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Netanyahu Could Fire Defense Chief As Public Spat Erupts Over Gaza 'Day After'
17.05.2024, 04:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Netanyahu Could Fire Defense Chief As Public Spat Erupts Over Gaza 'Day After' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at odds with his own defense minister Yoav Gallant after Gallant said in a Wednesday televised address that the Israeli leader must take "tough decisions" on Gaza's 'day after' the war ends. Gallant came out very strongly against any...
The 'Super Chase' Strategy That Conservative Activists Hope Will Win The 2024 Election
16.05.2024, 21:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The 'Super Chase' Strategy That Conservative Activists Hope Will Win The 2024 Election Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times, Getty Images) PHOENIX, Ariz—Matthew Martinez bounded from map to map, a broad smile on his face. He pointed out important areas...
Romney Says Biden Should Have "Immediately" Pardoned Trump To Be "Big Guy"
16.05.2024, 18:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Romney Says Biden Should Have "Immediately" Pardoned Trump To Be "Big Guy" Trump-hating Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says President Joe Biden should have "immediately" pardoned former President Donald Trump as a power play to look like "the big guy." "[Biden] should have fought like crazy to keep this prosecution from going forward," Romney told...
Dollar Volatility Skew Hints Spot Retreat Will Be Short-Lived
16.05.2024, 15:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dollar Volatility Skew Hints Spot Retreat Will Be Short-Lived By Vassilis Karamanis, Bloomberg Markets live reporter and strategist Demand for long exposure in the dollar through options at the back-end of the curve suggests position rebalancing is the main driver of latest spot price action. Investors were long the greenback in the spot market and...
Futures Flat At All Time High As Markets Mull Next Move
16.05.2024, 13:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat At All Time High As Markets Mull Next Move US index futures are flat after notching new record highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, spurred on by a miss in the US CPI print and retail sales data on Wednesday, which also boosted bets the Federal Reserve will ease policy. That inflation data, which the market was feverishly anticipating,...
Toxic Atmosphere At FDIC Spurs Calls For Chair's Resignation
16.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Toxic Atmosphere At FDIC Spurs Calls For Chair's Resignation Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, The White House did not offer their full faith and credit to the FDIC chairman when asked by RealClearPolitics about a bombshell 234-page investigation that detailed a toxic environment within the agency. Other than noting that Martin Gruenberg...
Mississippi Passes Law Banning Trans-Friendly Bathroom Policies In Public Schools
16.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Mississippi Passes Law Banning Trans-Friendly Bathroom Policies In Public Schools A lot of Americans are asking how we so quickly got to a point where a man could simply declare he is the opposite sex, throw on a wig and a leotard, and then walk into a women's restroom while being protected by government officials? In some Democrat controlled states...
US Suspends EcoHealth Funding Over Wuhan Lab Compliance
16.05.2024, 01:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Suspends EcoHealth Funding Over Wuhan Lab Compliance Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. officials have cut off funding to a nonprofit that funneled government money to a laboratory in China located in the same city where the first COVID-19 cases appeared. Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, testifies...
Goldman Warns Copper "Is Having A Cocoa Moment"
15.05.2024, 19:44 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Goldman Warns Copper "Is Having A Cocoa Moment" In a Goldman Materials note this morning covering China and copper, analyst James McGeoch pointed out that the base metal is "having a Cocoa moment." Comex copper futures for July delivery jumped nearly 5% to $5.12 a pound, exceeding an earlier record for the most active contract set in March...
Is the U.S. Fast Losing One of the Most Important Assets of Democracy: Capacity for Timely Corrective Action?
15.05.2024, 14:55 Uhr. Global Research - https: - All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the Translate Website button below the author’s name (only available in desktop version). To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Click the share button … The post Is the U.S. Fast Losing One of the Most Important Assets of Democracy:...
Elections And Devaluations
15.05.2024, 04:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Elections And Devaluations Authored by Yves Smith via NakedCapitalism.com, Yves here. It’s revealing that Serious Economist Jeffrey Frankel limits himself to third-world examples in his case studies below on post-election devaluations. Perhaps it would be unseemly to look at, say, the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, or even Australia (admittedly the latter...
Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed
15.05.2024, 03:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A November election decades ago produced a clear winner in a hotly contested presidential race. Yet the popular vote immediately came under scrutiny in several states. In one, auditors discovered clear errors in tabulating vote...
Retail Wrecking Crew Hammers Hedgies Again; Stocks/Powell Shrug Off Stagflation Signals
14.05.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Retail Wrecking Crew Hammers Hedgies Again; Stocks/Powell Shrug Off Stagflation Signals Hot PPI initially spooked markets (yields and dollar up, stocks down) but that faded fast (on lower revisions) - but the stag-flation trend continues this week... Source: Bloomberg Powell did briefly spook stocks around 1030ET with the following comment: "it's a...
Cocoa Market Hit With Second Crash In Weeks As Liquidity Evaporates
14.05.2024, 19:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Cocoa Market Hit With Second Crash In Weeks As Liquidity Evaporates Cocoa futures in New York crashed for the second time in just days as liquidity evaporated, and a new weather forecast points to improved weather conditions for top producers of the bean in West Africa. The most active cocoa contract in New York plunged 19% on Monday, recovering...
Entrepreneurs Face Major Headwinds Due To Big Government Policies
14.05.2024, 17:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Entrepreneurs Face Major Headwinds Due To Big Government Policies Authored by Alfredo Ortiz via RealClearPolicy, The specter of stagflation has returned. On April 25th, The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that GDP only grew by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year, well below expectations. Consumer spending on goods actually declined in...
Supreme Court Justices Thomas And Alito Issue Warnings About State Of America
14.05.2024, 15:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Supreme Court Justices Thomas And Alito Issue Warnings About State Of America Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In separate remarks at two different events on Friday, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito issued warnings about the state of affairs in America today, including support for freedom of speech “declining...
Die WHO will die weltweite Lebensmittelversorgung überwachen und kontrollieren
14.05.2024, 14:01 Uhr. uncut-news.ch - https: - Von Rhoda Wilson Am Mittwoch ging die erste Tagung der WHO-Allianz für Lebensmittelsicherheit zu Ende. Das Treffen von WHO-Kooperationszentren, UN-Organisationen und Gebern wurde einberufen, um die Umsetzung der “Globalen Strategie der WHO für Lebensmittelsicherheit 2022-2030” zu unterstützen. Liberty Counsel Action fasste die Initiative...
1000s Of Islamists Protest Against 'Censorship' After Calls For A Caliphate In Germenay Are Banned
14.05.2024, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 1000s Of Islamists Protest Against 'Censorship' After Calls For A Caliphate In Germenay Are Banned Authored by Thomas Brooke via ReMix News, The Salafist group organizers claimed unfair censorship after strict conditions were imposed on Muslims calling for a caliphate in Germany and against anti-Semitic rhetoric... Thousands of Islamists took to the...
WHO Makes Key Concessions Ahead Of Pandemic Treaty Vote
14.05.2024, 05:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WHO Makes Key Concessions Ahead Of Pandemic Treaty Vote Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The World Health Organization (WHO) has watered down some provisions of its pandemic agreements ahead of the upcoming World Health Assembly on May 27. Critics in the United States, however, say the changes don’t do enough to address...
"Combat Illegal Corporate Behavior" - Dem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Use Executive Action Against High Food Prices
14.05.2024, 02:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Combat Illegal Corporate Behavior" - Dem Lawmakers Urge Biden To Use Executive Action Against High Food Prices Greedflation is a myth, and Democrats are well aware of this. However, they will never acknowledge that corporate greed isn't the root cause of inflation, as greed tends to be constant in the economy. What changed is the overstimulation...
Pro-Israel PAC Guns For Massie - Did Speaker Johnson Encourage Attack?
14.05.2024, 01:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Pro-Israel PAC Guns For Massie - Did Speaker Johnson Encourage Attack? A prominent pro-Israel super PAC is gunning for Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, in retribution for his many recent votes against bills that advance Israel's agenda in Washington. The group may have had some high-placed encouragement: Massie says House Speaker Mike Johnson recently...
Hedge Funds Hammered As 'Roaring Kitty' Returns; Bitcoin & Black Gold Bid
13.05.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hedge Funds Hammered As 'Roaring Kitty' Returns; Bitcoin & Black Gold Bid The return of 'Roaring Kitty' sent GME soaring higher (up 110% at its highs)... Source: Bloomberg ...and prompted squeezes/panic-covering across the 'most shorted' names and 'retail favorites (memes)' soared... Source: Bloomberg As John Flood noted from Goldman's trading desk:...
Rep. Mills Files Articles Of Impeachment Against Biden For Withholding Israel Aid
13.05.2024, 18:07 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Rep. Mills Files Articles Of Impeachment Against Biden For Withholding Israel Aid Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) formally filed articles of impeachment against President Biden on Friday due to his recent comments about withholding deliveries of heavy bombs to Israel if it launches a major attack on "population centers"...
"I See Dead People": Bragg's Case Against Trump Goes Paranormal
13.05.2024, 15:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "I See Dead People": Bragg's Case Against Trump Goes Paranormal Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column on the completion of the testimony of Stormy Daniels and the start of the testimony of Michael Cohen. With a dubious legal theory, the testimony has only magnified the criticism of the prosecution as parading sensational rather than material...
GOP Senators Want IRS To Yank Tax-Exempt Status For Organizations Involved In Campus Protests
12.05.2024, 14:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - GOP Senators Want IRS To Yank Tax-Exempt Status For Organizations Involved In Campus Protests A group of fifteen Republican Senators want the IRS to investigate whether groups involved in recent anti-Israel protests on college campuses violated their tax-exempt status by supporting Hamas, a designated terrorist group. According to the letter, spearheaded...
The Latent Fascism Of Today’s Anti-Fascists
12.05.2024, 05:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Latent Fascism Of Today’s Anti-Fascists Authored by Aaron Kheriaty via the Brownstone Institute, "Nothing can have as its destination anything other than its origin. The contrary idea, the idea of progress, is poison." -Simone Weil The terms “fascist” and “fascism” are continuously bandied about today. But those who use these words most...
The Proof Of Censorship Is…Censored
12.05.2024, 03:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Proof Of Censorship Is…Censored Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via the Brownstone Institute, It’s not been a good week for the Censorship Industrial Complex. The machine has been built and put into action over nearly a decade but largely in secret. Its way of doing business has been via surreptitious contacts with media and tech companies,...
Over 124 Pounds Of Cocaine And Fentanyl Seized In El Paso In 1 Week
11.05.2024, 19:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Over 124 Pounds Of Cocaine And Fentanyl Seized In El Paso In 1 Week Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in the El Paso region seized more than 124 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine last week in four separate incidents, amid criticism of lax border policies. On April 30,...
Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine
10.05.2024, 20:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Russia Launches Surprise Offensive In Kharkiv, Aims To Extend Border 10km Deep Into Ukraine Following several more cross-border attacks from Ukraine, including direct drone hits on Russian oil facilities over the past 48 hours, Russian forces have launched a surprise ground offensive which seeks to break through front lines in the northeastern Kharkiv...
SEC Doesn't Want Ethereum To Transform Banking Landscape, Says Joseph Lubin
10.05.2024, 19:27 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - SEC Doesn't Want Ethereum To Transform Banking Landscape, Says Joseph Lubin By Gareth Jenkinson of CoinTelegraph Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is intentionally hindering innovation, which threatens the country’s existing financial landscape. Speaking at FT Live’s Crypto and Digital...
Canada on WHO’s Global Power Grab. Urgent Message and Call to Action from the World Council for Health (WCH)
10.05.2024, 18:31 Uhr. Global Research - https: - All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the Translate Website button below the author’s name (only available in desktop version). To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Click the share button … The post Canada on WHO’s Global Power Grab. Urgent Message and Call...
Senate Bill Seeks To Place Campus Protesters On No-Fly List
10.05.2024, 17:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Senate Bill Seeks To Place Campus Protesters On No-Fly List Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, A bill introduced in the Senate by two Republicans seeks to place campus protesters on a no-fly list. Across the country, pro-Palestinian students are gathering on campuses and demanding their universities cut ties with the Israeli government...
"The US Economic Picture Appears To Be Softening"
10.05.2024, 16:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "The US Economic Picture Appears To Be Softening" By Rabobank The Bank of England left the Bank Rate unchanged at 5.25% yesterday, but the clear signal from the record of votes, and Governor Bailey, is that cuts aren’t far away. This time around the vote split 7-2 in favour of holding (previously 8-1), with arch-dove Dhingra being joined by former...
Watch: Hundreds Of Marxist Extremists Storm Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin
10.05.2024, 15:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Hundreds Of Marxist Extremists Storm Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin All hell is breaking out at Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on Friday as hundreds of woke Marxist extremists storm the property. Videos on X show hundreds of people running towards the massive factory. BREAKING: Far-left extremists just tried storming a Tesla factory...
The TikTok Ban Is The Next Patriot Act
10.05.2024, 05:42 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The TikTok Ban Is The Next Patriot Act Authored by Aaron Sobczak via The Mises Institute, HR 7521, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is a recent development in American politics. TikTok has been in the news for the past few years, after the public became aware of its connections to China. The popular...
Gold, Bonds, & Stocks Rip After 'Bad' Data On 'Quietest Day Of The Year'
09.05.2024, 22:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gold, Bonds, & Stocks Rip After 'Bad' Data On 'Quietest Day Of The Year' An ugly jobless claims print was the day's early catalyst sending yields significantly lower, stocks, gold, oil, and crypto higher and the dollar down with rate-cut expectations re-ignited... Source: Bloomberg A dovish shift supported stocks - which had a "squeezey feel" amid very...
Biden's Handling Of Israel War Has "Tremendously Increased The Risk Of A Fresh Eruption"
09.05.2024, 18:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden's Handling Of Israel War Has "Tremendously Increased The Risk Of A Fresh Eruption" By Michael Every of Rabobank Yesterday saw the Riksbank in Sweden cut rates by 25bp to 3.75% for the first time since 2016 (as Brazil cut 25bp to 10.50% as expected, yet the BoJ opened the door to another tiny June hike). Rate cuts, and a month before the ECB is...
Denver Illegals Make Demands, Include 'Culturally Appropriate' Food, Lawyers, Unlimited Showers And Warnings Before Evictions
09.05.2024, 16:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Denver Illegals Make Demands, Include 'Culturally Appropriate' Food, Lawyers, Unlimited Showers And Warnings Before Evictions Illegal immigrants at a Denver, Colorado encampment that is set to be removed are refusing to leave until the city meets a list of 13 demands, which include access to "fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients" for food, unlimited...
UK Moves Against Russian Diplomatic Personnel & Sites 'Used For Intel Purposes'
09.05.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - UK Moves Against Russian Diplomatic Personnel & Sites 'Used For Intel Purposes' The British government announced Wednesday it has expelled an official of the Russian embassy for being "an undeclared military intelligence officer." The action comes amid an apparent broader pressure and essentially a war on Russian diplomatic facilities and personnel...
Strengthening Our Beleaguered Military Starts With A Maritime Overhaul
09.05.2024, 05:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Strengthening Our Beleaguered Military Starts With A Maritime Overhaul Authored by Brent D. Sadler via RealClear Wire, America’s security and prosperity is at high risk today, largely because of bad policies backed up by too weak armed forces. Consider our U.S. maritime complex. Decades of neglect and inadequate investment have left our shipping,...
Lawmakers Urge U.S. Action To Halt China's Organ Trade
09.05.2024, 04:35 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Lawmakers Urge U.S. Action To Halt China's Organ Trade Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, A group of leading China critics in Congress is urging the State Department to step up its efforts to curb Beijing’s gruesome $1 billion forced organ harvesting trade, which targets ethnic and religious minorities, including Uyghurs, Tibetans,...
Jan. 6 Arrests Running At Nearly Double The Rate Of 2023 And 2022: Report
09.05.2024, 02:37 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Jan. 6 Arrests Running At Nearly Double The Rate Of 2023 And 2022: Report Authored by Joseph M. Hanneman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Nearly 1,425 people have been arrested on Jan. 6 charges, with 2024 arrests running at almost double the rate from 2023 and 2022, a U.S. Department of Justice report shows. Capitol Police officers use pepper spray...
500 Individuals Recount Discrimination, Sexual Harassment At FDIC In New 200-Page Report
09.05.2024, 00:38 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 500 Individuals Recount Discrimination, Sexual Harassment At FDIC In New 200-Page Report Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, The Federal Deposit Insurance (FDIC) failed to provide its employees a safe workplace free from “sexual harassment, discrimination, and other interpersonal misconduct,” a new report released on Tuesday concluded...
A Warning For Washington From The 'Breakdown Nations'
08.05.2024, 13:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - A Warning For Washington From The 'Breakdown Nations' Authored by Ruchir Sharma via FT, At a time when two big economies, the US and India, are attracting a lot of hype for their enduring strength, it is worth looking at nations that not too long ago were billed as star performers but are now breaking down. All are among the world’s 50 largest economies...
The Illusion Of Revolution
08.05.2024, 11:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Illusion Of Revolution Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance One of the topics I discussed with Matt Taibbi during my interview with him this weekend was the palpable loss of soul that has taken place on the Democratic side of the political aisle. And, as Matt Damon reminded us in Good Will Hunting whilst quoting Henry Ward Beecher: “Liberty...
7 Numbers That Clearly Reveal The Direction That America Has Chosen
07.05.2024, 23:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 7 Numbers That Clearly Reveal The Direction That America Has Chosen Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, Over the past several decades, America’s culture has been transformed at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking. When I was growing up, I was convinced that I believed in a shared set of national values that most other Americans...
Title IX Rule Change On Gender Triggers Lawsuits From 15 States
07.05.2024, 20:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Title IX Rule Change On Gender Triggers Lawsuits From 15 States Authored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration and advising schools to ignore the new federal Title IX changes that expand sex discrimination protection to students who identify as the opposite sex, or...
Biden Ready To Use SPR Again If Oil Prices Rise
07.05.2024, 19:44 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Ready To Use SPR Again If Oil Prices Rise Several weeks after we reported that - very unsurprisingly - the Biden admin had halted its laughable attempts to refill the SPR as oil prices soared (having missed its entire window to do so when WTI was trading in the low $70s), we speculated that it may be only a matter of time before the senile president...
Florida Becomes First State To Ban 'Fake Meat'
07.05.2024, 19:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Florida Becomes First State To Ban 'Fake Meat' Authored by Patricia Tolson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Florida’s governor has signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law to officially ban lab-grown meat, in a bid to protect the Sunshine State’s cattle industry and its residents. Lab-grown meat is presented in the Disgusting Food Museum in...
Bottom Watch: US NatGas Prices Snap Longest Losing Streak Since 2020
07.05.2024, 11:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bottom Watch: US NatGas Prices Snap Longest Losing Streak Since 2020 US natural gas prices broke their longest monthly losing streak since 2020. This comes after an El Niño winter swept across the Lower 48, causing demand to dwindle and storage levels to surge, sending prices spiraling lower in recent months. However, now there are signs a bottom...