Category: Politics and Current Events

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NOT The Onion: The Onion Buys Infowars

Satire Publication the Onion Buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at Auction With Sandy Hook Families’ Backing

A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was conducted

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2024-11-14/satire-slinger-the-onion-buys-alex-jones-infowars-at-auction-with-help-from-sandy-hook-families

Worldwide UBI paid by carbon tax

Here’s an idea: a worldwide universal basic income paid for by a carbon tax. A study found that it could boost the global GDP by 130%.

A study found that implementing a global universal basic income could boost global GDP by 130%.

Funding a global UBI with a carbon tax would also promote sustainability, the study’s authors say.

https://www.businessinsider.com/universal-basic-income-carbon-taxes-global-gdp-sustainability-2024-6