No. Once the people have the time and leisure to think and mingle they might find out who the real source of the problem is. So it’s better to keep your slaves busy and struggling to keep the roof over their head and their belly not empty.

I’m sure there well be some stern words…

No.

These devices produce ionized air which is indeed claimed to deactivate viruses. Unless the device is defective ozone might only be produced as a byproduct in small quantities, due to the toxicity, you’ve mentioned.

I find out interesting that Biden also negotiated a substantial increase in South Korea’s annual pay. So it’s not only Trump that demands money for protection.

Why would a Russian military supplier source the drones and glassfiber from some seller on “Amazon” instead of going directly to the source in China?

Honest question. A single soldier who needs these parts once in a while, sure. But a military supplier will need larger quantities and a reliable stream of parts.

In the meantime Chinese companies built warehouses in Europe, which are importing the cheap goods en grosse. You’re buying from a Chinese supplier, but the parcel is sent out from Europe.

I remember the name Desertec, which planned the same thing some 20 years ago. But even back then the main issues were the need for a long HV transmission line and the political instability in northern Africa.

In the meantime we should have learned that depending on energy from other countries (Russia, middle east) is a disaster waiting to happen.

The heading is a bit confusing. The committee voted in favour of the agreement: zero tariffs for imports of US products into the EU and 15% tariffs for importing EU goods into the US. In addition to opening the EU market to US agricultural products.

In this thread no one read the article…

It’s about the supply of diesel fuel, which is scarce at the moment. You need to outbid your competitors to get some. So Australia decided to pay more than the customer in Europe.

The American tipping madness had already arrived in Europe: A week ago I was in a self service restaurant. The cashier told me to push the Green button of I wanted to give a tip.

What for? I tipped myself for carrying the trays without spilling anything…

Well, geographically the UK is still in Europe. The downside is that tariffs apply, but this is something that could be changed…

Not a classic soda, but refreshing anyways: Bionade