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13 days agoMaybe we can finally switch to the metric system, given there won’t be anyone left to keep the imperial standards. /s
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10·15 days agoThis is the realpolitik answer. Intake perception of power, intentions, hard power, and leverage, among other things to get the context for position changes.
Russia sees creating the “macroregion” as an important long-term project, which would outlast any talks with the west over the future of Ukraine, to help strengthen its footing on the “global arena,” the report says.
The new bloc would connect Russia to the global south by giving each side access to raw materials, developing financial and transport ties, and uniting them through a common “world view [ . . .] where we write rule for the new world [and have] our own sanctions policy”, the report claims.
But it admits the obstacles to Russia’s global resurgence remain considerable. The report says western countries have successfully threatened central Asian countries into complying with sanctions through a “carrot-and-stick” approach while offering them access to global markets, transport corridors, and supply chains that bypass Moscow.
Russia’s allies, meanwhile, have profited from the sanctions by driving Russian businesses out of their home jurisdiction, taking control of import and export flows, and relocating production from Russia, according to the report. It adds that central Asian countries have also sought extra commissions to compensate for the risks of violating sanctions.
3·23 days agohttps://sof.news/special-forces/pack-animals/
Had to look this up with the other comment.
Critically, neither country made concessions to Trump on Monday regarding their trade balance — a condition Trump laid out as a requirement in order to prevent the 25 percent tariff from going into effect. “They have to balance out their trade, No. 1,” the president said Sunday. Trump has long touted tariffs as a way to prevent other nations from ripping America off economically, but this didn’t seem to be an issue on Monday.
Republicans and the Trump administration have long touted Trump as an expert dealmaker, capable of giving his adversaries the runaround with little effort. In light of the brief trade dispute, conservative media hailed Trump as a conquering victor over America’s North American neighbors. “Canada is bending the knee, just like Mexico,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) struggled to defend Trump’s deal with Canada and Mexico as a win for the president during an interview on CNN later in the day.
“Is there a tangible concession in your view?” host Kaitlan Collins asked.
“Yeah, absolutely,” Davidson replied, noting the supposed “commitment from Trudeau that wasn’t there to help with fentanyl.”
Collins pointed out that that plan had actually been announced “six weeks ago.”
“Well, at least he’s reiterated it,” Davidson demured.
The tactic by Trump is obvious: work nations and investors into a frenzy over a potential trade dispute that would actively harm Americans, only to swoop in at the last moment and cast himself as a master negotiator and savior of the populace.
Non paywall link from the crosspost.
https://archive.is/2025.02.02-171159/https://www.ft.com/content/069a3af8-261b-4848-b19b-4fe82d324c64
191·1 month agoTry How do I pass cookie to yt-dlp.
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https://avherald.com/h?article=52374362&opt=0
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N709PS performing flight AA-5342 from Wichita,KS to Washington National,DC (USA) with 60 passengers and 4 crew, had been on approach to National’s runway 01 and was asked by tower whether they could land runway 33, which the crew affirmed, the aircraft was subsequently cleared to land on runway 33. The aircraft was on final approach to National’s runway 33 descending through about 200 feet AGL about 0.6nm before the runway threshold when the aircraft collided with a military Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter call sign PAT25, both aircraft fell into the Potomac River at 20:46L (01:46Z 30.1.). “Tower, did you see that?” somebody radioed at 01:46:39Z. All subsequent approaches were instructed to go around, departures were halted. About 13 hours later no survivors have been recovered.
I started hunting more after my previous post and found thisBrownstein link that has this list of his Executive Orders in google docs.
I’m wondering if other previous orgs are likely to revive, like: https://trumphumanrightstracker.law.columbia.edu/
And
https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/president-trumps-worst-offenses/
I’m not on a computer, but several orgs have ramped up to focus on his abuses. Both in tracking and legal pursuit… Unfortunately I’m not remembering who right at the moment. I’ll try and look later.
Ones that came up so far:
- ACLU
- Democracy Forward
- Protect Democracy
- Campaign Legal Center
- Human Rights Watch
Further the release from the org doing the suit, Democratic forward on behalf of several Yearly Meetings and more.
While I have little doubt they are spending many millions on it, I sort of doubt it’s billions of euros. They link a telegram source, which talks about German Intelligence. Not impossible, but not an easily verifiable source.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
It just seems rather unlikely they are spending that much on disinformation when the have a real and present war in front of them with huge hardware/personnel loss, and have a waning treasury.
Just for reference, Archive.org first captured this in 2016, so it’s nearly 10 years on and inflation adjusted that’s $3.29 ish.
2·2 months agoTaiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a subsea cable off its northern coast on Friday.
Taiwan telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom and the Taiwan Coast Guard said on Saturday that the cargo vessel Shunxing39 was believed to have caused damage to a communications cable — close to the port of Keelung on Taiwan’s north coast — on the morning of January 3.
It follows incidents in which Chinese ships came under scrutiny after fibre optic cables in the Baltic Sea were severed last November and a gas pipeline and cable were damaged there in October 2023.
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50·2 months agoBeen a while, but in several US states where the free report was mandated, they also allowed a request to be mailed in, of even faxed. Old school, but I would be surprised if they don’t still have some of those methods, and probably don’t require web form consents to privacy invading terms.
If you have the chance, can you expand a bit on what you mean?
Only if you have them. Ukraine has been developing many arms manufacturing companies, from very small to multinational building factories. They need it all to stay at par with Russia.
I think you misunderstand the complexity of the situation. The US would go to war on behalf of our economic interest and allies depending on the leadership, but not likely initiate itat the moment. China is under immense pressure of a different type and may use military might in the future to change it’s power, but both have challenge which make your statement too black and white to be valid. It’s more gray.
The following are all Foreign Affair, but give good long form context to current challenges.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/why-china-wont-give-failing-economic-model
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-real-economic-crisis
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-gray-zone-offensive-against-taiwan-backfiring
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-china-isnt-scared-trump
In addition to vk6flab points,
It would not be hard to set up, but I think spreading the word, then maintaining it (if it becomes a target) could be a huge amount of overhead. I like the concept, I’m just wondering if there is a lower threshold way to make this happen. (Different platform, lowering the scope, etc.)