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Everything we thought we knew about the beginnings of the coronavirus pandemic could be wrong. A bombshell report by scientists from the University of Cambridge has cast doubt on previous beliefs about when and where Covid-19 first broke out. While coronavirus was previously believed to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan at the end of last year, new research suggests it may have actually came from further south – and began spreading among humans as early as September 2019. The team of researchers has published its extraordinary findings – which have yet to be peer-reviewed – in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, outlining a “network” of infections that has thrown existing knowledge into doubt. “The virus may have mutated into its final ‘human-efficient’ form months ago, but stayed inside a bat or other animal or even human for several months without infecting other individuals,” University of Cambridge geneticist Peter Forster said on Thursday.”Then, it started infecting and spreading among humans between September 13 and December 7, generating the network we present in [the journal] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [PNAS].” “What we reconstruct in the network is the first significant spread among humans,” Mr Forster said. He and colleagues from several institutes analysed more than 1,000 full genome sequences of the virus.  By counting the various mutations of the virus, they were able to get closer to figuring out when the first human was infected by a strain closest to a virus spread among bats. Researchers analysed strains of the virus using a phylogenetic network – an algorithm that can map the global movement of organisms through the mutation of their genes. They found hundreds of mutations, indicating that the virus may have been spreading quietly in host animals for years before finally infecting humans. A coronavirus typically acquires one mutation a month. There have been unverified reports that the virus originated in a Wuhan lab where researchers were doing work into diseases in bats, but the new study doesn’t support that. “If I am pressed for an answer, I would say the original spread started more likely in southern China than in Wuhan,” Mr Forster said. “But proof can only come from analysing more bats, possibly other potential host animals, and preserved tissue samples in Chinese hospitals stored between September and December. “This kind of research project would help us understand how the transmission happened, and help us prevent similar instances in the future.” Phylogenetic networks are generally considered reliable means of tracking genetic mutations, but the method is limited by its sample size and having to assume a mutation speed that may not be accurate. A virus can undergo transformations in unpredictable patterns during an unprecedented outbreak such as this one. Nick Note: Do not get caught up in the conspiracy theories. But hear me well.  If you recall i told you back in October i expected something  big was about to happen. You might rememberl we bought back 30% of our zeroes. November we got should we say chatter. We started batting down the hatches. Network, satellite projects, solar upgrade and the new fiber system were given priority. You remember when we decided to go dark and sent out the BlackCryptokey. In December  staff members in England started getting lung infections. Moose was in a BAD way. I dispatched Dennis to England on the trust legal work and to courier Keys. Mosh was sent to NY city to pick up a envelope from a should we say contact. Dennis came down with a sever lung infection and the girls got more then the usual flue. On his way back home Dennis flew in to update me and he was very very sick. Standard operating procedures here was since he was sick masks gloves and the like were donned. Despite precautions i got a light case and immediately went on Tamiflue and Hydroxychoroquine and suffered mild case of the “flue”. We now new their was a major epidemic in China. Underground sources in China were scared. I still held my water. I was about to declare a pandemic when the bird flue reared its ugly head ten years ago and it faded fast.  As i was contemplating weather to go public and to recall family to base i had my dream. The most vivid dream ever i call it a vision (its ok if you laugh) forced me into action. As you know we got their first and the rest is history. I want to be clear here our assessment is round 1 is peeking and will fade away. DO NOT let your guard down. Prematurely governments the word over are lifting the lock downs and as i like to say setting the captives free. While the masses go on a spending orgy and when  they least expect it round II will start.

US President Donald Trump gave governors a road map on Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.

“We’re starting our life again,” Trump said during his daily press briefing. “We’re starting rejuvenation of our economy again.”

He added, “This is a gradual process.” The new guidelines are aimed at clearing the way for an easing of restrictions in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus, while keeping them in place in harder-hit locations. Places with declining infections and strong testing would begin a three-phased gradual reopening of businesses and schools, with each phase lasting at least 14 days, meant to ensure that the virus outbreak does not accelerate again. The recommendations make clear that the return to normalcy will be a far longer process than Trump initially envisioned, with federal officials warning that some social distancing measures may need to remain in place through the end of the year to prevent a new outbreak. At the earliest, the guidelines suggest that some parts of the country could see a resumption in normal commerce and social gatherings after a month of evaluating whether the easing of restrictions leads to a resurgence in virus cases. In other parts of the country, or if virus cases resume an uptick, it could be substantially longer. Trump briefed the country’s governors on the plan on Thursday afternoon, saying they were going to be responsible for deciding when it is safe to lift restrictions in their states. That was different from the tone he set earlier this week, when he said he had “total” authority on when and how the country reopened.  “You’re going to call your own shots,” Trump told governors, according to an audio recording obtained by The Associated Press news agency. “We’re going to be standing alongside of you.” Meanwhile, under the federal guidelines, those most susceptible to the respiratory disease would be advised to remain sheltered in place until their area enters the final phase – and even then, they are advised to take precautions to avoid close contact with other people. The federal guidelines come after seven governors in the Midwest announced on Thursday that they would coordinate on reopening the economy, after similar pacts were announced earlier this week in the west and northeast. Trump held conference calls earlier on Thursday with legislators he named to a new congressional advisory task force. The economic costs were clear in new federal data showing that at least 22 million Americans have been thrown out of work in the last month. But the legislators repeatedly urged the president not to sacrifice public health in an effort to reopen the economy. “My highest priority on this task force will be to ensure the federal government’s efforts to reopen our economy are bipartisan, data-driven and based on the expertise of public health professionals,” said Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia. Business leaders, too, raised concerns to the president in a round of calls on Wednesday, warning that a dramatic increase in testing and wider availability of protective equipment would be necessary before they could safely revive operations. Nick Note: The last time the stupids killed the cats. Now they want to fill up the sports stadiums and restaurants. For us this is great as long as we hide in our caves. For the stupid money this will end badly!

United States stocks extended gains in premarket trading on Friday with the Dow Jones soaring over 800 points as coronavirus fears eased. US President Donald Trump claimed the peak of the outbreak in the country has passed and issued guidelines for gradually reopening the economy. Meanwhile, reports said Gilead’s Remdesivir drug showed effectiveness in treating severe coronavirus cases during clinical trials. The Dow Jones futures surged 3.44% at 7:07 am ET. The Nasdaq 100 rose 2.18% and the S&P 500 jumped 2.96% at 6:59 am ET. Nick Note: as you know we declared the bottom at the bottom and declared it a V bottom. We are now 6 for 6 on predicting market bottoms after a wipeout. They will not lose the system and they can will it to thrive. Our greatest trade ever. Shit i even gave you a spread sheet allocating our pyramid stagey. The rest is on you. Push the FUCKING RESET BUTTON! By May the economy will be roaring back… The masse will have the biggest spending party you have ever seen. The Stupids cannot help themselves!

(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is considering paying U.S. oil producers to leave crude in the ground to help alleviate a glut that has caused prices to plummet and pushed some drillers into bankruptcy. The Energy Department has drafted a plan to compensate companies for sitting on as much as 365 million barrels worth of oil reserves by effectively making that untapped crude part of the U.S. government’s emergency stockpile, said senior administration officials, who asked not to be identified describing deliberations prior to a decision and announcement. Federal law already gives the Energy Department authority to set aside as much as 1 billion barrels of oil for emergencies — without dictating where they should go. That creates a legal opening for storing crude outside the government’s existing reserve and even blocking its extraction in the first place. In this case, the government would essentially buy the oil locked underground but ask producers to hold off on extracting or delivering it. The keep-it-in-the-ground plan would require billions of dollars in appropriations from Congress — and the administration just recently lost a bid in Congress to spend $3 billion buying oil for the government’s strategic reserve. A deal like this could be unprecedented and reflects a Trump administration push to help domestic drillers battered by a surge of oil production and a collapse of demand tied to the coronavirus. Analysts, including experts at Wood Mackenzie and IHS Markit, expect storage tanks to fill by summer, if not sooner. Whenever that happens, oil producers with no place to put their crude would be forced to halt production and lay off workers. Some are already idling drilling rigs and stowing excess supplies in rail cars, while pipeline operators are reversing flows to transport crude to underused storage sites. President Donald Trump on April 3 asked his energy secretary to “check out other areas where you can store oil,” and look for places “bigger than what we have now.” The Energy Department is discussing other ideas, including stashing oil in floating tankers, unused refinery storage tanks and underground salt caverns, the officials said. But those approaches might take too long to help as U.S. crude inventories build toward a crisis point. The quicker solution would be to effectively reward drillers for taking a timeout. Under the approach being developed by the Energy Department, the agency would contract with companies to buy proven oil reserves but delay production of them for several years, if not indefinitely. When that crude is finally extracted and sold, the proceeds would go to the Treasury. Companies would be selected through an auction, with the government picking the lowest-price bidders. Energy Department officials developed the plan after affirming they had legal authority for the move and studying alternatives. Senior administration officials said the effort would benefit independent oil companies across the U.S., and it would be focused on sites that are either producing today or those with infrastructure in place so they could quickly yield oil. The Energy Department already moved to sop up some excess crude by renting out space in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve for private storage. The agency said Tuesday it is in negotiations with nine companies to store some 23 million barrels of crude in the underground salt caverns that make up the emergency stockpile. And it expects to offer more space in the reserve in coming weeks. An earlier administration bid to spend $3 billion buying U.S. oil for the strategic reserve was blocked in Congress, as Democrats sought to offset the purchase with investments on clean energy. Similar opposition could derail the Trump administration’s new plan too. Democratic leaders have said they oppose anything that smacks of a “big oil bailout.” And though environmentalists have favored a “keep-it-in-the-ground” approach to phasing out fossil fuel production, Trump’s venture is aimed at sustaining the industry — not ending it. With some 635 million barrels already socked away inside underground salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana, the government has authority to snap up 365 million more as long as Congress doles out money for the transaction. At current prices it could cost at least $7 billion. Nick Note: well Comrade Babushka it looks like the oil industry lobbyists and bought politicians are about to pay of big time. FOR SURE BIG OIL WILL GET A BIG BAILOUTS!