Month: February 2021

HOW MUCH OF THIS IS THE PANDEMIC, AND HOW MUCH IS THE RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC?

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Pandemic caused ‘staggering’ economic, human impact in developing counties, research says. The study was launched in spring 2020, as China, Europe and the U.S. led global efforts to check spread of the virus through ambitious lockdowns of business, schools and transit. Three independent research teams, including CEGA, joined to conduct surveys in the countries where … Read more

CNN’s First Ratings of the Biden Era Are a Disaster

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CNN reportedly saw their ratings plummet by 44 percent in the first week of the Biden administration. https://menrec.com/cnns-first-ratings-of-the-biden-era-are-a-disaster/ CNN saw their ratings crater by 44 percent in the first week of the Biden administration, something Variety says “may offer a portent of what the post-Trump era will be like for the network.” Primetime numbers for … Read more

Republicans demand Nancy Pelosi be fined $5,000 for breaking her own metal detector rules

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Nancy Pelosi is accused of ignoring metal detectors placed outside the House Chamber, days after she fined two Republican lawmakers for the same offense GOP members of the Committee on House Administration submitted a letter to the Sergeant at Arms Friday demanding Pelosi pay a $5,000 fine ‘Yesterday at approximately 9:59am multiple members observed [Pelosi] … Read more

Himalayan glacier breaks in India! MASSIVE surge of water wipes away dam. Indian army deploys to aid rescue efforts

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Video: Himalayan glacier breaks in India, triggers flood, 100-150 feared dead https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/rest-of-asia/video-himalayan-glacier-breaks-in-india-triggers-flood-100-150-feared-dead A lot of destruction and news just coming out. =\ Over 150 people have lost their lives and over 150 are missing following the massive flood at Reni village in Joshimath area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, officials said. Evacuation operations have … Read more

Youtubers are Unionizing to protect content with FAIRTUBE!

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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1358121777554214919 So far negotiations with YouTube have gone very well. They talked to top management regarding issues below SYNOPSIS of video The asked for Look at algorithm issues. – Transparency – Clear Rules – more real humans to contact for customer support . Not bots. – arbitration for disputes on content. -participation of content users … Read more

SCOTUS will hear Wood and Powell cases

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The Supreme Court on Friday listed several high-profile election lawsuits for consideration at its mid-February conference. The cases include challenges to the 2020 election from Trump-aligned lawyers Lin Wood and Sidney Powell, as well as Republican Rep. Mike Kelly’s Pennsylvania lawsuit. Nearly every lawsuit takes issue with the expanded use of mail-in ballots by many … Read more

A dangerous situation for the $USD?

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A dangerous situation for the $USD? Bob Prince, co-chief investment officer at Bridgewater Associates says he is seeing a global rebalancing of wealth that has largely favoring Asia.https://t.co/B2XmeiciSY — Tiho Brkan (@TihoBrkan) February 5, 2021

“There’s so much liquidity being pumped in,” @ElErianM says. “The problem with pumping in so much liquidity is that you encourage people to take too much risk and therefore, the risk of a market accident goes up. Last week, we came very, very close to a market accident.”

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"There's so much liquidity being pumped in," @ElErianM says. "The problem with pumping in so much liquidity is that you encourage people to take too much risk and therefore, the risk of a market accident goes up. Last week, we came very, very close to a market accident." pic.twitter.com/vC7X7Xbm94 — Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) February 5, … Read more

The Low Down on Low Downpayment Mortgages: Is It Safe? (Not If Home Prices Crash!)

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by confoundedinterest17 What is the low down on low downpayment mortgages? Gerald Hanweck, Gary Fissel and I attempted to unravel the dangers to the financial system (or taxpayers) of low downpayment mortgages during the financial crisis. (The attached paper is forthcoming in Journal of Fixed Income.) lowdown1Download The FHA guarantees low down payment mortgages as do … Read more

Merkel’s Plea for Extended Lockdowns

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by Martin Armstrong Our sources in Germany are all telling us that instead of boosting support for lockdowns, now that Merkel has come on the airwaves and attached her face for the first time, her support is dwindling rapidly. She grew up in East Germany and this said: “For someone like myself, for whom freedom … Read more

The so-called ‘Buffett Indicator’ has hit an All-Time High. Global stocks now worth equal to 122.4% of global GDP.

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The so-called 'Buffett Indicator' has hit an All-Time High. Global stocks now worth equal to 122.4% of global GDP. pic.twitter.com/8rp8C8eD0b — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) February 6, 2021 Over 40% of the Money US has EVER printed in its history was printed in 2020. You may want to read that again. More and more signs of … Read more

U.S. taxpayers gave $400 Billion dollars to cable companies to provide the United States with Fiber Internet. The companies took the money and didn’t do shit for the citizens with it.

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Welcome to The Book of Broken Promises: $400 Billion Broadband Scandal & Free the Net“. It is being pre-released as a PDF version because these are critical times in communications. It is the third book in a trilogy that started in 1998 and it details some of the largest scandals in American telecommunications history. So … Read more

Reporter: “Why is the President going to Delaware this weekend?” Psaki: “Because that’s where he’s from and he’s visiting family.” Reporter: “But the CDC recommends avoiding travel.” Clown world ensues from there.

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“Why is the President going to Delaware?” pic.twitter.com/oBRuQllR86 — Acyn (@Acyn) February 5, 2021 Gavin Newsom, Nancy Pelosi, Andrew Cuomo, Mayor of Austin, Mayor of Denver, Dianne Feinstein…and now Biden. That is the list (that continues growing) of Democrats that preach masks, lockdowns, fear, etc. but don’t follow their own gospel. Rules for us, not … Read more

Who knew that pandemics could be so profitable?

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The jist is true but it isn’t totally accurate. According to a report from the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness., which was based on Forbes data, the combined fortune of America’s 660 billionaires as of January 18 had climbed to $4.1 trillion, representing an increase of 38.6% compared to their collective net worth … Read more