Hawaii became the first U.S. state to establish a climate impact fee on tourism this week, placing an additional tax on visitors to fund “climate change resiliency projects”.  As the country’s inaugural “Green Fee,” Act 96 will raise the state’s current transient accommodations tax (TAT) by 0.75% for a total of 11% placed upon the […]

Dear Reader (including the Sea World stoners),  As some of you may recall, I love this scene from Whit Stillman’s Barcelona. If you don’t click the link to watch the video, here’s the dialogue:  Fred: Maybe you can clarify something for me. You know, since I’ve been waiting for the fleet to show up, I’ve […]

Authored by James Howard Kunstler, “Ah, the delicious smell of peak fear on Sunday/Monday…and max NOISE on X.” – Raoul Pal That ruckus you hear in the capital markets is the sickening howl of the Fugazy Economy meeting its extinction. Fugazy means fake, unreal, dishonest, misaligned to what societies need to thrive. Fugazy means mis-using […]

Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, Jen Psaki, the former Biden mouthpiece-turned-MSNBC host, just watched her ratings plunge to humiliating new lows. MSNBC is bleeding viewers just one week after moving Psaki to the coveted  p.m. slot—formerly held by Rachel Maddow, who became known in recent years for her conspiracy theories about Trump-Russian collusion. Maddow, who returned full-time […]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan—disclosed in the chipmaker’s 10-Q filing—to sell up to 6 million shares by year-end. The move comes as Nvidia shares trade near record highs, following a solid first-quarter earnings beat and an upbeat outlook.  CEO Jensen Huang established his trading plan in March, outlining the […]