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  • Greece Erects Massive Concrete Blocks On Border To Halt Migrant Wave From Turkey

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 9:55am EDT

    Greece Erects Massive Concrete Blocks On Border To Halt Migrant Wave From Turkey As the rest of the globe is busy locking down borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Turkey has reportedly kept it migrant wave to the EU corridor open, resulting in continued chaos at Greek-Turkey border points, as desperate asylum seekers try any way […]

  • The Real Crisis Starts Now In Europe

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 9:20am EDT

    The Real Crisis Starts Now In Europe Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, I think it’s safe to say the new crisis just killed the Schengen Treaty. That ridiculous document which guaranteed freedom of movement across the European Union finally hit something it couldn’t bully, COVID-19. Regardless of whether you believe […]

  • Not Just Seniors: French Doctors Report 50% Of ICU Patients Under 60 Years Old, Netherlands Under 50

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 8:45am EDT

    Not Just Seniors: French Doctors Report 50% Of ICU Patients Under 60 Years Old, Netherlands Under 50 It’s beginning to look like someone’s lying, as both French and Dutch medical professionals are reporting that half of coronavirus ICU patients are under the age of 60 and 50-years-old respectively. “MORE THAN 50% OF THE 300 #COVIDー19 […]

  • NATO And COVID-19: A Parasitical Disease In Europe

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 8:10am EDT

    NATO And COVID-19: A Parasitical Disease In Europe Authored by Finian Cunningham via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The decision to go-ahead with NATO’s biggest-ever war games in Europe at a time of heightened fears over the coronavirus sure raises questions about the military alliance’s stated purpose of maintaining security. NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said the Defender-Europe […]

  • The World’s Richest Have Lost Almost $1 Trillion In Covid-19 Wealth Wipeout

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 7:35am EDT

    The World’s Richest Have Lost Almost $1 Trillion In Covid-19 Wealth Wipeout Well if there’s one thing that should make those without a pot to piss in happier about the widening inequality gap in this country, it’s that the world’s richest are losing a boat load of money – an inconceivable amount of money to […]

  • European Union: Closing The Borders?

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 7:00am EDT

    European Union: Closing The Borders? Authored by Judith Bergman via The Gatestone Institute, On February 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made good on his many threats to send millions of migrants and refugees to Europe, despite a 2016 deal between Europe and Turkey to hold them. Apparently seeking to make Europe experience the full force of his intentions, […]

  • A 70-Year War On “Propaganda” Built By The CIA

    ZeroHedge - Mar 15th 2020 12:20am EDT

    A 70-Year War On “Propaganda” Built By The CIA Authored by Cynthia Chung via The Strategic Culture Foundation, “Hell is empty and all the devils are here” – William Shakespeare (The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2) War has always depended on a reliable system to spread its propaganda. The Arthashastra written by Chankya (350-283 BCE) who was chief advisor […]

  • Covid-19 Pandemic To Crash Sex Worker Income

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 11:55pm EDT

    Covid-19 Pandemic To Crash Sex Worker Income The world has already transitioned into panic about Covid-19. Widespread social, political, and economic disruptions have developed. Hard-hit countries, as we noted last week, have responded with a similar blueprint of shutting down their economies for virus containment purposes.  Social distancing has been one of the most widely enforced policies […]

  • The S**t Might Actually Be Hitting The Fan But Somehow It Doesn’t Feel Real

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 11:30pm EDT

    The S**t Might Actually Be Hitting The Fan But Somehow It Doesn’t Feel Real Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, So here we are. Right on the cusp of that SHTF event that we’ve been prepping for all these years. A global pandemic. A breakdown in the supply chain. Shoppers who are […]

  • Enterprising Opportunists Confronted At Costco For Lysol Wipe Profiteering

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 11:05pm EDT

    Enterprising Opportunists Confronted At Costco For Lysol Wipe Profiteering A Vancouver couple has come under fire for buying up literal truck-loads of Lysol disinfecting wipes from a local Costco and reselling them for a significant markup, according to Toronto Star reporter Douglas Quan. Yesterday I went to a Costco store, where I stumbled across this […]

  • The Pandemic Stress Test

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 10:40pm EDT

    The Pandemic Stress Test Authored by Raghuram Rajan via Project Syndicate, The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by surprise and will now expose underlying economic weaknesses wherever they lie. But the crisis also reminds us that we live in a deeply interconnected world. If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is the possibility […]

  • California Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing State To Commandeer Hotels, Motels For Coronavirus Patients

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 10:15pm EDT

    California Governor Issues Executive Order Allowing State To Commandeer Hotels, Motels For Coronavirus Patients California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) issued an executive order on Thursday that allows the state to take over hotels and motels in order to convert them into medical housing for coronavirus patients, according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun.  According to […]

  • The Good Luck Ran Out Because The Dollars Did

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 9:50pm EDT

    The Good Luck Ran Out Because The Dollars Did Authored by Jeffrey Snider via Alhambra Investments, Jay Powell has a lot of catching up to do, and very little time to do it. He’s squandered so much already. First his emergency rate cut blew up in his face and now his dud of a bazooka. […]

  • Attention NHTSA: Second Tesla In A Week Has Plowed Through Storefront In Coachella Valley

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 9:25pm EDT

    Attention NHTSA: Second Tesla In A Week Has Plowed Through Storefront In Coachella Valley We’re not sure what it’s going to take the NHTSA to establish some sort of pattern, but sadly, if they haven’t “gotten it” by now we’re not sure that they’re ever going to. And when people start dying from these types […]

  • Price Of Physical Gold Decouples From Paper Gold

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 9:00pm EDT

    Price Of Physical Gold Decouples From Paper Gold Submitted by BullionStar.com In the last month, from 14 February 2020 to 14 March 2020, we have seen a record number of orders, record order revenue and a record number of visits to our newly renovated and extended bullion centre at 45 New Bridge Road in Singapore. For […]

  • Mexico Mulls Shutting Northern Border Over Virus Spread Threat

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 8:35pm EDT

    Mexico Mulls Shutting Northern Border Over Virus Spread Threat Mexican Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell has considered shutting down its northern border with the US to limit the spread of Covid-19, reported Reuters.  “The possible flow of coronavirus would come from the north to the south. If it were technically necessary, we would consider mechanisms of […]

  • Doug Casey: The “Greater Depression” Is Coming

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 8:10pm EDT

    Doug Casey: The “Greater Depression” Is Coming You’ve no doubt seen the headlines on CNN and Bloomberg. “Coronavirus Pandemic Could Spark a Global Depression.” “Will China Virus Trigger New Great Depression?” There’s plenty of concern that the coronavirus outbreak is pushing us toward a crash. And after the market’s recent dive, the panic is only […]

  • “More Violent, More Persistent”: Market Fear Worse Now Than In 2008, Man Who Inspired VIX Says

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 7:45pm EDT

    “More Violent, More Persistent”: Market Fear Worse Now Than In 2008, Man Who Inspired VIX Says The academic best known for coming up with the idea of the VIX – also know as Wall Street’s fear gauge – says that the fear looming over the markets now is far greater than the fear we faced […]

  • Tverberg: It Is Easy To Overdo Covid-19 Quarantines

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 7:20pm EDT

    Tverberg: It Is Easy To Overdo Covid-19 Quarantines Authored by Gail Tverberg via Our Finite World blog, We have learned historically that if we can isolate sick people, we can often keep a communicable disease from spreading. Unfortunately, the situation with the new coronavirus causing COVID-19 is different: We can’t reliability determine which people are […]

  • Brawls Erupt As Americans Panic Hoard Supplies Amid Pandemic  

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 6:55pm EDT

    Brawls Erupt As Americans Panic Hoard Supplies Amid Pandemic   So, this week, panic hoarding at Costco stores and other big-box retailers got a little more serious when it started on Thursday. Mostly because confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths are surging across the country, as many fear, increasing coronavirus test kits made available to the public […]

  • Covid-19 Impacting US Defense Readiness As Pentagon Announces “Minimal Staffing”

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 6:30pm EDT

    Covid-19 Impacting US Defense Readiness As Pentagon Announces “Minimal Staffing” The Pentagon on Saturday afternoon said it has moved toward “minimal staffing” over coronavirus fears a day after President Trump formally declared a national emergency. CBS national security correspondent Cami McCormick broke the news, describing:  Defense Dept. officials have raised alert level at the Pentagon to […]

  • “No State Is Prepared” – Mapping Where Hospitals Will Run Out Of Beds First If Virus Cases Spike

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 6:05pm EDT

    “No State Is Prepared” – Mapping Where Hospitals Will Run Out Of Beds First If Virus Cases Spike A USA Today analysis of American Hospital Association (AHA) hospital bed data shows that if confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths follow similar growth curves as in China, Italy, and Iran, there could be six patients for every existing hospital […]

  • Governments Fast Reverting To Wartime Tactics & Rhetoric For Coronavirus

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 5:40pm EDT

    Governments Fast Reverting To Wartime Tactics & Rhetoric For Coronavirus Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, A global pandemic of the coronavirus is hitting nations the world over, and facing a challenge unprecedented in recent history, officials are falling back on wartime tactics, and particularly rhetoric, with promises of grand emergency measures to try to keep things under […]

  • Ed Snowden: “Social Distancing Is Underrated”

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 5:15pm EDT

    Ed Snowden: “Social Distancing Is Underrated” In light of the World Health Organization (WHO) finally designating the Covid-19 outbreak seen in 113 countries and territories around the world as a pandemic, the debate this week of “social distancing” has erupted across social media and on Western mainstream media outlets.. The idea is that by canceling […]

  • “The Damage Is Not Theoretical” – It’s Deep, Global, & Pervasive

    ZeroHedge - Mar 14th 2020 4:50pm EDT

    “The Damage Is Not Theoretical” – It’s Deep, Global, & Pervasive Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, We just witnessed a global collapse in asset prices the likes we haven’t seen before. Not even in 2008 or 2000. All these prior beginnings of bear markets happened over time, relatively slowly at first, then accelerating to […]