EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for lowering the bloc’s reliance on China for technologies and raw material supply, warning it may end up in the same situation as with Russian energy supply amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Von der Leyen made the remarks on Friday …
Read More »Ministers propose highway speed limit to lower fuel use
Germany should introduce a motorway speed limit, the nation’s regional environment ministers decided in a reportedly unanimous vote during a conference on Friday. The move is justified by the need to save energy and reduce Germany’s dependence on oil and gas imports amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the ministers …
Read More »Biden admin’s ratings crater but VP’s are even lower – poll
Americans have a lower-than-ever opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a poll published Friday by Trafalgar Group. Just 28% of respondents approve of the VP, while 57% of those polled said they ‘strongly disapprove’ of how she is handling her job. US President Joe Biden is languishing at …
Read More »US to unleash strategic oil reserves to lower prices
US President Joe Biden unveiled a two-pronged plan on Thursday to lower gas prices by increasing supply and decreasing demand, vowing to lead the country to a future of clean energy while soothing its immediate wounds by unleashing millions of barrels from its strategic reserves. A “use it or lose …
Read More »Western elites are exploiting the Ukraine conflict to lower the standard of living
It’s impossible to escape the constant undertone of the need to sacrifice for the greater global good or else be viewed as a selfish prick. And now, you risk even worse branding by the thought police if you don’t fall in line with this new outlook: That of a Putin-enabler. …
Read More »Why a US crude export ban won’t lower prices at the pump
As the Biden Administration considers ways to lower the price of gasoline in the United States, which is now at a seven-year high, it faces calls from Democrats to weigh all possibilities, including the “nuclear option” to reimpose a ban on US crude oil exports. Analysts and industry professionals don’t …
Read More »FDA advisers vote in favor of giving children aged 5-11 a lower-dose Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
The FDA vaccines advisory committee overwhelmingly agreed with Pfizer’s proposal on Tuesday, with 17 votes in favor, no one opposed and one abstention. The FDA is expected to issue an emergency use authorization for the jab within the next couple of days, while the final recommendation by the Centers for …
Read More »Brazil’s lower house passes bill that would allow BREAKING of vaccine patents in case of ‘public health emergency’
On Tuesday, the Chamber of Deputies voted 425 to 15 in favor of PL 12/2021. Sponsored by Aécio Neves da Cunha, a Social Democrat from Minas Gerais, the bill would authorize Congress to issue patent-breaking licenses “in case of a public health emergency,” without the approval of the head of …
Read More »Biden’s ratings MUCH lower than Trump’s least-viewed speech to Congress, but he did beat the Oscars
Only 200 or so people were inside the House chambers on Wednesday evening as Biden gave the first joint address of his presidency – not a proper State of the Union, as fact-checkers hastened to point out – but just 12.5 million Americans tuned in to ABC, NBC, CBS and …
Read More »Americans’ trust in mainstream media has never been lower – but journalists insist it’s the audience’s fault, not theirs
Long headed for collapse, Americans’ trust in the media establishment hit an all time low in 2021, falling three points overall to just 46 percent, according to Edelman’s most recent annual survey. The figure marks the first time Americans’ trust of journalism sank below the 50 percent mark. Americans’ trust …
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