Is America Heading For A Systems Collapse?
Commentary authored by Victor Davis Hanson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the sudden…
Renting Robots For Less Than Minimum Wage Is A Boon For Companies
Automation has rapidly expanded in businesses of all sizes to cope with rising wages and labor shortages. Robotics help firms streamline otherwise inefficient tasks and slash labor costs amid an…
Ivermectin Could Destroy Justification For Lockdowns And Vaccine Mandates
Authored by Harry Lee and Nicholas VandenNieuwenhof via The Epoch Times,Federal health agencies haven’t recognized ivermectin as an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients. According to Doctor Leland Stillman, the reason…
World's First Space-Based Entertainment Studio To Be Launched In 2024
The company co-producing Tom Cruise's upcoming space movie revealed on Thursday new plans for the world's first space-based entertainment studio that will attach to the International Space Station (ISS). Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE),…
San Francisco Officials Secretly And Illegally Operating An Illicit Drug Use Cite
Authored by Michael Shellenberger and Leighton Woodhouse via substack (emphasis ours),San Francisco Mayor London Breed generated national news media coverage last December when she announced a sweeping crackdown on open…
NASA Warns Of “Significant Solar Flare;” Radio Blackout Reported Over Indian Ocean
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory warned Thursday of a "significant solar flare" event. The powerful burst of energy from the Sun, classified as an M5.5 class flare, sparked radio blackouts across the Indian…
“Impossible To Regulate” – Ghost Gunner Introduces New “0% Receiver”
Submitted by The Machine Gun Nest (TMGN).,If you're familiar with 3D printed firearms or 80% receivers, a company that may sound very familiar to you is Defense Distributed. The Austin,…
Trump Calls DeSantis Feud Rumors “Fake News”
President Trump on Thursday said media reports of conflict between he and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were "totally fake news," adding that he foresees a good relationship down the road.During…
The Actual Impact Of Bitcoin On War
Authored by Matthew Pines via BitcoinMagazine.com,The impact of Bitcoin on war will not simply be the eradication of violence, a problem of humanity since the dawn of time...As bitcoin has…
Beijing Confirms More COVID Cases As Chinese Port Congestion Expected To Worsen
As the number of days between now and the start of the Winter Games in Beijing continues to shrink, the number of confirmed cases of COVID acknowledged by the CCP…
Oil Is “Out Of OPEC's Hands” And “Going Higher”
Submitted by QTR's Fringe FinanceThis is Part 1 of an interview with Harris Kupperman, founder of Praetorian Capital, a hedge fund focused on using macro trends to guide stock selection. Mr. Kupperman…
Amazon Set To Open Its First In-Person Clothing Store Dubbed “Amazon Style”
While many legacy retailers are working on expanding their e-commerce footprint, Amazon continues doing just the opposite.In addition to Whole Foods, the e-commerce behemoth is actually in the midst of…
Grantham's Super Bubble Leading To Doomsday Forgets The Fed Put
By Ven Ram, Bloomberg markets live cross-asset strategistIt’s not quite the message you would perhaps like to hear going into a Friday, but picture this: an adrenaline junkie who is…
Biden Caps Off First Year In Office By Raising Federal Minimum Wage To $15
President Biden is apparently topping off his first year in office with a minimum wage hike - but only for Federal employees (whose wages the White House has direct power…
Tanker, Bulker, LNG Rates Plunge, Container Rates Hold Near Top
By Greg Miller of FreightWavesIt’s a tale of two shipping markets. Spot rates remain near historic highs for container shipping; the boom shows no sign of ending. But over in…
Dip-Buyers Beware Ahead Of The Fed
This week has seen carnage at the surface and below the index level in US equity markets, capped off by the chaos around the open today and the start of…
S&P Tumbles Below Key Technical Support, Bonds Bid
As this morning's chaotic open uncoils into another leg lower, Nasdaq is now suffering its worst start to a year in at least 30 years (it is very slightly worse…
US Mulls Evacuating Diplomats' Family Members From Ukraine; Blinken-Lavrov Meeting 'Positive'
The US State Department is reportedly mulling a plan to evacuate diplomats' family members from Ukraine as a precaution amid the continued crisis wherein Washington has predicted some level of…
Rabobank: “It's Friday And We Should All Be Freaking Out”
By Michael Every of RabobankIt’s Friday: and we should all be freaking out. If you only focus on the price-on-a-screen we call ‘markets’, freak about chatter of the Fed going…
A Shocked Wall Street Reacts To The Netflix Implosion
Netflix has crashed 21%, dropping below $400 after trading at $510 yesterday and at $700 two months ago, after the streaming-video company’s first-quarter subscriber outlook missed estimates, sparking panic over…
Totalitarian Paranoia Run Amok: Pandemics, Lockdowns, & Martial Law
Authored by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute,“Totalitarian paranoia runs deep in American society, and it now inhabits the highest levels of government.”- Professor Henry GirouxOnce…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds 'Tantalizing' Carbon Signs Of Possible Ancient Life On Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has spent a decade hunting for ancient signs of life on Mars. The rover has collected sedimentary rock samples rich in a type of carbon associated with…
Energy Limits Are Likely To Push The World Economy Into Recession In 2022
Authored by Gail Tverberg via OurFiniteWorld.com,In my view, there are three ways a growing economy can be sustained:With a growing supply of cheap-to-produce energy products, matched to the economy’s energy…
Iran, Russia, China To Hold Joint Naval Drills After Key Putin-Raisi Summit
Russia and Iran have unveiled plans to hold maritime joint naval exercises with China on Friday. The somewhat rare naval drills will take place in the northern Indian Ocean, and is part…
Taibbi: Thomas Friedman Roars Back To Form
Authored by Matt Taibbi via TK News,Leave our cow alone!Esteemed Yale professor Samuel Moyn tweeted this yesterday, cruelly tagging me and forcing a look at New York Times columnist Thomas…
Sewage Surveillance Reveals Omicron Arrived In US Even Earlier Than Believed (And Is Disappearing Fast)
Shortly after the start of the COVID pandemic, scientists at Yale University started testing wastewater collected from the sewers of New Haven for any insights it might convey about the…
Biden Admin Decrees All “Essential” Workers Traveling To US Must Be Fully Vaccinated
It's the latest example of "vaccines for thee, but not for me..."Despite the fact that the Supreme Court has blocked OSHA from enforcing the Biden Administration's corporate vaccination mandate for…
JPMorgan Spots A Crack In The Market One Day Ahead Of $3 Trillion OpEx
Earlier today we quoted a JPMorgan trader who was wondering if after yesterday's mid-day swoon, the result of systematic, vol-targeting and CTA strategies unleashing a barrage of sell orders, if…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Tumble Below Key Levels After Russian Crypto Ban, US Tech Wreck
As we detailed earlier, the Central Bank of Russia issued a report today calling for a blanket ban on domestic cryptocurrency trading and mining.The report titled "Cryptocurrencies: Trends, risks, measures" compares cryptocurrencies…
“Bizarro World”: Researcher Calls Out Censorship After Journal Pulls COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events Analysis
Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),Jessica Rose didn’t ask for any of this. She started to analyze data on adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccines simply as…
US Army Guerrilla Warfare Exercise To Target “Freedom Fighters”
Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,The US Army is set to conduct a “guerrilla warfare exercise” later this month in North Carolina where troops will battle against “freedom…
Dave Portnoy Beats Business Insider To Punch Over Second 'Rough Sex' Hit Piece
Two months after Dave Portnoy debunked allegations by Business Insider that he had non-consensual rough sex with several women, the Barstool Sports founder announced on Thursday that Insider is back…
Ukraine's President Admits 'Russian Invasion' Fears Driven By “Big Hype”, Blames Media
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is attempting to calm his population amid persisting and breathless international media reports that over 100,000 Russian troops are set for an "invasion" of Ukraine "at…
The Experts' “Zero-COVID” Plan Was A Total Failure
Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,The Chinese regime is doubling down in its “zero covid” strategy. In recent weeks, new covid cases have been detected in several cities.…
WTI Holds Gains Despite Crude Build, Gasoline Demand Remains Dismal
Oil prices extended gains this morning with WTI back above $86 as traders shrugged off a surprise crude build reported by API and ignored President Biden's pledge to maintain efforts…
Volcanic Eruption Was 600 Times More Powerful Than Hiroshima, Many Tongans Went Deaf During Explosion
Last week's eruption of the volcano near the Pacific island nation of Tonga was 600 times more powerful than the nuke dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. As a result,…
DirecTV's Plan To Remove One America News Faces Pushback From Senators
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,DirecTV’s plan to boot One America News Network (OAN) is facing pushback from Republicans in Congress.Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced this week that…
Watch Live: Congressional Hearing On Bitcoin's Energy Use
The US Congress' Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee is holding a virtue-signal-fest hearing on the energy use and environmental impact of bitcoin mining this morning.Watch the "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The…
New York Sued For Using Race To Help Determine Who Receives Crucial COVID-19 Treatment
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),A legal group has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for refusing to stop using race to help determine…
US Existing Home Sales Suffer Biggest December Drop Since 2009
Amid Omicron anxiety, surging mortgage rates, and a dip in homebuilder sentiment, analysts expected a modest 0.6% MoM drop in existing home sales in December, but while they were right…
Only Cold War Fools Hit Replay On Doomsday
Authored by William Astore via Common Dreams,In the early 1960s, at the height of America's original Cold War with the Soviet Union, my old service branch, the Air Force, sought to…
'The Enigma': Sothebys To Auction Off Massive 555.55-Carat Black Diamond From Space
Sotheby's Dubai has unveiled a 555.55-carat black diamond that's believed to have come from outer space.Dubbed "The Enigma," the rare jem was shown to journalists during a Monday press conference…
How Good Is China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet?
By Richard Bitzinger, an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore.…
East Hampton Airport To Go Private, Ban Chartered Flights Over Noise Concerns
Private jet and helicopter charters into the East Hampton Airport could be a thing of the past as the town's board is expected to take the public airport under private…
The Last Days Of The COVIDian Cult
Authored by CJ Hopkins via The Consent Factory,This isn’t going to be pretty, folks. The downfall of a death cult rarely is. There is going to be wailing and gnashing…
Starbucks Joins Growing List Of Companies Abandoning Vax Mandate After SCOTUS Ruling
Another company has abandoned its plans for a vaccination mandate and mandatory routine testing roughly one week after the Supreme Court killed President Biden's plans to enforce a corporate vax…
US Has Stepped Up Aircraft Carrier Deployments In South China Sea
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,Reflecting the Pentagon’s new focus on China, US aircraft carrier strike groups almost doubled deployments to the South China Sea in 2021 compared to the year before.According…
Illegals Can Now Use Arrest Warrants As Identification To Fly: TSA
Illegal immigrants worried about having proper identification to fly can now use an arrest warrant as an alternate form of ID when presenting to airport security, according to a TSA…
Americans For War: Is The Ukraine/Russia Conflict A US Foreign Policy Goal?
Authored by Techno Fog via The Reactionary,Dare I say a dangerous truth, but there are politicians and analysts and journalists who want Russia to invade Ukraine.Not because these folks are…
Supermarkets Report Food Shortages After Canada Imposes Trucker Vax Mandate
Overwhelmed supply chains and truck driver shortages worsened when Canada imposed new border mandates prohibiting unvaccinated American truckers. With low vaccination rates among US drivers, Canadian supermarkets are already reporting…