World’s Top Vaccinologist Comes Clean: “We Lied About Vaccines Being Safe”
One of the world’s top vaccinologist’s has come clean and admitted that mRNA jabs are not safe for public consumption. After decades of aggressively promoting the experimental jabs, Dr. Stanley Plotkin is finally admitting that vaccine safety […]
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Failed GREEN Deal? Biden Awards Nearly $2B to Carmakers to Boost EV Sales Because Almost Nobody Wants to Buy Them at Fair Market Prices
President Joe Biden’s drive to force people to totally ditch fossil fuel-engine cars and switch to electric vehicles (EVs) for zero-emission is not going according to plan as demand for EVs continues to plummet. To salvage his failing green deal with the globalists, he is spending $1.7 billion in taxpayers’ money to modernize automobile manufacturing facilities in eight states.
Claiming to help the EV industry compete with foreign subsidies, save 15,000 jobs and create nearly 3,000 new positions, the current administration will extend grants to 11 selected manufacturing plants in eight states, including in Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania, that have temporarily closed or were at risk of closing. The money will be dedicated to retrofitting factories, installing equipment and bolstering annual production.
This will also allow at-risk facilities to convert to manufacturing electric vehicles, related components and a broad range of new-generation cars, such as fuel cell vehicles, hybrid cars and high-growth vehicle drive trains.
The federal funding for the move, which is a part of the Automotive Community Benefits Plan, will come from the Inflation Reduction Act, according to reports. Among those who will receive the grants are auto manufacturing giants including Fiat-Chrysler, which will be given $584 million; General Motors, $500 million; Harley Davidson, $89 million; and Volvo, $208.2 million.
“Building a clean energy economy can and should be a win-win for union autoworkers and automakers,” Biden said in a statement. “This investment will create thousands of good-paying, union manufacturing jobs and retain even more – from Lansing, Michigan to Fort Valley, Georgia – by helping auto companies retool, reboot and rehire in the same factories and communities.”
The funding will complement the White House’s $177 billion investment in EV and battery manufacturing, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
Moreover, top White House economist Lael Brainard explained that the investment is projected to generate $3.9 billion in total economic value and ensure that the United States keeps its climate goals intact. “We will not let our transition to clean energy be a zero-sum game where workers get left behind and where local plants close and move overseas,” Brainard said. “The president will not take his foot off the pedal when it comes to supporting the U.S. auto industry.”
(Related: Op-ed: Biden administration’s “green energy” schemes AREN’T AS GREEN as they seem.)
Meanwhile, reports indicate that Biden has been courting auto workers since the weeks-long standoff between the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and the Big Three automakers – Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Stellantis – in September 2023. “He heard the call and stood up and showed up,” UAW President Shawn Fain lauded Biden as he spoke at a picket line in Michigan. “This November, we can stand up and elect someone who stands with us and supports our cause, or we can elect someone who will divide us and fight us every step of the way. That’s what this choice is about.”
Survey: Owners of EVs report 266 problems per 100 vehicles
A unique selling point for selling electric cars is that they would “save the planet from greenhouse gasses.” However, the most attractive value proposition is that they are convenient – they require less maintenance than traditional gas-powered vehicles, no oil changes, less gunk and fewer moving parts. But a recent poll revealed problems that overshadow these said benefits.
Data analytics and consumer intelligence company JD Power recently conducted a survey and found that people who own internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles reported having 180 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), while EV buyers have 266 PP100. According to the poll, the problems had little to do with the mechanics of EVs and almost entirely to do with the tech as they are essentially “giant computers on wheels.”
“Owners of cutting edge, tech-filled BEVs and PHEVs are experiencing problems that are of a severity level high enough for them to take their new vehicle into the dealership at a rate three times higher than that of gas-powered vehicle owners,” Frank Hanley, JD Power’s senior director of auto benchmarking, said in a statement.
Even Big Tech mogul Elon Musk’s Tesla, which typically performed better than legacy automaker’s EVs in past surveys, rated as poorly as the rest. JD Power attributes this to major design changes in Teslas, such as the removal of traditional feature controls like turn signal and wiper stalks.
The analytics firm also indicated that the major concern that came out of the study is that the auto industry is haphazardly racing to cram as much software into their models as possible. According to the report, customers get irritated about false rear-seat warnings and inaccurate and annoying alerts from advanced driver-assist systems, especially around new features like rear cross-traffic warnings and reverse automatic emergency braking. It has also listed that EVs had 30 percent more problems with “Features, Controls and Displays” than ICE vehicles.
“Customers most frequently experience difficulties connecting their phones to their vehicle or losing connection,” the findings further included. “More than 50 percent of Apple users and 42 percent of Samsung users access their respective feature every time they drive, illustrating that customers want their smartphone experience brought into the vehicle and also desire the feature to be integrated wirelessly.”
Head over to RoboCars.news to read stories related to electric vehicles’ disadvantages.
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EU Parliament Refuses to Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt, Majority of Parties Reject Orbán-Backed Patriots for Europe Group’s Resolution Against Political Violence
On Wednesday, the Patriots for Europe Group in the European Parliament initiated a plenary debate and a resolution condemning political violence, including the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump, the current presidential candidate, but the majority of MEPs voted against it, Kinga Gál, the group’s first vice-president, said in Strasbourg.
At her press conference, Kinga Gál criticized the EU parliament for doing virtually nothing to combat the political violence that has already been rife in Europe. She cited as examples the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and the case of Antifa activist Ilaria Salis, who was arrested in Budapest and “despite almost killing an innocent man, is now sitting in the EU parliament benches, and despite all the procedures, is lecturing us on how to behave.”
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Kinga Gál said that in her speech before the agenda, she also referred to Tuesday’s EU parliament vote on the vice-presidencies, calling it disrespectful to the 18 million or so voters behind the Patriots for Europe group and to the basic rules of democracy and the rule of law that neither of the two candidates — Klara Dostalova and Fabrice Leggeri — from the parliament’s third-largest group received enough votes.
“The fact that practically an extreme communist was voted into the positions belonging to the Patriot MEPs with the help of the European People’s Party is unacceptable,” she said, adding that she did not rule out legal action.
“We must fight for what we deserve for parliamentary rules,” she said.
She said that Patriots for Europe had issued a political declaration on the issue, in which it said it strongly condemned all forms of violence in political life, in the light of recent manifestations of political violence in Europe and the U.S.
“The assassination attempts on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico must not go unpunished,” the statement said.
“We find unacceptable the conniving silence of the left-wing political forces and the legitimization of violent acts against patriotic politicians. We demand respect for political opponents in the left discourse and expect fair and balanced treatment from the media,” Kinga Gál wrote in a Facebook post.
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Apple Warns of Cyberattack Targeting 1.46 Billion Apple Devices
Apple has sent a warning to all 1.46 billion users of Apple devices worldwide after tech experts spotted a cyberattack targeting Apple IDs.
Experts explained that hackers are using SMS phishing campaigns that send messages claiming to be from Apple. The messages then encourage users to visit a link to an “important request” about iCloud.
Symantec, a California-based security firm, uncovered the attack in July. The firm explained that the links lead to fake websites that tell users to input their Apple ID information.
Apple has established guidelines for similar attacks, urging iPhone owners to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) that requires a password and a six-digit verification code to access their account from an outside device.
On its website, Symantec advised that Apple credentials are “highly valued” among hackers because they prove “control over devices, access to personal and financial information, and potential revenue through unauthorized purchases.”
Symantec explained that Apple’s strong brand reputation makes users more prone to trusting deceptive communications pretending to be from Apple. It also makes Apple customers attractive targets to cyber criminals.
The warning was released on July 2, and it said that a malicious SMS being sent contained the following text:
“Apple important request iCloud: Visit signin[.]authen-connexion[.]info/icloud to continue using your services.”
Symantec added that the hackers added a CAPTCHA to the fake website to make it seem more legitimate to their targets. Once completed, the website will redirect users to an outdated iCloud login template.
On its support page, Apple cautioned that scammers may ask iPhone users to disable features like 2FA or Stolen Device Protection because it can help “stop an attack or to allow you to regain control of your account.” In reality, disabling these features will instead lower your security so they can carry out their own attack.
The company warned that Apple will never ask users to disable security features on their devices or their accounts.
(Related: Cyberattack disrupts operations in hospitals and clinics operated by Prospect Medical Holdings.)
If you’re not sure what to look for, there are some effective ways to identify fraud, such as checking the link in the text. Even if the message seems legitimate, the URL will not match Apple’s website.
The company also cautioned users that hackers will often send texts that look significantly different from the company’s standard text messages.
Scam also targets customers from other companies like Amazon and Netflix
Apple isn’t the only company being targeted by cybercriminals. Other scams where hackers impersonate companies have many users reporting text messages claiming to be from Amazon, Netflix and other well-known companies.
The fake messages will claim that an account is frozen or credit cards have expired. The texts will then prompt account holders to click a link that asks for personal or bank account information.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned that if you receive a text message that you weren’t expecting and it asks you to give out your personal or financial information, don’t click on suspicious links.
“Legitimate companies won’t ask for information about your account by text,” warned the agency. The FTC also said that if you think the message might be real, you can confirm by contacting the company “using a phone number or website that you know is real.”
Visit Deception.news to read more stories about other cyberattacks in the United States.
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Globalized ‘Honey’: Polish Beekeepers in Crisis as Cheap ‘Technical Honey’ from the East Floods Market
Globalism strikes again, with Polish beekeepers facing crisis as an increasing amount of cheap, so-called “technical honey” from Eastern Europe and Asia flooding the markets. In combination with the high costs of maintaining traditional apiaries, many Polish beekeepers are being forced to cease operations.
Representatives from beekeeping associations are raising alarms that apiaries are being shut down at an alarming rate, with a potential year-over-year loss of up to 30 percent of all bee colonies.
If this trend continues, Polish honey, renowned for its health benefits and delicious taste, will become both rare and expensive.
Previously, terms like “bakery honey” or “industrial honey,” also known as “artificial honey,” were used. Now, the term “technical honey” refers to very low-quality products that do not meet standards but are swiftly imported and sold to consumers at a fraction of the cost, often using fraudulent labeling.
“Ukraine is just a middleman; these honeys often come from China and Turkey and are of poor quality,” says Przemysław Maciąg, a board member of the Beekeeping Association. He notes that these honeys also negatively impact the Polish market, as many dishonest traders purchase them and sell them as Polish products, misleading consumers.
Trade in cheap honey is having severe consequences. Many beekeepers will give up their business as the market for Polish, high-quality honey is shrinking — partly due to inflation pressures. Polish beekeepers are losing out to “technical honey.” As a result, the costs of maintaining apiaries are becoming unsustainable.
“It’s mainly small apiaries, and the scale of the problem will truly be assessable in a few months when we receive full information on how many bee families have been prepared for wintering,” Maciąg explains. He confirms the issues based on his own circle of beekeepers.
“Just a year ago, there were about 1,500 bee families; now, there are only about 1,000. So, we are talking about a third less in a short time,” he said.
Maciąg, who runs an apiary with his wife Sylwia in the village of Ryszewo in northwestern Poland, does not want to shut down but points out another looming issue: “We might soon be dealing with an ecological time bomb.”
The difficulties in selling honey directly translate into a lack of investment in apiaries, as well as a lack of funds for fuel costs, purchasing new frames, increasing the number of bee families, and most importantly, paying for medications.
“Bees are getting sick, and medications are often required, such as vaccines. The costs of these medications have skyrocketed, and not every beekeeper can afford them today,” Maciąg explained.
For those who still want to work with bees, the fear is real. Untreated insects in small apiaries could lead to the spread of various diseases and infect more bee families, including those in other colonies. “It’s a ticking ecological bomb; if this happens, we will face a mass extinction of bees. I hope it will not come to this, but we must expect the worst,” says Maciąg.
Beekeepers say that those who do not want to give up their operations are making tough decisions and reducing the number of families in their apiaries due to huge problems with selling honey.
It is hard to predict how much Poles will be willing to pay for honey at the end of the year. All signs indicate that Eastern honey will continue to flood the Polish market.
In this manner, it is clear that the war in Ukraine is also partly responsible for the crisis in beekeeping, with fuel and other input costs higher, while unrestricted market access has already slammed Polish farmers selling sunflower oil, wheat, and other products.
Polish beekeeping dates back to pre-Christian times and the country features famous regional varieties many of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status in the EU. For many years, Poles have been consuming more honey, with the 15 years preceding 2021 seeing Polish honey consumption double. However, inflation has taken its toll, and changing consumer tastes are seeing many Poles eye cheaper honey from countries like China, which is produced with the cheapest production methods possible — sweet but lacking key nutrients, anti-oxidants, and antimicrobial elements found in honey made using traditional production methods.
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UN Estimates it will Take at Least 15 Years to Clear Gaza of Bombing Debris
Clearing the rubble left from Israel’s sweeping bombardment of the Gaza Strip is expected to take 15 years and cost between $500m and $600m, the UN said on Monday.
The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) posted on X about the staggering cost and years needed for reconstruction, saying the debris are a potential threat and “harmful”.
“Debris poses a deadly threat for people in the Gaza Strip as it can contain unexploded ordnance and harmful substances,” Unrwa said, adding that it would take more than 100 trucks to clear rubble.
The values show how difficult it will be to rebuild Gaza, even as Israel continues to pummel the enclave.
Israel dropped at least 70,000 tonnes of bombs on Gaza between 7 October and 4 May, surpassing the World War II bombings in Dresden, Hamburg, and London combined, according to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
Unrwa cited a report from the UN environment programme released in June which said that 137,297 buildings had been damaged in Gaza, more than half the enclave’s total. It would take sprawling landfill sites occupying between 250 and 500 hectares to dump the rubble, the report said.
The report also said that Israel’s offensive likely set the Gaza Strip back 44 years in terms of the development of healthcare, education and wealth.
The report found that explosive weapons used in the war have generated around 39 million tonnes of debris, with every square metre of Gaza littered with more than 107kg of debris on average.
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“All of this is deeply harming people’s health, food security and Gaza’s resilience,” said UN environmental programme (Unep) executive director, Inger Andersen.
Israel’s war is exacerbating an already deteriorating environment in Gaza, where over 92 percent of water was deemed unfit for human consumption in 2020.
The UN report came as a result of a request from the Palestinian Environment Quality Authority in December, in which it called on Unep to look into environmental damages in Gaza.
Climate change and Israel’s attacks on environmental infrastructure have long plagued Gaza and other parts of occupied Palestine.
After the Nakba, which refers to the ethnic cleansing and destruction of Palestinian communities in 1948 by Zionist forces, the Jewish National Fund planted monoculture forests of pine trees, which destroy bio-diversity and indigenous lands, often on the ruins of Palestinian villages.
At least 38,664 Palestinians have been killed and 89,097 wounded by Israel’s war on Gaza since 7 October, the Palestinian health ministry said on Monday.
At least 80 Palestinians were killed and 216 wounded by Israeli forces in the past 24 hours, the ministry added.
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