Harry's Today - May 12th 2020

05/12/2020

Good Tuesday, everyone. Hong Kong's CEO using Covid19 to widen Police State, quell Protests: Alan Leong / China Uncensored • CCP threatening Aussie Government: Sky News Australia • SO News May 12th: Ben Davidson • The State is too Dangerous to Tolerate: Robert Higgs • Covid19-Staatswillkür wird Versicherer Allianz mehr als 1 Milliarde Euro kosten: Reuters • Staat größter Produzent von Fake News: Referat KM 4, Tichys Einblick • Musk continues to Defy Alameda County: Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica • No Rational Basis for Applicability of Laws: Marc Stevens
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Hong Kong: China's Newest Police State

China is turning Hong Kong into a police state. With Hong Kong Chief Executive and the Hong Kong police out of control, on top of social distancing from the coronavirus pandemic, Hong Kong protesters are struggling to make a change. Joining me today to talk about the current situation in Hong Kong is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, Alan Leong.

—China Uncensored, feat. Alan Leong

China is punishing nations for disagreeing with it

On Monday, China threatened tariffs up to 80 per cent on Australian grain if the federal government does not respond to allegations of "barley dumping" in 10 days, in an escalation of trade tensions between the two sovereign nations.

—Sky News Australia

They Fired Him - There Are No Good Cops

—Disenthrall

This is the Problem: Good Cop Fired for Asking Fellow Cops to Respect the Rights of the People

—Matt Agorist

The State is too Dangerous to Tolerate

—Robert Higgs, Mises University

Malaysia seizes hundreds of migrants in latest lockdown raid

The people from Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh were rounded up in an area near a large market just outside the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, the Immigration Department said in a statement on Tuesday. The raid on Monday, which included 261 women and 98 children, followed a similar roundup last week, which alarmed the United Nations and rights groups.

—Rozanna Latiff, Reuters

Neither Argument Nor Evidence - No Rational Basis For Applicability of Laws

—Marc Stevens, No State Project

Corona 43,5

Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der externen Experten des Corona-Papiers aus dem Bundesministerium des Innern

—Dr. Bodo Schiffmann

Exklusiv auf TE: "Ein Vorwurf könnte lauten: Der Staat hat sich in der Coronakrise als einer der größten fake-news-Produzenten erwiesen."

Die zentrale Botschaft der Analyse lautet: "Die beobachtbaren Wirkungen und Auswirkungen von COVID-19 lassen keine ausreichende Evidenz dafür erkennen, dass es sich - bezogen auf die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen auf die Gesamtgesellschaft - um mehr als um einen Fehlalarm handelt."

—Redaktion, Tychis Einblick

Corona-Pandemie kostet Allianz mehr als eine Milliarde

Allein die Schäden durch den Ausfall großer Veranstaltungen, geschlossene Fabriken, Zahlungsausfälle von Lieferanten und abgesagte Reisen dürften sich auf bis zu 1,1 Milliarden Euro summieren und den Gewinn im Konzern um zehn Prozent drücken.

—Alexander Hübner, Reuters

Red Dwarf Superflare, Plasma Kink, US Climate Report

—SO News, Ben Davidson / SuspiciousObservers

Musk dares county officials to arrest him as he reopens Fremont factory

"Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules," Musk tweeted. "I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me."

—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica

Why Has There Been So Little Consumer Price Inflation?

Prices of consumer goods have grown rather slowly in spite of sizable money supply growth. Why is there a gap?

—Karl-Friedrich Israel, Mises Media