It's Monday, May. 13, and we're covering hidden 50 cent annual tax increase, another free speech victory in Australia, MLB power rankings, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | One of Florida's beaches is the shark tooth capital of the world: If you happen to find yourself in the area of Venice, Florida, keep your eyes to the ground. Around 10 million years ago Florida was underwater, and the area was absolutely packed with sharks. What's left today, though, are countless quantities of fossilized shark teeth. These days it's a popular local pastime to wander the beaches, scanning the ground for some teeth. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | California Gas Regulators Ensure Prices Might Never Go Down With Hidden 50 Cent Annual Tax Increase | A little-known longstanding fossil fuels reduction program that was put in place by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) could very well lead to a 50-cent per gallon cost increase for gasoline and diesel fuel sold in the state.
The report, released in September by the state's environmental regulator body, says that California may see the increase of 50 cents per gallon as early as next year and every year after that. The program's fee is in addition to the gas tax increases already put in place by Senate Bill 1 of 2017, where the state authorized an increase in the state's taxes on gas and diesel.
Included in the cost for every gallon of gas sold is approximately $1.00 of fees and taxes. With this report, it would bring the total of taxes and fees per gallon to $1.50 next year. The report is forecasting these increases due to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard reforms brought forward in 2007. Prices could likely rise by 47 cents next year and 52 cents by 2026, with diesel prices climbing by 59 cents this year and 66 cents in two years.
Long-term projections could see gasoline prices explode by $1.15 and diesel by $1.50 per gallon from 2031 to 2046. Gas prices in California in the last five years years, have grown to the highest levels ever seen in the history of the State. Some individual stations across the state in the same timeframe saw prices go to almost $10 per gallon, making gasoline in the Golden State the most expensive in the entire country.
This recent report is just another step made by Newsom and his administration to attack on anything related to oil and gas. With the state banning sales of any vehicle with a gas/diesel powered engine by 2035 and requiring all vehicle sales to be electric by the same year, Newsom is not hiding his hatred for these vehicles. This future increase in the costs of gasoline and diesel will affect every person living in California. Specifically, it will crush the lower and middle class living in the state.
The state's broad effort to electrify its transportation sector is part of the California Climate Commitment unveiled by Newsom two years ago. Under the plan, the state is phasing out reliance on fossil fuels, deploying green energy, cutting greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2045 and decreasing oil demand by a staggering 94%. This most recent move by the California Air Resources Board, a board of un-elected bureaucrats that are beholden to their overseer named Gavin Newsom, shows that Newsom and his fellow leftists are hell-bent on destroying the middle and lower classes in California.
No explanation or attempt at justifying this policy makes logical sense to those of us who try to understand it. | Read more updates here |
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| | Elon Musk's X Scores Another Free Speech Victory in Australia | Elon Musk's social media platform X won a legal battle in Australia on Monday after a court refused to extend a temporary order that blocked videos of a Sydney church stabbing.
The Federal Court has chosen not to extend a temporary order for social media company X, formerly Twitter, to hide videos of a Sydney terrorist stabbing globally.
The eSafety Commissioner has been trying to force the platform to take down about 60 instances of the footage, showing an attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Wakeley in Western Sydney, in April. Under the Online Safety Act, passed in 2021, the Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, has the power to demand the removal of so-called "class 1 material", under threat of significant fines.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a livestreamed sermon that was widely circulated online, racking up hundreds of thousands of views. Following the incident, the country's eSafety Commissioner was granted a temporary legal injunction ordering X to hide posts that showed footage of the attack. In the days following the stabbing, X agreed to "geoblock" the posts, meaning most Australian users could no longer see them, and refused the eSafety Commissioner's removal notice, which would have had a global effect.
Australia's left-wing Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said last month that Musk was an "arrogant billionaire who thinks he's above the law." While Musk's victory is only small, it will come as a relief to many Australians who have witnessed their government become increasingly authoritarian over recent years. | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture
|  | MLB Power Rankings: Phillies lead Dodgers, Braves as trio of NL contenders top this week's list | Here's a look at the rookies who have stood out on each team through the first quarter of the 2024 season. |
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|  | Disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy: Shohei Ohtani 'absolutely' knew about interpreter's gambling addiction | Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who infamously resigned over allegations of bets on games he officiated, says Shohei Ohtani had to know Ippei Mizuhara had a gambling problem. |
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|  | Tom Brady will call Cowboys vs. Browns for Fox NFL debut | Tom Brady's broadcasting debut for Fox Sports has been revealed. |
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| | American Business & Markets
|  | Cash flow analysis key to small business restructuring | Directors using the scheme will need cash flow forecasts, and accountants are primed to provide them, according to a financial advisory partner. |
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|  | This Breathwork Technique Unlocks New Ways of Thinking | Entrepreneur | On this episode of "The Jeff Fenster Show," breathwork expert Fransesca Simpa shares how the practice can help with emotional healing and personal growth. |
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|  | High Cash Flow Businesses to Start in 2024 | Nav | Choose a business idea with high cash flow potential and your hard work can pay off handsomely. Find out which businesses to start in 2024. |
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| | American Politics | |  | Melinda French Gates announces departure from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Blaze Media | The organization is changing its name. |
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|  | Nolte: Leftist Washington Post Demands We Take Cold Showers to Save Planet | The Washington Post is demanding we do something they never would — take cold showers to save Mother Earth. |
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|  | VP Kamala Harris calls to 'kick that f---ing door down' in speech about breaking barriers | Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech to young Americans of Asian ancestry, arguing that when they are being cheered on by people like her in their professional pursuits. |
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