Everyone saying “they can evacuate” clearly doesn’t remember how bad the covid response was.
or not paying attention to political winds welcoming the evacuees.
It would make sense to have a more cooperative world, even if cooperation involves “victims” compensating those able to protect them. Hope the US can continue to contribute tracking resources, at least.
Everyone here was alive when the invasion started. Russia invaded Ukraine.
No, you just woke up then. Israel “loved Palestinians” before history started on October 7th. When history started on 9/11, it was proof that “they just hate us for our freedom”.
Russia’s red lines (No NATO) for not being forced into the Ukraine war were consistent prior to war, as they are now. It is west/Ukraine who lied their way through Minsk process.
no one ever counters how wonderful your life is for having a war on Russia. Post was about saving the world.
There are some seeds of hopefulness this week.
20% of savings will be put towards a “freedom dividend”. With cuts to military.
Freedom dividends is answer to everything. Disempowers government discretion, empowers people. Sales taxes and carbon taxes directly funding dividends becomes progressive taxes. Transferring “conditional poverty welfare” to dividends is path to eliminating homelessness, and not having a 50% clawback on work income that is a huge work disincentive.
Progressive versions of UBI/freedom dividends is just a higher amount with higher taxes. But a conservative version that still tries to maintain (as close as legally allowed systemic) slavery, is still a path to a long term sustainable fix for country.
End to proxy war on Russia.
Facts genuinely support that US/NATO controlled/manipulated Ukraine into provoking war on Russia. By far the most demonic war the US has ever started, with specific objective of diminishing Russia to the last Ukrainian. That Blackrock can get cheap land and resources in the end does not help Americans. Nothing about this war helps world. Climate sustainability cannot be a 2nd priority to war, and oil industry profits, and forcing massive diesel use and refinery terrorism to operate the war. Pure demonic hatred/mission to destroy/destabilize Russia is not going to get it to cooperate on energy transition. Before Biden, they were cooperating with Europe to mutual benefit.
Massive war spending increases from NATO to match forced Russian/China production increases is not path to human sustainability, or even a path to likely victory over Russia/China. Getting the DNC to force us into candidacy of the most republican/neocon/zionist candidate possible makes all progressive policies impossible due to lower priority. Both a small UBI, and war de-escalation, means having a progressive alternative have a chance, instead of appealing to the Dick/Liz Cheney wing of the democratic party.
Russian military production increases that seem to match entire west is a horrible consequence. 5% gdp military spending all around isnot what world needs.
A stronger instead of weaker Russia is weakening of west, and inflation from sanctions.
As kissinger said, its . Much more lethal to be Americas friend than its enemy.
Exactly as in 2014, ukraine can get better deal from Russia than west. The only reason west will support ukraine is to funnel weapons to support terrorism against new russia.
Deal is aweful to accept for Ukraine, and only zelensky corruption could result in it.
Palestine coverage was feared to swing election or make aipac look bad.
Balcony solar is a set of diy technologies that require no utility permissions.
In Germany, NL, you can just plug it into socket and it works somehow.
In us you can use powerstations and also adapters that sync draw from battery as it charges from ac in house.
It pays for itself even with more expensive equipment, by not needed license, permission, that can lead to cheap efficient panels costing over 3$ per watt. Small systems that just offset use instead of selling back, have higher revenue offsets in high per kwh priced markets.
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If it’s not card carrying white republicans hacking America, we’re going to have a problem with it.
Would you be able to pack a gerbil?
Russia has expressed reservations about signing a peace plan with Zelensky because he has no constitutional legitimacy as representative of Ukraine (term expired). Replacement would be in the same position to invalidate any “corrupt treasonous gifts to US extortion”. So US/Trump is forced to back Zelensky in his re-election, but probably not permawar to hope for taking back 70% of Ukrainian rare earth minerals. Zelensky + actual peace to develop minerals?
Updating Ron Paul’s “Diminish Russia to the last Ukrainian”, Zelensky offers, “to the last of Ukraine’s land/wealth for Blackrock” as the Victory Plan!!!
Last I heard, the US isn’t interested in this “green new scam” energy transition minerals.
Every one important nodding along with presidential powers over consititution, and election results, is not a coup. Fixing it would be a coup.
Never mind another country. No country’s constitution is immune to the military taking over. Israel first, oligarchy 2nd, is a good case for military intervention that couldn’t do any worse. Military rule doesn’t mean aggressiveness towards other nations.
I still like Bill Cosby. Fortunate that my mom always thought I should like sweaters and gifted me some.
We’re for the jobs the fossil fuels will provide.
It’s sweaters all the way down. You have time to order from China shipped by boat before -32C happens. You’re just being a “save the sun” hippy climate alarmist /s. Energy company shareholders would benefit from high demand, so saving the sun is just selfish of you :P
I believe we’d still be warm for those 8 minutes. We have an 8 minute grace period before having to do anything, then enough time to add sweaters faster than earth cools.
I learned clapping was unappreciated the day of this week’s plane crash, that I was scheduled to land at same airport that day. My reply is that us normal people are just happy to land upright. We all clapped when landing the next day.