With Trump's Re-Election, a Venezuela Invasion Could Be On the Cards
With Trump's Re-Election, a Venezuela Invasion Could Be On the Cards
As Trump assembles a team of pro-war hardliners, concerns grow in Caracas that the administration could pursue military action against Venezuela, including an Iraq-style invasion.Alan Macleod (MintPress News)
I mean joking aside, that's what this means yes. It's a common negotiation tactic. It's like the businessman who comes into a meeting saying he's never had to sell so the price is going to be very high.
But yes, this also matches up with the joke that whatever Russia says, believe the opposite. Except in this particular case it's literally part of the art of negotiations. Not the Trump book.
The Holy hand grenade skit and the French guy skit were all about negotiations and concessions.
It's not 3 and definitely not 6
and the French sent gifts from their kitchen which was quite generous of them
What's the Russia equivalent of trebuchet'ing a kitchen sink?
From the Russians POV, there really isn't anyone on the other side of the table.
All the Russians need to do is say, Trump get your own house in order 1st.
So this conflict isn't ever going to come out with a gift wrapped bow on it.
Really the question is, how long is the media going to wait for that tied ribbon to arrive?
Is it like fusion energy, always only 20 years away?
What about legislating that insurance companies must be non-profits
If they can't take a profit they need to spend their premiums. If the premiums are too high they need to be generous, if razor tight they need to be fair, too low they'd be sued out of existence
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi (II)
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By world-outlook.com on December 2, 2024
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi (II) - World-Outlook
This is the second of two parts of an interview with Rashid Khalidi, a renowned Palestinian American scholar and author of "The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine.world-outlook.com (World-Outlook)
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi (I)
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By world-outlook.com on December 1, 2024
Israel’s Revenge: An Interview with Rashid Khalidi (I) - World-Outlook
This is the first part of an interview with Rashid Khalidi, a renowned Palestinian American scholar and author of "The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine.world-outlook.com (World-Outlook)
He was on Rick and Morty? That's unfortunate
I guess sit makes sense tho he probably thinks of himself as Rick Sanchez
Rashid Khalidi: ‘Israel’s Nightmare Scenario’ (I)
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By world-outlook.com on December 11, 2024
Rashid Khalidi: ‘Israel’s Nightmare Scenario’ (I) - World-Outlook
In this wide-ranging interview with the Israeli daily Haaretz, renowned Palestinian American scholar Rashid Khalidi returns to important themes he has discussed at other times in the 14 months since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.world-outlook.com (World-Outlook)
Ukraine peace talks could be held this winter, says Polish PM
France and Poland to discuss troops in Ukraine
Peace negotiation expectations were raised by Donald Trump’s vow to end the warThe Telegraph
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Speaking to legislators at the National Assembly, Shin said the incident took place in a bathroom. When a corrections officer opened the bathroom door, Kim gave up on the attempt, Shin added.
Did he try to hang himself on the toilet?
After Another US Security Council Veto, UN General Assembly Votes for Gaza Cease-Fire
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Brett Wilkins
Dec 11, 2024
After Another US Security Council Veto, UN General Assembly Votes for Gaza Cease-Fire
The General Assembly also voted 159-9 with 11 abstentions in favor of a resolution supporting UNRWA.brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)
That didn’t work at Nuremberg, either, and it’s not so uncommon for the CEO to be on the board.
It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.
Hey, let's not discredit the amazing work that Brian Thompson accomplished as CEO! Before his joining UnitedHealthCare in 2022, their denial rate was 8%. Then, only one short year later, he managed to successfully drive that denial rate up to almost 28%! As the UnitedHealthCare conglomerate served some 122 million Americans that year, you can easily discern that Brian Thompson was directly responsible for ensuring that ~24 million Americans had their claims denied. Imagine how much less UHC would have made for their investors if they had to pay an addition 24 million American's health care claims!
So before giving all the credit to the board members and share holders, let's take a moment to understand exactly how hard Brian Thompson worked to ensure some ~24 million Americans went without doctor-approved medical support that they previously were entitled to.
All this data is publically available on Wikipedia, by the way.
Just billionaires/millionaires?
If it's a matter of culling parasites, everyone down to about middle-manager level should be included IMHO.
The White House Gave Israel Coordinates to Save an American’s Family. Then Israel Bombed Them Again.
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The Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
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just move here, here healthcare is public, you prepay it with your taxes so its free (you dont pay it twice: youre already paying for the public things whenever you buy something)
oh so is education (mostly (also here public schools tend to be better quality than private schools))
and this is the situation in most of the eu (in fact in most of the (non-english speaking) europe even if not in the eu iirc)
oh btw did you know the us technically meets all requirements to be considered a failed state? it isnt because bruh. currently its literally a superpower...yeah at least here you dont have to worry about being shooted (plus you can actually move around on foot here)
edit: if you ask how i know all this even though im only 14...i had to research this for a school project
Murdoch Outlets and Bezos’ WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs
Murdoch Outlets and Bezos’ WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs
Many news outlets’ pontificators were incensed that anyone would voice frustration with health insurance when an industry CEO has fallen.FAIR
Murdoch Outlets and Bezos’ WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs
Murdoch Outlets and Bezos’ WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs
Many news outlets’ pontificators were incensed that anyone would voice frustration with health insurance when an industry CEO has fallen.FAIR
Amazon air hub employees push for union after years of organizing efforts
Amazon air hub employees push for union after years of organizing efforts
Amazon workers at KSBD, the company’s largest West Coast air facility, launched a union drive to join the 1.3 million-member Teamsters Union after years of grassroots organizing.Christopher Salazar (The Frontline Observer)
Scientists are no longer sure the Universe began with a bang
Scientists are no longer sure the Universe began with a bang | Aeon Essays
It was thought that science could tell us about the origins of the Universe. Today that great endeavour is in serious doubtDaniel Linford (Aeon Magazine)
This article was about 20 times longer than it needed to be. Here’s the ultimate point:
no amount of data can sufficiently determine spacetime’s global properties. It is likely that there are no theorems strong enough to determine whether our Universe began in a past cataclysm. The Malament-Manchak theorem shows that we can’t know how time began – or even if it began.
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in reply to NightOwl • • •USA was a world stabilizer. 1 trump term and a quiet Biden follow up and we have Russia and Israel losing their damn minds. Even N Korea is marching.
And why not? Who will stop them? China amassing around Thailand per a couple articles.
Impulsive. With a “I do what I want.” slogan is the new USA example. The world will follow. The USA guardrails were only broken the first Trump term and only the boldest broke through. Now they’re completely off. Anything could happen.
Between this and our internal rage regarding healthcare and money, I’m not feeling optimistic about the next few years.
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in reply to zephorah • • •Do you really, really believes that?
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in reply to ZeroHora • • •Threat and diplomacy both, yeah. Leader of the free world is a title we used to wear, for good or ill. On a side note, Israel is what we raised them to be. The most colonial of the colonialists backed them and still are. Britain just sent them more weapons. Tempered by Abrahamic religion and modern tech, ofc Israel is even more violent.
It’s complex, but the base element is there’s a hole where the USA once stood. And the example of leadership is now no longer normal, but an impulsive fuck with two middle fingers in the air saying “I do what I want.” Not FDR, or Kennedy, or even Obama, but the impulsive fuck who can’t even ring the stock exchange bell outside the paradigm of a 7 year old. There’s permissiveness in that.
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in reply to zephorah • • •Do you have any idea how much of the implementation of Saddam and the war to overthrow him were designed by the US State Department? How many war crimes the US committed against the civilians living in the middle east during those wars?
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Family members was obsessed with that bit of history and still believes Cheney might be the antichrist.
Love or hate it’s still a power vacuum.
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in reply to NightOwl • • •Disturbing. Biden certainly kept the election interference operations going, and narco gang support. It's hard to imagine a more overt operation than the bay of piglets. Would need to move air carrier battle group away from Israel. Bombing all the things would send immigrant caravans north.
It's same playbook as Ukraine. To destabilize enough to buy everything cheap. With Israel not directly benefitting, it would be a hard media/public sale for such obvious demonic imperialism.
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Unknown parent • • •Mintpress is one of the best sites for independent journalism, Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges constantly contributes and Alan MacLeod does amazing investigative work.
Not their fault you think doing stenography for the State Department and naming "anonymous sources" is as far as good journalism goes. Keep to your corporate propaganda washing and let the rest of us actually read and check the evidence.
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