Archive for the 'Economy' Category
EAST AND GULF COAST ILA LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE STRANDING BILLIONS IN TRADE
September 30th, 2024Hurricane Helene + Strike at Ports + Upcoming October Surprise = [???] Via: CNBC: Billions in trade came to a screeching halt at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1. The ILA is North America’s […]
“Modern Economy Rests On Single Road” In North Carolina Where Hurricane Collapsed Bridges
September 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: In March, a Wharton professor who studies artificial intelligence and start-ups claimed on X, “The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that are the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers.” Ethan […]
Tulsi Gabbard: My Urgent Warning To All Americans
September 30th, 2024“A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for Dick Cheney.” Sums it up. So, Cheney in a wig or President Pfizer Warp Speed… Via: Tulsi Gabbard: Related: The New York Times Endorses Kamala Harris for President
East Coast Port Strike Looming
September 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: Time is running out for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX)—a coalition of port operators and carriers—to form a new labor contract as the existing one expires at midnight. A no-deal scenario would mean thousands of longshoremen at three dozen facilities across 14 Gulf and East Coast ports […]
England’s Chief Medical Officer Admits Government “Potentially” Overstated Danger of Covid
September 29th, 2024Mmm hmm. And yet, nobody is in jail, or being prosecuted for any of it. Via: Off-Guardian: The Government potentially overstated the danger of Covid to the public at the start of the pandemic, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has admitted. The Chief Medical Officer told the Covid Inquiry he still worries about whether the Government […]
Sam Altman Just Pitched The Biden Administration On A Massive Build Out Of AI Data Centers
September 29th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: While most of the news this week about Sam Altman has been centered around the nearly $10 billion in equity he could be receiving in OpenAI, another headline slipped through the cracks mid-week: OpenAI has pitched the Biden administration on a build-out of massive data centers. OpenAI has urged the Biden administration to […]
Fraud, So Much Fraud
September 27th, 2024Hmm, I wonder what other aspects of medical research are subject to, “Multiple, widespread, blatant instances of fraud”… Get your boosters, though. *snort* Via: Science: It’s about Eliezer Masliah, who since 2016 has been the head of the Division of Neuroscience in the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and whose scientific publication record over at […]
Biden: Another $8 Billion for Ukraine
September 26th, 2024Via: The Hill: President Biden on Thursday announced an estimated $8 billion in aid for Ukraine, drawing down billions of dollars in military stockpiles from the Pentagon that were at risk of expiring Sept. 30, providing an additional Patriot air defense battery and expanding training for F-16 pilots. Related: Israel Says It Has Secured $8.7 […]
Degrees of Deception: How America’s Universities Became Debt Factories
September 25th, 2024Via: Anand Sanwal: …there’s a reason this broken system persists. It’s not just inertia or incompetence. It’s because there are powerful, entrenched interests that profit handsomely from the status quo. They cloak themselves in the noble rhetoric of education, but their actions tell a different story: skyrocketing tuition, subpar outcomes, and a generation drowning in […]
California Fast Food Chains Replacing Employees with Robots
September 23rd, 2024Via: Daily Mail: Chipotle has introduced two robots that can take over tasks normally done by its workers. The ‘autocado’ can peel, stone and cut an avocado for guacamole in 26 seconds. Meanwhile, a ‘digital makeline’ portions up salads and bowls based on orders on the app. The machines are part of an automation drive […]
