America’s New Cold War with China

[Splinter]( May 03, 2024 [America\'s New Cold War with China]( [America's New Cold War with China]( "Taiwan is that one place, perhaps, on the planet, that can take the two powers into a conflict that is incredibly dangerous." [‘Abandoned’ Is the Natural State of Major Carbon Capture Projects]( [‘Abandoned’ Is the Natural State of Major Carbon Capture Projects]( Energy companies and utilities love to announce huge carbon capture projects. Unfortunately, energy companies and utilities also love to abandon those projects, often before they ever capture a ton of CO2. [Remembering a Play: When Reggie Miller Became God of Madison Square Garden in Nine Seconds]( [Remembering a Play: When Reggie Miller Became God of Madison Square Garden in Nine Seconds]( This went seven games with the Pacers advancing, so what you see here is Reggie Miller flat-out stealing an Eastern Conference Finals appearance from the Knicks right in front of Spike Lee and all of New York City just as the series began. This is so freaking cool. [The Acceptable Kind of Antisemitism]( [The Acceptable Kind of Antisemitism]( We have plenty of history telling us where this all goes, and it’s nowhere good—especially when the people in power start classifying us into good Jews and bad Jews. [The International Corruption Crisis Rocking Olympic Fencing]( [The International Corruption Crisis Rocking Olympic Fencing]( “Americans are quitting over this, because they feel their passions and life pursuits are pointless.” [The Sun Is Finally Setting on Coal Power in the U.S.]( [The Sun Is Finally Setting on Coal Power in the U.S.]( In theory a coal plant could install carbon capture tech or reduce emissions by other means, but that remains an expensive and unproven concept that is almost guaranteed to play little role in propping up the dirtiest fossil fuel. Instead, the 200 or so still-operating coal plants will join the 300-plus that have already retired over the last couple of decades, consigned to the dustiest bin of history. [Donald Trump Kinda Sorta Laid Out His Second-Term Agenda]( [Donald Trump Kinda Sorta Laid Out His Second-Term Agenda]( If there’s one overall message to take from Trump in this interview, it’s that his agenda is clearly an escalation on the policies of his first term, with some added retribution for his political enemies. [Hey Idiots: College Protesters are Mad at Mass Murder in Gaza, Not at Not Having Sex]( [Hey Idiots: College Protesters are Mad at Mass Murder in Gaza, Not at Not Having Sex]( The fact that so many of America’s elites and media darlings are twisting themselves in knots trying to explain the supposed real reason behind the student protests just reveals the hollowness of their own morality. Also they're idiots. [View this email in your browser]( Copyright © 2024 Splinter/Paste Media (7525 Colbert Drive, Suite 106, Reno NV 89511) [unsubscribe](