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“Distinguished” US Government Employee With Access To Nuclear Secrets Busted In ‘Robot Porn’ Scheme
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 10:10pm EDT“Distinguished” US Government Employee With Access To Nuclear Secrets Busted In ‘Robot Porn’ Scheme In what can only be described as a spectacularly ill-advised IT decision, a Department of Energy (DOE) employee with access to nuclear secrets has lost his security clearance after uploading a staggering 187,000 pornographic images to the agency’s network, according to […]
States Go It Alone On ‘Forever Chemicals’ As EPA Delays Federal Action
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 8:55pm EDTStates Go It Alone On ‘Forever Chemicals’ As EPA Delays Federal Action Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), States are taking action to protect agriculture and waterways from harmful “forever chemicals” as they await federal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Matthieu Delaty/Hans […]
A $300 Trillion Dollar Fat Finger?
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 6:25pm EDTA $300 Trillion Dollar Fat Finger? Blockchain data showed stablecoin issuer Paxos both minted and burned 300 trillion tokens of the PayPal USD stablecoin within 30 minutes, leaving many crypto users scratching their heads. This prompted much amusement and confusion across social media… cc: @federalreserve That should fix the funding shortage https://t.co/sKhLJj8NfF — zerohedge (@zerohedge) […]
Overthrow: Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Ops Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 4:40pm EDTOverthrow: Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Ops Targeting Venezuela’s Maduro It is easy to imagine that there’s been CIA infiltration into Maduro’s Venezuela for a long time, but covert operations there are now becoming an “open secret” – as fresh Wednesday reporting in the New York Times indicates. “The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. […]
Mexican Cartels Placing Bounties On Federal Agents, DHS Says
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 2:30pm EDTMexican Cartels Placing Bounties On Federal Agents, DHS Says Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Oct. 14 that it has obtained “credible intelligence” that cartels in Mexico have placed bounties on U.S. law enforcement officers and officials. Mexican cartels—which have used Chicago, along with other […]
Stocks Erase Gains As Trade Tensions Resurface; Bessent Blames ‘Lone Wolf Warrior’ Beijing Diplomat
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 1:15pm EDTStocks Erase Gains As Trade Tensions Resurface; Bessent Blames ‘Lone Wolf Warrior’ Beijing Diplomat Update (1300ET): As we noted earlier, stocks jumped around the US cash open on optimistic headlines about possible tariff delays by Bessent and Greer: “*GREER: EXPECT CHINA RARE EARTHS MOVE DOESN’T GO INTO EFFECT,*BESSENT SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF LONGER CHINA TARIFF TRUCE”. […]
In An Extremely Fragile Market, How To Gain An Edge When Volatility Spikes
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 9:35am EDTIn An Extremely Fragile Market, How To Gain An Edge When Volatility Spikes Friday’s sharp selloff dropped the S&P 500 more than 2.7% as we experienced one of the largest single-day declines of the quarter, as headlines spooked traders. What made the drop especially remarkable is that it took place in an extremely complacent context, with […]
Jamie Dimon Says Gold Can “Easily Go To $5,000 Or $10,000”
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 7:45am EDTJamie Dimon Says Gold Can “Easily Go To $5,000 Or $10,000” Fresh from reporting a solid set of numbers for the third quarter, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he sees “some logic” in owning gold, while declining to say whether he thinks the precious metal is overvalued after its record run-up (perhaps smart, considering his catastrophic […]
Poland’s Beer Industry Is In Trouble
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 6:30am EDTPoland’s Beer Industry Is In Trouble Via Remix News, Just like neighboring Germany, Poland’s beer industry is reeling, with slightly different factors at play in the Polish market contributing to the decline. “The beer season that just ended was disappointing. Unfortunately, in the first half of the year, we saw a decline exceeding 6 percent,” said […]
Britain Set To Outlaw Fracking After Decades Of Debate
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 5:00am EDTBritain Set To Outlaw Fracking After Decades Of Debate Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. Experts say the U.K.’s complex geology makes large-scale fracking unviable and risky compared to U.S. shale formations. The move aims to prevent […]
‘Islam Must Adapt To Sweden’ — Swedish Deputy PM Urges Public Burqa, Niqab Ban
ZeroHedge - Oct 15th 2025 3:30am EDT‘Islam Must Adapt To Sweden’ — Swedish Deputy PM Urges Public Burqa, Niqab Ban Via Remix News, Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch has called for a nationwide ban on burqas and niqabs in all public places, saying the country must “wake up from its naivety” about Islamism and act decisively to protect Swedish values […]
All Hell Broke Out In Boston As Police Cruiser Torched In ‘Premeditated’ Attack On Cops: Union Chief
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 11:25pm EDTAll Hell Broke Out In Boston As Police Cruiser Torched In ‘Premeditated’ Attack On Cops: Union Chief The president of Boston’s Police Patrolmen’s Association has responded after a violent mob of over 100 people unleashed chaos in Boston’s streets, torching a police cruiser and pelting officers with fireworks, cones, and poles in what witnesses called a […]
Is Cuba Returning To US Crosshairs?
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 10:35pm EDTIs Cuba Returning To US Crosshairs? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The US and Ukraine’s arguably coordinated fearmongering campaign about the regional security consequences of Cubans allegedly fighting for Russia hints that the island will soon come under more pressure. Reuters exclusively reported in early October that the State Department sent an unclassified cable to […]
Military Analyst Warns US Doesn’t Have Enough Tomahawks To Send To Ukraine
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 10:10pm EDTMilitary Analyst Warns US Doesn’t Have Enough Tomahawks To Send To Ukraine Military analysts have told the Financial Times that even if President Trump decides to approve US Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, this will have limited impact on the trajectory of the war, given especially that a mere dozens will be available to send. The […]
1Israel Won’t Reopen Rafah Crossing As Hamas Fails To Return Bodies Of Slain Hostages
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 8:30pm EDTIsrael Won’t Reopen Rafah Crossing As Hamas Fails To Return Bodies Of Slain Hostages Hamas returned just four of 28 hostages’ bodies on Monday, upon releasing all remaining living hostages. But Israeli leaders have condemned what they call a serious breach of what was agreed to in the Trump-brokered ceasefire deal. The Israeli military has […]
Musk’s Manhattan Project For xAI Bets Big On ‘World Models’ That NVidia Says Could Rival ‘Global Economy’
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 6:50pm EDTMusk’s Manhattan Project For xAI Bets Big On ‘World Models’ That NVidia Says Could Rival ‘Global Economy’ Elon Musk’s xAI is setting its sights on something that could revolutionize everything from video games to AI-humanoid robots: “world models.” These next-generation artificial intelligence systems promise not just to read about the world but to understand it […]
Six Killed After US Strikes Boat Off Venezuela In 5th Such Operation
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 5:20pm EDTSix Killed After US Strikes Boat Off Venezuela In 5th Such Operation President Trump has announced another military strike against a boat off Venezuela suspected of trafficking drugs on Tuesday, which killed all six people on board. Trump stated that the vessel was “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization” but did not name any organization […]
1 In 3 Brown U. Freshmen Are LGBT: Survey
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 1:40pm EDT1 In 3 Brown U. Freshmen Are LGBT: Survey Authored by Jeanine Yuen via The College Fix, About one in three Brown University freshmen say they are gay, bisexual, transgender, or one of the other numerous options, according to a recent survey by the student newspaper. The numbers are somewhat similar to a survey two years ago, also by […]
EU Ratchets Up China Pressure, May Force Beijing To Transfer Tech
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 12:45pm EDTEU Ratchets Up China Pressure, May Force Beijing To Transfer Tech On Monday, the Dutch government took control of Chinese-owned semiconductor maker Nexperia – citing risks to Europe’s economic security after alleging “serious governance shortcomings” at the company. One day later, and the EU is on the cusp of applying major pressure on Beijing. As Bloomberg reports, the European Union […]
White House Readies Next Round Of Layoffs As Shutdown Drags On
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 11:05am EDTWhite House Readies Next Round Of Layoffs As Shutdown Drags On Update (1100ET): The White House is readying another round of layoffs, or “Reductions in Force” – as President Trump tries to pressure Democrats into signing the GOP’s continuing resolution to end the government shutdown. “OMB is making every preparation to batten down the hatches and […]
Johnson Warns Current Government Shutdown Could Be Longest Ever
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 9:05am EDTJohnson Warns Current Government Shutdown Could Be Longest Ever Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 13 that he thinks the ongoing federal government shutdown might become the longest in the nation’s history, and that he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they abandon their health care […]
Shares Of Michelin Tank On Guidance Cut After North American Auto Market Slumps
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 8:10am EDTShares Of Michelin Tank On Guidance Cut After North American Auto Market Slumps Shares of French tiremaker Michelin plunged in Paris, marking the steepest intraday decline since the early Covid-pandemic crash, after the company slashed its 2025 outlook and warned of a bigger-than-expected sales decline in the North America market. Michelin now expects 2025 operating income between 2.6 billion euros and […]
Market Maelstrom Returns As China Escalates Trade War With Sanctions, Tit-For-Tat Port Fees
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 7:26am EDTMarket Maelstrom Returns As China Escalates Trade War With Sanctions, Tit-For-Tat Port Fees Global equity futures slipped on Tuesday after China vowed to “fight to the end” in its trade war with the U.S., following President Trump’s threat last week to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese goods. Despite Washington’s attempts to soften its tone over […]
Saudi Arabia’s Debt Surge: Cementing Reliance On International Funding
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 5:00am EDTSaudi Arabia’s Debt Surge: Cementing Reliance On International Funding Authored by Nick Smallwood via BondVigilantes.com, The increasing liquidity squeeze in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) financial system has been causing heightened levels of debate for some time. A growing economy and the financial demands of the mega-projects that are under way are hoovering up […]
Germany’s Auto Summit: Spectacle Over Substance, Economy At Risk
ZeroHedge - Oct 14th 2025 3:30am EDTGermany’s Auto Summit: Spectacle Over Substance, Economy At Risk Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Politics is the art of the possible, as Otto von Bismarck famously said. The auto summit at the Chancellery shows that, in Germany, nothing seems to work anymore. Politics refuses any gradual departure from the eco-socialist course. Thursday was an eventful day—at […]