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Nobel Prize-winner Clauser Signs “There Is No Climate Emergency” Declaration
https://thenewamerican.com/us/environment/nobel-prize-winner-clauser-signs-there-is-no-climate-emergency-declaration/
A breakdown of the taxes and fees in California gas prices
https://www.cbs8.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/gap-between-californias-gas-prices-and-the-us-has-never-been-larger/509-17522867-a344-4cbc-bc5d-ac617eb21268
For every gallon of gas in California, we pay:
54 cents in state excise tax: among the highest in the nation
18.4 cents in federal excise tax
23 cents for California's cap-and-trade program to lower greenhouse gas emissions
18 cents for the state's low-carbon fuel programs
2 cents for underground gas storage fees
An average of 3.7% in state and local sales taxes
"You don't see a lot of political leaders getting furious about high gas prices in the way you would kind of expect them to, because it is actually a great bailout for a lot of city governments,"
‘We’ve lost our advantage on education’: Democrats grasp for wins on public schools
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ve-lost-advantage-education-democrats-110000237.html
Analysis shows Ohio's new universal voucher program already exceeds cost estimates
https://www.yahoo.com/news/analysis-shows-ohios-universal-voucher-184409387.html
State education officials could not provide specific numbers for each income bracket in the voucher program, but a department spokeswoman said about 92% of awards made so far were for students that fell in the lowest (450% of federal poverty rate or lower) income band.
The real reason Americans are fleeing California
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/real-reason-americans-fleeing-california-120129464.html
Antagonistic narcissism and psychopathic tendencies predict left-wing antihierarchical aggression, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/antagonistic-narcissism-and-psychopathic-tendencies-predict-left-wing-antihierarchical-aggression-study-finds-163497
Gun threats against San Diego police officers are at a five-year high
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gun-threats-against-san-diego-202307083.html
in California, where an estimated 171,000 people — or 30% of all homeless people in the U.S. — are homeless.
https://apnews.com/article/homeless-california-study-poverty-high-rent-a2a4bfc9b386cb70fdd14d593f31b68c
Over 100 former clerks of Justice Thomas sign open letter defending his integrity, independence
Brianna Herlihy
Tue, August 29, 2023 at 9:43 AM PDT·5 min read
https://www.yahoo.com/news/over-100-former-clerks-justice-164318714.html
The New York Fed just reported that credit card, auto loan delinquency rates are now higher than before the pandemic — will things get worse before they get better as student loans come due?
Bethan Moorcraft
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/york-fed-just-reported-credit-130000532.html
How 'shrink' became the biggest story in retail
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-shrink-became-the-biggest-story-in-retail-113229908.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
'The Cracks Are Starting To Show': Kevin O'Leary Warns That Energy, Food Inflation Isn't Going Away Due To The Trillion Dollars In Printed Money — But He Knows How To Take Advantage
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cracks-starting-show-kevin-oleary-161152429.html
US inflation means families are spending $709 more per month than two years ago
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-inflation-means-families-spending-152538845.html
Matt Egan, CNN
Fri, August 11, 2023 at 8:25 AM PDT
US inflation has had a snowballing effect on family budgets.
The typical American household spent $709 more in July than they did two years ago to buy the same goods and services, according to Moody’s Analytics.
Biden admits Inflation Reduction Act had 'less to do with reducing inflation' than he originally said
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-admits-inflation-reduction-act-232816310.html
US government borrowed $1.6 trillion in past 10 months: estimate
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-government-borrowed-1-6-212735494.html
inflation
3/14,2022 During a press conference, Pelosi claimed the Democrats’ massive spending bills are “non-inflationary because of the way it is written.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3697972-how-responsible-is-biden-for-high-inflation/
https://datavisualizations.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/the-biden-inflation-tracker/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/bidens-big-spending-in-review-2021
https://reason.com/2022/11/29/bidens-spending-spree-is-unprecedented/
Americans' personal savings have collapsed by an eye-watering $5.5 trillion since April 2020 thanks to soaring inflation, according to Barchart.com
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/5-5-trillion-savings-wipeout-204546794.html
Large swaths of the US grid could be vulnerable to blackouts this summer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/large-swaths-us-grid-could-073000838.html
Millennials are sinking under the weight of their debts, having added a record $3.8 trillion at the end of 2022. Here’s what’s driving that — plus 3 tips to get your head above water
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/millennials-sinking-under-weight-debts-130000850.html
Assembly bills 665, 957 and 223,
Parents fighting custody battles could be liable for child abuse if they don't "affirm" their kids' gender under the recently amended AB 957. The legislation, if it becomes law, would require judges presiding over such disputes to favor the parent who best "affirms" the minor's preferred identity, though it doesn't outline what "affirmation" includes.
The average salaries for the highest-paying majors for bachelor's degree recipients are:
Operations Research: $112,000
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: $109,000
Computer Science: $105,000
Marine Transportation: $104,000
Computer Engineering: $99,000
Veterinary Medicine: $97,500
Petroleum Engineering: $97,000
Systems Engineering: $95,000
Pharmaceutical Science: $94,000
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering: $92,000
The average salaries for the most popular majors for bachelor's degree recipients are (in descending order from most popular):
Business Administration: $58,000
Nursing: $76,500
Psychology: $43,000
Criminal Justice: $47,000
Accounting: $64,000
Communications: $49,000
Teacher Education: $42,000
Biology: $49,000
Liberal Arts and Humanities: $44,000
Health and Physical Education: $47,000
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
To meet EV demand, industry turns to technology long deemed hazardous
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-ev-demand-industry-turns-201135755.html
Why Nigerian Immigrants Are One of The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S.
https://medium.com/@joecarleton/why-nigerian-immigrants-are-the-most-successful-ethnic-group-in-the-u-s-23a7ea5a0832
https://news.ku.edu/2020/06/18/study-shows-african-immigrants-do-well-despite-differences-among-them
https://www.workingimmigrants.com/2021/04/the-amazing-educational-success-of-nigerian-americans/
Oklahoma says 13 major financial institutions are boycotting the oil and gas industry
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Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman
Fri, May 12, 2023 at 3:32 PM PDT
An oil rig in the Delaware Basin.
An oil rig in the Delaware Basin.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/05/12/oklahoma-oil-gas-industry-state-treasurer-bank-list-wells-fargo-jpmorgan-chase-bank-america/70209155007/
Oklahoma's state treasurer has issued a list of 13 financial institutions that he says are boycotting Oklahoma's oil and gas industry and shouldn't be allowed to do business with the state.
Last year, lawmakers targeted financial institutions and investment managers with environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies that limit the companies' involvement with oil and gas companies. Basically, if a big bank refuses to do business with someone whose primary business is the fossil fuel industry, Oklahoma won't do business with the big bank.
Which companies are on the list?
The 13 companies Treasurer Todd Russ identified that met the state's definition of an oil and gas boycott or did not reply to his questionnaire include:
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Blackrock
Wells Fargo and Co.
JPMorgan Chase and Co.
Bank of America Corp.
State Street Corp.
Grosvenor Capital Management
Lexington Partners
FirstMark Fund Partners LLC
Touchstone VC Global Partners
WCM Investment Management
William Blair
Actis LLP
Climate First Bank
More: Is Oklahoma's fight against pro-environmental policies hurting business recruitment?
What happens next?
State agencies with assets managed by any of these companies, or agencies that contract with these companies in any way must now divest at least half of those assets within six months. All assets must be divested within a year. The law includes several exemptions that would allow an agency to avoid divesting, including when doing so would result in lost value of those assets.
"The energy sector is crucial to Oklahoma’s economy, providing jobs for our residents and helping drive economic growth," Russ said. “It is essential for us to work with financial institutions that are focused on free-market principles and not beholden to social goals that override their fiduciary duties.”
Investment management company Blackrock met with Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday. The next morning, when asked what he and Blackrock representatives talked about, Stitt said this:
"BlackRock doesn't want to turn into the next Bud Light, that's for sure," Stitt said, referring to conservative anger over a Bud Light promotion featuring influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who is transgender. "What we said is, as soon as you stop attacking the oil and gas industry, as soon as you stop pushing a political agenda with our pension funds, we're happy to do business with you."
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Why Oklahoma has beef with Wells Fargo, Blackrock
Abolishing the Electoral College would require a constitutional amendment. The amending process requires a high level of agreement amongst Congress/states to get one added to the Constitution. Any proposed amendment would need 2/3rds vote from both houses of Congress, so 290 votes in the House, 67 in the Senate. Then it goes to the states and 3/4ths, or 38 states, need to ratify it to be added. A tall order indeed, which is why after the Bill of Rights, there have only been 17 more added to the Constitution. While Clinton makes some interesting arguments and agrees it'd be challenging to develop a new system for voting for president, in reality, IMO, it's never going to happen. Not in this political climate at least. With the way the two parties are currently structured, the Democrats would dominate more than likely and the Republicans, I'm sure, are fully aware of this.
Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, California, or ACT Expo,
https://www.actexpo.com/
May 1-4
Wind blades and solar panels head for landfills after being replaced
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wind-blades-solar-panels-head-125406075.html
Homebuyers with good credit scores will soon encounter a costly surprise:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/18/joe-biden-hike-payments-good-credit-homebuyers-sub/#:~:text=Mortgage%20industry%20specialists%20say%20homebuyers,socked%20with%20the%20largest%20fees
https://nypost.com/2023/04/16/how-the-us-is-subsidizing-high-risk-homebuyers-at-the-cost-of-those-with-good-credit
SHipping....
California’s robust supply chain, which drives nearly one-third of the state’s economy, has continued to buckle under stresses from the pandemic and an ongoing labor fight between longshoremen and port operators up and down the West Coast, which has prompted many shipping companies to rely instead on ports along the Gulf and East coasts. Cargo processing at the Port of Los Angeles, a key entry point for shipments from Asia, was down 43% in February, compared with the year before.
“The longer it drags on, the more cargo will be diverted,” said Geraldine Knatz, a professor of the practice of policy and engineering at the University of Southern California, who was executive director of the Port of Los Angeles from 2006 to 2014.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-economy-edge-tech-layoffs-180105851.html
While America burns, Xi Jinping’s plot to dominate the world is quietly succeeding
1.8k
Douglas Murray
Fri, April 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM PDT
https://www.yahoo.com/news/while-america-burns-xi-jinping-190000822.html
It is sometimes not possible to notice great tectonic shifts. At other times it is eminently possible, and anybody with their feet on the ground can feel that ground move. So it is at the moment with the rise of China and the fall of America. Consider the events of recent weeks.
The United States has been single-mindedly focused on one story: the arraignment of a former president on charges cooked up by an ambitious Left-wing district attorney who wants to make his name by getting Donald Trump to jail. In Manhattan and Palm Beach, the media has paid for helicopters to fly overhead and capture every move of the former president. The streets have been packed with press photographers taking photos of other press photographers, all waiting for something to happen.
All the time, America’s cities – from New York to San Francisco – are rotting from the centre out, with Leftist DAs allowing theft and even violent crime on a scale that has not existed in living memory. This is presided over by a president who everybody can see is half asleep on the job and a vice-president who is not as up to speed as all that.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Communist Party has its own designs. In recent weeks, Chairman Xi popped up in the Middle East to broker a deal between the Saudis and the Iranians. The great divide in the Middle East between the Sunni bloc, dominated by Saudi Arabia, and the Shia bloc, led by Iran, suddenly appeared to reach a rapprochement.
I wouldn’t give it very much time, myself, though Saudi Arabia and Iran’s top envoys met again this week in Beijing to pose for another photo op. Still, the durability of the deal is not the real point here. The point is that it was Beijing assuming the role that Washington would once have played in power-brokering such a deal.
It was the same at the end of last month when Xi turned up in Moscow to present the Chinese plan for ending the war in Ukraine. It would allow Russia to keep the territorial gains it has made during its war of aggression. So it is not a good plan, and the Americans, among others, rejected it immediately. But the point is that it was once again the Chinese who were taking the initiative, parading around the world stage, talking and posing as the protectors of the international system.
So it was inevitable that other world leaders would eventually come to the court of the new emperor and treat him in the way that he now expects to be treated. This week, Emmanuel Macron travelled to Beijing to pay homage. There would have been a time when a French president who wanted credit for stopping a war like that in Ukraine would have gone to Washington DC for meaningful talks. Today, the French president turns up in China for meaningless ones.
Trailing a set of gifts that would have embarrassed a medieval potentate, Macron announced at their joint press conference that he knew he could rely on Xi to bring Moscow to the negotiating table. For his part, a profoundly bored-looking Xi simply said that “China is willing to jointly appeal with France to the international community to remain rational and calm”. They yesterday issued an ambiguously worded joint statement to that effect.
And that was essentially that. And this being China, naturally the “press conference” had no questions from any press. After all, you must respect the customs of the country you are in, and the custom under the communists in China is that the press writes what the government tells them to. In the CCP system, what need has the press of questions?
This is just to focus on the international diplomacy side of things. But the same applies in area after area. While we in Britain argue about things like whether or not a woman can have a penis or how “racist” we are this week, China’s top politicians and envoys are busily travelling the world making trade deals. Ever since Beijing was allowed into the World Trade Organisation in 2001 – a decision which already looks both world-historic and unwise – it has used its financial clout to simultaneously exploit the rules and break them.
Today, they are not even hiding their desire to ensure Chinese economic dominance in the 21st century. Nor are they any longer hiding their desire to leave the US dollar-dominated financial system behind them.
Just this week, China was once again in America’s own backyard. After a set of negotiations, a new agreement between China and Brazil was announced. And here is the salient factor: the deal completely bypasses the American dollar, which would once have been the standard for such negotiations. Brazil and China said that the arrangement would see yuan directly exchanged for reais, with no need to convert to US dollars.
Brazil’s Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) announced that this would both “reduce costs” and promote better bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. That was the spoken bit. The unspoken part was: and we don’t need America or its currency.
In many ways, that is not surprising. Because successive American governments – of all political stripes – have done a great deal in recent decades to diminish the standing of the US dollar. It doesn’t matter whether the president, House or Senate are Democrat or Republican, US government spending and debt just keep rocketing up and up. When Democrats are in charge, they ratchet up borrowing and lavish it on their pet projects. When Republicans are in charge, they seem to be forever surprised by events, and forever have the same response – increased government borrowing.
During the last presidency, that came about primarily as a result of the Covid pandemic when the government started splurging out cheques to get American households and businesses on their feet. There is a great debate over whether that was the right thing to do. There is no debate at all over the fact that much of this money simply disappeared.
But for China, it couldn’t have worked out better. China of course gave the world the virus – whether from a lab leak or a wet market – and caused the shutdown of the American, and global, economies.
In the wake of that, in countries like our own, the economy is only really now sputtering back to life. But the effects on the education of the next generation, the debt accumulated and much more mean we will live with the effects of the China virus for the rest of our lives. Meanwhile, Beijing won’t even co-operate in finding out how it emerged in the first place. Not a bit of it. Nothing that might slow down or distract from their agenda.
And while we distract ourselves with ridiculous and ill-informed rows about the alleged iniquities of everything in our past, China is simply getting on with its future. While our institutions bend over backwards to be as “diverse” as possible, China’s institutions simply try to become as dominant as possible. From the rise of Chinese companies to China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour towards Taiwan, Beijing is intent on its agenda while the West wobbles.
For instance, in the tech world it has been clear for years that the platform TikTok, a Chinese firm, is highly suspect. Indeed, it has long been accused of data harvesting. The platform has captivated children and teenagers in Britain and America, but it has not been allowed to trouble the youth of China.
While our children – and some adults – do the latest stupid dance for the platform, they don’t seem to have realised that they are not using a product. They are the product. Their information is the point. And what do we do about it? We have interminable discussions from Westminster to Washington about how to handle Chinese technology that may already have done its job in compromising us. And the Left worry that even raising the question might be “racist”.
The old line about Nero fiddling while Rome burns comes to mind. But what our leaders have been doing is worse than that. Our societies – and governments – have been doing silly little dances – sometimes on TikTok, sometimes, like Macron in Beijing – while the Chinese Communist Party moves the ground from under our dancing feet. If you take the long view, the things that our leaders have allowed, encouraged and been distracted by in the past 20 years make the Emperor Nero look like a model of responsibility.
Douglas Murray’s latest book, ‘The War on the West’, is out now in paperback
US oil production will remain at 'historically high volumes’ through 2050: New government report
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-oil-production-will-remain-at-historically-high-volumes-through-2050-new-government-report-211713075.html
Ben Werschkul
Ben Werschkul·Washington Correspondent
Thu, March 16, 2023 at 2:17 PM PDT
Despite his campaign rhetoric of ending fossil fuels, President Biden acknowledged in his recent State of the Union address that "we’re going to need oil for at least another decade."
But a new report released Thursday by an independent agency of Biden’s own government projects it will even be much much longer than that.
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In fact, the 2023 Annual Energy Outlook from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) finds that U.S. oil production may even increase between now and 2050 even as clean energy sources like wind and solar power increase dramatically as well.
The analysts say that U.S. demand for oil and gas is likely to remain remarkably steady for decades and “we expect U.S. production to remain at historically high volumes as exports of finished products grow,” said Angelina LaRose, EIA Assistant Administrator for Energy Analysis, during a session Thursday around the release of the report.
The EIA is an independent government agency that prepared this week’s report without the input of the White House or other officials like Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Their predictions have also been echoed by outside experts in recent months, but Thursday's release marks an official government acknowledgment of the widespread expectation that U.S. oil and gas production isn’t likely to wane anytime soon.
Covid. Was Sweden right about Covid all along?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sweden-covid-along-201447751.html
Is California taxed less than Texas? New study says yes...but there's a catch
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-taxed-less-texas-study-005552358.html
Prosecutor in controversial Hannah Tubbs case suspended for 'misgendering' defendant
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutor-controversial-hannah-tubbs-case-130059401.html
California will have water consumption limits for the first time after ‘landmark’ legislation passed
https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-me-water-efficiency-bill-20180601-story.html
What Are the Fifth-Letter Identifiers on the Nasdaq?
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/nasdaqfifthletter.asp
A - Class A Shares
B - Class B Shares
C - NextShares Exchange Traded Managed Funds (ETFM)
D - New Issue - This is temporarily used to denote a corporate reorganization.
E - N/A - The letter used to stand for delinquent in regard to SEC filings. Nasdaq now uses the Financial Status Indicator to denote delinquent regulatory filings, but notes other markets may still use "E" for this purpose.
F - Foreign Issue (if the issuer requests it)
G - First Convertible Bond
H - Second Convertible Bond
I - Third Convertible Bond
J - Voting - This is temporarily used to denote a shareholder vote situation.
K - Non-voting
L - Miscellaneous Situations, such as certificates of participation, preferred participation, and stubs (research is required to investigate the exact reason for the identifier being attached)
M - Fourth Preferred Issue
N - Third Preferred Issue
O - Second Preferred Issue
P - First Preferred Issue
Q - N/A - The letter used to stand for bankruptcy. Nasdaq now uses the Financial Status Indicator to denote when a company has filed for bankruptcy, but notes other markets may still use "Q" for this purpose.
R - Rights Issue
S - Shares of Beneficial Interest
T - Securities With Warrants or Rights
U - Units
V - When issued or when distributed (shares that are set to split or have other similar pending corporate actions)
W - Warrants
X - Mutual Fund Quotation Service (MFQS) Instrument
Y - American Depository Receipt (if the issuer requests it)
Z - Miscellaneous Situations, such as certificates of preferred when issued (research is required to investigate the exact reason for the identifier being attached)
Marxism was first publicly formulated in 1848 in the pamphlet The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which lays out the theory of class struggle and revolution. Economic decisions, he said, should not be made by producers and consumers and instead ought to be carefully managed by the state to ensure that everyone benefits.
Southern California coastal towns are losing valuable sand, putting some beaches at risk
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/southern-california-coastal-towns-are-losing-valuable-sand-putting-some-beaches-at-risk/ar-AA15bQRW
What are the 10 least populated states?
According to the 2020 census, here are the top 10 least populated states in the U.S.:
Wyoming - 576,851
Vermont - 643,077
Alaska - 733,391
North Dakota - 779,094
South Dakota - 886,667
Delaware - 989,948
Montana - 1,084,225
Rhode Island - 1,097,379
Maine - 1,362,359
New Hampshire - 1,377,529
California saw almost 1% of its residents leave for other states in past year, latest Census data shows
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/3b5a35df-750d-323f-9696-4042782989f4/california-saw-almost-1-of.html
Mark Calvey
Thu, December 22, 2022 at 2:37 PM PST
California saw almost 1% of its residents move to other states in the year ended July 1, 2022, according to the latest Census Bureau data. California topped the list of states losing the most residents, with a net domestic migration loss of 343,230 residents for the year. The Golden State also saw almost 1% of its residents move to other states in the previous year.
L>A> out of control
https://www.yahoo.com/news/los-angeles-county-da-gascon-012926263.html
Ingredients
12 oz Zweigle's Chorizo chicken sausage, fully cooked, sliced into ½ inch pieces
1 20 oz can pineapple chunks, reserve juice
2 T teriyaki sauce
1 T chili sauce
2 T honey
1 T pineapple juice (that you reserved from can)
Instructions sausage bites
Soak your toothpicks in water for 20 minutes before baking so they don't char in the oven. This won't leave a flavor residue. Be sure to use non-colored toothpicks as the colored toothpicks will bleed and discolor the food!
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with foil (and spray with non-stick cooking spray), parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat.
Place a chunk of pineapple on top of a slice of chicken sausage and stick one toothpick into each of them. Place on the prepared pan.
In a small mixing bowl, combine remaining four ingredients to make the glaze.
Brush glaze over tops and sides of sausage/pineapple bites. Try not to get a ton of glaze on the toothpick as it will burn when in the oven.
Cook in the oven for 15 minutes or just until hot, keeping an eye on them so they don't burn.
Remove from oven, let cool slightly, and serve warm. Enjoy!
Why is inflation still so high right now, and when can we expect it to finally stop?
Dina Al-Shibeeb
Sun, September 18, 2022 at 6:00 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/why-inflation-still-high-now-130000789.html
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