fox News of the injuries to Secret Service agents , some of whom were hurt by rioters throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails in Lafayette Park , just across from the presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City and elsewhere , groups in D.C. are planting cars filled with incendiary materials for future use , Fox News is told .
U.S .
Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) agents were deployed to the streets of D.C. in an extraordinary move to beef up security alongside local police and Homeland Security agents , including the Secret Service , the Justice Department confirmed late Sunday .
Fox News has learned U.S. Attorney for D.C. Mike Sherwin is heavily involved in the operation .

Chaos has continued to unfold in at least 140 cities across America marking the sixth evening of demonstrations decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd
Chaos has 140 cities across America marking the sixth evening of demonstrations decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd
In Washington DC the historic St. John’s church was set on fire Sunday evening in front of the White House
Police deployed tear gas and pepper spray against protesters who lit the US flag on fire at Lafayette Park in DC
In Philadelphia dozens of stores were completely ransacked in widespread raids and lootings
In Boston a cop cruiser was set on fire as lines of cops took stance outside stores to prevent raids
At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in light of the riots and violence
Chaos has continued to unfold in cities across America where over 50 Secret Service agents were injured in clashes with protesters in Washington DC, cops charged into demonstrators in New York City, and lootings and store raids continued to unfold in California, Philadelphia and Boston.
Tens of thousands of people gathered as the National Guard was deployed across the nation for protests that have seen 4,100 people get arrested this weekend alone.
But even the threat of heavy officer presence didn’t deter protesters in Philadelphia from hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, crowds from raiding stores including Coach and Chanel in New York and San Francisco, or fires from being ignited mere feet from the White House.
Late Sunday in Washington D.C. a fire was set ablaze in the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church and Lafayette Park in front of the White House.
One protester was reportedly shot dead by police in Louisville after a crowd gathered in the city, where the George Floyd case has reignited anger over a separate shooting in March.
This week hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 145 cities across the country as people gather in outrage over the horrifying death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while in the custody of a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Memorial Day.
The demonstrations have marked unparalleled civil unrest in the US that hasn’t been seen since the 1968 assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Donald Trump spent Sunday berating his enemies on Twitter and demanding ‘law and order’ in Democratic-run cities but did not appear in public and opted against making a televised address to calm tensions.
It has since emerged that Trump was rushed by Secret Service agents to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8375247/Cops-clash-protesters-cars-set-fire-sixth-night-George-Floyd-protests.html
“Secret Service agents wounded outside White House, car bombs feared; official says Trump was taken to bunker”
More than 50 Secret Service agents were injured, fires set by rioters blazed near the White House and authorities were searching for car bombs late Sunday as protests over the death of George Floyd continued to roil the capital just two days after President Trump had to be taken to a bunker for his safety.
A senior official in the direct chain of command for defending Washington D.C. told Fox News of the injuries to Secret Service agents, some of whom were hurt by rioters throwing bottles and Molotov cocktails in Lafayette Park, just across from the presidential residence. As observed in New York City and elsewhere, groups in D.C. are planting cars filled with incendiary materials for future use, Fox News is told. U.S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents were deployed to the streets of D.C. in an extraordinary move to beef up security alongside local police and Homeland Security agents, including the Secret Service, the Justice Department confirmed late Sunday. Fox News has learned U.S. Attorney for D.C. Mike Sherwin is heavily involved in the operation.
www.foxnews.com/politics/secret-service-took-trump-to-underground-bunker-amid-george-floyd-protests


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Here is a good one: Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent George Floyd demonstrati

Here is a good one: Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent George Floyd demonstrations

Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice bizarrely suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the Russians could be behind the violent nationwide demonstrations following the in-custody death of George Floyd , although she offered no evidence for the incendiary claim .
Rice ’ s made the claim after top Democrats insisted for years that the White House had conspired with Russia , although Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence to support any conspiracy with Russia by any U.S. actor to influence the 2016 election .
Her remarks also came amid efforts by Democrats to pin the blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though data suggests the vast majority of arrested protesters in recent days are local .
“ To designate Antifa a terrorist organization , fine , but let ’ s also focus on the right-wing terrorist organizations , ” Rice told CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer , referring to President Trump ’ s decision earlier in the day to brand the left-wing militant group as a terrorist organization .
“ The white supremacists that he ’ s called , in the past , very fine people.
” Rice ’ s claim that Trump praised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rice , Trump specifically made a distinction between peaceful political protesters and white supremacists , whom Trump said he condemned “ totally.
” ( “ Very fine people ” were protesting the censorship and removal of a Civil War statue , Trump said . )
Rice continued : “ We have peaceful protesters focused on the very real pain and disparities that we ’ re all wrestling with that have to be addressed , and then we have extremists who ’ ve come to try to hijack those protests and turn them into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re probably also , I would bet based on my experience , I ’ m not reading the intelligence these days , but based on my experience this is right out of the Russian playbook as well .
”

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice bizarrely suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the Russians could be behind the violent nationwide demonstrations following the in-custody death of George Floyd, although she offered no evidence for the incendiary claim.
Rice’s made the claim after top Democrats insisted for years that the White House had conspired with Russia, although Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence to support any conspiracy with Russia by any U.S. actor to influence the 2016 election. Her remarks also came amid efforts by Democrats to pin the blame on outside white supremacist agitators, even though data suggests the vast majority of arrested protesters in recent days are local.
“To designate Antifa a terrorist organization, fine, but let’s also focus on the right-wing terrorist organizations,” Rice told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, referring to President Trump’s decision earlier in the day to brand the left-wing militant group as a terrorist organization. “The white supremacists that he’s called, in the past, very fine people.”
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Rice’s claim that Trump praised white supremacists has been debunked. Like Rice, Trump specifically made a distinction between peaceful political protesters and white supremacists, whom Trump said he condemned “totally.” (“Very fine people” were protesting the censorship and removal of a Civil War statue, Trump said.)
Rice continued: “We have peaceful protesters focused on the very real pain and disparities that we’re all wrestling with that have to be addressed, and then we have extremists who’ve come to try to hijack those protests and turn them into something very different. And they’re probably also, I would bet based on my experience, I’m not reading the intelligence these days, but based on my experience this is right out of the Russian playbook as well.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Twitter Allows Looters to Coordinate Criminal Behavior While It Declares ‘#BlackLivesMatter’

Twitter is allowing its users to coordinate criminal behavior on the platform , with dozens of tweets identifying looting targets @ @ @ @ @ the fact that the site was notified by concerned citizens .
The company has however @ @ @ @ @ official account to “ # BlackLivesMatter.
” A Twitter search for “ Santana Row , @ @ @ @ @ of a shopping district in San Jose , California , reveals dozens of Twitter users @ @ @ @ @ and loot the district .
Many of the tweets have been on the platform for @ @ @ @ @ s riot and raid Santana Row lol , ” said one tweet , which was @ @ @ @ @ “ Next looting stop ; SANTANA ROW IN SAN JOSE , ” said another .
@ @ @ @ @ issued a statement regarding everything going on when they are very active on social media @ @ @ @ @ looted.
” “ loot and protest santana row .
EAT THE RICH , ” said @ @ @ @ @

Twitter is allowing its users to coordinate criminal behavior on the platform, with dozens of tweets identifying looting targets still on the platform despite the fact that the site was notified by concerned citizens. The company has however changed the description of its official account to “#BlackLivesMatter.”
A Twitter search for “Santana Row,” which is the name of a shopping district in San Jose, California, reveals dozens of Twitter users encouraging their followers to target and loot the district. Many of the tweets have been on the platform for days.
“let’s riot and raid Santana Row lol,” said one tweet, which was shared over 100 times.
“Next looting stop; SANTANA ROW IN SAN JOSE,” said another.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
“Santana Row hasnt even issued a statement regarding everything going on when they are very active on social media. They deserve to get looted.”
“loot and protest santana row. EAT THE RICH,” said the same Twitter user.
www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/05/31/twitter-allows-looters-to-coordinate-criminal-behavior-while-it-declares-blacklivesmatter/


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--It’s Decision Time! The Market Has Reached Its “Maximum Stupid” Price Limit

The window to act before the next market break is likely very , very short… As the market continues to seek out its maximum stupid price limit , it ’ s now decision time for investors .
If you ’ re still long stocks and bonds at this point : Do you now sell to protect your gains ?
If you ’ re skeptical of today ’ s prices and sitting in cash : Is now the right time to start shorting the market ?
If you ’ ve recently been laid off : Do any of the new options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to access retirement funds without penalty make sense for you ?
With markets this overextended , your window of time to take action will likely be quite brief .
An end to the currently rally could happen extremely quickly and brutally .
What make us say this ?
Because here ’ s an example of the level of overvaluation we ’ re dealing with : The Russell 2000 index — at a P/E ratio of 70x ( !
! )
— has never been so richly valued .
Remember : these are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a material number of which will likely be going bankrupt later this year .
Over 40 million US workers laid off ( so far ) .
Q2 2020 GDP now expected to be down over -50 % ( !
! )
.
And half of all US small businesses expected to close down permanently .
And if you believe that fundamentals don ’ t matter , that only Fed liquidity does ; note that the Fed ’ s buying spree has been tapering off for a month now : Without sufficient liquidity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at these ridiculous prices ?
Not long , we predict .
Which is why time is now of the essence .
As we do each week , we ’ ve once again asked the lead partners at New Harbor Financial , Peak Prosperity ’ s endorsed financial advisor , to share their latest insights into the road ahead for investors .
In the below video , we address the risks and rewards offered by shorting the market , retirement fund tapping/rollover strategies , and how the Fed is inflaming societal instability as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interested in scheduling a free consultation and portfolio review with Mike and John can do so by clicking here .
And if you ’ re one of the many readers brand new to Peak Prosperity over the past few months , we strongly urge you get your financial situation in order in parallel with your ongoing physical coronavirus preparations .
We recommend you do so in partnership with a professional financial advisor who understands the macro risks to the market that we discuss on this website .
If you ’ ve already got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , consider talking to the team at New Harbor .
We ’ ve set up this ‘ free consultation ’ relationship with them to help folks exactly like you .

Authored by Adam Taggart via PeakProsperity.com,
The window to act before the next market break is likely very, very short…
As the market continues to seek out its maximum stupid price limit, it’s now decision time for investors.
If you’re still long stocks and bonds at this point: Do you now sell to protect your gains?
If you’re skeptical of today’s prices and sitting in cash: Is now the right time to start shorting the market?
If you’ve recently been laid off: Do any of the new options offered by the CARES Act that enable you to access retirement funds without penalty make sense for you?
With markets this overextended, your window of time to take action will likely be quite brief. An end to the currently rally could happen extremely quickly and brutally.
What make us say this?
Because here’s an example of the level of overvaluation we’re dealing with:
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
The Russell 2000 index — at a P/E ratio of 70x(!!) — has never been so richly valued. Remember: these are the smaller, weaker publicly traded companies, a material number of which will likely be going bankrupt later this year.
Over 40 million US workers laid off (so far). Q2 2020 GDP now expected to be down over -50%(!!). And half of all US small businesses expected to close down permanently.
And if you believe that fundamentals don’t matter, that only Fed liquidity does; note that the Fed’s buying spree has been tapering off for a month now:
Without sufficient liquidity, how long can the market remain at these ridiculous prices?
Not long, we predict. Which is why time is now of the essence.
As we do each week, we’ve once again asked the lead partners at New Harbor Financial, Peak Prosperity’s endorsed financial advisor, to share their latest insights into the road ahead for investors.
In the below video, we address the risks and rewards offered by shorting the market, retirement fund tapping/rollover strategies, and how the Fed is inflaming societal instability as it continues to dangerously deform prices:
* * *
Anyone interested in scheduling a free consultation and portfolio review with Mike and John can do so by clicking here. And if you’re one of the many readers brand new to Peak Prosperity over the past few months, we strongly urge you get your financial situation in order in parallel with your ongoing physical coronavirus preparations. We recommend you do so in partnership with a professional financial advisor who understands the macro risks to the market that we discuss on this website. If you’ve already got one, great. But if not, consider talking to the team at New Harbor. We’ve set up this ‘free consultation’ relationship with them to help folks exactly like you.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--We’re Living the Founding Fathers’ Nightmare: America Is Corrupt to the Core

Our ruling elites , devoid of leadership , are little more than the scum of self-interested , greedy grifters who rose to the top of America ’ s foul-smelling stew of corruption .
The Founding Fathers were wary of institutional threats to liberty and the citizenry ’ s sovereignty , which included centralized concentrations of power ( monarchy , central banks , federal agencies , etc . )
and the tyranny of corruption unleashed by small-minded , self-interested , greedy grifters who saw all elected offices and positions of government influence as nothing more than a means to increase their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dominance of self-interested , greedy grifters because they had no concept of the public good : to the greedy grifters , the government existed solely to serve their petty private interests and the interests of their fellow grifters .
The Founders understood that a republic required disinterested leadership capable of looking past petty self-interest to the common good of the people and their nation .
They feared the election of self-interested , greedy grifters because once no one served the common good , the republic would fall into a fatal disunity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for America is corrupt to the core .
While everyone gorging at the public trough bleats about the “ common good , ” their single-minded focus is on aggrandizing as much power and private wealth as possible , and feeding their corrupt crew of insiders , lobbyists , “ business interests , ” bankers and assorted other legalized looters .
America has plenty of law enforcement , prosecutors and prison cells for those who loot a Whole Foods , but none for those who loot the public treasury , commit stock market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scale .
Not only did no one go to prison for the rampant institutionalized fraud of the 2008 looting , a.k.a .
the Global Financial Meltdown–the looters were bailed out by the Federal Reserve and Treasury .
More recently , no one was even questioned when a biotech company issued a press release about a Covid-19 vaccine trial that boosted the stock ’ s price just long enough for insiders to dump millions of dollars of shares on a credulous public and also sell new shares in the company at a premium : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dump .
Members of Congress were caught red-handed in what amounted to insider trading , selling millions of dollars in their stock portfolios based on their secret briefings of the coming pandemic , while they reassured the public Covid-19 was no biggie .
The farcical “ investigation ” found no wrong-doing .
Corruption in our political parties is so endemic nobody even bothers listing it except as a parlor game of pondering which party is more corrupt .
Our ruling elites , devoid of leadership , are little more than the scum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the top of America ’ s foul-smelling stew of corruption .
As for the nation ’ s infinitely greedy billionaires , if there was any justice left in America , Apple CEO Tim Cook would be rotting in a cell on Devil ’ s Island for buying back billions of dollars of Apple stock–buybacks were illegal not that long ago .
The cells next to his would be crowded with Big Pharma CEOs who advertised their products directly to consumers–also illegal not so long ago .
America is now a pay-to-play paradise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public good ” is a PR cover for legalized looting , much of which now depends on the Federal Reserve ’ s free money for financiers , parasites and predators .
If you think this is far too harsh on our current crop of greedy grifters and looters , please read historian Gordon Wood ’ s epic account Empire of Liberty : A History of the Early Republic , 1789-1815 , which details the many critical debates between founders with fundamentally different views of what structures and safeguards were essential for the Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back at the genius of Hamilton , Madison , et al.
, and Washington ’ s obsession with ethics and promoting national unity , we are forced to weep for the pathetic , venal scum that passes for “ leadership ” in America today .
The feedback loops the Founders designed to restrain the tyranny of corruption have all failed , as the biggest looters serve their interests under the guise of legality .
The Founders ’ weren ’ t saints ; they were flawed as are all humans , and like all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ era .
But they did have a keen , abiding sense of the public good , and when they clashed over ideas about banking , the power of the presidency , etc.
, it was not for personal gain but for their vision of the common good .
If any of America ’ s “ leadership ” over the past 30 years had an ounce of concern for the common good , why did they enable financialization and globalization to hollow out the nation ’ s economy and social order ?
Why did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scams , cartels and monopolies that are the foundation of virtually every American billionaire ’ s “ we pay no taxes ” empires of greed ?
The tyranny of corruption thrives in an amoral cesspool of anything goes and winners take all .
In today ’ s America , the tyranny of corruption has been so normalized that America ’ s polarized populaces are blind to the profound corruption of their parties and institutions .
As in the last days of the Western Roman Empire , the masses are made complicit with bread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” debasement of the public good to feeding at the public trough .
These are the troubled years that came before the deluge ( Jackson Browne ) , for as Mr. Dylan put it , a hard rain ’ s a- gon na fall .

by Charles Hugh-Smith
Our ruling elites, devoid of leadership, are little more than the scum of self-interested, greedy grifters who rose to the top of America’s foul-smelling stew of corruption.
The Founding Fathers were wary of institutional threats to liberty and the citizenry’s sovereignty, which included centralized concentrations of power (monarchy, central banks, federal agencies, etc.) and the tyranny of corruption unleashed by small-minded, self-interested, greedy grifters who saw all elected offices and positions of government influence as nothing more than a means to increase their own private wealth.
The Founders feared the dominance of self-interested, greedy grifters because they had no concept of the public good: to the greedy grifters, the government existed solely to serve their petty private interests and the interests of their fellow grifters.
The Founders understood that a republic required disinterested leadership capable of looking past petty self-interest to the common good of the people and their nation. They feared the election of self-interested, greedy grifters because once no one served the common good, the republic would fall into a fatal disunity.
We are living the Founders’ nightmare, for America is corrupt to the core. While everyone gorging at the public trough bleats about the “common good,” their single-minded focus is on aggrandizing as much power and private wealth as possible, and feeding their corrupt crew of insiders, lobbyists, “business interests,” bankers and assorted other legalized looters.
America has plenty of law enforcement, prosecutors and prison cells for those who loot a Whole Foods, but none for those who loot the public treasury, commit stock market swindles or financial fraud on a monumental scale. Not only did no one go to prison for the rampant institutionalized fraud of the 2008 looting, a.k.a. the Global Financial Meltdown–the looters were bailed out by the Federal Reserve and Treasury.
More recently, no one was even questioned when a biotech company issued a press release about a Covid-19 vaccine trial that boosted the stock’s price just long enough for insiders to dump millions of dollars of shares on a credulous public and also sell new shares in the company at a premium: a classic looting strategy known as pump and dump.
Members of Congress were caught red-handed in what amounted to insider trading, selling millions of dollars in their stock portfolios based on their secret briefings of the coming pandemic, while they reassured the public Covid-19 was no biggie. The farcical “investigation” found no wrong-doing.
Corruption in our political parties is so endemic nobody even bothers listing it except as a parlor game of pondering which party is more corrupt.
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
Our ruling elites, devoid of leadership, are little more than the scum of self-interested, greedy grifters who rose to the top of America’s foul-smelling stew of corruption. As for the nation’s infinitely greedy billionaires, if there was any justice left in America, Apple CEO Tim Cook would be rotting in a cell on Devil’s Island for buying back billions of dollars of Apple stock–buybacks were illegal not that long ago.
The cells next to his would be crowded with Big Pharma CEOs who advertised their products directly to consumers–also illegal not so long ago.
America is now a pay-to-play paradise of greed and corruption. The “public good” is a PR cover for legalized looting, much of which now depends on the Federal Reserve’s free money for financiers, parasites and predators.
If you think this is far too harsh on our current crop of greedy grifters and looters, please read historian Gordon Wood’s epic account Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815, which details the many critical debates between founders with fundamentally different views of what structures and safeguards were essential for the Republic’s survival.
When we look back at the genius of Hamilton, Madison, et al., and Washington’s obsession with ethics and promoting national unity, we are forced to weep for the pathetic, venal scum that passes for “leadership” in America today. The feedback loops the Founders designed to restrain the tyranny of corruption have all failed, as the biggest looters serve their interests under the guise of legality.
The Founders’ weren’t saints; they were flawed as are all humans, and like all humans, they were products of their era. But they did have a keen, abiding sense of the public good, and when they clashed over ideas about banking, the power of the presidency, etc., it was not for personal gain but for their vision of the common good.
If any of America’s “leadership” over the past 30 years had an ounce of concern for the common good, why did they enable financialization and globalization to hollow out the nation’s economy and social order? Why did they enable the frauds, skims, scams, cartels and monopolies that are the foundation of virtually every American billionaire’s “we pay no taxes” empires of greed?
The tyranny of corruption thrives in an amoral cesspool of anything goes and winners take all.
In today’s America, the tyranny of corruption has been so normalized that America’s polarized populaces are blind to the profound corruption of their parties and institutions. As in the last days of the Western Roman Empire, the masses are made complicit with bread and circuses, mimicking their “leaders” debasement of the public good to feeding at the public trough.
These are the troubled years that came before the deluge (Jackson Browne), for as Mr. Dylan put it, a hard rain’s a-gonna fall.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--INSANE VIDEO: Rioters climb on moving rig and rip driver out of vehicle, scream “KILL HIM!!!”

This footage is just insane .
A fuel semi-truck drove into a George Floyd demonstration of thousands of people on @ @ @ @ @ without seriously injuring anyone .
A large crowd protesting against the death of Floyd and @ @ @ @ @ the Interstate 35 west bridge near downtown Minneapolis on Sunday evening when they spotted the @ @ @ @ @ curve at speed .
The mass of people parted in panic and fled to the @ @ @ @ @ the truck neared the crowd , coming close to hitting several people .
People threw @ @ @ @ @ of the truck to slow it down .
As the vehicle ground to a halt @ @ @ @ @ toward the driver and dragged him from his cab and beat him .
Protesters smashed @ @ @ @ @ .
Officials said no protesters appeared injured , but the Minnesota state patrol said in @ @ @ @ @ appeared deliberate .
The patrol said the driver was hurt and taken to a hospital @ @ @ @

This footage is just insane.
Article on what happened:
A fuel semi-truck drove into a George Floyd demonstration of thousands of people on a bridge in Minneapolis apparently without seriously injuring anyone.
A large crowd protesting against the death of Floyd and against police brutality had blocked the Interstate 35 west bridge near downtown Minneapolis on Sunday evening when they spotted the fuel tanker coming around the curve at speed.
The mass of people parted in panic and fled to the sides of the bridge as the truck neared the crowd, coming close to hitting several people. People threw their bicycles into the path of the truck to slow it down.
As the vehicle ground to a halt, the crowd surged back toward the driver and dragged him from his cab and beat him. Protesters smashed the windshield of the truck.
Officials said no protesters appeared injured, but the Minnesota state patrol said in a tweet that the action appeared deliberate. The patrol said the driver was hurt and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.


investmentwatchblog--2020-06-01--Is the economic depression boiling over into social unrest? Will it get worse?

The demonstrations and even the violence are not just about George Floyd ’ s murder and BLM .
There are @ @ @ @ @ in the US who are rightly furious mad as hell .
As I predicted months @ @ @ @ @ to protests , riots & violence .
USA is now burning !
A couple of @ @ @ @ @ same .
I think we ’ ll have a protracted war with this virus .
@ @ @ @ @ find a way out of increasingly severe lockdowns and controls over the coming months .
@ @ @ @ @ depression .
It may also cause social unrest .

by SpontaneousDisorder
Nouriel Roubini
We are primarily funded by readers. Please subscribe and donate to support us!
The demonstrations and even the violence are not just about George Floyd’s murder and BLM. There are now 40 million unemployed people in the US who are rightly furious mad as hell. As I predicted months ago this crisis will lead to protests, riots & violence. USA is now burning!
A couple of months ago I thought the same.
I think we’ll have a protracted war with this virus. Many countries will struggle to find a way out of increasingly severe lockdowns and controls over the coming months. There will be an economic depression. It may also cause social unrest.