RECAP: First Federal Quarantine In 50 Years Initiated To Contain Wuhan Coronavirus; US Stocks Tank

Crazy close to the news week here in Washington with some major developments — the first federal virus quarantine in 50 years has been initiated, according to news reports. As the seventh instance of Wuhan coronavirus infection has been confirmed on US soil, this time in the San Francisco Bay Area, the CDC has reportedly stated that “195 people brought back from Wuhan now in quarantine in California, [the] first federal quarantine in 50 years.”

A chilling video posted to The Guardian’s web site and elsewhere on the Internet appears to show a partially dark Wuhan metropolis — like something out of a dystopian sci-fi movie — with the only sounds being the enraged chants of the Chinese city’s denizens demanding to be released from the “lock down” that authorities have placed their city in, indefinitely.

Wuhan, which has some of the largest open air meat markets in mainland China, is suspected as the origin point or “ground zero” of the Wuhan coronavirus, which is believed to have possibly leapt from animals sold at the market. The virus is now human-to-human transmissible, hence the closure of Chinese flights into the United States earlier today, and the introduction of this mandatory federal quarantine for those returning to the US from affected parts of China, who test positive for the virus.

US stock markets dipped sharply in the wake of expanded Wuhan virus fears, with the Dow losing 603.41 points by today’s market close.

Crashing US stocks on Wuhan fears, PLUS the UK’s Prime Minister just announced on Twitter that the UK — one of the world’s largest economies — will be formally exiting the European Union (EU) later tonight.

The leading cryptographic currencies have jumped substantially over the past several weeks, perhaps in response to Wuhan fears. According to coincap.io data, Bitcoin has gained 29.2% over the past month, while #2 cryptocurrency network Ethereum has gained 39% during the same month-long period.

Hate to gloat at all with such mass calamity lingering in the air — literally — from the Wuhan crisis… but FULCRUM called nearly all of this.

We were worried about Wuhan, long before almost anyone else, and we explained our fears to newsletter subscribers.

We were confident cryptocurrency had a few surprises in store, when many others in the independent media had weirdly written off cryptocurrency as “over” — despite its growing user base, institutional acceptance, and recent rise in US Dollar denominated value.

And the Epstein / Weinstein / Podesta sex trafficking super scandal hit a new high today — one of the news topics we have championed for the last three years, when most in media have intentionally avoided this total journalistic home run. Pizzagate was always real.

An actress today in Manhattan Supreme Court claimed before jurors that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2013, and she graphically detailed both his body and his behavior toward actresses in “the industry” at the time. She reportedly stated to the Court that Weinstein is “deformed,” and here’s the full statement according to The New York Post:

“He has extreme scarring that I didn’t know if maybe he was a burn victim. He does not have testicles and it appears like he has a vagina,” Mann said as Weinstein bowed his head while seated at the defense table.

Yes, that’s really the quote.

No, we will not be providing further analysis on that one at this time!

Market chaos, Hollyweirdos with possible deformed vaginas, and the UK is leaving the European Union later tonight! And cryptocurrency is the Willy Wonka golden ticket, after all, it appears!

One heavy news week, folks. Enjoy the weekend, stay safe, and get the newsletter if you don’t yet receive it. It’s like water in a desert; water for parched minds. Our research team has been profoundly on point lately. Very proud of what this news organization is becoming! —DS