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wader
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Elon Musk now holds world record for largest loss of wealth ever, Guinness says
Prior to Musk, the record for largest personal fortune wiped out was set by Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son in 2000, who lost $58.6 billion.
Elon Musk has set a Guinness World Record for losing the most wealth ever.
The Tesla and Twitter CEO erased so much of his money since November 2021 that he's broken the world record for the "largest loss of personal fortune in history," the global organization that keeps track of record achievements said in a press release Friday.
Guinness reported the record after Forbes assessed Musk lost $182 billion, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion.
Prior to Musk, the previous record for largest personal fortune wiped out was set by Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son in 2000. According to Guinness, Son lost $58.6 billion.
According to Forbes, Musk’s net worth dropped from a peak of $320 billion in 2021 to $138 billion as of January 2023.
movetheboat
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MUSK went off the reservation......I'll buy it back at 50 bucks
Welcome to America!
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‘Tons’ of food gets tossed daily by NYC hotel because migrants won’t eat it
Disturbing photos show garbage bags full of sandwiches and bagels awaiting disposal at the four-star Row NYC hotel near Times Square where migrants are being housed.
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OVERBORED
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Time to revisit Nuclear power..........
BennyV
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They want to leave a third world country. Then come here and want to turn it into a third world country. Makes sense.Welcome to America!
‘Tons’ of food gets tossed daily by NYC hotel because migrants won’t eat it
Disturbing photos show garbage bags full of sandwiches and bagels awaiting disposal at the four-star Row NYC hotel near Times Square where migrants are being housed.
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movetheboat
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OVERBORED
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"You can take the kid out of the hood but you can't take the hood out of the kid "
God bless America! Land of the free........ literally........ hotels, food, school, medical..............
If I went over the border to Mexico, what would they give me?
Tequila?
movetheboat
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The SHITS!!!
Wow....we are quickly becoming the world's laughingstock.
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USC will no longer use the word ‘field’ over racist connotations
USC’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work said the change was critical to support anti-racist social work and inclusivity.
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dsedy
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Sickening. but par for the course these days with this administration, MSM, Corporate DEI, Global ESG initiatives and WEF agenda.Wow....we are quickly becoming the world's laughingstock.
USC will no longer use the word ‘field’ over racist connotations
USC’s Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work said the change was critical to support anti-racist social work and inclusivity.
It's all about Power & Control. These efforts are simply a means to that end for the Elite.
The comment section of the Post article is a great read. Here's one:
Well seems that this is a misunderstanding as the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is not part of the Administration. Of course they may have put someone up to this to see how it played in Peoria, which was like a loud & smelly fart in church...
Biden administration weighs nationwide ban on gas stoves: report
The Biden administration is considering a nationwide ban on gas stoves because of the harmful pollutants released by the appliances, according to a report.
Ban Gas Stoves? Just the Idea Gets Some in Washington Boiling.
The nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves. A political firestorm ensued.WASHINGTON — Concerns raised by the nation’s top consumer watchdog about the health hazards posed by gas stoves have triggered a sharp rebuke from the oil and gas industry and its Republican allies, inserting a common kitchen appliance into the middle of partisan politics.
Critics were pushing back hard on Wednesday against recent comments made by Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, that his agency might take some regulatory action in the face of growing research that links gas stoves to pollutants that harm both human health and the environment.
“This is a hidden hazard,” Mr. Trumka said in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”
Those words were echoing around a Wednesday breakfast meeting of the American Petroleum Institute, where the oil and gas industry and its supporters in Congress had gathered to discuss the upcoming legislative agenda.
“Gas stoves are very important and we need to understand what’s being proposed and why,” said Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington Republican and the chairwoman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, who was at the breakfast.
Mr. Trumka had tried to quell the firestorm on Monday. “To be clear, C.P.S.C. isn’t coming for anyone’s gas stoves,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that any regulations would apply to new products.
At an October meeting of the commission, Mr. Trumka wanted the staff to begin writing rules regarding gas stoves but could not get support from the other four members. Instead, the commission agreed to obtain input from the public.
A White House spokesman, Michael Kikukawa, said President Biden does not want to prohibit gas stoves. “The President does not support banning gas stoves,” he said. “And the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is independent, is not banning gas stoves.”
But Republicans remained outraged, with Ms. McMorris Rodgers promising to scrutinize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “We will do oversight,” she said, adding that she questioned some of the newest research linking gas stoves to asthma.
At least one Democrat joined the fray. “This is a recipe for disaster,” Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner. I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on.”
Mike Sommers, the president of the American Petroleum Institute, said a ban on gas stoves was “not going to happen.” He predicted a backlash from homeowners across the country. Gas stoves are used in about 35 percent of households nationwide, or about 40 million homes.
“People love their gas stoves,” Mr. Sommers said.
Researchers have increasingly documented significant indoor air pollution and negative health impacts from gas stoves.
A study published in December estimated that gas-burning stoves are responsible for 12.7 percent of childhood asthma in the United States. Gas stoves emit nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter when they are turned on, sometimes at levels that exceed guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization. They also release other harmful air pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer, and can even leak those chemicals when they are turned off.
The debate over proposals to limit the use of gas in homes because of its impact on climate change and public health has grown since 2019, when Berkeley became the first city in the country to ban gas hookups in most new homes and buildings. Since then, dozens of cities in California and across the country have enacted similar ordinances that target not just gas stoves, but other appliances like gas-fired furnaces and water heaters.
On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York proposed that the legislature phase out the sale of fossil fuel heating equipment in existing residential buildings beginning in 2030 and require new residential and commercial buildings be all-electric by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
When it comes to gas bans, Republicans have been the loudest critics and 20 Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed laws prohibiting such bans. But in most households in those red states cook with electric stoves, not gas, according to a 2020 analysis from the Energy Information Administration. States with the highest percentage of households that use gas for cooking are controlled by Democrats and include California, Nevada, Illinois, New York and New Jersey, according to the analysis.
A stream of Republican lawmakers attacked Mr. Trumka and the Biden administration on Twitter for even contemplating restrictions on gas stoves. “Unelected bureaucrats should not have the type of power to even consider such an action,” Representative Gary Palmer, Republican of Alabama, wrote. “It is time to rein in the Biden administration and their continual desire to control American’s lives and decisions.”
On his Fox News television show, Tucker Carlson featured a restaurateur who spoke about how his costs would go up and productivity go down by using electric stoves. “This will destroy our industry,” the restaurant owner, Stratis Morfogen, said.
The new climate law passed by Congress last year includes $4.5 billion for states to provide rebates to consumers for the purchase of electric appliances, including stoves.
The safety commission has not initiated any proceedings to ban gas stoves and is “not looking to ban gas stoves,” the agency’s chairman, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, said in a statement on Wednesday morning. In the spring, the commission will begin to seek public comment on gas stove hazards and potential solutions for reducing risks.
“Research indicates that emissions from gas stoves can be hazardous, and the C.P.S.C. is looking for ways to reduce related indoor air quality hazards,” he added.
wader
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Russia to send rescue mission to space station
Russia said Wednesday that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a strike from a tiny meteoroid.They were scheduled to return home in the same spacecraft in March, but their...
wader
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Lisa Marie Presley, 54, hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest
Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis Presley, went into cardiac arrest.
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley, suffered a "medical emergency" Yahoo Entertainment can confirm and is currently hospitalized. TMZ, which broke the news on Thursday, claims she went into full cardiac arrest. Lisa Marie allegedly regained a pulse at the scene after being worked on by EMTs before being rushed to the hospital. It's unclear what her condition is at this point.
wader
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Doctors say men are getting more vasectomies amid abortion restrictions nationwide
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that protected abortion rights, medical professionals say they have seen a drastic increase in vasectomies.
Avenger
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Lisa Marie Presley, 54, hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest
Lisa Marie, the only child of Elvis Presley, went into cardiac arrest.www.yahoo.com
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley, suffered a "medical emergency" Yahoo Entertainment can confirm and is currently hospitalized. TMZ, which broke the news on Thursday, claims she went into full cardiac arrest. Lisa Marie allegedly regained a pulse at the scene after being worked on by EMTs before being rushed to the hospital. It's unclear what her condition is at this point.
Was she vaxxed?
OVERBORED
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Definitely vexed.
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