Patrick K. O'Donnell On Kamala's VP PickReminds him of Kerry and the Swiftboat ads
Bannons War Room
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Alvarez: Tim Walz's Comfort Within His "Record Of Lying" Is Turning Voters Against Democratic Ticket
Trump surrogate, her mother escaped Cuba at the beginning of Communism
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Danielle Alvarez Explains Why President Trump Is The Best Choice For Women Voters This November
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WE'RE BAAACK!!!😎🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳
(Anons do you think we will see "My Fellow Americans" soon? Seems pretty important the timing.)
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Inside Elon Musk’s Hands-On Push to Win 800,000 Voters for Trump Billionaire’s super PAC has had early stumbles as he tackles national politics in his trademark chaos-be-damned style Voters for Trump
Billionaire’s super PAC has had early stumbles as he tackles national politics in his trademark chaos-be-damned style
By Dana Mattioli, Joe Palazzolo and Emily Glazer Aug. 12, 2024 7:55 am ET WSJ
Beginning in the spring, Elon Musk quietly blocked out an houron Fridays for a new pursuit: national politics.
In weekly meetings, consultants and vendors for a super political-action committee updated him on theirprogress toward the discussed goal of turning out 800,000 people to vote for Donald Trump in battleground states.
Theyproposed a budget of about $160 millionthey would need for the task, most of itto come from Musk himself, and talked about raising an army of more than 6,000 canvassers and other workers, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The EU warns Elon Musk about tonight’s Donald Trump livestream on X.EU Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU will watch for “spillovers” that violate the Digital Services Act, such as “content that may incite violence, hate and racism in conjunction with major political - or societal - events around the world, including debates and interviews in the context of elections.”
Communist, Marxist, Dictators have taken over the EU, and everyone missed it.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218738/the-eu-warns-elon-musk-about-tonights-donald-trump-livestream-on-x
Foreign Investors Pull Record Amount of Money From China
• Overseas firms pull $15 billion from China in second quarter
• Chinese firms invest record $71 billion overseas at same time
China Loses Record $15 Billion of Foreign Investment
By Bloomberg News August 12, 2024 at 5:08 AM UTC
Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China last quarter, likely reflecting deep pessimism about the world’s second-largest economy.
China’s direct investment liabilities in its balance of payments dropped almost $15 billion in the April-June period, marking only the second time this figure has turned negative, according to data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released Friday. It was down about $5 billion for the first six months.
Should the decline continue for the rest of the year, it would be the first annual net outflow since at least 1990, when comparable data begins.
Foreigners Pull Record Funds From China Investment drops by almost $15 billion in the second quarter
Source: China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange
Foreign investment into China has slumped in recent years after hitting a record $344 billion in 2021. The slowdown in the economy and rising geopolitical tensions has led some companies to reduce their exposure, and the rapid shift to electric vehicles in China also caught foreign car firms off guard, prompting some to withdraw or scale back their investments.
The fall comes despite Beijing’s growing efforts to attract and retain foreign investment, following the smallest increase on record last year. The government wants to show it remains open and attractive to foreign businesses, in the hope that companies will bring advanced technologies and resist pressure from the US and elsewhere to decouple from China.
SAFE’s data, which tracks net flows, can reflect trends in foreign company profits, as well as changes in the size of their operations in China. Multinationals have more reason to keep cash abroad rather than in China, as advanced economies have been raising interest rates while Beijing is lowering them to stimulate the economy.
Earlier figures from the Ministry of Commerce showed that new foreign direct investment into China during the first half of the year was the lowest since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
Rising Outbound Investment
Chinese outbound investment also hit a record, with firms sending $71 billion overseas in the second quarter, up more than 80% from the $39 billion in the same period last year.
Chinese firms have been rapidly stepping up investment, with money going into projects such as electric vehicle and battery factories.
The data also showed that the anomaly in the measurement of China’s trade surplus continue to grow, hitting a record $87 billion in the second quarter and taking it to almost $150 billion for the first half of the year. That gap was highlighted by the US Treasury earlier this year in a report that called on China to clarify why the numbers were so different.
China's Trade Balance Data Divergence Grows: CHART
Source: China's General Administration of Customs, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Bloomberg
According to a recent report from the International Monetary Fund, this discrepancy “seems to be mainly caused by the different methodologies used to record exports and imports of goods.”
The gap has grown after a switch two years ago in what data the Chinese authorities were using, and was also boosted by a recent increase in production in bonded zones by foreign firms.
https://archive.is/jnlNV
Published August 9, 2024 5:00am EDT | Updated August 9, 2024 5:32am EDT
Delta's top DEI officer jettisons 'ladies and gentlemen' gate announcements as part of equity push
Delta had a plan to 'boldly pursue equity' where no airline had gone before
Over the last few years, Delta Air Lines has embraced the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) agenda under the purview of a chief officer who believes that the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" isn't inclusive.
Delta's Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Impact Officer Kyra Lynn Johnson has said publicly Delta is striving to "boldly pursue equity" which has impacted every level of the company, from its hiring practices to the language it uses in gate announcements.
"So we're beginning to take a hard look at things like our gatehouse announcements. You know, we welcome ‘ladies and gentlemen.’ And we've asked ourselves, ‘Is that as gender inclusive as we want to be?’" Johnson said during a February 2021 panel with other DEI insiders. "You know, we're looking at some legacy language that exists in some of our employee manuals. And getting to the root of the way some things are described and saying, ‘Does that actually send a message of inclusivity?’"
Delta released an inclusive language guide in December 2020 which advised employees and leaders against using terms that reinforce the notion that there are only two genders. "Use gender-neutral language and pronouns. Do not use language that suggests a gender binary (male-female)," the Delta guide said.
A Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the company encourages its employees to use inclusive language.
"Delta encourages our people to use language that is inclusive of everyone as our global customer base includes a broad range of diversity in cultural backgrounds, identity and experiences," the spokesperson said.
Also, during the DEI panel in 2021, Johnson stressed how it was important to Delta to be an "antiracist company.""To really come out and say, as an organization, that we are an antiracist company was really important to us," she said. "We are going to actively seek diversity. We're also talking about how we're going to boldly pursue equity. And we're talking about the steps we're taking to consciously promote inclusion."
The concept of being antiracist was significantly popularized by activist Ibram X. Kendi, with the publication of his book, "How to Be an Antiracist," in 2019. Some critics say that Kendi argues for current discrimination in order to atone for historical wrongs. Kendi believes, like Johnson, that it is not enough to not be racist; one must be an activist against racism.
"So, we realize, like many of you have, that it's not enough just to say, 'We aren't racist,' but to say that you are antiracist," Johnson added.
In addition to recommendations for employees' communications, Delta has also pursued a top-down approach in its talent pipeline."We said we're going to reimagine(Kamala) and redefine our talent strategy," Johnson said, with a focus on being "intentional about the representation that we need." She added how those metrics would be closely tracked and measured by Delta's DEI team.
"We're starting on a quarterly basis to specifically measure those representation gaps at every level of the company. So we're looking at the front line representation gap," she said.
In addition to applying DEI to Delta's internal culture, Johnson said in a November 2021 interview with the Airline Tariff Publishing Company that the airline was looking to push DEI externally.
The company evaluated how it was spending its "PAC dollars" and which "legislation we should support" to mitigate what it deemed "inequity," she said.
"The next thing we said is we were just going to flat out address inequity," she said. "And when we say we're boldly pursuing equity, that's what we mean. So we were going to lend our voice and our brand to things that support… justice and… equity. We're going to look at where we spend our PAC dollars. We're going to look at what legislation we should support," Johnson said on the DEI panel.
However, some employees have not been "comfortable" with the changes, according to Johnson.
"Perhaps the greatest challenge has been normalizing those conversations," she said. "So, notice I said the company has set an expectation that those conversations are to be normalized… That doesn't mean everyone feels that way. It doesn't mean that everyone's comfortable having those conversations."
When asked about Johnson's leadership, Delta told Fox News Digital, "Delta is demonstrating an authentic commitment to being a workplace where all people can thrive and where we reflect the rich humanity of the customers and communities we serve across the globe."
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/deltas-top-dei-officer-jettisons-ladies-gentlemen-gate-announcements-part-equity-push