We are well within the most dangerous month of our country’s existence. Though some have noted this may not be accurate, these last few weeks before the elections will be setting up what happens after.
Wuhan Virus -
Most recent data dump from DoughtyOne 10/12/20
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3893174/posts
Numbers of infections are gradually rising, while mortalities continue to decline.
CDC continues to flip-flop on the mask issue. Important to note, current mask requirements only call for anything that resembles a mask now. this is way below a N95 mask protection (if worn properly). Just look at your grocery store to see what passes off as a mask.
Economy -
The American Hotel & Lodging Association reports that 38,000 of the nation’s 57,000 hotels say they’ll go out of business within six months unless lawmakers move on a stimulus package.
CW2/Civil Unrest -
Denver shooter Dolloff has been firmly tied to the Occupy movement and its spawn - BLM/Antifa. Many consider that he was a local leader in the Antifa organization. Denver police and media are still trying to maintain the narrative that he wasn’t associated with it.
ShutDownDC has published on line a guide that outlines a plan to shut down the country and force President Donald Trump from power in the event that the 2020 election is too close to call. The document is called “Stopping the Coup”. Responses call for massive rioting and protests across a wide spectrum of targets - commercial, government, individual/residential, infrastructure, etc.
As part of a “Day of Rage” demonstration on Sunday, Antifa rioters shot inside a Portland cafe owned by a military veteran. Heroes American Cafe was the target of rioters after the establishment was categorized as an “unfriendly business” by Antifa accounts on Twitter.
The Twitter handle, Generational Resistance, which promoted Sunday night’s “Day of Rage” in Portland said its ultimate goal is to “decolonize society by working to abolish colonial systems rooted in racism,” a report by the Oregonian said. Rioters were also prohibited and prohibiting others from videos and photographs of the events.
MY OBSERVATION - BLM/Antifa is losing its restraint against offensive uses of firearms. This plus recent murders in Denver and Portland and more aggressive displays of firearms in other situations, show a trend that they are becoming prepared for this level of violence as the election approaches/passes (see ShutdownDC above). Also, increasing censorship of videos / photographs of events by participants and observers is notable. One is that law enforcement has been using these images (especially posted on social media) to identify criminal activity and most likely is being used to identify leadership. In a recent riot, those ‘approved’ by protest leadership were given glow in the dark bands/tags. All others were assaulted and driven away.
China -
Still dealing with an unprecedented series of floods, another major tropical cyclone is enroute promising to create more flooding problems to regions just beginning to recover from earlier floods.
China is also warning other countries in the region to resist those who want to enlist their help in reigning in their expansionist plans in the South China Sea region. This is an obvious counter to Pompano’s call for an asian ‘NATO’ last week.
Taiwan -
The president is in the process of forwarding a request for approval of an arms package for Taiwan that includes F-16s, harpoon missiles, drones and mines.
N Korea -
Still a lot of discussion about Kim’s unusual middle of the night parade. Many are analyzing the new ballistic missile - but that is kind of hard since it has never been launched.
Belarus -
Police in Belarus have been authorized to use lethal force if necessary against anti-government protesters, a senior government official says. Protests/riots have been a daily occurrence since the results of the election were announced last month. The EU, the UK and the US have refused to recognize Mr Lukashenko’s new term.
Armenian / Azerbaijani -
Situation is tense but the ceasefire appears to be holding except for some minor exchanges of fire.
Wuhan Virus -
Most recent data dump from DoughtyOne 10/13/20
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3893523/posts
More than 32,000 medical doctors and health scientists from around the world have signed a petition against lockdowns put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying the measures are causing “irreparable damage.”
A new study released by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the findings of a new study, in which the overwhelming number of new coronavirus cases came from people who religiously wear masks. 85% of those who “always:” wore a mask caught the virus, compared to 14% who stated they didn’t wear a mask. This study shows that the mask mandate forced on Americans the past couple months is not an effective method of slowing/stopping the spread of the virus.
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine testing has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.
In the UK, shutdowns are gaining momentum, with PM Johnson announcing the closure of bar and pubs.
Economy -
Reflective of the financial chaos in the airline industry, Delta accounted $5.4 Billion in losses for 3d Qtr 20.
CW2/Civil Disturbances -
Observers are noting an evolution of BLM/Antifa tactics in regards to traffic stopping. They are increasingly using vehicles and rental trucks to slow/stop traffic. By creating a physical barrier with the vehicles, then the rioters have a greater degree of safety to assault trapped motorists while preventing the motorists from pushing through people. This tactic was recently used during a protest in Providence RI this past week. These blockade protests have been extremely dangerous with rioters threatening motorists with vehicles and even pulling them out to be beaten. BLM/Antifa have been using vehicles for other tactical purposes such as QRF to road closures (to chase down motorists pushing through rioters, blocking streets in vicinity of protest to deny/delay police response and even as cover to approach police lines.
More on the Disruption Project’s “stop the coup” riot plans for post election in the event of a Trump victory. The guide also calls for the identification of key commercial and transportation hubs (ports, rail, highways and airports) with the goal of shutting them down and bringing the country to a stand still. These disruptions are in addition to violent rioting targeting government and anything that resembles a pro-trump target.
James O’Keefe and Project Veritas exposed typical 2020 Democrat Kristopher Jacks – a Colorado Democratic party exec and head of his chapter of Democratic partner organization “Our Revolution” – saying the thing on tape that other Democrats say behind closed doors and in their Senate and House offices, the advocate of violence, stabbings, death and destruction.
China -
Chinese coast guard ships have intruded into Japanese waters since approaching a Japanese fishing vessel three days ago, AP reports. The Chinese ships have refused to leave creating a standoff that has resulted in formal diplomatic protests lodged to Beijing by Japan. Specifically the area includes the Senkaku islands, which has been the scene of multiple prior such standoffs between Chinese and Japanese vessels.
Russia -
United States envoy says “agreement in principle” with Russia on extending New START nuclear treaty. This would be an interesting development for both sides, but leaves China out of the mix.
Israel -
In a secret operation that took place last week and was made known to the public on Tuesday, IDF Special Forces crossed the border into the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria and destroyed two outposts belonging to the Syrian army, N12 reported. (J Post)
Iran -
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani recently called for a “strategic partnership” with the similarly anti-American regime in China in an article in the “Economist”. Iran is hoping that the sanctions will fall apart and allow them to rebuild their oil trade - pumping billions back into their country to rebuild their efforts to destroy Israel and project power over the middle east. Both countries share a common interest in challenging the American lead world.
Afghanistan -
US forces attacked Taliban elements in support of Afghan military / police as the Taliban attacks violated the agreement with the US.
Iraq -
Tensions continue over US warnings that it will go after Iranian controlled militias. Iraq has been trying to minimize their influence, but there is enough economic and religion chaos to permit continued Iranian influence. The dynamic tension in Iran has most people wanting less money spent on subverting Iraq and more spent on building the Iranian economy and raising the standard of living. That is not a priority with the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) and its Quds Force that specializes in destabilizing other countries, like Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. So the new Iraqi PM Mustafa al Kadhimi is walking a fine line to keep civil war and war in general from exploding while diminishing the influence on Iran.
Syria -
See Israeli operation.
Turkey -
The extent of Turkey’s injection into world affairs has created numerous flash points. For instance, direct military operations in Syria, Libya and now Azerbaijan. Threatening and even minor terrorism support against European opponents/opposition groups. Pushing to dominate the eastern Mediterranean over oil and gas rights. Apart from Greece, the latest target of Turkish vitriol has been France’s Macron. France has been one of the more outspoken critics of Turkish attempts to reconstitute the Ottoman empire and Turkey has threatened to attack French naval vessels in recent times. Potential continues to rise for a Turkey/NATO clash.
Armenian / Azerbaijani -
Cease fire continues to hold with sporadic violations.