National Security Implications of Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe
April 19th, 2024In short, coal.
Via: Real Clear Defense:
Domestically, the impacts of these hiccups in the energy supply chain are already being felt. CSX’s Curtis Bay Piers in particular – heavily impacted by the bridge collapse – supplies coal to power the Maryland electric grid and provides metallurgical coal critical for the steel industry. The inability to ship energy supplies from this terminal has created a ripple effect in both sectors. A warning from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), meanwhile, that the bridge collapse and subsequent impact to the port will slow the growth of U.S. coal exports to our allies has also weakened that supply chain of growing importance.
International demand for American coal has been on the rise in the past few years due to Europe’s tightening energy supply, low natural gas reservoirs, and conflict in the region as many countries like Ukraine turned elsewhere to get their energy commodities. As the second-largest exporting hub for coal in the United States, accounting for nearly one-third (28 percent) of total exports in 2023, the Port of Baltimore has helped meet that demand.
While most of the coal exported from the Port of Baltimore was historically destined for locations outside of Europe, it has increasingly been finding its way to countries on the continent dealing with rising Russian aggression, providing them an alternative to forced reliance on Russian energy supplies. But with the port’s unspecified closure and reopening timelines, American allies around the world may be forced to turn back to Vladimir Putin and his cronies. This will give Russia undue power, in Europe in particular, which has historically relied heavily on Russian imports of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Trump Media Stock Spikes After CEO Pens “Naked” Short Letter
April 19th, 2024Remember this from last month?
And now…
Via: ZeroHedge:
Shares of Trump Media spiked on Friday after the company alerted the Nasdaq to ‘potential market manipulation’ from ‘naked’ short selling of its stock.
The warning came as the company, which trades under the symbol $DJT, offered shareholders detailed instructions on how to prevent someone from loaning out their shares to short sellers.
In a Friday morning letter to Nasdaq CEO Adrena Friedman, CEO Devin Nunes noted that as of Wednesday, “DJT appears on Nasdaq’s ‘Reg SHO threshold list,’ which is indicative of unlawful trading activity.”
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In his letter, Nunes pointed to circumstantial evidence – including DJT being the most expensive stock to short in the US, which he said would give brokers “significant financial incentive to lend non-existent shares,” CNBC reports. The letter also links to a CNBC article which delves into the high premiums brokers were charging short sellers for loans of DJT to sell.
“I write to bring your attention to potential market manipulation of the stock of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp,” wrote Nunes. “As you know, ‘naked’ short selling — selling shares of a stock without first borrowing the shares of stock deemed difficult to locate — is generally illegal pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’) Regulation SHO,” the letter continues.
“Data made available to us indicate that just four market participants have been responsible for over 60% of the extraordinary volume of DJT shares traded: Citadel Securities, VIRTU Americas, G1 Execution Services, and Jane Street Capital,” Nunes said, adding: “In light of the foregoing, and Nasdaq’s obligation and commitment to protect the interests of retail investors, please advise what steps you can take to foster transparency and compliance by ensuring market makers are adhering to Reg SHO, requiring brokers to disclose their ’Net Short” positions, and preventing the lending of shares that do not exist.”
Infected Blood Scandal: Children Were Used as ‘Guinea Pigs’ in Clinical Trials
April 19th, 2024In a few decades, will BBC will post a similar article about what was done to millions of British children during Covid?
Via: BBC:
The true scale of the number of medical trials using infected blood products on children in the 1970s and 80s has been revealed by documents seen by BBC News.
They reveal a secret world of unsafe clinical testing involving children in the UK, as doctors placed research goals ahead of patients’ needs.
They continued for more than 15 years, involved hundreds of people, and infected most with hepatitis C and HIV.
One surviving patient told the BBC he was treated like a “guinea pig”.
Boston Dynamics: Atlas 2.0
April 18th, 2024Via: Daily Mail:
Boston Dynamics has unveiled a new version of its Atlas humanoid robot, showing its creepy movements that make it look like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
The Massachusetts-based robotics company shared a video of the latest humanoid, showing it pulling its leg behind its heads to stand up – in a way that the public said ‘looked like something out of The Exorcist.’
This new version boasts joints that let the machine bend and move in ways that the human body can’t – unlike the original, rigid Atlas that was famous for dancing and doing parkour.
The company also plans to sell the latest humanoid robot, but the price has yet to be disclosed, and it is set to begin its first job at Hyundai’s factories next year.
ISRAEL ATTACKS IRAN
April 18th, 2024Update: Oil, Markets Shrugging Off Attack
There is remarkably little solid information about what, precisely, has happened. After an initial move higher, oil is pulling back at this time. SP500, Dow, Nasdaq futures all down less than 1% (0500UTC). Standing by to see if Iran retaliates.
Oil shrugging off Israel's attack on Iran at this time. pic.twitter.com/1JSU8kqXF2
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) April 19, 2024
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Live:
Via: ZeroHedge:
And just like that, Israel – having once again ignored Biden’s pleadings not to escalate the already tense situation – is retaliating against Iran’s weekend strike, which was itself a retaliation against Israel bombing Iran’s embassy in Syria on April 1.
Moments ago futures dumped, oil prices spiked, and treasury yields slumped amid social media reports and Reuters headlines that there have been three “huge explosions” near the central Iran cities of Natanz (location of an Iranian nuclear power plant) and Isfahan (location of the Iranian Nuclear Technology Center which is suspected of being the center of Iran’s nuclear weapons program), as well as simultaneous explosions in Iraq and Syria, where the Israel air force appears to be targeting pro-Iranian militias.
Andrew Bridgen: The Greatest Medical Scandal
April 18th, 2024Via: Dr. John Campbell:
Who Is Really Running the White House
April 18th, 2024Via: James O’Keefe:
BREAKING: O’Keefe Media Uncovers who is really running the White House. Undercover cameras catch Special Advisor @SBAgov call former @facebook Board Member @WHCOS @ZientsJeff27574 “the second most powerful person in Washington” where “whatever this guy says, it’s what the… pic.twitter.com/vLeollXEFX
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) April 17, 2024
Watch: Biden Falsely Claims That WWII Uncle Eaten By Cannibals, Twice
April 18th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge:
Joe Biden has always been a prolific liar and plagiarist, but on Wednesday he took things to another level.
While attempting to disparage former President Donald Trump for ‘skipping out’ on a 2018 visit to a military cemetery outside Paris (when in fact the Navy made a ‘bad-weather’ call), Biden claimed that his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. “Bozey” Finnegan Jr., was shot down in World War II and eaten by cannibals.
More: Potato Brain Biden Warns Israelis “Don’t Move on Haifa!”… Israel’s Third Largest City
Widespread 911 Outages Hit Four States
April 18th, 2024Via: Independent:
At least four states experienced widespread 911 service outages on Wednesday evening, three of which were impacted by a disruption with a telecommunications company that provides 911 services.
Law enforcement agencies areas of Nebraska and Nevada announced that outages had occurred in multiple cities and counties, with multiple authorities in South Dakota reporting the issue as “statewide.” Multiple Texas cities also reported unrelated outages. Police departments in the affected states all reiterated similar issues that 911 calls appeared to be down on cellular carriers and in some areas, on landlines, but texts to the emergency number were still operational in many areas.
It was later revealed Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota saw outages because a third party installed a light pole that disrupted the network of Lumen Technologies, which provides 911 communication services to the states. All services were restored within two-and-a-half hours, according to Mark Molzen, global issues direction for Lumen Technologies.
“It’s Not an Accident What’s Happening on the Border… That Is What They Want… The Country Is Being Undone Now”
April 18th, 2024This is a military operation against the United States, no doubt about it. The part that will be difficult for most people to comprehend is that the the U.S. Government is facilitating the attack by funding NGOs and leaving the border open…
And now…
Via: Tucker Carlson:
Ep. 95 Why do the reddest states produce the dumbest, most liberal Republicans? Why aren’t John Cornyn and Dan Crenshaw bagging groceries at Walmart? Jesse Kelly has thought about this. pic.twitter.com/7t5Rrma8HF
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 17, 2024
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