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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is being hailed as a life-saver for the planet and Biden’s presidency.
All smoke and mirrors.
Jean Su of the Center for Biological Diversity explains.
“This was a backdoor take-it-or-leave-it deal between a coal baron and Democratic leaders in which any opposition from lawmakers or frontline communities was quashed,” Su said. “It was an inherently unjust process, a deal which sacrifices so many communities and doesn’t get us anywhere near where we need to go, yet is being presented as a savior legislation.”
Workers have held unofficial strikes at several industrial sites across the UK including Ineos’s Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland in a dispute over pay.
workers had received a 2.5% pay rise at the start of the year, and would receive a further 2.5% increase in 2023.
However, they calculated this would result in an effective 10% pay cut if inflation climbs to 13%,
North Korea offers 100,000 to Russia.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/north-korea-volunteers-russia-ukraine-b2140607.html
Whether true i doubt it will be an offer Putin will accept
North Korea offers 100,000 to Russia.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/north-korea-volunteers-russia-ukraine-b2140607.html
Whether true i doubt it will be an offer Putin will accept
Whether it is bravado or bluff, Zelensky wants Crimea returned as part of peace negotiations.
The British government presented a vehemently anti-abortion former US envoy with an award for his services to freedom of religion just days before watering down a statement on gender equality to remove commitments to reproductive rights.
More on China’s housing collapse
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62402961
China’s property sector makes up a third of its economic output. That includes houses, rental and brokering services; industries producing white goods that go into apartments; and construction materials.
115,000 Royal Mail workers are set to strike on four days, 26 and 31 August and 8 and 9 September.
The weakening hold of religion?
Having already rejected the Catholic Church position on contraception, it seems its anti-abortion stance is also being rejected
https://www.dw.com/en/german-catholics-reject-vaticans-abortion-stance-report/a-62757938
Asked the responders for their stance on the following sentence: “It is good that the pope and the Church speak out against abortion.”
Only 17% of surveyed German Catholics said they agreed with it, compared to 58% who oppose it.
13% of Protestants were in favor of the anti-abortion statement. Over two-thirds of Protestants disagreed with anti-abortion comments made by Pope Francis and Catholic leaders.
Like Pilate, the new Labor Party government of Australia washes its hands of any responsibility
https://declassifiedaus.org/2022/08/08/labor-and-assange-burying-the-politics/
17.7 million people—over a quarter of Ukraine’s population—will need humanitarian aid in the months ahead. Supporting people during the harsh cold season is one of the priorities during the months ahead… The destruction of thousands of houses and the lack of access to fuel, gas or electricity due to damaged infrastructure could become a matter of life or death, if people are unable to heat their homes.
CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that the agency’s money and resources would be increasingly shifted to focusing on China.
Within intelligence agencies, hundreds of officers moving to China-focused positions, including some who were previously working on terrorism.
Patients would rather go to England if they had a stroke than use Ysbyty Glan Clwyd’s A&E, a health watchdog has said.
Inspectors said there was a “clear and significant risk to patient safety” following inspections at the Denbighshire hospital department. North Wales Community Health Council’s Geoff Ryall-Harvey said it was the “worst situation” they had seen.
Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service.
And eight in 10 NHS practices are not taking on children.
