NATION AND STATE

Iran’s Only Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes “Emergency Shutdown”  Multiple reports indicate Iran’s only nuclear power plant has “undergone a temporary emergency shutdown,” according to AP’s Jon Gambrell, citing local reports via state television. 

Gambrell tweeted, “an official from the state electric energy company said on a talk show that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last for three to four days.” 

There was no immediate word on why the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, located 10.5 miles southeast of the city of Bushehr, was shut down. This is Iran’s only nuclear power plant. 

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Why Big Business Ends Up Supporting The Regime Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,

Policymakers know they hold immense power to regulate and punish firms that don’t play ball. Industry leaders know this too. So it’s likely both sides will indeed end up “playing ball.” 

The Democrats in Congress want comprehensive regulation of social media which will ultimately allow regime regulators to decide what is and what is not “disinformation.” This has become very clear as Congress has held a series of Congressional hearings designed to pressure tech leaders into doing even more to silence critics of the

Lacy Hunt Warns Fed Has Reached Its Limit, Sees ‘Inflation Today, Deflation Tomorrow’ Earlier this month, Wealthion (a new YouTube channel featuring interviews with today’s top experts in money & the markets) hosted its first online conference, at which economist Dr Lacy Hunt made a strong case in his keynote presentation that deflation — not inflation — will win the day going forward.

He predicts that much of the sudden sharp rise we are seeing in input prices will indeed be transitory. And he presented a parade of econometric data that show many historical precedents why this is likely

Georgia Secretary Of State Outlines 100,000 Names To Be Cut From Voter Rolls Authored by Zachary Steiber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Georgia’s secretary of state this week announced he is set to remove some 100,000 names from voter rolls, the first major voting list maintenance following the 2020 election.

The names are being removed because of a National Change of Address form submitted to the U.S. Postal Service, election mail

“Wake Up”: New Israeli PM Says Ebrahim Raisi Victory Must Cancel Out Iran Nuclear Deal As expected when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal, newly sworn-in Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has picked up right where Netanyahu left off in warning the world against restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Bennett in Sunday remarks for the first time commented on Iran’s presidential election. In particular he seized on the Islamic hardliner credentials of the winner of Friday’s election, Ebrahim Raisi, saying that world powers negotiating in Vienna must “wake up”. 

“Raisi’s election is, I would say, the