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How times have changed... Now, the FBI surveils performers that display subliminal (what they deem to be) right wing messages...

In one section of the file, an unnamed FBI source who attended a 1967 concert says "subliminal messages" were depicted on screen "which constituted left wing innovations of a political nature".

 

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'There's been under-investment in fossil fuels in Europe,' an analyst from research firm Rystad Energy tells FOX Business​

By Thomas Catenacci FOXBusiness

Green energy policies in Europe designed to rapidly shift the continent away from fossil fuel dependence have contributed to soaring power prices in the region.​

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The European benchmark index measuring future electricity prices increased to a record $993 per megawatt hour (MWh) on Monday, days after prices in France and Germany surged 25%, according to European Energy Exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. By comparison, the average price of electricity in the U.S. hit $129 per MWh in June, federal data showed.

The energy crisis has forced consumers to cut back on power consumption, industrial production declines and energy rationing across the continent. The European Union Council (EU) scheduled an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers slated for next week in response to the market conditions.

"The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing, for different reasons, the limitations of our current electricity market design," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen remarked during a speech Monday. "It was developed under completely different circumstances and for completely different purposes. It is no longer fit for purpose."



Von der Leyen blamed the record price increases on Russia's invasion of Ukraine which has upended global energy markets but added that the crisis was evidence the bloc needed to transition further to green energy. Russia has throttled natural gas supplies to Europe in response to the EU's sanction packages introduced following the February invasion.

However, electricity prices in Europe hit all-time highs months before the invasion.

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A Reuters analysis published in December concluded that lower-than-expected wind power generation was a major factor sending prices higher and forcing suppliers to turn back to coal and natural gas. Russia was the largest provider of Europe's natural gas and coal imports at the time of the invasion.


"The word that comes to mind is nihilism," Michael Shellenberger, an energy expert and founder of the group Environmental Progress, told FOX Business in an interview.

"You have people that are openly demanding to do more of the same things that actually made the crisis possible," he continued. "That's what you're seeing. They're saying, 'let's go do more unreliable energy.' It's a sign of a disturbed person that keeps engaging in irrational activities that are obviously self-destructive, and that we're seeing that behavior at a mass level."

Shellenberger added that Europe should be "a warning to the U.S. that we should not go down their path."

Over the last several years, EU policymakers have aggressively pushed for the retirement of traditional fossil fuel power plants and a large expansion of green energy alternatives including wind and solar. The EU announced its so-called European Green Deal last year outlining plans for the continent to massively reduce carbon emissions by investing more in renewables and limiting gas-powered vehicle purchases.

In Germany, the EU's largest economy, wind power alone accounted for the largest share of electricity production between 2019 and 2021.
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However, due to its intermittent nature, heavy reliance on wind power has left the nation vulnerable when the wind produces less output than expected.

"There's been under-investment in fossil fuels in Europe," Fabian Rønningen, a senior power markets analyst at the Norwegian research firm Rystad Energy, told FOX Business in an interview. "There has been all these closures of coal power plants."

"If you have a system with a lot of solar and wind, you need some backup in the system," he continued. "Until we find a better technical solution than natural gas, you need something to back it up and that is the role of coal and gas and also nuclear in Europe at the moment."

Wind turbines produce anywhere between 25-50% of their listed capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration. Solar panels produce 10-35% of their capacity.

Depending on Russia's actions, the winter, when natural gas demand peaks, could be even more painful for Europeans, according to an analysis from research firm Wood Mackenzie published Thursday. High prices are expected to lower natural gas demand and, if Russia continues to halt flows via the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline, total EU gas inventories could fall to just 26% by the end of the winter.

"In addition to uncertainty over gas supply from Russia, power market tightness — due to low nuclear, hydro and wind output — and the risk of electricity disruption are putting additional stress to gas prices futures this winter,"

Penny Leake, a European gas analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said in a statement shared with FOX Business.

Leake added that if normal weather conditions occur, natural gas prices are expected to fall more than 35%, close to prices recorded late last month, following the winter.

Rønningen said he does not expect large-scale power rationing or uncontrolled blackouts during the winter but said costs will remain high for consumers.

"Looking to the winter, I think one thing that is quite clear is it's going to be very expensive," he said.
 

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Charging an electric vehicle requires twice as much energy as a refrigerator each year, according to data from the Department of Energy. Researchers from Cornell University’s College of Engineering have warned that a rushed transition to electric vehicles will overwhelm the nation’s grids barring robust upgrades.

“Today, most people charge their electric cars when they come home in the evening — when electricity demand is typically at its peak,” the researchers said. “If left unmanaged, the power demanded from many electric vehicles charging simultaneously in the evening will amplify existing peak loads, potentially outstripping the grid’s current capacity to meet demand.”

And over in Europe...


Desperate citizens of Germany are cutting down forests and stockpiling firewood in preparation to warm their homes, while citizens of Poland are queuing in front of coal mines in search of fuel.
 

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'There's been under-investment in fossil fuels in Europe,' an analyst from research firm Rystad Energy tells FOX Business​

By Thomas Catenacci FOXBusiness

Green energy policies in Europe designed to rapidly shift the continent away from fossil fuel dependence have contributed to soaring power prices in the region.​

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The European benchmark index measuring future electricity prices increased to a record $993 per megawatt hour (MWh) on Monday, days after prices in France and Germany surged 25%, according to European Energy Exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. By comparison, the average price of electricity in the U.S. hit $129 per MWh in June, federal data showed.

The energy crisis has forced consumers to cut back on power consumption, industrial production declines and energy rationing across the continent. The European Union Council (EU) scheduled an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers slated for next week in response to the market conditions.

"The skyrocketing electricity prices are now exposing, for different reasons, the limitations of our current electricity market design," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen remarked during a speech Monday. "It was developed under completely different circumstances and for completely different purposes. It is no longer fit for purpose."



Von der Leyen blamed the record price increases on Russia's invasion of Ukraine which has upended global energy markets but added that the crisis was evidence the bloc needed to transition further to green energy. Russia has throttled natural gas supplies to Europe in response to the EU's sanction packages introduced following the February invasion.

However, electricity prices in Europe hit all-time highs months before the invasion.

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A Reuters analysis published in December concluded that lower-than-expected wind power generation was a major factor sending prices higher and forcing suppliers to turn back to coal and natural gas. Russia was the largest provider of Europe's natural gas and coal imports at the time of the invasion.


"The word that comes to mind is nihilism," Michael Shellenberger, an energy expert and founder of the group Environmental Progress, told FOX Business in an interview.

"You have people that are openly demanding to do more of the same things that actually made the crisis possible," he continued. "That's what you're seeing. They're saying, 'let's go do more unreliable energy.' It's a sign of a disturbed person that keeps engaging in irrational activities that are obviously self-destructive, and that we're seeing that behavior at a mass level."

Shellenberger added that Europe should be "a warning to the U.S. that we should not go down their path."

Over the last several years, EU policymakers have aggressively pushed for the retirement of traditional fossil fuel power plants and a large expansion of green energy alternatives including wind and solar. The EU announced its so-called European Green Deal last year outlining plans for the continent to massively reduce carbon emissions by investing more in renewables and limiting gas-powered vehicle purchases.

In Germany, the EU's largest economy, wind power alone accounted for the largest share of electricity production between 2019 and 2021.
placeholder


However, due to its intermittent nature, heavy reliance on wind power has left the nation vulnerable when the wind produces less output than expected.

"There's been under-investment in fossil fuels in Europe," Fabian Rønningen, a senior power markets analyst at the Norwegian research firm Rystad Energy, told FOX Business in an interview. "There has been all these closures of coal power plants."

"If you have a system with a lot of solar and wind, you need some backup in the system," he continued. "Until we find a better technical solution than natural gas, you need something to back it up and that is the role of coal and gas and also nuclear in Europe at the moment."

Wind turbines produce anywhere between 25-50% of their listed capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration. Solar panels produce 10-35% of their capacity.

Depending on Russia's actions, the winter, when natural gas demand peaks, could be even more painful for Europeans, according to an analysis from research firm Wood Mackenzie published Thursday. High prices are expected to lower natural gas demand and, if Russia continues to halt flows via the key Nord Stream 1 pipeline, total EU gas inventories could fall to just 26% by the end of the winter.

"In addition to uncertainty over gas supply from Russia, power market tightness — due to low nuclear, hydro and wind output — and the risk of electricity disruption are putting additional stress to gas prices futures this winter,"

Penny Leake, a European gas analyst at Wood Mackenzie, said in a statement shared with FOX Business.

Leake added that if normal weather conditions occur, natural gas prices are expected to fall more than 35%, close to prices recorded late last month, following the winter.

Rønningen said he does not expect large-scale power rationing or uncontrolled blackouts during the winter but said costs will remain high for consumers.

"Looking to the winter, I think one thing that is quite clear is it's going to be very expensive," he said.

Liberals treat science the way they do the constitution. They think they can manipulate the laws of physics to suit their agenda the same way the manipulate the constitution to get their way. The difference is, mother nature does not let them get away with it.
 

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Egg Head Biden on TV last night.

What in the holy fuck was that? Looked like Satan reincarnated or something. I didn't watch but have read about it and seen the clips & pics.

This shit has to fucking end ASAP.
 

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When Dems are responsible for running and operating city infrastructure, here's an example of what happens.
The Jackson, MS water debacle.




And you, the Federal Taxpayer, will be required to take up the slack for their mis-management, and still pay taxes for your city and counties infrastructure to be maintained and operated.
 

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I must be dim, but in reading this article about the death of a nine year old girl, Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, I was not able to see, in the description of the suspect, a mention of the suspect's race. Is this not know by anyone, the police, the mother, or the guy the suspect was chasing???

 

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I must be dim, but in reading this article about the death of a nine year old girl, Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, I was not able to see, in the description of the suspect, a mention of the suspect's race. Is this not know by anyone, the police, the mother, or the guy the suspect was chasing???

You know what it means
 

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Egg Head Biden on TV last night.

What in the holy fuck was that? Looked like Satan reincarnated or something. I didn't watch but have read about it and seen the clips & pics.

This shit has to fucking end ASAP.

I thought I was watching the evil Emperor Palpatine with all the red lighting and the military in the background. That fraud is fucking creepy as hell. And his wife acts more like a care taker than a spouse. It's soooooo fucking embarrassing.
 

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I thought I was watching the evil Emperor Palpatine with all the red lighting and the military in the background. That fraud is fucking creepy as hell. And his wife acts more like a care taker than a spouse. It's soooooo fucking embarrassing.
LOL me too
 

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Egg Head Biden on TV last night.

What in the holy fuck was that? Looked like Satan reincarnated or something. I didn't watch but have read about it and seen the clips & pics.

This shit has to fucking end ASAP.

All this Ultra MAGA, Extreme MAGA, Super dog secret MAGA. etc. is all designed to provide justification for the constant abuses of power when it comes to Trump. Yeah, the FBI went overboard raiding Trump's home, but he is the devil so it is justifiable. n fact, anything they do to stop Trump is justified.

But Biden made a remark today where he said "anyone who calls for violence, refuses to accept an election... changes the way we count votes is a threat to democracy". Democrats have done all these things. They enabled and encouraged violence after Trump got elected in 2016, they did so again after George Floyd died. Democrats have never accepted Trump's election victory. Hillary called him illegitimate and Democrats in the house and senate repeatedly tried to remove him from office for basically nothing using impeachment and the 25th amendment! And finally, Democrats pushed for mail-in ballots in 2020 just before the election with the approval of state legislatures as required by the constitution. Who changed the way we vote and count votes? Democrats.

Later, when challenged on his statement about calling for violence, Biden said, "not condemning the violence", not calling for violence as he stated. But again, which Democrats condemned the riots during the summer of 2020? They only condemned the people who decided to fight back to save themselves and their property. No Democrats condemned any of the burning and looting of our cities. They defended it.
 

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I thought I was watching the evil Emperor Palpatine with all the red lighting and the military in the background. That fraud is fucking creepy as hell. And his wife acts more like a care taker than a spouse. It's soooooo fucking embarrassing.
They have chosen the backdrop for Biden's next big speech:

Nazi Banner.jpg
 

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Why Are Leftists Obsessed With Destroying Hero Culture?

Leftists use the reflection argument all the time to justify the gutting of hero mythologies and replacing them with vapid clones. A recent example would be the latest Amazon release of their Lord Of The Rings prequel series. I wrote about this extensively in my article 'Amazon’s Woke Lord Of The Rings Is The Death Rattle Of Social Justice Content.' To summarize, the new Lord of The Rings is designed to spread a political message and undermine the values of the past rather than tell a meaningful organic story.

 

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Why Are Leftists Obsessed With Destroying Hero Culture?




You must destroy the icons of the past to lay the ground for a new future. This is what the Nazis and Stalinists did as the took power. You cannot have heroes like the founding fathers in America if you want to replace freedom with a socialist tyranny. The same goes for religion. Those who do not serve the state first will always be considered a threat to the totalitarian regime. Henry VIII figured that out.
 

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You must destroy the icons of the past to lay the ground for a new future. This is what the Nazis and Stalinists did as the took power. You cannot have heroes like the founding fathers in America if you want to replace freedom with a socialist tyranny. The same goes for religion. Those who do not serve the state first will always be considered a threat to the totalitarian regime. Henry VIII figured that out.
In Stalin's world, anyone or anything could be persona non grata at a whim.
 
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