Egypt Prepares To Unveil New 'Octagon'Defense Headquarters

Via AlMasdarNews.com,

Egyptian military sources reportedly toldRT Arabicthis week that Egypt is preparing to open the new headquarters of its armed forces.

The headquarters of the new Egyptian army, dubbed "the Octagon", was designed to ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/egypt-prepares-unveil-new-octagon-defense-headquarters

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The Energy Crisis That No One Is Talking About

Authored by Gail Tverberg via Our Finite World blog,

We live in a world where words are very carefully chosen. Companies hire public relations firms to give just the right spin to what they are saying. Politicians make statements which suggest that ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/energy-crisis-no-one-talking-about

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The Inflation Monster Has Been Unleashed

Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog,

The monster known as inflation has been unleashed upon the world and will not easily retreat into the night. This is reflected in soaring commodity and housing prices. Due to the stupid and self-serving ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/inflation-monster-has-been-unleashed

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$170,000 Per Year: The Post-COVID Hiring Crunch Is Hitting The World Of AI Data Scientists

We already know that minimum wage payers are having trouble recalling workers for their post-Covid plans. And why wouldn't they? Laid off workers have been making more on unemployment and PPP loans over the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/post-covid-hiring-crunch-hitting-world-ai-data-scientists

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Uneven Recovery Leaves Working-Poor Communities In The Dust

The US economy is fragmented more than ever. Millions of Americans continue to suffer job loss and housing and food inequities. At the same time, 650 billionaires in the US saw their net worth increase by more than $1 trillion since the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/uneven-recovery-leaves-some-communities-behind

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Ranking US Generations On Their Power And Influence Over Society

Were on the cusp of one of the most impactful generational shifts in history.

As it stands, the Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are Americas most wealthy and influential generation. But, as Visual Capitalist's Carmen Ang details below...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ranking-us-generations-their-power-and-influence-over-society

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Antony Blinken Continues To Lecture The World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates: Greenwald

Authored by Glenn Greenwald via greenwald.substack.com,

Continuing his world tour doling out righteous lectures to the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday proclaimed ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/antony-blinken-continues-lecture-world-values-his-administration-aggressively-violates

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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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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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California To Offer Early Release To Over 63,000 Violent Felons

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is giving 76,000 inmates - 63,000 of which are violent and repeat felons - the chance to leave prison early, allowing inmates with good behavior to shorten their sentences by 1/3 instead of the 1/5 ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/california-offer-early-release-over-63000-violent-felons

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