WEBLINKS
ARCHIVE OF LINKS TO WEB INFORMATION
APRIL 2023 / 4
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ROLLS ROYCE
THE PERFECT VEHICLE
ITV Our Stories: Inside Rolls Royce: The World's Most Expensive Car
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US AUTO MARKET
A CRASH IS PREDICTED
Epic Economist: 15 Signs A Massive Car Market Crash Is Already Upon Us
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WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER
Roy Wood Jr defends media, takes on ‘king of scandals’ Trump and Biden’s ‘naps’ at correspondents’ dinner
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AUTOMOBILES
ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES
The underbelly of electric vehicles ... What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human cost
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GUINEA CONAKRY
BAUXITE MINING
On frontier of new ‘gold rush,’ quest for coveted EV metals yields misery ...
Soaring demand for electric vehicles is fueling dramatic changes in Guinea, home to the world’s largest bauxite reserves
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CYPRUS
HISTORY ... 1930s TO THE PRESENT TIME
Ruairidh MacVeigh ... Places - Lost in Time: Nicosia Airport
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THE UKRAINE WAR
DENYS DAVYDOV ... APRIL 29TH 2023
Denys Davydov: Update from Ukraine | Boom and Ruzzia Lost the oil for their Ships | Big win for Ukraine
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THE UKRAINE WAR
DENYS DAVYDOV ... APRIL 30TH 2023
Denys Davydov ... Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Takes the ground back in Avdiivka | Wagner betrayed Ruzzia
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US BANKING
FIRST REPUBLIC FAILS
FOURTH USA BANK COLLAPSES - First Republic Fails After Bank Runs & Concerns Rise Over 2023 & New GFC
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LEBANON
CRISIS
Joe-Blogs: LEBANON - WTF is Going on? 264% Inflation, Debt Default, Currency Devaluation, Banks Shut, IMF Deal
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US RAIL
FREIGHT SYSTEM
Distant Signal: How CSX Built a 35 mile Double Track Main Line Using Only 1500 Feet of New Track
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LGBTQ
MONTANA
The GOP’s War Against Trans People Is a War Against Democracy ... In censuring Zooey Zephyr, a trans state representative, even some Montana Republicans are worried that the party has gone too far.
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THE UKRAINE WAR
WESTERN ARMOURED EQUIPMENT
Quick Explainer: Ukraine's strategy of mixed force tank brigades
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MEDIA
FOX NEWS
Fox News offices said to be in turmoil over 'snitches,' possibility of more firings
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RAPE
MEN AND WOMEN NOT EQUAL UNDER THE LAW
Samuel Alito would be proud of how Trump's lawyer has defended Trump's rape case
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STATE LEVEL GOP
TOTALLY UNPRINCIPLED
Tennessee Republican resigns in disgrace. Last week he voted to oust Tennessee Three
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US POLITICS
GOP ... NOT THE PARTY OF BUSINESS
For the Next Time Some Idiot Tries to Tell You the GOP is “The Party of Business”
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RURAL AMERICA
FUNDED BY URBAN CENTERS
Once again, rural conservatives want government to bail them out
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US POLITICS
DEBT CEILING DEADLINE
TheHill: GOP, McCarthy now face even heavier debt ceiling lift
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QUANTAS CEO
VANESSA HUDSON
Vanessa Hudson to replace Alan Joyce as Qantas CEO ... Joyce to step down in November after 15 years at the helm, when he will be replaced by the current chief financial officer
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QUANTAS
NON-STOP TO ANYWHERE
Twenty hours on a Qantas plane: is this the future of aviation or a fresh hell in economy? ... Airline’s ultra long-haul flights are slated to begin in late 2025, but questions remain over the carbon footprint, price and effect on passengers’ bodies
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EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION
EXECUTIVES OF FAILING BANKS WELL PAID
The Executives Who Got Rich While Their Banks Collapsed ... Captains go down with the ship, but not these guys at First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank.
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ROYAL MAIL
MANY YEARS OF RAIL MAIL
Ruairidh MacVeigh: Railnet - Royal Mail's £150m Waste
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BOEING
BOEING 777 X9
The Aviation: The new Upcoming Boeing Airplane Will Shock You
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ARGENTINA
ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS
Joe Blogs: ARGENTINA on Brink of Economic COLLAPSE as Inflation Hits104%, Peso Crashing & IMF Deal Stalls
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THE UKRAINE WAR
DENYS DAVYDOV ... May 2nd 2023
Denys Davydov: Update from Ukraine | How will the Ukrainian Counterattack Start? We Push them in Bakhmut
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US POLITICS
KYRSTEN SINEMA
We’ve Solved the Mystery of Kyrsten Sinema ... Two new magazine profiles attempt to explain the Arizona senator. Here’s our own theory.
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US RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS
OUT OF TOUCH WITH YOUTH
The New Republic ... Iowa High Schooler Gives Governor Kim Reynolds an Earful Over Anti-Trans Bills
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SUDAN
CRISIS IN SUDAN 2023
Crisis in Sudan ... Fighting in Sudan: What you need to know about the crisis ... Even before the recent clashes, Sudan was facing extreme weather shocks, social and political unrest and rising food prices.
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MEAT / CATTLE
SUPPLY SHORTAGES
Shrinking US cattle herd squeezes meatpacker profits
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US RAIL SAFETY
PARENTS CARE ... RAILROAD EXECS DO NOT!
As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School
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US FREIGHT RAIL
BLOCKED RAILROAD CROSSINGS
Do Blocked Railroad Crossings Endanger Your Community? Tell Us More. ... We want to understand what stationary and long trains mean for EMS, firefighters, police and families across the country.
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US FREIGHT RAIL
MORE SAFETY OR MORE PROFITS
After seeing images of kids crawling under trains, regulators ask companies to address blocked crossings, lawmakers demand consequences, residents clamor for solutions and Norfolk Southern’s CEO calls a mayor to work out a fix. |
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FREIGHT RAIL SAFETY
TRUE DANGERS OF LONG TRAINS
Trains are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these “monster trains” are jumping off of tracks across America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk.
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US JUSTICE
PROUD BOYS ... JANUARY 6TH
Four Proud Boys Convicted of Sedition in Key Jan. 6 Case ... The verdict was a blow against the far-right group and another milestone in the Justice Department’s prosecution of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol.
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US MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
BIGGER THAN EVER
Tomgram: Hartung and Freeman, The Twenty-First Century of (Profitable) War
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US SUPREME COURT
ENDING CHEVRON DOCTRINE
TheHill: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority may soon have a chance to dramatically limit the power of federal regulators.
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US MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION
STUCK
TheHill: Sanders’s $17 minimum wage proposal creates political headache for Schumer
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TRADE
CHINESE EXPORTS
CHINA ... Charting and Mapping China’s Exports Since 2001
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OPINION
HGEATHER MCGHEE
Heather McGhee on Moving Beyond “Drained-Pool Politics” ... The bestselling author argues that cross-racial solidarity can result in a better America for all.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
RECENT PROGRESS WITH AI IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING
We Interviewed the Engineer Google Fired for Saying Its AI Had Come to Life
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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP
VERY POOR AT THE FAILING BANKS
The Executives Who Got Rich While Their Banks Collapsed ...Captains go down with the ship, but not these guys at First Republic, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank.
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MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
VERY POWERFUL
Ukraine Claims It Shot Down Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile for First Time ... The air force said it intercepted the hypersonic missile with a newly delivered U.S.-made Patriot air-defense battery. U.S. officials confirmed the strike. |
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KING CHARLES III
CHATTER ABOUT THE WINDSORS
TNR: Laugh All You Want at King Charles, But He Will Wield Very Real Power ... Many dismiss the royals as an arcane sideshow built to manufacture tabloid fodder, but the monarchy is more than it seems.
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THE UKRAINE WAR
SOES UKRAINE HAVE THE UPPOER HAND?
CNBC: Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with U.S. Patriot
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AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
CHINA WILL DOMINATE
The Electric Viking ... Japan's automakers' Kodak collapse will cause an economic catastrophe
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THE UKRAINE WAR
COMMENTARY MAY 7TH 2023
Times Radio: ‘Destroyed’ Wagner group to leave Bakhmut due to ‘heavy losses’ of troops
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THE UKRAINE WAR
BEN HODGES COMMENTARY MAY 7TH 2023
Infinity: Ben Hodges Explained! Russia is in a Very Bad Situation! It's too late now
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