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If you're in Minnesota, Michigan, or New York, you can thank Trump and his tariffs for the upcoming hike in your electric bill.
#Trump #tariffs #Canada #Ontario #electricity #surcharge
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/10/ontario-canada-trump-tariffs
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When Israel's military is done bombing Lebanon's banks to keep Hezbollah from getting money, will its next move be to bomb all the food markets to stop Hezbollah from being able to eat?
A government that destroys its neighbors while claiming of self-protection cannot pretend to be acting morally or legally. Netanyanhu appears willing to destroy the entire region to keep himself out of prison.
#IsraelLebanonWar #MideastWar #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Netanyahu
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I really hate putting flea gunk on my cats, but they've started scratch so I know it's time. They all hate being dosed, but this time Rua is really letting me know what a wretched human I am.
I am expecting Animal Welfare to knock on the door at any moment.
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Why can't rural farmers in the US get broadband internet? There are lots of reasons given, but they all boil down to this: The feds haven't forced ISPs to provide universal service. That is, to force ISPs to pay the cost of connecting every customer who wants service -- as was done when the original copper-wire phone system was built out in the 20th century.
#Farms #Rural #broadband #DeadAreas #UniversalService #InternetProviders
https://dailyyonder.com/were-cut-off-rural-farmers-are-desperate-for-broadband-internet/2023/12/19/
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' [The bill] would repeal the centerpiece of a law passed ... by the Republican-led Congress in 2018, which eased Dodd-Frank financial regulations on midsize banks ...
The Warren-Porter bill would restore the [$50 billion asset] threshold established in 2010 for enhanced capital requirements and stress tests in an attempt to prevent future failures like those at SVB and Signature Bank last week. '
#BankFailures #ElizabethWarren #KatiePorter #DoddFrank #TooBigToFail