Banks Stand to Make $18 Billion in Paycheck Protection Program Processing Fees From CARES Act
July 15th, 2020The crooked middleman banker slop factor is beyond insane. But when plantation owners can just hold down the zero key on a computer to create trillions of dollars out of nothing…
*meh*
Via: The Intercept:
Banks will make out with $18 billion in fees for processing small business Paycheck Protection Program relief loans during the pandemic, according to calculations by Amanda Fischer, policy director at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a progressive economic think tank.
FCC Approves SpaceX’s Starlink Router
July 15th, 2020Interestingly, we learn that the antenna is motorized and can self-orient:
The network will be easy to set-up at home – “Starlink terminal has motors to self-orient for optimal view angle. No expert installer required. Just plug in & give it a clear view of the sky,” Musk said, “Can be in garden, on roof, table, pretty much anywhere, so long as it has a wide view of the sky.”
Via: Tesmanian:
Today, July 14, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the operation of “Starlink Routers.” The document reveals a photograph of how the bottom of the device looks, pictured below. The triangular device appears to be a Wi-Fi connection router, that could act as a link between the outdoor terminal and the customer’s computer devices. Though, exact details have not yet been released by SpaceX officials on how the Starlink Router will operate, nor details on whether it will work alongside the terminal. According to the FCC document, the device will be capable of receiving and transmitting signals from the Starlink terminals and satellites. The device’s label indicates it is “Made in Taiwan’ by a company named “Wistron NeWeb Corp.” The corporation is a manufacturing facility that provides high-quality services for communications products.
Corona – The Simple Truth In Under 6 Minutes
July 15th, 2020Via: The Iceberg:
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U.S. Units of Chinese Companies Got American Bailout Funds
July 15th, 2020Via: Bloomberg:
Chinese companies including conglomerate HNA Group Co. and affiliates of a state-owned defense giant were among recipients of the billions of dollars in coronavirus-relief loans handed out by the U.S. government.
Mortgage Delinquencies Suddenly Soar at Record Pace
July 15th, 2020Via: Wolf Street:
Transition from “Current” to 30-days past due: In April, the share of all mortgages that were past due, but less than 30 days, soared to 3.4% of all mortgages, the highest in the data going back to 1999. This was up from 0.7% in April last year. During the Housing Bust, this rate peaked in November 2008 at 2%.
Global Fertility Rates Crashing
July 15th, 2020Via: BBC:
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a “jaw-dropping” impact on societies, say researchers.
Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century.
And 23 nations – including Spain and Japan – are expected to see their populations halve by 2100.
Countries will also age dramatically, with as many people turning 80 as there are being born.
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It has nothing to do with sperm counts or the usual things that come to mind when discussing fertility.
Instead it is being driven by more women in education and work, as well as greater access to contraception, leading to women choosing to have fewer children.
Dr. Carrie Madej on COVID-19 Vaccines
July 15th, 2020Via: Dr. Carrie Madej:
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Uyghurs for Sale: Global Corporations Using Uyghur Muslims as Forced Labour
July 15th, 2020Via: Australian Strategic Policy Institute:
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen.
Ghislaine Maxwell Bail Hearing Live Stream
July 14th, 2020Update: Bail Denied
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Florida: Some Labs Report 100% of People Tested Positive for Coronavirus
July 14th, 2020Via: Fox35 Orlando:
Countless labs have reported a 100 percent positivity rate, which means every single person tested was positive. Other labs had very high positivity rates. FOX 35 found that testing sites like Centra Care reported that 83 people were tested and all tested positive. Then, NCF Diagnostics in Alachua reported 88 percent of tests were positive.
How could that be? FOX 35 News investigated these astronomical numbers, contacting every local location mentioned in the report.
The report showed that Orlando Health had a 98 percent positivity rate. However, when FOX 35 News contacted the hospital, they confirmed errors in the report. Orlando Health’s positivity rate is only 9.4 percent, not 98 percent as in the report.
The report also showed that the Orlando Veteran’s Medical Center had a positivity rate of 76 percent. A spokesperson for the VA told FOX 35 News on Tuesday that this does not reflect their numbers and that the positivity rate for the center is actually 6 percent.
FOX 35 News has yet to hear from the other labs or the Florida Department of Health to explain how the error could have been made on an official report.
