Uber investors finally see the costs of treating drivers as employees, and the stock is falling. Uber sets aside $600 million for U.K. drivers as a result of court finding

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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-investors-finally-see-the-costs-of-treating-drivers-as-employees-and-the-stock-is-falling-11620265604 Uber Technologies Inc. has spent and fought to keep its drivers from becoming classified as employees instead of contractors, and investors finally got a glimpse of the financial reasons on Wednesday. Uber UBER, -3.42% broke out $600 million from its total revenue of $3.5 billion to account ā€œfor the resolution of historical claims in … Read more

Can’t find chicken wings, diapers, or a new car? Here’s a list of all the shortages hitting the reopening economy

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What shortages are you seeing? Please add your location https://www.businessinsider.com/why-supply-shortages-economy-inventory-chips-lumber-cars-toilet-paper-2021-5#plastics-and-palm-oil-4 Short summary from article : Computer chips Used cars and rental cars Gasoline Plastics and palm oil Trucking Homes and vacation houses Lumber Household products like toilet paper and tampons Furniture Chicken Bacon and hot dogs Imported foods like cheese, coffee, and olive oil Chlorine … Read more

Fed chart: Distribution of large institutional leveraged loan volumes by debt to EBITDA ratio.

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https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1390642011972292608 "If the ā€œdata availableā€ is not capturing the full scale of risks between the hedge funds and the mega banks and the broker dealers they own, then there is zero evidentiary support for the Fed to state that ā€œBanks remain well capitalized.ā€https://t.co/GCXX9Z6QaY pic.twitter.com/JwjmvyFlZK — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) May 7, 2021

Angry Parents Take Over School Board Meeting

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qYVDmFmWfg I’m NOT against these parents. The problem here is that they have delivered their children into the hands of the state. The state has rules. One of those rules is that they require the wearing of the ritualistic shame muzzle. To lay the souls of your offspring on the government alter (as the state … Read more

IRS employees say ā€˜out of inkā€™ printers are delaying tax returns

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ā€œThe Internal Revenue Service is having a tough time processing tax returns this year, potentially delaying refunds for many Americans. Among the many challenges the agency faces: Out-of-order printers and copiers. “IRS employees stated that the only reason they could not use many of these devices is because they are out of ink or because … Read more

WATCH: MOOCHZILLA Obama Claims That Black Lives Matter is ā€˜Taking to the Streets Because They Have Toā€™

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Former first lady Michelle Obama told Gayle King on Fridayā€™s episode of ā€œCBS This Morningā€ that Black Lives Matter is ā€œtaking to the streets because they have to.ā€ Obama also claimed that she is afraid every time her daughters get into a vehicle. Following the conviction of Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin over the death … Read more

ATF Posts Proposed Rule Change Redefining What Counts as a “Frame or Receiver”

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ATF Posts Proposed Rule Changing Definitions of Firearm Frame and Receiver On May 7, 2021, the Attorney General signed ATF proposed rule 2021R-05, Definition of ā€œFrame or Receiverā€ and Identification of Firearms. The goal of the proposed rule is to ensure the proper marking, recordkeeping, and traceability of all firearms manufactured, imported, acquired and disposed … Read more

Hillary wants a ā€˜global reckoningā€™ with social media ā€˜disinformationā€™ as apparently just banning conservatives isnā€™t enough

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Hillary Clinton continues to act as if she is an authority on ā€˜disinformationā€™ and is calling for governments to globally decide ā€œa standardā€ for social media platforms… in the same week Donald Trump’s Facebook ban was upheld. In a new interview with The Guardian, Clinton had two targets in her sights: conservatives and Big Tech. … Read more

Derek Chauvin and three other Minneapolis ex-cops involved in George Floyd’s death face LIFE in prison after they are hit with federal charges for violating his civil rights during his arrest

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A federal grand jury indicted Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao Friday, accusing them of willfully violating Floyd’s civil rights All four cops have been charged with failing to provide medical care to Floyd Chauvin, Thao and Kueng are also charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and excessive … Read more

The World Bank shipped out hundreds of billions of dollars in CovAids kits to most of the world in 2017 and 2018

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The World Bank shipped out hundreds of billions of dollars in CovAids kits to most of the world in 2017 and 2018, up to 2 years before CovAids existed… https://twitter.com/Ghettoshi1/status/1390402594531536898 Kamala Harris: “220M Americans, over the Last Several Months, DIED.”… https://twitter.com/Ghettoshi1/status/1390689100664131590     Tess