China’s National Intelligence Law from 2017 requires citizens and corporations to spy for the state

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China’s 2017 National Intelligence Law The N.I.L. is no standard security and spying legislation, concerned principally with preventing the leak of state secrets. Its main thrust isn’t protective; it’s proactive. “All organizations and citizens shall support, assist and cooperate with national intelligence efforts according to the Law,” it says. Another provision is even more explicit: … Read more

WELL! THIS CLEARS UP THINGS:

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China Backs Democratic Resistance to President Trump. Democratic governors are forming regional blocs to resist President Donald Trump’s efforts to get the American economy moving and put people back to work. They have picked up a powerful ally, one that should give the public cause for alarm. On April 19, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a major … Read more

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announce they have successfully launched the country’s first military satellite, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. (AFP)

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#UPDATE: #Iran's Revolutionary Guards announce they have successfully launched the country's first military satellite, at a time of fresh tensions with US forces in the Gulf. (AFP) — Instant News Alerts (@InstaNewsAlerts) April 22, 2020 IRGC shoots Iran’s first military satellite into orbit Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully launched and placed the … Read more

China deploys emergency medical team for Kim Jong Un

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China reportedly has an emergency medical team on standby if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s condition further deteriorates after cardiovascular surgery. CNN reported Tuesday (April 21) the leader of the hereditary regime is “in grave danger” following surgery and the U.S. is closely monitoring the situation. The article alleges that Kim … Read more

US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announces he has been authorized to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to 1 billion barrels.

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#BREAKING: US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announces he has been authorized to expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to 1 billion barrels. Brouillette to meet with Congress today. Current US oil reserve levels are at 713.5 million barrels.@OANN — Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) April 21, 2020 1 Billion barrels sounds like a lot, but broken down: … Read more

President Trump says his immigration ban will last 60 days and after will assess any “need for any extension or modification”

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From WSJ The ex­ec­u­tive or­der wouldn’t im­pact im­mi­grants al­ready liv­ing in the U.S. or for­eign­ers com­ing on tem­po­rary visas for work or travel. That cat­e­gory in­cludes H-1B visas, which al­low more than 85,000 high-skilled for­eign­ers to come to the U.S. for at least three years to work. It also in­cludes sea­sonal mi­grant work­ers who come … Read more

False Reading: The Fed’s Equities Light Is “Green” But the Economy Is Crashing

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Sadly, as markets stall and crash, participants will still be in their seats thinking all is well. The tragic 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 offers an apt analogy for the global economy and central bank-driven false signals. Flight 447 entered an area of frigid turbulence over the Atlantic which caused the air-speed sensors … Read more

$10 Billion more for EIDL Grants

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by 9mmNATO $310 billion total for PPP, with $250 billion unrestricted and $60 billion set aside for smaller institutions $50 billion for EIDL loans and $10 billion for EIDL grants $75 billion for hospitals $25 billion for testing, $11 billion of which will be distributed to states $2.1 billion for Small Business Administration administrative expenses ​ … Read more

Complete List of Publicly Traded Companies Who Accepted PPP Loans with the Amount Awarded Ordered from Largest to Smallest. Via the Wall Street Journal

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by goldenj234 These Are the Public Companies That Got Small Business Loans (WSJ) Ruths Hospitality Group Inc. $20,000,000 J. Alexander’s Holdings. Inc. $15,100,000 Shake Shack Inc. $10,000,000 (Returning the money) Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. $10,000,000 Quantum Corp. $10,000,000 Potbelly Corp. $10,000,000 Gulf Islanda Fabication, Inc. $10,000,000 Broadwind Energy, Inc. $9,500,000 Zagg Inc. $9,443,728 Air T … Read more

Here comes the Oil bailout:

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We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down. I have instructed the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future! We will never let the great U.S. … Read more

Credit Markets Turmoil: More Collateral Problems; Automobile Collateral to Impact Ford and GM

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-ford-face-billions-losses-135232626.html There is nothing the Fed can do about these problems, and as collateral continues to deflate, credit markets will increase their distress. This is the 3rd in a series of Posts that highlight the deterioration of collateral in the credit markets. 1st we had CMBS reporting that delinquencies are sending many loans to special … Read more

Facebook tells you when you are wrong.

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by voodooshrimps I posted this link corona virus Facebook very kindly informed me I was wrong. As of 2019 79% of the us population uses Facebook. This presents a massive influence on the information people view as real or fake. This isn’t news to most of us, but it is upsetting to see this, control the … Read more

After many wins, the Left prepares for the final battle

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by Fabius Maximus Summary:  The Left has been winning since the 1970s. Now their war on us enters the pursuit phase of battle, the last phase. Their success results from a powerful but unmentioned alliance. The next battles will help determine America’s course for the 21st century. Leftists celebrating their generations of victories. By Rawpixel.com – … Read more

SHAME LIST: Here are the largest public companies taking payroll loans meant for small businesses

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Hundreds of millions of dollars of Paycheck Protection Program funds have been claimed by large, publicly traded companies. In fact, the U.S. government has allocated at least $243.4 million of the total $349 billion to publicly traded companies, according to Morgan Stanley. Several of the companies have market values well in excess of $100 million, … Read more