African Nations Plan To Launch Their Own 'Energy Bank' By Irina Slav | Oilprice.com

"The U.S. is the second-largest shareholder in the African Development Bank, per the Financial Times. Not only that, but Biden administration officials have recently praised the latest boom in U.S. shale oil and gas at the same time as that government's representatives in the ADB favor no oil and gas development in Africa"

Synthetic Versus Natural Caffeine and How Each May Affect Aging By Vance Voetberg | The Epoch Times

"However, a 2023 study published in Nutrients found instant coffee to be negatively associated with telomere length, potentially because of higher DNA-damaging mineral lead content. Standard filtered coffee showed no adverse effect."

"About 60 percent of the caffeine consumed by Americans is synthesized in a lab, meaning it doesn’t come from natural sources such as coffee beans or tea plants. Synthetic caffeine is what popular companies such as Pepsi, Coke, and Red Bull add to their beverages to give their drinks an extra kick."

Popular YouTuber discovers how corrupt the Pentagon budget is by Ben Armbruster | Responsible Statescraft

Johnny Harris, a popular YouTuber with nearly 6 million subscribers, published a video on Thursday that sought to answer an enormous question: “Why does the U.S. spend so much on its military”?

FOUR KEY REASONS

**The big 5 contractors

**The revolving door

**Lawmakers’ profit

**Lawmakers’ incentive for re-election 

FULL ARTICLE https://responsiblestatecraft.org/pentagon-budget-2669380895/

Norway, One of World’s Most Cashless Economies, Just Made It A Lot Easier to Pay With Cash Posted on October 11, 2024 by Nick Corbishley | Naked Capitalism

"Given Norway and Sweden have gone further than most countries in removing cash from the economy, the fact they are both now warning about the dangers and vulnerabilities of a fully cashless economy as well as the urgent need to protect both access to and use of cash should be taken very seriously — not just within their borders but far beyond them."

Nuclear Power Likely to Grow by Getting Smaller by Kevin Stocklin | The Epoch Times

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors assembled from pre-manufactured components, which are generally 300 megawatts or less in size. They are designed to be cheaper and more flexible than larger-scale nuclear power plants, with enhanced safety features such as automatic shut-down technology.

"For younger students, the American Nuclear Society has established several K–12 programs to educate grade school students and teachers about opportunities in the nuclear energy field. This includes a science curriculum called “Navigating Nuclear,” and a “Nuclear Ambassadors” program to bring nuclear professionals into schools for classroom discussions."

 

5 Types of Bullsh*t Jobs with David Graeber

Iran Can Destroy Israel IF it Calls Israel's Nuke Bluff by C.J. Werleman

The Western Media Helped Create These Horrors In The Middle East BY Caitlin Johnstone

The article: https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/10/04/the-western-media-helped-create-these-horrors-in-the-middle-east/

The propagandists of the western press are just as essential to maintaining the western-backed atrocities that Israel is committing as the Israeli military itself.

SUCH AS  Reporters who refer to Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq and Syria as “Iran-backed” but never refers to the Israeli military as “US-backed”.

5 Types of Bullsh*t Jobs with David Graeber AUTHOR of Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years FROM The Real News Network

Duration: under 7 mins.

On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant by David Graeber [Printed in Strike: Issue 3 The Summer Of... August 2013]

This is the original article in an obscure magazine which got him to look into the matter of Bullshit Jobs in greater detail and led to a book.