Month: April 2022

Elon Musk Wants Tesla to Mine Lithium Due to 359 Percent Year-on-Year Price Hike

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has proposed that Tesla might have to begin mining lithium, a critical element in electric vehicle batteries, given the skyrocketing prices of the chemical element. In 2012, a ton of lithium cost $4,450. A decade later, in 2022, the price surged to $78,032 per ton, an increase of more than 1,650…


Combination of Russian Aggression and Chinese Technology Marks ‘Epochal Shift’ in Global Security: Expert

The convergence of Russian aggression and Chinese technologies presents a new and unique security threat to global supply chains, according to one security expert. Clete Johnson, a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the partnership between Russia and China presented an “epochal shift” in the security space, possibly…


Conservatives Return After Musk Reaches Deal to Buy Twitter

The day after Elon Musk reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for $44 billion on the promise of protecting freedom of speech, a number of prominent conservatives returned to the platform. Conservative media personalities such as Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Raheem Kassam, and others returned, some after having been previously suspended. Tesla CEO Elon Musk secured the deal…


Suspended Conservatives Return to Twitter as Musk Takes Over

The day after Elon Musk’s recent $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, many conservatives returned to the platform as the tech billionaire promised to protect the right to free speech. Conservative media personalities like Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Raheem Kassam, and others are returning to Twitter after previously being suspended. Tesla CEO Elon Musk secured the deal…


Yogurt Chive Flatbread

The first time I made flatbread was a revelation—I couldn’t believe how easy it was and how good it tasted. The yogurt makes this dough supple, resulting in an almost pillowy texture when fried. But the real joy of this recipe is that it’s a blank canvas in terms of flavor. I like chives, but…


Teachers Union Head Caught Fabricating Quotes From Pro-Parental Rights Journalist

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten, who not too long ago campaigned against online misinformation, has been caught attributing fabricated quotes to journalist Christopher Rufo. During an interview with MSNBC, the teachers union leader talked about Rufo, who shared his insight on the parent-led movement seeking alternatives to public schools “a couple weeks…


Really Deep Messages Shared in Shen Yun: Lawyer

MELBOURNE, Australia—Lawyer Leanne Sinclair said it was a privileged to experience Shen Yun Performing Arts at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on April 26. Shen Yun is currently touring Australia to present “China before communism,” and Ms. Sinclair said she was blown away by the scope and quality of dancing. A world-renowned classical Chinese dance company based…


New Task Force Alert Issued About Daily Aspirin Use for Most Adults

For years, doctors and health agencies have recommended taking aspirin on a regular basis to prevent heart attack or stroke. However, an influential physician task force issued a major update on the protocol on Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force said that it finalized its latest recommendation on daily doses of aspirin, saying that…


Lockdown Fears Loom As Beijing Starts Testing Nearly All of Its 21 Million Residents

China’s capital city, Beijing, on April 26 started testing most of its 21 million residents, stoking fears that a citywide lockdown was imminent. On Tuesday, lines formed up from the city’s university district of Haidian to Dongcheng, which houses the country’s top officials, with residents waiting for throat swabs. After recording a handful of cases,…


UCI Cyber Security Expert, Ex-CIA Analyst Weighs in on Putin, Ukraine War

As a former senior Soviet analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency as well as ex-advisor to President George W. Bush, then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and other senior government officials, Bryan Cunningham—who is now the Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Policy and Research Institute at the University of California–Irvine—spent years studying Russian President Vladimir Putin….