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Trump is on
the right track for helping America survive…
As
communities all over America shut down in order to help prevent the spread of
the coronavirus, job losses are already starting to rise to extremely alarming
levels. As you will see below, almost one out of every five households in
the U.S. has already experienced “a layoff or a reduction in work hours”
because of this pandemic.
Unfortunately,
many experts are now anticipating that we could see one of the most dramatic
spikes in the unemployment rate in American history in the months ahead.
In fact, it is being
reported that
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin just told members of Congress that this
crisis could actually push our unemployment rate up to 20 percent…
Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators Tuesday that the
coronavirus pandemic could drive up US unemployment to 20%, a
Republican Senate source told CNN.
Mnuchin’s
comments came as he urged Republican senators to act on economic stimulus
measures totaling $1 trillion designed to avert that kind of worst case
scenario.
If
this coronavirus pandemic is over by the end of this calendar year, I think
that Mnuchin’s projection may be accurate.
But
if if this pandemic stretches into 2021 or beyond, the U.S. unemployment rate
will likely go quite a bit higher.
The
coronavirus pandemic has already started to hit American pocketbooks, with
nearly 1 in 5 households experiencing a layoff or a reduction in work hours,
according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
As
people stay home, avoid crowds and cancel plans to avoid spreading the disease,
it’s rapidly causing a contraction in economic activity that is hurting a wide
range of businesses.
To
be more precise, the survey found that 18 percent of U.S. households have lost
income already because of this pandemic.
Hopefully, this will encourage US manufacturers to RETURN
their factories to America vs. China, Vietnam, Mexico, etc…the goal should be
to restore America to its self-sufficient state while putting even more citizens
back to work!
THE
CORONAVIRUS is
the first large-scale crisis in a political era without historical parallel,
and it will test the efficiency of our government and the theory that elected
representatives will respond in a timely and adequate manner when the country
needs them.
AS
A POINT OF REFERENCE, in
the days before the Sept. 11 attacks, a Gallup poll showed that 42% of Americans
approved of Congress. After the attacks, that figure jumped to 84%
COMPARE
THAT TO TODAY, an
age of political venom. Congressional approval is in the 20s, and the two main
candidates for the presidency are constantly barking at each other.
President DONALD TRUMP and
his team like
to suggest that JOE BIDEN is
a confused old man. BIDEN has
called the president a racist who is "wholly unfit" for the job.
TO
PUT IT MILDLY, we're
in a starkly different political era.
The
conventional wisdom is that President Donald Trump's uneven, and at times
chaotic, handling of this crisis is deeply problematic for his reelection
chances. But it may not be that simple.
So
far, Trump has taken a beating. The economy is tanking, and just 46 percent of
Americans believe the federal government is doing enough to confront
coronavirus, down from 61 percent last month, according to an NPR/PBS
NewsHour/Marist poll .
Few people trust what Trump is saying about the
pandemic,
the same poll found.
But
Trump has time on his side, with
the coronavirus spreading early in the election cycle. This week, the
Republican president adopted a more somber tone, and Democrats are beginning to
worry that he could mold the narrative to his benefit. A massive stimulus,
including direct payments to Americans, could help him in November.
Those I speak with suggest
the media & pundits on the Left are being unfair in their criticism of
Trump; sowing seeds of divisiveness.
Several
readers have emailed me evidence which support my theory that China has
released this virus purposely to topple the economy of America…something I
first proposed here a couple of weeks ago!
No one is perfect…
"The initial
mishandling of the coronavirus by the government doesn't mean voters will
penalize Trump in November," said Michael Ceraso, who worked for Sanders
in 2016 and was Pete Buttigieg's New Hampshire director before leaving his
campaign last year. "We know we have two candidates who can pivot this
generation's largest health crisis to their policy strengths. But history tells
us that an incumbent who steers us through a challenging time, a la Bush and
9/11 and Obama and the Great Recession, are rewarded with a second term."
Don’t let fear and panic
rule your life…
“We are having
conservatives,” Candace Owens pointed out yesterday, “who have been screaming
about the necessity for individual freedom, for free market capitalism, almost
transform into socialists overnight.”
Owens released a video yesterday blasting those -- especially liberty-leaning individuals -- who expect the government to solve this by regulating human behavior.
(Spoiler alert: As Owens outlines plain and simply, it doesn’t work!)
Owens released a video yesterday blasting those -- especially liberty-leaning individuals -- who expect the government to solve this by regulating human behavior.
(Spoiler alert: As Owens outlines plain and simply, it doesn’t work!)
Rather, the values that
we have always held dear -- personal responsibility, self-reliance, human
ingenuity, and freedom to innovate -- will be what will help us survive and
thrive in the coming months.
While, for some, fear is winning…
While, for some, fear is winning…
Every
individual, organization, and media company that used this virus to try to win
political points and “dunk” on those they don’t like… you can safely
ignore from now on.
They’ve proven their true worth when crunch time comes.
You can’t count on them to keep you safe and informed.
They’ve proven their true worth when crunch time comes.
You can’t count on them to keep you safe and informed.
- Project
Zimbabwe 2.0: Mnuchin is planning on sending you $1,000.
Here’s the ONLY thing you should spend it on.
- San Francisco’s Soft Martial Law: How “idiot compassion” has created fascism with a smiley face… and a disaster-in-the-making.
- San Francisco’s Soft Martial Law: How “idiot compassion” has created fascism with a smiley face… and a disaster-in-the-making.
- The
Crown Virus: One mayor in Illinois is pondering seizing
assets, guns, and banning the sales of gasoline and everything else.
- 4
Things to Watch: Eric Weinstein is nervously watching out
for these 4 tyranny indicators.
- Do masks work?: One study reveals evidence that flies in the face of those who claim “masks don’t work.” (But we all knew it.)
- Do masks work?: One study reveals evidence that flies in the face of those who claim “masks don’t work.” (But we all knew it.)
- Is This
#TheStorm?: One friend, a “Q” guy,
weighs in on why the “adrenochromers” are going down.
- ER Doctor: “Tech nerds:
please help us!”: Why self-organizing
systems beat out central planning every time. And a few incredible examples in
the decentralized coronavirus response.
- The view from the apogee: Our in-house macro expert doses us with the latest on what to expect… and what you should do to stay safe.
- The view from the apogee: Our in-house macro expert doses us with the latest on what to expect… and what you should do to stay safe.
Read on.
Project Zimbabwe 2.0
As part of America’s “Project Zimbabwe,” Steve Mnuchin wants to give every American $1,000.
This won’t help create products, of course…
Worse, the panic is giving busybodies incredible leeway to strip individuals of their rights.
Project Zimbabwe 2.0
As part of America’s “Project Zimbabwe,” Steve Mnuchin wants to give every American $1,000.
This won’t help create products, of course…
Worse, the panic is giving busybodies incredible leeway to strip individuals of their rights.
“Social distancing” is
now a buzzword used for soft martial law.
The Bay Area, no
surprise, is prohibiting people from leaving their homes, “except,” the SF
Examiner reports, “to meet basic needs including visiting the doctor, or buying
groceries or medicine, until at least April 7, Mayor London Breed announced
Monday.”
Meanwhile, the feces infested tent cities that Bay Area officials have irresponsibly allowed to grow are sitting ducks.
Meanwhile, the feces infested tent cities that Bay Area officials have irresponsibly allowed to grow are sitting ducks.
The only
appropriate action for governments is to give the population the best information possible.
(As in, don’t tell people masks don’t work. They do. And you only disincentivize their production.)
A responsible government would encourage people to organize… prepare… be responsible… take care of one another…
And give the best information possible.
(Perhaps some of your friends have also told you to “Trust the plan.” Whoever got American patriots to cheer for martial law… bravo. Here’s how one “Q” proponent says #TheStorm will unfold. It doesn’t get any Hollyweird-er than this. But, hey, if that’s our timeline… adrenochromers are going down, bucko. Even General Flynn is talking about it. #Frazzledrip?)
(As in, don’t tell people masks don’t work. They do. And you only disincentivize their production.)
A responsible government would encourage people to organize… prepare… be responsible… take care of one another…
And give the best information possible.
(Perhaps some of your friends have also told you to “Trust the plan.” Whoever got American patriots to cheer for martial law… bravo. Here’s how one “Q” proponent says #TheStorm will unfold. It doesn’t get any Hollyweird-er than this. But, hey, if that’s our timeline… adrenochromers are going down, bucko. Even General Flynn is talking about it. #Frazzledrip?)
The Crown Virus
Deborah Frank Feinen,
mayor of Champaign, Illinois, is one such poli-tick blooming into full-blown, ruthless authoritarianism.
According to a local report from WAND 17, the mayor has signed an executive order that will grant her office “extraordinary powers.”
Despite the town having ZERO confirmed cases, the executive order grants her office the ability to:
- Ban the sale of “food, water, fuel, clothing, and/or commodities, materials, goods, services, and resources,” including gasoline and alcohol.
- The issuance of an arbitrary curfew
According to a local report from WAND 17, the mayor has signed an executive order that will grant her office “extraordinary powers.”
Despite the town having ZERO confirmed cases, the executive order grants her office the ability to:
- Ban the sale of “food, water, fuel, clothing, and/or commodities, materials, goods, services, and resources,” including gasoline and alcohol.
- The issuance of an arbitrary curfew
- The closing of all
retail liquor stores, pubs, taverns, and bars.
- The discontinuance of
selling, distributing, or giving away gasoline, or other flammable or
combustible products
- The ability for city
employees or agents to take possession of ANY private property…
- Suspend or limit the
use of water resources or other infrastructure…
- Ban sales, or anyone
“giving away” firearms or ammunition of any character whatsoever…
Eric Weinstein outlined
the dangers of this kind of response on Twitter yesterday.
He wrote:
“Here’s what I’m nervously waiting for
He wrote:
“Here’s what I’m nervously waiting for
A) Any push for broad phone surveillance powers to track the
outbreak.
B) New powers asserted by central banks.
C) Use of the National Guard to enforce new restrictions.
D) Patriotic calls never to question A-C or our outbreak narrative.
The Decentralized Response Team
Now here’s where the
rubber meets the road.
Doctors are beginning to see the necessity for a decentralized, anonymous, frictionless, censorship-resistant platform to share information about the virus.
Jennifer Ellis, an ER doctor in LA, wrote:
“We need a platform for frontline doctors to share information quickly and anonymously. Right now, we are flying blind, sharing snippets from anonymous doctors over Facebook, Twitter. I need a platform where docs can join, their credentials validated, and then can post and ask questions of other frontline doctors.
“So an ER doc in Los Angeles can ask questions of an ICU doc in NY, Seattle, or even Italy. So I can post what I’m seeing on the frontlines in Los Angeles to my colleagues on the east coast and the interior in places where there has yet to be widespread community transmission. And so that my colleagues can learn from my experiences before they are inundated.
“We do not have time to practice according to the usual evidence-based, peer-reviewed, data in journals and professional association guidelines. We need a better way to communicate what we are seeing so we can be agile and change practices quickly. Tech nerds: please help us!”
And another doctor outlines the importance of decentralized decision-making:
Doctors are beginning to see the necessity for a decentralized, anonymous, frictionless, censorship-resistant platform to share information about the virus.
Jennifer Ellis, an ER doctor in LA, wrote:
“We need a platform for frontline doctors to share information quickly and anonymously. Right now, we are flying blind, sharing snippets from anonymous doctors over Facebook, Twitter. I need a platform where docs can join, their credentials validated, and then can post and ask questions of other frontline doctors.
“So an ER doc in Los Angeles can ask questions of an ICU doc in NY, Seattle, or even Italy. So I can post what I’m seeing on the frontlines in Los Angeles to my colleagues on the east coast and the interior in places where there has yet to be widespread community transmission. And so that my colleagues can learn from my experiences before they are inundated.
“We do not have time to practice according to the usual evidence-based, peer-reviewed, data in journals and professional association guidelines. We need a better way to communicate what we are seeing so we can be agile and change practices quickly. Tech nerds: please help us!”
And another doctor outlines the importance of decentralized decision-making:
“As a pathologist who
follows COVID-19 issues closely from a medical perspective,” says Simon Boyi
Chen, “I have to confess that I have learned far more from Facebook, Twitter,
and WeChat than from peer-reviewed and even pre-pub medical research
literature, due to time lag and international borders.”
Furthermore, in Ontario, roughly 2,300 nurses have volunteered to help the provincial health line Telehealth.
“Everybody’s stepping up to the plate,” CEO Dr. Doris Grunspun.
Also, there’s a Facebook group with over 6,000 members dedicated to crowdsourcing DIY medical supplies.
Doctors are beginning to see the necessity for a decentralized, anonymous, frictionless, censorship-resistant platform to share information about the virus.
Jennifer Ellis, an ER doctor in LA, wrote:
“We need a platform for frontline doctors to share information quickly and anonymously. Right now, we are flying blind, sharing snippets from anonymous doctors over Facebook, Twitter. I need a platform where docs can join, their credentials validated, and then can post and ask questions of other frontline doctors.
“So an ER doc in Los Angeles can ask questions of an ICU doc in NY, Seattle, or even Italy. So I can post what I’m seeing on the frontlines in Los Angeles to my colleagues on the east coast and the interior in places where there has yet to be widespread community transmission. And so that my colleagues can learn from my experiences before they are inundated.
“We do not have time to practice according to the usual evidence-based, peer-reviewed, data in journals and professional association guidelines. We need a better way to communicate what we are seeing so we can be agile and change practices quickly. Tech nerds: please help us!”
And another doctor outlines the importance of decentralized decision-making:
Furthermore, in Ontario, roughly 2,300 nurses have volunteered to help the provincial health line Telehealth.
“Everybody’s stepping up to the plate,” CEO Dr. Doris Grunspun.
Also, there’s a Facebook group with over 6,000 members dedicated to crowdsourcing DIY medical supplies.
Doctors are beginning to see the necessity for a decentralized, anonymous, frictionless, censorship-resistant platform to share information about the virus.
Jennifer Ellis, an ER doctor in LA, wrote:
“We need a platform for frontline doctors to share information quickly and anonymously. Right now, we are flying blind, sharing snippets from anonymous doctors over Facebook, Twitter. I need a platform where docs can join, their credentials validated, and then can post and ask questions of other frontline doctors.
“So an ER doc in Los Angeles can ask questions of an ICU doc in NY, Seattle, or even Italy. So I can post what I’m seeing on the frontlines in Los Angeles to my colleagues on the east coast and the interior in places where there has yet to be widespread community transmission. And so that my colleagues can learn from my experiences before they are inundated.
“We do not have time to practice according to the usual evidence-based, peer-reviewed, data in journals and professional association guidelines. We need a better way to communicate what we are seeing so we can be agile and change practices quickly. Tech nerds: please help us!”
And another doctor outlines the importance of decentralized decision-making:
“As a pathologist who
follows COVID-19 issues closely from a medical perspective,” says Simon Boyi
Chen, “I have to confess that I have learned far more from Facebook, Twitter,
and WeChat than from peer-reviewed and even pre-pub medical research
literature, due to time lag and international borders.”
Furthermore, in Ontario, roughly 2,300 nurses have volunteered to help the provincial health line Telehealth.
“Everybody’s stepping up to the plate,” CEO Dr. Doris Grunspun.
Also, there’s a Facebook group with over 6,000 members dedicated to crowdsourcing DIY medical supplies.
My neighborhood is already organizing mutual aid to keep everyone afloat… and our elders safe.
Most service-industry jobs near my house have been terminated. In an economy where most of the jobs are service-oriented, this is a massive hit.
The markets won’t be able to sustain a long-term shutdown
Furthermore, in Ontario, roughly 2,300 nurses have volunteered to help the provincial health line Telehealth.
“Everybody’s stepping up to the plate,” CEO Dr. Doris Grunspun.
Also, there’s a Facebook group with over 6,000 members dedicated to crowdsourcing DIY medical supplies.
My neighborhood is already organizing mutual aid to keep everyone afloat… and our elders safe.
Most service-industry jobs near my house have been terminated. In an economy where most of the jobs are service-oriented, this is a massive hit.
The markets won’t be able to sustain a long-term shutdown
Yours for a
Socialist-Free America!
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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They hold information and special functions that are essential for survival.
Essential information like important contacts, incoming public alerts, and they give us online access to survival strategies and life-saving techniques.
Your phone also has special functions like digital compasses, levels, and even the tiny flashlight that can be the difference between life or death in a crisis.
Your phone is that important, and should not be overlooked as an essential survival device.
THE MAJOR PROBLEM: Your phone’s power fails quicker than any survival tool you own.
THE SOLUTION: Fortunately, when you grab this "forever charger," your phone will always be charged…available at our storefront!
They hold information and special functions that are essential for survival.
Essential information like important contacts, incoming public alerts, and they give us online access to survival strategies and life-saving techniques.
Your phone also has special functions like digital compasses, levels, and even the tiny flashlight that can be the difference between life or death in a crisis.
Your phone is that important, and should not be overlooked as an essential survival device.
THE MAJOR PROBLEM: Your phone’s power fails quicker than any survival tool you own.
THE SOLUTION: Fortunately, when you grab this "forever charger," your phone will always be charged…available at our storefront!
Urban Guerrilla Tactics During Times
of Severe Civil Unrest and War
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5 comments:
off reporters/media seem more concerned w/ PC crap over calling this a China virus-how ignorant.
4 Products that will kill the coronavirus-already in your home: Consumer Reports
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Your blog is always reliable & resourceful!
You strike a reasonable balance-thankfully, you don't promote hysterics like much of the media.
News about the virus is relentless, non-stop from every conceivable source; I think this contributes to the hysteria. Despite that, there are a lot of poorly prepared/dumb people in the country who seem bewildered...government treats everyone as if they're children [guess in some respects, many are]...keep up the good work & stay safe!
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