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Politics : President Joe Biden -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: denizen48 who wrote (5998)	6/14/2022 5:14:14 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 12175

Let's your answers then....

To: denizen48 who wrote (5998)	6/16/2022 1:12:13 PM
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I like how Biden blames Putin for the sanctions that Biden enacted. How long before Biden alienates the entire Eurozone? Let's see in January when Germans are cutting down fences, furniture and forests for fuel like a scene from Dr. Zhivago... ==== European NatGas Soars 70% In Week Amid Freeport Delays And Russian Cuts by Tyler Durden Thursday, Jun 16, 2022 - 04:26 AM A combination of factors this week and last have put a massive squeeze on crucial natural gas flows to Europe, sending prices sky-high. Dutch front-month NatGas futures, the European benchmark, jumped as much as 24% Thursday morning, adding to the 46% increase this week and last. Flow reductions began last Wednesday when an explosion rocked the Freeport LNG Terminal in Quintana, Texas. Most LNG exports from that facility end up in Europe as the continent weens off Russian supplies. [url=][/url] Rapid shifts in the supply dynamic have sent US NatGas prices tumbling (though rising Thursday morning) while EU NatGas soars. [url=][/url] This was followed by news Tuesday that state-controlled Russian energy giant Gazprom said flows to Europe were restricted after Canadian sanctions over the war in Ukraine prevented German partner Siemens Energy from delivering a gas turbine that powers a compressor station on the pipeline that was recently overhauled. Then on Wednesday, Russian NatGas deliveries through Nord Stream to Europe dropped and are expected to decline by around 40% this year. Prospects of Europe running out of Russian NatGas are increasing as flow reductions have been reported by companies including Eni SpA, Engie SA, and Uniper SE. Germany calls the reductions through Nord Stream "politically motivated" by Moscow. Utility Uniper said Wednesday it had received 25% less than contracted from Russia, while Austria's OMV AG and France's Engie also got lower volumes. Italy's Eni said Gazprom was providing only 65% of the requested amount on Thursday. -Bloomberg What's exacerbated the energy crisis in Europe is the attempt to ween itself off Russian fossil fuels and monetary tightening by the central bank, sparking what could be signs of stagflation. The Kremlin released a statement Thursday, indicating the recent cuts through Nord Stream were "not deliberate." [url=][/url] Hungary has been the latest country to break ranks with the EU to accept Moscow's demand to pay in rubles for NatGas. However, Poland, Bulgaria, and Finland have rejected such a scheme which forced Moscow to halt shipments to those countries. Russia tightened its grip on European energy markets. It forced the German energy regulator to advise customers this week to reduce consumption so that storage sites could be refilled before summer officially starts. Between Russian supply cuts and Western sanctions on Russia preventing key equipment from being installed on Nord Stream, total cuts through the pipeline have been about 60% to 65 million cubic meters a day. Factor in the prospect of LNG import disruptions from US' Freeport, and the supply outlook in the EU becomes more bearish as gas demand for cooling soars with summer just days away, which means delays in filling inventories could be lead to a harsh European winter. "Gas prices will continue in the winter to be very high," Marco Alvera, former chief executive officer of Italian network operator Snam SpA said at a conference on Thursday. *"Winter gas prices will be high, winter power prices will be high."* BCS Global Markets NatGas senior analyst Ron Smith said further disruptions to LNG flows to Europe, such as another Freeport incident, could send EU NatGas prices up "another 50%."

To: denizen48 who wrote (5998)	6/17/2022 3:51:25 PM
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Democrats engage in political Seppuku === Poll: Biden disapproval hits new high as more Americans say they would vote for Trump Andrew Romano ·West Coast Correspondent Fri, June 17, 2022, 4:00 AM·3 min read In this article: Joe Biden 46th and current president of the United States As inflation keeps rising and recession fears loom, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Joe Biden is currently in the worst shape of his presidency. The survey of 1,541 U.S. adults, which was conducted from June 10-13, found that if another presidential election were held today, more registered voters say they would cast ballots for Donald Trump (44%) than for Biden (42%) — even though the House Jan. 6 committee has spent the last week linking Trump to what it called a “ seditious conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election and laying the groundwork for possible criminal prosecution. President Biden outside the White House on Tuesday. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Since Biden took office, no previous Yahoo News/YouGov poll has shown him trailing Trump (though Biden’s most recent leads have been within the margin of error, like this one is for Trump). One year ago, Biden led Trump by 9 percentage points. In 2020, Biden won the White House by more than 7 million votes. Yet Biden’s job approval rating has been atrophying for much of the last year, and the new survey shows that it has never been weaker. A full 56% of Americans now disapprove of the president’s performance — the highest share to date — while just 39% approve. Three weeks ago, those numbers were 53% and 42%, respectively. On average, Biden’s job approval scores are now a few points worse than Trump’s were at the parallel stage of his presidency. Among all Americans, Trump (43%) now has a higher personal favorability rating than Biden (40%) as well. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of independents (64%) have an unfavorable opinion of Biden, and just 28% say they would vote for him over Trump. The bad news for Biden comes as prices continue to increase at the fastest pace in 40 years, upending expectations and overshadowing other concerns. According to the poll, 40% of registered voters (up from 33% last month) now say inflation is “the most important issue to you when thinking about this year’s election” — more than four times the number for any other issue. Former President Donald Trump in Casper, Wyo., last month. (Chet Strange/Getty Images) Politically, this is crippling for Biden. A full 61% of voters disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy (up from 58% last month), and Republicans now hold a 15-point advantage among voters on the question of which party would do a better job handling the economy (up from 11 points last month). In recent days, a series of stories questioning whether Biden will run for reelection in 2024 — and quoting concerned Democratic sources — have surfaced in the press. The concern isn’t limited to party officials. Just 21% of Americans — down from 25% three weeks ago, and the lowest number to date — say Biden should run again. But perhaps more strikingly, a greater share of 2020 Biden voters now say he shouldn’t run again (40%) than say he should (37%). Last month, those numbers were reversed. In contrast, a clear majority of Trump voters (57%) say Trump should mount another bid. Just 21% say he shouldn’t. And while 57% of independents say Trump shouldn’t try to make a comeback in 2024, far more — a full 76% — say the same about Biden. Donald Trump 45th President of the United States