No, A 50% Tariff Doesn’t Mean A 50% Price-Hike | ZeroHedge

Authored by Randy White via AmericanThinker.com,

The tariff doomsday machine is roaring again.  This time, it’s over talk of a 50% tariff on certain imports.  

Predictably, the panic-peddlers are out in force, warning that such a tariff means retail prices will skyrocket 50%.  

It’s an easy line to chant, but it’s wrong — flat wrong — and anyone with a basic grasp of economics should know (more…)

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MAGA Trump Official Who Shuttered USAID & Wanted Deepest Cuts Fired After Clashes With Rubio: Report | ZeroHedge

One of the key architects of the Trump administration's campaign to slash foreign aid has been fired from the State Department after less than 90 days on the job, according to the WSJ, citing US officials.

Pete Marocco last month. Photo: kent nishimura/Reuters

Pete Marocco, who oversaw the closure of USAID and briefly led the foreign-assistance mission at State, worked closely with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), yet at times clashed with (more…)

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Hours After Taylor Lorenz Gushes Over ‘Handsome Revolutionary’ UNH Killer, Intruder Arrested At HQ | ZeroHedge

A suspect was detained at the Monnetonka, Minnesota headquarters of UnitedHealthcare just four months after the insurance giant's CEO was killed in New York City by alleged rich-kid gunman, Luigi Mangine.

"There is currently a large police presence at the United Healthcare campus. We are monitoring the situation," Minnetonka Police wrote on X at 12.22pm on Monday – later adding that a suspect had been detained "without incident."

The intruder prompted a (more…)

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