Yep, I had to "unfollow" zero hedge for this reason...about the same time I stopped watching CNBC.  I find that being able to criticize data reports is critically important to this line of work...in other words, come up with your own ideas.  Political bias is just as unhelpful as analyst bias typically is (analysts are selling products). Neither one is the objective type of journalism that really helps you see landmines before hitting them.  I do think sometimes bears are more thoughtful than perma bulls - perma bulls are the cheerleader types of the stock market. It's fun and they look good doing it...but it doesn't take a lot of thought.