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  1. For one thing, the effects of pollution on health. Oil companies don't pay for that: https://theicct.org/new-study-quantifies-the-global-health-impacts-of-vehicle-exhaust/
  2. And just for the record, in most locales it costs a lot more than 10$ to produce a barrel of oil. And where in the world is a barrel of oil sold for $300. And since when are royaltes taxes? It's true that major oil companies have perpetrated big txx dodges by persuading verious governments to classify royalties as taxes. But when a company pays royalties to a private land owner, is that a tax? Royalties are not taxes.
  3. It's entirely irrelevant what a barrel of oil costs to produce. Were the issue different, it might be relevant what it sells for. And even what it sells for. And even what the refined products such as gasoline sell for. ( The only taxes that are relevant are those paid out of the income of oil companies. The fact is it's consumers paying most of those taxes, not the oil companies. They just collect the money and pass it along to various governments. The massive amount of damage caused by oil companies is not paid for by them.
  4. back under $17k. Still "clapping"? The thing is, BTC is currently being very lightly traded. Which is in itself not a promising sign of economic health. People who hold BTC still tend to believe in it, but it's not attracting much in the way of new investors. So it's mostly holders trading among themselves.
  5. 7 billion euros is within the range of a rounding error for the eu. The latest GDP figure for the EU is almost 14.5 trillion euros. so 7 billion euros amounts to about 0,05% of total EU GDP. This is your idea of an inflationary amount?
  6. The following information provides more proof of the old saying that there's a sucker born every minute: Trump’s digital cards sell out within a day https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3777969-trumps-digital-cards-sell-out-within-a-day/
  7. There has since been a huge amount of data. So whatever the validity of the Imperial College projections, it has no relevance to the modeling that followed once the pandemic was widely underway.
  8. What's significant is that you think that "modeling study" invalidates the findings. Modeling has long since proved it's worth in epidemiological analyses. It's a shame that schools teach algebra instead of statistics and probability. There would so much less denialism of science were this the case. https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Epidemiologic-Modeling.aspx#:~:text=Using Mathematical Modeling in Epidemiology&text=Models of how they progress,social distancing or mass vaccination.)
  9. According to Balinese governor Wayan Koster, “based on the provisions of the new Indonesian criminal code, visitors who visit Bali would not need to worry.” This is because “no checks on marital statuses at tourist accommodations like hotels, villas, guest houses, or spas,” nor inspections by public officials or community groups will be conducted. I'm betting that there will soon be lots of locals patronizing "accommodations like hotels, villas, guest houses, or spas."
  10. To be fair to Musk, a practice I hate to engage in, his father ran for office as a member of an anti-apartheid party. On an ethnic basis, it was the Afrikaaners who were the main supporters of apartheid. Musk's family is not Afrikaans.
  11. Internet Sleuth Pours Cold Water on Musk’s Jet-Tracking Twitter Bans As for Musk's claim that the car his son was in was being stalked because the location of his jet was revealed... 'But according to Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism outfit Bellingcat, an individual associated with Bellingcat “geolocated the video” of the alleged incident Musk had posted about. As it turns out, the car was not “close to any airports.” As it stands, Higgins added, “we only have Musk’s word he was followed from an airport... In fact, he barely connects the two events, because tracking a car is very different from tracking a plane.”' https://www.thedailybeast.com/internet-sleuth-pours-cold-water-on-elon-musks-jet-tracking-twitter-bans Another lie from Musk
  12. " Any alleged factual claims must be supported by a valid link to an approved credible source." You got nothing.
  13. How does this support you claim? You got any real evidence? Namely " And the biggest scandal is what the ECB does. Printing money to support bankrupt EU members. " You got any real evidence?
  14. Where does this nonsense come from?
  15. I imagine you think you've scored an significant point here.
  16. Truly devastating article. "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the public is "going to be shocked" when it learns how little Dr. Anthony Fauci could recall during last week's deposition about "some of the most important actions and discussions" when he was chief medical adviser to Presidents Trump and Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think that the public is going to be shocked as to how much Dr. Fauci can’t recall some of the most important actions and discussions that he had at the time, when the pandemic was on our shores," the Republican AG said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "It is certainly disturbing. " Can you actually share with us the actual shocking information alleged by Landry?
  17. You know, I could have doubter your conspiracy theory, but the use of "maybe" convinced me that you were on to something real.
  18. More up-to-date ones, for one thing. Like this one published on Dec 13, 2022 Morgue data reveal Africa’s high COVID-19 death toll A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health found that nearly 90 percent of deceased individuals at a Zambian morgue were infected with COVID-19, but only 10 percent tested positive while alive... Africa’s low death count has baffled health experts and government officials, but growing data contrasts previous, widespread assertions over the last three years that COVID-19 spared the continent. A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers suggests that the reported COVID-19 death toll in Africa is substantially higher than official records indicate. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974330
  19. It's not anecdotal that no covid deaths were reported during the President's tenure. 0. None. Nada. COVID-19 Cases Increase in Tanzania, Despite Government Denial Tanzania’s government insists there are no cases of COVID-19 in the country, but residents and doctors point to a growing number of illnesses and deaths. Opposition politicians say the government’s stance is endangering lives. https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_covid-19-cases-increase-tanzania-despite-government-denial/6202157.html
  20. It's not a question of noticing. It's one of lacking basic heatlh infrastucture. And denialism. Can you explain why the one country that has an excellent health reporting system did report a high number of deaths and their neighbors didn't. Maybe all the African nations north of South Africa are filled with virtuous people and so immune to covid-19?
  21. Pretty much every reputable medical journal has refused to publish positive research about ivermectin. Possibly because of all the fraudulence that was discovered in research making such claims? And because maybe there isn't really anything postively significant to report?
  22. And, as I recall, there was the case of Tanzania. Which had no covid deaths because, as the President of Tanzania explained, the virtuousness of the Tanzanian people protected them from Covid. Shortly after that he died from what the govt assured us was definitely not Covid.
  23. It's just an amazing coincidence that the 1 nation there with a sophisticated public health system also reports a high number of covid deaths?
  24. He's unloading large amounts of stock. That's gotta be contributing to the precipitous fall in the price of its stock. https://www.google.com/search?q=tsla&oq=tsla&aqs=chrome..69i57.1322j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
  25. Doxxing is about releasing private information. The information that Sweeney posts is public. Anyone wishing to harm Musk doesn't need Sweeney's help. What's more, not all the people who were suspended had anything to do with elonjet. And speaking of jets, it looks like Musk is crashing and burning. His goal seems to antagonize everyone except his right wing fan base.
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