The UK's Sentencing Council has suspended its proposed "two-tier" sentencing guidelines. The suspension came after widespread backlash, including criticis
🏆 Jeffrey Sachs Should Be A Nobel Prize Winner AWESOMEProf. Jeffrey Sachs: I'm speaking of Netanyahu. He is a mass murderer. He is a killer. He commits war crimes. And he has control over American foreign policy and over American domestic policy now. That's the fact. The… pic.twitter.com/4BMXF6vuSd— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.
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Ukraine currently operates four nuclear power plants with a total of 15 reactors. One of them, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, is the largest plant in Europe and has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. Russia, for its part, has 37 reactors divided among 11 power plants.If all or even some of these reactors were attacked and destroyed simultaneously, the destructive impact would be beyond calculation. The Chernobyl nuclear accident that occurred in Ukraine in 1986, and which remains the worst disaster involving nuclear energy in history, killed dozens and led to long-term health problems for thousands of others. It also led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and rendered the surrounding area permanently uninhabitable, spreading radioactivity over a large area and even into Western Europe.
BRICS+ leaders are meeting in Rio de Janiero this summer. Their dedollarization drive has made huge progress over the last two years. Here’s what they’ve accomplished so far – and why the Rio Reset will stun the world…The warning signs were there (but most people missed them)In August 2023, all eyes were on Durban, South Africa when the leaders of the BRICS alliance met behind closed doors. A few weeks before, Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov made global headlines claiming the BRICS alliance was close to launching a “gold-backed currency.” Their intentions were clear: First to challenge, then to replace, the U.S. dollar.It was a bold claim – and for everyone who understood the role the dollar plays in the global financial system, it was a truly frightening moment. It would be an exaggeration to say the world held its breath – but I don’t mind telling you, I certainly held mine!
The gap between US and European living standards has been noticeable for some time, and some European countries aren’t even keeping up with the poorest states in the United States. That is, when we look at measures of income, states like West Virginia and Mississippi compare favorably against European countries like France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
It may be time to repatriate the Germans with their gold. I certainly wouldn't entrust any New York entity with my valuables. Were I the Germans, I would reluctantly consider all that gold lost, until proven otherwise. The US is swiftly losing honor.“We have a trustworthy and reliable partner in the Fed in New York for the storage of our gold holdings,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said at a press conference in February, a line the bank reiterated when asked for comment on Friday. “It does not keep me awake at night. I have complete confidence in our colleagues at the American central bank.”Famous last words...In 2013, amid a populist outcry and growing eurozone instability, the 'completely confident' Bundesbank repatriated hundreds of tons of gold previously held in Paris - a move that was seen at the time as a symbolic reassertion of sovereignty. The bank argued that, with France and Germany sharing the euro, the strategic rationale for keeping reserves in Paris had faded.Now, more than half of Germany’s gold sits safely in Frankfurt. Thirteen percent is held in London. But it is the tranche in New York - once a monument to transatlantic trust - that is drawing the most anxious of glances.
Obviously, the EU Commission cannot let this reality stand. It will be soon, that the Călin Georgescu, Marine Le Pen, solution to be implemented. Granted this is not unique to the EU, we have seen similar methods for dealing with political opponents in Turkey and in the USA. There is no reason for Germany to be an outlier.
Voters are punishing the centre-right party for breaking its election promises.
- The U.S. spends over $4.5 trillion annually on health care, yet chronic disease rates continue to rise; heart disease, cancer and diabetes remain the leading preventable causes of death- Nearly 47% of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, while heart disease kills one person every 34 seconds. This accounts for approximately 700,000 deaths annually in America- Cancer rates continue to climb, with over 2 million new cases reported in 2024. Research links cancer to poor metabolic health and lifestyle factors- Diabetes affects 38.4 million Americans while obesity impacts 41.9% of all adults. Both conditions disrupt your metabolism and contribute to numerous health complications that cost billions annually- The modern health crisis in the U.S. is a direct consequence of a system designed to manage and mask symptoms rather than promote health. To reverse this trend, our focus must shift to optimizing cellular health
