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A review of the Netflix film "My Octopus Teacher." BEST Horror Movie Ever! -- My Octopus Teacher Oh, just try it.

The Critical Drinker is a movie review channel which is usually funny and not so serious. But he does make a timely video with this one about the current censorship. Why The Past Matters

This is a good interview with Kyle Bass, who is a hedge funds manager and has been studying China and its economy for years. Kyle Bass: US & China Fallout & Recovery from COVID 19; Hong Kong Looming Banking Crisis | CCP Virus

When I was young I had the chicken pox. When a kid had the chicken pox, parents would send their kids over to play so that all the kids would get it. So why not do that with COVID-19? Kids pass diseases to their families all the time, and is probably a major way to spread covid. But, as we know, few people under 30 even show symptoms. So why not set up summer camps this summer where kids can go get infected? They can be kept there for three weeks until they test negative. The camps can be staffed...

No doubt noticed by the Fed and likely among the reasons for their emergency action this morning, Annaly Capital (NYSE:NLY) attempted to unload more than $400M of MBS this weekend to meet margin calls, reports Bloomberg. Apparently there were a number of mREITs (and other leveraged MBS players) doing the same, but Annaly is the sector giant. According to the story, Annaly was able to sell about $100M in non-agency MBS. Shares were off 10.55% in the regular session today; they're up 5.25% after hours.

“WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!” - President Trump

President Trump Participates in a Teleconference with Governors on Coronavirus Response This is a video of a conference call between all the US governors and the President and Vice President about the response to the coronavirus. It is a long video, but it is worth a view, because you get to notice all the things the press won't tell you, such as: - All the governors are thanking the President and Vice President for their coordination and assistance. - President Trump and Vice President Pence are on top of the situation completely.

This post is a heads up. There are investments called ETNs (exchange traded notes) which are sort of like mutual funds, but are listed like stocks. UBS has listed many of these. Well, down in the details of the prospectus that no one reads is a clause that if the value of the security goes below $5, they get liquidated. Due to the stock market correction, there are several close to being liquidated, and UBS has announced one issue, MLPQ, is being liquidated. I wrote this because if people are searching around for good deals, these look great. They aren't....

Coronavirus - Why you should panic more

For those who watched the Young Turks melt down during the 2016 election, they have melted down again for the Iowa Caucus. This one is nearly as funny. The Young Turks Iowa Meltdown !

Russia’s only aircraft carrier has a fire that has covered over 600 square meters (6000 square feet) of the carrier. Even if the fire is put out, Nextbigfuture predicts that the carrier will not be worth salvaging. Currently, the ship is being flooded with water and chemicals to douse electrical wiring and diesel fuel fires. Those chemicals are wrecking all of the electronics and electrical systems that are not being burned in the fire. The fire is wrecking the engine. The carrier was already a 30-year old lemon. It was towed back from the coast of Spain in 2012. It...

Trump Invites Israel's Shalva Band To Sing "God Bless America" At 2019 IAC Summit 12-07-2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What if alternative energy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? That’s the provocative question explored in the documentary Planet of the Humans, which is backed and promoted by filmmaker Michael Moore and directed by one of his longtime collaborators. It premiered last week at his Traverse City Film Festival.

Steve Bannon's Warning On China Trade War (w/ Kyle Bass) | Real Vision Classics

Twenty-two aldermen today called on the city to quickly commission a study on the feasibility of a municipal takeover of Commonwealth Edison’s infrastructure in Chicago. The proposed order, spearheaded by democratic socialists on the City Council, comes as the city’s franchise agreement with ComEd is due to be renewed. That agreement, which permits ComEd to operate in the city, dates back to 1947 and has been negotiated only twice. The last time it was renewed was in 1992. “Chicago has an opportunity to define its energy future,” 35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa said in a statement. “Through municipalization, Chicago could...

LinkSpace, a chinese rocket launch startup, had its third reusable rocket hop test. Linkspace CEO Hu Zhenyu said on Weibo that the 1.5-metric-ton rocket reached an altitude of 300 meters during a 50-second flight before making a powered descent and vertical landing with an accuracy of 0.07 meters. There is a Youtube video of the test. Linkspace will upgrade to a sub-orbital RLV-T6 tech demonstrator rocket and it will be able to fly to 62 miles of altitude. A NewLine-1 orbital launcher is planned for 2021 and it will be able to take a 200-kilogram payload to 500 kilometer...

Universal Pictures has canceled plans to release the Blumhouse thriller “The Hunt” following the mass shootings last month in El Paso and Dayton. “While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for ‘The Hunt,’ after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film,” the statement, posted on the film’s website, read. “We stand bu our filmmakers and will continue to distribute films in partnership with bold and visionary creators, like those associated with this satirical social thriller, but we understand that now is not the right time to release the film.” Additionally, an...

QUESTION: Do you think Jeffrey Epstein will ever go to trial? SF ANSWER: NO WAY!!!!!! First of all, if the court were fair, he should be on bail where he offered to pay for 24 hrs guards, wear a bracelet, and surrender his passport. There was no way he could have fled and this would have allowed him to be safe and secure. Throwing him in MCC ensures that (1) there will never be a fair trial, and (2) he must make a deal or (3) he will be killed one way or another. Epstein will hang himself, so they...

Jeffrey Epstein was being housed in the “10 South” unit, commonly known as the “HOLE” which is a 24- hour lock-down where they also keep terrorists which is very strange just pending trial. This is not about Epstein but who he could implicate. It has been called America’s Gulag and the Guantánamo hid in New York City nobody is allowed to know about. It’s where America violates human rights all the time but keeps as its dirty little secret. MCC 10 South is where the government keeps federal inmates, including alleged terrorists, to cut them off from the world with...