Woke capitalism

Big banks that use their vast financial assets to oppose the fossil fuel industry in the name of reducing climate change are doing damage control as state treasurers and lawmakers take action against woke environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. By taking environmental concerns into account in their investment decisions, large financial firms such as BlackRock , Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan , Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley are operating what some policy experts, GOP lawmakers, and state treasurers say is an effective boycott of the fossil fuel industry. Republican state treasurers have taken note of this practice, and many are pushing back. In July, West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore blocked five major financial firms from doing business in the state. (RELATED: ‘Complete Collapse’: Here’s How ESG Destroyed One Nation’s Economy) “Pursuant to West Virginia Code §§12 1C 1, et seq., the West Virginia State Treasurer is authorized to prepare and … [Read more...] about Wall Street Does Damage Control After GOP Targets Woke Capital

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s police have prohibited a religious procession scheduled for Saturday in the capital, the latest sign of tensions between the government and the Roman Catholic Church. The Managua Archdiocese urged the faithful to come directly and peacefully to the cathedral Saturday “to pray for the church and Nicaragua.” “The National Police have advised us that for reasons of internal security the procession scheduled for 7 a.m. this Aug. 13, an activity planned on the occasion of the Marian Congress and conclusion of the pilgrimage of the image of Our Lady of Fatima in national territory, is not permitted,” the archdiocese said in a statement. On Aug. 1, the government announced that Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez was under investigation for allegedly promoting hate and inciting violence. It said he would not be permitted to leave the church compound that includes his residence while the investigation continued. Police have kept the compound encircled. … [Read more...] about Nicaraguan police prohibit religious procession in capital

A migrant bused to Washington, D.C., was given a “Pelosi” bag by a local nonprofit, the migrant and her mother told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The migrant, an 11-year old girl, and her mother traveled for over three months with their family from Venezuela, they told the DCNF Tuesday as they awaited a bus to New York. The DCNF was unable to identify the volunteer or organization that may have donated the bag. (RELATED: ‘Horrific’: NYC Mayor Slams Texas Gov. Abbott For Bringing The Border To His City) The Dianne Von Furstenburg bag is listed on ebay as a “Nancy Pelosi Heart 25 Tan Canvas Tote Bag.” It’s also listed by an independent seller on Poshmark as a “Pelosi Canvas Tote Bag.” A spokesperson for Catholic Charities, a nongovernmental organization with a branch in Washington that was helping the arriving migrants until June 8, told the DCNF that the bag could have come from a rogue volunteer. “You might want to be cautious about the information from the migrant. … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Bused To DC Says Local Non-Profit Gave Her A ‘Pelosi’ Tote Bag

Seventeen-year-old Anthony Templet shocked the nation when he shot his father three times in their Louisiana home. However, the dark secrets that would soon emerge would be even more disturbing. The 2019 murder is the subject of a three-part, Netflix documentary, " I Just Killed My Dad ," which premieres on Tuesday. At the center of the crime is the unassuming four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in a quiet Baton Rouge, LA , neighborhood where Anthony alleges years of abuse and isolation occurred before the situation erupted violently. On June 3, 2019, Anthony said he was sleeping in his room in the house when his father, who was drunk, woke him up around 3 a.m. Burt Templet was going through Anthony's cellphone to see if his son had been communicating with Burt's estranged wife. (She had taken out a 55-page restraining order against Burt, alleging physical abuse and threats.) Anthony claims his father then tried to hit him, but he escaped to his father's bedroom. Anthony … [Read more...] about What Happened to the House of Horrors at the Center of Netflix’s ‘I Just Killed My Dad’ Documentary?

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s capital has vowed to move people out of dangerous basement apartments made famous by the movie "Parasite," after three members of a family who lived in the low-income housing died in record flooding this week. The rains inundated Seoul and the country’s north from Monday to Wednesday, leaving at least 11 people dead, with eight still missing as of Thursday. The dead included a family who were trapped underground in their home, leading to a national outcry and calls for government action on glaring social inequalities . Now, officials say they will no longer grant permits for the small apartments — often cramped and dingy homes known as "banjiha," which were featured in Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film — and work to convert existing homes. At least 8 killed in South Korea as heavy rains cause flooding Aug. 9, 2022 01:04 “Homes in the basements and half-basement or banjiha are backward … [Read more...] about South Korea to ban ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after deadly floods

The likely next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, has slammed the British deep state bureaucracy for being too “woke” and for being a breeding ground for antisemitism. Speaking from a synagogue in Manchester in the North of England on Friday, Conservative leadership frontrunner Liz Truss pledged to “change woke civil service culture that strays into antisemitism.” Laying out her plan to “protect British Jewry from creeping antisemitism and wokesim,” Truss said that she would review whether schools are doing enough to educate pupils and teachers about antisemitism, go after antisemitism within universities, and work towards a free trade deal between the United Kingdom and Israel. “Every organisation has its culture, but it’s not fixed, it can be changed,” Truss said. “That’s what ministerial leadership is about: it’s about making sure that the policies we represent, the values we stand for, are reflected in what we do.” In an interview … [Read more...] about Liz Truss Vows to Combat Wokeism and Antisemitism in Deep State