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Hours after U.S. military shot down Katyusha rocket over Baghdad for first time with newly installed C-RAM, another rocket fired at airport

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Hours after U.S. military shot down Katyusha rocket over Baghdad for first time with newly installed C-RAM, another rocket fired at airport tonight near American troops and diplomats. No injuries or damage: U.S. officials 7th rocket attack against airport in recent weeks. Hours after U.S. military shot down Katyusha rocket over Baghdad for first time … Read more

The Second Wave: Regardless of What You Think About the Virus, Things Are About to Change

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by Toby Cowern It’s important to not work on “assumptions.” It’s very easy for us to think about points but then conclude, “Everybody knows that, everybody sees that, everybody’s already understood that. Working from that position undermines that it is possible people haven’t seen or acknowledged or observed certain things. So this is just a “basic outlook.” … Read more

DO BLACK LIVES MATTER TO BLACK LIVES MATTER?

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Murder of Secoriea Turner raises questions about Black Lives Matter If Black Lives Matter was true to its name, there would be as much global outrage over the death of eight year old Secoriea Turner, gunned down by anti-police protesters in Atlanta Sunday night, as there was for George Floyd. According to local authorities, Turner … Read more

When everything is racist, nothing is racist.

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YAWN. Going to National Parks Is Racist, Declares ABC News. In the six weeks since a multiracial group of Minnesota cops killed George Floyd, America has learned all sorts of things about what caused the crime. It wasn’t just those cops’ fault, you see. It wasn’t just the responsibility of the city of Minneapolis or even … Read more

In another message to Beijing, U.S. B-52 bomber from Louisiana trains with jets from aircraft carriers Reagan and Nimitz in South China Sea

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In another message to Beijing, U.S. B-52 bomber from Louisiana trains with jets from aircraft carriers Reagan and Nimitz in South China Sea pic.twitter.com/k88MV5Rw7v — Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) July 5, 2020 USAFBoeing KC-135R Stratotanker Spotted over the South China Sea #PEARL65 58-0055 pic.twitter.com/Q5tFAL6hhr — CANUK78 (@is_keelu) July 5, 2020 https://twitter.com/DavidLarter/status/1279796126212915201?s=20 A #B52 bomber from Louisiana … Read more

239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne – The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.

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The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic, especially in crowded spaces … Read more

Kanye, please don’t steal the Black Vote

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by ratioetlogicae Looks like CNN is panicking. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/opinions/kanye-west-presidential-bid-obeidallah/index.html   (CNN)Kanye West declared Saturday night he’s running for president with the tweet: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States. #2020VISION.” I can see it now: Kanye as president, … Read more

Prepare for the 2nd Lockdown

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by Martin Armstrong Switzerland has started 2nd wave on soft side = wearing masks in public transportation + quarantine when traveling back from 29 countries (incl. US, RU, Sweden, Israel..). Governments are using this virus which is no more deadly than the flu to impose restraints on commerce in preparation for what is in truth … Read more

Fans accuse ‘Call of Duty’ of removing ‘OKAY’ hand gesture deemed racist by woke mobs…

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A midseason update for ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ and ‘Warzone’ has one difference fans are pointing out: the removal of the ‘kay’ hand gesture, which has been deemed racist by politically correct activists on social media. https://twitter.com/GOHGAMER/status/1278417736268500992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1278417736268500992%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F493879-call-of-duty-okay-hand-gesture%2F Producers behind the games have released no official word on the removal of the symbol from the … Read more

DD: Hedging TSLA Tail Risk

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by WanderThoughtReddit Recently with the arrest of G. Maxwell, I’m sure we’re all sure many wealthy people are terrified. Elon Musk could be one of these people. I write this as it should be a consideration for the Longs, given how high the stock price has run up recently. It may be prudent to hedge some of … Read more

Chicken Little: “the sky is falling”

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Chicken Little: "the sky is falling" pic.twitter.com/xwbOUqfsto — . (@StockCats_2009) July 6, 2020 GLOBAL RATES & DEBT pic.twitter.com/FaLOIK4zAz — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) July 6, 2020 JPMorgan forecasts that global debt will increase by $16 trillion this year, pushing private and public sector borrowing to a record high $200 trillion by year-end. The bank expects … Read more

2nd Half Of June Showed Weakness

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by UPFINA The June labor report was very strong. We will review it in this article. However, we can’t ignore the recent weakening in the data in the 2nd half of June which the labor report doesn’t capture. The ADP private sector payrolls report showed there were 2.369 million jobs added of which 937,000 were created by … Read more