Environment
The concept of regenerative cities is gaining attention, with projects worldwide aiming to integrate urban life with the environment. Examples include Singapore’s Pan Pacific Orchard, a luxury hotel with eco-friendly features, and New York City’s Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop garden designed to alleviate urban heat and sewer burdens. Other initiatives include BlueCity in Rotterdam, an incubator for circular economy startups, and Tokyo’s Regenerative Community, which fosters corporate collaboration on urban sustainability. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s report on circular cities highlights the importance of localized solutions, as seen in strategies like China’s sponge cities. The challenge remains to scale these efforts, with blended finance emerging as a potential avenue for funding large-scale projects.
US Politics
Following a tweet by RFK, Jr., Alex Jones released a video regarding claims about an alleged plot by Vice President Kamala Harris to declare martial law in the United States. Jones alleges that the Harris-Biden administration, which he claims unlawfully removed President Biden, is preparing for civil unrest by issuing a Department of Defense manual for handling such situations. He accuses the administration of planning to blame former President Trump for these actions and calls for Trump supporters to unite against what he describes as a totalitarian threat.
Meanwhile, concerns about election integrity have emerged in Georgia. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has faced criticism for soliciting $5 million from trial lawyers for the “Election Defense Fund.” Further, his use of a private email account for this solicitation has raised questions about transparency. Additionally, Raffensperger opposed a proposed rule for hand-counting ballots, which was blocked by a Georgia court. This has led to skepticism about his motives and concerns about political influence in election administration. Coordination among Secretaries of State in battleground states, including Michigan’s Jocelyn Benson, aims to counteract challenges to election certification, reflecting broader efforts to address perceived threats to electoral integrity.
Geopolitics
The recent BRICS summit has sparked discussions about reducing reliance on the US dollar as the global reserve currency. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the potential for a new BRICS currency system, unveiling a symbolic banknote and emphasizing the development of an alternative to the SWIFT payment system. This move is partly in response to Russia’s exclusion from SWIFT following its invasion of Ukraine, which has instead strengthened its ties with China and India. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are central to these plans, with the Bank for International Settlements testing CBDCs in several countries. This suggests a possible shift away from the dollar’s dominance, challenging its long-held status as the world reserve currency.
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The Rise of Regenerative Cities
Cities are never truly complete and done; instead they are always changing, always evolving.
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RFK Jr. Allegedly Unveils Harris’ Martial Law Plot
RFK Jr. Exposes Harris’ Plot To Declare Martial Law & Order The U.S. Military To Kill American Protesters.
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BRICS Summit: Putin Unveils ‘BRICS Banknote’ in Bid to Challenge US Dollar Dominance
Putin unveiled a “symbolic” BRICS bank note at the summit, suggesting that the plan to dump the dollar may be much closer to fruition than many economists expect.
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Georgia’s Election Drama: Raffensperger’s Fundraising and the Battle Over Ballot Counting
Georgia, the site of massive election misinformation, questionable results, incomplete audits and a mysterious come-from-behind razor-thin win by Joe Biden in 2020, appears to be at it again.
Source | Submitted by AaronMcKeon & nickythec