"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western double standards:
🇩🇪Germany exported cars: free trade victory.
🇨🇳China exports cars: full-blown assault
They know it's hypocritical. They just can't accept the loss.
VOLKSWAGEN IS PLANNING TO CUT 100,000 JOBS AND CLOSE FOUR GERMAN 🇩🇪 PLANTS
This would be the most radical overhaul in the company's 89-year history. The details per Manager Magazin:
100,000 jobs eliminated, ~15% of the entire workforce. Plants closing in Hanover, Zwickau, Emden, and Audi's Neckarsulm site. Investment cut by 15% to just over $148 billion over the next five years.
The reason: intensifying competition from Chinese car brands that are undercutting European automakers on price and accelerating faster on EVs.
The unions are fighting back immediately. Volkswagen's General Works Council and IG Metall said in a joint statement: "If such plans were to be pushed forward, we would prevent them with all our might."
(Source CNBC)
Microplastics are already inside us and they are affecting our health. Professor Ragusa explains where the real problem lies and why it's not just about plastic. Are you ready to find out what each of us needs to do to solve this problem?
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Today, 1 in 16 people worldwide use drugs — more than at any point in history.
While cannabis remains the most widely used drug, the global cocaine market has reached record levels.
On Friday’s #WorldDrugDay, find out more in latest @UNODC report: https://t.co/gxsQD3jtgw
A large Heat Dome starts to settle in across the Region on Friday. Along with some Saharan Dust... it'll make for some hot, hazy & steamy conditions. Heat Index readings will hover over 100° thru Tuesday.
Jeremy Grantham is the co-founder of GMO, an institutional investment firm in Boston, and serves as the firm’s long-term investment strategist.
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Shifting Plates may be the cause of tonight's Twin Quakes across Venezuela. The Caribbean plate rubs eastward against the South American plate. Sooner or later, pent up energy is released in the form of earthquakes. They can be rather strong as witnessed this evening.
Earthquakes worldwide today times
M5.6 California – 8:10 AM
M7.2 Venezuela – 3:04 PM
M7.5 Venezuela – 3:05 PM
M6.9 Japan – 3:30 PM
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