CDC Says Stroke Concerns Over Pfizer Jab Warrant Investigation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that data collected on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine merits an investigation into potential stroke risks for people aged 65 and older. "Following the availability and use of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines, CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a near real-time surveillance system, met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety concern for ischemic stroke in people ages 65 and older who received [...]

Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Empower State Legislatures, Not Judges, To Regulate Elections Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), North Carolina Republicans told the Supreme Court on Dec. 7 that the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures preeminent authority to make the rules for presidential and congressional elections without interference from the courts. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan stands for a group photograph of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) The case is impo [...]

Study Finds Prejudice Against COVID-19 Unvaccinated Around The World Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who have received COVID-19 vaccines express discriminatory attitudes toward unvaccinated people , a new study of over 15,000 citizens of 21 countries across the world suggests. “Individuals who comply with the advice of health authorities morally condemn the unvaccinated for violating a social contract in the midst of a crisis,” two Denmark-based scientists wrote in their paper, published Thursday in Nature . “Those who refuse vaccines report t [...]

EV Charging Stations By 2035 Will Need More Power Than A Small Town A new report from the electricity and gas utility National Grid (which serves parts of New York and Massachusetts) found a rapid increase in electric vehicles on the city streets and highways will require upgraded power grids to handle all the new demand. By 2035, a charging station could demand as much power as a sports arena or small town.  National Grid expects by 2035, large charging stations serving EVs, from SUVs and pickup trucks to delivery vans and semi-trucks, would require 19 megawatts of peak power -- [...]

Weaponized Governmental Failure: A Primer Authored by Scott McKay via The American Spectator, Democrats rule over a ruin, but they rule... The following contains an excerpt from Scott McKay’s book  The Revivalist Manifesto: How Patriots Can Win the Next American Era . It discusses a key concept which has appeared in several of his more recent  columns  to describe the decline of America’s cities. With the 2022 midterm elections less than three weeks away and the alarming dysfunction of urban areas run by Democrats contributing in large measure to the public’s unease as expres [...]

China Accuses NSA Of Hacking Into Government-Funded University Three months after US security agencies warned that Chinese-backed hackers had been targeting "major telecommunications companies and network service providers" for over two years, Chinese state media on Thursday accused the National Security Agency (NSA) of infiltrating a government-funded university and gaining access to 'China's telecommunications network,' CNBC reports. Citing an unnamed source, the Global Times accused the NSA of phishing - a hacking technique which uses malicious links or other methods to tric [...]

Judge Dismisses Carter Page Lawsuit Against FBI Despite 'Deeply Troubling' Surveillance Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Carter Page , a former associate of President Donald Trump, over the FBI’s controversial surveillance of him as part of its investigation into the Trump campaign. Carter Page, petroleum industry consultant and former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, in New York City on Aug. 21, 2020. (Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times) U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich issued the ruling [...]

Watch: Drone Captures Images Of Mexican Drug Cartel Camp Authored by Allan Stein via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The first gunshots seemed to come down the mountain on the other side of Arizona’s border fence with Mexico, just east of Arivaca, where rival drug cartel factions battle to the death for supremacy. Sam, my security guide, listened closely as more shots rang out. They were hunters, no doubt, though not the kind you would typically expect. “Where exactly do you think the shots are coming from?” I asked Sam nervously from the back seat of his pickup truck. “I th [...]

Dem Congressman's Aide Caught Impersonating FBI Agent, Violating Gun Law: Court Documents Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) speaks during a press conference in Washington on Jan. 28, 2020. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) An aide to a congressman impersonated an FBI agent and openly carried a gun, violating the law in Washington, according to court documents. Sterling Carter, who worked for Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) at the time , was spotted on Nov. 14, 2020, wearing a black shirt with “Federal Agent” emblazoned across th [...]

Producer Price Inflation Unexpectedly Surges Back Near Record Highs In June Following yesterday's CPI scare, analysts were hoping that Producer Prices will decelerate modestly. They were wrong, very wrong. PPI printed 11.3% YoY in June (nback up near record highs and well above the +10.8% expected) Source: Bloomberg This is the 27th straight month of MoM increases in producer prices. Final demand goods: The index for final demand goods moved up 2.4 percent in June, the sixth consecutive rise. Nearly 90 percent of the June increase can be traced to a 10.0-percent jump in p [...]

Initial Jobless Claims Soars To Highest Since Nov 2021 Following the very mixed message from last Friday's jobs data, this morning's initial claims data was definitelky worse - with 244k Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. That is the highest since November 2021... Source: Bloomberg There was a big jump in unadjusted continuing claims across all programs... The unexpectedly large rise in claims was driven a surge in New York (vaccine mandate related?) This ongoing surge in jobless claims fits much more with the narrative being told by [...]

"Take The Tragedy In Sri Lanka And Multiply By Ten": The Fed Just Lobbed A Financial Nuke That Will Obliterate The Global Economy By Larry McDonald, author of the Bear Traps Report We are living in a period of mass “Jonestown” economic delusion. Just twenty months ago – central bankers were offering to buy nearly every junk bond known to mankind, dramatically distorting the “true cost of capital.” All the way from crypto to emerging markets – it was a moral hazard overdose . Everyone on earth was borrowing money at fantasy-land bond yields. Now , the Fed is promising endless rat [...]

Florida Sheriff Supports Man Who Defended Home With "AK-47-Style Gun" A Florida sheriff went viral on social media after saying a homeowner with an "AK-47-style gun" won't be charged for shooting at armed intruders.  "He started shooting for his own protection, to get them out of his house and to protect himself,"  Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said in a prerecorded video uploaded on  Facebook .  Simmons said three suspects broke into the man's home where at least one pointed a handgun at the homeowner, and the other two shoved him to the ground. The victim tried to rea [...]

Chinese Bank Run Turns Violent After Angry Crowd Storms Bank of China Branch Over Frozen Deposits While the world of high, and not so high finance, is obsessing over the volatility of cryptos and recent painful losses for overlevered players who - much to the amazement of plain vanilla equity investors - were not bailed out by a magnanimous Fed (which however only rescues stock markets, not cryptos), things in China with its $54 trillion financial system, or more than double the size of assets across US commercial banks, are once again getting heated. As Reuters reports , a lar [...]

Mike Pompeo's Revealing Hudson Institute Speech Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via CaitlinJohnstone.com, Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo gave a  speech at the Hudson Institute  last week that’s probably worth taking a look at just because of how much it reveals about the nature of the US empire and the corrupt institutions which influence its policies. Pompeo is serving as a “ Distinguished Fellow ” at the Hudson Institute while he waits for the revolving door of the DC swamp to rotate him back into a federal government position . The Hudson Institute is [...]

US Q1 GDP Revisions Scream Stagflation The third look at Q1 GDP appears to confirm the worsening picture of the US economy that is now evident in sentiment surveys nationwide. Growth was revised even lower to -1.6% Annualized QoQ (from -1.5%)... Personal Consumption growth collapsed from +3.1% to just +1.8% - weakest since the COVID lockdown collapse... And finally, inflation - GDP Price Index - rose from +8.1% to +8.2% - the highest since June 1981 ... So - stagflation it is... not exactly what The Fed wants to see. Tyler Durden Wed, 06/29/2022 - 08:38

Trump To Launch 'Non-Woke' Streaming-Service Featuring 'Canceled Shows' Authored by Gary Bai via The Epoch Times, Former President  Donald Trump ’s media company is planning on launching a new streaming service featuring “non-woke content.” According to a May 16 filing by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), the former president’s media company plans to launch a subscription-based streaming service called “TMTG+” that features “non-woke” content, aims to “cancel ‘cancel culture,’” and commits to not censoring content creators for their political ideology. “TMTG believes [...]

$18 For A Michelob Ultra: 'Beer-Flation' Hits PGA Championship This week's beer prices at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shocked many who attended the event (and even players) and sparked just as much buzz as Tiger Woods.  After spending hundreds of dollars for a basic ticket to walk around the course, watching players tee off or sink a putt (or miss a crucial putt), many craved a refreshing cold beer. However, 'beer-flation' hit the PGA as it costs $18 for a Michelob Ultra and $19 for a Stella Artois.  Pro-golfer Justin Thomas, who [...]

'76' Gas-Station Chain Repograms Washington State Pumps For $10 A Gallon  Gas station pumps in Washington state are being reprogrammed to accommodate $10 a gallon and even higher as the summer driving season begins amid tight fuel supplies, according to a report.  The Post Millennial  has learned gas station chain "76" has reprogrammed its pumps to include double-digit numbers in "price per gallon" at Washington state gas stations. A 76 spokesperson confirmed to The Post Millennial they added an extra digit to pumps, noting the change doesn't necessarily imply the company was an [...]

"Diesel To Be Rationed On East Coast This Summer," Warns US Oil Billionaire  Billionaire refinery and fuel station owner John Catsimatidis warned that the East Coast might experience diesel shortages this summer as inventories hit multi-decade lows and refining capacity slumps.  "I wouldn't be surprised to see  diesel being rationed on the East Coast this summer . "Right now,  inventories are low , and we may see a  shortage in coming months ," Catsimatidis, CEO of United Refining Co., told  Bloomberg .  Catsimatidis' warning comes as East Coast diesel inventories have fallen [...]