Friday, July 31, 2020

GPA Project Headlines July 27-31, 2020





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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

GPA Project Special Report: Russia Projects Target Date of World's First SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

Russia aims to become world’s first country to approve coronavirus vaccine — CNN

















"Russian officials said they are working toward a date of August 10 or earlier for approval of the vaccine"


Itar-Tass

NEW YORK, July 29. /TASS/. Russia aims to become the world’s first country to have a novel coronavirus vaccine approved, CNN said citing Russian officials, including the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev.

"Russian officials told CNN they are working toward a date of August 10 or earlier for approval of the vaccine, which has been created by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute," the US TV channel said.

"Americans were surprised when they heard Sputnik's beeping. It's the same with this vaccine. Russia will have got there first," it quoted Dmitriev as saying. "Our scientists focused not on being the first but on protecting people."

The second phase of clinical tests of an anti-coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamalei National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology is nearing completion, the press service of the Russian Health Ministry said on Monday. The vaccine’s state registration will be addressed after the tests are over.

The Center’s director Alexander Gintsburg said earlier that it was planned to finish the second phase of vaccine tests before July 28. Later, chief of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriyev said that the second phase would be over on August 3, 2020.

Sunday, July 26, 2020

GPA Project Headlines July 22-27, 2020




GLOBAL

Now Comes the Davos Global Economy “Great Reset”. What Happens After the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Is America’s Second Corona Wave a Political Hoax?
Bloodshed, Tyranny and Privation
A Nation Falling Apart
The Great Covid-19 Deception and What You Need to Know to Survive
Vote Democrat... and Watch America Burn

Russian medical center files bid for WHO tender for coronavirus vaccine
Vaccination against COVID-19 to be optional in Russia
Vaccination against coronavirus infection to be free of charge in Moscow — mayor

US Bacteriological Bomb in Central Asia
Russia may start coronavirus vaccine production before year ends, says senate speaker
Russia Has Successfully Fast Tracked Covid-19 Vaccine Development, Says India
Russia Considers Ban on Smart Phones and Wi-Fi in Schools to Protect Children’s Brains
Coronavirus: dominant strain in Russia came from Europe after Chinese border was closed
Four COVID-19 vaccines proven to be safe, Russian PM says
Russian COVID-19 vaccine proven safe and effective, says health minister
Moderna gets further $472 million U.S. award for coronavirus vaccine development
Under the Cover of Senators Lugar & Obama, the US Military Illegally Tested Bacteriological Weapons on Ukrainians?

Trump says coronavirus pandemic will ‘probably, unfortunately’ get worse before it gets better
Upper house speaker rejects rumors COVID-19 vaccine was used in Russia in spring
Kalamazoo teachers union does not want in-person instruction
States sue Trump over order to exclude undocumented immigrants from U.S. House seat counts
U.S. Supreme Court turns down church challenge to Nevada pandemic rules

Portland mayor cheers protesters & joins them to face tear gas, gets calls to resign anyway (VIDEOS)

Trump Says Biden Has 'Obligation' to Take Cognitive Test as 'Something is Going On'
Trump announces 'surge' of federal agents as crackdown on anti-racism protests widens
U.S. charges 18 Portland protesters as it sends tactical police to Seattle
Wayne Dupree: US mayors show they’re on board with the destruction of their cities. This makes them accomplices of insurgency
Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes spark 45 arrests, 21 police injured
In Minneapolis, Armed Residents Set Up Patrols Amid Calls to Defund the Police
Protests Erupt Across Country; Black Militia Member Accidentally Shoots Comrades In Park

Russia is ready to cooperate with any US president elected by Americans

Russia will open borders on reciprocal basis, no specific decisions yet — Kremlin
Russia-China relations reach unprecedented heights, Putin says
Russia-China Relations in the Russian Far East
Ramzan Kadyrov invites US Secretary of State Pompeo to his home village in Chechnya

Russia Is Harvesting a Huge Wheat Crop While Yields in the US & EU Drop

U.S. Orders China to Close Houston Consulate
US claims China hides ‘military spy scientist’ at SF consulate; Beijing calls it bias-motivated harassment
US says it told China to close Houston consulate ‘to protect Americans’ private information’
Tight security outside U.S. Chengdu consulate after China orders closure
Men seen forcing open backdoor of China's Houston consulate after closure



ECONOMIC

The Real Unemployment Rate is 21%--and Heading Higher
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rose to 1.4 Million Last Week
A Third of U.S. Museums May Not Survive Without Financial Relief
McConnell under pressure from within GOP ranks as well as from Democrats in drafting coronavirus relief legislation
The Dollar Will Die Anyway
Buffer Overflow: the Ghastly Future of Work

Senate Hearing Sees Digital Dollar as a Tool for Economic Supremacy
Boston Fed Wants to Hire a Digital Currency Engineer
Banks in US Can Now Offer Crypto Custody Services, Regulator Says
Treasury says US banks can custody digital assets
G7 to discuss central bank digital currency, Japanese news outlet claims
Visa Blog Post Hints at Future Digital Currency Projects
CFTC Seeks Industry Advice on Blockchain Applications
IRS Seeks Elliptic’s Crypto Tracing Software in Response to COVID-19

US dollar at risk of sudden collapse? Ex-IMF official warns ‘blow-up event’ could sink currency as debt mounts
Gold price above $1,900/oz. first time from September 2011

Citi, SETL to support IZNES in French central bank digital currency experiment
Accenture, HSBC, SocGen in French central bank digital currency test
‘The world is going back to a GOLD STANDARD as the US dollar is about to collapse’ – Peter Schiff
Experts Discuss "One-Stop" Digital Platforms for Small and Medium Enterprises in the BRICS Countries

Japan’s CBDC Initiative: The Next Step in the March Toward a Cashless World?
IMF synthesizes current research on central bank digital currencies
Santander, BBVA, others complete Iberpay blockchain payments test
Singapore MAS exec says all that’s missing for a CBDC is a central bank decision
Lithuanian Central Bank’s Commemorative Digital Token Goes Live Thursday
China’s Supreme Court Calls for Better Protection of Digital Currency Rights
French Central Bank Names 8 Partners for Digital Euro Testing

Retail Carnage Deepens as Pandemic’s Impact Exceeds Forecasts
American Express’s Earnings Plunge as Consumers Stay Home
Flight Wi-Fi Provider Global Eagle Files for Bankruptcy Due to Coronavirus
Ann Taylor Owner Files for Bankruptcy
Levi Strauss Faces Uncertainty
Navajo Nation Breaks Off Talks to Buy Remington Out of Bankruptcy
At Boeing and Airbus, Finished Airplanes Pile Up

Is Silver on the Brink of a Major Move?
Gold, silver bulls on a rampage
Blackrock Hits Bigly Silver in Nevada
The Fate of the Dollar, the Gold Standard, and the Multipolar World

Russia-China Trade to Total Between $98-115 Bln in 2020
Russian economy remains stable, despite pandemic, says PM
US dollar payment system debate continues, can America cut China off from Swift?
US Autonomy Act unlikely to undermine Hong Kong dollar peg in short-run, but poses long-term risk, analysts say
Russia Legalizes Cryptocurrencies Terming Them Property

China’s Move to Buy Arctic Gold Mine Draws Fire in Canada
Donald Trump unlikely to target Hong Kong dollar peg to US dollar, says former top diplomat


ENERGY

German businesses working on response to US Nord Stream 2 sanctions — association
US lawmakers approve annual defense bill envisaging sanctions against Nord Stream 2
Russia Delivers First Arctic Oil To Key Ally China
Russia's Gazprom Aims to Increase Gas Supplies to China in Longer-Term
Bulgaria to complete TurkStream pipeline extension amid US threats to sanction Russian energy projects
‘Europe shouldn’t let US meddle in its economy,’ German mayor under threat of US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 tells RT

Where Will Bakken Oil Go When Pipelines Run Dry?
Nat Gas Prices Crash As U.S. Exports Fall
Will U.S. Shale Ever See Another Golden Age?
The World’s Newest Oil Boom Is Facing A Major Problem

Texas Regulators Ask Washington To Act Against Saudi Oil Dumping In U.S.
The Permian Creates Task Force To Protect US Shale From Market Manipulation
Schlumberger Cuts 21,000 Jobs Amid Historic Oil Downturn
The Oil Industry Braces For An Ugly Earnings Season
U.S. Fracking Services Pioneer Files For Bankruptcy
Halliburton Looks Beyond Shale As Fracking Remains Unprofitable


OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Chinese, Russian killer satellites ‘seen approaching’ Japanese craft
6.3-magnitude quake hits China’s Tibet
US diplomat rejects Russian, Chinese space arms control initiative
Russia completes delivery of second S-400 missile system regimental set to China - source

New Aviation Engine Factory in Russia Signals the End for Ukraine’s “Motor-Sich”
Russia to install missile attack warning system for Kazakhstan in 2020

FSB nabs over 20 terror suspects recruiting militants in Syria
Shipbuilders prepare five Northern Fleet warships for Russia’s Main Naval Parade
40 ships to enter service with Russian Navy this year, Putin says
Putin discusses state armaments program and defense budget with defense minister
Why Does Russia Need a Copy of the “Mistral”?

Convoy Carrying Equipment for US Forces in Iraq Reportedly Targeted in Twin Bombing Attacks
US-led coalition forces to withdraw from another military base in Iraq
US turned into rogue state after leaving Iran nuclear deal: Zarif
US House Passes Two Blockchain Amendments in Annual Defense Budget Bill

Iran Faced Massive Foreign-Backed Cyberattacks in Past Few Months, Foreign Ministry Says
Iran’s top security official: Harsher revenge awaits perpetrators of Gen. Soleimani’s assassination
Iran says recent fires have nothing to do with cyber attacks
Iraq to soon begin construction work on railway link to Iran: Iraqi official
Iran’s Sidewinder air-to-air missiles can now travel 12 miles: Senior cmdr.
Iraqi Premier al-Kadhimi visits Iran before KSA, US

Israel’s strike on Syrian military facilities leaves two injured — SANA

How might Hezbollah retaliate against Israel?
Six pro-Iranian militiamen killed in airstrike near Syrian-Iraq border
IDF beefs up Northern Command over tensions with Hezbollah
IDF's Ghost multi-dimensional unit completes first drill
Israel needs a government, not a circus – analysis
Star of David taken down by Twitter, citing 'hateful imagery'

Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Russia Card: Burying the World's First SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in the Newswires

By R.A. Jones

GPA Project
July 28, 2020

The sheer magnitude of what is supposed to be news from so-called “prestigious” outlets—whether the New York Times, Washington Post, or even Reuters—or the lack thereof falling short of nothing but pure apolitical blasphemy of Russian conspiracies menacing the United States public and the West should be of no surprise anymore, or any real concern whatsoever. What is a matter of fact however, is nothing less than turning the lies and obfuscations inside out to determine just what it is the West, Deep State quacks, and media machine pariahs are trying to cover-up, deflect, or outright create out of thin air concerning the Russian Federation; they are just outright obsessed with the dead carcass of “Russia did it!.” 

In just two to three weeks of time, the media and Deep State prostitutes have shifted from a completely fake—and debunked up to and including the President, heads of US State in the government, military, and intelligentsia—story of “Russian bounties” of paid killings of US soldiers in Afghanistan promoted by the New York Times, to a sensationalized hacker conspiracy theory that Russia stole CoV-19 vaccine R&D secrets from the West. As we shall see, the truth of the matter behind this lying mega-machine in hyperdrive is quite the polar opposite, and as foreign and far away as planet Pluto from existing reality.

Smashing the Mirrors

As the pathetically contrived “Russian hacker” conspiracy theory over “theft of CoV-19 vaccine R&D” hit the newswires, a much, much bigger development in Russia was also hitting the newswires. Not only has the Russian Federation been developing upwards of nearly thirty different variants of 17 SARS-CoV vaccines, Russian vaccine candidates are readying for either first or continuous stage trials and most geopolitically pivotal of all, Sechenov University of Moscow has completed the world’s first successful vaccine trial giving the Russian Federation the beneficence of quite literally becoming the first country in the world to launch a successfully created vaccine by August 2020 in the face of the global SARS-CoV-2 “pandemic” coupled with the release of Koronavir, a breakthrough anti-viral drug that specifically targets SARS-CoV-2.

Sechenov University Center for Clinical Research and Medications was responsible for conducting the clinical trials of both variants of intramuscular SARS-CoV-2 vaccine—in powder form and liquid intramuscular solution—developed by Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, with trials taking place at both Sechenov University and Burdenko Military Hospital. Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev revealed in an interview with CNN stating clearly: "We have lots of infrastructure for vaccine development, and once again, we will be the first ones because of our scientists and because of the research we have done to date."

Of course, CNN went straight for the geopolitical jugular blaspheming the question of the UK “Russian hacker” conspiracy theory of stealing CoV-19 vaccine research data only to find itself on the receiving end of instant karma. Dmitriev explosively blew the windows right out of the house of mirrors in the ideological race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine—that US “Operation Warp Speed” is supposed to be winning—stating clearly with a blast of dynamite that, “First of all, we are very surprised by the timing of this, because basically, this happened the next day after we announced the approval of our vaccine in August.”

It was certainly no wonder then, that the cross-Atlantic West’s media machines mirrors had been smashed in exposing the burning red reasons behind the recent hyperdrive of anti-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories like the NYT “Russian bounties in Afghanistan” as mere Red Herrings to smother out such developments from Russia in the newswires. Kirill Dmitriev’s revelations about Russia completing the world’s first successful SARS-CoV-2 vaccine program was, by no means, a small or irrelevant development in the face of a global debacle that has literally brought the world to a grinding halt, and left the cross-Atlantic West staring straight to the bottom of a vicious financial cliff of total economic collapse; it was—for Washington, Wall Street, and London—a geopolitical earthquake

If You Are Not FirstYou Are Last

Close on the heels of the Russian Federation in the ideological race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is China, which has been developing approximately five pivotal vaccine variants with one variant produced by Sinovac recently entering Stage 3 clinical trials in latter June 2020. China’s variable types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines include those produced by CanSino (collaborated with the Academy of Military Science Institute of Biotechnology), Sinovac, an inactivated vaccine candidate developed by Beijing Vaccine and Serum Institute, Fosun Pharma, and Sinopharm's inactivated vaccine candidate developed by China National Biotech Group (CNBG) Wuhan Institute of Biological Products.

Two of China’s five vaccine candidates from CanSino and Fosun Pharma, however, uncover the very ugly reality—just as the US Moderna Inc., Pfizer, and French Sanofi SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have shownof genetically engineered mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines. Such a feat in biotechnology with gene-edited messenger RNA has never been attempted—much less on humans as it is purely experimental—in the history of modern medicine, ever.

CanSino—as a partial arm of the PLA through the Academy of Military Science Institute of Biotechnology—recently teamed up with Precision Nanosystems (PNI) of Canada to produce a “Covid-19 mRNA-LNP vaccine.” According to the news brief on May 21, 2020 from the BioSpace website, “CanSinoBIO will hold the commercialization rights in Asia except Japan, while PNI will hold the rights for the rest of the world,” exclusively maintaining the intellectual and R&D rights on what is known as NanoAssemblr Technology, which is the very patented nano-tech being employed by US-based Moderna Inc for a multitude of new mRNA vaccines as early as 2017, including H10N8 and H7N9 Avian Influenza.

Also in China, Fosun Pharma—Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical/Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial—has entered the race as China’s second company promoting an mRNA-LNP vaccine candidate. Promoting “international collaboration with BioNTech to co-develop an mRNA vaccine against Covid-19,” Fosun Pharma is employing extensive R&D using Germany-based BioNTech mRNA gene-editing biotechnology techniques to develop an effective vaccine, a technology that BioNTech’s website conveys bizarrely—and shockingly—that mRNA represents a “disruptive new drug class” (emphasis added).

Last but not least—nearly dead last that is—well behind the pack of vaccine trial candidates is the United States and the cross-Atlantic West, whether it is US Moderna Inc, UK-Swiss AstraZeneca, Swiss Novartis, French Sanofi, UK GlaxoSmithKline, or a plethora of other major pharmaceutical companies that dominate the cross-Atlantic medical industrial complexes. The fracas of what is supposed to be an all-dominating, US government sponsored systematic vaccination candidate program dubbed “Operation Warp Speed is merely nothing but a distorted and grossly lopsided version of “The Tortoise and the Hare” seemingly from Aesop’s Fables.

Moderna Inc. USA (based in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is quite literally, the “Head of the Hydra” of Operation Warp Speed—the raison de’tre—and currently the greatest purveyor of mRNA-LNP (NanoAssemblr) vaccine candidates in the world. The current US President Donald Trump himself introduced the former head of GlaxoSmithKline (retired 2017) Moncef Slaoui—whom was previously serving on Moderna’s Board of Directors—on May 15, 2020 as the newly-appointed US ‘vaccine czar’ in charge of Operation Warp Speed—a politically uncharted move that gave a fox nothing less than the de facto proverbial key to the hen house.

The mRNA-1273 Moderna gene-edited vaccine candidate—cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for approval of Phase II human trials on May 7, 2020, and on May 12, 2020, granted Fast Track Designation by the FDA, hence the name Operation Warp Speed—was allowed to utterly omit and skip mandated animal testing right into carte blanche human testing trials that began on April 27, 2020, in which results of seriously negative VAEs (Vaccine Adverse Event) on test subjects began to turn up immediately such as CNN’s Ian Haydon reportedly being “the sickest in his life.” However, Moderna Inc. as the so-called “frontrunner” in the ideological race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has completely stalled behind all of the competition except for the Sanofi Pasteur-Translate Bio venture (another mRNA-LNP gene-edited vaccine candidate slated for Sept. 2020 human trials) merely completing its Phase II human trial enrollments on July 8, 2020, with only “interim” results from Phase I human trial studies being published, and as the old adage goes—if you are not first, you are last.

The advent of mRNA gene-edited vaccines amidst the revolution in biotechnology of advancing the techniques of genetic manipulation could, quite literally, become a Pandora’s Box of unknown consequences or serious damage to human DNA and the future of humanity, raising untold questions of efficacy and viability—especially when controlled at the top in the wrong hands (China, USA, cross-Atlantic West, whether it is governments, or especially powerful private corporations). The US Government of the current administration is throwing not only millions, but billions and billions of $US dollars to the biggest cross-Atlantic medical industrial complex giants—such as a $US 1.95 billion to Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA-LNP gene-edited vaccine candidate project (BioNTech being the very same company jointly developing a mRNA-LNP vaccine candidate with China’s Fosun)—and going even further with the US President Trump bizarrely  stating We’re willing to work with anybody that is going to get us a good result,” meaning supporting BioNTech on both sides of the US (Pfizer) and Chinese (Fosun Pharma) coin when prompted with a question of working or collaborating with China on vaccine development—representing the very dangerous soundingdisruptive new drug class” found directly on BioNTech’s website, raking billions of US and Chinese money into their coffers when the world is on its financial knees.

Russia: Re-inventing…..Sanity?

The Russian Bear has shown a major resilience—and a reinventing a ‘renaissance’ of R&D in science, biology, and technologies—in its universities and technical institutes not only in advanced military technical developments of new generation hardware and cutting-edge weaponry, but directly into the scientific community especially that of epidemiology, virology, and biotechnology, such as Sechenov University in completing the success of the world’s first viable SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate. Programs and newly-built (or completely renovated existing infrastructure) research centers at select technical institutes or universities personally endorsed and attended by the Russian President Vladimir Putin—even some programs initiated by Putin himself—has proven to be effective in the very words of the Federation Council (Upper House) Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko when she stated on July 23, 2020 in a pivotal announcement, “Russians will have the opportunity to get vaccinated before the end of the year…..We definitely are the first country to announce clinically-tested vaccines, which is a very important thing."

Considering even the most dystopian scenarios that have reared their ugly heads into lives of those in the cross-Atlantic West, the most sane comment on any development that has come over months in a world gone completely mad is that of Russia’s Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko speaking common sense when he clearly reiterated the position, “….that vaccination should be voluntary.” This statement should come with a much-welcomed, giant sigh of relief in the dense geopolitical fog of the cross-Atlantic West on its utter financial knees due to draconian lock-down measures coupled with the shocking assertions—or even the very idea of—alluding to “immunity passports,” contact tracing, or the shocking, legally insane rant of lawyer Alan Dershowitz (@1:49) that, “no one has the Constitutional right to endanger the public...no right to refuse to be vaccinated, no right to refuse to wear a mask…” in an interview with YouTube vlogger Jason Goodman, when the clear and present danger to endanger the public is the promotion of mRNA-LNP gene-edited vaccine candidates that have never been approved for human use previously—ever.

Is it any wonder then, that as the Russian Federation (and China with its Sinovac vaccine trials) makes a giant leap for mankind with the biggest development of 2020 of the worlds first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the face of adversity of a Bretton Woods system dominated by a self-destructing, failing foreign policy empire—the cracking edifice of the American Century financially collapsing into the abyss—we will only get more and more reckless, apolitical dead-carcass and hob-goblin Russian/Chinese conspiracy theories menacing the public from media and the cross-Atlantic governments shoved down our throats to bury the real news? …. Hardly.


R.A. Jones is an independent writer and researcher, and is the sole editor of the Global Political Awakening Project

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

GPA Project Headlines July 15-21,2020



GLOBAL

There Is a Dark and Dangerous Forest Behind These Burning Trees...
Covid-19: Phase 1 of the "Permanent Crisis"
Time, work & Christianity are ‘white people’ things? US GOVERNMENT-FUNDED museum now promoting crackpot ‘anti-racism’ theories
Calibrating The Craziness
The Ugly Truth About The BLM Protests
Violence in Streets Going to Increase – Kevin Shipp
Bayer Loses Roundup Weedkiller Appeal
What Lies Ahead?

28 Million More Americans Could Wind Up Homeless Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
There Are Already Nationwide Shortages Of Aluminum Cans, Soda, Flour, Canned Soup, Pasta, & Rice
Testing Will Begin In Africa For Biometric ID, "Vaccine Records", & "Payment Systems"

Russia’s first COVID-19 vaccine ready, deputy defense minister says
Koronavir anti-coronavirus drug has been released in Russia
Over a quarter of Russia’s population now immune to coronavirus, says sanitary watchdog
Second stage of testing of Russian COVID-19 vaccine to conclude on August 3
Bill Gates Says Indian Pharma Industry Will be Able to Produce Covid-19 Vaccines for Entire World

Sechenov University denies allegations about vaccinating Russian elites against COVID-19
Russia may finish first in race for coronavirus vaccine, says expert
28 variants of COVID-19 vaccine are being developed in Russia
Coronavirus: no easy way out of pandemic, even with a vaccine, experts say
Iran-Made Remdesivir in Market Next Week
COVID-19 vaccine trials show it is safe and well tolerated, says Defense Ministry
California shuts down again as US coronavirus crisis expands

Greta Thunberg: World must 'tear up' old systems, contracts to tackle climate
Twitter puts verified accounts on LOCKDOWN after massive hack hits billionaires, politicians & celebrities
Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, U.S. and Canada
Moscow Refutes UK Claims That Russia-Linked Hackers Tried to Steal Data on COVID-19 Vaccine
Twitter hack raises concern in Washington; shares fall
Twitter puts verified accounts on LOCKDOWN after massive hack hits billionaires, politicians & celebrities

Trump plans to send federal law enforcement personnel to Democratic-led U.S. cities
Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
Portland Protests Continue, Calls Increase for Federal Agents to Leave
Trump announces arrest of MS-13 leaders in Nevada, New York
Portland 'Under Siege By Anarchists' As City Officials Twiddle Thumbs, Says DHS Chief
Trump: No New Coronavirus Stimulus Without Payroll Tax Cut
Portland Protests Continue, Calls Increase for Federal Agents to Leave
Democrats Fume As DHS Tackles Portland Anarchy While Trump Plans To Send Feds To Major Cities

Putin, Merkel condemn Kiev’s statements on review of Minsk Agreements
‘Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy rolling over in their graves’: Diplomat rips Trump’s EU jab
Putin stresses futility of sanctions pressure against Iran in phone talk with Merkel
Russia calls Britain's meddling allegations contradictory and unclear
How, by a Single Amendment to the Constitution, Russians Destroyed Billions of Dollars of “Partners”
Moscow court arrests four more suspects in baby trade scandal


Commando killed outside Gorlovka was far-right radical from US – DPR militia
MH17 Six Year Anniversary: Pushilin pays tribute to victims, locals recall the day
Body of 2nd commando found, he’s Estonian national – DPR militia
Another Ukrainian troop defects to DPR
Russian Pundit: Ukraine is a “Brothel for Sexual Geopolitical Services”
A Bloody Nightmare In Donbass: UAF Punishers Came to Kill, But Doctors Got In Their Way
Shots heard as bus passengers taken hostage in western Ukraine

China slams U.S. response to Hong Kong security law as 'gangster logic'
China opposes Britain's exclusion of Chinese 5G companies: spokesperson
China urges U.S. to reduce nuclear risks, boost global security

Macron, His Wife Surrounded by Anti Government Protesters Chanting 'Resign'



ECONOMIC

Bank of America Profit Falls 52% as It Prepares for Coronavirus Defaults
Bank of America profit slumps as heavy loan losses loom
Goldman: States Containing 80% Of The US Population Have Paused Or Taken Steps To Reverse Reopening
Stock Market Crash 2020: Welcome To The End Game
Brown Weeds, Not Green Shoots
Mall Owner CBL Prepares to File for Bankruptcy Protection

No end in sight, Congress confronts new virus crisis rescue
Bank Of England Governor Signals Central Bank Digital Currency Is Coming
Dollar Destroyed by Year End – Alasdair Macleod
Steering Towards a Cliff Edge – Chris Martenson

Jobless claims hit post-pandemic low of 1.3 million, but layoffs could resurge as states impose business restrictions
Global debt hits record high of 331% of GDP in first quarter: IIF
The IRS Is Paying Out 3% To 5% Compounded Daily Interest On Almost All Refunds Issued After April 15 This Year

Qantas will cancel all international flights until March 2021
Aeromexico defaults on interest payments for two debt issuances
American Airlines warns 25,000 workers of potential furloughs
United Airlines sending 'gut punch' furlough warnings to 36,000 workers
Delta’s Passenger Revenue -94%. How it Plans to Stay Alive till “Demand Returns.” Confirms United’s Warning About Newly Waning Demand

Paypal confirms developing cryptocurrency / digital asset capabilities
IMF synthesizes current research on central bank digital currencies


Walmart asks customers to use credit, debit cards amid coronavirus pandemic coin shortage
UPDATE: NOW WALMART JOINS NATIONWIDE BAN ON CASH PAYMENTS
The surprising reason Walmart is asking customers not to pay with cash
Coin Shortage Strikes Walmart, Customers Required To Pay With Card At Self-Checkout

Banks Brace For A Historic Crash With Record Loss Provisions
This Is A Financial Extinction Event
ECB Preview : The Calm Before The Storm
Reality Check Incoming? Job Gains Appear To Be Slowing Or Reversing In July

Silver's Silver Lining: Triple Digit Silver Price?
Summertime Sizzle for Gold and Silver
Why silver will outperform gold over the coming year
The pound’s future in a dollar collapse
Will Silver Reach $21 In The Current Rally?
Shocking Data: If You Listen to One Silver Interview in 2020,
It Should Be This One
Europe Has Been Preparing A Global Gold Standard Since The 1970s
Soaring Silver Hits Multiyear High
Silver Hits $20 For The First Time Since 2016... And Why It Will Go Much Higher

Mall Owner CBL Prepares to File for Bankruptcy Protection
Daimler to stop building sedans in the U.S. after second-quarter loss
Women’s Retailer New York & Co. Files for Bankruptcy, Will Close All Stores
Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Watchdog Says Company Must Justify Bonuses
Paper Store Files for Bankruptcy, Hit by Pandemic
Owner of Zizzi and Ask Italian restaurant chains to close 75 branches
Comcar Withdraws Bankruptcy Sale to Shareholder

China Rocked By "Unprecedented" Surge In Bank Runs
The Yuan Wants to Beat the Dollar in the Digital Field
China GDP: first major economy to show a recovery from coronavirus damage with 3.2 per cent growth in second quarter
Overseas income earned by Chinese residents come under tougher regulatory purview
China finance ministry says Jan-June fiscal revenues fell 10.8% year-on-year

US Treasury targets entities allegedly linked with Russian businessman Prigozhin



ENERGY

California Resources, State's Largest Driller, Files for Bankruptcy
North American Oil And Gas Companies Continue To Go Bankrupt At $40 Oil
The Next Big Unknown For Oil Prices
ArcLight-Backed Shale Driller Bruin Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

US applies political pressure against Nord Stream 2, Moscow says
Unfair competition: Kremlin blasts US threat against EU companies over Russian pipelines
Press review: US to target Nord Stream 2’s EU creditors and Russia cracks down on US cult "Get Out Now": Pompeo Prepares New Sanctions Over Nearly Complete Russia-Germany NS2 Pipeline



OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

Mexican Cartel Displays Show Of Force In 'Shocking' New Video

German Armed Forces Missing Tens Of Thousands Of Rounds Of Ammunition

US quits Open Skies Treaty in bid to fully control space - Russian defense official
Fire on USS Bonhomme Richard still burning FOUR DAYS after blaze started (VIDEO)
America declaring China’s territorial claims illegal is all bark & no bite. The US is militarily & economically impotent
Satellite Images Show US Airfield Expansion At Secretive Island Outpost Just Outside Chinese Missile Reach
US needs billions to adjust missile shield for hypersonic missiles — Russian official
Trump Considers Afghan War Critic For Ambassador To Afghanistan: Wants "Full & Speedy Withdrawal"


Speaker’s Advisor: General Soleimani in Possession of Video, Audio Files of US-ISIL Talks
Militant captured in Syria says trained by American instructors to use US arms
Iranian FM: UN Report Proves Illegal Nature of US Assassination of General Soleimani
Fire at Bushehr Shipyard in Southern Iran
Iran breaks Israel’s monopoly on tumor treating device
Iran world’s fourth largest producer of honey: Official

Hashd al-Sha’abi destroys 10 ISIL hide-outs, bases in E Iraq
US plotting soft-coup to dismantle Hash Al-Sha'abi

Putin to take part in keel-laying ceremony for warships in Crimea July 16

Russian fighters shadow Norwegian and US spy planes over Barents and Black Seas
Ukraine to stage exercises to coincide with Russian maneuvers
Russian shipyard floats out first serial Borei-A-class nuclear-powered submarine

Video: Chinese Jets Flex Aerial Combat Prowess in Rare Recording of J-10 Dogfight