- Trump promised to slash energy prices. How’s that going? Tariffs shaking up the US and global economy point in the direction of higher costs for energy and clean tech manufacturing. Shares for power companies plummeted after Trump announced higher-than-expected tariffs on US trading partners. https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-promised-to-slash-energy-prices-hows-that-going/ 80 comments energy
- Finding Cash for the Climate Is Tough. Two New Pledges Show Why. | Money is a very big sticking point at this year’s United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go unmet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-un-climate-fund-money.html 8 comments climate
- [Ben Jacobs] #CFC deny the @lequipe report suggesting a promise of investing in Sporting was made as part of any Ugarte negotiation. PSG point to the timing of the withdrawal after that story materialised. But neither club wants to get into a war of words. https://twitter.com/jacobsben/status/1665643968003031040?s=46&t=8qYNnX4LXTj9sMf7QCs_ig 42 comments soccer
- [Rashod Bateman] how bout you play to your player’s strength and & stop pointing the finger at us and #8 …blame the one you let do this…. we take heat 24/7 . & keep us healthy … care about US & see what happen..ain’t no promises tho … tired of y’all lyin and capn on players for no reason https://twitter.com/R_bateman2/status/1631328082526105600 693 comments nfl
- Groundwater in California's Central Valley is disappearing at far greater rate than previously thought – California’s groundwater law promises to eventually impose restrictions on agricultural water use in the Central Valley but the new findings point to a need to speed up implementation. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-12-22/groundwater-depletion-is-accelerating-in-the-central-valley 414 comments science
- He Has a 7-Point Plan for a Christian Takeover — and Wants Doug Mastriano to Lead the Charge: “Jesus was promised nations for His inheritance,” says Lance Wallnau, a self-described Christian Nationalist prophet, “Not just churches!” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/lance-wallnau-doug-mastriano-christian-dominion-1234602214/ 86 comments politics
- UK points to mounting Russian losses, as Boris Johnson promises more military aid for Kyiv https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/10/uk-points-to-mounting-russian-losses-as-boris-johnson-promises-more-military-aid-for-kyiv 8 comments worldnews
- Punjab Polls: Congress releases 13-point manifesto; promises financial assistance to women, 1 lakh govt jobs. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab-election/congress-releases-13-point-manifesto-promises-to-end-mafia-in-punjab-371029 3 comments india
- Jack Dorsey: "I’m not anti ETH. I’m anti-centralized, VC-owned, single point of failure, and corporate controlled lies. If your goal is anti establishment, I promise you it isn’t ethereum. Don’t believe or trust me! Just look at the fundamentals." https://twitter.com/jack/status/1473887809211711491 45 comments ethereum
- Crypto is at the point where it's part of Canadian electoral promises for a "cryptocurrency friendly city" of Edmonton. https://globalnews.ca/news/8149690/edmonton-election-cryptocurrency/amp/ 54 comments cryptocurrency
- A company sold millions of women's menstruation data they promised to keep private. The government's response was to tell them not to do it again. I point out why this is an issue in the link [OC] https://www.patheos.com/blogs/throughcatholiclenses/2021/01/flo-case-shows-inadequate-data-privacy-protection-in-the-usa/ 17 comments privacy
- 2D Point & Click Game "3 Minutes to Midnight" on Kickstarter Promising Linux Support https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scarecrowstudio/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure/description 7 comments linux_gaming
- Stephen Moore Promises Not To Be A Trump ‘Sycophant’ If He Gets On The Fed – Talking Points Memo https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/stephen-moore-promises-not-to-be-trump-sycophant-fed 10 comments politics
- Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to give proof of Pakistan's misuse of F-16s to top US officials. Gokhale is expected raise the point that US taxpayers' money is being used to subsidise weapons Pakistan promised to use to combat terror but has misused against India. https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/foreign-secretary-vijay-gokhale-give-proof-pakistan-misuse-f-16s-top-us-officials/story/326465.html 18 comments india
- "Core shills are pathetic. They keep trolling other projects that their BTC lost ONLY 80% instead of 98%.. even when their entire BTC promise was storing value.. so now that it's down 80%, what's the point of BTC? Their narrative falls apart. It has failed as currency and as gold." https://twitter.com/wisewizzz/status/1073594976934813697?s=21 79 comments btc
- UK Foreign office accused of dragging its feet over a promised crackdown on corrupt Russian officials using London as a 'playground' - Campaigners said there was “no excuse” for the delay, pointing out that Canada had issued a similar list one week after publishing equivalent legislation last year. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/09/foreign-office-accused-dragging-feet-promised-crackdown-corrupt/ 5 comments worldnews
- Venezuela: Impoverished citizens crowd polling stations in hope of prize promised by President Nicolas Maduro. The government has set up 'red point' zones near polling stations so Venezuelans can scan their state-issued cards used to receive benefits. Critics say the scheme is akin to vote-buying. https://www.inquisitr.com/4907206/venezuela-impoverished-citizens-crowd-polling-stations-in-hope-of-prize-promised-by-president-nicolas-maduro/ 3 comments worldnews
- Every Promising Tennis Player Must Own Tomas Berdych At Some Point https://deadspin.com/every-promising-tennis-player-must-own-tomas-berdych-at-1826052037 26 comments tennis
- Lebron promises to explain how two points is not two points https://streamable.com/y5u5t 4 comments sports
- [MacMahon] Rick Carlisle on Dirk: “At this point, it looks very promising that he’s going to play another year.” Dirk has consistently said he wants to play next season, health willing. https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/972622636680384517 72 comments nba
- Redditor delivers promise to run down his street naked if Manchester United get a point at Stoke https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/5paxsj/match_thread_stoke_city_vs_manchester_united/dcpur7c/ 8 comments soccer
- Odell Beckham promises “none of the extra stuff. I think it’s gotten to a point where I just want to compete.” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/10/06/odell-beckham-promises-none-of-the-extra-stuff/ 80 comments nfl
- Boris Johnson abandons plan for points-based immigration system promised in Brexit campaign http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-immigration-brexit-embarrassed-as-he-admits-points-based-immigration-system-wont-a7234821.html 15 comments worldnews
- Russia's got a point: The U.S. broke a NATO promise http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-shifrinson-russia-us-nato-deal--20160530-snap-story.html 75 comments europe
- GOP nears its breaking point as Donald Trump rolls toward nomination: Donald Trump is on the verge of winning the Republican nomination, and the GOP is plummeting into a civil war that promises to redefine the party – or destroy it entirely. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-nears-its-breaking-point-donald-trump-rolls-toward-nomination 3 comments politics
- Now Rubio the Robot has an answer to critics of his canned talking points as he promises 'I'm going to say it a million times' (as he visits factory full of robots in town where he gave same speech last year) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3437647/now-rubio-robot-answer-critics-canned-talking-points-promises-m-going-say-million-times-visits-factory-robots-town-gave-speech-year.html 8 comments politics
- the point of promises http://www.cultofmetatron.io/the-point-of-promises/ 7 comments javascript
- Early Apple Pay stats point to a modest but promising start http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/16/apple-pay-early-stats/ 52 comments apple
- Delhi polls: AAP launches five-point programme for youth, promises eight lakh jobs http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-polls-aap-launches-five-point-programme-for-youth-promises-eight-lakh-jobs-1804737.html 4 comments india
- Little Girl Points Crayon at Classmate, School Makes Her Sign Contract Promising Not to Kill Anyone http://reason.com/blog/2014/10/10/little-girl-points-crayon-at-classmate-s 8 comments politics
- Cedar Point promises to rename roller coaster if Lebron comes back to Cleveland http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/viewart/20140709/sports/307090045/cedar-point-rename-roller-coaster-lebron-goes-cavaliers 43 comments nba
- Jon Stewart Calls Out Republicans On Their BS For Claiming They Want Bipartisanship. As Stewart so accurately pointed out, the GOP has worked since day one of Obama’s presidency to make sure that Barack Obama would get nothing passed with bipartisan support because he ran on that promise in 2008 http://www.politicususa.com/2014/01/30/jon-stewart-calls-republicans-bs-claiming-bipartisanship.html 150 comments politics
- Cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals look promising in fighting brain cancer. Phase 1a/2b clinical trials for treatment of GBM has commenced. Point for hemp! http://digitaljournal.com/pr/1577431 4 comments science
- You're Missing the Point of Promises http://domenic.me/2012/10/14/youre-missing-the-point-of-promises/ 11 comments javascript
- Source: Boston Celtics Promise German Point Guard Dennis Schroeder at Pick No. 16 in 2013 NBA Draft http://nbaatlantictwine.com/source-boston-celtics-made-promise-to-draft-german-point-guard-dennis-schroeder/ 10 comments nba
- What's The Point Of Promises? http://www.kendoui.com/blogs/teamblog/posts/13-03-28/what-is-the-point-of-promises.aspx 9 comments javascript
- That must be an amazing "5 point plan" it grew from creating 7 million jobs at the beginning of the debate to creating 12 million by the closing statements. Extrapolated hourly until election day that adds up to a promise of about 2,560,000,000 more jobs! http://www.politicususa.com/joe-biden-dominates-paul-ryan-democrats-mojo-vp-debate.html 25 comments politics
- Add Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10th VA) to the list of reps who ran on a No Earmarks promise and are now saying No Earmarks, Except Mine. Bonus points for massive rambling and frustrating the hell out of Neil Cavuto. http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/your-world-cavuto/transcript/cavuto-clashes-rep-wolf-over-earmark-ban 57 comments politics
- When Detroit drafted him in 2008, West Point Grad Caleb Campbell felt on top of the world...until the Army told him NO. 2 years later, Detroit kept their promise... http://detnews.com/article/20100311/sports0101/3110498/army-linebacker-caleb-campbell-set-to-rejoin-lions 14 comments sports
- New Linux based, embedded point of sale device drops entry level 'POS' system price from $thousands to $295, promises POS price war to benefit hospitality operators worldwide. http://www.viewtouch.com/printers.html 2 comments reddit.com