CA Govorner sigs a $1 billion contract to buy masks for more than $5ea, while any shmuck with an internet connection can buy them for $2ea

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  via foxnews: California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pushback as state lawmakers have begun demanding details of his nearly $1 billion deal to receive 200 million masks per month from a Chinese manufacturer. Just two weeks after announcing the deal, Newsom has remained largely mum on the specifics. Advisers to the California Democrat have declined requests for comment from … Read more

Watch NY Gov Cuomo say his life is more important than yours, running out of money is no big deal, and you go get an “essential job” if you are suffering so bad!

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A reporter asked Gov. Cuomo what he’d say to New Yorkers who want to go back to work because they’re running out of money, to which he replied, “economic hardship doesn’t equal death” “You want to go to work? Go take a job as an essential worker” he added https://t.co/BgwoOZsQRy pic.twitter.com/WxGQxtg49p — CBS News (@CBSNews) … Read more

The US dollar doesn’t have ‘too much to offer anymore,’ and looks set to plummet against other major currencies, UBS warns

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The dollar could plunge against the yuan, yen, and pound in the next few months, warns UBS. UBS Global Wealth Management’s Hartmut Issel told CNBC Thursday in a phone interview: “Since the last month or two, the dollar does not have too much to offer anymore.” Issel also thinks yield differentials will become more attractive … Read more

CNN interview: Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman calls for businesses to reopen, while saying she won’t provide social distancing guidelines

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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman calls for businesses to reopen, while saying she won't provide social distancing guidelines on how to do so safely. "They better figure it out. That's their job. That's not the mayor's job" https://t.co/warrOSZtrK pic.twitter.com/R6RCCu2Wzh — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 22, 2020 Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman calls for businesses to … Read more

Report: Obama Admin Funded China’s Coronavirus Research, Gave Millions in Taxpayer Money to Wuhan Lab

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By C. Douglas Golden Published April 22, 2020 at 1:00pm The Wuhan Institute of Virology isn’t a particularly popular popular research institution at present, as you may have heard. So, in case you aren’t up to speed yet, here’s a TL;DR version: The WIV is an institute in the city where the novel coronavirus began … Read more

NO FEDERAL BAILOUT FOR STATES! Mitch McConnell Floats Creating Bankruptcy Process for U.S. States ~ Why should Montana & Arizona bail out New York & California?

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Wednesday during Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he favors allowing states struggling to meet their financial obligations due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic to declare bankruptcy instead of providing a federal bailout. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/22/mitch-mcconnell-floats-creating-bankruptcy-process-for-u-s-states/

Coronavirus hit Britain’s economy with a historic collapse in demand during April the Services PMI shows.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain may be in the grip of its worst economic slump in centuries, a Bank of England official warned, as the coronavirus lockdown pounded businesses this month with more force than even the most pessimistic forecasters had feared. Interest-rate setter Jan Vlieghe said on Thursday the economy should recover its pre-coronavirus growth … Read more

Congress is being ran by secret caucus. No open debates, no televised committee hearings, no minority rights. “The People’s House” is not open to the people. SCOTUS and Senate are publicly open.

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  It is being run by a Secret club, but not called the house. They’re called kikes and they are in every branch of gov via thehill: Our Constitution set up three branches of government. And yet, in this crisis, only two branches are fully operational. In particular, the House of Representatives is no longer … Read more

Eurozone economy suffers ‘unprecedented’ collapse… German shoppers NOT rushing back in

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Brussels (AFP) – The eurozone economy is suffering an “unprecedented” collapse according to a PMI index released Thursday by analysis firm IHS Markit. “The eurozone economy suffered the steepest falls in business activity and employment ever recorded during April as a result of measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak,” it said. The company’s purchasing … Read more

AOC says workers should boycott the reopening of the economy… Dem in Congress admits blocking money for workers to gain political ‘leverage’

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The stupid just keeps getting deeper with this IDIOT! Dem in Congress admits blocking money for workers to gain political ‘leverage’ U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. (Official House portrait) A House Democrat admitted she and her progressive colleagues are blocking relief to small businesses to gain leverage to advance their far-left agenda. In a virtual … Read more

Smart People Have Dumb Ideas

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by Jared Dillian It’s hard for many people to think of the government stimulus package as anything but a $1,200 check that will only go so far. But you should know the big picture consequences, how they will hit you personally, and what you can do right now to protect yourself as the spending ramps up. … Read more

Guaido, US seize control of Venezuela’s $342 million

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGKRu3djLA Gasoline shortages in Venezuela are rocking a nation already embattled by sanctions. An estimated $342 million in funds and assets from the Venezuelan Central Bank, held by Citibank in the US, have been transferred to the US Federal Reserve. The Venezuelan National Assembly and opposition leader Juan Guaido claim they are “protecting” the assets. … Read more

Comrade Tucker Carlmarxson Calls Out Trump for Bending the Knee to Big Business, Enabling the Exploitation of Cheap Labor

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Krystal and Saagar look at a Tucker Carlson FOX News clip, where he calls out Trump for not doing enough on illegal immigration, which makes cheap labor easier to exploit. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of … Read more