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Trump is just one step away from blowing his chances. Just 89 days from the election, and now things are starting to get interesting. Plus, my breakdown of Trump's Axios interview, and my theory on Joe Biden's big secret. Links: Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program - The New York Times 1 American among 135 dead in massive Beirut explosion, officials say - ABC News Was Beirut Explosion Handiwork of Israel Following Natanz Attack? In dramatic policy shift, Israel to hold Lebanon accountable for Hezbollah attack - www.israelhayom.com Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany - The Jerusalem Post Medical Examiner's Autopsy Reveals George Floyd Had Positive Test For Coronavirus : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR Expert: Drug Toxicity Had No Bearing on George Floyd's Cause of Death Anger Rises After Beirut Blast and Evidence Officials Knew of Risks: Live Updates - The New York Times PBS Frontline - S38E23 - United S

Russiagate is back, this time with a twist. I reveal the strategy rolling out to combat the impending October surprise. And my take on the big tech CEOs going in front of congress. Links UPDATE: Stepping back a claim about COVID-19 data - YouTube COVID-19 HHS data collection skeptic retracts some of his claims I covered in this episode. I will follow up with what he is now saying in episode 321. Durham moving ‘full-throttle’ on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved: sources | Fox News The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means - Lawfare Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation - The New York Times Lawmakers From Both Sides Take Aim at Big Tech Executives - The New York Times Rep. Pramila Jayapal: William Barr will always be Trump's henchman - CNN Video Tech CEOs testify at House hearing on Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon | 7/27 (FULL LIVE STREAM) - YouTube The CDC, the HHS and cooking the COVID books - YouTube Charter’s d

For more than 60 days, protestors have ravaged the streets of Seattle and Portland. I'll explain how I see the people's need for change, and Trump's desire for re-election creating a dangerous no-win scenario. Links: Video Shows Protesters, ‘Wall Of Moms’ Demonstrate Outside Portland Courthouse | NBC News NOW - YouTube Tear gas fired again; Portland protest standoff continues Police declare riot at Seattle protests, make arrests Local stations across the country set to air Fauci conspiracy theory over the weekend - CNN Pentagon Briefed About Alien 'Off World Vehicles': NY Times Russia has secretly tested anti-satellite weapon in SPACE, US Space Command says Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages Support Unfilter

I advocate for a better way to test for COVID-19. What if there is a better, quicker way to test? I make a case for a re-thinking of how we test for Coronavirus cases, and the huge impact this change could have. Plus, my break down of Trump's awful interview with Chris Wallace, the latest economic signs, and the unemployment mess that's brewing. Links Son of judge overseeing Deutsche Bank-Epstein trial killed by hitman | Fortune Michael Mina – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance | medRxiv TWiV 640: Test often, fast turnaround, with Michael Mina | This Week in Virology Jacob Wohl's Firm Claims Ghislaine Maxwell-Linked LLC As Client | Law & Crime Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’ - POLITICO Congress and White House At Odds Over Pandemic Aid Bill : NPR Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy : NPR Connecticut says it found testing flaw, 90 fa

Lie, cheat, and steal. Whatever it takes to win. Neocons and the left have teamed up to get Trump out of office even if that means war with Russia. Also my observations around the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein's right hand woman Ghislaine Maxwell. And why you can be totally, 100%, without a doubt, positive thousands of protesters did not spread COVID-19. Links: A Failed Afghan Peace Deal | Council on Foreign Relations Ghislaine Maxwell Could End Up in Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself A Federal Ban on Making Lethal Viruses Is Lifted - The New York Times COVID-19 Herd Immunity Is Much Closer Than Antibody Tests Suggest, Say 2 New Studies – Reason.com Florida sheriff clarifies remarks after warning protesters he could deputize ‘every lawful gun owner' | Fox News Joe Biden: 600 lawyers ready to battle Trump election 'chicanery' Fake 5G coronavirus theories have real-world consequences - CNET National security adviser says Trump’s CIA briefer decided not to share Russia bounty intel | Fo

Were the lock downs a failure? COVID-19 cases are "surging" in the sates, and we're being led to believe masks will save us all. I suspect the surge is a result of a failed lock down stratgey, I explain why. Plus the slow wind down of Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone (CHOP). Links: Coronavirus Cases In U.S. Are Undercounted, CDC Says : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR [2006.08471] Probability of symptoms and critical disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection YouTube Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 | PNAS Controversy on COVID-19 mask study spotlights messiness of science during a pandemic | CIDRAP Sealed depositions involving Jeffrey Epstein name Ehud Barak as offender - The Jerusalem Post Is CHOP ending? One organizer says yes, but protesters disagree | KOMO YouTube Owen Williams ⚡ on Twitter: "the US can't stop trying to backdoor encryption when nobody's looking; coronavirus edition https://t.co/WQr7HTlLWx https://t.c

By any means necessary. Masked as a voice for the people, the media is creating a dangerous new type of information cult. Links: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Tulsa Health Department COVID-19: Oklahoma numbers continue to spike, with 450 new cases, 2 more Oklahomans' deaths announced Thursday | News | tulsaworld.com jason n. peters on Twitter: "“We just want permenant housing” - Ronald Story, a leaser among the Unhoused at #CampMaroon #phillyprotests https://t.co/zxge2ANPki" / Twitter 'Massive' cyber attack on Australian Govt - NZ Herald Do hospitals get money for patients who die from COVID-19? | cbs8.com I have 2 FREE tickets to the TRUMP rally - tickets - by owner -... California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces - ABC News Judge Napolitano: 'Too little, too late' for government to block John Bolton's book | Fox News New stimulus package could include $4,000 vacation credit | FOX 5 New York Judge Napolitano: 'Too little, too late' for go

How long can their new utopia last? Protesters in Seattle have established a communal 'autonomous zone' to prove they don't need police, but I suspect it's a ticking time bomb. Links: THE DEMANDS OF THE COLLECTIVE BLACK VOICES AT FREE CAPITOL HILL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BLM and ActBlue. Where is the money going? Rapper organizer of the Seattle autonomous zone says Trump has 'put a hit on his head' ActBlue, the Democrats’ Not-So-Secret Weapon - The New York Times Inside Seattle Autonomous Zone - Desiree DeLoach talks to Caleb - YouTube Tim Eyman shows up to Seattle CHAZ - YouTube Anti-racist protesters in Seattle established an 'autonomous zone' - Insider Candace Owens on Twitter: "Wow this video is really important and every person needs to watch and share it. Black Lives Matter donations go directly to a superpac called “ACT BLUE” that has given hundreds of millions to Democrats running for President. How is this legal? #BLM is LITERALLY a shell comp

Do we want a war on the streets of America? Historic protest continue to turn violent, while Trump urges local officials to utilize the power of the US military. Links: Mark Esper: Pentagon chief on shaky ground with White House after breaking with Trump over protest response - CNNPolitics Can the President Really Order the Military to Occupy U.S. Cities and States? | Best States | US News Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John’s church near White House Republicans chastise Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op - POLITICO DEA Can Secretly Surveil George Floyd Protesters Trump declares himself the president of law and order - Axios Military Helicopters Used to Disperse Protesters in Washington, D.C. Tensions Mar Paris Protest as Floyd Outrage Goes Global | World News | US News West Philadelphia ShopRite Looted For 15 Hours Straight, Owner Says – CBS Philly Biden says country is "crying out for leadership" amid protests - CBS News Unrest Eases as Protests

George Floyd's death, combined with a painful history, has led to protests around the US, and one thing is obvious. We, the people, are furious. I think it all started years ago, and I'll explain why. Plus, my take on Trump's Twitter battle in this special edition of Unfilter. Links: Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested | KOMO Minneapolis Mayor says George Floyd would still be alive if he were white | Daily Mail Online CNN reporter says 'zero' police presence as Minneapolis precinct burns - YouTube Police hold a line in Minneapolis amid protests - YouTube Liveleak.com - Cop Setting Fire To Building Smashing Windows Inciting Riots In Minneapolis Vandal dressed in all black has been identified as St. Paul cop Jacob Pederson : AntifascistsofReddit Officer Jacob Pederson Was Not The Person Seen Smashing Windows To Ignite Protesters, St. Paul P.D. Says Jacob Pederson is Not AutoZone Umbrella Man, Police Say | Heavy.com Trump is desperate to punish Big Tech but has no g

The rush to save the world and get rich doing it is on, but let's take a realistic look at what is possible, and when. And how the debate about renewing or curbing Section 215 of the US government's spying program is blocked by COVID-19 politics. Links: Some express concerns over rush to find COVID-19 vaccine :: WRAL.com Unprecedented rush to find COVID-19 vaccine Video - ABC News COVID-19 and the rush to produce a vaccine | Northwell Health Zelensky seeks probe over leaked audio of Biden linking US aid to Ukraine prosecutor's ouster | Fox News Ukraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president | World news | The Guardian The CDC and States Are Misreporting COVID-19 Test Data - The Atlantic Texas stops combining coronavirus antibody, viral test data - News - Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX TWiV 617: Coronavirus Times | This Week in Virology Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China Rep. Devin Nunes: California Ballot Harvesting Law Has Permanently Al

The Coronavirus fallout has exposed some shocking China developments that are getting very little attention right now, and they have nothing to do with COVID-19. So I bring you up to speed. Plus, the latest economic impact from the Pandemic and the plan to win Joe Biden the election. Live Stream Q&A Form Links: Documents Reveal: FBI Set Up General Flynn - YouTube Chinese Ambassador Is Found Dead at Home in Israel - The New York Times JPM's Kolanovic Finds Coronavirus Lockdowns "May Have Caused More Deaths Than Covid-19 Itself" | Zero Hedge F.D.A. Halts Coronavirus Testing Program Backed by Bill Gates - The New York Times Report: Antibody tests reveal coronavirus might have arrived in WA in December Cabot Phillips on Twitter: "Professors around America have been caught selling secret research to the Chinese Communist Regime. The national media won't cover it, so here's a thread of those who have been caught so far:" / Twitter Apple rejects 'false claims' by Just

The most critical moments from Fauci's Senate hearing, how hospitals make money from COVID-19, and why we won't be seeing negative interest rates anytime soon. Also, how Joe Biden might get pulled into the next legal battle around the NSA's surveillance powers. Links: Read: Documents listing names of Obama-era officials who sought to 'unmask' Michael Flynn | Fox News Cuomo says more states are investigating mysterious illness in children - YouTube Key moments from Dr. Anthony Fauci's Senate hearing - CNNPolitics Governor Inslee lays out statewide contact tracing plan for COVID-19 - Lynnwood Times Biden, Comey, Clapper among officials who tried to 'unmask' Flynn Rand Paul: Pandemic Response Marred by ‘Wrong Prediction after Wrong Prediction’ White House ‘buried’ CDC plan warning against any summer vacation travel to avoid second wave of infections – The US Sun The Fed’s Housing Market Survey Has Never Looked This Bearish Mortgage catch-22: Interest rates are lower than ever,

The world has reached one of the most critical risk/reward calculations it's ever faced. We're told over and over, it's simple: stay home, stay safe. But it's never that simple. After I dismantle that argument I make a case for why I think it's time to take the risk and reopen. Links: Breaking Down The Absolutely Batshit Coup Attempt Against Venezuela's Maduro - The Drive Leak cripples operations of Venezuelan insurgent group | Miami Herald Operation Gideon - Wikipedia Ector County SWAT team raids bar for protesting to reopen | KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com Salon A La Mode Owner, Shelley Luther Arrested: ‘Feeding My Kids Isn’t Selfish, I’m Not Closing The Salon’ – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth Neil Ferguson, UK coronavirus adviser, resigns after reports his lover visited during lockdown - CNN Coronavirus: Prof Neil Ferguson quits government role after 'undermining' lockdown - BBC News Prof Neil Ferguson coronavirus mastermind of the UK lockdown, others - Business Insider A

Exposure Notification or better known as Contact Tracing is coming. I've just surfaced from a deep dive and share my findings. It's a special focus on the rollout and tech behind Contact Tracing, plus some good news for COVID-19 treatment, and a quick check on the state of the housing market. Links: Ready to Re-Open? Or Too Risky? - Straw Poll “There’s no choice but to act now” - WHO Contact Tracing template app available today :: Dimagi Blog UW and Microsoft release contact-tracing app, aiming to battle COVID-19 while preserving privacy – GeekWire Officials unveil mobile app to help with COVID-19 contact tracing in North Dakota | Health | bismarcktribune.com North Dakota launches Care19 app to combat COVID-19 | Department of Health COVID-19 ("Blow The Wind" Remix) - YouTube Care19 Safe Paths: A privacy-first approach to contact tracing | MIT News Bluetooth signals from your smartphone could automate Covid-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy | MIT News Security Now: Apple/Google

I make my case for the dangers of tribalism during a pandemic. And my thoughts on the cautious and the not so cautious approaches to reopening our economies. Links: Nevada to join California, Oregon, Colorado, Washington in COVID-19 reopening plan | Coronavirus | fox5vegas.com Texas governor to allow stay-at-home order to expire on April 30 - Axios Paycheck Protection Program: Volume of loan applications doubles - Axios See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down - The New York Times New Zealand Says It Has Won 'Battle' Against COVID-19 : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR Germany flips on smartphone contact tracing, backs Apple and... ‘It bothers me that this is still in the news cycle,’ Birx says of Trump’s disinfectant and light comments - POLITICO Congressional Watchdog Reviewing Federal Pandemic Response : NPR In four U.S. state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms - Reuters Lysol maker warns against internal use of disinfectants af

Trump makes a massive blunder and tries to play it off as a joke. My thoughts on what he got right and where he went all wrong. Plus some crazy "hot mic" audio, the flaw in the immigration ban, and the staggering economic timebomb US states are facing. Also - the recent studies that suggest COVID-19 may have arrived many weeks sooner than first thought. Links: Trump Claims His Comments on Injecting Disinfectant Were 'Sarcastic' An alarming number of Americans believe a coronavirus vaccine exists and is being withheld Coronavirus: FDA issues warnings on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine after deaths and poisonings reported CDC adds 6 new COVID-19 symptoms after fever, cough | The Sacramento Bee Hidden Outbreaks Spread Through U.S. Cities Far Earlier Than Americans Knew, Estimates Say - The New York Times Dan Moren on Twitter: "This revised timeline for the coronavirus outbreak in the US is fascinating. I had a particularly nasty bout of “the flu” in late January/early February and

It looks like Trump and his team are behind the recent lockdown protests, I'll dig in. Plus what the heck is going on with oil prices, and the states that will see their COVID-19 peaks at the end of April. Links: Trump Adviser: Social Distancing Protestors Are the Second Coming of Rosa Parks | Vanity Fair Who’s Behind the “Reopen” Domain Surge? — Krebs on Security TV commercials are all about coronavirus now - Vox Singapore Seemed to Have Coronavirus Under Control, Until Cases Doubled - The New York Times U.S. Oil Prices Plunge Into Negative Territory: Live Markets Updates - The New York Times Why Asia’s New Wave of Virus Cases Should Worry the World - The New York Times Subscribe to read | Financial Times Many States Say Cannabis Is Essential, But Advocates Say More Needs To Be Done : NPR U.S. Crude Oil Prices Go Negative As Demand Disappears : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR Nadler, Schiff ask for review of Barr's comments on intel watchdog firing - Axios Oil Prices: Futures contract expiring Tue

Trump checks are on the way, and he claims he knows nothing about it. Except what he does know. I'll explain. Plus my thoughts on the power struggle between the President and the Governors, my revised outlook on the oil situation, and Biden's big week. Links: Donald J. Trump's name will be on stimulus checks in unprecedented move - The Washington Post Pelosi calls Trump's name appearing on stimulus checks 'shameful' - CNNPolitics How is the World Health Organization funded? | World Economic Forum Shocking New Documents Prove China Deliberately Withheld Critical Coronavirus Info | Zero Hedge Google Subpoenaed For Hillary Clinton Emails Believed To Contain Backup To Records Scrubbed With "Bleachbit" | Zero Hedge Trump Says US 'Thoroughly Examining' Possibility Virus Leaked From Wuhan Biolab | Zero Hedge Text-Only NPR.org : Retail Spending Just Fell Off A Cliff Text-Only NPR.org : WHO Sets 6 Conditions For Ending A Coronavirus Lockdown Virus Fund Cop Awaiting Help Wa

Apple and Google are working together to build in OS-level opt-in COVID-19 contact tracing. We explain how this technology will work, the project it's based on, and our concerns with its use. Plus the latest news, the mechanics of how Trump and the Media rile each other up, and our new outlook on the election. Links: Exclusive: JPMorgan Chase to raise mortgage borrowing standards as economic outlook darkens Minneapolis Fed president says Fed is being "as aggressive as possible" in coronavirus response - CBS News "Boomer Crisis" – Crash Permanently Delays Retirement Plans | Zero Hedge This Is The 'Supercut' Video President Trump Just Played In The White House Press Briefing | Zero Hedge Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research amid US-China row on virus origin - CNN Largest US Study Of COVID-19 Admissions Reveals Single Biggest Factor In Hospitalization | Zero Hedge Seattle researcher debunks theory COVID-19 spread in Calif. in November | KOMO Kashkari Says U.S. May F