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The Changing Nature Of Nuclear Deterrence
17.06.2024, 04:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Changing Nature Of Nuclear Deterrence Submitted by Tuomas Malinen of GnS Economics Issues discussed: Tactical vs. strategical nuclear weapons. Mutually asserted destruction (MAD) as the foundation of nuclear deterrence. The shaky foundations of modern nuclear deterrence, and growing risk of a tactical nuclear strike. When I was around eight years...
20% Of California Lives In Poverty; What's Going On?
17.06.2024, 01:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 20% Of California Lives In Poverty; What's Going On? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, On a cost-adjusted basis, California leads the nation in percentage living in poverty. Blame the Progressive oligarchs like Governor Newsom. Unemployment rates from the BLS through April. State level data lags by one month. Chart by Mish. Warning to the...
"No Place In The Public Discourse": The Connecticut Bar Association Warns Critics Of Trump Prosecutions
17.06.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "No Place In The Public Discourse": The Connecticut Bar Association Warns Critics Of Trump Prosecutions Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, I have received emails from Connecticut bar members over a message posted by President Maggie Castinado, President-Elect James T. (Tim) Shearin, and Vice President Emily A. Gianquinto warning them about criticizing...
Prepare For The Repricing Of Risk Globally
16.06.2024, 17:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Prepare For The Repricing Of Risk Globally Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, There are no more "saves" available for the next market meltdown. The past 24 years can be viewed as an era in which risk declined due to the dynamics of globalization and financialization. The ascent of China as "workshop of the world" generated a deflationary...
Chinese May Be 'Probing' American Military Readiness Through Base Breaches, Lawmaker Says
16.06.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Chinese May Be 'Probing' American Military Readiness Through Base Breaches, Lawmaker Says Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Fears of attacks on the homeland and foreign espionage stemming from the border crisis are growing in light of illegal immigrants breaching military bases as well as those with suspected...
"No Place in the Public Discourse": The Connecticut Bar Association Warns Lawyers Critical Of Trump Prosecutions
16.06.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "No Place in the Public Discourse": The Connecticut Bar Association Warns Lawyers Critical Of Trump Prosecutions Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, This week, I have received emails from Connecticut bar members over a message posted by President Maggie Castinado, President-Elect James T. (Tim) Shearin, and Vice President Emily A. Gianquinto...
Crew Abandons Sinking Bulk Carrier In Red Sea After Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack
15.06.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Crew Abandons Sinking Bulk Carrier In Red Sea After Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack Turmoil in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden intensified this week as Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on commercial vessels traversing the critical maritime chokepoint. In a bold new move, the rebels deployed a suicide drone boat that slammed into the...
How The US Military-Industrial-Complex Is Heavily Dependent On China
15.06.2024, 21:22 Uhr. GreatGameIndia - https: - According to a Govini report, despite efforts to reduce reliance, the US Military-Industrial Complex is increasingly dependent on Chinese suppliers, highlighting vulnerabilities in critical military technologies. The U.S. Navy cut 40 percent of Chinese suppliers out of its “critical technologies” supply chains last year. The Army was able...
Putin On G7 Seized Assets Plan: "Despite All The Trickery, Theft Is Still Theft"
15.06.2024, 14:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Putin On G7 Seized Assets Plan: "Despite All The Trickery, Theft Is Still Theft" After on Thursday Group of Seven leaders agreed at a summit in Italy to give Ukraine $50 billion utilizing interest from frozen Russian Central Bank assets, President Putin has addressed the move during a speech before his Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He once again denounced...
NIH Documents Show $1.6 Billion Long COVID Initiative So Far Falls Short Of Goals
15.06.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NIH Documents Show $1.6 Billion Long COVID Initiative So Far Falls Short Of Goals Authored by Megan Redshaw, J.D. via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Naeblys/Shutterstock) It’s been more than three years since Congress directed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the long-term effects of COVID-19—and there are still no answers...
DOJ Won’t Pursue Criminal Contempt Charges Against Garland
15.06.2024, 00:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - DOJ Won’t Pursue Criminal Contempt Charges Against Garland Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Congress in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) An official from the Department of Justice (DOJ) told House Speaker Mike...
US Signs $23 Billion F-16 Deal With Turkey
14.06.2024, 22:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Signs $23 Billion F-16 Deal With Turkey Via The Libertarian Institute The US has inked a $23 billion deal with Turkey for 40 F-16 warplanes. Washington promised to sell dozens of the advanced fighter jets to Ankara and upgrade scores of Turkish F-16s in exchange for Turkey approving Sweden’s NATO membership. The AFP reported the deal was signed...
"Bitcoin is Exponential Gold", Says Fidelity's Director Of Global Macro
14.06.2024, 16:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Bitcoin is Exponential Gold", Says Fidelity's Director Of Global Macro Authored by Nik Hoffman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Jurrien Timmer, Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro, recently made a notable statement about Bitcoin, describing it as "exponential gold" and an emerging player on the "store of value" team. Timmer's comments were shared through...
Grant: Rates Are Going Much Higher. Is He Right?
14.06.2024, 16:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Grant: Rates Are Going Much Higher. Is He Right? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Recently, James Grant, editor of the Interest Rate Observer, was asked about his outlook for interest rates. He sees interest rates moving in a cyclical pattern, potentially rising for another multi-decade period. Grant bases his view on historical...
Counterfeit Titanium Found In Some Boeing And Airbus Jets
14.06.2024, 15:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Counterfeit Titanium Found In Some Boeing And Airbus Jets Boeing is no longer the pride of American aviation. The plane manufacturer is riddled with so many problems it's impossible to keep track. Yesterday, the FAA announced an investigation (yet another...) into a 737 Max 8 jet that encountered a dangerous mid-flight 'Dutch roll' several weeks...
US Navy Evacuates Injured Mariner From Houthi-Attacked Cargo Ship Set Ablaze By Missiles
14.06.2024, 13:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Navy Evacuates Injured Mariner From Houthi-Attacked Cargo Ship Set Ablaze By Missiles Chaos in the Red Sea region continued into the latter part of the week, with the US military rescuing an injured civilian mariner from a cargo ship attacked by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The situation underscores the ongoing disruption in the key maritime chokepoint...
Federal Judge Blocks ATF Rule Expanding Definition Of Gun Dealer
14.06.2024, 00:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Federal Judge Blocks ATF Rule Expanding Definition Of Gun Dealer Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from implementing its new rule, which critics say dramatically expands the agency’s enforcement scope by redefining who is a gun dealer. In his...
Russia To Export Coal To India Via Iran. It's A 4-Alarm-Bells Fire...
13.06.2024, 23:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia To Export Coal To India Via Iran. It's A 4-Alarm-Bells Fire... Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Hello sanction lovers. What are you going to do about this? Russia Plans Coal Exports to India Via Iran ShippingNews reports Russia plans coal exports to India via Iran Russia has announced plans to export coal to India using Iran’s railways...
NATO Tells Ukraine It Must Win The War To Become Full Alliance Member
13.06.2024, 18:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NATO Tells Ukraine It Must Win The War To Become Full Alliance Member NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Ukraine and its future assistance will be a major focus of discussion in a Defense Ministers meeting Thursday and Friday, which comes parallel to the G7 summit happening in Italy, where both Biden and Zelensky are meeting...
Is LTCM Replaying Itself In US T-Bills?
13.06.2024, 18:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is LTCM Replaying Itself In US T-Bills? Authored by Kane McGukin via BombThrower.com, When it came to finance, they were the smartest guys in the room. Two Nobel laureates, one-half of the “Black Scholes” options pricing equation, and leverage. When the carnage of LTCM stopped it was understood that it was not a case of genius men wielding math...
House Moves To Defund Ukrainian NGO That Issued 'Enemies List' After Rep. Jim Banks Takes Action
13.06.2024, 02:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - House Moves To Defund Ukrainian NGO That Issued 'Enemies List' After Rep. Jim Banks Takes Action Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) has taken swift and decisive action against the Data Journalism Agency (texty.org.ua), a Ukrainian NGO with US State Department links that recently published an 'enemies list' of individuals and organizations opposed to the war in Ukraine...
Golf And Investing: Mastering Long And Short Games For Success
12.06.2024, 18:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Golf And Investing: Mastering Long And Short Games For Success Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Let’s play a hole of golf to appreciate how two distinct aspects of golf provide valuable lessons for investors. You tee off with a driver on a 450-yard par four hole. Your drive is perfect. Not only does the ball land in the middle...
Did The Defense Make Jail More Likely For Hunter Under The Sentencing Guidelines?
12.06.2024, 17:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Did The Defense Make Jail More Likely For Hunter Under The Sentencing Guidelines? Authored by Jonathan Turley, For months, I have been expressing disbelief that Hunter Biden and his defense team were going to take the gun case to trial. Even on the eve of the trial, I thought that the defense might snap into sanity and plead out the case. The reason...
Mastercard Launches Its Biometric Retail Payment System In Europe, Using Poland As A Testing Ground
12.06.2024, 11:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Mastercard Launches Its Biometric Retail Payment System In Europe, Using Poland As A Testing Ground Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, “Buy with your eyes, pay with your glance!” After running pilot tests in Brazil and parts of the Asia Pacific for roughly two years, Mastercard is finally rolling out its biometric retail payments...
Philly Mayor Increases Police In Kensington As "Phase 2" Of Clearing Out Open Air Drug Markets Begins
12.06.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Philly Mayor Increases Police In Kensington As "Phase 2" Of Clearing Out Open Air Drug Markets Begins The more things change in the Kensington area of Philadelphia, the more they appear to stay the same. Police in the drug-riddled Northeast are of the city are now moving to "Phase 2" of their improvement plan for the area, but video showed on social...
JPM Analysts Say Tesla's Robotaxis Are "Years" Away From Launch
11.06.2024, 20:54 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - JPM Analysts Say Tesla's Robotaxis Are "Years" Away From Launch Elon Musk has said that a purpose-built robotaxi will be the centerpiece of his long-term strategy for Tesla. In about two months, on August 8, Musk is set to unveil the 'Robotaxi,' potentially positioning Tesla to compete with some of the largest ride-hailing services. However, before...
"I Take Responsibility": Pelosi Admits Fault For The Lack Of Security Precautions On Jan 6th
11.06.2024, 18:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "I Take Responsibility": Pelosi Admits Fault For The Lack Of Security Precautions On Jan 6th Authored by Jonathan Turley For years, some of us have asked why the Capitol was so poorly prepared for the January 6th riot. As part of the coverage on that day, I remarked at the start of the protests that I had never seen the Capitol so thinly protected for...
Nagel Gazing
11.06.2024, 16:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Nagel Gazing By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank US stocks lifted, yields rose and both gold and crude traded higher yesterday as markets rebalanced after Friday’s non-farm payrolls report and the European elections over the weekend. There wasn’t much new data of note, but we did see a softer than expected Italian industrial...
Gold & Oil: Understanding Rather Than Fearing Change
11.06.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold & Oil: Understanding Rather Than Fearing Change Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, There is much legitimate (as well as dramatic) talk about the failing US, its debased currency and its identity-fractured/inflation-taxed middle-class which has been increasingly described more aptly as the working poor. The End, or Just Change...
No Better Friend Than Japan Despite Political Distractions
11.06.2024, 03:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - No Better Friend Than Japan Despite Political Distractions Authored by Heino Klinck via RealClearDefense, Soon, President Biden will meet with seven of our most important allies and partners at the upcoming G7 summit in Italy, June 13-15. This meeting comes at a pivotal moment: wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East show little signs of stopping, China...
Here Are The 5 Supreme Court Issues Set To Reshape America's Political Landscape
11.06.2024, 01:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Here Are The 5 Supreme Court Issues Set To Reshape America's Political Landscape As the Supreme Court gears up to conclude its decision season by the end of June, several high-stakes cases loom that could significantly alter the nation’s political and social fabric in a crucial election year. In less than three weeks, the high court is expected to...
Biden To Offer Saudi Arabia Defense Treaty In Exchange For Official Ties With Israel
10.06.2024, 23:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden To Offer Saudi Arabia Defense Treaty In Exchange For Official Ties With Israel Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, The White House is prepared to roll out a plan that will make Saudi Arabia a Japan-style ally in exchange for new official ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. While the Biden administration has invested substantial...
US-Linked Ukrainian NGO Unveils 'Enemies List' Including US Journalists Tucker Carlson, Matt Taibbi, Alex Jones
10.06.2024, 22:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US-Linked Ukrainian NGO Unveils 'Enemies List' Including US Journalists Tucker Carlson, Matt Taibbi, Alex Jones The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity's Daniel McAdams has revealed a rather concerning US government-affiliated non-governmental organization based in Ukraine that has published a new enemies list that includes American journalists...
After Trump Verdict, Swing State Poll Shows How It Impacts Voters' Decisions
10.06.2024, 20:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - After Trump Verdict, Swing State Poll Shows How It Impacts Voters' Decisions Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Days after former President Donald Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury, a poll in a 2024 battleground state shows that voters still favor the former president. A polling site at Christa McAuliffe School in...
New Images Reveal Houthi Missile Damage To Oaktree's Previously-Owned Bulk Carrier
10.06.2024, 16:09 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - New Images Reveal Houthi Missile Damage To Oaktree's Previously-Owned Bulk Carrier For the first time, shocking new images have surfaced on social media, revealing the extensive damage to the previously owned US bulk carrier "True Confidence." This vessel was engulfed in flames following a missile attack by Iranian-backed Houthis earlier this year...
Banking Crisis, Stage Two
10.06.2024, 15:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Banking Crisis, Stage Two Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, I’m sure you recall the banking crisis of March to May 2023. It began with the collapse of the little-known Silvergate Bank on March 8. This was followed the next day by the collapse of the much larger Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 9. SVB had over $120 billion in uninsured...
With Two Regional Wars, Does Security In Indo-Pacific Hang In Balance?
10.06.2024, 09:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - With Two Regional Wars, Does Security In Indo-Pacific Hang In Balance? Authored by Terri Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock, Getty Images) When the White House released its second Indo-Pacific strategy in February 2022, senior officials said “no region will be more vital to the United States in the...
Massie Slams AIPAC, Censorship, Surveillance, Debt Crisis, And Insane Government Regulations: New Tucker
10.06.2024, 04:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Massie Slams AIPAC, Censorship, Surveillance, Debt Crisis, And Insane Government Regulations: New Tucker Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) sat down with Tucker Carlson for a little over two hours, where the two discussed a variety of topics, including the grip that lobbies such as AIPAC has have over legislative agendas, freedom of speech, government surveillance...
"Damage Control Underway": Cargo Ship Hit By Missile In Gulf Of Aden In Suspected Attack By Houthi Rebels
09.06.2024, 15:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Damage Control Underway": Cargo Ship Hit By Missile In Gulf Of Aden In Suspected Attack By Houthi Rebels More than six months since the Biden administration launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to defend the critical maritime chokepoint Bab al-Mandab Strait from Iran-backed Houthis and ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, we're witnessing...
The Speech That Military Recruiters Don't Want You To Hear
09.06.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Speech That Military Recruiters Don't Want You To Hear Authored by Casey Carlisle via AntiWar.com, Before we get into this, let’s discuss what most would label “a hypothetical.” Tonight, I’m going to break into your home, point a gun at you, and rob you – all the while claiming that I’m not your enemy. Your enemy, I’ll say, is elsewhere...
Tokyo App Helps Residents Get Laid To Avoid Population Collapse
09.06.2024, 00:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Tokyo App Helps Residents Get Laid To Avoid Population Collapse Officials in Tokyo, Japan are launching a new dating app to help promote marriage and boost the collapsing national birth rate. The fee-based app from the Tokyo Metropolitan government will ask people to prove that they are legally single, and sign a letter confirming their willingness...
Venture Capitalist David Sacks Goes All In On Trump
07.06.2024, 23:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Venture Capitalist David Sacks Goes All In On Trump A new wave of enthusiasm is emerging for former President Trump among VCs and business leaders across America. While some (or much) of this may be simply reading tea leaves and staying nimble, it's worth noting that many former Democrat defenders are now on team Trump. It doesn't take a crystal ball...
Nvidia's Animal Spirits
07.06.2024, 21:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Nvidia's Animal Spirits Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As of yesterday, Nvidia has surpassed Apple as the world’s second largest company, trading above a $3 trillion valuation and now single-handedly accounting for 6.5% of the S&P 500's weight. This chart from Zero Hedge shows Nvidia in black: Source: Zero Hedge Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signing...
Are They Trying To Start A Nuclear War?
07.06.2024, 20:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Are They Trying To Start A Nuclear War? Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, The steady path toward World War III continues. U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine in the war with Russia has been one long failure, but that hasn’t stopped them from escalating the war with new weapons and tactics. Russia has met the escalation with its own...
Dennis Kucinich Challenges GOP Congressional Opponent To ZeroHedge Debate Over Israel, Warrantless Spying
07.06.2024, 17:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dennis Kucinich Challenges GOP Congressional Opponent To ZeroHedge Debate Over Israel, Warrantless Spying Former Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) is running for Congress again as an independent, and has publicly challenged his incumbent opponent, Republican Rep. Max Miller, to a ZeroHedge debate. "I believe it is essential that you be challenged...
Biden's Top Antitrust Enforcer To 'Urgently' Scrutinize AI Sector For Monopoly Risks
07.06.2024, 16:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden's Top Antitrust Enforcer To 'Urgently' Scrutinize AI Sector For Monopoly Risks The top US anti-trust enforcer warned in an interview with the Financial Times about the "monopoly choke points and the competitive landscape" in the artificial intelligence space. He pointed out critical areas of concern, ranging from computing power and the data...
False Flag On The Horizon? The Strange Case Of The Destroyed Russian Nuclear Radar
07.06.2024, 04:31 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - False Flag On The Horizon? The Strange Case Of The Destroyed Russian Nuclear Radar Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, If we accept the fundamental truth that Ukraine is nothing more than a proxy battleground between Russia and the west, then you might say WWIII has already begun. The powers-that-be have been content to keep the situation contained...
The Power Grid Expansion, Part 3: Investments
07.06.2024, 04:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Power Grid Expansion, Part 3: Investments Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, We continue with our discussion of investment ideas that could benefit from upgrading and expanding the power grid to accommodate surging demand from AI data centers and EVs. This third and final part of this series focuses on alternative energy...
Look Who's Spreading Disinformation On Ukraine
06.06.2024, 23:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Look Who's Spreading Disinformation On Ukraine Authored by Dave Lindorff via Counterpunch.org, ‘Black kettle’ Tony Blinken’ accused Russia of spreading propaganda to mislead the Americans and Europeans, while hiding US decision to escalate the confrontation in Ukraine Last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a set of whirlwind...
Trump Campaign Launches Major Mail-In Ballot Initiative Ahead Of 2024 Election
06.06.2024, 17:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Trump Campaign Launches Major Mail-In Ballot Initiative Ahead Of 2024 Election Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump makes an announcement about U.S. trade relations with China and Hong Kong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 29, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Former President Donald...