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Meta threatens to remove all news from Facebook
Facebook appears to be diving into yet another battle over how news content is displayed on its platform. This time, however, their target is the United States Congress. Legislators are currently preparing to vote on a new…
One thing the west could do to have a big impact on Russia’s oil sales and why we haven’t done it
How is Russia's economy doing? The truth is that it's not doing well but also better than expected. With the US and Europe sanctioning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine the thought was that Russia's economy…
1,200 university students in Iran suffer from food poisoning on the eve of anti-regime protests
How about some good old-fashioned food poisoning as a tool to keep college students in line? That appears to be the choice of action taken by the Iranian regime as 1,200 students at Kharazmi and Ark universities became ill.…
Wikipedia editors considering deleting the article on the Twitter files
Wikipedia is simultaneously indispensable and indefensible.Read More
Newsom wants a cap on oil refinery profits
All through the recent energy crisis, California Governor Gavin Newsom has been beating the same drum. Rather than admitting that the nation's current energy policies have been an unmitigated disaster or mentioning his…
Sinking ship: U.S. manufacturing orders from China collapse
There's a headline.Read More
Khanna: Twitter’s viewpoint suppression may be good for fellow Democrats, but it’s bad for democracy — and needs to stop
Three cheers for a California Democrat? You bet, and Ro Khanna had already earned one in Elon Musk's Twitter dump last Friday.Read More
China’s zero COVID goal appears to be gone after widespread protests
As Ed pointed out last week, China has apparently turned a corner when it comes to zero-COVID. The BBC published a follow-up yesterday noting that despite no drop in the number of infections, some of the tough COVID controls…
A bald-faced lie from DOE’s Granholm
For some strange reason it takes a conservative news outlet to ferret out the truth during a Democrat presidential administration.Read More
Fast-tracked: FDA to give priority review for Narcan over-the-counter nasal spray
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that the FDA is fast-tracking approval of an over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray. The FDA has made a push to encourage pharmaceutical companies to apply for approval of…