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DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is asking shareholders to restore a $56 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a Delaware judge this year, and to shift the company’s corporate home to Texas. The changes, to be voted on by stockholders at a June 13 annual meeting, could be a tougher sell …
Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave. Under the ‘Grocery Protection Act’ introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city …
The government may soon be able to shut down your car. Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill includes a kill switch for new cars.
The Fed might have to self-induce a recession if it wants to reach its target inflation rate, a BMO strategist said. Ian Lyngen told Bloomberg TV that the Fed might find its current monetary policy to not be restrictive enough. Markets have given up hope for a rate cut in June following the recent CPI …
Gold bugs. A reminder. Gold is on ATH and still nobody wants it!Nobody!Gold is stupid.Owned by cavemen who don’t know how to use an ATM. pic.twitter.com/NFJDujhCzR — VBL’s Ghost (@Sorenthek) April 8, 2024 After an early session sell-off, US stocks managed to bounce back and ended the session green. Gold is at an all-time high …
When the end of World War Two brought on a housing crunch decades ago, Canada created a catalogue of homes that could be constructed quickly. It worked. Now, faced with a housing crisis again, we’re bringing that post-war catalogue back – with a new set of modern blueprints. When the end of World War Two …
The White House wants US space agency Nasa to develop a new time zone for the Moon – Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC). Because of the different gravitational field strength on the Moon, time moves quicker there relative to Earth – 58.7 microseconds every day. This might not seem like much, but it can have a …
“The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which is responsible for handling the country’s spy apparatus, seeks to ban a range of common terms because it says they offend Muslims and foment racism against employees. In addition to terms describing Islamic terrorists, ODNI instructs employees to avoid phrases such as “blacklisted,” “cakewalk,” “brown …
New York City shelters are overwhelmed with migrants. Many of them have arrived in Texas or Florida and then taken buses to New York, where shelter and benefits are guaranteed. However, the city is scrambling as the number continues to climb and the migrants look to build a new life. But for companies like Tyson …
The announced program will form part of the larger $6 billion Collaborative Combat Aircraft project. The United States Pentagon has announced its intention to fund the development of a fleet of artificial intelligence-piloted (AI-piloted) aircraft. The contract has gone out to tender with the plan to contract two private contractors to develop the craft. Called …
View post on imgur.com California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D) wants to give free, taxpayer-funded legal aid to illegal migrants who have “been convicted of, or who is currently appealing a conviction for, a violent or serious felony.” The bill, AB 2031, would also “expand those qualifying services to persons having an intent to reside in …
via naturalnews: Welfare queen Volodymyr Zelensky wants even more money from the United States, and President Biden plans to give it to him by siphoning cash from the U.S. Army. The latest reports suggest that Biden is strongly considering tapping the U.S. Army budget to refill the coffers of Kiev, which is losing badly at the …
Joe Biden has been a disaster for our country. Higher prices, inflation, an open border, crime, and the destruction of America’s image on the world stage. I will do everything to defeat him and elect Donald J. Trump for President of the United States! 🇺🇸 — Kim Reynolds (@KimReynoldsIA) March 6, 2024
Hunter Biden was paid $1 million by Chinese firm CEFC to act as attorney for their employee, Dr Patrick Ho, but now Ho is threatening to sue the first son within seven days unless he gets the money back — because he claims Hunter did no legal work for him. Ho sent a legal letter …
Look at this video at 25:00 HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and …
So now it’s not enough for you to commit a crime. They will now just lock you up and turn you into a criminal for crimes you haven’t even committed yet. They will never stop, they will justify their actions because their predictive A.I. and “experts” will tell them you’re an enemy to your country. …
“Europe must spend more, spend better, spend European. We will put forward some proposals in the next weeks with the first ever European Industrial Defence Strategy. One of the central aims of the strategy will be to prioritise defence joint procurement.” — President @vonderleyen at the #EPlenary "Europe must spend more, spend better, spend European. …
NEW – Tucker Carlson says Boris Johnson wants "a million dollars" from him to talk about Ukraine.pic.twitter.com/4xuPnt4C7Q — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 20, 2024 🇺🇸TUCKER: "BORIS JOHNSON IS A LOT SLEAZIER THAN PUTIN" "This is, by the way, the guy who single-handedly, at the request of the US government, stopped the peace deal in Ukraine a …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning we have heard from the Reserve Bank of Australia. Times have been getting harder in a strategic sense for the land down under as the Chinese economy has struggled. Last year was one where the consensus was of recovery for China whereas I was worried about the consequences of the popping …
The police had to break through a metal door to get to her! PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating after a 6-month-old baby girl was left alone inside a day care facility after it closed on Thursday night. It happened around 5:30 p.m. on the 4400 block of Whitaker Avenue in the city’s Hunting …
Expel from Congress, denaturalize and deport! https://t.co/UyjEmSSIoQ — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 30, 2024 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., should be expelled from the country over her recent comments on being Somali and Muslim. The governor reacted to Omar reportedly saying she is first and primarily …
People seem to just be going elsewhere for their news. Will this backfire for Fox News? h/t Lynyrd Skynyrd
by Chris Black Do you remember the old Sam Hyde bit? “State Enforced homosexuality”? GB News: Parents are facing up to seven years in jail if they don’t let their children change gender, under new plans put forward by the SNP. Scotland is looking at implementing a ban on conversion therapy, which would criminalise any …
Orlando Sentinel (via MSN) Florida lawmakers are considering new laws that aim to keep children away from sexually explicit websites and harmful social media posts, joining a movement gaining momentum in state capitals across the country. One proposal (HB 1) would restrict access to social media platforms for anyone under age 16. Another measure (HB …
California lawmakers will debate on Wednesday whether to ban tackle football for children under 12, a move pushed by advocates seeking to protect kids from brain damage but opposed by coaches who warn it would cut off youths from an important source of physical activity. The bill, authored by Democratic Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, is scheduled …
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is once again toying with a speed limiter idea after its investigation into a multi-vehicle collision that transpired last year in North Las Vegas, Nevada, which resulted in nine fatalities. The board recommends implementing intelligent speed assistance technology in all new cars. This comes after the board determined the crash …
pic.twitter.com/dbMn2ecFjT — illuminatibot (@iluminatibot) January 1, 2024 give me more cholesterol, not eating this crap wth, gross 😂😂👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/KHNc57nyNS — NPCNN (@SaladMeToday) January 1, 2024 Mormon church now owns $2BILLION of US farmland, with more acreage than Bill Gates and China combined: Huge land grabs in Nebraska and Florida spark backlash from local farmers The …
Ukraine needs to come to an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then Kiev and Moscow should unite to sue the West. You may think the above idea is rather radical and unusual. Sue the West? Where? In what court? The same West that has no issue with either Ukraine or the US (or …
via Mike Shedlock: The market for used EVs is plummeting. What will car rental companies do with the used ones? Problems started in China but have spread to Europe and the US. China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities Bloomberg notes China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities A subsidy-fueled …
