US Already Planning How To "Choke" Chinese Submarines In Case Of Conflict

A hugely significant weakness and set-back for the Chinese Navy and particularly its submarine capability was featured inrecent Nikkei analysis, which found that its coastal system already has geography working against it, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/submarine-chokepoint-control-chinas-coast-puts-us-allies-huge-advantage

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Chelsea Clinton Calls For Global Crackdown On "Anti-Vax" Social Media Posts

Speaking at a Vatican-organized conference meant to promote "open dialogue", Chelsea Clinton called for a global effort to crack down on all "anti-vax" social media posts, or anything that's 'skeptical' of the official ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/chelsea-clinton-calls-global-crackdown-anti-vax-social-media-posts

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US Navy Seizes Massive Weapon Shipment From Stateless Vessel In Arabian Sea

The guided-missile cruiserUSS Monterey(CG 61) seized a massive shipment of illicit weapons last week that was being transited through international waters of the North Arabian Sea, according to theUS Navy.

A Sikorsky SH-...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-navy-seizes-weapon-shipment-stateless-vessel-arabian-sea

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China Enforces New Boundary With Nepal At Summit Of Everest To Keep Infected Climbers Out

In the latest sign that Beijing is warily eyeing the outbreak in India as it spills over its borders into neighboring Nepal, China has set up a "line of separation" at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/china-enforces-new-boundary-nepal-summit-everest-keep-infected-climbers-out

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UK Rail Disruption Caused By Train Cracks Expected To Last for Weeks

Authored by Alexander Zhang via The Epoch Times,

The ongoing disruption to Britains rail services, which were caused by problems found in Hitachis high-speed trains, is expected to continue for weeks.

Rail companies said over ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/uk-rail-disruption-caused-train-cracks-expected-last-weeks

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EU Urges US To Ramp Up COVID Vaccine Exports As Desperate Nations Turn To China

In the latest edition of his substack newsletter "BIG, Matt Stoller tackled the Biden Administration's decision to back a proposal at the WTO to waive IP protections for COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna, BioNTech...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/eu-urges-us-ramp-vaccine-exports-world-turns-china

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Rabo: "Transitory" Inflation Today; Price Controls And Rationing Tomorrow?

By Michael Every of Rabobank

Pricing and Poetic Justice

With global cargo routes log-jammed; a key US oil pipeline still shutdown, leading to another backlog of ships idling off-shore; log-jammed cargo ships off the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rabo-transitory-inflation-today-price-controls-rationing-and-industrial-policy-tomorrow

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Jim Grant: The Fed Can't Control Inflation

Via SchiffGold.com,

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell insists inflation is transitory. As prices have spiked throughout the economy,Powells messaginghas essentially been, Move along. Nothing to see here.

Peter Schiff has been saying the central ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/jim-grant-fed-cant-control-inflation

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Billionaire Alan Howard Returns Money From Secretive Hedge Fund After Record Run

Just weeks after Brevan Howard last made the headlines on reports that it was buying bitcoin as a hedge against de-dollarization, the firm's billionaire co-founder Alan Howard has reportedly started returning assets ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/billionaire-alan-howard-returns-money-secretive-hedge-fund-after-reporting-record-gains

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"His Womanizing Was Well Known": Flood-'Gates' Open As Biographer Details Microsoft Founder's Salacious Past

Before Bill Gates was known as an elitist nerd masquerading as a leading vaccine expert, the Microsoft co-founder was a hard-partying womanizer who recruited local strippers to attend naked...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/his-womanizing-was-well-known-flood-gates-open-biographer-details-microsoft-founders

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States Urge Facebook To Abandon Plan For Children's Instagram

Authored by Janita Kan via The Epoch Times,

A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general is urgingFacebookto abandon its plans to create a platform for children under the age of 13.

The attorneys general sent a letter to Facebooks CEO ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/states-urge-facebook-abandon-plan-childrens-instagram

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Watch: Sen. Paul Shreds Fauci Over 'Gain-Of-Function' Funding

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) went to town on Dr. Anthony Fauci Tuesday during a Tuesday hearing in front of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.

Paul alleged that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had used a middle-...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-sen-paul-rips-fauci-over-gain-function-funding

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The Worker Shortage In New Jersey Is Getting Ridiculous

New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Dennis Malloy, via NJ101.5

You've no doubt seen help wanted signs in store windows all over New Jersey.

At a local garden center this weekend the guy helping me find stuff and checking me out looked a little ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/worker-shortage-new-jersey-getting-ridiculous

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Hedge Funds Descend On Puerto Rico As Biden Tax Threat Looms

With President Biden and the Democrats on the warpath to separate the richest Americans from their income, hedge funds managers are starting to expand into Puerto Rico - leaving open the possibility of relocating to the island to obtain ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/hedge-funds-descend-puerto-rico-biden-tax-threat-looms

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Penn State Administrator Who Failed To Report Sandusky Sex Crimes With Minors Received $330,699 Public Pension

By Adam Andzejewski of OpenTheBooks.com, submitted by RealClearPolicy.com,

In 2001, Gary Schultz was Penn States senior vice president for finance and business when he was told that ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/penn-state-administrator-who-failed-report-sandusky-sex-crimes-minors-received-330699

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Le Pen Warns Macron "Danger Of Civil War" Looms If He Doesn't Handle Islamist Problem

The French government and much of the public has reacted with outrage after another open letter issued by military personnelhas warned that France is headed for "civil war" if it doesn't handle its Muslim ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/le-pen-warns-macron-danger-civil-war-looms-if-he-doesnt-handle-islamist-problem

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"You'll Never Be White" - Black Teacher's Racist Rant Highlights Need To Equip All Officers With Body Cameras

Authored by Jonathan Turley,

For years, I and others have argued for body camera (and police interrogation cameras) to be used in every jurisdiction. Despite the obvious value of such ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/youll-never-be-white-black-teachers-racist-rant-highlights-need-equip-all-officers-body

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Panic Hoarding Guns Now Enters 16th Month As Biden Seeks Ban

Americans continued to panic hoard guns for the 16th straight month in April, according to theFBI'sNational Instant Criminal Background Check System's (NICS) statistics report. The data provides insight into the trends behind Americans ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/panic-hoarding-guns-now-enters-16th-month-biden-seeks-ban

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Chauvin Seeks New Trial, Alleges Prosecutorial & Jury Misconduct

In what will likely come as no surprise to many - especially given the judge's own remarks during closing arguments - Derek Chauvin's lawyerfiled a motionon Tuesday in Hennepin County, Minnesota, for a new trial on multiple grounds ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/chuavin-seeks-new-trial-alleges-prosecutorial-jury-misconduct

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Biden Versus Biden On "Is America A Racist Country?"

Authored by Pat Buchanan via Buchanan.org,

Hear me clearly: America is not a racist country.

So declared Sen. Tim Scott, a Black Republican, in his televised rebuttal to Joe Bidens address to Congress.

Asked the next day what he thought of ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-versus-biden-america-racist-country

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Australia Boomerangs On 'Racist' India Flight Ban After Backlash

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has majorly backtracked from statements made by treasurer Josh Frydenberg - who said last week that citizens trying to return home from COVID-stricken India will face fines and jail time, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/australia-boomerangs-racist-india-flight-ban-after-backlash

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New York Times Subscriptions Slow 'Sharply' In First Post-Trump Quarter

The New York Times just announced that in the first quarter since former President Donald Trump left office, digital subscriptions have slowed 'sharply' despite revenue rising 6.6%, according to the Wall Street Journal.

In ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/new-york-times-subscriptions-slow-sharply-first-post-trump-quarter

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Noah Didn't Yield To FOMO, Neither Should You

Authored by Michael Lebowitz via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth reads the first sentence of the bible. Later in the book of Genesis, God created cycles.

Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, Both of these ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/noah-didnt-yield-fomo-neither-should-you

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Archegos Reportedly Files For Bankruptcy As Banks Scramble To Recoup $10 Billion In Losses

The other day, we learned that Credit Suisse, which was left on the hook for $5 billion after dumping blocks of stocks owned by its prime brokerage on behalf of Archegos Capital Management, earned just $17MM...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/archegos-reportedly-files-bankruptcy-banks-scramble-recoup-10-billion-losses

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US Space Command Closely Tracking Large Chinese Rocket's Out-Of-Control Fall To Earth

The Pentagon and US Space Command are said to be tracking a large Chinese rocket which is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere at some point this coming weekend, likely "around May 8th" according to the latest DoD ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/us-space-command-closely-tracking-large-chinese-rockets-out-control-fall-earth

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Amazon Wins Appeal Overturning $300M EU Tax Bill In Latest Defeat For Vestager

Amazon has just scored a major victory in Europe's second-highest court that mirrors Apple's recent tax victory in Europe.

The American tech giant on Wednesday saw a 250 million ($300 million) tax bill assessed by the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/amazon-wins-appeal-overturning-300m-eu-tax-bill-latest-defeat-vestager

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Gold Is Right

Authored by Jim Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,

Is the gold skid over? There are encouraging signs that the answer is yes. And, thats great news for patient gold investors (especially those who bought the lows, as I recommended to my subscribers a few weeks ago).

First, some ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/gold-right

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"I'm Not At All Excited": China's Digital Yuan Is Turning Into A Giant Flop

It was supposed to be the biggest threat to the reserve status of the dollar (China's denial that it has no desire to replace the USD with the digital yuan only confirms it) since the failed experiment that is the "...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/im-not-all-excited-chinas-digital-yuan-giant-flop

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Doug Casey: Why Modern Monetary Theory Will Destroy Money...

Via InternationalMan.com,

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) centers around the notion that the economy in general, and money in particular, should be the creatures of the State.

Its not a new idea the meme has been around in one form or ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/doug-casey-why-modern-monetary-theory-will-destroy-money

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Meituan's CEO Sees Billions Wiped Out Over An Innocuous Thousand-Year Old Chinese Poem

A seemingly innocuous post on an obscure social media platform bya Chinesebillionaire CEO has sent shockwaves through the country's tech industry, and costfood delivery giantMeituan many billions in a mere few ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/meituans-ceo-sees-billions-wiped-out-over-innocuous-thousand-year-old-chinese-poem

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