(Tyler Durden) Following calls on both sides of the aisle to step down, embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned following sexual harassment allegations.
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Beijing Denounces Video Games As “Spiritual Opium”, Tencent Tumbles After Imposing Limits
(Tyler Durden) As CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports, Beijing has now republished the original Economic Information Daily article with a much softer tone, including removing the phrase “spiritual opium”. Did Beijing perhaps underestimate how these new restrictions impacted the market?
SEC’s Gensler Says Increased Regulation Will Drive More Crypto Adoption Ahead Of Key Speech
(Tyler Durden) Gensler is speaking live, readers can watch below. The headlines culled from his prepared remarks are already rolling in…
June Was Deadliest Month In Afghanistan In Two Decades Amid US Exit
(Jason Ditz) A major Taliban offensive has been raging in Afghanistan, particularly in the north, for weeks on end. The latest figures from Afghanistan’s TOLOnews puts June at a troubling height of the war, the deadliest single month in 20 years.
The COVID Cult Has Been Slowly Killing America’s Economy And There’s Not Much Time Left
(Brandon Smith) Sometimes it’s important to step away from a problem in order to better understand it. I recently went on a trip across the Pacific Northwest to revisit some old stomping grounds and to take a break from the often disconcerting developments of today’s world, at least for a little while. We all need a vacation from the information war at times, and though I was happy for the rest, I am also happy to be back. After traveling on the road across four states I was able to gauge the general condition of the US in terms of the social and economic effects of the pandemic mandates and covid propaganda.
Fact-Checker Poynter Demands Local News Reduce Crime Story Coverage Because It Fuels “Systemic Racism”
(Paul Joseph Watson) Fact-checking institute Poynter is demanding that local news stations reduce coverage of stories that connect “Black and brown communities” to violent crime because it is fueling “systemic racism.”
Federal Judge Deals Major Blow To Biden’s “Green” Agenda, Orders Resumption In Federal Drilling Auctions
(Zero Hedge) The order granted a preliminary injunction to Louisiana and 12 other statesthat sued Democratic President Joe Biden and the Interior Department over the freeze on new drilling auctions. Louisiana is a major hub for offshore oil and gas production.
AI ‘Smart Potty’ Monitors Bowel Health For Gastro Issues
(Zero Hedge) According to Duke Today, researchers at Duke announced an artificial intelligence tool that could easily be mounted on a standard toilet to analyze patients’ stools and give gastroenterologists suggestions about bowel health.
A Map Of The Online World In Incredible Detail
(Zero Hedge) The internet is intangible, and, as Visual Capitalist’s Carmen Ang points out, because you can’t see it, it can be hard to comprehend its sheer vastness. As well, it’s difficult to gauge the relative size of different web properties. However, this map of the internet by Halcyon Maps offers a unique solution to these problems.
Iran’s Largest Warship Mysteriously Catches Fire And Sinks In Gulf Of Oman
(Zero Hedge) Just as negotiators were preparing to meet in Vienna on Wednesday to wrap up the latest round of talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, Iran’s largest warship caught fire Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman and sank under unclear circumstances.
2020 Exploded The Myth About Left Wing Love Of The Poor
(Jeffrey Tucker) An axiom everyone picks up in college – and in nearly the whole of media culture too – is that people who favor a market economy disregard everyone but the privileged rich (itself a euphemism). It’s a great rhetorical trick because the presumption keeps backers of freedom on the hot seat, permanently.
After Being Declared ‘Dead’ For the 414th Time, Crypto Markets Are Roaring Back
(Tyler Durden) The ripples created by the cryptocurrency market crash which saw $1.1 trillion eviscerate from the global market cap in a matter of days continued to reverberate on Wednesday, as a majority of coins experienced notable rebounds.
“His Womanizing Was Well Known”: Flood-‘Gates’ Open As Biographer Details Microsoft Founder’s Salacious Past
(Zero Hedge) 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 pool parties, and had major issues with infidelity even after marrying Melinda, according to a biography.
The Global Debt Problem
(Alasdair Macloed) It has been recently estimated that global debts stand at $284 trillion equivalent, representing 355% of global GDP. Estimates such as these must be treated with caution, and they probably underestimate financial sector debt. Furthermore, no allowance in these figures is made for OTC derivatives, which according to the Bank for International Settlements have a gross value of $15.48 quadrillion(!), netting out at $609 trillion.
No Surge In COVID Two Weeks After Mask Mandate Lifted In Texas | ZeroHedge
(Meiling Lee) After two weeks of lifting its mask mandate and allowing businesses to open at full capacity, Texas is not seeing a surge of new COVID-19 cases.