Despite Africa being the world‘s poorest continent, western elites are still pushing African governments to divest of carbon-based fuels and turn to high-cost and ineffective “green” energy. This is a death sentence for many of Africa‘s poorest people.
Today’s Daily Telegraph reported that there is a movement in Germany to get back its gold amounting to 1,200 tonnes, held earmarked at the NY Fed. The Bundesbank denied it, expressing complete confidence in the Americans. Well, they would, wouldn’t they. The article quotes two politicians who had been pushing for this and/or audits/inspections before Trump was even elected. At its face, the article is therefore speculative. But it was unlikely to be published unless there was more to it […]
Department of Education v. California sends a clear signal to the lower court: review TROs that function as preliminary injunctions. If there is any reason that Justice Barrett decided to change her position, this might be it. The majority opinion offers this new standard: Although the Courts of Appeals generally lack appellate jurisdiction over appeals from TROs, several factors counsel in favor of construing the District Court’s order as an appealable preliminary injunction. Among other considerations, the District […]
With James J. Puplava, CFP®, CTS™, CES™, CIS™, CFS™, CAS™, CSS™, FPWM™ Apr 4, 2025 – Buckle up for a wild ride with Jim Puplava and energy guru Mark Mills at the National Center for Energy Analytics as they unpack America’s AI boom and tariff chaos! Mills drops a bombshell: a single AI data center guzzles…
At least 98 people were killed and another 160 injured in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub, Gen. Juan Manuel Mendez, the director of the country’s emergency operations center, said. At least 98 people were killed and another 160 injured in the roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub, Gen. Juan Manuel Mendez, the director of the country’s emergency operations center, said. Read More
Last week, EFF joined 30 civil society groups and academics in warning UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Secretary Peter Kyle about the law enforcement risks contained within the draft Data Use and Access Bill (DUA Bill). Clause 80 of the DUA Bill weakens the safeguards for solely automated decisions in the law-enforcement context and dilutes crucial data protection safeguards. Under sections 49 and 50 of the Data Protection Act 2018, solely […]
O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voltou a desqualificar mulheres em suas declarações. Na terça-feira 8, durante o Encontro Internacional da Indústria da Construção, em São Paulo, o petista chamou a economista búlgara e diretora-geral do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), Kristalina Georgieva, de “mulherzinha”. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voltou a provocar polêmica com uma fala sobre mulheres. Na terça-feira 8, durante o Encontro Internacional da Indústria da Construção, em São Paulo, ele chamou a […]
As I posted here, the March 4 oral argument in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos appeared to go well for S&W and not well for Mexico. Mexico’s lawsuit seeks to hold America’s federally-licensed firearm industry responsible for the cartel violence that plagues Mexico. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) prohibits lawsuits against the gun industry for crimes committed by third parties. PLCAA does allow an action in which [1] a manufacturer or […]