Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Page on Whitehouse.gov Acknowledges Covid-19 Gain of Function Research, EcoHealth
April 18th, 2025Great. Now do Covid vaccine truth. In other news, FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine: The FDA granted fast track designation for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine candidate (ARCT-2304) for active immunization to protect against influenza A H5N1 subtype, also known as bird flu. The designation addresses the unmet need for prevention […]
Replacing Boarding Passes at Airports with Facial Recognition and a “Digital Travel Credential” Stored on Passengers’ Smartphones
April 18th, 2025Hint: This isn’t just for use at airports. Via: Fox: Paper boarding passes and traditional airport check-in could soon become relics of the past, according to a new initiative backed by the United Nations’ aviation agency. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is supporting a plan to transform the global air travel experience through the […]
Remarks by Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the Endless Frontiers Retreat: “Our Technologies Permit Us to Manipulate Time and Space”
April 17th, 2025Hmm. Transcript below. Via: The White House: Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.
CHINA SUSPENDS RARE EARTH EXPORTS
April 15th, 2025Via: New York Post: China has stopped shipping some heavy rare earth metals and magnets critical to US production of everything from cell phones to fighter jets as Beijing’s trade war with Washington simmers, leaving American industry in a bind. Effective April 3, China is no longer exporting seven heavy rare earth metals processed exclusively […]
U.S. Tariffs Spark 64% Drop in Imports, 49% Decline in Container Bookings
April 14th, 2025Via: Word on the Street: The recent imposition of tariffs by the United States has led to a significant disruption in global trade, particularly affecting the country’s import orders. Following the announcement of tariffs on April 2, there has been a noticeable freeze in trade activities, with a sharp decline in import orders. This trend […]
Trump Exempts Phones, Computers, Chips from New Tariffs
April 12th, 2025What’s next? Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)? It’s the most well-known secret on Capitol Hill: China owns the American generic drug supply chain. Basic thyroid or blood pressure medications might finally be put into pill form in an Indian lab and sold under an Indian brand like Cipla. But the organic compounds, or key starting materials, […]
“Trump Promises $1 Trillion in Defense Spending for Next Year”
April 11th, 2025Imagine my shock. Via: MilitaryTimes: President Donald Trump this week unveiled plans for a $1 trillion defense budget next year, a massive increase that he claimed will provide the country with unmatched military strength for years to come. During a press event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Trump offered the outline for […]
China Escalates With 125% Tariff On U.S. Imports
April 11th, 2025I wonder if some sort of kabuki theater is about to take place, complete with fake origin labels and warehouses in lower tariff countries… Via: ZeroHedge: Around the close of Hong Kong trading hours, Beijing retaliated against President Trump’s tariffs by hiking levies on U.S. goods to 125%, up from the prior 84%. In a […]
Apple Airlifts 600 Tons of iPhones from India ‘To Beat’ Trump Tariffs
April 10th, 2025*snort* "Chinese Children" Song: Chinese Children by Devendra Banhart@realDonaldTrump @elonmusk @lexfridman @bennyjohnson @FearedBuck @wallstreetbets @jk_rowling @stillgray @jordanbpeterson @RealAlexJones @benshapiro @RealCandaceO @MattWalshBlog @MarioNawfal pic.twitter.com/Syzi1JWl1f — The Dor Brothers (@thedorbrothers) March 18, 2025 Via: Reuters: Tech giant Apple chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the United States […]
And Now… Trump “Pauses” Reciprocal Tariffs For 90 Days (Except China)
April 9th, 2025President Pfizer Warpspeed Trickster Trump Gaza #1. I wonder if he’s front running stuff ahead of all the chaos he’s causing??? Via: ZeroHeadge: Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective […]
