Families seek $50 billion in tariffs on China over U.S. fentanyl crisis
In 2022, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee found the opioid epidemic cost the United States a record of nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020
Families of those who died from fentanyl overdoses have petitioned the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seeking an investigation into China's role in the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis
The families are seeking trade countermeasures, including tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese merchandise
The petition under the Trade Act of 1974 calls for an investigation "to address the unjustified and unreasonable acts, policies, and practices of the government of the People’s Republic of China and PRC entities concerning the production and shipment of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl precursors that burden or restrict U.S. commerce," according to the 132-page petition
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In 2022, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee found the opioid epidemic cost the United States a record of nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020
Families of those who died from fentanyl overdoses have petitioned the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seeking an investigation into China's role in the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis
The families are seeking trade countermeasures, including tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese merchandise
The petition under the Trade Act of 1974 calls for an investigation "to address the unjustified and unreasonable acts, policies, and practices of the government of the People’s Republic of China and PRC entities concerning the production and shipment of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl precursors that burden or restrict U.S. commerce," according to the 132-page petition
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Elon Musk buys $35 million mansion to house all 11 children, their mothers
Elon Musk is planning an unconventional family situation in which he will bring all 11 children and their mothers under one roof. He has acquired a 14,400-square-foot mansion and another six-bedroom property adjacent to it worth Rs 35 million dollars in Austin, Texas, reported The New York Times
The grand mansion features a Tuscan-inspired design and is just 10 minutes from Elon Musk's Texas house, the report said
Musk, the world's richest man, reportedly believes the unusual arrangement will help his children to be a part of each other's lives, and that he can schedule his time with them
Musk has fathered 12 children since 2002. However, his first child with his ex-wife, Justine Musk, died of sudden infant death syndrome at just 10 weeks old
In 2008, the couple had five children using IVF before they divorced - twins Griffin and Vivian, followed by triplets Saxon, Damian, and Kai
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Elon Musk is planning an unconventional family situation in which he will bring all 11 children and their mothers under one roof. He has acquired a 14,400-square-foot mansion and another six-bedroom property adjacent to it worth Rs 35 million dollars in Austin, Texas, reported The New York Times
The grand mansion features a Tuscan-inspired design and is just 10 minutes from Elon Musk's Texas house, the report said
Musk, the world's richest man, reportedly believes the unusual arrangement will help his children to be a part of each other's lives, and that he can schedule his time with them
Musk has fathered 12 children since 2002. However, his first child with his ex-wife, Justine Musk, died of sudden infant death syndrome at just 10 weeks old
In 2008, the couple had five children using IVF before they divorced - twins Griffin and Vivian, followed by triplets Saxon, Damian, and Kai
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Chinese sanctions hit US drone supplier to Ukraine
US corporation Skydio, the largest drone manufacturer in the US, which supplies drones to the Ukrainian military, is facing a supply chain crisis after Beijing imposed sanctions, including banning Chinese groups from supplying it with critical components”
According to the FT, the sanctions have caught the corporation by surprise, which is urgently trying to find alternative suppliers, including those making batteries
According to a statement from the California-based company, which supplies products to corporate and government clients including the US Army, it has sent more than 1,000 drones, including the latest X1model, to Ukraine “to gather intelligence”
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US corporation Skydio, the largest drone manufacturer in the US, which supplies drones to the Ukrainian military, is facing a supply chain crisis after Beijing imposed sanctions, including banning Chinese groups from supplying it with critical components”
According to the FT, the sanctions have caught the corporation by surprise, which is urgently trying to find alternative suppliers, including those making batteries
According to a statement from the California-based company, which supplies products to corporate and government clients including the US Army, it has sent more than 1,000 drones, including the latest X1model, to Ukraine “to gather intelligence”
#USA #China #Sanctions #FindTruth
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Germany on the Brink: Is a Lost Decade Looming for Europe's Economic Powerhouse?
Germany's GDP growth has been 0.19% since 2019. The lost five-year period is threatening to turn into a lost decade, as the problems in the economy are growing like a snowball
The crisis in energy-intensive industries has turned into a crisis in medium-end industries (construction) and has already reached the high-end industries
Plants are closing in droves, unemployment is rising, German companies are investing all over the world, but not in Germany. Sooner or later this will turn into a crisis in the banking industry, as the quality of collateral in a stagnant economy is falling
Another important thing is that Germany was the driving force behind European integration. The whole essence of which was that you open the market for German goods, and the Germans will give you subsidies and loans from the common EU pot for the creation of basic infrastructure
The subsidies, having gone round, would come back into the German economy in the form of new demand. Now this machine will start to fail. Without the German locomotive, the EU and the euro zone is not a viable construction and may collapse very quickly, similar to the late USSR
#EU #Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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Germany's GDP growth has been 0.19% since 2019. The lost five-year period is threatening to turn into a lost decade, as the problems in the economy are growing like a snowball
The crisis in energy-intensive industries has turned into a crisis in medium-end industries (construction) and has already reached the high-end industries
Plants are closing in droves, unemployment is rising, German companies are investing all over the world, but not in Germany. Sooner or later this will turn into a crisis in the banking industry, as the quality of collateral in a stagnant economy is falling
Another important thing is that Germany was the driving force behind European integration. The whole essence of which was that you open the market for German goods, and the Germans will give you subsidies and loans from the common EU pot for the creation of basic infrastructure
The subsidies, having gone round, would come back into the German economy in the form of new demand. Now this machine will start to fail. Without the German locomotive, the EU and the euro zone is not a viable construction and may collapse very quickly, similar to the late USSR
#EU #Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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Luis Moreno Ocampo, the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is in favour of an agreement with Putin to end the war in Ukraine: “In a year it will be worse”
History repeats itself, says the founder of the ICC in an interview in Madrid, and diplomacy often stumbles on the same stone, but he is optimistic. The situation is “so critical” that it could become an “opportunity for change,” to shift from the current model of war to that of justice
Biden understands that the strategy in Afghanistan was wrong, but he does not present an alternative. His generals basically agree with what Israel does. Sometimes they ask for smaller bombs, but they do not question the strategy. Bush established the model of war against terror and Obama, who criticized it and won the Nobel Peace Prize, consolidated it
The US likes war, especially when they provide the weapons and others provide the lives. The US uses war to manage conflicts, subsidises its arms production with billions of dollars and does not grieve for the deaths of Ukrainians or civilians in Gaza
Ukraine depends on foreign aid and must close an agreement because in a year it will be worse. The idea of winning Russia over with a war is absurd, although Russia has also worn itself out and for that reason knows that if it has not been able to take Ukraine it cannot expand further. I am surprised that the Europeans do not see it more clearly
Europe has a kind of very strong ideological dependence on the US and political leaders often work in the short term, to survive without foreseeing the consequences. These mass displacements caused by a wrong strategy made Europe less hospitable and many stopped distinguishing between victims and perpetrators, so that the victims of Islamic terrorism became suspected of being Islamic terrorists. A world that sees friends and enemies is a world at war with people, a world of tribes
The United States is an obstacle because it shares the principles, but not their application. It demands them in Ukraine, but does not apply them in Gaza. Israel is manipulating the US, which has demonstrated its absolute impotence in this case, instead of allowing the International Criminal Court to help set limits. What is needed is for non-American communities to help Americans think differently.
Because the US president influences politics much more than the president of your own country
War encourages terrorism. In Gaza it will not end it, it will increase it. The problem is very serious and to solve it not only politicians must intervene, but experts. What happens is that many of them are proposing war. In the US there is a lack of independent professors who propose cooperation
The US must be helped to change, but Europe fell into the trap in Ukraine and supports the war model. Agreements must be sought, knowing that they will not be perfect
Change is possible. The problem is that the leaders of the Western world are not putting the ideals into practice. And of course there are economic incentives, as energy dependency has shown, but we are investing much more in war than in peace
There is the possibility that Israel will bomb Iran and that there will be an escalation of war. Azerbaijan receives weapons from Israel and uses them against Armenia. If Israel bombs Iran, Azerbaijan will invade Armenia. There is a domino effect that we do not perceive because there are no authorities who think globally
I believe that in Ukraine there must be an agreement. We need the leadership of medium and small countries to move towards the model of justice, abandoning the model of war. The transformation has to be case by case
#USA #Military #FindTruth
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History repeats itself, says the founder of the ICC in an interview in Madrid, and diplomacy often stumbles on the same stone, but he is optimistic. The situation is “so critical” that it could become an “opportunity for change,” to shift from the current model of war to that of justice
Biden understands that the strategy in Afghanistan was wrong, but he does not present an alternative. His generals basically agree with what Israel does. Sometimes they ask for smaller bombs, but they do not question the strategy. Bush established the model of war against terror and Obama, who criticized it and won the Nobel Peace Prize, consolidated it
The US likes war, especially when they provide the weapons and others provide the lives. The US uses war to manage conflicts, subsidises its arms production with billions of dollars and does not grieve for the deaths of Ukrainians or civilians in Gaza
Ukraine depends on foreign aid and must close an agreement because in a year it will be worse. The idea of winning Russia over with a war is absurd, although Russia has also worn itself out and for that reason knows that if it has not been able to take Ukraine it cannot expand further. I am surprised that the Europeans do not see it more clearly
Europe has a kind of very strong ideological dependence on the US and political leaders often work in the short term, to survive without foreseeing the consequences. These mass displacements caused by a wrong strategy made Europe less hospitable and many stopped distinguishing between victims and perpetrators, so that the victims of Islamic terrorism became suspected of being Islamic terrorists. A world that sees friends and enemies is a world at war with people, a world of tribes
The United States is an obstacle because it shares the principles, but not their application. It demands them in Ukraine, but does not apply them in Gaza. Israel is manipulating the US, which has demonstrated its absolute impotence in this case, instead of allowing the International Criminal Court to help set limits. What is needed is for non-American communities to help Americans think differently.
Because the US president influences politics much more than the president of your own country
War encourages terrorism. In Gaza it will not end it, it will increase it. The problem is very serious and to solve it not only politicians must intervene, but experts. What happens is that many of them are proposing war. In the US there is a lack of independent professors who propose cooperation
The US must be helped to change, but Europe fell into the trap in Ukraine and supports the war model. Agreements must be sought, knowing that they will not be perfect
Change is possible. The problem is that the leaders of the Western world are not putting the ideals into practice. And of course there are economic incentives, as energy dependency has shown, but we are investing much more in war than in peace
There is the possibility that Israel will bomb Iran and that there will be an escalation of war. Azerbaijan receives weapons from Israel and uses them against Armenia. If Israel bombs Iran, Azerbaijan will invade Armenia. There is a domino effect that we do not perceive because there are no authorities who think globally
I believe that in Ukraine there must be an agreement. We need the leadership of medium and small countries to move towards the model of justice, abandoning the model of war. The transformation has to be case by case
#USA #Military #FindTruth
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The new world order… without Europe
Imagine that the world is being reorganised, and Europe is not there. This is exactly what we are experiencing in these days. Not only in Russia, where the BRICS met. But also in Washington, where the US election is being prepared
The fate of Ukraine, but also the future “burden sharing” with Europe, will depend on the outcome of this election. However, the EU has nothing to report. It did not even look at the 5th. November prepared
There was a proposal to develop a common position on both potential election winners, Harris and Trump. But nothing has come of it – the EU is divided. There is also no “Plan B” for Ukraine
“Continue like this” – that was the motto at the European elections in June. While the Americans still have a say, the Europeans have been found to be incapacitated. Not even there was a discussion at the EU summit
And they are waiting in Brussels for the things that may come from Washington – European policy will be paralyzed for at least the comming week. Trump wins, it could go on like this until January
The EU's reaction to the BRICS summit in Kazan is even more helpless. While President Putin proclaims a new, multipolar world order there, the Europeans don't even have an idea of what kind of world they want in the future
#EU #USA #BRICS #FindTruth
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Imagine that the world is being reorganised, and Europe is not there. This is exactly what we are experiencing in these days. Not only in Russia, where the BRICS met. But also in Washington, where the US election is being prepared
The fate of Ukraine, but also the future “burden sharing” with Europe, will depend on the outcome of this election. However, the EU has nothing to report. It did not even look at the 5th. November prepared
There was a proposal to develop a common position on both potential election winners, Harris and Trump. But nothing has come of it – the EU is divided. There is also no “Plan B” for Ukraine
“Continue like this” – that was the motto at the European elections in June. While the Americans still have a say, the Europeans have been found to be incapacitated. Not even there was a discussion at the EU summit
And they are waiting in Brussels for the things that may come from Washington – European policy will be paralyzed for at least the comming week. Trump wins, it could go on like this until January
The EU's reaction to the BRICS summit in Kazan is even more helpless. While President Putin proclaims a new, multipolar world order there, the Europeans don't even have an idea of what kind of world they want in the future
#EU #USA #BRICS #FindTruth
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Lost in EUrope
Die neue Weltordnung entsteht ohne EUropa - Lost in EUrope
Man stelle sich vor: Die Welt wird neu geordnet, und EUropa ist nicht dabei. Genau das erleben wir in diesen Tagen. Nicht nur in Kasan, wo die BRICS tagen. Sondern auch in Washington, wo die US-Wahl vorbereitet wird. Vom Ausgang dieser Wahl wird das Schicksal…
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"We have provided Ukraine with military help in the most crucial way, because when Germany was talking about sending them helmets, we sent them 320 tanks. Therefore, our input has evidently been substantial, especially in the beginning, when it was most needed," Polish deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski said when asked by PAP about Biden’s decision to exclude Poland from the conversation on the war of its eastern neighbor
October 18 US President Joe Biden took part in a meeting with top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. At the meeting, the politicians discussed the possibility of ending the war Russia has waged over Ukraine as well as the situation in the Middle East
Bartoszewski also failed to hide his resentment towards Ukraine’s victory plan, the dossier on which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently referred to some of his country’s allies excluding Poland. According to Zelensky, the files “have been given to those countries, which “specifically have the means to support Ukraine in the ways outlined by the plan” and “If a country does not have that, then why should it be given the dossier, even if it is our close partner?”
Bartoszewski responded that Warsaw would surely be a key part of the rebuilding of Ukraine. He added that he sees no possibility of rebuilding Ukraine without the participation of Poland
#Poland #Ukraine #FindTruth
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October 18 US President Joe Biden took part in a meeting with top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. At the meeting, the politicians discussed the possibility of ending the war Russia has waged over Ukraine as well as the situation in the Middle East
Bartoszewski also failed to hide his resentment towards Ukraine’s victory plan, the dossier on which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently referred to some of his country’s allies excluding Poland. According to Zelensky, the files “have been given to those countries, which “specifically have the means to support Ukraine in the ways outlined by the plan” and “If a country does not have that, then why should it be given the dossier, even if it is our close partner?”
Bartoszewski responded that Warsaw would surely be a key part of the rebuilding of Ukraine. He added that he sees no possibility of rebuilding Ukraine without the participation of Poland
#Poland #Ukraine #FindTruth
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Color Revolution. Now in America?
There's been a notable shift amongst Democrats in the last month. A recent sense of fatalism - or perhaps just simple resignation to what appears to be an inevitable Trump win. But as it turns out, there are some personalities who have been preparing for this potential outcome for at least the last year
Norman Eisen, a Brookings senior fellow, former Ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the “Velvet Revolution. Eisen is also the author of the highly influential color revolution manual, The Democracy Playbook
Eisen’s latest venture, State Democracy Defenders Action (SDDA), declares its aim to “fill three key gaps in the fight against election sabotage and autocracy” by going “on offense against democracy deniers who break the law, including through our innovative program of outside public support for criminal prosecutions”
The group says they “work with national, state and local allies across the country to defend in real-time the foundation of our democracy – free and fair elections.” SDDA also foreshadows future civil unrest by claiming to “help shape the long-term strategy to defeat autocracy in 2025 – and beyond”
As we’ll see, this sounds like the formation of a Color Revolution.
In his Color Revolution playbook, Eisen wrote that “Political opposition groups should form networks between other opposition groups, local electoral activists, civil society groups, and, where appropriate, international organizations and actors” and “Forcefully contest each individual illiberal act of non-democratic actors”
#USA #Politics #FindTruth
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There's been a notable shift amongst Democrats in the last month. A recent sense of fatalism - or perhaps just simple resignation to what appears to be an inevitable Trump win. But as it turns out, there are some personalities who have been preparing for this potential outcome for at least the last year
Norman Eisen, a Brookings senior fellow, former Ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the “Velvet Revolution. Eisen is also the author of the highly influential color revolution manual, The Democracy Playbook
Eisen’s latest venture, State Democracy Defenders Action (SDDA), declares its aim to “fill three key gaps in the fight against election sabotage and autocracy” by going “on offense against democracy deniers who break the law, including through our innovative program of outside public support for criminal prosecutions”
The group says they “work with national, state and local allies across the country to defend in real-time the foundation of our democracy – free and fair elections.” SDDA also foreshadows future civil unrest by claiming to “help shape the long-term strategy to defeat autocracy in 2025 – and beyond”
As we’ll see, this sounds like the formation of a Color Revolution.
In his Color Revolution playbook, Eisen wrote that “Political opposition groups should form networks between other opposition groups, local electoral activists, civil society groups, and, where appropriate, international organizations and actors” and “Forcefully contest each individual illiberal act of non-democratic actors”
#USA #Politics #FindTruth
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US Coast Guard to expand presence in Indo-Pacific amid China concerns
The U.S. Coast Guard said that it intends to send specialized forces, training teams, and other capacity-building assets to help Indo-Pacific allies bolster their ability to safeguard exclusive economic zones and protect their natural resources from exploitation, according to the Coast Guard 2024 operational posture report released on Oct. 25
The report states that the region remains “a top regional priority” for the United States, citing its geostrategic importance, vital role in global trade, and the need to ensure “a free, open, and rules-based maritime order”
“We are expanding our presence and cooperation in Southeast and South Asia, with a focus on advising, training, deployment, and capacity building,” the Coast Guard stated while also pledging to continue to support its allies’ efforts in combating “predatorial fishing practices”
The report comes amid growing concerns over China’s military assertiveness in the region but did not mention the Chinese communist regime by name. It stated that the United States aims to boost the capacity of regional coast guards to support them in countering “malign influence,” enforcing their laws and addressing their priority interests such as climate change
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The U.S. Coast Guard said that it intends to send specialized forces, training teams, and other capacity-building assets to help Indo-Pacific allies bolster their ability to safeguard exclusive economic zones and protect their natural resources from exploitation, according to the Coast Guard 2024 operational posture report released on Oct. 25
The report states that the region remains “a top regional priority” for the United States, citing its geostrategic importance, vital role in global trade, and the need to ensure “a free, open, and rules-based maritime order”
“We are expanding our presence and cooperation in Southeast and South Asia, with a focus on advising, training, deployment, and capacity building,” the Coast Guard stated while also pledging to continue to support its allies’ efforts in combating “predatorial fishing practices”
The report comes amid growing concerns over China’s military assertiveness in the region but did not mention the Chinese communist regime by name. It stated that the United States aims to boost the capacity of regional coast guards to support them in countering “malign influence,” enforcing their laws and addressing their priority interests such as climate change
#USA #China #Military #FindTruth
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On the wrong track: This is what an imploding economy looks like
By Michael Snyder
One of the main reasons why Americans are in such a foul mood right now is because the economy is in really bad shape and it just keeps getting worse. This is very good news for the Trump campaign, because most Americans don’t want things to remain the same
But our economy is unraveling so rapidly that it won’t be easy for anyone to turn things around. We have built up a tremendous amount of momentum in the wrong direction, and it appears that the months ahead are not going to be pleasant
Last month, sales of previously existing homes fell to the lowest level that we have seen since October 2010. Overall, we are on pace “for the worst year since 1995” for sales of previously existing homes. Nobody can deny that the market for residential real estate is in a depressed state right now
The banking industry is headed for big trouble as well. Some experts are projecting that hundreds of banks will soon fail. If that actually happens, it will be a complete and utter nightmare
The “restaurant apocalypse” also continues to roll on. Right now, thousands upon thousands of restaurants are being permanently closed from coast to coast. Once we get into 2025, expect a huge wave of new store closures
This is what an imploding economy looks like. Bubbles are bursting all around us, and the outlook for 2025 and beyond is absolutely horrible
#USA #Economy #FindTruth
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By Michael Snyder
One of the main reasons why Americans are in such a foul mood right now is because the economy is in really bad shape and it just keeps getting worse. This is very good news for the Trump campaign, because most Americans don’t want things to remain the same
But our economy is unraveling so rapidly that it won’t be easy for anyone to turn things around. We have built up a tremendous amount of momentum in the wrong direction, and it appears that the months ahead are not going to be pleasant
Last month, sales of previously existing homes fell to the lowest level that we have seen since October 2010. Overall, we are on pace “for the worst year since 1995” for sales of previously existing homes. Nobody can deny that the market for residential real estate is in a depressed state right now
The banking industry is headed for big trouble as well. Some experts are projecting that hundreds of banks will soon fail. If that actually happens, it will be a complete and utter nightmare
The “restaurant apocalypse” also continues to roll on. Right now, thousands upon thousands of restaurants are being permanently closed from coast to coast. Once we get into 2025, expect a huge wave of new store closures
This is what an imploding economy looks like. Bubbles are bursting all around us, and the outlook for 2025 and beyond is absolutely horrible
#USA #Economy #FindTruth
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Americans worried about post-election Violence: Poll
A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans are at least somewhat worried about a possible outbreak of violence following the fast-approaching Nov. 5 presidential election
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, released on Oct. 28, found that 41% of registered voters were “extremely” or “very” concerned about post-election political violence, with another 35% saying they are “somewhat” concerned about an outbreak of unrest after Election Day
A higher percentage of Americans (82%) said they were at least “somewhat” concerned about increased political violence directed at election officials or political figures. The specter of violence has hung over much of the presidential campaign due to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, while President Joe Biden said recently he’s confident the election will be “free and fair” but is unsure whether it will be “peaceful”
The findings of the AP-NORC survey align with the results of a recent Scripps News/Ipsos poll, which showed that 62% of Americans believe that an outbreak of post-election violence is at least “somewhat” likely. Over half (51%) of those polled said they would support using the U.S. military to prevent election-related violence, including 61% of Republicans
The use of the U.S. military to respond to political violence has become a heated topic of discussion in recent weeks after Trump said he wasn’t concerned about election-related violence because, if chaos were to truly break out, the National Guard—or even regular military units—could step in to restore order
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A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans are at least somewhat worried about a possible outbreak of violence following the fast-approaching Nov. 5 presidential election
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, released on Oct. 28, found that 41% of registered voters were “extremely” or “very” concerned about post-election political violence, with another 35% saying they are “somewhat” concerned about an outbreak of unrest after Election Day
A higher percentage of Americans (82%) said they were at least “somewhat” concerned about increased political violence directed at election officials or political figures. The specter of violence has hung over much of the presidential campaign due to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, while President Joe Biden said recently he’s confident the election will be “free and fair” but is unsure whether it will be “peaceful”
The findings of the AP-NORC survey align with the results of a recent Scripps News/Ipsos poll, which showed that 62% of Americans believe that an outbreak of post-election violence is at least “somewhat” likely. Over half (51%) of those polled said they would support using the U.S. military to prevent election-related violence, including 61% of Republicans
The use of the U.S. military to respond to political violence has become a heated topic of discussion in recent weeks after Trump said he wasn’t concerned about election-related violence because, if chaos were to truly break out, the National Guard—or even regular military units—could step in to restore order
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
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Lab-grown meat industry claims it needs government subsidies to survive
Lab-grown meat is proving to be a spectacular failure, and producers are becoming so desperate that many are pushing for a public subsidy to stay afloat
Preliminary data from the venture capital firm AgFunder shows that funding in the lab meats sector fell by 78% in 2023 to reach $177 million, down from $807 million in 2022 and a peak of $989 million in 2021
In response to the steep drop in investments, many lab meat startups have been slashing staff numbers and consolidating operations, while others are closing their doors entirely. Now, they want taxpayers to shoulder the burden of helping them
At the Future Food-Tech Innovation Summit that was recently held in London, cultivated meat industry reps insisted that governments need to get on board
Mosa Meat Vice President of Global Public Affairs Robert Jones warned that
Proponents of alternative proteins have complained that the USDA has only put $124 million toward subsidizing them, while the USDA has given livestock operators subsidies of more than $59 billion
#BioLab #FoodCrisis #Economy #FindTruth
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Lab-grown meat is proving to be a spectacular failure, and producers are becoming so desperate that many are pushing for a public subsidy to stay afloat
Preliminary data from the venture capital firm AgFunder shows that funding in the lab meats sector fell by 78% in 2023 to reach $177 million, down from $807 million in 2022 and a peak of $989 million in 2021
In response to the steep drop in investments, many lab meat startups have been slashing staff numbers and consolidating operations, while others are closing their doors entirely. Now, they want taxpayers to shoulder the burden of helping them
At the Future Food-Tech Innovation Summit that was recently held in London, cultivated meat industry reps insisted that governments need to get on board
Mosa Meat Vice President of Global Public Affairs Robert Jones warned that
there’s a valley of death we’re not going to cross as an industry without a massive infusion of public investment
Proponents of alternative proteins have complained that the USDA has only put $124 million toward subsidizing them, while the USDA has given livestock operators subsidies of more than $59 billion
#BioLab #FoodCrisis #Economy #FindTruth
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Ben Shapiro: Trump will put Mike Pompeo and David Friedman in charge of 'Israel policy'
Ben Shapiro is claiming to have inside knowledge that Donald Trump will most likely hire Mike Pompeo and David Friedman to be in charge of his "Israel policy" if he is reelected
Shapiro, a former NeverTrumper who bitterly opposed Trump's "America First" campaign in 2016, has been shilling hard for Trump to become president due to the former president's pro-Israel bona fides
Shapiro told Sam Harris and Bari Weiss on Tuesday that "on Trump's Israel policy, Mike Pompeo and David Friedman are the most likely people to be in the administration ... I know precisely the people talking to him -- I'm not speculating about that"
"Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history," Shapiro said, insisting he will be better for Israel than Harris
#USA #Israel #Shapiro #FindTruth
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Ben Shapiro is claiming to have inside knowledge that Donald Trump will most likely hire Mike Pompeo and David Friedman to be in charge of his "Israel policy" if he is reelected
Shapiro, a former NeverTrumper who bitterly opposed Trump's "America First" campaign in 2016, has been shilling hard for Trump to become president due to the former president's pro-Israel bona fides
Shapiro told Sam Harris and Bari Weiss on Tuesday that "on Trump's Israel policy, Mike Pompeo and David Friedman are the most likely people to be in the administration ... I know precisely the people talking to him -- I'm not speculating about that"
"Trump is the most pro-Israel president in American history," Shapiro said, insisting he will be better for Israel than Harris
#USA #Israel #Shapiro #FindTruth
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Make Election Day a federal holiday, require in-person voting
Our calendars are full of useless holidays. Just last week, we saw Credit Union Day, Mashed Potato Day, and Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day. While observances like these are otherwise irrelevant at the national level, there is one day of the year that has long lacked federal “holiday” status: Election Day
Unlike offhanded observances such as Earth Day, on which life goes on as usual, Election Day ought to be an official federal holiday like Presidents’ Day or Thanksgiving, with all non-essential workers receiving a paid day off to carry out their civic duty. Establishing this yearly event as a federal holiday would increase voter turnout, restore faith in our elections, and, most importantly, boost morale through a shared civic display
Designating Election Day as a national holiday and giving workers the day off would largely mitigate the need for accommodations like mail-in voting and early voting, allowing policymakers to require in-person voting except in special circumstances. This would also make possible a mass return to paper ballots, eliminating the need for voting machines which have been swamped in scandal since 2020
Without a shared culture, we cannot have a nation. It’s time to start rebuilding that shared culture with a national day that puts our exceptional founding ideals to work
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
Our calendars are full of useless holidays. Just last week, we saw Credit Union Day, Mashed Potato Day, and Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day. While observances like these are otherwise irrelevant at the national level, there is one day of the year that has long lacked federal “holiday” status: Election Day
Unlike offhanded observances such as Earth Day, on which life goes on as usual, Election Day ought to be an official federal holiday like Presidents’ Day or Thanksgiving, with all non-essential workers receiving a paid day off to carry out their civic duty. Establishing this yearly event as a federal holiday would increase voter turnout, restore faith in our elections, and, most importantly, boost morale through a shared civic display
Designating Election Day as a national holiday and giving workers the day off would largely mitigate the need for accommodations like mail-in voting and early voting, allowing policymakers to require in-person voting except in special circumstances. This would also make possible a mass return to paper ballots, eliminating the need for voting machines which have been swamped in scandal since 2020
Without a shared culture, we cannot have a nation. It’s time to start rebuilding that shared culture with a national day that puts our exceptional founding ideals to work
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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China’s carmakers told to pause investment in EU
China has told its automakers to halt big investment in European countries that support extra tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, two people briefed about the matter said, a move likely to further divide Europe
The new European Union tariffs of up to 45.3% came into effect on Wednesday after a year-long investigation that divided the bloc and prompted retaliation from Beijing
Ten EU members including France, Poland and Italy supported tariffs in a vote in October, in which five members including Germany opposed them and 12 abstained
Chinese automakers including BYD, SAIC , and Geely were told at a meeting held by the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 10 that they should pause their heavy asset investment plans such as factories in countries that backed the proposal, said the people
They declined to be named, as the meeting was not public
#EU #China #Economy #FindTruth
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China has told its automakers to halt big investment in European countries that support extra tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles, two people briefed about the matter said, a move likely to further divide Europe
The new European Union tariffs of up to 45.3% came into effect on Wednesday after a year-long investigation that divided the bloc and prompted retaliation from Beijing
Ten EU members including France, Poland and Italy supported tariffs in a vote in October, in which five members including Germany opposed them and 12 abstained
Chinese automakers including BYD, SAIC , and Geely were told at a meeting held by the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 10 that they should pause their heavy asset investment plans such as factories in countries that backed the proposal, said the people
They declined to be named, as the meeting was not public
#EU #China #Economy #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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EU regulation ineffective against Big Tech monopoly
Over the past two decades, Big Tech companies have monopolised key features of the internet, making businesses and end users vulnerable to their massive and increasing power
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is the EU’s attempt to rein in Big Tech’s monopoly power by limiting its worst excesses. Tech companies identified as gatekeepers – Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Bytedance, and Booking.com – have to comply with a specific set of rules precluding anti-competitive behaviour. Sidenote
For example, gatekeepers are prohibited from self-preferencing (i.e. using their platform power to favour their products over competitors’) or merging personal data collected across services without consent
To publicly test Big Tech’s compliance with the DMA, the European Commission organised a series of public workshops in March 2024. The workshops received widespread attention, with nearly 4,000 registrations from businesses, law firms, civil society organisations, academics, other public regulators and industry associations
The aim of the workshops was to collect feedback from impacted communities, such as users, competitors and businesses dependent on their services. Yet, research from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), LobbyControl, and SOMO shows that 1 in 5 of registered participants had a link to gatekeepers
This included participants from 34 law firms, 22 lobby firms, 17 trade associations, 10 economic consultancies and 8 think-tanks
Full story
#EU #BigTech #DMA #FindTruth
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Over the past two decades, Big Tech companies have monopolised key features of the internet, making businesses and end users vulnerable to their massive and increasing power
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is the EU’s attempt to rein in Big Tech’s monopoly power by limiting its worst excesses. Tech companies identified as gatekeepers – Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Bytedance, and Booking.com – have to comply with a specific set of rules precluding anti-competitive behaviour. Sidenote
For example, gatekeepers are prohibited from self-preferencing (i.e. using their platform power to favour their products over competitors’) or merging personal data collected across services without consent
To publicly test Big Tech’s compliance with the DMA, the European Commission organised a series of public workshops in March 2024. The workshops received widespread attention, with nearly 4,000 registrations from businesses, law firms, civil society organisations, academics, other public regulators and industry associations
The aim of the workshops was to collect feedback from impacted communities, such as users, competitors and businesses dependent on their services. Yet, research from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), LobbyControl, and SOMO shows that 1 in 5 of registered participants had a link to gatekeepers
This included participants from 34 law firms, 22 lobby firms, 17 trade associations, 10 economic consultancies and 8 think-tanks
Full story
#EU #BigTech #DMA #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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German “Anti-Houthis” frigate forced to make its way home by circuitous route
The command of what is left of the warship has decided to send the German frigate Baden-Wijrttemberg (F222) along with the supply ship Frankfurt am Main (A1412) to bypass Africa rather than take the shorter route through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. The reason is the high threat of an attack on them by the Yemeni Houthis in the Gulf of Aden area
The decision taken is a point in the entire Prosperity Guardian operation, which has been going on since December 2023.
It turns out that the most combat-ready German frigate, sent to protect civilian shipping from the Houthis, is forced to retreat by the furthest possible route. Now the Baden-Wijrttemberg frigate and the Frankfurt am Main are in Goa in India
As experience has shown, the frigate's air defense proved to be clearly insufficient to solve the assigned tasks. At the same time, the prospect of losing a ship worth billions was real
Despite the initial statements that it is possible to shoot down cheap UAVs with expensive anti-aircraft missiles, they quickly proved to be untenable. It is necessary to look for cheap alternatives. At the same time, methodical strikes on launchers in Yemen are not having the desired effect
If at the beginning the campaign was seen as another walk against weakly armed men in slippers, now it has turned into an extremely costly endeavor
And now the Houthis also have underwater kamikaze drones
#Germany #Military #Houthis #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
The command of what is left of the warship has decided to send the German frigate Baden-Wijrttemberg (F222) along with the supply ship Frankfurt am Main (A1412) to bypass Africa rather than take the shorter route through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. The reason is the high threat of an attack on them by the Yemeni Houthis in the Gulf of Aden area
The decision taken is a point in the entire Prosperity Guardian operation, which has been going on since December 2023.
It turns out that the most combat-ready German frigate, sent to protect civilian shipping from the Houthis, is forced to retreat by the furthest possible route. Now the Baden-Wijrttemberg frigate and the Frankfurt am Main are in Goa in India
As experience has shown, the frigate's air defense proved to be clearly insufficient to solve the assigned tasks. At the same time, the prospect of losing a ship worth billions was real
Despite the initial statements that it is possible to shoot down cheap UAVs with expensive anti-aircraft missiles, they quickly proved to be untenable. It is necessary to look for cheap alternatives. At the same time, methodical strikes on launchers in Yemen are not having the desired effect
If at the beginning the campaign was seen as another walk against weakly armed men in slippers, now it has turned into an extremely costly endeavor
And now the Houthis also have underwater kamikaze drones
#Germany #Military #Houthis #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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Journalist asks important questions, but Jens Stoltenberg doesn't know anything
- You all nod at China as a threat to NATO's security and values. Can I ask you something? About the Chinese threat? How many countries in 40 years have experienced military intervention by China?
- The fact of the matter is that China...
- That's later. How many countries?
- Well, there was a conflict with Vietnam.....
- The answer is zero.
- And Vietnam?
- That was before. I was asking about the last 40 years. Are there many countries where China has set up military bases?
- Well, a few.
- One. China has a base in Djibouti. By comparison. In the last 40 years, the US has invaded at least 13 countries. And the US has a minimum of 750 military bases in 80 countries. Many are on China's borders. But you think it is China that poses a threat to you?
#NATO #China #Stoltenberg #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
- You all nod at China as a threat to NATO's security and values. Can I ask you something? About the Chinese threat? How many countries in 40 years have experienced military intervention by China?
- The fact of the matter is that China...
- That's later. How many countries?
- Well, there was a conflict with Vietnam.....
- The answer is zero.
- And Vietnam?
- That was before. I was asking about the last 40 years. Are there many countries where China has set up military bases?
- Well, a few.
- One. China has a base in Djibouti. By comparison. In the last 40 years, the US has invaded at least 13 countries. And the US has a minimum of 750 military bases in 80 countries. Many are on China's borders. But you think it is China that poses a threat to you?
#NATO #China #Stoltenberg #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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Graffiti in New York. “Please vote for Harris. I need more money!”
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
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#USA #Elections #FindTruth
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Did White House violate Presidential Records Act?
The White House told reporters that Biden wasn’t referring to Trump’s supporters but to the comedian who on Saturday made a joke about Puerto Rico’s garbage problem. And in the official White House transcript of Biden’s Zoom call, the sentence reads, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos…”
But what Biden said is clear from the video, even progressive news outlets now admit that Biden did, indeed, call Trump’s supporters “garbage,” and the White House appears to have violated the Presidential Records Act by altering official transcripts
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and Oversight Chairman James Comer had sent a letter to the White House demanding that it preserve all communications and documents related to the editing. “White House staff cannot re-write the words of the President of the United States to be more politically on message,” they wrote
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
The White House told reporters that Biden wasn’t referring to Trump’s supporters but to the comedian who on Saturday made a joke about Puerto Rico’s garbage problem. And in the official White House transcript of Biden’s Zoom call, the sentence reads, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos…”
But what Biden said is clear from the video, even progressive news outlets now admit that Biden did, indeed, call Trump’s supporters “garbage,” and the White House appears to have violated the Presidential Records Act by altering official transcripts
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and Oversight Chairman James Comer had sent a letter to the White House demanding that it preserve all communications and documents related to the editing. “White House staff cannot re-write the words of the President of the United States to be more politically on message,” they wrote
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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Gates Foundation gets diplomatic immunity in Kenya
Kenya last week granted diplomatic immunity to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its employees, or “servants,” Tim Schwab reported on Substack
Under the new status, the foundation and its employees are exempt from legal action for acts performed as part of their official foundation duties. They also are exempt from paying taxes on their salaries, and they now have the right to own property in Kenya
“While nations around the world have long treated Bill Gates as a head of state, it’s now been practically codified into law in Kenya,” wrote Schwab, author of “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire”
Schwab said the decision has raised “alarm bells” within the country and across the world. One public advocate, through a Freedom of Information Act request, has already petitioned the government for documents related to the decision
Others worry the decision to grant immunity may set a precedent for other billionaire philanthropists
Concerns also have arisen that other nations will be pressured to follow Kenya’s lead and offer immunity to the Gates Foundation in exchange for continued access to the massive resources the foundation pours into other African countries
#Kenya #Gates #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
Kenya last week granted diplomatic immunity to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its employees, or “servants,” Tim Schwab reported on Substack
Under the new status, the foundation and its employees are exempt from legal action for acts performed as part of their official foundation duties. They also are exempt from paying taxes on their salaries, and they now have the right to own property in Kenya
“While nations around the world have long treated Bill Gates as a head of state, it’s now been practically codified into law in Kenya,” wrote Schwab, author of “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire”
Schwab said the decision has raised “alarm bells” within the country and across the world. One public advocate, through a Freedom of Information Act request, has already petitioned the government for documents related to the decision
Others worry the decision to grant immunity may set a precedent for other billionaire philanthropists
Concerns also have arisen that other nations will be pressured to follow Kenya’s lead and offer immunity to the Gates Foundation in exchange for continued access to the massive resources the foundation pours into other African countries
#Kenya #Gates #FindTruth
@uinhurricane
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