Above Photo: An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico at Port Fourchon in Louisiana. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images. The Biden administration went through with the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history Wednesday. In the controversial sale, major fossil-fuel companies including ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron and BP bid a total of $192 million for the rights to drill a stretch of the Gulf of Mexico that is about double the size of Florida, The AP reported. The amount offered is the second-highest total since bidding resumed in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017. “It’s basically a giveaway to industry of millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico […]
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The city of Seattle apparently paid street artists to restore a Black Lives Matter mural near the former CHOP autonomous zone, in the process funding such eyebrow-raising messages as “ACAB,” “abolish ICE” and “100% Antifa.” Twitter user Kitty Schackleford posted a livestream video Wednesday of an unidentified artist showing parts of the mural with messages written on the BLM letters, including “abolish capitalism,”“F**k 12” and “pigs will be pigs.” Apparently the city of Seattle is paying artists, including this militant streamer to permanently restore the Black Lives Matter mural outside the CHOP zone. “ACAB,” “no good cops in a racist system,” […]
Morris Pearl, a former managing director at the investment giant BlackRock, is a member of Patriotic Millionaires, a group that advocates for a more equitable tax system. Elias WIlliams hide caption toggle caption Elias WIlliams Morris Pearl, a former managing director at the investment giant BlackRock, is a member of Patriotic Millionaires, a group that advocates for a more equitable tax system. Elias WIlliams With an apartment on glitzy Park Avenue and a hefty portfolio of stocks, retired investment manager Morris Pearl seems comfortably ensconced in the 1%. And one thing helps him stay there: The taxes he pays are lower […]
Britain, by virtue of its long and often gale-hit coastline, is already the world’s leading producer of offshore wind power. Currently enough energy to power 4.5 million homes is produced by offshore wind turbines in the UK. Boris Johnson is outlining plans to turn Britain into the world’s “wind king”, creating 2,000 construction jobs and supporting 60,000 in supply industries. He says he wants more offshore wind farms to increase the amount of energy produced from 30 to 40 gigabytes by 2030. It is a remarkable about-turn by the Prime Minister who in 2013 famously said: “Wind farms couldn’t pull the skin […]
Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed billionaire, paid only $750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elected US president, according to a stunning New York Times investigation that could shake up the presidential election. New York Times: Donald Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of past 15 years beginning in 2000 https://t.co/gqpAGb0MMh — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) September 27, 2020 “Trump taxes show chronic losses and years of tax avoidance,” was the banner headline on the paper’s website on Sunday. The president’s tax returns have long been the holy grail of American political reporting. The president “paid $750 in federal […]
This week, social media starlet Kim Kardashian shocked many when she said the next season of her family’s television show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will be the last one. Some, however, apparently met the news with joy. British veteran journalist Piers Morgan came up with a ten-point “sincere and heartfelt” tribute to the Kardashians – a family who he writes off as “a bunch of talentless narcissistic brain-dead bimbos” in his new column for the Daily Mail. “I knew eventually that 2020 would provide one tiny glimmer of good news amid all the relentless barrage of coronavirus-led misery and chaos,” […]
Courtesy of InfoWars By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor Some years ago, VT removed a couple of writers, one in particular when we learned he has been sent by a rogue faction in the FBI to infiltrate VT and help them build criminal cases against its editors. If you haven’t seen what has happened to the Rense organization, first an attempt to murder Jeff, then his airwaves loaded with FBI informants, you miss the pattern. However, VT had pulled many close to them in order to do what we do best. By getting close to those chosen to target VT, we crawled […]
Tibetans have been joining the Indian Army’s all-Tibetan unit, the Special Frontier Force, since the India-China war in 1962. According to reports, China is none too pleased about India rushing additional SFF troops to the contested Ladakh border. India paid a public and thunderous tribute to Tibetan soldier Nyima Tenzin, who died in a landmine blast carrying out an Indian Army operation on the southern bank of Pangong Tso (lake) in Ladakh against China. Hundreds of Indians, including ruling party politician Ram Madhav attended a wreath-laying ceremony for the Tibetan soldier Nyima Tenzin in Ladakh on Monday and paid last respects […]
Rest In Peace Jay! https://t.co/j6FYxIygmh — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2020 DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
On Friday evening, popular culture was stunned by the news that American actor Chadwick Boseman, a leading star in the Marvel universe and the movie ‘Black Panther’, had passed away at the age of 43 after four years of suffering from colon cancer. British racing driver Lewis Hamilton paid an emotional tribute on Saturday to the late American actor Chadwich Boseman who passed away earlier in the day at the age of 43 after a four-year fight with colon cancer. The Formula One champion said that he would dedicate his 2020 Belgian Grand Prix pole to the late Black Panther star. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008291080310579-bigger-than-anything-we-saw-joe-biden-pays-respects-to-chadwick-boseman/ Sad news about “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman dying of cancer after a four-year fight rocked the world earlier on Friday, causing a large number of fans, fellow actors and other prominent figures to express their grief. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden honored the memory of Marvel star Chadwick Boseman, whose death was confirmed on Friday. “The true power of @ChadwickBoseman was bigger than anything we saw on screen. From the Black Panther to Jackie Robinson, he inspired generations and showed them they can be anything they want — even super heroes. Jill and […]
The U.S. firm paid out a ransom of 414 bitcoin after its corporate files were locked up by the Ragnar Locker malware. Source link
US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pull out almost 12,000 troops from Germany by invoking its gas imports from Russia. Washington has recently ramped up its efforts to block the deliveries. “Germany pays Russia billions of dollars a year for Energy, and we are supposed to protect Germany from Russia. What’s that all about?” Trump tweeted, shortly after Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US would move out some 11,900 US soldiers from Germany, as opposed to the initial plan to withdraw some 9,500 personnel. Trump has also cited the long-running row over NATO contributions, accusing Germany of […]
Florida Senator Marco Rubio was among many in Washington paying tribute to Rep. John Lewis. However, Rubio posted a picture of himself alongside the late Elijah Cummings, another civil rights leader who shares Lewis’ skin color. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, passed away on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. As news of his death spread, lawmakers and public figures in Washington paid tribute to the longtime civil rights champion, who’d marched alongside Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama in 1965, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. READ MORE: Rep. John Lewis, iconic civil rights leader, dead […]
A federal judge ordered Eran Eyal, the founder of the Shopin cryptocurrency, to pay $450,000 in fines last week as a result of allegations he committed fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged in December 2019 that Eyal, an Israeli national, committed a $42 million initial coin offering fraud, claiming he misappropriated at least $500,000 in investor funds. The SEC’s suit came within days of another filed by the New York Attorney General’s office. He pleaded guilty to three securities fraud schemes alleged by the NYAG’s office at the time and agreed to turn over $450,000 in an undisclosed […]
Former US president Bill Clinton has expressed sadness over the alleged suicide of film financier and philanthropist Steve Bing. The millionaire was a generous donor to the Clinton Foundation. The 55-year-old is believed to have jumped to his death from his 27th floor apartment in Los Angeles on Monday. Following standard protocol, the LAPD released a description of the victim but declined to confirm that the individual in question was Bing. Any lingering doubts about his passing were removed, however, after Bing’s old friend Bill Clinton posted a tribute on Twitter. “I loved Steve Bing very much. He had a big […]
Few people made Jimmy Kimmel laugh harder than Fred Willard. So on Monday night, the late-night host dedicated his entire show to the legendary comedic actor, who died over the weekend at 86. “Tonight’s show will be a special show,” he began. “It will be a sad show. But we will also laugh a lot as we pay tribute to a lovely and genuinely funny man named Fred Willard.” The host told viewers that as a kid growing up in Las Vegas, one of his favorite shows was Fernwood 2 Night, in which Willard played “oblivious second banana” to his longtime […]
A nurse and National Guard medic interview a patient before taking a swab for a coronavirus test last month at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn. The state of Tennessee started picking up the tab for testing in April. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLN A nurse and National Guard medic interview a patient before taking a swab for a coronavirus test last month at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn. The state of Tennessee started picking up the tab for testing in April. Blake Farmer/WPLN To reopen businesses and public spaces safely, experts say states need to be […]