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/pol/'s News Thread II Anonymous 06/24/2024 (Mon) 17:43:29 Id: ac4fe6 No. 20559
Previous thread >>10568 Archive: https://archive.ph/D1r26 This thread is for sharing news of all kinds that /pol/ users find relevant. The purpose of this is to encourage activity on the board by creating a source of constant topics that can be discussed and new threads created if they are "big" enough, as well as serving as a place where less "important" news can be shared without fear of "wasting" a thread on them. As with the rest of the board, it is a requirement to include an archive of the news article in question. Social media screenshots of "literal who" are discouraged unless they are a part of a major event. It is recommended that topics that have generated a lot of discussion in the thread have separate threads, in order to avoid derailing this thread.
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>Union Makes Shock Claim: Colorado Meat Factory Involved In "Mgmt-Led Human Trafficking" Of Haitians https://archive.ph/WFnoP <The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has urged federal, state, and local authorities to investigate JBS SA's meat processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, for alleged human trafficking violations involving Haitian migrants. Similar accusations have been made regarding human trafficking networks exploiting migrants at factories in Springfield, Ohio, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania. <UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said these Haitians and other foreigners came into the country legally and were quickly exploited for cheap labor in a possible human migrant trafficking scheme. >BlackRock Sees AI Driving A 50% Jump In Asian Energy Demand https://archive.ph/Fnk41 <BlackRock expects the AI boom and data centers to drive a 50% jump in energy consumption in the Asia Pacific region over the next decade, a senior executive at the world’s largest asset manager said on Wednesday. <“The need for data centers over the next five years is going to be double what is currently in the markets,” Brad Kim, BlackRock’s Asia Pacific managing director for global infrastructure funds, told a media briefing, as carried by Bloomberg. <“[O]verall energy consumption will increase by about 50% in the next 10 years across Asia Pacific,” the executive added. >USA Remains The World's Strongest Superpower https://archive.ph/L4v1a <The global economic order is stitched together by trade and economic collaboration, but these show signs of fraying. <With nationalism on the rise and cross-border trade flows stagnating, economies are growing more protectionist. At the same time, demographic shifts are driving economic growth and productivity in India and Asia, which could shift the global power balance. >Visualizing The Extreme Cost Of Training AI Models https://archive.ph/NQ6Yc <The cost of training AI models has exploded in just the past year, according to data released by the research firm Epoch AI. <This development aptly shows how much more complex and capable AI models have gotten in a short time span. <Last year saw the release of ChatGPT-4 in March by OpenAI, which kickstarted the global AI hype. Google followed suit with its advanced AI model, Gemini, in December. <As Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, both systems have been much more expensive to train than previous AI models and their development has potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the Epoch AI release. >UK's National Grid Admits It Doesn't Have A Clue How To Reach Net Zero https://archive.ph/gCqpD <The letter starts off with warm words announcing the formation of a “cross-cutting delivery unit” that will report back to Government by the end of Autumn 2024, less than three months away. It says its plan will be: <A whole systems spatial view of what is required to deliver a clean, secure, operable electricity system by 2030. The plan will consider possible clean energy generation mixes and their associated network, market and operability requirements, referred to as pathways. <That sounds good as far as it goes. <However, the letter then goes on to say that all pathways will “meet clean power in 2030 against a definition to be agreed with U.K. Government.” <In other words, there is no agreed definition of what a zero-carbon grid by 2030 actually means. It does not know what the target is. It seems that Miliband and Labour have set the country on a journey without properly defining the destination. And the initial request from Miliband and Stark reveals they don’t know how to get there. It’s the blind leading the blind to an unknown destination. >4 In 10 US Teens Admit Problems With Their Smartphone Usage https://archive.ph/3u18B <A recent Pew Research Center survey shows that most U.S. teens between 13 and 17 think they spend just the right amount or too little time on their smartphones and social media. <Conversely, as Statista's Florian Zandt details below, 38 percent of all teenagers say they spend too much time on their smartphones and 27 percent claim that social media takes up too much of their time. However, the study also shows that even though this awareness exists, only a minority of respondents have cut back on using said devices and services. <The survey conducted in the fall of 2023 among 1,453 parent-teen-dyads or pairs also highlights significant differences in usage awareness between teenage boys and girls. A third of all surveyed boys and 44 percent of all surveyed girls said their smartphone use is too intense. Girls are also more likely to cut down on their screen time, with 41 percent saying they use their smartphone less, contrasted with 32 percent of all male teens participating in the survey. >AI PCs will dominate shipments by 2026, but not because of demand https://archive.ph/1ybUQ <At the recent Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference, HP CEO Enrique Lores told analysts that he expects AI PCs to represent approximately 50 percent of shipments in 2027 and drive an average selling price increase across the sector of between 5 and 10 percent. <Jitesh Ubrani, research manager, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers at IDC, said this week: "Businesses certainly recognize the importance of AI though many struggle to (Hello, I just arrived from Cuckchan, please bully me) immediate use case and instead are opting for AI PCs as a means to futureproofing." <According to analysts at IDC: "The long term trend undoubtedly points towards an onslaught of AI PCs as the inclusion of an NPU propagates down to lower-tier PCs and supply eventually finds itself in a position where producing processors without an NPU becomes cost prohibitive." <The eventual dominance of the AI PC appears inevitable, even if the hardware currently surpasses the software applications, yet it is coming at a terrible time for some vendors. Atwal noted that for Intel, "it's almost the worst time for it to happen." >Climate Change Will Escalate Child Health Crisis Due to Malnutrition, Says Gates https://archive.ph/1GFIt <Malnutrition is the world’s worst child health crisis, and climate change will only make things more severe, according to Microsoft-cofounder-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates. <Between now and 2050, 40 million more children will have stunted growth and 28 million more will suffer from wasting, the most extreme and irreversible forms of malnutrition, as a result of climate change, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said in a report on Sept. 17.
[Expand Post] >Who’s watching you the closest online? Google, duh https://archive.ph/qfzD2 <Using this data, the Russia-based biz put together a list of 25 services that the anti-tracker detected more often across nine regions and certain individual countries. <"Eight tracking systems appeared in almost all of the TOP 25 lists for the regions we studied," report authors Anna Larkina and Flavio Negrini said. "Four of these belong to Google." <The four are: Google Display & Video 360, which monitors advertising-related activities like clicks and ad metrics; Google Analytics, which is a more general user behavior and keyword tracker; another ad-tracking system called Google AdSense; and YouTube Analytics, which hoovers up data about video views and audience engagement. >Texas Sues Biden HHS Over Rule Impacting Parental Consent For Minors’ Medical Care https://archive.ph/qE02V <Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration, challenging a new rule that he argues overrides parents’ state-law rights to consent to their children’s medical care. >Researchers develop revolutionary method for transforming plastic waste into food — here's how it could change the world https://archive.ph/WPg7H <Plastic waste is a huge problem for our planet and, despite the efforts of many scientists to create viable alternatives for packaging and other uses, it is not going away overnight. <We produce 440 million tons of plastic waste every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, with much of it ending up in the oceans where it poses an immediate threat to marine life. <But researchers at Michigan Technological University may have discovered one way to solve two problems at once — by turning plastic into food, as Undark reported.
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>Iran's Supreme Leader Transferred To Secure Location As Region Braces For What's Next https://archive.ph/b8txW <Events are moving fast in the Middle East region following the massive Israeli airstrikes which killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah belatedly confirmed his death on Saturday. <Overnight, Iran held an emergency meeting of its national security council, at the home of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But immediately after the meeting, which was likely disclosing to Iran's leadership and miliary the death of Nasrallah, the Ayatollah was reportedly transferred to a secret and secure location. >GOP Lawmakers Sound Alarm On EU's New "Debilitating" Green Policy On US Firms https://archive.ph/2rNnl <A group led by more than 60 US House and Senate Republicans urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to postpone the implementation of the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD"). The new EU requirement would force companies to better track environmental impacts across supply chains, which the group claims would "hinder business growth and raise consumer costs." <"Now, the EU is attempting to impose its debilitating regulatory agenda on American companies through its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (also known as "CSDDD" or "CS3D")," the group of US lawmakers wrote in a letter to Yellen, adding CSDDD is "neither practical nor realistic — nor does it genuinely constitute 'due diligence,' which is generally defined as review and analysis prior to actions being taken." <The lawmakers continued, "American companies will be required to comply with [Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive] even though the US has not ratified many of the international conventions underlying the directive." <"We are deeply concerned that the Administration is surrendering its regulatory responsibilities to European officials, allowing them to dictate draconian social and climate policies to American companies," they cautioned. >British Government Warns Of Weak Military - Says Civilians Must Be 'Ready To Fight' https://archive.ph/wfLPt <The British House of Lords has published a report claiming that military recruitment is dangerously low and the country's combat readiness is at risk. They say the civilian population 'must be ready to fight' (a clear reference to military conscription) should war with Russia be triggered. <The paper, titled 'Ukraine: A Wake-Up Call', admits to weaknesses in NATO's assumptions on "deterrence", though it seems to pretend as if Ukraine is part of NATO when it's not. Chaired by Lord de Mauley, the committee launched the inquiry in February 2024, two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the goal of assessing the conflict’s implications for UK defence policy. <"...We identified two key lessons. First, our deterrence strategy towards Russia clearly failed. If we are to restore the credibility of NATO’s nuclear and conventional deterrence posture towards Putin, we must develop a clearer understanding of the reasons for this failure." <"Secondly, the invasion exposed significant weaknesses in both the UK’s and NATO’s military strength, and the UK's ability to sustain large-scale warfare. Successive governments have attempted to maintain the notion of the UK as a global power, but the war in Ukraine has been a wake-up call, laying bare the gap between that ambition and reality." >The 'Chemical War' Killing 70,000 Americans Each Year https://archive.ph/hMZto <The United States needs to ramp up enforcement against every step of the manufacturing and trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly synthetic drugs if it hopes to stem the crisis, several experts told The Epoch Times. With every passing day, however, the path to success gets narrower as the criminal organizations involved get more sophisticated. <More than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose last year; of which more than 70,000 overdosed on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). <The United States government has poured billions into addiction treatment, but the drugs are too broadly available for the treatment to stick, some experts said, arguing the supply needs to be drastically curbed. <Illicit fentanyl usually comes across the southern border from Mexico where it’s manufactured from chemicals made in China and pressed into pills that often look like prescription drugs such as Xanax, Adderall, or oxycodone. <Steps by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to regulate export of illicit chemicals have been dismissed by the experts as cosmetic. Instead, they say, the regime is using drugs as a strategic weapon against the United States. <“This is a chemical war that we’re facing, and no one’s treating it as a war,” said Derek Maltz, former head of special operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). >'Conspiracy' Confirmed? Fluoride In Drinking Water May Lower Kids' IQs, Judge Rules https://archive.ph/crQem <A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. <The ruling, which came with little fanfare, appeared to validate one of the longest-running so-called conspiracy theories in America’s alt-right subculture—that the government’s use of fluoridation, especially in specific communities, might be part of a deliberate attempt to lower intelligence in order to create a more compliant and subservient population for the New World Order. >Family Businesses Display Admirable Strengths, Awful Weaknesses https://archive.ph/BiPCd <Several scandals have involved family-owned companies, including sexual assaults by the founder of the former Johnny & Associates talent agency and fraudulent insurance claims by the former Bigmotor Co., primarily a dealer in used cars. The health problems caused by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s supplements containing benikoji red rice mold led to a review of the government’s deregulation system and the end of six generations of family-led management. Are family-owned businesses hotbeds of corruption? <Family-owned businesses run by founders and relatives are the most basic form of corporate management. In many cases, certain relatives, including founders, hold most of the shares and capital invested in a company. <In contrast, the basis of the joint-stock company system is the separation of ownership and management. However, there is a possibility that the interests of the two parties will conflict. <On the other hand, family-owned businesses, in which significant shareholders and managers are monolithic and share a common vision, can eliminate such conflicts of purpose and make it easier to implement consistent strategies. >Americans & Britons Already Stuck In Lebanon As Embassies Plead 'Leave Now' https://archive.ph/gSOgk <The UK Foreign Ministry has issued an urgent appeal for all all British nationals still in Lebanon to exit the country as soon as possible and by any means due to the rapidly deteriorating situation with Hezbollah-Israeli fighting. <"British nationals in Lebanon should leave now. You should take the next available flight," the new Friday alert said. >Structural Supports Of North Carolina Dam "Compromised" As Officials Warn "Imminent Failure" https://archive.ph/toKoE <The remnants of Hurricane Helene have dumped torrential rains across the southeastern US, particularly in Florida's Big Bend region and up the coast into the Carolinas. In western North Carolina, officials have issued urgent evacuation orders, warning residents to move to higher ground as a dam collapse could occur.
[Expand Post]<In a Facebook post, Rutherford County Emergency Management told residents that Lake Lure Dam's "structural supports" have been compromised but are currently holding. >Mystery Of Upward GDP Revision Solved: You Are All $500 Billion Richer Now According To A Revised Biden Admin Spreadsheet https://archive.ph/GATmm <To summarize: disposable personal income (after tax) was revised 3.8% higher to $21.8 trillion, while personal spending was revised higher by about half that, or 1.7%, to $20.7 trillion. <And since the difference between how much you make and how much you spend is also called savings, we can finally get to the bottom of how the US economy magically grew in the past several years instead of shrinking more: it turns out that, when some bureaucrat in Gina Raimondo's Bureau of Economic Analysis decided to click on a mouse button in recent weeks perhaps in (political) response to the dramatic plunge in revised jobs, Americans suddenly became much wealthier... if only in some Dept of Commerce spreadsheet. <You see, when subtracting the revised personal spending from the revised personal income, what you get is the revised savings of US consumers, which as of today's deus ex revision has almost doubled, rising from $600 billion in July to $1.1 trillion in August! <Yes, dear Americans, rejoice for a spreadsheet revision means you are all now half a trillion bucks richer! >David Stockman On Why The Biden-Harris "Strong" Economy Claim Is A Big Lie https://archive.ph/FUGwY <There is only one way to rescue America’s faltering economy and that’s the wholesale abandonment of Washington’s reckless spending, borrowing and printing policies of the last quarter century. These policies did not remotely attain their ostensible goals of more growth, more jobs and more purchasing power in worker pay envelopes. What they did do, of course, was to freight down the main street economy with crushing debts, dangerous financial bubbles, chronic inflation and stagnating living standards. <For want of doubt, go straight to the most basic economic metric we have - real compensation per labor hour. The latter metric not only deletes the inflation from the pay figures, but also measures the totality of worker compensation, including benefits for health care, retirement, vacation, disability, sick leave and other fringes. <... <It doesn’t get any cleaner than this. No matter how the White House, the Fed and the fawning financial press cherry pick the “incoming data” you flat-out can’t say the US economy is “strong” when the growth of the inflation-adjusted pay envelope of 161 million workers has deflated to the vanishing point. Indeed, it has literally been dead in the water for the last 52 months running. >Elon Musk blasts Britain for 'releasing paedophiles' - but Starmer STILL wants his money in the UK https://archive.ph/eagC8 <Social media tycoon Elon Musk has blasted Britain for "releasing convicted paedophiles" online - but Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he would "encourage" his investment in the UK. <Musk had failed to secure an invitation to an investment summit in the UK - with a BBC report blaming his online comments during the summer's unrest for his snub. <... <But now, the PM has insisted that he would "encourage investment from anywhere" in response to the BBC report. >The Last Day Of Life On Earth Has Been Calculated By NASA, This Is How Long We Have Left https://archive.ph/Db8TM <According to NASA’s calculations, life on Earth has about 1.5 billion years left. This may seem like a long time, but it is a blink of an eye in cosmic terms. Once the moist runaway greenhouse effect takes hold, Earth’s surface will become too hot to support life as we know it. The oceans will boil away, the atmosphere will be stripped of its moisture, and the last remnants of life will perish in the searing heat.
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>EU is taking Hungary to court. It says a law targeting foreign influence really targets basic rights https://archive.ph/K1z5P <The European Commission is taking Hungary’s right-wing government to court over laws that could allow the authorities to investigate and prosecute people accused of undermining the country’s sovereignty. The “sovereignty protection act″ took effect in December. It created a government authority with the power to gather information on any groups or individuals that benefit from foreign funding and could influence public debate. Hungary’s secret services can assist in its investigations. Opponents have compared it to Russia’s “foreign agent” law. The commission says it referred Hungary to the Court of Justice because it had failed to address EU concerns about likely breaches of several basic rights, including privacy and freedom of expression and association. >More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low https://archive.ph/gB9uZ <The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at healthy levels. <The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims rose by 6,000 to 225,000 for the week of Sept. 28. It was slightly more than the 221,000 analysts were expecting. >Solar boom in China turns electricity prices negative https://archive.ph/aNoiO <Electricity prices have gone negative in parts of China as renewable energy overwhelms the grid. <The country is building twice as much wind and solar as the rest of the world combined, and grid officials have had to resort to reducing output, while the industry tries to build battery storage to smooth the flow of energy, OilPrice reported, which is itself shaping up to become a major market. >NYC hotel owners do about-face and support bill that critics call ‘nuclear bomb’ on industry https://archive.ph/IG3Wh <The Hotel Association of New York City has signed off on a proposal that would create new licensing requirements for lodging businesses after some modifications — though some smaller hotels are still holding out on the controversial plan. <The association’s president has previously called the bill a “nuclear bomb” and some owners united in an effort to raise $20 million to lobby against the plan. <“We listened to stakeholders, prioritized their feedback and now look forward to a hearing on this vital legislation which protects hotel guests, workers and the broader community,” said Councilwoman Julie Menin, the bill’s sponsor. <The Hotel Trade Union, a union for the city’s hotel workers, has supported the legislation, which would ban establishments from contracting out most services — meaning they’d have to directly employ many workers. <The latest version of the bill clarifies that the Department of Consumer Affairs commissioner cannot rescind a license for a temporary service disruption, such as a leak. >Putin Asks Russian Government To Consider Limiting Nickel, Uranium Exports, Potentially Impacting Commodity Prices https://archive.ph/Y9RUs <Political risk is an ever-present but often understated risk that investors face, as its occurrence can reshape the entire investment landscape. One asset class that is among the most susceptible to political risk is commodities. As Bloomberg reported recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked his government to consider limiting exports of some commodities like nickel, titanium and uranium in retaliation for Western sanctions. Against the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, the U.S. and other developed economies have placed numerous sanctions on Russia, intending to weaken the nation's economy. >Judge Finds Newsom's New California Deepfake Ban Unconstitutional https://archive.ph/G58bd <The law — AB 2839 — allowed any person to sue for damages over AI deepfakes within 120 days of an election and up to 60 days after if the perpetrator’s post resembled a political candidate. <Judge John A. Mendez said artificial intelligence and deepfakes pose significant risks but ruled that the law was “unconstitutional” as it likely violated the First Amendment. <“The Court finds that AB 2839 is also unconstitutional under California’s free speech provision.” >Jobless Claims Remain Low Despite 50%-Plus Surge In Job Cuts https://archive.ph/aT6Dl <On the heels of a 53.4% YoY rise in job cut announcements (released by Challenger, Gray, & Christmas), initial jobless claims remain in a world of their own, rising very modestly to 225k from 219k... >Industrial-Size Staffing Firms Reportedly Support Biden-Harris' Mysterious Nationwide Migrant Network https://archive.ph/WJ3lC <Large staffing companies that thrived during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars under the Bush-Obama years retooled their business models as the US involvement and war funding in the Middle East wound down. Now, these staffing firms seem to be profiting off the Biden-Harris administration's open-border migrant invasion by providing essential services, such as private security, transportation, and many other services, to ensure the fed's migrant network nationwide operates smoothly. <These companies are likely awarded handsome federal contracts, paid for by the US taxpayer. <Bussing and housing millions of illegal and legal aliens is big business for staffing companies and non-profits. Americans have to realize their tax dollars are paying for all of this while the migrants displace and replace blue-collar workers in small-town factories nationwide. The folks in Springfield, Ohio, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania, know firsthand just how devastating globalist open border policies can be for them. <Real America's Voice host Ben Bergquam posted on X, "More breaking footage of the Democrats harboring illegals in Chicago. Now using unmarked brand new hotels like this Holiday Inn at [XXXXXXX] to disguise Kamala and Biden's illegal invasion operations." >Accelerating Middle East Crisis: Bring A Stop to The Fighting That Has Spread beyond Gaza https://archive.ph/KkPxP <While the fighting in Gaza continues, Israel has also carried out operations in Iran and Lebanon under the guise of self-defense and started new fights, which have undoubtedly aggravated the situation. <First of all, it is imperative to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the root of the crisis. In particular, the United States, which continues to provide military support to Israel, bears a heavy responsibility. <Although the Gaza conflict began with Hamas’ cross-border attacks, Israel’s counteroffensives have gone far beyond the scope of self-defense. In one year, more than 41,000 people, including women and children, have been killed.
[Expand Post]<The Gaza conflict and the spread of fighting to neighboring areas have had a negative impact, not only on the Middle East, but also on the world as a whole. <The Houthis, an armed rebel group in Yemen that collaborates with Hamas, have been attacking ships and other vessels associated with Israel in the Red Sea, an international logistics route. They have also seized a merchant ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha. <On top of that, if the confrontation between Iran and Israel intensifies and develops into a war between the nations, the situation will become critical. This would affect the navigation in the Persian Gulf, the main artery for crude oil transportation to countries around the world, and also would deliver a major blow to the global economy. >Student Wearing Black Paint On Face Isn't Protected By First Amendment: Judge https://archive.ph/mbm09 <A middle school student who wore black paint on his face during a California football game is not protected by the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, according to a federal judge. <The student, dubbed J.A. in court papers, his parents, and his lawyers have not shown that wearing the black paint is expressive conduct shielded by the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Linda Lopez said in a Sept. 30 ruling. >Get ready: US port strike likely to snarl tech supply chains https://archive.ph/GiFiG <Dockworkers at American ports from Maine to Texas have gone on strike, and experts are warning it won't be long before the tech sector feels a supply chain pinch that could easily stretch into the beginning of next year. <The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike at midnight on October 1, leading to tens of thousands of people responsible for loading and unloading cargo at US ports on the east and gulf coasts walking off the job. <... <"Looking back to 2002 when the last US west coast strike occurred, it took a full six months to recover from an 11 day strike," Whitlock told The Register in an emailed statement. "A strike that drags on for two weeks or more will have a devastating effect on supply chains that will drag on for months – well into 1Q25." <Ships will likely be rerouted to the west coast, taking weeks to arrive. The delays will ripple across global shipping, as containers stuck on ships won't return to ports, leaving origin locations unable to send out new goods. <US ports on the west coast don't have much in the way of space either, Whitlock noted. They're already operating at between 60 and 71 percent capacity, meaning many of the ships redirected from the east and gulf coasts will be stuck waiting for an open port as goods languish and perishables expire. <"Waiting time of ships waiting to berth at the west coast will increase substantially from days to weeks [and] overall capacity will begin to shrink causing disruptions across global trades," Whitlock told us. "Spot market pricing will quickly escalate as capacity becomes stranded or delayed in transit." >Media Uses Hurricane Helene To Promote "Global Warming" Agenda https://archive.ph/nXXYb <Even as the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, pundits in the mainstream media are rushing to use the disaster as an excuse to promote their narrative that “global warming” is real. <As reported by Just The News, a number of prominent anchors, commentators, and other television personalities have used the occasion of the hurricane to spread lies about so-called “global warming,” also referred to as “climate change.”
Anonymous 10/03/2024 (Thu) 15:24:30 Id: 6e3615 No. 21872
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>>21871 >US Closes $1.5 Billion Loan To Resurrect Shuttered Michigan Nuclear Power Plant https://archive.ph/tbg1E <The world was abuzz two weeks ago when we learned that the notorious Three Mile Island nuclear power plant - site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history - would restart to power Microsoft data centers. As we said at the time, that was only the beginning, as the staggering electricity needs of the coming AI revolution - which we dubbed "the next AI trade" earlier in the year, meant that much more nuclear capacity will have to be either built from scratch or reopened. <Sure enough, the US said on Monday that it closed a $1.52 billion loan to resurrect Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, and a senior Biden administration official said it could take two years to reopen the plant (longer than the company predicted). The Biden administration has called for a tripling of U.S. nuclear power capacity as U.S. power demand surges and worries about climate change mount. The Trump administration, should it take over in November, will be even more aggressive about the coming US nuclear renaissance. >Georgia Judge Says State Election Certification Rule "Vague" In Hearing https://archive.ph/zre5O <One of the rules at issue in Tuesday’s trial provides a definition of certification that includes requiring county officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying results, but it does not specify what that means. <The other includes language allowing county election officials “to examine all election-related documentation created during the conduct of elections.” <Supporters of the rules say they are necessary to ensure the accuracy of the vote totals before county election officials sign off on them. <However, critics worry that supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump could use the rules to delay or deny certification if the former president loses the state to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, causing confusion and casting doubt on the results. >Warren Buffett, Dave Ramsey, & John Maynard Keynes Are Wrong! https://archive.ph/kewNo <John Maynard Keynes, the Godfather of Keynesian economics, famously called gold the “barbarous relic,” a term he used to denigrate the gold standard and to disparage the use of gold as money. <Specifically, he hated the constraint the gold standard placed on government spending. If the government prints too much currency that can’t be redeemed in gold, then it must cut back its spending, bringing on a recession or depression, or face runaway price inflation in the economy. <Following in Keynes footsteps, investment whiz kid Warren Buffett, son of the great investor and Congressman, Howard Buffett, has famously disparaged gold as an investment, saying it has “no yield.” He otherwise has voiced no coherent political philosophy, like his father. <Hotshot Radio voice, Dave Ramsey, has likewise sharply disparaged gold as an investment, saying it’s just a “shiny, shiny rock,” with no yield, and is a terrible investment. <... <I will show here how wrong all three men are on all the investment points and even how contradictory their views on gold are, but I must emphasize that I am not offering any kind of investment advice here! This is just analysis and commentary on the current scene. <This hatred and disparagement of gold as money and the gold standard has become standard dogma of and a pillar of the modern state. >Coffee Set to Become a Luxury Good in 2024 https://archive.ph/3Y9uh <Starting in 2024, coffee could become a luxury item in the European Union (EU) due to new regulations to combat deforestation. The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which took effect on June 29, 2023, is designed to prevent the import of coffee beans, along with other products such as palm oil, cocoa, and beef, from deforested or degraded lands. Companies that fail to comply it by the end of 2024 will face steep fines. <The regulation requires that all coffee producers exporting to the EU provide detailed data on the land where their crops are grown, ensuring that no deforestation occured after December 31, 2020. This rule has already led to record-high prices for robusta and arabica coffee, with the International Coffee Organization (ICO) warning that Europe could face coffee shortages next year. <The move has sparked concerns across multiple sectors, with smaller farmers in Asia, South America, and Africa expected to bear the brunt of the changes. Experts also point to potential disruptions in supply chains, affecting industries beyond coffee. Despite calls to delay implementation, the European Commission has no plans to postpone the deforestation rules, intensifying uncertainty for both businesses and consumers as the deadline approaches.
Anonymous 10/04/2024 (Fri) 03:22:23 Id: cfc156 No. 21873
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>>21871 >More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low >Jobless Claims Remain Low Despite 50%-Plus Surge In Job Cuts
Anonymous 10/04/2024 (Fri) 03:45:50 Id: 1abc21 No. 21874
>>21873 It goes to show that, depending on the media that you listen to, people live in entirely seperate worlds.
Anonymous 10/07/2024 (Mon) 17:26:07 Id: 0eff54 No. 21886
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>CNN’s Elie Honig Calls Out Hillary Clinton For Getting ‘Her Facts Wrong’ on ‘Cheap Shot’ Against Trump In January 6 Case https://archive.md/XSsYC <“”Well, all to respect Secretary Clinton, she’s the one who suffer the consequences for James Comey’s, I believe, outrageous conduct in 2016; DOJ found later that it was outrageous. The problem, though, with Secretary Clinton’s analysis of the Jack Smith case is, respectfully, she’s got her facts wrong,” he began after listening to her comments. “First of all, she’s confusing the judges here. I think she’s thinking of Judge [Aileen] Cannon, who, yes, has ruled almost entirely for Donald Trump. But that’s the judge in the other case. The judge here is Judge Chutkan. I get it, similar names — Judge Chutkan has ruled almost entirely against Donald Trump.” <“More to the point, the last thing we just heard Secretary Clinton say was, quote, ‘There is nothing out of the ordinary.’ But as I described before, the way they flip this procedure is the opposite of the ordinary,” he continued. “They reversed the actual way that motions are done. You can talk to 100 former federal prosecutors who’ve collectively handled 100,000 cases. They will all tell you they never filed their motions first. And I think it begs the question, what was the rush here? Why did Jack Smith have to ask for this, to quote Judge Chutkan, ‘procedurally irregular approach?’ So I respectfully disagree with the secretary there.” >Texas Ghost Gun Machine Manufacturer To Face Lawsuit In California After Case Transfer Denied https://archive.md/HJNZ2 <A Texas-based company that manufactures machines that allow individuals to build untraceable firearms will have to face a lawsuit brought by the State of California in that state, following a federal judge’s decision to deny the firm’s request to transfer the case to Texas. <In a ruling issued on Oct. 4, U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia remanded the case back to San Diego Superior Court, rejecting a bid by Austin-based Defense Distributed, along with affiliates Coast Runner Industries and Ghost Gunner, to move the case to Texas. <The judge ruled that California is the real party in interest and there are no grounds for federal jurisdiction based on the companies’ argument of diversity of citizenship, which is a legal concept allowing federal courts to preside over cases involving parties from different states. >Musk PAC Offers $47 Bounty For Every Swing-State Voter Referred To Sign Petition https://archive.md/o6nBb <In a head-turning move as we head down the stretch of the 2024 presidential election, the Elon Musk-financed America PAC announced it will start paying $47 to anyone who refers a registered, swing-state voter to sign a petition embracing free speech and gun rights. With no limit on the number of referrals, the program seemingly offers individuals the chance to rack up hundreds of dollars in bounties with little effort. <"Our goal is to get 1 million registered voters in swing states to sign in support of the Constitution, especially freedom of speech and the right to bear arms," America PAC states on the petition page. "This program is exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina." >Hurricane Helene Exposes A Deep Betrayal Of America https://archive.md/1Qnr2 <Americans across several states are suffering and attempting to survive under unimaginably harsh conditions, without food and water, in that aftermath of Hurricane Helene which tore across ten states in the Southeast last week, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. And a week later, these people have found that they are largely on their own, as all the real help that has arrived has come through the efforts of individuals and nonprofit groups such as Samaritan Purse, Mountain Mule Packers Ranch, Save Our Allies and Aerial Recovery, which has exposed the fact — to anyone who didn’t already know — that the Biden regime doesn’t give a good damn about them, as Biden and his minions have engaged in not just dereliction of duty but the worst betrayal of the American people ever witnessed, since the birth of the nation. <Joe Biden, the placeholder-in-chief, showed up in Georgia [10-3-24] to give lip-service to the disaster and made promises of money to come, some twenty million dollars, and a recovery that will supposedly be totally undertaken by the federal government. No one should hold their breath waiting on that help to arrive, but if it does, they can bet the farm it will come with the intent of helping Biden special interest groups and supporters first. <Americans should note: $20 million for the victims of Helene and well over $640 million for illegal aliens and approximately $180 BILLION for Ukraine. When does THIS Damned MADNESS Stop!?! >As Israel Marks Year Since Oct.7 Slaughter, Hamas Unleashes Largest Missile Barrage In Months https://archive.md/lFFuK <As Israelis mourn October 7, Hamas chose to launch its heaviest missile barrage on Israel in months, which Israel's military says it was mostly able to thwart through its missile defenses. <The terror group even timed its rockets to the coincide precisely with the start of memorial events across the country. Regular rocket attacks had previously largely ceased amid the ongoing ground war in the central and south parts of the Gaza Strip, but for now they've resumed. <"Starting at 6:29 a.m., ceremonies, rallies and ad hoc memorials held across Israel marked the moment a year ago that Gazan terror groups began lobbing massive volleys of rockets, providing air cover for thousands of terrorists speeding across the suddenly pregnable border by land, air and sea and kicking off the largest slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust," Israeli media describes. >CCP Targets US Shipping Infrastructure https://archive.md/QdzTd <A congressional investigation uncovered concerns about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in cranes at U.S. ports, pointing to the discovery of surveillance equipment and ties to China’s military, which poses a national security threat to U.S. shipping infrastructure. <The House Homeland Security Committee and the Select Committee on the CCP recently released a report highlighting the growing threat to U.S. security from China’s dominance in the global maritime industry. <The report focuses on Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), a Chinese state-owned company that manufactures about 80 percent of the ship-to-shore (STS) cranes used at U.S. ports. The investigation found that these cranes pose cybersecurity and national security risks due to embedded technology that could allow the CCP to access or disrupt U.S. port operations. Additionally, ZPMC has pressured some U.S. port operators to grant remote access for maintenance and diagnostics, raising concerns about potential espionage and sabotage. >Tren De Aragua Gang Members Nabbed In Huge Raid On San Antonio Apartment Complex https://archive.md/3Ma2e <A combined city-state-federal raid on a San Antonio apartment complex said to be under the "control" of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang yielded 20 arrests and detentions on Saturday, including "confirmed" members of the Venezuelan gang, police said. <The pre-dawn raid was a joint operation carried out by more than 150 officers of the San Antonio Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, ATF, and the Texas Anti Gang Unit. Officers swept through some 300 vacant units at the Palatia Apartments, a complex on the city's north side, about a mile west of the airport and just east of the Harmony Hills residential subdivision. >Children's Diets Are Now "Over 70%" Ultra-Processed Foods; Dietitian Warns https://archive.md/H0LBi <It looks like the "Make America Healthy Again" movement could be showing up right on time... <At least according to one registered dietitian nutritionist in Los Angeles, who recently took to Fox News to lay out the risks from ultra-processed foods in the American diet. <Ilana Muhlstein said on Fox news that America’s diet is 60% ultra-processed, but that kids consume even more than that. <"With children, it’s actually over 70%. That is really wild when you think about it," she said. "What we eat defines how our cells work, how our organs work, and we're seeing a strong decline in mental health and well-being." >Top EU Court Rules Against Meta, Limits Use Of Personal Data For Targeted Ads https://archive.md/uTnkg
[Expand Post]<In a landmark decision, the top court in the European Union (EU) has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta cannot use personal data gathered from its own platforms or from external sources for targeted advertising without adhering to strict limits and restrictions under the bloc’s privacy laws. <The ruling, hailed as a victory by privacy advocates, was issued on Oct. 4 by the Court of Justice of the European Union, in response to a lawsuit brought by Austrian activist Max Schrems, who has long campaigned for stricter enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). >Washington Post: Police Seldom Disclose Use of Facial Recognition Despite False Arrests https://archive.md/5HfMT <Hundreds of Americans have been arrested after being connected to a crime by facial recognition software, a Washington Post investigation has found, but many never know it because police seldom disclose their use of the controversial technology. <Police departments in 15 states provided The Post with rarely seen records documenting their use of facial recognition in more than 1,000 criminal investigations over the past four years. According to the arrest reports in those cases and interviews with people who were arrested, authorities routinely failed to inform defendants about their use of the software – denying them the opportunity to contest the results of an emerging technology that is prone to error, especially when identifying people of color. <In fact, the records show that officers often obscured their reliance on the software in public-facing reports, saying that they identified suspects “through investigative means” or that a human source such as a witness or police officer made the initial identification.
Anonymous 10/20/2024 (Sun) 04:34:48 Id: b3fedf No. 21914
>Insurance companies exit US state after severe storms — here's how it will impact thousands of homeowners https://archive.ph/KBOMe <Bad weather is causing more than just storms in Texas. ABC affiliate KVUE reported that Progressive is just one of several home insurance companies that have exited the market, or significantly limited the coverage they are offering, in the Lone Star State because of fear of storm-related damage. <According to Cassie Brown, commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance, these departures will impact 11,000 homeowners. "Several companies are making some decisions to not grow as fast in Texas as they have been in the past," she said. "It could be that they are … increasing their deductibles. They may say this is a particular area of the state where we've seen a lot of losses. So we're not going to grow as fast." <While it's concerning for homeowners, insurers are sustaining losses from storms. KVUE cited Progressive's quarterly reports, which stated that 40% of all recent storm losses occurred in Texas. <"The carriers just can't provide the capacity that they need to write everywhere," risk consultant Frank Barbella explained. >Owners of once-prized real estate assets are facing a major problem: 'This ... has exposed the people that know what they're doing and those that don't' https://archive.ph/TZLSt <Homeowners across the United States are experiencing difficulties with obtaining insurance policies or keeping up with rising premium costs as extreme weather events alter the shape of the market. But business owners, landlords, and property developers are starting to feel the strain, too. <As The New York Times reported, insurance premiums are rising for homeowners as the threat of extreme weather events including deadly storms, wildfires, and flooding — all made more likely, stronger, and longer lasting because of human-caused global heating — increases, but commercial building owners are also in increasingly difficult positions. <While it's not easy to quantify how many buildings have gone into foreclosure because of this issue, those in the industry attest that deals are falling apart with insurance costs rising to unreasonable levels. <According to insurance brokerage Marsh McLennan, as the Times detailed, insurance costs for commercial properties in storm-vulnerable areas such as Florida and California have risen as much as 50%. >Musk and JD Vance want to colonize the universe. It’s a horrible idea https://archive.ph/FwZwo <Earlier this week, Vice President Nominee JD Vance announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he wants the United States to “conquer the stars.” It’s a reference to his support of Elon Musk, who, at a Trump rally a few weeks ago, declared that he wants to “make science fiction real.” The rhetoric is part of Musk’s effort to establish a human population on Mars and make humanity “sustainably multiplanetary.” But Musk’s dream is my nightmare, and despite what JD Vance says, it shouldn’t “inspire all of us.” <For context, JD Vance and Musk aren’t alone in such an aspiration. Jeff Bezos, who has his own space exploration company, Blue Origin, remarked last year that he’d “love to see a trillion humans living in the solar system.” Richard Branson, who founded space tourism company Virgin Galactic, once noted that he too is “determined to being a part of starting a population on Mars.” <Forget luxury real estate and financial tech — space, and specifically the expansion of human civilization beyond Earth, has become the latest obsession of the ultra-wealthy. >"Consumers Running Out Of Money": Former Target Exec Offers Dire Warning Ahead Of Christmas https://archive.ph/uaqJi <"It's very clear that consumers are running out of money. They're increasingly stressed by inflation and the exhaustion of their pandemic-era savings. When you take a look over the last several years, what you see month after month, everyone talks about, the consumer's still spending. They might be, but they're spending less than the growth of inflation," Storch Advisors CEO Gerald Storch told Fox Bussiness' Maria Bartiromo on Thursday during an interview. <Bartiromo then asked Storch about his forecast on the upcoming spending season between Black Friday and Christmas. The former Target executive said, "[I don't expect] too much, frankly ... and think that [if] we can get growth in [the] 2.5% range, that'd be doing pretty well, and that's not very good. In the heydays there, we'd really want to see something that's more like 4% type of growth. You have, by the way, the shortest holiday season you can even imagine, so that's against retailers." <Besides Target, Storch was also the former CEO at Toys "R" Us. He noted, "Now and the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is very, very short, so that's going to be bad. The election's going to weigh on things and the geopolitical situation as well, so I think it's going to be a pretty weak Christmas." >"I'm With Elon": Gavin Newsom Unexpectedly Backs SpaceX In California Lawsuit Against Rogue Democrats https://archive.ph/juy0y <California's far-left governor, Gavin Newsom, has unexpectedly backed Elon Musk and SpaceX. The private spaceflight company, which handles the majority of US space launches and leads the space race in this solar system, filed a lawsuit against a California state commission early last week, accusing it of political bias. The suit alleges that Democrats are hindering SpaceX launches off the Pacific coast. <"I'm with Elon," Gov. Newsom said in an interview Thursday after campaigning for VP Kamala Harris in the swing state of North Carolina, which Politico quoted. He continued, "I didn't like that." <On Tuesday, SpaceX filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against the California Coastal Commission for alleged political discrimination. <The lawsuit stems from the California Coastal Commission's (CCC) decision to halt SpaceX's plans to increase the number of rocket launches from the Space Force base in Santa Barbara County.
Anonymous 11/03/2024 (Sun) 22:42:00 Id: f13bba No. 21940
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>OPEC+ Delays Production Hike (Again) https://archive.ph/rrKYi <OPEC+ agreed to push back its December production increase by one month, the second delay to its plans to revive supply as faltering demand in China and swelling supplies from the Americas pressure prices. <"Market conditions won out," said Harry Tchilinguirian, head of oil research at Onyx Commodities Ltd. <"OPEC+ showed it couldn’t ignore the current macroeconomic economic realities centered on China and Europe, which point to weaker oil demand growth." >Iranians Frustrated By China, Russia For Meager Response To Israeli Strikes https://archive.ph/DXG6C <China and Russia's response to Israel's attacks on Iran has drawn widespread criticism, with many deeming the reactions insufficient and delayed. <The Tehran-based Ham-Mihan daily newspaper emphasized that given the extensive promotion of strategic relations between Tehran, Moscow and Beijing in recent years, there was an expectation that Russia and China would officially condemn the attacks on Iran. <The newspaper wrote: "Three days passed after the Israeli military attack on sites in three Iranian provinces before China’s foreign ministry responded. The Russian foreign ministry spokesperson also commented on the attack only hours afterwards. In the end, neither Beijing nor Moscow condemned Israel's actions." >Visualizing 'Law and (Dis)Order' Around The World In 2024 https://archive.ph/w6gTK <Many prosperous countries are among the safest globally, highlighting the link between economic stability and physical security. <Despite global conflicts reaching their highest levels since World War II—currently at 56—the public’s sense of safety has improved over the past decade. This rise in perceived safety is largely attributed to greater trust in law enforcement, which remains a key factor in how secure people feel, regardless of a country’s economic standing. <This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows Law and Order Index scores by country, based on data from Gallup’s Global Safety Report 2024. >Models Show Caribbean Disturbance Threatens US Gulf Energy Complex https://archive.ph/J80ny <Norcross said, "A dense plume of tropical moisture is forecast to rotate north with the potential storm. This will enhance the flooding threat on the Caribbean islands west of Puerto Rico beginning Monday. Some of the moisture could reach South Florida by midweek." <The potential impact area is home to major offshore oil/gas platforms across the Gulf Coast and about 60% of the US refining capacity. >"RIP My Best Friend": Outrage Ensues After Beloved Rescue Squirrel Seized By NY, Euthanized https://archive.ph/alowr <The internet is ablaze with rage after the state of New York seized a beloved rescue squirrel Peanut from its owner's home Wednesday and euthanized it. <The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation staged a five-hour, no-warrant raid on the home of Mark Luongo after an anonymous complaint was lodged against the P'nuts Freedom Farm, where internet sensation Peanut the squirrel was taken into custody before the state euthanized it along with a raccoon 'in order to test for rabies.' >UK Foreign Secretary Blames Civil Unrest In Europe On "Russian Disinformation" https://archive.ph/T2O80 <In the UK and Europe, protests have erupted over a number of problems, most importantly the threat of mass immigration from third world countries and the deliberate agenda to erase traditional European culture. Some of the unrest has also been related to the Ukraine war and ongoing discussions about "conscription" among government officials. <The UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is one of many bureaucrats that are trying to lump all civil actions together, labeling them a "threat to democracy." The narrative also seeks to tie these events to "Russian disinformation." In other words, according to David Lammy the public is being brainwashed by Vladimir Putin into protesting and this is a strategy by the Kremlin to sow discord within Europe. >The Internet Is Getting Flushed Down Orwell's Memory Hole https://archive.ph/ohxXY <When the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was hacked in early October, it looked at first like just another email-and-password smash-and-grab. But that was followed up by repeated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that crippled the service. The Internet Archive was hit again on Oct. 20, "this time with the threat actors gaining access to their Zendesk support email system." <The Wayback Machine came back but as a read-only service. <What that means is, while you can search archived webpages from before the attacks, "you can’t currently capture an existing web page into the archive." <That matters bigly. When the New York Times, Washington Post, or anyone else stealth-edits a news report to hide the truth, you could still find the original on the Wayback Machine. That's no longer true. "For the first time in 30 years, we have gone a long swath of time – since October 8-10 – since this service has chronicled the life of the Internet in real time," the Brownstone Institute reported this week. <As of this writing, fully three weeks of web content have not been archived. What we are missing and what has changed is anyone’s guess. And we have no idea when the service will come back. It is entirely possible that it will not come back, that the only real history to which we can take recourse will be pre-October 8, 2024, the date on which everything changed. <But it gets worse. <Google killed off its cache feature — similar to the Wayback Machine — right around the time the Internet Archive got hacked. Coincidence? Probably. But I'm making a tinfoil hat, just in case. >South Korean Parliament Warns President Sending Arms To Ukraine Risks War With Kim Jong Un https://archive.ph/RAMBV <Yoon has vowed not to “sit idle” in response to the North Korean deployment. His office confirmed this week that Seoul intended to send a delegation to Ukraine to monitor the North Korean forces, following a call on Tuesday between Yoon and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. <But this has been consistently opposed by South Korea's left opposition, which maintains a parliamentary majority. <Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the Democratic party, declared days ago that "[Arming Ukraine] is an incredibly dangerous idea that treats people’s lives like pawns in a game of chess."
[Expand Post]<Yoon "shouldn’t engage South Korea in a proxy war with North Korea . . . in a faraway land," continued Park. He warned that escalating Seoul's involvement in any way would "risk starting a military conflict on the Korean peninsula." >That position you just applied for might be a 'ghost job' that'll never be filled https://archive.ph/OmxKs <This is no fringe phenomenon either, as Silicon Valley-adjacent news outlet SFGate discovered by chatting with some recruiters and looking at research from career and resume websites. To make matters worse, it's becoming increasingly prevalent in the tech industry as it slides into an era of perpetual layoffs, the publication concluded. <According to research published in August by MyPerfectResume, 81 percent of recruiters admitted to posting ghost jobs, with 41 percent saying half or more of the jobs they post are straight-up fake. Resume Builder similarly found by speaking to more than a thousand hiring managers that 40 percent of companies posted fake jobs in the past year, and that three in ten had active fake openings posted as of June, when it published its report. >Reuters: TGI Friday’s Operator Files for Bankruptcy amid Financial Woes https://archive.ph/IQvCD <TGI Fridays, an American casual dining chain, said on Saturday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after grappling with prolonged financial challenges and a collapsed deal with UK-based Hostmore. <In a filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Texas, the company listed both assets and liabilities in the range of $100 million to $500 million. <Privately owned by TriArtisan Capital Advisors, TGI Fridays has been a beloved dining destination since its inaugural bar opened in Manhattan, New York, over five decades ago, in 1965. <TGI Fridays, owner and operator of 39 domestic “Thank God it’s Friday!” restaurants, said it maintains operations across its corporate-owned ‘happy hour’ dining places in the U.S., adding that it has secured a financing commitment to support operations.
Anonymous 12/04/2024 (Wed) 15:10:12 Id: e1d78f No. 22166
>Trump pick to run the DEA withdraws after conservative backlash over quotes about immigration, diversity and COVID rules https://archive.ph/FxmMa >Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators https://archive.ph/JIL4h >Trump's Top SEC Chair Pick Paul Atkins Reluctant to Take Job: Source https://archive.ph/NSERI >Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate https://archive.ph/gDYi9
Anonymous 02/19/2025 (Wed) 00:59:41 Id: 22306e No. 22308
>US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine https://archive.ph/qGUkL <US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Feb 18 it agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washington’s previous approach that rallied US allies to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin. >Trump Warns 25% Tariffs On Cars, Drugs And Chips Coming In April https://archive.ph/dzv3J <With Wall Street growing more confident by the day that Trump's tariffs are nothing but hot air, and pushing stocks to new record highs, today after the close President Donald Trump tried to reassure the market that tariffs are indeed coming and said he would likely impose tariffs on auto, semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports of around 25%, with an announcement coming as soon as April 2. <The new duties, if implemented, would widen the president’s trade war. Trump previously announced 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum that are set to take effect in March, but Tuesday’s comments are his most detailed yet in specifying other sectors that would be hit with fresh barriers. <“I probably will tell you that on April 2, but it’ll be in the neighborhood of 25%,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club when asked about his plan for auto tariffs. <Asked about similar levies on pharmaceutical drugs and semiconductor chips, the president said: “It’ll be 25% and higher, and it’ll go very substantially higher over a course of a year.” Trump added that he wanted to give companies “time to come in” before announcing new import taxes. <“When they come into the United States and they have their plant or factory here there is no tariff, so we want to give them a little bit of a chance,” he said. >AI ‘hallucinations’ in court papers spell trouble for lawyers https://archive.ph/CT7oJ <US personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan sent an urgent email in February to its more than 1,000 lawyers, informing them that artificial intelligence (AI) can invent fake case law, and using made-up information in a court filing could get them fired. <A federal judge in Wyoming had just threatened to sanction two lawyers at the firm who included fictitious case citations in a lawsuit against Walmart. <One of the lawyers admitted in court filings last week that he used an AI programme that “hallucinated” the cases and apologised for what he called an inadvertent mistake. <AI’s penchant for generating legal fiction in case filings has led courts around the country to question or discipline lawyers in at least seven cases over the last two years, and created a new high-tech headache for litigants and judges, Reuters found. >Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Dying in Hong Kong Prison https://archive.ph/ZlVPO <Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is reportedly in deteriorating health while imprisoned in Hong Kong, and his son warns there’s little time left unless the US and UK intervene to secure his release. >Milei to meet Musk, IMF chief in Washington following crypto controversy https://archive.ph/wRzZD <Following an intense backlash to his promotion of the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency, President Javier Milei will fly to the United States just after midnight on Wednesday, seeking to put the controversy behind him. <Milei’s visit centres on the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC but will also include high-profile meetings with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. >DOGE Finds $4.7 Trillion In Virtually Untraceable Treasury Payments https://archive.ph/eKaC5 <The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday revealed its finding that $4.7 trillion in disbursements by the US Treasury are "almost impossible" to trace, thanks to a rampant disregard for the basic accounting practice of using of tracking codes when dishing out money. <Mind you, it's not as if such a federal tracking system wasn't already in place -- it simply went casually unused for all sorts of payouts adding up to an almost unfathomable $4.7 trillion. Without Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) identification codes associated with those payouts, there's little hope in figuring out where all that money went. >Trump attacks climate science and spreads fear among scientists https://archive.ph/pFFfj <"404: Page not found." This is what internet users discover when they arrive on the White House's climate change page in the United States. They're no luckier when they click on the portals and sections related to this topic on the websites of the Departments of State, Defense, Transportation or Agriculture. They've evaporated. On the website of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the section on climate change is no longer accessible from the home page nor in the "environmental topics" tabs. <These examples are far from isolated. Frozen subsidies, a censored nature report, budget cuts... In less than a month, Donald Trump has struck fast and hard. The 47th president of the US, a climate skeptic who regularly casts doubt on the reality and gravity of global warming, has fought on multiple fronts and rained down attacks on climate and environmental science, declaring a "war" on it, to use the term of American science historian Robert Proctor. <"We are entering a golden age of ignorance," warned the professor at Stanford University in California, while climate scientist Valérie Masson-Delmotte, former co-chair of IPCC Group 1, sees this as "obscurantism." "For this administration, scientific facts are dangerous and must be silenced," she said, adding: "It's the heritage of the Enlightenment that's under threat. This is unprecedented in a democratic country, outside of fascist periods." >EU lawmakers warn Europe cannot ‘rely on’ US https://archive.ph/etlIW <EU lawmakers on Feb 18 demanded Europe “double down” on bolstering its defences and supporting Ukraine after the United States launched efforts with Russia to stop the war. <“Europe can no longer fully rely on the United States to defend our shared values and interests, including continued support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said a statement from the European People’s Party, Socialists and Democrats, Renew and Greens. <“We must face this new reality and double down on our joint European effort in defence of Ukraine and European security as a whole by establishing a credible and strong deterrence against any aggression.” >Tax enforcers, rocket scientists, bank regulators fired as Trump slashes federal workforce https://archive.ph/Oxife <President Donald Trump’s administration targeted bank regulators, rocket scientists and tax enforcers on Feb 18 for dismissal as a US judge gave him the green light to continue with the unprecedented remaking of the US civil service - at least for now.
[Expand Post] >US$30 billion a year – Ecuador reveals size of local cartel trade https://archive.ph/hq5ui <Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa admitted Tuesday that cartels and gangs move US$30 billion worth of drugs, arms and other illicit goods through his country a year -- about a quarter of the country's GDP. >Why Brazil's Lula is bleeding support https://archive.ph/bAyO1 <Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 79, has been on a whirlwind campaign of interviews and public appearances in recent weeks to shore up dwindling support, but the numbers keep getting worse. <The latest survey from Datafolha puts his popularity rating at 24 percent — the lowest in the three terms the charismatic former metalworker has served as Brazilian president. <Here are some reasons analysts give for the precipitous fall in his public approval numbers. <It’s the economy <A strengthened right <Losing the digital battle >Japan Calls for More Renewable, Nuclear Power in Revised Energy Plan; Govt Expects Increased Demand Amid AI Boom https://archive.ph/lnXj9 <The government approved a revised Strategic Energy Plan at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the first time the policy had been updated in three years. <The revised plan, which serves as guidelines for the nation’s mid- to long-term energy policy, clearly states that renewable energy and nuclear power generation will be “utilized to the maximum extent possible” to ensure a stable supply of electricity and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. >Washington Post: Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight https://archive.ph/wd0PY <The Central Intelligence Agency is poised to take a larger, more aggressive role under President Donald Trump in the battle against Mexican-based drug cartels, devising and evaluating plans to share more intelligence with regional governments, train local counternarcotics units and possibly conduct other covert actions, according to people familiar with the matter. <The expanded focus on cartels, which smuggle fentanyl and other narcotics into the United States, represents a new and potentially risky priority for the spy agency, which in recent years has made espionage against China, counterterrorism operations in the Middle East and Africa, and support for Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion its main concerns. >Vietnam paves way for Musk's Starlink, seen as "olive branch" amid US tariff threats https://archive.ph/6RD1S <Vietnam plans to adopt rules that would allow Elon Musk's Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country while maintaining full ownership of any local subsidiary, a draft of the regulations shows. <The change paves the way for Starlink to launch in Vietnam and follows protracted talks with its parent company SpaceX, a government official said. <It represents a sudden shift in stance and can be seen as "an olive branch" to SpaceX amid nervousness in Vietnam about tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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>Trump, Musk To Discuss Sending US Taxpayers $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings https://archive.ph/taEbj <Billionaire Elon Musk said on Feb. 18 that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S. taxpayers rebate checks representing a portion of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). <Musk is spearheading the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the federal government and reduce wasteful spending. <The DOGE leader took to his social media platform, X, to say he would check with Trump regarding the possibility of introducing a “DOGE Dividend.” <The SpaceX and Tesla founder made the remarks in response to a suggestion from James Fishback, CEO of investment firm Azoria, that a “tax refund check” be sent out to Americans after DOGE completes its work in July 2026. <The refund would be funded “exclusively with a portion of the total savings delivered by DOGE,” according to Fishback’s proposal. <As Katabella Roberts reports for The Epoch Times, DOGE aims to deliver $2 trillion in federal spending cuts during its 18-month lifespan. <Fishback’s proposal calls for 20 percent of the $2 trillion in savings—approximately $400 billion—to be returned to 79 million tax-paying households via direct payments. <That would amount to roughly $5,000 being returned to each of those 79 million households, according to Fishback. >First Pharaoh Tomb Found in Egypt After 100 Years https://archive.ph/HtbgF <This is the first mausoleum of a pharaoh discovered by Egyptologists since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb over a century ago. <The 18th Egyptian dynasty’s final undiscovered royal tomb was King Thutmose II’s. >US Designates Mexican Cartels As "Foreign Terrorists," Signaling Financial Warfare Looms https://archive.ph/TY7oZ <The US State Department has designated eight Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, setting the stage for a series of legal and financial measures aimed at paralyzing command structures and financial networks of cartels to stop the drug death catastrophe in the US. >Highly dependent on the US market, Germany worries about Donald Trump's customs threats https://archive.ph/1HbSJ <US Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, not only marked a turning point in transatlantic defense relations. It also shattered a close economic trust between Germany and the US formed in the aftermath of the Second World War and confirmed the worst fears of business circles: the Trump administration will do European exporters no favors. Germany is far more dependent on the US economy than it was in 2017, at the start of the Republican president's first term. This historic split could put a further strain on an already sluggish German economy if the threatened tariffs are effectively implemented. >Trump can't quickly or easily kill the CHIPS Act, but he can fire the workers funded by it https://archive.ph/a48YY <US President Donald Trump has made it plain he’s not a fan of the $53 billion CHIPS and Science Act that funds semiconductor manufacturing and research on American soil – and now it appears he’s decided to make substantial staff cuts at the agencies that administer it. <Reports in Axios and Bloomberg claim that almost 500 staff at the US government's National Institute of Standards and Technology, aka NIST, are about to be let go, among them workers responsible for running the agency’s $11 billion semiconductor research and development program that was funded under the Biden-era CHIPS Act. The layoffs are also expected to gut the US AI Safety Institute, which was responsible for evaluating the security of emerging AI models. >Paging DOGE: Study Finds 28% Spike In Corruption When Feds Shower Local Governments In Cash https://archive.ph/k4ydV <Federal grants are a crucial funding source for local governments, growing from $135 billion in 1990 to an astounding $1.2 trillion in 2022. However, a new study reveals that sudden surges of federal money - so-called "windfalls" - increase local corruption by up to 28%. This research underscores the urgent need for stringent oversight mechanisms, particularly at the federal level, to ensure these funds serve their intended purpose rather than lining the pockets of corrupt officials. >US to cut size of diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%: Report https://archive.ph/P3Fun <The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10 per cent, the South China Morning Post reported on Feb 19, citing people familiar with the situation. <American diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong as well as local employees might be given notice as early as Feb 21 in a round of downsizing that the media outlet described as unprecedented. <The cuts would affect the embassy in Beijing and the consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang and Wuhan, as well as the consulate in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post said. >Trump moves to end New York congestion pricing, sparking legal challenge https://archive.ph/FiyPZ <The US government on Feb 19 moved to kill New York’s nascent congestion pricing scheme designed to ease traffic and finance public transport by imposing tolls on drivers in Manhattan – a first-in-the-nation plan US President Donald Trump had vowed to quash. <The US$9 (S$12.09) daytime toll for motorists entering areas of Manhattan south of Central Park was introduced in early January after being approved at the last minute before the inauguration of the Republican President – a native New Yorker. <In a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated approval for the pilot programme, sparking an immediate backlash from city officials. >EU trade chief says bloc will respond swiftly to US tariffs https://archive.ph/bbRjv <The European Union will respond “firmly and swiftly” to protect its interests if Washington imposes tariffs on the bloc’s goods, its trade chief said on Feb 19, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s claim that US-EU trade ties are unfair.
[Expand Post] >Trump Could Be About To Ban COVID Vaccines; Report https://archive.ph/ztNDO <Trump health officials could be about to recommend a complete stop to covid vaccines for all age groups in the US, according to a report. <The move would effectively ban the vaccines amid widespread suggestions that they are having expansive side effects and causing a spike in excess deaths. <The Daily Mail outlines how Dr Jay Bhattacharya, President Trump’s nomination to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has backed a petition calling for the mRNA vaccines to be paused and retested. >Yoon becomes South Korea’s first sitting president to go on criminal trial https://archive.ph/5m57k <Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol became the country’s first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case, as hearings open on Feb 20 on his bid to impose martial law. <The 64-year-old former prosecutor has been behind bars since he was arrested in January on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty. >Trump administration tells Pentagon to slash budget by 8% a year https://archive.ph/WyPGH <US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget so as to reallocate US$50 billion (S$67 billion) in funds, the Pentagon said on Feb 19, following reports that he had directed deep, multi-year cuts to military spending. <US media said Mr Hegseth directed senior Defence Department leaders to plan for cuts that could slash the defence budget by 8 per cent annually, or some US$290 billion within the next five years. <The Pentagon did not directly deny those reports, but instead described an effort aimed at removing funding from programs favored by former president Joe Biden and using it on those advocated by his successor Donald Trump. >Trump tariffs put tourism on edge https://archive.ph/OEKs8 <Uncertainty over the Chinese market and the effect of US President Donald Trump's policies are the most critical factors for the tourism industry in the first half, as airlines and hoteliers consider market trends after the high season. <Fuel prices, which typically make up a large portion of travel costs, have been monitored this year as new trade tariffs from Trump are expected to impact global oil prices. <Tassapon Bijleveld, executive chairman of Asia Aviation, the majority shareholder of Thai AirAsia, said fuel prices would be the most crucial factor for the aviation industry to watch in the new round of trade wars. >Canada refugee claims drop as country issues fewer visas https://archive.ph/rdspH <Refugee claims in Canada are dropping from historic highs as the country grants fewer visas and advocates worry legitimate claimants are being left stranded with few good options. <About 11,840 people filed refugee claims in Canada in January, down from a high of 19,821 in July, Immigration and Refugee Board data shows. This was the lowest monthly figure since September 2023. <Canada is publicly discouraging asylum-seekers and clamping down on the visas it issues, aiming to gradually reduce the population and reduce strain on services amid a broader backlash against migrants. >Trump Trounces "Modestly Successful Comedian... Dictator" Zelenksy After Ukraine Leader Revives Debunked Russiagate Narrative https://archive.ph/6Ok0g <President Trump has absolutely excoriated Zelensky in a growing tit-for-tat which is fast turning into an exchange of wide-ranging criticisms and direct insults. Trump in a fresh Truth Social post has dismissed the Ukrainian leader as a "modestly successful comedian" who essentially tricked the US into spending hundreds of billions for a war that "couldn't be won" and should have never started. <Worse, Trump blasted Zelensky as "A Dictator without Elections" given that he "refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden 'like a fiddle.' Trump added: "I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues..." and said the Ukrainian leader "better move fast" or he "won't have a country left."
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>US Abruptly Cancels Media Conference After Zelensky Met With Trump's Ukraine Envoy https://archive.ph/dhnvE <Retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, is in Kiev where on Thursday he had an (apparently) brief meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. <A scheduled post-meeting news conference has been unexpectedly canceled, though no reason was immediately forthcoming, according to a Ukrainian official, presidential spokesman Serhii Nikiforov. The US side made no comment upon the presser's cancelation. >Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy party moves to disband https://archive.ph/QPWmf <Hong Kong's Democratic Party said late on Thursday it would start preparations to disband and wind up its affairs after a meeting of its leadership, amid a years-long national security crackdown in the China-ruled city. <Founded in 1994 in the run-up to the city's return from British to Chinese rule in 1997, the Democratic Party grew into the largest and most successful opposition party -- garnering strong public support in city-wide elections and has long been a key symbol of the city's freedoms and plurality. <Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei said the party's members still needed to vote on the dissolution to make it final at a future meeting, with a 75% majority required from the members in attendance. >US IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees on Feb 20 in Trump downsizing spree https://archive.ph/0E6kt <The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to fire about 6,700 employees on Feb 20, a person familiar with the matter said, eliminating roughly 7 per cent of the tax-collecting agency’s workforce amid the critical tax-filing season. <The planned cuts are part of President Donald Trump’s radical downsizing effort that has targeted bank regulators, forest workers, rocket scientists and tens of thousands of other government employees. The effort is being led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, Mr Trump’s biggest campaign donor. <The planned layoffs at the IRS would largely target workers at the 95,000-person agency who were hired as part of an expansion under former Democratic President Joe Biden, who had sought to expand enforcement efforts on wealthy taxpayers. >Mexico says won’t accept US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels https://archive.ph/VAg4D <Mexico will never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty by the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum warned on Feb 20, after Washington designated Mexican cartels as terrorist organisations. <“This cannot be an opportunity for the US to invade our sovereignty,” she said. <“With Mexico, it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or interventionism, and even less invasion.” >PM calls on EU to ‘move from words to action’ in defense https://archive.ph/vMHoy <The European Union should “move from words to action” on defense spending and joint borrowing is becoming part of the conversation for how to defend the bloc’s interests, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said. <In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the premier said that “some sort of joint European borrowing facility is on the table and I expect it to pick up steam quickly.” <“We need more fiscal flexibility, so when we spend more on defense, the incremental spending should not count towards out European deficit calculations,” he said, pointing out that Greece spends more than 3% of GDP on defense. >Trump Confirms Fort Knox Audit, But Gold Slips As Bessent Downplays Revaluation Rumors https://archive.ph/Dwxlo <With our suggestion immediately going viral on X, with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) indicating he's on board - replying to Musk with "Let's do it." <...we were pleased to see that during comments to the press aboard Air Force One, President Trump announced that he and Elon Musk’s DOGE are going to open up Fort Knox and make sure all the gold that is supposed to be there is present. <“We’re going to go to Fort Knox make sure the gold is there,” Trump said, adding “if the gold isn’t there we are going to be very upset.” >Trump Signs Executive Order Terminating All Federal Taxpayer Benefits Going To Illegal Aliens https://archive.ph/6eDEF <President Trump signed his executive order, PRESERVING FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS, Wednesday night “to ensure taxpayer resources are not used to incentivize or support illegal immigration.” >Insiders say IBM's broader return-to-office plan hits older, more expensive staff hard https://archive.ph/jGcE7 <IBM, like Amazon, Dell, and other tech firms, wants employees allowed to work remotely during the COVID pandemic to resume working from a corporate office – ostensibly for better communication and team cohesion. <In 2024, IBM Consulting instructed executives and people managers to work from a corporate office at least three days per week. IBM Software issued similar orders to employees several months earlier. Earlier this month, Finance & Operations employees faced an RTO demand. <But IBM's co-location program affects workers who have never worked from corporate offices. <"IBM is implementing a 'co-location' program," an IBM employee told us. "This program is intended to get people not only back in the office but bring teams with common work functions together into the same location. <"In 2024, IBM mandated all US managers back into the office. This was the start of co-location. Now, rolling out in phases, all US employees will be required to co-located or resign from IBM." >Futures Fall On Tariff, Walmart Concerns; Gold Hits Another All-Time High
[Expand Post]https://archive.ph/ikOz4 <US equity futures slide from the latest record high as concerns around trade tariffs and a disappointing outlook from Walmart weighed on sentiment. As of 8:00am ET, contracts on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 slipped about 0.3% as Mag7 names are mixed with Semis lower. Palantir was among the biggest losers in US premarket trading, on track to extend Wednesday’s 10% slide, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined plans to cut military spending by 8% over the coming years. Walmart plunged 8%, the most in a year, after the company's guidance disappointed Wall Street. Europe's Stoxx 50 continues its ascent rising 0.6% led by real estate and auto sector. The potential for a pausing of the Fed’s QT hinted in yesterday's FOMC minutes helped a late-day rally and Trump says a bigger China trade deal is possible but says there is a shot clock for Ukraine to find a deal. Bond yields are down 2-3bps with the USD weaker as the yen continues its recent surge. Commodities are seeing strength in both Ags and Metals; gold set a fresh all-time high above $2950. The macro data focus is on Jobless Claims and the Leading Indicator Index. >US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine ahead of war anniversary, say diplomats https://archive.ph/kPz0l <The US is refusing to co-sponsor a draft UN resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, three diplomatic sources told Reuters, in a potential stark shift by Ukraine's most powerful Western ally. <The step appears to mirror a widening rift between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump, who is trying to rapidly end the war in Ukraine and whose team has held talks with Russia without the involvement of Kyiv. >Offensive Comments on Japan’s Yahoo News Site Down by 20%; AI Feature Asks Commenter to Reconsider Vulgar Words, Phrases https://archive.ph/4Raiu <The number of offensive comments posted on Yahoo News’ website declined by over 20% after the firm introduced an artificial intelligence feature that asks users to reconsider comments before posting, according to the site’s operator LY Corp. <The feature was introduced in September. The program detects vulgar words or offensive expressions in comments as they are about to be posted. It then notifies the commenter and suggests changing the expressions to less offensive wording. >Malaysia set to grab bigger share of US glove market with new Trump tariffs on China goods https://archive.ph/PlIVI <The escalating US-China trade war appears to present an opportunity for Malaysian glove manufacturers to establish a firmer footing in the US market. <Malaysia, the world’s largest rubber gloves producer, could gain an additional 10 per cent share of the US medical glove market following fresh tariffs that Washington has slapped on all Chinese imports, analysts say. >US appeals court upholds block on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship https://archive.ph/8yP0b <An appeals court upheld an order on Wednesday, February 19, blocking President Donald Trump from ending birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the United States illegally. The emergency request was filed by the Justice Department in an attempt to clear the path for Trump's executive order, which has been blocked by judges in lower district courts since it was issued in January. >Nigel Farage gives up ownership of Reform UK to make party more democratic https://archive.ph/0NeAf <Eurosceptic politician Nigel Farage has given up formal control of his right-wing Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls, as he seeks to democratise its structure in a bid to win Britain's next general election. >'The America of the rule of law and the liberal international order is disappearing' https://archive.ph/wnNZp <A little bit more every day: The America we had become accustomed to in Europe is disappearing. Our America followed the rule of law at home and, abroad, it invented the "liberal international order" in 1945. It was unfaithful to it, didn't respect its own rules, but it had worked out rather well for it, and for us too. It's over now. Donald Trump doesn't want it anymore. He demolishes, he breaks, he says the "system" no longer benefits Americans, either at home or abroad. Another America is coming – one that is tough on the weak. >Sakiewicz: Europe’s Tendency to Take Offense at the United States https://archive.ph/8w4w5 <Europe has a long-standing habit of taking offence at the United States, especially when America stands up for its own interests. As Editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz pointed out, “Europe has a habit of taking offence at the United States, particularly when the U.S. defends its interests—not even at Europe’s expense, but simply when it refuses to be exploited.” >South Korea slaps tariffs on Chinese steel https://archive.ph/GcXXD <South Korea has decided to provisionally impose tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese steel plate imports after an investigation into alleged dumping of the product used in shipbuilding and construction. <The move announced by the industry ministry on Thursday comes after South Korean authorities initiated an investigation into dumping by Chinese steel suppliers after local companies had filed complaints about an influx of low-cost steel plates from China, the world’s biggest steel producer.
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>Anthropologist Michel Agier: 'Biological race does not exist, but race produced by racism does exist socially' https://archive.ph/QsCma <Research director at France's Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), anthropologist Michel Agier examines in his new book Racisme et Culture: Explorations Transnationales ("Racism and Culture: Transnational Explorations") the political revival of racism in cosmopolitan and globalized societies. >Trump says he wants Musk to be ‘more aggressive’ in federal cuts https://archive.ph/m82am <US President Donald Trump said on Feb 22 he would like his billionaire advisor Elon Musk to get “more aggressive” in implementing his reform agenda cutting back the federal government. <“Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Remember, we have a country to save.” >Philippines removed from ‘dirty money’ list https://archive.ph/ghBXu <The Philippine government has welcomed the country’s removal from a global watchdog’s dirty-money list, which could spur remittances and foreign investments in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. <The decision by the Financial Action Task Force to take Manila off the list is expected to “facilitate faster and lower-cost cross-border transactions, reduce compliance barriers and enhance financial transparency”, the Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Council said in a statement on Saturday. >Pentagon Purge: Trump Fires Chairman Of Joint Chiefs, Navy Chief And Other Top Brass https://archive.ph/QTtGi <Making good on a campaign pledge to shake up the senior military ranks to ensure a focus on his policy priorities, President Trump on Friday night took the extraordinary step of firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and five more senior Pentagon officers. The fired chair, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., had only served two-and-a-half years of his four-year term. <Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs usually stay in their posts when control of the White House changes hands. Trump's move immediately triggered accusations that he was politicizing the US military. “A professional, apolitical military that is subordinate to the civilian government and supportive of the Constitution rather than a political party is essential to the survival of our democracy,” said Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed in a statement <To replace Brown, Trump has nominated retired USAF Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Cain. The selection of Cain is highly unusual: Not only had he already retired from service, but he would be the first three-star general to ascend to the highest post in the US military. Cain is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and an F-16 pilot credited with 150 combat hours and two tours in Iraq. From 2021 to 2024, Cain served as the CIA's associate director for military affairs, collaborating on several highly classified initiatives, the New York Times reports. >US wants UJN Security Council to vote first on Ukraine on Feb. 24, say diplomats https://archive.ph/26GKg <The United States wants the UN Security Council to vote on a brief draft resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24 before the 193-member General Assembly votes on the same text, diplomats said on Feb 22. <The US move at the UN pits it against Ukraine and the European Union, who have for the past month been negotiating with UN member states on their own draft text on the war, which is due to be voted on by the General Assembly on Monday. >Brazil's Lula grapples with opposing climate and economic goals https://archive.ph/9g1K <During his January 2023 inaugural address, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, commonly referred to as "Lula," vowed to make Brazil a "leader in the fight against the climate crisis." "Our goal is to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon [by 2030] and zero greenhouse gas emissions in our electricity mix [by 2050]," he had declared in Brasilia before the Brazilian Congress. <Since then, the center-left president has introduced multiple measures to meet these commitments. He has, for example, strengthened controls against illegal deforestation, implemented a national energy transition policy with an investment potential of 2 trillion reais (€330 billion), and ratified a law that has established a mandatory carbon market. But these efforts, which have received frequent international praise after four years of environmental devastation under the policies of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023), now face numerous economic challenges. <Maria Cristina Yuan, director of institutional affairs at the Brazil Steel Institute, which represents the country's steel companies, has expressed concerns about the carbon market's impact on the sector's competitiveness. The market allows companies to emit a quota of 25,000 metric tons of CO₂ per year. Despite efforts to find greener solutions, steel production, which involves smelting iron ore and coke in blast furnaces, still emits above this threshold. Inevitably, "we will have to buy credits on the carbon market" from less-polluting companies, said Yuan. <As a result, she warned, the additional production costs of purchasing these credits could drive up the price of Brazilian steel. Without public subsidies or trade tariffs, this could make Brazilian steel less competitive against the cheap Chinese steel currently flooding the market, which might be even more polluting. According to Brazilian steel manufacturers, Brazil emits an average of 1.7 metric tons of CO₂ per metric ton of steel produced, compared to 2.1 metric tons of CO₂ in China, according to calculations by the Helsinki-based nonprofit Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. >Bulgaria's anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building https://archive.ph/xLjtg <Several thousand supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist Revival party scuffled with police on Saturday while trying to storm the building of a European Union mission during a protest against the country's plans to adopt the euro next year. <The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in the capital Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away. >Germany's Baerbock Issues Warning To US Over Failure To Back "Liberal Democracies" https://archive.ph/mHtKw <After days of EU officials essentially begging Washington to give the bloc a seat at the table in talks with Russia to end the Ukraine war, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned the US that its actions could severely damage relations with Europe. <She urged for the European Union to put more pressure on Washington, and coupled the statement with a warning of what will happen if "liberal democracies" can't be supported. This is after President Trump has blasted Ukraine and the Zelensky government for refusing to hold elections or achieve peace with Moscow. <"We are increasing the pressure on the Americans" to signal "that they have a lot to lose if they stop standing by the liberal democracies of Europe," she said Friday during a campaign event near Berlin. >Tunisian president calls for amendments to central bank law https://archive.ph/HRq2K <Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday called for the law governing the central bank to be amended, raising concerns the lender will lose its independence and of direct government intervention in monetary policy. <Saied said in a meeting with central bank Governor Zouhair Nouri that "it is time to change the 2016 law" that granted the bank power over monetary policy, reserves and gold. <"We want a national central bank, not as others wanted it based on dictates from abroad," he added, in a video published by the presidency.
[Expand Post]<In October, dozens of Tunisian lawmakers proposed a bill that would strip the central bank of its exclusivity over interest rates and foreign exchange policy, ending its independence. >Nervousness in Germany on eve of elections https://archive.ph/tHnK1 <German politicians made a final scramble for votes on Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record showing. <Sunday’s vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united Western stance on the Ukraine conflict by reaching out to Russia. <Trump’s threats of a trade war spell more trouble ahead for Germany, after its economy has shrunk for the past two years, and as it also faces bitter social polarisation on the flashpoint issues of immigration and security. <Sunday’s vote is being held more than half a year ahead of schedule after centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition collapsed in early November. >Arab countries outline plan for rebuilding Gaza https://archive.ph/RATAb <In Riyadh on Friday, February 21, the leaders of the Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan showed their unity. They had been invited by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to formulate a counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take control of the Gaza Strip and move two million Gazans out of the enclave. <Arab leaders are seeking a common position on the financing of reconstruction, estimated at $53 billion (€50.6 billion) by the World Bank, and the future governance of the Gaza Strip. Their proposal is due to be presented in Cairo on March 4, at an emergency summit of Arab League countries. >As global bean prices surge, coffee planters in Johor are on a caffeine rush https://archive.ph/SVAzw <Record-high prices of wholesale coffee beans may bring frowns to latte lovers around the world, but small coffee farms in Johor are in a sweet spot. >Washington Post: With Multiple Tariffs Looming, Farmers Who Support Trump Grow Nervous https://archive.ph/DDf3M <But President Donald Trump’s near-daily edicts on tariffs and trade threaten to upend all her careful calculations. As the president mulls a revolution in global economics, farmers like Shirbroun, who raises soybeans and corn with her husband, Joe, find themselves in the crosshairs. <Trump’s recent tariffs on Chinese goods will make the herbicide she uses to keep her fields weed-free more expensive. The levies he’s announced on foreign steel and aluminum will raise the already inflation-swollen price of tractors and other farm machinery. And his enthusiasm for increasing taxes on all imported products could ignite a global trade war that boomerangs on American farmers, the principal targets of foreign retaliation in Trump’s first term. <... <Iowa produces soybeans for China and corn for Mexico, and it depends on Canada for almost 90 percent of the potash fertilizer that makes it all possible. Each of those countries has been hit or threatened with tariffs during Trump’s first month back in the White House. <Shirbroun, who has traveled to Vietnam, Chile, Brazil and Colombia on industry trade missions, worries that the president’s “America First” approach could become a costly turn inward that overlooks farmers’ need for customers outside the United States.
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>Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's next chancellor? https://archive.ph/ay18W <Germany's conservatives, the CDU/CSU alliance, won the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday, February 23 with 28.6% of the vote, ahead of the far-right AfD party, which achieved its best-ever score with 20.8% of the vote. This score enables the president of the CDU party, Friedrich Merz, to realize his dream, or rather his revenge: to become Germany's chancellor. <Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and millionaire, and a politician accused of cooperating with the far-right AfD... Here's what you need to know about Friedrich Merz. >Musk Effect: Real-Time DC Traffic Data Shows "We've Returned To Office" https://archive.ph/m4Yhg <On Monday morning, Elon Musk issued a very straightforward directive to federal workers: "Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave." <By Tuesday morning, Musk, who is leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, appeared to have struck fear into federal workers, as TomTom real-time traffic data shows congestion levels around the DC Capitol Beltway and within the DC metro area hit the highest level earlier this AM in the last seven days. Note: the spike in traffic congestion comes a day after Musk's directive, and also President's Day - a federal holiday - was on Feb. 17. >Trump wants controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built https://archive.ph/gdx4o <Republican US President Donald Trump said in a post late on Feb 24 he wants the Keystone XL Pipeline built and pledged easy regulatory approvals for the crude oil project, which was opposed for years by environmentalists before its permit was revoked by the Biden administration. <The US$9 billion pipeline was first proposed in 2008 to bring 830,000 barrels per day of oil from Canada’s Western tar sands to US refiners and was halted in 2021 by then-owner TC Energy after former Democratic president Joe Biden revoked a key permit needed for a US stretch of the project. <In a social media post on Feb 24, Mr Trump urged the company that was building the pipeline to “come back to America,” saying his administration would offer easy approvals and an almost immediate start, though the company said on Feb 25 that it had moved on from the project. >Musk's Starlink Reportedly Set To Upgrade America's National Airspace System https://archive.ph/yZsgS <Bloomberg reported that Elon Musk's SpaceX subsidiary, Starlink, is preparing to deploy terminals nationwide to upgrade the Federal Aviation Administration's national airspace system. Musk responded to the report on X, indicating that the current ground-based internet, managed by Verizon, "is not working and so is putting air travelers at serious risk." <Here's more from the report: <Musk approved a shipment of 4,000 Starlink terminals to the FAA last week for the initiative, said one of the people. One terminal has already been installed at the FAA's air-traffic control technology lab in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for testing, the person said. <The person familiar with the matter said the program will be called TDM X. The goal is to have the entire program fully functional within 12 to 18 months. >Impeachment trial hearings conclude as support for S. Korean leader Yoon surprisingly grows https://archive.ph/yEXJq <South Korea’s Constitutional Court held its 11th and last hearing in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial on Feb 25, with the verdict widely expected to be announced in two weeks’ time. <The trial, which began at 2pm, lasted nearly 8½ hours as both the National Assembly and Mr Yoon’s legal teams presented their final arguments, with Mr Yoon allowed to deliver a final statement without any time limit. <Appearing at the court some six hours after the session began, Mr Yoon, wearing his characteristic navy blue suit, insisted that his declaration of martial law on Dec 3, 2024, was “completely different” from past martial law decrees that “evoked negative memories of the past”. <“It was not an attempt to suppress the people by force but a desperate appeal to the people using the form of martial law,” he said, urging the judges to consider the facts of the case carefully, and calling the impeachment “a political ploy by the opposition to overthrow a democratically elected president”. <Mr Yoon repeated his earlier accusations that the opposition-dominated National Assembly paralysed the government by blocking policy reforms, impeaching high-ranking officials and working against national security by slashing budgets and sabotaging key national defence projects. <He ended his 67-minute final statement with a promise to focus on constitutional reforms and foreign policy should he be allowed to return to office and would leave domestic matters to the prime minister. >British PM pledges to spend 2.5% of GDP on defense by 2027 https://archive.ph/WWT3J <British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday, February 25, to boost defense spending to 2.5% of the economy by 2027, as uncertainty reigns over US President Donald Trump's commitment to European security. <Starmer expressed an intent to eventually reach 3%, a rise of 0.7% from current spending that would mark the biggest increase since the end of the Cold War. His announcement comes ahead of key talks on Ukraine with Trump in Washington on Thursday. It will be seen as an attempt to appease the US president who has demanded that European powers pay more for their own security. >Mexico says talks with US ongoing ahead of tariff pause deadline https://archive.ph/vYbzk <Mexico is holding talks with the US government on trade policy before a deadline expires in a week for a pause on tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, in a push to reach a new deal. <Sheinbaum said she expected to reach an agreement that could head off a potential trade war with the US, its top trade partner, even after President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods were "on time and on schedule." >Conference Board Consumer Confidence Collapses As Inflation Fears Soar https://archive.ph/wIMRy <In February, consumer confidence registered the largest monthly decline since August 2021,” said Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist, Global Indicators at The Conference Board. <“This is the third consecutive month on month decline, bringing the Index to the bottom of the range that has prevailed since 2022. Of the five components of the Index, only consumers’ assessment of present business conditions improved, albeit slightly. Views of current labor market conditions weakened. <Consumers became pessimistic about future business conditions and less optimistic about future income. Pessimism about future employment prospects worsened and reached a ten-month high.”
[Expand Post]>US House Republicans set for vote on Trump's tax-cut agenda https://archive.ph/sMFA3 <The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will try to take its first step on Tuesday toward enacting President Donald Trump's tax-cut and border agenda, giving Speaker Mike Johnson hours to corral wayward Republicans into supporting the effort. <Johnson appears to lack the near-unanimous support he needs from his 218-215 Republican majority to deliver on Trump's $4.5 trillion tax-cut plan, which would also fund the deportation of migrants living in the U.S. illegally, tighten border security, energy deregulation and military spending. >We Caught FBI Using "Minority Report Style" Secret Form Pressuring Gun Owners To Forfeit Their Rights https://archive.ph/a6wz8 <Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, along with 15 other members of Congress, sent a letter to the FBI demanding that it remove any records from any database relating to those who have signed these forms, remove the records from NICS, and finally confirm that the FBI has halted its use of this unlawful form. <... <Today, we've uncovered even more evidence that not only was the use of the FBI's secret form more widespread than it initially appeared but also that the FBI was training its field offices on how exactly to implement and effectively use the form in a Minority Report-style of dystopian justice. <... <GOA has also uncovered emails showing FBI agents congratulating each other on successfully coercing a "subject" sign the form. <Incredibly, the FBI's secret form asks the bureau's victims to certify that they "lack mental capacity adequately to contract or manage the details of [their] life," while simultaneously requiring "verification" by a "physician or mental-health professional" that the individual nevertheless "has adequate mental capacity voluntarily to execute this document." <In other words, the form claims that individuals can have enough mental capacity to sign their rights away, but not enough capacity to have those rights in the first place. >French Government Proves JD Vance Right After Silencing Conservative Broadcaster https://archive.ph/isGBb <"Freedom of expression is guaranteed in Europe...Nobody is obliged to adopt our model, but nobody can impose theirs on us..." <This, of course, is a lie. The French government went on to prove JD Vance right this week after they finalized a move to shut down conservative French TV station C8. The outlet will cease broadcasting on February 28th after the Council of State, France's top court, rejected their appeal against the removal of their frequency. <Arcom, France's audiovisual regulator, excluded the channel in July from the shortlist of selected candidates for the reallocation of digital terrestrial television frequencies which expire at the end of the month. Arcom confirmed its decision on December 12th. Arcom pulled up C8 for a lack of editorial control over its programming following a series of incidents on the conservative "Touche pas à mon poste" show hosted by Cyril Hanouna, who regularly criticized the progressive establishment. The show racked up fines of over 7.5 million euros. >U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Russia’s Aggression; U.S., Russia Vote Against https://archive.ph/p0A1F <The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution on the third anniversary of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine on Monday, including a call for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the country, among other actions. <The draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly was created by Ukraine, European nations and others. <Out of a total of 193 member countries, 93 countries, including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy, voted in favor of the resolution; 18 countries, including the United States and Russia, voted against; and 65 countries, including China and Brazil, abstained.
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>Why Aren't Chicken-Meat Prices Rising Like Egg Prices? https://archive.ph/y9HVs <The United States’ top egg-producing states—Iowa, Ohio, and Indiana—have lost more than 62 million birds because of culling since the beginning of the outbreak. <The latest Department of Agriculture Egg Markets Overview report, published on Feb. 21, placed the national average wholesale price of eggs at $8.07 per dozen. In some regions of the country, the average was nearly $10 per dozen. <The price of eggs has driven the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to step up its action in response to the crisis. On Feb. 26, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the agency would spend as much as $1 billion to boost biosecurity on farms and compensate farmers who lost birds to HPAI. The USDA is also weighing the possibility of using vaccines to control the spread of the disease and taking steps to override state animal welfare laws. <Meanwhile, the average retail price of boneless, skinless, conventionally raised, frozen chicken breast meat, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s weekly report for Feb. 15 through Feb. 21, was $2.99 per pound. Fresh, boneless, skinless breast meat was slightly more expensive, at $3.09 per pound. Boneless, skinless breast meat is the most popular cut in the U.S. market. <According to Consumer Price Index data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of eggs rose by 53 percent between January 2024 and January 2025. During the same period, the average price of “fresh and frozen chicken parts” rose by just 0.8 percent. <The significant difference in price changes is due to multiple factors, including industry size, disease susceptibility, and market economics. <Agricultural economists who spoke with The Epoch Times earlier in February said the main reason egg prices are so high currently is the sheer number of birds being killed, because the virus was discovered in a flock. Additionally, egg farmers are hard-pressed to replace the lost birds because an egg-laying hen—known as a layer—takes several months to grow from a hatchling to a productive bird. >Homebuilders Have Most Speculative Unsold Inventory Since May Of 2008 https://archive.ph/ZyEe <We are building apartments for immigrants who are here (legally or illegally) and others who aren’t going to get here because Trump effectively closed the border. <Completed units have not yet impacted the price of rent, at least renewals. How long can that last? >Germany Blackmails Neighbors: “Accept Illegal Migrants or Lose EU Funds” https://archive.ph/fjnfb <Germany is attempting to force European countries, including Poland, to accept illegal immigrants. If countries resist, Germany wants to impose penalties, such as cutting EU funds. This is another example of the arrogance of German politicians towards EU member states. >G-20 finance meeting ends without consensus or communique https://archive.ph/xKMUd <South Africa voiced dismay on Feb 27 that Group of 20 (G-20) talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus after top officials from several countries skipped it, and delegates remained far apart on issues like climate finance. <The two-day G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in Cape Town failed to come up with a joint communique. However a “chair’s summary” issued by the host said participants “reiterated the commitment to resisting protectionism”. <The summary added that they had “supported a rules-based, non-discriminatory, fair, open, inclusive, equitable, sustainable and transparent multilateral trading system,” using several words the Trump administration has already strongly objected to. >EU green finance row-back sets climate investment challenge https://archive.ph/X73fU <That regulatory backdrop had led to a sharp rise in new European financial products aligned with the bloc's climate goals, which include a near-term aim to cut net emissions 55% by 2030. <Faced with growing pressure from companies and some EU governments to help struggling industries, and in view of the rejection of climate change action by the United States under Donald Trump, the European Commission on Wednesday laid out plans to trim the reporting burden on firms. <As well as slashing the number of companies having to report data, the EU executive proposed scaling back a landmark supply chain due diligence law and softened penalties for those that breach it. >RFK Jr Pauses Multi-Million Dollar Contract To Develop New COVID-19 Vaccine https://archive.ph/YESld <Clinical trials for a new COVID-19 vaccine were halted after a multi-million contract authorized by the Biden administration to develop the inoculation was paused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <Kennedy implemented a 90-day stop-work order on Feb. 21 regarding the HHS contract with Vaxart Inc., according to the announcement, which was first reported by Fox News Digital on Feb. 25. >Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs to take effect on March 4 https://archive.ph/Z1mxt <US President Donald Trump said 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to kick in on March 4, and said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tax on Chinese imports. <Mr Trump had paused the sweeping duties on the US’ largest trading partners on Feb 3 for one month after Canadian and Mexican leaders announced new border security measures. But he recently sowed confusion about whether they would take effect once the grace period ended. <Mr Trump said on Feb 27 in a social media post that drugs from the country’s North American neighbours are still entering “at very high and unacceptable levels”, with a large percentage of them the deadly opioid fentanyl. <“We cannot allow this scourge to continue to harm the USA, and therefore, until it stops, or is seriously limited, the proposed tariffs scheduled to go into effect on March 4 will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled,” he wrote. “China will likewise be charged an additional 10 per cent tariff on that date.” <The new tariffs on China come on top of a previous 10 per cent duty he allowed to take effect in January, when he delayed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico. <The 25 per cent tariffs apply to all Canadian and Mexican imports, except for energy products from Canada, which will be taxed at 10 per cent. >Ukraine ready to sign agreement with US in hope of appeasing Trump https://archive.ph/GjvEP <After two weeks of tensions and negotiations, Kyiv and Washington have agreed on a draft agreement on the revenue from the exploitation of Ukrainian natural resources. The document is only the first step towards a global agreement, but President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington on Friday, February 28, has been confirmed. He is expected to meet his American counterpart to sign the document and, he hopes, to improve relations. The most important thing for Ukraine is to get closer to the American president, who is making a diplomatic U-turn towards Russia with the aim of bringing a swift end to the war, even if it means sidelining Kyiv.
[Expand Post] >Services collapsing as USAid cuts health contracts worldwide https://archive.ph/dZo5n <Only weeks later, the administration decided to terminate more than 90 per cent of the programmes globally, according to a February 25 court document, including many that were initially covered by waivers such as work tackling HIV as well as wider health programs. <Several of the largest US-funded HIV/AIDS programmes in South Africa were told that their funding would not resume, according to three senior leaders at health organizations, while a global non-profit that works on malaria and maternal and newborn health had the majority of its contracts cancelled. <UNAIDS, the United Nations agency tackling HIV and AIDS, had its contract with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cancelled, documents reviewed by Reuters showed. <Khana in Cambodia, an HIV and TB organisation, also got a termination notice, according to a source familiar with its work. <There was no immediate response to a request for comment from the US State Department. >Supreme Court Blocks $2B Aid Payment Order to Trump Administration https://archive.ph/2xxSZ <The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order that mandates the Trump administration to unfreeze approximately $2 billion in foreign aid payments. <According to a brief order from Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday night, the lower court’s order was paused until the justices considered the case. >UK Aid Funded Mexican Group Behind Illegal Abortion Pill Shipments to the US https://archive.ph/XsIC9 <A Mexican organisation that illegally transports Abortion Pill to the United States has received funding from Britain’s aid budget. <For the past five years, Las Libres, an organisation that advocates for abortion rights, has received assistance from the Foreign Office’s development budget. <The organisation was established to offer abortion services in Mexico. However, in 2022, it began mailing abortion drugs across the US border after the Supreme Court eliminated nationwide protections for reproductive rights. >Japan set to raise tourist tax to counter overtourism https://archive.ph/RtIaf <Japan’s government and ruling parties are considering raising the International Tourist Tax, which is currently 1,000 yen (S$8.95) per person and levied on people leaving Japan as a “departure tax”. <The government intends to expand the purposes for which the tax revenue is used, such as measures against overtourism, which has become a problem in many areas due to the rapid increase of foreign visitors. >Talks to sign South China Sea Code of Conduct ramping up: Asean sources https://archive.ph/t3I4L <Talks between Asean and China to sign the long-delayed South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) are ramping up, with differences closer to being ironed out than before. <Sources tell The Straits Times that the fresh momentum to ink the code – which sets out ways for Asean and China to peacefully manage conflicts in the disputed South China Sea – is partially driven by Beijing’s desire to constrain the actions of other claimant states as well as to pre-empt any moves in the region by the new US administration under President Donald Trump.
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>More funding/defunding - Larry Sanger https://archive.md/s1xkV <Hi @ElonMusk. Wikipedia co-founder here. May I ask you to determine what branches of the U.S(Please use archive.today)ernment—if any!—have employees paid to edit, monitor, update, lobby, etc., WIkipedia? <Such operations should be defunded, if any. If there are *none*, we’d like to know. Agree?
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>Egypt unveils $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza as alternative to Trump's proposal https://archive.ph/WXaRH <Egypt has proposed a $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza over five years, focusing on emergency relief, infrastructure restoration and long-term economic development, according to a draft document seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP). <Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Tuesday, February 4, that the Palestinian Authority would reassume control over the Gaza Strip under the plan. Abbas said in his opening remarks at an Arab League summit in Cairo that his administration could assume "its duties in the Gaza Strip through its governmental institutions, and a working committee has been formed for this purpose." Under the post-war plan, the Palestinian Authority's security apparatus would take "on its responsibilities after restructuring and unifying the cadres present in the Gaza Strip and training them in Egypt and Jordan." >What the World Blames Trump For: “They Got Used to Having an ATM and a Daddy” – Tarczyński’s Take https://archive.ph/3c8VR <Dominik Tarczyński, a Member of the European Parliament from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), addressed these issues in detail in a social media post today. <He argued that the backlash against Trump stems from the fact that, after years of footing the bill for others, the U.S. is no longer willing to do so. <Tarczyński criticized Germany for expecting American protection despite mocking Trump at the UN and failing to meet NATO’s 2% defense spending requirement—opting instead to fund welfare for illegal migrants, whom they continue to bring in as cheap labor. He also emphasized that Trump is simply fulfilling his campaign promise: “America First!” >Taiwan needs to hike defence spending to 10% of GDP, says Pentagon nominee https://archive.ph/WlIIZ <Taiwan needs to dramatically hike defence spending to around 10 per cent of gross domestic product in order to deter a war with China, President Donald Trump’s nominee to become a top Pentagon policy adviser said on March 4. <Mr Elbridge Colby, the nominee to become under secretary of defence for policy, admonished Taiwan for doing too little now, saying its defence spending was “well below” 3 per cent of GDP. <“They should be more like 10 per cent, or at least something in that ballpark, really focused on their defence. So we need to properly incentivise them,” Mr Colby said, at his Senate confirmation hearing. >X Denies Sen. Warren's Demand For 24,000 Deleted Posts From Trump's FHFA Nominee https://archive.ph/8yVMX <Social media platform X has declined Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) request to retrieve and provide her office with more than 24,000 deleted social media posts from William Pulte, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). <In a March 3 statement, X’s Global Government Affairs team reaffirmed the platform’s commitment to user privacy in rejecting Warren’s demand. >Trump halts military aid to Ukraine - what does that mean? https://archive.ph/pPcDF <U.S. President Donald Trump has frozen military aid to Ukraine, just days after publicly confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House and accusing him of being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing. <The halt to U.S. military aid does not only have significant implications for the three-year-old war between Ukraine and Russian invasion forces. It will also impact the U.S. defense industry. >Trudeau calls Trump's tariffs on Canada a 'very dumb thing to do' https://archive.ph/Jtwz7 <Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, March 4, that President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada to destroy the country's economy to make it easier for the United States to annex its northern neighbor. The extraordinary warning about Trump's threat to Canadian sovereignty came as the US president delivered on his vow to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods. Canada immediately retaliated, triggering a trade war between previously close allies and threatening future commerce across a border that regularly sees billions of dollars in daily trade. >Putin Agrees To Mediate Iran Nuke Talks After Trump Request https://archive.ph/cHOmD <A very unexpected and unlikely development and plan is being widely reported Tuesday: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to help the Trump White House broker talks with Iran on curtailing the country's nuclear program. <Trump reportedly relayed the request for Putin to play a direct role in new negotiations with Iran during their February phone call. The topic was further broached and more details were discussed during the US-Russia Riyadh talks which followed, reports Bloomberg on Tuesday. >Trump cannot oust chair of federal employees' appeal board, US judge rules https://archive.ph/l5LsS <A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Republican U.S. President Donald Trump from firing the Democratic chair of a U.S. agency that hears appeals by federal government employees when they are fired or disciplined. <U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump could not remove Cathy Harris from her position at the Merit Systems Protection Board before her term expires in three years without cause, saying the agency's "mission and purpose require independence." >Trump To Address Congress As Dems Plot Disruptions With 'Eggs, Noisemakers & Props' https://archive.ph/UQ70M <When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, he is expected to outline his policy agenda with a focus on three pressing challenges: the war in Ukraine, tariffs, and a potential government shutdown. <This will be Trump’s first address to Congress since his 2020 State of the Union address, less than two months before the pandemic upended his first administration’s priorities. Trump’s talk will mark the only time a president has given a post-inaugural address to Congress after a five-year gap. >Ireland moves to drop UN requirement for troop deployment, PM cites US veto risk https://archive.ph/QKobS
[Expand Post]<Ireland moved on Tuesday to remove a law that prevents the deployment of its troops without U.N. approval, with Prime Minister Micheal Martin saying he did not want Russia, China or the United States having a veto on deployments. <Ireland, which is militarily neutral, currently only allows troop deployment with the approval of the United Nations, the government and parliament - the so-called "triple lock". <A draft law removing the U.N. requirement was presented to a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday after plans to drop it were announced in late 2023. >US’ Vance denies disrespecting UK and France over Ukraine peacekeeping force https://archive.ph/Au0SL <US Vice-President JD Vance denied on March 4 disrespecting Britain and France by describing a planned peacekeeping force in Ukraine as 20,000 troops from some "random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years". <Mr Vance's comments about the planned British- and French-led European peacekeeping force caused politicians and veterans in both countries to say he was dishonouring hundreds of troops killed fighting alongside US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. <Mr Vance said it was "absurdly dishonest" to suggest he had criticised British or French troops in his comments, made in an interview with Fox News on March 3. <"I don't even mention the UK or France in the clip, both of whom have fought bravely alongside the US over the last 20 years, and beyond," he said on X. >"Everything Is Going To Come Out": AG Pam Bondi Says She Received "Truckload" Of Hidden Epstein Documents From SDNY https://archive.ph/FIQA0 <After last week's botched Epstein files release, many are calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired over the lame binders given to right-wing influencers and journalists that contained old information. <On Monday, Bondi appeared on Fox News, where she told host Sean Hannity that she received a truckload of files on Friday morning containing additional Epstein files which were hidden away in the Southern District of New York. <"FBI handed over a couple hundred pages of documents, but you know Sean, I gave them a deadline of Friday at 8am to get us everything, and a source had told me where the documents were being kept - southern district of new york (shock), so we got - hopefully all of them, Friday at 8am. Thousands of documents," said Bondi. <"I have the FBI going through them ... Now that we have Kash here it's a game changer of course, and Director Patel is going to get us a detailed report as to why the FBI withheld all of those documents." >Why Is Kamala Harris Still Begging For Money? https://archive.ph/gdtkv <Worst presidential candidate ever Kamala Harris has released a new fundraising video for the Democratic Party. <Wait, what? Why are they still portraying her as the leader of the Party? Have they learned nothing from the massive public rejection of her as a candidate? <“Please stay active. Whether it’s attending a town hall meeting or volunteering in your community or talking with friends, neighbours and relatives about what’s at stake,” Harris blathered with a “DONATE NOW” command chyron displayed below her. <What exactly is she campaigning for now? >Mexico vows retaliation as Trump trade war erupts https://archive.ph/Elan5 <Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on March 4 condemned US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and said her government would respond with its own measures, without immediately providing details. <Mr Trump’s across-the-board tariffs, which took effect overnight, mark a turning point in over 30 years of economic integration between Mexico and the US and could have deep repercussions on Latin America’s second-largest economy. >Trump says will cut funding for US schools allowing ‘illegal’ protests https://archive.ph/R2fkJ <US President Donald Trump said on March 4 that he will cut funding for schools that allow “illegal protests”, his latest threat to turn off the flow of federal money to the country’s education system. <The Republican has previously threatened to cut government funds to US colleges, schools and universities over teachings on gender and race, if they allow transgender athletes to compete on girls’ sports teams, or if they insist on Covid-19 vaccine mandates.
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>>22378 >>Trump To Address Congress As Dems Plot Disruptions With 'Eggs, Noisemakers & Props' The just had to remove one of the senators for refusing to end his disruption.
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>Macron says he will 'open debate' on using French nuclear deterrence to protect Europe https://archive.ph/3SuCs <French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, March 5, he will confer with European allies on the idea of using France's nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia. Macron made the comments in a televised address to the nation. France is the only nuclear power in the European Union. <Macron described Russia as a "threat to France and Europe," and said he had decided "to open the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European continent by our (nuclear) deterrent." He said the use of France's nuclear weapons would remain only in the hands of the French president. <EU leaders are set to address the issue of nuclear deterrence, among other issues, during a special summit in Brussels on Thursday, focusing on support for Ukraine and European defense. >Trump grants US automakers one-month exemption from tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports https://archive.ph/VYpoT <President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for US automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm US manufacturers. <The announcement came after Trump spoke with leaders of the "big 3" automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis on Wednesday, March 5. Trump also said he told the automaker chief executives that they should move production to the US from Canada and Mexico, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. <"We spoke with the big three auto dealers," Trump said in a statement read by his spokesperson. "We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA," referencing the North American free trade agreement he renegotiated in his first term. <Trump's press secretary said the president is open to hearing about additional exemptions, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not willing to lift Canada's retaliatory tariffs if Trump leaves any tariffs on Canada, a senior government official told The Associated Press. The official confirmed the stance on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. "Both countries will continue to be in contact today," Trudeau’s office said. >US House starts reprimand of Democrat Al Green for disrupting Trump speech https://archive.ph/gPDCL <The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives kicked off a process on Wednesday that could lead lawmakers to censure Democrat Al Green, who was kicked out of the chamber after yelling at President Donald Trump during an address. <Representative Green, a Texas Democrat who has been in Congress for 20 years and has repeatedly called to impeach Trump, is facing a House censure resolution for yelling at the president, waiving his black cane and refusing to sit down during Trump's Tuesday night speech. <Green's message was drowned out by boos from Republicans, but he told reporters on Tuesday that he was saying Trump had no electoral mandate to slash funding for Medicaid, the government healthcare program that helps cover costs for people with limited income. <Green was eventually escorted out by chamber staff who maintain the decorum and security of the floor. >Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order https://archive.ph/9YdpT <Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the British government's order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud data. <The appeal will be the first of its kind lodged with the IPT, an independent judicial body that oversees legal complaints against potential unlawful actions by a public authority or UK intelligence services, according to the Financial Times, which broke the news. >New Filing In Anti-DOGE Lawsuit Cites Trump's Remarks On Musk's Role https://archive.ph/lruxw <A recent court filing from the Office of Administration states that Musk is a senior adviser to the president, has no authority to make government decisions, and is not an employee of DOGE. <In their filing with the court, the National Security Counselors said Trump’s remark “conclusively demonstrates that expedited discovery is urgently needed” to “ascertain the nature of the Department of Government Efficiency and its relationship to the United States DOGE Service.” <The filing is part of a lawsuit the National Security Counselors filed against Musk, Trump, and others in January. <It argues that DOGE is operating as a federal advisory committee, putting it in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) which governs the establishment, operation, and termination of advisory committees within the executive branch of the federal government. >Trump says US should kill CHIPS Act, use the cash to cut debt https://archive.ph/GBrPK <Donald Trump has renewed his call for CHIPS Act funding to be cancelled, and suggests any remaining money be set against national debt. <In a rambling speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, the US President reviewed many of the events that have already taken place under his administration, including a deal this week with Taiwanese semiconductor contract manufacturer TSMC to invest an extra $100 billion on expanded operations in Arizona. <"And we are not giving them any money," Trump claimed. <With regard to the semiconductor subsidy scheme, he said: "Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars and it doesn't mean a thing. They take our money and they don't spend it." <"You should get rid of the CHIP Act (sic) and whatever's left over, Mr Speaker, you should use it to reduce debt. Or any other reason you want to," he added. >Watch Live: Sanctuary City Mayors Testify Before Congress https://archive.ph/DSUcy <The Democrat mayors of several sanctuary cities testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, March 5. <Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams face questions from Congress over their policies shielding illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement. <Trump Border Czar Tom Homan has warned sanctuary mayors and governors that efforts to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in their states and cities could lead to them personally being prosecuted. >Japan Goverment to Shelve Abolishment of NTT Law; Revisions to Drop Requirement for Uniform Landline Services https://archive.ph/FFu9A
[Expand Post]<The government’s planned abolishment of the law regulating NTT Corp. will be postponed, according to the outline of draft bills to revise that and other legislation. <While reviewing NTT’s obligation to uniformly provide landline telephone services nationwide, the government plans for the time being to maintain major restrictions stipulated in the law, such as the requirement that the government hold at least one-third of NTT’s shares. <It plans to submit the draft bills to the Diet by the end of this month, after presenting them to a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. <The laws to be revised are the NTT Law and the Telecommunications Business Law, the latter of which regulates the entire telecommunications industry. According to the outline, the obligation imposed on NTT to uniformly provide landline telephone services nationwide will be deleted from the NTT Law. <The government plans to newly stipulate in the Telecommunications Business Law that NTT is obliged to provide telecommunication services in areas where no other providers are available. Telephone and broadband services are expected to be among the required services. >Some Room Left? https://archive.ph/Zt4mL <President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on imports from China took effect yesterday. Trump had said on Monday that there was “no room left” for those countries to negotiate on trade, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick walked back the hawkishness late on Tuesday by suggesting that some wiggle room may exist to reduce duties on goods covered by the USMCA trade agreement. Earlier in the week Mexico floated a proposition to apply 25% tariffs to imports from China as a quid-pro-quo for continued US market access. Could we see a united trade front against China on the table as the Trump Administration’s price for watering down duties on Canada and Mexico? <Lutnick said that Trump is considering lowering the 25% tariff rate if USMCA rules are followed, but threw a jab at the USA’s northern neighbours by saying that Canadians “like to cheat”. Similar accusations of foul play have previously been levelled by trade advisor Peter Navarro against Australia, specifically in relation to aluminium exports that were granted exemptions to trade restrictions during the first Trump term through a handshake agreement that Australian exports of aluminium to the USA would be informally restricted. >Alito says he's 'stunned' the Supreme Court ruled against Trump over USAID's funding https://archive.ph/9ajL2 <The US Supreme Court on Wednesday sided against the Trump administration and upheld a lower court's decision to force the release of nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funds. <The nation's high court ruled 5-4 in rejecting the Trump administration's request to cancel the foreign aid money from the US Agency for International Development. <Justice Samuel Alito, in his dissenting opinion, wrote that he was "stunned" by the court's decision that ultimately forces the Trump administration to pay out the billions to USAID contractors. <"Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the Government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars? The answer to that question should be an emphatic 'No,' but a majority of this Court apparently thinks otherwise. I am stunned," Alito wrote in his dissenting opinion. <The opinion was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh. <Alito wrote that the Trump administration has "shown that it is likely to suffer irreparable harm if a lower court's decision "is not stayed." <"The Government has represented that it would probably be unable to recover much of the money after it is paid because it would be quickly spent by the recipients or disbursed to third parties," Alito wrote. <Alito added in his dissent that the Supreme Court made a "most unfortunate misstep that rewards an act of judicial hubris and imposes a $2 billion penalty on American taxpayers." <The relief ordered by the Supreme Court, Alito said, "is, quite simply, too extreme a response." >Panama president says Trump ‘lying’ about reclaiming canal https://archive.ph/R1b1b <Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on March 5 accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of “lying” about Washington taking back the Panama Canal. <“Once again, President Trump is lying. The Panama Canal is not in the process of recovery,” Mr Mulino wrote on X. <“I reject, on behalf of Panama and all Panamanians, this new affront to the truth and to our dignity as a nation,” Mr Mulino added, after Mr Trump said that his administration had started to take back the vital waterway. <“To further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we’ve already started doing it,” Mr Trump said in a speech to Congress on March 4. “We’re taking it back.” <Under mounting pressure from Washington, Hong Kong firm Hutchison said on March 4 it had agreed to sell its lucrative Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium. <CK Hutchison Holdings said it would offload a 90-per cent stake in the Panama Ports Company (PPC) and sell a slew of other non-Chinese ports to a group led by asset manager BlackRock.
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>US ‘destroying’ world order, says Ukraine’s ambassador to UK https://archive.ph/4l5TC <The United States is “destroying” the established world order as it tears up its stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s ambassador to the UK said on March 6. <General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who became ambassador in 2024 after three years as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s army, said the US was now trying to meet Russia “halfway” and Moscow’s next target “could be Europe”. <It came as European Union leaders started crisis talks in Brussels on confronting US President Donald Trump’s pivot away from Kyiv and its allies. >Trump Drafts Executive Order To Close Down Education Department; Report https://archive.ph/ABEnG <President Donald Trump has drafted an executive order calling for the U.S. Department of Education to be shut down, The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday, citing unnamed “people briefed on the matter.” <A draft of the order “directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’ based on ‘the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law,'” the Journal reported. >Trump accuses Japan of currency manipulation, hints at tariffs https://archive.ph/ykjCt <Japan was also in the firing line on Monday. The US president accused the country of currency manipulation, and hinted he might respond with tariffs. <Trump said other countries are deliberately pushing down the value of their currencies to give their economies a competitive advantage. He singled out Japan and China. <Trump said he had phoned Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese leaders. He said he told them that they can't continue to devalue their currencies against the dollar because it's unfair to the US. <Trump said the easy solution for America is to impose tariffs on its trading partners. >DOGE Deep-State Demolition Sparks Surge In Layoffs https://archive.ph/aaQ5N <Despite strong employment indications from the US PMI sub-components, ADP was a disappointment yesterday, and this morning saw global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas report that U.S.-based employers announced 172,017 job cuts in February, the highest total for the month since 2009 when 186,350 job cuts were recorded. <It is the highest monthly total since July 2020 when 262,649 cuts were announced. >Anger at new UK ‘two-tier’ sentencing rules for minorities https://archive.ph/B1Zka <The UK opposition leader on March 6 backed the justice minister over scrapping new guidance for judges requiring them to consider a convict’s background, including their ethnicity, when deciding jail terms. <Under new guidelines – due to come into force from April – a pre-sentence report examining a defendant’s circumstances will usually be needed before handing out punishment for someone of an ethnic, cultural or faith minority. <The reform drawn up by the independent Sentencing Council would also be applied to other groups such as young adults aged 18-25, women and pregnant women. >Grand Announcements, but the Same Countries Still Paying the Most? Estonia’s Foreign Minister Summarizes Brussels’ Plans https://archive.ph/6haEh <“There is a risk that the burden of defense costs will still fall on the same countries in the East,” said Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. He emphasized that “the EU’s €800 billion plan for defense investments should be evenly distributed among all member states.” <During the EU leaders’ summit scheduled for Thursday, a proposal to allocate up to €800 billion for defense will be discussed. This comes amid growing concerns about the United States’ continued military support for Ukraine. <“Yes, Estonia is doing its part (spending significantly on defense relative to its GDP), but Europe must share the burden of defense collectively,” Tsahkna said on Vikerraadio. He stressed that frontline countries defending NATO and Europe ultimately bear the highest costs. “We are facing the same problem with Europe that the U.S. has,” he admitted. <Currently, Estonia allocates around 3.5% of its GDP to defense, and the goal of Prime Minister Kristen Michal’s government, announced at the beginning of 2025, is to reach 5%. <I don’t see any Southern European country reaching 5%. I hope they will start adjusting to the 3% threshold,” he said, referring to the fact that in countries like Spain, Putin’s aggression raises relatively “little concern.” He also announced that at the NATO summit in The Hague in June, Estonia will push for a 3.5% threshold for all member states. >TSMC investment a ‘historic moment’ for Taiwan-US ties, says Lai Ching-te https://archive.ph/dIhwL <Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC’s plan to invest US$100 billion (S$133 billion) in the United States was a “historic moment” for Taiwan-US ties, the island’s President Lai Ching-te said on March 6. <TSMC, which counts Apple and Nvidia among its clients, announced the plan this week after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on overseas-made chips. <It will take the total amount the world’s biggest chipmaker has pledged to invest in the United States to US$165 billion, which TSMC said was the “largest single foreign direct investment in US history”. <Mr Lai hailed the “historic moment for Taiwan-US relations” at a joint news conference with TSMC chairman and chief executive C.C. Wei at the Presidential Office. >Walmart Asks Chinese Suppliers To Absorb Tariff Costs https://archive.ph/FzpK8 <Walmart asked Chinese suppliers to lower prices, aiming to absorb the new tariff burden at the supplier level rather than passing it on to consumers. The move is part of its strategy to maintain pricing power amid a value war with other retailers competing for cash-strapped consumers.
[Expand Post]<Bloomberg reports that the big-box retailer has asked Chinese suppliers, including those producing clothing and kitchenware, to reduce prices by about 10% per round of tariffs, likely shouldering the full cost of President Trump's duties. The report was based on information from people familiar with the matter. <The people said that few suppliers have complied with Walmart's request. >UN slashes support for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia due to U.S. cuts, sources say https://archive.ph/QgZtk <The United Nations' migration agency has slashed aid to hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two people briefed on the matter, because of massive funding cuts by their biggest donor, the United States. <In the letter, dated February 28, the International Organization for Migration said it would be unable to provide healthcare and cash assistance to 925 Rohingya refugees sheltering in the western city of Pekanbaru from March 5, "due to resource constraints". Some help would continue for the most vulnerable people, it said. <Many ethnic Rohingya - who are mostly Muslim, originally from Myanmar and constitute the world's largest stateless population - escape squalid camps and persecution in Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh each year, sailing aboard rickety boats to Thailand or Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia. <IOM's move was due to the decision by the Trump administration to cut most foreign assistance, said Chris Lewa, director of the Arakan Project, a group that monitors the Rohingya crisis, and another person briefed on the matter. <In a statement to Reuters, IOM said it was "complying with all legal orders" as a result of the U.S(Please use archive.today)ernment's decision, which was "impacting our staff, operations, and the people we serve". <The organization remained “committed to delivering vital humanitarian assistance” and continued to engage donors and partners including the U.S. to sustain critical services, it said. >World must stick to climate goals despite US, UK envoy says https://archive.ph/R3Aqm <The world must carry on pursuing the greenhouse gas emissions reductions outlined in the Paris Agreement, despite the United States' withdrawal, Britain's climate envoy said on Thursday, adding that the UK was moving ahead with its targets. <Last month U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the world's second biggest emitter from the agreement that aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). <"Around the world people are noting that the U.S. has pulled out of Paris, but we've got to carry on," Rachel Kyte told Reuters in an interview on a visit to South Africa's capital Pretoria. "The science hasn't changed, no other country has changed its position ... the direction of travel is the same." <U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday called pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions a "sinister goal," singling out Britain for its clean energy targets. "(Britain's) energy security ... food security, and the well being of the British people is entirely linked to the (world's) ability ... to manage this climate crisis," Kyte said. "So it's regrettable that the United States is out ... but we're moving ahead," she said. >Germany's future coalition pledges to do 'whatever it takes' to boost flagging growth https://archive.ph/ad2t8 <It was an astonishing moment when, early in the evening on Tuesday, March 4, future chancellor Friedrich Merz − who until now had embraced 1990s economic dogma and budgetary discipline − uttered these words: "The rule for Germany's defense must be: 'Whatever it takes'." The Christian Democrat thereby adopted as his motto the famous words of former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, who put an end to the euro crisis in 2012, announcing an accommodative monetary policy long reviled by German conservatives. <This belated tribute to the Italian has represented a historic break. Germany has recognized that its strict budgetary rules are no match for the double danger it faces: A significant threat to its security, at a time when the Americans no longer wish to guarantee European defense, and also a serious risk of economic collapse. Together with his likely future Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners, Merz therefore announced a reform of the debt brake, eliminating this constitutional mechanism for limiting the deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product (GDP) and exempting defense spending in excess of 1% of GDP from this rule. <Added to this is the creation, over the next 10 years, of a special fund worth €500 billion, to be used for renovation of infrastructure (roads, trains, schools) damaged by years of under-investment. The decision must still be approved by a two-thirds majority in the Bundestag on March 17.
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>Trump Warns Russia of Sweeping Sanctions Amid Ukraine Conflict https://archive.ph/iY8Ag <Former US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Russia, threatening large-scale sanctions unless a ceasefire and a final peace deal are reached with Ukraine. The move signals escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow as the war in Ukraine continues to dominate global geopolitics. <Speaking at a press conference, Trump emphasised that economic and financial pressure on Russia would intensify unless significant progress was made toward ending hostilities. <“The United States will not stand by while innocent people suffer. We will impose severe sanctions on Russia until they agree to a ceasefire and a lasting peace agreement,” he declared. >"Maximum Security For US": DoE Head Plans $20 Billion Refill Of Depleted SPR After Biden Drain https://archive.ph/hw2aG <West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices have fallen to levels where the Trump administration sees a massive opportunity to begin refilling the nation's depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The move comes as WTI prices slide on President Trump's 'Drill Baby Drill' energy policies, mounting US growth fears, trade wars, easing tensions in the Middle East, and confirmation that OPEC+ will proceed with an output hike. <US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg in an interview that the Energy Department is preparing to purchase $20 billion worth of crude oil as the first step in refilling the nation's depleted SPR to a sufficient level. He said the initiative, which may take years, would restore holdings "just close to the top." >Europe talks big on defence spending, but the real amount could be much less https://archive.ph/aMkil <All American presidents since John F. Kennedy have urged their European allies to spend more on their militaries and rely less on US military might. <But what Mr Kennedy and his successors failed to achieve during more than six decades, US President Donald Trump has now accomplished in under 60 days. At a summit held in the Belgian capital Brussels on March 6, the European Union’s heads of state and government agreed on the most significant increase in military spending in their continent’s peacetime history. <Facing the consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and deeply shaken by Mr Trump’s determination to conclude a separate US-Russia deal above their heads and without their consultation, the Europeans have finally stepped up to the plate by pledging vast sums of money to their militaries. <According to a plan dubbed “ReArm Europe” presented at the Brussels summit by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, her executive body alone will be responsible for “mobilising” around €800 billion (S$1.15 trillion) in extra spending for defence. <... <Hence, vast sums of money are now pledged for defence spending. Still, the figures announced at the Brussels summit have been deliberately inflated. <Take, as an example, the €800 billion package announced by Dr von der Leyen. Only €150 billion of this grand sum is new money to be raised by the EU as a whole. <The rest is derived from the von der Leyen assumption that EU member states will now be free to ignore previous limits on how much they can borrow and may end up spending an extra €650 billion within the coming four years, by increasing their defence budgets by 1.5 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP). <Yet there is no evidence that any European state plans for such significant increases in spending; at least for the moment, national defence budgets are growing by only decimal fractions of 1 per cent of GDP. And in any case, telling a country that it is free to borrow is not the same as saying that the money is either now available or will be spent, as European leaders attending the summit appeared to imply. >Deep divisions in Congress raise fears of upcoming government shutdown https://archive.ph/A9AD2 <With just one week remaining before a government funding deadline, Congress finds itself at a critical juncture early in President Donald Trump's second term. The looming question in Washington is whether a government shutdown will occur. <Amidst the uncertainty, stark differences between Democrats and Republicans over government funding have emerged. Democrats are expressing their anger toward recent cuts to government spending endorsed by Elon Musk, calling for legal action. Some lawmakers argue that these cuts, which have affected government agencies and employees, are illegal and should be challenged in court. As part of their funding negotiations, Democrats are pushing for language that would require the Trump administration to allocate all funds set by Congress. <A potential legal battle over these cuts appears to be heating up, as Democrats seek judicial intervention to counter Musk's policies. <On the Republican side, consensus is forming around a short-term funding bill aimed at maintaining current funding levels until next October. This proposal would effectively keep government spending flat, without increasing allocations for defense or other sectors. Rep. Andy Harris, chairman of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, expressed support for the plan. >US stopping all federal funding to South Africa, Trump says https://archive.ph/hMeiQ <The United States is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday. <"To go a step further, any Farmer (with family!) from South Africa, seeking to flee that country for reasons of safety, will be invited into the United States of America with a rapid pathway to Citizenship," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. >Seoul court orders release of President Yoon, points out need to ensure clarity in investigation https://archive.ph/djVy6 <On March 7, the Seoul Central District Court made the ruling after Mr Yoon’s lawyers challenged his arrest on the grounds that the lead agency involved had no legal basis to investigate him on insurrection charges. <The agency, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, had argued that it can investigate insurrection as a crime linked to abuse of power, which falls under it. <The court said it was “reasonable to cancel the arrest” as there was a need “to ensure clarity in the procedure and eliminate any doubts about the legality of the investigation process”. <Mr Yoon’s legal team hailed the court decision as “a confirmation that the rule of law is still alive”. >After tariff victory, Mexico seeks win on aluminum, steel shipments to US https://archive.ph/oNcGJ <Mexico will negotiate with the US on newly imposed tariffs of steel and aluminum coming into the United States, a top official said on March 7, after winning an early victory with a pause on tariffs on most shipments sent from Mexico. <Mexican officials are set to meet with US trade officials next week to discuss the steel and aluminum tariffs, Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said in a press conference alongside President Claudia Sheinbaum.
[Expand Post]>US added 151,000 jobs last month, though unemployment up to 4.1% https://archive.ph/kK2rA <US employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, March 7. Hiring was up from a revised 125,000 in January, but economists had expected 160,000 new jobs last month. <The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1% as the number of jobless Americans rose by 203,000. >Trump: Everybody Should Get Rid Of Their Nuclear Weapons https://archive.ph/MtGSk <President Donald Trump restated his desire to abolish nuclear weapons during a White House presser on Thursday. "It would be great if everybody would get rid of their nuclear weapons. [I know] Russia and us have by far the most," the president told reporters in the Oval Office. <"China will have an equal amount within four to five years. It would be great if we could all de-nuclearize because the power of nuclear weapons is crazy," the president emphasized. >Kremlin says Russia may need to act to respond to EU 'militarisation' plans to ensure its own security https://archive.ph/VyUUd <"We see that the European Union is now actively discussing the militarisation of the EU and the development of the defence segment. This is a process that we are watching closely, because the EU is positioning Russia as its main adversary," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. <"This, of course, could potentially be a topic of deep concern for us and there could be a need to take appropriate measures in response to ensure our security. <"And, of course, such confrontational rhetoric and confrontational thinking that we are now seeing in Brussels and in European capitals is, seriously at odds with the mood for finding a peaceful settlement around Ukraine." >This Will Make Democrats Act Even More Unhinged... https://archive.ph/uAcpO <A CBS News poll finds that the vast majority of Americans related to President Trump’s Congressional address and viewed it very favourably from multiple angles. <As we earlier highlighted, Democrats thoroughly embarrassed themselves during Trump’s address, screeching and holding up puerile slogans on paddles. <... <CBS News reports “This CBS News/YouGov survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of speech watchers immediately following the president’s address to Congress. Most speech viewers described the president as ‘presidential,’ ‘inspiring’ and more ‘unifying’ than ‘divisive.’ A big majority also called it ‘entertaining.'” >EU saw record drop in births in 2023: Data https://archive.ph/5GNWN <The number of babies born in the EU was down 5.4 per cent to 3.67 million in 2023, the largest drop in decades, official data showed on March 7, underscoring the bloc’s demographic issues. <The fertility rate across the EU’s 27 countries stood at 1.38 live births per woman, down from 1.46 in 2022 and well below the “replacement level” of 2.1, at which a population is stable. <“This is the largest annual decline recorded since 1961”, the first year for which EU-wide aggregate data is available, the bloc’s statistical agency, Eurostat, said of the drop in births.
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>Is Trump Trying To Push The US Into A Recession? https://archive.ph/tAegm <One month ago, when we first realized just how much fat Elon Musk's DOGE was slashing from the government money laundering apparatus, we made an observation: so much (deep state laundered) money was about to come out of the economy (one way or another), the US would enter a recession, first in Washington DC (something which others such as Michael Hartnett have since confirmed) and then across the US. <We were surprised at how much pushback we got, especially from supporters of Trump. But this wasn't meant to be a judgment call against the new administration which had only been in power for a few weeks. If anything, we had explained long ago that the only reason the US economy hadn't collapsed into a recession long ago is because of Biden's unprecedented debt issuance spree which we first described in the summer of 2003 (see "Here Is The $1 Trillion "Stealth Stimulus" Behind Bidenomics"), and which had sent US debt soaring by $1 trillion every 100 days. <But now that particular debt party appears to be ending. <Understandably, defusing this debt time-bomb is precisely what Elon Musk has undertaken, and the process of undoing all the catastrophic trends that culminated under the Biden administration would inevitably result in a recession (just as allowing the debt pile up to continue is the only thing that delayed the inevitable economic slowdown). <Still, our observation came a time when the "US exceptionalism" trade was still all the rage if only for a few more days, and thus few were willing to accept it. <Then little by little sentiment turned, and just a few weeks later, Wall Street was full of reports such as this one from Mizuho's Dominik Konstam "discovering" what we had said weeks earlier, namely that the efforts of DOGE would spark a new recession, first in the government and then everywhere else. <... <So slowly but surely, Wall Street admits that we were right. But what about the administration: would Trump be surprised to learn that Musk's austerity push plus the admin's tariff policies would lead to a recession? We wondered and then we start paying closer attention to what Trump and his closest lieutenants were saying. <First, there was Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who (correctly) explained last week on Face the Nation how the media was misleading people that the economy was doing just great under Biden, and how the mood suddenly changed when Trump came in power. His point, of course, is that Trump has not been nowhere near long enough in power to slam the economy. <Some days later Bessent also explained why the economy had been doing so "great" during Biden's last years - he basically echoed what we said two years ago in "Here Is The $1 Trillion "Stealth Stimulus" Behind Bidenomics", in which we explained that the only reason the US economy hadn't collapsed is because the government was issuing $1 trillion in debt every 100 days, or as Bessent put it, "the market and the economy have become hooked, become addicted, to excessive government spending and there’s going to be a detox period.” <... <But the clearest indication that Trump is now eager to push the US economy into a recession - one which he can correctly blame on Biden's drunken-sailor spending ways - came from the president himself when in another interview over the weekend with Maria Bartiromo, the president was oddly defensive, and saying “I hate to predict things like that,” when asked if he expected a recession this year. “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. And there are always periods of — it takes a little time. It takes a little time. But I think it should be great for us. I mean, I think it should be great.” >Canola Futures Drop After China Slaps 100% Tariffs On Canadian Rapeseed https://archive.ph/bn0Ju <China's Ministry of Finance slapped retaliatory tariffs on key Canadian exports, including rapeseed oil, pork, and seafood, escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa. The long-anticipated measures come in response to Canadian tariffs imposed last year on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum. Escalating trade wars add growth scares and sparked turmoil for global equity markets as President Trump advances his "America First" agenda, reshaping economic alliances and complex supply chains in friend-shoring and reshoring efforts. <On Saturday, the Ministry of Finance issued a statement announcing that Beijing would enact retaliatory measures in response to the Canadian government's 100% tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China, effective October 1, 2024, and 25% tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum products, effective on October 22, 2024. <MoF said these tariffs are "protectionist practices" that "seriously violate the rules of the World Trade Organization" and "damage China's legitimate rights and interests." <In response, Beijing imposed a 100% tariff on rapeseed oil, oil cake, and peas and a 25% tariff on pork and seafood products. >How Beijing frames the Taiwan issue in a statue and its descriptive plaque https://archive.ph/4Ncz1 <Inside the Taiwan Hall, one of the many cavernous meeting rooms at the Great Hall of the People named after provinces and regions in China, there is a statue that embodies what is tricky about the Taiwan issue. <The white statue, which caught my attention at a meeting on March 9 during China’s annual parliamentary session, depicts Ming Dynasty navy general Zheng Chenggong, or Koxinga as he is known internationally, wearing a robe with a dragon emblem on his chest and a sword at his waist. <A bronze plaque at his feet describes him as a “minzu yingxiong”, or national hero, who “reclaimed Taiwan, the sacred territory of the motherland” in 1662. <Unlike other Asian national heroes like Jose Rizal or Mahatma Gandhi, who helped liberate the Philippines and India, respectively, from Western colonial powers, the case of Koxinga is more complex. <While it is unquestionable that he had captured Taiwan from the Dutch about 3½ centuries ago, it is a lot more contentious what the “motherland” is that he fought for. <The Communist Party of China (CPC), which founded the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 – more than 250 years after Koxinga’s heroic feat – and built the Great Hall that now houses his statue, says the motherland is the PRC and that Taiwan is but one of its provinces. <Many Taiwanese think otherwise, even as they similarly hail Koxinga as their national hero. Taiwan has been ruled separately from mainland China since 1949, when China’s ruling Kuomintang (KMT) was defeated by the CPC in a civil war and fled to Taiwan. Today, many Taiwanese think of the island that they live in, officially the Republic of China (ROC) – which had been China’s formal title from 1912 until the KMT’s defeat – as a separate if not independent entity from the PRC. <We will never know which side Koxinga would have agreed with – he died long before the PRC and the ROC came into existence. <For the purposes of the plaque describing his statue in the Taiwan Hall, it does not matter what he would have thought. All that matters is the framing of the narrative. >'Europe's railways are teeming with projects that don't come to fruition' https://archive.ph/Rm5eD <More than 10 years ago, Deutsche Bahn gave up on a similar group. Since then, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, Getlink (formerly known as Eurotunnel), has been struggling to break down the many technical barriers to such a project, one by one. Meanwhile, a train depot in north-east London has become Eurostar's best argument for protecting its de facto monopoly. <According to British regulations, operators of international routes must store their rolling stock there. The problem is that Eurostar has claimed that there's no more room. Under pressure from Virgin Trains and Evolyn, a Spanish start-up that is also in the running, the British rail and road regulator has commissioned an independent study, which it recently admitted was, at this stage, "inconclusive." <The fact that Europe's railways are teeming with projects is good news for the climate. It would be even better if they came to fruition. Indeed, while rail is a low-carbon passenger transport alternative to air travel, it suffers from often less competitive fare rates. So long as the cost to the planet linked to CO2 emissions is not factored into ticket prices, putting incumbent operators up against competition is the best way to bring train fares down. >Mark Carney, a political novice, will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's PM https://archive.ph/UQYJp <It was an evening punctuated by a victory speech and a farewell address. For one, it marked a lightning-fast rise; for the other, the end of a decade in power. Mark Carney took Justin Trudeau's place at the head of the Liberal Party of Canada, winning the leadership contest hands down on Sunday, March 9. With 85.9% of the vote, the former senior civil servant comfortably beat his main rival – and friend – Chrystia Freeland, the former finance minister, who received 8%. Freeland's shock departure in December 2024 plunged the government into crisis and pushed Trudeau to resign. <"We needed big changes," insisted the future prime minister, as if to mark a break with the past. "We face the greatest crisis of our generation," he added, to set the tone for the challenges ahead for Canada, immersed in a trade war with Washington. "These are dark days. Dark days brought on by a country [the United States] we can no longer trust." >Greenland Elections: US, Denmark, Or Independence? https://archive.ph/Dgdlf <Greenland’s upcoming elections have gained global attention after former U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in acquiring the territory.
[Expand Post]<While most Greenlanders favor independence, they rely heavily on Denmark for economic support. <Three of the five political parties support independence, but the path to full sovereignty requires a deal with Denmark, a Greenland-wide referendum, and approval from the Danish parliament. > >'Faced with Musk and Zuckerberg's refusal to comply with European legislation, the Commission seems to be responding with... less regulation' https://archive.ph/EzMty <Digital deregulation is only the visible part of a much larger problem: attacks on European state power, warn academics Lola Avril and Céleste Bonnamy in an op-ed.
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>>22383 >destroying’ world order That is a good thing.
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>Egg Prices Plummet After Trump Unveiled Plan To Reverse Biden's Bird Flu Mess https://archive.ph/MNmoF <The rudderless and delusional Democratic Party attempted to blame President Trump for the Biden-Harris regime's egg price hyperinflation crisis. However, the prior administration was hellbent on culling 150 million chickens nationwide, plunging the nation's egg-laying hen population into a disaster without any meaningful countermeasures to offset lost production. <Monday's print of the Urner Barry Egg Index (EBP) shows that wholesale prices have plunged from a record high of $7.57 on Jan. 24 to $5.72—a 24% drop in just weeks—while remaining essentially unchanged since President Trump took office. <One week ago, Trump told a joint session of Congress that "Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control. The egg price is out of control. And we're working hard to get it back down." <... <With egg prices sliding from their peak, the Trump administration recently outlined plans to import between 70 million and 100 million eggs over the next two months to cap prices. There was a follow-up report last week that US officials were speaking with large egg producers worldwide to procure new supplies. >SCOTUS Rejects Effort To Block Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies https://archive.ph/SqsoS <On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rejected a lawsuit by Republican attorneys general that aimed at blocking left-wing lawsuits targeting energy companies for their alleged role in contributing to “global warming.” <As ABC News reports, the lawsuit was filed by attorneys general from 19 different states in response to several Democrat-led lawsuits against oil and gas companies. <... <In a 7-2 ruling, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented and said that they would have allowed the Republican lawsuit to move forward. <In his dissent, which did not comment on the merits of the case itself, Justice Thomas said that the Supreme Court did not yet have the discretion to reject the Republican lawsuit. <The high court has already rejected several appeals by energy companies, similarly seeking an end to the left-wing challenges. >Ukraine ready to accept 30-day ceasefire as US says 'ball is now in Russia's court' https://archive.ph/7XjGT <Ukraine on Tuesday, March 11, backed a US proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the United States in turn agreeing to lift restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement said. <After talks in Saudi Arabia, the two sides also agreed to conclude "as soon as possible" a deal on Ukrainian minerals, the statement said. The 30-day ceasefire is subject to Kremlin agreement. >Judge Declines Bid To Force Federal Government To Restore Canceled Foreign Aid Contracts https://archive.ph/JNRad <A federal judge on March 10 declined to compel President Donald Trump’s administration to restore foreign assistance contracts that it had canceled. <U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said that Trump’s administration must spend money allocated by Congress on foreign aid, but that it is up to the Executive Branch as to which projects it funds with the money. <“The separation of powers dictates only that the Executive follow Congress’s decision to spend funds, and both the Constitution and Congress’s laws have traditionally afforded the Executive discretion on how to spend within the constraints set by Congress,” Ali said in a 48-page ruling. <“The appropriate remedy is accordingly to order Defendants to ’make available for obligation the full amount of funds Congress appropriated' under the relevant laws.” >Kennedy unveils plan to strengthen FDA’s role in food additive regulation https://archive.ph/vk4N8 <Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is directing the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate a food safety loophole. <The rule known as "Generally Recognized as Safe" — or GRAS — allows manufacturers to add certain food additives without prior approval if they meet specific criteria deemed safe for consumption by experts. <GRAS originated in the late 1990s when the agency struggled to keep up with a surge of requests to approve new additives. It was intended for narrow application to common ingredients such as sugar, vinegar, and baking soda. <However, critics argue that it is too easy for manufacturers to add ingredients to products without notifying regulators. <“For far too long, ingredient manufacturers and sponsors have exploited a loophole that has allowed new ingredients and chemicals, often with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without notification to the FDA or the public,” said Kennedy. “Eliminating this loophole will provide transparency to consumers, help get our nation’s food supply back on track by ensuring that ingredients being introduced into foods are safe, and ultimately Make America Healthy Again.” >Wall Street losses continue as Trump ups trade war with Canada https://archive.ph/ReX2H <A major sell-off of stocks on Wall Street continued Tuesday on the heels of an intensifying trade war between the U.S. and Canada. <The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 500 points and surpassed losses of 1% in midday trading, while the S&P 500 was down about 0.7% since markets opened. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite index — often used as an indicator of growth in the technology sector — saw moderate periods of both growth and decline. <This comes a day after the three major U.S. indexes continued to skid amid rising economic fears and talk of a potential recession on the horizon. A recession is broadly defined as two consecutive quarters of decline in U.S. Gross Domestic Product, or the total value of goods and services produced. <There are also growing concerns over the threats of additional tariffs on major U.S. trade partners as President Donald Trump warns of an economic "transition period" ahead. <President Trump announced Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%. He said on social media that the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to the price increases that the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States. >'Getting scary': US aid cuts undermine global fight against TB https://archive.ph/PAQTi <The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.
[Expand Post]<One told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that people are already dying from a lack of treatment in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). <The United States has long been the biggest funder for the global fight against tuberculosis -- once known as consumption -- which is again the world's biggest infectious disease killer after being briefly surpassed by the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19). <But President Donald Trump froze US foreign aid after returning to the White House in January, abruptly halting the work of many US-funded programmes against tuberculosis and other health scourges such as HIV and malaria. >The Educational Cartel: How Randi Weingarten Finally Said The Quiet Part Out Loud https://archive.ph/ftFu1 <Now, however, Weingarten has resumed her natural state of being “really angry.” In an interview with MSNBC, Weingarten explained: <“That is why so many people are so mad about it. Because they’re just taking opportunity away from kids that don’t have it. So billionaires – kids of billionaires, they have it, they go to private schools. Everyone else, 90% go to public schools. Don’t take away their opportunity. Sorry, I’m really angry about this … I’m really angry,” <However, it is the reason that is most interesting. <In a podcast, Weingarten explained that they have to avoid such “block grants” going to families. <Host Molly Jong-Fast readily agreed, raising the danger that it might even support Catholic and religious schools. <Weingarten stressed that “We know, for example, what Texas would do. They’ll use it for vouchers. So they won’t give [federal funding] to the kids who have it now, they’ll just give it for vouchers.” <There is reason for Weingarten and the teacher’s union being so concerned. <Florida allows for school choice and has demanded greater performance from public schools. Despite attacks by Weingarten and other Democrats, Florida has been ranked as the number one state for both education and the economy. >If Europe Seizes Russian FX Reserves, It Would Immediately Reset The Global Financial System https://archive.ph/ZcSgF <In Europe, Politico notes ECB Governing Council’s Kazaks has become the first member to say that seizing €200bn of Russia’s FX reserves to help Ukraine is a “viable option,” with other Baltic central bank officials reportedly privately endorsing the same, and pressure maybe building to act. ECB President Lagarde is still opposed for now, but recognzses it will ultimately come down to politicians, who face a huge rearmament bill, not central bankers: and that’s a dynamic central bankers need to get used to going forwards. <Were this to occur it would be the most radical European economic statecraft step in that area since WW2. It would shatter EU assertions of their defence of the ‘rules-based order’, or unilaterally rewrite them, reduce the attractiveness of the Euro as a global reserve currency just as the same is being said of the US dollar in some quarters, and could even have an impact on the holding of Eurozone government bonds by key Global South asset holders. And what if the US opposed the move, bringing US-EU financial tensions onto the table alongside trade, geopolitical, and military? <In short, seizing Russia’s FX reserves would prompt urgent discussions about a reset of the global financial system, and its bifurcation. >UK Government Preparing For More Riots This Summer https://archive.ph/OYCrp <Following last year’s riots in response to the Southport attack, the government made an example out of those involved, including by imprisoning people who had merely posted offensive comments on social media as well as “inaccurate information” about the attack. <Given that prisons were already overcrowded, measures were activated that saw some existing prisoners, including ones locked up for violent crimes, released after serving just 40% of their sentence to make room for thought criminals. <Despite there being no actual intelligence concerning more riots in the upcoming months, the government appears to be expecting them anyway. <"Hundreds of extra makeshift cells and newly refurbished cells will be in use by the end of this year,” reports the Guardian. <According to the justice minister, James Timpson, prison capacity needs to be available without the need to enact emergency measures like early release. <“We need to be prepared for the capacity that would be needed if we had the riots, the civil disobedience, [we saw] in the summer. We’re clear there are no more emergency measures to do. We just need to make sure we use all of the operational levers we have,” he said.
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>Government panel steps in after FDA cancels advisory meeting on flu shot recommendations https://archive.ph/3HYOW <After the Food and Drug Administration abruptly canceled an advisory committee meeting tasked with recommending the composition of annual flu shots, a group of government doctors issued guidelines for vaccine makers. <The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet on March 13 to discuss the composition of the 2025-26 flu shots. Traditionally, the committee meets each winter to issue recommendations on the following season's flu vaccines. The committee is made up of non-government experts, and their report is then considered by the FDA. In years past, the FDA has used the committee's recommendations as part of its final guidelines for developing the annual flu shot. <Influenza vaccines are adjusted annually to best target the most prominent strains of the virus. Vaccine manufacturers then have several months to translate these government recommendations into the following season's flu shot. <Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the committee, was among those who were not able to weigh in on the vaccine guidelines. <"I guess the FDA has decided they don't need an independent group of experts to help them out," he previously told Scripps News. >Immigration Detention Facilities At Maximum Capacity: ICE Official https://archive.ph/Rahdw <U.S. immigration detention facilities have reached capacity at about 47,600 beds, a top-level U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said on March 12 in a call with reporters. <The federal government is now seeking more bed space for detained illegal immigrants, added the official, who requested anonymity as a condition of the call. <ICE is now expanding its capacity with support from the Department of Defense, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. >AI running out of juice despite Microsoft's hard squeezing https://archive.ph/CFJol <Yeah, with the release of ChatGPT-3.5 in November 2022, AI became a huge deal. Now, though, the AI revolution, once heralded as the next big leap for businesses worldwide, is facing a sobering reality check. Recent data reveals a marked slowdown in AI adoption. <The simple truth is that AI is not living up to its rep. Sure, Elon Musk still thinks "there will come a point where no job is needed." Especially in the US government, where his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is using AI to help fire employees and, eventually, replace them. <Other people, however, have figured out that AI is not ready for prime job time. AI adoption rates in business are stalling. In the US, general AI adoption rates are grinding to a halt. According to the Fall 2024 Slack Workforce Index, AI adoption growth rates among US workers have slowed over the last three months to a mere percentage point gain versus near-double digit gains in the same period a year earlier. <Why? Well – surprise, surprise! – they don't know how to use it. Christina Janzer, Slack's senior VP of research and analytics, explained: "Too much of the burden has been put on workers to figure out how to use AI. To ensure adoption of the technology, it’s important that leaders not only train workers but encourage employees to talk about it and experiment with AI out in the open.” >USPS to slash 10,000 jobs as outgoing postmaster general partners with DOGE https://archive.ph/Zjyzf <DOGE announced that the United States Postal Service will cut 10,000 jobs. The move was agreed to by outgoing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. In a letter he sent to Congress, DeJoy said USPS would work with DOGE to "identify and achieve further efficiencies." <"The scale of our daily work is unprecedented and extraordinary; our infrastructure has greatly deteriorated due to years of underinvestment, and our operating practices were for a postal environment of long ago that were never adjusted as the times and our business changed," DeJoy said. "We are encumbered by many unreasonable rules and regulations that handcuff our service expectations and, in many instances, that were a barrier to meaningful change." <"In that regard, we all need to bear in mind that we are a self-funded organization by law that must pay our bills and cover our costs through the sale of postal products and services. We receive essentially no taxpayer dollars to support our operations. It is our responsibility to achieve our public service mission while operating in a self-sufficient manner—an obligation that I take very seriously." <The Postal Service employs about 640,000 workers nationwide. >Futures, Yields, Gold All Jump After Schumer Caves To Keep Government Open https://archive.ph/4mACa <US equity futures and global stocks rose as the threat of a US government shutdown receded, removing at least one element of uncertainty confronting investors. Meanwhile, gold hit a record above $3,000 an ounce as the precious metal already anticipates the stimulus flood that is coming over the horizon.As of 8:00am S&P futures are higher by 0.9% as a stopgap funding bill is set to pass in Congress after top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer caved and opted not to block the measure. That helped lift the mood after the benchmark index extended its three-week rout beyond a 10% correction on Thursday. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 1.2% with Nvidia leading premarket gains among the Mag7. In Europe, the Stoxx 50 advances 1.3% with outperforming sectors including consumer staples and materials; Asian stocks were also higher. Bond yields are 1-3bp higher this morning; the USD fell as the EUR surged after politicians agreed to a deal to drown Germany in debt to fund "military spending." Commodities are higher led by Oil (WTO +1.0%) and Iron (+1.5%). Since yesterday’s close, there has been some positive developments on macro policies: meeting between Lutnick and Ontario’s Ford was viewed as positive; the US government managed to avoid the shutdown. Internationally, China will hold a press briefing next Monday to outline some additional measures boost consumer; Japan announced the largest pay hike in over three decades (+5.36% average pay gain and +3.84% base pay vs. 3.8% JPMe vs. 3.7% last year), a positive catalyst for consumption growth, yet not enough to push the yen higher. Today's calendar includes March preliminary University of Michigan sentiment at 10am where consensus expects a 63.0 print. >Egyptian Tourism Minister Hopes to Attract 30 Mil. Tourists Annually by 2031; Egypt Trying to Organize ‘Temporary or Mobile’ Museums https://archive.ph/9x9Wm <Sherif Fathy, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, who visited Japan for the exhibition “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs,” expressed his hope that people in Japan have the chance to see a “great reminder of what Egypt has in potential,” while also expressing confidence that Egypt would achieve its goal of receiving 30 million tourists a year by 2031. <Regarding the exhibition, Fathy mentioned the VR experience program that accompanies it, saying he would like visitors to enjoy the “stories they are trying to tell by spreading these antiquities.” <With its abundant antiquities, Egypt is trying to “organize temporary or mobile kinds of museums,” Fathy said. By showcasing a “sample” of what Egypt has to offer, Fathy hopes tourists from around the world will visit the country. <Egypt also aims to fund restoration work at the archaeological sites spread across the country using the revenue generated through these events, he said. “We have too many archaeological sites … and need millions and even more dollars in order to keep [them] intact and also keep investing in restoration and maintenance.” >Invite from Israeli government opens new chapter for French far-right party with anti-Semitic past https://archive.ph/QkFAd <Eighteen months of unreserved support for the Israeli government have finally paid off: On March 26 and 27, the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party will be granted a new occasion to certify its "de-demonization," as its president, Jordan Bardella, has been invited to Israel for a conference that will be concluded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Marion Maréchal, a far-right member of the European Parliament who is no longer an RN member but is allied with her former party, will also be present. The RN called it a "historic" invitation. >Quarrels at the top of the British far right https://archive.ph/XKohh <Storm in a teacup or symptom of a deeper crisis? Reform UK, the British far-right party led by Nigel Farage, which overtook the Conservatives and even the ruling Labour Party in the polls at the start of 2025, has been going through a turbulent period since its founder Farage expelled fellow MP Rupert Lowe from the party on Friday, March 7. <Lowe, a businessman who briefly served as a member of the European Parliament (in 2019 and 2020) before being elected to the House of Commons in July 2024, has been accused by Farage and his entourage of threatening to physically attack Reform UK party chairman Zia Yusuf. Yusuf also claimed to have received complaints of harassment from people working in Lowe's parliamentary team. Lowe's conduct has been reported to the police. <Pending the outcome of a just-launched police investigation, Lowe denied all allegations against him and claimed to be the victim of a witch-hunt. It's true that his dismissal from the party came just after he declared, in the columns of the Daily Mail, that Reform UK was "a protest party" headed by a "messianic" leader. Farage "has to learn to delegate, as not everything can go through one person," he added.
[Expand Post] >Battered by job cuts, National Weather Service prepares for tornado outbreak https://archive.ph/sqMtn <A massive severe storm system is expected to sweep through the central U.S. this weekend, bringing winds, rain, and potentially tornadoes. <The storm could also pose a challenge for the slimmed-down National Weather Service, which has cut numerous employees amid downsizing in the federal government. The agency is responsible for forecasting and issuing urgent weather warnings. >Champagnes and European spirits risk becoming collateral damage in Trump's trade war https://archive.ph/sRZlm <Donald Trump has taken the pressure up a notch. This time, the target is wines, champagnes and other spirits from European countries, including France. At stake: a potential 200% tax on the entry of these products onto American soil. The threat was made on Thursday, March 13, via a message broadcast on its Truth Social network. <"The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World... has just put a nasty 50% Tariff on Whisky. If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the US will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU REPRESENTED COUNTRIES," wrote the American president, accusing, once again, the European bloc of having been "formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States."
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>Ishiba Cabinet Approval Rating Hits Low of 31％ as Broad Majority Takes Issue with PM’s Gift Certificates, Survey Says https://archive.ph/noK14 <The approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has dropped to 31%, the lowest level since it was inaugurated in October last year, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey. The number was down eight percentage points from the survey last month. <At the same time, the disapproval rating rose to 58%, up 15 percentage points from 43% in the previous poll, according to the nationwide survey conducted from Friday to Sunday. <Declining support for the Cabinet is thought to reflect a harsh public reaction, after it was learned that Ishiba gave out gift certificates each worth ¥100,000 to 15 House of Representatives members in the Liberal Democratic Party who he had dinner with at the prime minister’s official residence. >Euro techies call for sovereign fund to escape Uncle Sam's digital death grip https://archive.ph/yR19H <A group of technology companies and lobbyists want the European Commission (EC) to take action to reduce the region's reliance on foreign-owned digital services and infrastructure. <In an open letter to EC President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty Henna Virkkunen, the group of nearly 100 organizations proposed the creation of a sovereign infrastructure fund to invest in key technology and lessen dependence on US corporations. <The letter points to recent events, including the farcical Munich Security Conference, as a sign of "the stark geopolitical reality Europe is now facing," and says that building strategic autonomy in key sectors is now an urgent imperative for European countries. <Signatories include aerospace giant Airbus, France's Dassault Systèmes, European cloud operator OVHcloud, chip designer SiPearl, open source biz Nextcloud, and a host of others including organizations such as the European Startup Network. >China has a plan to boost consumption, but will it work? https://archive.ph/J2AcY <A main thrust of the measures is boosting people’s incomes and wealth. <The government plans to extend subsidies for companies that do not lay off their staff, help the jobless upgrade their skills and start their own businesses, and help farmers monetise their agricultural resources. It also wants to stabilise the stock and property markets. <To encourage the buying of big-ticket items like property, China is making it easier and cheaper for people to draw from their Housing Provident Fund accounts. >Dems' Approval Collapses 20 Points In 4 Years As Trump Posts Career-High https://archive.ph/An03k <In the most striking read on the pulse of America, the Democratic Party's favorability rating has collapsed by a whopping 20 percentage points in just four years, and now stands at just 29%, according to CNN. That's the lowest in the history of CNN's poll, which goes back to 1992. NBC News had a similar reading: 27% positive against 55% negative. "In more than 30 years of this poll, we've never seen either party hit a number this low, in terms of negatives," said NBC's Steve Kornacki. >US aid cuts to Myanmar are having catastrophic impact, says UN rapporteur https://archive.ph/d7wgm <US cuts to humanitarian aid are having a crushing impact on people in Myanmar, with violence likely to spiral, Mr Thomas Andrews, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar told a press briefing in Geneva on March 17. <Sudden cuts to food and health programmes supporting people have made an already grave humanitarian situation worse, as airstrikes and violence by the military junta, which seized power in 2021, increase, Mr Andrews said. >WHO chief warns US aid cuts could cost millions of lives https://archive.ph/wTqsQ <"We ask the US to reconsider its support for global health," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, saying that disruptions to global HIV programs alone "could undo 20 years of progress, leading to more than 10 million additional cases of HIV and three million HIV related deaths." >The "American Dream" May No Longer Consist Of Access To Cheap Flat Screens, But The "Chinese Dream" Suddenly Might https://archive.ph/i5fTZ <Bessent last week articulated the ideological underpinnings of the Trump economic agenda as clearly as anyone when he said that “access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American Dream.” This is a landmark statement, because access to cheap consumption goods has been the essence of the American dream since the 1950s at least and America’s role as consumer of last resort for foreign surplus has been one of the enduring linchpins of the post-WWII economic system. The rise of China – a nation that does not share American values - and the structural imbalances created by suspected state-subsidized overproduction means that this model is now past its use-by date. Thus, a new model is being adopted to safeguard US pre-eminence in world affairs. <Markets seemingly interpreted this “grand economic reordering” not as an abandonment of the post WWII model (which no longer serves the interests of the United States), but a doubling-down on the policies of the post-2008 malaise where US institutions magicked up new liquidity to bid up asset prices and make rich people richer. The hope was that the ensuing wealth effect would spur consumption spending and that prosperity would resume while addressing structural imbalances could be addressed piecemeal or put off for another day. This is no longer the game being played. As Bessent said in a recent interview with CNBC: “the bottom 50 percent of working Americans have gotten killed. We are trying to address that.” <In a nutshell, what is now happening is that the United States is aiming to confront and contain the rise of an ideological challenger – China - by mirroring its trade practises back to it. Bessent says that trade has been free, but it has not been fair. He says that reciprocal tariffs will force US trading partners to give the USA the same access to their markets that they have to the US market, and that he expects the 20% tariffs on China exports to be “eaten” by Chinese firms as they seek to offload their enormous exportable surplus into the world’s largest consumer market. >Putin, Trump to discuss Ukraine Tuesday https://archive.ph/8uqf9 <Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as one US official expressed hope the two could agree a Ukraine ceasefire within "weeks". <Trump said earlier "a lot of work" had been done between the US and Russia on settling the three-year Ukraine conflict, and that there was a "very good chance" hostilities would end. <Putin said last week he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire, but warned he had "serious questions" about how it would be implemented that he wanted to discuss with Trump. <Kyiv has agreed to the ceasefire, while its European allies have criticised Putin for not committing to an unconditional and immediate halt in fighting, with the UK accusing the Russian leader of "dragging his feet". <"There is such a conversation being prepared for Tuesday," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters including AFP ahead of the Trump-Putin call, without commenting on what the two leaders would discuss. >Romania Bars Another Nationalist From Presidential Race For Opposing EU, NATO Membership
[Expand Post]https://archive.ph/E2EkV <Romania's electoral commission on Saturday announced that Diana Sosoaca would be banned from competing for the country's presidency. That news is troubling enough on its face, but the Central Election Bureau's rationale makes the development all the more chilling: Sosoaca is unfit for office because she has publicly voiced opposition to Romania's memberships in the European Union and NATO. >Trump administration defends deportation of Venezuelans as legal questions loom https://archive.ph/qSEwQ <After his administration appeared to defy court orders and deport hundreds of Venezuelan migrants over the weekend, President Donald Trump applauded the move via social media. <"These are the monsters sent into our Country by Crooked Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats. How dare they!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Thank you to El Salvador and, in particular, President Bukele, for your understanding of this horrible situation." >Trump Declares Biden's Autopen-Signed Pardons "Void" https://archive.ph/Lq6cI <"The "Pardons" that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen," Trump wrote on Truth Social late Sunday night. The president continued: "In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime." He went on to say that members of that House committee are "subject to investigation at the highest level"... >Clean Hydrogen Business Facing Growing Headwinds; Supply Costs, Trump’s Focus on LNG Dent Confidence https://archive.ph/UO6MB <Governments have been supporting the production of hydrogen, assuming that the momentum for decarbonization will continue. Japan, for example, aims to promote the spread of hydrogen energy by importing cheap hydrogen, among other means. <However, the Trump administration is expected to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, an international framework to combat global warming, in January 2026, and is aiming to increase the production of fossil fuels. <Since the cost of supplying hydrogen is higher than that of oil and LNG, there is a growing skepticism that demand for hydrogen will steadily increase. >Last Call? How Gen Z Is Changing The Drinking Landscape https://archive.ph/Ivbn6 <An NC Solutions consumer sentiment survey of more than 1000 people over 21 found that nearly half of Americans expressed a desire to cut back on drinking in 2025. The shift is most pronounced among Gen Z—those born between 1997 and 2012, with 65 percent aiming to drink less in 2025 and 39 percent planning to abstain entirely. >54％ in Japan Approve of Trump’s Ceasefire Talks for Ukraine, Yomiuri Poll Finds; Approval Highest Among Younger Respondents https://archive.ph/A5uqR <An opinion poll indicated that 54% of respondents approve of U.S. President Trump’s efforts in leading ceasefire negotiations regarding Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The poll, conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun, also found that 37% of respondents disapproved.
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>London Copper Surges Back Above $10,000 On US Tariff-Driven Fears https://archive.ph/XvSEz <Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange surpassed $10,000 per ton on Thursday, driven by concerns over President Trump's potential tariff expansion on the crucial industrial metal used in everything from electric vehicles to power grids. Traders are rushing to deliver copper into the US before potential tariffs later this year. <On Feb. 25, President Trump signed an executive order directing the US Department of Commerce to investigate the potential national security risks of copper imports, which could lead to tariffs on all copper imports—including raw mined copper, copper concentrates, refined copper, copper alloys, scrap copper, and certain derivative products. Since then, US prices have surged, and traders have been rushing to send their metal to the US ahead of tariffs, thereby tightening global supplies. The Secretary of Commerce will submit a report to the president 270 days from when the executive order was signed. >"Do The Right Thing" - Trump Warns Fed To Cut Rates As Tariff Trouble Looms https://archive.ph/J5Ljb <Remember when Senator Liz Warren urged The Fed to cut rates dramatically last summer and fall as Democratic Party approval ratings plunged into the toilet (but inflation was re-rearing its ugly head and spoiling the doves' party)? <Well, it's different this time... and probably 'dangerous' to democracy and a 'constitutional crisis'... as President Trump took to social media last night to urge Jay Powell to cut rates now in an effort to help the economy through some short-term pain from tariffs... <"The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S. Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the economy. Do the right thing. April 2nd is Liberation Day in America!!!" >Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department https://archive.ph/mpg7A <President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. <... <A White House fact sheet said the order would direct Secretary Linda McMahon “to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure (of) the Department of Education and return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.” <Trump’s Republican administration has already been gutting the agency. Its workforce is being slashed in half, and there have been deep cuts to the Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress. >Nvidia CEO Will Spend Hundreds Of Billions On US-Made Chips https://archive.ph/YqnFF <In an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, Nvidia's chief executive and co-founder, Jensen Huang, revealed that the company plans to spend several hundred billion dollars worth of U.S.-made chips and electronics over the next four years. Nvidia's move aligns with President Donald Trump's "America First" vision, shifting supply chains away from China and Taiwan and back to the US for national security purposes. <"Overall, we will procure, over the course of the next four years, probably half a trillion dollars worth of electronics in total," Huang said, adding, "And I think we can easily see ourselves manufacturing several hundred billion of it here in the US." <Huang said the latest artificial intelligence chips for Nvidia-powered servers can be manufactured at US-based factories operated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Foxconn Technology Group. >White House Hails Recent Drops In Egg And Gas Prices https://archive.ph/WfrqX <The White House on March 17 announced a drop in egg and gasoline prices, calling it a win for the Trump administration’s economic agenda. <“Americans are continuing to (Hello, I just arrived from Cuckchan, please bully me) benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus,” the White House press office said in a statement. <The average wholesale price per dozen of eggs has dropped to $3.10, down 47 percent from $6.55 per dozen from Jan. 21, 2025, the White House said. <Egg prices soared in recent months, reaching an average high of $4.95 per dozen in January, according to the Department of Labor. From January 2024 to January 2025, egg prices increased by 54 percent, data show. >Morgan Stanley Prepares To Cut 2,000 Jobs & "Water Down" DEI Initiatives https://archive.ph/spHvJ <Morgan Stanley is set to cut around 2,000 jobs by the end of the month as part of a broader effort to enhance operational efficiency, according to a report from Bloomberg. At the same time, The Wall Street Journal reported that the investment bank is scaling back or restructuring its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in response to internal backlash. <A source familiar with the upcoming layoffs told Bloomberg that cuts are companywide except for its 15,000 financial advisers. Workforce reductions at the 80,000-person bank were implemented before market turmoil sent the Nasdaq 100 Index down 7.3% on the year. <A spokesperson for the New York-based bank declined to comment on the cuts. However, the source said the reduction is based on "keeping a lid on costs as executives grapple with minimal attrition in their ranks." >"$225 & Dropping!": Unhinged Gov. Tim Walz Openly Roots Against American Company https://archive.ph/tfxJB <Unhinged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Democrats at an Eau Claire, Wisconsin, town hall on Tuesday he openly roots for the death of the most American-made car company: Tesla Motors. <"I was saying, on my phone, I know some of you know this, on the iPhone. They've got that little stock app. I added Tesla to it to give me a little boost during the day," Walz told the crowd. <The failed 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee then excitedly yelled: "$225 and dropping ..." >Trump Cuts Off All Russian Oil Sales to the European Union https://archive.ph/GQIoI <U.S. President Donald Trump has blocked the sale of Russian oil to the European Union, effectively closing a loophole that had allowed European nations to continue purchasing Russian fuel despite sanctions. This move comes after the expiration of a Biden administration policy that had permitted sanctioned Russian banks to process fuel transactions for EU buyers. As a result, no country in Europe can now legally purchase Russian oil. >Bank of Japan to Keep Eagle Eye on Impact of U.S. Tariffs; Analysts Try to Predict Timing of Next Rate Hike
[Expand Post]https://archive.ph/0Wfc9 <The Bank of Japan’s resolve to closely monitor the possible impact of U.S. tariffs on Japan’s economy prompted it to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5% on Wednesday. Analysts are split over when the central bank’s next raise will be. <At a press conference following the bank’s Monetary Policy Meeting, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated the effects of the high tariff policy of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Japan’s economy and consumer prices would need to be carefully assessed. “Overseas uncertainty has heightened sharply,” Ueda emphasized. >On defense and Ukraine, European nations still have no consensus https://archive.ph/OQM7h <The declarations are strong, but the facts more ambiguous. While the Europeans are pleased to have begun to take the future of their defense into their own hands and to stand united behind Ukraine, they are not yet totally credible. With European heads of state and government scheduled to meet in Brussels on Thursday, March 20, the 27 member states are still looking for the compromise that will enable them to hold their place in the new world order taking shape since Donald Trump's return to the White House. <In a major change, they now assert that they need to work together to better protect themselves at a time when the United States may no longer fund their security, and where Russia's imperialist aims are worrying. But the Commission's "ReArm Europe" plan, which is intended to accompany the war effort of the 27 member states, is only a "first step," as French President Emmanuel Macron put it on March 6. <It authorizes member states to activate a "national derogation clause," which exempts their defense spending from the rules of the Stability Pact and, in theory, frees them from the budgetary yoke to the tune of €650 billion. It also enables the Commission to borrow €150 billion, which it will then lend on favorable terms, and to organize joint purchases of military equipment. However, the 27 member states are unlikely to invest €800 billion in rearmament. >Trump Admin Removes Advisory From HHS Website Labeling Gun Violence A Health Crisis https://archive.ph/60cxu <The June 2024 advisory by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring violent crime involving guns a public health crisis has been removed from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. <The unprecedented advisory was the realization of a goal for gun control proponents. <An HHS spokesperson said the change was made to comply with a Feb. 7 executive order. <“HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” Emily G. Hilliard, HHS deputy press secretary, wrote in an email to The Epoch Times. >Recycling Hero Or Dumpster Fire? How The World Handles Trash https://archive.ph/eiPCl <While developing Latin American nations Colombia, Costa Rica and Chile factor into the count, more than 80 percent of people in the OECD Americas sample live in the United States and Canada. <Only around 27 percent of municipal waste in the American member countries was recycled or composted in 2022, the latest year the numbers are available. <This is in stark contrast to the almost 46 percent of waste in this category in the OECD's 14 European member nations and also below the rate of around 31 percent in developed Asia-Oceania, namely Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan. <... <Reasons why countries use landfills, according to industry bulletin Pollution Solutions, include convenience and affordability - not something well-governed and affluent North American countries would need to rely on. The ample space in the region might therefore be the biggest draw to landfill waste. Recycling rates in North America are also way below their potential. According to the California Management Review published by the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, a lot of recyclable materials in the U.S. end up in landfills. The report faults outdated federal standards and based on them, complicated collection practices that vary regionally for these shortcomings. It goes on to explain that differing systems and facilities' autonomous decision making create confusion with consumers as well as unpredictability in the country's recycling market, both of which diminish the quality of recycled materials, curb demand for it and hamper the rise of recycling as a money-making tool for industries.
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>China, Japan, South Korea Meet in Tokyo for Trilateral Ties https://archive.ph/SpFBa <During the meeting Wang Yi stressed the three countries generate more than $24 trillion combined output through their joint 1.6 billion population. He wanted free trade talks to restart and to develop the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. <While they have common economic motives, important disagreements remain between them. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul of South Korea asked China to support North Korea’s denuclearization measures and stop Russian and North Korean military cooperation. Tokyo and Seoul strongly oppose Beijing’s Taiwan military moves and Russian backing in Ukraine. <During this meeting the countries examined their common problems related to low birth rates and increasing senior population numbers. Japan prepares to hold official meetings with China to talk about their economic relationship which has not happened since 2016 because China blocked Japanese seafood exports after Japan released water from the Fukushima plant. >US: Trump administration revokes legal migrant status for 500,000 people https://archive.ph/QwmjB <The United States said, on Friday, March 21, that it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave the country. This comes as President Donald Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history and curb immigration, mainly from Latin American nations. <The order affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who came to the United States under a scheme launched in October 2022 by Trump's predecessor Joe Biden, a process expanded in January the following year. >Outrage After German Intel Chief Says Ukraine War Should Keep Going For Another 5 Years https://archive.ph/JsVmU <Bruno Kahl, the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) made the comments in an interview, saying: <“If a war in Ukraine comes to a standstill earlier than (2029 or 2030), then all the means (of Russia) – both the technical and the material – are able much earlier to provide a threat against Europe.” <In Ukraine, this portion of the interview has been met with sharp backlash. >The old order is fighting back https://archive.ph/mC5sb <The street battles that have erupted in Buenos Aires after more than a year of relative calm tell us a great deal about the forces fighting for Argentina’s future. As government spokespeople lost no time in pointing out, by taking advantage of what even supporters of Javier Milei’s cost-cutting policies recognise is a legitimate cause for complaint, the Peronists – helped by large numbers of hooligans wearing the shirts of their favourite football clubs – are doing their best to claim the moral high ground. This is something they did previously with considerable success, when Mauricio Macri was president; the allegedly pro-pensioner riots of December 2017 put his government, which until then had been fairly successful, on the back foot. It never recovered. <Milei thinks he is made of sterner stuff than Macri. Unlike him, he – along with his feisty Security Minister Patricia Bullrich – is more than willing to order baton-wielding cops and gendarmes to wade into demonstrators despite warnings that, should they bludgeon any to death, public opinion could swing sharply against the government as it did on June 25, 2002, when Eduardo Duhalde occupied the Pink House and two protestors were killed. On that occasion, Duhalde reacted by throwing in the towel, but Milei has let it be known that he has no intention of doing the same. His determination to stay the course is greatly strengthened by his evident belief that he has nothing in common with wishy-washy pragmatists such as Duhalde, who follow the rules of the political “caste” that he and many others say came close to turning Argentina into a poverty-stricken wasteland like Venezuela. >The SEC Reports That 10% of Its Employees Welcome Offers of Resignation. https://archive.ph/3mrrw <According to some accounts, over ten percent of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) employees—roughly 500 out of 5,000—have taken buyouts or deferred-resignation offers and are planning to leave the organisation. <Five hundred out of roughly five thousand employees is what that represents. <According to a report released by Bloomberg on Friday, which quoted persons who asked not to be named, the number might rise as more people accept buyouts before a deadline set for this Friday, March 21. The deadline has been set for this coming Friday. >Israel: Power struggle between government and judiciary thrusts the country into the unknown https://archive.ph/Y52uj <Israel, in the midst of war, is heading for a major political crisis. On the night of Thursday, March 20, Benjamin Netanyahu's government unanimously decided to dismiss Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence service. <In early March, the prime minister had tried to force him to resign – to no avail. The cause: The police and Shin Bet are investigating alleged business ties between Netanyahu's aides and Qatar, a country which many Israelis see as supporting Hamas. The scandal, dubbed "Qatargate" by the Israeli media, comes at a time when Netanyahu is already on trial for fraud, corruption and breach of trust in three separate cases. In addition to this first dispute between Netanyahu and the Shin Bet head, there is a second, more political one: In a recent report on the October 7 massacre, the intelligence service pointed out the government's failings – and therefore of the prime minister. <Netanyahu has justified Bar's dismissal by a "persistent loss of professional and personal trust." Bar is due to step down on April 10, or sooner, if a successor is appointed. <The response came swiftly: That same day, Israel's Supreme Court issued an injunction suspending Bar's dismissal. Judge Gila Canfy-Steinitz explained that this decision does not reflect the court's position on the matter, but rather aims to prevent irreversible action. The injunction will remain in force while the court hears petitions filed against the dismissal, until the court rules on the matter, no later than April 8. >Voice of America Was Closed Illegally, According to a Federal Complaint. https://archive.ph/SLz3R <The Trump administration is accused of arbitrarily terminating Voice of America, according to a petition that was submitted late Friday night. The petition requests that a federal magistrate reinstate the organisation. The complaint was submitted on Friday evening. <The US Agency for Global Media and Kari Lake, an unsuccessful candidate for President Trump’s Arizona congressional seat, are named as defendants in the action. <The complaint was initially lodged by journalists from Voice of America, Reporters Without Borders, and other unions. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York received the grievance. <The lawsuit asserts that “in numerous regions globally, a vital source of objective news has vanished, leaving only censored state-sponsored news media to occupy the void.” How the Hell did this guy even become such a hot news item in the first place? >Andrew Tate back in Romania after flap over US trip https://archive.ph/i64Ws <Self-described “misogynist” influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan returned to Romania for police checks in an ongoing criminal investigation, denying claims that the Trump administration had pressured authorities to end a travel ban and allowed them to spend the last few weeks in the United States. <The Tates flew into Bucharest early Saturday morning. Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban in February. <The brothers are required to regularly check in with Romanian authorities under preventive judicial control measures in a human trafficking and rape investigation. Their next scheduled appearance is Monday. Both deny any wrongdoing.
[Expand Post] >Pro-Trump senator meets China’s economy czar amid trade tensions https://archive.ph/xQOTN <US Senator Steve Daines, a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, met China’s economy czar, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, on March 22, marking the first visit by a US politician to Beijing since Mr Trump returned to the White House. <Striking a cordial tone at the start of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Vice-Premier joked that the Montana Republican looked younger and more handsome than on television, according to a pool report. <“A very warm welcome to you, Senator Daines,” said Mr He. “I'm very happy to see you.” >Cut the ‘gobbledygook’, Trump official tells consultants https://archive.ph/gf3vD <The Trump administration is escalating its probe into consulting firms doing work for the US government, including Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture, warning them that they must explain what they do in plain language rather than “jargon or gobbledygook”. <In a letter to the 10 highest-paid consulting firms working for the government, the top procurement official at the General Services Administration requested a trove of information on the companies’ billions of dollars in government contracts. <The letter also asks the firms to explain how they intend to help “reduce or eliminate” spending, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg News. <“Do not submit a scorecard that does not identify any waste and spend-reduction opportunities,” Josh Gruenbaum, who is leading cost-cutting efforts at the GSA, said in a letter to the consulting firms’ executives. <“Scorecards that do not identify waste and spending reductions will not be deemed credible and your firm will be seen as unaligned with the Administration’s cost cutting goals.” >Europe Prepares Plan B in Case of U.S. Withdrawal from NATO https://archive.ph/nyGAu <Europe’s leading military powers are working on a plan to gradually take over responsibility for the continent’s defense from the United States. This initiative, reported by the Financial Times, is a response to growing concerns about a potential U.S. withdrawal from NATO and the weakening of transatlantic ties, particularly in light of statements made by President Donald Trump. <Talks are underway between the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Nordic countries to develop a plan that will be presented to the U.S. administration ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague in June. The proposal includes increasing European defense spending and strengthening military capabilities to persuade the U.S. to accept a gradual transfer of responsibility, allowing Washington to shift its strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
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>Trump Eyes Two-Stage Tariffs On April 2 To 'Strengthen Legal Framework': Report https://archive.ph/C6Zfr <As April 2nd approaches - the day President Donald Trump is set to roll out a global tariff regime, the Financial Times reports that Trump is now considering 'a two-step approach,' which would split tariffs into two stages; targeted emergency tariffs now to raise money for planned tax cuts, and more after his administration has completed probes into trading partners to provide a more robust legal framework to deploy "reciprocal" tariffs (we charge them the same percentage they're charging us). <Basically while Trump and Lutnick want to go full bore now, US trade representative Jamieson Greer (a lawyer who worked for Trump's first trade chief Robert Lighthizer), insisted they pump the brakes in order to legally justify sweeping tariffs. <The dual-track strategy is poised for a high-profile unveiling on April 2, a date Trump has branded “Liberation Day,” spurring a flurry of diplomatic activity as allies seek exemptions. >UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee https://archive.ph/J6TfW <The United Nations said Monday it will “reduce its footprint” in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer from Bulgaria and wounding five other employees. <The world body will temporarily remove about a third of its approximately 100 international staffers working in Gaza, U.N. Secretary-General spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. He pointed to the increased danger after Israel relaunched its military campaign last week with bombardment that has since killed hundreds of Palestinians. Israel has also cut off all food, medicine, aid and other supplies to Gaza's population for the past three weeks. >Russia Says Ukraine Continually Striking Energy Sites In Violation Of Trump Agreement https://archive.ph/FDv8O <Russia has charged that Ukraine has continued deliberate strikes on Russian energy facilities, in violation of the 30-day agreement both warring sides made with President Trump last week, to temporarily halt such attacks. <"Ukraine continues to attack Russian civilian infrastructure, proving that Kiev does not actually want peace," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has charged. <Both Russian and Ukrainian leaders agreed in separate phone calls with Trump days ago to halt such assaults on energy infrastructure. But the Russian Defense Ministry has since said multiple waves of drones strikes have targeted oil and gas facilities. >Conference Board Consumer Expectations Plunge To 12 Year Lows; Inflation Expectations Rise https://archive.ph/cztC1 <“Of the Index’s five components, only consumers’ assessment of present labor market conditions improved, albeit slightly. Views of current business conditions weakened to close to neutral. Consumers’ expectations were especially gloomy, with pessimism about future business conditions deepening and confidence about future employment prospects falling to a 12-year low. <Meanwhile, consumers’ optimism about future income—which had held up quite strongly in the past few months—largely vanished, suggesting worries about the economy and labor market have started to spread into consumers’ assessments of their personal situations.” >EU must acquire all means to defend itself against military aggression, EU’s Costa says https://archive.ph/MLTWW <"If Russia considers that Ukraine's borders are just a line on a map, why should it respect any other country's borders?", he said at a European Policy Centre event in Brussels. <The Council president called for boosting NATO's European pillar. <"Now it's clear that the best way to protect our transatlantic alliance, is to strengthen the European pillar of NATO, is to become more autonomous, to become more sovereign, to be less dependent of others, namely on the United States," he said. >Milei blocks sale of Telefónica Argentina to Clarín’s Telecom https://archive.ph/oVauC <President Javier Milei’s government has confirmed it will take preventive action to suspend the sale of the local branch of Spain’s Telefónica to Telecom. <In a March 21 statement, it said the move would lead to concentration of over 60 percent of the telephone and Internet market. <Argentina’s government has made "the decision to take preventive measures to suspend the effects of the purchase of Telefónica by Telecom," read a Milei administration communiqué published on the X social network. <The preventive measures take the form of a recommendation by the CNDC (Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia) anti-monopoly watchdog seeking to defend the consumers and "competition from any market distortion." >Alibaba exec warns of overheating AI infrastructure market https://archive.ph/I2sL9 <Alibaba is warning of a datacenter spending "bubble" amid the rush to build infrastructure in anticipation of an AI feeding frenzy. <Speaking at the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong this week, Alibaba Group co-founder and chairman Joe Tsai expressed concern at the amount of funding being allocated to datacenter construction for AI development, saying it looks set to exceed actual market demand. <"I start to (Hello, I just arrived from Cuckchan, please bully me) beginning of some kind of bubble," said Tsai, who noted some of the projects are raising investment to build datacenters on spec, meaning they don't even have a buyer or tenant lined up before going ahead. <Tsai's unease is based on the billions being committed by mega-corps, especially in the US. In January, Microsoft alone indicated its intention to invest $80 billion this year on building out its AI infrastructure, while Meta said it plans to pour $60-65 billion into more resources, and the Stargate Project said it expects to lay out as much as $500 billion over the next four years. <AI investments in America seem to be outpacing current demand, Tsai cautioned. <However, Alibaba itself also announced last month that its digital infrastructure splurge over the next three years will exceed the total it laid out in the prior decade, although the e-commerce and cloud giant did not specify exact investment figures. >Brazil judges weigh whether to put Jair Bolsonaro on trial for 'coup' https://archive.ph/Kl5n6 <Brazil's Supreme Court will weigh Tuesday whether to put far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly masterminding an attempted coup after losing elections in 2022.
[Expand Post]<If convicted, the 70-year-old risks a prison sentence of about 40 years. >France updates US travel advice over gender 'at birth' https://archive.ph/QrsDG <France has modified its official advice to nationals traveling to the United States, warning that they must now state their gender assigned at birth in visa or ESTA applications. It stopped short of warning, as Denmark did recently, that transgender people could be barred from entering the US as a result of a decree signed by President Trump on January 20. <But potential visitors are "strongly recommended" to check the website of the US embassy in Paris "for any changes or new measures adopted," the French foreign ministry said in an update to its travel advice published on the night of Monday, March 24. >Indonesia to join Brics’ New Development Bank, says President Prabowo https://archive.ph/uvNV1 <Indonesia will join New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral bank developed by Brics member nations, President Prabowo Subianto said on March 25. <Joining NDB as a member would help Indonesia accelerate its economic transformation, Mr Prabowo said. <The Brics group also includes Brazil, Russia, South Africa, China, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. <Mr Prabowo made the announcement during a visit by NDB president and former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. <Ms Rousseff said the bank is interested in collaborating in sectors such as renewable energy and biodiesel, as well as technological development. <Mr Prabowo has presented dozens of projects for potential partnership with NDB, Ms Rousseff told reporters. >South Korea hosts Alaska governor, energy team amid talk of gas pipeline https://archive.ph/FGlZi <Alaskan state representatives led by the governor and including energy officials visited South Korea on March 25 to discuss energy cooperation, amid a push for US allies in Asia to join a stalled gas pipeline project touted by President Donald Trump. <Governor Mike Dunleavy’s delegation includes officials from the Glenfarne Group, which is a partner in the project to transport gas from Alaska’s remote north via a US$44 billion (S$58.78 billion) pipeline and the state gas agency, the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Amcham) said. <Mr Dunleavy met South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun and discussed energy cooperation, including over the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and other trade issues, the ministry said in a statement. >7 Actions That NATO Countries Are Taking Which Indicate That Something Really Big Is Coming https://archive.ph/W6R6J <#1 France is getting ready to distribute a 20 page survival manual that instructs citizens what to do if a full-blown war erupts… <#2 The French government is also telling their citizens to leave Iran “immediately” <#3 It is being reported that military planners in the UK have ordered special forces units to get ready to be sent to Ukraine… <#4 Turkey has announced that it would also be willing to deploy troops to Ukraine “if needed”… <#5 Poland is preparing for a showdown with Russia by “conscripting every adult male for military training”… <#6 The Baltic states are jointly constructing a massive defense line that includes six hundred bunkers, tank ditches, dragon’s teeth and rocket systems… <#7 In a letter that was delivered to the Iranians, Donald Trump has given Iran only two months to reach a peace agreement… >China seeks stronger ties with Europe, it says in meeting with Portugal's foreign minister https://archive.ph/ubjoz <Chinese foreign minister met with his Portuguese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, calling for closer ties with Europe as Chinese and European leaders navigate intensifying global trade tensions. <China will work with Portugal to promote Chinese-European relations, Wang Yi told Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, according to a Chinese ministry statement. >Japan backs close security ties with India, South Korea in Indo-Pacific https://archive.ph/hu7Zw <Japan has said that it backed close security cooperation with South Korea and India in the Indo-Pacific, days after the Philippines' military chief said a U.S.-backed security group wanted both nations to join to counter China in the region. <Japan's Ministry of Defense said in a statement to Reuters on Monday that it supported building a multi-layered network of alliances in general, and but declined to say whether it has given its consent or made any specific considerations on the expansion of the Squad group. >India eyes tariff cut on $30b of US imports, to shield $88b in exports, say sources https://archive.ph/evCK4 <India is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of US imports worth US$23 billion (S$30.81 billion) in the first phase of a trade deal the two nations are negotiating, two government sources said, the biggest cut in years, aimed at fending off reciprocal tariffs. >Washington Post: Democrats Once Killed a Pipeline in the Northeast. Now They May Help Trump Revive It. https://archive.ph/FOue4 <A decade ago, Democratic governors in New England cheered the demise of a plan to pipe natural gas from the shale fields of western Pennsylvania to population centers across the Northeast. But now, as President Donald Trump seeks to bring the project back from the dead, anxiety over energy costs has state leaders rethinking their opposition.
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Countries are panicking in response to Trump's 25% auto tariffs, will just be consolidating these particular articles instead of providing each article's contents because of how this is dominating the news cycles: >Japan putting ‘all options on table’ in dealing with US auto tariffs, PM Ishiba says https://archive.ph/GAzj2 >Thai auto sector frets over US tariffs https://archive.ph/fi7Lh >Canadian PM Mark Carney slams Trump's auto tariffs as 'direct attack' https://archive.ph/HrdAU >President Trump Unleashes 25% Tariffs On Foreign-Made Auto Imports https://archive.ph/8fMH2 >Trump's 25% tariffs on car imports worries manufacturers and consumers alike https://archive.ph/aGViF >Taiwan plans response to Trump tariffs with energy imports, tariff cuts https://archive.ph/VTEo8 >Trump Escalates Global Trade War with New 25 Percent Automobile Tariffs https://archive.ph/L2IXO Now back to the regular news: >Trump Says Government Likely Won't Be Using Signal After The Atlantic Fallout https://archive.ph/LcLME <President Donald Trump said on March 25 that government officials likely will not be using the Signal messaging app after The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief was inadvertently included in a group chat with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz. <When asked about the Signal chat during remarks at the White House on March 25, Trump said: “A lot of times you find out defects by exactly things like that, but I don’t think it’s something we’re looking forward to using again. <“We may be forced to use it. You may be in a situation where you need speed as opposed to gross safety, and you may be forced to use it, but generally speaking, I think we probably won’t be using it very much.” >Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of Education https://archive.ph/UAIST <Tech vendors are awaiting the outcome of a constitutional battle to decide the fate of government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the federal Department of Education to be dismantled. <Accenture, General Dynamics, T-Rex Solutions, and Peraton – which acquired fellow Department of Education vendor Perspecta in 2021 – are all eyeing how the unprecedented decision to close the Department of Education, created by Congress in 1979, will play out. >Musk Cuts Billions from Budget: Controversial Cuts to Government Grants https://archive.ph/RTWIN <According to a press release, DOGE has terminated 113 contracts worth a total of $4.7 billion, aiming to save $3.3 billion. Among the canceled contracts is a $145,000 consulting agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for “climate change initiatives in Peru.” <Additionally, DOGE reported that the Department of Labor has scrapped “America Last” grants worth $577 million, projected to save $237 million. The funding cuts include: <$10 million for “gender equality in the Mexican workplace” <$12.2 million for “empowering workers in South America” <$6.25 million for “improving labor rights in agricultural supply chains” in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador <$5 million to increase female workforce participation in West Africa <$4.3 million for assisting foreign migrant workers in Malaysia <$3 million for expanding social security access and worker protections for domestic migrant workers in Bangladesh <$3 million for safe and inclusive work environments in Lesotho <DOGE was established by President Donald Trump through an executive order with a mandate to optimize federal government operations and reduce spending within 18 months. <As of March 26, DOGE claims to have saved Americans $130 billion, averaging $807.45 per taxpayer. >Europe Rules Out Easing Of Russian Sanctions, Killing Ceasefire Hopes https://archive.ph/9VUYW <French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting nations in Paris who make up a 'coalition of the willing' in their continued support to Ukraine, and on Thursday he has announced that sanctions on Russia will not be lifted, as unanimously agreed to among participants. <The twenty-seven heads of mostly European states and governments represented there further agreed there will be no easing of sanctions in exchange for a Black Sea ceasefire. >US to give $97m to aid Rohingya refugees, State Department says
[Expand Post]https://archive.ph/CPId0 <The Trump administration said on March 27 it will provide US$73 million (S$97.8 million) in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the UN World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world's largest stateless population. <"This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and nutrition assistance for more than one million people," US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a post on X. <"It is important that our international partners engage with sharing the burden with life-saving assistance such as this." >Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers in a major restructuring plan https://archive.ph/F6a3I <In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country. <... <Overall, the department will downsize to 62,000 positions — losing 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers encouraged by President Donald Trump’s administration. >Taliban seek Japan support for infrastructure, industry development https://archive.ph/NKIBg <The Taliban regime hopes to strengthen relations with Japan to obtain support for Afghanistan's infrastructure and industry development, Deputy Minister of Economy Latif Nazari said in a recent interview following his trip to Japan. <While Japan is among the countries that do not officially recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government, largely due to its repressive policies against women, Nazari insisted that the regime's intention is "not to completely exclude women from social participation." <"Women are working in places such as the Ministry of Education, airport, and even the police," he said in the interview with Kyodo News, which took place in Kabul. >US closes subsidiary loophole on dozens of Chinese entity list members https://archive.ph/uEjRk <The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two lists of fresh entries yesterday that are set to hit the Federal Register on Friday. Some 80 companies were added in a bid to hamstring China's development of high-performance, exascale and quantum computing, among other things. <"We will not allow adversaries to exploit American technology to bolster their own militaries and threaten American lives," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thundered. "We are committed to using every tool at the Department's disposal to ensure our most advanced technologies stay out of the hands of those who seek to harm Americans." >Kohl's to close 27 'underperforming' stores this Saturday: See the full list https://archive.ph/wqUOm <Kohl's will shutter 27 underperforming stores this Saturday, March 29, as part of its restructuring efforts, according to store webpages. <The store closures were first made public in a company announcement in January this year. At the time, the Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based retailer reaffirmed its confidence in the overall strength of its store base but acknowledged that these specific locations were not meeting performance expectations. >Thousands of jobs at risk after tariff-hit British Steel confirms furnace closures https://archive.ph/ZkH3q <Chinese-owned British Steel confirmed on Thursday, March 27, plans to shut blast furnaces and other operations in England, blaming a decision that risks up to 2,700 job losses partly on US tariffs. <The company said in a statement that "the blast furnaces and steelmaking operations are no longer financially sustainable due to highly challenging market conditions, the imposition of tariffs, and higher environmental costs relating to the production of high-carbon steel." <People close to the matter told Agence France-Presse that between "2,000 and 2,700" jobs could be lost as a result of the shutdowns, which first came to light in late 2023. >Mass Layoffs in Poland: Thousands Losing Their Jobs https://archive.ph/VTZWZ <According to data from the Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Policy, cited by Rzeczpospolita, employers planned group layoffs affecting 14,800 people in the first two months of this year. This is nearly three times more than during the same period last year. In January and February 2025 alone, 7,700 people have already lost their jobs. <Notably, in February, the number of announced group layoffs was slightly lower than a year earlier. However, the actual job losses were much higher, with 5,700 employees laid off—2.5 times more than in February 2024. <The newspaper also highlights alarming forecasts from the Polish Ceramic Union, warning that the ceramic tile industry could face widespread bankruptcies and rising unemployment. The main reasons are soaring energy costs and a lack of protective measures against unfair competition, particularly from India. <One example of the economic downturn is the soda plant in Janikowo, owned by Qemetica Soda Polska (formerly Ciech). The company has announced a complete shutdown of production, citing high energy costs and an influx of cheap soda imports from outside the EU. If this closure proceeds as planned, around 350 employees will lose their jobs. >Denmark condemns what it calls Trump's escalated rhetoric on Greenland https://archive.ph/kH50I <Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of US pressure for control over the Arctic island. <Reiterating his desire to take over Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous Danish territory, Trump told journalists on Wednesday that the US needs the strategically located island for national and international security. <"So, I think we'll go as far as we have to go. We need Greenland and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark," he said. >Ishiba Hopes to End Brazil’s Dependence on China, Strengthen Relations with Leader of Emerging Nations https://archive.ph/ZZlAt <Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for strengthening relations between Japan and Brazil during a summit meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Tokyo, as Brazil is increasingly influential as a leader of the Global South emerging countries. <Ishiba hopes to put a brake on Brazil’s leaning toward China by offering support on key issues for Brazil, such as handling climate change. >“There Is No Alternative to NATO.” Rutte on Security in Europe and America https://archive.ph/4Bcve <When it comes to keeping Europe and North America safe, there is no alternative to NATO, said the head of the Alliance, Mark Rutte, on Wednesday in Warsaw during a lecture delivered at the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). As he stated, no one is capable of providing such security guarantees—including nuclear deterrence—as the United States. >Japan draws up plan to evacuate 120,000 Okinawa islanders near Taiwan https://archive.ph/3oidO <Japan on March 27 unveiled a plan to evacuate about 120,000 people from southern islets near Taiwan – regarded by China as its territory – in case of an emergency. <Ships and planes would be able to transport around 110,000 residents and 10,000 visitors from the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, to eight south-western and western prefectures within six days.
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>‘Not much to celebrate’ despite fall in poverty, says expert https://archive.ph/OtsCF <Figures released by the INDEC national statistics bureau published Monday revealed that 38.1 percent of the population was considered poor in the second half of last year – a steep decline from the 52.9 percent recorded in the preceding six months. <President Javier Milei hailed those figures in a post on social media. “Poverty fell very sharply. The drop in inflation, the growth in the level of activity and the policies promoted by the Human Capital Ministry have lifted more than eight million people out of poverty,” said the La Libertad Avanza leader in a post on X. <Yet Agustín Salvia, the director of the widely respected Observatorio de la Deuda Social poverty watchdog of the Universidad Católica Argentina (Social Debt Observatory of the Catholic University of Argentina, UCA), said that beyond the headline figure, there remains serious cause for concern. <“Behind the improvements in poverty statistics there is not much to celebrate,” said Salvia, whose department won acclaim for consistently tracking poverty throughout the 2000s, when government data became unreliable. <"If we compare the third quarter between the two years, we are almost even, with 38.2 percent in the third quarter of 2024 versus 39.2 percent in the third quarter of 2023,” he said. >"Smacks Of Racism" - Activist Judge Halts Trump Admin's Move To Revoke Protected Status Of Venezuelans https://archive.ph/SnuB2 <Another activist judge has blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its mandate - this time, regarding a plan to lift protections from deportation for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. <In his order to temporarily pause DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's plan, California-based US District Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, said the move "smacks of racism." <According to Chen's 78-page order, the government did not follow proper procedures for stripping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from potential deportees. >US prosecutors to seek death penalty for alleged killer of insurance CEO https://archive.ph/LtXod <US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday, April 1, she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. <Mangione, 26, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing. The federal charges include a charge of murder through use of a firearm, which carries the possibility of the death penalty. >Bitcoin Could Reduce Dominance Of US Dollar, BlackRock's Larry Fink Warns https://archive.ph/E9n0t <Fink wrote in his Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors that “decentralized finance is an extraordinary innovation” that makes “markets faster, cheaper, and more transparent.” <"To be clear, I'm obviously not anti-digital assets (far from it)," Fink states, but “that same innovation could undermine America’s economic advantage if investors begin seeing Bitcoin as a safer bet than the dollar.” <"The U.S. has benefited from the dollar serving as the world’s reserve currency for decades. But that’s not guaranteed to last forever. <... <If the U.S. doesn’t get its debt under control, if deficits keep ballooning, America risks losing that position to digital assets like Bitcoin." >Trump yanks CHIPS Act cash unless tech giants pony up more of their own dough https://archive.ph/Ngylf <According to reports, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has indicated that he intends to withhold CHIPS Act grants already agreed in order to push the companies involved to substantially expand the projects they have planned. <The aim is to force semiconductor makers promised grants and subsidies for building new manufacturing facilities on American soil to invest even more, without increasing the size of federal grants. This follows the example of TSMC, which earlier this month pledged to spend $100 billion to expand its US fabrication plants. >Latin Americans split on retaliation as Trump’s tariffs loom https://archive.ph/LVagc <Half of Mexicans, Argentines and Brazilians want their governments to retaliate to Trump’s tariffs, with slightly smaller shares of Colombians and Chileans saying the same, according to LatAm Pulse, a survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News and published Tuesday. <But while at least a third of respondents in each nation say that should involve higher tariffs on US goods, many prefer that their countries seek to bolster trade ties with US rivals like China or pursue other options instead. >"Someone Will Be Arrested": Elon Musk's DOGE Finds Massive Social Security Fraud Scheme https://archive.ph/Cj72K <Musk responded: "I believe someone is going to be arrested tomorrow, because there's someone who actually stole 400,000 Social Security numbers and personal information from the Social Security database… And was selling Social Security numbers and all the identification information in order for people to basically steal money from Social Security." <"This is a particular avenue of fraud for illegal immigrants and voter fraud - because the main way identification is established in the US is via Social Security. If you comprise the Social Security system, you can basically get people to get defacto registered to vote - even if they're not citizens - and get a bunch of benefits and to milk the system - this is pretty insane," Musk said. >US farmers expected to bear the brunt of retaliatory tariffs https://archive.ph/CDVuu <Alex Durante, a senior economist with the Tax Foundation, warned that these import tariffs are harmful not only to U.S. exports but also to domestic production. <"A lot of these imports that are targeted by these import tariffs are used as inputs into the production of goods that are then exported," Durante said. "So, the import tariffs also hurt our exports, and on top of that, you have the retaliatory tariffs which are directly targeting our exports. From both ends, U.S. exporters are getting walloped." <Farmers are expected to bear the brunt of these trade tensions. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, Canada and China were the second and third-largest destinations for U.S. agricultural products in 2024.
[Expand Post]>Japan prepares for war with new joint command, evacuation plans and missile unit deployments https://archive.ph/21bQb <The contours of Japan’s war plans are becoming clearer as the Defence Ministry in recent weeks launched its Joint Operations Command, or JJOC, and confirmed its first evacuation plans for Okinawa civilians. <Japan has, in recent years, already been deploying missile units to its south-west to bolster its so-called “counterstrike capabilities”. As the next step, it intends to station surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni – Japan’s westernmost point, located 2,000km from Tokyo but just 110km from Taiwan. <It also reportedly aims to install long-range anti-ship missiles on Kyushu from around March 2026, which will put North Korea and coastal Chinese cities such as Shanghai within the crosshairs. >Trump Dials Back Putin Criticism, Renews Attacks On Zelensky For Stalling Minerals Deal https://archive.ph/FaMbT <It was only on Sunday that President Trump declared he's "very angry" at Russian President Putin, statements which featured the threat of secondary tariffs on Moscow, but now the US leader is already dialing back this criticism, Bloomberg observes. <Instead he's once again focused his ire on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, warning of "big problems" if he doesn't sign the controversial minerals agreement and tries to renegotiate. <"I see he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal. And if he does that, he’s got some problems. Big, big problems," Trump earlier told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We made a deal on rare earth and now he’s saying, ‘well, you know, I want to renegotiate the deal.’" >Military chief says Philippines ‘inevitably’ involved if Taiwan invaded https://archive.ph/4u3IR <The Philippines’ military chief said on April 1 his country would “inevitably” be involved if neighbouring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions. <General Romeo Brawner made the comments as Beijing’s military surrounded Taiwan in large-scale exercises it said were practice for a blockade of the self-ruled island, which China has vowed to one day bring under its control. <“Start planning for actions in case there is an invasion of Taiwan,” he told troops in northern Luzon island. <“Because if something happens to Taiwan, inevitably we will be involved,” Gen Brawner said without naming the potential invader. >Ukraine Has Secret Nuclear Doomsday Plan, According To Former Zelensky Advisor <This is according to Oleksiy Arestovych, a former adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. <In an interview with a Ukrainian journalist that he gave last month, Arestovych claimed that Ukraine’s current head of military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, has floated a plan to blow up all of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, and possibly some of Russia’s as well, if all other defensive measures fail. >Sen. Chuck Grassley Introduces 'Judicial Relief Clarification Act' To Rein In Activist Judges https://archive.ph/2aPDw <Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a proposal Monday to rein in judicial injunctions like the ones currently hampering President Donald Trump’s popular MAGA agenda. <The Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA) would “limit federal court orders to parties directly before the court, ending the practice of universal injunctions,” according to a Judiciary Committee Majority press release. The bill also aims to clarify the constitutional role of the judicial branch. >Germany's Stern Magazine Calls For Conscription Of Young People To Take Up Arms "To Defend Diversity" In Pro-War Propaganda Piece https://archive.ph/5RMvG <Stern Magazine is calling for mass conscription of German youths to join the army, including to ensure the defense of “freedom and diversity.” The reaction to the article has been harsh to say the least, with hundreds of negative comments directed at Stern. <The article, entitled “Others no longer defend us? Then we must do it ourselves!” claims that “the USA no longer wants to protect Germany. This brings a bitter realization: Our unbearable complacency must end.” >Trump says he’ll be ‘kind’ with tariffs https://archive.ph/tsHXB <The Republican billionaire insists that action is needed because the world’s biggest economy has been “ripped off by every country in the world” and is promising “Liberation Day” for the United States. <Asked for details, he told reporters on Monday: “You’re going to see in two days, which is maybe tomorrow night or probably Wednesday.” <But he added: “We’re going to be very nice, relatively speaking, we’re going to be very kind.” >After Romania and France, Courts in Other Countries May Also Begin Eliminating Inconvenient Politicians https://archive.ph/RF2Yk <“If in a country as large as France, it is possible to eliminate from the elections one of the key political figures—who, moreover, is leading in the polls—then, by extension, similar situations may be expected elsewhere. Let us not forget what happened earlier in Romania. These are unprecedented developments, previously unseen in Europe,” said Kacper Kita, an expert on French affairs and columnist for the Nowy Ład portal, in an interview with Niezależna.pl. <Today, a court in Paris found Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French right, guilty of misappropriating public funds in a case concerning the fictitious employment of parliamentary assistants by Members of the European Parliament. The court also found eight of her co-defendants guilty. The sentence handed down was four years of impri
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>The Trump administration has released charts outlining its new “reciprocal tariff” structure. https://archive.ph/38VJr The countries that will be experiencing a 40+% tarrif will be: Vietnam (46%), Cambodia (49%), Sri Lanka (44%), Madagascar (47%), Myanmar/Burma (44%), Laos (48%), Sanit Pierre and Miquelon (50%), and Syria (41%). After that, the countras experience less than 40% but at least 30% include: West Taiwan (34%), Taiwan (32%), Thailand (36%), Switzerland (31%), Indonesia (32), South Africa (30%), Bangladesh (37%), Serbia (37%), Botswana (37%), Nauru (30%), and Libya (31%). >Trump’s tariffs shock U.S. trade partners, sending Asian markets lower: Live updates https://archive.ph/tAAWP
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>>22524 Well it's time to hug Mother Russia
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Rapid fire time, again, because you know why: >Senate Votes To Block Trump Tariffs On Canada After Four Republicans Cross The Aisle https://archive.ph/mCZ72 >VW Among Several European Automakers To Halt Vehicle Shipments, Raise Prices, In Response To Tariffs https://archive.ph/2rPms >US tariffs ‘to cost Thai economy B360bn’ https://archive.ph/l4nPO >System builders say server prices set to spike as Trump plays customs cowboy https://archive.ph/7BBtJ >Trump tariffs spark fears for jobs, export sectors in Asia https://archive.ph/OYa4S >Europeans to respond to Trump's tariffs with both openness and retaliation https://archive.ph/slIlz >Tariffs rip through Southeast Asia stocks, sink baht https://archive.ph/SFQMz >European Officials Now Worry About Reliance Of Dollar Funding By The Fed https://archive.ph/K1chJ >Australian beef farmers say Trump tariffs to boost price of US hamburgers https://archive.ph/JI6yj >U.S. Tariffs Are Extremely Regrettable, Disappointing, Says PM Ishiba; Expresses Willingness to Work with Trump https://archive.ph/x5z9X >China vows retaliation as Trump unleashes ‘bazooka’ US tariffs https://archive.ph/UicsS >Apple production hubs hard hit by tariffs https://archive.ph/lGmma >Americans set to pay more on all imports: Trump activates blanket tariffs https://archive.ph/rWkqk >Taiwan says US tariffs unreasonable, partly blames Trump policies for trade surplus https://archive.ph/mqiiv >Malaysia rules out retaliatory tariffs, explores measures to mitigate export impact https://archive.ph/tIVnm >Thailand PM says prepared to deal with US tariffs, plans bilateral talks https://archive.ph/YzyQb >Thailand's richest man picks bad day to debut his flagship firm https://archive.ph/ff81h >Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ local impacts https://archive.ph/18KKf >Trump sparks trade war with huge tariffs; 10% for Argentina https://archive.ph/0NmFc >Trump piles pressure on ‘friend’ Modi with 26% tariff on India https://archive.ph/ARjbu >Gold steadies after hitting all-time high https://archive.ph/WphXm Back to your regular news: >China Intensifies Strategy to Block U.S. Intervention in Case of Conflict in Taiwan or South China Sea https://archive.ph/JQaqH <China’s increased deployment of drones in the airspace around the Nansei Islands that span Kyushu and Okinawa Island is seen as part of its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy aimed at challenging U.S. military power.
[Expand Post]<A2/AD is a Chinese military strategy to prevent U.S. military intervention in the event of a conflict in Taiwan or the South China Sea. <It seeks to impede U.S. movement between the first island chain, which stretches from the Nansei Islands to the Philippines, and the second island chain, which stretches from the Ogasawara Islands to Guam, where U.S. bases are located, and to deny access within the first island chain, which is closer to China. <China’s heightened operational capabilities for drones pose a critical security threat to Japan, necessitating the immediate implementation of new countermeasures by the Defense Ministry. >'Luigi Mangione' Copycat Kills Pharmacy Worker In California https://archive.ph/yIqt5 <A copycat of alleged insurance executive assassin Luigi Mangione apparently harbored so much hatred toward large pharmacies that he targeted a Walgreens in California and fatally shot a vulnerable employee, police said. <The accused perpetrator, Narciso Gallardo Fernandez, shot and killed Erick Valasquez inside a Walgreens in Madera, California during Velasquez’s shift in what investigators describe as a random attack, Madera Police Chief Gino Chiaramonte said. >NATO Chief on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Europe: What’s Next for Article 5? https://archive.ph/7dVxW <“The United States has repeatedly confirmed its commitment to NATO and Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. I am absolutely convinced that the alliance will continue to function together with the U.S.,” Rutte told reporters. <The Secretary General added that this commitment comes with the expectation that European NATO members and Canada will increase their defense spending. The alliance’s current goal is to allocate at least 2% of GDP to defense, but President Trump has advocated for raising this threshold to 5%. Rutte mentioned a target “significantly higher than 3%.” This issue is set to be discussed at the upcoming meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. >Arguments set for Thursday on deportations under Alien Enemies Act https://archive.ph/3bLiN <After Judge James Boasberg temporarily blocked the use of the 18th-century wartime law as a legal justification for deportations in March, he will hear arguments on Thursday for and against the expulsions. <This block is in place through April 12. This week, the U.S. sent 17 more migrants to a prison in El Salvador, but it's unclear what legal grounds were used. Boasberg has asked the Trump legal team to return to court to explain itself. >'DOGE Impact': Federal Govt Layoffs Dominate Biggest March Job Losses In 36 Years https://archive.ph/V5OjE <Over the last two months, DOGE actions have been attributed to 280,253 layoff plans of federal workers and contractors impacting 27 agencies, according to Challenger tracking. <Another 4,429 job cuts have come from the downstream effect of cutting federal aid or ending contracts, impacting mostly Non-Profits and Health organizations. <The Government led all sectors in job cuts in March with 216,215, all of which occurred in the federal government. <So far this year, the Government has cut 279,445, an increase of 672% from the 36,195 cuts announced in the first quarter of 2024. >HIV workers race to plug funding gaps after Trump USAID cuts https://archive.ph/pPAtH <Since US President Donald Trump froze funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in January, even the donor-funded cars Lokotsch and her colleagues use to visit rape victims have sat idle. <CEO of the Greater Nelspruit Rape Intervention Project Group (GRIP), Lokotsch said she had to stop gender-based violence and HIV prevention programmes for 11,000 girls in the eastern Mpumalanga province as she tried to keep other services afloat. <... <GRIP's PEPFAR funding is one of more than 5,000 USAID contracts terminated in March following a review prompted by Trump's decision. >See a German police car in Poland? Document these incidents! https://archive.ph/34a2L <Reports of German police crossing the Polish border and moving through border towns—on our side of the country—are becoming more frequent in the media. It turns out that Poland’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration has not received any official requests for such actions. And that is against the law! >Maine Gets Final Warning on Males in Female Sports https://archive.ph/KGOHz <The OCR proposed a resolution agreement on March 19 detailing corrective actions, including banning males from female sports. However, “MDOE has taken no action to protect women and girls from discrimination in sports or intimate spaces,” the federal agency said in a March 31 statement. <On Monday, the OCR notified Maine that “unless it signs a Resolution Agreement by April 11, OCR will refer the matter to DOJ (Department of Justice) for proceedings, which could result in termination of MDOE’s federal education funding.” >Nashville Police Claim Transgender Christian School Shooter Never Had 'Manifesto' https://archive.ph/i8HBL <Contrary to widespread media reports, the investigation said that no manifesto existed. <“In this case, a manifesto didn’t exist. Hale never left behind a single document explaining why she committed the attack, why she specifically targeted The Covenant, and what she hoped to gain, if anything, with the attack,” the Nashville police report states. <Instead, the shooter, Audrey Hale, left behind “a series of notebooks, art composition books, and media files created by Hale documenting her planning and preparation for the attack, the events in her life that motivated her to commit the attack, and her hopes regarding the outcome of the attack,” police determined. >Homeless Union in Colorado Springs speaks out during cleanup operation https://archive.ph/TTPrn <Briggs is part of the Homeless Union in Colorado Springs. A group that was formed in 2023 and wants to make sure the voices of the unhoused are heard. The group was warning of a major camp clean-up operation taking place before the city announced it publicly. <... <The goals of the group include expanding shelter options, ending criminalization and over-policing of homelessness, free bus transit, trash cans and bathrooms in public parks and long-term housing solutions. >Maxine Waters Alleges Trump Wants To Replace US Dollar With His Stablecoin https://archive.ph/X7cnl <“With this stablecoin bill, this committee is setting an unacceptable and dangerous precedent, validating the president and his insiders’ efforts to write rules of the road that will enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else,” said Waters, adding: <“Trump likely wants the entire government to use stablecoins from payments made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to Social Security payments, to paying taxes. And which coin do you think Trump would replace the dollar with? His own, of course.” >Unearthed FBI Chat Logs Reveal 'Gag Order' On Biden Laptop Exposé https://archive.ph/9JmZ5 <Internal FBI chat logs revealed that the bureau imposed a “gag order” on agents regarding the New York Post bombshell story on the Hunter Biden laptop. Along with showing Hunter’s depravity, the laptop revealed Joe Biden’s involvement in his son’s foreign business dealings. <The chat logs, published Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee on X, show that the gag order extended to an FBI analyst who attempted to alert social media companies that the laptop was authentic—before these companies moved to censor the story’s spread. >Associated Press: Amazon’s Last-Minute Bid for Tiktok Comes as a US Ban on the Platform Is Set to Take Effect Saturday https://archive.ph/bhvIk <Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. <The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Amazon offer was made in a letter to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. >Rape, Violent Crime Explodes Even Higher In Germany; Number Of "Non-German" Suspects Up https://archive.ph/35Pyz <Violent crime and sexual assault cases have increased in number even further in Germany, according to police statistics. <The number of “non-German” suspects has also risen by over 7 and a half percent, according to the figures seen by German newspaper Die Welt. <The statistics show that violent crime as a whole was up by 1.5 per cent in 2024, a new record high for the country. >Washington Post: White House Studying Cost of Greenland Takeover, Long in Trump’s Sights https://archive.ph/o64sB <The White House is preparing an estimate of what it would cost the federal government to control Greenland as a territory, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, the most concrete effort yet to turn President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire the Danish island into actionable policy. >US reclaims spot as South-east Asia’s preferred superpower amid concerns of China’s sway: Survey https://archive.ph/nrbP6 <The US has reclaimed its pole position as the superpower that South-east Asia would pick if the region is forced to choose a side, a new survey found. <This marks a pendulum swing back after China edged out the US for the first time in the 2024 edition of the same study.
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