'50 Cent' Flees New York For Texas After Complaining About COVID Restrictions, High Taxes

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,

Rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson has joined the wave of Americans fleeing New York, announcing that he had moved to Texas after complaining about draconian COVID-...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/50-cent-flees-new-york-texas-after-complaining-about-covid-restrictions-high-taxes

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How Bezos Got Revenge Against The Tabloids For Exposing His Relationship With Lauren Sanchez

As Bill and Melinda Gates divorce shocks corporate America, even capturing the attention of main street given their status as a preeminent global power couple, many observers have been looking for ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/how-bezos-got-revenge-against-tabloids-exposing-his-relationship-lauren-sanchez

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Watch: Thousands Of Ford Pickups Sit Idle In Kentucky Lots, Awaiting Semi Chip-Related Components

Alongside Interstate 71, there sits thousands of Ford Super Duty trucks, parked in rows and waiting on parts.

The scene is the latest sign of an ongoing semiconductor crisis that has stung not only ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/photos-thousands-ford-pickups-sit-idle-kentucky-lots-awaiting-semi-chip-related-components

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The Curious Case Of The Asian-American Victim

Authored by Richard Bernstein, RealClearInvestigations,

The mass shooting in Atlanta on March 16, which took the lives of six Asian women among the eight victims, appears to be a one-off event the violent act of a deeply troubled 21-year-old man who, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/curious-case-asian-american-victim

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Russia Is Prepared To Disconnect From SWIFT Payment System: Foreign Ministry

Via South Front,

Russia is preparing to depart from the international payment system SWIFT, Maria Zakharova, Russias Defense Ministry spokeswoman said,in an interview with RT.

According to her, disconnecting from SWIFT ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-prepared-disconnect-swift-payment-system-foreign-ministry

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Biden Plan To Recover $700 Billion Through IRS Audits Is Unrealistic: Former Officials

The Biden administration's plan to count on $700 billion over the next decade from enhanced IRS audits of the wealthy and corporations - a major source of funding for his economic agenda - is wishful thinking, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-plan-recover-700-billion-through-irs-audits-unrealistic-former-officials

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So It Looks Like Nationalizing Student Loans Has Simply Turned Into One Giant Ponzi Scheme

We've all known that nationalizing student loan debt would turn out to be a terrible decision (just as it is when the government nationalizes any industry). We have been saying it on this site for years: it ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/so-it-looks-nationalizing-student-loans-has-simply-turned-one-giant-ponzi-scheme

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China Pollutes More Than US And All Developed Countries Combined: Report

China's 2019 greenhouse gas emissions exceeded those of the United States and the rest of the developed world combined, according to CNBC, citing a Thursday report by the Rhodium Group - a New York-based advisory group founded...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/china-pollutes-more-us-and-all-developed-countries-combined-report

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Atlas Is Shrugging: Forget 'The Great Reset', Here Comes 'The Great Reject'

Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com,

The Jackpot Chronicles Scenario #4: Atlas Shrugged

Never mind The Great Reset. Here comes The Great Reject.

It occurred to me that I never did finish the final instalment ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/atlas-shrugging-forget-great-reset-here-comes-great-reject

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Slap On The Wrist: Honeywell Fined For Sharing F-35, Other Secrets To China

Via South Front,

On May 5th, the US State Departmentannouncedthat it had reached a $13 million settlement with defense contractor Honeywell.

The settlement is over allegations it exported technical drawings of parts for ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/slap-wrist-honeywell-fined-sharing-f-35-other-secrets-china

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Space Force Chief Scientist Says Developing Augmented 'Super Soldiers' Is "Imperative"

Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,

The top scientist in the US Space Force said last week thathuman augmentation should be embracedand that it is "imperative"for the US military to start working on such ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/space-force-chief-scientist-says-developing-augmented-super-soldiers-imperative

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A Record 34% Of All Household Income In The US Now Comes From The Government

Following today's release of the latest Personal Income and Spending data, Wall Street was predictably focused on the changes in these two key series, which showed a jump in personal spending, offset by a record surge in ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/record-34-all-household-income-us-now-comes-government

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"Our Warplanes Can Reach Iran": Israeli Intelligence Minister Vows War If "Bad Deal" Reached In Vienna

A topIsraeli intelligence officialhas warned that if the end result of the Vienna talks is a return to the JCPOA nuclear deal, then war between Iran and Israeli will very likely follow.

...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/our-warplanes-can-reach-iran-israeli-intelligence-minister-vows-war-if-bad-deal

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Majority Of US Companies Will Require Workers To Provide Proof Of Vaccination

It looks like American colleges won't be alone in making vaccination mandatory for any students who want to return to campus next semester. Despite the White House's determination that vaccination shouldn't be mandatory ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/majority-us-companies-will-require-workers-provide-proof-vaccination

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US Intelligence Tells CongressChina's Nuclear Arsenal "On Track To Exceed Our Previous Projection"

A hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee this week on the range of threats the United States faces globally focused on China and Chinese leadership viewing US power as "declining" while ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-intelligence-tells-congress-chinas-nuclear-arsenal-track-exceed-our-previous

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What The Boom In Fraud Says About The Current Market Environment, Part 2

Authored by Jesse Felder via TheFelderReport.com,

Just about three months ago, I wrote ablog postwhich featured this quote, from Charles P. KindlebergersManias, Panics and Crashes: Swindles are a response to the appetite for...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/what-boom-fraud-says-about-current-market-environment-part-2

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"The Staffing Shortage Is Real" - Manhattan Restaurants Struggle To Hire As Millions Paid Not To Work

Long-suffer NYC restauranteurs may have been tempted to celebrate when Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday that the Big Apple would "fully reopen" on July 1. But just as the problem of COVID-...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/manhattan-restaurants-struggle-hire-servers-too-many-workers-get-paid-stay-home

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Victoria "F*ck The EU" Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member Of US Foreign Service

Authored byRick Rozoff via AntiWar.com,

On Thursday the USSenate confirmed Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, which has been described as the fourth most important position in the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/victoria-fck-eu-nuland-now-highest-ranking-member-us-foreign-service

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Berkshire Profit Soars As It Sells Others, Buys Back Its Own Stock

Over a decade into the biggest metaphorical massacre of value investors by the Federal Reserve (which sadly was also literal in the case of Charles de Vaulx, a renowned value investor and co-founder of International Value Advisors...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/berkshire-posts-near-record-operating-profit-amid-2nd-highest-stock-sales-5-years

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Rates Can Still Come Down Some Even As The Reflation Trade Continues

Authored by Bryce Coward via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog,

Last weekwe wrotehow interest rates may have room to come down a bit before ultimately heading higher later this year and into next year. This line of thinking was ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rates-can-still-come-down-some-even-reflation-trade-continues

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One-Third Of Basecamp Employees Quit After Ban On Political Discussions At Work

Roughly one-third of employees at Basecamp are quitting after the company instituted a 'controversial' ban on wokeness in the workplace, according to TechCrunch.

After CEO Jason Fried announced in a Monday blog post ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/one-third-basecamp-employees-quit-after-ban-political-discussions-work

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McConnell Urges Biden Administration To Drop "Divisive, Radical" 1619 Project From Grant Programs

Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times,

Thirty-seven Republicans led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday penned a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mcconnell-urges-biden-administration-drop-divisive-radical-1619-project-grant-programs

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Senate Intelligence Leaders Say Mystery Sonic Weapon Attacks On US Officials Increasing

After it was revealed Thursday that US intelligence is investigating at least two potential "directed energy" sonic attacks on White House personnel - one of which is alleged to have happened just ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/senate-intelligence-leaders-say-mystery-sonic-weapon-attacks-us-officials-increasing

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Biden Unveils New Strategy For North Korea & Wants You To Know It's "Not Trump's"

On Friday the Biden administration announced the completion of its major review of US policy toward North Korea, which revealed deep White House pessimism toward prior Trump efforts to strike a "grand bargain" with ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-unveils-new-strategy-north-korea-wants-you-know-its-not-trumps

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Niall Ferguson: How Ike's 1950s America Beat The 'Asian Flu' With Science & Common Sense

This essay is adapted from Mr. Fergusons new book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, which will be published by Penguin Press on May 4. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/niall-ferguson-how-ikes-1950s-america-beat-asian-flu-science-common-sense

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Scholars Line Up To Join Anti-Woke Online Education Platform

Submitted by Peter Svab of The Epoch Times,

Hundreds of scholars, including some distinguished figures, have applied for positions at an online education startup that promises explicitly non-woke instruction in a number of academic ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/scholars-line-join-anti-woke-online-education-platform

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Poll Shows 27% Of European Adults Likely To Refuse Vaccine In Latest Threat To Growth Outlook

After getting off to a rocky start, Europe's vaccination campaign has accelerated in recent weeks, despite lingering restrictions on the continent's "workhorse" AstraZeneca jab (over concerns about deadly...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/poll-shows-27-european-adults-likely-refuse-vaccine-latest-threat-growth-outlook

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Former Top Gear Host James MaySays His Tesla Model S Has "Failed"

Former Top Gear host James May took to YouTube in a video published Wednesday titled "James May's Tesla Model S has failed!" to include one of the top things he hates about his Model S. May, who has already made a video about the "...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/former-top-gear-host-james-may-says-his-tesla-model-s-has-failed

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Yankees Suffer COVID Resurgence As 8 Fully-Vaccinated Players, Staff Test Positive

In an unsettling reminder that COVID-19 is still spreading, even as a scandal-scarred Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes ahead with reopening the Empire State - and even as practically everybody in the organization has ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/yankees-suffer-covid-resurgence-8-fully-vaccinated-players-staff-test-positive

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US Consumer Confidence Plunges As Inflation Fears Soar

After a dismal jobs print, one could be forgiven for thinking sentiment would be disappointing (but then again, being paid to sit on the couch sure beats working), but analysts expected further gains in the UMich confidence measure.

Oh boy ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/us-consumer-confidence-plunges-inflation-fears-soar

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