Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.
Not a parody: The Onion acquires Alex Jones’s InfoWars in auction
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Trump and Biden, Republicans and Democrats all agree: affordable Chinese cars should be banned
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Trump’s attacks on Chinese cars strike a chord — with both parties
“Ohio knows all too well how China illegally subsidizes its companies, putting our workers out of jobs and undermining entire industries from steel to solar manufacturing,” Brown said in a statement. “We can’t wait for China to run this same playbook in the auto industry — we need strong rules, including but not limited to tariffs, to stop a flood of Chinese electric vehicles that threaten Ohio auto jobs.”
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He said the average price gap between a Chinese vehicle and its U.S.-made counterpart ranges from 44 percent to 179 percent. “That is a massive gap,” the executive said. “Tariffs alone aren’t going to take care of that.”
Reuters: Mexico yields to US pressure on incentives for Chinese car makers
He said that such incentives have declined during the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who took office in late 2018, although they have been offered to large investors such as Audi.
Hypocrisy, Thy Name is the United States:
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On the Significance of Xi Jinping Thought on China and its Development
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Mao Zedong made the Chinese nation stand up, Deng Xiaoping made the Chinese people rich, and Xi Jinping will make the Chinese people strong.
China’s Quantum Leap Forward
Chinese Mogul Funneled Millions to Bannon, Fox, Gettr, Docs Show
An indicted Chinese businessman pumped millions of ill-gotten dollars into the bank accounts of some of the most influential figures in MAGA World—including former Trump aides Steve Bannon and Jason Miller—according to a raft of documents filed in federal court in February.
Chinese Mogul Funneled Millions to Bannon, Fox, Gettr, Docs Show (archived)
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Master Lock closes its plant in Milwaukee after 100 years
US Economy is Doing Great! /s
50,000 retail stores would close out of the current base of 940,000 stores in the U.S. by 2027.
US Sees Massive Retail Closures Amid Negative Economic Trends
Germany passes impossible “green” heating legislation that will cost economy $1 TRILLION
The left-wing government of Germany has passed a controversial new “green” heating law that will force at least 65 percent of all new installed heating systems to be “renewable” energy.
Germany passes impossible “green” heating legislation that will cost economy $1 TRILLION
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Germany Heating Law: How the Building Energy Act Became So Controversial
“If we really want to tackle climate change, the state has to interfere more in what had been private issues because we have to change our behavior,” Römmele said.
Germany mandates switch to heating via renewables with Building Energy Act amendment
The focus of the amendment is on new heating systems, as these are used for an average of 20 to 30 years and the government wants to ensure they are low carbon from the outset. Existing heating systems, however, can continue to be operated as before. This is a compromise reached in the legislative process to mitigate the economic hardships otherwise caused by the amendment.
George Santos’ New Max Donors Have Strong Ties to Guo Wengui
The vast majority of the money George Santos raised earlier this year appears to be linked to Chinese-Americans with strong ties to Guo Wengui.
George Santos’ New Max Donors Have Strong Ties to Guo Wengui
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The Big Names That Got Backstop for Billions in Uninsured SVB Deposits
(Bloomberg) — When federal regulators stepped in to backstop all of Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits, they saved thousands of small tech startups and prevented what could have been a catastrophic blow to a sector that relied heavily on the lender.
Big VC, Tech Got Backstop for Billions in Uninsured SVB Deposits (archived)
Bannon, Guo, Yan: Where a Populist Right Idol Gets His Funding
As we roll into the 2024 political season, you can rest assured the political right will be posturing more and more against China, while rightfully calling for an end to Ukraine aid. This trend was highlighted by a long line of recent Republican congressional and senatorial candidates (Joe Kent, Blake Masters, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, J.D. Vance, Mehmet Oz, etc).
Bannon, Guo, Yan: Where a Populist Right Idol Gets His Funding (archived)
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