Offshore Turbines

Green policy will always come with externalities. Here's your daily news digest for 19 June 2023.

Offshore Turbines
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Government Watchdog Agrees to Probe Effects of Offshore Wind Turbines | National Review
The wind farms ‘will permanently transform our marine environment and seascape and could put our tourism-driven economy at grave risk,’ Representative Chris Smith said.

Australia

Analysis Of The Calma-langton Report Shows How Radical And Divisive Voice Will Be
“It is becoming clearer by the day that Australians are sick and tired of being treated like fools by Voice to Parliament advocates who simply refuse to explain what changing our Constitution will mean for our nation,” said John Storey, Director of the Institute of Public Affairs’ Legal Rights Progr…
David Van faces calls to quit parliament after resigning from Liberal party
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Referendum bill to pass on Monday while government pulls out stops to try to secure housing fund
Meanwhile, the Liberal Party continues to deal with the fall-out from last week’s accusations against Senator David Van.

International

Joe Biden has no serious plan for the student loan crisis
The US president said he provided for debt relief in the bipartisan budget plan – but he didn’t
Is France finally changing its tune on Brexit? | The Spectator Australia
The waiters can sometimes be a little surly. That holiday villa you booked in the Loire may not always be as desirable as it looked in the pictures. And you can never be entirely sure which side they…
Honduras Heralds Growth of Chinese Influence in the Western Hemisphere - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Honduras opened a new embassy in China this week, a response to the opening of a Chinese embassy in Tegucigalpa, reports the South China Morning Post.

Business, Finance & Investment

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Predicts Sticky Inflation and High Interest Rates for Rest of the Decade – Here’s Why - The Daily Hodl
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya believes that persistent inflation and high interest rates are here to stay, at least until the end of the decade.
The U.S. dollar conquered the world. Is it at risk of losing its top spot?
The dollar has helped make the U.S. the most economically powerful country for most of the last century, but other countries — including rivals like China — have the greenback on their sights.

Culture

People ‘Up to Date’ With COVID-19 Vaccines More Likely to Be Infected: Study
People “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations are more likely to get infected, according to a new…
Girl Sues Hospital For Removing Her Breasts At Age 13
The thing they say isn’t happening?
Obama Pitches New Plan to ‘Digital Fingerprint’ Americans on the Internet
Obama suggested using “digital fingerprints” to protect “truth” from the barrage of misinformation attempting to undermine it.

Crypto & Blockchain

US court approves SEC-Binance.US agreement
U.S. Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved on June 17 an agreement between Binance.US, Binance, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bitcoin: Experts Point Out Key Differences Between BlackRock And Grayscale Bitcoin Trusts | Bitcoinist.com
BlackRock recently submitted an application to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a Bitcoin ETF.
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Postscript

Ron DeSantis Heads to Nevada to Campaign With Pro-Trans Governor
Ron DeSantis is heading to Nevada to campaign with pro-trans Governor Joe Lombardo. Guests at the event will be served cooked testicles.

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