Only 1 In 4 Americans Enjoy “Being Social”

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Only 1 In 4 Americans Enjoy “Being Social” International Friendship Day will be celebrated tomorrow, July 30. To mark it, Statista’s Anna Fleck looks at data from a Statista Consumer Insights survey to see where “socializing” is most often considered a hobby in different countries around the world. As the following chart shows, Germans, and to a […]

Monetary Vs Fiscal Dissonance… And The Return Of QE

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Monetary Vs Fiscal Dissonance… And The Return Of QE Authored by Kevin Smith and Tavi Costa via Crescat Capital, Monetary and fiscal authorities are currently running what we believe are unsustainably divergent policies. The simultaneous rise in the cost of debt by central banks and their deliberate reduction of balance sheet assets is entirely incongruous […]

In-N-Out Bans Employee Masking In Five States

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In-N-Out Bans Employee Masking In Five States The In-N-Out burger chain will prohibit employees in five states from wearing masks unless they’ve got a note from their doctor, according to internal company emails leaked to social media, Bloomberg reports. An In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, California. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Workers in Arizona, Colorado, […]

3M Reaches $10.3 Billion Settlement Over US Allegations Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination

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3M Reaches $10.3 Billion Settlement Over US Allegations Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Authored by Mimi Nguyen Ly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with several U.S. public drinking water systems to resolve allegations of contamination of “forever chemicals.” Illustration picture shows the 3M logo at the […]

US Ditches More New START Treaty Obligations After Tactical Nukes Transferred To Belarus

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US Ditches More New START Treaty Obligations After Tactical Nukes Transferred To Belarus The New START Treaty, which is the final nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia, continues to fall apart after on Thursday the Biden administration said it would walk away from multiple key obligations stipulated under the agreement, after Moscow […]

Why Are US Military Personnel Heading To Peru?

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Why Are US Military Personnel Heading To Peru? Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, The ostensible goal of the operation is to provide “support and assistance to the Special Operations of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and National Police of Peru,” including in regions recently engulfed in violence.  Unbeknown, it seems, to most […]

Hydrogen’s Scalability Essential To Meet Energy Demand

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Hydrogen’s Scalability Essential To Meet Energy Demand Authored by Robert Hebner via RealClear Wire, Years ago, I attended a lecture featuring a leader of China’s energy program at the University of Hong Kong. The significant investment of time and resources in every energy technology and commitment to scaling solutions with reduced environmental impact was eye-opening, […]

NYC Converts Hotels To Shelters To Accommodate Expected Influx Of Illegal Immigrants

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NYC Converts Hotels To Shelters To Accommodate Expected Influx Of Illegal Immigrants Authored Efthymis Oraiopoulos via The Epoch Times, The historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan—shuttered three years ago—is being reopened to accommodate an anticipated influx of illegal immigrants just as other New York City hotels are being converted to emergency shelters. Mayor Eric Adams […]

Biden Authorizes Southern Border Deployment Of Reservist Troops

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Biden Authorizes Southern Border Deployment Of Reservist Troops Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden authorized the deployment of reserve troops to the southern border to combat “international drug trafficking” under the National Emergencies Act in an executive order signed April 27. President Joe Biden speaks with a member […]

$100 Million Gold Heist At Canada’s Biggest Airport – Goodfellas Meets Italian Job

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$100 Million Gold Heist At Canada’s Biggest Airport – Goodfellas Meets Italian Job The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they are looking into a gold robbery at Pearson International Airport, just outside Toronto. At this point, it appears investigators have no idea who stole the gold and how it was removed. We have an idea… […]

Blinken & Lavrov Hold Rare, Tense Phone Call Over Detained WSJ Journalist

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Blinken & Lavrov Hold Rare, Tense Phone Call Over Detained WSJ Journalist Russia’s detention of US citizen and Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich has prompted a very rare phone call between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Given that Gershkovich is facing spying accusations, this makes the case significantly bigger and […]

Half Of Americans Believe Media “Intend To Mislead, Misinform”; New Poll Finds

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Half Of Americans Believe Media “Intend To Mislead, Misinform”; New Poll Finds Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, A study has revealed new lows in terms of trust Americans have in the establishment media. The study by pollster Gallup and the Knight Foundation found that only a quarter of Americans have some level of favourability […]

How Will Markets Respond To This Ongoing “Surprise” Turn In The Economy

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How Will Markets Respond To This Ongoing “Surprise” Turn In The Economy By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities Surprise, Surprise There is one chart I keep turning to, the Citi Economic Surprise Index. The surprise index started rolling over in the middle of December. For a month, no matter what expectations were, the actual data […]

Footage Shows “Looting Across Buffalo” As City Plunged Into Chaos After Blizzard

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Footage Shows “Looting Across Buffalo” As City Plunged Into Chaos After Blizzard A winter storm barreled through Buffalo, New York, over the weekend and ended Christmas morning, but the emergency was far from over, as claims across social media indicate widespread looting. “Looting in Buffalo being significantly downplayed by local media,” said one Twitter user. […]

FDA Tells Doctors In 8 States To Stop Using COVID-19 Treatment

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U.S. drug regulators have directed health care workers in eight states to stop using a COVID-19 treatment because it may not be effective against an Omicron coronavirus subvariant that’s rising in prevalence. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said sotrovimab, a monoclonal antibody used to treat COVID-19, can no longer be used in Connecticut, Maine, […]

Don’t Vax Healthy Children, Says Florida Surgeon General

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PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Florida has been a state for “firsts” since the pandemic arrived on the scene, and March 7 was no exception, as state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced that his office will recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for “healthy children.” “The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to […]

Israel To End COVID-19 Vaccine Passport For Most Places

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Top Israeli officials this week decided to abolish the country’s “green pass” COVID-19 vaccine passport for restaurants, hotels, gyms, and theaters. Israel, now one of the most vaccinated and boosted nations in the world, last year became one of the first countries in the world to impose such a mandate. The policy update will come […]

Omicron Explosion Spurs Nationwide Breakdown Of Services

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Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and diminish the ranks of firefighters and emergency workers. Airport officials shut down security checkpoints at the biggest terminal in Phoenix and schools across the nation struggle to […]

COVID Antiviral Pills Cause Life-Threatening Reactions When Used With Many Common Meds: FDA

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Pfizer’s antiviral oral drug developed to treat COVID-19 can cause severe or life-threatening effects when used with common medications including some anti-coagulants, some anti-depressants, and some cholesterol-lowering statins, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (pdf). FDA does not recommend Paxlovid for those with severe kidney or liver disease. The FDA on Dec. 22 granted emergency […]

Growing Number Of Companies And Organizations Are Walking Back Vaccination Requirements

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More and more businesses in recent days have walked back previous rules mandating COVID-19 as a condition for employment in a bid to keep workers. Earlier this week, Amtrak—a quasi-public corporation—became the latest to rescind its vaccine requirement amid concerns about staff shortages and cut service in January. In a memo sent to staff that […]

From 9/11-Anthrax to the Pandemic: Life & Liberty in the Balance

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Host: The next great speaker we have is Francis Boyle. Let me tell you a little bit about Francis. Francis Boyle is a University of Illinois College of Law Professor and the author of the United States implementing legislation for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention also known as the Biological Weapons Anti-terrorism Act of 1989 […]