New York state has enacted a bill to extort fossil fuel companies in the name of climate change. Governor Kathy Hochul believes the bill will generate $75 billion in funds for the state over the next 25 years, which she claims will be used to fight climate change. Why would any energy company want to operate out of New York? The fines for merely existing are unclear, but the New York Department of Environmental Conservation will begin determining the extent of each company’s greenhouse gas emissions. Worse, they will begin fining companies for the amount they began releasing 24 years…
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Trump has picked conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon to head up the civil rights division at the Department of Justice and this choice was not a coincidence. Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreesen, who became a Trump supporter during this election cycle, recently described how Dhillon will aggressively go after woke DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in the corporate world and academia. Andreesen even suggests that the writing is on the wall and that some corporations are already making big changes in anticipation of Dhillon’s arrival in Washington. Partial transcript via Kanekoa the Great on Twitter/X: “The Justice Department’s Civil Rights…
J.K. Rowling is facing backlash for her controversial views on transgender issues, including recent claims that “there are no trans kids.”Due to her remarks, the author has found herself at the center of another social media storm months after being slammed for her remarks about boxer Imane Khelife.Despite J.K. Rowling’s remarks, HBO has defended her role in the upcoming “Harry Potter” series, stating that her creative input is invaluable.Article continues below advertisementJ.K. Rowling Says Trans Kids Do Not ExistMEGARowling has faced backlash in recent years for her outspoken views on gender and women’s rights, and now the “Harry Potter” author…
Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday (Dec 31) one of its naval drones had destroyed a Russian helicopter and damaged another one in the Black Sea. In a battle near Cape Tarkhankut on Crimea’s west coast on Tuesday, a Magura V5 maritime drone equipped with missiles hit a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, Ukraine’s GUR spy agency said on Telegram. GUR said it was the first time a Ukrainian naval drone had downed an air target. Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no comment from Russia. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russia-appointed governor of Sevastopol in Crimea, said on Telegram that…
Pope Francis is a paradoxical figure. Despite leading a church with a long, egregious history of being synonymous with strife, injustice and abuse, the old, ailing Argentinian Jesuit strikes me, at his core, as a modest clergyman who abhors human suffering and misery. Like you and me, the pope can see what Israel has done with such ruthless ferocity to besieged Palestinians for more than a year in the barren, dystopian remnants of Gaza and the occupied West Bank. I believe that Francis understands that bearing witness to human suffering and misery on an almost incomprehensible scale requires a response,…
When Paul George left the Los Angeles Clippers this summer, the team wondered who could replace George’s production. The answer to that question has been Norman Powell. Powell scored 35 points as the Los Angeles Clippers made up a 12-point deficit to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-113. He’s averaging a career-high 24.6 points while shooting 45.9 percent from three-point range, both the best marks on the team. It’s not that Powell hasn’t been an effective player for the Clippers in the past. He finished fourth in the Sixth Man of the Year voting in each of the last two…
New year, new financial outlook?A recent Statista survey of 1,050 Americans placed one New Year’s resolution above the rest: saving more money. Over one in five U.S. adults have resolved to save more in 2025, making it the most popular goal overall.Meanwhile, 19% of adults have resolved to eat healthier, 17% to exercise more, 15% to lose weight, and 14% to spend more time with family and friends.Related: 4 Marketing Triggers You Need to Set Up Now to Supercharge Your New YearAnother study from research and analytics firm YouGov surveyed over 1,100 Americans this month and found similar answers. Saving…
The skin is by far the body’s biggest organ. Depending on your height and body mass, it covers an area of around 1.5 to 2 square metres and weighs between 3.5 and 10 kilograms – around 15 per cent of your total body mass. Think of it as a kind of intelligent armour. It helps you sense the world around you, protects your internal organs and defends you from pathogens. This would be reason enough to take good care of it, especially because premature ageing of skin can degrade its ability to fulfil all these functions, leaving you at higher…
The FBI is warning sports leagues that star athletes who display valuables on social media are vulnerable to burglars familiar with their often-public travel schedules.The bureau recently issued the best-practices memo as part of a long-standing practice of communicating with private businesses about crime trends, a U.S. official briefed on the matter said.The memo, a “liaison information report,” urges the leagues to advise athletes to limit imagery of valuables, such as cash, jewels and electronics, on their public accounts, the official said. Star athletes and their loved ones who have become victims of burglaries this year include Kansas City Chiefs…
After a half-century hiatus, thorium has returned to the front lines of nuclear power research as a source of fuel. In 2025, China plans to start building a demonstration thorium-based molten-salt reactor in the Gobi Desert. The 10-megawatt reactor project, managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP), is scheduled to be operational by 2030, according to an environmental-impact report released by the Academy in October. The project follows a 2-MW experimental version completed in 2021 and operated since then. China’s efforts put it at the forefront of both thorium-based fuel breeding and molten-salt reactors.…