Week 30
It's a racket. I hope they don't spend a dime for excessive military build-up.
NYT: "Spain Is Reluctant to Spend More on Security Despite NATO Pressure"
#Warren #401k
The slain CEO was of the insurance subsidiary of UHG.
CNBC: "UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing Department of Justice investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation’s largest and most powerful private insurer...
The company announced the abrupt departure of former CEO Andrew Witty in May... UnitedHealth’s announcement on Thursday comes after The Wall Street Journal reported in May that the Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into the health-care giant over possible Medicare fraud."
US GDP growth last quarter was -0.5%. FED GDPNow predicts 2.3% for Q2. Inflation for June was 2.6%.
Fleet News: "HyHaul Mobility will deploy 30 hydrogen fuel cell HGVs along the M4 to create the UK’s first zero-emission hydrogen trucking corridor, by summer 2026."
Shuja Haider: "Capitalism has existed for less than 1% of recorded history and we might literally destroy the planet under it, but it's the only system that 'works' and we have to keep doing it forever".
If this move eliminates shows like Trek SNW I'm all for it. We need more of Picard Season 3.
The Hill: "Skydance promises to eliminate DEI, review CBS after merge"
CNBC: "EU chief says China trade must become more balanced"
Al-Monitor: "EU pressured to act against Israel over Gaza. Several EU countries are pushing Brussels to move forward with concrete actions against Israel over the war in Gaza for failing to improve the dire humanitarian situation, diplomats said Thursday."
NYT: "Gazans Are Dying of Starvation"
Politico: "Zelenskyy U-turns on anti-corruption agencies power grab after public outcry"
"@winterknight1337@infosec.exchange
Remember how everyone freaked out about Microsoft’s Recall feature (spyware) in Windows 11? And Microsoft said it would be fine because it’s all processed locally?
Guess what’s not processed locally anymore"
"@GeofCox@climatejustice.social
The UK Government has been captured by the big business lobby... George Monbiot describes the silly contortions the current consultation on chemical imports standards is going through in the hope of deregulation, when 'there is in fact a means of reducing costs while maintaining high standards: simply mirror EU rules..'"
The Anglo is born pro-bihness. It is deep in their cultural DNA. The crooked ideology spread from the Anglo, helped by their perceived status as the WWII victor. The rest of the world should not have copied this bizarre philosophy. But the ideology reached the end of its runway.. It exploited all it can, and ran out of ways to hide itself.
Monbiot, The Guardian: "A month ago, so quietly that most of us missed it, the government published a consultation on deregulating chemicals... The intention is set out at the beginning: to reduce 'costs to business'... If.. a chemical has been approved by a 'trusted foreign jurisdiction', it should be approved for use in the UK. No list is given of what these trusted jurisdictions are. It will be up to ministers to decide: they can add such countries through statutory instruments, which means without full parliamentary scrutiny...
Lobbyists will point out that a chemical product has been approved for sale in the US, or Thailand or Honduras, then ask the government to add that country as a trusted jurisdiction. If the government agrees, 'domestic evaluation' would be 'removed', meaning that no UK investigation of the product’s health and environmental impacts will be required.
In the US, to give one example, a wide range of dangerous chemical products are approved for uses that are banned here and in many other countries. The government has fired the gun on a race to the bottom."
If the two-year treasury is the best indicator for FED rates, the FED has been behind the curve on lowering rates. They are not changing bcz they are pissed at Trump for his trade policy?
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They didn't need thinkers they needed compliant, assembly-line slaves.
US needs education policy, who do they turn to? Freaking businessmen.
TSJ: "The Rockefeller Influence on the Education System In the U.S, industrialists like John D. Rockefeller poured a significant amount of investment into education system. He created the General Education Board at the ultimate cost of $129 million and provided major funding for schools across the nation and was very influential in shaping the school system... Business advisor to Rockefeller, Frederick T.Gates, a prominent member of the General Education Board stated, 'We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning, or men of science'..
There are even reports that Rockefeller and industrial giant Andrew Carnegie, played a significant role to influence the American educational agenda to direct what students were taught in school. In 1914, The National Education Association alarmed by the activity of the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations stated in their annual meeting : “We view with alarm the activity of the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations—agencies not in any way responsible to the people—in their efforts to control the policies of our State educational institutions, to fashion after their conception and to standardize our courses of study, and to surround the institutions with conditions which menace true academic freedom and defeat the primary purpose of democracy as heretofore preserved inviolate in our common schools, normal schools, and universities.'"
Clinton almost released Pollard but did not thanks to Tenet.
Mucker is now out, an ardent Israeli ultra right-winger apparently.
Times of Israel: "Netanyahu said to have offered Lewinsky tapes for Pollard. New critical book on the Clinton family claims that Israel tapped White House phones, blackmailed president with recordings of intern"
#Ukraine 07/18 - 07/24
Slashgear: "Cummins.. is known for its robust diesel engines. However, while its diesel products continue to remain high profile, many may be unaware of the company's technology division, which has been hard at work innovating with sustainable power alternatives. One recent achievement is the Cummins fuel cell engine in the HY4; the first hydrogen-powered aircraft. Using hydrogen, the HY4 utilizes an electric powertrain allowing it to take flight with the only byproduct being water, meaning it effectively releases zero emissions during operation. This aircraft isn't large, only allowing for four passengers, but it's a proof of concept, demonstrating the feasibility of alternative fuel after 30 multi-hour flight tests. Cummins isn't alone in its quest for eco-friendly aircraft using hydrogen"
"Less than an hour after the UK and 25 other nations issue calls to 'end the war' in Gaza, another British surveillance aircraft departed RAF Akrotiri, continuing the flow of military intelligence to Israel"
The Guardian: "A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists has been forced to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war... Around 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s conduct of the war and treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. A large banner emblazoned with the words Stop the Genocide was held aloft alongside Palestinian flags."
The stock market is not tied to fundamentals.. It only needs enough of a good news, enough of a lull, in a business-as-usual sense, to just skyrocket. The wealth of the wealthiest grows passively, persistently... All that f-ing money needs to go somewhere.
All time highs.. bottom, shbottom.. There is no persistent bottom in this market when rich people have so much to spend / invest. The rise continues as if nothing happened, all is back to trend.
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The Lever: "AIPAC-Funded Lawmakers Push For Millions In Spending On Genocide Tech.. The latest military spending bill fulfills an AIPAC-curated wishlist and sets the stage for a defense industry feeding frenzy."
Politico: "Zelenskyy signed a controversial bill into law Tuesday that critics say nixes the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs, sparking protests around the country for the first time since Russian tanks rolled over the border in February 2022.. Top EU leadership has now urged Zelenskyy to prove he is still committed to European democratic values after signing the inflammatory law, which European allies said threatens to fatally undermine Ukraine’s ongoing bid to join the bloc."
IC: "Gaza is Starving and the World Looks Away"
Al-Monitor: "Iranian foreign minister says Iran cannot give up on nuclear enrichment"
"@Hypx@mastodon.social
All signs suggest that the BEV market is overstretched. No one is doing particularly well. Not even BYD."
Former Citibank trader tells all #Housing #Stevenson
Massive earthquake.. with many other shakes near it
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"The hydrogen tax credit gets a 2-year extension in OBBBA compared to previous versions of the bill.. he OBBBA put the final nail in the coffin for a broad suite of energy tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), effectively killing or slashing electric vehicle, energy efficiency, wind, and solar tax credits by moving up expiration dates and phaseout schedules. The hydrogen production tax credit was originally on the chopping block in both the House and Senate versions but secured a last-minute reprieve through a favorable amendment."
H2C: "China’s scientists cut platinum use in hydrogen production with new bimetallic catalyst"
Jalopnik: "Chinese vehicle sales have seemingly exploded across the world (save for the U.S.), but it looks like at least some of that might be smoke and mirrors. A new report from Reuters says that Chinese automakers Neta and Zeekr inflated sales numbers in recent years as a way to hit aggressive targets."
IC: "25 Nations.. Demand Israel end Gaza War Now: Suffering of Civilians has Reached 'New Depths'"