Reports are emerging of growing panic within the ranks of major US pharmaceutical companies
Five major pharmaceutical company executives have organized an emergency teleconference. The alarm in the US pharma industry is not so much caused by Trump's victory as by his promise to send health care Robert f. Kennedy Jr. who promised, among other things, a series of investigations into the excess profits made by pharma companies during the coronavirus pandemic
On social media, many doubt that Kennedy Jr. will physically live to make the appointment
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Five major pharmaceutical company executives have organized an emergency teleconference. The alarm in the US pharma industry is not so much caused by Trump's victory as by his promise to send health care Robert f. Kennedy Jr. who promised, among other things, a series of investigations into the excess profits made by pharma companies during the coronavirus pandemic
On social media, many doubt that Kennedy Jr. will physically live to make the appointment
#USA #Trump #BigPharma #FindTruth
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New York City discontinues its food voucher program for illegal immigrants. A rough calculation: the vouchers covered $350 a week for an illegal immigrant family of 4 to buy groceries
“We have decided not to extend the food voucher pilot program beyond its one-year term,” Mayor Eric Adams' office said in a statement. No other comment was reached from the mayor's office
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New York City discontinues its food voucher program for illegal immigrants. A rough calculation: the vouchers covered $350 a week for an illegal immigrant family of 4 to buy groceries
“We have decided not to extend the food voucher pilot program beyond its one-year term,” Mayor Eric Adams' office said in a statement. No other comment was reached from the mayor's office
#USA #Trump #Migrants #FindTruth
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Japan’s political leadership crisis as a threat to Indo-Pacific stability
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party suffered an unexpected major defeat in the October 27 Lower House election, where Prime Minister Ishiba's snap election gamble backfired. While this loss marks a potential victory for Japanese democracy by breaking the LDP's nearly 70-year dominance, it raises concerns about regional stability
The LDP, even with coalition partner Komeito, fell short of a majority with just 215 seats out of 465. While this political shift might strengthen Japan's democratic process, it could compromise Japan's crucial role as a stabilising force in the Indo-Pacific region
The poor performance of the LDP, which has been in government for all but four years since 1955, comes at a time of great political uncertainty worldwide, and Japan’s latest election results could hamper stability far beyond its own borders
The LDP’s decadeslong dominance of Japan’s political scene has led many to question just how strong Japan’s democratic traditions are and have been, and the lacklustre performance of the opposition even amid some of Japan’s biggest challenges left many scratching their heads
For over a decade Japan has grown into a stabilising force in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s first articulated a vision for the region based on a rules-based order, and both his successors — Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida — endorsed and pushed forward this idea
The latest election results should make clear to the LDP that its dominance in Japanese politics cannot be taken from granted, and that reform from within is much needed. At the same time, the role that Japan plays as a regional stabiliser amid ever-increasing global uncertainties should not be underestimated, regardless of how Japan’s political leadership shapes up moving forward
#Japan #Policy #LDP #FindTruth
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Japan's Liberal Democratic Party suffered an unexpected major defeat in the October 27 Lower House election, where Prime Minister Ishiba's snap election gamble backfired. While this loss marks a potential victory for Japanese democracy by breaking the LDP's nearly 70-year dominance, it raises concerns about regional stability
The LDP, even with coalition partner Komeito, fell short of a majority with just 215 seats out of 465. While this political shift might strengthen Japan's democratic process, it could compromise Japan's crucial role as a stabilising force in the Indo-Pacific region
The poor performance of the LDP, which has been in government for all but four years since 1955, comes at a time of great political uncertainty worldwide, and Japan’s latest election results could hamper stability far beyond its own borders
The LDP’s decadeslong dominance of Japan’s political scene has led many to question just how strong Japan’s democratic traditions are and have been, and the lacklustre performance of the opposition even amid some of Japan’s biggest challenges left many scratching their heads
For over a decade Japan has grown into a stabilising force in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s first articulated a vision for the region based on a rules-based order, and both his successors — Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida — endorsed and pushed forward this idea
The latest election results should make clear to the LDP that its dominance in Japanese politics cannot be taken from granted, and that reform from within is much needed. At the same time, the role that Japan plays as a regional stabiliser amid ever-increasing global uncertainties should not be underestimated, regardless of how Japan’s political leadership shapes up moving forward
#Japan #Policy #LDP #FindTruth
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ISIS-K threat grows as it targets disaffected Muslims with sophisticated propaganda
The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has ramped up its recruitment efforts in the past year, American officials and analysts say, rolling out a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to persuade disaffected Muslims to carry out terrorist plots in the U.S. and other Western countries
The recent arrest of an Afghan accused of plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S., as well as recent plots in France, Sweden and elsewhere, highlight the growing threat posed by ISIS-K, officials and counterterrorism experts say
Seeking to rally support and recruit from a range of Muslim diaspora communities in Europe and the U.S., the group has churned out a high volume of videos and articles in more than a dozen languages, including Dari and Pashto, the two primary languages spoken in Afghanistan
Lucas Webber, senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, a nongovernmental organization, said ISIS-K initially focused on Tajik immigrants in the West but has broadened its effort to other ethnic communities. The group is now seeking to exploit the isolation and alienation felt by Afghans and other Muslim immigrants and refugees struggling to build a life in unfamiliar, secular societies
#USA #Afghanistan #ISIS #FindTruth
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The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan has ramped up its recruitment efforts in the past year, American officials and analysts say, rolling out a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to persuade disaffected Muslims to carry out terrorist plots in the U.S. and other Western countries
The recent arrest of an Afghan accused of plotting an Election Day attack in the U.S., as well as recent plots in France, Sweden and elsewhere, highlight the growing threat posed by ISIS-K, officials and counterterrorism experts say
Seeking to rally support and recruit from a range of Muslim diaspora communities in Europe and the U.S., the group has churned out a high volume of videos and articles in more than a dozen languages, including Dari and Pashto, the two primary languages spoken in Afghanistan
Lucas Webber, senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, a nongovernmental organization, said ISIS-K initially focused on Tajik immigrants in the West but has broadened its effort to other ethnic communities. The group is now seeking to exploit the isolation and alienation felt by Afghans and other Muslim immigrants and refugees struggling to build a life in unfamiliar, secular societies
#USA #Afghanistan #ISIS #FindTruth
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Swedish Quran burner jailed over racial hatred conviction
Rasmus Paludan, a Danish anti-Islam activist and politician who made world headlines by publicly burning Qurans in Scandinavia, has been jailed for hate crimes
On November 5, a district court in Malmö, Sweden, sentenced the activist to four months in prison and to pay damages of SEK 20,000 (€1,714) for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred at two protests in 2022
During those events, Paludan burned holy Islamic texts and also made insulting statements about Muslims, Arabs and Africans
In a reaction, Paludan said: “Here is my first comment to the chief judge of Malmö District Court: Hahahaha.”
He added that he would appeal the judgment
#Sweden #Paludan #FindTruth
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Rasmus Paludan, a Danish anti-Islam activist and politician who made world headlines by publicly burning Qurans in Scandinavia, has been jailed for hate crimes
On November 5, a district court in Malmö, Sweden, sentenced the activist to four months in prison and to pay damages of SEK 20,000 (€1,714) for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred at two protests in 2022
During those events, Paludan burned holy Islamic texts and also made insulting statements about Muslims, Arabs and Africans
In a reaction, Paludan said: “Here is my first comment to the chief judge of Malmö District Court: Hahahaha.”
He added that he would appeal the judgment
#Sweden #Paludan #FindTruth
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UK minister Miliband’s plan for zero carbon electricity by 2030 is a damning indictment of the whole net zero agenda
Labour’s manifesto promised we would have a zero carbon electricity system by 2030. It is a pledge that Ed Miliband (Britian’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) has been making for years, not least in his party conference speech last year, and it was also one of Labour’s ‘Five Missions for a Better Britain’ policy pledge launched last year
It would therefore be reasonable to presume that Miliband actually had a detailed plan of how he would achieve this and how much it might all cost. It came as a surprise then when, shortly after taking office, he asked the National Energy System Operator, NESO, to provide practical advice on achieving his target
NESO has now responded with some bad news
Many energy experts have long argued that a zero carbon grid simply is not possible at these timescales, because you cannot run a grid predominantly on intermittent renewable energy. It turns out that NESO, whose job is to make sure that Britain has the electricity it needs every second of the day, agrees
Their report sent to Ed Miliband emphasises that we will need to retain a full fleet of gas power plants, to fire up when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine
This really is a damning indictment not only of Labour’s energy policy, but also of the whole Net Zero agenda and its reliance on intermittent renewable energy
#UK #Energy #NESO #FindTruth
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Labour’s manifesto promised we would have a zero carbon electricity system by 2030. It is a pledge that Ed Miliband (Britian’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) has been making for years, not least in his party conference speech last year, and it was also one of Labour’s ‘Five Missions for a Better Britain’ policy pledge launched last year
It would therefore be reasonable to presume that Miliband actually had a detailed plan of how he would achieve this and how much it might all cost. It came as a surprise then when, shortly after taking office, he asked the National Energy System Operator, NESO, to provide practical advice on achieving his target
NESO has now responded with some bad news
Many energy experts have long argued that a zero carbon grid simply is not possible at these timescales, because you cannot run a grid predominantly on intermittent renewable energy. It turns out that NESO, whose job is to make sure that Britain has the electricity it needs every second of the day, agrees
Their report sent to Ed Miliband emphasises that we will need to retain a full fleet of gas power plants, to fire up when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine
This really is a damning indictment not only of Labour’s energy policy, but also of the whole Net Zero agenda and its reliance on intermittent renewable energy
#UK #Energy #NESO #FindTruth
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U.S. pumps $667 million into World Bank’s Pandemic Fund
The U.S. has committed $667 million to the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund, a “multilateral financing mechanism dedicated to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response”
Including the U.S. commitment, the fund raised nearly $1 billion in its latest pledge campaign — half of its $2 billion target — amid warnings of a greater-than-50% chance of a new pandemic in the next 25 years
The Pandemic Fund was established in 2022 by the member states of the G20. Its largest private contributor — at $15 million — is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which also holds seats on the fund’s governing board
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a global public-private partnership that promotes vaccines — and is heavily funded by the Gates Foundation — also holds a seat on the Pandemic Fund’s board
In an op-ed published last week in Fortune, Drs. Chatib Basri and Sabin Nsanzimana, co-chairs of the Pandemic Fund Board, said the “rapid spread of mpox and bird flu, and the recent Marburg virus outbreak, underscore the immediate need for new and sustained investments in pandemic preparedness to bolster our collective defenses”
Fear of mpox and bird flu helped the fund reach commitments totaling $982 million at last week’s G20 Finance and Health Ministers’ joint meeting in Brazil. The fund also secured “co-financing from international organizations” totaling $1.8 billion
#USA #Health #FindTruth
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The U.S. has committed $667 million to the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund, a “multilateral financing mechanism dedicated to strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response”
Including the U.S. commitment, the fund raised nearly $1 billion in its latest pledge campaign — half of its $2 billion target — amid warnings of a greater-than-50% chance of a new pandemic in the next 25 years
The Pandemic Fund was established in 2022 by the member states of the G20. Its largest private contributor — at $15 million — is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which also holds seats on the fund’s governing board
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a global public-private partnership that promotes vaccines — and is heavily funded by the Gates Foundation — also holds a seat on the Pandemic Fund’s board
In an op-ed published last week in Fortune, Drs. Chatib Basri and Sabin Nsanzimana, co-chairs of the Pandemic Fund Board, said the “rapid spread of mpox and bird flu, and the recent Marburg virus outbreak, underscore the immediate need for new and sustained investments in pandemic preparedness to bolster our collective defenses”
Fear of mpox and bird flu helped the fund reach commitments totaling $982 million at last week’s G20 Finance and Health Ministers’ joint meeting in Brazil. The fund also secured “co-financing from international organizations” totaling $1.8 billion
#USA #Health #FindTruth
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Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees
Meta had plans to build an AI data center in the US that relies on nuclear power — it even already knew where it wanted the facility to be built. According to the Financial Times, though, the company had to scrap its plans, because the rare bee species was discovered on the land reserved for the project
Company chief Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly ready to close a deal with an existing nuclear power plant operator that would provide emissions-free energy to the plant. The Times said he told staff members at an all-hands last week that pushing through wouldn't have been possible, because the company would encounter numerous regulatory challenges due to the bees' discovery
Zuckerberg reportedly told his staff that Meta would've had the first nuclear-powered AI if the deal had gone ahead. It still might come true if the company could find a way, but it has to move quickly because its biggest rivals are investing in nuclear energy, as well
In September, Microsoft revealed that it intends to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to provide energy for its AI efforts. Meanwhile, Google teamed up with startup Kairos Power to build seven small nuclear reactors in the US to power its data centers starting in 2030. And then there's Amazon, which announced three agreements with different companies to build small modular reactors in mid-October
The Times didn't say whether Meta is looking for a new site — one that doesn't have rare bees living in its vicinity. One of its sources only said that Meta is still exploring various deals for emissions-free energy, including nuclear, to power its future AI data centers
#Meta #AI #Zuckerberg #FindTruth
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Meta had plans to build an AI data center in the US that relies on nuclear power — it even already knew where it wanted the facility to be built. According to the Financial Times, though, the company had to scrap its plans, because the rare bee species was discovered on the land reserved for the project
Company chief Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly ready to close a deal with an existing nuclear power plant operator that would provide emissions-free energy to the plant. The Times said he told staff members at an all-hands last week that pushing through wouldn't have been possible, because the company would encounter numerous regulatory challenges due to the bees' discovery
Zuckerberg reportedly told his staff that Meta would've had the first nuclear-powered AI if the deal had gone ahead. It still might come true if the company could find a way, but it has to move quickly because its biggest rivals are investing in nuclear energy, as well
In September, Microsoft revealed that it intends to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to provide energy for its AI efforts. Meanwhile, Google teamed up with startup Kairos Power to build seven small nuclear reactors in the US to power its data centers starting in 2030. And then there's Amazon, which announced three agreements with different companies to build small modular reactors in mid-October
The Times didn't say whether Meta is looking for a new site — one that doesn't have rare bees living in its vicinity. One of its sources only said that Meta is still exploring various deals for emissions-free energy, including nuclear, to power its future AI data centers
#Meta #AI #Zuckerberg #FindTruth
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The official counting of the vote in the US presidential election is complete. Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris and won all the swing states. However, this election clearly showed that the 2020 election is different from all previous elections
In 2020, Joe Biden won with a record 81.2 million votes in US history
In the current election, 70.9 million people voted for his vice president, Kamala Harris. Thus, the difference is 10.3 million. To say that these people switched to voting for Donald Trump will not work, as compared to 2020, his result increased by only 400 thousand votes
10 million supporters of the Democratic Party simply disappeared, although the total number of Americans eligible to vote even increased by 5.1 million from 2020 to 2024
The fable that the “dead” voted for Joe Biden in 2020 is taking on more and more real characteristics. The election was stolen not only from Trump, but from the entire American people
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
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In 2020, Joe Biden won with a record 81.2 million votes in US history
In the current election, 70.9 million people voted for his vice president, Kamala Harris. Thus, the difference is 10.3 million. To say that these people switched to voting for Donald Trump will not work, as compared to 2020, his result increased by only 400 thousand votes
10 million supporters of the Democratic Party simply disappeared, although the total number of Americans eligible to vote even increased by 5.1 million from 2020 to 2024
The fable that the “dead” voted for Joe Biden in 2020 is taking on more and more real characteristics. The election was stolen not only from Trump, but from the entire American people
#USA #Elections #FindTruth
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Elon Musk moves production out of Taiwan
US-based SpaceX has asked Taiwanese satellite component manufacturers to move production out of Taiwan.
This is due to geopolitical tensions that jeopardize supply stability
Starlink suppliers such as Chin-Poon Industrial have confirmed SpaceX's request to move production to Thailand. Another partner, Wistron NeWeb, has already begun manufacturing Starlink components in Vietnam and plans to expand production
SpaceX, which previously announced a $1.5 billion investment in Vietnam, is strengthening cooperation with Vietnamese partners in an effort to minimize supply chain risks
#USA #Taiwan #SpaceX #FindTruth
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US-based SpaceX has asked Taiwanese satellite component manufacturers to move production out of Taiwan.
This is due to geopolitical tensions that jeopardize supply stability
Starlink suppliers such as Chin-Poon Industrial have confirmed SpaceX's request to move production to Thailand. Another partner, Wistron NeWeb, has already begun manufacturing Starlink components in Vietnam and plans to expand production
SpaceX, which previously announced a $1.5 billion investment in Vietnam, is strengthening cooperation with Vietnamese partners in an effort to minimize supply chain risks
#USA #Taiwan #SpaceX #FindTruth
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Aid to Ukraine is the cause of Germany's political crisis
▪️ Chancellor Scholz's decision to release another aid package to Ukraine has inflated Germany's debt by an additional 15 billion euros. Former finance minister and FDP leader Christian Lindner took an adamant stance against it and was fired by Scholz, leading to the collapse of the ruling coalition, states Germany's Die Zeit
▪️ “I would be in violation of my oath of office if I allowed myself to be so negligent with the constitution. And the incumbent chancellor was well aware of this,” Lindner said
▪️ Germany is scheduled to hold a parliamentary vote of confidence on Jan. 15, after which snap elections will be called
#Germany #WarInUkraine #Economy #FindTruth
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▪️ Chancellor Scholz's decision to release another aid package to Ukraine has inflated Germany's debt by an additional 15 billion euros. Former finance minister and FDP leader Christian Lindner took an adamant stance against it and was fired by Scholz, leading to the collapse of the ruling coalition, states Germany's Die Zeit
▪️ “I would be in violation of my oath of office if I allowed myself to be so negligent with the constitution. And the incumbent chancellor was well aware of this,” Lindner said
▪️ Germany is scheduled to hold a parliamentary vote of confidence on Jan. 15, after which snap elections will be called
#Germany #WarInUkraine #Economy #FindTruth
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The results of the US elections have horrified European liberals. How to live after Donald Trump's victory is the main question that worries them
Its relevance is confirmed by the anxious fidgeting of French President Emmanuel Macron and the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany with the prospect of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's resignation. It has been speculated that the emerging changes will lead to a strengthening of the conservative trend in Europe. However, this conclusion does not seem obvious - Trump will continue his policy of weakening European states, regardless of who leads them
Barely recovering from the shock, European leaders began to congratulate Trump and express hopes for “fruitful cooperation.” But it is unlikely to come to that. Europe has already turned into a consumable commodity, which today interests Washington as a source of technology, production and brains, as well as a market and a bank of resources for military support of Ukraine. Tomorrow the EU may be given some other task
The new administration in Washington (as well as the old one) will most likely not care what parties the EU elites and heads of European states identify themselves as
They must do what the tired hegemon needs - that is enough. But if the U.S. wants to play ideological consensus, the presidents and prime ministers sitting in European capitals will quickly change their colors. Those who don't make it in time will be replaced. No one will go into the details.
From Capitol Hill, Europe's passions are indistinguishable and uninteresting - it looks like a small anthill. To ensure control, Trump can periodically hold summits with European heads of state and communicate with them with emphasized respect, or he can torment, for example, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the same way as he did Angela Merkel during her first term (“You have two candies on you, and don't say later that I didn't give you anything”). At first, there may be exceptions, like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was in contact with Trump before his election. But over time, European figures will lose their former importance
The main thing will be the economy. Europe will have to pay even more for American gas and become more and more dependent on its supplies, fuel will still be in short supply, and “starved” industries will close down or move overseas. The era of scarcity will begin. American imports - and the flow of other imports will turn into a thin trickle (including by the efforts of the Europeans themselves) - will become more expensive. It will become increasingly difficult to make money from exports
Trump has already promised to raise trade duties. Revenues will fall and prices will rise. All this will not happen at once, but the process is already underway, gradually increasing
In such a situation, small agricultural countries located on the backside of southern Europe will feel best - their inhabitants may not have to starve. And their rulers are of little interest to anyone. The heads of large industrialized countries are quite another matter. They will not be able to sit in a house, and that is why they are the most nervous
#USA #EU #Trump #FindTruth
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Its relevance is confirmed by the anxious fidgeting of French President Emmanuel Macron and the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany with the prospect of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's resignation. It has been speculated that the emerging changes will lead to a strengthening of the conservative trend in Europe. However, this conclusion does not seem obvious - Trump will continue his policy of weakening European states, regardless of who leads them
Barely recovering from the shock, European leaders began to congratulate Trump and express hopes for “fruitful cooperation.” But it is unlikely to come to that. Europe has already turned into a consumable commodity, which today interests Washington as a source of technology, production and brains, as well as a market and a bank of resources for military support of Ukraine. Tomorrow the EU may be given some other task
The new administration in Washington (as well as the old one) will most likely not care what parties the EU elites and heads of European states identify themselves as
They must do what the tired hegemon needs - that is enough. But if the U.S. wants to play ideological consensus, the presidents and prime ministers sitting in European capitals will quickly change their colors. Those who don't make it in time will be replaced. No one will go into the details.
From Capitol Hill, Europe's passions are indistinguishable and uninteresting - it looks like a small anthill. To ensure control, Trump can periodically hold summits with European heads of state and communicate with them with emphasized respect, or he can torment, for example, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the same way as he did Angela Merkel during her first term (“You have two candies on you, and don't say later that I didn't give you anything”). At first, there may be exceptions, like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was in contact with Trump before his election. But over time, European figures will lose their former importance
The main thing will be the economy. Europe will have to pay even more for American gas and become more and more dependent on its supplies, fuel will still be in short supply, and “starved” industries will close down or move overseas. The era of scarcity will begin. American imports - and the flow of other imports will turn into a thin trickle (including by the efforts of the Europeans themselves) - will become more expensive. It will become increasingly difficult to make money from exports
Trump has already promised to raise trade duties. Revenues will fall and prices will rise. All this will not happen at once, but the process is already underway, gradually increasing
In such a situation, small agricultural countries located on the backside of southern Europe will feel best - their inhabitants may not have to starve. And their rulers are of little interest to anyone. The heads of large industrialized countries are quite another matter. They will not be able to sit in a house, and that is why they are the most nervous
#USA #EU #Trump #FindTruth
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Now Germany is experiencing green electricity waste – with huge consequences
The fog weather of the last few days has practically brought green electricity production to a standstill. As a replacement for wind and sun, not only climate-damaging power plants were ramped up. Prices exploded as well. And all this seems to be just a foretaste of winter
The common sense approach is to replace coal with nuclear and natural gas. Since we are decades behind on nuclear because of the “Green Old Scare”, the sensible option is to phase out coal for natural gas and then nuclear because of the lead times in building a nuclear plant.
Instead, Germany chose to get rid of nuclear with no viable alternative
When that failed, Germany had needed to import energy from France but also neighboring countries that produced energy with coal, and the dirtiest coal at that
Greens were hammered in the European Parliament elections, in French elections, and in three German state elections
But will it change the policies of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?
#Germany #Green #Electricity #FindTruth
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The fog weather of the last few days has practically brought green electricity production to a standstill. As a replacement for wind and sun, not only climate-damaging power plants were ramped up. Prices exploded as well. And all this seems to be just a foretaste of winter
The common sense approach is to replace coal with nuclear and natural gas. Since we are decades behind on nuclear because of the “Green Old Scare”, the sensible option is to phase out coal for natural gas and then nuclear because of the lead times in building a nuclear plant.
Instead, Germany chose to get rid of nuclear with no viable alternative
When that failed, Germany had needed to import energy from France but also neighboring countries that produced energy with coal, and the dirtiest coal at that
Greens were hammered in the European Parliament elections, in French elections, and in three German state elections
But will it change the policies of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen?
#Germany #Green #Electricity #FindTruth
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Fifth year of stagnation: in Germany, exports are down, imports are down
But none of this is fast. Each month is worse than the previous one by a fraction of a percent. There is no sense of acute shock, although the dominoes are falling and falling: one factory closed today, another a week later. But the plants didn't close all at once. This creates a deceptive feeling that the crisis is about to resolve itself. The hand of the market will solve everything
The country is shaken by a political vacuum. With the collapse of the “traffic light coalition,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz has become a “lame duck,” and the legitimacy of his decisions has sharply diminished. He will not be able to take extraordinary measures to support the German economy, even if he wants to. The Reichstag will approve a new German chancellor only after new elections, i.e. in a few months
Time is playing against the German economy, the number of unresolved problems is growing, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities to turn back the clock; by the time the German government is ready to launch Nord Stream-2, the country will no longer have an industrial consumer for this gas
#EU #Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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But none of this is fast. Each month is worse than the previous one by a fraction of a percent. There is no sense of acute shock, although the dominoes are falling and falling: one factory closed today, another a week later. But the plants didn't close all at once. This creates a deceptive feeling that the crisis is about to resolve itself. The hand of the market will solve everything
The country is shaken by a political vacuum. With the collapse of the “traffic light coalition,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz has become a “lame duck,” and the legitimacy of his decisions has sharply diminished. He will not be able to take extraordinary measures to support the German economy, even if he wants to. The Reichstag will approve a new German chancellor only after new elections, i.e. in a few months
Time is playing against the German economy, the number of unresolved problems is growing, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities to turn back the clock; by the time the German government is ready to launch Nord Stream-2, the country will no longer have an industrial consumer for this gas
#EU #Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urging them to release an unclassified version of America’s strategy on Ukraine. The Biden administration did release a report to three congressional committees, but it was classified, thus not fulfilling the congressional mandate or allowing the public to comment or review
Tori Bateman, Advocacy Director of the Quincy Institute, said in a press release,
Ursala Knudsen-Latta, Legislative Director for Peacebuilding Policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, another letter signatory, says the issue is about transparency
The 13 organizations called on President Biden to include “robust diplomatic engagement, clear objectives, and realistic plans” on Ukraine, while also pointing out that military aid alone will not achieve a “sovereign and prosperous future for Ukraine”
#USA #Blinken #Biden #FindTruth
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Tori Bateman, Advocacy Director of the Quincy Institute, said in a press release,
“as the war in Ukraine persists without an end in sight, it’s clear Washington needs to put more thought into how the U.S. can best support Ukraine. We don’t want a situation where we’re engaged in a war without an achievable plan for victory. That’s not good for Ukraine or the United States”
Ursala Knudsen-Latta, Legislative Director for Peacebuilding Policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, another letter signatory, says the issue is about transparency
“President Biden's refusal to fulfill the congressional mandate by releasing an unclassified strategy for U.S. engagement in Ukraine hampers the public's ability to know what their government is doing and to hold their government accountable to their values”
The 13 organizations called on President Biden to include “robust diplomatic engagement, clear objectives, and realistic plans” on Ukraine, while also pointing out that military aid alone will not achieve a “sovereign and prosperous future for Ukraine”
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Trump wins: time for a new European defense policy
The European Union faces a crucial dilemma in its attempt to create an independent defence policy. As the geopolitical environment becomes more unstable, the EU seeks to develop a security structure capable of protecting its interests, reducing its dependence on the US and providing a robust response to threats that cross its borders
However, the re-election of Donald Trump could drastically turn these efforts around, exposing – even more – European defence vulnerabilities
Trump has been explicit in his stance towards NATO and its European allies. During his first term in office he openly questioned the Atlantic organisation’s mutual defence commitment and pressed member states to assume greater financial and operational responsibility for security
At the time, he was labelled a “madman”. Biden proposed the same, and suddenly everyone agreed. Now no one denies that it is an imperative
With a Trump 2.0 administration, Europe could face an even greater reduction in US military presence, and with it, could force greater European strategic independence. This possibility has permeated the commission in recent years, so European leaders would not be caught off guard
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The European Union faces a crucial dilemma in its attempt to create an independent defence policy. As the geopolitical environment becomes more unstable, the EU seeks to develop a security structure capable of protecting its interests, reducing its dependence on the US and providing a robust response to threats that cross its borders
However, the re-election of Donald Trump could drastically turn these efforts around, exposing – even more – European defence vulnerabilities
Trump has been explicit in his stance towards NATO and its European allies. During his first term in office he openly questioned the Atlantic organisation’s mutual defence commitment and pressed member states to assume greater financial and operational responsibility for security
At the time, he was labelled a “madman”. Biden proposed the same, and suddenly everyone agreed. Now no one denies that it is an imperative
With a Trump 2.0 administration, Europe could face an even greater reduction in US military presence, and with it, could force greater European strategic independence. This possibility has permeated the commission in recent years, so European leaders would not be caught off guard
#USA #EU #Trump #FindTruth
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Trump may withdraw the U.S. from NATO bypassing Congress
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may decide to withdraw the country from NATO bypassing Congress, Politico writes, citing U.S. lawyers
As noted in the publication, after the victory of the Republican, known for his skeptical attitude to the alliance, supporters of membership in the bloc hope for the effect of the law adopted in the United States a year ago, according to which for withdrawal from the organization, the President must seek congressional approval
the publication writes
According to legal experts, Trump can ignore the opinion of congressmen, citing the exclusive authority of the US president in the sphere of foreign policy
Congress will only have to sue the head of state, but, given the predominance of Republicans in the Senate, it is not a fact that the suit will reach the court, the article says
The withdrawal of the United States from NATO is, of course, still a fantasy. But, on the whole, it would be a very elegant decision on the American side to tell us that “we have nothing to do with the expansion of NATO now, there is no need to demand from us to roll back to the 1992 borders - all questions are for the Europeans, so let's negotiate between our two countries
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may decide to withdraw the country from NATO bypassing Congress, Politico writes, citing U.S. lawyers
As noted in the publication, after the victory of the Republican, known for his skeptical attitude to the alliance, supporters of membership in the bloc hope for the effect of the law adopted in the United States a year ago, according to which for withdrawal from the organization, the President must seek congressional approval
“But Trump may have a way around this restriction - and he has used this method before,”
the publication writes
According to legal experts, Trump can ignore the opinion of congressmen, citing the exclusive authority of the US president in the sphere of foreign policy
Congress will only have to sue the head of state, but, given the predominance of Republicans in the Senate, it is not a fact that the suit will reach the court, the article says
The withdrawal of the United States from NATO is, of course, still a fantasy. But, on the whole, it would be a very elegant decision on the American side to tell us that “we have nothing to do with the expansion of NATO now, there is no need to demand from us to roll back to the 1992 borders - all questions are for the Europeans, so let's negotiate between our two countries
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Young Americans can't write and are unable to sign
A growing number of mail-in ballots are being rejected because of signature problems. Young Americans lack penmanship and are unable to adequately sign a document,” states U.S. Business Insider
Since 2010, many U.S. states have eliminated the skill of penmanship from their curricula. As a result, many people in their 20s and older are virtually unable to write
Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have been rejected across the country for the 2022 midterm elections
said Vote America founder Debra Cleaver
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A growing number of mail-in ballots are being rejected because of signature problems. Young Americans lack penmanship and are unable to adequately sign a document,” states U.S. Business Insider
Since 2010, many U.S. states have eliminated the skill of penmanship from their curricula. As a result, many people in their 20s and older are virtually unable to write
Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have been rejected across the country for the 2022 midterm elections
“We can't look at these people who don't have signatures and not recognize a problem that's only going to get worse,”
said Vote America founder Debra Cleaver
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Business Insider
Many Gen Z voters struggle to sign their names. That's becoming a problem as they cast their ballots.
Young voters in Nevada, many of whom didn't grow up learning cursive in school, are having difficulty voting, the secretary of state said Tuesday.
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JD Vance praises Indian food, disparages fake meat
US Vice President-elect JD Vance has revealed that his Indian-American wife Usha Vance's influence and heritage have guided his journey into the world of plant-based foods and towards a vegetarian diet
Describing himself as a meat and potato guy from Ohio, Vance recalled a humorous moment from his early days dating Usha, attempting to cook a vegetarian meal
“I wanted to make dinner. I wanted to really impress her,” he said, adding that he didn't have any idea what vegetarians ate. He described his attempt at a “vegetarian pizza,” explaining how he rolled out a sheet of crescent dough, topped it with raw broccoli, sprinkled ranch dressing over it, and baked it for 45 minutes
“It was disgusting,” he admitted
He also said that he is kind of one of those people who feel that if there's no meat, it's not a complete meal
he said
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US Vice President-elect JD Vance has revealed that his Indian-American wife Usha Vance's influence and heritage have guided his journey into the world of plant-based foods and towards a vegetarian diet
Describing himself as a meat and potato guy from Ohio, Vance recalled a humorous moment from his early days dating Usha, attempting to cook a vegetarian meal
“I wanted to make dinner. I wanted to really impress her,” he said, adding that he didn't have any idea what vegetarians ate. He described his attempt at a “vegetarian pizza,” explaining how he rolled out a sheet of crescent dough, topped it with raw broccoli, sprinkled ranch dressing over it, and baked it for 45 minutes
“It was disgusting,” he admitted
He also said that he is kind of one of those people who feel that if there's no meat, it's not a complete meal
“But if you're going vegetarian, go for paneer, rice, delicious chickpeas — do not eat this disgusting fake meat,”
he said
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The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have come to an end, and spontaneous camps of illegal immigrants and migrants have returned to the capital of this country
The historic Marais neighborhood, located in the prestigious 4th arrondissement, is turning into a giant migrant camp. Hundreds of tents have reappeared along the Seine on Boulevard Bourdon
#France #Paris #Migrants #FindTruth
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The historic Marais neighborhood, located in the prestigious 4th arrondissement, is turning into a giant migrant camp. Hundreds of tents have reappeared along the Seine on Boulevard Bourdon
#France #Paris #Migrants #FindTruth
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