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  • How New York Turned Nursing Homes Into ‘Slaughter Houses’

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 10:45pm EDT

    How New York Turned Nursing Homes Into ‘Slaughter Houses’ Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 22:45 Authored by Jon Miltimore via The Libertarian Institute/FEE, At an April 23 press conference, Gov. Andrew Cuomo sounded indignant when a reporter asked if anyone had objected to New York’s policy of forcing nursing homes to admit recently discharged COVID-19 patients. “They […]

  • Life After Lockdown – Get Ready For “Social Bubbles” 

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 10:25pm EDT

    Life After Lockdown – Get Ready For “Social Bubbles”  Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 22:25 Governments are preparing for a post-corona world. They are relaxing social distancing rules, and public health experts have been figuring out how people should proceed with socializing. One solution could be “social bubbles,” which means small groups of people will be […]

  • China Releases A Whole Lot Of Made Up Economic “Data”, “Markets” Fail To Respond

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 10:22pm EDT

    China Releases A Whole Lot Of Made Up Economic “Data”, “Markets” Fail To Respond Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 22:22 It’s that time of the month when the goalseekotron in China’s NBS (which stands for National Bureau of Statistics and not Nonstop Bullshit) gets hyperactive and China spews out a whole lot of numbers that […]

  • What Is The Right “Letter” To Describe The Recovery? What A Stupid Question

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 10:05pm EDT

    What Is The Right “Letter” To Describe The Recovery? What A Stupid Question Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 22:05 For the past month, there has been an obsession by traders and strategists to “package” this cycle into one of the typical “letters” – V, U or L; perhaps W or even a “Nike swoosh.” Mocking […]

  • Lockdown-Defying Speakeasies Cropping Up Across Manhattan

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 9:45pm EDT

    Lockdown-Defying Speakeasies Cropping Up Across Manhattan Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 21:45 As New Yorkers grow weary of the ongoing lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, speakeasies have been cropping up in Manhattan according to Page Six. Discreet patrons are filling the backs of bars, pizza parlors and even pet stores in order to enjoy […]

  • Cop Who Hid While Parkland Students Were Slaughtered Wins Job Back, Plus Back Pay And Overtime

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 9:25pm EDT

    Cop Who Hid While Parkland Students Were Slaughtered Wins Job Back, Plus Back Pay And Overtime Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 21:25 Authored by Daniel Payne via Just the News The Parkland, Florida, police officer who sheltered behind his car while nearly 20 students were shot and killed will be re-instated to his job, his union announced […]

  • Mexico Is Cremating Bodies On An “Industrial Scale”

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 9:05pm EDT

    Mexico Is Cremating Bodies On An “Industrial Scale” Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 21:05 Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) unveiled a plan this week to reopen the country’s severely damaged economy by June 1 as part of normalization after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered lockdowns. Lopez said Wednesday the reopening would be “cautious and gradual,” but with more than […]

  • Viruses Versus Lockdowns: It’s Not About Tradeoffs

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 8:45pm EDT

    Viruses Versus Lockdowns: It’s Not About Tradeoffs Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 20:45 Authored by Michael Accad via The Mises Institute, It is tempting to oppose the harmful effects of COVID-related lockdowns with arguments couched in terms of tradeoffs. We may contend that when public authorities promote the benefits of “flattening the curve,” they fail […]

  • “Reckless” – Drone Operators Flies Dangerously Close To Blue Angels 

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 8:25pm EDT

    “Reckless” – Drone Operators Flies Dangerously Close To Blue Angels  Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 20:25 What we’re about to show you is probably one of the most reckless and irresponsible videos uploaded to the internet by a clueless civilian drone operator. During an America Strong flyover by the US Navy Blue Angels in Detroit, Michigan, on May […]

  • Let’s Not Allow Another Crisis To Bamboozle Us

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 8:05pm EDT

    Let’s Not Allow Another Crisis To Bamboozle Us Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 20:05 Authored by Walter Williams, op-ed via Townhall.com, Former Barack Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel, during a recent interview, reminded us of his 2008 financial crisis quotation, “Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a wonderful opportunity […]

  • Colombia Militarizes Brazilian Border As COVID Deaths Soar

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 7:45pm EDT

    Colombia Militarizes Brazilian Border As COVID Deaths Soar Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 19:45 A rise in cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Brazil has spooked neighboring countries, resulting in the National Army of Colombia to bolster forces along Brazil–Colombia border, reported Bloomberg.  Johns Hopkins University reported the South American country had more than 188,000 cases and 13,000 […]

  • Companies Call The Market Top With Most Stock Sales In Eight Years

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 7:25pm EDT

    Companies Call The Market Top With Most Stock Sales In Eight Years Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 19:25 If one asks companies why the market, by which we of course mean just the top 5 tech names that now comprise “the market”… … has soared 30% in the past two months, the most likely response […]

  • Flynn’s Lawyer Excoriates Obama In Open Letter

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 7:05pm EDT

    Flynn’s Lawyer Excoriates Obama In Open Letter Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 19:05 Last week, former President Barack Obama reacted to the DOJ’s move to end its case against Michael Flynn by declaring in a leaked private phone call that the “rule of law is at risk,” and that “there is no precedent that anybody […]

  • Space Force Starts Recruiting With First Ad: “Maybe Your Purpose Isn’t On This Planet”

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 6:45pm EDT

    Space Force Starts Recruiting With First Ad: “Maybe Your Purpose Isn’t On This Planet” Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 18:45 Authored by Jake Anderson via TheMindUnleashed.com, Less than two years from when President Trump announced the creation of the 6th major division of the United States Armed Forces, Space Force has launched its first commercial, […]

  • Daily Briefing – May 14, 2020

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 6:40pm EDT

    Daily Briefing – May 14, 2020 Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 18:40 Real Vision’s Managing Editor Ed Harrison is joined by Roger Hirst to discuss the latest developments in markets, macro, and the coronavirus crisis. Peter Cooper talks about how China, Hong Kong, and South Korea are facing setbacks with a new wave of cases.

  • Free COVID Testing For Ultra Rich At This Miami Condo High Rise 

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 6:25pm EDT

    Free COVID Testing For Ultra Rich At This Miami Condo High Rise  Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 18:25 It must be wonderful being ultra-rich in South Florida, living in a multi-million dollar flat overlooking the clear blue water. What’s even better about being an elite in a pandemic is that you can receive free virus testing while some parts […]

  • Crisis & 2020 Election: Investors Should Brace For An Earthquake Of Change

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 6:05pm EDT

    Crisis & 2020 Election: Investors Should Brace For An Earthquake Of Change Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 18:05 Submitted by Joseph Carson, former chief economist of Allianz Crisis often produces a dramatic and unpredictable change in economics, finance, and politics.  If history is a guide investors should brace for an earthquake of change. Political change […]

  • “These Threats Will Not Be Taken Lightly”: States Mull Crackdown On Intentional Corona Spreaders

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 5:45pm EDT

    “These Threats Will Not Be Taken Lightly”: States Mull Crackdown On Intentional Corona Spreaders Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 17:45 With the country paralyzed by lockdowns and more than 2/3 of Americans  afraid to go back to work once they’re lifted, fear of catching coronavirus has gripped large swaths of the country. Playing on that […]

  • The Collapse Of Main Street And Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 5:25pm EDT

    The Collapse Of Main Street And Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 17:25 Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The core problem is the U.S. economy has been fully financialized, and so costs are unaffordable. To understand the long-term consequences of the pandemic on Main Street and local […]

  • The Fed’s Visible Hand: Powell Buys $305 Million In ETFs In Two Days

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 5:19pm EDT

    The Fed’s Visible Hand: Powell Buys $305 Million In ETFs In Two Days Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 17:19 On Tuesday, the US officially crossed over into some bizarro version of a crony, centrally-planned mandated pricing model that is anything but a market when the Fed started buying corporate bond ETFs for the first time […]

  • Has President Trump Figured Out That Anthony Fauci Is A Con Man?

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 4:45pm EDT

    Has President Trump Figured Out That Anthony Fauci Is A Con Man? Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 16:45 Authored by David Stockman via Economic Policy Journal, If you don’t think the fix is in, please take note of the big news of the morning. Namely, that the allegedly ultra-busy Dr. Fauci had time last evening […]

  • Strategist: I Have Received More Emails From People Who Are Bullish Because “Everyone” Is Bearish, Than From Actual Bears

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 4:25pm EDT

    Strategist: I Have Received More Emails From People Who Are Bullish Because “Everyone” Is Bearish, Than From Actual Bears Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 16:25 The time to buy is when there is blood (or a viral pandemic) in the streets and everyone is bearish, right? “Of course” the bulls will yell, and even without […]

  • Banks, Bonds, Black Gold, Bitcoin, & Bullion Bounce Despite Jobspocalypse

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 4:01pm EDT

    Banks, Bonds, Black Gold, Bitcoin, & Bullion Bounce Despite Jobspocalypse Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 16:01 Over 36 million newly jobless Americans in the last 8 weeks… and the Nasdaq is up over 30% in the same period… Mixed bag in US stocks today (more below) with Dow best, Small Caps and Trannies lagged… This […]

  • Three Reminders From The Bill Of Rights

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 3:45pm EDT

    Three Reminders From The Bill Of Rights Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 15:45 Authored by Jacob Hornberger via The Future of Freedom Foundation, As a condition for accepting the Constitution, the American people demanded the enactment of the Bill of Rights immediately after ratification of the Constitution. They had been assured that the Constitution was […]

  • Connecticut Fat Finger: In Absurd Comma Separator Error, State Reported 298,680 Jobless Claims, Really Meant 29,846

    ZeroHedge - May 14th 2020 3:43pm EDT

    Connecticut Fat Finger: In Absurd Comma Separator Error, State Reported 298,680 Jobless Claims, Really Meant 29,846 Tyler Durden Thu, 05/14/2020 – 15:43 Just when we thought we’d seen it all, here comes Connecticut. Earlier this morning, when reporting on the latest surge in initial claims, which came in just under 3 million or half a […]