<blockquote>[Nutt] I only told my mother about my asexuality but … she made a point of saying, “maybe you should stop taking those antidepressants because they can result in zero sex drive.” Has anyone heard this?[Philip027] Gotta love how some parents think, sure, let's have the kid suffer through depression, anything so that they can keep that precious sex drive.</blockquote>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; — recent conversation on the “<a href="https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/183037-antidepressant-effects/?tab=comments#comment-1063244616" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">asexuality.org</a>” forum<blockquote>After my talk, an Australian psychiatrist came up to me and told me about three of his patients, adolescents, who had been about to have relations for the first time, but in the end they didn't, because they weren't physically able to. All three had attempted suicide.</blockquote>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; — <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dr+peter+breggin+pssd&amp;oq=dr+peter+breggin+pssd&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhA0gEINjkwOWowajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:e1ca117c,vid:uQSyuqJp93Y,st:0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Peter Gotzsche</a>, co-founder of the Cochrane Review&nbsp;A is for abnormalAlmost 20 percent of Americans are currently or have recently been taking anti-depressant drugs for depression. Many more are taking SSRIs, the most prescribed class of anti-depressant drugs, for reasons other than depression, such as anxiety or an eating disorder. Among younger Americans, the number of anti-depressant prescriptions issued has risen by almost 70 percent in the last four years alone.Also in the last four years, the “asexual” phenomenon has been gaining attention, publicized by organizations such as Stonewall, which exists to normalize all kinds of divergent ways of being. And yet, the asexual phenomenon is very different from many of the other letters in the alphabet soup, because it describes a person who is not different but rather “less.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Abnormal invariably means miserableStonewall describes people lacking this most basic human drive as a sub-sector of normal; for them, “asexual people hold a minority sexual orientation.” They have been labeled "Ace”:<blockquote>Ace is an umbrella term used to describe a wider group of people who experience little, fluctuating, or no sexual attraction.</blockquote>Stonewall does actually acknowledge some of the problems associated with being Ace, as they write in their 2023 “Ace in the UK” <a href="https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/ace_in_the_uk_report_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">report</a>:<blockquote>The UK Government's landmark 2018 National LGBT+ Survey has enabled analysis of asexual people's experiences … asexual respondents had lower life satisfaction, more prevalent mental health needs, were less likely to be out to friends … and those who were out … had a poor experience…</blockquote>&nbsp;How normalizing the abnormal covers up abuseStonewall's report was based on a survey that found that people who are Ace tend more often to be younger and female. Perhaps coincidentally, younger people and females are statistically more likely to be taking SSRIs. Also perhaps coincidentally, younger people and females are more likely to be the targets of sexual abuse. In fact, many of the stories featured by Stonewall and other “pro-Ace” organizations involve individuals who have suffered such abuse. But Stonewall, as well as many self-identifying asexuals, refuse to associate the two, insisting that their asexuality is an innate part of their being and should be respected as such.It should also be noted that much of Stonewall's insistence that asexual people need to be “protected” derives from their very real victimization in a hypersexualized society where modest behavior is seen as a relic of a bygone era. No one, of course, asexual or otherwise, should be subjected to prying comments or unwanted advances.&nbsp;However, for reasons one can only conjecture, Stonewall and other similar organizations have chosen to deny any element of cause and effect and instead normalize the phenomenon, making the leap from how homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness to insisting that it is normal to lack one of the most basic human drives, as if a person who feels no hunger could be on the “food spectrum.”This is a tragic development, as it prevents genuinely damaged people from understanding their predicament and finding ways out of it. And, just as Stonewall &amp; Co. have ended up strange bedfellows with the pharmaceutical companies in the area of trans “medicine,” here too, they have fallen into line with the preferred narrative of Pharma — namely, that SSRIs are “safe and effective,” that they save lives, and that the considerable benefits justify the risks.&nbsp;Decades of deceitRelying on the mainstream media for information will usually bring a person to the same conclusion, unless they are scanning headlines carefully and noticed a single article in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/health/antidepressants-ssri-sexual-dysfunction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York Times</a> from last year, or one in the left-leaning <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/02/ssri-antidepressants-sexual-dysfunction-side-effects-consequences-libido" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guardian</a> from earlier this year. Judging by these two articles, one gains the impression that doctors have only recently discovered that SSRIs could be problematic in this area.In fact, it has been known since the 1970s that anti-depressants have a strong negative effect in all areas concerning intimacy. Prof. David Healy, a UK-based psychiatrist and the founder of the RxISK website, <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0141076819899299#bibr17-0141076819899299" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">describes</a> how, in the 1980s, doctors came under pressure to find alternatives to benzodiazepines (such as valium) and were encouraged to prescribe anti-depressants instead, which were supposedly non-addictive.At the time, it was claimed, based on clinical trial reports, that less than five percent of those who took SSRIs (such as Prozac) experienced sexual dysfunction. However, pharmaceutical companies are not obligated to submit all their trial results to the FDA, only the cherry-picked studies that provide the data they were looking for. It later became known that, in some early studies, over 50 percent of healthy trial volunteers suffered “severe sexual dysfunction” and that some of these people never recovered full health, even after stopping the drug.Over the years, more and more studies confirmed these disturbing findings, with researchers noting that the reported figures of dysfunction were almost certainly lower than the real numbers, because people are generally reticent and embarrassed to admit to experiencing such personal difficulties.&nbsp;Informed consent?From a perusal of many, or even most popular medical websites today, one would never know any of this. WebMD, for instance, lists possible side effects of SSRI drugs including rash, blurred vision, etc., and no mention of sexual problems. The only hint they give is in a single sentence where they suggest taking the drug once a day right before going to sleep, in the event that it causes problems.There is certainly no indication that people who take SSRIs, even for just a few months, or perhaps just a few weeks, could be left with absolutely debilitating “side”-effects for the rest of their lives.&nbsp;GaslightingThe Times article does acknowledge this can happen, before the author launches on an extended gaslighting trip which includes calling involuntary asexuality a mere “hypothesis.” The Guardian is more frank about the extent of the issue, describing a 20-year-old nurse called Tilli who started out physically healthy (albeit with some anxiety and depression) who ended up numb, even years after withdrawing from the anti-depressant drug her doctor prescribed.<blockquote>When I reached out for help with my local mental health service, I was sectioned and placed involuntarily into psychiatric care as the psychiatrist said I had ‘delusional disorder’, and tried to put me on antipsychotics. It shattered my trust in ever seeking help for my mental health again.</blockquote>There are just 19 comments at the end of the Guardian article; comments were turned off only a day after the article was posted. Yet among those responses are tragic stories that should give anyone considering taking an anti-depressant a sustained pause for thought.<blockquote>I took an antidepressant for depression. It caused ED and genital numbness so I wanted to stop taking it. I tapered off the drug slowly. During the taper, something strange happened. Literally overnight, I experienced profound emotional numbness - I could no longer feel excited or enjoy anything. I also suddenly became basically asexual and could feel nothing for my girlfriend, who I had been in love with. I also had brain fog, memory loss and other cognitive problems. It did indeed feel like I had been lobotomised. 11 years later and no improvements.PSSD is absolutely devastating. I have spent many years being gaslighted by doctors. Many doctors have incorrectly confused PSSD with depression. There is a big difference. Genital numbness is not a symptom of depression. While I was depressed I still had a high libido and had sex regularly. PSSD feels like the connection between my brain and my genitals has been severed.</blockquote>&nbsp;Stolen potentialStonewall describes asexuals as born that way (or perhaps cycling through, for natural reasons of their own). They provide a forum for those who are numb to “celebrate” the way they are, and promote other websites that provide similar services.Meanwhile, people like Vancouver counselor Yassie Pirani, quoted in the Times article, points out that people who were put on anti-depressants at a young age may have had their development thwarted before even knowing what it feels like to be normal:<blockquote>People put on these drugs at a young age may just never know who they might otherwise be if they hadn't been on this drug.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJrda-xpk8w" title="Conversation with a PSSD Therapist | Interview with Yassie Pirani" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>She also notes that despite decades of reporting and research, most doctors still dismiss their patients' concerns when they seek advice in a panic at finding themselves fundamentally altered after taking a “safe and effective” medication.&nbsp;“Things just didn't feel right…”“<a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19965065/this-is-what-it-s-really-like-to-date-on-antidepressants/?utm_campaign=sharebutton&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucy</a>” went to her doctor after years of suffering from social anxiety that was preventing her from forming a relationship. She found dating so stressful that she would sometimes flee during an evening out. She allowed herself to be persuaded by her GP to try an anti-depressant. After taking an SSRI, she felt liberated, able to date without pressure.<blockquote>Soon after that, I met Dan (not his real name) online. I found him incredibly attractive, funny, and engaging. I thought he was perfect for me, and we transitioned from dating to a relationship with no panic attacks...&nbsp;As the weeks progressed, though, I started to realize things just didn’t feel right. While my doctor had warned me the medication would likely dampen my sex drive, it wasn’t just my lack of interest in sex that was an issue. The blasé emotional scale I’d initially welcomed dimmed any spark I felt for Dan. And the relationship started to feel the strain.While Dan would constantly text me sweet notes throughout the day, something I’d normally be giddy over, I’d often forget to even look at my phone or think beyond texting the logistics of our dates.&nbsp;</blockquote>Lucy ended up splitting with Dan. Her case is far from being an outlier. Dr. Helen Fisher, quoted in the same article, describes the case of a husband and father who started taking SSRIs and whose feelings simply disappeared. He assumed at first that his love for his wife and children had somehow evaporated; it was only after ceasing the drugs that he realized what was happening.&nbsp;Doctors in denialThe experiences of all these people, unwittingly rendered asexual, now have a name: Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction, or PSSD. Dr. Josef Witt-Doering, a former FDA medical officer, admits that the condition can be permanent and adds that the medical community is largely still in denial:<blockquote>Once PSSD symptoms begin they can last for years and may even be permanent in some people … Despite the public recognition of this condition by major government health authorities, the condition is still under-recognized by the medical community.</blockquote>The FDA has, for the most part, declined to require a boxed (once known as “black-box”) warning for SSRI drugs with regard to PSSD. The European equivalent of the FDA, however, has bowed to the pressure of doctors such as Dr. Healy and does now require patient inserts to include this information, albeit in a very abbreviated form.&nbsp;Feelings wiped out, foreverEven where the information is given, doctors often fail to convey the utter devastation wrought by PSSD. In fact, the emotional blunting is often described by victims as worse than the physical manifestations.<blockquote>I knew, intellectually, that I loved my wife, that she meant the world to me, that I'd do anything for her. But I didn't feel anything. All my feelings were gone. Maybe forever.</blockquote>For Dr. Audrey Bahrick, a former psychologist, “forever” has been 27 years already:<blockquote>I stayed fairly hopeful, all of that time. I thought being healthy and eating well could help me resolve PSSD but nothing did. I continued to hope for months, and then years. It has been 27 years.</blockquote>&nbsp;Slain by PharmaThere is no treatment for PSSD. It strikes people without regard for their general state of health, age, or other factors. It drives people to suicide; Dr. Healy describes being approached by the Swiss euthanasia business Dignitas regarding people so shattered by the loss of their selves that they wanted to end it all.“Yes, but what about depression?” one may ask. Should depression then go untreated for fear of the side-effects? Clearly not, but informed consent about the success rate of any drug under consideration (no better than placebo according to <a href="https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/1/7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">many</a> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172306/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">studies</a>) as well as its adverse events (which may lead to even more devastating depression) should, and according to the law must, be given.There have always been people falling through the cracks of society. There have always been non-drug methods of extending a helping hand and setting people back on their feet. As Stonewall notes, asexual people — indeed, all people — need and deserve protection. The question is: From whom?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclaimer: Content on this website is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for professional medical or legal advice.

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Psychiatric Drug

Have the asexuals of Gen Z been chemically castrated?

'My feelings are gone, maybe forever': What your doctor didn't tell you about anti-depressants

<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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Censorship

Globalism

How three individuals got up again after being de-platformed

Who's afraid of Big Bad Tech? 

A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Pushback_Resistance

Climate Change

‘Pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us’

British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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US News

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