Israel vs Palestine - What They Don't Want You to Know
Israel vs Palestine - What They Don't Want You to Know Source: Awaken with JP
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As 'Net-Zero' Comes a Cropper, a New Threat Arises
As 'Net-Zero' Comes a Cropper, a New Threat Arises Elizabeth Nickson If not stopped, on November 17th, the U.S. government will pass a rule that allows for America’s protected lands, including parks and wildlife refuges, to be listed on the N.Y. Stock Exchange. Natural Asset Companies (NACs) will be owned, managed, and traded by companies like BlackRock, Vanguard, and even China. Since the early 2000’s, outfits like Goldman Sachs have been trying to trade air, or specifically carbon without much success. Their 2005 carbon exchange staggered along until it was quietly discontinued, and their Climate Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is now facing delisting . "ESG" was the next attempt to monetize the un-monetizable, with the "E" part of that acronym standing for Environment, ill-defined as that was. Now ESG is failing . Market leaders say it is facing "a perfect storm of negative sentiment" and its U.S. investments fell by $163 billion in the fir
Humanitarian Consequences For Many Vulnerable Rural Communities
WHO IS BETTER DRUG FIGHTER: US OR TALIBAN “TERRORISTS”? Afghan poppy After returning to power in 2021, the Taliban vowed to end illicit drug production in Afghanistan and in April 2022 banned poppy cultivation, which is used to produce opium and heroin. A report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said poppy cultivation has fallen by about 95 percent , from 233,000 hectares (575,755 acres) at the end of 2022 to 10,800 hectares in 2023. Opium production also fell from 6,200 tons to 333 tons in 2023. This year’s crop is estimated to produce 24-38 tons of heroin suitable for export, down from 350-580 tons last year. UNODC warned of possible “humanitarian consequences for many vulnerable rural communities” due to the sudden contraction of Afghanistan’s opium economy, as farmers have had to switch to much less lucrative alternative crops. Farmers’ incomes, estimated at $1.36 billion in 2022, fell 92% to $110 million this year, according t
The Bud Light Military
The Bud Light Military Don't fall for it: they still hate you. JOHN CARTER Charles-Antoine Coypel, “Fury of Achilles” (1737) Sing, o muse, of the wrath of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans ... Thus opens the foundational epic of European civilization. Achilles is angry because his woman, Briseis, has been appropriated by Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks. He expresses this discontent by going on strike. While the rest of the Greek army fights and dies outside the walls of Troy, Achilles lounges in his tent, content to sit out the combat until Agamemnon comes to his senses and returns his war bride. If Achilles were simply any other warm body with a spear, this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but he is Achilles – the greatest warrior of the Heroic Age. Without him, the Greeks are at a severe disadvantage. Achilles’ petulance is therefore a problem for Agamemnon. The lesson is hardly a subtle one. Kings and generals need to keep their soldiers h