While some initially cast doubt on whether Audacy will be actually controlled by Soros, the FCC's Monday memo reveals a Soros entity will hold a "controlling, attributable interest in the reorganized company, holding 57% or greater" of Audacy. All three Democratic appointees on the FCC supported the final decision both to approve the assignment of licenses previously under the control of a Texas bankruptcy court to the reorganized Audacy and to spare the company from having to comply with Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act, which prohibits foreign owners from having a stake in a radio station license exceeding 25%. Trump-appointed FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in his dissenting statement, "The Commission’s decision today is unprecedented." "Never before has the Commission voted to approve the transfer of a broadcast license — let alone the transfer of broadcast licenses for over 200 radio stations across more than 40 markets — without following the requirements and procedures codified in federal law," continued Carr. "Not once." Carr previously told nationally syndicated radio host and Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck, "Foreign company ownership of U.S. radio stations is not supposed to exceed 25%. But Soros took foreign investment to make his bid, and then he asked the FCC to make an exception to the usual review process." U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers began their first large-scale strike in nearly 50 years on Tuesday, halting the flow of about half the country's ocean shipping, after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages. The strike blocks everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, a disruption analysts warned will cost the economy billions of dollars a day, threaten jobs and potentially stoke inflation. Still, President Joe Biden's administration has indicated it will not use federal powers to end the strike, and on Tuesday pressured dockworker employers to bump up their contract offer to land a deal. USMX said in a statement that: "Our current offer of a nearly 50% wage increase exceeds every other recent union settlement, while addressing inflation and recognizing the ILA’s hard work to keep the global economy running." Daggett said the union is pushing for more, including a $5 per hour raise for each year of the new six-year contract. The White House weighed in, saying it was time for the USMX to negotiate a fair contract for workers. "Shippers have made record profits since the pandemic, and in some case, have seen profits grow in excess of 800%," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic that led to a boom in shipping demand. "It's only fair that workers who put themselves at risk during the pandemic to keep ports open see a meaningful increase in their wages, as well." Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said the employer group has "refused to put an offer on the table that reflects workers’ sacrifice and contributions to their employer’s profits." "The parties need to get back to the negotiating table, and that must begin with these giant shipping magnates acknowledging that if they can make record profits, their workers should share in that economic success," she said. The strike, the ILA's first major stoppage since 1977, is worrying businesses that rely on ocean shipping to export their wares or secure crucial imports. It affects 36 ports —including New York, Baltimore and Houston — that handle a range of containerized goods from bananas to clothing to cars. The walkout could cost the American economy roughly $5 billion a day, JP Morgan analysts estimate. The National Retail Federation called on President Joe Biden's administration to use its federal authority to halt the strike, saying the walkout could have "devastating consequences" for the economy. Biden officials have repeatedly said the Democratic president will not do so. Lars Jensen, CEO of shipping consultancy Vespucci Maritime, said the strike is unlikely to lead to any critical shortages, but could raise costs for consumers if it is prolonged. "At the end of the day, the only one who's going to end up paying the bill for this is the U.S. consumer, simple as that, because import costs are going to rise and those costs are going to be passed on to all the imported products," he said. A 2-megawatt wind turbine requires 200 tonnes of steel, which needs 300 tonnes of iron and 170 tonnes of coking coal. The coal, and other raw materials, have to be mined and transported by hydrocarbon-powered transport. Until it is no longer working, a wind turbine could spin for years and it still wouldn’t replace the energy that was used to manufacture it. Godfrey Bloom explains but can be summed up in one sentence; “The whole wind turbine game is a SCAM.” https://expose-news.com/2024/10/02/the-whole-wind-turbine-game-is-a-scam/ Yesterday, the Bank for International Settlements announced that its member jurisdictions have made significant progress in implementing the final elements of Basel III. Basel III includes wide acceptance of bail-in as a way of rescuing failing banks. Unlike a bailout, which involves external assistance (often from taxpayers), a bail-in restructures the bank’s liabilities internally which includes taking the money you have on deposit and in savings accounts, as these form part of the bank’s liabilities, and converting them from cash you can use into something else, e.g. shares in the bank. In other words, it is a bailout by the taxpayers but without the government as the middleman. As a depositor or saver, the bail-in conditions will not be negotiated with you. It’s gobblygook to most of us who are not involved in central or commercial banking, but it demonstrates that they are accepting bail-ins as a way of rescuing failing banks. The process is imposed by a resolution authority and is not negotiated with the bank or its creditors or depositors. The practice of bail-in should be made illegal, not become the banking norm. Depositors, particularly people and small and medium-sized companies, have no say in how a bank is managed, who is employed there, how much the directors award themselves or what operations it involves itself in. We deposit our money into banks, acting as lenders and providing funds to the bank which then uses these funds to make loans to other customers or invest in other assets. The banks use our money to fund their operations and make profits, some of which are distributed to the bank’s shareholders. We allow banks to profit from our savings because we trust our money is safe and our deposits will be repaid by the bank on demand. If the banks can now take our money to fund their mismanagement or worse, our money is no longer safe. Why would we deposit money with the bank? https://expose-news.com/2024/10/02/63-central-banks-are-implementing-basel-iii/ Elon Musk is calling out Biden-Harris’ FEMA in a fiery rant, accusing the federal agency of actively obstructing humanitarian efforts in the wake of widespread devastation in North Carolina. In a series of explosive posts on X, the furious billionaire CEO revealed that his SpaceX engineers, who are on the ground providing vital communications and supplies via Starlink technology, are being blocked by FEMA from delivering lifesaving resources to victims in Asheville and surrounding areas. According to Musk, SpaceX has already powered up two large operating bases for helicopters to deliver goods into the hands of those in desperate need. Utah State University has confirmed that its women’s volleyball team will not play against San Jose State, making the Utahans the fourth college team to refuse to play against San Jose’s transgender player. Three other schools have also refused to take the court against San Jose, which has included on its team 6-foot-one Blaire Fleming, who identifies as a woman. The NCAA is now being sued by several groups over its policy of allowing transgender players to play as women. Britain’s left-wing government announced a plan on Thursday to surrender sovereignty of a British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean that has hosted an important joint U.S.-UK military base and listening post for the past 50 years. The United Kingdom is giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, from whom it bought the archipelago in the 1960s. The announcement is the latest development in years of sovereignty claims by Mauritius, now drifting into China’s sphere of influence, which until recently were not even recognised as legitimate by the UK or its allies. Westminster is on recess for the political conference season, meaning Parliament isn’t sitting, and many MPs are expressing concern this pretty major change to the United Kingdom and its overseas territories was announced as a fait accompli without debate. Wendy Morton MP summed up the feeling of some, writing this afternoon: “Very disappointing to see this being announced when Parliament is not sitting. Where is the accountability?”. Nigel Farage MP, leader of Reform UK likewise stated: “Giving up the Chagos Islands is a strategic disaster. Our American allies will be furious and Beijing delighted. Labour are making the world a more dangerous place.” BlazeTV host Hilary Kennedy, filling in for Jill, speaks with Glenn on the phone to hear his account, which is equal parts infuriating and inspiring. “Glenn, what is Blaze doing in North Carolina right now?” asks Hilary. “Every American should see this,” he says. By ‘this,’ Glenn means two things. “It is so hopeful,” he says, referring to the people who have gathered to help — individuals, Mercury One and other similar organizations, and a multitude of churches. “The hope is coming from the people here … communities and one American after another coming in and just helping,” says Glenn. The second thing he means is the astonishing and quite frankly sickening absence of FEMA. Glenn says he has only seen one FEMA truck since his arrival, and it was “tucked away,” like it was avoiding the public eye. When he approached the agents in the truck and asked about what they were doing, he was given the following response: “We’re getting [victims] registered so they can sign up for government aid.” “[There is] no action from the federal government,” he tells Hilary and Blaze Media editor in chief Matthew Peterson. Unfortunately, FEMA isn’t just not showing up; it’s also actively hindering the citizens and private groups who are actually providing aid. One of Glenn’s sources “is a semi-truck driver who [was] pulled over by FEMA.” “They took his food off his truck” that was going to help victims, says Glenn in disgust. According to Glenn’s report, FEMA is also trying to shut down the area where private planes and helicopters are landing to bring assistance. “We have FEMA trying to shut down this helo field because the FAA isn't involved. Screw the FAA! If you had planes down here and you had helicopters yourself and you were rescuing them, then fine, we'd shut this down, but you're not here!” he says. As for the devastation, Glenn says “it is shocking.” The atheistic communist regime in China has long sought to crush or, at the very least, control Christianity within its borders. According to a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the communist campaign to forcibly eradicate "religious elements considered contradictory to the CCP's political and policy agenda" is ramping up under dictator Xi Jinping. Although the report reveals much about the regime, it also signals a great deal about the Chinese people's perseverance and enduring faith. After all, the regime's desperation now is the result of its failure these past 75 years to crush the faith of Chinese Christians with torture, murder, propaganda, and imprisonment. Captive to the Marxist notion that religion is an "opiate of the masses," the communist Chinese regime began taking over churches and temples in the 1950s; deporting missionaries; and closely monitoring religious groups. Pew Research noted that during the Cultural Revolution, dictator Mao Zedong sought to eliminate religion outright, banning all religious activities, viciously persecuting religious personnel, and, in many cases, slaughtering Christian clerics and laypeople. While the regime drew blood and flattened churches, the faithful went underground. While there was a relative easing of restrictions in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the regime has continued to subject Chinese Christians of all denominations to harassment, torture, detentions, and executions. Breaking bodies hasn't worked, so the regime is trying harder now to break the Chinese Christian's mind. Authorities have reportedly ordered the removal of all crosses from all known churches and for images of Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary to be replaced with pictures of Xi Jingping. The regime also requires the display of CCP slogans over the entrances of churches. Religious texts have been censored or removed altogether. Homilies are censored. Surveillance cameras installed on altars surveil all church happenings. Blaze News previously reported that to ensure state atheism takes, people under the age of 18 are also barred from participating in religious ceremonies. Meanwhile, the unregulated, underground churches continue to resist the regulation of the state. ...tens of millions of Christians have opted to ...worship independently." According to the Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors, there are now an estimated 96.7 million Christians in China. ... the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that the U.S. government re-designate China as a "country of particular concern" for "engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom." The watchdog further recommending imposing sanctions targeting those Chinese officials and entities responsible for such freedom violations. 
Ports Strike, Halting Half the Nation's Ocean Shipping:
Godfrey Bloom: The whole wind turbine game is a SCAM:
63 central banks are implementing Basel III which includes the widespread practice of “bail-ins” to rescue failing banks:
“My Blood is Boiling”: Furious Elon Musk Goes Off on FEMA for Blocking SpaceX Engineers from Assisting — FEMA Actively Seizing Shipments and Blocking Critical Goods and Services:
Utah State Women’s Volleyball Joins Revolt, Forfeits Game Against Team with Male Player:
London Hands Over Important U.S. Military Base to China Ally:
