Strikes grow as Macron postpones threat to crush French refinery strike
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French left-wing parties gather protesters to march in Paris, as refinery strikes persist
MSM was all over the cost of living protests but nothing about the Anti-NATO protests. Videos have emerged of police repression in Paris (at which protest, I’m unsure). Meanwhile, in the US, the Poor People’s Campaign, and allies, held multiple demonstrations to get out the vote (which were mainly covered by local news).
During the recent anti-French protests, Nigeriens and Burkinabes waved Russian flags. This signals that Africans are moving away from their former colonial masters as they seek alternative partnerships to help them develop.
African trust in Russia grows as western influence wanes
Oct 12, 2022 – Who is helping Bosnia recount the votes of their Presidential election? It turns out that the UK and NATO are helping with this recount even though the law in Bosnia does not allow this. So why do some countries get a vote recount and others do not? Who has something to gain here? We speak to Bosnian independent journalist Alexsandar Pavic to break this down.
West caught MEDDLING in Bosnia election, recount in doubt | Redacted with Natali and Clayton Morris via Redacted
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Read More »The White House said on Tuesday that it has many options to counteract OPEC+’s looming production cuts, including the release of even more crude oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves.
White House Leaves Door Open For Additional SPR Releases
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The Implications Of U.S. SPR Withdrawals
Implications of OPEC-+ Production Cut
I think OPEC has not learned from its past mistakes, as it is not a good time to cut oil production by 2 million bpd in November 2022, especially at a time when global economies are under pressure. While higher oil prices at this juncture may bring much needed oil revenues to (national) oil companies and OPEC members, this will come at the cost of accelerating a global recession, bringing more misery to consumers. Consequently, it will weaken global oil demand and oil prices. Oil prices in the range of $70-$80/bbls at this difficult time could be a win-win situation for both producers and consumers, and shield global economies from collapsing. Consequently, the U.S. should take its own measures to enhance its domestic oil production, encourage EVs and halt further releases of the SPR. Running down the SPR will allow OPEC+ more flexibility to play around with production.
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Washington is selling gas to the EU for four times what it charges at home, the French finance minister says
US taking advantage of EU energy crisis – Paris
The demonstrations were sparked by what protesters called economic “disruption” and “energy and health restrictions”
Mass protests against NATO and EU hit Paris streets (VIDEOS)
On February 22, two days before Russian troops entered the Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU put reams of sanctions onto Russia. They also confiscated some $300 billion of Russia’s reserves that were invested in the ‘west’. The sanctions had been negotiated between the EU and the U.S. and prepared for over several months.
EU Pushes For More Sanctions Which Will Come Back To Bite It
Oct 8, 2022 – OPEC plus has cut oil production and the United States is panicking. But the real worry isn’t about higher oil prices, it’s really about the future of the US dollar. The real fate of the US dollar lies with Saudi Arabia. Here’s what you must know about the Petrodollar. You must watch this carefully.
The Truth Behind The OPEC Cuts – It’s All About The Dollar! via Sean Foo
If Washington was involved, it would mark a dangerous new stage not only in the Ukraine war but in Europe’s acceptance of vassal status
Can Europe Afford To Turn a Blind Eye to Evidence of a US Role in Pipeline Blasts?
The warning comes after the apparent sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines
US puts energy operators on ‘heightened alert’ (Bloomberg Article)
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