(Tyler Durden) The House Judiciary Committee voted this week to advance a gun control bill in the wake of a deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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US To Sell Ukraine Advanced Drones Armed With Hellfire Missiles In Coming Days
(Tyler Durden) Despite a mere days ago President Biden pledging in a New York Times op-ed that under his watch the United States would ensure it avoids supplying the Ukrainians with weapons which could penetrate deep inside Russian territory, given the potential for wider war with Russia, the White House is now said to be mulling the transfer of multiple MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones which can be armed with Hellfire missiles.
Food, Fuel, & Inflation Crises All Stem From Globalist Policies
(Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon) The global elites left Davos last week after grappling with solutions to the profound crises facing the world. They left as they arrived, unaware that the crises are entirely of their own making.
Russia Uses Chinese Ships And Indian Refiners To Stay Ahead of Oil Sanctions
(Mike Shedlock) As the US and EU pile on sanctions, Russia finds more ways to avoid them…
US Engaged In “Offensive” Cyber Ops Against Russia In Ukraine: NSA Director
(Tyler Durden) The US military has issued a stunning but perhaps not entirely unexpected admission that it has been conducting offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine. It marks the first ever such acknowledgement, and suggests – as many observers have long suspected – a deeper Pentagon and US intelligence role in Ukraine against the Russian military than previously thought.
Regulators Engaging In “Systematic” Probe Of Top Bankers Who Used Unauthorized Messaging Apps
(Zero Hedge) Regulators are in the midst of forcing Wall Street banks to undertake a “systematic search” of more than 100 personal mobile phones used by top level traders and dealmakers in hope of undercovering wrongdoing on platforms like WhatsApp.
Supply Chains Are Never Returning To “Normal”
(Craig Fuller) The conventional wisdom at this time is that most of the world has moved on from the pandemic (except for China); therefore, supply chains will return to “normal.” Unfortunately, this is not the case. The world has permanently changed and supply chains are going to face continuing challenges for decades to come. Among those challenges are:
Get Ready To Be Muzzled: The Coming War On So-Called ‘Hate Speech’
(John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead) Beware of those who want to monitor, muzzle, catalogue and censor speech.
The NHS Just Edited Their Monkeypox Page… To Make It Scarier
(Tyler Durden) A few days ago the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) edited their Monkeypox page to alter the narrative in a few key ways.
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(Zero Hedge) Lock yourselves down inside your homes! Break out the masks and prophylactic face-shields! Switch off what’s left of your critical faculties and prepare yourselves to “follow the Science!”
Bullwhip Effect Ends With A Bang: Why Prices Are About To Fall Off A Cliff
(Zero Hedge) It was exactly a year ago, when Deutsche Bank strategist Luke Templeman said that amid the panicked scramble by US wholesalers to stock up on scarce inventory as a result of snarled supply chains, it was only a matter of time before the US economy was roiled by a “bullwhip” (or whiplash) effect.
2022 Has Been The Worst Year Ever For Hedge Funds, Who Are Now Massively Shorting To Chase Stocks Lower
(Zero Hedge) Some were stunned to see stocks surge in the last hour of trading on Friday in the illiquid vacuum that saw the S&P earlier tumble into a bear market, sliding more than 21% from its January all time high (a level that equates with 3,855 in the e-mini) briefly before bouncing back above 3900, and rejecting the third attempt to enter a bear market in the past week.
The Swiss Connection: How Russia Is Weathering Tough Sanctions
(Zero Hedge) Continued oil and gas exports as well as a propped-up ruble, have allowed Moscow to weather Western sanctions.
22 Countries Drop Mask Mandates As Experts Debate Consequences
(Zero Hedge) A total of 22 countries around the world have dropped mask mandates since January this year.
The Psychology Of Manipulation: 6 Lessons From The Master Of Propaganda
(Ryan Matters) Edward L. Bernays was an American business consultant who is widely recognized as the father of public relations. Bernays was one of the men responsible for “selling” World War 1 to the American public by branding it as a war that was necessary to “make the world safe for democracy”.