The Show Notes: The Braves, The Hurricane, & The Student Loan Price Tag
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Clip of the day: The Biden team talks about changing the name of the Braves on the same day they visit the White House.
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Sabotage?
Germany claims someone sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline system with a “violent act.” Three separate leaks simultaneously occurred in the politically charged pipeline connecting Russian natural gas to the rest of Europe. From Bloomberg:
It’s the clearest signal yet that Europe will have to survive this winter -- at least -- without any significant Russian gas flows. The pipelines were already out of action, but any hope that Moscow might have turned the taps back on at some point have now been dashed. Gas prices jumped.
Here are pictures of the leak.
Russia Has A Serious Problem
Russia’s attempt to draft an additional 300,000 soldiers to reinforce the current war in Ukraine has been an abject failure according to… Russia. The rare admission of guilt enforces the notion that Russia is having a difficult time selling the war at home. In the past seven days, 261,000 men have fled Russia to avoid the draft according to local media. Here’s the quote that matters from The New York Times (paywall):
“The lack of military trainers, and the haste with which Russia has started the mobilization, suggests that many of the drafted troops will deploy to the front line with minimal relevant preparation,” Britain’s defense intelligence agency said on Monday. “They are likely to suffer a high attrition rate.”
The Student Loan Price Tag
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a projection that Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan would cost taxpayers $420 billion over the next decade. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget claimed taxpayers would be on the hook for an ADDITIONAL $120 billion to cover Biden’s lowered income-driven repayment plan. Read the full report here.
Woke Foods Plummet
The trendy fake meat industry is facing a significant revolt according to a Deloitte report at Bloomberg. The increasingly pricey plant-based meat alternative industry is seeing sales decline as Americans begin to question the health benefits and views fake meat companies as “woke.” The shift in consumer sentiment has sent the industry into a double-digit plunge. From Bloomberg (paywall):
Deloitte also suspects that the addressable market may be more limited than previously thought with a growing cultural resistance to its “woke” status — even among those seeking to reduce red meat consumption. Case in point: When Cracker Barrel announced plans to add Impossible Foods’ sausage to its menu over the summer, it faced an onslaught of criticism on social media.
Good For Tucker
The rest of the political news:
What Trump Gets Right About Elite Universities - Politico
Freedom Caucus poised to pull its hardest McCarthy punch - Politico
The First Lawsuit Is Filed against Joe Biden’s Illegal Student-Loan Move - National Review
How Nevada could doom Democrats' hopes of holding Senate - Yahoo
G.O.P. Redoubles Efforts to Tie Democrats to High Crime Rates - NY Times (paywall)
Biden faces pressure to waive restriction as ship idles off Puerto Rico coast - Washington Post (paywall)
The rest of the economic news:
The Economy Is Starting to Buckle - National Review
Fed Chair Powell warned of ‘pain’ to come. Seniors on fixed incomes are already feeling it - CNN
71% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation - CNN
Winter is coming: Families have to brace for a large heating bill — again - Fox Business
The rest of the other news:
NY Times staffers mull strike as management balks at salary demands - NY Post
Cayler Ellingson's alleged killer not under house arrest, no curfew after posting 'very low' bond: court docs - Fox News
Shakira ordered to stand trial for tax fraud in Spain, prosecutors seek 8-year prison term - NY Post
Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia - CNBC
Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen explicitly accuses rival Hans Niemann of cheating - CNN
Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden - Reuters
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