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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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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Instagram Offers Users 41 Pronouns Woke Mob Complains There Aren't Enough

Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,

Facebook owned Instagram has decided to introduce a feature allowing users to pick from a list of 41 pronouns, thus saving on characters in the bio, but the woke brigade has already...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/instagram-offers-users-41-pronouns-woke-mob-complains-there-arent-enough

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Time For A Squeeze: Here Are Cathie Wood's Top Holdings

By now, even the shoeshine boys know that just three months after pundits, traders and the media fawned over her every move during the February meltup, ARK Investment's Cathie Wood has become the market's anti-Midas - everything she touches, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/time-squeeze-here-are-cathie-woods-top-holdings

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Stage Is Set For "Dramatically Higher Inflation" As Transportation Costs Spike Even Higher

By Greg Miller of Freight Waves,

The headlines last August and September blared: Trans-Pacific rates are going crazy. Rates are on fire. Records shattered. Oh, what cargo shippers would give to get the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stage-set-dramatically-higher-inflation-transportation-costs-spike-even-higher

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China May Attempt To Land Mars Rover Today

From currency war, to trade war, to tech war, to climate war, and now to space war, the superpower rivalry between the US and China continues to flare up with Beijing expected to land its rover on the red planet today.

CNETreports that the China National...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-may-attempt-land-mars-rover-friday

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Fauci-Funded Researchers Headlined Wuhan Lab 'Gain Of Function' Conference

Authored by Natalie Winters via The National Pulse

Recipients of grants from Dr. Anthony Faucis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases headlined a Wuhan Institute of Virology conference focusing on gain of ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/fauci-funded-researchers-headlined-wuhan-lab-gain-function-conference

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TSMC Set To "Double Down" And Vastly Increase U.S. Semi Production Investment In Arizona

At the beginning of May, we noted that Taiwan Semiconductor was considering bolstering its production in the U.S., and that President Biden's Commerce Secretary was urging more domestic production. Now, it ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tsmc-set-double-down-and-vastly-increase-us-semi-production-investment-arizona

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Buchanan: Are The Halcyon Days Over For Joe Biden?

Authored by Pat Buchanan,

On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces.

The COVID-19 pandemic had reached its apex, infecting a quarter of a million Americans every day. Yet...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/buchanan-are-halcyon-days-over-joe-biden

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Priced Out Of The Newly-Built Housing Market, Millennials Are Turning To "Fixer-Uppers"

What was once a feel-good story about millennials moving out of their parents basements and finally buying houses of their own has now turned into a story about them being priced out of the market.Thanks, ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/price-out-newly-built-housing-market-millennials-are-turning-fixer-uppers

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The Age Of Fear: A Graduation Message For Terrifying Times

Authored by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead via

Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/age-fear-graduation-message-terrifying-times

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American Medical Association Embraces Critical Race Theory, Rejects Meritocracy

Authored by GQ Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)

Doctors and nurses confer in a hospital in Leonardtown, Md., on April 8, 2020. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/american-medical-association-embraces-critical-race-theory-rejects-meritocracy

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Armenia RequestsRussian Military Help Over Renewed Azerbaijan 'Land Grab'

Following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war which started six months ago,the border region is again on the brink of conflict, with Armenia charging Azerbaijan withillegally sending its army deep into territory from their prior ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/armenia-requests-russian-military-help-over-renewed-azerbaijan-land-grab

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Fauci: "Possible" That Mask Mandates Could Last Indefinitely To Fight Flu

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,

Anthony Fauci told NBCs Chuck Todd that its possible mask mandates could continue indefinitely in order to reduce seasonal flu infections.

During his appearance on Meet The ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fauci-possible-mask-mandates-could-last-indefinitely-fight-flu

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Jessica Alba's Honest Co. Has Crashed 30% Since Its IPO 3 Days Ago

From its highs at $23.88 on its IPO day, Jessica Alba's Honest Co. has plunged over 30% to $16.52 this morning...

On Wednesday, everyone was excited as the stock which IPO'd at $16, surged over 40% to its highs (after opening at $...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jessica-albas-honest-co-has-crashed-30-its-ipo-3-days-ago

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"Terrible Message" - Bernie Blasts Top Democrats' Call To Remove Cap On SALT Deduction For The Rich

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

Sen.Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) has come out in opposition to an effort by topDemocratsto remove caps from SALT, a tax deduction that primarily benefits ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/terrible-message-bernie-blasts-top-democrats-call-remove-cap-salt-deduction-rich

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The Problem Of Pulling Forward Sales & Revenue

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,

There is a problem of pulling forward sales and revenue when it comes to future outcomes.

Currently, analysts are incredibly exuberant about earnings for the S&P 500 index. In just the last ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/problem-pulling-forward-sales-revenue

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US Ship Fires 30 Warning Shots After 13 Iranian IRGC Boats Approach Fleet

A rare direct 'live fire' encounter took place Monday in the Strait of Hormuz between Iranian fast-attack boats and US naval warships. The Iranian vessels came dangerously close to multiple US ships during the incident in ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-ship-fires-30-warning-shots-after-13-iranian-irgc-boats-approach-fleet

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Quid-Pro-Cuomo? Sexual Harassment Investigators Looking At Whether Governor's Office Traded Vax Access For Political Support

The sexual harassment investigation against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has widened in scope, as the state AG's office has begun looking into whether a top Cuomo ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/quid-pro-cuomo-sexual-harassment-investigators-looking-whether-governors-office-traded

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It's Official: McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote For Liz Cheney Ouster

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he has officially scheduled a vote for Wednesday to oust House RepublicanConference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her post, soon ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/its-official-mccarthy-sets-wednesday-vote-liz-cheney-ouster

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Labor Shortage Sets Off "Inflationary Time Bomb" McDonalds Franchises Warn, Fearing Big Mac Price Hike

An independent group of McDonald's franchisees warns higher wages, signing bonuses,paid interviewsare no longer working to attract new workers as generous unemployment benefits worsen the labor ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/mcdonalds-franchisees-warn-labor-shortage-will-trigger-inflationary-time-bomb-higher-big

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Israeli Airstrike Destroys Gaza Media HQ Building That Housed AP & Al Jazeera

Israel has targeted yet another large office and residential tower in the Gaza Strip, but this time its warplanes have destroyed the 12-story buildinghousing the media offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and Qatar...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israeli-airstrike-obliterates-high-rise-office-building-associated-press-headquarters

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Toronto Cancels Entire Summer Of Events Despite 1.6 Million Of City's 3 Million Residents Being Vaccinated

Despite widespread vaccination availability and even the U.S. CDC saying that vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks, Toronto has decided to cancel an entire summer's worth of social ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/toronto-cancels-entire-summer-events-despite-16-million-citys-3-million-residents-being

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"This Is All About Stagflation... The U.S. Is Walking Into The Early Stages Of The Fourth Turning"

By Larry McDonald of The Bear Traps Report

We believe the U.S. is walking into the early stages of the Fourth Turning, a subject entertained below. In this note we break down the ideal 2020-2030 ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/all-about-stagflation-us-walking-early-stages-fourth-turning

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Denying Reality Leads To Tyranny And Societal Failure

Authored by Patrick Barron via The Mises Institute,

The common thread that connects failed societies, from Weimar Germany to the Soviet Union, is an almost pathological insistence on denying reality. Weimar Germany denied that masses of ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/denying-reality-leads-tyranny-and-societal-failure

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