Germany’s planned move to allow those who have received a COVID vaccination to move freely has been criticized as discriminatory because its younger population has not been able to receive the jab. The Financial Times reported that Chancellor Angela Merkel, the chairwoman of the country’s “corona cabinet,” threw her support behind the measure. The report said...
Tag: may 11 2021
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READY FOR A BROADWAY SHOW?
In last week’s Trends Journal, we reported that both New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the “Big Apple” would be re-opening very soon. While de Blasio stated the city would fully reopen by 1 July, Cuomo put in some caveats. In our 4 May article, “NEW YORK: READY TO...
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DUTCH: LET COVID RULE
Amsterdam is suffering a decrease in support over its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, and a growing minority seeks stricter lockdowns, according to a report. DutchNews.nl, citing the latest I&O Research survey, reported that 56 percent of those polled support Amsterdam’s measures, which marks a 5-percent drop since the beginning of March. The report said most...
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JAPAN: NEW LOCKDOWNS DESPITE LOW COVID DEATH RATE
With just 11 weeks until the Tokyo Olympics, Japan announced an extended state of emergency in the capital city and an expanded reach of those impacted by the mandates. The Associated Press reported that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is walking a “political tightrope.” The country appears to be growing frustrated with the closures of restaurants and bars,...
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ISRAELI TROOPS STORM MOSQUE, BOMB GAZA
On Monday, some 1,000 Israeli security forces stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, injuring more than 300 Palestinians. According to WSWS.com, the troops locked worshippers inside the mosque, preventing them from getting medical help and beating up those who sought to help the injured. “What is going on is a crime perpetrated by the...
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FREEDOM WINS BIG IN SPAIN, SETS TREND
As we reported in our 22 September issue, the anti-lockdown message of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the head of Madrid’s regional government, had begun to resonate with Spaniards. Díaz Ayuso, a member of the country’s Popular Party, said in September that the lockdowns spell economic disaster: “We have to avoid at all costs a state of...
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CANADA: LOCKDOWN LUNACY, GESTAPO 2.0
Nova Scotia: The Canadian province of nearly one million imposed new lockdown restrictions last week following the COVID death of a 70-year-old woman. Announcing the latest round of lockdown laws, the province’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Strang, told Halifax Today: “Remember, the last part of any marathon is hardest. I, too, am exhausted and extremely...
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
WATCH THE SNARK: AI CAN NOW DETECT SARCASM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Software developers refer to it euphemistically as “sentiment analysis.” Orwell had another term for it: “wrongthink.” The University of Central Florida recently announced advances in creating Artificial Intelligence software that can detect sarcasm in social media and other online activities. Artificial intelligence has seen...
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CRUDE OIL: THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
By Gregory Mannarino, TradersChoice.net The single most important asset to the global markets is crude oil. PERIOD. Wall Street investment banks have trillions in leveraged dollars invested (“betting”) the price of crude oil will remain high. Crude oil fuels Wall Street and the stock market. The entire energy and financial sectors of the market depend...
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U.S. MARKETS OVERVIEW
After ending last week at new record highs, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index edged back down yesterday. The NASDAQ lost 2.5 percent on the day. The Dow and S&P 500 closed 7 May at their 24th and 26th record highs this year as the report of April’s feeble jobs market set...