The government, lately uneager to greenlight large-scale nuclear projects despite energy shortages, is ready to invest $283 million into a Rolls-Royce project to construct Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs, for nuclear power generation. Rolls-Royce, which will own some 80% of the project, is to invest another $263 million along with …
Read More »‘Did David Duke produce this?’: WaPo ripped for video on ‘white accountability groups’ to help understand ‘whiteness’
“White-minded supremacy,” author and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem, informs viewers at the beginning of the video, “is not episodic; it’s structural.” Menakem goes on to say that white people feeling “horror” at events such as the killing of George Floyd, which kicked off numerous Black Lives Matter protests across the …
Read More »Dysfunctional US economy propped up by countries supplying it with goods it can’t produce itself – Peter Schiff
According to Schiff, a vibrant healthy economy needs production “Because you cannot consume what is not first produced.” “Since our economy is so weak and we’re unable to produce the things that we’re consuming, America relies on strong international economies that are able to produce what we consume,” he said. “How …
Read More »Humans possess genetic blueprints to produce venom, study suggests
Scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and the Australian National University examined “co-operating” genes associated with venom production but not directly responsible for it in the Taiwanese habu snake (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus), finding over 3,000. These venom-associated genes carry out housekeeping, such as protecting cells from …
Read More »Sputnik V deal signed: Italy to become first EU country to produce Russian Covid-19 vaccine
The deal was signed between the Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which bankrolls the production and distribution of Sputnik V, and Italy’s Adienne Srl company, the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce (CCIR), which facilitated the negotiations, said in a statement on Monday. Adienne Srl is located in the northern Italian province …
Read More »Austria shuns EU, agrees to produce second-generation Covid-19 vaccine with Denmark and Israel
“The need for Austria alone is estimated at around 30 million vaccine doses,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a statement to the Austria Press Agency on Tuesday, as he announced plans to break away from the European Union’s vaccine procurement program. The members of the ‘First Mover’ group, Austria and …
Read More »US-developed Pfizer & Moderna vaccines produce THREE TIMES LESS antibodies against South African strain of Covid-19 – lab studies
A lab study jointly conducted by Pfizer/BioNTech and researchers at the University of Texas in Galveston showed that the neutralization of the South African strain “was weaker by approximately two thirds,” but concluded that it was “unclear what effect” that would have on protection the vaccine provided from the disease. …
Read More »HBO becomes SEVENTH company to produce film on GameStop mania as Hollywood & Wall Street rush to cash in on ‘Reddit Rebellion’
HBO’s is the latest in a cascade of movies in the works on the notorious short squeeze, set to tap Blumhouse’s Jason Blum – typically known for low-budget horror offerings like ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘Sinister’ – for executive producer, Variety reported on Friday. Andrew Ross Sorkin is also executive producing. …
Read More »Netflix & MGM race to produce dueling films dramatizing ‘Reddit Rebellion’ & GameStop ‘stonk’ frenzy
Though the real-life plotline has yet to conclude, as a horde of amateur traders continue to force a multibillion dollar short squeeze on major Wall Street players, Netflix is already racing to cash in on the GameStop caper, entertainment outlet Deadline reported on Monday. The streaming service is believed to …
Read More »‘Haven’t the Kurds suffered enough?’ Hillary Clinton to produce TV drama on Kurdish women fighters
The Clintons, through their Hidden Light Productions company, have acquired the TV rights to author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s ‘The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,’ Deadline revealed on Monday. The book tells the story of an all-female Kurdish militia group famed for fighting Islamic State (IS, …
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