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  • HHS Overturns Plan To Impose $14,000 Fee On Distilleries That Made Hand Sanitizer

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 7:30pm EST

    HHS Overturns Plan To Impose $14,000 Fee On Distilleries That Made Hand Sanitizer Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Health officials this week overturned fees that were being imposed on distilleries that made hand sanitizer early last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Two different fees, including a $14,000 one, were included in the COVID 19 […]

  • Iran Claims “Israeli Agent Provocateurs” Are Plotting Attacks On US Forces In Iraq

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 7:00pm EST

    Iran Claims “Israeli Agent Provocateurs” Are Plotting Attacks On US Forces In Iraq Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the January 3rd, 2020 killing of popular Iranian IRGC Gen. Qassem Soleimani, ahead of which US forces in the region, particularly Iraq, have been on high alert. Iran has over the past days accused both Israel and […]

  • How One Bad Oil Bet Sparked A Global Trading Disaster

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 6:30pm EST

    How One Bad Oil Bet Sparked A Global Trading Disaster Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, By now we are all keenly aware of the near-devastating impact that the novel coronavirus has had on oil markets and the fossil fuel industry around the world. (If this is news to you, what rock do you live […]

  • America’s Hospitals Prepare To Publish Prices On More Than 300 Medical Procedures For 1st Time

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 6:00pm EST

    America’s Hospitals Prepare To Publish Prices On More Than 300 Medical Procedures For 1st Time President Trump’s health-care policy ambitions didn’t receive much attention from the mainstream media, but as we head into the new year, some of his market-based reforms are starting to become reality. One of the most important is a directive requiring […]

  • 2021: Welcome To Post-Persuasion America

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 5:30pm EST

    2021: Welcome To Post-Persuasion America Authored by Jeff Deist via The Mises Institute, Welcome to 2021 in post-persuasion America!   I first heard this term used by Steve Bannon, architect of the surprising 2016 Trump campaign, in a PBS Frontline documentary titled “America’s Great Divide.” Speaking way back in the pre-Covid days of early 2020, Bannon asserted the information age makes us less curious and […]

  • Seven Arrested After Philadelphia Federal Buildings Defaced With Antifa-Related Graffiti

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 5:00pm EST

    Seven Arrested After Philadelphia Federal Buildings Defaced With Antifa-Related Graffiti Seven people were arrested after a group of “about 50 people, all dressed in black” defaced and vandalized several Federal buildings in Center City Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve. The large group was spotted by officers at the Robert Nix Federal building on the 900 block […]

  • Police Keep Secret List Of Kids With Bad Grades Labelling Them “Potential Criminals”

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 4:30pm EST

    Police Keep Secret List Of Kids With Bad Grades Labelling Them “Potential Criminals” Authored by Matt Agorist via The Free Thought Project, In the ostensible land of the free, we are told that all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty by their peers. To those who’ve been paying attention however, we know that “innocent […]

  • Iran’s President Rouhani Accused Of Threatening Trump With Assassination

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 4:00pm EST

    Iran’s President Rouhani Accused Of Threatening Trump With Assassination Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is being accused of threatening President Trump with assassination in a speech he gave this past week ahead of the one-year anniversary of the killing of popular Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3rd, 2020 in Baghdad. It all appears to be based on […]

  • Fauci Says Mandatory COVID Vaccines Are “On The Table”, Especially For Travel, School

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 3:30pm EST

    Fauci Says Mandatory COVID Vaccines Are “On The Table”, Especially For Travel, School Anthony Fauci is being broadly slammed after admitting to the New York Times that he publicly lowballed his estimate of the Covid-19 herd immunity threshold, but, as Holman Jenkins writes in WSJ, it’s ludicrously late in the day to discover that “messaging” has been […]

  • Portland Mayor Turns On Antifa, Vows To Battle ‘Lawlessness And Anarchy’

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 3:05pm EST

    Portland Mayor Turns On Antifa, Vows To Battle ‘Lawlessness And Anarchy’ In July, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler thought he was in control. As BLM protests raged across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in late May, Wheeler decided to mingle with protesters […]

  • Facebook Shuts Down Page For GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 2:40pm EST

    Facebook Shuts Down Page For GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Facebook shut down a fundraising page for Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) just days before voters head to the polls to decide between the Republicans and their Democratic challengers. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) runs the Georgia […]

  • 100s Of Israelis Infected With COVID After Receiving Pfizer Vaccine Amid Frenzied Inoculation Campaign

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 2:15pm EST

    100s Of Israelis Infected With COVID After Receiving Pfizer Vaccine Amid Frenzied Inoculation Campaign In a world where the rollout of covid vaccines has been far slower than the so-called experts predicted – which is bizarre considering the plunge in public faith in the “covid scientist” sector amid the surge in horror stories involving adverse […]

  • David Stockman On Janet Yellen’s Return & The Financial Storm Ahead…

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 1:50pm EST

    David Stockman On Janet Yellen’s Return & The Financial Storm Ahead… Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, Janet Yellen is back. Naturally, the follies of Keynesian central banking come to mind. In many ways, Yellen’s tenure as Fed chairman was far worse than Ben Bernanke’s. At least Bernanke’s money-printing madness was undergirded by his credentials […]

  • Ted Cruz Leads Senators In Challenge To Wednesday Electoral Count; Demands Emergency Audit

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 1:25pm EST

    Ted Cruz Leads Senators In Challenge To Wednesday Electoral Count; Demands Emergency Audit Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is leading a group of 11 Senators who plan to object to certifying state Electoral College votes on Wednesday. The group, which includes Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn […]

  • Proposed House Rules Seek To Erase Gendered-Terms Such As ‘Father’, ‘Mother’, ‘Son’, & ‘Daughter’

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 1:00pm EST

    Proposed House Rules Seek To Erase Gendered-Terms Such As ‘Father’, ‘Mother’, ‘Son’, & ‘Daughter’ Authored by Mimi Nguyen Ly via The Epoch Times, Leaders in the House of Representatives announced on Friday a rules package for the 117th Congress that includes a proposal to use “gender-inclusive language” and eliminate gendered terms such as “‘father, mother, […]

  • Tesla Cuts Prices In China, Reports Global Deliveries Of 499,550 Vehicles For 2020

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 12:35pm EST

    Tesla Cuts Prices In China, Reports Global Deliveries Of 499,550 Vehicles For 2020 Tesla reported that it fell slightly short of its annual vehicle delivery expectations for the year on Saturday, while beating expectations for Q4. The company is also reportedly cutting prices in China heading into 2021. The company said it delivered 180,570 EVs […]

  • Ten Remarkable Financial Events Of 2020

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 12:10pm EST

    Ten Remarkable Financial Events Of 2020 Authored by Peter Earle via The American Institute for Economic Research, The past year has been one full of superlatives: from the most votes ever cast in a presidential election to the worst unemployment claims the United States has ever seen. There have been unbelievable highs, such as the record-breaking increase in new businesses launching, […]

  • Severed Pig’s Head Left On Nancy Pelosi’s Driveway As Vandals Tag Garage

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 11:45am EST

    Severed Pig’s Head Left On Nancy Pelosi’s Driveway As Vandals Tag Garage House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco house was vandalized on Friday morning, after angry activists spray-painted “$2K,” “Cancel Rent,” and “We Want Everything” on the garage door – leaving a severed pig’s head on the ground in a pool of red paint. Photo: […]

  • UK Reports Record 57K COVID Cases; Japanese Officials Urge State Of Emergency: Live Updates

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 11:20am EST

    UK Reports Record 57K COVID Cases; Japanese Officials Urge State Of Emergency: Live Updates Summary: US hospitalizations at new record UK reports record 57K new cases Tokyo Gov calls for state of emergency Sydney tightens mask rules India plans to make vaccines free Hong Kong plans to start vaccinations in February * * * State […]

  • 2020 Was SPACtacular

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 11:00am EST

    2020 Was SPACtacular In 2020, SPACs raised over $82 billion in capital. As Visual Capitalist’s Carmen Ang notes, that’s more funds in one year than in the last 10 years combined. But what exactly is a SPAC, and how have they changed over the years? SPAC IPOs versus Traditional IPOs SPAC IPOs are essentially the opposite of […]

  • So Far, The Bulls Are Disappointed In “Santa”

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 10:30am EST

    So Far, The Bulls Are Disappointed In “Santa” Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Only Two-Days Left For Santa To Deliver Today’s newsletter will be a short update as not much has changed during this holiday-shortened week. Over the last month, we have discussed why we were positioning portfolios to participate in the traditional year-end “window […]

  • Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin Dies From COVID-19 Complications 

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 9:55am EST

    Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin Dies From COVID-19 Complications  Some horrible news has hit the wires early Saturday morning. Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin (R) has passed away from complications due to COVID-19. The senator’s office confirmed to local news WTVR Richmond that Senator Chafin passed away on Friday night.  “The family of Senator Chafin thank […]

  • Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Pence Over Electoral College Vote Count

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 9:20am EST

    Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Pence Over Electoral College Vote Count Authored by Mimi Nguyen Ly via The Epoch Times, A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit filed by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and other Republicans against Vice President Mike Pence, who is due to preside over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 for the formal certification of states’ electoral […]

  • Bitcoin Tops $30k As Supply Squeeze Continues

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 8:41am EST

    Bitcoin Tops $30k As Supply Squeeze Continues Bitcoin prices accelerated overnight, surging through $30,000 for the first time and nearing $31,000 as we write… Source: Bloomberg Now over $10,000 beyond 2017’s record high… Source: Bloomberg Ethereum was also bid to a new cycle high at $770, but well below its $1400-plus record from Jan 2018… […]

  • The Decline & Fall Of Dollar Hegemony

    ZeroHedge - Jan 2nd 2021 8:10am EST

    The Decline & Fall Of Dollar Hegemony Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com, The US dollar’s position as the dominant global reserve currency is an immensely important factor in supporting the ballooning US government debt, the Fed’s drunken money-printing, and Corporate America’s ambition to offshore production to cheap countries, thereby creating huge and ever-growing trade deficits. They all […]