Russia, Iran, & A SWIFT Nuclear First Strike

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, 'n Guns blog,

Jim Sinclair, ages ago, told us that the moment the Obama administration threatened the Swiss with SWIFT expulsion over opening up its vaunted banking privacy rules was the equivalent of a nuclear ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-iran-swift-nuclear-first-strike

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"The Costs Are Up, Up, Up. We're Seeing Substantial Inflation" Admits A Surprised Warren Buffett As Powell, Yellen See Nothing

We already touched on two of the more colorful exchanges from Saturday's Berkshire annual videoconference, both of which incidentally starred the traditionally far more ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/costs-are-were-seeing-substantial-inflation-admits-surprised-warren-buffett-powell-yellen

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The Fourth Turning: Why America's "Crisis" May Last Until 2030

Authored by 'FreeSpeechFan' via TheDuran.com,

It is comforting that the Fourth turning is part of a natural cycle but also very disturbing that it is a period of crisis. As we know from previous cycles, many people suffer and die ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/fourth-turning-why-americas-crisis-may-last-until-2030

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"Monster-Size Lava Fountain" Erupts In Iceland

An Icelandic resident uploaded a stunning video on YouTube of a new volcanic eruption early Sunday morning.

YouTube"Sigfs Steindrsson"has been following a new fissure vent that opened a couple of weeks ago and is visible from Reykjavk, the capital of...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/monster-size-lava-fountain-erupts-iceland

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Fake Health Certificates Complicate The Already Messy "Vax Pass" Idea

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

The proliferation of fake health certificates is exposing a logistical blind spot for the airlines. Confusion doesn't stop there.

Airlines Struggle to Police Fake Certificates

In ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fake-health-certificates-complicate-already-messy-vax-pass-idea

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EU Pushes Plan To Revive Tourism By Opening Borders To Vaccinated Travelers

Late last month, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen revealed in an interview with the NYT that the EU would soon allow Americans and others who can prove that they have been fully vaccinated travel to popular ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/eu-pushes-plan-revive-tourism-opening-borders-vaccinated-travelers

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Intel's CEO Says Chip Shortage Could Last "A Couple Of Years" In New '60 Minutes' Interview

Intel's CEO has been the latest in a chorus of voices stating that the ongoing semiconductor shortage is going to last for a "couple of years".

Speaking on 60 Minutes Sunday night,chief executive officer ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/intels-ceo-says-chip-shortage-could-last-couple-years-new-60-minutes-interview

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EBay Plans To Enable Crypto Payments And Break Into NFT Market

With eBay shares sinking on lackluster earnings guidance from the company's latest quarterly report released last week, CEO Jamie Iannone decided to spice things up by revealing in the middle of an interview on CNBC that the auction ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/ebay-plans-enable-crypto-payments-and-break-nft-market

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JPM: Biden's Infra Bill Faces Enough Dem Opposition That It Will Be Materially Lower Than $4 Trillion

After weeks of bombastic announcements by the Biden administration, which included an utterly unprecedented $6trln in new federal spending split between The American Families Plan, American Jobs ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jpm-bidens-infra-bill-faces-enough-dem-opposition-it-will-be-materially-lower-4-trillion

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Here Are The Best Performing Assets In April And YTD

April was another solid month for financial markets, with 31 of the 38 non-currency assets in Deutsche Bank's main sample gaining ground (alas, unlike Goldman, DB refuses to include cryptos to the main sample of assets it tracks).

As DB's Henry...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/here-are-best-performing-assets-april-and-ytd

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Vaccine Passports Are Coming To Sports Venues

Vaccine passports (or passes or certificates) are being deployed at over 60 US stadiums and other venues this summer to get the economy "back to normal," according toReuters.

Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants and New York Mets are some of ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/vaccine-passports-coming-sports-venues

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Peruvian Presidential Front-Runner Says He'll Seize 70% Of Profits From Overseas Businesses

In a model that is surely going to soon be adopted and pushed by AOC and other deep thinkers on the left in the U.S., Peru's presidential front-runner Pedro Castillo has come out and said he would "seize ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/peruvian-presidential-front-runner-says-hell-seize-70-profits-overseas-businesses

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World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine Deployed Off Scotland's Coast

Bank of America equity strategist Haim Israel recently told clients by 2030, Europe will generate about 85% of its electricity from renewable sources. Solar and wind have stolen the spotlight in the green energy transition. But ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/worlds-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-deployed-scotlands-coast

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"The World's Biggest Problem" - Kissinger Warns Of "Colossal" Dangers In Growing US-China Tensions

Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger has warned that strains between Washington and Beijing pose the biggest problem for the world, and a failure to improve them risks a cold war ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/worlds-biggest-problem-kissinger-warns-colossal-dangers-growing-us-china-tensions

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Dogecoin Spikes 50% Intraday, Cripples Robinhood's Crypto Trading

While most eyes were on the surge in Ethereum this morning, the real animal spirits are in Dogecoin, which is up 50% today, topping 60c for the first time ever...

Doge has now surged above Ripple to become the 4th largest ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/dogecoin-spikes-50-intraday-cripples-robinhoods-crypto-trading

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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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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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