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  • First American Citizen Dies Of Coronavirus In Wuhan; 5 Britons Diagnosed In French Ski Town

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 10:20am EST

    First American Citizen Dies Of Coronavirus In Wuhan; 5 Britons Diagnosed In French Ski Town Summary: Fatalities in China reached a single-day high of 86 on Friday, raising the national death toll to 724 WHO reported 31,481 confirmed global cases on Friday, up by 3,000+ cases from Thursday; SCMP says total cases closer to 35k […]

  • US East Coast No Longer “Safe Haven” Due To Russian Submarines, Admiral Warns

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 9:55am EST

    US East Coast No Longer “Safe Haven” Due To Russian Submarines, Admiral Warns US Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, the head of the Navy’s 2nd Fleet, raised eyebrows this week with alarming comments made at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event. He told the think tank audience that a recent uptick of Russian submarine […]

  • ‘Gas Wars’ In The Mediterranean

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 9:20am EST

    ‘Gas Wars’ In The Mediterranean Authored by Mike Whitney via The Unz Review, The unexpected alliance between Turkey and Libya is a geopolitical earthquake that changes the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and across the Middle East. Turkey’s audacious move has enraged its rivals in the region and cleared the way for a […]

  • The Dutch Work From Home More Than Any Europeans

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 8:45am EST

    The Dutch Work From Home More Than Any Europeans Eurostat have released some interesting new data showing the share of Europeans who regularly do home office. In 2018, 5.2 percent of people aged between 15 and 64 regularly worked from home across the EU, and as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, that share has remained relatively constant at about five […]

  • UK Supermarket Forced To Apologize For Asking People Not To Steal Female Menstrual Products

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 8:10am EST

    UK Supermarket Forced To Apologize For Asking People Not To Steal Female Menstrual Products Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, A UK supermarket was forced to apologize for asking people not to steal female menstrual products, because shoplifting is apparently ‘woke’ now. Yes, really. It all started with a tweet which received nearly […]

  • Macron Urges European Nuclear Arms Control Initiative To Combat “Unrestrained Arms Race”

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 7:35am EST

    Macron Urges European Nuclear Arms Control Initiative To Combat “Unrestrained Arms Race” At a moment major arms control treaties remain on the brink of collapse, all eyes were on French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday for a key speech in Paris unveiling the future of France’s nuclear weapons. The EU country is one of the […]

  • Brexit – Independence & Its Consequences

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 7:00am EST

    Brexit – Independence & Its Consequences Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, Britain left the EU on the last day of January and is an independent nation once more. The new Johnson government is confident that Britain will do well outside the EU. Free trade will be embraced, and a no-deal outcome, now dubbed an […]

  • Beyond Ukraine: America’s Coming (Losing) Battle For Eurasia

    ZeroHedge - Feb 8th 2020 12:05am EST

    Beyond Ukraine: America’s Coming (Losing) Battle For Eurasia Authored by US Army Major Danny Sjursen (ret.) via AntiWar.com, Academic historians reject anything smacking of inevitably. Instead they emphasize the contingency of events as manifested through the inherent agency of human beings and the countless decisions they make. On the merits, such scholars are basically correct. […]

  • The U.S. Cities Mired In The Most Debt

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 11:45pm EST

    The U.S. Cities Mired In The Most Debt Truth in Accounting has released its 2020 Financial State of Cities report, highlighting the fiscal health of America’s 75 most populous cities. Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes that the study found that this year, 63 cities do not have enough money to pay their bills and total municipal debt […]

  • The Debacle In Iowa Is A Perfect Example Of The Extreme Incompetence That Is Plaguing America

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 11:25pm EST

    The Debacle In Iowa Is A Perfect Example Of The Extreme Incompetence That Is Plaguing America Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, The rest of the world is laughing at us.  After what just took place in Iowa, we certainly do not have any right to lecture other nations […]

  • Netflix Reveals It Removed These 9 Films At Foreign Government Requests

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 11:05pm EST

    Netflix Reveals It Removed These 9 Films At Foreign Government Requests The world’s top streaming service Netflix revealed in a new internal report it calls Environment Social Governance that it has taken down nine pieces of content around the world in response to written complaints and demands from governments.  The 23-year old company began conforming to […]

  • Why Both Republicans And Democrats Want Russia To Become The Enemy Of Choice

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 10:45pm EST

    Why Both Republicans And Democrats Want Russia To Become The Enemy Of Choice Authored by Philip Giraldi via The Strategic Culture Foundation, One of the more interesting aspects of the nauseating impeachment trial in the Senate was the repeated vilification of Russia and its President Vladimir Putin. To hate Russia has become dogma on both […]

  • We Are Wall-E – Cali Gov. Newsom Wants To Halt School Physical Education Tests

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 10:25pm EST

    We Are Wall-E – Cali Gov. Newsom Wants To Halt School Physical Education Tests California’s Governor Gavin Newsom wants to turn a generation of kids into obese adults, that by the time 2050 rolls around, these hopeless folks will be wheeled around in self-balancing strollers, first popularized in the animated film Wall-E.  Newsom plans to cancel […]

  • Group At Center Of Iowa Caucus App Chaos Birthed By Billionaire-Funder Of Alabama DisInfo Campaign

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 10:05pm EST

    Group At Center Of Iowa Caucus App Chaos Birthed By Billionaire-Funder Of Alabama DisInfo Campaign Authored by Max Blumenthal via TheGrayZone.com, Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman funded the creation of ACRONYM, the group that sabotaged the Iowa caucus results, after bankrolling voter manipulation campaigns including the notorious online “false flag operation” in Alabama’s 2017 senate […]

  • Smaller Restaurants Forced Into Bankruptcy As Foot Traffic Collapses

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 9:45pm EST

    Smaller Restaurants Forced Into Bankruptcy As Foot Traffic Collapses While the big names in eating out – McDonald’s, Popeye’s, Chick-Fil-A and Olive Garden, to name a few – are all working diligently to get customers through the door at a time when the American eater is staying home more, lesser known restaurants are bearing the […]

  • What’s Next For The Virginia Sanctuary Movement?

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 9:25pm EST

    What’s Next For The Virginia Sanctuary Movement? Authored by José Niño via The Mises Institute, Despite the media’s fearmongering, the Virginia Citizens Defense League Lobby Day 2020, which took place on January 20, turned out to be a normal event. The pro-gun demonstration drew twenty-two thousand people, who peacefully protested several gun control measures that Virginia governor Ralph Northam […]

  • Mike Bloomberg’s Campaign Is Paying ‘Micro-Influencers’ To Make Him Look Cool

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 9:05pm EST

    Mike Bloomberg’s Campaign Is Paying ‘Micro-Influencers’ To Make Him Look Cool It’s almost ironic because they basically represent the alpha and the omega of the political spectrum within the modern Democratic Party, but there’s no question that the Iowa Democrats massive fuck-up during the caucus hurt Bernie Sanders more than any other candidate, and helped […]

  • Visualizing The Problem Of An Aging Global Population

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 8:25pm EST

    Visualizing The Problem Of An Aging Global Population The world is experiencing a seismic demographic shift and, as Visual Capitalist’s Katie Jones details below, no country is immune to the consequences. While increasing life expectancy and declining birth rates are considered major achievements in modern science and healthcare, they will have a significant impact on […]

  • Students Call Number Of White Male Oscar Nominees “A Problem”

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 8:05pm EST

    Students Call Number Of White Male Oscar Nominees “A Problem” Authored by Eduardo Neret via Campus Reform, Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Campus Reform Digital Reporter Eduardo Neret went to American University to ask students to react to claims that the nominees are “too white” and not diverse enough. “I definitely think there’s a problem,” one student said of the mostly white […]

  • Iraq & Russia Look To Boost Military Ties While US Threatens Sanctions

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 7:45pm EST

    Iraq & Russia Look To Boost Military Ties While US Threatens Sanctions In more continuing fallout over the Jan.3 assassination by drone of the IRGC’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iraq and Russia are preparing for deepening military coordination, reports the AP.  Iraq’s Defense Ministry announced Thursday that increased “cooperation and coordination” is being discussed with Moscow amid worsened […]

  • Absurdistan: Government-Funded Feminists Suggest Banning Heterosexual Relationships

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 7:25pm EST

    Absurdistan: Government-Funded Feminists Suggest Banning Heterosexual Relationships Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances, and your prosperity. Feminist group thinks heterosexual relationships are “violent” and should be banned […]

  • Dems Triggered After Trump Tweets ‘Misleading’ Montage Of Pelosi Insulting SOTU Honorees

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 7:05pm EST

    Dems Triggered After Trump Tweets ‘Misleading’ Montage Of Pelosi Insulting SOTU Honorees Democrats have caught the vapors after President Trump tweeted a montage of Nancy Pelosi tearing up a copy of his State of the Union speech after various honorees received accolades. While Pelosi actually tore up the speech after Trump was finished giving it, […]

  • US Attorney Who Declined To Charge Cops For Killing Innocent Man Is Nominated For Treasury Role

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 6:45pm EST

    US Attorney Who Declined To Charge Cops For Killing Innocent Man Is Nominated For Treasury Role Op-Ed authored by attorney and journalist Techno Fog In November of 2019, Jessie Liu, the former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to press charges against two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot a harmless […]

  • Doctor Warns Up To 30% Of Medical Staff Working In Wuhan Hospital Now Infected With nCoV

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 6:25pm EST

    Doctor Warns Up To 30% Of Medical Staff Working In Wuhan Hospital Now Infected With nCoV As we noted earlier, the death of Dr. Li Wenliang, which was confirmed early Friday by Wuhan City Central Hospital, the same hospital where Dr. Li worked, and where he was punished for warning medical students about the novel […]

  • 2020 Democrats Running Low On Cash As Trump Builds Up War Chest

    ZeroHedge - Feb 7th 2020 6:05pm EST

    2020 Democrats Running Low On Cash As Trump Builds Up War Chest Authored by Karl Evers-Hillstrom via OpenSecrets.org President Donald Trump has more campaign cash on hand than the entire Democratic field combined, building on his money advantage as 2020 Democrats burn through their reserves to woo voters in early primary states.  Trump’s campaign has nearly $103 […]