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Climate-fueled insurance cost hikes putting American dream 'out of reach' As communities across the Los Angeles area continued to grapple with catastrophic wildfires, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday released the most far-reaching report ever on the climate emergenc...

Climate-fueled insurance cost hikes putting American dream 'out of reach'

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18.01.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yanni, son of veteran Greek Communists,
leaps to buy Hall Greenland's "The Well Dressed Revolutionary", about Michael Raptis/Pablo.

11.01.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They've got the cash

11.01.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meet the new boss....

"Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning to slash billions of pounds in disability benefits in order to calm Britain's debts crisis.

Downing Street is said to believe that significant reductions are needed in the welfare budget, namely from personal independence payments ."

11.01.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

OK, resolved

10.01.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I emphasise slow, not stop; I don't think the latter is possible by now, if it ever was; within a couple of decades at the outside, the US will have to accept that it will not be king of the hill.

10.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The current case before the US Supreme Court seeking to force TikTok to divest is part of a US strategy of cyber-encirclement, designed to slow China's rise to, at least, near parity with the US.

10.01.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do I believe TikTok either actually or potentially acts as an intelligence source for the Chinese government? I consider it highly probable; as I do that numerous tech entities carry out similar tasks for the US.

10.01.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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10.01.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to post but blue Post button not responding

10.01.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No I haven't been banned but looking to the future it is possible that FB may become a bubbling vat of toxic sludge like X so I want to be ready to quit FB if it gets too bad

10.01.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Fran

10.01.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Neither; just taking precautionary measures

10.01.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greetings readers from New Morning Books/Adelaide

23.11.2024 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely; booksellerly greetings from New Morning Books, Adelaide.

22.11.2024 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No mention of "The Dance", a great live album?

22.11.2024 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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