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  • Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How The US Became Obsessed With Physical & Emotional Safety

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 10:20pm EDT

    Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How The US Became Obsessed With Physical & Emotional Safety Via Ammo.com, “In America we say if anyone gets hurt, we will ban it for everyone everywhere for all time. And before we know it, everything is banned.” – Professor Jonathan Haidt It’s a common refrain: We have bubble-wrapped the world. Americans in […]

  • Some 5,000 People Waiting Out COVID-19 In Frozen, Virus-Free Antarctica

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 9:55pm EDT

    Some 5,000 People Waiting Out COVID-19 In Frozen, Virus-Free Antarctica Antarctica is currently deemed the “safest place in the world” due to it being the only continent with no confirmed COVID-19 cases.  Its dark, frozen, and harsh environs keep it cut off from the outside world, apart from researchers, scientists, and the occasional explorer or […]

  • Former JPMorgan Economist: We Are Heading Towards A Weimar Republic Inflation Setup

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 9:30pm EDT

    Former JPMorgan Economist: We Are Heading Towards A Weimar Republic Inflation Setup Submitted by a former JPMorgan economist who wishes to remain anonymous The everything bubble Readers will have anticipated the bursting of the bubble that has been re-inflating ever since 2009. Ultra-loose monetary policy, coupled with deflationary pressures from increased aggregate supply and investors […]

  • Wuhan Biolab Where Coronavirus Was Studied Mysteriously Shut Down In October, Report Claims

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 9:05pm EDT

    Wuhan Biolab Where Coronavirus Was Studied Mysteriously Shut Down In October, Report Claims Another leaked intelligence document has been leaked to the press to help support suspicions that the coronavirus currently ravaging the US and much of the global community may have leaked from a biolab in Wuhan. NBC News reports that a document that […]

  • China, Iran Are On The March

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 8:40pm EDT

    China, Iran Are On The March Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, There is so much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic right now that Americans can’t be blamed if they’re not spending much time studying other developments. That’s understandable, but inattention may be as dangerous as the virus itself. That’s because America’s adversaries […]

  • Distraction? Obama Smack-Talks Trump’s “Chaotic Disaster” Virus Response As Russia Hoax Exposed

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 8:15pm EDT

    Distraction? Obama Smack-Talks Trump’s “Chaotic Disaster” Virus Response As Russia Hoax Exposed Having refused to publicly criticize President Trump by name over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, President Obama reportedly slammed Trump during a private call, the details of which were “leaked” to the press (though we suspect the Obama camp had a hand […]

  • ‘Murica: From Overstretch To Collapse

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 7:50pm EDT

    ‘Murica: From Overstretch To Collapse Authored by Daniel Lazare via Off-Guardian.org, In less than three decades, a mere blink of the eye in historical terms, the United States has gone from the world’s sole superpower to a massive foundering wreck that is helpless before the coronavirus and intent on blaming the rest of the world […]

  • Weekend Humor: What It’s Like To Believe Everything ‘The Media’ Tells You

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 7:25pm EDT

    Weekend Humor: What It’s Like To Believe Everything ‘The Media’ Tells You Presented without comment for your viewing pleasure…. Source: AwakenWithJP                             Tyler Durden Sat, 05/09/2020 – 19:25

  • We Now Know Far More About COVID-19 – The Lockdown Should End

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 7:00pm EDT

    We Now Know Far More About COVID-19 – The Lockdown Should End Authored by Gavin Phillips via Off-Guardian.org, “This is the largest interference with personal liberty in our history” – Lord Sumption Virtually overnight our world has turned into a wasteland of closed towns, deserted streets and a few people scuttling along with masks and […]

  • China Asked WHO To Delay Pandemic Announcement, Deny Human-To-Human Transmission: German Intelligence

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 6:35pm EDT

    China Asked WHO To Delay Pandemic Announcement, Deny Human-To-Human Transmission: German Intelligence German intelligence has revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping asked World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Thebreyesus to cover up the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in January, according to Der Spiegel. During a January 21 conversation – one week after the […]

  • Obama May Want To Call Eric Holder After Virtue-Signaling “No Precedent” For Flynn Motion

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 6:10pm EDT

    Obama May Want To Call Eric Holder After Virtue-Signaling “No Precedent” For Flynn Motion Authored by Jonathan Turley, Former President Barack Obama is being quoted from a private call that the “rule of law is at risk” after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Obama reportedly told members of […]

  • Civilian Airliner & Fuel Depot Burst Into Flames As Libyan Airport Comes Under Attack

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 5:45pm EDT

    Civilian Airliner & Fuel Depot Burst Into Flames As Libyan Airport Comes Under Attack We reported earlier how the long-running Libyan proxy war 2.0 just got hotter given now the United States is directly blaming Russia for inflaming the conflict which has seen pro-Haftar forces lay siege to the capital of Tripoli for over the past […]

  • Morgan Stanley: The Feedback Loop Mechanism That Levitated Markets In Recent Years Is Broken

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 5:20pm EDT

    Morgan Stanley: The Feedback Loop Mechanism That Levitated Markets In Recent Years Is Broken By Chris Metli of Morgan Stanley Quantitative Derivative Solutions The March 2020 equity selloff ushered a huge volatility shock that caused unprecedented losses for short volatility strategies.  The impact is likely bigger than just a one-time hit to P/Ls though – […]

  • Questions Swirl As To Why Small-Business Emergency Lending Drops 

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 4:55pm EDT

    Questions Swirl As To Why Small-Business Emergency Lending Drops  It’s becoming increasingly clear that a quick economic recovery is not in the cards this year. That’s a very big problem for struggling small businesses, who need emergency loans from the coronavirus relief program to stay afloat.  As Bloomberg reports, the pace of processing loans from the Paycheck Protection Program […]

  • Depressionary Economy Versus A Bull Market – Both Can’t Be Right!

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 4:30pm EDT

    Depressionary Economy Versus A Bull Market – Both Can’t Be Right! Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The Great Divide There is currently a “Great Divide” happening between the near “depressionary” economy versus a surging bull market in equities. Given the relationship between the two, they both can’t be right. Depressionary Economy As noted by Jay Denton from Thinkwhy: “April’s […]

  • Why Shut Down? COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet If 80% Of Americans Just Wore Masks According To Study

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 4:05pm EDT

    Why Shut Down? COVID-19 Infections Would Plummet If 80% Of Americans Just Wore Masks According To Study Despite what the World Health Organization and Dr. Anthony Fauci tell you, a new study has concluded that if 80% of Americans were to wear a mask, COVID-19 infections would drop by more than 90%. And as Vanity […]

  • Someday They’re Going To Write Books About This!

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 3:40pm EDT

    Someday They’re Going To Write Books About This! Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, What is occurring today is absolutely mind-boggling. Someday they are going to write books about this! While there have been some messed up financial conundrums over the years none rival the current situation now before us. The dilemma before us is […]

  • An “Unprecedented Expansion Of Every Form Of Money Unlike Anything Ever Seen” – Paul Tudor Jones’ Full “Buy Bitcoin” Letter

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 3:21pm EDT

    An “Unprecedented Expansion Of Every Form Of Money Unlike Anything Ever Seen” – Paul Tudor Jones’ Full “Buy Bitcoin” Letter On Thursday, Paul Tudor Jones revealed he had placed a substantial bet on bitcoin, arguing that the pioneering cryptocurrency was also the vehicle best-suited to outperform during the coming decade, which PTJ argued will closely […]

  • Illinois’ Federal Bailout Request Is An Admission Of Its Massive Pension Problem

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 2:50pm EDT

    Illinois’ Federal Bailout Request Is An Admission Of Its Massive Pension Problem Authored by Richard Hiller via Reason.org, Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon, through the Illinois congressional delegation, recently requested a $10 billion public pension bailout from the federal government. In the letter, Mr. Harmon suggests that Illinois is making progress on addressing its pension debt, […]

  • This Is Now The Most Important Number For The Stock Market

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 2:25pm EDT

    This Is Now The Most Important Number For The Stock Market With the market now ignoring the latest economic data and corporate earnings outright, having put – for better or worse – the coronavirus lockdown in the rearview mirror while ignoring the latest profit data (which it believes is meaningless) and instead looking ahead to […]

  • “Contact Tracer” And “Disease Investigator” Jobs Spring Up Across The Country

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 2:00pm EDT

    “Contact Tracer” And “Disease Investigator” Jobs Spring Up Across The Country Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper, For those who may have lost their jobs during the lockdown, it appears a whole new sector of jobs is opening up across the country. Cities and states are seeking “contact tracers”  and “disease investigators” to […]

  • American Shopping Malls Resemble Ghost Towns After Reopening 

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 1:40pm EDT

    American Shopping Malls Resemble Ghost Towns After Reopening  The latest jobless print and unemployment figures are truly historic, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and the real economy has crashed to depression levels. President Trump is attempting to reopen the severely damaged economy and force a V-shaped recovery by the time the presidential election is seen […]

  • “This Is The Final Straw”: Elon Musk Melts Down, Says He’s Suing Alameda County & Moving Tesla Out Of California

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 1:11pm EDT

    “This Is The Final Straw”: Elon Musk Melts Down, Says He’s Suing Alameda County & Moving Tesla Out Of California Recall just days ago we reported that Tesla was sending people back to work at its Fremont factory in Alameda County before the area’s lockdown expired. Then, late last week, Alameda County responded by telling […]

  • Venezuela Charges US Ex-Special Forces Soldiers With “Terrorism & Conspiracy”

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 12:45pm EDT

    Venezuela Charges US Ex-Special Forces Soldiers With “Terrorism & Conspiracy” The two US ex-special forces turn mercenary soldiers captured by Venezuela Monday as they tried to lead a small anti-Maduro invasion force into the country appeared in a Venezuelan court on Friday, alongside some dozen other alleged conspirators and detained mercenaries.  Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and […]

  • As State Reopens, Ohio Urges Employers To Snitch On Workers Who Stay Home Over Virus Fears

    ZeroHedge - May 9th 2020 12:20pm EDT

    As State Reopens, Ohio Urges Employers To Snitch On Workers Who Stay Home Over Virus Fears Authored by Julia Conley via CommonDreams.org, Ohio officials are encouraging employers to report what they’ve designated “Covid-19 fraud” as the state begins reopening some industries. Workers who refuse to report to work in light of the pandemic, which has […]