Category: Zero Hedge

Lululemon Fires Two Store Employees For Calling Police On Masked Robbers

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">America's descent toward lawlessness is most visible at retail stores in progressive metro areas. The latest incident occurred at a Lululemon store in Atlanta. Three masked men pillaged the store while two employees wearing overpriced yoga pants were fired by corporate for calling the police to report the robbery. 

Local media outlet WXIA said Jennifer Ferguson, the former assistant manager of the Peachtree Corners Lululemon, and Rachel Rogers, a former employee at the store, encountered the men in “masks and hoodies”

What A Difference A Real DA Makes

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://amgreatness.com/2023/05/27/what-a-difference-a-real-da-makes/"><em>Authored by Lloyd Billingsley via American Greatness,</em></a>

Chesa Boudin, named after cop-killer Joanne Chesimard, and son of Weather Underground terrorists Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, was elected district attorney of San Francisco in November 2020.

Criminals were happy with the outcome.  ...read more

Children’s Hospital ‘Health Hero’ Award Given To Trans Democrat Pushing Child Sex Changes

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">The Children's Minnesota hospital system awarded state Rep. Leigh Finke an award last week <strong>after authoring a bill designed to promote child sex changes</strong>, the <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/27/childrens-health-award-trans-lawmaker-hospital/"><em>Daily Caller</em></a> reports.

Finke, a transgender individual, authored Minnesota’s HF146, the so-called “trans refuge” bill, which would prevent the enforcement of out-of-state laws that would remove a child from parents who cross state lines to administer transgender medical interventions, such as hormones or puberty blockers. ...read more

Vegas Group Accused Of Cheating Casino Out Of More Than $225,000 Playing Electronic Craps

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">A group that played digital craps in Las Vegas in November and December 2021 is being accused of cheating, allegedly racking up $200,000 in illicit winnings from what <a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/group-accused-in-225k-dice-sliding-cheating-scheme-at-las-vegas-casino/">CBS/KLAS has called</a> a "dice sliding scheme".

The group reportedly played at The Cosmopolitan in November and December 2021 and went on a winning streak that cost the casino more than $225,000, the Nevada Gaming Control Board confirmed.

The cheating took place on one of the newer, electronic craps

Bill To Legalize Psychedelic Mushrooms Advances In California Senate

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/bill-to-legalize-psychedelic-mushrooms-advances-in-california-senate_5295374.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge"><em>Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,</em></a>

A bill to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms cleared the California Senate May 24, reaching the halfway point in the state’s effort to legalize the drug, despite increasing opposition by law enforcement and many citizens.

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As Interest Rates Rise, The Era Of “Deficits Don’t Matter” Is Over

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://mises.org/wire/interest-rates-rise-era-deficits-dont-matter-over"><em>Authored Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,</em></a>

Back in 2002, then-Vice President Dick Cheney claimed “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter” and went on to push for tax cuts combined with more federal spending. Indeed, the Bush administration would go on to push immense amounts of new spending, supporting a huge Medicare expansion and blowing hundreds of millions of dollars on costly and pointless occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The national debt grew by 70 percent during Bush’s eight years, 

Bud Light Offers $2.99 18-Pack After Sales Tumble Accelerates

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Bud Light is offering a massive Memorial Day weekend discount: $2.99 for an 18-pack of Bud Light or Budweiser, bringing the price per can down to just pennies. This aggressive pricing strategy is an attempt by the brewer to stimulate demand as an ongoing boycott dents sales for the <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/wtf-chart-day-bud-light-sales-dump-6th-straight-week">sixth consecutive week</a>. 

Twitter handle Ramp Capital spotted the promotion on Saturday that reads, “Easy To Enjoy Memorial Day Weekend … Get Up To $15 Back Via Rebate On The Purchase Of One

Under Pressure From Fat Activists, NYC Bans Weight Discrimination

        <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><strong>Discriminating against fat people is now illegal in New York City,</strong> after Mayor Eric Adams on Friday signed off on a ban that will affect not only employment, but also housing and access to public accommodations -- a term that encompasses most businesses. 

We’re in safe company using the word “fat,” as champions of the cause refer to themselves as “fat activists.” With the mayor’s signature, two more categories — both weight and height — are added to New York City’s list of