Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Hot on the heels of last week’s ‘Employment Cost Index’ which Fed Chair Powell commented on (as worrisome), US Unit Labor Costs surged 11.6% in Q1…  Continue reading “US Productivity Just Crashed By The Most Since 1947 As Labor Costs Explode”

ABC News

As Dr. Mehmet Oz embarks on a bid for the U.S. Senate, the television star has largely shied away from discussing his ties to Turkey, where he maintains citizenship, and dismissed criticism from political opponents that he harbors any so-called “dual loyalties.” Continue reading “Dr. Oz’s vote in 2018 Turkish election renews criticism”

Army Times – by Davis Winkie

An officer who formerly served as the Army Public Health Center’s headquarters company commander was convicted by a special court-martial Friday of two specifications of violating lawful orders to comply with COVID-19 mitigation measures at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Continue reading “Army officer convicted in first known COVID court-martial”

Washington Post

Unsurprisingly, the spike in home values meant that property tax collections increased in 2021, compared with 2020, according to information compiled and analyzed by Attom, a real estate data analysis firm. Attom’s researchers reviewed property tax data for nearly 87 million homes in the United States and found that $328 billion was levied, up 1.6 percent from the $323 billion in 2020. Despite the price increases on homes in 2021, this was the smallest rise in property tax bills over the past years and down from the 5.4 percent increase between 2019 and 2020.

Continue reading “Property taxes on U.S. homes rose to $328 billion in 2021, report finds”

CNBC

Moderna sold $5.9 billion of its Covid vaccine in the first quarter, blowing out revenue and profit expectations.

The biotech company’s shares soared by more than 7% in premarket trading Wednesday before falling. Its stock was down modestly in afternoon trading. Continue reading “Moderna blows out first-quarter earnings expectations, triples Covid vaccine sales”

CNN

The Biden administration plans to seek bids this fall to buy 60 million barrels of crude oil as the first step in a years-long process aimed at replenishing America’s emergency oil reserve, an Energy Department official told CNN.

Continue reading “Biden administration launches plan to refill emergency oil reserve”

Global Research – by Timothy Alexander Guzman

Despite the US economic decline, the Biden regime is sending another $33 billion to support Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia. Biden called on the US congress with the majority who are in the pockets of the Military-Industrial Complex to provide Ukraine with the necessary assistance to defeat Russia. A CBS news report titled ‘Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in Ukraine aid to ramp up pressure on Russia’ on Biden’s recent comments on the proposed bill, he said, Continue reading ““World War III is Closer than Ever”: US War Machine to Increase Lethal Military Aid by Sending “Suicide Drones” to Ukraine”

Epoch Times – by Charlotte Cuthbertson

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—A group of illegal aliens has filed a lawsuit against Texas officials for alleged constitutional violations within the governor’s Operation Lone Star criminal trespass program. Continue reading “Illegal Aliens Sue Texas Officials After Arrests for Trespassing”

Press TV

Moscow says Israeli mercenaries have been fighting alongside Ukraine’s troops against Russian forces over the past few months of conflict.

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik radio in an interview on Wednesday that the militant Israelis were active on the field alongside the far-right Azov Regiment, which has been operating under the command of Ukraine’s military since 2014. Continue reading “Kremlin: Israeli mercenaries fighting for Ukraine against Russia”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

America’s Frontline doctors are speaking out about FDA’s approval of Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 in babies.  They are beyond shocked.

The FDA recently reported that they had approved Remdesivir for the ‘treatment’ of COVID-19 in babies. Continue reading “American Frontline Doctors on FDA Approval of Failed Ebola Drug Remdesivir By the FDA for “Treatment” of Covid-19 in Babies”

Next City

Today’s briefs are zoning heavy. We’ll look at a law in Kansas that makes it illegal to have too many roommates, a set of statewide zoning reforms signed into law in Maine, and an Austin lawsuit opposing zoning reform that could have statewide implications. Continue reading “A City in Kansas Just Outlawed Having Too Many Roommates”

Yahoo News – New York Times

LAS VEGAS — It was a perfectly decent patch of lawn, several hundred square feet of grass in a condominium community on this city’s western edge. But Jaime Gonzalez, a worker with a local landscaping firm, had a job to do. Continue reading “Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away)”

National File – by Ben Bailey

With dramatic rent price hikes in just about all major cities, people are looking for cheaper alternatives. Now, for about $800 per month, residents can opt to sleep in a pod. Brownstone, a recent Los Angeles-based startup is matching prospective renters to their new “pods.” Continue reading “‘Pod’ Housing Is Becoming a Reality in San Francisco”

EnVolve

Nancy Pelosi has called for the “strongest possible” military retaliation to Russia’s attack on Ukraine following meetings with officials in Warsaw and Kiev.

She added that the West should not be deterred by the threat of retaliation from Moscow. Continue reading “Nancy Pelosi Demands U.S. Go To Full War With Russia, Even If It Leads To Nuclear War: ‘We Should Not Be Deterred By The Threats From Russia’”

Yahoo News

Law enforcement authorities across the country are preparing for the possibility of violence and civil unrest in reaction to the impending Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, according to intelligence bulletins and other internal reports obtained by Yahoo News. Continue reading “Law enforcement prepares for potential violence, unrest surrounding Roe decision”