==22% Of Millennials Say They Have No Friends
2% Of Millennials Say They Have No Friends

A staggering 22% of millennials (aged 23 - 38) surveyed by YouGov say they have no friends, while less than 1/3 say they have at least 10 friends.
Meanwhile 30% of Millennials say they 'always or often feel lonely.'
According to the New York Daily News,

Even if younger Americans are overstating their isolation, the jarring numbers reflect long-term rising trends in loneliness. Studies have indicated that loneliness has myriad negative mental and physical health effects.

“Strong social relationships support mental health, and that ties into better immune function, reduced stress and less cardiovascular activation,” Debra Umberson, a professor of sociology at the University of Texas, told Time magazine in 2015.

Oddly, 25% of Millennials surveyed also said they don't have any acquaintances.

Is social media to blame? As the Daily News points out, "a 2018 study out of the University of Pennsylvania linked usage of apps like Facebook and Instagram to social isolation. “Using less social media than you normally would leads to significant decreases in both depression and loneliness,” the study’s author, psychologist Melissa Hunt, said at the time."

Meanwhile, according to Vox, many 30-somethings have a hard time making new friends as they get older, as their lives become busier and friends move away.

More recently, in a 2016 paper, researchers in Germany found a peak of loneliness in a sample of 16,000 Germans at around age 30, another around age 50, and then increasing again at age 80.

“We don’t quite know why this is happening,” said Maike Luhmann, a psychologist who researches loneliness at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and co-authored the paper. -Vox

Moar:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-05/22-millennials-say-they-have-no-friends

==Treasury designates China as a currency manipulator
Treasury designates China as a currency manipulator (Politico)

By DOUG PALMER and BEN WHITE 08/05/2019 09:54 AM EDT Updated 08/05/2019 07:51 PM EDT
The United States took the rare step on Monday of formally labeling China a currency manipulator, as trade relations between the two countries continued to spiral downward after President Donald Trump's decision last week to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods.

"In recent days, China has taken concrete steps to devalue its currency, while maintaining substantial foreign exchange reserves despite active use of such tools in the past," the Treasury Department said in a statement that followed the People's Bank of China's decision to let its currency, the renminbi, fall to the lowest level in more than a decade.

Moar:
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/05/trump-blasts-china-yuan-drop-as-currency-manipulation-1634502

==Dow plunges 760 points in worst day of 2019 as trade war intensifies
Dow plunges 760 points in worst day of 2019 as trade war intensifies

Fred Imbert
Published Sun, Aug 4 2019 11:55 PM EDTUpdated 5 hours ago

Stocks fell sharply Monday as a trade war between the world’s largest economies intensified with China retaliating against President Donald Trump’s latest move.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 767.27 points, or 2.9%, to close at 25,717.74 and dropped as much as 961.63 points at one point. The S&P 500 dropped nearly 3% to 2,844.74. The Nasdaq Composite lagged, falling 3.5% to 7,726.04. It was the worst percentage drop for all three indexes this year. The S&P 500 is now more than 6% below its record hit only last month.

The Nasdaq fell for a sixth straight session, its longest losing streak since late 2016. The S&P 500 also posted a six-day losing streak. The Dow declined for a fifth straight day. The move continues a sell-off that began last week when President Donald Trump ordered new tariffs on the rest of Chinese goods and the Federal Reserve failed to signal it would be as aggressive as the market hoped in backstopping the economic slowdown.

Apple led the decline in stocks that have the most to lose from the new round of tariffs, losing 5.2%. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) closed 2.2% lower as the new tariffs will hit items apparel, electronics and toys. Nike dropped 2.7%. Macy’s and Best Buy pulled back 3.1% and 3.5%, respectively.

FedEx dropped 4%. Caterpillar and Boeing dropped 2.3% and 2.5%, respectively. Semiconductor stocks such as Micron Technology, Skyworks Solutions and Advanced Micro Devices fell at least 4.4%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/us-futures-amid-trade-turmoil-between-beijing-and-washington.html
Anonymous 8/6/2019 20:01:24 No. 1359  [M] [E]
==China halts purchase of U.S. farm products
hina halts purchase of U.S. farm products

by Reuters
Monday, 5 August 2019 17:50 GMT
(Adds details from the Commerce Ministry statement)

By Koh Gui Qing

Aug 6 (Reuters) - China has halted its purchases of U.S. agricultural products and will not rule out levying import tariffs on American farm imports purchased after Aug. 3, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said early on Tuesday.

The moves by China represent the latest escalation in its trade row with the United States that has unnerved global markets and investors.

"Related Chinese companies have suspended purchases of U.S. agricultural products," China's Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement posted shortly after midnight in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry did not disclose the value of U.S. agricultural imports that may be subjected to new import tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions between the two countries last week when he vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept 1, a decision China's Commerce Ministry said was a "serious violation" of the consensus struck by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Osaka in June.

"China's market capacity is large and it has bright prospects for importing high-quality U.S. agricultural products," the Commerce Ministry said.

It added that it hoped the United States would keep its promises and create the "necessary conditions" for bilateral cooperation.

The amount of U.S. farm products that China buys has been a sore point in its trade spat with the United States. Other issues of contention include the protection of intellectual property rights in China and Chinese exports of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances, which U.S. officials say is the main source of a drug blamed for opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States. (Reporting by Koh Gui Qing in New York Editing by Susan Thomas)

http://news.trust.org/item/20190805172900-mc8jo

==North Korea fires more weapons, denounces US military drills
North Korea fires more weapons, denounces US military drills
By KIM TONG-HYUNG

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday while lashing out at the United States and South Korea for continuing military exercises that the North says could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy.

North Korea’s fourth round of weapons launches in less than two weeks came amid a standstill in nuclear negotiations and after President Donald Trump repeatedly dismissed the significance of the country’s recent tests despite the threat the weapons pose to allies South Korea and Japan and to U.S. bases there.

Experts say Trump’s downplaying of the North’s weapons display has allowed the country more room to advance its military capabilities as it attempts to build leverage ahead of negotiations, which could possibly resume sometime after the end of the allies’ drills later this month.

South Korea’s military alerted reporters to the launches minutes before the North’s Foreign Ministry denounced Washington and Seoul over the start of their joint exercises on Monday. The ministry’s statement said the drills, which North Korea sees as an invasion rehearsal, leave the country “compelled to develop, test and deploy the powerful physical means essential for national defense.”

Moar:
https://apnews.com/76323ab157794d04bb5c5d89596c3ac1
Anonymous 8/6/2019 20:02:13 No. 1360  [M] [E]
==PARENTS CATCH FBI IN PLOT TO FORCE MENTALLY ILL SON TO BE A RIGHT WING TERRORIST (2018)
CHUPACABRE HERE

PARENTS CATCH FBI IN PLOT TO FORCE MENTALLY ILL SON TO BE A RIGHT WING TERRORIST

thelastamericanvagabond.com/psychological-operations/parents-catch-fbi-plot-force-mentally-ill-son-right-wing-terrorist/
NOTABLE

#PARENTS CATCH FBI IN PLOT TO FORCE MENTALLY ILL SON TO BE A RIGHT WING TERRORIST
THE PARENTS OF A SEVERELY MENTALLY DISABLED MAN ARE SPEAKING OUT ON HOW THE FBI GROOMED HIM AS A RIGHT-WING TERRORIST, KNOWING HE’S PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIC.
Originally Released 08/17/17 – (TFTP) It’s become a near-weekly occurrence. Somewhere in some state, the FBI will announce that they’ve foiled yet another terrorist plot and saved lives. However, as the data shows, the majority of these cases involve psychologically diminished patsies who’ve been entirely groomed, armed, and entrapped by FBI agents. Simply put, the FBI manufactures terror threats and then takes credit for stopping them.

While many of these cases have garnered attention and been exposed in the alternative media, a recent case out of Oklahoma sets a new low for FBI and exposes how insidious these plots can be.

Through the hundreds of ‘foiled terror plots’ the FBI has ‘busted’ over the years, many of them have been focused on people of Middle Eastern descent or people associated with ISIS or al-Qaeda. This time, in the case of Jerry Drake Varnell, the 23-year-old diagnosed schizophrenic, accused of attempting to bomb a bank, the FBI fomented terror from a right wing dialogue.

In a June meeting with the agent, according to FBI documents, Varnell described himself as a believer in “Three Percenter” ideology, a right-wing group claiming to be committed to standing against and exposing corruption and injustice.

http://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/psychological-operations/parents-catch-fbi-plot-force-mentally-ill-son-right-wing-terrorist/

==PDJT Twatts and corresponding Qdrops off timestamps, VERY COOL
>>8503695
Check it, timestamps on each of last PDJT twatts:

>>8503685
>>8503681
>>8503673

and the most important one of all below:

112
Why the Chans
Anonymous
5 Nov 2017 - 10:46:24 PM
Important to archive.
Above & next drops have high probability of shutting down /pol/.
It is being safeguarded for these transmissions but not 100% secure.
Who owns /pol/?
Why is this platform being used?
What recent events almost occurred re: /pol/?
Why is this relevant?
Stay alert in main US cities (DC), sporting events, and other conservative gatherings.
Repeat.
Stay alert in main US cities (DC), sporting events, and other conservative gatherings.
More false flags imminent.
Elections (tues) no longer matter at this stage.
Snow White.
Godfather III.
Above will have context as news unfolds.
Summarize and paint the picture.
Critical.
Q

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>>8503798 >>8503857 Philippines say 8ch is run out of their country
Baker Change
Filipino MSM is saying that 8ch is actually run out of their country and they are considering legal action
can't post the link directly here but
one article is from ABS-CBN News and is titled "Police checking Philippines link of 8ch tagged in US shooting"

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>>8503921 8ch up but not awake
HEY HEY HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BACK UP!?!
http://206.223.147.214/qresearch/res/7347564.html

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>>8504092 Jim Watkins statement (vid)
Jim Watkins statement CMs dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPdbEAmWGE [Embed]

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>>8504310 Anon theory on the DS and Chan
>>8504010
Lucky no one knows about it then, kek.
and
>>8504092
o7
This is a king hit by the establishment for sure. I had wondered if their new host got hit as well. If 4chan users don't think this is coming for them too, then they have another think coming.
They (DS/establishment) basically dropped $150,000,000 to make this happen, and that is nothing to them.
The good thing about it is that it was done very publicly and purposefully, so they've kind of exposed themselves.
I think things are about to get interestinger from here.

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>>8504590 >>8504663 3rd event announced on MSM, BEFORE it actually takes place?
This could use some moar attention.
3th event announced on MSM, BEFORE it actually takes place?
https://twitter.com/PsychicWeasel/status/1158476177553494016

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>>8504697 >>8
Anonymous 8/6/2019 20:02:39 No. 1361  [M] [E]
==
>>8505422 New PDJT Tweet
>>8505426 New PDJT Tweet
>>8505429 New PDJT Tweet
>>8505431 New PDJT Tweet
>>8505433 New PDJT Tweet

==
>>8505435 Declass incomming?
Potus just retwatted this D-Day twat from Mcconell from June 6
https://twitter.com/senatemajldr/status/1136627738817810433
Declass incomming?
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump

==
>>8505438 New PDJT Tweet

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>>8505473 JW files Lawsuit to Stop CA tax return requirement
Judicial Watch
Verified account
@JudicialWatch
7m7 minutes ago
More
JW announced it filed a fed lawsuit to prevent the CA SecState from implementing a new state law requiring all presidential candidates who wish to appear on CA’s primary ballot to publicly disclose their personal tax returns from the past 5 years.
https://twitter.com/JudicialWatch

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>>8505512 Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, dies at 88
The Hill @thehill
#BREAKING: Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, dies at 88 http://hill.cm/5lIMObe
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1158746324822614016

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>>8505635 >>8505649 BREAKING...HRC/HUMA SNUFF VID First pics out.
BREAKING...HRC/HUMA SNUFF VID First pics out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQBYotVSGLc [Embed]

==
>>8505659 HEADS UP, THEY ARE DESPERATE AND DANGEROUS NOW
HEADS UP, THEY ARE DESPERATE AND DANGEROUS NOW
Prepare for an endless barrage of absolutely horrific false flags, some of which will involve actual deaths
The FBI labeling investigators as terrorists, AFTER the NY fire departments officially stated that the know the government lied about 911, and that they know explosives were used, and that explosives brought the buildings down, and they subsequently demanded the investigations be re-done AFTER Trump got people in that might actually do it for real. The FBI panicked, and now needs an enormous pile of terror attacks pinned on the public to justify shutting everyone up. WHO SHOWED UP AT THIS LATEST SHOOTING? THE FBI. WHILE IT WAS HOT. GO FIGURE.,
https://poal.co/s/QStorm/81553

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>>8505688 AFRL achieves record-setting hypersonic ground test milestone
AFRL achieves record-setting hypersonic ground test milestone
The AEDC Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit at Arnold Air Force Base supports recent testing for the Air Force Research Laboratory Medium Scale Critical Components Scramjet program. The Northrop Grumman-produced engine was successfully operated at conditions above Mach 4 and has set the record for highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo)
https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1925981/afrl-achieves-record-setting-hypersonic-ground-test-milestone/

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>>8506896 Full sized images Q posts - Archive Offline!
Full sized images Q posts - Archive Offline!
https://poal.co/s/QStorm/81642

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>>8506980 Sarah Palin Back in the news
Appeals Court Revives Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against 'The New York Times'
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a lower court was wrong to dismiss former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over an editorial linking her to a 2011 mass shooting.
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/06/748615956/appeals-court-revives-sarah-palins-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times

==
>>8507011 Photo of Mounted Police Leading Black Man by a Rope Prompts Outrage
hoto of Mounted Police Leading Black Man by a Rope Prompts Outrage
The police chief of Galveston, Tex., apologized to the suspect and said two of his officers had caused the man embarrassment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/galveston-police-donald-neely.html
Anonymous 8/6/2019 21:24:27 No. 1403  [M] [E]
Q Research General #9408 El Paso GIDDYUP! Edition
Notable Bun #1

Huber = Hammer?
Is Huber the "Hammer?

Q2598
>>4274344
Confirmed.
'QA' > 'QAnon' > Hammer
More to find over time.
Happy Hunting!
Q

==
No trip codes?
No trip codes either, so how the fuck is Q going to post here?

==
8 Chan Called to congress
🚨BREAKING🚨: Homeland Security Chairman Thompson & Ranking Member Rogers sent a letter to 8chan owner Jim Watkins demanding he come before Congress and answer questions on the site’s extremist content.

cc: @infinitechan https://t.co/8SDSI1rFLj

#
https://www.wsj.com/articles/8chan-owner-defends-speech-forum-in-wake-of-el-paso-shooting-11565108749

Mr. Watkins said he believed a manifesto allegedly written by the suspected shooter was first posted to Facebook Inc. 's Instagram and then uploaded to 8chan by another user—not the suspect himself. “I don’t know if he wrote it or not, but it wasn’t uploaded by the murderer. That is clear,” he said.

==
YUAN FALL
Yuan fall prompts Trump to accuse China of 'currency manipulation' – as it happened

The yuan’s drop has triggered a sell-off on global stock markets. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones has lost more than 500 points, a 1.9% fall, while in London, the FTSE 100 index is trading nearly 180 points lower, a 2.37% decline.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/blog/live/2019/aug/05/chinese-currency-hits-11-year-low-and-markets-fall-as-trade-tensions-deepen-business-live

Q post 1157
Has POTUS made a statement found not to be true?
Nothing stated should be discounted.
Moving fast.
Q
(not Q)

==
Feels
This feels like when a storm knocks out power in your house, and with great ingenuity you figure out how to make popcorn on the stove.

==
Future Problems
Potential future problem encountered... as the post count grows on the site, the size of the site's hosting on our local machine increases. I hit the 10 meg default barrier, earlier, and it stopped updating the threads for a minute until I realized what was going on and expanded the allowance.

I believe we should be treating this as our new permanent home until otherwise updated, and that means thinking 1M posts. I am guessing an average of around 10megs per 1K posts, so that puts us at around 1Gb for a board at 1M posts, and that becomes a problem for client loading of the page. We should try and track down the... developers? ... kek, we don't even know who built all of this stuff we are just commandeering.

But, anyway - that's a potential problem we need to address, particularly if the censorship problem gets worse and we end up with thousands of

==
Kansas HOT
HAPPENING NOW: Cops Respond To Shooting at Walmart In Kansas City; Citizens Asked To Avoid The Area -

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1158895776111702016

==
Contact Developers
Developers http://127.0.0.1:43110/1HeLLo4uzjaLetFx6NH3PMwFP3qbRbTf3D/

==
Anon Instructions for Freeing Resources
You can go through and mute some of the other boards by going to the home page and clicking on the key. It will remove that from your seed.
Some advanced recon guys from pol reported that the CP thread was just a troll. I muted it, anyway as a proactive measure. Not that shills would constrain themselves, but eh.
We will need to look at a way to compartmentalize the board so that only the most heavily accessed parts are seeded by default and they are freed from resources when not in use.

==
HOT PROTOCOL
ECOGNIZING TERRORIST THREAT - HOT

H - Is it [H]idden?
O - [O]bviously suspicious?
T - Is the item [T]ypical

5. Suspicious items - Guidance for staff
When dealing with suspicious items apply the 4 C’s protocol:-
5.1 CONFIRM whether or not the item exhibits recognisably suspicious characteristics
The HOT protocol may be used to inform your judgement:-

H - Is it HIDDEN?
Has the item been deliberately concealed or is it obviously hidden from view?

O - OBVIOUSLY suspicious?
Does it have wires, circuit boards, batteries, tape, liquids or putty-like substances visible?
Do you think the item poses an immediate threat to life?

T - TYPICAL Is the item typical of what you would expect to find in this location?
Most lost property is found in locations where people congregate. Ask if anyone has left the item

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recognising-the-terrorist-threat/recognising-the-terrorist-threat

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Wiki Trolling 8chan
Wikipedia selective edit to 8chan post morning of August 5th
was: The site was remove