Month: February 2023

Yankee? The bill, proposed by Sen. Stephen Goldfinch (R), would require those moving to South Carolina from out-of-state to pay two one-time fees; $250 for vehicle registrations and $250 for a new driver’s license. Half of the new fee would go toward the state’s infrastructure – including roads, bridges and common community https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/south-carolina-lawmaker-proposes-yankee-tax-northerners-flock-state h/t Goneviral

InterPride Event despite Group’s Snub of Taiwan “WorldPride Taiwan” is simply not acceptable. U.S. special envoy for the rights of LGBTQI+ persons Jessica Stern will participate in WorldPride, an annual pride event this week InterPride, a non-governmental group that organizes pride parades, just months after the group refused to use Taiwan’s name in the title of an event that was consequently … Read more

Users on social media appeared bothered by a recently implemented and little-noticed feature that slows down iPhone charging times in an effort to reduce carbon emissions I’m glad Apple is working on dynamic charging to shift to low carbon hours…BUT the way they rolled it out isn’t great. Limited awareness, default position is opted in. … Read more

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has been a hotly debated topic over the last few years. The seemingly unquestioned march towards corporate utopia has met with resistance among those who oppose the idea that government oligarchs should dictate the affairs of private business firms. The long-term effects of the ESG movement are largely ignored by … Read more

What next, people who don't like working on Mondays given the day off? This is getting ridiculous. Hardworking people will be taxed out of their homes to pay for all the shirkers. https://t.co/F1QhlUqjTz — Tess Summers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪 (@tesssummers98) February 28, 2023 I find people that get paid time off take advantage in general. I have … Read more

MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The world is on the brink of a catastrophe due to the destructive policy of Washington and the whole planet suffers from attempts to steal raw material resources, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. “The destructive policy of the US and its allies has already put the world to a … Read more

Money manager and economist Peter Schiff said in October the Federal Reserve “could NOT win the fight on inflation by raising interest rates.” As inflation just turned up anew, it looks like he was right—again. Schiff explains, “Based on the recent data we got . . . the inflation curve has bent back up. The … Read more

Chinese military put on ‘high alert’ The US is threatening peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese army spokesman saidhttps://t.co/ItFvdpNCAn pic.twitter.com/emkm15m4g9 — RT (@RT_com) February 28, 2023 “The P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol and reconnaissance aircraft flew through the strait separating mainland China and the self-governed island of Taiwan on Monday. A Chinese Su-27 … Read more