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https://twitter.com/AZmilitary1/status/1565762102261866496 Honestly I’ve been thinking they would start doing this in October but I guess they’re not waiting around, Let’s see what happens in the coming months I read earlier this week Scotland was going to demonstrate something like this.. Tuff times ahead. The true statement of a dark winter is coming. Scots burn electricity … Read more

By Ag Metal Miner Stainless steel mills are closing across Europe due to the  ongoing energy crisis. Around three million tons of Europe’s stainless steel capacity is at risk. This sort of “commodity” standoff is less than ideal. Stainless steel prices continue to struggle as we approach the final quarter of the year. Meanwhile, nickel … Read more

Biden's assertion that Trump and extremist Republicans pose a threat to American democracy is, undeniably, true — John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 2, 2022 personal news: today's my last day at CNN proud of the work thanks to my colleagues i've been lucky to serve the best in American media – St. Petersburg Times, WSJ, NYT, … Read more

Californians are strongly urged to lower electricity use by setting thermostats to 78 or higher, health permitting, avoid using major appliances, and turning off all unnecessary lights,” officials announced Friday evening. “Tomorrow’s Flex Alert is the fourth consecutive call for conservation, as much of the state remains gripped in an extensive heat wave.” Last week … Read more

IRS Publishes Confidential Information of 120,000 Taxpayers Online, Then Blames ‘Human Coding Error’ On Friday, officials from Treasury Department announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had accidentally published confidential information pertaining to approximately 120,000 taxpayers’ retirement accounts on its website. “This letter provides notice that the Internal Revenue Service recently identified an inadvertent and … Read more

I’m not saying we should ban it or anything like that, but women need to be informed about the risks before agreeing to take it. https://twitter.com/RealDante12/status/1565917934555262976   h/t Dan

Labor critics are pointing a recent string of unrelated Amazon employee deaths as further proof of the company’s exploitative and dangerous working conditions within its many warehouse centers across the country. Between July 13 and August 4, four workers died while on the clock at separate Amazon locations—three in New Jersey facilities, with a fourth … Read more

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by Boo_Randy  

by BoatSurfer600 Anyone else feel like the US is slowly collapsing? ‘There is no more retirement’: Runaway prices are pushing seniors back to work Recent data shows about 3.2% of workers who were retired a year ago have rejoined the workforce — about 1.7 million people. That means the number of retirees heading back into … Read more

Video appears to show Tesla driver asleep at the wheel on Ontario highway https://t.co/GmC1CfKLOt pic.twitter.com/tbzpF0m64f — Simon Ostler (@SimonOstler) September 2, 2022 ‘Video has emerged showing a Tesla driver appearing to be asleep behind the wheel while travelling more than 100 km/h on a busy Ontario highway. Louise Lesser said she was driving on the … Read more

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by Boo_Randy ‘At risk’: Recent Australian homeowners face $110,000 being slashed from value of property https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/buying/at-risk-recent-australian-homeowners-face-110000-being-slashed-from-value-of-property/news-story/545267516cf9a9688c660c92a09df8a4 There are warnings of a stark divide growing in the property market – and one group of Aussies are “most at risk”.