ECONOMICS: This will eliminate “rentals”?

Saturday, August 22, 2020

https://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2020/08/th-war-on-landlords-is-accelerating-how.html

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
The War on Landlords is Accelerating: How Bad Will It Get?

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The idea of abolishing rent is not new, but until now it has never really been considered anything but a nutty pipe dream. But with the economic carnage wreaked by the virus and ensuing government lockdown still ongoing it has disturbingly come to be viewed as a conceivable policy option. With tens of millions out of work, the ability to pay for basic necessities like housing is obviously a valid concern, but the callousness of the idea of simply expropriating housing from property owners is disturbing and indicative of darker trends coursing through the body politic in these turbulent times.

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Why would anyone be a landlord?

The Gooferment politicians and bureaucrats pandering to the mob to solve a “problem” that they created with their “stupid” or at least ill-considered policies.

Yet another example of — “The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, ‘See if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk.” ― Harry Browne

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SCIENCE: Laplace’s ideas

Friday, August 21, 2020

http://abstractions.nautil.us/article/603/global-wave-discovery-ends-220-year-search?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dgitdaily

Global Wave Discovery Ends 220-Year Search
An 18th-century physicist first predicted the existence of a chorus of atmospheric waves that swoop around Earth. Scientists have finally found them.

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Laplace’s ideas launched a centuries-long quest to find such waves. But the oscillations proved as gentle as they are giant, stubbornly refusing to reveal themselves even to some of the biggest names in the physical sciences.

At last, the search is over. An exquisite new meteorological data set has uncovered what millions of barometer readings missed: an ensemble of waves that race around the Earth, covering it in a patchwork quilt of high- and low-pressure zones. The detection is a stunning vindication of a vintage theory.

“This a really beautiful piece of work,” said Leo Donner, a geophysicist at Princeton University who was not involved in the study.

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Them Dead Old White Guys were damn smart!

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GOVERNACIDE: Unless True Origin Of COVID-19 Is Identified, Another Chinese Pandemic Is Assured

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Tyler Durden Fri, 08/14/2020 – 22:40 Authored by Lawrence Sellin via WION.com,

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To date, no one has stated the urgent universal need to aggressively investigate the true origin of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, better than Karl and Dan Sirotkin in their August 12, 2020 article “Might SARS‐CoV‐2 Have Arisen via Serial Passage through an Animal Host or Cell Culture?”

“Despite claims from prominent scientists that SARS‐CoV‐2 indubitably emerged naturally, the etiology of this novel coronavirus remains a pressing and open question: Without knowing the true nature of a disease, it is impossible for clinicians to appropriately shape their care, for policy‐makers to correctly gauge the nature and extent of the threat, and for the public to appropriately modify their behaviour. ”

As the authors correctly note, serial passage, that is, the repeated re-infection within an animal or human population allows a virus to specifically adapt to the infected species.

Source: Sellin: Unless True Origin Of COVID-19 Is Identified, Another Chinese Pandemic Is Assured

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Fingers are pointing at that Chinese lab as the source of the WuFlu!

The politicians and bureaucrats should be very worried about “biological weapons”.

Argh!

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MONEY: The End of COMEX Paper Gold?

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

https://tomluongo.me/2020/08/14/market-friday-end-comex-paper-gold/

Market Friday: Is This the End of COMEX Paper Gold?
Date: August 14, 2020 — Author: Tom Luongo

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And now, the question on a lot of people’s minds is whether we’ll see the end of the fiction of the paper gold market as epitomized by the futures market on the COMEX.

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The fiction of a gold-settled futures contract keeps the fiction that supply and demand for gold are in balance at these prices. But are they really? If so then gold wouldn’t be hoarded the way it is. Gresham’s Law would reverse and gold would move into the market at a much higher clearing price.

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That, to me, is what is so very important about what is happening now. Because that begs the question, cui bono?

Who benefits from breaking the price control system of the fake, paper gold market?

Once you sort through the answer to that, China and Russia, then what’s been happening in gold and silver should make a whole lot more sense.

And why gold seems to have decoupled not only from the COMEX but gyrations in the U.S. dollar.

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And, that girls and boys is the end of a lot of things — FED policy driving the Stock Market, the ability to have a debt laden society to support itself, and the USA’s empire.  How far “we” fall is yet to be seen.  Study the rise and fall of ALL empires and distill the common factors — debasement of its currency and fall in “civic morality”.

So sad.  Glad I’m not going to be here to see it happen, but I believe it will.

Save your nickels!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Michigan’s confirmation bias

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/08/12/michigans-key-covid-19-statistic-wrong-blame-idaho/3344615001/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Michigan’s key COVID-19 statistic was wrong; blame Idaho
Craig Mauger —  The Detroit News

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Lansing — Amid fears of a second wave of COVID-19 hitting Michigan, the state’s Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun stepped to the microphone during a July 28 press conference and noted a discouraging trend.

The percentage of tests yielding positive results in Michigan — a key statistic in tracking the virus — was rising and had reached 3.7% during that past week, Khaldun said. The rate, which spiked in the spring amid testing shortages, had been down to 2.2% in early June, according to state data.

A day after the press conference, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer cited rising cases statewide as she reimposed limits on bars and indoor gatherings in northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

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SOOoo, the Guv took immediate action on bad data that gave the bad news.  

“Confirmation bias”?

They WANT bad news to keep the “crisis” going to defeat “Bad Orange Man”!

Anyone still believe ANY Gooferment data?  I don’t!

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NOTRECOMMENDED: EBAY, PAYPAL, SquareTrade, and @amazing-wireless

Monday, August 17, 2020

Order #26-05258-77719

BlackBerry Keyone – BBB100-1 32GB – Black (AT&T + GSM Unlocked) – MINT INBOX

# – # – #

Except it’s locked!

And it’s no one’s problem but mine!

They all suck!

I am about ready to cancel my PayPal account over this.

And, obtw, you can leave negative feedback because the Ebay system is screwed up.

Argh!

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MONEY: Always keep your nickels!

Monday, August 17, 2020

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/mnuchin-begs-coins-amid-shortage-avoid-depositing-these-pennies

Mnuchin Begs For Coins Amid Shortage; Avoid Depositing These Pennies
by Tyler Durden — Thu, 08/13/2020 – 05:30

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According to Coinflation.com, pennies from 1909-1982 are approximately 95% copper and have a metal value of about $0.0185. In this instance, once could almost double their money if they took these pennies to a scrapper than the bank. Here’s the complete list of what coins are worth in terms of face value versus metal value.

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Pretty bad when the “valueless coins” take on more value for the underlying metal.

Argh!

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TECHNOLOGY: Ulterior motive of touchscreens in cars?

Sunday, August 16, 2020

https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2020/08/10/rules-and-rulers/

Rules and Rulers
By  eric – August 10, 2020

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This is considered distracting – and is often illegal for that reason . . . when it comes to the use of cell phones in cars. But it comes standard in almost ever new car. Even more cognitively dissonant is that people are encouraged to be distracted thereby since many of the car’s necessary functions cannot be controlled except via the touchscreen.

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Never thought of it this way.

The Gooferment is immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.

And, I would put it past them to be thinking that.

Argh!

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GOVERNACIDE: Cuomo’s “return WuFlu sufferers to their nursing home” killed how many?

Saturday, August 15, 2020

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cuomo-rejects-independent-investigation-of-n-y-nursing-home-deaths-saying-it-would-be-political/?fbclid=IwAR0WiIbBaB12H1RPxO5KyPHeyIBwy_Mt9n1YeHvxyCf9i1A-hpc4rmT8fiY

Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’
By ZACHARY EVANS — August 10, 2020 2:39 PM

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The state has seen over 32,000 deaths from coronavirus, with at least 6,500 of those deaths among residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. However, if a nursing home resident dies of coronavirus after having been transferred to a hospital, the fatality is not listed in state records as a “nursing home” death. This practice has led to speculation that the death count among nursing home residents is higher than reported.

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And, of course, he gets off scott-free.

Also, he provided the ammo to the “Orange Man Bad” and Pandemic crowd.

Such a shame that “We, The Sheeple” don’t demand he be held to account!

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TECHNOLOGY: Battle Royale — Epic vs Apple / Google

Friday, August 14, 2020

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Fortnite/Epic Games versus app store taxes

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Epic Games kicked off a brief, enthralling campaign against Apple and Google yesterday. First, it emerged that it had found a way to offer discounted in-app purchases in Fortnite, the lifeblood of the game. All without Apple or Google taking a cut, the lifeblood of those app stores.

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Epic filed legal action against both companies. One interesting wrinkle in the lawsuit against Google is a new claim by Epic that accuses Google of crushing Fortnite deals with OnePlus, LG (Android Authority).
Spotify chimed in to support Epic, too (MacRumors).

So, it’s a Battle Royale.

Choosing sides:

We’re well into the era of companies having committed enough fans to entice them to fight against fans of other companies.

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Hope they “kill” each other for the benefit of lower costs to consumers. Just light an old “free capitalistic marketplace” should operate.

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