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October 8, 2020

Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer

Source: the Detroit News

The FBI says it thwarted what it described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss the alleged conspiracy later Thursday.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/feds-thwart-militia-plot-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer/5922301002/



End of America is at Hand. For real.
October 7, 2020

Another just brutal Lincoln Project Ad

If Pence sees it will leave a mark

August 3, 2020

Dollar Sends Warning That U.S. Is Losing Its Grip on the Virus

Source: Bloomberg

The dollar is flashing a warning sign to U.S. policy makers -- get a grip on the virus.
After hitting an all-time high in March, a gauge of the greenback lost 10% of its value, with declines accelerating in recent weeks as infections spread seemingly unchecked across the nation. Much of the sell-off has come during New York trading hours, suggesting domestic investors are closing out bets on U.S. strength and spurring renewed questions about the supremacy of the dollar. Meanwhile, a popular model that’s guided dollar traders for the past two decades has warped.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/markets/dollar-e2-80-99s-slide-is-a-warning-that-us-has-lost-grip-on-virus/ar-BB17uloo



The other shoe is wobbly and wants to drop. With the debt pushing pass 25 Trillion and Trillions more that has to be spent soon because of the government bungling of the CV-19 crisis, if/when the day comes that the greenback is no longer the World's default Currency, that will make whatever disaster the country is going through now seem like cupcakes the day that happens. Biden has a Mt Kilimanjaro Crisis to face when he is elected.
August 1, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp -- Georgia, June 2020

Source: CDC

Limited data are available about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among youths. During June 17–20, an overnight camp in Georgia (camp A) held orientation for 138 trainees and 120 staff members; staff members remained for the first camp session, scheduled during June 21–27, and were joined by 363 campers and three senior staff members on June 21.

Read more: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6931e1.htm?s_cid=mm6931e1_w



I guess these 'geniuses' found out it's not a very good idea using Children as guinea pigs in a Covid-19 Experiment. my State again GA. Heck of a job there Brian Kemp
July 24, 2020

US ranked among worst countries to raise a family, study says

Source: New York Post

We get an “F” for family.

In case you thought America wasn’t experiencing enough turmoil of late, the United States has been named the second-worst wealthy nation in which to raise a family in 2020, according to new research by travel site Asher & Lyric.

Read more: https://nypost.com/2020/07/23/america-ranked-among-worst-countries-to-raise-a-family-study/



Just a stunning study. There was a time when an argument could be made America may be the best country in the developed world. But the fact is we are almost in last place only behind mexico. What a fall.
July 3, 2020

I have seen it...that is what makes many racists lose their minds

because if a black person is unashamed and proud to be black, some insecure white person that is less well off than that black person in society may get very angry. because all they have is their whiteness. And in the 21st century many blacks may thumb their nose at their whiteness...drives racists nuts. Insecurity is a killer.

June 30, 2020

Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench

Source: Reuters

In the past dozen years, state and local judges have repeatedly escaped public accountability for misdeeds that have victimized thousands. Nine of 10 kept their jobs, a Reuters investigation found – including an Alabama judge who unlawfully jailed hundreds of poor people, many of them Black, over traffic fines.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-judges-misconduct/



Goes hand in hand with the protests. The corrupt judges and judicial system should be right up there with law enforcement with defund/dismantle reform/remake.
June 16, 2020

Confidence in Travel Slides With Less Than Half Willing to Fly

Source: Bloomberg

People are less willing to fly now than they were at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, according to research carried out for the airline industry’s main trade group.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/confidence-in-travel-slides-with-less-than-half-willing-to-fly/ar-BB15zavJ



The flying public is more concerned now than during the height of the lockdown. Extremely bad news for airlines and also states that rely on tourism as a hefty part of their growth. Unemployment numbers will be ugly for a long time.
June 14, 2020

Michael Moore: Never Take Trump For Granted, "White Men Feel Their Grip On Power Is Quickly Fading"

Source: RealClearPolitics

Michael Moore warned Democrats not to take President Donald Trump for granted because the white men who support him feel their grip on power fading. Moore said white male Trump supporters are just as mad at the Minneapolis cop responsible for the death of George Floyd as the rest of the country, except that they are angry about the effect it will have on control of power in the future. In an interview with MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday, Moore said white men believe the death of George Floyd "messed it up for the white male" to hold onto power.

Read more: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/06/12/michael_moore_never_take_trump_for_granted_white_men_feel_their_grip_on_power_is_quickly_fading.html



That's what it's always been about. From the civil war to reconstruction to civil rights to dylan roof to the chauvin cop. The fear of minority rule with Jews and Blacks at the head. I can understand the fear but does not make it right.

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