14 AUG 2023 - New Global BRICS Currency, Proterra Goes Bankrupt in South Carolina, FORD will loose $4.5 Billion on EVs, Fauci and Collins Rake in Royalty Payments, Texas Bans Men in College Sports

The BRICS nations meet this month to discuss a new Global Currency. EV Bus manufacturer Proterra in Greenville, South Carolina, files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. And in a related story, vehicle manufacturer Ford is projected to lose $4.5 Billion this year on its Electric Vehicle division. And finally, new documents reveal that NIH scientists (including Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins) received 58 third-party royalty payments between 2010 and 2018, according to a Freedom of Information Act Request, by OpenTheBooks. BRICS nations announce plan for joint currency i24 News / Apr 3, 2023 Prof. John Quelch discusses the BRICS nations announcing their own currency, in a bid to break away from the US dollar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oPkNfkeybo How long will the dollar last as the world’s default currency? The BRICS nations are gathering in South Africa this August with it on the agenda Fortune / Mihaela Papa / June 25, 2023 In August 2023, South Africa will host the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – a group of nations known by the acronym BRICS. Among the items on the agenda is the creation of a new joint BRICS currency. https://fortune.com/2023/06/25/dollar-reserve-currency-brics-brazil-russia-india-china-south-africa/ Electric bus maker Proterra files for bankruptcy protection WYFF News 4 - Greenville, SC Aug 9, 2023 Proterra, an electric vehicle company touted by the Biden administration, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2021, Pres Joe Biden did a video interview, highlighting Proterra, as a example of future green policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-SL8DNb14 Electric vehicle company touted by Biden administration files for bankruptcy Washington Examiner / Brady Knox / Aug 8, 2023 Proterra, an electric vehicle company touted by the Biden administration, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/electric-vehicle-company-biden-administration-bankruptcy Solyndra Collapse a 'Waste' of Half a Billion By Obama, GOP Critics Say ABC News / Aug 31, 2011 "This is really bad news.... Half a billion dollars of taxpayer money and we may end up holding the bag," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/solyndra-collapse-waste-half-billion-obama-gop-critics/story?id=14424323 Ford Expects to Lose $4.5B on EVs This Year Newsmax / July 28, 2023 Automaker Ford estimates its electric vehicle division will lose $4.5 billion this year, $1.5 billion more than it predicted in March. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ford-electric-vehicles-loss/2023/07/28/id/1128865/ Greg Piper discusses Anthony Fauci's 58 royalty payments from the NIH Just the News / Just the News Reporter Greg Piper talks about his reporting of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s 58 royalty payments he received from the National Institute of Health for developing scientific technology. Watchdog says record of payments for taxpayer-funded inventions should help determine truthfulness of Fauci's congressional testimony. https://justthenews.com/videos/greg-piper-discusses-anthony-faucis-58-royalty-payments-nih Riley Gaines hails Texas law banning transgender athletes from women's college sports teams Washington Examiner / Aug 7, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas — Renowned National Collegiate Athletics Association swimmers Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan praised Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for banning transgender athletes from women's collegiate sports teams and decried the fact that such a law was even necessary. Gaines hammered the NCAA and member schools for how she said they had purposely attacked women athletes in a way that violated the federal statute, Title IX, that protects people from sex-based discrimination at any education institution that receives federal funding. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/riley-gaines-praises-texas-law-banning-transgender-college-women-sports