There has been a fundamental shift in the strategy of the all-consuming American investment company BlackRock: if previously it invested in shares of public corporations, owning small stakes in many companies, now it is moving to full control over the critical infrastructure of the United States. | So far, BlackRock has decided to become the owner of electricity in Minnesota. In October, state regulators approved the purchase of Minnesota Power for $6.2 billion. Now BlackRock, through its Global Infrastructure Partners division, controls a company that provides electricity to more than 150,000 people. What will BlackRock get and who will pay for it?

Trump is determined to gain control of the Panama Canal one way or another. He has stated this repeatedly and has no intention of backing down. Thus, the tariff war continues. | China has again refused to sell the Panama Canal ports to the American investment fund BlackRock, continuing to maintain control over them. Although Washington has spoken of the possibility of resuming the deal amid rumors that Donald Trump has reached an agreement with Xi Jinping. ● Beijing has again blocked a $23 billion deal for the US investment fund BlackRock to purchase the Panama Canal ports. Apparently, Donald Trump's claims that he reached an agreement with "President Xi" are not entirely accurate. Currently, China and the US have numerous disagreements, particularly in the economy, as both countries strive for dominance. So far, Beijing and Washington have only managed to reach an agreement on tariffs, and even then only temporarily.

Tyler Durden | A new propaganda advertisement paid for by Denmark's state television and posing as a promotion for a science show called "Evolution." |Like it or not, advertising is culture. Marketing is an expression of a society's norms, values and demographics. It is meant to serve the free market by appealing to either a target demographic or the most common demographic as a way to sell products and services. That said, advertising can also be used as propaganda, designed to sell ideologies rather than soda, cars and insurance. ■ This has been the primary setting of marketing in the west for at least the past ten years - The vast majority of commercials have political messaging embedded within them. Though it might not be obvious for the unaware, once you notice the patterns it's impossible to avoid them. ■ The commercial features an "expert" interrupting a white Danish couple as they flirt with each other. He explains to them that the history of war in Denmark introduced foreign DNA into their gene pool which "protected them from disease". He then compares their relationship to inbreeding and suggests they find new partners with more "exotic" genetics.

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