Month: August 2020

Black Monday inbound

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https://twitter.com/RetirementRight/status/1289360779532054528 As @pboockvar notes, we might need a bigger scale. https://t.co/nYvjvHF0OG — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) August 1, 2020

[WSJ] Sources: Microsoft, which was in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok, has paused negotiations after Trump said on Friday that he opposes the deal — Talks aren’t believed to be dead, but the companies are trying to get clarity on White House’s stance

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-and-bytedance-put-tiktok-talks-on-hold-after-trump-signals-opposition-11596312611?mod=djemalertNEWS Microsoft Corp. MSFT 0.54% has paused negotiations to buy the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app TikTok after President Trump said late Friday he opposes the deal, according to people familiar with the matter. The president’s statements spurred TikTok to make additional concessions, including agreeing to add as many as 10,000 jobs in the … Read more

RIGGED: Google devotes 41% of top page of search results to its own products, study finds

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by: Isabelle Z. (Natural News) A report by The Markup based on an analysis of 15,000 popular Google searches discovered that the search engine giant allotted a remarkable 41 percent of the vital first page of search results to a mix of its own sites and “Direct Answers” that are hosted by Google. Google’s Direct Answers are snippets that … Read more

The Art of Money Laundering

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by financeoptimum $450 million. Who would pay so much for a piece of art? At the time, it was unclear who the mystery buyer was. There was speculation it could be Jeff Bezos, maybe hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, was it a Chinese Billionaire? Well, no… It turns out it was one of the Saudis. Specifically, … Read more

Twitter’s mysterious algorithms bury the Maxwell/Epstein story again

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by Ascetic_Ideal As many of you are aware, the Maxwell documents were unsealed that implicate major politicians and the contents are being censored by all of the major boards on Reddit (worldnews, politics, news, etc.).Well here’s Twitter’s contribution to the suppression. There are way more tweets about ‘Epstein/Maxwell’ than any other topic, yet it’s buried … Read more

Feinstein: China Is ‘Growing Into a Respectable Nation’

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) said that China is “growing into a respectable nation” and cautioned against holding the country accountable for its role in the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. (freebeacon.com) – Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) on Thursday said China is “growing into a respectable nation” and cautioned against holding the country accountable for the coronavirus … Read more

Dems have banked on Americans being too stupid and too easily swayed by the MSM propaganda machine to see what’s going on. They were wrong.

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by Fist Poll: Huge Number of Americans Concerned About the Violence, Who They Blame Is Not Good for Biden By Nick Arama | July 31, 2020 (redstate.com) – A new poll out indicates that this showing is not good news for Democrats and Joe Biden. The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll contacted 1,932 registered voters on July 21-23. … Read more

Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Tells Media Their Distorted Portland Riots Coverage Is Part of the Problem.

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THINK OF THE PRESS AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE OPERATION AGAINST NORMAL AMERICANS AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG. via legalinsurrection: When it comes to setting the record straight on the anarchy and destruction happening in Portland, U.S. Attorney Billy Williams is not messing around. Williams, who is the chief federal law enforcement official for Oregon, recently gave … Read more

China floods affect 54.8 million people, inflict US$20 billion in losses: China’s reports of deaths, damaged homes suspiciously low given scale of disaster.

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via taiwannews: TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The massive floods which have ravaged China over the past two months have inflicted a heavy toll on the communist country in terms of damages to property and direct economic losses, with the vaunted Three Gorges Dam seemingly inadequate in reducing these effects and the death toll remaining suspiciously low. … Read more

USDA identifies some of the mysterious, unsolicited seeds after all 50 states issue warnings

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified 14 different kinds of seeds in the mysterious packages that appear to have been sent unsolicited from China to people around the country. Morning glory, hibiscus and roses, cabbage and herbs including mint, sage, rosemary, and lavender. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/usda-identifies-some-seeds-appear-sent-china/5555404002/

CDC Chief Agrees There’s ‘Perverse’ Economic ‘Incentive’ for Hospitals to Inflate Coronavirus Deaths

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United States hospitals have a “perverse” monetary “incentive” to increase their count of coronavirus fatalities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s director Robert Redfield indicated under questioning from a Republican lawmaker during a House panel hearing on Friday. Asked to comment on what Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) described as the “perverse incentive” during … Read more

Court’s final ruling against Patreon opens legal avenue to defend against deplatforming

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A court has issued a final ruling denying fan-funding platform Patreon’s request for an injunction against 72 former backers of comedian Owen Benjamin who are seeking arbitration against the company for disrupting the economic relationship between themselves and Benjamin. The final ruling follows a tentative ruling against Patreon from earlier this month and means that the company now has … Read more

California – Fiscal Year – Company Layoff List (231 page pdf)

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https://edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN.htm Number of notices by month Jul-19……..28 Aug-19……..41 Sep-19……..55 Oct-19……..58 Nov-19……..57 Dec-19……..31 Jan-20……..67 Feb-20……..49 Mar-20……..293 Apr-20……..2,207 May-20……..1,064 Jun-20……..646 Total……..4,596 TOP 100 layoffs 11083_____Tesla, Inc (2020-05-05) 3595______Fox Sports Productions, LLC (2020-04-27) 3029______Pacific Dental Services, LLC (2020-03-31) 3025______UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS DBA (2020-05-07) 2626______Cal Poly Corporation (2020-04-03) 2250______Sea World (2020-03-27) 2225______SeaWorld San Diego (2020-03-26) 2030______Verity Health System of California, Inc. DBA St. Francis Medical Center (2020-05-29) … Read more

MEANWHILE….FLORIDA is About to get HIT BY A HURRICANE!

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and nobody seems to care! Strange days…. CURRENT Discussion: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT4%20shtml/281458.shtml? https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT09/refresh/AL092020_key_messages%20png/150024_key_messages_sm.png and nevermind ISAIAS has the potential to skirt the entire East Coast! https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4%20shtml/150024.shtml?tswind120#contents https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/?initsatsrc=On&initsatname=GOES16&initsattype=vis&initcscheme=vis1&initimdimx=1050&initimdimy=764&initrange=28.500000000000:-84.500000000000:20.000000000000:-70.500000000000&initloop=True&initnframes=20&initlightning16=On&initlightning17=Off&initltngfed=Off&initltngtoe=Off&initinterstates=On&initwarnings=On&initlatlon=On&initascata=Off&initascatb=Off&initascatc=Off&initascatamba=Off&initascatambb=Off&initascatambc=Off&initsst=Off Here ya go Florida…just for you; h/t Feed