This 7% of Earth’s surface burns more fuel than anywhere



The ruling class trades in carbon outrage like it’s gold. Sanctimony fuels its crusade against oil, gas, and coal — never mind that those very fuels built the modern world. The comforts we take for granted — from longer lives and stocked shelves to clean water and lifesaving medicine — all trace back to the energy abundance that hydrocarbons made possible.

Still, the decarbonization faithful press forward. They dream of a carbon-free Eden, even as the global power grid, still humming on fossil fuels, refuses to cooperate.

Critics keep forecasting a shift away from fossil fuels. Reality keeps proving them wrong.

You won’t find a clearer contradiction than in the Yuxi Circle.

Draw a circle with a 2,485-mile radius around the southern Chinese city of Yuxi. British geographer Alasdair Rae did just that — and inside it resides 55% of the world’s population: some 4.3 billion people crammed into just 7% of Earth’s surface. The region includes China, India, much of Southeast Asia, and parts of Pakistan. Some of it — like the Tibetan Plateau and the Taklamakan Desert — is barren. But the rest is packed with cities, factories, and the aspirations of hundreds of millions clawing their way toward modern life.

Why does this matter? Because this region now anchors the world’s biggest fight over energy, growth, and climate policy.

While bureaucrats in Brussels sip espresso and activists glue themselves to the pavement in London, the real action plays out in Asia’s economic engine. In cities like Shanghai, Delhi, and Tokyo, energy demand soars — and fossil fuels do the heavy lifting. Coal and gas plants keep the lights on, while wind and solar trail far behind.

China burns more coal than the rest of the world combined. India burns more than the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom combined. The 10 ASEAN countries rank third. Oil use tells the same story: China and India sit alongside the U.S. atop the global leaderboard of consumption. Economic growth, it turns out, runs not on hashtags but on hydrocarbons.

Critics keep forecasting a shift away from fossil fuels. Reality keeps proving them wrong.

Hundreds of millions in the Yuxi Circle are still striving for what Westerners call a “decent life.” That means refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioning — and with them, a dramatic spike in electricity demand.

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For context: The average American consumes 77,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year. The average Indian uses a 10th of that. A Bangladeshi? Just 3% of what the average Norwegian consumes.

Now multiply that gap by a population of billions, and you begin to understand what’s coming.

The living room revolution is only the start. An industrial boom is building behind it — factories, office towers, and shopping malls all hungry for electricity. The coming surge in energy use across the Yuxi Circle will make the West’s climate targets look like a quaint relic of the past.

In this part of the world, the green fantasy runs headfirst into human need. Wind and solar can’t meet the moment. Coal, oil, and gas can — and do.

Just as they did for the West, these fuels now power the rise of the rest. And no amount of Western guilt or climate alarm will change that.

England Codifies A Culture Of Death

Women will now have more time to abort their children, and everyone will finally have a say in how and when they die.

BBC anchor finally says the simple truth about 'pregnant people'



BBC News host Martine Croxall went rogue when quoting a professor live on air, with insiders saying times have changed at the British network.

Croxall was introducing a segment on the number of possible deaths during the current heat wave in the region and, after a live report from a colleague, began quoting an alleged expert about at-risk individuals.

'You'd better not be in any trouble ...'

Quoting assistant professor Dr. Malcolm Mistry from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Croxall relayed the information before stopping mid-sentence to correct some ideological terminology.

"Malcolm Mistry, who was involved in the research, says that the aged, pregnant people — women — and those with pre-existing health conditions need to take precautions."

Croxall's wide-eyed delivery of the word "women" defied the woke culture that has choked Britain for years, with even insider reports claiming the tables have turned within the BBC, as well.

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Outlet Deadline spoke to sources from inside BBC's walls who said that while the company does not insist on a particular term to refer to "pregnant women," the employees do not predict Croxall will be punished for the correction.

"Other insiders said it was highly unlikely that Croxall would be reprimanded over the matter," Deadline's Jake Kanter wrote. "These employees pointed to the U.K. Supreme Court ruling in April, which said that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex."

Deadline also said insiders reported that since a BBC radio host was punished in 2024 for saying "transwomen" are "males," other employees had become sour toward the company.

"I think the fallout made them think: This is mad," a Deadline source revealed.

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You’d better not be in any trouble…
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 23, 2025

Croxall posted a screenshot of her broadcast on X and remarked that she had seen an influx of followers since her comment aired.

"A huge thank you to everyone who has chosen to follow me today for whatever reason. It’s been quite a ride," Croxall told her now 135,000 followers.

Praise immediately came from prominent personalities, such as "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who called Croxall her new favorite anchor.

"I have a new favourite BBC presenter," Rowling wrote on X, as she shared the snippet.

The next day, Rowling replied to Croxall directly and warned the powers that be about possibly punishing her.

"You'd better not be in any trouble …," Rowling wrote.

The storyteller has been a prominent voice for women in the U.K. in the fight against men in women's clothing invading female spaces. Rowling dared police to arrest her in April over complaints that she noted that a transgender woman is a man; the police soon backed down.

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Gen Z addicted to skipping work — 34% have accepted a job offer but never showed up



Gen Z is seriously lacking in career ambition, according to a 2025 study related to job applications and employment.

The study compared the employment choices of different generations and found some disturbing trends among those born between 1997 and 2012, typically referred to as Generation Z.

'Is it any wonder that ambition is falling? Young people are disengaged and feeling abandoned.'

The job habits, career aspirations, and willingness to work remotely were analyzed for 1,000 workers in Britain, and analysts found that across the board, 53% of respondents would choose to work remotely even if it meant they had no chance of being promoted.

Another 51% said they would take a pay cut if they were allowed to work from home as much as they wanted.

Shockingly, if forced to work full-time at their job site, 66% said they would quit.

The survey found that Gen Z in particular has a chronic issue with purposely avoiding work.

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Over one-third of Gen Z respondents said that they have participated in the trend known as "career catfishing."

This entails accepting a job offer from an employer, but then not showing up to work on the first day, or at all. The 34% of Gen Z who said they have done this was almost double the overall average of workers who had participated in the trend, which stood at 18%.

The survey by CV Genius showed that in comparison to other generations, 80% of Gen Z said they had been compelled by increasing cost-of-living expenses to change jobs or relocate. For Millennials, that number was 76%, but only 64% for Gen X and just 38% for Baby Boomers.

Gen Z workers were also 35% more likely to be actively searching for better-paying jobs than Boomers were. Gen Z was three times more likely than Boomers to be seeking a job in a different city, as well.

A little more than a quarter (26%) of Gen Z do want to start their own businesses, however, which topped all other age groups.

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English reporter Lewis Brackpool told Blaze News these trends are indicative of a greater problem with his country and that the country has been "hollowed out" through a steady decline overseen by the ruling class.

"Is it any wonder that ambition is falling? Young people are disengaged and feeling abandoned, and the indigenous population is being priced out, relocating internally, or emigrating entirely."

Brackpool pointed to mass migration as another issue that prioritizes the needs of corporations and investment firms over those of "local businesses or homegrown entrepreneurs."

"Stealth taxation, bureaucratic overreach, and unelected climate targets have been an economic and cultural disaster."

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Inflation dips to 4-year low despite trade war hysteria: 'Americans are breathing a sigh of relief'



Inflation dipped to a four-year low despite tariff uncertainty, indicating consumer prices have barely been affected by President Donald Trump's trade war.

The annual inflation in April fell to 2.3%, which is the lowest rate since February 2021. Although Trump's tariff policies sparked fears that prices would skyrocket, the annualized inflation rate during Trump's second term so far is only at 1.6%, which is considerably slower compared to former President Joe Biden's term, which saw an 8.6% annualized inflation rate during the first 18 months.

Trump also struck two trade deals in the last week with the United Kingdom and China, alleviating consumers' concerns about market volatility.

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'Every dollar is going further and workers are able to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks!'

Americans are also enjoying lower costs for essential goods like gas and groceries. Average energy prices have fallen about 1.5% since January, and food prices declined in April for the first time since Trump was president in November 2020.

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The cost of apparel also fell 0.2% in April despite a slight 0.4% uptick in March. Automakers are also relatively unaffected by tariffs, with the cost of new vehicles remaining unchanged, while used car prices fell by 0.5%.

"For the last several years, hardworking families have faced an affordability crisis," Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a statement Tuesday. "Finally, with [President Trump] at the helm, Americans are breathing a sigh of relief — every dollar is going further and workers are able to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks!"

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