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We have never been more vulnerable, and the stage has now been set for a complete and total economic collapse

Michael Snyder
The Economic Collapse
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC
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Teetering on a precipice can seem exciting until something comes along that knocks you over the edge. Unfortunately, the events of the past couple of years have perfectly set the stage for a global economic collapse of unprecedented size and scope. Inflation is out of control all over the planet, the worst global supply chain crisis since World War II continues to get worse with each passing day, and the vast majority of the global population is just barely scraping by from month to month. In other words, we have never been more vulnerable than we are right now.

Even in the United States, a shockingly high percentage of the population literally lives on the brink of financial disaster. According to a brand new survey that was just released, seven out of every ten Americans are currently living paycheck to paycheck...
In these tough financial times, a new study finds it's getting harder and harder for people to save any of their money. In fact, seven in 10 Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck.

A recent survey of 2,007 adults found that 63 percent don't see themselves reaching a level of financial security that will allow them to live the lifestyle they want.

Comment: In another recent article by the author, he includes a short tweet about the economy from someone who is in position to know:
I don't know if I have sufficient words to express the seriousness of what we are now facing.

A horrifying global meltdown has already begun, and it is only going to get worse.

Earlier today, I came across a video clip in which former BlackRock executive Edward Dowd warned that "we are at the end days here".


Needless to say, he was specifically addressing the state of the financial markets, but his statement could definitely be applied on a much broader basis.

We have entered a period of great crisis, but many people still don't understand this.

A lot of times, people don't grasp what is taking place until it affects them personally. In recent weeks, I have gotten emails from numerous readers about the issues that they are encountering at their local pharmacies. In the old days, getting drugs that were prescribed was a snap, but now there are times when people have had to wait weeks or even months to get their drugs.

If you still believe that this is "temporary", you haven't been paying attention.


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Bad Guys

Cressida Dick resignation: Metropolitan Police Federation says it has 'no faith' in London Mayor Sadiq Khan


Sky News
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:01 UTC
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© AP'The atmosphere amongst Metropolitan Police officers is horrendous'
The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents more than 31,000 officers in the capital, has declared it has "no faith" in London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Ken Marsh, chairman of the federation, said the atmosphere among officers was at "rock bottom" following the resignation of Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick.

Accusing politicians of using "policing and the career of the country's most senior police leader to deflect from their own failings", Mr Marsh said: "This is not a move we take lightly.

Comment: Her service certainly does go back a long time, for more on her murky history, see below:

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Bulb

Crime spikes force schools to reinstate resource officers as defund movement collapses

Emma Colton
Fox News
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:56 UTC
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As the defund the police movement spread across the country like wildfire in 2020, school resource officers' budgets were slashed and many officers were removed from hallways. Nearly two years later, that's beginning to change as crimes swell in public schools.

"I think what you're seeing and the reaction from these school districts is exactly what we're seeing in almost every major city in this country: Everybody's having buyer's remorse for defunding the police," Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi told Fox News Digital on Monday.

"We had 16 American cities last year have their highest murder rates in recorded history, and now people are quickly backtracking and realizing that police officers provide safety in our communities," he added.

In Montgomery County, Maryland, schools welcomed students back to campus this school year without officers patrolling the hallways for the first time since 2002. Instead, they had "community engagement officers" who patrol areas near the schools.
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Stop

Mayor Adams fires 1,430 NYC workers for refusing to get COVID vaccine

Carl Campanile, Nolan HIcs
New York Post
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:29 UTC
protest collage
© AP/AFP/Getty Images/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge/KJNProtest collage and NY Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams fired more than 1,400 government workers who refused to get vaccinated, the city revealed on Monday — including 36 NYPD personnel, 25 Fire Department workers and 914 Department of Education staffers.

The number had dropped considerably by last Friday's vaccine mandate deadline as more employees submitted proof of getting at least one shot, City Hall officials said.

At one point last week, officials estimated that 4,000 were on the chopping block. The number then dropped to around 3,400 — and then to 1,430 firings, officials said.

In one category, there were 2,400 veteran employees on leave without pay who had not opted to extend their health insurance and had not provided proof of vaccination. In the end, 1,428 of those city workers failed to get shots and were fired.
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Stock Down

Moderna stock crash: Losses top $140B as insiders sell millions of dollars in shares

Jonathan Ponciano
Forbes
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:45 UTC
moderna stock
© MarketWatch/KJNModerna takes a dive
Shares of Moderna plummeted Monday as Covid-19 vaccine-makers led a turbulent market decline, pushing the stock to its lowest level in nearly a year after disappointing study results and a slew of sales from the firm's top executives added to concerns that have made one of last year's top-performing stocks crash more than 70%.

KEY FACTS

Moderna stock fell as much as 13% on Monday to a 10-month low of less than $140, pushing shares down more than 30% over the past month amid a sell-off largely centered on technology and healthcare firms that skyrocketed in value during the pandemic.

The rout has been particularly bad for Covid-19-related stocks in recent weeks, says Bank of America analyst Geoff Meacham, who points out pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, down 2% Monday, has also been caught in the mix despite the promise of its Covid antiviral pill after it warned in its fourth-quarter earnings report that vaccine sales will decelerate this year.

With Covid cases plummeting from all-time highs, experts have increasingly questioned whether vaccines will be a sustainable revenue stream in the years to come, and adding to the concerns, a study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Moderna and Pfizer booster shots lost substantial effectiveness after about four months.
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Eye 2

CNN's defunct moral compass

Brittany Bernstein
National Review
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:55 UTC
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Is this the 'most trusted name in news'?
While CNN never exactly exemplified objective journalism, its crusade against podcast host Joe Rogan exemplified everything wrong with the mainstream press.

"Joe Rogan's use of the n-word is another January 6 moment," writer John Blake claimed in a CNN analysis piece about a video of Rogan that includes clips from as long as twelve years ago.

The piece likened the podcaster's use of a slur to the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill and the Rwandan genocide.

Comment: Apparently some want to skip the creeping restrictions on the unvaccinated:



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Attention

Ottawa Police Chief Sloly resigns

Roberto Wakerell-Cruz
The Post Millennial
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:41 UTC
police chief peter sloly ottawa freedom convoy truckers
Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly
Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned, on the 19th day of the freedom convoy in the city's downtown core.

According to the Toronto Sun's Brian Lilley, the news came from a "senior source close to the situation."

The police chief is expected to make a public announcement later on Tuesday, a source told CBC News. The CBC would later report that Sloly resigned due to accusations of bullying and volatile behaviour.

Last week, Sloly said that there was "absolutely [no]" plans to resign as police chief, telling Newstalk 580 CFRA that he "came here to do a job."

Comment: The provincial police and the RCMP are now in charge of dealing with the convoy, overriding Ottawa's jurisdiction


Far from being jubilant at the news, the Freedom Convey extended a hand of welcome to Sloly:




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Stormtrooper

RCMP arrest 13 'militant' protesters after guns, body armour seized at Coutts blockade

Michael Rodriguez
The Calgary Herald
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:33 UTC
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© RCMPMonday, Feb. 14, 2022: A large assortment of weapons and ammunition seized near Coutts during a crackdown near the Canada/U.S. border.

Comment: How very convenient.


The RCMP said the group had a 'willingness to use force against the police' if attempts were made to disrupt the blockade.

The Alberta RCMP arrested 13 protesters described as being part of a "criminal organization" at an illegal blockade at the Coutts border crossing, after finding they had access to a cache of guns, armour and ammunition.

The arrests were followed later in the evening by reports from Mounties protesters were leaving the area, potentially putting an end to their lengthy occupation of the border village.

The investigation into the group — which the RCMP said had a "willingness to use force against the police" if attempts were made to disrupt the blockade — began earlier this week, as they joined the anti-COVID-19 mandate protest blocking Highway 4, south of Lethbridge.

Comment: There were hundreds and hundreds of people at the Coutts border blockade for nearly two weeks with nary a problem except for the occasion littering of a Tim Horton's coffee cup. Anyone with two neurons firing would know this was a plant. The RCMP has its 'dirty tricks' division, just as the FBI does.

The main blockade in Ottawa has also been warned of a similar operation.



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Stormtrooper

Police arrest last protesters at US-Canada border, traffic set to resume, Coutts crossing also open


RT
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 18:02 UTC
amabassador bridge freedom convoy arrest cleared
© Cole Burston/Getty ImagesProtestors confront police as they try to clear protestors and their vehicles from from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada
Authorities are reopening the key crossing after clearing 'Freedom Convoy' protesters

Canadian authorities made a push to remove the last protesters from the Ambassador Bridge and surrounding areas on Sunday after having to close the border crossing in Windsor, Ontario with barricades last week.

Police began arresting non-compliant demonstrators and towing vehicles supporting the anti-Covid-mandate trucker protest in Canada on Saturday. They pushed protesters away from the bridge on Sunday before making arrests, of which there were a dozen, according to authorities.

Comment: Reuters reports:
Under the Emergencies Act, the government introduced measures intended to cut off protesters' funding and took steps to reinforce provincial and local law enforcement with federal police.

"The blockades are harming our economy and endangering public safety," Trudeau told a news conference. "We cannot and will not allow illegal and dangerous activities to continue."

But the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said the government had not met the standard for invoking the Emergencies Act, which is intended to deal with threats to "sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," the group said.

The Canadian Parliament must approve the use of the emergency measures within seven days, and the left-leaning New Democrat party said it would support Trudeau's Liberal minority government to pass the measures.

Ontario, which declared a state of emergency on Friday, backed the move. But premiers in Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan opposed the plan. Quebec's Premier Francois Legault said using emergency powers risked putting "oil on the fire."

Trudeau said the measures would be geographically targeted and time limited.
Said no power-hungry dictator ever.

In the meantime, one of the secondary blockades at Coutts is apparently being voluntarily lifted:


In the most Canadian fashion possible:




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Syringe

Djokovic willing to sacrifice titles instead of getting Covid jab


RT
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:54 UTC
novak djokovic
© Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic doubled down on his vaccine stance.
Novak Djokovic says he is not anti-vaccine but is willing to forego future titles rather than be forced into taking the Covid jab in order to compete.

Djokovic missed out on the chance of a record 21st Grand Slam crown in Australia last month when he was deported from the country after officials claimed he could incite anti-vax sentiment among the population.

Speaking publicly for the first time to explain his vaccine stance since the debacle unfolded, Djokovic said he was willing to miss future events such as the French Open or Wimbledon, rather than be forced to take the vaccine to play.

Comment: Good for him!

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