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Koreans Buy Tesla, GameStop as Foreign Stock Buying Hits Record
South Korean traders piled into U.S. stocks like GameStop Corp. and Tesla Inc. in January, driving their buying of overseas equities to a record high in January.
Korean individual and institutional investors bought a net $5 billion of foreign stocks in January, their most-ever monthly tally since 2011, when the Korea Securities Depository began collecting data.
Their positions now include $10 billion in Tesla Inc. shares the largest for any stock as well as about $265 million in GameStop Corp., KSD’s data show. GameStop, an unprofitable videogame retailer, has drawn day traders globally, including from India and China.
With U.S. stocks representing some 80% of their holdings, Korean retail investors are “highly exposed” to U.S. market risks, Goldman Sachs senior Asia economist Goohoon Kwon said in a note on Sunday.
“With their heavy buying during a global equity rally in late 2020, a 10% market correction for example could put one-third of their holdings in the red,” Kwon wrote.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/koreans-buy-tesla-gamestop-as-foreign-stock-buying-hits-record
Breitbart News
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Hold on…wait…Last Monday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that wearing two masks “likely” made it safer. But now this week Dr. Fauci said "there’s no data that indicates that that is going to make a difference."
https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1356351507617210368
Dr. Anthony Fauci: No Data Showing Double Masking Works
Dr. Anthony Fauci revised his recommendation that Americans wear two masks to further protect themselves from the coronavirus.
Fauci spoke about double masking in a video livestream interview with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Thursday.
“There’s nothing wrong with that but there’s no data that indicates that that is going to make a difference,” Fauci said.
Last Monday, Fauci said that wearing two masks “likely” made it safer, claiming that it only made “common sense” to have another layer of protection.
“So, if you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on, it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,” Fauci said in an interview with NBC News “TODAY.” “That’s the reason why you see people either double masking or doing a version of an N95.”
He also said it was important for vaccinated individuals to keep wearing masks because they could still be carrying the coronavirus.
The virus, he explained, could be transmitted by individuals protected by the vaccine because they would not show any symptoms.
“Then you could inadvertently or innocently transmit the infection by not wearing a mask,” Fauci said, admitting that it seemed “paradoxical.”
He said that in the next few months, he hoped to have scientific studies on the amount of virus found in individuals who were vaccinated versus those who were not.
“I believe we’ll see that the level of virus in people who have been vaccinated but are infected without symptoms likely will be very low,” he said.
He continued, “Until we know that, wear the mask.”
Fauci said that even though he had been vaccinated against the virus, he would continue to wear a mask.
“When you see me out when I am not talking to a screen but with people, this is what I do, even though I am so-called protected from clinical disease,” he said.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/dr-anthony-fauci-no-data-showing-double-masking-works
Washington Examiner
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The FBI again declined to comment on the threat assessment in Washington that is used by law enforcement as the rationale for maintaining a Guard presence.
Some Guard members have grumbled that they do not know why they remain in Washington.
https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1356334950912561152
Despite unclear threat, National Guard protects Capitol in snowy conditions
February 01, 2021
Snowy conditions are not keeping thousands of National Guard troops from protecting the Capitol, and neither are unanswered questions about whether officials have detected plans for a possible repeat of right-wing extremist violence.
“We currently have just over 7,000 soldiers and airmen assigned to the National Guard mission in Washington, D.C., and we remain on track to draw down to 5,000 through mid-March,” D.C. National Guard spokesman Capt. Tinashe Machona confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Monday.
The FBI again declined to comment on the threat assessment in Washington that is used by law enforcement as the rationale for maintaining a Guard presence in the capital nearly equal in strength to previous presidential inaugurations.
Members of Congress have called on the Guard to be sent home in recent days, while some governors have ordered their troops to depart Washington. Both sets of concerns are based on worries there is no imminent threat for the kind of violence seen at the Capitol complex on Jan. 6 and on how the troops have been treated after thousands were ordered to rest in a parking garage with limited restrooms.
Some Guard members have grumbled to reporters that they do not know why they remain in Washington, away from their day jobs and families, even as some units are heading home.
Those departures have not affected the Guard’s ability to meet the requests for support from the Secret Service, Park Police, U.S. Capitol Police, and D.C. Metropolitan Police.
All Guard members have cold-weather gear and heated, designated rest areas where they can get out of the frigid winter weather while others are on watch, said Machona.
The troops from approximately 39 states and U.S. territories support law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, and logistics support.
The Guard again declined to provide the exact number of members stricken by COVID-19, though it had previously reported that at least 200 had tested positive and remain in quarantine.
Machona said none have been hospitalized, and all were checked upon arrival from their home states.
“They had their temperatures checked and completed a screening questionnaire. Masks and social distancing are required where the missions allows,” he said.
Meantime, razor wire has been added to nonscalable fencing, and trucks have blocked previously open streets along the south perimeter of the Capitol barrier.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his way to the Capitol building Friday afternoon to greet troops, repeatedly asking them if they have what they need to conduct their mission.
"The entire Army is behind us,” one commander told the secretary after confirming they were well taken care of.
Guard members who spoke to the Washington Examiner just days earlier were weary of their uncertain mission length, which could keep Guard members on duty until March 14.
Guard members also declined to describe their rest areas in the Capitol, a source of controversy recently after service members were abruptly relocated to a parking garage for several hours before being allowed to return.
Again, the D.C. National Guard refused to describe those facilities other than to underscore that Guard members stay at hotels when not patrolling the Capitol.
“To be clear, this is not where they are lodging when off-duty,” Machona said. “Our personnel work in shifts and rest when they can as others stand watch.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/despite-unclear-threat-national-guard-protects-capitol-in-snowy-conditions
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Situation in Burma
February 01, 2021
The military’s seizure of power in Burma, the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials, and the declaration of a national state of emergency area direct assault on the country’s transition to democracy and the rule of law.In a democracy, force should never seek to overrule the will of the people or attempt to erase the outcome of a credible election. For almost a decade, the people of Burma have been steadily working to establish elections, civilian governance, and the peaceful transfer of power. That progress should be respected.
The international community should come together in one voice to press the Burmese military to immediately relinquish the power they have seized, release the activists and officials they have detained, lift all telecommunications restrictions, and refrain from violence against civilians. The United States is taking note of those who stand with the people of Burma in this difficult hour. We will work with our partners throughout the region and the world to support the restoration of democracy and the rule of law, as well as tohold accountable those responsible for overturning Burma’s democratic transition.
The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy.The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action.
The United States will stand up for democracy wherever it is under attack.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/02/01/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-the-situation-in-burma/
PSAKI: Biden Administration Encourages Tech Censorship, Twitter Banning Trump Purged ‘Hate Speech’
President Biden has reportedly spoken with Big Tech oligarchs to discuss how conservative speech can further be restricted on their platforms
During Monday’s White House press conference, Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that President Biden and his team fully support Big Tech censorship of citizen’s First Amendment, stating that the administration supports the power of Big Tech monopolies to restrict “hate speech” even further.”
“This may hard to believe, but we don’t spend a lot of time thinking about or talking about President Trump here, former President Trump, to be very clear,” Psaki said in response to a question about what effect President Trump’s Twitter ban has had on the current regime.
Psaki continued, “Um, I think that’s a question that is probably more appropriate for Republican members, um, who, um, are looking for ways to support a bipartisan, uh, and whether that gives them space, but I can’t say we miss him on Twitter.”
“We’ve spoken to and [Biden] has spoken to the need for social media platforms to continue to take steps to reduce hate speech,” Psaki added.
Revealing answer by WH Press Secretary on the Censorship of President Trump by Twitter & Big Tech
WH Press Secretary Psaki: "We've spoken to and [Biden has] spoken to the need for social media platforms to continue to take steps to reduce hate speech." pic.twitter.com/jabB6hGl0R
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) February 1, 2021
Psaki had previously stated that voters “shouldn’t be surprised” Biden’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was paid millions by hedge funds that she is now advising Biden about during the current GameStop stock craze:
During Thursday’s White House press conference, Biden administration press secretary Jen Psaki flippantly downplayed the potentially massive conflict of interest raised by Biden treasury Secretary Janet Yellen being paid in $810,000 in speaking fees by hedge fund Citadel LLC before refusing to recuse herself from advising Joe Biden on the Gamestop “meme stock” short squeeze, which heavily involves Citadel-owned trading platform Robinhood as well as the hedge fund itself.
You did mention, I believe yesterday, that the treasury secretary is monitoring the situation and is on top of it,” a reported stated during the press conference. “There have been some concerns about her previous engagements with Citadel and speaking fees that she has received from Citadel; are there any plans to have her recuse herself from advising the president on Gamestop and the whole Robinhood situation?”
Psaki has also drawn mockery for her overuse of the term “I’ll have to circle back with you” to avoid answering questions during press conferences.
https://nationalfile.com/psaki-biden-administration-encourages-tech-censorship-twitter-banning-trump-purged-hate-speech/
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Panic In DC, Election Fraud Projection, It’s Time To Return Publicly
The patriots are now ready and prepared to go after the [DS]/MSM. In Myanmar the military decided to take over because of election fraud. Is this projection on election fraud here in the US? Trump and the patriots are ready to inject election fraud, treason, and crimes against humanity facts into the upcoming impeachment trial. Panic in DC, they don't know the plan of the patriots.
https://rumble.com/vdhj3n-ep.-2393b-panic-in-dc-election-fraud-projection-its-time-to-return-publicly.html