Sunday, November 8, 2020

Will Biden Be Attacked By The (M)ass Media If He Does Not Respond? Days 52-57.









Will Biden comment and if not will he be attacked by the (m)ass media?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/11/07/jennifer-rubin-calls-for-republican-party-to-be-burned-down-and-no-survivors-n2579673

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From a dear friend and fellow memo reader:

"Dick,
 Great comments and spot on. In my opinion, Taiwan is toast. The Chinese can see right thru Biden and know he won’t do a thing to help defend Taiwan. They need to ship those weapons out of the US arsenal, send personnel to train them on their use, then replenish ours later.
Identity politics is now really ugly. If blacks vote solely  for black candidates, it called empowerment. If whites do the same , they are racist. We have let this monster out of the bag, and there is no getting it back. J---

And:

Fellow American,

Are K-12 schools, colleges, and universities in your state doing enough to provide students with a proper understanding of American history and government—including an understanding of the purposes and principles of the Constitution?

There is reason to be doubtful. There seems to be a decreasing sense of patriotism among young Americans, and an increasing attraction to socialism and other ideas destructive of liberty.

And have you noticed all the disturbing incidents taking place on college campuses, with students resorting to intimidation, threats, and violence to silence speakers with whom they disagree?

Even though many schools are only teaching online due to the recent national emergency, Hillsdale is planning to redouble its efforts for the fall—especially in 2020, a critical year for the future of liberty. We will respond to these disturbing trends by expanding our educational outreach efforts on behalf of liberty—especially for younger Americans. And as we form our strategy this election year we’d like to hear from you:

Please take our brief education survey here »

We have done too many of our young people a disservice by failing to provide them with knowledge of our nation’s great heritage of liberty. Even worse, many of our schools, corrupted by Left-wing bias, have pushed a false history of America as essentially flawed and unjust. This indoctrination will only continue once students return to campuses across the country.

Hillsdale can remain independent and stay true to its mission because it refuses to accept one penny of taxpayer funding—even indirect aid like federal or state student grants and loans.

This frees Hillsdale from burdensome and corrupting regulation, but it also means we are entirely dependent on the support of our friends nationwide.

Will you help us understand how Americans look at education today so that we can plan our expanded outreach in the smartest way possible?

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and let us know your opinions on education today »

I am deeply grateful for your friendship.

Warm Regards,
Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College
Pursuing Truth - Defending Liberty since 1844"
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Kahlua, Dagny and Blake's family pooch is not concerned about Biden's election.
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Salena Zito makes post election comments:

Bucking intense cultural pressure the country moved center right Election Night

Click here for the full story.


And:


Is Putin stepping down? 

Russian President Vladimir Putin Stepping Down Amid Health Concerns: Report

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Ordman makes positive commentary about Israel (edited.)


Israeli innovations just get more and more exciting. The week that Israel began human trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, saw several other groundbreaking achievements. They include a new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for eye disease and diabetes, discovery of how the brain learns movement, detecting heart attacks from speech and new fast tests for Covid-19 infections. Israel sent humanitarian aid to Europe and Asia. There were scientific breakthroughs in robotics, X-ray generation, recycling and accident prevention. Economic breakthroughs continue with the UAE, India, Japan, Italy and global maritime transportation. Israel21c has launched "Groundbreaking Israel" and groundbreaking projects are underway in Israel's capital.
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In the 8th Nov 20 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

  
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The next generation of antibiotics. Israel’s Omnix Medical (reported here previously( is developing novel antibiotic agents for the treatment of hospital-acquired infections involving resistant bacteria. Omnix has successfully completed lab testing and has now raised funding to allow it to commence human clinical trials.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868294,00.html  https://www.omnixmedical.com/
 
How the brain learns movement. Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have discovered which of the brain’s neurons are involved in learning complex movements of the body. These neurons remember success or failure and adjust their initial state for the next trial, so that the body’s movement can adapt.
https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/10/skilled-movement-the-brain/
 
Monitoring high blood pressure in the voice. Israel’s Vocalis (reported here previously) has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to detect and monitor pulmonary hypertension (PH) from analyzing a person’s voice. Initially, they will identify PH vocal biomarkers indicating an increase in blood pressure within the arteries of the lungs.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-vocalis-mayo-clinic-to-develop-voice-based-medical-biomarkers/
 
New microcatheter saves patient. Doctors at Israel’s Sheba Neuro-Interventional & Stroke Center performed a unique procedure using the BENDIT steerable microcatheter. They saved a 74-year-old Israeli who had a giant brain aneurysm that was compressing his brainstem and had a high risk of brain hemorrhage.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/10/30/man-survives-brain-aneurysm-thanks-to-israeli-startups-device/
https://www.bendittech.com/
 
Joint Israeli-UAE stem cells project. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Pluristem (reported here previously) and the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) have unveiled their first joint projects. One - a potential Covid-19 treatment - is the first time Pluristem’s PLX cells will have been administered via a nebulizer.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/01/2101896/0/en/Abu-Dhabi-Stem-Cells-Center-and-Pluristem-Unveil-Joint-Projects-at-Malta-Conferences-Foundation-Online-Event.html
 
Diabetes treatment in US. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s DreaMed Diabetes (see here) has partnered a number of US health clinics. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford; Billings Clinic Montana; Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, NYU Langone and UF Health will provide diabetes patients with DreaMed’s personalized solutions.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200930005419/en/DreaMed-Expands-Its-Remote-Diabetes-Solution-to-Four-Clinics-Across-The-U.S.
 
Knee cartilage implant is a breakthrough. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s CartiHeal (reported here previously) has received US FDA breakthrough device designation for its Agili-C implant. Agili-C has been implanted in over 500 study patients with knee, ankle and big toe cartilage lesions in trials at leading centers in Europe and Israel.
https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/cartiheal-receives-fda-breakthrough-device-designation-for-the-novel-agili-c-implant-301150023.html
 
Diagnosing complex medical conditions. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Navina is an AI platform for primary care physicians to get an intelligent view of patient data. It assembles an intuitive Patient Portrait - a logical grid that results in faster assessment (less risk of Covid-19 transmission), reduced missed diagnoses and better treatment.
https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/navina-completes-seed-investment-round-of-7-million-to-solve-the-healthcare-crisis-using-artificial-intelligence-starting-with-primary-care-301150885.html
https://www.navina.ai/
 
30-minute Covid-19 tests for Israel. Israeli-founded, US-based Visby Medical has shipped to Israel hundreds of its 30-minute Covid-19 PCR tests. Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology, Israel is trying to persuade Visby to manufacture the kits locally.  https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3853631,00.html
 
Breath test detects asymptomatic Covid-19 carriers. Israel’s Flanimus has developed a breath test that can detect Covid-19 infected individuals, even if they never display symptoms. 20,000 nano antennas absorb material from the mouth. These are then scanned with a terahertz spectrometer to identify Covid-19’s signature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqQJC3DdzQ
 
Send in the clowns. Doctors and nurses save lives of many Covid-19 patients in Northern Israel’s Poriya hospital. But it is the “Dream Doctors” therapeutic clowns that save their sanity. Some patients deteriorate due to their emotional state, even though their vitals seem fine. They are much better after a Dream Doctor’s visit.
https://www.israel21c.org/why-israel-is-sending-in-the-clowns-to-the-covid-ward/
 
 
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
 
Religious Jewish teen helps the homeless. Tova Safranai’s religious background inspired her to start helping homeless and at-risk youth. She setup the charity “Ahavat Hinam” when just 16. It supports Jewish, Arab, Christian, religious and secular youth living on the streets of Jerusalem.
https://www.israel21c.org/meet-the-religious-teen-aiding-jerusalems-homeless/  
 
Jordanian officer airlifted to Israel. A senior Jordanian army officer was airlifted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem for urgent medical care after apparently contracting COVID-19. His condition had deteriorated and posed "serious concern for his life." He is said now to be stable but not yet out of danger.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/11/05/senior-jordanian-officer-admitted-to-israeli-hospital-in-serious-condition/
 
Coastline clean-up. 18,000 Israelis participated in the massive clean-up of Israeli beaches (reported here previously). Together, they collected 62 tons of trash along the Israeli shores of the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Sea of Galilee. Their world record attempt is waiting to be ratified by Guinness World Records.
https://www.israel21c.org/18000-people-pick-up-62-tons-of-trash-on-israeli-shores/
 
Israeli innovation institute in Cyprus. The Israeli-founded Pafos Innovation Institute has been launched in Cyprus. It is modelled on Herzliya’s IDC and will offer graduate degrees, as well as innovation programs. Both Israeli and Cypriot Presidents made speeches, saying they looked forward to increased Middle East cooperation.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-cyprus-israeli-founded-college-opens-its-doors-hoping-for-regional-progress/
 
Helping Czech Republic fight Covid-19. The Czech government has requested help fighting a large outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Brno. A team of 8 Israeli medical experts from Sheba, Hadassah, Shaare Zedek, and Bene Zion hospitals, as well as MDA paramedics is on its way to the Czech Republic.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/290422
 
Respirators for Myanmar. Israel’s Ambassador to Myanmar, Ronen Gil-Or, donated three respirators to Myanmar to help counter a recent spike in the country’s Covid-19 cases.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-sends-respirators-to-help-myanmar-fight-corona-spike/
 
 
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
 
Showcasing startups on Zoom. Yazamut 360 – the entrepreneurship center of Israel’s Ben Gurion University (reported here previously) has launched the Oazis accelerator. Six startups will showcase on Zoom: NeuroHelpPanacea3D GreenFlanimusTestory; and MirageDynamics
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/09/15/ben-gurion-university-startups-debut-in-zoom-showcase/
 
Smart lighting to inactivate Covid-19. Israel’s Juganu (reported here previously) has enhanced its smart city lighting from just illuminating spaces into disinfecting them. J.Protect now uses surface light mixed with ultraviolet A (UV-A) plus UV-C light to kill Covid-19. It says “it could be the light at the end of the tunnel”.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3867662,00.html  
 
Fast crawling and hovering robot.  Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have built some very clever robots (see here previously). The latest was inspired by cockroaches and lizards and can move super-fast over difficult terrain and water. It has many potential agricultural, search and rescue and excavation applications.
https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/cockroaches_lizards.aspx  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXgPQ7_yld0
 
Breakthrough X-ray generator. Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a new, cheap method of producing radiation.  They sent electron beams through 2D (single-atom thick) materials to generate X-rays in a controlled manner. It has huge implications for chemical analysis, medical imaging and security screening.
https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/10/new-sources-of-radiation/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-020-0689-7
 
Foundations of Quantum computing. Can you be in two places at the same time?  Yes, if you attended Israel Technion’s Quantum computing summer school. 220 students took the 6-day course. It introduced them to the foundations of quantum computing theory and to practical programming on the IBM quantum minicomputer.
https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/10/opening-the-quantum-revolution/
 
Preventing airborne attacks on the network. Israeli startup AirEye protects company networks from threats via the airspace surrounding an organization’s infrastructure. AirEye’s sensors detect airborne threats from nearby unprotected devices or local cyber cafes, from which wireless attacks can be launched on the network.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/10/20/serial-entrepreneurs-launch-startup-to-protect-corporate-network-airspace/   https://www.aireye.tech/
 
Detecting toxins in food. (TY UWI & I24 News) Israel’s Inspecto (reported here previously) has developed a nanotechnology device to detect contaminated food. It has partnered with food producing giant Strauss but it is also useful to farmers, supermarkets and regulators. Co-founder Yair Moneta explained further on I24 News.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-innovative-israeli-technology-prevents-food-contamination/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgOYH8fwzgk
 
Eco-friendly garment hangers. Israel’s UBQ (reported here previously) is to use its bio-based thermoplastic from recycled trash to improve sustainability in the fashion industry. UBQ is partnering US Mainetti Group, which makes clothes hangers for retail chains globally. Billions of hangers are produced globally each year.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/eco-friendly-hangers-made-by-israeli-trash-redeemer-ubq-to-hit-fashion-industry/
 
Bio-degrading plastics. The technology transfer company of Israel’s Ben Gurion University has announced a research collaboration with ECOIBÉRIA, a Portuguese plastic waste recycling company. The research will focus on bacterial biodegradation of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for the purpose of plastic recycling.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868623,00.html
 
Preventing texting while driving. (TY Jacques) Over three thousand five hundred people die every year because of texting while driving. Israel’s SaverOne saves a driver from the temptation to text. The app plus sensors are installed into the car system, making only GPS apps and phone calls available to the driver.
https://israelbetweenthelines.com/2020/11/05/a-life-saving-app-for-distracted-drivers/
http://saver.one/en/home/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT6mhkdVQ78
 
 
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
 
Another NIS 60 million for retraining. The Israeli government is launching a stimulus program to increase employment in hi-tech and industrial sectors. The program’s initial budget stands at NIS 60 million with the goal of training 3,000 local job seekers. Grants up to NIS 45,000 will be available to eligible employees.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3853311,00.html
 
Trade with India is zooming. The increased use of zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic is helping Israelis conduct business with India. Not only are travel costs saved, but Indian companies have adopted digital platforms and it is now quite easy to set up introductory meetings. India accounts for 3.5% of all Israeli trade.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3867230,00.html
 
More business deals in the UAE. A group of 13 Israeli company CEOs have just completed a four-day trip to the UAE organized by Jerusalem Venture Partners. Israeli companies represented included Agrint (pest sensing), InnovoPro, and Morphisec,   https://www.agrint.net/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-ceos-travel-to-uae-to-forge-friendships-with-eye-on-business-deals/
 
Cheap flights to Dubai. Budget airline flydubai has added Tel Aviv to its routes. In a statement, it said it will operate 14 flights a week, offering a twice-daily service between Dubai International Airport and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. Flights will start on 26th November.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/290543
 
Israeli-Japanese insurance hub. Israel’s IDI Insurance has partnered Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) to establish an innovation hub in Israel. “The HUB”, soon be renamed “GDH TLV” will focus on finding and fostering startups that help the direct and digital insurance sector.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868312,00.html
 
Citi’s 10th set of startups. Financial giant Citi has begun the 10th cohort of Citi Accelerator TLV, its program for Israeli startups in the fintech, cyber, and data space. There have been more than 100 participants of its accelerator since it was launched in 2013. Those startups have since raised more than $1.3 billion of funds.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868222,00.html
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3853130,00.html
 
Amazon is recruiting in Israel. Retail giant Amazon is recruiting 150 more employees for its research centers and offices in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Herzliya. This will raise its workforce in Israel to 1,300. Amazon’s General Manager said it “will enable us to tap into the amazing technology talent pool here in Israel”.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3851049,00.html
 
Intel acquires Cnvrg. U.S. chip giant Intel has purchased Jerusalem-based startup Cnvrg.io for a reported price of $60 million. Cnvrg, develops a service for managing, speeding up, and scaling data science workflows, enabling clients to quickly develop, test, deploy, and refine machine learning models.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3868574,00.html
 
Israel helps US Army to speak. Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks, through its subsidiary Wavestream, has received multi-million-dollar orders from the US Department of Defense (DoD). Wavestream's 50W Ka-band military Block Upconverter (BUC) will power the DoD military communications program.
http://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2020/10/28/2115905/0/en/US-Department-of-Defense-Awards-Gilat-Multi-Million-Dollar-Orders-for-Military-Communications-Program.html
 
3D printers for Italy. Israel’s MASSIVit 3D (reported here previously) has won a contract to supply Italy’s Biesse Group with 20 to 40 3D printers annually.  The deal is said to be worth $60 - $80 million over 5 years. MASSIVit will also work on combining its technology with Biesse’s computer numerical control system.  
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3867637,00.html  https://massivit3d.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KB6adT3VR0
 
Turning sports fans into customers. Haifa-based Pico (not the Jerusalem Pico) has developed technology to turn engaged, anonymous sports and entertainment fans into marketable customers. It is working with 60 global sports teams such as LA Clippers and Borussia Dortmund. It has just joined the SAP.io foundry in Munich.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3867813,00.html  https://www.picogp.com/
 
Safeguarding maritime shipping. Israel’s Windward (reported here previously) has partnered four major maritime companies plus seven member Clubs, including The American Club, Britannia P&I, and Steamship. Windward’s predictive AI platform will give liability coverage to almost 65% of the world’s maritime trade.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3867792,00.html
 
Correction: (TY Frank) Last week’s newsletter reported that there are 41 Israeli-founded Unicorns (companies valued more than $1 billion.  It should have included “14 are based in Israel”, which equates to 1.58 per (100,000) capita.
 
Investment in Israeli startups: ION Acquisition raised $225 millionElse Nutrition raised C$25.7 millionBioProtect raised $25 millionOmnix Medical raised $8.5 millionNavina raised $7 millionNurami raised $6 millionCAPS Medical raised $3.5 million;
 
 
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT`
 
New Jerusalem museum. Jerusalem’s Beit Hakehillot museum under construction will take visitors on a tour of Jewish history, using multimedia and virtual reality, plus Jewish ritual objects and manuscripts. The $50 million renovation of an abandoned Protestant orphanage is Jerusalem’s largest landmark renovation of its kind.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/museum-about-jews-planned-for-jerusalems-schneller-orphanage-turned-army-base/
 
A towering update. (TY Sharon) This article compliments last week’s article (see here) about the $40 million update for the Tower of David in Jerusalem.  Sharon has included several photos of the renovation work.
https://baltimorejewishlife.com/news/news-detail.php?SECTION_ID=37&ARTICLE_ID=137230
 
Pandemic handbags. When Israeli designer Koi Levi saw people walking in the street carrying their facemasks as if they were handbags, he decided to design a handbag that looked like a facemask.  He also designed one shaped like a padlock, as a play on the word “lockdown”.  
https://nocamels.com/2020/11/israeli-designer-kobi-levi-bags-pandemic/
 
IAC Coast to Coast Gala. “Dare to Dream”, is the title of the Israeli American Council's first global gala on 15 Nov. Israeli stars include the amazing “special” Shalva Band, Eurovision singer Eden Alene, mentalist Lior Suchard and many more.  https://app.mobilecause.com/e/GlNouw?vid=dnzzv
 
 
THE JEWISH STATE
 
Israel sponsors Limmud Labs. The Israeli government is co-sponsoring a $2.5 million project Limmud Labs. It aims to enlist former Soviet Jews to bolster Jewish community life in the FSU. Celebrities like Sergey Brin (Google) Jan Koum (WhatsApp) and Max Levchin (PayPal) can forge bridges between the FSU and Israel.
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/israeli-govt-looking-to-harness-tech-impact-of-russian-speaking-jews-647553
 
Family values. 26-year-old Effi from Jerusalem said he volunteered to test the new Israeli Covid-19 vaccine because he had not seen his 89-year-old grandfather for almost a year. “I’m doing this COVID vaccine trial for every Jewish grandparent cut off from their family, and for every Jewish family divided by the pandemic”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/separation-between-grandparents-grandchildren-spurred-israeli-vaccine-volunteer/
 
A day of lifesaving.  United Hatzalah volunteers respond to an average of 1,800 calls every 24 hours. On 1st Nov the NGO launched its 24 by 24 campaign to raise two months’ worth of lifesaving by 24th Nov. Each $1800 dollars will fund 24 hours of lifesaving. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iUgpOWY6U  https://israelrescue.org/24by24
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I have waited to comment until the chaos wound down, and there was more clarity. It now appears Trump lost, but it is not over yet. I thought he would just barely  pull it out with more of the black vote in GA and PA, and more Latino vote in AZ, and NM, but seems not to be. While court challenges will continue for a bit, it seems over. Trump has nobody but himself to blame. As I commented at the time, he completely blew it in the first debate. Had he acted with restraint (not something he can do), and just talked about his economic record vs Joe, and his foreign policy achievements, especially in the Mideast, he likely would have won those marginal voters who were on the fence. Had he listened early on 4 years ago and stopped the personal twitter attacks, he would have swept, but he just refused to listen even to his family. At least I was almost right vs the polls that were completely wrong again, and I just went with my gut feeling. I do believe the pollsters and media work hand in hand, and they are paid by the mainstream media, so it seems a concerted effort to turn off independents and lower the Republican vote. How else do you explain the absurdly wide margin the polls were off. One thing I learned in statistics at Wharton was, give me the answer, and I will design a poll to prove it.  The social media, and especially Twitter, are blatantly biased,  and should be regulated and broken up.  They have vastly too much power and zero liability. If you think about what Trump faced, the Russia conspiracy, impeachment, blatant bias by the media and Silicon Valley, and Pelosi refusing to do a stimulus deal, it is a wonder he achieved what he did in the election. Few others could have withstood the constant attacks for four years. What we need now is for Purdue to win in GA in January to assure Republican control of the Senate. That is now essential.

 

 Wall St and many Trump haters can talk about defeating Trump as a wonderful thing, and Wall St can think a massive stimulus and spend is great, but they fail to understand all the ramifications of these things and a Dem control of the government. Even Moody’s, which favored Biden strongly, and with whom I have discussed this with, acknowledges that if Biden and the Dems get control and  do all of the economic things they want to do, the stock market will go nowhere good for years, the ten year will rise to 4.5%, and over time the economy will have problems, after a short term boost from massive spending. If you have any understanding of the ramifications long term of what the Dem and Biden policies really will lead to, you will realize this is a very bad scenario. Be prepared in January to find alternatives if Purdue loses.

 

 Here are my concerns even with a Republican senate. Biden will send Kerry and Wendy Sherman to Iran, and they will undo the sanctions and give Iran a new free hand, and again save them from economic collapse, just as Obama did. This will lead to major new problems in the Mideast. The Arabs will be furious, as will Israel. Just as they were completing their peace deals with Israel, and setting a new binding coalition with Israel and the US against Iran, Biden will destroy that, and set back Mideast peace for years.  It is beyond stupid.  The only hope is the Arabs and Israel  scream out loud, and work to stop another disastrous accommodation with Iran. The ramifications of what Biden says he will do are disastrous for the world. Now the Palestinians will be led to believe they can hold out again, whereas Trump had coalesced the Arabs into cooperation with Israel and the US and that would have forced the Palestinians to concede. In Iraq, we may lose all influence once they see Biden cozy up to Iran again. We may even be forced to withdraw completely. In Syria, Iran will move in again, and it will be up to Israel to continue to attack Iranian bases to try to keep safe.  In Afghanistan, once Biden shows he will befriend Iran again, there is little chance for  a real peace deal, and we will lose Afghanistan. Once Putin and Xi and Kim see all this the world becomes very dangerous, exactly as it did after Obama did not enforce his red line in Syria. These are the outcomes the Dems and far left do not understand, but for which we will all pay a price.

 

 The really big risk is now XI will exert intense pressure on Biden, and will use what he has on Hunter to force Joe to drop tariffs, and to go back to a policy of let’s talk and accomplish nothing good.  Taiwan is now at real risk, and Biden will not defend them, and he may even cancel the weapons sales unless Trump can get it all shipped before January 15. This is the real risk for the world. China will test Biden very quickly, and if they think they can get him to stand by, they will attack Taiwan, and then the world will be at massive risk if Biden does nothing.  There will be intense pressure on Biden and Pelosi to cut defense spending and reallocate money to “social programs” for minorities and illegal aliens who will again come in as the border is reopened. In short, we repeat 1940 all over again. China moves aggressively, and we cut military spend, and Joe thinks he can just talk to them.

 

 He will not end fracking.  He will just regulate it out of business. An absolute disaster for the US and the world. We will lose energy independence and low cost gasoline. That becomes a big tax on low income workers, and a drag on US manufacturing profits and consumer spending. It then makes us more dependent on the Arabs and Russia and Iran who will now be bale to raise prices for oil with no sanctions. He can put in regulations, and the Senate will not be able to stop it. This will be a true disaster for the US.

 

 There will now be a return to Warren attacks on lenders of all types. It will raise costs for them and also raise risks as they are forced to make loans they would not otherwise make. There will also be a major push to get affordable housing into nice suburbs. Something Trump prevented. There will also likely be new regs on residential development to have landlords forced to take 20% affordable in multifamily projects, or something like that. A lot of other regs will be reimplemented and costs will rise.

 

 If Purdue wins and the R’s hold the Senate, there will be no tax increase, no court packing and no end to the filibuster.  All key issues.

 

 The euphoria of the stock market has been wonderful. I got out of a material piece of my portfolio three weeks ago, and then one week before the election and put it all back on Wednesday morning before the open. Now I will stay in for the moment, but if it appears Purdue might lose in Jan I am out big. If the Dems get control of the senate all hell breaks loose, taxes go way up, spending goes out of control, and all sorts of anti- il laws get passed.  The market will tank for a long period.

 

 The best hope is in 2022 election, there will be a major shift back to Republican control of the House and Senate. In 2024 Haley becomes president, and Republicans get control of Congress.

 

 There is a strong chance there will be no stimulus deal before January. McConnell is not going to roll over for Pelosi, and Trump is not likely to do anything he thinks will help Biden look good. Despite that and the surge in virus, the economy will continue to improve.  Unemployment improved even more than I expected at 6.9% vs my 7.5% prediction. So long as there are no more major lockdowns this improvement will continue for a while. It is now very clear that the total lockdown in March was a massive error. Fauci may be the media hero, but his advice was very wrong. Not only did the economy suffer terribly, but millions suffered medical and psychological damage. Thousands of small and large companies died. Unemployment skyrocketed doing real damage to many people. Millions of kids have lost over a full year of good education, and poor minority kids have lost a generation. We will pay a terrible price for this. The federal deficit is now out of control, and this will cause a real drag on the economy in a few years when rates rise. There is no way to tax our way out of it, and taxes is exactly the wrong remedy. Growing the economy is how you make a dent in the deficit. If the Dems get control of the senate, we will be in very serious trouble very quickly. Go back and read the Moody report and you will see what happens in a few years. In the end Sweden had it right.

 

 It is a shame Trump has the personality he does have, and that lost the election for him. Many of the things he did were excellent, and another four years would have led to a strong economy, and a safer world. The mantra that he is dangerous and would be a dictator, and the other things the media and Silicon Valley pounded away on and got many smart people to believe, would not have happened. Trump basically is a very bad person which I said in Rants back in 2015, given what I know about him from my former partner and others of my friends who dealt with him before then.  But he did accomplish many very good things, and the world is a much safer place right now.  Biden may be the president, but in two years or so it will be only as the face not defacto.  His mind is going, and his policies are weak and wrong in many cases. Having Harris as VP is very scary.
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 Durham will be out with indictments in 10 days or so once the election mess is out of the headlines. Graham will pursue Hunter. Durham will likely be named special counsel so Biden can’t quash the indictments. It will be very upsetting when it all comes out and we see who did what. It will be interesting to see who goes to jail. Hilary, as the initiator of the whole Russia scam should be in jail for years but will not be. If Durham had been released in late September as initially expected, the election would have ended differently.

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There appears to be mounting evidence there were a series of repetitive questionable activities sufficiently serious enough to warrant SCOTUS getting involved in determining did actual voter fraud occur and does SCOTUS need to come to a decision about them.


The following seem to be the most blatant potential abuses:


a) There is mounting evidence poll watchers were not allowed to perform their oversight duties and even if state laws did not set out proper guideline ( rules and regulations) can SCOTUS constitutionally impose their own and legally question voting results?


b) If SCOTUS decides in favor of demanding re-counting where poll watching oversight was prevented do the statistical probabilities  make a significant different to call for a re-tally?


c) In the matter of Pennsylvania did their Supreme Court over-reach their authority?


d) Will SCOTUS be persuaded, by Chief Justice Roberts, to simply allow the election of Biden to stand because  voting in favor of forcing as many as 5 or more states to engage in re-counts is too political and SCOTUS should simply insist states continue to determine  their own voting laws but  must align the date for vote counting when a presidential campaign is involved so results meet the demands of the constitution in order to diminish the increased probability of fraud caused by delays and conflictual valid vote counting? If Florida can resolve their previous problems  no reason why all states cannot.


e) Finally, Trump is within his constitutional rights to challenge the current campaign results but he needs to let the lawyers take the lead and he should remain in the background.

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For those who read my memos they know I started a tongue in cheek satire paralleling the author who wrote about the president's first 100 days and in the case of Biden I gave him 78 days and then President Kamala takes office.  My last memo brought us to 51 days. When I record Biden's mythical diary entries I do so at the end of the memo.


On Biden's 52 -57 days he wrote in his diary  he was having  a variety of problems involving legislative  on subjects he promised he would attack first.


He wrote as follows:


My expansive health care bill was forced down my throat by Bernie and it was too radical and failed to pass.


My desire to update our immigration bill was attacked by the AOC  crowd who want to open our borders to anyone who wants to come here and it too failed to pass.


I set up a pandemic commission and people are still dying and positive cases have not diminished.  Their recommendations paralleled what Trump was doing and a vaccine is promised in the next few weeks. My criticism of him is boomeranging .


Kamala continue to counsel with Obama and Holder and I et the feeling she is like a vulture waiting in the wings.


I am getting less sleep than I need.  

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