IT’S ONLY A DEADLY PANDEMIC WHEN IT’S USEFUL FOR IT TO BE A DEADLY PANDEMIC: Democrats Praise Lawmakers Who Broke Biden Mask Mandate.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/democrats-praise-lawmakers-who-broke-biden-mask-mandate/ h/t Glenn
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Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low, Fed’s Bullard Urges Bond Tapering (Powell Says Too Soon)
by confoundedinterest17 (Bloomberg) — Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell last week to a fresh pandemic low, indicating that dismissals are easing as business conditions improve and firms look to increase headcounts. Initial claims in regular state programs decreased by 26,000 to …
Theater chains in ‘deep trouble’ despite post-pandemic box office record: Greenfield
LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield discusses the weekend’s record post-pandemic box office performance, and why he thinks movie theater chains are in real trouble. With AMC specifically, he explains why he thinks the company will eventually shrink as people continue to …
Buffett seems to know a worse pandemic and a cyberpandemic are coming
WEF’s “Cyberpolygon” will be held on Friday. Tic toc. https://youtu.be/ZR5FLReZo6Y h/t thc0655
ZUBY: “20 Things I’ve Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The ‘Pandemic’ (THREAD)”
https://twitter.com/ZubyMusic/status/1412012537986568193 ZUBY: @ZubyMusic 20 Things I’ve Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The ‘Pandemic’ (THREAD): 1/ Most people would rather be in the majority, than be right. 2/ At least 20% of the population has strong authoritarian tendencies, which …
A pandemic so bad that the ‘RULES DO NOT APPLY TO ‘IMPORTANT PEOPLE’
MINISTER SAYS TRAVEL QUARANTINE RULES DO NOT APPLY TO ‘IMPORTANT PEOPLE’ ‘So people who want to go on holiday are not important. Is that what you’re saying?’ – Kay Burley’s challenge to media minister John Whittingdale The media minister has …
Pandemic Emergency Spending Riddled With Fraud
Politicians and bureaucrats are (self-interested) conduits for taking money from one group of people and giving it to another group of people. Milton Friedman famously explained that this is why they largely don’t care about how much money is spent or how …
Downtown Chicago emerges from pandemic — hobbled by crime wave
Businesses in downtown Chicago that survived the pandemic-related economic slump and two spasms of looting last summer should be ecstatic with Monday’s reopening of America’s third-largest city. Yet, many are batting a new hardship — a surge in crime that …
Half of the pandemic’s unemployment benefits money ($400 billion) may have been stolen
Criminals may have stolen as much as half of the unemployment benefits the U.S. has been pumping out over the past year, some experts say. Why it matters: Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach $400 billion, according to some …
Again? Pandemic 2.0? China Screams For Calm As It Reports Its First Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtweBpfnh4Q For Links Referenced: https://lisahaven.news/2021/06/again-…
The war of stocks at the time of the pandemic
Although the stock market fell sharply last year during the Coronavirus crises, it quickly rose again after governments offered support to businesses to help the economy get back on its feet. The big question, however, is how the stock market …
Arms Race in America: Gun Buying Spiked During Pandemic. It’s Still Up
WASHINGTON — It was another week with another horrific mass shooting. In cities across the country, gun homicides were climbing. Democrats and Republicans argued over the causes. President Biden said enough. But beneath the timeworn political cycle on guns in …
Canada goes full on dictatorship! Suspends Election until pandemic is over
https://youtu.be/r46M1DrIYIY
This ‘pandemic’ – they tried exactly the same thing ten years ago, but now they’ve perfected it…
This 'pandemic' – they tried exactly the same thing ten years ago, but now they've perfected it…https://t.co/hp6LT8wQUm — Tess Summers 🏴🇮🇪 (@tesssummers98) May 24, 2021
So Andrew Cuomo got paid $5.1 million for a book about the pandemic where he failed that flopped and only sold 40,000 copies. Is that a book deal or money laundering? – Anthony Brian Logan
https://twitter.com/ANTHONYBLOGAN/status/1394697280750563331 Andrew Cuomo got paid $111 for every book he sold – a book that costs $15 in the hardcover edition. — Noam Blum (@neontaster) May 18, 2021
How the Pandemic Is Changing the Labor Market
by Patrick Watson When it comes to the US jobs situation, the “One of these things is not like the others” song from Sesame Street comes to mind. We have two competing narratives. Official data says millions are unemployed and seeking work. At …
Joe Biden: The Smart Thing to Do is Import Over 62,000 Refugees During a Pandemic
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Monday that it would allow 62,500 refugees to resettle in the United States this year, reversing course after the White House initially said it would keep a historically low Trump-era limit on those fleeing war, violence and persecution. President …
Many people are happily skipping daily showers during the pandemic: ‘It’s one less thing I have to do’
Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day. “It’s what you did,” she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering …
States that voted for Biden lost jobs at more than double the rate of Republican ones during pandemic
Job losses during the pandemic differed significantly by party affinity Democratic states averaged job losses of 6.2%, versus 2.5% in Republican ones Difference might be due to severity of pandemic restrictions on the economy Republican states are also less likely …
Patient Zero of the Bubble Pandemic: Alan Greenspan
By Matthew Piepenburg Below, we consider two well-known names in modern markets, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, and current value investing legend, Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO Investment Strategies. Years ago, I sat down with Jeremy Grantham in an office overlooking …
Gold Will Emerge Stronger Than Ever From the Post-Pandemic Environment: CPM Group
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: How the pandemic wound up benefiting gold, debased money against steady gold, and opting for gold in …
Danielle DiMartino Booth Breaks Down Personal Finance in a Post-Pandemic World
Valuetainment Economics, Released on 3/25/21 Adam Sosnick sits down with Danielle DiMartino Booth. In this interview they cover a wide range of topics from macro economics, personal finance and current events. Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for …
Kamala Harris: “I’m proposing $2,000 monthly payments throughout the pandemic and for 3 months after. It’s that basic.”
I’m proposing $2,000 monthly payments throughout the pandemic and for 3 months after, because rent and bills are still due during this crisis and people are going hungry. It’s that basic. — Vice President Kamala Harris Archived (@VP46Archive) May 11, …
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Fraud Could Top $200b, Firm Says
A significant portion of unemployment benefits to Americans struggling during the coronavirus pandemic may be getting stolen by fraudsters, according to new data. ID.me, a computer security firm which works with 22 states to combat unemployment fraud and successfully helps workforce agencies identify legitimate unemployment …
“The pandemic has been a real game-changer for the #cannabis industry.”
"The pandemic has been a real game-changer for the #cannabis industry."@Boris_Jordan Chairman @Curaleaf_Inc sees major growth opportunity in #Europe despite slow legislation compared to the US. "In England alone, month on month, the patients using cannabis are growing by 40%." …
Pandemic Killing 10s of Millions is Real Possibility – And we are not Prepared
Kinda makes you wonder what they’ve got planned. And why is Bill Gates always somehow involved in these doomsday scenarios? Isn’t he just a computer guru? A pandemic killing tens of millions of people is a real possibility — and …
1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise… Inactivity pandemic…
1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO PARIS (AFP) – More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at heightened risk of deadly diseases by not getting enough exercise, doctors are warning, with global activity levels virtually unchanged in …
What Is The Probability Of An Aggressive And Highly Fatal Pandemic Occurring Soon?
John M. Barry interviewed by Chris Martenson on Peak Prosperity Full description and comments at: https://www.peakprosperity.com/podcas… As far as existential threats to the human species go, pandemics rank near the top of the list. What’s the probability of an agressive, highly-fatal outbreak occuring soon? …
ALERT: Pandemic to Wipe-Out 40% Of Population? Hundreds Dead In China as Disease-X Candidate Rises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMnTDCDRO74 For More Information See: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-0… http://journals.plos.org/plospathogen… https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avia… https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/avianflu/… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc… https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/mu… https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee… https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/h7n… http://www.who.int/blueprint/priority… https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pcaab5… https://research.uci.edu/facilities-s… https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201…