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California Bans Seabed Mining Despite Need for Minerals for Electric Vehicles

The State of California banned seabed mining on Monday, despite the fact that it provides rare earth minerals that are necessary for “green” technologies like the electric vehicles the state will force all drivers to purchase starting in 2035. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday: Seabed mining, a controversial practice

Report: House Republicans Plan to Investigate Chamber of Commerce for Supporting Left-Wing ESG Investments

House Republicans are reportedly planning to investigate the United States Chamber of Commerce if they retake the House in this year’s midterm elections over its support for leftist Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments. According to a report from the Intercept, House Republicans want to open investigations into the

NIH Studies Conducted 50 Years Ago Showed Societal Collapse Brought About Extinction

William Vogt, Paul Ehrlich, and the others were neo-Malthusians, arguing that population growth would cause our demise by exhausting our natural resources, leading to starvation and conflict. But John Calhoun’s “Universe 25” experiments on rats and mice showed that overcrowding on its own could destroy a society before famine

Manuka Honey Helps Combat Antibiotic Resistant Lung Infection

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Honey has been valued for its antimicrobial properties for thousands of years.

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

(New York) – The Chinese government has used its justice system to sentence and imprison an estimated half-million people during the brutal crackdown in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said today.

Natural Immunity Protects You More Than Three mRNA COVID Jabs

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Throughout the pandemic, government oficials refused to acknowledge that prior infection with COVID-19 results in natural immunity — immunity that's superior to that achieved via a COVID-19 shot. In a White House briefing held in July 2022, Dr. Anthony Fauci continued to spread the myth that you can't rely

What They're Not Telling You About the New mRNA Boosters

STORY AT-A-GLANCE With their authorization of reformulated COVID mRNA boosters without the standard steps of testing, the U.S.

When the Saints come marching in…

Well that is a relief right? Here we all were….

Swedish Pol.: Gas Crisis Could be Worse than Pandemic and 2008 Crash

A former Swedish finance minister has warned that the shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline by Russia could lead to a crisis worse than both the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis.

Coronavirus Fact-check #16: “Can you HEAR Covid19?”

Yesterday, the UK’s Daily Mail published an article about a new app which claims to be able to diagnose Covid19 infection just through the sound of your voice. The story was also covered by Sky, The Independent, the Telegraph and many others. The Mail headlined: Could a mobile APP

Up to 17 States on the Hook for California's Ban on Gas-powered Cars

Seventeen states may be required to follow California’s mandate to ban the sales of almost all gasoline-powered cars by 2035 and to require the purchase of electric vehicles — even though some states are already struggling to meet current electricity demand. In 2020, just weeks after California suffered rolling blackouts

This Week in the New Normal #45

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1.