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Tonight: Debt Debate – Addressing The $38 Trillion Elephant In The Room
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 12:45pm EDTTonight: Debt Debate – Addressing The $38 Trillion Elephant In The Room Tonight at 7 pm ET, ZeroHedge and George Gammon (of the Rebel Capitalist show) are hosting a debate over America’s mounting public debt – which now sits at over $38 trillion – and what to do about it. Our debaters bring two sharply opposing solutions, while […]
“War On Crypto Is Over”: Trump Pardons Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 11:30am EDT“War On Crypto Is Over”: Trump Pardons Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Two weeks ago we reported on rumors that The White House was considering pardoning Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance better known as ‘CZ’. And today, The Wall Street Journal reports, according to people familiar with the matter, that Trump has indeed pardoned CZ following months […]
Five Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 9:20am EDTFive Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around” due to newfound mutual interests in reaching a deal, but then Trump canceled the Budapest Summit on the grounds that he didn’t think it’d […]
US Commerce Dept Says “Not Currently Negotiating” With Any Quantum Computing Firms
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 8:55am EDTUS Commerce Dept Says “Not Currently Negotiating” With Any Quantum Computing Firms Update (0850ET): Reuters reports that a U.S. Commerce Department official them in an email that the department is “not currently negotiating with any of the companies”. This prompted a small dip in the main Quantum names (e.g. QBTS below) but that has since […]
Trump On Course To “Shatter” Deportation Record: Report
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 7:20am EDTTrump On Course To “Shatter” Deportation Record: Report Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Fox News reports that the Trump administration is on course to “shatter” the record for deportations in one year, with over two million illegals sent packing since his second term in office began. The segment notes that the numbers include an […]
Tether’s Stablecoin Touches 6.25% Of The World’s Population, Says CEO
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 5:00am EDTTether’s Stablecoin Touches 6.25% Of The World’s Population, Says CEO Authored by Brayden Lindrea via CoinTelegraph.com, US dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether hit its 500 millionth user on Tuesday, offering a means to transact and save for those who have been excluded by the traditional banking system. “Likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history,” Tether CEO […]
Germany Stands To Lose & Poland To Gain From The EU’s Latest Energy Move
ZeroHedge - Oct 23rd 2025 2:00am EDTGermany Stands To Lose & Poland To Gain From The EU’s Latest Energy Move Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Poland’s role in providing more US LNG to Central & Eastern Europe is expected to erode Germany’s influence in this region and accelerate Poland’s revival of its lost Great Power status. The European Council decreed that the […]
Xi’s Purges Reveal His Insecurity
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 11:25pm EDTXi’s Purges Reveal His Insecurity Authored by Brahma Chellaney via Project Sybndicate, From surveilling and repressing Chinese citizens to firing and prosecuting potential rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping seems able to rule only through fear. But fear is not a foundation for long-term stability, and the more Xi seeks to consolidate power, the more vulnerable […]
ICE Tracker Planned By Democrats Could Endanger Agents, Bondi Says
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 10:35pm EDTICE Tracker Planned By Democrats Could Endanger Agents, Bondi Says Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Oct. 22 that a plan by Democrats to launch an online platform tracking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Los Angeles could endanger federal agents and expose them to harassment […]
Brooklyn Man Accused Of Dumping Boyfriend’s Rotting Body In Trash
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 8:30pm EDTBrooklyn Man Accused Of Dumping Boyfriend’s Rotting Body In Trash A Brooklyn man allegedly tossed his boyfriend’s decomposing body out with the garbage — but the stench was so overpowering that it quickly gave him away, according to the NY Post. 38 year old Christopher Moss was arrested Sunday for concealing a human corpse after […]
How Progressives Broke The Constitution And Praised Themselves For It
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 7:15pm EDTHow Progressives Broke The Constitution And Praised Themselves For It Authored by Wanjiru Njoya via The Mises Institute, In his article “Is the Constitution Broken beyond Repair?” David Gordon draws attention to a phenomenon that is often overlooked, namely, the great rejoicing among some constitutional lawyers over the fact that “to establish the new Constitution, Lincoln overthrew […]
Government Shutdown Becomes Second-Longest In US History: 4 Things To Know
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 6:25pm EDTGovernment Shutdown Becomes Second-Longest In US History: 4 Things To Know Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The government shutdown that started on Oct. 1 has entered its fourth week and is now the second-longest in U.S. history. At Day 22 of the shutdown, Democrats and Republicans have remained at odds. Sen. Jeff […]
Oil Spikes As Bessent Warns “Substantial” New Russia Sanctions Imminent
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 3:46pm EDTOil Spikes As Bessent Warns “Substantial” New Russia Sanctions Imminent Update(1546ET): A couple of significant breaking headlines saw oil prices spike Wednesday afternoon, especially US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Washington would unveil fresh sanctions against Russia, and coming only day after President Trump shelved talks with Moscow on the Ukraine war, after initial talk […]
Musk Responds After SpaceX Loses Guarantee Of First Moon Landing
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 2:10pm EDTMusk Responds After SpaceX Loses Guarantee Of First Moon Landing Up until Oct. 20, the return of NASA astronauts to the lunar surface was set to be carried out by a variant of SpaceX’s Starship upper stage. Now, according to Acting Administrator of NASA Sean Duffy, that may not be the case. Elon Musk’s behemoth […]
Another ‘Cockroach’: Subprime Auto-Lender PrimaLend Enters Bankruptcy
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 12:40pm EDTAnother ‘Cockroach’: Subprime Auto-Lender PrimaLend Enters Bankruptcy Another cockroach? PrimaLend Capital Partners, which provides financing to auto dealerships that cater to subprime borrowers, filed for bankruptcy after months of negotiations with creditors following missed interest payments on its debt. Its products include financing for receivables, real estate and automobile inventory, according to its website. This […]
Government Science Is An Oxymoron
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 11:45am EDTGovernment Science Is An Oxymoron Authored by Lipton Matthews via The Mises Institute, Donald Trump has been criticized heavily for cutting federal funding of science. Opponents claim that his decision threatens to undermine American innovation, weaken the nation’s economy, and diminish its global influence. Yet the assumption behind these complaints is rarely examined. It is taken […]
Apple Slashes iPhone Air Output, Boosts Production Of Base, Pro iPhone 17 Models, Nikkei Reports
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 9:40am EDTApple Slashes iPhone Air Output, Boosts Production Of Base, Pro iPhone 17 Models, Nikkei Reports Building on the “Are We In An iPhone Supercycle?” note we published on Tuesday, a new report from Nikkei Asia says Apple has sharply cut production of the iPhone Air due to soft demand while boosting orders for other iPhone […]
Slovak PM Claims EU Tried To Sabotage Canceled Trump–Putin Peace Summit In Budapest
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 8:45am EDTSlovak PM Claims EU Tried To Sabotage Canceled Trump–Putin Peace Summit In Budapest Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused some within the European Union of attempting to sabotage peace by disrupting the now-canceled meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest. “The […]
The Bering Strait Tunnel Will Likely Remain A Pipe Dream
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 6:30am EDTThe Bering Strait Tunnel Will Likely Remain A Pipe Dream Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Russia might still fund some less ambitious infrastructure projects in its Far East-Arctic region to keep the economy hot after the war ends, help veterans find work, and encourage settlement there… Trump reacted positively to the proposal by Kirill Dmitriev, chief […]
How The Louvre ‘Heist Of The Century’ Unfolded
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 5:00am EDTHow The Louvre ‘Heist Of The Century’ Unfolded Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The audacious theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19 was called “the heist of the century” by several local newspapers, and commentators quickly drew parallels to similar headline-grabbing crimes over the years. […]
Global Corporate Tax Levels Continue To Slide, But France Remains Highest
ZeroHedge - Oct 22nd 2025 2:45am EDT
1997–2025: When The West Is Distracted, China Advances
ZeroHedge - Oct 21st 2025 11:25pm EDT1997–2025: When The West Is Distracted, China Advances Authored by Tamuz Itai via The Epoch Times, For nearly three decades, the Western world has hardly had a calm time—terrorist attacks, wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, financial meltdowns, pandemics, and deepening political fractures. Each has seized the headlines, drained treasuries, and monopolized the attention […]
Japan Pushes Back On US Pressure To Halt Russian Energy Imports
ZeroHedge - Oct 21st 2025 6:25pm EDTJapan Pushes Back On US Pressure To Halt Russian Energy Imports By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com, Japan will base any decisions about energy imports on its national interests, the country’s trade minister Yoji Muto has said, following suggestions from the Trump administration that Japan suspends all purchases of Russian oil and gas. “Since the invasion […]
John Brennan Hit With Criminal Referral Over Steele Dossier Lies
ZeroHedge - Oct 21st 2025 3:00pm EDTJohn Brennan Hit With Criminal Referral Over Steele Dossier Lies House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday referred former CIA director John Brennan to the Justice Department for prosecution, alleging that Brennan made false statements to Congress about how the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russian election interference handled material from the so-called Steele dossier. […]
Trump To Buy Tiny 1 Million Barrels For SPR As China Unleashes Record Oil Stockpiling Spree
ZeroHedge - Oct 21st 2025 1:11pm EDTTrump To Buy Tiny 1 Million Barrels For SPR As China Unleashes Record Oil Stockpiling Spree Badly beating down oil jumped, if only briefly, on a Bloomberg report that the Trump administration plans to buy 1 million barrels for the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, taking advantage of low oil prices to begin filing the depleted […]
