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The USA lost the Vietnam War

Kai Schwemmer, the newly appointed College Republicans of America political director, has made racist, antisemitic, homophobic and sexist statements while espousing extremist rightwing views on abortion, a Guardian review of livestream recordings can reveal.

Schwemmer said he would accept a world in which slavery was legal if abortion was criminalised, describes himself as “very much an anti-universal suffrage guy” and accepts a supporter’s description of him as “our Mormon Nick Fuentes” – referring to the white nationalist influencer whose platform he streamed on for years.

Heute erzeugen Solarmodule in vielen Regionen der Welt den günstigsten Strom.

• 2015 waren weltweit 228 Gigawatt (GW) installiert - rund ein Prozen des globalen Stroms.
• 2020 sind es schon 759 GW - rund drei Prozent des weltweiten Strombedarfs.
• 2025 laut Prognosen 2919 GW - sie decken etwa zehn Prozent des globalen Stroms. Damit erstmals mehr als Atomkraft (neun Prozent).

Preis Solarstrom 0.01 - 0.06 EUR pro kWh

Preis Atomstrom: 0.14 - 0.049 EUR pro kWh

An analysis released Monday estimates that oil and gas price spikes driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran have so far cost consumers and businesses around the world over $100 billion—money that has flowed into the coffers of some of the wealthiest, most powerful fossil fuel companies on the planet.

The new analysis by 350.org finds that, just over a month into the war, consumers and businesses have lost between $104.2 billion and $111.6 billion to rising oil and gas prices—an estimate that the environmental group acknowledges is likely conservative, given it doesn't account for "wider knock-on effects, such as rising fertiliser and food costs, declines in economic output and employment, or broader inflation driven by fossil fuel price volatility. "

The more than $100 billion, 350.org said, "has been siphoned from ordinary people to oil and gas companies."

“On top of the incalculable suffering of families and communities torn apart by the war, ordinary people around the world are paying an extraordinary price through fossil fuel-driven energy spikes," said Anne Jellema, 350.org's chief executive. "Over $100 billion has gone straight into the pockets of fossil fuel companies, while families struggle to afford energy and basic necessities."

"The case for windfall taxes," Jellema added, "has never been clearer.”

The analysis was published as global oil prices rose again following a weekend missile attack on Israel by Yemen's Houthis and Trump's threat to "take the oil in Iran," signaling another potential escalation in a war that has already killed thousands, sparked an appalling humanitarian crisis, and destabilized the global economy.

One key beneficiary of the chaos is the fossil fuel industry, which is set to reap billions in windfall profits thanks to rising oil and gas prices. Reuters reported late last week that analysts covering Chevron, Shell, and ExxonMobil have significantly raised earnings estimates for the fossil fuel giants in response to war-fueled price surges.

"US shale producers and other companies without major operations in the Middle East should gain the most, benefiting from higher prices without costs associated with shut-in production, stranded tankers, or expensive repairs to war-hit facilities," Reuters noted. "Still, executives said the big profits will probably not boost their planned capital spending on new production."

Earlier this month, Democratic lawmakers in the US Congress introduced legislation that would impose a windfall profit tax on large American oil companies and return the money to consumers in the form of quarterly rebates. The bill stands no realistic chance of getting through the Republican-controlled Congress, which is awash in Big Oil campaign cash.

“American consumers are once again getting squeezed at the gas pump as President Trump’s war of choice in Iran sends gas prices soaring and money flowing to his Big Oil donors,” said US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the bill's lead sponsor in the Senate. “We should send any big windfall for Big Oil back to the hardworking people who paid for it at the gas pump."

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Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’

Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar, basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to the contrary.

Fox News, the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s the National News Desk and the Independent ran stories on the US representative. The reports centred on a post by @RepOfSomaliland in reaction to claims by JD Vance that Omar had committed immigration fraud, which echoed prior allegations against the Somali-born Minnesota Democrat that she has vehemently denied.

“Deportation?” the post read. “Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word …”

The account is not an official government channel, and Somaliland’s own foreign ministry had said so publicly in December. It said: “Ministry has begun identifying social media accounts that are NOT official Government of Somaliland channels,” adding that they were not authorized to speak on its behalf.

Dozens of Israeli tanks have been hit by the Lebanese resistance in the last few days as Tel Aviv’s forces have attempted to push deeper

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In a remarkably frank statement on Sunday, Israeli forces openly admitted to using a faked picture of a journalist they killed in Lebanon as supposed evidence that he was affiliated with armed groups. On Saturday, Israeli forces killed three journalists who were reporting on Israel’s expanded bombardments and ground invasion of Lebanon. They were in a clearly marked press car on their way to…

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Donald Trump is interested in calling on Arab countries to pay for the cost ‌of the Iran war, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, adding talks with Tehran to end the conflict are progressing well.

Leavitt, asked at a news briefing whether Arab countries would step up to help pay for the war, said she would not get ahead ​of the Republican president but that it was an idea that Trump had.

"I think it's something the President ​would be quite interested in calling them to do," Leavitt said.

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Curtin University research has found farmers making small changes to how they give water to cattle in semi-arid regions could halt the spread of one of Australia's most damaging invasive species—all without disrupting farming operations. Published in Global Ecology and Conservation, the paper reveals straightforward, low-cost changes to cattle troughs and fencing could prevent invasive cane toads from accessing the water they need to survive during hot and dry conditions.

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An FBI memo alleges he was a "co-opted Mossad agent" trained by the same Israeli PM now advising on the conflict

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San Jose, CA – On Tuesday March 24, community members made public comment at the San Jose City Council meeting, demanding they enact an ethical investment policy.

At this meeting, the city council was conducting an annual review of investment policy. Around 40 people called on the city to divest from corporations tied to Israel and ICE, companies that include Alphabet, Amazon, Caterpillar, Honeywell and Microsoft.

For almost two years, San Jose Against War (SJAW) has been leading a divestment campaign targeting companies complicit in genocide, ethnic cleansing and incarceration. They mobilized to the Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee meeting in February. They also conducted an email drive, enabling participants to send a pre-written email to all of their council members in just a few clicks. Additionally, SJAW did extensive flyering at activist events, calling people at the March meeting to join the call for ethical investment.

At the meeting, Council Members Ortiz and Kamei introduced a policy that would bar any new investments in companies that provide services to ICE, including Microsoft, Alphabet (Google) and Amazon. Many community members spoke in favor of the policy, while even more spoke in favor of a more expansive policy that also includes companies that provide services to the Israeli military.

Serena Myjer, a local biologist, highlighted a recent precedent set by the council. “In 2020, the city of San Jose aligned with its constituents’ values and chose to amend city council investment policies so that the city would not make investments in entities that directly engage in expiration, production and refining or marketing fossil fuels.”

Philip Nguyen, SEIU Local 521 steward, emphasized divestment as a meaningful way to stand up for the immigrant community, “We have investments in companies that have historically facilitated the ripping apart of families and killing of people at home and abroad.” Nguyen continued, “With Alphabet having a partnership with Lockheed Martin to make their weapons more efficiently, as well as CBP [Customs and Border Patrol] to make their tactics of surveilling the border more deadly.”

A member of the Community Service Organization (CSO) stated, “We have seen ICE’s direct impacts in our communities here in San Jose, with deportations of South Bay families, with kidnappings, and even just recently, ICE against pulling a gun at community members for entering a lobby of a building in Southside San Jose.”

Marcel Knightly, a local educator, walked over four miles to make public comment, “San Jose is a sanctuary city, and we should reaffirm this by divesting and barring any future investment into companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon, who have contracts with ICE and other deportation operations.”

Drusie Kazanova of SJAW told the crowd, “Since Trump has escalated his attacks… with American citizens being murdered in the streets by ICE, and our own San Jose community members having a gun pulled on them by the manager of the ICE office here in San Jose a couple weeks ago; it’s time to put our money where our mouths are.”

After 60 public comments with a strong majority in support of the proposed resolution, the city council ultimately voted to not approve a policy that would divest from companies that deal with ICE. The motion received a tie vote of four to four, needing six to pass. Those who spoke in favor met with SJAW outside the building shortly after the vote to debrief. People were eager to carry on the struggle, and together resolved that this would not be the end of the campaign.

The movement for divestment continues to grow and the people of San Jose’s fight for divestment from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide on Palestine will continue.

#SanJoseCA #CA #AntiWarMovement

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