Germany Went All in on the Green Transition. Now, Its Economy Is Crumbling

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Germany fully bought into the green energy transition, but its economy is now showing serious signs of weakness as a prolonged energy crisis runs its course.

The country is aiming to have its energy supply and demand reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050, relying on sources like wind, solar and hydrogen fuels after former Prime Minister Angela Merkel decided in 2011 to eventually shutter the country’s nuclear power plant fleet. Despite the German government’s regulatory and spending blitz to usher in the green transition, the country is not on track to meet its climate goals, but its decision to rely on intermittent green energy generation has contributed to an ongoing energy crisis that is crippling its economy.

“Hollowing out the economy is not benefiting the German people, nor is it helping climate change,” Diana Furtchtgott-Roth, Director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It is not reducing emissions, because manufacturing is being shifted to other nations, like China and India, that use dirtier energy. The German economy is going down, and their people do not have the jobs and economic opportunities that they used to.”

Germany ultimately closed the last of its nuclear power plants in April 2023. Several months later, the German government announced that it would activate coal-fired power plants to ensure adequate supply through this winter.

The signs of Germany’s economic withering are numerous, perhaps most visible in the fact that it shrank in 2023 after growing by less than 2% in 2022, according to Euronews. The country is facing the high borrowing costs and inflationary pressures that are dogging many of the West’s economies, but sticky energy inflation remains the key factor in the country’s economic malaise, both for consumers and corporations, according to Reuters. (Read more from “Germany Went All in on the Green Transition. Now, Its Economy Is Crumbling” HERE)

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NATO Warns of All-Out War With Russia in Next 20 Years

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Civilians must prepare for all-out war with Russia in the next 20 years, a top Nato military official has warned.

While armed forces are primed for the outbreak of war, private citizens need to be ready for a conflict that would require wholesale change in their lives, Adml Rob Bauer said on Thursday.

Large numbers of civilians will need to be mobilised in case of the outbreak of war and governments should put in place systems to manage the process, Adml Bauer told reporters after a meeting of Nato defence chiefs in Brussels.

“We have to realize it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we [Nato forces] are preparing for a conflict with Russia. . .

Adml Bauer, a Dutch naval officer who is chairman of Nato’s Military Committee, praised Sweden for asking all of its citizens to brace for war ahead of the country formally joining the alliance. (Read more from “NATO Warns of All-Out War With Russia in Next 20 Years” HERE)

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Weapons Problem Increases Likelihood Taiwan Could Soon Be Invaded by China

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A number of factors seemingly converging at the same time are increasing the likelihood that Taiwan could soon be invaded.

For starters, Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president last week, who has vowed to keep the island nation independent from communist China. This comes despite China’s warnings that Taiwan will be reunited with it either through elections or through the Chinese military invading the country. . .

Those fears are like to surge even further given a new report from The Wall Street Journal this week that warns that billions of dollars worth of American weapons that Taiwan needs to defend itself from Chinese invasion have not been delivered and could still be years away from arriving.

“Most contracts for defense equipment signed under both the Trump and Biden administrations have been stalled by bureaucratic delays and capacity limits at defense manufacturers, creating a $19 billion backlog of uncompleted orders” the report said. (Read more from “Weapons Problem Increases Likelihood Taiwan Could Soon Be Invaded by China” HERE)

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Cult Leader Charged With Terrorism After Hundreds of Followers Starved Themselves to Death

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Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, and 94 of his associates were charged in Kenyan court on Thursday with terrorism-related crimes over the starvation deaths of 429 of his followers.

Mackenzie was accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves so they could enter Heaven before the destruction of the world. Mackenzie was arrested in April 2023 after the police were tipped off to the starvation cult by a human rights group called Haki Africa.

Many members of the Good News International Church were so determined to carry out Mackenzie’s order of suicide by starvation that they went into hiding in the Shakahola Forest of eastern Kenya, hiding from the police and military search teams. Some of the cultists taken into custody had to be physically forced to eat.

Mackenzie was arrested twice before the starvation horror was discovered, including for an incident in March 2023 in which two children’s parents murdered them through suffocation and starvation on Mackenzie’s orders.

Mackenzie told the authorities he was no longer the leader of a church and merely owned some farmland in Shakahola, but his half-starved followers kept turning up, along with dozens of corpses packed into shallow graves. (Read more from “Cult Leader Charged With Terrorism After Hundreds of Followers Starved Themselves to Death” HERE)

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Western Officials Concerned About Missile That Iran Used In Recent Attacks: Report

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Western intelligence and defense officials are reportedly concerned about the missile that the Islamic Republic of Iran used this week to conduct strikes in neighboring countries in the Middle East and Asia.

Iran launched attacks early this week inside Syria and Iraq, claiming that it targeted militant groups and Israel’s Mossad.

Iran then upped the stakes with their belligerent behavior when they launched attacks against militant groups inside Pakistan. Pakistan, which faces a giant adversary in India on the other side of the country, was forced to respond with its own attacks against groups inside Iran.

The attacks grabbed officials’ attention due to the range and the accuracy that Iran’s missiles had, which far surpassed the capabilities of their old Soviet-era missiles.

The New York Times reported that the West had long believed the only threat that Iran posed was its cyberattacks, which even then were limited compared to Western cyber abilities. (Read more from “Western Officials Concerned About Missile That Iran Used In Recent Attacks: Report” HERE)

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Surrender: Biden Admin Tells Netanyahu Israel Can’t Defeat Hamas

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week that Israel cannot defeat Hamas — that there is no “military solution,” and that Israel will have to accept a Palestinian state.

Netanyahu reportedly rejected the idea.

NBC News reported Wednesday that Blinken, and Biden, are therefore trying to work around Netanyahu — the democratically-elected leader of Israel — in a departure from the Biden administration’s posture as the supposed defender of democratic ideals:

Blinken told Netanyahu that ultimately there is no military solution to Hamas, according to the officials, and that the Israeli leader needs to recognize that or history will repeat itself and violence will continue. But, the officials said, Netanyahu was unmoved.

The officials said the Biden administration is trying to lay the groundwork with other Israeli and civil society leaders in anticipation of an eventual post-Netanyahu government. In an attempt to work around Netanyahu, Blinken also met individually with members of his war Cabinet and other Israeli leaders, including opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid, officials said.

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Taiwanese Voters Defy China, Elect Pro-Independence Leader for Third Term

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In a historic move that reverberates across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese voters made a resounding statement by electing Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president, marking the first time a political party in Taiwan has secured a third consecutive term. The DPP, known for its commitment to political independence from China, emerged victorious despite China’s warnings of reunification through elections or military intervention.

Lai Ching-te, addressing his supporters after the win, declared, “This is a night that belongs to Taiwan. We managed to keep Taiwan on the map of the world.” He emphasized the significance of the election in showcasing the Taiwanese people’s commitment to democracy and expressed hope for China’s understanding.

China’s response was swift and assertive, with a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisting that Taiwan’s status as part of China remains unchanged, regardless of election outcomes. The spokesperson reaffirmed the one-China principle as a cornerstone for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, urging the international community to oppose any moves towards Taiwan independence.

The DPP secured over 40 percent of the vote, while the Kuomintang political party and the Taiwan People’s Party garnered one-third and just over a quarter of the vote, respectively. Notably, the Kuomintang and the Taiwan People’s Party maintain friendlier ties with China compared to the DPP. Despite the DPP’s victory in the presidential race, the party lost control of the legislature, resulting in a fragmented political landscape with no single party holding sway over the island’s government.

Lai Ching-te characterized his win as a “victory for the community of democracies” against authoritarian regimes, particularly alluding to China. He pledged to govern in accordance with Taiwan’s democratic constitutional order while maintaining a balanced cross-strait status quo. At the same time, he emphasized the determination to safeguard Taiwan from threats and intimidation from China.

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Ukraine Rejects Ceasefire With Russia

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Ukrainian officials vowed to continue the war against Russia until Moscow returns all of the occupied territory during a so-called peace summit in Davos, Switzerland ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Switzerland hosted a meeting of 81 representatives from countries and international organisations in Davos on Sunday to discuss a formula “for a lasting and just peace in Ukraine”. American officials from the Biden administration attended the meeting, including U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien, Reuters reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is expected to address the globalist World Economic Forum meeting later in the week, was represented in the talks by Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. There were no officials from the Kremlin in attendance.

Following the meeting, Yermak rejected the notion of a ceasefire between his country and Russia, claiming that it would only allow for Moscow to fortify its forces for another future attack on Ukraine.

“It’s definitely not the path to peace. The Russians do not want peace. They want domination. So, the choice is simple: either we lose and vanish – or win and live on. And we are fighting,” Yermak wrote on his personal Telegram channel. (Read more from “Ukraine Rejects Ceasefire With Russia” HERE)

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China Warns Ahead of Election It Will ‘Smash Any Taiwan Independence Plots’

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The Chinese Defense Ministry on Friday sought to bully Taiwanese voters by warning it will “smash any Taiwan independence plots,” implicitly threatening the Taiwanese if they make the “wrong” choice by voting for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te on Saturday.

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said Taiwan’s purchase of upgraded U.S. F-16 fighter jets would not “stop the trend of complete reunification of the motherland.”

“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army remains on high alert at all times and will take all necessary measures to resolutely crush any form of ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist plots and firmly defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Zhang said.

China has previously framed the Taiwanese election as a choice between “peace and prosperity” versus “war and decline.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday refused to answer questions about Taiwan’s elections, describing them as “China’s internal affairs.” (Read more from “China Warns Ahead of Election It Will ‘Smash Any Taiwan Independence Plots’” HERE)

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Polish MEP Cites Donald Trump as Inspiration Amidst Polish Political Crisis (VIDEO)

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Polish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dominik Tarczynski went on Jack Posobiec’s Human Events podcast on Real America’s Voice, even as Poland is facing a political crisis, with the globalist Prime Minister Donald Tusk holding two political prisoners (two Members of Parliament [MPs]) despite previous pardons for the MPs from the nationalist Polish president Andrzej Duda. Thousands of Poles took to the streets to protest Tusk’s actions, which also reportedly include targeting right-wing media, and Tarczynski is sure that this year will see victories for freedom lovers.

Not only that, Tarczynski specifically cited an American president as his inspiration. “For [the] European Parliament, so we are in the process of campaigning, that is why I am starting putting my hat on again,” he said, fitting a “Make Europe Great Again” ballcap onto his head. “And this is not a joke,” he went on, “this is serious stuff. This man inspired us. He showed us the way, he showed us what the greatness means. It means safety, it means family, it means values, it means dignity, it means who we are, and it means freedom — freedom of media, freedom of speech, freedom of what we think, who we are, letting us be who we want to be.”

Leftists, both in America and in Europe, love to pretend they are in favor of freedom from oppression and freedom of self-expression and self-fulfillment, but the reality is that they impose political and societal tyranny. Then they try to destroy anyone who doesn’t accept their narrow and irrational opinions as unassailable dogma.

Tarczynski called out the creeping Communism in Europe, too. “Just do not oppress us, you Communists,” he said. “We are free people, this is 2024, and this year will be ours, [the] free people’s year.” Posobiec chimed in, “Amen.” (Read more from “Polish MEP Cites Donald Trump as Inspiration Amidst Polish Political Crisis (VIDEO)” HERE)

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