Reuters,
by
John Kemp
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 8:51:04 PM
Post Reply
London - U.S. petroleum inventories are depleting to critically low levels as output fails to keep pace with the rapid rebound in consumption after the pandemic, putting intense upward pressure on oil prices.
Petroleum inventories were depleting at an unsustainable rate even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the disruption of Russia’s petroleum exports in response.
U.S. inventories of crude oil and refined products outside the strategic petroleum reserve have fallen in 63 out of the last 88 weeks according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Commercial stocks have depleted by a total of 315 million barrels since the middle of 2020, more than offsetting the 204 million barrels accumulated
New York Post,
by
Glenn H. Reynolds
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 8:27:14 PM
Post Reply
It’s time to admit it. Less than a year in, Joe Biden’s is a failed presidency. Biden knows it, the press knows it, and voters know it. And our foreign adversaries like China and Russia know it.
It’s also time to look at the “cabal” of business, labor and political leaders who foisted the Biden administration on us. That won’t be hard, as they were openly bragging about their efforts less than a year ago. The failure is obvious. The administration is so desperate, it’s begging the press for better coverage. (What, they’re supposed to lie about gas and food prices? I guess so.) The Chinese and Russians are moving aggressively
New York Post,
by
Gabrielle Fonrouge
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 8:09:55 PM
Post Reply
ChicagoI – The Jussie Smollett saga has come to an end – for now.
A Chicago judge sentenced the fallen star to 150 days in jail and 30 months of probation Thursday for lying to police more than three years after he asked two men to “fake beat him up” and shout racist and homophobic slurs at him in an elaborate scheme to raise his public profile.
The actor then told the court angrily: “I am innocent. . . I did not do this.” Smollett, 39, was convicted of five counts of felony disorderly conduct and acquitted of a sixth following his eight-day trial late last year.
The raps carry
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Tom Brown
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 5:26:13 PM
Post Reply
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said corporate rules designed to guide ethical investing have been 'twisted to insanity' and should be 'deleted if not fixed.'
Elon weighed into a debate on whether ethical rules should be updated to allow for investment in defensive weapons amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Musk was criticizing ESG, a European Union-sponsored checklist of 'environmental, social and governance' criteria companies are supposed to keep in mind when making decisions about what to invest in.
If firms comply with the rules, they are given an EU stamp of approval that investors can use to weigh their decisions - which often results in increased investment.
Fox News,
by
Paul Best
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 5:21:20 PM
Post Reply
Russia has confirmed its use of a thermobaric weapon system, or "vacuum" bombs, during Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said Wednesday.
Vacuum bombs disperse explosive material over a large area that uses surrounding oxygen as fuel when it detonates, creating a blast wave that lasts far longer than conventional explosives. Thermobaric bombs are capable of sucking the air out of person's lungs, causing them to fill with liquid, or causing a person's lungs to rupture or explode.
"The impact of the [TOS-1A] is devastating," the UK Ministry of Defense said in a video. "It can destroy infrastructure and cause significant damage to internal organs
Fox News,
by
Ryan Gaydos
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 5:16:01 PM
Post Reply
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed to a new labor deal on Thursday, ending a 99-day lockout and ensuring a full 162-game season.
The collective bargaining agreement will allow players to report to spring training as early as Friday with Opening Day potentially set for April 7, according to ESPN. The deal still has to be ratified by both the owners and the players, but it is reportedly expected to be nothing more than a "formality." The players’ board vote to take the deal was 26-12, The Athletic reported.
The latest hump to get over was whether to hold an international draft. The sides agreed to a July 25
CNBC,
by
Leslie Josephs
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/10/2022 2:08:39 PM
Post Reply
The Transportation Security Administration is extending a federal requirement that travelers wear masks on airplanes, at airports, on trains and buses through April 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The mandate was set to expire on March 19. An extension of the mandate comes as the Biden administration, cities and states have rolled back mask mandates and other pandemic policies elsewhere as Covid cases drop.
The shorter extension of the policy compared with previous announcements suggests President Joe Biden and the CDC are weighing whether to lift the mandate entirely this sprin
CBS News,
by
Melissa Quinn
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/9/2022 10:29:50 PM
Post Reply
Washington — The House on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the federal government open and provide $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine and Eastern European countries, while $15.6 billion for the response to COVID-19 fell by the wayside as Democrats worked to pass the legislation. The defense portion of the legislation passed 361-69, while the domestic spending portion passed 260-171, with one present vote.
The 2,700-page legislation, which now heads to the Senate, is the culmination of months of bicameral and bipartisan negotiations between top Democratic and Republican appropriators. The details of the package, which funds federal agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year,
Quillette (Australia),
by
Joel Kotkin
&
Hugo Kruger
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/9/2022 10:20:36 PM
Post Reply
Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century. The ensuing humanitarian crisis has already caused more than two million refugees to flee their homeland. With the imposition of sanctions, policymakers will have to weigh their political options as a rise in energy prices may trigger food shortages in the coming European fall, and lead to an even worse catastrophe in Africa and other developing countries. Under such circumstances, it’s easy to see the current war in Ukraine in Manichean terms. But once the conflict ends or devolves into a guerrilla war, national identity, geopolitics, and economics, not abstract principle
NBC News,
by
Phil Helsel
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/9/2022 9:49:18 PM
Post Reply
The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the House panel investigating last year's attack on the Capitol, arguing the congressional committee is seeking potentially confidential information on RNC members.
The lawsuit takes aim at a February subpoena to Salesforce that the Jan. 6 committee said focuses on emails from the RNC in the weeks before the attack on the Capitol saying the 2020 election was stolen. The RNC called the subpoena a “fishing expedition" that could expose its strategies and personal information of its members and donors. The suit names House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and members of the congressional committee as defendants.
Red State,
by
Bonchie
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/9/2022 9:19:22 PM
Post Reply
One of the dumbest stories currently happening in the country involves the Parental Rights in Education bill, which recently made it through the Florida legislature. It is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, and he’s promised to sign it into law.
So, why is a bill that simply provides more power to parents and more accountability to educators being so maligned? The answer is that it dares to disallow teaching sexual and gender ideology to Pre-K through third-grade students (that translates to ages 3-7). I know — the absolute horror of small children not being exposed to such things without parental involvement, right?
PJ Media,
by
Kevin Downey Jr.
Original Article
Posted by
Dreadnought
—
3/9/2022 8:41:05 PM
Post Reply
January 6 defendant Matthew Perna was looking at some serious jail time for a peaceful walk through the Capitol. Killers have gotten way less severe sentences, like this fine lad, who punched and killed an elderly man who allegedly called him a bad name: Perna didn’t punch an elderly man, causing his death. Nor was he looking at two years of house arrest.
Perna was looking at 51 months in federal prison for entering the Capitol for five to ten minutes, snapping selfies, and chanting “USA” in an apparently seditious way. He also tapped a window with a pole but didn’t break it or anything else. He didn’t hit a cop.
The FBI magnanimously