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Old 06-28-2023, 11:21 AM
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Oh by the way Lordstown Motors just declared Bankruptcy YESTERDAY.

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Old 06-28-2023, 12:10 PM
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Did anyone know electricity can be "Virtual"??

The DOE says so: https://www.energy.gov/lpo/virtual-power-plants

So let me translate this for you: DOE is discussing "Virtual Power Plants", which is simply the ability to shut your HVAC system off, turn your hot water heater off, and even drain the battery on your EV through load shifting and grid balancing.

On the coldest days of the winter, when the grid does not have enough power, first they will take the liberty of draining the power out of your EV battery. NOW because you no longer have a gas car-- Guess what---you are now stuck at home.

Then, because your house is all electric and "smart" they can next remotely turn off your heat and hot water.

It is a great discussion... and this is simply the TIP of the iceberg.
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Old 06-28-2023, 12:48 PM
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Lets discuss further shall we?

Back on the topic of banning gas cars:

A World Economic Forum white paper published just last month supports a vision where three in every four vehicles is removed from the road by 2050.

And the center for advanced manufacturing gets funding from.....the state of Michigan.

Article published on this topic just yesterday raises concerns:

https://www.michigancapitolconfident...-car-ownership
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But wait.. There's more... New York City is ready to hit residents and visitors alike with a “congestion charge” after federal approval was granted this past Monday for its first-in-the-nation plan to impose big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan. $23 dollars a day... .

The program in projected to begin as soon as the spring of 2024, bringing New York City into line with places like London, Singapore, and Stockholm that have implemented similar tax impositions on drivers simply going about their everyday business.

And Los Angeles is going to be next....Kind of sounds like the domestic implementation of the strict regulation of cars that the WEF is calling for to accomplish the overall goals of the "PLAN".
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The back story on the sudden "congestion" that needs to be addressed.

In many areas of Manhattan there used to be 4 lane roads.

Then one lane was restricted for mass transit only and more recently another lane restricted for bicycle's and scooters leaving only two lanes for cars.

Presto... create a problem that did not exist previously THEN enact a TAX to generate revenue.
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Old 06-28-2023, 01:42 PM
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Finally, Oregon will let you pump your own gas

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The prohibition on self-serve fuel has long confused out-of-town drivers, and some locals don’t always abide by it: When expensive-looking vehicles appear at the pump, attendants sometimes ignore the law and let the driver take care of things. If H.B. 2426 becomes law, at least half of the pumps at any given station in Oregon must be self-service.
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There are 48 million private owned homes in the US.

What 3 trillion man Army is going to kick out all the people and push them into cities like cattle??

Every country in the world has programs with incentives for people to buy homes. World,wide private home ownership is at record levels even in China and private home ownership increases each year

Bill Gates does not even come close to owning the most farmland in America. He owns 270k acres. A guy out of texas owns 2.6 million acres. Total famland in almost 900 million acres.
What is the name of the guy in Texas that owns 2.6 million acres of farmland?
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As reported in the UK DAILY MAIL:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...000-acres.html
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The largest land owner in the US is The Emmerson family. They own 2,330,000 acres of land. That's almost 10X more than Bill Gates.

That's bigger than the state of Delaware by over 1000 sq. miles: 2,488.72 versus 3,640

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Old 06-28-2023, 06:25 PM
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What is the name of the guy in Texas that owns 2.6 million acres of farmland?
I was wrong on that. I was thinking of the Emerson landholdings somone posted above

Here is the #1 owner in Texas -privately owned. 1. King Ranch - 825,000 acres
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